| 摘要 |
There is provided n article storage/dispensing device for a vending machine. Each article rack for storing articles has an article passage for storing the articles in a horizontal row, and a dispensing opening formed at one end of the article passage for dispensing the articles. Each article-dispensing mechanism is provided for the corresponding article rack in a manner movable between a dispensing position and a holding position. A single drive source causes each article-dispensing mechanism to move between the dispensing position and the holding position. Each linkage is capable of connecting the drive source to the corresponding article-dispensing mechanism and disconnecting the former from the latter, for causing the corresponding article-dispensing mechanism to move from the holding position to the dispensing position when the drive source is connected to the corresponding article-dispensing mechanism. Driving means actuates a linkage corresponding to an article selected by a purchaser, thereby connecting the drive source to an article-dispensing mechanism corresponding to the selected article, for vending the article.
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