发明名称 |
Capsule feeding apparatus |
摘要 |
A feeding apparatus of capsules to a brewing device of an automatic beverage vending machine; the feeding apparatus comprising two stores for respective types of capsules; an outlet device, common to the two stores, to feed the capsules to the brewing device; and, for each store, dispensing means of the respective capsules one by one; and orientating means configured to give the capsules a determined final orientation before they are dispensed to the brewing device; the feeding apparatus also comprising detecting means to detect whether or not a capsule is present inside the outlet device; and control means for stopping the dispensing means of both stores and preventing further capsules from being dispensed in response to a capsule-presence signal emitted by the detecting means. |
申请公布号 |
US8800810(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2014.08.12 |
申请号 |
US201313744009 |
申请日期 |
2013.01.17 |
申请人 |
N&W Global Vending S.p.A. |
发明人 |
Magno Alessandro |
分类号 |
A47J31/40;A47J31/36 |
主分类号 |
A47J31/40 |
代理机构 |
Dorsey & Whitney LLP |
代理人 |
Dorsey & Whitney LLP |
主权项 |
1. A capsule feeding apparatus for feeding capsules to a brewing device of an automatic beverage vending machine, the capsule feeding apparatus comprising:
two stores each of which is designed to store a respective type of capsule; an outlet device, common to both of the stores, for feeding the capsules to the brewing device; for each store:
respective dispensing means for dispensing a succession of the respective capsules one by one; andrespective orientating means designed to cooperate with the respective capsules so as to cause the capsules to be dispensed by the outlet device to the brewing device with a determined final orientation; first detecting means for detecting whether or not a capsule is present within the outlet device; and control means for stopping the dispensing means of both stores and prevent further capsules from being dispensed in response to a capsule-presence signal emitted by the first detecting means. |
地址 |
Valbrembo IT |