A smart medicine storage cabinet

The automated drug dispensing system using intelligent drug storage cabinets has solved the problems of high labor intensity for medical staff and long waiting times for patients, achieving efficient drug dispensing and preparation.

CN117496635BActive Publication Date: 2026-04-03THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF ARMY MEDICAL UNIV
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Filing Date
2023-11-14
Publication Date
2026-04-03

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Technical Problem

The existing medicine storage cabinets result in high labor intensity for medical staff, low efficiency in dispensing or preparing medicines, and long waiting times for patients.

Method used

Design an intelligent medicine storage cabinet that includes multiple medicine storage boxes, a medicine retrieval mechanism, a control unit, and a medicine collection box. It uses a drive motor and a conveyor belt to automatically retrieve medicines, reducing the need for manual searching and retrieving.

Benefits of technology

Reduce the workload of medical staff, increase the speed of medication dispensing, and shorten patients' waiting time.

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Abstract

This invention relates to the field of medical equipment technology, specifically to an intelligent medicine storage cabinet, comprising a cabinet body, multiple medicine storage boxes disposed within the cabinet body, a medicine dispensing mechanism corresponding to each medicine storage box, a control unit for controlling the medicine dispensing mechanism, and a medicine collection box disposed below the cabinet body. Each medicine storage box contains a carrier for holding medicines. The medicine dispensing mechanism is disposed within each medicine storage box and includes a drive motor, a feeding pipe, and a guide plate fixedly connected to the bottom plate of each medicine storage box. The control unit includes a controller disposed outside the cabinet body, and the drive motor is electrically connected to the controller. When using this intelligent medicine storage cabinet for medicine dispensing, medical staff move less, reducing the need to search for and retrieve medicines, lowering labor intensity, increasing the speed of medicine dispensing and retrieval, and shortening patient waiting time.
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Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of medical equipment technology, specifically to an intelligent medicine storage cabinet. Background Technology

[0002] The existing medicine storage cabinets only serve to store medicines. When medical staff need to retrieve medicines, they have to walk to the storage area of ​​each medicine according to the prescription, and then take the medicines back to the medicine station for packaging or preparation. This method of medicine storage and retrieval results in high labor intensity for medical staff, low efficiency in dispensing or preparing medicines, and long waiting time for patients. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an intelligent medicine storage cabinet to solve the problems of high labor intensity for medical staff, long time for dispensing or preparing medicines, and long waiting time for patients caused by the manual dispensing of medicines in existing pharmacies.

[0004] To solve the above-mentioned technical problems, the present invention adopts a basic solution as follows: an intelligent medicine storage cabinet, including a cabinet body, multiple medicine storage boxes disposed in the cabinet body, a medicine dispensing mechanism disposed corresponding to the medicine storage boxes, a control unit for controlling the medicine dispensing mechanism, and a medicine collection box disposed below the cabinet body. The cabinet body is provided with a cabinet door, the medicine storage boxes are fixedly connected to the cabinet body, and the medicine storage boxes are provided with a door on the side wall of the medicine storage box. The medicine storage box is provided with a carrier for placing medicines. The carrier includes a medicine storage clip. The medicine storage clip is a box with an open top. Two vertical side walls opposite each other at the front end of the medicine storage clip are provided with medicine boxes along the width direction of the medicine storage clip and a horizontal groove for entering and exiting the medicine storage clip along the width direction of the medicine storage clip. A spring is horizontally disposed inside the medicine storage clip along the length direction of the medicine storage clip. The rear end of the spring is fixedly connected to the rear bottom wall of the medicine storage clip, and the front end of the spring is a free end. A push plate is fixedly connected to the front end of the spring.

[0005] The medicine dispensing mechanism is installed inside the medicine storage box. The medicine dispensing mechanism includes a drive motor, a discharge pipe, and a guide plate, which are fixedly connected to the bottom plate of the medicine storage box. The output shaft of the drive motor is vertically upward and is coplanar with the axis of the medicine storage clamp. A push rod is fixedly connected to the end of the output shaft of the drive motor. The push rod is horizontally positioned, with one end fixedly connected to the output shaft of the drive motor and the other end being a free end. The front wall of the medicine storage clamp is provided along the width direction of the medicine storage clamp to allow the free end of the push rod to pass through the second transverse groove of the first transverse groove. The discharge pipe is vertically positioned, with its upper end located inside the uppermost medicine storage box. The lower end of the discharge pipe passes through each medicine storage box in sequence and then communicates with the medicine collection box. The guide plate is inclined, with its upper end located below the first transverse groove. The wall of the discharge pipe has a discharge port corresponding to the guide plate. The lower end of the guide plate communicates with the discharge port and is fixedly connected to the discharge pipe.

[0006] The control unit includes a controller located outside the cabinet, and the drive motor is electrically connected to the controller.

[0007] In the above basic solution, medicine boxes are stacked along the length of the storage clip. The medicine boxes compress the spring, ensuring that at least one medicine box remains in the horizontal groove and contacts the inner front wall of the storage clip. Medical staff input the drug number and quantity into the controller according to the prescription. The controller then controls the drive motor in the corresponding storage box to rotate the push rod. Each rotation of the push rod pushes a medicine box located in the horizontal groove out of the storage clip. The medicine box that leaves the storage clip enters the guide plate and slides down the discharge pipe into the collection box. Under the spring force, the medicine box in the storage clip is pushed to the position in the horizontal groove by the push plate, awaiting the push rod's movement. Once all medicines have fallen into the collection box, they can be retrieved. Compared to the existing method of manually searching for medicines, using this intelligent medicine storage cabinet requires less movement from medical staff, reduces searching and retrieving actions, lowers labor intensity, speeds up dispensing, and shortens patient waiting time.

[0008] Furthermore, the carrier also includes a belt transmission mechanism, which includes a transmission belt, a driving wheel and a driven wheel for tensioning and moving the transmission belt. Both the driving wheel and the driven wheel are fixedly connected to the bottom plate of the housing via wheel seats. The driving wheel is rotatably connected to the wheel seat via a first rotating shaft, which is perpendicular to the output shaft of the drive motor. A bevel gear is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the drive motor. A mounting plate is fixedly connected to the wheel seat, and a second rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the mounting plate. The second rotating shaft is coaxial with the first rotating shaft. A bevel gear two, which meshes with the first bevel gear, is coaxially fixedly connected to one end of the rotating shaft. An electromagnetic clutch is provided at the other end of the rotating shaft two, and the rotating shaft two is connected to the rotating shaft one through the electromagnetic clutch. A sensor one for detecting the position of the push plate is provided on the side of the wheel seat near the drive motor, and a sensor two for detecting the position of the medicine storage clip is provided on the side of the wheel seat away from the drive motor. Both the sensor one and the sensor two are electrically connected to the controller. The conveyor belt is horizontally arranged, and multiple medicine storage clips are sequentially fixedly connected along the length of the conveyor belt.

[0009] By setting up a conveyor belt mechanism, more medicines can be stored in the medicine storage box. When a medicine box is placed in the medicine storage clamp corresponding to the drive motor, the push plate moves away from sensor one, and sensor one cannot detect the push plate. At this time, sensor two has detected that the medicine storage box is in the working position. At this time, the controller de-energizes the electromagnetic clutch, and the torque of shaft two cannot be transmitted to shaft one. Shaft one does not rotate, and the conveyor belt does not move. The medicine storage clamp is fixed in the working position. When the last medicine box in the medicine storage clamp in the working position is pushed out of the medicine storage clamp by the push rod, the push plate approaches sensor one. At this time, the drive motor continues to run so that the push rod rotates one revolution to return to the original position. When the drive motor runs, it causes shaft two to rotate through the meshing of bevel gear one and bevel gear two. After sensor one detects the push plate, the controller controls the electromagnetic clutch to be energized to transmit the torque of shaft two to shaft one. Then the drive wheel drives the conveyor belt to move and bring the next medicine storage clamp to the working position. When sensor two detects that the next medicine storage clamp is in the working position, the controller de-energizes the electromagnetic clutch. The torque of shaft two cannot be transmitted to shaft one, and the medicine storage clamp stays in the working position to supply medicine.

[0010] Furthermore, the guide plate is provided with an elastic baffle to guide the medicine box into the discharge port. When the conveyor belt moves the medicine storage clamp past the elastic plate, the medicine storage clamp squeezes the elastic baffle, causing the medicine storage clamp to pass over the elastic plate. After the medicine storage clamp passes over the elastic baffle, the elastic baffle returns to its original position and presses against the medicine storage clamp to prevent the medicine storage clamp from moving when the push rod pushes the medicine box away from the medicine storage clamp.

[0011] Furthermore, a display screen and a scanner are installed on the door of the medicine storage box, and both the display screen and the scanner are electrically connected to the controller.

[0012] Furthermore, a fingerprint lock is installed on the cabinet door.

[0013] Furthermore, the controller includes a PC terminal.

[0014] Compared to existing methods that require manual searching for medications, the intelligent medication storage cabinets in this solution require less movement from medical staff, reducing the need to search for and retrieve medications, thus lowering labor intensity. The speed of medication retrieval, dispensing, or preparation is also faster, and patients have shorter waiting times. Attached Figure Description

[0015] The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of this application and form part of this application, illustrate exemplary embodiments and are used to explain this application, but do not constitute an undue limitation of this application. In the drawings:

[0016] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the medicine box, viewed from the left.

[0017] Figure 2 This is a top-down view of the internal structure of the medicine box.

[0018] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the medicine storage clip from the left view.

[0019] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Sectional view of AA.

[0020] Figure 5 For bottled medicine clips and Figure 3 The structural schematic diagram corresponding to the AA sectional view.

[0021] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure from the front view of the present invention.

[0022] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the left-side view of the cabinet after removing the side wall where the shelf is located, according to the present invention.

[0023] The meanings of the labels in the attached diagram are as follows:

[0024] Cabinet 10, Support Leg 101, Medicine Storage Box 20, Bearing Component 30, Medicine Storage Clip 301, Bottled Medicine Clip 301a, Horizontal Groove 1 3011, Spring 1 3012, Push Plate 3013, Horizontal Groove 2 3014, Limiting Arc 3015, Conveyor Belt 302, Drive Wheel 303, Wheel Seat 305, Rotating Shaft 1 306, Mounting Plate 307, Rotating Shaft 2 308, Bevel Gear 2 3081, Electromagnetic Clutch 309, Drive Motor 401, Bevel Gear 1 4011, Material Drop Pipe 402, Guide Plate 403, Elastic Baffle 404, Push Rod 405, Sensor 1 501, Sensor 2 502, Medicine Box 60, Medicine Bottle 60a, Medicine Collection Box 70, Material Collection Hopper 701, Medicine Dispensing Table 801, Shelf 802, Socket 803, Trash Can 804, PC Terminal 805. Detailed Implementation

[0025] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this application clearer, the technical solutions of this application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with specific embodiments and corresponding drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this application, and not all of them. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0026] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention pertains. The terminology used herein in the description of the invention is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention.

[0027] Example 1

[0028] This embodiment provides an intelligent medicine storage cabinet, such as... Figure 6 , Figure 7 As shown, the cabinet includes a cabinet body 10, multiple medicine storage boxes 20 disposed within the cabinet body 10, a medicine dispensing mechanism corresponding to each medicine storage box 20, a control unit for controlling the medicine dispensing mechanism, and a medicine collection box 70 disposed below the cabinet body 10. A support leg 101 for supporting the cabinet body 10 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the cabinet body 10. A cabinet door (not shown) is provided on the side wall of the cabinet body 10, and a fingerprint lock is provided on the cabinet door.

[0029] The medicine storage box 20 is fixedly connected to the cabinet 10. A door (not shown) is provided on the side wall of the medicine storage box 20. A display screen and a scanner are provided on the door. The scanner is used to scan medicine information, and the display screen is used to display the information and quantity of medicines in the medicine storage box 20. Both the display screen and the scanner are electrically connected to the control unit.

[0030] The medicine storage box 20 is equipped with a carrier 30 for placing medicines. The carrier 30 includes a medicine clip 301 and a conveyor mechanism. Figures 1-4 As shown, the medicine storage clip 301 is a box with an open top. The two vertical sidewalls opposite each other at the front end of the medicine storage clip 301 each have a medicine container 60 that enters and exits the horizontal groove 3011 of the medicine storage clip 301 along the width direction of the medicine storage clip 301. A spring 3012 is horizontally arranged inside the medicine storage clip 301 along the length direction of the medicine storage clip 301. The rear end of the spring 3012 is fixedly connected to the rear bottom wall of the medicine storage clip 301. The front end of the spring 3012 is a free end. The front end of the spring 3012 is fixedly connected to a push plate 3013.

[0031] The belt conveyor mechanism includes a conveyor belt 302, a drive wheel 303 for tensioning and moving the conveyor belt 302, and a driven wheel. Both the drive wheel 303 and the driven wheel are fixedly connected to the bottom plate of the housing via wheel seats 305. Figure 1 , Figure 2 As shown, the drive wheel 303 is rotatably connected to the wheel seat 305 via a first rotating shaft 306. The drive wheel 303 is fixedly connected to the first rotating shaft 306. The first rotating shaft 306 is rotatably connected to the wheel seat 305 via a damping bearing. When the external torque stops acting on the first rotating shaft 306, the first rotating shaft 306 will be immediately forced to stop rotating under the damping action of the damping bearing. The first rotating shaft 306 is perpendicular to the output shaft of the drive motor 401. A bevel gear 4011 is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the drive motor 401. A mounting plate 307 is fixedly connected to the wheel seat 305. A second rotating shaft 308 is rotatably connected to the mounting plate 307. The second rotating shaft 308 is coaxially arranged with the first rotating shaft 306. One end of the second rotating shaft 308 is coaxially fixedly connected to a second bevel gear 3081 that meshes with the first bevel gear 4011. The other end of the second rotating shaft 308 is provided with an electromagnetic clutch 309, which is externally powered. Shaft 2 308 is connected to shaft 1 306 via electromagnetic clutch 309. A sensor 1 501 for detecting the position of push plate 3013 is provided on the side of wheel seat 305 near the drive motor 401. A sensor 2 502 for detecting the position of medicine clip 301 is provided on the side of wheel seat 305 away from the drive motor 401. Both sensor 1 501 and sensor 2 502 are electrically connected to the control unit. The conveyor belt 302 is horizontally arranged, and multiple medicine clips 301 are sequentially fixedly connected along the length of the conveyor belt 302. Sensor 1 501 has a higher priority than sensor 2 502. That is, when sensor 2 502 detects medicine clip 301 while sensor 1 501 detects push plate 3013, the control unit blocks the signal from sensor 2 502 and only reads the signal from sensor 1 501.

[0032] The medicine dispensing mechanism is located inside the medicine storage box 20, such as... Figure 1 , Figure 2 As shown, the medicine dispensing mechanism includes a drive motor 401, a discharge pipe 402, and a guide plate 403 fixedly connected to the bottom plate of the medicine storage box 20. The drive motor 401 is electrically connected to the control unit. The output shaft of the drive motor 401 is vertically upward and coplanar with the axis of the medicine storage clamp 301. A push rod 405 is fixedly connected to the end of the output shaft of the drive motor 401. The push rod 405 is horizontally positioned, with one end fixedly connected to the output shaft of the drive motor 401 and the other end being a free end. The front wall of the clamp 301 is provided along the width direction of the medicine storage clamp 301 to allow the free end of the push rod 405 to pass through the second horizontal groove 3014 of the first horizontal groove 3011. The discharge pipe 402 is vertically arranged, and the upper end of the discharge pipe 402 is located in the uppermost medicine storage box 20. The lower end of the discharge pipe 402 passes through each medicine storage box 20 in sequence and then communicates with the medicine collection box 70. An inverted conical collection hopper 701 is provided above the medicine collection box 70 to collect the items falling from the discharge pipe 402 in each medicine storage box 20 into the medicine collection box 70. The inner surface of the collection hopper 701 is covered with a buffer layer. The guide plate 403 is inclined, with its upper end located below the transverse groove 3011. The wall of the discharge pipe 402 has a discharge port corresponding to the guide plate 403, and the lower end of the guide plate 403 is connected to the discharge port. The lower end of the guide plate 403 is fixedly connected to the discharge pipe 402. The guide plate 403 is provided with an elastic baffle 404 that guides the medicine box 60 into the discharge port under the push of the push rod. When the conveyor belt drives the medicine storage clamp 301 to move past the elastic baffle 404, the medicine storage clamp 301 squeezes the elastic baffle 404 and causes the medicine storage clamp 301 to pass over the elastic baffle 404. After the medicine storage clamp 301 passes over the elastic baffle 404, the elastic baffle 404 returns to its original position and presses against the medicine storage clamp 301 to prevent the medicine storage clamp 301 from moving when the push rod 405 pushes the medicine box 60 away from the medicine storage clamp 301.

[0033] The control unit includes a controller located outside the cabinet 10. Preferably, the controller includes a PC terminal, which can be placed in a location convenient for medical staff to operate to input medication information.

[0034] In operation, the medicine boxes 60 are first stacked along the length of the medicine storage clip 301. The medicine boxes 60 compress the spring 3012, ensuring that one medicine box 60 remains within the transverse groove and in contact with the inner front wall of the medicine storage clip 301 under the elastic force of the spring 3012. Medical personnel input the drug number and quantity into the PC terminal according to the prescription. The PC terminal controls the drive motor 401 in the corresponding medicine storage box 20 to rotate the push rod 405. Each rotation of the push rod 405... A medicine box 60 located at the transverse groove 3011 inside the medicine storage clamp 301 is pushed out of the medicine storage clamp 301 through the transverse groove 3011. The medicine box 60 that leaves the medicine storage clamp 301 enters the guide plate 403 and slides down into the medicine collection box 70 through the discharge pipe 402. Under the elastic force of the spring 3012, the medicine box 60 inside the medicine storage clamp 301 is pushed by the push plate 3013 to the position of the transverse groove 3011, waiting for the push rod 405 to push. After all the medicines that should be taken have fallen into the medicine collection box 70, all the medicines can be taken out.

[0035] When a medicine box 60 is placed in the medicine storage clip 301 corresponding to the drive motor 401, the push plate 3013 moves away from the sensor 501, and the sensor 501 cannot detect the push plate 3013. At this time, the sensor 502 has detected that the medicine storage box 20 is in the working position. At this time, the controller de-energizes the electromagnetic clutch 309, and the torque of the rotating shaft 308 cannot be transmitted to the rotating shaft 306. The rotating shaft 306 does not rotate, and the conveyor belt 302 does not move. The medicine storage clip 301 is fixed in the working position. When the last medicine box 60 in the medicine storage clip 301 in the working position is pushed out of the medicine storage clip 301 by the push rod 405, the push plate 3013 approaches the sensor 501. At this time, the drive motor 401 continues to operate. In operation, the push rod 405 rotates one revolution to return to its original position. When the drive motor 401 is running, the meshing of bevel gear 4011 and bevel gear 3081 causes the rotating shaft 308 to rotate. After the sensor 501 detects the push plate 3013, the controller controls the electromagnetic clutch 309 to be energized, which transmits the torque of the rotating shaft 308 to the rotating shaft 306. Then, the drive wheel 303 drives the conveyor belt 302 to move and bring the next medicine storage clip 301 to the working position. When the sensor 502 detects that the next medicine storage clip 301 is in the working position, the controller disconnects the power supply to the electromagnetic clutch 309. The torque of the rotating shaft 308 cannot be transmitted to the rotating shaft 306, and the medicine storage clip 301 stays in the working position to supply medicine.

[0036] Compared to existing methods that require manual searching for medications, using the intelligent medication storage cabinets in this solution reduces the movement of medical staff, minimizes the searching and retrieving of medications, lowers labor intensity, speeds up medication dispensing, and shortens patient waiting time.

[0037] Example 2

[0038] The difference from Embodiment 1 is that the cabinet 10 includes a medicine bottle 60a retrieval area for storing bottled liquid medicines, a medicine box retrieval area for storing boxed medicines, a dispensing station 801, and a waste disposal system. Part of the medicine storage boxes 20 are used to store bottled liquid medicines, forming the medicine bottle 60a retrieval area, while the remaining medicine storage boxes 20 are used to store boxed medicines, forming the medicine box retrieval area.

[0039] like Figure 6 , Figure 7 As shown, the dispensing station 801 is recessed in the middle of the cabinet 10 for easy operation in dispensing medications. The cabinet 10 has shelves 802 and several sockets 803 on its vertical wall corresponding to the dispensing station 801 for convenient storage and use of various electrical devices. The PC terminal 805 is located on the cabinet wall near the dispensing station 801 for easy input of medication dispensing information by medical staff. A label printer (not shown) electrically connected to the PC terminal 805 is installed in the medicine storage box 20 within the medicine bottle 60a retrieval area. The PC terminal 805 controls the label printer to print labels corresponding to the bottled liquid medications stored in the medicine storage box, which are then affixed to the corresponding medicine bottles 60a for medical staff to confirm after dispensing.

[0040] The waste disposal system includes a waste bin 804 disposed below the cabinet, such as Figure 5 As shown, similar to the structure of the medicine storage clip 301 used to place the medicine box 60 in Embodiment 1, the medicine storage box in the medicine bottle 60a retrieval area is used to place bottled liquid medicines. The bottled medicine clip 301a can be obtained by adaptively changing the height and width of the medicine storage clip 301 and the size of the horizontal groove 3011 according to the diameter and height of the medicine bottle 60a to be placed. The inner wall of the bottled medicine clip 301a near the first sensor 501 is recessed with a limiting arc 3015 that cooperates with the medicine bottle 60a to prevent the medicine bottle 60a from sliding out of the horizontal groove 3011 under the push of the spring 3012.

[0041] The above are merely embodiments of the present invention, and common knowledge regarding specific structures and characteristics in the solutions is not described in detail here. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the structure of the present invention, and these should also be considered within the scope of protection of the present invention. These modifications and improvements will not affect the effectiveness of the implementation of the present invention or the practicality of the patent. The scope of protection claimed in this application should be determined by the content of its claims, and the specific embodiments described in the specification can be used to interpret the content of the claims.

Claims

1. An intelligent medicine storage cabinet, comprising a cabinet body and a plurality of medicine storage boxes disposed within the cabinet body, characterized in that: It also includes a medicine dispensing mechanism corresponding to the medicine storage box, a control unit for controlling the medicine dispensing mechanism, and a medicine collection box located below the cabinet. The cabinet is provided with a cabinet door, the medicine storage box is fixedly connected to the cabinet, and a box door is provided on the side wall of the medicine storage box. The medicine storage box is provided with a carrier for placing medicines. The carrier includes a medicine storage clip, which is a box with an open top. Two vertical side walls opposite each other at the front end of the medicine storage clip are provided with medicine containers along the width direction of the medicine storage clip. A horizontal groove is provided in the medicine storage clip along the width direction of the medicine storage clip. A spring is horizontally provided in the medicine storage clip along the length direction of the medicine storage clip. The rear end of the spring is fixedly connected to the rear bottom wall of the medicine storage clip. The front end of the spring is a free end and a push plate is fixedly connected to the front end of the spring. The medicine dispensing mechanism is installed inside the medicine storage box. The medicine dispensing mechanism includes a drive motor, a discharge pipe, and a guide plate, which are fixedly connected to the bottom plate of the medicine storage box. The output shaft of the drive motor is vertically upward and is coplanar with the axis of the medicine storage clamp. A push rod is fixedly connected to the end of the output shaft of the drive motor. The push rod is horizontally positioned, with one end fixedly connected to the output shaft of the drive motor and the other end being a free end. The front wall of the medicine storage clamp is provided along the width direction of the medicine storage clamp to allow the free end of the push rod to pass through the second transverse groove of the first transverse groove. The discharge pipe is vertically positioned, with its upper end located inside the uppermost medicine storage box. The lower end of the discharge pipe passes through each medicine storage box in sequence and then communicates with the medicine collection box. The guide plate is inclined, with its upper end located below the first transverse groove. The wall of the discharge pipe has a discharge port corresponding to the guide plate. The lower end of the guide plate communicates with the discharge port and is fixedly connected to the discharge pipe. The control unit includes a controller disposed outside the cabinet, and the drive motor is electrically connected to the controller; The carrier also includes a belt transmission mechanism, which includes a transmission belt, a drive wheel and a driven wheel for tensioning and moving the transmission belt. Both the drive wheel and the driven wheel are fixedly connected to the bottom plate of the housing via wheel seats. The drive wheel is rotatably connected to the wheel seat via a first rotating shaft, which is perpendicular to the output shaft of the drive motor. A first bevel gear is fixedly connected to the output shaft of the drive motor. A mounting plate is fixedly connected to the wheel seat, and a second rotating shaft is rotatably connected to the mounting plate. The second rotating shaft is coaxial with the first rotating shaft, and one end of the second rotating shaft is... A shaft is fixedly connected to a bevel gear two that meshes with the first bevel gear. An electromagnetic clutch is provided at the other end of the shaft two. The shaft two is connected to the shaft one through the electromagnetic clutch. A sensor one for detecting the position of the push plate is provided on the side of the wheel seat near the drive motor. A sensor two for detecting the position of the medicine storage clip is provided on the side of the wheel seat away from the drive motor. Both the sensor one and the sensor two are electrically connected to the controller. The conveyor belt is horizontally arranged, and multiple medicine storage clips are fixedly connected sequentially along the length of the conveyor belt. The guide plate is provided with an elastic baffle to guide the medicine box into the discharge port. When the conveyor belt drives the medicine storage clamp to move past the elastic baffle, the medicine storage clamp squeezes the elastic baffle to change the shape of the medicine storage clamp and passes the elastic baffle. After the medicine storage clamp passes the elastic baffle, the elastic baffle returns to its original state and presses against the medicine storage clamp to prevent the medicine storage clamp from moving when the push rod pushes the medicine box away from the medicine storage clamp.

2. The intelligent medicine storage cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The medicine storage box is equipped with a display screen and a scanner on its door, and both the display screen and the scanner are electrically connected to the controller.

3. The intelligent medicine storage cabinet according to claim 2, characterized in that: A fingerprint lock is installed on the cabinet door.

4. The intelligent medicine storage cabinet according to claim 3, characterized in that: The controller includes a PC terminal.

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