Vending machine with common panel structure

摘要

A vending machine providing for easy and convenient repair of the machine in the event of external damage thereto as by defacement or vandalism. The front surface of the vending machine has a removable panel covering a substantial portion of the front surface area. The side surfaces of the machine are also provided with removable panels which are identical to the panel on the front surface such that a single type of replacement panel may be used to provide repairs for three different sides of the machine in the event any one of the panels is mutilated or defaced. The identical panels extend for substantially the full height of the vending machine and extend for substantially the full width of the sides of the machine and across a substantial portion of the width of the front thereof, thereby providing coverage of a substantial portion of damagable surface areas of the vending machine. The identical panels may be constructed from a durable plastic material such as Lexan, and be decorated with suitable product identification indicia.