초록 ▼

The dispenser comprises a plurality of delivery stations (20a-20b, 30) for the constituent substances of the drink, a delivery station (40) for empty cups, a location (10) for release of the drink to the user, and an automatic control unit which automatically controls the succession of operations in

The dispenser comprises a plurality of delivery stations (20a-20b, 30) for the constituent substances of the drink, a delivery station (40) for empty cups, a location (10) for release of the drink to the user, and an automatic control unit which automatically controls the succession of operations involved in emitting the substances and cups. A cup handling device (60) is provided, comprising a gripping member (61) for gripping a cup (8), and means for moving said gripping member (61) in such a manner as to bring it, by a succession of movements, to the exit points of the delivery stations (20a-20b, 30, 40, 50); said handling device (60) is controlled by the automatic control unit in such a manner as to firstly bring the gripping member (61) to the station (40), then bring the gripped cup under the exit points of the other delivery stations (20a-20b, 30, 50), and finally bring the cup carrying the drink into the location (10) for its release to the user.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An automatic cupped drinks dispenser, comprising:a plurality of delivery stations for the constituent substances of the drink,a delivery station for empty cups,a location in which the drink contained in the cup is released to the user,an automatic control unit which autom

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] An automatic cupped drinks dispenser, comprising:a plurality of delivery stations for the constituent substances of the drink,a delivery station for empty cups,a location in which the drink contained in the cup is released to the user,an automatic control unit which automatically controls the succession of operations involved in emitting the substances and cups, comprisinga cup handling device comprising a gripping member for gripping a cup, and means for moving said gripping member in such a manner as to bring it, by a succession of movements, to exit points of the delivery stations, said handling device being controlled by the automatic control unit in such a manner as to firstly bring the gripping member to the delivery station for empty cups in order to grip one of them, then bring the gripped cup under the exit points of the other delivery stations, and finally bring the cup carrying the drink into the location for its release to the user, wherein the gripping member has a shank hinged to a carriage movable in a horizontal direction, the shank possessing a profiled track which receives support wheels for the shank and defines, closed by a lower blade, a path which is such that when the gripping member has advanced to a front end position it finally undergoes a lowering from a normal position, whereas when it withdraws from this end position the gripping member rises into its normal position only after a delay, so that its return path is different from and lower than an outward path.