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1. 发明授权

US08123071B2 Methods and apparatus for increasing the speed of dispensing articles from vending machines 有权
标题翻译：提高自动售货机分配物品速度的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US08123071B2
公开(公告)日：2012-02-28
申请号：US11864096
申请日：2007-09-28
申请人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Ward P. Broom , Keith Stallings , Kyle Joiner
发明人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Ward P. Broom , Keith Stallings , Kyle Joiner
IPC分类号： B65G59/00
CPC分类号： G07F5/26 , B65G1/04 , G07F11/18 , G07F11/62
摘要： Improvements to increase the speed at which a vending machine can dispense articles are disclosed. In various embodiments, the machine defines plural first arrays of receptacles for receiving articles with the first arrays stacked so that adjacent receptacles in the first arrays form second arrays. A separate user door closes each first array of receptacles, a slot door assembly provides a plurality of receptacle doors operative to open a particular receptacle when the user door is unlocked, and a slot access mechanism provides access to a particular receptacle. The machine waits a specified time period after dispensing to detect whether a subsequent user request is received. If a subsequent user request is received, the machine moves the slot access mechanism directly to a receptacle where the articles are available. Additional improvements include procedures for avoiding problems caused by misaligned doors and procedures for providing optimal article stocking.
摘要翻译：公开了提高自动售货机分配物品的速度的改进。在各种实施例中，机器限定多个用于接收物品的第一容纳阵列，第一阵列被堆叠，使得第一阵列中的相邻容器形成第二阵列。单独的用户门关闭每个第一阵列的插座，插槽门组件提供多个插座门，当用户门解锁时，插座门可操作以打开特定插座，并且插槽接入机构提供对特定插座的接近。机器在分配后等待指定的时间段，以检测是否接收到后续用户请求。如果接收到后续的用户请求，则机器将插槽访问机构直接移动到物品可用的插座。其他改进措施包括避免由不正确的门引起的问题和提供最佳物品放养的程序。

2. 发明申请

US20090084807A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INCREASING THE SPEED OF DISPENSING ARTICLES FROM VENDING MACHINES 有权
标题翻译：增加摊铺机配送速度的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US20090084807A1
公开(公告)日：2009-04-02
申请号：US11864096
申请日：2007-09-28
申请人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Ward P. Broom , Keith Stallings , Kyle Joiner
发明人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Ward P. Broom , Keith Stallings , Kyle Joiner
IPC分类号： B65H3/44 , B65G59/00
CPC分类号： G07F5/26 , B65G1/04 , G07F11/18 , G07F11/62
摘要： Improvements to increase the speed at which a vending machine can dispense articles are disclosed. In various embodiments, the machine defines plural first arrays of receptacles for receiving articles with the first arrays stacked so that adjacent receptacles in the first arrays form second arrays. A separate user door closes each first array of receptacles, a slot door assembly provides a plurality of receptacle doors operative to open a particular receptacle when the user door is unlocked, and a slot access mechanism provides access to a particular receptacle. The machine waits a specified time period after dispensing to detect whether a subsequent user request is received. If a subsequent user request is received, the machine moves the slot access mechanism directly to a receptacle where the articles are available. Additional improvements include procedures for avoiding problems caused by misaligned doors and procedures for providing optimal article stocking.
摘要翻译：公开了提高自动售货机分配物品的速度的改进。在各种实施例中，机器限定多个用于接收物品的第一容纳阵列，第一阵列被堆叠，使得第一阵列中的相邻容器形成第二阵列。单独的用户门关闭每个第一阵列的插座，插槽门组件提供多个插座门，用于当用户门被解锁时操作以打开特定插座，并且插槽接入机构提供对特定插座的接近。机器在分配后等待指定的时间段，以检测是否接收到后续的用户请求。如果接收到后续的用户请求，则机器将插槽访问机构直接移动到物品可用的插座。其他改进措施包括避免由不正确的门引起的问题和提供最佳物品放养的程序。

3. 发明申请

US20080272564A1 GUIDES AND OTHER APPARATUS FOR INSERTING A CART, SUCH AS A CART WITH ONE OR MORE FIXED WHEELS, INTO AN ENCLOSURE 有权
标题翻译：用于插入一个或多个固定轮的手推车的指南和其他装置，包括外壳
公开(公告)号：US20080272564A1
公开(公告)日：2008-11-06
申请号：US11778422
申请日：2007-07-16
申请人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Kyle Joiner , Ward P. Broom
发明人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Kyle Joiner , Ward P. Broom
IPC分类号： A47F1/04 , A47B96/00 , B62B11/00
CPC分类号： G07F9/10 , A47F10/04 , B62B5/0083 , B62B2202/90 , B62B2203/07 , B62B2203/10 , G07F7/0645
摘要： Various embodiments of the wheel positioning assembly are adapted for facilitating the insertion of a cart into an enclosure. In certain embodiments, the cart comprises: (1) first and second fixed front wheels that are disposed adjacent opposite front lateral sides of the cart; and (2) first and second swiveled rear wheels disposed adjacent opposite lateral side of the cart. In various embodiments, the wheel positioning assembly comprises: (1) a first wheel guide for physically guiding the first, fixed front wheel into a desired first-front-wheel position in which the first front wheel is disposed within the dispenser and adjacent a first wheel barrier; and (2) a locking mechanism for selectively maintaining the second rear wheel in a desired second-rear-wheel position within the dispenser. The first wheel barrier and the locking mechanism may selectively cooperate to physically prevent removal of the cart from the enclosure.
摘要翻译：车轮定位组件的各种实施例适于便于将车插入外壳。在某些实施例中，所述推车包括：（1）邻近所述推车的相对的前侧面设置的第一和第二固定前轮; 和（2）与推车的相对侧面相邻设置的第一和第二旋转后轮。在各种实施例中，车轮定位组件包括：（1）第一轮导向器，用于物理地将第一固定前轮引导到期望的第一前轮位置，在该期望的第一前轮位置，第一前轮设置在分配器内并邻近第一前轮轮障; 和（2）用于选择性地将第二后轮保持在分配器内的期望的第二后轮位置的锁定机构。第一轮挡板和锁定机构可以选择性地协作以物理地防止从外壳移除推车。

4. 发明授权

US07628410B2 Methods and apparatus for inserting a cart, such as a cart with one or more fixed wheels, into an enclosure 有权
标题翻译：将具有一个或多个固定轮的推车的车辆插入外壳的方法和装置
公开(公告)号：US07628410B2
公开(公告)日：2009-12-08
申请号：US11744387
申请日：2007-05-04
申请人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Kyle Joiner , Ward P. Broom
发明人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Kyle Joiner , Ward P. Broom
IPC分类号： B62B3/00 , B62B5/00
CPC分类号： G07F9/10 , A47F3/06 , A47F10/04 , B62B5/0083 , B62B2202/90 , B62B2203/07 , B62B2203/10 , B62B2203/50 , G07F7/0645
摘要： A method of loading a cart into an enclosure, according to various embodiments of the invention, comprises the steps of: (A) providing a cart having a first end and a second end, the cart comprising at least one swiveled wheel adjacent the first end, and at least two non-swiveled wheels adjacent the second end, the swiveled and non-swiveled wheels being adapted to facilitate the rolling movement of the cart over a surface; (B) positioning the at least two non-swiveled wheels on a wheeled platform so that the non-swiveled wheels are supported by the wheeled platform; and (C) while the non-swiveled wheels are supported by the wheeled platform, and while the at least one swiveled wheel is disposed on a support surface adjacent an interior portion of the enclosure, using the wheeled platform and the at least one swiveled wheel to roll the cart into the interior portion of the enclosure.
摘要翻译：根据本发明的各种实施例，将推车装载到外壳中的方法包括以下步骤：（A）提供具有第一端和第二端的推车，所述推车包括与所述第一端相邻的至少一个转向轮以及与所述第二端相邻的至少两个非转动轮，所述旋转和非转动轮适于促进所述推车在表面上的滚动运动; （B）将所述至少两个非转动轮定位在轮式平台上，使得所述非转动轮由所述轮式平台支撑; 和（C），而所述非转动轮由所述轮式平台支撑，并且当所述至少一个转动轮设置在邻近所述外壳的内部的支撑表面上时，使用所述轮式平台和所述至少一个回转轮将推车推入外壳的内部。

5. 发明授权

US09245406B2 Apparatus for inserting a cart, such as a cart with one or more fixed wheels, into an enclosure 有权
标题翻译：用于将诸如具有一个或多个固定轮的推车的车插入外壳中的装置
公开(公告)号：US09245406B2
公开(公告)日：2016-01-26
申请号：US11849332
申请日：2007-09-03
申请人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Kyle Joiner , Ward P. Broom
发明人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Kyle Joiner , Ward P. Broom
IPC分类号： A47F3/02 , G07F11/62 , A47F3/06 , B62B5/00 , G07F7/06 , G07F9/10
CPC分类号： G01G19/02 , A47B81/00 , A47B83/00 , A47F3/06 , A47F2003/066 , B62B5/0003 , B62B5/0083 , B62B2202/90 , B62B2203/07 , B62B2203/10 , G01G19/52 , G07F7/0645 , G07F9/10 , G07F11/62
摘要： A dispenser having an interior portion that is dimensioned for receiving a wheeled cart that is configured for storing items to be dispensed from the dispenser. The cart may, for example, be supported by at least two non-swiveled wheels disposed adjacent a first end of the cart and at least one swiveled wheel disposed adjacent a second end of the cart. In particular embodiments, the dispenser includes a pivotable wheel support that is adapted for: (A) supporting the cart's non-swiveled wheels; and (B) while supporting these non-swiveled wheels in respective, substantially fixed positions relative to the pivotable wheel support, pivoting from: (1) a first position in which the cart is positioned outside the dispenser; to (2) a second position in which the cart is positioned within the dispenser's interior. This may assist in loading the cart into the dispenser.
摘要翻译：具有内部部分的分配器，该内部部分的尺寸被设计成用于接收轮式推车，其构造成用于从分配器存储要分配的物品。推车可以例如由邻近推车的第一端设置的至少两个非转动轮支撑，以及邻近推车的第二端设置的至少一个转向轮。在特定实施例中，分配器包括可枢转的轮支撑件，其适于：（A）支撑车的非转动轮; 和（B），同时相对于可枢转的轮支撑支撑在相应的，基本上固定的位置中的这些非转动轮，从以下部件枢转：（1）第一位置，其中推车位于分配器外部; 到（2）第二位置，其中推车位于分配器的内部。这可能有助于将推车装载到分配器中。

6. 发明授权

US07874562B2 Guides and other apparatus for inserting a cart, such as a cart with one or more fixed wheels, into an enclosure 有权
标题翻译：用于将诸如具有一个或多个固定轮的推车的车插入到外壳中的引导件和其它装置
公开(公告)号：US07874562B2
公开(公告)日：2011-01-25
申请号：US11778422
申请日：2007-07-16
申请人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Kyle Joiner , Ward P. Broom
发明人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Kyle Joiner , Ward P. Broom
IPC分类号： B62B3/00
CPC分类号： G07F9/10 , A47F10/04 , B62B5/0083 , B62B2202/90 , B62B2203/07 , B62B2203/10 , G07F7/0645
摘要： Various embodiments of the wheel positioning assembly are adapted for facilitating the insertion of a cart into an enclosure. In certain embodiments, the cart comprises: (1) first and second fixed front wheels that are disposed adjacent opposite front lateral sides of the cart; and (2) first and second swiveled rear wheels disposed adjacent opposite lateral side of the cart. In various embodiments, the wheel positioning assembly comprises: (1) a first wheel guide for physically guiding the first, fixed front wheel into a desired first-front-wheel position in which the first front wheel is disposed within the dispenser and adjacent a first wheel barrier; and (2) a locking mechanism for selectively maintaining the second rear wheel in a desired second-rear-wheel position within the dispenser. The first wheel barrier and the locking mechanism may selectively cooperate to physically prevent removal of the cart from the enclosure.
摘要翻译：车轮定位组件的各种实施例适于便于将车插入外壳。在某些实施例中，所述推车包括：（1）邻近所述推车的相对的前侧面设置的第一和第二固定前轮; 和（2）与推车的相对侧面相邻设置的第一和第二旋转后轮。在各种实施例中，车轮定位组件包括：（1）第一轮导向器，用于将第一固定前轮物理地引导到期望的第一前轮位置，在该期望的第一前轮位置，第一前轮设置在分配器内并邻近第一前轮轮障; 和（2）用于选择性地将第二后轮保持在分配器内的期望的第二后轮位置的锁定机构。第一轮挡板和锁定机构可以选择性地协作以物理地防止从外壳移除推车。

7. 发明申请

US20080272565A1 APPARATUS FOR INSERTING A CART, SUCH AS A CART WITH ONE OR MORE FIXED WHEELS, INTO AN ENCLOSURE 有权
标题翻译：用于插入一个或多个固定轮的加入购物车的装置，进入附件
公开(公告)号：US20080272565A1
公开(公告)日：2008-11-06
申请号：US11849332
申请日：2007-09-03
申请人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Kyle Joiner , Ward P. Broom
发明人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Kyle Joiner , Ward P. Broom
IPC分类号： B62B3/00 , G07F11/62
CPC分类号： G01G19/02 , A47B81/00 , A47B83/00 , A47F3/06 , A47F2003/066 , B62B5/0003 , B62B5/0083 , B62B2202/90 , B62B2203/07 , B62B2203/10 , G01G19/52 , G07F7/0645 , G07F9/10 , G07F11/62
摘要： A dispenser having an interior portion that is dimensioned for receiving a wheeled cart that is configured for storing items to be dispensed from the dispenser. The cart may, for example, be supported by at least two non-swiveled wheels disposed adjacent a first end of the cart and at least one swiveled wheel disposed adjacent a second end of the cart. In particular embodiments, the dispenser includes a pivotable wheel support that is adapted for: (A) supporting the cart's non-swiveled wheels; and (B) while supporting these non-swiveled wheels in respective, substantially fixed positions relative to the pivotable wheel support, pivoting from: (1) a first position in which the cart is positioned outside the dispenser; to (2) a second position in which the cart is positioned within the dispenser's interior. This may assist in loading the cart into the dispenser.
摘要翻译：具有内部部分的分配器，该内部部分的尺寸被设计成用于接收轮式推车，其构造成用于从分配器存储要分配的物品。推车可以例如由邻近推车的第一端设置的至少两个非转动轮支撑，以及邻近推车的第二端设置的至少一个转向轮。在特定实施例中，分配器包括可枢转的轮支撑件，其适于：（A）支撑车的非转动轮; 和（B），同时相对于可枢转的轮支撑支撑在相应的，基本上固定的位置中的这些非转动轮，从以下部件枢转：（1）第一位置，其中推车位于分配器外部; 到（2）第二位置，其中推车位于分配器的内部。这可能有助于将推车装载到分配器中。

8. 发明申请

US20080272141A1 APPARATUS FOR INSERTING A CART, SUCH AS A CART WITH ONE OR MORE FIXED WHEELS, INTO AN ENCLOSURE 审中-公开
标题翻译：用于插入一个或多个固定轮的加入购物车的装置，进入附件
公开(公告)号：US20080272141A1
公开(公告)日：2008-11-06
申请号：US11778425
申请日：2007-07-16
申请人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Kyle Joiner , Ward P. Broom
发明人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Kyle Joiner , Ward P. Broom
IPC分类号： A47F1/04
CPC分类号： A47B46/00 , A47F5/0081 , A47F2003/066 , B62B5/0083 , B62B2202/90 , B62B2203/07 , B62B2203/10
摘要： A cart positioning assembly that is adapted for guiding a wheeled cart into a desired target cart position within an enclosure (e.g., a dispenser) by engaging a body portion of the cart and thereby guiding the movement of the body portion as the cart moves into the target cart position. In particular embodiments: (1) the cart includes at least one front fixed wheel and at least one swiveled rear wheel; (2) the front fixed wheel is in a target fixed-wheel position when the cart is in the target cart position; (3) the swiveled rear wheel is in a target swiveled-wheel position when the cart is in the target cart position; (4) the cart positioning assembly is adapted to facilitate a sliding movement of the fixed wheel into the target fixed-wheel position; and (5) the cart positioning assembly is adapted to facilitate a rolling movement of the swiveled wheel into the target swiveled-wheel position.
摘要翻译：一种推车定位组件，其适于通过接合所述推车的主体部分而引导所驱动的推车进入所述外壳（例如，分配器）内的期望的目标推车位置，并且因此当所述推车移动到所述主体部分中时引导所述主体部分的运动目标车位置。在特定实施例中：（1）推车包括至少一个前固定轮和至少一个回转的后轮; （2）当推车处于目标车位置时，前固定轮处于目标固定轮位置; （3）当推车处于目标推车位置时，回转的后轮处于目标回转位置; （4）推车定位组件适于促使固定轮滑向目标固定轮位置; 和（5）推车定位组件适于促进旋转轮进入目标回转位置的滚动运动。

9. 发明申请

US20080272137A1 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INSERTING A CART, SUCH AS A CART WITH ONE OR MORE FIXED WHEELS, INTO AN ENCLOSURE 有权
标题翻译：用于插入一个或多个固定轮的加入购物车的方法和装置，包括在内
公开(公告)号：US20080272137A1
公开(公告)日：2008-11-06
申请号：US11744387
申请日：2007-05-04
申请人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Kyle Joiner , Ward P. Broom
发明人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Kyle Joiner , Ward P. Broom
IPC分类号： B65G1/10 , A47B88/04
CPC分类号： G07F9/10 , A47F3/06 , A47F10/04 , B62B5/0083 , B62B2202/90 , B62B2203/07 , B62B2203/10 , B62B2203/50 , G07F7/0645
摘要： A method of loading a cart into an enclosure, according to various embodiments of the invention, comprises the steps of: (A) providing a cart having a first end and a second end, the cart comprising at least one swiveled wheel adjacent the first end, and at least two non-swiveled wheels adjacent the second end, the swiveled and non-swiveled wheels being adapted to facilitate the rolling movement of the cart over a surface; (B) positioning the at least two non-swiveled wheels on a wheeled platform so that the non-swiveled wheels are supported by the wheeled platform; and (C) while the non-swiveled wheels are supported by the wheeled platform, and while the at least one swiveled wheel is disposed on a support surface adjacent an interior portion of the enclosure, using the wheeled platform and the at least one swiveled wheel to roll the cart into the interior portion of the enclosure.
摘要翻译：根据本发明的各种实施例，将推车装载到外壳中的方法包括以下步骤：（A）提供具有第一端和第二端的推车，所述推车包括与所述第一端相邻的至少一个转向轮以及与所述第二端相邻的至少两个非转动轮，所述旋转和非转动轮适于促进所述推车在表面上的滚动运动; （B）将所述至少两个非转动轮定位在轮式平台上，使得所述非转动轮由所述轮式平台支撑; 和（C），而所述非转动轮由所述轮式平台支撑，并且当所述至少一个转动轮设置在邻近所述外壳的内部的支撑表面上时，使用所述轮式平台和所述至少一个回转轮将推车推入外壳的内部。

10. 发明授权

US06502718B2 Garment dispensing and receiving apparatus having a removable cartridge body and a flexible dispensing door 有权
公开(公告)号：US06502718B2
公开(公告)日：2003-01-07
申请号：US09812041
申请日：2001-03-19
申请人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Ward P. Broom , Warren Lee Williams
发明人： Robert M. Fitzgerald , Ward P. Broom , Warren Lee Williams
IPC分类号： B65G5900
CPC分类号： G07F17/18 , G07F5/26 , G07F11/62 , G07F17/10
摘要： A dispenser for dispensing articles such as scrub garments. The dispenser includes a housing that defines an interior portion, a foldable, wheeled distribution cartridge defining an orthogonal array of receptacles for receiving items to be distributed from the dispenser; and a main door for controlling access to the interior of each of the various receptacles. The main door defines a plurality of rectangular horizontal openings, each of which aligns with a horizontal row of receptacles within the distribution cartridge. Access to each of these horizontal openings is controlled by a lockable main door. A flexible receptacle door having a vertical opening is mounted on mechanically-driven rollers on the interior of the main door. The receptacle door may be moved laterally relative to the receptacles so that the vertical opening aligns with any column of receptacles within the distribution cartridge. The dispenser allows a user access to the interior of a target receptacle while simultaneously preventing access to all other receptacles in the cartridge by laterally aligning the vertical access slot of the receptacle door with the target receptacle and then unlocking only the user door that covers the row of receptacles that includes the target receptacle. The user may then open the user door and reach through the exposed horizontal opening in the main door and through the vertical slot in the receptacle door to remove an article from within the interior of the target receptacle.

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