The invention relates to an automatic
machine for exchanging empty reusable packages for identical full packages filled with contents specific to the type of packaging. The automatic vending
machine according to the invention is a cabinet with rectangular walls. In the upper part of the front wall (1) there is a
insertion slot (2) and in the lower part of the front wall (1) there is a dispensing slot (3). A skewed
conveyor belt (4) for gravitational transport of packages from the
conveyor belt (2) to the dispensing
conveyor belt (3) is provided inside the cabinet between the conveyor belt (2) and the dispensing conveyor belt (3). A reference (5) is provided in the conveyor belt (2) for comparing the inserted
package (b) with the original. The reference is positioned at the end of a horizontal slider (6), which moves along a horizontal guide (7) on the guide
bed (8). In the dispensing slot (3), a horizontal slider (12), with a length less than the length of the
package (b), is positioned on a horizontal guide (11). At the end of the horizontal slide (12), there is an
impact absorber (13) for contacting the end of the dispensed
package (b). The slider (12) with the dispensed package (b) positioned thereon is driven by a dispensing
actuator (15) from an inner end position at the end of the guide
bed (14). The dispensing
actuator (15) communicates with the
payment terminal similarly to the
insertion actuator (9). In another version, between the
insertion slot (2) and the dispensing slot (3) there is a mechanical conveyor belt (4) with compartments for receiving empty packages and accommodating full packages.