| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a compact vending machine capable of loading a large number of various goods even though having a small storage space, thereby reducing inconvenience of a manager to frequently stock the vending machine with goods while providing customers with a wide variety of choices and safely discharging fragile goods through one goods discharge passage. The compact vending machine according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a vending machine main body including a money inserting unit, a goods selecting unit, and a goods discharge box communicating with a goods discharge door at a lower part thereof; a goods display rack horizontally layered on top of another inside the vending machine main body and having a spiral support, to which a driving motor is combined, at an end of each layer; a spiral goods discharge unit which is each installed at the spiral support to be rotatable, on which goods are loaded, and which is rotated by the driving motor so that the goods are pulled to a side one by one; a goods discharge passage vertically arranged to be close to a discharge cover side of the goods display rack in the vending machine main body, and including a discharge cover which is installed at an end of the goods display rack to be rotatable and correspond to each spiral goods discharge unit such that the goods discharged by the spiral goods discharge unit may diagonally move downwards and be discharged to the goods discharge box; and a controller provided in the vending machine main body, discerning money inserted through the money inserting unit, and controlling the driving motor so that the goods selected by the goods selecting unit may be discharged. |
