公开(公告)号：US11640742B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-02

申请号：US17360483

申请日：2021-06-28

申请人： PepsiCo, Inc.

发明人： Cheuk Chi Lau ,  Xuejun Li ,  Yong Jin Serock ,  Bilal Bajwa ,  Naga Vankadari

IPC分类号： G07F9/10 ,  G05B19/042

摘要： A vending machine includes a product storage cabinet having a housing defining a storage compartment for storing a product and a door movably connected to the housing. A product sensor is configured to detect removal of the product from the storage compartment. The vending machine further includes a control assembly configured to control operation of the vending machine. The control assembly includes a support structure, a control unit mounted on the support structure, a transceiver mounted on the support structure, and a power supply mounted on the support structure. The control assembly is configured to receive information from collected by the product sensor to determine an identity of the product removed from the storage compartment.