COMMODITY EJECTION LOCK MECHANISM OF AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE

• Main Authors: YOSHIDA TOSHIYUKI, KAJIWARA AKIHITO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 25.11.1994
• Edition: 5
• Subjects: CHECKING-DEVICES; COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS; PHYSICS

PURPOSE:To obtain a light and inexpensive lock mechanism which is capable of performing a commodity ejection operation only when prescribed number of prescribed coins are fed in an automatic vending machine performing an ejection operation manually. CONSTITUTION:This mechanism is provided with a first stopper composed so as to normally regulate the ejection operation of an ejection lever 25 by a regulating piece part 48b, and to rotate because a detection piece part 48a is pressed by coins release the regulation of the ejection lever 25 when 5 coins of only 100-yen coins are fed and when a 500-yen coin is fed, for instance and, a second stopper composed so as to be normally situated at the location where a regulation piece part 49b does not regulate the ejection operation of the ejection lever 25, and to rock because a detection piece part 48a is pressed by coins and release the regulation of the ejection operation of the ejection lever 25 when 6 coins of only 100-yen coins are fed or when coins are further fed after 500-yen coins are fed, for instance.