Intelligent medication reminder device

Abstract

The present invention relates to an intelligent medication reminder device, comprising a housing, a drawer box, a microcontroller module, and a lid control module and a speaker module connected to the microcontroller module; the housing has a medicine box cavity capable of accommodating the drawer box; the drawer box comprises a box body and a lid, the box body being divided into a plurality of medicine bins with openings, a first magnetic member being fixed at the opening of the medicine bin, and a lid having a corresponding shape and being ferromagnetic or magnetic being provided at the opening of each medicine bin; the medicine bin lid being fixed by magnetic adsorption of the first magnetic member; when the drawer box is correctly placed in the medicine box cavity and a preset medication condition is met, the microcontroller module controls the speaker module to emit a sound effect reminding the user to take the medicine, and controls the lid control module to start working and adsorb the lid of the medicine bin corresponding to the current medication time. The beneficial effect of the present invention is that it can remind the patient at the medication time, and at the same time, when the patient takes the medicine, only the medicine in the medicine bin corresponding to the current medication can be taken out, thereby avoiding the phenomenon of missed or wrong medication.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of intelligent medication reminder devices, and in particular to an intelligent medication reminder device. Background Art

[0002] Today, the aging problem in our country is becoming more and more serious, and the number of elderly people is increasing year by year. For many elderly people suffering from multiple chronic diseases, or those who have just recovered from a serious illness and have been discharged from the hospital, they need to take medicine many times a day to maintain their health. There are many kinds of medicines, and the shape, color, quantity, and time of taking each medicine may be different. Some elderly people also have memory problems. In order to prevent the elderly from missing or taking the wrong medicine, their children can only supervise themselves. However, it is unrealistic to let their children supervise every time they take the medicine for a long time. After all, children also need to go to work, socialize, and engage in other activities.

[0003] Although the existing medicine boxes can remind people to take medicine, if the elderly are allowed to operate them by themselves, they may still miss or take the wrong medicine. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In order to avoid the shortcomings of the background technology, the present invention provides an intelligent medication reminder device, which can remind patients at medication time and enable patients to take out only the medicine corresponding to the current medication.

[0005] The present invention proposes an intelligent medication reminder device, including a shell, a circuit board module, and a drawer box. The circuit board module includes a microcontroller module and a box cover control module, a speaker module, and a control button module connected to the microcontroller module; the shell has a medicine box cavity that can accommodate the drawer box; the drawer box includes a box body and a box cover, and the box body is divided into several medicine bins with openings, and a first magnetic part is fixed at the opening of the medicine bin, and each medicine bin is provided with a box cover with a corresponding shape and ferromagnetic or magnetic properties at the opening; the medicine bin fixes the box cover by magnetic adsorption of the first magnetic part; when the drawer box is correctly placed in the medicine box cavity and the preset medication conditions are met, the microcontroller module controls the speaker module to emit a sound effect to remind the user to take medicine, and controls the box cover control module to start working and adsorb the box cover of the medicine bin corresponding to the current medication time.

[0006] Furthermore, it also includes a position detection module connected to the microcontroller module, and the position detection module is used to detect the position of the drawer box; when it is detected that the drawer box is closed in place, the microcontroller module controls the box cover control module to stop working and release the box cover so that it is re-adsorbed and fixed by the corresponding medicine chamber; when it is detected that the drawer box is not closed in place and the accumulated time reaches a certain length, the microcontroller module controls the speaker module to emit an alarm sound to remind the user to close the drawer box.

[0007] Furthermore, it also includes a wireless communication module connected to the microcontroller module. When it is detected that the drawer box has not been opened within a preset time, the microcontroller module controls the wireless communication module to send an early warning signal to the outside.

[0008] Furthermore, a position fine-tuning module is provided on the inner wall of the medicine box cavity, and the position fine-tuning module is used to apply power to the drawer box when the drawer box is in the closed position so that the drawer box is in the precise closed position.

[0009] Furthermore, the box cover control module includes several electromagnet units connected to the microcontroller module, and the number and position of the electromagnet units correspond one-to-one to the medicine chamber; the microcontroller module can control the electromagnet unit corresponding to the current medication time to be energized to adsorb the box cover.

[0010] Furthermore, the medicine chamber and the first magnetic component are integrally formed by insert injection molding.

[0011] Furthermore, there is an isolation portion between each of the medicine chambers, and the isolation portion can isolate two adjacent box covers, and the height of the isolation portion is greater than or equal to the thickness of the box cover.

[0012] Furthermore, the isolation portion has a first guide portion, and the box cover has a second guide portion that cooperates with the first guide portion.

[0013] The beneficial effect of the present invention is that it can remind patients when to take medicine. At the same time, when patients take medicine, they can only take out the medicine in the medicine chamber corresponding to the current medication, avoiding missed or wrong medication. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] Figure 1 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the intelligent medication reminder device in the embodiment when it is in the closed state.

[0015] Figure 2 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the intelligent medication reminder device in the embodiment when it is in the open state.

[0016] Figure 3 It is a module schematic diagram of the circuit board module.

[0017] Figure 4 This is a partial enlarged view of the drawer box.

[0018] The figures are marked as follows: 100-shell; 110-medicine box cavity; 200-circuit board module; 210-microcontroller module; 220-speaker module; 230-box cover control module; 231-electromagnet unit; 240-position detection module; 250-wireless communication module; 300-drawer box; 310-box body; 311-medicine chamber; 312-first magnetic part; 313-isolating part; 314-first guide part; 320-box cover; 321-second guide part. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0019] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

[0020] For example, see the attached Figure 1-4 , an intelligent medication reminder device includes a housing 100, a circuit board module 200, and a drawer box 300. The circuit board module 200 is arranged in the housing 100 and includes a microcontroller module 210 and a box cover control module 230 and a speaker module 220 connected to the microcontroller module 210; the housing 100 has a medicine box cavity 110 that can accommodate the drawer box 300; the drawer box 300 includes a box body 310 and a box cover 320, the box body 310 is divided into a plurality of medicine bins 311 with openings, and a first magnetic member 312 is fixed at the opening of the medicine bin 311, and each opening of the medicine bin 311 is provided with a corresponding shape and ferromagnetic or magnetic The box cover 320 can be an iron sheet or a magnetic sheet; the medicine bin 311 is fixed to the box cover 320 by magnetic adsorption of the first magnetic part 312; in this embodiment, 21 medicine bins 311 are preferably used, which just correspond to the number of times of taking medicine in the morning, noon and evening in a week. Of course, depending on the specific medication method, 7, 10, 14 or other numbers of medicine bins 311 can also be selected; when the drawer box is correctly placed in the medicine box cavity and the preset medication conditions are met, the microcontroller module 210 controls the speaker module 220 to emit a sound effect to remind the user to take the medicine, and controls the box cover control module 230 to start and adsorb the box cover 320 of the medicine bin 311 corresponding to the current medication time.

[0021] The overall use of the intelligent medication reminder device of this embodiment includes two modes. The first is the medication loading mode. When the device is in the medication loading mode, the device pre-controls the box cover control module 230 to start working and absorb the box covers 320 of all medicine bins 311. The children or guardians of the patient taking the medicine can take out the box body 310 without the box cover 320, and then manually classify the medicines according to the morning, noon and evening time and the corresponding categories and place them in each medicine bin 311, and adjust the time of the intelligent medication reminder device correctly through settings. After loading the medicine, the box body 310 is pushed into the drawer box 300 and enters the medication reminder mode. The device controls the box cover control module 230 to stop working; the second is the medication reminder mode. When the device is in the medication reminder mode, its function is similar to that of an alarm clock. When the medication time comes, the device will first emit a reminder sound to remind the patient to take the medicine, and then start working through the box cover control module 230 and absorb the box cover 320 of the medicine bin 311 corresponding to the current medication time. Since only the box cover 320 corresponding to the current medication time in the drawer box 300 is opened and adsorbed away, and the other box covers 320 are still fixed on the corresponding medicine chamber 311 and the medicines therein cannot be taken out, the patient taking the medicine can only take out the medicine in the medicine chamber 311 corresponding to the current medication and take it, which directly avoids the situation where the patient takes the medicine and misses or takes the wrong medicine. This is also the core technical effect of the present invention; for the children or guardians of the patients taking the medicine, they only need to spend about half an hour every week to repack the medicine, which saves time and effort, and there is no need to remind the patients every day.

[0022] The intelligent medication reminder device of this embodiment also includes a position detection module 240 connected to the microcontroller module 210, and the position detection module 240 is used to detect the position of the drawer box 300; when it is detected that the drawer box 300 is closed in place, the microcontroller module 210 controls the box cover control module 230 to stop working and release the box cover 320 so that the box cover 320 is re-adsorbed and fixed by the corresponding medicine chamber; when it is detected that the drawer box 300 is not closed in place and the accumulated time reaches a certain length, the microcontroller module 210 controls the speaker module 220 to emit an alarm sound effect to remind the user to close the drawer box 300 correctly. Since the distance between each box cover 320 in the drawer box 300 is very close, the box cover control module 230 needs the target box cover 320 to be in a relatively accurate position for adsorption and release. Otherwise, there will be problems and reset will be required. The position detection module 240 can detect whether the drawer box 300 is in a correct position. If it is in the correct position, the microcontroller module 210 can control the box cover control module 230 to release the target box cover 320. If it is not in the correct position, the microcontroller module 210 needs to control the speaker module 220 to warn the user to close the drawer box 300 correctly. There are many types of position detection modules 240 to choose from, such as distance sensors, pressure sensors, etc., which can achieve the desired effect.

[0023] Considering that the patient may not take the medicine on time due to special circumstances and the patient's children or guardians are not around, in order to prevent the patient from missing the medicine, the smart medicine reminder device of this embodiment also includes a wireless communication module 250 connected to the microcontroller module 210. When it is detected that the drawer box 300 has not been opened within a preset time, the microcontroller module 210 controls the wireless communication module 250 to send an early warning signal to the mobile phone of the patient's children or guardians, so that the children or guardians of the patient can communicate by phone in time to understand the patient's current situation. Of course, in this embodiment, if the patient does not take the medicine on time during the medication time, the smart medicine reminder device will also send an early warning signal after multiple reminders. For example, normally it should send three reminders, each with an interval of 10 minutes.

[0024] When the number of medicine compartments 311 in the drawer box 300 is large, the entire intelligent medication reminder device will be very large. Typically, the housing 100 and drawer box 300 in an intelligent medication reminder device are injection molded parts, so the larger the size, the greater the dimensional deviation range, which may ultimately affect the position of the lid 320 after suction and release. In this embodiment of the intelligent medication reminder device, the inner wall of the medicine box cavity 110 is further provided with a position fine-tuning module, which is used to apply force to the drawer box 300 when it is in the closed position to precisely close the drawer box 300.

[0025] In this embodiment, the box cover control module 230 includes a plurality of electromagnet units 231 connected to the microcontroller module 210, and the number and position of the electromagnet units 231 correspond one-to-one to the medicine chamber 311; when the drawer box is correctly placed in the medicine box cavity and the preset medication conditions are met, the microcontroller module 210 can control the electromagnet unit 231 corresponding to the current medication time to be energized to adsorb the box cover 320.

[0026] In this embodiment, the medicine bin 311 and the first magnetic member 312 are integrally formed by insert injection molding, which strengthens the connection between the medicine bin 311 and the first magnetic member 312 and prevents the first magnetic member 312 from falling off the opening of the medicine bin 311 during long-term use.

[0027] like Figure 4 As shown, in this embodiment, there is also an isolation part 313 between each medicine chamber 311. The isolation part 313 can isolate two adjacent box covers 320. The height of the isolation part 313 is greater than or equal to the thickness of the box cover 320. The isolation part 313 can ensure that the medicine chamber 311 and the corresponding box cover 320 are adsorbed more accurately, and at the same time prevent the normally adsorbed box cover 320 from being opened by hand.

[0028] In order to better adsorb the medicine chamber 311 on the box cover 320, a first guide portion 314 is provided on the isolation portion 313, and a second guide portion 321 is provided on the box cover 320 to cooperate with the first guide portion 314. The cooperation between the first guide portion 314 and the second guide portion 321 can make the positions of the medicine chamber 311 and the box cover 320 more accurate.

[0029] Although the present invention has been described with reference to preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that it is not limited to the above embodiments and that various changes in form and details may be made within the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An intelligent medication reminder device, characterized by: It includes a housing, a circuit board module, and a drawer box. The circuit board module is arranged in the housing. The circuit board module includes a microcontroller module and a box cover control module and a speaker module connected to the microcontroller module. The housing has a medicine box cavity capable of accommodating a drawer box; The drawer box includes a box body and a box cover. The box body is divided into a plurality of medicine bins with openings. A first magnetic member is fixed to the opening of each medicine bin. Each medicine bin opening is provided with a box cover having a corresponding shape and being ferromagnetic or magnetic. The medicine bins are fixed to the box covers by magnetic attraction of the first magnetic member. When the drawer box is correctly placed in the medicine box cavity and the preset medication conditions are met, the microcontroller module controls the speaker module to emit a sound effect to remind the user to take medicine, and controls the box cover control module to start working and absorb the box cover of the medicine compartment corresponding to the current medication time; The box cover control module includes several electromagnet units connected to the microcontroller module, and the number and position of the electromagnet units correspond one-to-one to the medicine chamber; the microcontroller module can control the electromagnet unit corresponding to the current medication time to be energized to adsorb the box cover.

2. The intelligent medication reminder device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The circuit board module further comprises a position detection module connected to the microcontroller module, wherein the position detection module is used to detect the position of the drawer box; When it is detected that the drawer box is in the closed position, the microcontroller module controls the box cover control module to stop working and release the box cover so that it is re-adsorbed and fixed by the corresponding medicine bin; When it is detected that the drawer box is not fully closed and the accumulated time reaches a certain length, the microcontroller module controls the speaker module to emit an alarm sound to remind the user to close the drawer box.

3. The intelligent medication reminder device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The circuit board module also includes a wireless communication module connected to the microcontroller module. When it is detected that the drawer box has not been opened within a preset time, the microcontroller module controls the wireless communication module to send an early warning signal to the outside.

4. The intelligent medication reminder device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inner wall of the medicine box cavity is further provided with a position fine-tuning module, and the position fine-tuning module is used to apply power to the drawer box when the drawer box is in the closed position so that the drawer box is in the precise closed position.

5. The intelligent medication reminder device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The medicine chamber and the first magnetic component are integrally formed by insert injection molding.

6. The intelligent medication reminder device according to claim 1, characterized in that: There is also an isolation part between each medicine chamber, and the isolation part can isolate two adjacent box covers. The height of the isolation part is greater than or equal to the thickness of the box cover.

7. The intelligent medication reminder device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The isolation portion is provided with a first guide portion, and the box cover is provided with a second guide portion that matches the first guide portion.

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