Automatic dispensing device for products and central warehouse or store constructed with such devices
First Claim
1. An automatic dispensing device for products, comprising:
- a warehouse having opposite side walls, a back guide, a front guide, and at least one movable guide between the front and back guide, said guides being substantially vertically oriented so as to define substantially vertical product chutes arranged one behind another, each chute having a lower outlet end being adapted to hold products stacked one upon another;
an inclined ramp at the lower end of the product chutes for receiving products from the chutes;
said movable guide being movable between a lowered position, wherein communication is prevented between the ramp and the chute behind the movable guide, and a raised position wherein communication is provided between the ramp and the chute behind the movable guide such that products are released on to the chute;
control means on the ramp for automatically releasing one product at a time from the ramp; and
power means for selectively moving the movable guide between said lowered and raised positions such that only one chute is in communication with the ramp at any time.
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Abstract
An automatic dispensing device for products is provided, and includes a warehouse with a back guide, a front guide, and an intermediate movable guide so as to define product chutes arranged one behind the other. Each chute is adapted to hold a plurality of products, one stacked upon the other. An inclined ramp is provided at the lower end of the product chutes for receiving the products from the chutes. The movable guide is movable between lowered and raised positions to control which chute is in communication with the ramp so that products from only one chute are in communication with the ramp at a given time. A control element is provided on the ramp for automatically releasing one product at a time from the ramp.
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1. An automatic dispensing device for products, comprising:
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a warehouse having opposite side walls, a back guide, a front guide, and at least one movable guide between the front and back guide, said guides being substantially vertically oriented so as to define substantially vertical product chutes arranged one behind another, each chute having a lower outlet end being adapted to hold products stacked one upon another; an inclined ramp at the lower end of the product chutes for receiving products from the chutes; said movable guide being movable between a lowered position, wherein communication is prevented between the ramp and the chute behind the movable guide, and a raised position wherein communication is provided between the ramp and the chute behind the movable guide such that products are released on to the chute; control means on the ramp for automatically releasing one product at a time from the ramp; and power means for selectively moving the movable guide between said lowered and raised positions such that only one chute is in communication with the ramp at any time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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