Abstract: An automatic vending machine includes a base, a support rail, and a locking member. The base defines a mounting hole. The support rail includes a support plate, a positioning piece and a mounting assembly extending from two opposite ends of the support plate. The locking member is secured to the base. The support plate is adapted for placing merchandise. The positioning piece defines a positioning slot. The mounting assembly is supported by the base and includes an elastically deformable resilient piece and a protrusion protruding from the elastically deformable resilient piece. The protrusion is engaged in the mounting hole. The locking member is engaged in the positioning slot.

Abstract: A goods driving mechanism for a vending machine includes a driver, an angle adjuster, and a release member. The angle adjuster is detachably secured to the driver and defines a plurality of diametrically-opposed through holes. A tip end of the release member extends through any diametrically-opposed pair of though holes thereby mounting the tip end of the release member to the angle adjuster. The release member is rotatable about its central axis to move goods in a direction along the central axis of the release member driven by the driver, and the starting angle of the release member can be adjusted very easily, to ensure effective delivery of any goods selected by a customer.

Abstract: A goods delivery assembly for a vending machine includes a rotatable shaft, a shell movably mounted on the shaft, and a transmitting member mounted in the shell. A hard coil is mounted on the shell. The transmitting member is engaged with the rotatable shaft. The shaft rotates in a first direction to rotate the shell for the delivery of goods and, to allow for wear and the accumulation of errors in the starting position, configured to rotate in a second direction with respect to the shell to cancel the effects of wear and any accumulated positioning errors.

Abstract: A vending machine has a base, a helical pushing member secured to the first side panel, and a loading member. The loading member is installed within the coils of the helical pushing member and includes a strip on which goods are supported. A positioning tab and a resilient securing structure extend from the loading member. The resilient securing structure includes an engaging portion which engages in a lower opening. A handle portion is operable to disengage the engaging tab from the lower opening enabling easy and fast mounting and dismounting of the loading member of the vending machine.

Abstract: A goods delivery assembly for a vending machine includes a motor, a shaft, a first gear, a second gear, and a coil to hold goods. Peripheral teeth and a shallow ball joint between the two gears enables the second gear to continue to be rotated by the first driving gear at angles which are not coaxial with the first gear, to achieve adjustability of the mounting angle of the coil for holding different goods.

Abstract: A vending machine includes a chassis and an adjusting apparatus mounted in the chassis. The adjusting apparatus includes a casing, a driving implement attached to the casing, and a driving shaft attached to the driving implement. The driving implement is capable of driving the splined driving shaft to rotate and the starting angle of the helical element which pushes out a product is capable of adjustment by virtue of the splines on the driving shaft.

Abstract: An automatic vending machine includes a chassis and a moving mechanism attached to the chassis. The chassis defines a channel configured for receiving products. The moving mechanism includes a moving member received in the channel, a driving assembly, and a mounting member attached to the driving assembly. The driving assembly is configured to rotate the moving member and includes a claw member. The claw member includes a plurality of clawers. The moving member moves the products when rotated by the driving assembly. The mounting member is moveable relative to the claw member between a first position to a second position. When the mounting member is located in the first position, and the moving member is located among the plurality of clawers. When the mounting member is located in a second position, the plurality of clawers are resiliently deformed by the mounting member to clamp the moving member.

Abstract: A driving device in a vending machine includes a pushing member, a securing member, and a driving assembly. The motor of the driving assembly provides a rotating force which acts on the securing member, and the securing member supports and rotates the helical pushing member, to drive goods out of the vending machine. The style of attachment between the pushing member and the securing member is such that the starting angle of the helical pushing member can be adjusted by unclipping the end of the pushing member with fingertip force from the securing member and reclipping it at a different preferred orientation. The driving device is used for adjusting the appropriate rotation angle of the pushing member.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus for electronic device includes a rack, a blocking member and a knob. The rack includes a bottom plate, a first side plate and a second side plate extending from opposite sides of the bottom plate. The bottom plate, the first side plate and the second side plate are configured to cooperatively clip an electronic device. The blocking member is rotatably secured to the first side plate and configured to prevent the electronic device from sliding along a first direction parallel to the first side plate and the bottom plate, to disengage from the rack. The knob is attached to the second side plate and engaged with the blocking member, for preventing the blocking member from being rotated relative to the first side plate.

Abstract: A goods access door assembly for a vending machine includes an outer plate, a hermetic seal, and a goods bracket. The outer plate defines an access opening. A hermetic seal is mounted on the inner side of the outer plate and surrounding the access opening and functions to isolate the goods in the vending machine from a hotter or colder ambient temperature until the moment that the goods are taken out of the vending machine.

Abstract: An automatic vending machine includes a chassis and a moving mechanism. The chassis defines a channel configured for receiving products. The moving mechanism is attached to the chassis and includes a moving member, a driving assembly, and a mounting member. The moving member is received in the channel and configured for moving the products. The mounting member is secured to the driving assembly and is rotated by the driving assembly. The mounting member defines a plurality of mounting slots. The moving member is located in different positions relative to the mounting member when engaged in different mounting slots.

Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting the starting position of circular movement includes a driver, a connected slave shaft, a system command returning module, a touching block, and an adjusting member. A release member is secured to the slave shaft, and the slave shaft is rotatable. The touching block surrounds the slave shaft and includes a cam with a touching surface, and abuts the system command returning module. The driver stops rotating the slave shaft and the release member when the touching surface abuts the system command returning module. The adjusting member relative to the touching block has a fixed position and an unfixed position. In the fixed position, the touching block is engaged with the slave shaft. In the unfixed position, the touching block is rotatable relative to the slave shaft for adjustment purposes.

Abstract: An adjusting apparatus includes a driver, a transmission shaft attached to the driver, and a drive shaft detachably attached to the transmission shaft. A release member is secured to the drive shaft. The transmission shaft is rotated by the driver to rotate the drive shaft and the release member together, and the release member is rotated to move merchandise that is attached to the release member.

Abstract: A computer enclosure includes a rear panel and a lifting member. An opening is defined in the rear panel. The lifting member is mounted to the rear panel. The lifting member includes a handle portion and a first mounting bracket connected to the handle portion. The handle portion includes a lifting plate. The first mounting bracket includes a first rear mounting portion mounted to the rear panel. The lifting plate is accessible through the opening from an outside of the rear panel.

Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure, a printed circuit board, and a drive bracket. The enclosure includes a bottom wall. The printed circuit board is mounted on the bottom wall with a first fastener. The drive bracket is mounted on the bottom wall. The drive bracket shields a portion of the printed circuit board, the first fastener is located in the shielded portion of the printed circuit board. A through hole is defined in the drive bracket. The through hole is in alignment with the first fastener. The first fastener is accessible via the through hole.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a first bracket and a second bracket. Two guides are located on the first bracket. A locking block is located on the first bracket between the two guides. The second bracket receives a first fan. Two sliding portions are located on the second bracket and engaged with the two guides. A latch is resiliently deformable and located on the second bracket between the two sliding portions. A plurality of receiving holes is defined in the latch. The second bracket is slidable between the two guides relative to the first bracket. The locking block is can engage in the plurality of receiving holes to secure the first bracket to the second bracket in a plurality of positions.

Abstract: A disk drive assembly includes a disk drive and a drive bracket. The disk drive includes a sidewall. The sidewall includes a sidewall body, a first resilient tab extending from the sidewall body, and a second resilient tab extending from the sidewall body. A first securing opening and a second securing opening are defined in the drive bracket. The first securing opening engages the first resilient tab to prevent the disk drive from moving along a first direction. The second securing opening engages the second resilient tab to prevent the disk drive from moving along a second direction opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: A computer enclosure includes an enclosure body, a cover panel, and a securing member. The enclosure body comprises a mounting panel. The mounting panel comprises a mounting panel body and a securing tab extending, at an angle, from the mounting panel body, the securing tab defines a securing hole. The cover panel defines an opening. The securing member comprises a securing portion secured to the cover panel, an engaging portion extending from the securing portion, and a handling portion extending from the securing portion. The engaging portion engages with the securing hole. The handling portion is exposed out of the cover panel via the opening. The handling portion is pressed inward via the opening to resist a free end of the securing tab and enable the securing tab to be deformed, thereby driving the securing hole to disengage from the engaging portion.

Abstract: An enclosure includes a chassis, a locking member, a top panel and a detaching member. The chassis includes a rear wall. The locking member is attached to the rear wall. The top panel is attached to the chassis. The top panel includes a hook. A through opening is defined in the top panel. The detaching member is rotatable relative to the top panel. The detaching member includes a tab and an operating portion. The detaching member extends through the through opening. The tab and the operating portion are located at opposite sides of the top panel.

Abstract: An electronic device enclosure includes a rear plate defining a through hole, a side plate having a hook, a clipping device, and a rotating device. The clipping device includes a clipping member and a first resilient member. The clipping member may slide relative to the rear plate between a lock position and an unlock position. When the clipping member is located in the clock position, the hook is engaged in the through hole. When the clipping member is located in the unlock position, the hook is disengaged from the through hole. The rotating device is rotatably coupled to the side plate and may drive the clipping member to slide from the lock position to the unlock position. The first resilient member may drive the clipping member to slide from the unlock position to the lock position.