TRANSPORT MECHANISM FOR AUTOMATED PRODUCT DISPENSER

摘要

A remotely located product dispenser (10) interfaced with a point of sale (POS) terminal (12) is provided. To obtain product from the dispenser (10), a sale must first be entered in the POS terminal (12). After the sale is completed, the POS terminal (12) communicates with the dispenser (10) causing the dispenser (10) to dispense the desired product (22) in the purchased quantity. Further, the dispenser (10) includes an improved mechanical transport system (26) in the form of a collapsible gate (36) that is connected to a belt (28). The transport system (26) enables the dispenser (10) to be configured for dispensing a much wider array of products (22).