11results about "Interlocks" patented technology

A product-dispensing device comprises an actuator, a locking gear, and a button which are all supported by a housing. The actuator for rotation about the first axis. The locking gear for the rotation between a first position and a second position about a second axis, the locking gear also includes a locking arm to inhibit rotation of the actuator in the second direction about the first axis when the locking arm is in the second position. The button is operably coupled to the locking gear and configured to rotate the locking gear between the first position and the second position.

To provide a station for providing access to a content within a storage container of an automatic storage and recovery system.SOLUTION: The station comprises: an access barrier including an opening and a plurality of covers and disposed to be selectively deployed such that each cover closes each part of the opening; a loading mechanism disposed to receive a storage container and move the same to the opening of the access barrier; and a housing capable of preventing access to the opening of the access barrier. The station is arranged to transfer between a loading structure in which access to the opening in the access barrier is prevented by the housing and an access structure in which the opening in the access barrier is presented to allow access to a content of the storage container through the opening, and by deploying a cover to close a predetermined part of the opening prior to an access structure transition, restricts or permits the access to the content of the storage container through a prescribed part of the opening.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

An article supply device capable of supplying first and second type articles comprises a main body, an accommodation unit for accommodating articles, a supply unit for supplying articles accommodated in the accommodation unit, a lock unit which prevents articles from being supplied from the supply unit; and a detection unit capable of detecting the presence or absence of first type articles and the presence or absence of the second type articles accommodated in the accommodation unit, wherein the lock unit is turned into a lock state, on condition that the absence of the articles is detected by the detection unit.

An access control system for electric vehicle charging is provided that includes an access device, a secure reservation interface, a reservation server and a smartphone application installed on the smartphone. The access device includes a short-range wireless communication module connected to a processor having control of an electric vehicle charger. The secure reservation interface receives a reservation request for a reservation at a given destination. The reservation server receives the reservation request for the destination, issues a reservation certificate, and transmits the reservation certificate from the reservation server to a smartphone. The smartphone application has access to a short range wireless communication setting corresponding to the access device. The access device receives the reservation certificate from the smartphone application based on use by the smartphone application of the short-range wireless communication setting. The processor activates the electric vehicle charger based on at least the receipt of the reservation certificate.

A method of prompting impulse purchases includes detecting a position of a customer at an impulse purchase location via an impulse purchase prompt initiator, automatically transmitting, via the impulse purchase prompt initiator, an impulse purchase prompt to the customer, fulfilling, in near-real time, an impulse purchase request transmitted by the customer in response to the impulse purchase prompt via the impulse purchase prompt initiator automatically sending a signal to a communications module of an automated locker, and automatically opening the at least one storage compartment and dispensing a product associated with the impulse purchase. The automated locker includes storage that is temperature controlled so as to lower a temperature of the product, and the impulse purchase prompt is only automatically transmitted in response to the temperature of the product being equal to or less than a predetermined temperature.

A product-dispensing device comprises a rod, a product-dispensing coil, an actuator, a locking gear, and a button. The rod is configured to support a product. The product-dispensing coil is disposed about the rod. The actuator is operably coupled to the product-dispensing coil for rotation about a first axis. The locking gear is rotatable between a first position and a second position and includes a locking arm configured to inhibit rotation of the actuator in the second position. The button is operably coupled to the locking gear and configured to rotate the locking gear between the first position and the second position.

A system and method of prompting impulse purchases includes detecting a customer, transmitting an impulse purchase prompt to the customer, and fulfilling, in near-real time, an impulse purchase request transmitted by the customer in response to the impulse purchase prompt.

To solve social urgent issues such as labor-saving and efficiency improvement accompanying recent population decline, and to continue operating beverage vending machines serving as social infrastructure and Gashapon(R) machines with long-established demand so as to meet social needs, and fulfill social responsibility required of an operating company.SOLUTION: A method for executing payment in a vending machine includes: at least one first storage chamber for storing a first product group that a consumer is able to freely select; at least one second storage chamber for storing a second product group including products that a consumer is not able to freely select; at least one first dispensing mechanism for dispensing the first product group from the first storage chamber; and at least one second dispensing mechanism for dispensing at least one product of the second product group from the second storage chamber, the method enabling payment for both the products of the first product group and the products of the second product group by a single payment mechanism.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A product-dispensing device comprises a rod, a product-dispensing coil, an actuator, a locking gear, and a button. The rod is configured to support a product. The product-dispensing coil is disposed about the rod. The actuator is operably coupled to the product-dispensing coil for rotation about a first axis. The locking gear is rotatable between a first position and a second position and includes a locking arm configured to inhibit rotation of the actuator in the second position. The button is operably coupled to the locking gear and configured to rotate the locking gear between the first position and the second position.

The utility model provides an intelligent bus slot machine capable of opening a door in emergency. The intelligent bus slot machine comprises a shell, a bearing frame, an electromagnetic lock, a sliding support, an elastic piece, a driving assembly and a card swiping induction module. The bearing frame is arranged in the shell. The electromagnetic lock is arranged on the bearing frame, and a trigger mechanism is arranged on one side of the electromagnetic lock. The sliding support is arranged on the bearing frame in a sliding mode and located on one side of the triggering mechanism. The elastic piece is connected between the bearing frame and the sliding support and used for providing elastic force so that the sliding support can move away from the triggering mechanism. The driving assembly is connected with the sliding support and used for pushing the sliding support to move close to the triggering mechanism so that the sliding support can impact the triggering mechanism. The card swiping sensing module is electrically connected to the driving assembly and used for triggering the driving assembly to act. According to the intelligent bus slot machine capable of opening the door in emergency, the electromagnetic lock can be opened through card swiping under abnormal conditions, and the shell cannot be damaged.