Bracket supporting apparatus of vending machine

Abstract

A bracket supporting apparatus includes a cabinet body and a supporting bracket slidably received in the cabinet body. The supporting bracket includes a base plate and a back plate extending from the base plate. A first slot is defined in the base plate. A second slot is defined in the back plate. A separating plate is mounted on the base plate. The separating plate comprises a hook, an inserting tab and a second flange. A resisting bracket diagonally extends from the inserting tab. When the hook is passed through the first slot and resists against a bottom of the base plate, the second flange resists against a top of the base plate. When the inserting tab is moved into the second slot, the resisting bracket resists against the back plate so the separating plate can be mounted on the supporting bracket.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A bracket supporting apparatus, comprising:
 a cabinet body; and   a supporting bracket slidably received in the cabinet body; the supporting bracket comprising a base plate and a back plate extending from the base plate; wherein a first slot is defined in the base plate; a second slot is defined in the back plate; a separating plate is mounted on the base plate; the separating plate comprises a hook, an inserting tab and a second flange; a resisting bracket diagonally extending from the inserting tab;   wherein when the hook is passed through the first slot and resists against a bottom of the base plate, the second flange resists against a top of the base plate; and when the inserting tab is moved into the second slot, the resisting bracket resists against the back plate so the separating plate can be mounted on the supporting bracket.   
     
     
         2 . The bracket supporting apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the separating plate comprises a bracket body; the inserting tab extends from the bracket body; a cutout is defined at a top of the inserting tab; and the resisting bracket diagonally extends from a side edge of the cutout. 
     
     
         3 . The bracket supporting apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein the second flange substantially perpendicularly extends from a bottom edge of the bracket body; the hook is located on one side of the second flange; the hook comprises a connecting portion substantially perpendicularly extending from the bottom edge of the bracket body; a locking portion substantially perpendicularly extends from the connecting portion; the connecting portion is received in the first slot when the hook is passed through the first slot; and the locking portion resists against the bottom of the base plate. 
     
     
         4 . The bracket supporting apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein a length of the connecting portion is substantially less than a length of the locking portion; the length of the locking portion is substantially equal to a length of the first slot; a length of the inserting tab is substantially less than a length of the second slot; and the resisting bracket is elastically deformable. 
     
     
         5 . The bracket supporting apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein two guiding members are mounted on the base plate; each of the two guiding members comprises a connecting bracket; two openings are defined in the connecting bracket; a restricting bracket substantially perpendicularly extending from a side edge of each of the two openings on the connecting bracket; a fixing bracket substantially perpendicularly extending from a top edge of the connecting bracket; a mounting bracket substantially perpendicularly extending from a bottom edge of the connecting bracket; a strengthen plate is mounted on the mounting bracket between two restricting brackets; and the fixing bracket is mounted on the base plate. 
     
     
         6 . The bracket supporting apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein a distance between two restricting brackets is substantially equal to a width of the strengthen plate; and a distance between the fixing bracket and the mounting bracket is substantially equal to a height of the strengthen plate. 
     
     
         7 . The bracket supporting apparatus of  claim 6 , wherein a sliding roller is mounted on the connecting bracket; a stopping bracket is mounted on the connecting bracket adjacent to the sliding roller; two sliding members are mounted on the cabinet body; two first flanges substantially perpendicularly extend from two edges of each of the two sliding members; a sliding slot is defined in each of the two sliding members between the two first flanges; a stopping block is located on each of the two sliding members; and the sliding roller slides in the sliding slot between the two first flanges. 
     
     
         8 . The bracket supporting apparatus of  claim 7 , wherein a distance between the two first flanges is substantially equal to a diameter of the stopping block; and a diameter of the sliding roller is substantially equal to the distance between the two first flanges. 
     
     
         9 . A bracket supporting apparatus, comprising:
 a cabinet body; and   a supporting bracket slidably received in the cabinet body; the supporting bracket comprising a base plate and a back plate extending from the base plate; wherein a first slot is defined in the base plate; a second slot is defined in the back plate; and   a separating plate mounted on the supporting bracket; the separating plate comprises a hook, an inserting tab and a second flange; a resisting bracket diagonally extending from the inserting tab; wherein when the hook is passed through the first slot and resists against a bottom of the base plate, the second flange resists against a top of the base plate; and when the inserting tab is moved into the second slot, the resisting bracket resists against the back plate so the separating plate can be mounted on the supporting bracket.   
     
     
         10 . The bracket supporting apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the separating plate comprises a bracket body; the inserting tab extends from the bracket body; a cutout is defined at a top of the inserting tab; and the resisting bracket diagonally extends from a side edge of the cutout. 
     
     
         11 . The bracket supporting apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the second flange substantially perpendicularly extends from a bottom edge of the bracket body; the hook is located on one side of the second flange; the hook comprises a connecting portion substantially perpendicularly extending from the bottom edge of the bracket body; a locking portion substantially perpendicularly extends from the connecting portion; the connecting portion resists against the first slot when the hook is passed through the first slot; and the locking portion resists against the bottom of the base plate. 
     
     
         12 . The bracket supporting apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein a length of the connecting portion is substantially less than a length of the locking portion; the length of the locking portion is substantially equal to a length of the first slot; a length of the inserting tab is substantially less than a length of the second slot; and the resisting bracket is elastically deformable. 
     
     
         13 . The bracket supporting apparatus of  claim 12 , wherein two guiding members are mounted on the base plate; each of the two guiding members comprises a connecting bracket; two openings are defined in the connecting bracket; a restricting bracket substantially perpendicularly extending from a side edge of each of the two openings on the connecting bracket; a fixing bracket substantially perpendicularly extending from a top edge of the connecting bracket; a mounting bracket substantially perpendicularly extending from a bottom edge of the connecting bracket; a strengthen plate is mounted on the mounting bracket between two restricting brackets; and the fixing bracket is mounted on the base plate. 
     
     
         14 . The bracket supporting apparatus of  claim 13 , wherein a distance between two restricting brackets is substantially equal to a width of the strengthen plate; and a distance between the fixing bracket and the mounting bracket is substantially equal to a height of the strengthen plate. 
     
     
         15 . The bracket supporting apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein a sliding roller is mounted on the connecting bracket; a stopping bracket is mounted on the connecting bracket adjacent to the sliding roller; two sliding members are mounted on the cabinet body; two first flanges substantially perpendicularly extend from two edges of each of the two sliding members; a sliding slot is defined in each of the two sliding members between the two first flanges on each of the two sliding members; a stopping block is located on each of the two sliding members; and the sliding roller slides in the sliding slot between the two first flanges. 
     
     
         16 . The bracket supporting apparatus of  claim 15 , wherein a distance between the two first flanges is substantially equal to a diameter of the stopping block; and a diameter of the sliding roller is substantially equal to the distance between the two first flanges.