| 摘要 |
<p>A vending machine comprises: product racks (30a-30d) which are disposed in a plurality of levels in the vertical direction in a storage chamber (1a), whereon a plurality of product storage columns (31) are disposed in parallel from left to right. The vending machine further comprises: a rack selection mechanism (60) which puts all of the product racks (30a-30d) in a state of restricted extraction of the product when in a standby state, and which, when a sell instruction is received, allows the extraction of the product only from the product rack (30a-30d) of the level which is designated; extraction mechanisms (50) which restrict the product being extracted from the product storage columns (31) under ordinary conditions, and which, when the extraction of the product is allowed by the rack selection mechanism (60), operate and allow the extraction of only the frontmost product; and restriction means (70) for allowing the operation of only one of the extraction mechanisms (50), when the extraction of the product is allowed on the product racks (30a-30d).</p> |
