摘要 |
<p>PURPOSE:To efficiently replenish an automatic vending machine with commodities by providing a commodity transporting vehicle provided with commodity take-out ports through which commodities can be taken out under a condition where the commodities are classified by brands and a commodity replenishing cart which throws commodities in the corresponding replenishing ports after carrying the commodities to the automatic vending machine and raising a housing bucket. CONSTITUTION:A commodity carrying vehicle A can load commodities 2 to be sold by an automatic vending machine C on its bed 1 under a condition where the commodities are classified by brands. The vehicle A is provided with take-out ports 3 at the lower section in the rear so that each brand of commodities can be taken out from each compartment. On the other hand, a loading port 6 which is opened and closed by means of a shutter 5 is provided through the top of the bed 1 and such a member that can supply commodities from a stockroom to the machine C through a hopper 7 is provided to the port 6. A commodity replenishing cart B transports commodities 2 from the vehicle A to the machine C. The cart B is provided with a housing bucket 11 which can be raised above an undercarriage 9 by means of a lift 10 and can be fitted to the take-out ports 3 after the bucket 11 is lowered and moved under the bed 1 of the vehicle A. When the replenishment of the commodities 2 is completed, the cart B is set in the vehicle A and the vehicle A moves to the next automatic vending machine C.</p> |