Manual medicine dispensing bottle

By introducing pill size chucks and drug distribution wheels into the medicine bottles, combined with counters, the problem of inaccurate pouring of pills in the existing medicine bottles is solved, the accurate pouring of pills and drug counting is achieved, and the drug use process is simplified. Avoid drug waste and secondary pollution.

CN112193562BActive Publication Date: 2024-12-13SHAANXI SECOND PEOPLES HOSPITAL (SHAANXI GERIATRIC HOSPITAL)
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Application Number
CN202011189811.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2020-10-30
Publication Date
2024-12-13
Estimated Expiration
2040-10-30

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

The existing medicine bottles cannot be counted accurately when pouring out the pills, resulting in waste of medicines and secondary contamination. The existing manual medicine bottles are complex in structure and are not suitable for large-scale promotion.

Method used

A manual medicine distribution bottle was designed, including a pill size chuck, a medicine distribution wheel and a counter. Through the mechanical linkage of the pill size chuck and a medicine distribution wheel, the pills fell into the container below in turn, and the counter recorded the number of pills. Avoid dropping of pills directly and make sure to accurately pour out the required quantity.

Benefits of technology

It realizes the accurate pouring of pills, avoids waste of drugs and secondary pollution, simplifies the drug counting process, is suitable for use by the elderly, and ensures the safety and hygiene of the drugs.

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Abstract

The invention discloses a manual medicine dispensing bottle, comprising an upper bottle mouth of the medicine dispensing bottle, a bottle body of the medicine dispensing bottle and a lower bottle mouth of the medicine dispensing bottle arranged in sequence from top to bottom, a funnel is arranged inside the bottle body of the medicine dispensing bottle, a pill size chuck is arranged horizontally at the lower port of the funnel, a plurality of medicine dispensing circular grooves of different diameters are arranged on the pill size chuck, a baffle is arranged horizontally at the bottom of the pill size chuck, the baffle is fixedly connected to the bottle body of the medicine dispensing bottle, a circular groove is vertically opened on the baffle, the circular groove does not correspond to the medicine dispensing circular groove, a medicine dispensing rotating wheel is arranged horizontally at the bottom of the baffle, and 6 inner grooves are opened on the medicine dispensing rotating wheel. The device of the invention realizes the rotation of the pill size chuck controlled by the medicine dispensing rotating wheel through mechanical linkage, thereby controlling the amount of medicine falling, and the invention can accurately output the required number of pills to avoid secondary pollution.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of medical devices, and in particular relates to a manual medicine dispensing bottle. Background Art

[0002] Medicine bottles are containers for holding medicines that are often used in people's daily lives, ranging from reminder medicine bottles for the elderly to cute cartoon medicine bottles for children. However, the structures of these medicine bottles do not deviate from the construction mode of traditional medicine bottles. They are mainly composed of a bottle body and a bottle cap, and have a single function. Although the bottle body is designed in various shapes, the bottle body and the bottle cap are still threaded, and the medicine is poured out by unscrewing the bottle cap. When using the existing medicine bottle, the elderly shake the medicine bottle and pour it out from the opening of the medicine bottle so that the number of pills can be clearly counted. However, the elderly cannot see how many pills have been poured out, resulting in a large amount of medicine being poured out, and slowly counting the number of pills required by themselves, so that they need to count slowly, and at the same time, when counting on the hand and pouring the remaining pills back into the medicine bottle, secondary pollution is caused. In view of the above technical requirements, it is urgent to have a medicine bottle with simple structure, easy use, and the ability to clearly and accurately pour out the required number of pills.

[0003] The Chinese patent "A manual medicine dispensing bottle", application number: 201120012207.2, publication number: CN201932525U, includes a bottle body and a medicine bottle cap, and the pills are poured out one by one through a small opening. There is a problem that it is not clear how many pills have been poured out, and the size of the stored pills cannot be changed. The Chinese patent "A manual medicine dispensing bottle and formulation machine", application number: 201920127924.6, publication number: 209506599U, is a machine for filling medicine bottles in large factories, which is not suitable for large-scale promotion and use, and the product facilities are huge. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a pill dispensing bottle which can pour out the required number of pills clearly and accurately.

[0005] The technical solution adopted by the present invention is a manual medicine dispensing bottle, comprising an upper bottle mouth of the medicine dispensing bottle, a medicine dispensing bottle body and a lower bottle mouth of the medicine dispensing bottle which are arranged in sequence from top to bottom, a funnel is arranged inside the medicine dispensing bottle body, a pill size chuck is horizontally arranged at the lower end of the funnel, the pill size chuck is fixedly connected to the medicine dispensing bottle body, a plurality of medicine dispensing circular grooves of different diameters are arranged on the pill size chuck, a baffle is horizontally arranged at the bottom of the pill size chuck, the baffle is fixedly connected to the medicine dispensing bottle body, a circular groove is vertically opened on the baffle, the circular groove does not correspond to the medicine dispensing circular groove, a medicine dispensing rotating wheel is horizontally arranged at the bottom of the baffle, and 6 inner grooves are opened on the medicine dispensing rotating wheel.

[0006] The present invention is also characterized in that:

[0007] The edges of the pill size chuck and the medicine distributing rotating wheel are both extended out of the medicine distributing bottle body, and the centers of the pill size chuck and the medicine distributing rotating wheel are both provided with a central axis which can make the pill size chuck and the medicine distributing rotating wheel rotatable.

[0008] The pill size chuck and the pill dispensing rotating wheel are all provided with movable saw teeth around their edges.

[0009] A counter is provided at the bottom of the medicine distributing wheel. The counter is located on one side of the medicine distributing pipeline. The counter is a semi-cylindrical structure. The counter is connected to the medicine distributing wheel through gears.

[0010] A medicine dispensing pipeline is arranged at the bottom of the medicine dispensing rotating wheel, a medicine bottle lower container bin is arranged at the bottom of the medicine dispensing pipeline, and a medicine dispensing bottle lower bottle mouth is arranged at the bottom of the medicine bottle lower container bin.

[0011] An upper bottle cap is arranged at the top of the upper bottle mouth of the medicine dispensing bottle, and a lower bottle cap is arranged at the bottom of the lower bottle mouth of the medicine dispensing bottle. The upper bottle mouth of the medicine dispensing bottle is threadedly connected with the upper bottle cap, and the lower bottle mouth of the medicine dispensing bottle is threadedly connected with the lower bottle cap.

[0012] The upper bottle mouth of the medicine dispensing bottle, the bottle body of the medicine dispensing bottle and the lower bottle mouth of the medicine dispensing bottle are an integrated structure.

[0013] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the device of the present invention controls the size and passing order of the pills in the medicine bottle by adding a pill size chuck and a medicine dispensing wheel into the medicine bottle, ensuring that the pills can fall into the lower bottle cap of the medicine bottle below in sequence after the medicine dispensing wheel is rotated. The user only needs to unscrew the lower bottle cap to take out the required number of pills from the medicine bottle. The present invention can accurately take out the required number of pills, avoid secondary contamination, and can achieve the purpose of helping the elderly to take medicine simply and quickly. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 This is a front view of a manual medicine dispensing bottle of the present invention;

[0015] Figure 2 A side view of a manual medicine dispensing bottle of the present invention;

[0016] Figure 3 This is a structural schematic diagram of a manual medicine dispensing bottle baffle of the present invention;

[0017] Figure 4 It is a structural schematic diagram of a manual medicine dispensing bottle medicine dispensing rotating wheel of the present invention;

[0018] Figure 5 This is a schematic structural diagram of a lower container bin for manually dispensing medicine bottles according to the present invention;

[0019] Figure 6 It is a structural schematic diagram of a manual medicine bottle counter and a counting resetter of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 7 This is a schematic structural diagram of a manual medicine dispensing bottle cap of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 8 The present invention is a schematic structural diagram of a manual medicine dispensing bottle lower cap.

[0022] In the figure: 1. upper mouth of medicine dispensing bottle, 2. body of medicine dispensing bottle, 3. lower mouth of medicine dispensing bottle, 4. funnel, 5. pill size chuck, 6. circular groove for dispensing medicine, 7. baffle, 8. inner groove, 9. medicine dispensing wheel, 10. medicine dispensing pipeline, 11. counter, 12. count resetter, 13. lower container bin of medicine bottle, 14. upper bottle cap, 15. lower bottle cap. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0023] The present invention is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0024] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, they are respectively the front view and the side view of a manual medicine dispensing bottle of the present invention, comprising an upper bottle mouth 1 of the medicine dispensing bottle, a bottle body 2 of the medicine dispensing bottle and a lower bottle mouth 3 of the medicine dispensing bottle which are arranged in sequence from top to bottom, the upper bottle mouth 1 of the medicine dispensing bottle, the bottle body 2 of the medicine dispensing bottle and the lower bottle mouth 3 of the medicine dispensing bottle are an integrated structure, a lower medicine dispensing container bin 13 is arranged at the bottom of the lower bottle mouth 3 of the medicine dispensing bottle, a funnel 4 is arranged inside the bottle body 2 of the medicine dispensing bottle, when in use, the pills loaded into the bottle body 2 of the medicine dispensing bottle fall into the funnel mouth of the medicine bottle in an orderly manner along the funnel 4 under the action of gravity, a pill size chuck 5 is horizontally arranged at the lower end of the funnel 4, three medicine dispensing circular grooves 6 of different diameters are arranged on the pill size chuck 5, the medicine dispensing circular grooves 6 are used to leak the medicine in the bottle body 2 of the medicine dispensing bottle from the circular grooves, a baffle 7 is horizontally arranged at the bottom of the pill size chuck 5, and the structure of the baffle is as shown in FIG. Figure 3 As shown, the baffle 7 is fixedly connected to the medicine dispensing bottle body 2, and a circular groove is vertically opened on the baffle 7, which does not correspond to the medicine dispensing circular groove 6. A medicine dispensing rotating wheel 9 is horizontally arranged at the bottom of the baffle 7. The structure of the medicine dispensing rotating wheel is as shown in FIG. Figure 4As shown, the medicine dispensing wheel 9 is vertically provided with 6 inner grooves 8, the outer edges of the pill size chuck 5 and the medicine dispensing wheel 9 are all provided with movable saw teeth, the edges of the pill size chuck 5 and the medicine dispensing wheel 9 are all extended out of the medicine dispensing bottle body 2, and the centers of the pill size chuck 5 and the medicine dispensing wheel 9 are provided with a central axis that can make them rotatable, so that the operator can manually turn them outside the bottle, so that the pill size chuck 5 and the medicine dispensing wheel 9 rotate around themselves, the purpose of the rotation of the pill size chuck 5 is to select the medicine dispensing circular groove 6 of suitable size, and the purpose of the rotation of the medicine dispensing wheel 9 is to make the pills fall one by one, and the medicine dispensing bottle body 2 is convenient to operate. A medicine dispensing pipeline 10 is provided at the bottom of the rotating wheel 9, and the medicine dispensing pipeline 10 is connected to the lower container bin 13 of the medicine bottle. In the device of the present invention, the pill size chuck 5 is manually operated to rotate, and the size of the required medicine can be selected in real time. The medicine dispensing rotating wheel 9 can also be manually rotated. The combination of the medicine dispensing rotating wheel 9 and the baffle 7 is used to ensure that the pills pass through one by one, firstly to facilitate counting, and secondly to prevent multiple pills from falling directly from the upper medicine dispensing circular groove 6 into the next inner groove 8. When the medicine dispensing rotating wheel 9 rotates, the baffle 7 is driven to rotate, and the pills fall into the lower container bin 13 of the medicine bottle through the medicine dispensing circular groove 6, the inner groove 8, the medicine dispensing rotating wheel 9 and the medicine dispensing pipeline 10. The structure of the lower container bin of the medicine bottle is as shown in FIG. Figure 5 shown.

[0025] like Figure 6 As shown, a counter 11 is provided at the bottom of the medicine dispensing wheel 9, and the counter 11 is located on one side of the medicine dispensing pipe 10. The counter 11 is a semi-cylindrical structure. The counter 10 is connected to the medicine dispensing wheel 9 through a gear. When the medicine dispensing wheel 9 rotates 60°, the counter number is increased by 1. When the pill size chuck 5 rotates 60°, the counter 11 counts and increases by 1. After using the medicine dispensing bottle, the counter can be reset by a counter resetter 12 installed on the counter 11. After each use, the counter resetter 12 is pressed to ensure that the counter 11 can accurately display the number of pills taken out when it is used next time.

[0026] like Figure 7 As shown, the top of the upper bottle mouth 1 of the medicine dispensing bottle is provided with an upper bottle cap 14, as shown in FIG. Figure 8 As shown, a lower bottle cap 15 is provided at the bottom of the lower bottle mouth 3 of the medicine dispensing bottle, and the upper bottle mouth 1 of the medicine dispensing bottle is threadedly connected to the upper bottle cap 14. When in use, the upper bottle cap 1 of the medicine dispensing bottle is rotated counterclockwise to open it, and the required pills are poured into the bottle body 2 of the medicine dispensing bottle. The lower bottle mouth 3 of the medicine dispensing bottle is threadedly connected to the lower bottle cap 15. When the pills are stored in the lower container bin 13 of the medicine bottle, the user only needs to open the lower bottle cap 15 of the medicine dispensing bottle counterclockwise and tilt it to pour out the pills, which can ensure that the number of pills poured out is the number required by the user and that the pills in the medicine bottle are not subject to secondary contamination. The upper bottle mouth 1 of the medicine dispensing bottle is threadedly connected to the upper bottle cap 14, and the lower bottle mouth 3 of the medicine dispensing bottle is threadedly connected to the lower bottle cap 15, which can ensure that the bottle body 2 of the medicine dispensing bottle is in a closed condition, thereby ensuring the safety and hygiene of storing pills.

[0027] The working process of the device of the present invention is as follows: first, unscrew the upper bottle cap 14 of the medicine dispensing bottle counterclockwise, put the medicine into the bottle body 2 of the medicine dispensing bottle through the upper bottle mouth 1, tighten the upper bottle cap 14 clockwise, and when in use, turn the medicine dispensing rotating wheel 9 clockwise, and the number of the counter 11 jumps by 1 every time it rotates 60 degrees. At the same time, one pill falls from the bottle body 2 of the medicine dispensing bottle through the funnel 4 and the medicine dispensing circular groove 6, unscrew the lower bottle cap 15 of the medicine dispensing bottle counterclockwise, pour out one pill, repeat the above operation until the required number of pills are poured out, and screw the lower bottle cap 15 of the medicine dispensing bottle onto the lower bottle mouth 3 of the medicine dispensing bottle clockwise. After the operation is completed, the counter 11 is reset by the counter resetter 12.

[0028] The present invention can change the inner diameter of the medicine dividing circular groove 6 on the pill size chuck 5 according to pills or tablets of different sizes, so as to adapt to the operation of medicines of different sizes, and has simple operation and wide coverage.

[0029] The device of the present invention realizes the rotation of the medicine dispensing wheel 9 to control the pill size chuck 5 through simple mechanical linkage, thereby controlling the number of medicines falling. The counter 11 is linked with the medicine dispensing wheel 9 to effectively display the number of medicines. After use, the counter resetter 12 is reset. The upper bottle mouth 1 of the medicine dispensing bottle is threadedly connected with the upper bottle cap 14, and the lower bottle mouth 3 of the medicine dispensing bottle is threadedly connected with the lower bottle cap 15, which can ensure that the bottle body 2 of the medicine dispensing bottle is in a closed condition, thereby ensuring the safety and sanitation of the pill storage. The present invention can accurately dispense the required number of pills, avoid secondary pollution, and can achieve the purpose of helping the elderly to take medicine simply and quickly.

Claims

1. A manual medicine dispensing bottle, characterized in that: The invention comprises an upper mouth (1) of a medicine dispensing bottle, a body (2) of the medicine dispensing bottle and a lower mouth (3) of the medicine dispensing bottle, the body (2) of the medicine dispensing bottle being arranged in sequence from top to bottom, a funnel (4) being arranged inside the body (2) of the medicine dispensing bottle, a pill size chuck (5) being arranged horizontally at the lower end of the funnel (4), a plurality of medicine dispensing circular grooves (6) of different diameters being arranged on the pill size chuck (5), a baffle (7) being arranged horizontally at the bottom of the pill size chuck (5), the baffle (7) being fixedly connected to the body (2) of the medicine dispensing bottle, a circular groove being vertically opened on the baffle (7), the circular groove not corresponding to the medicine dispensing circular groove (6), a medicine dispensing rotating wheel (9) being arranged horizontally at the bottom of the baffle (7), and six inner grooves (8) being opened on the medicine dispensing rotating wheel (9); The edges of the pill size chuck (5) and the medicine dispensing rotating wheel (9) both extend out of the medicine dispensing bottle body (2), and the centers of the pill size chuck (5) and the medicine dispensing rotating wheel (9) are both provided with a central axis that enables the pill size chuck (5) and the medicine dispensing rotating wheel (9) to rotate. The pill size chuck (5) and the pill dispensing wheel (9) are provided with movable saw teeth around their edges; A counter (11) is provided at the bottom of the medicine dispensing rotor (9), and the counter (11) is located on one side of the medicine dispensing pipeline (10). The counter (11) is a semi-cylindrical structure, and the counter (11) is connected to the medicine dispensing rotor (9) via a gear. A medicine dispensing pipeline (10) is provided at the bottom of the medicine dispensing rotating wheel (9), a medicine bottle lower container warehouse (13) is provided at the bottom of the medicine dispensing pipeline (10), and a medicine dispensing lower container warehouse (13) is provided at the bottom of the lower bottle mouth (3) of the medicine dispensing bottle.

2. A manual medicine dispensing bottle according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper bottle mouth (1) of the medicine dispensing bottle, the bottle body (2) of the medicine dispensing bottle and the lower bottle mouth (3) of the medicine dispensing bottle are an integrated structure.