Dispenser having more than one output drive condition

摘要

A product dispenser includes a product housing including a drive system and a dispensing apparatus. The drive system includes a motive power device and a controller and is configured to receive energy from an energy supply. The dispensing apparatus is configured to dispense the product. During a condition when the product is being dispensed, the dispensing apparatus is subject to a dispensing resistance and the drive system provides an output to the dispensing apparatus to overcome the dispensing resistance, the output being characterized by a dispensing parameter. The controller receives the dispensing parameter and responsively operates the motive power device, such that the controller operates the motive power device in a first output drive condition in response to the dispensing parameter being below a threshold value, and operates the motive power device in a second output drive condition in response to the dispensing parameter being above a threshold value.

主权项

1. A dispenser, comprising:
a product housing configured to receive a product to be dispensed; a drive system comprising a motive power device and a controller, the drive system configured to receive energy from an electrical energy supply; a dispensing apparatus disposed in operable communication with the drive system, the dispensing apparatus configured and disposed in operable communication with the product housing to dispense the product; wherein during a condition when the product is being dispensed the dispensing apparatus is subject to a dispensing resistance and the drive system provides an output to the dispensing apparatus to overcome the dispensing resistance, said output being characterized by a dispensing parameter, wherein the controller determines the dispensing resistance based on the dispensing parameter and responsively operates the motive power device, such that the controller operates the motive power device in a first output drive condition in response to the dispensing resistance being below a threshold value, and operates the motive power device in a second output drive condition in response to the dispensing resistance being above a threshold value.