COUNTING DEVICE AND STOCK MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR PACKAGED BEVERAGE OR THE LIKE

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to surely count up the number of packaged beverages charged to an automatic vending machine. ;SOLUTION: A counting device 1 for counting up the number of packaged beverages C charged to an automatic vending machine at the time of charging and storing packaged beverages C to a hopper in the automatic vending machine is provided with a glide plate 2 for guiding the charge of each packaged beverage C to the hopper and a sidewall 21 formed at least on one width direction side of the guide plate 2 and the guide plate 2 is provided with a counter 4 for counting the number of packaged beverages C charged to the hopper.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2000,JPO