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Vending Machines: Jayendra Rakesh (200802044)
Vending Machines: Jayendra Rakesh (200802044)
Jayendra Rakesh
(200802044)
Intro
Vending Machines – Automated
machines that dispense
products of desired interest in
exchange to currency or credit.
Invented by Hero of Alexandria in
the 1st century.
Became famous through gumball
machines.
Now vending machines dispense a
wide range of products.
Beverages, Candies, Canned
foods, News papers, Bottled
beverages etc ....
Architecture
Currency detector
Key panel for choice of product
Currency can be bills, coins or
predetermined tokens.
Recently credit cards, Mobile
phones (sms).
Choice taken through the key
panel.
Then desired product is dispensed.
Currency Detectors
Bill/Note detectors use optical
scanners, while the bill/note
runs over the threadmill.
Coin detectors use electromagnets
and slot sizes to differentiate.
Dispenser
Have coils to hold the product in
place
After currency detector validates
the coin, motors rotate the
spirals.
The packet falls forward and is
detected by a sensor.
Sensor triggers a successful
delivery and motors stop.
Coffee Machines
Coffee dispenser differ from
general dispensers.
Additionally – Mixer, heater.
Containers have all the different
ingredients.
Based on choice and initial setup
recipe (black, espresso,
cappuccino, mocha) the
ingredients are delivered in
fixed amounts.
Coffee Machines cont.
All the ingredients fall into the
mixer where hot water or milk
is simultaneously added.
A small blower blows the
powedered ingredients to avoid
lumps and sticking of powder
to the container.
Then coffee is dispensed out.
In case of whipped – sent into a
whipping container where
cream is added and whipped
then dispensed out.
Security and safety
Vending machines being heavy
have cases of fatal injuries due
to crashing over people.
Vending machines are prone to
theft and damage.
Major security issues being usge
of wrong denominations of
coins or foreign coins (of
course of lower value) that are
similar in shape and size.
Advanced methods to detect the
denomination of coin to
prevent coin fraud.
Innovations
Currently vennding machines are used in many fields.