Automatic pill dispenser

Inactive Publication Date: 2014-04-10
HON HAI PRECISION IND CO LTD
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The patent text describes an automatic pill dispenser that can accurately and safely dispense medications on a complex schedule. The dispenser includes a top cover, chassis, pill boxes, a fetch box, and a pill fetching device. The pill fetching device includes a rotation arm, picker, lifting structure, driving structure, image fetching structure, tube, and pump. The technical effects of the patent text include improved accuracy and safety in pill dispensing, as well as improved user interface and automation.

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The scheduling can be complex and involve taking medications in different amounts at differing times. Such complexities can be difficult to remember and can result in dangerous mistakes.

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[0012]The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean “at least one.”

[0013]FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 illustrate one embodiment of an automatic pill dispenser. The automatic pill dispenser includes a top cover 10, a chassis 20, a plurality of pill boxes 50, a fetch box 60, and a pill fetching device 100.

[0014]The top cover 10 is substantially columnar. A cross section of the top cover 10 is substantially circular. The top cover 10 defines a top wall 11, an annular sidewall 12, and an operating wall 13 oblique to the top wall 11. An operation panel 15 is located on the operating wall 13 to control the pill fetching device 100. The operation panel 15 may include buttons and a display for display user interface. A processor...

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Abstract

An automatic pill dispenser includes a chassis, a top cover located on the chassis, a fetch box, a pill box, and a pill fetching device. The pill fetching device includes a rotation arm and a picker. The rotation arm can move into the pill box to fetch a pill and move the picker from the pill box to the fetching box.

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BACKGROUND[0001]1. Technical Field[0002]The disclosure generally relates to pill dispensing apparatuses, especially to an automatic pill dispenser.[0003]2. Description of Related Art[0004]It is common for the elderly or infirm to ingest many different pills according to a schedule. The scheduling can be complex and involve taking medications in different amounts at differing times. Such complexities can be difficult to remember and can result in dangerous mistakes. Accordingly, it is an object to provide new and novel method and apparatus for accurately dispensing varying doses of medications at varying prescribed times.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS[0005]Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate correspo...

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IPC IPC(8): B65D83/04
CPCB65D83/0454
Inventor LAI, KUO-MING
Owner HON HAI PRECISION IND CO LTD
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