摘要 |
A cup dispensing apparatus in a beverage vending machine, the cup dispensing apparatus (1) comprising at least one magazine (5) adapted to accommodate a stack (7) of cups (2), and a releasing device (8), which has a vertical channel (10) designed to be engaged by the stack (7) of cups (2), is configured to support the stack (7) and release, when operated, the last cup (2) from the bottom of the stack (7), and is equipped with at least three releasing elements (13) movable on a horizontal plane in respective directions substantially tangential to said channel (10), between a rest position, in which they define a horizontal first support plane (24) designed to be engaged by the last cup (2) to support the stack (7), and a release position, in which they define a second support plane (25) at a higher level than the first support plane (24) and designed to be engaged by the penultimate cup (2) to support the rest of the stack (7); each releasing device (8) has an associated separating device (35) adapted to impart a downward detaching thrust on the last cup (2) when the respective releasing element (13) reaches the release position. |