Vending Machine

• US 20070179668A1
• Filed: 01/24/2007
• Published: 08/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gesa Form + Funktion Displaybau GmbH
• Original Assignee: Gesa Form + Funktion Displaybau GmbH
• Inventors: Mellin, Karl-Heinz
• Application Number:
  US11/626,836
• Publication Number:
  US 20070179668A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/234
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 11/02 from non-movable magazines
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 11/24 Rotary or oscillatory members
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 9/002 Vending machines being part of a centrally controlled network of vending machines

Abstract

Vending machine (1) with a housing designed for delivering at least one cosmetic product or a voucher arranged inside the housing:

• • with at least one dispensing device (6) which feeds the cosmetic product or the voucher from a storage container (7) to a dispensing aperture (5),
  • with an operating panel (2) for selecting the cosmetic product,
  • with a presentation region which extends from the outside into the housing and which is configured such that at least one tester of each cosmetic product which is located within the housing or the vouchers thereof located inside the housing may be positioned therein, and thus is accessible from outside in order to use the tester.

Claims

1. A vending machine with a housing designed for delivering at least one cosmetic product or a voucher arranged inside the housing, comprising:

at least one dispensing device which feeds the cosmetic product or the voucher from a storage container to a dispensing aperture,

an operating panel for selecting the cosmetic product,

a presentation region which extends from the outside into the housing and which is configured such that at least one tester of each cosmetic product which is located within the housing or the vouchers thereof located inside the housing may be positioned therein, and thus is accessible from outside in order to use the tester.

2. The vending machine as claimed in claim 1, fastening means being present in order to secure the testers, so that the testers are only able to be used in a specific region.

3. The vending machine as claimed in claim 2, the fastening means being eyelets and a strap, the strap being connected to the tester and the eyelet being formed on the vending machine in which the strap is also fastened.

4. The vending machine as claimed in claim 1, the vending machine comprising a device for providing product advice consisting of a screen, loudspeakers and/or a camera.

5. The vending machine as claimed in claim 4, the device for providing product advice being linked to the operating panel for product selection, so that information is given for the selected product or the product is dispensed and, simultaneously, information about the selected product is given.

6. The vending machine as claimed in claim 1, the vending machine being controlled from an external point, preferably from a sales till, information about the selection being transmitted to the sales till, and only then the dispensing being activated there.

7. The vending machine as claimed in claim 6, the vending machine being controlled by means of an electrical connection or by a radio signal.

8. The vending machine as claimed in claim 1, the vending machine comprising a recording unit which records and stores the number of individual items delivered.

9. The vending machine as claimed in claim 8, the data of the recording unit being able to be read, preferably by radio transmission to an external receiver.

10. The vending machine as claimed in claim 1, the dispensing device being configured as a rotatably driven tube, which is arranged below a storage container, the outer skin thereof being partially removed to form an aperture so that a product is able to fall into the inside of the tube out of the storage container, if the aperture is arranged below the storage container, and by rotating the tube the product falling out of the aperture and being moved in the direction of the dispensing aperture.

12. The vending machine as claimed in claim 1, comprising a sensor measuring the removal of a tester, triggering that in the selection number or field assigned to the good is presented or highlighted in the operating panel, so that an immediate choice can be performed, just be confirming the selection number or field.

11. The vending machine as claimed in claim 11, a conveyor belt being arranged below the tube which transports the product to the dispensing aperture.