CONTACTLESS PRODUCT DISPENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

A vending machine includes a housing defining a product storage compartment for storing products. The housing of the vending machine includes a delivery portal and a front portion having a transparent panel configured to allow a consumer to view the products within the product storage compartment. A...

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Hauptverfasser:	SEGIET, William W, MITCHELL, Martyn Thomas, WIN, Leanne Yip Heung, CHUNG, Terry Tae-Il, LI, Xuejun
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHECKING-DEVICES COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS PHYSICS
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Zusammenfassung:	A vending machine includes a housing defining a product storage compartment for storing products. The housing of the vending machine includes a delivery portal and a front portion having a transparent panel configured to allow a consumer to view the products within the product storage compartment. A row of products is arranged within the product storage compartment. A proximity sensor is arranged within the product storage compartment and corresponds to the row of products. The proximity sensor is configured to detect a hand of a consumer within a predetermined detection distance of the proximity sensor, and a product in the row of products is selected when the hand of the consumer is detected within the predetermined detection distance of the proximity sensor. The vending machine includes a dispensing mechanism configured to convey the selected product to the delivery portal.