Intelligent medicine box

Abstract

The invention belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, and particularly relates to an intelligent medicine box which comprises a medicine box body and a wearable device in signal connection with the medicine box body, a control chip and a pressure sensor are arranged in the medicine box body, the pressure sensor is arranged on the bottom wall of a medicine containing cavity in the medicine box body, and the pressure sensor is in signal connection with the control chip. The control chip is in signal connection with the wearable device, and a vibrator is arranged in the wearable device; according to the intelligent medicine box, the mode of the pressure sensor and the wearing device provided with the vibrator is adopted, the intelligent medicine box is designed, people with hearing impairment and light and mentally retarded people can be reminded to take medicine on time, and the problem that an existing intelligent medicine box cannot remind special patients to take medicine on time is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application belongs to the technical field of medical devices, and specifically relates to a smart medicine box. Background Art

[0002] Existing smart medicine boxes are generally equipped with electronic alarm clocks, which remind patients to take medicine on time by setting a timer alarm. And generally, when the small compartment or drawer of the medicine box is opened, the sensor switch is triggered, which means that the patient has taken the medicine. Its main disadvantages are: the set alarm cannot remind special patients to take medicine on time, especially those with hearing impairments and mild mental retardation; opening the small compartment or drawer of the medicine box means that the patient has taken out the medicine, but in fact some patients have not taken out the medicine or have not taken out all the medicine, causing patients to miss or take less medicine, affecting the treatment effect. Summary of the invention

[0003] The purpose of this application is to address the shortcomings of the prior art and design a smart medicine box by using a pressure sensor and a wearable device with a vibrator, which can remind hearing-impaired people and mildly mentally retarded people to take medicine on time, solving the problem that current smart medicine boxes cannot remind special patients to take medicine on time.

[0004] To achieve the above object, the technical solution of the present invention is:

[0005] A smart medicine box comprises a medicine box body and a wearable device connected to the medicine box body by signal. The medicine box body is provided with a control chip and a pressure sensor. The pressure sensor is arranged on the bottom wall of a medicine cavity in the medicine box body. The pressure sensor signal is connected to the control chip. The control chip signal is connected to the wearable device. A vibrator is provided in the wearable device.

[0006] Preferably, a communication module is provided in the medicine box body, and the communication module is signal-connected to the control chip.

[0007] Preferably, the wearable device includes a watch or a bracelet.

[0008] Preferably, the medicine box body includes a box frame and a box box that cooperate with each other, the box frame is provided with a channel, the box box is opened upward, the side walls of the box box are slidably connected to the inner walls of the channel, and a plurality of cavities opening upward are provided in the box box. When the box box is completely located in the channel, an image collector is provided on the top wall of the channel corresponding to directly above each cavity.

[0009] Preferably, the pressure sensor is arranged on the inner bottom wall of each of the cavities.

[0010] Preferably, a switching module is further provided in the medicine box body, the image collector signal is connected to the switching module, the switching module signal is connected to the control chip, a storage module is provided in the medicine box body, and both the storage module and the switching module are connected to the control chip signal.

[0011] Preferably, the communication module includes a Bluetooth module and / or a network communication module.

[0012] Preferably, the network communication module includes WIFI and / or 4G or 5G.

[0013] Preferably, a rechargeable lithium battery is provided on the box frame, and the rechargeable lithium battery signal is connected to the switching module, the image collector, the storage module, the control chip, and the pressure sensor.

[0014] Preferably, a sliding groove is provided on the side wall of the channel, the length line of the sliding groove is parallel to the axis of the channel, a conductive roller cooperating with the sliding groove is provided on the outer side wall of the box, the rotating shaft of the conductive roller is electrically connected to the pressure sensor, a conductive plate is provided in the sliding groove along the length line of the sliding groove, the conductive plate is electrically connected to the rechargeable lithium battery, and the circumferential surface of the conductive roller is connected to the surface of the conductive plate in rolling contact.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this application are:

[0016] 1. This application uses a pressure sensor and a wearable device with a vibrator to design a smart medicine box that can remind hearing-impaired people and mildly mentally retarded people to take medicine on time, solving the problem that current smart medicine boxes cannot remind special patients to take medicine on time.

[0017] 2. The present application sets up multiple cavities, each of which can hold the dose that the patient takes each time, and then uses a pressure sensor to sense whether the medicine has been taken out; the setting of the channel and the box makes the medicine box body function as a drawer; for further precision, an image collector is also set up to check the status of the medicine in each cavity, thereby preventing false alarms caused by failure of the pressure sensor. The image collector can be a camera with a built-in flash or a night camera.

[0018] 3. After the conductive rollers, conductive plates and sliding grooves are set in this application, no matter how the box moves in the channel, it can ensure that the rechargeable lithium battery can power the switching module, image acquisition device, storage module, control chip and pressure sensor. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure after the box box is removed from the box frame in this application;

[0020] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram at the bottom middle;

[0021] Figure 3 for Figure 2 The enlarged view of point A in the middle;

[0022] Figure 4 for Figure 2 The enlarged view of point B in the middle;

[0023] Figure 5 for Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the removal of the limit block;

[0024] Figure 6 for Figure 5 Enlarged view of point C in the middle;

[0025] Figure 7 for Figure 5 The enlarged view of point D in the middle (schematic diagram of the structure of the limit block);

[0026] Figure 8 A diagram showing the relationship between the pressure sensor and the cavity.

[0027] Among them, 1. pressure sensor; 2. wearable device; 3. box frame; 4. box box; 5. channel; 6. image collector; 7. cavity; 8. rechargeable lithium battery; 9. sliding groove; 10. conductive roller; 11. conductive plate; 12. limit groove; 13. limit block; 14. installation groove; 15. jack; 16. expansion hole; 17. screw hole; 18. through hole; 19. limit plate. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0028] like Figure 1-8 As shown, a smart medicine box includes a medicine box body and a wearable device 2 connected to the medicine box body by signal. The medicine box body is provided with a control chip and a pressure sensor 1. The pressure sensor 1 is arranged on the bottom wall of the medicine cavity in the medicine box body. The pressure sensor 1 signal is connected to the control chip. The control chip signal is connected to the wearable device 2. A vibrator is provided in the wearable device 2.

[0029] In the present application, the medicine is placed in a medicine cavity (cavity 7 described below), and then the weight of the medicine is sensed by the pressure sensor 1, and the time period for taking the medicine is set by the control chip. When the time period is exceeded, the signal transmitted to the control chip by the pressure sensor 1 does not change, that is, the weight of the medicine does not decrease, which means that the hearing-impaired person and / or the mildly mentally retarded person did not take the medicine on time. At this time, the control chip transmits the signal to the wearable device 2, and the vibrator on the wearable device 2 vibrates to remind the hearing-impaired person and / or the mildly mentally retarded patient wearing the wearable device 2. Of course, normal patients can also use it.

[0030] As a preferred method, a communication module is provided in the medicine box body, and the communication module is connected to the control chip signal. After such setting, the medicine box body can be connected to the APP in the smart terminal and the wearable terminal through Bluetooth and / or network communication, and then the alarm reminder function is set on the APP of the smart mobile terminal, so that when the alarm goes off, the vibration of the wearable terminal is used to remind special patients, especially hearing-impaired people and mild mentally retarded people, to take medicine on time. The time for taking medicine can also be set according to the patient's (including but not limited to hearing-impaired people and mild mentally retarded people) situation through the APP. And the communication module is set in this way. After the present application is connected to the APP on the mobile terminal through the communication module, the patient's family or medical staff can grasp the patient's medication situation in real time through the monitoring function and reminder function of the APP.

[0031] As a preferred embodiment, the wearable device 2 includes a watch or a bracelet, or a hat, an anklet, or any other item that can be worn on the patient and can be sensed by the patient (including but not limited to the hearing-impaired and mildly mentally retarded people) when vibrating.

[0032] As a preferred mode, the medicine box body comprises a box frame 3 and a box case 4 which cooperate with each other, a channel 5 is provided through the box frame 1, the box case 4 opens upward, the side wall of the box case 4 is slidably connected with the inner side wall of the channel 5, a plurality of cavities 7 opening upward are provided in the box case 4, and when the box case 4 is completely located in the channel 5, an image collector 6 is provided on the top wall of the channel 5 correspondingly just above each of the cavities 7. After such arrangement, each cavity 7 can be filled with the dose taken by the patient each time, and then the pressure sensor 1 is used to sense whether the medicine has been taken out; the arrangement of the channel 5 and the box case 4 enables the medicine box body to function as a drawer; for further precision, an image collector 6 is also provided, and the condition of the medicine in each cavity 7 is checked through the image collector 6, so as to prevent the situation of false alarm caused by the failure of the pressure sensor 1, and the image collector 6 can be a camera with a built-in flash or a night camera.

[0033] As a preferred embodiment, the pressure sensor 1 is arranged on the inner bottom wall of each cavity 7. After such arrangement, each pressure sensor 1 senses each cavity 7, making it more accurate.

[0034] As a preferred mode, a switching module is also provided in the medicine box body, the image collector 6 is connected to the switching module by signal, the switching module is connected to the control chip by signal, a storage module is provided in the medicine box body, and both the storage module and the switching module are connected to the control chip by signal. After such a setting, when each cavity 7 is filled with medicine, the user can first switch the switching module to the photo acquisition state, at which time the image collector 6 transmits the picture of each cavity 7 filled with medicine to the storage module, and then switches the switching module to the real-time shooting state. Thereafter, once the medication time period is over, the control chip controls the image collector 6 to acquire the image in each cavity 7, and then compares the acquired image with the image in the storage module. If there is no reduction, a signal is sent to the wearable device 2, causing the wearable device 2 to start vibrating.

[0035] As a preferred embodiment, the communication module includes a Bluetooth module and / or a network communication module.

[0036] As a preferred embodiment, the network communication module includes WIFI and / or 4G or 5G.

[0037] As a preferred embodiment, a rechargeable lithium battery 8 is provided on the box frame 3, and the signal of the rechargeable lithium battery 8 is connected to the switching module, the image acquisition device 6, the storage module, the control chip, and the pressure sensor 1; in this way, the rechargeable lithium battery 8 is used to power the switching module, the image acquisition device 6, the storage module, the control chip, and the pressure sensor 1.

[0038] As a preferred mode, a sliding groove 9 is provided on the side wall of the channel 5, the length line of the sliding groove 9 is parallel to the axis of the channel 5, a conductive roller 10 is provided on the outer side wall of the box 4 to cooperate with the sliding groove 9, the rotating shaft of the conductive roller 10 is electrically connected to the pressure sensor 1, a conductive plate 11 is provided in the sliding groove 9 along the length line of the sliding groove 9, the conductive plate 11 is electrically connected to the rechargeable lithium battery 8, and the circumferential surface of the conductive roller 10 is in rolling contact with the surface of the conductive plate 11. After the conductive roller 10, the conductive plate 11 and the sliding groove 9 are provided in this way, no matter how the box 4 moves in the channel 5, it can be ensured that the rechargeable lithium battery 8 can supply power to the switching module, the image collector 6, the storage module, the control chip and the pressure sensor 1.

[0039] Preferably, Figure 2 and Figure 5As shown, a limiting groove 12 is provided on the lower surface of the box 4 along the length direction of the channel 5, and both ends of the limiting groove 12 are inside the lower surface of the box 4. A plug hole 15 penetrating the channel 5 is provided on the bottom wall of the box frame 3 just below the limiting groove 12. The plug hole 15 is located at one end of the channel 5, and one end of the limiting block 13 penetrates the plug hole 15 and is inserted into the channel 5. After the box 4 is put into the channel 5, one end of the limiting block 13 is inserted into the channel 5 and then enters the limiting groove 12, so that the box 4 can be prevented from being completely separated from the channel 5 by the patient in the process of pulling the box 4 out of the channel 5. Since the box 4 is used by the hearing-impaired and mildly mentally retarded people, it is not easy for the patients (hearing-impaired and mildly mentally retarded people) to install it back after the box 4 is completely separated from the channel 5, so such a design is very necessary.

[0040] Preferably, an expansion hole 16 is provided on the lower surface of the box frame 3, the inner diameter of the expansion hole 16 is larger than the inner diameter of the insertion hole 15, the expansion hole 16 is concentric (coaxial) with the insertion hole 15, one end of the limit block 13 is provided with a limit plate 19 that cooperates with the expansion hole 16, the limit plate 19 is coaxial with the limit block 13, the shape and size of the limit plate 19 are consistent with the shape and size of the expansion hole 16, a through hole 18 is provided on the limit plate 19, the distance from the through hole 18 to the geometric center of the limit plate 19 is larger than the inner diameter of the insertion hole 15, a screw hole 17 is provided in the expansion hole 16 on the box frame 3, the axis of the screw hole 17 is parallel to the axis of the insertion hole 15, and a preset gap is provided between the screw hole 17 and the insertion hole 15. After such a design, the screw can be inserted into the through hole 18 and then cooperated with the screw hole 17, so that the limit block 13 can be installed on the box frame 3.

[0041] Preferably, a mounting groove 14 is provided on the inner top wall of the channel 5, the image collector 6 is arranged in the mounting groove 14, and the upper surface of the box 4 is flush with the upper surface of the channel 5. This design allows the upper surface of the box 4 to fit with the upper surface of the channel 5 after the box 4 is inserted into the channel 5, thereby reducing the amount of air entering the cavity 7 and the amount of dust entering the cavity 7. In addition, since the image collector 6 is arranged in the mounting groove 14, the upper surface of the box 4 will not scrape the image collector 6 while ensuring that the upper surface of the box 4 can fit with the upper surface of the channel 5.

Claims

1. A smart medicine box, characterized in that: The invention comprises a medicine box body and a wearable device (2) connected to the medicine box body by signal. The medicine box body is provided with a control chip and a pressure sensor (1). The pressure sensor (1) is arranged on the bottom wall of the medicine cavity in the medicine box body. The pressure sensor (1) is connected to the control chip by signal. The control chip is connected to the wearable device (2) by signal. The wearable device (2) is provided with a vibrator.

2. The smart medicine box according to claim 1, characterized in that: A communication module is arranged in the medicine box body, and the communication module is connected with the control chip signal.

3. The smart medicine box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The wearable device (2) comprises a watch or a bracelet.

4. The smart medicine box according to claim 2, characterized in that: The medicine box body comprises a box frame (3) and a box box (4) which cooperate with each other. A channel (5) is provided through the box frame (1). The box box (4) opens upward. The side wall of the box box (4) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the channel (5). A plurality of cavities (7) opening upward are provided in the box box (4). When the box box (4) is completely located in the channel (5), an image collector (6) is provided on the top wall of the channel (5) corresponding to the position directly above each cavity (7).

5. The smart medicine box according to claim 4, characterized in that: The pressure sensor (1) is arranged on the inner bottom wall of each cavity (7).

6. The smart medicine box according to claim 4, characterized in that: The medicine box body is also provided with a switching module, the image collector (6) is connected to the switching module by signal, the switching module is connected to the control chip by signal, and the medicine box body is provided with a storage module, the storage module and the switching module are both connected to the control chip by signal.

7. The smart medicine box according to claim 2, characterized in that: The communication module includes a Bluetooth module and / or a network communication module.

8. The smart medicine box according to claim 7, characterized in that: The network communication module includes WIFI and / or 4G or 5G.

9. The smart medicine box according to claim 6, characterized in that: The box frame (3) is provided with a rechargeable lithium battery (8), and the rechargeable lithium battery (8) is signal-connected to the switching module, the image acquisition device (6), the storage module, the control chip, and the pressure sensor (1).

10. The smart medicine box according to claim 9, characterized in that: A sliding groove (9) is provided on the side wall of the channel (5), and the length line of the sliding groove (9) is parallel to the axis of the channel (5). A conductive roller (10) cooperating with the sliding groove (9) is provided on the outer side wall of the box (4), and the rotating shaft of the conductive roller (10) is electrically connected to the pressure sensor (1). A conductive plate (11) is provided in the sliding groove (9) along the length line of the sliding groove (9), and the conductive plate (11) is electrically connected to the rechargeable lithium battery (8). The circumferential surface of the conductive roller (10) is in rolling contact with the surface of the conductive plate (11).

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