CPC G07F 11/72 (2013.01) [A47J 39/006 (2013.01); A47J 47/01 (2013.01); G07F 11/04 (2013.01); G07F 11/16 (2013.01); G07F 11/165 (2013.01); G07F 11/62 (2013.01); G07F 17/0078 (2013.01)] | 9 Claims |
1. A vending machine system adapted to dispense unpackaged food, comprising:
a cabinet equipped;
a refrigerator within the cabinet;
an oven disposed;
at least one delivery chute for delivering heated unpackaged food;
an interface for operating the vending machine system;
a fixed cartridge disposed in the refrigerator, the fixed cartridge comprising a conveyor system for conveying trays of unpackaged food within the fixed cartridge; and
a transport cartridge for loading trays of unpackaged food into the fixed cartridge, the transport cartridge adapted to removably attach to the fixed cartridge such that trays of unpackaged food in the transport cartridge are aligned with the conveyor system to transfer trays of unpackaged food from the transport cartridge to the conveyor system.
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