Vending machine for cosmetic materials

• US 20060272285A1
• Filed: 06/07/2005
• Published: 12/07/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Yung Hsing Lin
• Original Assignee: Yung Hsing Lin
• Inventors: Lin, Yung Hsing
• Application Number:
  US11/146,353
• Publication Number:
  US 20060272285A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 53/122
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 11/24 Rotary or oscillatory members
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 11/26 Endless bands
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 11/42 the articles being delivered by motor-driven means
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 11/44 in which magazines the articles are stored in bulk

Abstract

A vending machine includes a receptacle having a delivery chute, a container delivering device disposed in the receptacle, for selectively supplying a selected container to the delivery chute of the receptacle after proper coins have been deposited into the vending machine, and a filling device for receiving a merchandise and for selectively supplying the merchandise to the selected container. A supporting device may support and move the container toward the filling device, and the filling device may supply various kinds of merchandise to the container, such as the solid golden powder, liquid lotion, or pasty or soft lipstick materials.

Claims

1. A vending machine comprising:

a receptacle including a delivery chute,

a container delivering device disposed in said receptacle, for selectively supplying a selected container to said delivery chute of said receptacle, and

a filling device for receiving a merchandise and for selectively supplying the merchandise to said selected container.

2. The vending machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said receptacle includes a supporting device disposed therein, to selectively support and move said selected container toward said filling device.

3. The vending machine as claimed in claim 2, wherein said supporting device includes a carrier slidably disposed in said receptacle, and a casing disposed on said carrier, for supporting said selected container.

4. The vending machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein said supporting device includes a motorized lazy tone device disposed between said carrier and said casing, for moving said casing up and down relative to said carrier.

5. The vending machine as claimed in claim 3, wherein said casing includes a pair of spring-biased jaws disposed therein, for stably retaining said selected container in said casing.

6. The vending machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said filling device includes a housing for receiving the merchandise therein, and a nozzle extended from said housing, for selectively filling the merchandise into said selected container.

7. The vending machine as claimed in claim 6, wherein said filling device includes a vacuum device coupled to said nozzle, for drawing excessive merchandise out of said selected container and into a collecting reservoir.

8. The vending machine as claimed in claim 6, wherein said filling device includes a plunger coupled to said nozzle, for injecting the merchandise into said selected container.

9. The vending machine as claimed in claim 8, wherein said filling device includes a block disposed between said housing and said nozzle, and having a bore formed therein, and a rod rotatably engaged into said bore of said block and having a three-way conduit formed therein, for controlling a flowing of the merchandise.

10. The vending machine as claimed in claim 6, wherein said filling device includes a stirrer engaged into said housing, for stirring the merchandise.

11. The vending machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said receptacle includes a supporting device disposed therein, to selectively support and move a mold device toward said filling device.

12. The vending machine as claimed in claim 11, wherein said mold device includes a mold cavity formed therein for receiving the merchandise from said filling device, and a cap for attaching onto said mold device.

13. The vending machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said container delivering device includes a rotary member having a slot formed therein, for receiving said selected container, and a motor coupled to said rotary member, for rotating said rotary member to selectively disengage said selected container from said rotary member.

14. The vending machine as claimed in claim 13, wherein said container delivering device includes a frame for receiving containers to be selected by the user, and includes a motorized rotary wheel having a plurality of depressions formed in an outer peripheral portion thereof, for receiving and for sending said containers toward said rotary member one by one.

15. The vending machine as claimed in claim 14, wherein an elevator is disposed between said frame and said rotary member, and includes an endless belt having a plurality of recesses formed therein, for receiving and elevating and sending said containers toward said rotary member one by one.