Dispensing system for Chinese herbal medicines

Abstract

The present disclosure describes a dispensing system for Chinese herbal medicine slices, including: a management device, which is used to receive a dispensing task containing information about Chinese herbal medicine slices and assign the dispensing task; a control device, which is connected to the management device in communication, receives the dispensing task from the management device and generates a dispensing instruction; and a plurality of dispensing units, which are used to store and distribute Chinese herbal medicine slices, the dispensing units receive the dispensing instructions and distribute the Chinese herbal medicine slices according to the dispensing instructions; wherein the control device monitors the status information of the dispensing unit and feeds it back to the management device, the management device records the status information and can adjust the dispensing task according to the status information. In the present disclosure, the dispensing system can complete the automatic dispensing of Chinese herbal medicine slices according to the dispensing task, and can also feed back the real-time information of the monitoring dispensing unit to the management device, thereby preventing and troubleshooting and timely adjusting the dispensing task, significantly enhancing the reliability of the dispensing system.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of automatic material dispensing, and in particular to a dispensing system for Chinese herbal medicine slices. Background Art

[0002] As we all know, there are many categories of Chinese herbal medicines, including rhizomes, seeds and fruits, flowers and leaves, whole herbs, stems and barks, mineral fossils, animals, etc. The specifications of the pieces are block flakes, granular powders, light bubbles, silk flocs, etc. According to statistics, there are more than 1,000 categories of Chinese herbal medicines, and more than 600 commonly used pieces. In addition, Chinese herbal medicines are often sticky after being honey-roasted, making it difficult to automatically adjust the general Chinese herbal medicines. At present, many Chinese pharmacies in China mainly rely on manual adjustment of Chinese medicines (prescribing medicines), but the efficiency of manual adjustment is low, and the accuracy of the dosage is difficult to be effectively guaranteed, which not only increases the adjustment cost of Chinese herbal medicines, but also is likely to affect the diagnosis and treatment effect of Chinese herbal medicines. Therefore, it is urgent and necessary to develop an automatic adjustment system for Chinese herbal medicines.

[0003] Patent document 1 (patent application publication number CN104229369A) discloses an automatic Chinese herbal medicine dispensing system. In the automatic Chinese herbal medicine dispensing system of Patent document 1, several Chinese herbal medicine pieces within a limited range are automatically dispensed, and the dispensing system realizes the automatic dispensing function of the entire system through a communication connection between a main control computer and an intelligent electronic scale in each medicine storage box. In addition, in the automatic Chinese herbal medicine dispensing system, an intelligent electronic scale is used to realize real-time monitoring of the weight of the dispensed Chinese herbal medicine pieces.

[0004] However, in the existing Chinese herbal medicine automatic dispensing system, it is not possible to fully take into account the types of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine pieces and develop standardized system equipment, and there is a lack of unified standards and specifications, resulting in high equipment investment costs, manufacturing, installation, operation and maintenance difficulties. Therefore, it is not suitable for market promotion and is difficult to meet the requirements of large and medium-sized hospitals' Chinese medicine pharmacies that have a wide range of Chinese herbal medicine piece dispensing types. In addition, the existing technology cannot monitor the entire dispensing system, so the reliability of the dispensing system is not high. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present disclosure is completed in view of the defects of the technical solutions for realizing automatic dispensing of Chinese medicine in the aforementioned prior art, and its purpose is to provide a dispensing system for Chinese medicine pieces that can improve the dispensing accuracy and monitoring capabilities of Chinese medicine pieces.

[0006] To this end, the first aspect of the present disclosure provides a dispensing system for Chinese herbal medicines, characterized in that it includes: a management device, which is used to receive a dispensing task containing information about Chinese herbal medicines and allocate the dispensing task; a control device, which is communicatively connected to the management device, and receives the dispensing task from the management device and generates a dispensing instruction; and a plurality of dispensing units, which are used to store and distribute Chinese herbal medicines, the dispensing units receiving the dispensing instructions and dispensing the Chinese herbal medicines according to the dispensing instructions; wherein the control device monitors status information of the dispensing unit and feeds it back to the management device, and the management device adjusts the dispensing task according to the status information.

[0007] In the first aspect of the present disclosure, a management device allocates a dispensing task containing information about Chinese herbal medicine pieces to a control device, so that the control device can send a dispensing instruction to a dispensing unit according to the dispensing task, thereby completing the automatic dispensing of Chinese herbal medicine pieces. In addition, the control device can also feed back real-time information of the monitoring dispensing unit to the management device. Thus, it is possible to prevent and eliminate faults and adjust dispensing tasks in a timely manner, significantly enhancing the reliability of the dispensing system.

[0008] In addition, in the dispensing system involved in the first aspect of the present disclosure, the management device has a prescription receiving terminal that automatically receives the dispensing task. In this case, the dispensing system can receive the dispensing task containing information about the Chinese herbal medicine pieces through the prescription receiving terminal, thereby reducing the possibility of errors in the dispensing task caused by human factors.

[0009] In addition, in the adjustment system involved in the first aspect of the present disclosure, the management device further comprises an adjustment management module which is connected to the receiving terminal in communication and allocates the adjustment task. Thus, the management device can allocate the adjustment task to the control device through the adjustment management module.

[0010] In addition, in the dispensing system involved in the first aspect of the present disclosure, the dispensing system has a state sensor for monitoring the state information of the dispensing unit. Thus, the control device can collect data from the system through the state sensor and feed it back to the management device.

[0011] In addition, in the dispensing system involved in the first aspect of the present disclosure, the dispensing unit has a storage device for storing Chinese herbal medicine slices, a feeding device for feeding Chinese herbal medicine slices from the storage device, and a weighing device for weighing the Chinese herbal medicine slices from the feeding device. Thus, the dispensing system can realize a modular system structure based on a standardized dispensing unit, and at the same time, the dispensing system can automatically dispense nearly a thousand kinds of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine slices with different characteristics with high precision.

[0012] In addition, in the dispensing system according to the first aspect of the present disclosure, in the dispensing unit, the storage device stores a kind of Chinese herbal medicine slices, thereby preventing the Chinese herbal medicine slices or Chinese medicinal materials from being mixed together.

[0013] In addition, in the dispensing system involved in the first aspect of the present disclosure, the dispensing unit has a device identification recognized by the management device. Thus, the management module can identify the dispensing unit and the type of Chinese herbal medicine pieces stored in the corresponding dispensing unit through the device identification.

[0014] In addition, in the dispensing system involved in the first aspect of the present disclosure, the feeding equipment includes a batching device connected to the outlet of the material storage device, a conveying device for receiving the Chinese herbal medicine pieces from the batching device, and a material control device for adjusting the flow rate of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces. Thus, the feeding equipment can perform high-precision control on the amount of Chinese herbal medicine pieces fed.

[0015] In addition, in the dispensing system of the first aspect of the present disclosure, the control device further comprises a weight sensor disposed on the weighing device and monitoring the weight of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces from the conveying device in real time. Thus, the control device can accurately control the weight of the important herbal medicine pieces in the conveying device.

[0016] In addition, in the dispensing system involved in the first aspect of the present disclosure, the control device generates a dispensing instruction containing a predetermined weight of Chinese herbal medicine pieces, and when the weight sensor detects that the weight of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces in the weighing device reaches the predetermined weight, the control device controls the feeding device to stop feeding. Thus, the dispensing unit can accurately dispense the Chinese herbal medicine pieces through the control device.

[0017] In addition, in the adjustment system involved in the first aspect of the present disclosure, the material storage device also includes a material pulling device that cooperates with the batching device to complete automatic material feeding, thereby facilitating the improvement of the feeding efficiency of the feeding device.

[0018] The second aspect of the present disclosure provides a dispensing system for Chinese herbal medicines, characterized in that it includes: a management device, which is used to receive a dispensing task containing information about Chinese herbal medicines and allocate the dispensing task; a control device, which is communicatively connected to the management device, and receives the dispensing task from the management device and generates a dispensing instruction; and a cabinet, which includes a plurality of dispensing units for storing and dispensing Chinese herbal medicines, the dispensing units receive the dispensing instructions and dispense the Chinese herbal medicines according to the dispensing instructions; wherein the control device monitors the status information of the dispensing unit and feeds it back to the management device, and the management device adjusts the dispensing task according to the status information.

[0019] In the second aspect of the present disclosure, the management device allocates a dispensing task containing information about Chinese herbal medicine pieces to the control device, so that the control device can send a dispensing instruction to the dispensing unit according to the dispensing task, thereby completing the automatic dispensing of Chinese herbal medicine pieces. In addition, the control device can also feed back the real-time information of the monitoring dispensing unit to the management device. Thus, it is possible to prevent and eliminate faults and adjust the dispensing tasks in a timely manner, significantly enhancing the reliability of the dispensing system.

[0020] In the dispensing system involved in the second aspect of the present disclosure, the cabinet includes a first cabinet having a first specified number of dispensing units, a second cabinet arranged opposite to the first cabinet and having a second specified number of dispensing units, and a mixing device arranged between the first cabinet and the second cabinet and mixing the Chinese herbal medicine pieces from each of the dispensing units. Thus, the dispensing system can mix and collect the Chinese herbal medicine pieces dispensed by all the dispensing units in the cabinet through the mixing device.

[0021] In addition, in the dispensing system involved in the first aspect of the present disclosure, the management device has a prescription receiving terminal that automatically receives the dispensing task. In this case, the dispensing system can receive the dispensing task containing information about the Chinese herbal medicine pieces through the prescription receiving terminal, thereby reducing the possibility of errors in the dispensing task caused by human factors.

[0022] In addition, in the adjustment system involved in the second aspect of the present disclosure, the management device further has an adjustment management module that is connected to the receiving terminal for communication and allocates the adjustment task. Thus, the management device can allocate the adjustment task to the control device through the adjustment management module.

[0023] In addition, in the dispensing system involved in the second aspect of the present disclosure, the dispensing system has a state sensor for monitoring the state information of the dispensing unit. Thus, the control device can collect data from the system through the state sensor and feed it back to the management device.

[0024] In addition, in the dispensing system involved in the second aspect of the present disclosure, the dispensing unit has a storage device for storing Chinese herbal medicine slices, a feeding device for feeding the Chinese herbal medicine slices from the storage device, and a weighing device for weighing the Chinese herbal medicine slices from the feeding device. Thus, the dispensing system can realize a modular system structure based on a standardized dispensing unit, and at the same time, the dispensing system can automatically and accurately dispense nearly a thousand kinds of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine slices with different characteristics.

[0025] In addition, in the dispensing system according to the second aspect of the present disclosure, in the dispensing unit, the storage device stores a kind of Chinese herbal medicine slices, thereby preventing the Chinese herbal medicine slices or Chinese medicinal materials from being mixed together.

[0026] In addition, in the dispensing system according to the second aspect of the present disclosure, the dispensing unit has a device identification recognized by the management device, so that the management module can identify the dispensing unit and the type of Chinese herbal medicine pieces stored in the corresponding dispensing unit through the device identification.

[0027] In addition, in the dispensing system involved in the second aspect of the present disclosure, the feeding equipment includes a batching device connected to the outlet of the material storage device, a conveying device for receiving the Chinese herbal medicine pieces from the batching device, and a material control device for adjusting the flow rate of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces. Thus, the feeding equipment can perform high-precision control on the amount of Chinese herbal medicine pieces fed.

[0028] In addition, in the dispensing system according to the second aspect of the present disclosure, the control device further comprises a weight sensor arranged on the weighing device and monitoring the weight of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces from the conveying device in real time. Thus, the control device can accurately control the weight of the important herbal medicine pieces in the conveying device.

[0029] In addition, in the dispensing system involved in the second aspect of the present disclosure, the control device generates a dispensing instruction containing a predetermined weight of Chinese herbal medicine pieces, and when the weight sensor detects that the weight of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces in the weighing device reaches the predetermined weight, the control device controls the feeding device to stop feeding. Thus, the dispensing unit can accurately dispense the Chinese herbal medicine pieces through the control device.

[0030] In addition, in the adjustment system involved in the second aspect of the present disclosure, the material storage device also includes a material pulling device that cooperates with the batching device to complete automatic material feeding, thereby facilitating the improvement of the feeding efficiency of the feeding device.

[0031] In addition, in the dispensing system involved in the second aspect of the present disclosure, the dispensing system further comprises a conveying device for receiving the Chinese herbal medicine pieces from the mixing device. Thus, the conveying device receives the Chinese herbal medicine pieces in the mixing devices in each cabinet.

[0032] In addition, in the adjustment system involved in the second aspect of the present disclosure, the cabinet is a fully sealed structure, thereby minimizing noise and dust.

[0033] According to the present disclosure, a dispensing system for Chinese herbal medicines can be provided, which can improve the dispensing accuracy and monitoring capability of Chinese herbal medicines. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0034] Embodiments of the present disclosure will now be explained in further detail, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

[0035] Figure 1 It is a structural block diagram of the Chinese herbal medicine dispensing system involved in the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0036] Figure 2 It is a more specific structural block diagram of the Chinese herbal medicine dispensing system involved in the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0037] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the connection between the Chinese herbal medicine dispensing system involved in the first embodiment of the present disclosure and the HIS system of the hospital.

[0038] Figure 4 This is a block diagram of the structure of the control device according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0039] Figure 5 This is a block diagram of the configuration of the adjustment unit according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0040] Figure 6 This is a block diagram of the configuration of the material feeding equipment according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0041] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of an example of the dispensing unit according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0042] Figure 8 It is a structural block diagram of the Chinese herbal medicine dispensing system involved in the second embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0043] Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of an example of a dispensing system for Chinese herbal medicine pieces according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0044] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of an example of a cabinet according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0045] Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. In the following description, the same symbols are given to the same components, and repeated descriptions are omitted. In addition, the accompanying drawings are only schematic diagrams, and the ratio of the dimensions of the components or the shapes of the components may be different from the actual ones.

[0046] For each embodiment / example described in the present disclosure, without departing from the scope or essence of the subject matter of the present disclosure, the features, components and / or steps of one embodiment / example can be easily combined with the features, components and / or steps described in any other embodiment / example. However, for simplicity, these possible multiple combinations are not described separately in the present disclosure.

[0047] After reading the description of the present disclosure, the variation of the embodiments / examples will become apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art. It is expected that such variation may be appropriately adopted by those of ordinary skill, and the present disclosure may be implemented in a manner different from that specifically described herein. Therefore, many embodiments of the present disclosure include all modifications and equivalents of the subject matter described in the appended claims as permitted by applicable law. In addition, unless otherwise indicated herein or clearly contradictory to the context, any combination of the above elements in all possible variations thereof is included in the present disclosure.

[0048] (First embodiment)

[0049] Figure 1 It is a schematic block diagram of the Chinese herbal medicine dispensing system involved in the first embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2 It is a more detailed block diagram of the Chinese herbal medicine dispensing system 1 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. There are multiple dispensing units 30. Figure 1 The number of the adjustment units 30 is indicated in an abbreviated manner.

[0050] This embodiment relates to a dispensing system for Chinese herbal medicine slices (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a "dispensing system") 1. Figure 1 As shown, the adjustment system 1 may include a management device 10 , a control device 20 communicatively connected to the management device 10 , and a plurality of adjustment units 30 controlled by the control device 20 .

[0051] In this embodiment, the management device 10 can receive the dispensing task including the information of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces and assign the dispensing task. The control device 20 connected to the management device 10 can receive the dispensing task from the management device 10 and generate the dispensing instruction.

[0052] In addition, a plurality of dispensing units 30 can store and distribute Chinese herbal medicine slices, and the dispensing unit 30 can receive a dispensing instruction and distribute the Chinese herbal medicine slices according to the dispensing instruction. In addition, the control device 20 can monitor the status information of the dispensing unit 30 and feed the status information back to the management device 10, and the management device 10 records the status information and adjusts the dispensing task according to the status information.

[0053] In this embodiment, the management device 10 allocates the dispensing task containing the information of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces to the control device 20, so that the control device 20 can send the dispensing instruction to the dispensing unit 30 according to the dispensing task, and complete the automatic dispensing of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces. In addition, the control device 20 can also feed back the real-time information of the monitoring dispensing unit 30 to the management device 10. In this way, it is possible to prevent and eliminate faults and adjust the dispensing tasks in time, and significantly enhance the reliability of the dispensing system 1.

[0054] Generally speaking, "Chinese herbal medicine slices" refer to Chinese herbal medicines that are processed and prepared according to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine and the processing methods of traditional Chinese medicine and can be directly used in clinical Chinese medicine. The dispensing system 1 involved in this embodiment can be applied to most Chinese herbal medicine slices available on the market, including but not limited to rhizomes, seeds and fruits, flowers and leaves, whole herbs, stems and barks, mineral fossils, animals, etc. The specifications of the slices include block slices, granular powder, light foam, silk floccules, etc.

[0055] In some examples, such as Figure 2 As shown, the management device 10 may have a receiving terminal 11 for automatically receiving the dispensing task. In this case, the management device 10 may receive the dispensing task containing the information of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces through the receiving terminal 11. The information of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces may be the type and weight of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces contained in the prescription. In the dispensing system 1 for Chinese herbal medicine pieces involved in this embodiment, the possibility of errors in the dispensing task caused by human factors, etc. can be reduced by automatically receiving the dispensing task through the management device 10.

[0056] Figure 3 It is a schematic diagram of the connection between the Chinese herbal medicine dispensing system involved in the first embodiment of the present disclosure and the HIS system of the hospital.

[0057] In some examples, the dispensing task received by the receiving terminal 11 of the management device 10 may include a prescription obtained from a hospital information management system (HIS system) or the like (see Figure 3 ).like Figure 3 As shown, the management device 10 and the control device 20 can be connected to the HIS system for communication. After the HIS system obtains the prescription information of Chinese herbal medicines from the computer system of doctors, etc., it sends it to the management device 10 of the dispensing system 1. The management device 10 receives the dispensing task containing the prescription information and distributes it to the control device 20. Then the control device 20 generates a dispensing instruction and instructs the dispensing unit 30 to dispense the Chinese herbal medicines.

[0058] In some examples, the prescription receiving terminal 11 of the management device 10 can retrieve the prescription information of the Chinese herbal medicine from the HIS system by scanning the barcode information on the prescription. Here, the barcode on the prescription can be a QR code, a barcode or other commonly used barcodes.

[0059] As described above, the dispensing system 1 involved in this embodiment can be used in conjunction with the hospital's information management system, thereby further improving the dispensing efficiency of Chinese herbal medicines in the dispensing system 1 and optimizing the automated management of Chinese herbal medicines in hospitals, etc.

[0060] In other examples, the prescription receiving terminal 11 can also obtain a Chinese medicine prescription (specifically a prescription for Chinese medicine slices) from a Chinese medicine pharmacy in a clinic or other places where a Chinese medicine pharmacy is set up. Thus, the applicability of the dispensing system 1 involved in this embodiment can be improved.

[0061] In some examples, the management device 10 may also have a dispensing management module 12 that is connected to the receiving terminal 11 and distributes dispensing tasks. Thus, the management device 10 may distribute dispensing tasks of Chinese herbal medicine pieces to the control device 20 (described in detail later) through the dispensing management module 12.

[0062] In some examples, the management device 10 may also be provided with an audit module 13 (see Figure 2 ). In this case, the doctor or the like can call up the prescription of Chinese herbal medicine slices from the receiving terminal 11 or the HIS system, and distribute the dispensing task through the dispensing management module 12 after manual review. In other examples, the review module 13 can also be automatically reviewed by a computer, for example, according to the dispensing procedures. In this way, automatic review can be achieved and review efficiency can be improved. In other examples, the review module 13 can first conduct a preliminary review of the prescription of Chinese herbal medicine slices, for example, from the receiving terminal 11 according to the dispensing procedures, and then the doctor or the like can manually review it before dispensing the dispensing task. In this case, both the review efficiency of the prescription of Chinese herbal medicine slices can be taken into account, and the accuracy of the prescription passed by the doctor or the like can be guaranteed.

[0063] In this embodiment, the control device 20 can receive the dispensing task from the management device 10 and generate the dispensing instruction. Specifically, the control device 20 can receive the dispensing task of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces from the management device 10, and generate the dispensing instruction for controlling the dispensing unit 30 according to the dispensing task of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces.

[0064] In addition, as described above, the control device 20 can be connected to the management device 10 for communication. In some examples, the control device 20 can be connected to the management device 10 for communication through a network such as a wired network or a wireless network. In some examples, the wired network can be a computer network connected by coaxial cable, twisted pair and optical fiber. In addition, in some examples, the wireless network can be a wireless wide area network (WWAN), a wireless wide area network (WMAN), a wireless local area network (WLAN), a wireless personal area network (WPAN), etc.

[0065] In some examples, the control device 20 may be an electrical control system. In this case, it is possible to collect real-time data, analyze the status, and execute components (driving the motors of each adjustment unit 30, etc.), complete the tasks assigned by the management device 10 according to the correct logic, and feed back information to the management device 10.

[0066] In some examples, the control device 20 may be a control system based on a programmable logic controller (PLC). Generally speaking, a PLC uses a programmable memory, in which instructions for performing operations such as logical operations, sequential operations, timing, counting, and arithmetic operations are stored, and can be input and output in digital or analog form. Therefore, the use of a PLC can easily realize the functions required by the control device 20, and can conveniently expand the functions of the control device 20.

[0067] In addition, in some examples, the control device 20 may include a signal acquisition module 21, a signal processing module 22, and a signal execution module 23. In some examples, the signal acquisition module 21 may acquire signals such as the dispensing tasks of Chinese herbal medicine pieces from the management device 10. For example, the signal acquisition module 21 may acquire data and status from the management device 10 in real time.

[0068] In addition, in some examples, the signal processing module 22 can process the signal obtained by the signal acquisition module 21 and obtain, for example, the dispensing information of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces, such as the type, specification, weight, etc. of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces.

[0069] In addition, in some examples, the signal execution module 23 can issue an execution instruction for performing specific Chinese herbal medicine piece adjustment to the adjustment unit 30 according to the adjustment information of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces, and the adjustment unit 30 adjusts the corresponding Chinese herbal medicine pieces according to the execution instruction after receiving the instruction. In other words, the signal execution module 23 is used to instruct the adjustment unit 30 to adjust the Chinese herbal medicine pieces.

[0070] In addition, the control device 20 can control a plurality of adjustment units 30 described later. In some examples, the control device 20 can be connected to the plurality of adjustment units 30 via a field bus. Thus, the control device 20 can electrically control the plurality of adjustment units 30.

[0071] In some examples, the control device 20 may further include a weight sensor (not shown) disposed on a weighing device 33 (described later) and monitoring in real time the weight of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces from the conveying device 323. Thus, the control device 20 may accurately control the weight of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces in the conveying device 323.

[0072] In some examples, the control device 20 can generate a dispensing instruction containing a predetermined weight of Chinese herbal medicine pieces according to the dispensing task from the management device 10. When the weight sensor detects that the weight of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces in the weighing device 33 reaches the predetermined weight, the control device 20 controls the feeding device 32 to stop feeding. Thus, the dispensing unit 30 can achieve high-precision dispensing of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces through the control device 20.

[0073] Figure 5It is a block diagram of the structure of the dispensing unit 30 of the dispensing system 1 for Chinese herbal medicine pieces according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 6 It is a block diagram of the configuration of the material feeding device 32 of the adjustment unit 30 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of an example of the structure of the dispensing unit 30 according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0074] In this embodiment, the dispensing unit 30 can be used to store and distribute Chinese herbal medicine slices. In some examples, the dispensing unit 30 can receive a dispensing instruction and distribute the Chinese herbal medicine slices according to the dispensing instruction.

[0075] In some examples, the dispensing unit 30 may include a storage device 31 for storing Chinese herbal medicine pieces, a feeding device 32 for feeding the Chinese herbal medicine pieces from the storage device 31, and a weighing device 33 for weighing the Chinese herbal medicine pieces from the feeding device 32 (see Figure 5 ). Thus, a modular system structure of the dispensing system 1 is realized on the basis of the standardized dispensing unit 30, and the applicability of the dispensing system 1 can be improved, so that high-precision automatic dispensing of commonly used Chinese herbal medicine pieces with different characteristics can be realized.

[0076] In some examples, the dispensing unit 30 may be replaceable. Specifically, in some examples, in the dispensing system 1, each dispensing unit 30 is replaceable, thereby conveniently implementing standardized and modular management of the dispensing unit 30. For example, when one or several dispensing units 30 fail, they can be replaced or maintained in time to ensure the normal operation of the dispensing system 1.

[0077] In other examples, the control device 20 may also be connected to multiple dispensing units 30 via a wired network or a wireless network. Thus, the control device 20 may not be restricted by the geographical location of the dispensing unit 30, and may control the dispensing unit 30 remotely.

[0078] In some examples, the dispensing unit 30 has a device identifier that is recognized by the management device 10. Thus, the management device 10 can identify each dispensing unit 30 and the type of Chinese herbal medicine pieces stored in the corresponding dispensing unit 30 through the device identifier. In some examples, the device identifier can be a MAC address, an IP address (Internet Protocol address), etc. In other examples, the device identifier can also be an ID number, a device number, or other custom identifiers.

[0079] In addition, in some examples, the device identification of the dispensing unit 30 may be associated with the name of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces stored therein, thereby making it easier for doctors and the like to identify the relevant Chinese herbal medicine pieces.

[0080] In addition, each dispensing unit 30 can be isolated from each other. In this case, since each dispensing unit 30 is isolated from each other, it is possible to effectively avoid the situation that, for example, impurities are mixed into the bucket due to spillage when picking the medicine manually.

[0081] In some examples, in the dispensing unit 30, the storage device 31 can store or store the Chinese herbal medicine pieces. In order to maintain the quality of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces, the storage device 31 can be a closable space. In some examples, the storage device 31 can be a storage hopper. Further, in some examples, the storage device 31 can be a drawer-type storage hopper.

[0082] In some examples, the storage device 31 can store only one type of Chinese herbal medicine slices. Thus, it is possible to prevent the Chinese herbal medicine slices in each dispensing unit 30 from being mixed together. In addition, when the Chinese herbal medicine slices have been used up or need to be added, they can be added conveniently and promptly.

[0083] In some examples, the material storage device 31 may include a material extraction device 311 for automatically feeding the material (see Figure 7 ). Thus, it is helpful to improve the feeding efficiency of the feeding device 32. In some examples, in the storage device 31, when feeding is not needed, the material extraction device 311 closes the storage device 31, thereby maintaining the Chinese herbal medicine pieces in the storage device 31; when feeding is needed, the material extraction device 311 automatically opens an appropriate space according to the amount of feeding, so that the Chinese herbal medicine pieces fall into the batching device 321 of the feeding device 32 described later.

[0084] In some examples, the storage device 31 may also be provided with a weight sensor (not shown). Thus, it is possible to determine whether to add materials according to the weight of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces in the storage device 31. In other examples, the storage device 31 may also be provided with a warning light. Thus, when the storage device 31 is short of materials, the staff can find and replenish the pieces in time.

[0085] In other examples, the same Chinese herbal medicine pieces can be stored in multiple dispensing units 30. Thus, it is possible to avoid the inability to dispense the Chinese herbal medicine pieces due to a sudden failure of a dispensing unit 30 or a quality change of the stored pieces.

[0086] In some examples, such as Figure 6 As shown, the feeding device 32 includes a batching device 321 connected to the outlet of the storage device 31, a conveying device 323 receiving the Chinese herbal medicine pieces from the batching device 321, and a material control device 322 for adjusting the flow of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces. Thus, the feeding device 32 can control the amount of Chinese herbal medicine pieces put in with high precision.

[0087] In some examples, such as Figure 7The batching device 321 can be driven by a motor. For example, the batching device 321 can be driven by a motor to achieve the dispensing of Chinese herbal medicine slices. In the dispensing unit 30, the batching device 321 of the feeding device 32 is used in conjunction with the material extraction device 311 of the material storage device 31.

[0088] In some examples, in the feeding device 32, the conveying device 323 may be disposed below the batching device 321. Thus, the batching device 321 can receive the Chinese herbal medicine pieces dispensed downward from the batching device 321 by gravity or motor drive.

[0089] In some examples, material control devices 322 are respectively provided at both ends of the conveying device 323. The material control devices 322 can control the amount of the distributed materials, such as Chinese herbal medicine slices.

[0090] In some examples, the weighing device 33 may be disposed below the feeding device 32. Thus, the Chinese herbal medicine pieces from the feeding device 32 can be transferred downward to the weighing device 33 by gravity or motor drive.

[0091] In some examples, the weighing device 33 may include a weighing pan 321, a weighing belt 332, and a weight sensor 333 arranged from top to bottom. The weighing belt 332 may also be configured to be driven by a motor.

[0092] In some examples, the dispensing system 1 may also have a status sensor 40 (see Figure 2 In this case, the control device 20 can collect data about the system through the state sensor 40 and feed it back to the management device 10. In some examples, the state sensor 40 can be set in each adjustment unit 30.

[0093] Specifically, the state sensor 40 may be at least one of a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor, a weight sensor, a material detector, and an acceleration sensor for measuring motor vibration parameters. In this case, the state sensor 40 may obtain parameters such as the temperature, humidity, motor operation parameters, and weight of the stored Chinese herbal medicine pieces of the dispensing unit 30. Thus, the state of the dispensing unit 30 may be fully controlled.

[0094] In some examples, a plurality of state sensors 40 for acquiring different state parameters may be provided for one adjustment unit 30. In this case, a plurality of different state parameters can be acquired for a single adjustment unit 30.

[0095] In addition, in some examples, the state sensor 40 may also be a separate external device, thereby enabling more accurate control of the state data of the entire dispensing system 1 .

[0096] (Second embodiment)

[0097] Figure 8 It is a structural block diagram of the Chinese herbal medicine dispensing system involved in the second embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig. 9 It is a schematic diagram of an example of a dispensing system for Chinese herbal medicine pieces according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of an example of a cabinet according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0098] The present embodiment relates to a dispensing system for Chinese herbal medicine pieces (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a "dispensing system") 1A, and the main difference between the present embodiment and the first embodiment is that the dispensing system 1A involved in the present embodiment further includes a cabinet 50 accommodating a plurality of dispensing units 30. Hereinafter, the main differences between the dispensing system 1A involved in the present embodiment and the dispensing system 1 involved in the first embodiment will be described.

[0099] Specifically, the dispensing system 1A of the present embodiment further comprises a cabinet 50. The cabinet 50 has a plurality of dispensing units 30 (see Figure 8 ).

[0100] In some examples, such as Fig. 9 As shown, the cabinet 50 may include a first cabinet 51 having a first specified number of dispensing units 30, a second cabinet 52 arranged opposite to the first cabinet 51 and having a second specified number of dispensing units 30, and a mixing device 53 arranged between the first cabinet 51 and the second cabinet 52 and mixing the Chinese herbal medicine pieces from each dispensing unit 30. Thus, the dispensing system 1A can mix and collect the Chinese herbal medicine pieces dispensed by all the dispensing units 30 in the cabinet 50 through the mixing device 53.

[0101] In some examples, such as Fig. 9 and Fig.10 As shown, the first cabinet 51 and the second cabinet 52 may be two identical parts, and are mirror-symmetrically arranged on both sides of the mixing device 53. In other examples, the shapes of the first cabinet 51 and the second cabinet 52 and / or the number of the dispensing units 30 included therein may be different. Thus, different numbers of dispensing units 30 may be arranged according to different specific application scenarios of the dispensing system 1A.

[0102] In some examples, each cabinet 50 may also be provided with two control devices 20, which are respectively located in the first cabinet 51 and the second cabinet 52. In this case, each control device 20 may independently control all the dispensing units 30 in the corresponding cabinet 50.

[0103] In some examples, the adjustment unit 30 and related electrical equipment can be arranged in the cabinet 50. In this case, the space of the cabinet 50 can be fully utilized, while avoiding interference of various electromagnetic noises on the collected signals and facilitating wiring.

[0104] In some examples, the cabinet 50 may be a fully sealed structure. In this case, it is possible to avoid excessive local dust (e.g., PM2.5 exceeding 400) caused by the powder of Chinese medicinal materials during the preparation of Chinese medicinal pieces, which may cause damage to the human body, thereby minimizing noise and dust, and improving the working environment of the preparation system 1A.

[0105] In some examples, the dispensing system 1A also includes a mixing device 53, and a conveying device 54 for receiving Chinese herbal medicines from the mixing device 53. In this case, the various cabinets 50 of the dispensing system 1A can coordinately perform the dispensing task of the Chinese herbal medicines. Specifically, after the dispensing unit 30 of the cabinet 50 (the first cabinet) completes the weighing task, the Chinese herbal medicines are sent to the mixing device 53, and the Chinese herbal medicines of the mixing device 53 (the first mixing device) are sent to the conveying device 54 after the dispensing is completed. Then, the conveying device 54 receives the Chinese herbal medicines from the next mixing device (the second mixing device), and continues to receive the Chinese herbal medicines that have been adjusted by the nth mixing device (mixing device 53) until the dispensing task is completed.

[0106] In some examples, the conveying device 54 may be a medicine box conveying device, which may contain Chinese herbal medicine pieces from the mixing device 53 .

[0107] In some examples, the Chinese medicine can be placed in the cabinet 50 according to the medicine bucket layout used in traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies. Specifically, lightly soaked materials and materials with high specific gravity are placed in the lower part of the cabinet 50, and other root and stem pieces are placed in the middle and upper part.

[0108] In addition, the size of the cabinet 50 is not particularly limited. According to different uses, the height of the cabinet 50 can be 500 mm to 5000 mm, and the length of the cabinet 50 can be 500 mm to 5000 mm. In order to meet the requirements of traditional Chinese medicine stores for cabinet specifications, the cabinet 50 can be 1800 mm to 2300 mm. In some examples, the dispensing units 30 can be arranged in the cabinet 50 in a manner of six horizontal and five vertical.

[0109] The foregoing has presented the above description of various embodiments of the present disclosure known to the applicant at the time of filing this application, and is intended for the purpose of illustration and description. This description is not intended to be exhaustive of the present invention, nor to limit the present invention to the exact form disclosed, and many modifications and variations may be made in accordance with the above teachings. The described embodiments are used to explain the principles of the present disclosure and its practical application, and to enable other technical personnel in the art to utilize the present disclosure in various embodiments and various modifications suitable for the intended specific use. Therefore, it is intended that the present disclosure is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed for implementing the present disclosure.

[0110] For example, in some examples, the management device 10 of the adjustment system 1 may also be provided with a server 14 (see Fig. 9 The server 14 can record and save the prescription information of the Chinese herbal medicine slices from the prescription receiving terminal 11. In addition, the server 14 can also record and save the status information of the dispensing unit 30 from the control device 20 (described later).

[0111] As above, the server 14 can also record and save the status information of the dispensing unit 30 from the control device 20. In some examples, the server 14 can output the status information of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces in the form of a report. In this case, the maintenance personnel of the dispensing system 1 can understand the fault conditions (fault type, frequency, etc.), dispensing time, power consumption and other information of each dispensing unit 30 through the report. In addition, by obtaining this information, it can help determine whether the dispensing unit 30 has room to further improve the dispensing efficiency, which designs in the dispensing unit 30 can be improved, etc.

[0112] In some examples, the management device 10 may also be provided with an alarm module (not shown). In some examples, the alarm module may monitor the feedback value of the state sensor 40 described later. In some examples, when one or more of the values ​​fed back by the state sensor 40 exceed a set threshold, the alarm device may generate an alarm signal, and the alarm device may also automatically cut off the power supply of the corresponding dispensing unit 30. In this case, the reliability of the entire dispensing system 1 can be guaranteed, and the maintenance cost of the dispensing system 1 can be reduced.

[0113] In addition, in some examples, the management device 10 can also directly control each adjustment unit 30. In this case, the management device 10 can directly control the corresponding adjustment unit 30 to adjust through a wired network or a wireless network without going through the control device 20.

Claims

1. A dispensing system for Chinese herbal medicine slices, characterized in that: include: A management device, which is used to receive a dispensing task containing information of Chinese herbal medicine pieces and distribute the dispensing task; a control device, which is in communication with the management device, receives the adjustment task from the management device and generates an adjustment instruction; and A plurality of dispensing units are provided for storing and dispensing Chinese herbal medicine slices. The dispensing units receive the dispensing instructions and dispense the Chinese herbal medicine slices according to the dispensing instructions. The dispensing units are provided with a storage device for storing Chinese herbal medicine slices, a feeding device for feeding the Chinese herbal medicine slices from the storage device, and a weighing device for weighing the Chinese herbal medicine slices from the feeding device. The storage device also includes a pulling device for cooperating with a batching device to complete automatic feeding, and the storage device only stores one kind of Chinese herbal medicine slices. The feeding device includes a batching device connected to an outlet of the storage device, a conveying device for receiving the Chinese herbal medicine slices from the batching device, and a material control device for adjusting the flow rate of the Chinese herbal medicine slices. When feeding is required, the pulling device automatically opens an appropriate space according to the amount of feeding, so that the Chinese herbal medicine slices fall into the batching device. The weighing device includes a weighing plate, a weighing belt and a weight sensor arranged from top to bottom. The control device monitors the status information of the adjustment unit and feeds it back to the management device, and the management device adjusts the adjustment task according to the status information. In the adjustment system, each adjustment unit is replaceable and isolated from each other.

2. The dispensing system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The management device has a receiving terminal that automatically receives the adjustment task.

3. The dispensing system according to claim 2, characterized in that: The management device also has an adjustment management module which is connected to the receiving terminal for communication and distributes the adjustment tasks.

4. The dispensing system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dispensing system has a status sensor for monitoring status information of the dispensing unit.

5. The dispensing system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The adjustment unit has a device identification recognized by the management device.

6. The dispensing system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The feeding equipment comprises a batching device connected to the outlet of the material storage device, a conveying device for receiving the Chinese herbal medicine pieces from the batching device, and a material control device for adjusting the flow rate of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces.

7. The dispensing system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control device generates a dispensing instruction containing a predetermined weight of Chinese herbal medicine pieces, When the weight sensor detects that the weight of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces in the weighing device reaches the predetermined weight, the control device controls the feeding device to stop feeding.

8. A dispensing system for Chinese herbal medicine slices, characterized in that: include: A management device, which is used to receive a dispensing task containing information of Chinese herbal medicine pieces and distribute the dispensing task; a control device, which is in communication with the management device, receives the adjustment task from the management device and generates an adjustment instruction; and A cabinet, comprising a plurality of dispensing units for storing and dispensing Chinese herbal medicine slices, wherein the dispensing units receive the dispensing instructions and dispense the Chinese herbal medicine slices according to the dispensing instructions, wherein the dispensing units have a storage device for storing Chinese herbal medicine slices, a feeding device for feeding the Chinese herbal medicine slices from the storage device, and a weighing device for weighing the Chinese herbal medicine slices from the feeding device, wherein the storage device also comprises a pulling device for cooperating with a batching device to complete automatic feeding, wherein the storage device stores only one kind of Chinese herbal medicine slices, wherein the feeding device comprises a batching device connected to an outlet of the storage device, a conveying device for receiving the Chinese herbal medicine slices from the batching device, and a material control device for adjusting the flow rate of the Chinese herbal medicine slices, wherein when feeding is required, the pulling device automatically opens an appropriate space according to the amount of feeding, so that the Chinese herbal medicine slices fall into the batching device, and wherein the weighing device comprises a weighing plate, a weighing belt, and a weight sensor arranged from top to bottom; The control device monitors the status information of the adjustment unit and feeds it back to the management device, and the management device adjusts the adjustment task according to the status information. In the adjustment system, each adjustment unit is replaceable and isolated from each other.

9. The dispensing system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The cabinet includes a first cabinet having a first specified number of dispensing units, a second cabinet arranged opposite to the first cabinet and having a second specified number of dispensing units, and a mixing device arranged between the first cabinet and the second cabinet and mixing the Chinese herbal medicine pieces from each of the dispensing units.

10. The dispensing system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The management device has a receiving terminal that automatically receives the adjustment task.

11. The dispensing system according to claim 10, characterized in that: The management device also has an adjustment management module which is connected to the receiving terminal for communication and distributes the adjustment tasks.

12. The dispensing system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The dispensing system has a status sensor for monitoring status information of the dispensing unit.

13. The dispensing system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The adjustment unit has a device identification recognized by the management device.

14. The dispensing system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The control device generates a dispensing instruction containing a predetermined weight of Chinese herbal medicine pieces, When the weight sensor detects that the weight of the Chinese herbal medicine pieces in the weighing device reaches the predetermined weight, the control device controls the feeding device to stop feeding.

15. The dispensing system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The dispensing system also includes a conveying device for receiving the Chinese herbal medicine pieces from the mixing device.

16. The dispensing system according to claim 8, characterized in that: The cabinet is a fully sealed structure.

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