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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2020
Bandai Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Hajime Kondo, Tokyo, JP;
Nobuo Kurokawa, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Kenichi Minagawa, Tokyo, JP;
BANDAI CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
[Problem] To provide an article supply device capable of substantially eliminating inconveniences caused by a sold-out state. [Solution] An article supply devicecomprises: an article supply means (an article supply unit, etc.) capable of supplying articles AR in an article storage unitby applying a supply operation to a supply operation unit; and a sold-out state signal transmission means (a sold-out state detection unit, etc.) capable of transmitting a sold-out state signal once the article storage unithas run out of the articles AR.
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