DISPENSER TRAY FOR A VENDING MACHINE

摘要

A method of moving an elevator (102) to a product (100) location in a vending machine to receive product (100) from the product location, including the steps of: providing an indicator (105) associated with each product (100) location; providing a sensor (103) associated with the elevator (102); moving the sensor (103) first to a position near an expected position of one of the indicators (105); and searching for an actual position of the indicator (105). An apparatus for performing the method is also disclosed.