Title: Automatic cup drink vending machine

Abstract: For the purpose of automatically vending cups of cold drinks, ice being directly put into a cup, source powder or a concentrated source liquid, and cold water are required for mixture. Ice is made by an ice making machine. Cold water is prepared by cooling city water with ice made by the ice making machine. To that end, a cylinder for stocking ice formed of apertures at a portion of the peripheral wall thereof for allowing a flow of the water therethrough and a cold water tank for storing cold water around the cylinder are provided. Ice made by the ice making machine is selectively supplied into a cup for vending or into the ice storing cylinder for the cold water. The cold water is held in the cold water tank and is withdrawn through the ice storing cylinder while the same is in contact with the ice stored therein. The cold water is mixed with the source powder or the concentrated source liquid and the mixture is guided to a cup together with the ice.

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Inventors: Tomiyama, Muneo (Nara, JP)
Mizugane, Keiichi (Yao, JP)
Taniguchi, Kazunori (Osaka, JP)
Nonaka, Toshio (Izumisano, JP)
Oodoi, Hidenori (Suita, JP)

Application Number: 06/107047
Filing Date: 1979-12-26
Publication_date: 1982-03-16
Assignee: KUBOTA LTD

Primary Class(es): 222/129.100 222/146.600, 62/400, 62/398
Other Classes: A47J31/40; A47J31/41; B67D1/00; G07F13/06; B67D5/62
US Patent Ref:

3021035	February, 1962	Hill	222/146C	Ice dispenser for beverage vending machines
3059450	October, 1962	Mueller et al.	222/146C	Dispensing units
3196625	July, 1965	Nicolaus	222/146C	Combination ice chip maker-dispenser and method
3827256	August, 1974	Wiesner	222/146C	BAR-CABINET FOR THE PRESERVATION, REFRIGERATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ALCOHOLIC AND UNALCOHOLIC DRINKS

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Knowles, Allen N.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Fasse W. G.
Gould D. F.

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