Title: Automatic vending machine
Application Number: 200610110038 Application Date: 2006.07.31
Publication Number: 1904955 Publication Date: 2007.01.31
Approval Pub. Date: Granted Pub. Date:
International Classifi-cation: G07F11/00
Applicant(s) Name: Suntory Ltd. Address:
Inventor(s) Name: Yanagisawa Yuki
Attorney & Agent: wen dapeng
Abstract:
    The invention provides a vending machine capable of efficiently performing snow melting and defrosting of a prescribed portion of an outer door or a vending machine body, and allowing suppression of power consumption. The vending machine has: the vending machine body 10 having an opened front face; the outer door 20 for opening/closing the front face of the vending machine; and a defrosting heater 14 for heating the front face opening edge of the vending machine body. The vending machine also has: a temperature detector 41 for detecting an outside air temperature; and a second control part 40 for starting the defrosting heater 14 when the temperature detected by the temperature sensor 41 becomes not more than a prescribed temperature.
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