Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
221277000 | Rotary | 40 |
20090039102 | BEAD FEEDER - A bead feeder for serially delivering beads to a downstream location comprises a bead supply wheel which rotates about a vertical axis. The bead supply wheel includes a bead supply bowl and a plurality of radially arranged channels below the bowl connected to rotate with the bowl. Discharge openings in the bowl are in alignment with the radially arranged channels to delivery beads to those channels, and a bead receiving pocket is positioned at the outer end of each channel. A transfer wheel picks up beads from the bead receiving pockets and transfers those beads to a delivery wheel by vacuum transfer and release. The delivery wheel serially delivers the beads to the downstream location. | 02-12-2009 |
20090230144 | CARTRIDGE WITH A WHEEL FOR SEALING THE OPENING - A dispensing mechanism is adapted to eject a test sensor from a cartridge opening formed in a cartridge containing test sensors. The dispensing mechanism comprises a gear rack, a gear, and a wheel. The gear rack includes a first portion and a second portion located generally parallel to one another. The second portion of the gear rack includes a first plurality of teeth. The gear includes a second plurality of teeth that are adapted to be engaged by the first plurality of teeth upon movement of the gear rack. The wheel is operatively engaged by the gear and is adapted to dispense the test sensor from the cartridge opening and to seal the cartridge opening. The movement of the gear rack in a first direction causes the gear to rotate causing the wheel to rotate. The rotation of the wheel dispenses the test sensor through the cartridge opening. | 09-17-2009 |
20090314796 | FRONT-ACCESSIBLE ICE DISPENSER ICE AGITATION MOTOR - An ice dispenser includes an ice storage bin with a drive shaft aperture and an ice dispensing aperture; an ice dispensing chute connected to the storage bin in proximity to the ice dispensing aperture; a paddlewheel inside the storage bin; and a drive mechanism, including a drive shaft passing through the drive shaft aperture, for rotation of the paddlewheel. The drive shaft is connected to the paddlewheel in such a fashion that the paddlewheel is prevented from disengaging from the drive shaft during normal operation of the ice dispensing apparatus, but the drive shaft can be disengaged from the paddlewheel in order to be able to remove the drive mechanism from the ice dispenser without accessing the ice storage bin. The paddlewheel may be molded plastic, and include a rigid coupler molded into the paddlewheel having first and second axial openings at opposite ends for receiving the drive shaft and the agitator shaft. The drive shaft and openings have surfaces configured to transmit torque from the drive shaft, through the coupler, to rotate the paddlewheel and the agitator. The drive shaft slides into the coupler to engage the paddlewheel during normal operation, so that the drive motor and gear assembly can be detached from the paddlewheel without accessing the ice storage bin. The coupler has a larger dimension in its central section than at its ends. The invention is also applicable to combined ice and beverage dispensers, having at least one beverage dispensing nozzle in addition to an ice dispensing chute. | 12-24-2009 |
20100025425 | STRIP SUPPLY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a strip supply device including: a strip accommodation member having a cassette part having a plurality of rows of vertically laminated strips accommodated side by side therein and a cover part adapted to be slidingly movable to the cassette part so as to open and close the opened portion on the lower side of the cassette part; a take-out module having a plurality of mounting parts each formed to a depth corresponding to the height of one strip, so as to take out the strips mounted on the mounting parts by the number of units and to move them to a predetermined position; and a moving module adapted to move the strip accommodation member in one direction so as to place one of the plurality of strip rows correspondingly to the mounting parts of the take-out module. | 02-04-2010 |
20100065577 | Apparatus for Dispensing Treats - A dispensing device that can store a plurality of treats and sequentially release a single treat is provided. The dispensing device includes a housing and a reservoir in the housing for holding treats to be dispensed. A dispenser is moveable from a first position to a second position to sequentially release treats from the reservoir. The dispensing device also includes a receptacle that is accessible from the exterior of the housing. A passageway is provided for treats to travel from the reservoir to the receptacle. | 03-18-2010 |
20100200607 | EXTRACTOR SYSTEM FOR CANS AND BOTTLES FOR DISPENSING MACHINES - Extractor system for cans and bottles for dispensing machines, useful in all types of coin-operated can and bottle dispensing machines, wherein the cans or bottles are stored in a compartment in columns arranged in two rows in quincunxes and wherein the lowest can or bottle is supported on the extractor mechanism itself in the rest position thereof and which when rotated enables the exit of the can or bottle between the former and the lowest side of the lateral wall of the storage compartment, comprising a first stationary axle; a second axle with a polygonal cross-section and a number of cams fitted on the second polygonal axle and associated with each of the unitary extractor mechanisms through a housing. | 08-12-2010 |
20110163112 | Medication Container and Medication Dispensing Apparatus - A medication container and a medication dispensing apparatus are provided for allowing medications to smoothly fall from a medication discharge opening. | 07-07-2011 |
20110253737 | CARTRIDGE BASED DISPENSER SYSTEM - A cartridge based dispensing system includes a cartridge having a rotatable compartmentalized receptacle for supporting a plurality of items in separate compartments along with a housing for removably supporting the cartridge. The housing includes an opening for enabling dispensing of an item from an aligned separate compartment and a mechanism is provided for rotating the receptacle within the cartridge in order to align compartments with the housing opening. The mechanism may be configured for causing different discrete angular rotations of the receptacle corresponding to compartment size. | 10-20-2011 |
20120145740 | Child-Resistant Pill Dispenser - Currently, pharmaceutical tablets are distributed in bottles that must be opened and closed; the pill-dispenser presented here aims to simplify the process for taking pills by releasing a tablet at the click of a button. Additional features of the dispenser are child-resistant capabilities, which may be considered a distinct claim, and use of click-pen mechanisms; furthermore, it can be used as a conventional open/close medication bottle, but doing so will disable its dispensing function. The purpose of this document is to lawfully protect future work on the design, development, and production of this device. | 06-14-2012 |
20120145741 | DISK TRANSFERRING DEVICE AND DISK DISPENSING DEVICE - A disk transferring device transferring disks delivered one by one from an disk reception opening to an disk ejection opening includes: a disk guide path having left and right guide surfaces that guide a peripheral surface of each of the disks and front and back guide surfaces that guide an front surface and a back surface of the disk, the disk guide path extending from the disk reception opening toward the disk ejection opening; and a plurality of disk pushers protruding into the disk guide path and pushing the disks by making a rotational movement about a plurality of rotational axis lines approximately at a right angle with respect to the front and back guide surfaces. | 06-14-2012 |
20130020348 | Rotary Hopper - A product retrieval system for vending machines that permits collection of varying size products at a first level yet presents such products for collection at a raised height to make retrieval more convenient. The retrieval system utilizes a rotary hopper that includes an actual bottom as well as a technical or false bottom that does not lower the depth of the rotary hopper in its ability to receive dispensed product on the actual bottom, with the technical bottom presenting the product to a higher retrieval point relative to the floor upon rotation of the rotary hopper to an open condition. | 01-24-2013 |
20130105510 | Dispenser stir stick | 05-02-2013 |
20130277386 | Material Dispenser - A material dispenser includes a base, a platen, a spring, a casing, a material pick-up mechanism, and a cap. The spring is connected in between the platen and the base, and the casing encloses the spring and the platen and removably attaches with the base. The material pick-up mechanism is rotatably connected with the casing opposite from the base. The cap attaches with the casing opposite from the base and positions adjacent with the material pick-up mechanism. The material dispenser includes stored materials in between the platen and the material pick-up mechanism. The casing provides a parameter wall for the stored materials. The users of the material dispenser can dispense an exact amount of the stored materials through a top opening of the casing by rotating the material pick-up mechanism. | 10-24-2013 |
20130292406 | DISPENSER FOR FOOD OR MEDICINE - A dispenser for food or medicine is provided to store contents such as food or medicine inside and discharging one or a certain amount of food or medicine at a time and improves productivity of components and convenience for assembly by improving a cover which has an elastic piece and a button and a rod formed in one body and improving a coupling structure of a blocking member, a base plate, and a cylindrical main body to a protrusion and a groove type coupling. | 11-07-2013 |
20140014678 | TABLET CASSETTE - A tablet cassette is provided that can easily adjust the width and depth etc. of a guide groove of a rotor depending on the size of a tablet to be dispensed. The tablet cassette includes a plurality of movable pieces that are disposed movably in a radial direction of the rotor in the plurality of tablet guide grooves and form surfaces in the radial direction of the rotor in the tablet guide grooves, and a movable piece moving mechanism that moves the movable pieces in the radial direction of the rotor. The tablet cassette also includes groove width adjustment mechanisms that relatively move both sides of each of the tablet guide grooves in the circumferential direction of the rotor. | 01-16-2014 |
20140042180 | ADJUSTING APPARATUS FOR RELEASE MEMBER - An apparatus for adjusting the starting position of circular movement includes a driver, a connected slave shaft, a system command returning module, a touching block, and an adjusting member. A release member is secured to the slave shaft, and the slave shaft is rotatable. The touching block surrounds the slave shaft and includes a cam with a touching surface, and abuts the system command returning module. The driver stops rotating the slave shaft and the release member when the touching surface abuts the system command returning module. The adjusting member relative to the touching block has a fixed position and an unfixed position. In the fixed position, the touching block is engaged with the slave shaft. In the unfixed position, the touching block is rotatable relative to the slave shaft for adjustment purposes. | 02-13-2014 |
20140054313 | VENDING MACHINE - A vending machine includes a chassis and an adjusting apparatus mounted in the chassis. The adjusting apparatus includes a casing, a driving implement attached to the casing, and a driving shaft attached to the driving implement. The driving implement is capable of driving the splined driving shaft to rotate and the starting angle of the helical element which pushes out a product is capable of adjustment by virtue of the splines on the driving shaft. | 02-27-2014 |
20140061224 | AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE - An automatic vending machine includes a base, a support rail, and a locking member. The base defines a mounting hole. The support rail includes a support plate, a positioning piece and a mounting assembly extending from two opposite ends of the support plate. The locking member is secured to the base. The support plate is adapted for placing merchandise. The positioning piece defines a positioning slot. The mounting assembly is supported by the base and includes an elastically deformable resilient piece and a protrusion protruding from the elastically deformable resilient piece. The protrusion is engaged in the mounting hole. The locking member is engaged in the positioning slot. | 03-06-2014 |
20140061225 | VENDING MACHINE WITH REDUCED NUMBER OF DRIVING MOTORS - A vending machine includes a frame and a dispensing assembly. The frame includes a first rigid coil and a second rigid coil which rotate to dispense goods. The dispensing assembly includes a dispensing, a first mounting member, and a second mounting member. Each of the first and second mounting members is rotatably secured to the frame and each supports a rigid coil of opposite helical twist. The dispensing member can rotate clockwise and anticlockwise. When the dispensing member is rotated clockwise, a pawl and ratchet arrangement on the first mounting member engages to rotate dispensing the first rigid coil, whilst an opposing pawl and ratchet arrangement on the second mounting member simply rides over the teeth of the second mounting member and causes no rotation. When the dispensing member is rotated anticlockwise, the roles are reversed dispensing. | 03-06-2014 |
20140061226 | VENDING MACHINE WITH MERCHANDISE SUPPORT RAIL - A vending machine has a base, a securing member, and a rail for supporting merchandise as a motor-driven coil rotates to push out merchandise. The rail is supported at the motor-driven end of the coil by a single screw from which the rail can be simply lifted and pulled away, and supported at the other end of the coil by a spring-loaded clip, enabling rapid assembly and disassembly of the rail without demounting any other component of the vending machine. | 03-06-2014 |
20140061227 | VENDING MACHINE WITH GOODS DRIVING MECHANISM - A goods driving mechanism for a vending machine includes a driver, an angle adjuster, and a release member. The angle adjuster is detachably secured to the driver and defines a plurality of diametrically-opposed through holes. A tip end of the release member extends through any diametrically-opposed pair of though holes thereby mounting the tip end of the release member to the angle adjuster. The release member is rotatable about its central axis to move goods in a direction along the central axis of the release member driven by the driver, and the starting angle of the release member can be adjusted very easily, to ensure effective delivery of any goods selected by a customer. | 03-06-2014 |
20140061228 | GOODS DELIVERY MECHANISM FOR VENDING MACHINE - A goods delivery assembly for a vending machine includes a rotatable shaft, a shell movably mounted on the shaft, and a transmitting member mounted in the shell. A hard coil is mounted on the shell. The transmitting member is engaged with the rotatable shaft. The shaft rotates in a first direction to rotate the shell for the delivery of goods and, to allow for wear and the accumulation of errors in the starting position, configured to rotate in a second direction with respect to the shell to cancel the effects of wear and any accumulated positioning errors. | 03-06-2014 |
20140061229 | VENDING MACHINE WITH LOADING MEMBER - A vending machine has a base, a helical pushing member secured to the first side panel, and a loading member. The loading member is installed within the coils of the helical pushing member and includes a strip on which goods are supported. A positioning tab and a resilient securing structure extend from the loading member. The resilient securing structure includes an engaging portion which engages in a lower opening. A handle portion is operable to disengage the engaging tab from the lower opening enabling easy and fast mounting and dismounting of the loading member of the vending machine. | 03-06-2014 |
20140076921 | DISPENSING ASSEMBLY AND DISPENSING DEVICE IN VENDING MACHINE - A dispensing assembly for a vending machine includes a rigid coil carrying goods, a motor and shaft, and an adjusting member. The adjusting member is mounted on the rotating shaft of the motor and carries the rigid coil. With the motor stopped, the adjusting member is rotatable by hand in the normal direction of rotation by virtue of a pair of spring-crushed and opposing teeth sets. The release of the adjusting member allows the teeth sets to mesh together again at a new desired starting position, to take up wear and accumulated errors in the starting position of the rigid coil. A dispensing device is further disclosed with the dispensing assembly. | 03-20-2014 |
20140175116 | DISPENSING ASSEMBLY IN VENDING MACHINE - A dispensing device includes a bracket, a base, a tray, a blocking plate, and a jacking member. The tray holds the base to keep a plurality of products on the base. The tray is rotatable to release the base, allowing one item of the products to drop down from the base. The bracket includes a first mounting plate, a first limiting piece extending from the first mounting plate, a second mounting plate, and a second limiting piece extending from the second mounting plate. The first limiting piece defines a first cutout, the second limiting piece defines a second cutout, and the first cutout and the second cutout cooperatively form a receiving hole rotatably receiving the receiving hole therein. | 06-26-2014 |
20140175117 | DISPENSING DEVICE IN VENDING MACHINE - A dispensing device for a vending machine includes at least one bracket, base, tray, blocking plate, and jacking member. A plurality of trays holds a plurality of bases level, one item of products being kept on one level base. The tray is rotatable to release the base, allowing only one item of products to drop down by gravity for the customer, and the jacking member is rotated out of the bracket with the tray to rotate the first blocking plate to hold the remaining and unpurchased products on their respective bases. | 06-26-2014 |
20140175118 | DISPENSING ASSEMBLY FOR VENDING MACHINE - A dispensing device includes a bracket, a base, and a tray. The base is rotatably mounted to the bracket and rotatable about a horizontal axis. A product may be placed on the base. The tray is located beneath the base and rotatable about a vertical axis. When the tray is rotated about the vertical axis to a first position, the tray supports the base thereby preventing the product from dropping down from the base. When the tray is rotated about the vertical axis to a second position, the tray releases the base, allowing the base to rotate about the horizontal axis and allowing the product to drop down from the base under the action of the gravity. | 06-26-2014 |
20140183217 | DISPENSING MECHANISM OF VENDING MACHINE - A dispensing mechanism for a vending machine includes a first side plate, a second side plate, a bottom plate, and a rotary baffle. The second side plate and the first side plate cooperatively define a vertical space for accommodating items. The bottom plate is connected to a bottom edge of the first side plate and supports the items. The rotary baffle is located above the bottom plate and is rotatable about a horizontal axis. When item delivery is required, the rotary baffle moves through a predetermined angle to allow one item to be pushed through the rotary baffle and out by the weight of the remaining items in the vertical stack, which allows the delivery of purchased items individually. | 07-03-2014 |
20140183218 | GOODS TRANSMISSION APPARATUS - A goods transmission apparatus includes a goods output member and a goods accommodating member. A supporting plate is fixed in the goods output member. An accommodating opening is defined in the supporting plate. The goods accommodating member includes a base plate and a fixing bracket fixed on the base plate. A spring is received in the base plate. A plurality of accommodating spaces is defined between coils of the spring for holding sale items. A driving member is fixed on the fixing bracket. The driving member includes a motor and a pivoting axle. A pivoting hole is defined in the pivoting axle. One end of the spring passes through the pivoting hole to fix the spring to the goods accommodating member. The motor is powered on and drives the spring to rotate by the pivoting axle. A sale item in the spring drops to the goods output member. | 07-03-2014 |
20140190985 | AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINE - An automatic vending machine with a stabilizing support for stocked items of merchandise includes a cabinet, a driving member secured in the cabinet, a helical element, and a pressing member secured to the cabinet. The cabinet includes a bottom plate. The helical element is secured to the driving member and moveable by the driving member. The pressing member is located within the coils of the helical element and runs the length of the helical element to support items of merchandise and reliably deliver an item of merchandise when bought. | 07-10-2014 |
20140190986 | DRUG RETRIEVAL DEVICE - A drug dispensing device capable of preventing clogging of a drug is provided. The drug retrieval device includes a motor, a torque limiter connected to the motor, and a rotor of a cassette connected to the torque limiter. The motor can rotate the rotor in a first rotation direction and a second rotation direction opposite to the first rotation direction. | 07-10-2014 |
20140203036 | CATRIDGE FOR MEDICATION DISPENSING APPARATUS HAVING ROLL-ROTATING DRUM - There is provided a cartridge for a medication dispensing apparatus having a roll-rotating drum, the cartridge including a cartridge case having an open outlet formed on a bottom thereof so as to dispense medication; a drum installed inside of the cartridge case so as to selectively open and/or close the outlet; and a cartridge base having the cartridge case installed thereto, wherein projections projected downward and grooves recessed upward are formed on a bottom of the drum, alternatively, and a concave-convex part having protruding portion protruding upward are formed on a bottom surface of the cartridge case at intervals. | 07-24-2014 |
20140291349 | DISPENSING ASSEMBLY IN VENDING MACHINE - A dispensing assembly includes a mounting plate with a plurality of openings, a rotatable shaft located adjacent to the mounting plate, a plurality of blocking plates pivotably attached to the mounting plate, and a plurality of jacking members attached to the rotatable shaft. Lengths of the plurality of jacking members are different from each other. When the shaft is rotated to an initial position, the plurality of jacking members disengages away from the plurality of blocking plates, and the plurality of blocking plates are received in the plurality of openings. When the shaft is rotated to a working position, the plurality of blocking plates is rotated out of the plurality of openings to positions slanted relative to the mounting plate by the plurality of jacking members. Slanting angles of the plurality of blocking plates relative to the mounting plate are different from each other. | 10-02-2014 |
20140305964 | AUTOMATIC PILL DISPENSING MACHINE - An automatic pill dispensing machine includes a dialing member, a dialing tray and a releasing member connected to each of the dialing member and the dialing tray. The dialing member includes a transmitting unit, a dialing unit, and a dialing pole movably mounted to dialing unit. At least one slot is defined in the dialing tray. An engaging portion is positioned on the releasing member. The transmitting unit is connected to the engaging portion. When the releasing member rotates, the engaging portion rotates the transmitting unit, the dialing pole drops in and resists against one side in the at least one slot so the dialing tray is rotated by the dialing pole, the dialing pole slides on the dialing member so the dialing member is rotated with the dialing pole. | 10-16-2014 |
20140339252 | PILL CARTRIDGE FOR MEDICATION PACKAGING APPARATUS - A pill cartridge for a medication packaging apparatus, and more specifically, the pill cartridge with a stopper whose height can be freely adjusted to a shape of a pill and be installed therein. An exemplary embodiment may include a rotor to have a plurality of gear members protruding at regular intervals along a circumference of the rotor and have insertion grooves formed between the gear members to thereby accommodate a pill; a case to include a collection chamber to accommodate the pill therein; a rotor housing portion at a lower portion of the collection chamber to house the rotor; and a dispensing opening formed on a lower portion of the rotor housing portion. | 11-20-2014 |
20150021353 | DISPENSING DEVICE IN VENDING MACHINE - A dispensing device in a vending machine to prevent an accidental loss of goods when being operated by a customer includes a bracket, a shaft, a first mounting member, a second mounting member, and a sleeve. The first mounting member includes two first sidewalls. The second mounting member includes two second sidewalls. The sleeve is secured around the shaft. Each first sidewall and each second sidewall cooperatively define an installation opening rotatably receiving the shaft therein. The sleeve is limited between the first sidewalls and the second sidewalls, preventing the shaft from moving up and down. | 01-22-2015 |
20150083745 | TABLET CASSETTE - A tablet cassette is provided that can easily adjust the depth etc. of a guide groove of a rotor depending on the size of a tablet to be dispensed. The tablet cassette includes movable pieces that are disposed movably in a radial direction of the rotor in the plurality of tablet guide grooves and form surfaces in the radial direction of the rotor in the tablet guide grooves, and a movable piece moving mechanism that moves the movable pieces in the radial direction of the rotor. | 03-26-2015 |
20150083746 | TABLET CASSETTE - A tablet cassette is provided that can easily adjust the width of a guide groove of a rotor depending on the size of a tablet to be dispensed. The tablet cassette includes a groove width adjustment mechanism that relatively moves both sides of each of the tablet guide grooves in a circumferential direction of the rotor. | 03-26-2015 |
20160096675 | Anti-Jam Dispenser - Embodiments of the disclosure include earplug dispensers that may comprise a rotating cam assembly operable to dispense one or more earplug to a user when a knob is rotated by the user. In some embodiments, the cam assembly may comprise and upper cam layer and a lower cam layer attached via clips to the rotating knob. Upon rotation of the knob, the upper cam layer may cause the earplugs to fall through one or more cavities to the lower cam layer. The lower cam layer may comprise a pushing structure operable to move the earplugs, upon rotation of the knob, within the lower cam layer to fall down through an opening in the dispenser. In some embodiments, the earplugs may fall through an opening in the rotating knob. | 04-07-2016 |
20160151245 | MEDICINE CASSETTE AND MEDICINE FEEDING APPARATUS | 06-02-2016 |