The present invention discloses an intelligent food cooking machine that integrates a coin device and a change return device and separates a bowl with food from a bowl storage mechanism by using a separation and fetching mechanism. A push mechanism pushes a bowl to a microwave heating mechanism for heating processing. After heating is completed, the push mechanism pushes the bowl to a delivery lifting mechanism, and then the delivery lifting mechanism delivers the bowl to a bowl dispenser opening. In this way, an intelligent food heating and selling process is implemented.

A vending machine includes a refrigerated enclosure including a housing for storage of an associated pre-packaged food product. The housing has a sidewall with a sidewall opening. A door is mounted to the sidewall for closing and opening the sidewall opening. A drive mechanism is operably connected to the door and adapted to mechanically move the door between a closed position and an opened position. The drive mechanism includes at least one sensing device adapted to determine whether the door is in one of the closed position and the opened position. A door rail is mounted to the sidewall and has a guide track. The door is movably received in the guide track.

The invention relates to a vending machine for heated food products, wherein the vending machine is provided with a storage device for packaged food products, selection device for selecting a food product, first transport means for displacing a chosen food product from the storage device to a first transport position, second transport means for transferring the chosen food product from the first transport position to a heating device including a microwave oven, which microwave oven is provided with an oven space, automatic operating means for operating the microwave oven, and third transport means for displacing the heated food product from the microwave oven to a take-out device. The invention also relates to a heating device comprising a microwave oven for application in the vending machine or as a stand-alone heating device.

Devices and methods for RF heating of food, using techniques which allow uniformity and/or controlled non-uniformity.

A vending machine adapted for dispensing at least one pre-packaged food product includes a microwave oven. The microwave oven includes a magnetron that emits microwave electromagnetic radiation, a housing that defines a microwave cavity for receiving the food product. The housing defines a first opening to allow passage of the pre-packaged food product between outside of the microwave cavity and inside of the microwave cavity. The microwave oven also includes a first chain door that selectively covers the first opening so as to prevent the microwave electromagnetic radiation from escaping the housing through the first opening.

A vending machine adapted for dispensing at least one pre-packaged food product includes a microwave oven. The microwave oven includes a magnetron that emits microwave electromagnetic radiation, a housing that defines a microwave cavity for receiving the food product. The housing defines a first opening to allow passage of the pre-packaged food product between outside of the microwave cavity and inside of the microwave cavity. The microwave oven also includes a first chain door that selectively covers the first opening so as to prevent the microwave electromagnetic radiation from escaping the housing through the first opening.