US 12,441,551 B2
Conveying device of products for automatic dispensers
Danilo Spagna, Coniolo (IT); and Daniele Ziliotto, Coniolo (IT)
Assigned to SANDENVENDO EUROPE S.P.A, Coniolo (IT)
Appl. No. 17/434,770
Filed by SANDENVENDO EUROPE S.P.A, Coniolo (IT)
PCT Filed Feb. 25, 2020, PCT No. PCT/IT2020/000023
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 30, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/178867, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 10, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 102019000003287 (IT), filed on Mar. 7, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0135337 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. B65G 19/02 (2006.01); B65G 19/24 (2006.01); B65G 33/06 (2006.01); G07F 11/58 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 19/02 (2013.01) [B65G 19/245 (2013.01); B65G 33/06 (2013.01); G07F 11/58 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0283 (2013.01)] 3 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A product conveying device for automatic dispensers comprising:
a supporting element, configured to support the product being delivered;
a thrusting element sliding connected on guiding means to the supporting element;
said thrusting element being located on top of at least one pair comprising two worm screws, said two worm screws counter-rotating with synchronous movement, rotating connected to the supporting element and to the thrusting element, to advance said thrusting element along the guiding means in order to thrust the product towards a terminal end of the supporting element, to make the product fall towards an outlet mouth from the automatic dispenser, wherein the guiding means is located between the two worm screws;
wherein the thrusting element is engaged with both worm screws in order to be advanced along the guiding means by a rotation of the screws, the thrusting element comprising a seat being formed with a mount for each of the worm screws and configured to be coupled with the worm screws, engaging threads of both worm screws in order to advance the thrusting element along the guiding means,
characterized in that the guiding means comprise a slider interposed between the worm screws and configured for sliding on a guide obtained in the supporting element, the slider being connected to the thrusting element with a locking screw which can be slackened to allow the thrusting element to be lifted away from the screws while still engaged with the slider in order to bring it back to a starting position, to load again the products in the dispenser.