| 摘要 |
<p>A feeding apparatus (1) of capsules (2a, 2b) to a brewing device (A) of an automatic beverage vending machine; said feeding apparatus (1) comprising two stores (6a, 6b) for respective types of capsules (2a, 2b); an outlet device (7), common to said two stores (6a, 6b), to feed the capsules (2a, 2b) to the brewing device (A); and, for each store (6a; 6b), dispensing means (17; 56) of the respective capsules (2a; 2b) one by one; and orientating means (15, 37, 41; 66, 67, 69) configured to give the capsules (2a; 2b) a determined final orientation before they are dispensed to the brewing device (A); said feeding apparatus (1) also comprising detecting means (49) to detect whether or not a capsule is present (2a; 2b) inside the outlet device (7); and control means (8) for stopping the dispensing means (17, 56) of both stores (6a, 6b) and preventing further capsules (2a, 2b) from being dispensed in response to a capsule-presence signal (2a, 2b) emitted by the detecting means (49).</p> |
