| 摘要 |
<p>In an article vending machine, a hose (220) for extracting the articles whereby a positioning mechanism (233, 243) is used to move the end (221) of the house in a given plane. A drive mechanism (508) then moves the free end of the hose along a longitudinal axis. A user interface allows the user to control the positioning of the free end of the hose. The positioning mechanism may be X-Y, R-Theta, scissors, telescoping linkage, etc.. Also disclosed is the use of double robots so that e.g. each article storage volume within the vending machine comprises its own article extracting device and positioning mechanism. Cabinet may include a refrigerated area and non-refrigerated area.</p> |
