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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2019
Shandong New Beiyang Information Technology Co., Ltd., Shandong, CN;
Weihai New Beiyang Digital Technology Co., Ltd., Shandong, CN;
Chong Zhou, Shandong, CN;
Xinping Wang, Shandong, CN;
Tengfei Zhang, Shandong, CN;
Qiangzi Cong, Shandong, CN;
Tianxin Jiang, Shandong, CN;
Chuntao Wang, Shandong, CN;
Abstract
Provided is a vending machine. The vending machine includes a control device, a cabinet, an item column, and a hopper. The hopper is located between the item column and a pickup port of the cabinet. The hopper includes a receiving bin provided with an opening. The vending machine further includes a detection device. The control device is configured to control the receiving bin to receive the item from the item column at a receiving position based on a purchase instruction from a user, and control the receiving bin to rotate from the receiving position to a first position located between the receiving position and the dispensing position based on the detection result that the item exists at the inlet of the hopper.