Abstract: An ice shaver for a beverage dispenser for charging solid granular ice into cups and shaving granular ice and charging it into cups. An ice charging port opening arranged to expose the part of one end surface of the impeller in the direction of the impeller central axis including the spindle allows granular ice to be charged into the ice shaver body while being agitated by the impeller ameliorate clogging of the bottom end side of the introduction pipe. Also, because the impeller is rotated at a low speed in discharging granular ice, the discharge speed of the ice is reduced, reducing scattering of beverage already in the cup. Furthermore, when an overload occurs in a motor due to the impeller locking caused by clogging with granular ice, driving of the impeller is stopped. Therefore, the motor and a motor drive section are protected from damage due to over current and heating.

Abstract: Provided is an ice shaver for a beverage dispenser which can charge granular ice in solid form into cups and which can also shave granular ice and charge the shaved ice into cups. Because an opening of an ice charging port is arranged in a position which expose the part of one end surface of the impeller in the direction of the central axis of impeller including the spindle, granular ice can be charged into the ice shaver body while being agitated by the impeller at the ice charging port, and this provides that advantage that the irregularity that clogging with granular ice occurs on the bottom end side of the introduction pipe can be prevented. Also, because the impeller is rotated at a low speed in discharging granular ice from the ice shaver body, it is possible to reduce the discharge speed of the granular ice which is discharged from the ice shaver body and hence it is possible to prevent the scattering of a beverage in discharging granular ice into a cup.

Abstract: In a control system for an automatic vending machine with a controlled device, a terminal control unit controls the controlled device in accordance with a control program. A main control unit is connected to the terminal control unit through a transmission path and controls the terminal control unit through communication with the terminal control unit. The main control unit is provided with a transfer arrangement for transferring a new control program to the terminal control unit through the transmission path. The terminal control unit is provided with a memory and a rewriting arrangement connected to the memory. The memory is for memorizing the first-mentioned control program as a memorized control program. The rewriting arrangement is for rewriting the memorized control program into the new control program at need.

Abstract: When a coin(s) is inserted and an article selection button is further pressed, article carrying-out processing is started, and an article carrying-out device performs a carrying-out operation. An article is dropped and received in a receiving section by this carrying-out operation. When the article is received in the receiving section, the article collides with the receiving section, and vibrations are generated. The vibrations are detected by a vibration detection unit, and it is judged that the article is received in the receiving section. In the series of article carrying-out operations, when unexpected vibrations are applied to the receiving section after the article carrying-out processing is started, since a microcomputer excludes the vibrations, only vibrations at the time of receiving the article can be detected accurately.

Abstract: When a coin(s) is inserted and an article selection button is further pressed, article carrying-out processing is started, and an article carrying-out device performs a carrying-out operation. An article is dropped and received in a receiving section by this carrying-out operation. When the article is received in the receiving section, the article collides with the receiving section, and vibrations are generated. The vibrations are detected by a vibration detection unit, and it is judged that the article is received in the receiving section. In the series of article carrying-out operations, when unexpected vibrations are applied to the receiving section after the article carrying-out processing is started, since a microcomputer excludes the vibrations, only vibrations at the time of receiving the article can be detected accurately.