Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Automatic vending machine
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Application No.: US16767718Application Date: 2018-10-25
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Publication No.: US11244531B2Publication Date: 2022-02-08
- Inventor: Takaya Ibe , Takashi Hashimoto
- Applicant: V-SYNC CO, LTD.
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: V-SYNC CO, LTD.
- Current Assignee: V-SYNC CO, LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC
- Priority: JPJP2017-230541 20171130,JPJP2017-230542 20171130
- International Application: PCT/JP2018/039767 WO 20181025
- International Announcement: WO2019/107031 WO 20190606
- Main IPC: G07F11/58
- IPC: G07F11/58 ; G07F11/72 ; G07F9/00

Abstract:
An automatic vending machine includes: a belt conveyor constituting a part of a column configured to store a product, the belt conveyor being able to convey the stored product along the column, and a controller configured to control an operation of the belt conveyor. The controller acquires an amount of movement of a belt of the belt conveyor moving to convey the product. The controller calculates the number of products stored in the column, based on the acquired amount of movement of the belt.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210174630A1 AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE Public/Granted day:2021-06-10
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