| 摘要 |
An automatic dispenser, comprising a conveying means (6) for moving a selected item through a delivery orifice and bringing it within the user's reach, said conveying means comprising a planar transfer mechanism (11) arranged to operate in a vertical plane on the front side of the shelves (71...76) carrying the articles to be dispensed, and a delivery carriage (13) comprising a carriage frame (18) fitted in the space between front guards (10) and a wall (2). The delivery carriage is connected to the planar transfer mechanism to allow the delivery carriage (13) to be moved to a position directly opposite to the file of goods (91...916) pertaining to the item selected, the foremost item in the file to be moved across the front guard (10), the item to be received onto the delivery carriage (13) and the item to be moved to the delivery orifice (3). The delivery carriage (13) comprises a cam element (16) fitted to extend from the carriage frame (18) into the space on the side of the shelves (71...76) relative to the vertical plane formed by the front guards (10) of the shelves and to a distance (L) smaller than the dimension (S) of the item of goods in the direction of the file relative to the front guard, so that when the lifting carriage is moved vertically at the level of a shelf so that the cam element (16) passes through the slot (17) to lift the foremost item in the file of goods over the front guard (10) and further onto the delivery carriage (13). |
