Medicine dispensing equipment for pharmacy
By designing storage cabinets and dispensing tubes in the pharmacy, and utilizing U-shaped guide plates and positioning components, the problems of crowded drug storage and chaotic drug retrieval have been solved, achieving orderly storage and retrieval of drugs and convenient dispensing.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520686113.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-12
- Publication Date
- 2026-03-17
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-04-12
AI Technical Summary
The overcrowding of medicines in pharmacies and the potential for confusion when retrieving them make the first-in-first-out (FIFO) method inconvenient and affect the order in which medicines are dispensed.
Design a pharmacy dispensing device, including a storage cabinet, a medicine rack, and a dispensing tube. The dispensing tube is equipped with a U-shaped guide plate and a positioning component. Medicine boxes are stored and retrieved according to the first-in-first-out method. The U-shaped guide plate and positioning component are used to achieve orderly storage and retrieval.
It enables the orderly storage and retrieval of medicines, avoids medicine chaos, facilitates operation, ensures that medicines are dispensed according to the first-in-first-out method, and reduces medicine damage and contamination.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of pharmacy tool technology, specifically relating to a pharmacy dispensing device. Background Technology
[0002] Pharmacies store a large number of medicine bottles, usually in boxes or bottles, arranged in an orderly manner inside the storage container. When a patient needs medication, they give the prescription to the medical staff, who then retrieve the corresponding medication from the inside of the storage container. Because medications have an expiration date, pharmacies generally store medications according to the First-In, First-Out (FIFO) method (FIFO is a commonly used inventory valuation method that operates on the principle that "the first purchased inventory is sold, consumed, or removed from inventory first." FIFO is particularly suitable for goods with short shelf lives, requiring moisture protection, and prone to spoilage or loss, such as food and medicine).
[0003] When medications in the storage compartment are running low, medical staff usually replenish them in advance to avoid shortages when dispensing medications. Based on the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method, the medications in the storage compartment need to be removed and the new medications placed inside. However, due to the crowded arrangement of medications in some storage compartments, the removal and placement of medications in the inner compartment is inconvenient. Furthermore, when medical staff retrieve medications, if the same medications are arranged in multiple columns, they may not follow the prescribed FIFO procedure, leading to confusion about medication dates and affecting the normal dispensing of medications. Therefore, a new pharmacy dispensing device is needed to solve the above problems. Utility Model Content
[0004] To address the aforementioned problems in the existing technology, this utility model provides a pharmacy dispensing device that features convenient storage and retrieval, and orderly dispensing.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution: a pharmacy dispensing device, including a storage cabinet, a medicine rack fixed inside the storage cabinet, the medicine rack including a dispensing tube, multiple dispensing tubes, a U-shaped slot on the inner bottom surface of the dispensing tube, a U-shaped guide plate on the inner side of the dispensing tube, the bottom of the U-shaped guide plate being inserted into the inner side of the U-shaped slot, and medicine boxes on both sides of the U-shaped guide plate, multiple medicine boxes.
[0006] As a preferred technical solution of the pharmacy dispensing equipment of this utility model, the inner top surface of the dispensing cylinder is provided with a T-shaped groove, and a positioning component is inserted into the inner side of the T-shaped groove. The positioning component includes a sliding plate, a first clamping plate and a second clamping plate. The sliding plate is located inside the T-shaped groove, and the bottom of the sliding plate is fixed with the first clamping plate and the bottom of the sliding plate is fixed with the second clamping plate. The first clamping plate and the second clamping plate are symmetrically arranged and both the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate penetrate the bottom of the T-shaped groove. A push plate is clamped between the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate, and the push plate is located on one side of the medicine box.
[0007] As a preferred technical solution of the pharmacy dispensing equipment of this utility model, elastic blocks are symmetrically fixed on the inner wall of the dispensing cylinder. The elastic blocks are located on the top and bottom surfaces of the inner side of the dispensing cylinder, and the elastic blocks are located on one side of the medicine box.
[0008] As a preferred technical solution of a pharmacy dispensing device according to this utility model, the U-shaped slot is provided with multiple slots.
[0009] As a preferred technical solution of the pharmacy dispensing equipment of this utility model, the cross-sectional shape of the dispensing cylinder is U-shaped.
[0010] As a preferred technical solution of the pharmacy dispensing equipment of this utility model, the storage cabinet is hinged to a cabinet door on one side.
[0011] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0012] In use, this utility model consists of a storage cabinet, a medicine rack, a medicine dispensing tube, and a U-shaped guide plate. Multiple medicine dispensing tubes are connected inside the storage cabinet to form the medicine rack. The inner shape of each medicine dispensing tube is U-shaped. A U-shaped guide plate is inserted into the inner side of the dispensing tube, adjusting the inner space of the dispensing tube into a U-shaped channel with two openings, left and right. Medicine boxes are filled into the dispensing tube from the left opening using a first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. The medicine boxes are moved one by one until the first filled medicine box touches the right opening of the U-shaped guide plate. When dispensing medicine, medical staff push the inner medicine box from the left opening of the U-shaped guide plate, causing it to press against other medicine boxes and push out the medicine box from the right opening of the U-shaped guide plate for easy retrieval. The medicine boxes are pushed out in sequence, facilitating the FIFO method and preventing confusion. Furthermore, when replenishing medicine, medicine boxes can be conveniently placed from the left opening. The operation is convenient, the medicine boxes are arranged in an orderly manner, and the system is highly practical.
[0013] Furthermore, a positioning component is movably inserted into the top of the inner side of the dispensing cartridge. The bottom of the positioning component holds a push plate, which blocks the push plate at the left opening separated by the U-shaped guide plate. This makes it easier for medical staff to press the push plate to push the medicine box out, avoiding the situation where the medicine box is easily dirty or damaged when directly contacted. Attached Figure Description
[0014] The accompanying drawings are provided to further illustrate the present invention and form part of the specification. They are used together with the embodiments of the present invention to explain the present invention, but do not constitute a limitation thereof. In the drawings:
[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model;
[0016] Figure 2 This is a partial sectional view of the dispensing cartridge and U-shaped guide plate of this utility model;
[0017] Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional sectional view of the dispensing cartridge and U-shaped guide plate of this utility model;
[0018] Figure 4 This is a partial cross-sectional view of the dispensing cartridge of this utility model;
[0019] Figure 5 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the positioning component of this utility model.
[0020] In the diagram: 1. Storage cabinet; 2. Medicine rack; 21. Medicine dispenser; 211. U-shaped slot; 212. Elastic stop; 213. T-shaped slide; 3. U-shaped guide plate; 4. Medicine box; 5. Positioning component; 51. Slide plate; 52. First clamping plate; 53. Second clamping plate; 6. Push plate; 7. Cabinet door. Detailed Implementation
[0021] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0022] Example 1
[0023] Please see Figure 1-5 This utility model provides the following technical solution: a pharmacy dispensing device, including a storage cabinet 1, a cabinet door 7 hinged to one side of the storage cabinet 1, and a medicine rack 2 fixed inside the storage cabinet 1. The medicine rack 2 includes a dispensing cylinder 21, and multiple dispensing cylinders 21 are connected to form the medicine rack 2. Multiple dispensing cylinders 21 are provided, each with a U-shaped cross-section and an U-shaped inner space. A U-shaped slot 211 is provided on the bottom inner surface of the dispensing cylinder 21, and a U-shaped guide plate 3 is provided inside the dispensing cylinder 21. The bottom of the U-shaped guide plate 3 is inserted into the inner side of the U-shaped slot 211. See attached drawing for details. Figure 1 Appendix Figure 2 and attached Figure 3The U-shaped guide plate 3 divides the inner space of the dispensing cartridge 21 into two interconnected spaces, forming a U-shaped channel. Multiple medicine boxes 4 are located on both sides of the U-shaped guide plate 3, along with multiple U-shaped slots 211. Different sized U-shaped guide plates 3 can be selected and inserted according to the size of the medicine boxes 4 to facilitate adjustment of the formed U-shaped channel. This design adjusts the dispensing cartridge 21 into a U-shaped channel. When storing medicine boxes 4, they are sequentially inserted from the left side of the U-shaped guide plate 3 until the last inserted medicine box 4 pushes the first inserted medicine box 4 to the opening on the right side of the U-shaped guide plate 3. When dispensing medication, medical staff push the left side of the U-shaped guide plate 3 to push out the medicine boxes 4 on the right side in sequence, ensuring strict adherence to the first-in, first-out (FIFO) method. When medication is nearly depleted, it can be refilled from the left side of the U-shaped guide plate 3. The design is convenient, orderly, and highly practical.
[0024] Reference Figure 4 As shown, specifically, elastic blocks 212 are symmetrically fixed on the inner wall of the dispensing cartridge 21. The elastic blocks 212 are located on the top and bottom inner surfaces of the dispensing cartridge 21. The elastic blocks 212 are located on one side of the medicine box 4. After the U-shaped guide plate 3 is inserted into the inner side of the dispensing cartridge 21, the elastic blocks 212 are located on the right side of the U-shaped guide plate 3, which can block the medicine box 4 and prevent the medicine box 4 from falling off due to excessive pushing when dispensing medicine.
[0025] Example 2
[0026] In another embodiment of this solution, refer to Figure 2 and Figure 5 As shown, specifically, the inner top surface of the dispensing cartridge 21 is provided with a T-shaped groove 213. A positioning component 5 is inserted into the inner side of the T-shaped groove 213. The positioning component 5 includes a sliding plate 51, a first clamping plate 52, and a second clamping plate 53. The sliding plate 51 is located inside the T-shaped groove 213 and can slide stably. The bottom of the sliding plate 51 is fixed with the first clamping plate 52 and the bottom of the sliding plate 51 is fixed with the second clamping plate 53. The first clamping plate 52 and the second clamping plate 53 are symmetrically arranged. The first clamping plate 52 and the second clamping plate 53 both penetrate the bottom of the T-shaped groove 213. A push plate 6 is clamped between the first clamping plate 52 and the second clamping plate 53. The push plate 6 is located on one side of the medicine box 4. The two clamping plates can be made of elastic material, which can elastically clamp the push plate 6. When dispensing medicine, medical staff can push the medicine box 4 out through the push plate 6 to avoid the medicine box 4 being easily dirty or damaged when directly contacted.
[0027] The working principle and usage process of this utility model are as follows: A storage cabinet 1 is set up inside the pharmacy. Inside the medicine dispensing cylinder 21 inside the storage cabinet 1, U-shaped guide plates 3 of different sizes are inserted according to the required size of the medicine box 4. When storing the medicine box 4, the medicine box 4 is put in from the left side of the U-shaped guide plate 3 according to the first-in-first-out method. Multiple medicine boxes 4 are arranged in sequence until the first medicine box 4 is pushed to the opening on the right side of the U-shaped guide plate 3 along the outer wall of the U-shaped guide plate 3 and the inner wall of the medicine dispensing cylinder 21. Then, the operator clamps the push plate 6 between the first clamping plate 52 and the second clamping plate 53, so that the push plate 6 is located on the left side of the medicine box 4. When the medical staff needs to dispense medicine, they squeeze the push plate 6 to push the medicine box 4 out from the right side of the U-shaped guide plate 3, so that the medical staff can dispense medicine strictly according to the first-in-first-out method.
[0028] When medication needs to be replenished, medical staff can remove the push plate 6 on the left side of the U-shaped guide plate 3 and insert the new medicine box 4 back into the inside of the dispensing cartridge 21 from the left side of the U-shaped guide plate 3. This will push the remaining medication to the dispensing port on the right side of the U-shaped guide plate 3, making the operation convenient.
[0029] Finally, it should be noted that the above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this utility model and is not intended to limit the utility model. Although the utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art can still modify the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments or make equivalent substitutions for some of the technical features. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, improvements, etc., made within the spirit and principles of this utility model should be included within the protection scope of this utility model.
Claims
1. A pharmacy dispensing apparatus comprising a housing cabinet (1), characterised in that: The inner side of the storage cabinet (1) is fixed with a medicine placing shelf (2), the medicine placing shelf (2) comprises a medicine outlet barrel (21), a plurality of medicine outlet barrels (21) are arranged, the inner bottom surface of the medicine outlet barrel (21) is provided with a U-shaped insertion slot (211), the inner side of the medicine outlet barrel (21) is provided with a U-shaped guide plate (3), the bottom of the U-shaped guide plate (3) is inserted into the inner side of the U-shaped insertion slot (211), the two sides of the U-shaped guide plate (3) are provided with medicine boxes (4), and a plurality of medicine boxes (4) are arranged.
2. The pharmacy dispensing apparatus of claim 1, wherein: The inner top surface of the medicine outlet barrel (21) is provided with a T-shaped sliding groove (213), the inner side of the T-shaped sliding groove (213) is inserted with a positioning assembly (5), the positioning assembly (5) comprises a sliding plate (51), a first clamping plate (52) and a second clamping plate (53), the sliding plate (51) is located on the inner side of the T-shaped sliding groove (213), the bottom of the sliding plate (51) is fixed with the first clamping plate (52), the bottom of the sliding plate (51) is fixed with the second clamping plate (53), the first clamping plate (52) and the second clamping plate (53) are symmetrically arranged, the first clamping plate (52) and the second clamping plate (53) penetrate through the bottom of the T-shaped sliding groove (213), the middle of the first clamping plate (52) and the second clamping plate (53) clamps a push plate (6), and the push plate (6) is located on one side of the medicine box (4).
3. The pharmacy dispensing apparatus of claim 2, wherein: The inner wall edge of the medicine outlet barrel (21) is symmetrically fixed with an elastic stopper (212), the elastic stopper (212) is located on the inner top surface and the inner bottom surface of the medicine outlet barrel (21) respectively, and the elastic stopper (212) is located on one side of the medicine box (4).
4. The pharmacy dispensing apparatus of claim 3, wherein: The U-shaped insertion slot (211) is provided with a plurality of U-shaped insertion slots.
5. The pharmacy dispensing apparatus of claim 4, wherein: The cross section shape of the medicine outlet barrel (21) is U-shaped.
6. The pharmacy dispensing apparatus of claim 5, wherein: The side of the storage cabinet (1) is hingedly connected with a cabinet door (7).