APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STORING AND DISPENSING GOODS SUCH AS PACKAGED TOBACCO PRODUCTS

摘要

The invention relates to an apparatus for storing and dispensing goods such as tobacco related products, which products are contained in packages, said apparatus comprising a storage unit (16) for storing packages in a number of storage shelves or tubes (15), a unit (14) for conveying one or more packages (1, 100) from the storage unit (16) to an outlet, said unit (14) being in the form of a fetcher mechanism which comprises means for determining position, whereby the fetcher mechanism (14) can be caused to be situated next to a given storage shelf or tube (15), where said fetcher mechanism (14) is arranged to convey one or more packages (1, 100) from a feeding device (3) to a storage shelf or tube(15). The invention further relates to a method for storing and dispensing goods such as tobacco related products.