AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE WITH BUFFERING DEVICE

摘要

An automatic vending machine includes a cabinet, a transporting device secured to the cabinet, a driving device, and a buffering device moveable received in the transporting device. The cabinet comprises a bottom panel and a first passageway located above the bottom panel. The bottom panel defines an opening. The buffering device is engaged with the driving device and comprises a hollow box. The hollow box comprises an entrance and an exit opposite to the entrance and located on the bottom panel. The entrance is aligned with the first passageway. The buffering device is moveable relative to the bottom panel by the driving device in a direction that is substantially parallel to the bottom panel, so that the hollow box is removed from the first passage to align with the opening, for the first product to move out of the bottom panel.

主权项

1. An automatic vending machine comprising:
a cabinet; a transporting device secured to the cabinet and comprising a bottom panel and a first passageway located above the bottom panel; the bottom panel defines an opening; a driving device; a buffering device movably received in the transporting device; the buffering device engaged with the driving device and comprising a hollow box; the hollow box comprises an entrance and an exit opposite to the entrance; wherein the buffering device is moveable relative to the bottom panel by the driving device between a first position and a second position; in the first position, the hollow box is located below the first passageway, and the entrance communicates with the first passageway to receive a first product from the first passageway; in the second position, the hollow box is removed from the first passageway, and the exit communicates with the opening to allow the first product out of the bottom panel.