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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 1999
Filed:
Feb. 03, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Dieter Lang, Dinkelsbuhl, DE;
Assignee:
Sielaff GmbH & Co. Automatenbau Herrieden, Herrieden, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
221 67 ; 221116 ; 221301 ;
Abstract
A rocker, which is pivotable for dispensing products and has a lower product support part, is arranged at the bottom of a product shaft in a product-dispensing device of a vending machine. To achieve trouble-free dispensing even in the case of bottles or cans made of a soft material, an upper product support part is formed by an attachment mounted tiltably on the rocker. A stop device, by which the rocker pivots the attachment with it, is provided between the rocker and the attachment. A free-running angle is provided between the rocker and the attachment.