CUP-TYPE AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent an opening/closing door from being compulsorily closed even if a cup beverage is returned to a vending port. SOLUTION: A cup-type automatic vending machine is provided with an optical sensor 108 detecting the presence or absence of the cup beverage, a timer A starting clocking in accordance with a detection signal when the optical sensor 108 detects the absence of the cup beverage from presence and a vending control part 205 opening an automatic opening/closing door 23 in accordance with a detection signal when the optical sensor 108 detects the presence of the cup beverage and closing the automatic opening/closing door 23 in accordance with a clocking signal when the timer A clocks first time. The vending control part 205 invalidates the clocking of the timer A in accordance with the detection signal when the optical sensor 108 detects the presence of the cup beverage from the absence and initializes the clocking of the timer A in accordance with the detection signal when the optical sensor 108 detects the absence of the cup beverage from the presence.