Patent application number | Description | Published |
20130306582 | VENDING MACHINE WITH PIVOTABLE PARTITION PLATES - A vending machine includes a tray, at least one partition plate, and a mounting member pivotably attached to the at least one partition plate. The tray includes a base panel, a side panel extending from the base panel, and at least one tab extending from the base panel. A gap is defined in the side panel. The at least one partition plate is pivotably attached to the at least one tab. The mounting member is rotatable between a latched position, where the mounting member is engaged with the gap, and the at least one partition plate is secured in an upright position that is substantially perpendicular to the base panel, and a released position, where the mounting member is disengaged from the gap, and the at least one partition plate is rotatable away from the upright position to enlarge a space beside the at least one partition plate. | 11-21-2013 |
20130313079 | PRODUCT DELIVERING DEVICE OF VENDING MACHINE - A product delivering device in a vending machine includes a delivering member, a delivering member and driving member. The delivering member includes an engaging portion and a coil delivering portion. A locking groove is defined in the driving member extending along an axial direction. The engaging portion is engaged with the locking groove along the axial direction of the driving member, and the driving member is configured to rotate the coil delivering portion. | 11-28-2013 |
20130313280 | DISPENSING DEVICE - A dispensing device includes a rigid coil, a mounting member, and a motor. The rigid coil includes a helical portion, a proximal end, and a connecting portion connecting the proximal end to the helical portion. The helical portion includes a plurality of resilient spiral coils. Each adjacent two of the plurality of resilient spiral coils configured for clamping a product. The mounting member defines a latching slot and an inserting slot along an axial direction, and further defines a securing slot along a redial direction. The motor includes a rotating shaft. The proximal end is engaged in the latching slot. The connecting portion is engaged in the securing slot. The rotating shaft is inserted in the inserting slot. The rotating shaft is rotatable along the axial direction to rotate the rigid coil through the mounting member. The helical portion is rotatable to push the product out of a product channel. | 11-28-2013 |
20140013795 | THERMOSTAT OF VENDING MACHINE - A thermostat includes a compressor, a heat sink, a securing panel, a heat isolation panel, and an evaporator. The securing panel includes a securing panel body and an extending portion extending from the securing panel body, and the securing panel body loads the compressor and the heat sink. The heat isolation panel is secured to the extending portion and the heat isolation panel is substantially perpendicular to the securing panel body. The evaporator includes a side wall and an upper wall connected to the side wall. The upper wall defines an output opening; the side wall is substantially parallel to the heat isolation panel. The evaporator is secured to the heat isolation panel via a mounting member. | 01-16-2014 |
20140021217 | VENDING MACHINE WITH PRODUCT RECEIVING STRUCTURE - A product receiving structure is located in a vending machine and includes a cabinet. The cabinet includes a bottom plate and a plurality of shelves located on the bottom plate. Each adjacent two of the plurality of shelves are configured for receiving a plurality of products. A plurality of strengthening pieces is located on the bottom plate and arranged in a substantially wave shaped for strengthening the bottom plate. Each of the plurality of strengthening pieces extends in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plurality of shelves. | 01-23-2014 |
20140036507 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE WITH MEDIA-SYNCHRONIZED LIGHTING - An electronic device enclosure includes a front bezel defining a first slot and a second slot; and a light assembly secured to the front bezel and including a lamp duct, a light guiding board, and one or more LED lamps. The lamp duct and the light guiding board are secured to the front bezel. The lamp is secured to the lamp duct. The light guiding board includes a light guiding rib aligned with the first slot. The lamp emits light or different lights according to the volume and different types of media played by the electronic device light. | 02-06-2014 |
20140042114 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE RACK - An electronic device rack includes a first support leg, a second support leg substantially parallel to the first support leg, and a mounting member mounted between the first support leg and the second support leg. The first support leg defines a plurality of mounting holes. The mounting member includes member body, a first securing tab extending from the member body, and a protrusion extending from the member body. The first securing tab is engaged in one of the plurality of mounting holes to prevent the mounting member from moving along a first direction substantially perpendicular to the first support leg. The protrusion is engaged in one of the plurality of securing holes to prevent the mounting member from moving a third direction. The protrusion is used for being engaged into the one of the plurality of securing holes along the second direction. | 02-13-2014 |
20140042180 | ADJUSTING APPARATUS FOR RELEASE MEMBER - An apparatus for adjusting the starting position of circular movement includes a driver, a connected slave shaft, a system command returning module, a touching block, and an adjusting member. A release member is secured to the slave shaft, and the slave shaft is rotatable. The touching block surrounds the slave shaft and includes a cam with a touching surface, and abuts the system command returning module. The driver stops rotating the slave shaft and the release member when the touching surface abuts the system command returning module. The adjusting member relative to the touching block has a fixed position and an unfixed position. In the fixed position, the touching block is engaged with the slave shaft. In the unfixed position, the touching block is rotatable relative to the slave shaft for adjustment purposes. | 02-13-2014 |
20140042181 | HERMETICALLY SEALED GOODS ACCESS DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR VENDING MACHINE - A goods access door assembly for a vending machine includes an outer plate, a hermetic seal, and a goods bracket. The outer plate defines an access opening. A hermetic seal is mounted on the inner side of the outer plate and surrounding the access opening and functions to isolate the goods in the vending machine from a hotter or colder ambient temperature until the moment that the goods are taken out of the vending machine. | 02-13-2014 |
20140042882 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE ENCLOSURE - An electronic device enclosure includes a chassis, a mounting tray attached to the chassis, a handle rotatably attached to the mounting tray, and a resilient member. The handle includes a securing post. The resilient member includes a first portion, a second portion, and a curling portion connected to the first portion and the second portion. The curling portion is engaged with the securing post. The first portion is engaged with the handle, and the second portion extends out of the handle and abuts the mounting tray. The handle is rotated away from the mounting tray to deform the resilient member, and the resilient member is released to rotate the handle towards the mounting tray. | 02-13-2014 |
20140043784 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SECURING ASSEMBLY FOR EXPANSION CARD - An electronic device includes a chassis, a motherboard, an expansion card, and a securing member. The chassis includes a bottom wall and a sidewall substantially perpendicular to the bottom wall. Two engaging slots are defined in the sidewall. The motherboard is located on the bottom wall. The expansion card is plugged into the motherboard. The securing member includes a resilient board and two feet located on the resilient board. The resilient board is configured to deform to engage the two feet in the two engaging slots and retain the expansion card to the motherboard. | 02-13-2014 |
20140048496 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A mounting apparatus for electronic device includes a rack, a blocking member and a knob. The rack includes a bottom plate, a first side plate and a second side plate extending from opposite sides of the bottom plate. The bottom plate, the first side plate and the second side plate are configured to cooperatively clip an electronic device. The blocking member is rotatably secured to the first side plate and configured to prevent the electronic device from sliding along a first direction parallel to the first side plate and the bottom plate, to disengage from the rack. The knob is attached to the second side plate and engaged with the blocking member, for preventing the blocking member from being rotated relative to the first side plate. | 02-20-2014 |
20140048678 | SUPPORTING APPARATUS - A supporting apparatus for a vending machine is provided. The supporting apparatus includes a supporting frame, four supporting pillars and four reinforcing members. The supporting frame defines a supporting plane for supporting the vending machine. The four supporting pillars extend downwards from four corners of the supporting frame. The four reinforcing members are located at the corner of the supporting frame to stiffen the supporting frame. | 02-20-2014 |
20140048756 | DRIVING DEVICE FOR VENDING MACHINE - A driving device in a vending machine includes a pushing member, a securing member, and a driving assembly. The motor of the driving assembly provides a rotating force which acts on the securing member, and the securing member supports and rotates the helical pushing member, to drive goods out of the vending machine. The style of attachment between the pushing member and the securing member is such that the starting angle of the helical pushing member can be adjusted by unclipping the end of the pushing member with fingertip force from the securing member and reclipping it at a different preferred orientation. The driving device is used for adjusting the appropriate rotation angle of the pushing member. | 02-20-2014 |
20140053468 | FRONT DOOR BRACKET MOUNTING APPARATUS IN A VENDING MACHINE - A mounting apparatus for front door bracket in vending machine includes a door body, a bracket mounted on the door body, and a fixing plate fixed on the bracket. Two first fixing tabs are extended from the bracket. A first through hole is defined in each first fixing tab. Two bending portions are extended from the base plate corresponding to the two first fixing tabs. A first mounting hole is defined in each of the two bending portions corresponding to the first through hole. Two first fasteners pass through the corresponding first through holes and the first mounting holes to fix the bracket on the door body. The fixing plate is fixed between the two bending portions on the bracket. The two bending portions resist against the fixing plate on the base plate. | 02-27-2014 |
20140054312 | GOODS DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR VENDING MACHINE - A goods delivery assembly for a vending machine includes a motor, a shaft, a first gear, a second gear, and a coil to hold goods. Peripheral teeth and a shallow ball joint between the two gears enables the second gear to continue to be rotated by the first driving gear at angles which are not coaxial with the first gear, to achieve adjustability of the mounting angle of the coil for holding different goods. | 02-27-2014 |
20140054313 | VENDING MACHINE - A vending machine includes a chassis and an adjusting apparatus mounted in the chassis. The adjusting apparatus includes a casing, a driving implement attached to the casing, and a driving shaft attached to the driving implement. The driving implement is capable of driving the splined driving shaft to rotate and the starting angle of the helical element which pushes out a product is capable of adjustment by virtue of the splines on the driving shaft. | 02-27-2014 |
20140055012 | VENDING MACHINE - A vending machine includes an enclosure, a bracket, and two hangers. Each of the two brackets includes two rods and a plurality of cross bars connecting the two rods. Mounting slots for the hangers are defined in each of the two rods. The mounting portions of the two hangers are secured to the enclosure and to the rods, and provide locational and structural support for the brackets simply by virtue of gravity, avoiding the need for screws in assembling and disassembling the bracket. | 02-27-2014 |
20140060107 | VENDING MACHINE WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL SYSTEM - A temperature control system mounted in the chassis of a vending machine is quickly detachable as a single unit. The chassis comprise a base panel and a mounting panel substantially parallel to the base panel. The temperature control system comprises a bracket, a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator. The bracket comprises a supporting plate and a pair of mounting plates fixed to the supporting plate. The compressor and the condenser are mounted on the supporting plate. The evaporator is attached to the pair of mounting plates and located above the compressor and the condenser. The pair of mounting plates engages with the pair of first gaps when the temperature control system is mounted in the chassis and the pair of mounting plates is simply disengaged away from the pair of first gaps when the temperature control system needs to be detached from the chassis. | 03-06-2014 |
20140060109 | VENDING MACHINE WITH TEMPERATURE CONTROL MODULE - A vending machine includes a cabinet and a temperature control module. The temperature control module includes an evaporator, a compressor, and a condenser. The cabinet includes a sliding rail. The temperature control module further includes a wheeled bracket. The evaporator, the compressor, and the condenser are secured to the bracket. The components of the temperature control module, as a single unit, can be installed and removed without any dismantling operation being carried out to the frame of the vending machine. | 03-06-2014 |
20140061225 | VENDING MACHINE WITH REDUCED NUMBER OF DRIVING MOTORS - A vending machine includes a frame and a dispensing assembly. The frame includes a first rigid coil and a second rigid coil which rotate to dispense goods. The dispensing assembly includes a dispensing, a first mounting member, and a second mounting member. Each of the first and second mounting members is rotatably secured to the frame and each supports a rigid coil of opposite helical twist. The dispensing member can rotate clockwise and anticlockwise. When the dispensing member is rotated clockwise, a pawl and ratchet arrangement on the first mounting member engages to rotate dispensing the first rigid coil, whilst an opposing pawl and ratchet arrangement on the second mounting member simply rides over the teeth of the second mounting member and causes no rotation. When the dispensing member is rotated anticlockwise, the roles are reversed dispensing. | 03-06-2014 |
20140061226 | VENDING MACHINE WITH MERCHANDISE SUPPORT RAIL - A vending machine has a base, a securing member, and a rail for supporting merchandise as a motor-driven coil rotates to push out merchandise. The rail is supported at the motor-driven end of the coil by a single screw from which the rail can be simply lifted and pulled away, and supported at the other end of the coil by a spring-loaded clip, enabling rapid assembly and disassembly of the rail without demounting any other component of the vending machine. | 03-06-2014 |
20140061227 | VENDING MACHINE WITH GOODS DRIVING MECHANISM - A goods driving mechanism for a vending machine includes a driver, an angle adjuster, and a release member. The angle adjuster is detachably secured to the driver and defines a plurality of diametrically-opposed through holes. A tip end of the release member extends through any diametrically-opposed pair of though holes thereby mounting the tip end of the release member to the angle adjuster. The release member is rotatable about its central axis to move goods in a direction along the central axis of the release member driven by the driver, and the starting angle of the release member can be adjusted very easily, to ensure effective delivery of any goods selected by a customer. | 03-06-2014 |
20140061228 | GOODS DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR VENDING MACHINE - A goods delivery assembly for a vending machine includes a rotatable shaft, a shell movably mounted on the shaft, and a transmitting member mounted in the shell. A hard coil is mounted on the shell. The transmitting member is engaged with the rotatable shaft. The shaft rotates in a first direction to rotate the shell for the delivery of goods and, to allow for wear and the accumulation of errors in the starting position, configured to rotate in a second direction with respect to the shell to cancel the effects of wear and any accumulated positioning errors. | 03-06-2014 |
20140061229 | VENDING MACHINE WITH LOADING MEMBER - A vending machine has a base, a helical pushing member secured to the first side panel, and a loading member. The loading member is installed within the coils of the helical pushing member and includes a strip on which goods are supported. A positioning tab and a resilient securing structure extend from the loading member. The resilient securing structure includes an engaging portion which engages in a lower opening. A handle portion is operable to disengage the engaging tab from the lower opening enabling easy and fast mounting and dismounting of the loading member of the vending machine. | 03-06-2014 |
20140062272 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device includes a box and a separating plate. The box includes a bottom plate and a first side plate. The bottom plate defines a clip slot, and the first side plate defines a clasping hole. The separating plate includes a main body, a clipping portion, and a hook. The clipping portion is deformable and engaged in the clasping hole for preventing the separating plate from moving in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the first side plate. The hook is slidably received in the clip slot for preventing the separating plate from moving in a second direction opposite to the first direction. | 03-06-2014 |
20140076921 | DISPENSING ASSEMBLY AND DISPENSING DEVICE IN VENDING MACHINE - A dispensing assembly for a vending machine includes a rigid coil carrying goods, a motor and shaft, and an adjusting member. The adjusting member is mounted on the rotating shaft of the motor and carries the rigid coil. With the motor stopped, the adjusting member is rotatable by hand in the normal direction of rotation by virtue of a pair of spring-crushed and opposing teeth sets. The release of the adjusting member allows the teeth sets to mesh together again at a new desired starting position, to take up wear and accumulated errors in the starting position of the rigid coil. A dispensing device is further disclosed with the dispensing assembly. | 03-20-2014 |
20140158706 | VENDING MACHINE WITH DISPENSING ASSEMBLY - A vending machine to dispense purchased goods includes a frame, a dispensing member, a controlling member, a blocking member and a driving member. The controlling member can slide a limiting shaft between a latched position and a releasing position. The driving member is a spring which is partly uncoiled and which constantly pulls the dispensing member, and thus a line of goods, towards the blocking member. When the limiting shaft is in the latched position, the limiting shaft prevents the blocking member rotating, so holding back the line of unpurchased goods. When the limiting shaft is retracted to the releasing position, the pressure of the line of goods rotates the blocking member through ninety degrees to allow one of the goods to pass out of the goods channel. | 06-12-2014 |
20140166691 | DISPENSING MECHANISM IN VENDING MACHINE - A dispensing mechanism in a vending machine includes a rack, a first sliding rail, a second sliding rail, and a goods carrier. The first sliding rail is slidably mounted to the rack and the second sliding rail is slidably mounted to the first sliding rail. The goods carrier is secured to the second sliding rail. The goods carrier defines a space for accommodating goods and horizontal movements thereof allow the delivery of purchased goods individually. | 06-19-2014 |
20140175032 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR GOODS CHANNEL - A mounting apparatus for the storage of merchandise in a vending machine includes a base plate, and a number of goods channels for mounting on the base plate. The base plate defines two first slots. Each of the two first slots includes a first opening and a second opening. Each of the goods channels includes a first hook and a second hook and a number of complementary openings and slots to allow each channel to be secured on the base plate against both horizontal and vertical movement, without the use of screws or rivets. | 06-26-2014 |
20140175033 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE RACK - An electronic device rack includes a first support leg, a second support leg substantially parallel to the first support leg, and a mounting member mounted between the first support leg and the second support leg, without the use of screws. The first support leg defines a plurality of latching holes and a plurality of installation holes. The mounting member includes a member body, a first latching tab extending from the member body, and a protrusion extending from the member body. The latching tab is engaged in two adjacent latching holes to prevent the mounting member from moving along a first direction substantially perpendicular to the first support leg. The resilient piece is engaged in one of the plurality of latching holes to prevent the mounting member from moving a third direction opposite to the second direction. | 06-26-2014 |
20140175113 | VENDING MACHINE WITH LOCKING ASSEMBLY - A dispensing device for a vending machine includes an installation member, a goods channel module, and a locking assembly. The goods channel module is slidably secured to the installation member. The locking assembly is secured to the goods channel module and includes a sliding member. The sliding member is slidable into the installation member to lock the installation member to the goods channel module. The sliding member is further slidable out of the installation member, allowing the installation member to be removed from the goods channel module. | 06-26-2014 |
20140175116 | DISPENSING ASSEMBLY IN VENDING MACHINE - A dispensing device includes a bracket, a base, a tray, a blocking plate, and a jacking member. The tray holds the base to keep a plurality of products on the base. The tray is rotatable to release the base, allowing one item of the products to drop down from the base. The bracket includes a first mounting plate, a first limiting piece extending from the first mounting plate, a second mounting plate, and a second limiting piece extending from the second mounting plate. The first limiting piece defines a first cutout, the second limiting piece defines a second cutout, and the first cutout and the second cutout cooperatively form a receiving hole rotatably receiving the receiving hole therein. | 06-26-2014 |
20140175117 | DISPENSING DEVICE IN VENDING MACHINE - A dispensing device for a vending machine includes at least one bracket, base, tray, blocking plate, and jacking member. A plurality of trays holds a plurality of bases level, one item of products being kept on one level base. The tray is rotatable to release the base, allowing only one item of products to drop down by gravity for the customer, and the jacking member is rotated out of the bracket with the tray to rotate the first blocking plate to hold the remaining and unpurchased products on their respective bases. | 06-26-2014 |
20140175118 | DISPENSING ASSEMBLY FOR VENDING MACHINE - A dispensing device includes a bracket, a base, and a tray. The base is rotatably mounted to the bracket and rotatable about a horizontal axis. A product may be placed on the base. The tray is located beneath the base and rotatable about a vertical axis. When the tray is rotated about the vertical axis to a first position, the tray supports the base thereby preventing the product from dropping down from the base. When the tray is rotated about the vertical axis to a second position, the tray releases the base, allowing the base to rotate about the horizontal axis and allowing the product to drop down from the base under the action of the gravity. | 06-26-2014 |
20140175119 | AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE WITH SWITCH MODULE - An automatic vending machine includes a chassis and a switch module. The chassis includes a bottom plate. The bottom plate defines four latching holes, and a protrusion being located on the bottom plate. The installation bracket includes an installation board, four latching tabs and a knob. The four latching tabs and the knob are located on the installation board. Each of the four latching tabs is engaged in each of the four latching holes, to prevent the switch module from moving along a first direction, and the knob is engaged with the protrusion, to prevent to the switch module from moving along a second direction opposite to the first direction so that the switch module is assembled to the chassis without screws. | 06-26-2014 |
20140175120 | AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE - An automatic vending machine able to store and dispense merchandise of different heights includes a cabinet and a door. The cabinet includes a cabinet body and defines a first latching hole and a second latching hole. The door includes door body and a hook located on the door body. The door is rotatable relative to the two side plates between a first position, where the hook is engaged in the first latching hole, and the door body is perpendicular to the two side plates to block a first taller product and a second position, where the hook is engaged in the second latching hole, and an acute angle is defined between the door body and each of the two side plates to block a second shorter product. | 06-26-2014 |
20140175958 | VENDING MACHINE WITH ROTATABLE DOOR - A vending machine includes a rack and a door. The rack includes a supporting board. The door is pivotably attached to the rack. The door includes a door panel, a bracket, and a supporting member. The bracket is located on the door panel. The supporting member is mounted to the bracket. The supporting member protrudes from a bottom surface of the door panel. The bottom surface is substantially parallel to the supporting board. When the door is closed relative to the rack, the supporting member abuts the supporting board. | 06-26-2014 |
20140175960 | VENDING MACHINE - A vending machine includes a change cabinet, a guiding duct, and a guiding member. The change cabinet stores a plurality of coins. The change cabinet includes a bottom wall. The bottom wall defines an output opening. The guiding duct includes a bottom panel and two side panels extending from the bottom panel. The guiding member is mounted between the two side panels. The guiding member includes a guiding panel body. The change cabinet is mounted on the guiding duct to enable the output opening to be located between the two side panels. There is an acute angle defined between the guiding panel body and the bottom wall to guide a coin from the output opening to move to the bottom panel. | 06-26-2014 |
20140179219 | VENDING MACHINE WITH HEAT TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A vending machine with selectable internal heating and internal cooling functions includes a cabinet and a heat transmitting system. The cabinet includes a heat source and a goods storage space. The heat transmitting system includes a first air inlet tube, a second air inlet tube, an air outlet tube, and a gas valve. The first air inlet tube connects the heat source to the gas valve. The second air inlet tube connects the goods storage space to the gas valve. The air outlet tube connects the gas valve to the outside of the vending machine. The gas valve can connect the first gas inlet tube to the second gas inlet tube to heat the goods storage space using heat generated by the heat source, or can connect the first gas inlet tube to the gas outlet tube to dissipate heat generated by the heat source. | 06-26-2014 |
20140182208 | AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE - An automatic vending machine includes a front door, a thermal insulation door, and a latching member. The thermal insulation door is rotatably secured to the front door. The latching member is secured to the thermal insulation door and engages with the front door to prevent the thermal insulation door from rotating relative to the front door, so that the thermal insulation door is secured to the front door without screws. | 07-03-2014 |
20140182406 | REDUCTION GEAR DEVICE - A reduction gear device includes a mounting bracket, a drive gear, a first slave gear mounted on an inner side of the mounting panel, a second slave gear mounted on the inner side, and a first pivot shaft. The mounting bracket includes a mounting panel, and the mounting panel defines a first through hole. The first slave gear defines a first pivot hole. The second slave gear includes a second great gear portion and a second small gear portion. The second small gear portion engages with the first slave gear. The first pivot shaft includes a first head portion and a first neck portion. The first neck portion passes through the first through hole and the first pivot hole. The drive gear drives the second slave gear to rotate to drive the first slave gear to rotate. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183149 | GOODS SUPPORTING APPARATUS - A goods supporting apparatus in a vending machine includes a first bracket, a second bracket, a first base, a second base, a rotating axle, a supporting tray, a first supporting plate, and a second supporting plate. Sale items are located on the first bracket and the second bracket. A resisting portion is located on the rotating axle. When the rotating axle is rotated to beyond the point where the first base resists the supporting tray, the supporting tray is blocked by the second base, and the resisting portion pushes the first supporting plate on the first bracket to elevate sale items which are stacked above the bottommost sale item. The first base rotates downwards around the first bracket, and the bottommost sale item drops down to the customer from the first base. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183206 | PRODUCT TRAY FOR VENDING MACHINE - A product tray includes a tray body and two rotating device. The tray body includes a bottom panel and two mounting portions extending from the bottom panel. Each of the rotating devices includes a pivot shaft mounted to one of the two mounting portions, a roller, and an engaging member. The pivot shaft defines an engaging slot. The roller includes a roller body and a flange extending from the roller body. The roller body defines a pivot hole. The flange defines a cutout. The pivot shaft is received in the pivot hole. The engaging member is placed in the flange via the cutout and to engage in the engaging slot to prevent the roller body from moving along a direction substantially parallel to the pivot shaft. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183207 | GOODS CHANNEL FOR VENDING MACHINE - A vending machine includes a goods rack, a restricting piece, and a positioning piece mounted on the goods rack. The goods rack defines a goods accommodating space and an opening. The restricting piece is pivotally mounted on the goods rack to cover the opening. The restricting piece includes a clasp. The positioning piece defines a first engaging hole and a second engaging hole. The restricting piece can rotate on the goods rack between a first securing position and a second securing position. In the first securing position, the clasp engages in the first engaging hole, so that the restricting piece is set at a first height. In the second securing position, the clasp engages in the second engaging hole, so that the restricting piece is set at a second height. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183213 | VENDING MACHINE - A vending machine includes a rack, a pair of slides, and a tray. A first slideway and a second slideway are defined in each of the pair of slides. The first slideway communicates with the second slideway. A stop tab is located in the second slideway. The tray is movable along the pair of slides. The tray includes a block tab and an end post. The end post is movable from the first slideway to the second slideway. In the first slideway, the end post and the block tab are restricted, and the tray is substantially horizontal. In the second slideway, the stop tab blocks the block tab, the end post is lift up by the tray, and the tray is oblique. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183214 | VENDING MACHINE WITH MOVABLE TRAY - A vending machine includes a rack, a number of goods carrying modules, a rail, and at least one blocking member. The number of goods carrying modules is located in the rack. The number of goods carrying modules is removable from the rack. The rail is fixed to the rack. At least one guiding slot is defined in the rail. At least one blocking member is slidable along the guiding slot. The blocking member blocks at least one of the number of goods carrying modules from being removed out of the rack. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183215 | VENDING MACHINE WITH GOODS CHANNEL - A vending machine allowing the restocking of goods without the detachment or use of any fasteners includes a goods rack, a positioning piece, and a restricting strip. The goods rack defines a goods channel and includes a flange. An engaging piece comprising a wide piece and a narrow piece is formed on the flange. The positioning piece defines a slot comprising a wide portion and a narrow portion and a receiving hole. The restricting strip includes a pivoting shaft. The engaging piece is inserted into the wide portion. The positioning piece slides on the flange to insert the narrow piece into the narrow portion. The wide piece blocks the positioning piece. The pivoting shaft housed in the receiving hole pivotally mounts the restricting strip on the goods rack to cover the goods channel. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183216 | AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE - A vending machine with reliable delivery of a bought item of goods includes a cabinet, a motor secured in the cabinet, a helical element, and a pressing member secured to the cabinet. The cabinet includes a bottom plate. A first end of the helical element is secured to the motor and is rotated by the motor. A gap is defined between the pressing member and the bottom plate to allow free rotation of the helical element thereunder. The pressing member is located within and above some coils of the helical element to carry items of goods being bought and ensures that no bought items of goods are snagged or caught by the second end of the helical element as it rotates helical element. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183219 | VENDING MACHINE - A vending machine includes a mounting bracket and a balance assembly. The mounting bracket includes two side panels and a cover panel pivotably mounted between the two side panels. The balance assembly includes a loading arm, a loading panel secured to the loading arm, and a balance member secured to the loading arm. The loading arm is pivotably mounted between the two side panels. The loading panel and the balance member are mounted to opposite sides of the loading arm to maintain the loading panel in a first position. The loading panel includes a panel body and an engaging member. The engaging member blocks the cover panel from rotating inward. The loading panel rotates from the first position to a second position after a product is dropped on the loading panel, and the engaging member is moved down to unblock the cover panel. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183305 | BRACKET FOR MOUNTING CABLES - A bracket includes a side plate and a retaining member. The retaining member is located on the side plate. A receiving space is defined in the retaining member for receiving a cable. The retaining member includes a bent portion and a retaining portion. The bend portion is substantially parallel to the side plate. The retaining portion is located at an end of the bent portion. | 07-03-2014 |
20140184036 | GOODS STORAGE APPARATUS FOR A VENDING MACHINE - A goods storage apparatus for a vending machine includes a controlling cabinet and a rack. The controlling cabinet includes a number of controlling devices and a pair of pillars. The pair of pillars defines a number of engaging holes facing each other. The rack accommodates items therein. The rack includes a pair of side walls. The pair of side walls includes a pair of clasps. The pair of clasps engages in the engaging holes to mount the rack between the pair of pillars. | 07-03-2014 |
20140190985 | AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE - An automatic vending machine with a stabilizing support for stocked items of merchandise includes a cabinet, a driving member secured in the cabinet, a helical element, and a pressing member secured to the cabinet. The cabinet includes a bottom plate. The helical element is secured to the driving member and moveable by the driving member. The pressing member is located within the coils of the helical element and runs the length of the helical element to support items of merchandise and reliably deliver an item of merchandise when bought. | 07-10-2014 |
20140196333 | MOUNTING DEVICE FOR DISPLAY STRIP IN VENDING MACHINE - A mounting device includes a bottom plate of a chassis, and a frame. The frame includes a holding plate and a limiting portion extending from the holding plate. The holding plate is integrally formed with the bottom plate. The limiting portion and the holding plate cooperatively define a gap for receiving a display strip therebetween. | 07-17-2014 |
20140197118 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR STORAGE DEVICES - A mounting apparatus includes a chassis, a tray, and a supporting member. The chassis includes a bottom plate and a mounting bracket located on the bottom plate. The tray is used to receive a storage device and rotatably attached to the chassis. The supporting member includes a securing piece, an elastic piece connected to the securing piece, and a supporting portion extending from the elastic piece. The securing piece is secured to the tray, and when the tray is rotated from a first position to a second position, the supporting portion supports the bracket. | 07-17-2014 |
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20150034466 | BUTTON ASSEMBLY OF AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE - A button assembly includes a switch, a button, and a resilient cushion. The switch includes a key. The resilient cushion includes a connecting portion, an abutting portion connected to the connecting portion, and a resilient portion connected to the connecting portion. The connecting portion defines an opening, the abutting portion defines a receiving space communicating with the opening, so that the key extends through the opening to be located in the receiving space. The resilient portion and the abutting portion are received in the button, and the button is moveable to press the abutting portion and deform the resilient portion, for allowing the abutting portion to press the key. | 02-05-2015 |