Medicine bottle arrangement device and medicine bottle arrangement method

Abstract

The application discloses a medicine bottle arrangement device and a medicine bottle arrangement method, and relates to the technical field of medicine production. The medicine bottle arrangement device comprises a medicine box, a medicine cassette, a medicine bottle conveying module and a visual module. The medicine box is used for pouring a batch of medicine bottles into the medicine box. The medicine cassette is arranged on one side of the medicine box and is provided with a through opening. The through opening is in communication with the inside of the medicine box and is used for accommodating the batch of medicine bottles. The medicine bottle conveying module is arranged in the medicine box and is located on one side of the medicine cassette and is used for conveying the batch of medicine bottles from the bottom of the medicine box to the medicine cassette in sequence. The visual module is arranged above the medicine bottle conveying module and is used for identifying the placing direction of the conveyed medicine bottles. The guiding module is arranged between the medicine box and the through opening of the medicine cassette and is used for receiving the medicine bottles conveyed by the medicine bottle conveying module and guiding the received medicine bottles according to the preset placing direction and the identified placing direction of the medicine bottles, so that the guided medicine bottles slide into the medicine cassette through the through opening. The application can automatically adjust the placing direction of the medicine bottles, thereby reducing the labor intensity of the staff and improving the work efficiency.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of medicine production, in particular to a medicine bottle arrangement device and a medicine bottle arrangement method. BACKGROUND

[0002] Some medicines used in hospital operations are state-controlled medicines. In the process of using these medicines, hospitals need to strictly control the flow of medicine bottles loaded with medicines. Currently, the actual number of medicine bottles used is controlled by using a medicine replenishment box.

[0003] In related technologies, staff generally manually arrange medicine bottles and load them into a medicine replenishment box. Some medicine bottles have a bottle body and a bottle mouth. In this case, the staff also need to manually adjust the placement direction of the medicine bottles before loading them into the medicine replenishment box, so that the placement directions of the bottle body and the bottle mouth are consistent. This not only increases the labor intensity of the staff, but also reduces the work efficiency. How to reduce the labor intensity of the staff while improving the work efficiency is a problem to be discussed and solved at present. SUMMARY

[0004] The present application aims to at least solve one of the technical problems existing in the prior art. To this end, the present application provides a medicine bottle arrangement device and a medicine bottle arrangement method, which can automatically adjust the placement direction of the medicine bottles, reduce the labor intensity of the staff, and improve the work efficiency.

[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the present application provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] The first aspect of the present application provides a medicine bottle arrangement device, comprising:

[0007] A medicine box is used to pour a batch of medicine bottles into the medicine box;

[0008] A medicine box is used to pour a batch of medicine bottles into the medicine box;

[0009] A medicine box is used to pour a batch of medicine bottles into the medicine box;

[0010] A vision module is arranged above the medicine bottle conveying module and used to identify the placement direction of the conveyed medicine bottles;

[0011] A guiding module is arranged between the medicine box and the through opening of the medicine box, used for receiving the medicine bottle conveyed by the medicine bottle conveying module, and guiding the received medicine bottle according to the preset placing direction and the recognized placing direction of the medicine bottle, so that the guided medicine bottle slides into the medicine box through the through opening.

[0012] The medicine bottle arrangement device has at least the following beneficial effects: when arranging the medicine bottles, the operator pours a batch of medicine bottles into the medicine box, and then the medicine bottle conveying module drives the batch of medicine bottles to move from the bottom of the medicine box to the medicine box in sequence. The visual module arranged above the medicine bottle conveying module recognizes the placing direction of the medicine bottle conveyed on the medicine bottle conveying module to obtain the placing direction of the current medicine bottle. After the visual module recognizes the placing direction of the medicine bottle, the medicine bottle conveying module conveys the medicine bottle to the guiding module arranged between the medicine box and the through opening of the medicine box. The guiding module guides the medicine bottle according to the preset placing direction and the placing direction of the medicine bottle, so that the guided medicine bottle slides into the medicine box. The arrangement device automatically adjusts the placing direction of the medicine bottle, and the operator does not need to manually adjust the placing direction of the medicine bottle before loading the medicine bottle into the medicine box, thereby reducing the labor intensity of the operator and improving the work efficiency.

[0013] According to some embodiments of the first aspect of the present application, the medicine bottle conveying module comprises a driving component, a sliding rail, a lifting frame and a plurality of receiving plates. The sliding rail is arranged obliquely on the inner side wall of the medicine box. The lifting frame is slidably arranged above the sliding rail. The receiving plates are horizontally arranged above the stepped lifting frame and used for receiving the medicine bottles. The inner side wall of the medicine box is further provided with an inclined plate. The receiving plate connected to one end of the lifting frame abuts against the inclined plate to form a containing groove for containing the batch of medicine bottles. The receiving plate connected to the other end of the lifting frame is arranged on one side of the guiding module to convey the batch of medicine bottles to the guiding module. The driving component is connected to the lifting frame and used for driving the lifting frame to slide on the sliding rail to lift the medicine bottles above the receiving plates.

[0014] According to some embodiments of the first aspect of the present application, the driving component comprises a first motor, an eccentric wheel and a connecting piece. The eccentric wheel is arranged on one side of the lifting frame. The first motor is connected to the eccentric wheel and used for driving the eccentric wheel to rotate. The connecting piece is movably connected to the eccentric wheel, and the eccentric wheel is connected to the lifting frame through the connecting piece. The eccentric wheel is used for driving the connecting piece to rotate, so that the lifting frame slides on the sliding rail to lift the medicine bottles above the receiving plates.

[0015] According to some embodiments of the first aspect of the present application, the medicine box further comprises a limiting plate. The limiting plate is fixedly arranged on the inner side wall of the medicine box and arranged between adjacent receiving plates to limit the medicine bottles when the lifting frame and the receiving plates are lifted.

[0016] According to some embodiments of the first aspect of the present application, the medicine box further comprises a baffle, which is fixed to the inner side wall of the medicine box and is arranged in parallel above the receiving plate, and a space capable of passing a single medicine bottle is formed between the baffle and the receiving plate to prevent the medicine with abnormal placement direction from advancing.

[0017] According to some embodiments of the first aspect of the present application, the medicine box further comprises a first detector, which is fixed to the inner side wall of the medicine box and is arranged on one side of the lifting frame, and a baffle is arranged on the receiving plate connected to one end of the lifting frame, and the first detector is used to sense the baffle and generate a detection signal after the lifting frame completes one lifting operation.

[0018] According to some embodiments of the first aspect of the present application, the guiding module comprises a guide-in part, a second motor, a connecting belt, a rotating part, a third motor, a lifting plate and a second detector, the guide-in part is arranged above the rotating part, and the guide-in part and the rotating part are both provided with corresponding limiting grooves, the guide-in part is used to guide the medicine bottle into the limiting groove of the rotating part, the second motor is connected to the rotating part through the connecting belt and is used to drive the rotating part to rotate through the connecting belt to guide the placement direction of the medicine bottle, the lifting plate and the third motor are both arranged below the rotating part, and the third motor is connected to the lifting plate and is used to drive the lifting plate to lift to make the medicine bottle slide from the limiting groove of the rotating part into the medicine cartridge, and the second detector is arranged on one side of the lifting plate and is used to detect whether the medicine bottle slides into the medicine cartridge.

[0019] According to some embodiments of the first aspect of the present application, the medicine cartridge comprises a rotating part and a plurality of medicine compartments, the rotating part and the medicine compartments are connected and used to control the idle medicine compartment to align with the limiting groove of the rotating part to make the medicine bottle slide from the limiting groove of the rotating part into the idle medicine compartment.

[0020] According to some embodiments of the second aspect of the present application, the medicine bottle arrangement method is applied to the medicine bottle arrangement device of any one of the embodiments of the first aspect of the present application, and the method comprises:

[0021] When a batch of medicine bottles are poured into the medicine box, the medicine bottle conveying module is controlled to convey the batch of medicine bottles in sequence;

[0022] The vision module is controlled to take pictures of the medicine bottles on the medicine bottle conveying module to obtain medicine bottle images;

[0023] The medicine bottle images are preprocessed and classified to obtain the placement direction of the medicine bottles;

[0024] According to the arrangement direction of the medicine bottle and the preset arrangement direction, the medicine bottle is guided, so that the guided medicine bottle slides into the medicine cartridge.

[0025] According to some embodiments of the second aspect of the application, the medicine bottle conveying module comprises a first detector and a lifting frame, the lifting frame conveys the batch of medicine bottles into the medicine cartridge one by one through multiple lifting, and the first detector generates a detection signal when each lifting is completed.

[0026] receiving the detection signal generated by the first detector;

[0027] controlling the vision module to take a picture of the medicine bottle on the medicine bottle conveying module at a preset unit time interval after receiving the detection signal; wherein the preset unit time includes the time from the bottom end to the top end during the completion of one lifting process of the lifting frame.

[0028] Additional aspects and advantages of the application will be in part apparent and in part pointed out hereinafter. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0029] The above and / or additional aspects and advantages of the application will become apparent and be readily appreciated from the following description, including the appended drawings.

[0030] Figure 1 A structural schematic diagram of a medicine bottle arrangement device according to an embodiment of the application is provided;

[0031] Figure 2 A structural schematic diagram of a medicine bottle arrangement device according to another embodiment of the application is provided;

[0032] Figure 3 A structural schematic diagram of the inside of a medicine bottle arrangement device according to an embodiment of the application is provided;

[0033] Figure 4 A structural schematic diagram of a guiding module according to an embodiment of the application is provided;

[0034] Figure 5 A structural schematic diagram of a guiding module according to another embodiment of the application is provided;

[0035] Figure 6 A main flowchart of a medicine bottle arrangement method according to an embodiment of the application is provided;

[0036] Figure 7 A sub-flowchart of a medicine bottle arrangement method according to an embodiment of the application is provided.

[0037] Figures: medicine box 100; placing port 110; inclined plate 120; limiting plate 130; baffle 140; first detector 150; medicine cassette 200; through port 210; medicine bottle conveying module 300; driving component 310; first motor 311; eccentric wheel 312; connecting piece 313; slide rail 320; lifting frame 330; bearing plate 340; baffle piece 341; vision module 400; guiding module 500; guiding-in piece 510; limiting groove 511; second motor 520; connecting belt 530; rotating piece 540; third motor 550; lifting plate 560; second detector 570. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] Embodiments of the present application are described below in detail, examples of which are shown in the drawings, wherein the same or similar notations represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below by referring to the drawings are exemplary, only for explaining the present application, and cannot be understood as a limitation to the present application.

[0039] In the description of the present application, it is understood that the orientation description, such as the orientation or position relationship indicated by up, down, front, back, left, right, etc. is based on the orientation or position relationship shown in the drawings, only for the purpose of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and is not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation to the present application.

[0040] In the description of the present application, the meaning of several is one or more, the meaning of multiple is more than two, greater than, less than, more than, etc. are understood as not including the number, above, below, etc. are understood as including the number. If it is described as first, second, only for the purpose of distinguishing technical features, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of indicated technical features or implicitly indicating the order of indicated technical features.

[0041] In the description of the present application, unless otherwise explicitly limited, the words such as setting, installing, connecting, etc. should be broadly understood, and the person skilled in the art can reasonably determine the specific meaning of the above words in the present application in combination with the specific content of the technical solution.

[0042] Some of the medicines used in hospital operations are state-controlled medicines. In the process of using these medicines, hospitals need to strictly control the flow of medicine bottles loaded with medicines. Currently, the actual number of medicine bottles used is usually controlled by supplementing medicine cassettes.

[0043] In the related art, workers generally need to manually arrange the medicine bottles and put the medicine bottles into the medicine replenishment box. Some medicine bottles have a bottle body and a bottle mouth. In this case, the workers also need to manually adjust the placement direction of the medicine bottles before putting the medicine bottles into the medicine replenishment box, so that the placement directions of the bottle body and the bottle mouth of the medicine bottles are consistent. This not only increases the labor intensity of the workers, but also reduces the work efficiency. Moreover, during the process of sorting and arranging the batch medicine bottles by the workers, multiple medicine bottles may be stuck in the tank, causing the conveying belt conveying the medicine bottles to be jammed, and it is difficult to sort single medicine bottles. How to reduce the labor intensity of the workers while improving the work efficiency is a problem to be discussed and solved at present.

[0044] Based on this, the medicine bottle arrangement device and the medicine bottle arrangement method of the present application can automatically adjust the placement direction of the medicine bottles, thereby reducing the labor intensity of the workers while improving the work efficiency.

[0045] Reference Figures 1 to 3 , Figure 1 The structure schematic diagram of the medicine bottle arrangement device provided by an embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure. Figure 2 The structure schematic diagram of the medicine bottle arrangement device provided by another embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure. Figure 3 The structure schematic diagram of the inside of the medicine bottle arrangement device provided by an embodiment of the present application is shown in the figure. It can be understood that the medicine bottle arrangement device of the present application comprises: a medicine box 100 for pouring batch medicine bottles into the medicine box 100; a medicine box 200 provided on one side of the medicine box 100, and the medicine box 200 is provided with a through opening 210, the through opening 210 and the inside of the medicine box 100 are communicated, and the through opening 210 is used for receiving the batch medicine bottles; a medicine bottle conveying module 300, the medicine bottle conveying module 300 is arranged in the medicine box 100 and located on one side of the medicine box 200, and the medicine bottle conveying module 300 is used for conveying the batch medicine bottles from the bottom of the medicine box 100 to the medicine box 200 in sequence; a vision module 400, the vision module 400 is arranged above the medicine bottle conveying module 300, and is used for identifying the placement direction of the conveyed medicine bottles; a guide module 500, the guide module 500 is arranged between the medicine box 100 and the through opening 210 of the medicine box 200, and is used for receiving the medicine bottles conveyed by the medicine bottle conveying module 300, and guiding the received medicine bottles according to the preset placement direction and the identified placement direction of the medicine bottles, so that the guided medicine bottles slide into the medicine box 200 through the through opening 210.

[0046] It should be noted that when the medicine bottles are arranged, the operator pours the batch of medicine bottles into the medicine box 100, and then the medicine bottle conveying module 300 drives the batch of medicine bottles to move from the bottom of the medicine box 100 to the medicine magazine 200. The vision module 400 arranged above the medicine bottle conveying module 300 identifies the placing direction of the medicine bottles conveyed on the medicine bottle conveying module 300 to obtain the placing direction of the current medicine bottle. After the vision module 400 identifies the placing direction of the medicine bottle, the medicine bottle conveying module 300 conveys the medicine bottle to the guide module 500 arranged between the medicine box 100 and the through port 210 of the medicine magazine 200. The guide module 500 guides the medicine bottle according to the preset placing direction and the placing direction of the medicine bottle, so that the guided medicine bottle slides into the medicine magazine 200, thereby automatically adjusting the placing direction of the medicine bottle, and the operator does not need to manually adjust the placing direction of the medicine bottle before loading the medicine bottle into the medicine magazine 200, thereby reducing the labor intensity of the operator and improving the work efficiency.

[0047] According to one embodiment of the present application, the modules of the medicine bottle arrangement device are described in detail in combination with the medicine bottle arrangement method: the medicine box 100 is provided with a placing port 110. When the medicine bottles are arranged, the operator pours the batch of medicine bottles into the medicine box 100 through the placing port 110. At this time, the medicine bottles fall into the accommodation groove formed by the inclined plate 120 and the medicine bottle conveying module 300 due to gravity, and the accommodation groove temporarily accommodates the plurality of medicine bottles. Then the medicine bottle conveying module 300 drives the medicine bottles accommodated in the accommodation groove to rise, so that the medicine bottles are conveyed from the accommodation groove at the bottom of the medicine box 100 to the medicine magazine 200. The operator does not need to manually put the batch of medicine bottles into the medicine magazine 200, and the medicine bottle arrangement device of the present application can automatically complete the operation of putting the batch of medicine bottles into the medicine magazine 200. Specifically, in the process of driving the batch of medicine bottles accommodated in the accommodation groove to move to the medicine magazine 200 by the medicine bottle conveying module 300, the vision module 400 arranged above the medicine bottle conveying module 300 acquires the image of the medicine bottles conveyed by the medicine bottle conveying module 300, and pre-processes the image to identify the placing direction of the current medicine bottle and determine whether the placing direction of the current medicine bottle is consistent with the preset placing direction of the medicine bottle. More specifically, when the placing direction of the current medicine bottle is consistent with the preset placing direction of the medicine bottle, the guide module 500 arranged between the medicine box 100 and the through port 210 of the medicine magazine 200 receives the medicine bottle conveyed by the medicine bottle conveying module 300 and makes the medicine bottle slide into the medicine magazine 200 to complete the placement of the medicine bottle. When the placing direction of the current medicine bottle is inconsistent with the preset placing direction of the medicine bottle, the guide module 500 needs to receive the medicine bottle conveyed by the medicine bottle conveying module 300 and guide the medicine bottle, so that the placing direction of the medicine bottle is consistent with the preset placing direction of the medicine bottle, and then control the guided medicine bottle to slide into the medicine magazine 200 after the guiding operation is completed.

[0048] According to one embodiment of the present application, when the vision module 400 acquires the image of the medicine bottle conveyed by the medicine bottle conveying module 300, a classifier is constructed based on a neural network, the acquired image of the medicine bottle is processed by the classifier, and a corresponding recognition result is output, wherein the recognition result includes forward, reverse and no medicine bottle, and the classifier will determine the specific recognition result according to the actual situation.

[0049] It can be understood that the medicine box 100 further comprises a first detector 150, the first detector 150 is fixedly arranged on the inner side wall of the medicine box 100, and the first detector 150 is arranged on one side of the lifting frame 330. A blocking piece 341 is arranged on the receiving plate 340 connected to one end of the lifting frame 330, and the first detector 150 is used to sense the blocking piece 341 and generate a detection signal after the lifting frame 330 completes one lifting operation.

[0050] According to one embodiment of the present application, in the actual arrangement process, the first detector 150 arranged on one side of the lifting frame 330 will monitor the operation of the medicine bottle conveying module 300 in real time. After the lifting frame 330 completes one lifting operation, the first detector 150 will sense the blocking piece 341 on the receiving plate 340 connected to one end of the lifting frame 330 and generate a detection signal. When the host computer receives a detection signal sent by the first detector 150 once, it means that the lifting frame 330 has reached the bottom end at this time, that is, the lifting frame 330 has been reset, and the rotation angle of the eccentric wheel 312 at this time is 0°.

[0051] Specifically, when the first detector 150 generates a detection signal, the host computer sends the detection signal to the vision module 400, so that the vision module 400 starts shooting every unit time interval from receiving the detection signal, acquires the image of the medicine bottle conveyed by the medicine bottle conveying module 300 and identifies the placement direction of the medicine bottle, wherein a unit time is the time required for the medicine bottle conveying module 300 to rise from the lowest end to the top end. More specifically, the vision module 400 starts shooting once every time the medicine bottle conveying module 300 rises to the top end.

[0052] According to another embodiment of the present application, after the vision module 400 acquires the image of the medicine bottle on the medicine bottle conveying module 300 and obtains the placing direction of the medicine bottle according to the image of the medicine bottle, since the medicine bottle needs to be conveyed from the position of the receiving plate 340 below the vision module 400 to the position of the receiving plate 340 on the side of the guiding module 500, the medicine bottle conveying module 300 needs to complete two lifting operations, i.e., the medicine bottle conveying module 300 needs to perform a lowering operation, an ascending operation, a lowering operation and an ascending operation in sequence, so as to convey the medicine bottle to the position of the guiding module, during which the first detector 150 needs to send two detection signals to the host computer. Therefore, after the host computer receives the image of the medicine bottle sent by the vision module 400, it still needs to wait for the first detector 150 to send two detection signals and wait for a unit time, after which the host computer will control the angle of rotation of the guiding module 500 according to the current placing direction of the medicine bottle, so that the guiding module 500 guides the placing direction of the current medicine bottle according to the preset placing direction, and completes the arrangement of the batch of medicine bottles.

[0053] It can be understood that the medicine bottle conveying module 300 comprises a driving component 310, a sliding rail 320, a lifting frame 330 and a plurality of receiving plates 340, the sliding rail 320 is obliquely arranged on the inner side wall of the medicine box 100, the lifting frame 330 is slidably arranged above the sliding rail 320, and the receiving plates 340 are horizontally arranged above the stepped lifting frame 330 and used for receiving medicine bottles. The inner side wall of the medicine box 100 is further provided with an inclined plate 120, and the receiving plate 340 connected to one end of the lifting frame 330 abuts against the inclined plate 120 to form a receiving groove for accommodating the batch of medicine bottles. The receiving plate 340 connected to the other end of the lifting frame 330 is arranged on the side of the guiding module 500 to convey the batch of medicine bottles to the guiding module 500. The driving component 310 is connected to the lifting frame 330 and used for driving the lifting frame 330 to slide on the sliding rail 320 to lift the medicine bottles above the receiving plates 340.

[0054] It can be understood that the driving component 310 comprises a first motor 311, an eccentric wheel 312 and a connecting piece 313. The eccentric wheel 312 is arranged on one side of the lifting frame 330, the first motor 311 is connected to the eccentric wheel 312 and used for driving the eccentric wheel 312 to rotate, the connecting piece 313 is movably connected to the eccentric wheel 312, and the eccentric wheel 312 is connected to the lifting frame 330 through the connecting piece 313. The eccentric wheel 312 is used for driving the connecting piece 313 to rotate, so that the lifting frame 330 slides on the sliding rail 320 to lift the medicine bottles above the receiving plates 340.

[0055] According to another embodiment of this application, the medicine bottle conveying module 300 includes a driving component 310, a slide rail 320, a lifting frame 330, and a plurality of receiving plates 340. The lifting frame 330 is stepped, and the receiving plates 340 are steppedly arranged above the lifting frame 330 to receive medicine bottles. Moreover, in order to move the medicine bottle from the medicine bottle conveying module 300 to the guide module 500, one end of the receiving plate 340 connected to the other end of the lifting frame 330 is flush with the limiting groove 511 of the guide module 500 when the lifting frame 330 and the receiving plate 340 rise to the highest point, so that the medicine bottle slides from the receiving plate 340 into the limiting groove 511 of the guide module 500. This section describes the structure of the medicine bottle conveying module 300, focusing on the process of driving the medicine bottles to move. An eccentric wheel 312 is located on one side of the lifting frame 330 and is connected to the lifting frame 330 via a connector 313. The lifting frame 330 is slidably connected to the slide rail 320. During the lifting and lowering process of the medicine bottle conveying module 300, the first motor 311 completes one raising and lowering of the lifting frame 330 each time it drives the eccentric wheel 312 to rotate one revolution. When the first motor 311 drives the eccentric wheel 312 to rotate, the position of the connector 313, which is movably connected to the eccentric wheel 312, will also change with the rotation of the eccentric wheel 312, thereby causing the lifting frame 330 connected to the connector 313 to slide relative to the slide rail 320. Specifically, ... Figure 3 The rotation angle of the eccentric wheel 312 is defined as 90°. Figure 3 The initial position of the eccentric wheel 312 is when it rotates 90° clockwise. At this point, the lifting frame 330 is also at its lowest point. Figure 3 The position where the eccentric wheel 312 rotates 90° counterclockwise is the highest point of the eccentric wheel 312. At this time, the lifting frame 330 is also at its highest point. This application defines the process of the eccentric wheel 312 rotating 180° from its initial position to reach its highest point as one rise of the lifting frame 330, and the process of the eccentric wheel 312 rotating 180° from its highest point to reach its initial position as one fall of the lifting frame 330. Whenever the eccentric wheel 312 reaches its initial position, it indicates that the eccentric wheel 312 has rotated 360°, and the lifting frame 330 has completed one rise and fall. The first detector 150 will sense the baffle 341 on the receiving plate 340 and send a detection signal to the host computer.

[0056] It is understood that the medicine box 100 also includes a limiting plate 130, which is fixedly installed on the inner side wall of the medicine box 100 and is located between adjacent receiving plates 340, for limiting the medicine bottle when the lifting frame 330 and the receiving plate 340 are raised and lowered.

[0057] According to one embodiment of this application, when the first motor 311 drives the eccentric wheel 312 to rotate 180° from its initial position to the highest point of the eccentric wheel 312, all the support plates 340 set on the steps of the lifting frame 330 will also rise. Multiple support plates 340 rise synchronously, thereby raising a medicine bottle in the receiving slot formed by the inclined plate 120 and the support plates 340 connected to one end of the lifting frame 330. When the lifting frame 330 and multiple support plates 340 rise synchronously, the limiting plate 130 provided between adjacent support plates 340 is fixed to the inner wall of the medicine box 100 and does not move. (Refer to...) Figure 3 When the receiving plate 340 is raised to its highest point, one end of the receiving plate 340 on the left side of the limiting plate 130 is flush with one end of the limiting plate 130. Because the surface of the receiving plate 340 has a certain angle, when one end of the receiving plate 340 on the left side of the limiting plate 130 is flush with one end of the limiting plate 130, the medicine bottle will slide from the receiving plate 340 onto the limiting plate 130 due to gravity, so that the limiting plate 130 limits the medicine bottle. At this time, the operation of moving the medicine bottle from the receiving plate 340 to the limiting plate 130 on the right side of the receiving plate 340 is completed. Furthermore, after the first motor 311 drives the eccentric wheel 312 to rotate 180° from its initial position to its highest point, causing the medicine bottle to slide from one end of the receiving plate 340 on the left side of the limiting plate 130 onto the limiting plate 130, the first motor 311 will drive the eccentric wheel 312 to rotate 180° from its highest point to its initial position. At this time, all the receiving plates 340 set on the steps of the lifting frame 330 will also lower, and multiple receiving plates 340 will lower synchronously. (Refer to...) Figure 3 When the lifting frame 330 and multiple receiving plates 340 are lowered simultaneously, one end of the receiving plate 340 on the right side of the limiting plate 130 is flush with one end of the limiting plate 130. Because the surface of the limiting plate 130 also has a certain angle, when one end of the receiving plate 340 on the right side of the limiting plate 130 is flush with one end of the limiting plate 130, the medicine bottle will slide from the limiting plate 130 onto the receiving plate 340 due to gravity. At this time, the operation of moving the medicine bottle from the limiting plate 130 to the receiving plate 340 on the right side of the limiting plate 130 is completed. During the transfer of medicine bottles by the medicine bottle transfer module 300, the first motor 311 drives the eccentric wheel 312 to repeatedly rotate from the initial position to the highest position and then from the highest position back to the initial position to achieve the upward movement of the medicine bottle. That is, when the first motor 311 drives the eccentric wheel 312 to rotate 360°, a medicine bottle can be moved up in a step. By repeating the above steps multiple times, the medicine bottle can be transferred from the receiving slot to the guide module 500.

[0058] Specifically, when the medicine bottle conveying module 300 drives the medicine bottle ladder to rise, the medicine bottles in the receiving slot will also be continuously sorted out by the receiving plate 340 connected to one end of the lifting frame 330 and rise in a ladder.

[0059] It can be understood that the medicine box 100 further comprises a baffle 140 fixedly arranged on the inner side wall of the medicine box 100 and arranged in parallel above the receiving plate 340, and a space capable of passing a single medicine bottle is formed between the baffle 140 and the receiving plate 340, which is used to prevent the medicine with an abnormal placement direction from advancing.

[0060] According to one embodiment of the present application, because the placement direction of the medicine bottle accommodated in the accommodation groove is irregular, when the receiving plate 340 connected to one end of the lifting frame 330 sorts out the medicine bottle in the accommodation groove and realizes the step-up, the placement direction of the medicine bottle on the receiving plate 340 is not parallel to the receiving plate 340, at this time, the placement direction of the medicine bottle on the receiving plate 340 is abnormal, neither conforms to the preset placement direction nor can fall into the guide module 500 to be guided in the placement direction. In order to solve this problem, the present application sets the baffle 140 on the inner side wall of the medicine box 100, and a space capable of passing a single medicine bottle is formed between the baffle 140 and the receiving plate 340, which refers to the diameter of the bottle body of the medicine bottle when the medicine bottle is placed in parallel on the receiving plate 340. Therefore, when the placement direction of the medicine bottle is abnormal, it cannot pass through the space between the baffle 140 and the receiving plate 340, at this time, the baffle 140 will resist the medicine bottle with the abnormal placement direction, and the medicine bottle will slide from the receiving plate 340 to the accommodation groove at the bottom of the medicine box 100 due to the collision of the baffle 140, and then be re-conveyed.

[0061] Referring to Figure 4 and Figure 5 , Figure 4 the structure schematic diagram of the guide module 500 provided by one embodiment of the present application; Figure 5 the structure schematic diagram of the guide module 500 provided by another embodiment of the present application; It can be understood that the guide module 500 comprises a guide-in piece 510, a second motor 520, a connecting belt 530, a rotating piece 540, a third motor 550, a lifting plate 560 and a second detector 570, the guide-in piece 510 is arranged above the rotating piece 540, and the guide-in piece 510 and the rotating piece 540 are both provided with corresponding limiting grooves 511, the guide-in piece 510 is used to guide the medicine bottle into the limiting groove 511 of the rotating piece 540, the second motor 520 is connected with the rotating piece 540 through the connecting belt 530, and is used to drive the rotating piece 540 to rotate through the connecting belt 530 to guide the placement direction of the medicine bottle, the lifting plate 560 and the third motor 550 are both arranged below the rotating piece 540, and the third motor 550 is connected with the lifting plate 560, and is used to drive the lifting plate 560 to ascend and descend to make the medicine bottle slide from the limiting groove 511 of the rotating piece 540 into the medicine cartridge 200, and the second detector 570 is arranged on one side of the lifting plate 560, and is used to detect whether the medicine bottle slides into the medicine cartridge 200.

[0062] According to one embodiment of the present application, when the vision module 400 identifies that the placement direction of the medicine bottle is consistent with the preset placement direction, the medicine bottle slides from the receiving plate 340 connected to the other end of the lifting frame 330 to the guide-in piece 510. Since the guide-in piece 510 is arranged above the rotating piece 540, and the guide-in piece 510 and the rotating piece 540 are both provided with corresponding limiting grooves 511, at this time, the medicine bottle will slide from the limiting groove 511 of the guide-in piece 510 to the limiting groove 511 of the rotating piece 540. The second motor 520 and the rotating piece 540 do not perform operation, and the third motor 550 drives the lifting plate 560 to rise, so that the medicine bottle in the limiting groove 511 falls into the medicine cassette 200, and the medicine cassette 200 stores the medicine bottle.

[0063] According to another embodiment of the present application, when the vision module 400 identifies that the placement direction of the medicine bottle is inconsistent with the preset placement direction, the medicine bottle slides from the receiving plate 340 connected to the other end of the lifting frame 330 to the guide-in piece 510. The medicine bottle will slide from the limiting groove 511 of the guide-in piece 510 to the limiting groove 511 of the rotating piece 540. The second motor 520 rotates to drive the rotating piece 540 to rotate 180° through the connecting belt 530. After the rotating operation is performed, the third motor 550 drives the lifting plate 560 to rise, so that the medicine bottle in the limiting groove 511 falls into the medicine cassette 200, and the medicine cassette 200 stores the medicine bottle.

[0064] Further, the lifting plate 560 is provided with a second detector 570 on one side. Whenever the medicine bottle slides from the limiting groove 511 into the medicine cassette 200, the second detector 570 will send a signal to the upper computer, so that the rotating part controls the medicine compartment in the medicine cassette 200 to rotate, adjusts the position of the medicine compartment, and aligns another empty medicine compartment with the limiting groove 511 of the rotating piece 540, so as to store the next medicine bottle.

[0065] It can be understood that the medicine cassette 200 includes a rotating part and a plurality of medicine compartments. The rotating part and the medicine compartments are connected, and are used to control the empty medicine compartment to align with the limiting groove 511 of the rotating piece 540, so that the medicine bottle slides from the limiting groove 511 of the rotating piece 540 into the empty medicine compartment.

[0066] According to one embodiment of the present application, the medicine cassette 200 includes a rotating part and a plurality of medicine compartments. One medicine compartment accommodates one medicine bottle. Whenever the medicine compartment receives a medicine bottle, the rotating part controls the medicine compartment in the medicine cassette 200 to rotate, adjusts the position of the medicine compartment, and aligns another empty medicine compartment with the limiting groove 511 of the rotating piece 540, so as to store the next medicine bottle.

[0067] Referring to Figure 6 , in a second aspect, another embodiment of the present application provides a medicine bottle arrangement method, which includes but is not limited to the steps S110, S120, S130 and S140.

[0068] Step S110, when the batch of medicine bottles are poured into the medicine box 100, the medicine bottle conveying module 300 is controlled to convey the batch of medicine bottles in sequence;

[0069] Step S120, the vision module 400 is controlled to shoot the medicine bottles on the medicine bottle conveying module 300 to obtain the medicine bottle images;

[0070] Step S130, the medicine bottle images are preprocessed and classified to obtain the placing directions of the medicine bottles;

[0071] Step S140, the medicine bottles are guided according to the placing directions of the medicine bottles and the preset placing directions, so that the guided medicine bottles are slid into the medicine cartridge 200.

[0072] According to one embodiment of the present application, when the medicine bottles are arranged, the operator pours the batch of medicine bottles into the medicine box 100 through the placing opening 110, at this time, the medicine bottles fall into the accommodation groove formed by the inclined plate 120 and the medicine bottle conveying module 300 due to gravity, and the plurality of medicine bottles are temporarily accommodated in the accommodation groove. After that, the medicine bottle conveying module 300 drives the medicine bottles accommodated in the accommodation groove to rise, so that the medicine bottles are conveyed from the accommodation groove at the bottom of the medicine box 100 to the medicine cartridge 200, without the need for the operator to manually put the batch of medicine bottles into the medicine cartridge 200. In the process of moving the batch of medicine bottles accommodated in the accommodation groove by the medicine bottle conveying module 300 to the medicine cartridge 200, the vision module 400 arranged above the medicine bottle conveying module 300 obtains the images of the medicine bottles conveyed by the medicine bottle conveying module 300, obtains the medicine bottle images, and preprocesses the medicine bottle images to identify the placing direction of the current medicine bottle and judge whether the placing direction of the current medicine bottle is consistent with the preset placing direction of the medicine bottle.

[0073] Reference Figure 7 In a second aspect, another embodiment of the present application provides a medicine bottle arrangement method, including but not limited to steps S121 and S122.

[0074] Step S121, receiving the detection signal generated by the first detector 150;

[0075] Step S122, controlling the vision module 400 to shoot the medicine bottles on the medicine bottle conveying module 300 at a preset unit time interval after receiving the detection signal; wherein the preset unit time includes the time from the bottom end to the top end in the lifting process of the lifting frame 330.

[0076] According to one embodiment of the present application, the medicine bottle conveying module 300 comprises the first detector 150 and the lifting frame 330, the lifting frame 330 conveys the batch of medicine bottles into the medicine cartridge 200 by multiple lifting, and the first detector 150 is used to generate a detection signal when each lifting is completed. After the lifting frame 330 completes each lifting operation, the first detector 150 will sense the stopper 341 on the receiving plate connected to the highest point of the lifting frame 330 to generate a detection signal. The host computer receives the detection signal sent by the first detector 150 once, which indicates that the lifting frame 330 has reached the bottom end at this time, that is, the lifting frame 330 has been reset at this time. The host computer controls the vision module 400 to take a picture of the medicine bottles on the receiving plate 340 at a preset unit time interval after receiving the detection signal, obtains the image of the medicine bottles on the medicine bottle conveying module 300, and identifies the placement direction of the medicine bottles. Since the unit time refers to the time from the bottom end to the top end during the lifting frame 330 completes one lifting process, the position of the lifting frame 330 is the top end when the vision module 400 takes a picture of the medicine bottles on the receiving plate 340.

[0077] It can be understood that the medicine bottles are guided according to the placement direction of the medicine bottles and the preset placement direction, so that the guided medicine bottles slide into the medicine cartridge 200, which comprises: when the placement direction of the medicine bottles is consistent with the preset placement direction, the lifting plate 560 is controlled to rise, so that the medicine bottles slide into the medicine cartridge 200; when the placement direction of the medicine bottles is different from the preset placement direction, the rotating member 540 is driven to rotate according to the preset placement direction to guide the medicine bottles, and the lifting plate 560 is controlled to rise after the guiding is completed, so that the guided medicine bottles slide into the medicine cartridge 200.

[0078] According to one embodiment of the present application, when the vision module 400 identifies that the placement direction of the medicine bottles is consistent with the preset placement direction, the medicine bottles slide from the receiving plate 340 connected to the other end of the lifting frame 330 to the guide-in member 510. Since the guide-in member 510 is arranged above the rotating member 540, and the guide-in member 510 and the rotating member 540 are both provided with corresponding limiting grooves 511, at this time the medicine bottles will slide from the limiting groove 511 of the guide-in member 510 to the limiting groove 511 of the rotating member 540. The second motor 520 and the rotating member 540 do not perform operation, the third motor 550 drives the lifting plate 560 to rise, so that the medicine bottles in the limiting groove 511 fall into the medicine cartridge 200, and the medicine bottles are received by the medicine cartridge 200.

[0079] According to another embodiment of the present application, when the vision module 400 identifies that the placing direction of the medicine bottle is different from the preset placing direction, the medicine bottle slides from the receiving plate 340 connected to the other end of the lifting frame 330 to the guide-in piece 510, and then the medicine bottle falls from the limiting groove 511 of the guide-in piece 510 to the limiting groove 511 of the rotating piece 540, the second motor 520 rotates to drive the rotating piece 540 to rotate 180° through the connecting belt 530, after the rotation operation is completed, the third motor 550 drives the lifting plate 560 to rise, so that the medicine bottle in the limiting groove 511 falls into the medicine cartridge 200, and the medicine bottle is stored by the medicine cartridge 200.

[0080] The above describes the embodiments of the present application in detail in combination with the drawings, but the present application is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made within the knowledge of those skilled in the art without departing from the purpose of the present application.

Claims

1. A medicine bottle sorting device, characterized in that, The application relates to a medicine box, which comprises the following parts: a medicine box, which is used for pouring a batch of medicine bottles into the medicine box; a medicine box, which is used for pouring a batch of medicine bottles into the medicine box; a medicine box, which is used for pouring a batch of medicine bottles into the medicine box; a vision module, which is arranged above the medicine bottle conveying module and is used for identifying the placing direction of the conveyed medicine bottles; a guiding module, which is arranged between the medicine box and the medicine box opening and is used for receiving the medicine bottles conveyed by the medicine bottle conveying module and guiding the received medicine bottles according to the preset placing direction and the identified placing direction of the medicine bottles, so that the guided medicine bottles slide into the medicine box through the opening; the medicine bottle conveying module comprises a driving component, a lifting frame and a plurality of receiving plates; the receiving plates are horizontally arranged above the ladder-shaped lifting frame and are used for receiving the medicine bottles; the receiving plate connected to the other end of the lifting frame is arranged on one side of the guiding module and is used for conveying the batch of medicine bottles to the guiding module; the driving component is connected to the lifting frame and is used for driving the lifting frame to slide so as to drive the medicine bottles above the receiving plates to lift. the medicine box further comprises a first detector arranged on one side of the lifting frame; a baffle is arranged on the receiving plate connected to one end of the lifting frame; the first detector is used for sensing the baffle after the lifting frame completes one lifting operation and generating a detection signal; the vision module starts shooting once every unit time after receiving the detection signal, acquires the images of the medicine bottles conveyed on the medicine bottle conveying module and identifies the placing direction of the medicine bottles; the vision module shoots the medicine bottles on the receiving plates every time the medicine bottle conveying module rises to the top; wherein one unit time is the time required for the medicine bottle conveying module to rise from the lowest end to the top.

2. The vial organizer of claim 1, wherein, the medicine bottle conveying module further comprises a sliding rail, which is arranged on the inner side wall of the medicine box in an inclined manner; the lifting frame is slidably arranged above the sliding rail; the inner side wall of the medicine box is further provided with an inclined plate; the receiving plate connected to one end of the lifting frame abuts against the inclined plate to form a containing groove, which contains the batch of medicine bottles; and the driving component is used for driving the lifting frame to slide on the sliding rail.

3. The vial organizer of claim 2, wherein, the driving component comprises a first motor, an eccentric wheel and a connecting piece; the eccentric wheel is arranged on one side of the lifting frame; the first motor is connected to the eccentric wheel and is used for driving the eccentric wheel to rotate; the connecting piece is movably connected to the eccentric wheel; and the eccentric wheel is connected to the lifting frame through the connecting piece; the eccentric wheel is used for driving the connecting piece to rotate, so that the lifting frame slides on the sliding rail and drives the medicine bottles above the receiving plates to lift.

4. The vial organizer of claim 2, wherein, the medicine box further comprises a limiting plate, which is fixedly arranged on the inner side wall of the medicine box and is arranged between adjacent receiving plates and is used for limiting the medicine bottles when the lifting frame and the receiving plates lift.

5. The vial organizer of claim 2, wherein, The medicine box further comprises a baffle fixed to the inner side wall of the medicine box and arranged in parallel above the receiving plate, and a space capable of passing a single medicine bottle is formed between the baffle and the receiving plate to prevent the medicine with abnormal placement direction from advancing.

6. The vial organizer of claim 1, wherein, The guiding module comprises a guiding piece, a second motor, a connecting belt, a rotating piece, a third motor, a lifting plate and a second detector. The guiding piece is arranged above the rotating piece, and the guiding piece and the rotating piece are both provided with corresponding limiting grooves. The guiding piece is used to guide the medicine bottle into the limiting groove of the rotating piece. The second motor is connected with the rotating piece through the connecting belt and is used to drive the rotating piece to rotate through the connecting belt to guide the placement direction of the medicine bottle. The lifting plate and the third motor are both arranged below the rotating piece, and the third motor is connected with the lifting plate and is used to drive the lifting plate to lift to make the medicine bottle slide from the limiting groove of the rotating piece into the medicine cartridge. The second detector is arranged on one side of the lifting plate and is used to detect whether the medicine bottle slides into the medicine cartridge.

7. The vial organizer of claim 6, wherein, The medicine cartridge comprises a rotating component and a plurality of medicine compartments. The rotating component is connected with the medicine compartments and is used to control the alignment of the vacant medicine compartment with the limiting groove of the rotating piece to make the medicine bottle slide from the limiting groove of the rotating piece into the vacant medicine compartment.

8. A method of collating vials, characterized by, The medicine bottle arrangement method is applied to the medicine bottle arrangement device of any one of claims 1 to 7, and the method comprises: When a plurality of medicine bottles are poured into the medicine box, the medicine bottle conveying module is controlled to convey the plurality of medicine bottles in sequence; The vision module is controlled to take pictures of the medicine bottles on the medicine bottle conveying module to obtain medicine bottle images; The medicine bottle images are preprocessed and classified to obtain the placement direction of the medicine bottles; The medicine bottles are guided according to the placement direction of the medicine bottles and the preset placement direction, so that the guided medicine bottles slide into the medicine cartridge.

9. The vial collation method of claim 8, wherein, The medicine bottle conveying module comprises a first detector and a lifting frame. The lifting frame conveys a plurality of medicine bottles into the medicine cartridge in sequence through multiple lifting operations. The first detector is used to generate a detection signal when each lifting operation is completed. The vision module is controlled to take pictures of the medicine bottles on the medicine bottle conveying module to obtain medicine bottle images, which comprises: Receiving the detection signal generated by the first detector; Controlling the vision module to take pictures of the medicine bottles on the medicine bottle conveying module at intervals of a preset unit time since the detection signal is received. The preset unit time includes the time for the lifting frame to rise from the bottom end to the top end during one lifting operation.

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