摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To extract a product as it is to this side without lifting it up at the time of taking the product out of a column in an automatic vending machine where plural columns in which products are arranged and stored in a front and behind direction are provided in a cabinet. SOLUTION: A front wall 46 locking a product S1 in the front row of each column 22 is provided in a slidable way downward and when the product 81 is taken out of the column 22, the wall 46 is pushed down by a product carrying means 28. Further, the slide of the wall 46 is connected with the lock of a product feeding operation by a pusher 24, only the product S1 in the front row can be smoothly taken out by temporarily stopping the product feeding operation at the time of taking the product S1 out and also an energizing means 40 such as a spring can be used as a product feeding mechanism so that the cost can be reduced.
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