Automated sales kiosk with integrated multifunctional central area
A modular system with central storage and sales integration addresses inefficiencies in conventional vending machines by increasing storage, saving space, and enabling flexible, efficient restocking and direct sales.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- DE202025001718
- Authority / Receiving Office
- DE · DE
- Patent Type
- Utility models
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-25
- Publication Date
- 2026-01-22
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-06-30
AI Technical Summary
Conventional vending machines operate individually with limited storage space and lack a central refilling system, necessitating separate storage and sales points, which is inefficient and inflexible.
A modular stationary system comprising multiple vending machines arranged side by side with a central storage area that serves as both a storage and sales point, allowing for flexible expansion and reduced refill times.
Enhances storage capacity, reduces refill times, saves space, and enables direct sales on site through a compact, modular design.
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Abstract
Description
Technical field
[0001] The invention relates to a stationary sales kiosk system that combines several vending machines with a central integrated area that serves both storage and refilling as well as direct sales. State of the art
[0002] Conventional vending machines typically operate individually, with limited storage space and no central refilling system. No solution exists that combines multiple machines with a central warehouse that also serves as a sales point. The technical problem to be solved
[0003] The object of the invention is to improve the efficiency of an automated sales system by creating a modular stationary system whose central area is used simultaneously as a storage and sales point. Technical solution
[0004] The system comprises several vending machines arranged side by side and a central storage area between them. This central storage area serves for storing and restocking the vending machines and can simultaneously be used as a direct sales area. The system is modular, mobile, and flexibly expandable to adapt to different locations and requirements. Advantages of the technical solution - Increased storage capacity and reduced refill times thanks to the central storage area. - Space saving through compact arrangement of several vending machines. - Flexible use thanks to modular design. - Possibility of direct sales on site. Drawings Fig. : Overall view of the sales kiosk system. Fig. : Arrangement of the vending machines and the central storage room. Fig. Example of a modular, expandable design.
Claims
[1] Stationary sales kiosk system consisting of several vending machines arranged side by side and a central storage room which serves for storage and restocking and can also be used as a direct sales area. [2] System according to claim 1, which is modular in design, movable and flexibly expandable.