Automatic vending machine

摘要

The present invention provides a vending machine capable of smoothly selling articles, each of which is enclosed in a case, such as a box-shaped case, that won't freely rotate. The article stockers 27 - 33 each include a plurality of article receiving paths 73 a- 73 d in which a plurality of articles are received and vertically stacked one upon another. The article receiving paths 73 a- 73 d are arranged around the vertically extending center line 77 . The article moving mechanisms 63 - 69 each include a rotating shaft 61 a- 61 d having an axis which coincides with the center line 77 of the associated article stocker. The rotating shaft is rotated by a drive force of a motor to rotate the article stocker. The article moving mechanisms, while turning their rotating shafts 61 a- 61 d, move an article to the article guide path 71 from one article receiving path sequentially selected from the plurality of article receiving paths 73 a- 73 d.