A traditional Chinese medicine dispensary intelligent medicine dispensing device and a medicine dispensing method

Abstract

The application discloses a kind of intelligent medicine taking equipment and medicine taking method in Chinese medicine shop, wherein the medicine taking equipment includes control cabinet, medicine box automatic feeding mechanism, Chinese medicine cabinet, medicine box and conveyor belt, multiple groups of medicine outlet units and material channels are arranged in Chinese medicine cabinet, and the medicine outlet units and material channels are communicated, and the control cabinet is electrically connected with the electric control parts on the medicine box automatic feeding mechanism, medicine outlet unit and material channel by cable;During medicine taking work, the medicine box is lifted to the starting end of the conveyor belt by the medicine box automatic feeding mechanism once, the conveyor belt drives the medicine box to pass through several Chinese medicine cabinets arranged in sequence, and the selected medicine is weighed and then slides into the medicine box through the material channel, and finally delivered to the manual review position at the end of the conveyor belt.The application has compact and reasonable layout, realizes the identification and accurate output of medicine through the control cabinet, and the medicine box is automatically fed, which is convenient and fast to operate, saves time and effort in the whole process, has high work efficiency and high correctness.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of intelligent medicine dispensing machinery, and more particularly to an intelligent medicine dispensing device and method for traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies. Background Technology

[0002] Currently, medications in hospital pharmacies are stored in batches according to their categories in various cabinets. After a doctor writes a prescription and collects payment, the patient hands the prescription to the hospital pharmacy, where pharmacists dispense the corresponding medications to the patient. Because different medications are stored in different cabinets and have different specifications, pharmacists are required to have a thorough understanding of the storage locations of the medications, as well as be familiar with the names, quantities, and specifications of each medication.

[0003] However, this method of medication retrieval has the following drawbacks: First, the medications are stored in scattered locations, and finding them relies entirely on the pharmacist's experience and memory, making the entire process time-consuming, labor-intensive, and inefficient. Second, the accuracy of medication retrieval depends heavily on the pharmacist's experience and attentiveness, which carries the risk of errors when there are many prescriptions. Therefore, developing a new, intelligent medication retrieval device has become a technical challenge that needs to be addressed by those skilled in the art. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide an intelligent medicine dispensing device for traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies, which solves the problems of time-consuming and labor-intensive manual medicine dispensing, low work efficiency, and the risk of medicine dispensing errors in the existing technology.

[0005] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention adopts the following technical solution:

[0006] This invention discloses an intelligent medicine dispensing device for traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies, comprising a control cabinet, an automatic medicine box feeding mechanism, medicine cabinets, medicine boxes, and a conveyor belt. The medicine cabinets are equipped with multiple dispensing units and feeding channels, which are connected. The control cabinet is electrically connected to the automatic medicine box feeding mechanism, the dispensing units, and the feeding channels via cables. The medicine boxes are raised to the starting end of the conveyor belt by the automatic medicine box feeding mechanism. The conveyor belt carries the medicine boxes through several sequentially arranged medicine cabinets. Selected medicines are weighed from the dispensing units and then slide down the feeding channels into the medicine boxes, finally being conveyed to the manual re-inspection position at the end of the conveyor belt.

[0007] Preferably, the automatic medicine box feeding mechanism is installed on one side of the starting end of the conveyor belt, including a linear rod motor, a support platform, a support column, a suction cup, and a suction cup drive mechanism. The linear rod motor is installed on the bottom support of the conveyor belt, and the top end of the working rod of the linear rod motor is connected to the bottom surface of the support platform. The support platform is located inside the support column, and multiple medicine boxes are placed on the support platform. The suction cup is installed on the suction cup drive mechanism, and the suction cup is located directly above the medicine box during the suction operation. During operation, the working rod of the linear rod motor drives the support platform to rise, and the suction cup picks up the medicine box at the top and moves it through the suction cup drive mechanism to transfer the medicine box to the starting end of the conveyor belt, completing one automatic feeding process.

[0008] Preferably, the suction cup driving mechanism includes a synchronous pulley, a second synchronous belt, and a drive motor. The drive motor is mounted on a drive motor mounting base, which is mounted on the bottom support of the conveyor belt. The two synchronous pulleys are respectively mounted on the shaft of the drive motor and one side of the suction cup. The two synchronous pulleys are connected by the second synchronous belt. The suction cup is positioned and connected to the second synchronous belt. When the drive motor is started, it drives the second synchronous belt to rotate, thereby moving the suction cup and the medicine box on the suction cup from the left side to the right side.

[0009] Preferably, the dispensing unit includes a storage bin for storing medicinal materials, a dispensing bin, and a weighing bin. The lower opening of the storage bin is screwed together with the dispensing bin, and the weighing bin is located below the dispensing bin. A feeding motor is provided on one side of the dispensing bin, and the feeding motor is mounted on a feeding motor mounting base. The feeding motor mounting base is connected to a mounting plate and the dispensing bin by screws. The drive shaft of the feeding motor is connected to a spring via a coupling. The spring is located inside the dispensing bin. A bottom synchronous pulley is provided on the drive shaft of the feeding motor. The bottom synchronous pulley is connected to a top synchronous pulley via a first synchronous belt. The other end of the connecting shaft of the top synchronous pulley is connected to a stirring fork, which is located at the lower opening of the storage bin. Two weighing sensors are provided and both are mounted on a support frame. The tops of the two weighing sensors are respectively connected to the mounting plate and the weighing bin by screws. A rotatable gate is connected to one side of the discharge port of the weighing bin, and the lower part of the discharge port corresponds to the inlet of the material channel.

[0010] Preferably, the gate is connected to the weighing chamber via a rotating shaft, and a push rod motor is installed on the side wall of the weighing chamber. The telescopic rod of the push rod motor is connected to the gate. When the telescopic rod of the push rod motor extends, it pushes the gate to rotate around the rotating shaft to open the discharge port. When the telescopic rod retracts, it pulls the gate to reset and close the discharge port.

[0011] Preferably, the two ends of the stirring fork are rotatably connected to the bottom side wall of the drug storage chamber via bearings.

[0012] Preferably, the stirring fork includes a rotating rod and a plurality of stirring teeth, the plurality of stirring teeth being regularly arranged and connected to the outer periphery of the rotating rod.

[0013] Preferably, the support frame includes a bottom support plate and a vertical support plate. The bottom end of the vertical support plate is connected to one side of the bottom support plate by bolts or welding. One load cell is connected to the top of the vertical support plate by screws and is correspondingly connected to the mounting plate. Another load cell is connected to the other side of the bottom support plate by screws and is correspondingly connected to the weighing chamber.

[0014] The method for obtaining medicine using the intelligent medicine dispensing device in a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy as described above specifically includes the following steps:

[0015] Step 1: Uploading the prescription: Send the prescription to the control cabinet via the host computer;

[0016] Step 2, Dispensing the medicine: First, the control cabinet automatically analyzes the data and sends instructions to the corresponding medicine storage compartments in multiple Chinese medicine cabinets;

[0017] Then, the feeding motor below the corresponding medicine storage bin starts, and drives the spring to rotate through the coupling. Under the action of the spring's spiral climbing angle, the medicine falling into the medicine discharge bin is gradually pushed out into the weighing bin by the spring. During the discharge process, the weighing sensor weighs the weight of the medicine in the weighing bin and the weight of the remaining medicine in the medicine discharge bin in real time. When the weight reaches the target value, the control cabinet receives the signal and issues a command to stop the feeding motor from rotating.

[0018] Finally, the control cabinet sends a signal to the push rod motor, the extension rod of the push rod motor extends to push open the gate, the discharge port of the weighing bin opens and the medicinal materials fall into the material channel, completing one medicine discharge process;

[0019] Step 3, Medicine into Box: Because the two ends of the material channel are connected to the weighing bin and the medicine box below, the medicine slides smoothly into the medicine box; the medicine box is fed by sending an instruction to the automatic medicine box feeding mechanism through the control cabinet according to the medicine order analysis. The drive motor starts and drives the second synchronous belt to rotate, which in turn drives the suction cup and the medicine box on the suction cup to be transported from the left to the right and placed on the starting end of the conveyor belt. The rotating conveyor belt transports the medicine box to the designated position.

[0020] Step 4: Transfer of medicine boxes: The medicine boxes containing the medicinal materials continue to move forward under the action of the conveyor belt to the manual inspection position at the end of the conveyor belt. After manual inspection, they are sealed and taken away.

[0021] Preferably, in step two, during the material feeding process, the material feeding motor drives the first synchronous belt to rotate via the bottom synchronous wheel, and the first synchronous belt drives the stirring fork to rotate synchronously, and the stirring fork stirs the medicinal materials in the storage bin.

[0022] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial technical effects of the present invention are as follows:

[0023] This invention discloses an intelligent medicine dispensing device and method for traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies, comprising a control cabinet, an automatic medicine box feeding mechanism, multiple sequentially arranged medicine cabinets, medicine boxes, and a conveyor belt. Each medicine cabinet is equipped with multiple sets of dispensing units and feeding channels. A single set of dispensing units arranged vertically is connected to a single feeding channel. Multiple sets of dispensing units are provided, meaning that each medicine cabinet has multiple sets of dispensing units and multiple feeding channels, enabling the storage and intelligent output of hundreds of kinds of medicines. During operation, the medicine box is raised to the beginning of the conveyor belt in one go by the automatic medicine box feeding mechanism. The conveyor belt carries the medicine box through several sequentially arranged medicine cabinets. The selected medicine is dropped from the dispensing unit, weighed, and then slides into the medicine box through the feeding channel. Finally, it is conveyed to the manual re-inspection position at the end of the conveyor belt to ensure the accuracy of the medicine. This invention features a rigorous design and a compact, rational layout. It achieves accurate identification and output of medicines through a control cabinet, automatically feeds medicine boxes, and is convenient and quick to operate. The manual re-inspection feature further ensures the accuracy of medicines. Compared with existing technologies, the location of medicines no longer relies on the pharmacist's experience and memory. The entire medicine retrieval process is automated, saving time and effort, increasing work efficiency, and ensuring high accuracy in medicine retrieval. It is no longer affected by human factors such as the pharmacist's experience and carelessness. Attached Figure Description

[0024] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0025] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the intelligent medicine dispensing device for pharmacies according to the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the medicine cabinet in this invention;

[0027] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the drug dispensing unit of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 4 This is a top view of the drug dispensing unit of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the automatic feeding mechanism for medicine boxes of the present invention;

[0030] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the automatic feeding mechanism for medicine boxes of the present invention;

[0031] Figure 7 The following is the drug dispensing method flow of the present invention. Figure 1 ;

[0032] Figure 8 The following is the drug dispensing method flow of the present invention. Figure 2 ;

[0033] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached diagram: 1. Control cabinet; 2. Automatic medicine box feeding mechanism; 3. Medicine dispensing unit; 4. Material channel; 5. Traditional Chinese medicine cabinet; 6. Medicine box; 7. Conveyor belt; 8. Medicine storage bin; 9. Medicine dispensing bin; 10. Weighing bin; 11. Push rod motor; 12. Rotary shaft; 13. Gate; 14. First synchronous belt; 15. Discharge motor; 16. Discharge motor mounting base; 17. Weighing sensor; 18. Mounting plate; 19. Support frame; 20. Stirring fork; 21. Spring; 22. Linear rod motor; 23. Support platform; 24. Support column; 25. Suction cup; 26. Synchronous pulley; 27. Second synchronous belt; 28. Drive motor; 29. ​​Drive motor mounting base; 30. Cable;

[0034] 19-1, Bottom support plate; 19-2, Vertical support plate; 19-3, Reinforcing ribs. Detailed Implementation

[0035] like Figure 1-6 As shown, an intelligent medicine dispensing device for a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy includes a control cabinet 1, an automatic medicine box feeding mechanism 2, a traditional Chinese medicine cabinet 5, medicine boxes 6, and a conveyor belt 7. The traditional Chinese medicine cabinet 5 is equipped with multiple sets of dispensing units 3 and feeding channels 4, which are connected to each other. The control cabinet 1 is electrically connected to the electrical control components on the automatic medicine box feeding mechanism 2, the dispensing units 3, and the feeding channels 4 via cables 30. The medicine boxes 6 are raised to the starting end of the conveyor belt 7 by the automatic medicine box feeding mechanism 2. The conveyor belt 7 carries the medicine boxes 6 through several sequentially arranged traditional Chinese medicine cabinets 5. The selected medicines are weighed from the dispensing units 3 and then slide down into the medicine boxes 6 through the feeding channels 4, and finally conveyed to the manual re-inspection position at the end of the conveyor belt 7. In one embodiment, a traditional Chinese medicine cabinet 5 is provided with four sets of dispensing units 3 and four material channels 4. Each set of dispensing units 3 is provided with three dispensing unit bodies. The discharge ports of the three dispensing unit bodies are arranged at equal intervals from top to bottom and are connected to the same material channel 4. In this embodiment, a traditional Chinese medicine cabinet 5 can store 12 kinds of medicinal materials. Multiple traditional Chinese medicine cabinets arranged side by side can accommodate hundreds of kinds of medicinal materials.

[0036] like Figure 6As shown, the automatic medicine box feeding mechanism 2 is installed on one side of the starting end of the conveyor belt 7. It includes a linear rod motor 22, a support platform 23, a support column 24, a suction cup 25, and a suction cup drive mechanism. The linear rod motor 22 is installed on the bottom support of the conveyor belt 7. The top end of the working rod of the linear rod motor 22 is connected to the bottom surface of the support platform 23. The support platform 23 is located inside the support column 24. Multiple medicine boxes 6 are placed on the support platform 23. The suction cup 25 is installed on the suction cup drive mechanism, and the suction cup 25 is located directly above the medicine box 6 during the suction operation. During operation, the working rod of the linear rod motor 22 drives the support platform 23 to rise. After the suction cup 25 picks up the medicine box 6 at the top, it moves through the suction cup drive mechanism to transfer the medicine box 6 to the starting end of the conveyor belt 7, completing one automatic feeding process.

[0037] Specifically, the suction cup drive mechanism includes a synchronous pulley 26, a second synchronous belt 27, and a drive motor 28. The drive motor 28 is mounted on a drive motor mounting base 29, which is mounted on the bottom support of the conveyor belt 7. The two synchronous pulleys 26 are respectively mounted on the shaft of the drive motor 28 and one side of the suction cup 25. The two synchronous pulleys 26 are connected by the second synchronous belt 27. The suction cup 25 is positioned and connected to the second synchronous belt 27. When the drive motor 28 is started, it drives the second synchronous belt to rotate, thereby moving the suction cup and the medicine box on the suction cup from the left side to the right side.

[0038] like Figure 3-5As shown, the dispensing unit 3 includes a storage bin 8, a dispensing bin 9, and a weighing bin 10 for storing medicinal materials. The lower opening of the storage bin 8 is screwed together with the dispensing bin 9. The weighing bin 10 is located below the dispensing bin 9. A feeding motor 15 is provided on one side of the dispensing bin 9. The feeding motor 15 is mounted on a feeding motor mounting base 16, which is connected to the mounting plate 18 and the dispensing bin 9 by screws. The drive shaft of the feeding motor 15 is connected to a spring 21 via a coupling. The spring 21 is located inside the dispensing bin 9. A bottom synchronous pulley is provided on the drive shaft of 15. The bottom synchronous pulley is connected to the top synchronous pulley via a first synchronous belt 14. The other end of the connecting shaft of the top synchronous pulley is connected to a stirring fork 20, which is located at the lower opening of the storage chamber 8. Two weighing sensors 17 are provided and are both mounted on the support frame 19. The tops of the two weighing sensors 17 are respectively connected to the mounting plate 18 and the weighing chamber 10 by screws. A rotatable gate 13 is connected to one side of the discharge port of the weighing chamber 10, and the lower part of the discharge port corresponds to the inlet of the material channel 4. During operation, the feeding motor 15 below the selected medicinal material storage bin 8 starts, driving the spring 21 to rotate via a coupling. Under the action of the spiral climbing angle of the spring 21, the medicinal material falling into the discharging bin 9 is gradually pushed out into the weighing bin 10 by the spring. During the discharging process, the weighing sensor 17 weighs the weight of the medicinal material in the weighing bin 10 and the remaining weight of the medicinal material in the discharging bin 9 in real time. When the weight reaches the target value, the control cabinet receives the signal and issues a command to stop the feeding motor 15. Finally, the control cabinet 1 sends a signal to the push rod motor 11, and the telescopic rod of the push rod motor 11 extends to push open the gate 13, opening the discharge port of the weighing bin 10. The medicinal material falls into the medicine box 6 below through the material channel 4, completing one discharging process. Specifically, the herbs in each medicine storage compartment 8, the corresponding feeding motor 15, and the push rod motor 11 have all been coded. The rotation angle of the feeding motor drive spring is determined by the target value (the weight of each herb on the prescription). The feeding motor rotates continuously until the target weight is reached, at which point it stops. The target value is determined by the weight of each herb on the prescription. The dispensing command is received from the host computer by the control cabinet, which then decomposes the dispensing unit corresponding to each herb. Based on the above assembly principle and existing PLC programming technology, automatic control of the intelligent medicine dispensing equipment in the traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy can be fully realized, and will not be elaborated further here.

[0039] like Figure 3As shown, the gate 13 is connected to the weighing chamber 10 via a rotating shaft. A push rod motor 11 is installed on the side wall of the weighing chamber 10, and the telescopic rod of the push rod motor 11 is connected to the gate 13. When the telescopic rod of the push rod motor 11 extends, it pushes the gate 13 to rotate around the rotating shaft to open the discharge port. When the telescopic rod retracts, it pulls the gate 13 to reset and close the discharge port.

[0040] Specifically, the two ends of the stirring fork 20 are rotatably connected to the bottom side wall of the drug storage chamber 8 via bearings. The stirring fork 20 includes a rotating rod and multiple stirring teeth, which are regularly arranged and connected to the outer periphery of the rotating rod.

[0041] like Figure 5 As shown, the support frame 19 includes a bottom support plate and a vertical support plate. The bottom end of the vertical support plate 19-2 is connected to one side of the bottom support plate 19-1 by bolts or welding. A triangular reinforcing rib 19-3 is welded at the connection between the vertical support plate and the bottom support plate to ensure the overall strength of the support frame. One load cell 17 is connected to the top of the vertical support plate by screws and is correspondingly connected to the mounting plate 18. Another load cell 17 is connected to the other side of the bottom support plate by screws and is correspondingly connected to the weighing chamber 10.

[0042] like Figure 7 , 8 As shown, the method for obtaining medicine using the intelligent medicine dispensing device in a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy, as described above, specifically includes the following steps:

[0043] Step 1: Uploading the prescription: Send the prescription to control cabinet 1 via the host computer;

[0044] Step 2, Dispensing the medicine: First, the control cabinet 1 automatically analyzes the data and sends instructions to the corresponding medicine storage compartments 8 in multiple Chinese medicine cabinets 5;

[0045] Then, the feeding motor 15 below the corresponding medicine storage bin 8 starts, and drives the spring 21 to rotate through the coupling. Under the action of the spiral climbing angle of the spring 21, the medicine falling into the medicine discharge bin 9 is gradually pushed out into the weighing bin 10 by the spring. During the discharge process, the weighing sensor 17 weighs the weight of the medicine in the weighing bin 10 and the weight of the remaining medicine in the medicine discharge bin 9 in real time. When the weight reaches the target value, the control cabinet receives the signal through signal transmission and issues an instruction to stop the feeding motor 15 from rotating.

[0046] Finally, the control cabinet 1 sends a signal to the push rod motor 11, the telescopic rod of the push rod motor 11 extends and pushes open the gate 13, the discharge port of the weighing bin 10 opens and the medicinal materials fall into the material channel 4, completing one medicine discharge process.

[0047] Step 3, Medicine into Box: Because the two ends of the material channel 4 are connected to the weighing chamber 10 and the medicine box 6 below, the medicine slides smoothly into the medicine box; Among them, the medicine box is fed by sending an instruction to the automatic medicine box feeding mechanism 2 through the control cabinet according to the medicine order analysis. The drive motor 28 starts and drives the second synchronous belt 27 to rotate, which in turn drives the suction cup 25 and the medicine box on the suction cup to be transported from the left side to the right side and placed on the starting end of the conveyor belt 7. The rotation of the conveyor belt 7 transports the medicine box to the designated position.

[0048] Step 4: Transfer of medicine boxes: The medicine boxes containing the medicinal materials continue to move forward under the action of the conveyor belt 7 to the manual inspection position at the end of the conveyor belt. After manual inspection, they are sealed and taken away.

[0049] Specifically, in step two, during the material feeding process, the feeding motor 15 drives the first synchronous belt 14 to rotate through the bottom synchronous wheel. The first synchronous belt 14 drives the stirring fork 20 to rotate synchronously. The stirring fork 20 stirs the medicinal materials in the storage bin, which can prevent the medicinal materials from forming voids and not falling, and ensure that the medicinal materials enter the medicine discharge bin 9 stably.

[0050] The embodiments described above are merely preferred embodiments of the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Various modifications and improvements made by those skilled in the art to the technical solutions of the present invention without departing from the spirit of the present invention should fall within the protection scope defined by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A smart medicine dispensing device for a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy, characterized in that: The system includes a control cabinet, an automatic medicine box feeding mechanism, a traditional Chinese medicine cabinet, medicine boxes, and a conveyor belt. The traditional Chinese medicine cabinet is equipped with multiple sets of medicine dispensing units and material channels, which are connected to each other. The control cabinet is electrically connected to the automatic medicine box feeding mechanism, the medicine dispensing units, and the material channels via cables. The medicine boxes are raised to the beginning of the conveyor belt by the automatic medicine box feeding mechanism. The conveyor belt carries the medicine boxes through several sequentially arranged traditional Chinese medicine cabinets. The selected medicines are weighed from the medicine dispensing units and then slide down into the medicine boxes through the material channels. Finally, they are conveyed to the manual re-inspection position at the end of the conveyor belt. The automatic medicine box feeding mechanism is installed on one side of the starting end of the conveyor belt. It includes a linear rod motor, a support platform, a support column, a suction cup, and a suction cup drive mechanism. The linear rod motor is installed on the bottom support of the conveyor belt. The top end of the working rod of the linear rod motor is connected to the bottom surface of the support platform. The support platform is located inside the support column. Multiple medicine boxes are placed on the support platform. The suction cup is installed on the suction cup drive mechanism and is located directly above the medicine box during suction operation. During operation, the working rod of the linear rod motor drives the support platform to rise. After the suction cup picks up the medicine box at the top, it moves through the suction cup drive mechanism to transfer the medicine box to the starting end of the conveyor belt, completing one automatic feeding process. The dispensing unit includes a storage bin for storing medicinal materials, a dispensing bin, a weighing bin, and weighing sensors. The lower opening of the storage bin is screwed together with the dispensing bin, and the weighing bin is located below the dispensing bin. A feeding motor is installed on one side of the dispensing bin, and the feeding motor is mounted on a feeding motor mounting base. The feeding motor mounting base is connected to a mounting plate and the dispensing bin by screws. The drive shaft of the feeding motor is connected to a spring via a coupling, and the spring is located inside the dispensing bin. A bottom synchronous pulley is installed on the drive shaft of the feeding motor, and the bottom synchronous pulley is connected to a top synchronous pulley via a first synchronous belt. The other end of the connecting shaft of the top synchronous pulley is connected to a stirring fork, which is located at the lower opening of the storage bin. Two weighing sensors are provided, both mounted on a support frame. The tops of the two weighing sensors are respectively connected to the mounting plate and the weighing bin by screws. A rotatable gate is connected to one side of the discharge port of the weighing bin, and the lower part of the discharge port corresponds to the inlet of the material channel.

2. The intelligent medicine dispensing device for traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies according to claim 1, characterized in that: The suction cup drive mechanism includes a synchronous pulley, a second synchronous belt, and a drive motor. The drive motor is mounted on a drive motor mounting base, which is mounted on the bottom support of the conveyor belt. The two synchronous pulleys are respectively mounted on the shaft of the drive motor and one side of the suction cup. The two synchronous pulleys are connected by the second synchronous belt. The suction cup is positioned and connected to the second synchronous belt. When the drive motor is started, it drives the second synchronous belt to rotate, thereby moving the suction cup and the medicine box on the suction cup from the left side to the right side.

3. The intelligent medicine dispensing device for traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies according to claim 1, characterized in that: The gate is connected to the weighing chamber via a rotating shaft. A push rod motor is installed on the side wall of the weighing chamber, and the telescopic rod of the push rod motor is connected to the gate. When the telescopic rod of the push rod motor extends, it pushes the gate to rotate around the rotating shaft to open the discharge port. When the telescopic rod retracts, it pulls the gate to reset and close the discharge port.

4. The intelligent medicine dispensing device for traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two ends of the stirring fork are rotatably connected to the bottom side wall of the drug storage chamber via bearings.

5. The intelligent medicine dispensing device for traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies according to claim 4, characterized in that: The stirring fork includes a rotating rod and multiple stirring teeth, which are regularly arranged and connected to the outer periphery of the rotating rod.

6. The intelligent medicine dispensing device for traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies according to claim 1, characterized in that: The support frame includes a bottom support plate and a vertical support plate. The bottom end of the vertical support plate is connected to one side of the bottom support plate by bolts or welding. One load cell is connected to the top of the vertical support plate by screws and is correspondingly connected to the mounting plate. Another load cell is connected to the other side of the bottom support plate by screws and is correspondingly connected to the weighing chamber.

7. A method for dispensing medicine using the intelligent medicine dispensing device for traditional Chinese medicine pharmacies according to any one of claims 1-6, characterized in that: Specifically, the steps include the following: Step 1: Uploading the prescription: Send the prescription to the control cabinet via the host computer; Step 2, Dispensing the medicine: First, the control cabinet automatically analyzes the data and sends instructions to the corresponding medicine storage compartments in multiple Chinese medicine cabinets; Then, the feeding motor below the corresponding medicine storage bin starts, and drives the spring to rotate through the coupling. Under the action of the spring's spiral climbing angle, the medicine falling into the medicine discharge bin is gradually pushed out into the weighing bin by the spring. During the discharge process, the weighing sensor weighs the weight of the medicine in the weighing bin and the weight of the remaining medicine in the medicine discharge bin in real time. When the weight reaches the target value, the control cabinet receives the signal and issues a command to stop the feeding motor from rotating. Finally, the control cabinet sends a signal to the push rod motor, the extension rod of the push rod motor extends to push open the gate, the discharge port of the weighing bin opens and the medicinal materials fall into the material channel, completing one medicine discharge process; Step 3, Medicine into Box: Because the two ends of the material channel are connected to the weighing bin and the medicine box below, the medicine slides smoothly into the medicine box; the medicine box is fed by sending an instruction to the automatic medicine box feeding mechanism through the control cabinet according to the medicine order analysis. The drive motor starts and drives the second synchronous belt to rotate, which in turn drives the suction cup and the medicine box on the suction cup to be transported from the left to the right and placed on the starting end of the conveyor belt. The rotating conveyor belt transports the medicine box to the designated position. Step 4: Transfer of medicine boxes: The medicine boxes containing the medicinal materials continue to move forward under the action of the conveyor belt to the manual inspection position at the end of the conveyor belt. After manual inspection, they are sealed and taken away.

8. The method for dispensing medicine using the intelligent medicine dispensing device in a traditional Chinese medicine pharmacy according to claim 7, characterized in that: In step two, during the material feeding process, the feeding motor drives the first synchronous belt to rotate via the bottom synchronous wheel. The first synchronous belt drives the stirring fork to rotate synchronously, and the stirring fork stirs the medicinal materials in the storage bin.

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