Cup dispensing apparatus in a beverage vending machine

    公开(公告)号:US10395464B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-27

    申请号:US15749387

    申请日:2016-08-18

    申请人: EVOCA S.P.A.

    IPC分类号: B65G59/10 G07F13/10 A47F1/08

    摘要: A cup dispensing apparatus comprising at least one magazine adapted to accommodate a stack of cups, and a releasing device, which has a vertical channel designed to be engaged by the stack, is configured to support the stack and release, when operated, the last cup, and is equipped with at least three releasing elements movable on a horizontal plane in respective directions substantially tangential to said channel, between a rest position, in which they define a horizontal first support plane designed to be engaged by the last cup to support the stack, and a release position, in which they define a second support plane at a higher level than the first support plane and designed to be engaged by the penultimate cup to support the rest of the stack; each releasing device has an associated separating device adapted to impart a downward detaching thrust on the last cup.

    A CUP DISPENSER FOR A BEVERAGE VENDING MACHINE

    公开(公告)号:US20190057570A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-21

    申请号:US16080778

    申请日:2017-03-16

    申请人: EVOCA S.P.A.

    发明人: Marco Ditrani

    IPC分类号: G07F13/10 B65G59/10 G07F11/54

    摘要: A cup dispenser for a beverage vending machine and comprising a magazine rotatably mounted about a rotation axis and provided with a plurality of columns arranged around the rotation axis and each adapted to store a respective stack of cups and provided with a respective release device operable to dispense individual cups. The cup dispenser further comprises a first actuator to rotate the magazine about the rotation axis and selectively bring the columns in a fixed cup dispensing station, a second actuator to operate the release device of the column in the dispensing station, a power takeoff powered by the second actuator, and a third actuator operable to selectively move the power takeoff to and from an engagement position, in which the power takeoff is kinematically coupled with a power input of the release device in the dispensing station.

    STRIP FEEDING APPARATUS, IN PARTICULAR FOR A STIRRER DISPENSER IN A BEVERAGE VENDING MACHINE

    公开(公告)号:US20240359942A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18293158

    申请日:2022-08-03

    申请人: EVOCA S.P.A.

    IPC分类号: B65H35/06

    CPC分类号: B65H35/06

    摘要: In a strip feeding apparatus, particularly for a stirrer dispenser in a beverage vending machine, a reel coupled to a support to rotate about an unwinding axis is moved from a retracted strip feeding position to an extracted reel loading or changing position via a handling device configured to arrange the unwinding axis horizontally when the reel is arranged in the retracted strip feeding position and tilting downwards and towards a flat reel abutment wall when the support is arranged in the reel loading or changing position.

    Apparatus for restoring the shape of a beverage preparation capsule

    公开(公告)号:US11926009B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-12

    申请号:US17289370

    申请日:2019-10-30

    申请人: EVOCA S.P.A.

    发明人: Alessandro Magno

    IPC分类号: A47J31/44 B23P6/00

    CPC分类号: B23P6/00 A47J31/44

    摘要: An apparatus for restoring a deformed portion of a beverage preparation capsule to a shape that approximates its original shape. The apparatus comprises a seat configured to accommodate the capsule, a bending device configured to engage the deformed portion of the capsule, and a drive device to relatively move the bending device and at least part of the seat to cause the bending device to restore the deformed portion of the capsule to a shape that at least approximates its original shape.

    MONITORING HEALTH POLICY COMPLIANCE FOR PROTECTING CONSUMERS HEALTH AGAINST CONTAGIOUS INFECTIOUS DISEASES WHEN USING PRODUCT VENDING MACHINES

    公开(公告)号:US20230410587A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-21

    申请号:US18251612

    申请日:2021-11-05

    申请人: Evoca S.P.A

    摘要: A product vending machine comprising a monitoring system designed to monitor whether consumers in a consumer area of the product vending machine comply with one or more stored health policies for protecting consumers' health against contagious infectious diseases and containing recommendations on one or more of interpersonal distance, body temperature and use of respiratory personal protective equipment. If one or more consumers in the consumer area of the product vending machine are determined to fail to comply with the stored health policies, the monitoring system is further designed to implement one or both of informing the consumers in the consumer area of the product vending machine that one or more of the stored health policies fail to be complied with by one or more of the consumers in the consumer area of the product vending machine, and modify operation of the product vending machine so as to cause the consumers in the consumer area of the product vending machine to become aware that one or more of the stored health policies fail to be complied with by one or more of the consumers in the consumer area of the product vending machine.

    MOBILE APPLICATION FOR MOBILE DEVICES TO ALLOW BEVERAGES DELIVERED BY BEVERAGE VENDING MACHINES TO BE SELECTED AND PERSONALISED

    公开(公告)号:US20230401396A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-14

    申请号:US18249853

    申请日:2021-10-27

    申请人: Evoca S.P.A

    摘要: A product vending system comprising:



    a product vending machine;
    a mobile application designed to be downloaded and executed on a consumer's personal mobile terminal and designed to cause, when executed by the user terminal, the user terminal to become configured to communicate and cooperate with the product vending machine to allow a consumer to request the product vending machine to deliver a product; and
    a tag to be associated with the product vending machine and containing communication information to allow a communication to be established between the product vending machine and the mobile terminal.




    The mobile application is designed to cause, when executed by the the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal to become configured to:



    read the tag to extract information contained therein;
    establish a communication with the product vending machine based on the communication information read from the tag;
    communicate with the product vending machine to receive therefrom information on the products delivered thereby;
    display a graphical user interface to allow the consumer to request the product vending machine to deliver a product; and
    communicate with the product vending machine to provide it with information on a product to be delivered.




    The product vending machine is designed to:



    establish a communication with the user terminal;
    communicate with the user terminal to receive therefrom information on a product to be delivered; and
    deliver a requested product.

    Device for storing and dispensing coffee beans

    公开(公告)号:US11503957B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-22

    申请号:US17059714

    申请日:2019-06-05

    申请人: EVOCA S.P.A.

    IPC分类号: A47J42/50

    摘要: A device for storing and dispensing coffee beans, comprising a hopper defining a chamber adapted to contain the beans and provided, on the bottom, with an admission opening; a support base to support the hopper; a rotary dosing device rotatably mounted in a seat to rotate from and to a rest position, and provided with at least one cavity open on the outer surface of the rotary dosing device; and vacuum generating means to create and maintain the vacuum within the chamber. The dosing device has at least one annular groove engaged by a V-ring seal comprising a sealing lip, which, in said rest position, is compressed against an annular surface of the seat to seal the chamber and it is oriented relative to said seat, so as to be further compressed against said annular surface when subjected to a vacuum created in the chamber when air is sucked out therefrom.