A dispensing device
By designing an automatic dispensing and replenishing device, and utilizing a drive component and conductive connection for power supply, the problem of low efficiency in existing dispensing equipment has been solved, and efficient automatic dispensing operation has been achieved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202411857221.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Patents(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-17
- Publication Date
- 2025-11-07
- Estimated Expiration
- 2044-12-17
AI Technical Summary
Existing dispensing equipment is inefficient, labor-intensive, and increases labor costs.
Design a dispensing device, including a conveying mechanism, a medicine tank, a medicine storage shelf, and a dispensing mechanism. Drive the dispensing arm to move through a drive component to realize automatic dispensing and replenishment of medicine in the medicine tank. Electrical power is supplied by a conductive spring needle and a conductive strip.
It enables automated drug dispensing and replenishment, improving drug dispensing efficiency and reducing labor costs.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of dispensing equipment, in particular to a dispensing device. BACKGROUND
[0002] Now various dispensing equipment has been widely used in hospitals, community health, chain drugstores and other medical institutions, for dispensing and patient self-service medicine. But now the dispensing machine on the market, more artificial medicine, low efficiency, labor intensity, resulting in increased labor costs. SUMMARY
[0003] The purpose of the present application is to provide a dispensing device, which realizes automatic medicine adding and replenishing operation, and improves dispensing efficiency.
[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the present application provides a dispensing device, comprising: a rack;
[0005] A conveying mechanism is arranged on the rack, and the conveying mechanism is used for conveying medicine to a target area;
[0006] A medicine tank is used for storing medicine and pushing the medicine out of the conveying mechanism, and the end of the medicine tank is provided with a conductive spring needle, and the bottom of the medicine tank is provided with a hook groove;
[0007] A plurality of medicine storage layer plates are arranged on the rack, the medicine storage layer plates include a layer plate for placing the medicine tank and a conductive strip for supplying power to the conductive spring needle, and the conductive strip is arranged on the side edge of the layer plate close to the conveying mechanism;
[0008] A medicine adding mechanism includes a medicine adding arm and a driving assembly arranged on the rack, the driving assembly is used for driving the medicine adding arm to move to any medicine storage layer plate, the medicine adding arm includes an arm seat, a medicine adding driving assembly and a conveying hook matched with the hook groove, the arm seat is provided with a movable slot for sliding the medicine tank, and the medicine adding driving assembly is used for driving the conveying hook to push the medicine tank in the movable slot into the layer plate and make the conductive spring needle abut on the conductive strip.
[0009] As a preferred scheme of the present application, the front and rear sides of the rack are provided with medicine storage areas, each of the medicine storage areas is composed of a plurality of medicine storage layer plates arranged in matrix, the medicine adding mechanism is located between the two groups of medicine storage areas, the movable slot penetrates through the arm seat, the two ends of the arm seat are respectively opposite to the two groups of medicine storage areas, and the length of the movable slot is greater than the length of the medicine tank.
[0010] The conveying hooks are two and symmetrically arranged on the front and back sides of the output end of the medicating driving assembly, and each of the conveying hooks comprises a connecting plate, a hook body matched with the hook slot, and a lifting driver connected to the output end of the medicating driving assembly, the output end of the lifting driver is connected with the connecting plate and drives the connecting plate to lift up and down, and the hook body is connected to the top of the end of the connecting plate.
[0011] As a preferred scheme of the present application, the conveying hook further comprises a fixed vertical plate mounted on the output end of the medicating driving assembly, the lifting driver is mounted on one side of the fixed vertical plate, the other side of the fixed vertical plate is provided with a vertical sliding guide rail pair, the first end of the connecting plate extends downward and is provided with a matching plate connected with the sliding block of the vertical sliding guide rail pair, the hook body is connected to the top of the second end of the connecting plate, and the output end of the lifting driver is connected with the middle part of the connecting plate.
[0012] As a preferred scheme of the present application, the bottom of the medicine slot is provided with a fixed magnet magnetically attracted to the side edge of the layer plate away from the conveying mechanism, and the fixed magnet is located between the conductive elastic needle and the hook slot.
[0013] As a preferred scheme of the present application, the conveying mechanism comprises a front conveying belt, a rear conveying belt and a side conveying belt, the front conveying belt is arranged on the outside of the storage area on the front side along the length direction of the storage area, the rear conveying belt is arranged on the outside of the storage area on the rear side along the length direction of the storage area, and the output end of the front conveying belt and the output end of the rear conveying belt are both butt-jointed with the side conveying belt.
[0014] As a preferred scheme of the present application, the input end of the front conveying belt is provided with a first baffle, both sides of the front conveying belt are provided with baffles, the input end of the rear conveying belt is provided with a second baffle, both sides of the rear conveying belt are provided with baffles, the input end of the side conveying belt is provided with a baffle, and the side away from the front conveying belt and the rear conveying belt of the side conveying belt is provided with a third baffle.
[0015] The front conveying belt is provided with a first pair of shot sensors for detecting whether the front conveying belt has medicine, the transmitting end or the receiving end of the first pair of shot sensors is arranged on the first baffle, the receiving end or the transmitting end of the first pair of shot sensors is arranged on the third baffle, the rear conveying belt is provided with a second pair of shot sensors for detecting whether the rear conveying belt has medicine, the transmitting end or the receiving end of the second pair of shot sensors is arranged on the second baffle, and the receiving end or the transmitting end of the second pair of shot sensors is arranged on the third baffle; and the rack is provided with an identification camera for detecting whether the side conveying belt has medicine.
[0016] As a preferred scheme of the present application, the front conveying belt is arranged at the same height as the rear conveying belt, the front conveying belt is arranged at a height higher than the side conveying belt, and the side conveying belt is provided with a guide inclined plate arranged from top to bottom at one side close to the front conveying belt and the rear conveying belt.
[0017] As a preferred scheme of the present application, the driving assembly comprises a horizontal driving assembly and a vertical driving assembly, the horizontal driving assembly is arranged on the frame, the output end of the horizontal driving assembly is connected with the vertical driving assembly and drives the vertical driving assembly to move left and right in the frame, and the output end of the vertical driving assembly is connected with the arm seat and drives the arm seat to move up and down.
[0018] As a preferred scheme of the present application, the two ends of the movable groove are provided with horn-shaped guide entrances.
[0019] As a preferred scheme of the present application, the arm seat is provided with a mounting groove for mounting the medicine adding driving assembly, the mounting groove is located below the movable groove, the medicine adding driving assembly comprises a medicine adding driving motor, a driving pulley, a driven pulley, a transmission belt and a transmission guide rail pair, the medicine adding driving motor is fixed on the mounting groove, the output shaft of the medicine adding driving motor is connected with the driving pulley, the driven pulley is connected with the driving pulley through the transmission belt, the guide rail of the transmission guide rail pair is arranged in the mounting groove along the length direction of the arm seat, the sliding block of the transmission guide rail pair is connected with the transmission belt, and the conveying hook is connected with the sliding block of the transmission guide rail pair through a connecting seat.
[0020] Compared with the prior art, the dispensing device has the following beneficial effects:
[0021] When the medicine adding arm is moved to the corresponding medicine storage layer plate by the driving assembly, the conveying hook hooks the hook groove in the medicine adding arm when the bottom surface of the movable groove is flush with the medicine storage layer plate to be added with medicine, the medicine storage groove storing the medicine is pushed into the medicine storage layer plate by the conveying hook driven by the medicine adding driving assembly, and the conductive needle of the medicine storage groove is in conductive connection with the conductive strip of the medicine storage layer plate to supply power to the medicine storage groove. When the medicine is discharged, the medicine storage groove on the medicine storage layer plate pushes the medicine stored therein to the conveying mechanism, and then the medicine is conveyed to the target area by the conveying mechanism. When the medicine storage groove on the medicine storage layer plate is out of medicine, the medicine adding arm is moved to the corresponding medicine storage layer plate by the driving assembly, the conveying hook hooks the hook groove of the medicine storage groove out of medicine on the medicine storage layer plate when the bottom surface of the movable groove is flush with the medicine storage layer plate to be added with medicine, and the medicine storage groove out of medicine is pulled into the movable groove by the conveying hook driven by the medicine adding driving assembly. Then the medicine adding arm loaded with the medicine storage groove out of medicine is moved to the medicine adding area by the driving assembly. The present application can automatically place the medicine storage groove storing the medicine into the medicine storage layer plate to be added with medicine and unload the medicine storage groove out of medicine on the medicine storage layer plate, and can realize automatic medicine adding and medicine supplementing operations, thereby improving the dispensing efficiency. Attached Figure Description
[0022] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings of the embodiments will be briefly described below.
[0023] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a drug dispensing device provided by the present invention;
[0024] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a drug dispensing device from another viewpoint provided by the present invention;
[0025] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the dosing arm provided by the present invention;
[0026] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the conveying hook provided by the present invention;
[0027] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the medicine tank provided by the present invention;
[0028] Figure 6 A schematic diagram of the cooperation structure between the drive component and the dosing arm provided by the present invention;
[0029] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the drug storage plate structure provided by the present invention;
[0030] In the diagram, 1 represents the frame; 11 represents the drug storage area; 12 represents the drug dosing area; 2 represents the conveying mechanism; 21 represents the front conveyor belt; 211 represents the first baffle; 212 represents the first through-beam sensor; 22 represents the rear conveyor belt; 221 represents the second baffle; 222 represents the second through-beam sensor; 23 represents the side conveyor belt; 231 represents the third baffle; 232 represents the recognition camera; 233 represents the guide ramp; 3 represents the drug trough; 31 represents the conductive spring needle; 32 represents the hook groove; 33 represents the fixing magnet; 4 represents the drug storage shelf; 41 represents the shelf; and 42 represents the conductive strip. 42; Dosing arm 5; Arm seat 51; Movable groove 511; Guide inlet 512; Dosing drive assembly 52; Driven pulley 521; Transmission belt 522; Transmission guide pair 523; Connecting seat 524; Conveying hook 53; Connecting plate 531; Hook body 532; Lifting driver 533; Fixed vertical plate 534; Vertical sliding guide pair 535; Mating plate 536; Drive assembly 6; Horizontal drive assembly 61; Vertical drive assembly 62. Detailed Implementation
[0031] The specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are for illustrative purposes only and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.
[0032] In the description of the present application, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "back", "top", "bottom", etc. indicate the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are only for the convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and therefore cannot be understood as a limitation on the present application.
[0033] As Figures 1 to 7 shown, a dispensing device of a preferred embodiment of the present application comprises: a rack 1;
[0034] A conveying mechanism 2 is arranged on the rack 1, and the conveying mechanism 2 is used to convey medicine to a target area;
[0035] A medicine slot 3 is used to store medicine and push the medicine out onto the conveying mechanism 2, and the medicine slot 3 is a powered medicine slot 3, the end of the medicine slot 3 is provided with a conductive spring needle 31, and the bottom of the medicine slot 3 is provided with a hook groove 32;
[0036] A plurality of medicine storage layer plates 4 are arranged on the rack 1, the medicine storage layer plates 4 comprise layer plates 41 for placing the medicine slot 3 and conductive strips 42 for supplying power to the conductive spring needle 31, each of the layer plates 41 can horizontally and side by side place a plurality of medicine slots 3, and the conductive strips 42 are arranged on a side edge of the layer plates 41 close to the conveying mechanism 2;
[0037] A medicine adding mechanism comprises a medicine adding arm 5 and a driving assembly 6 arranged on the rack 1, the driving assembly 6 is used to drive the medicine adding arm 5 to move to any of the medicine storage layer plates 4, the medicine adding arm 5 comprises an arm seat 51, a medicine adding driving assembly 52, and a conveying hook 53 which is in clamping and matching with the hook groove 32, the arm seat 51 is provided with a movable slot 511 which can slide the medicine slot 3, the medicine adding driving assembly 52 is used to drive the conveying hook 53 to push the medicine slot 3 located in the movable slot 511 into the layer plate 41 and make the conductive spring needle 31 abut on the conductive strip 42.
[0038] When the medicine is added, the driving assembly moves the medicine adding arm 5 to the corresponding medicine storage layer plate 4 to be added, when the bottom surface of the movable groove 511 is flush with the medicine storage layer plate 4 to be added, the conveying hook 53 hooks the hook groove 32 of the medicine groove 3 storing the medicine in the medicine adding arm 5, the medicine adding driving assembly 52 drives the conveying hook 53 to push the medicine groove 3 storing the medicine into the medicine storage layer plate 4, so that the conductive needle 31 of the medicine groove 3 is in conductive connection with the conductive strip 42 of the medicine storage layer plate 4 to supply power to the medicine groove 3, and at the same time, the hook groove 32 of the medicine groove 3 is located outside the medicine storage layer plate 4; when the medicine is discharged, the medicine groove 3 on the medicine storage layer plate 4 pushes the medicine stored therein out of the conveying mechanism 2, and then the conveying mechanism 2 conveys the medicine to the target area; when the medicine groove 3 on the medicine storage layer plate 4 is out of medicine, the driving assembly moves the medicine adding arm 5 to the corresponding medicine storage layer plate 4, when the bottom surface of the movable groove 511 is flush with the medicine storage layer plate 4 to be added, the conveying hook 53 hooks the hook groove 32 of the medicine groove 3 out of medicine on the medicine storage layer plate 4, the medicine adding driving assembly 52 drives the conveying hook 53 to pull the medicine groove 3 out of medicine into the movable groove 511, and then the driving assembly moves the medicine adding arm 5 loading the medicine groove 3 out of medicine to the medicine adding area 12; the medicine adding arm 5 can automatically place the medicine groove 3 storing the medicine into the medicine storage layer plate 4 to be added and can unload the medicine groove 3 out of medicine on the medicine storage layer plate 4, so that the automatic medicine adding and medicine supplementing operation can be realized, and the dispensing efficiency is improved.
[0039] For example, the front and rear sides of the rack 1 are each provided with a medicine storage area 11, each of the medicine storage areas 11 is composed of a plurality of medicine storage layer plates 4 arranged in a matrix, the medicine adding mechanism is located between the two groups of medicine storage areas 11, the movable groove 511 penetrates the arm seat 51, the two ends of the arm seat 51 are respectively opposite to the two groups of medicine storage areas 11, and the length of the movable groove 511 is greater than the length of the medicine groove 3;
[0040] The conveying hook 53 is provided with two and symmetrically arranged on the front and back sides of the output end of the medicating driving assembly 52, the conveying hook 53 comprises a connecting plate 531, a hook body 532 which is clamped with the hook groove 32, and a lifting driver 533 which is connected to the output end of the medicating driving assembly 52, the output end of the lifting driver 533 is connected with the connecting plate 531 and drives the connecting plate 531 to lift up and down, the hook body 532 is connected to the top end of the connecting plate 531, when the lifting driver 533 drives the conveying hook 53 to lift up, the hook body 532 is clamped on the hook groove 32 of the medicine groove 3, and when the lifting driver 533 drives the conveying hook 53 to lift down, the hook body 532 is separated from the hook groove 32 of the medicine groove 3, after the hook body 532 of the conveying hook 53 is clamped on the hook groove 32 of the medicine groove 3, the connecting plate 531 of the conveying hook 53 can support the end of the medicine groove 3, the conveying hook 53 on the medicating arm 5 close to the front side medicine storage area 11 can perform the medicating operation on the medicine storage layer plate 4 of the front side medicine storage area 11, and the conveying hook 53 on the medicating arm 5 close to the rear side medicine storage area 11 can perform the medicating operation on the medicine storage layer plate 4 of the rear side medicine storage area 11, the medicating arm 5 can realize the bidirectional medicating operation, without arranging all the medicine storage layer plates 4 on a single side of the rack 1, effectively reducing the occupied area of the medicine dispensing device.
[0041] Illustratively, the conveying hook 53 further comprises a fixed vertical plate 534 which is installed on the output end of the medicating driving assembly 52, the lifting driver 533 is installed on one side of the fixed vertical plate 534, the other side of the fixed vertical plate 534 is provided with a vertical sliding guide rail pair 535, the first end of the connecting plate 531 extends downward and is provided with a matching plate 536 which is connected with the sliding block of the vertical sliding guide rail pair 535, the hook body 532 is connected to the top of the second end of the connecting plate 531, and the output end of the lifting driver 533 is connected with the middle part of the connecting plate 531, wherein the lifting driver 533 can be an electric push rod or a pneumatic cylinder; by arranging the vertical sliding guide rail pair 535, the stability of the lifting of the conveying hook 53 can be improved, and the vertical sliding guide rail pair 535 cooperates with the output end of the lifting driver 533, which can effectively support the end of the medicine groove 3.
[0042] Illustratively, the bottom of the medicine groove 3 is provided with a fixed magnet 33 which is magnetically attracted to the side edge of the layer plate 41 away from the conveying mechanism 2, the fixed magnet 33 is located between the conductive elastic needle 31 and the hook groove 32, so that after the medicine groove 3 is placed in place on the layer plate 41, the fixed magnet 33 is used to position and fix the medicine groove 3 with the layer plate 41, avoiding the displacement of the medicine groove 3.
[0043] Exemplarily, the conveying mechanism 2 comprises a front conveying belt 21, a rear conveying belt 22 and a side conveying belt 23, the front conveying belt 21 is arranged on the outer side of the medicine storage area 11 at the front side along the length direction of the medicine storage area 11, the rear conveying belt 22 is arranged on the outer side of the medicine storage area 11 at the rear side along the length direction of the medicine storage area 11, the output end of the front conveying belt 21 and the output end of the rear conveying belt 22 are both connected with the side conveying belt 23, and the side conveying belt 23 can convey the medicine sent by the front conveying belt 21 and the medicine sent by the rear conveying belt 22. Specifically, the front conveying belt 21 is arranged at the front side of the rack 1, the rear conveying belt 22 is arranged at the rear side of the rack 1, and the side conveying belt 23 is arranged at the left side (or the right side) of the rack 1. The right side (or the left side) of the rack 1 is formed as a medicine adding area 12 for placing the medicine tank 3 storing medicine on the movable tank 511 of the medicine adding arm 5, that is, the medicine adding area 12 and the side conveying belt 23 are arranged on the left and right sides of the medicine storage area 11.
[0044] Exemplarily, the input end of the front conveying belt 21 is provided with a first baffle 211, both sides of the front conveying belt 21 are provided with baffles, the input end of the rear conveying belt 22 is provided with a second baffle 221, both sides of the rear conveying belt 22 are provided with baffles, the input end of the side conveying belt 23 is provided with a baffle, and the side of the side conveying belt 23 away from the front conveying belt 21 and the rear conveying belt 22 is provided with a third baffle 231, so as to effectively prevent the medicine from rolling and accidentally leaving the conveying mechanism 2;
[0045] The front conveying belt 21 is provided with a first pair of shot sensors 212 for detecting whether the front conveying belt 21 has medicine, the transmitting end or receiving end of the first pair of shot sensors 212 is arranged on the first baffle 211, and the receiving end or transmitting end of the first pair of shot sensors 212 is arranged on the third baffle 231. The rear conveying belt 22 is provided with a second pair of shot sensors 222 for detecting whether the rear conveying belt 22 has medicine, the transmitting end or receiving end of the second pair of shot sensors 222 is arranged on the second baffle 221, and the receiving end or transmitting end of the second pair of shot sensors 222 is arranged on the third baffle 231. The rack 1 is provided with an identification camera 232 for detecting whether the side conveying belt 23 has medicine. The identification camera 232 is located above the side conveying belt 23. Further, the output end of the side conveying belt 23 is connected with a window conveying device capable of conveying medicine to a medicine taking window. After the medicine dispensing process in the medicine storage area 11 is completed, when the first pair of shot sensors 212 or / and the second pair of shot sensors 222 detect that the front conveying belt 21 and the rear conveying belt 22 still have medicine, the system will judge that the medicine dispensing of the prescription fails, and the window conveying device can send the medicine to the recycling area. When the identification camera 232 captures and identifies that the side conveying belt 23 still has medicine, the system will judge that the medicine dispensing of the prescription fails, and the window conveying device can send the medicine to the recycling area, so as to realize monitoring whether the medicine dispensing of the conveying mechanism 2 is successful.
[0046] For example, the front conveying belt 21 and the rear conveying belt 22 are arranged at the same height, the setting height of the front conveying belt 21 is higher than that of the side conveying belt 23, and one side of the side conveying belt 23 close to the front conveying belt 21 and the rear conveying belt 22 is provided with a guide inclined plate 233 arranged from top to bottom, which can facilitate the smooth conveying of the medicine on the front conveying belt 21 and the rear conveying belt 22 into the side conveying belt 23.
[0047] Exemplarily, the driving assembly 6 comprises a transverse driving assembly 61 and a vertical driving assembly 62, the transverse driving assembly 61 is arranged on the rack 1, the output end of the transverse driving assembly 61 is connected with the vertical driving assembly 62 and drives the vertical driving assembly 62 to move left and right in the rack 1, the output end of the vertical driving assembly 62 is connected with the arm seat 51 and drives the arm seat 51 to move up and down; in the embodiment, the transverse driving assembly 61 comprises a transverse guide rail pair arranged on the rack 1 along the length direction of the medicine storage area 11, a transverse driving motor and a transverse belt transmission assembly, the transverse guide rail pair extends to the medicine adding area 12, the output shaft of the transverse driving motor is connected with the driving wheel of the transverse belt transmission assembly, the sliding block of the transverse guide rail pair is connected with the belt of the transverse belt transmission assembly, the vertical driving assembly 62 comprises a vertical guide rail pair arranged on the rack 1 along the height direction of the medicine storage area 11, a vertical driving motor, a vertical belt transmission assembly and a vertical support connected with the sliding block of the transverse guide rail pair, the vertical driving motor is arranged on the vertical support, the output shaft of the vertical driving motor is connected with the driving wheel of the vertical belt transmission assembly, the sliding block of the vertical guide rail pair is connected with the belt of the vertical belt transmission assembly, the sliding block of the vertical guide rail pair is connected with the medicine adding arm 5, of course, in other embodiments, other driving assemblies such as air cylinders, electric push rods and the like can also be used for driving; through the driving assembly, the medicine adding arm 5 can move left and right and up and down in the rack 1, and cooperating with the medicine adding driving assembly 52, the medicine groove 3 storing medicine on the medicine adding arm 5 can be effectively sent into the corresponding medicine storage layer plate 4 or the medicine groove 3 lacking medicine on the medicine storage layer plate 4 can be taken out and sent into the medicine adding arm 5.
[0048] Further, both ends of the movable groove 511 are provided with horn-shaped guide entrances 512, through the guiding effect of the guide entrances 512, the medicine groove 3 is more easily entered into the movable groove 511 of the medicine adding arm 5.
[0049] In the embodiment, the arm seat 51 is provided with a mounting groove for mounting the medicine adding driving assembly 52, the mounting groove is located below the movable groove 511, the medicine adding driving assembly 52 comprises a medicine adding driving motor, a driving belt pulley, a driven belt pulley 521, a transmission belt 522 and a transmission guide rail pair 523, the medicine adding driving motor is fixed on the mounting groove, the output shaft of the medicine adding driving motor is connected with the driving belt pulley, the driven belt pulley 521 is connected with the driving belt pulley through the transmission belt 522, the guide rail of the transmission guide rail pair 523 is arranged in the mounting groove along the length direction of the arm seat 51, the sliding block of the transmission guide rail pair 523 is connected with the transmission belt 522, the conveying hook 53 is connected with the sliding block of the transmission guide rail pair 523 through a connecting seat 524; the medicine adding driving assembly 52 is convenient to drive the conveying hook 53 to move along the length direction of the movable groove 511 and does not affect the action of the medicine groove 3.
[0050] In the description of the present application, it should be noted that unless specifically stated and limited otherwise, the terms "connected", "connected" should be understood broadly, for example, it can be fixedly connected, or it can be detachably connected, or integrally connected; it can be mechanically connected, or it can be electrically connected; it can be directly connected, or it can be indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, it can be the communication inside two elements. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.
[0051] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present application, it should be pointed out that for those skilled in the art, without departing from the technical principles of the present application, a number of improvements and replacements can also be made, which should be considered as the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A dispensing device, characterized in that, The application relates to a medicine dispensing device. The device comprises a frame, a conveying mechanism arranged on the frame and used for conveying medicine to a target area, a medicine groove used for storing medicine and pushing the medicine out to the conveying mechanism, an end of the medicine groove being provided with a conductive spring needle, and a bottom of the medicine groove being provided with a hook groove. A plurality of medicine storage layer plates are arranged on the frame, the medicine storage layer plates comprise layer plates used for placing the medicine groove and conductive strips used for supplying power to the conductive spring needle, and the conductive strips are arranged on one side edge of the layer plates close to the conveying mechanism. A medicine adding mechanism comprises a medicine adding arm and a driving assembly arranged on the frame, the driving assembly is used for driving the medicine adding arm to move to any one of the medicine storage layer plates, the medicine adding arm comprises an arm base, a medicine adding driving assembly and a conveying hook matched with the hook groove, the arm base is provided with a movable groove through which the medicine groove can slide, and the medicine adding driving assembly is used for driving the conveying hook to push the medicine groove located in the movable groove into the layer plate and make the conductive spring needle abut against the conductive strip. The front and back sides of the frame are both provided with medicine storage areas, each of the medicine storage areas is composed of a plurality of the medicine storage layer plates arranged in a matrix mode, the medicine adding mechanism is located between the two groups of the medicine storage areas, the movable groove penetrates through the arm base, the two ends of the arm base respectively face the two groups of the medicine storage areas, and the length of the movable groove is greater than the length of the medicine groove. The conveying hook is provided with two conveying hooks which are symmetrically arranged on the front and back sides of the output end of the medicine adding driving assembly, the conveying hook comprises a connecting plate, a hook body matched with the hook groove and a lifting driver connected to the output end of the medicine adding driving assembly, the output end of the lifting driver is connected with the connecting plate and drives the connecting plate to move up and down, and the hook body is connected to the top of the end of the connecting plate.
2. The dispensing apparatus of claim 1, wherein The conveying hook further comprises a fixed vertical plate mounted on the output end of the medicine adding driving assembly, the lifting driver is mounted on one side of the fixed vertical plate, the other side of the fixed vertical plate is provided with a vertical sliding guide rail pair, the first end of the connecting plate downwardly extends and is provided with a matching plate connected with the sliding block of the vertical sliding guide rail pair, the hook body is connected to the top of the second end of the connecting plate, and the output end of the lifting driver is connected with the middle part of the connecting plate.
3. The dispensing apparatus of claim 1, wherein The bottom of the medicine groove is provided with a fixed magnet magnetically attracted to the side edge of the layer plate away from the conveying mechanism, and the fixed magnet is located between the conductive spring needle and the hook groove.
4. The dispensing apparatus of claim 1, wherein The conveying mechanism comprises a front conveying belt, a rear conveying belt and a side conveying belt, the front conveying belt is arranged on the outside of the medicine storage area on the front side along the length direction of the medicine storage area, the rear conveying belt is arranged on the outside of the medicine storage area on the rear side along the length direction of the medicine storage area, and the output end of the front conveying belt and the output end of the rear conveying belt are both connected with the side conveying belt.
5. The dispensing apparatus of claim 4, wherein The input end of the front conveying belt is provided with a first baffle, both sides of the front conveying belt are provided with baffles, the input end of the rear conveying belt is provided with a second baffle, both sides of the rear conveying belt are provided with baffles, the input end of the side conveying belt is provided with a baffle, and one side of the side conveying belt away from the front conveying belt and the rear conveying belt is provided with a third baffle. The front conveying belt is provided with a first pair of shot sensors for detecting whether the front conveying belt has medicine, the transmitting end or the receiving end of the first pair of shot sensors is arranged on the first baffle, the receiving end or the transmitting end of the first pair of shot sensors is arranged on the third baffle, the rear conveying belt is provided with a second pair of shot sensors for detecting whether the rear conveying belt has medicine, the transmitting end or the receiving end of the second pair of shot sensors is arranged on the second baffle, and the receiving end or the transmitting end of the second pair of shot sensors is arranged on the third baffle; the rack is provided with an identification camera for detecting whether the side conveying belt has medicine.
6. The dispensing apparatus of claim 4, wherein The front conveying belt and the rear conveying belt are arranged at the same height, the setting height of the front conveying belt is higher than that of the side conveying belt, and one side of the side conveying belt close to the front conveying belt and the rear conveying belt is provided with a guide inclined plate arranged from top to bottom.
7. The dispensing apparatus of claim 1, wherein The driving assembly includes a transverse driving assembly and a vertical driving assembly, the transverse driving assembly is arranged on the rack, the output end of the transverse driving assembly is connected with the vertical driving assembly and drives the vertical driving assembly to move left and right in the rack, and the output end of the vertical driving assembly is connected with the arm seat and drives the arm seat to move up and down.
8. The dispensing apparatus of claim 1, wherein Both ends of the movable groove are provided with horn-shaped guide entrances.
9. The dispensing apparatus of claim 1, wherein The arm seat is provided with a mounting groove for mounting the medicine adding driving assembly, the mounting groove is located below the movable groove, the medicine adding driving assembly includes a medicine adding driving motor, a driving pulley, a driven pulley, a transmission belt and a transmission guide rail pair, the medicine adding driving motor is fixed on the mounting groove, the output shaft of the medicine adding driving motor is connected with the driving pulley, the driven pulley is connected with the driving pulley through the transmission belt, the guide rail of the transmission guide rail pair is arranged in the mounting groove along the length direction of the arm seat, the sliding block of the transmission guide rail pair is connected with the transmission belt, and the conveying hook is connected with the sliding block of the transmission guide rail pair through a connecting seat.
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