Insulin storage box

Abstract

The present invention discloses an insulin storage box, which relates to the field of medicine storage technology and includes a box cover, a box body, a heat dissipation unit, an upper partition, and a grille plate. The grille plate is provided with a plurality of support plates, the support plates corresponding to the placement opening, the heat dissipation unit is located below the grille plate, and a lifting unit is provided on the support plates. In the present invention, a medicine bottle containing insulin is passed through the placement opening with the bottom of the medicine bottle against the grille plate, and then the medicine bottle is placed in the box for storage. The heat dissipation unit then cools and dissipates the heat from the medicine bottle in the box, so that the insulin in the medicine bottle is not affected by high temperature and denatured, which affects its use. In addition, the lifting unit generates a lifting force on the medicine bottle whose weight has been opened and reduced, so that the medicine bottle moves upward after being opened, so that the patient can observe the opened medicine bottle in time after opening the box cover, and avoid the opened insulin from being left for too long and denaturing and affecting its efficacy.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of medicine storage, in particular to an insulin storage box. Background Art

[0002] Insulin is a protein hormone secreted by pancreatic beta cells in response to endogenous or exogenous substances such as glucose, lactose, ribose, arginine, and glucagon. Insulin is the only hormone in the body that lowers blood sugar while also promoting the synthesis of glycogen, fat, and protein. Exogenous insulin is primarily used to treat diabetes and wasting diseases. It promotes the entry of circulating glucose into hepatocytes, muscle cells, adipocytes, and other tissue cells for glycogen synthesis, thereby lowering blood sugar and promoting the synthesis of fat and protein.

[0003] Insulin is typically stored in borosilicate glass vials. To use, the aluminum cover of the glass vial is partially pried open, and a syringe is inserted into the rubber cap to draw up the insulin solution for injection. Insulin typically needs to be stored in a well-ventilated, cool place at around 25°C. Currently, most households store insulin in medicine boxes or medicine cabinets. However, this storage method doesn't dissipate heat effectively. In hot weather or when the box (or medicine cabinet) is exposed to sunlight, the insulin heats up, potentially affecting its effectiveness. Furthermore, unopened insulin is often stored in its packaging, further trapping heat and affecting its effectiveness. Furthermore, if opened and unopened insulin are mixed, it's difficult to quickly identify the opened insulin during use. Alternatively, patients might use unopened insulin without seeing the opened one, causing the opened insulin to sit for an extended period, affecting its effectiveness. Therefore, there is a need for a storage device or box that can cool the insulin and prompt patients to use the opened insulin as soon as possible. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The object of the present invention is to provide an insulin storage box to solve the problems raised in the above background technology.

[0005] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] An insulin storage box, comprising:

[0007] A box body with a box cover on the top and an open bottom;

[0008] a heat dissipation unit provided in the inner cavity of the box;

[0009] An upper partition fixedly connected to the inner cavity of the box, wherein a plurality of placement openings are opened on the surface of the upper partition;

[0010] A grid plate connected to the bottom of the upper partition plate, wherein the grid plate is provided with a plurality of supporting plates, the supporting plates correspond to the placement openings, and the heat dissipation unit is located below the grid plate;

[0011] A lifting unit is provided on the supporting plate.

[0012] Furthermore, the lifting unit includes a lifting column that is vertically slidably installed on the support plate, and the lifting column is driven to move vertically by a lifting structure. A micro weighing sensor is embedded on the upper surface of the support plate, and multiple micro weighing sensors are electrically connected to an external microcontroller.

[0013] Furthermore, the lifting structure includes a mounting seat connected to the bottom of the support plate, the bottom of the mounting seat is hollow, the lower end of the lifting column is inserted into the mounting seat, a floating block is movably installed in the inner cavity of the mounting seat, the floating block is fixedly connected to the lower end of the lifting column, and an electromagnet is installed on the bottom surface of the support plate, the electromagnet and the floating block form a magnetic fit and the electromagnet is electrically connected to an external single-chip computer.

[0014] Furthermore, an elastic member is provided between the electromagnet and the floating block, and the elastic member exerts a downward elastic supporting force on the floating block.

[0015] Furthermore, the elastic member is a plastic spring wrapped around the periphery of the lifting column, and the two ends of the plastic spring in the elastic force direction elastically press against the floating block and the electromagnet respectively.

[0016] Furthermore, the heat dissipation unit includes a lower partition fixed to the inner cavity of the box, a plurality of mounting openings are opened on the surface of the lower partition, the mounting openings correspond to the mounting seat, an exhaust structure is installed at the bottom of the lower partition, and an adjustment structure is installed in the mounting opening.

[0017] Furthermore, the exhaust structure includes a mounting plate connected to the bottom of the lower partition, the top of the mounting plate is concave and a plurality of ventilation holes are opened on its bottom surface, a connecting cavity is formed between the concave portion of the top of the mounting plate and the bottom surface of the lower partition, a fan seat is connected to the bottom of the mounting plate, the inner cavity of the fan seat is connected to the ventilation holes, and an exhaust fan is installed in the inner cavity of the fan seat.

[0018] Furthermore, the adjustment structure includes a fixed sleeve passed through the mounting port, the upper end of the fixed sleeve passes through the lower partition and is coaxially fixed with a deformable sleeve, the outer diameter of the deformable sleeve increases successively from top to bottom, and an air outlet is coaxially opened inside the deformable sleeve, the inner diameter of the air outlet increases successively from top to bottom, the lower side mouth of the air outlet is connected to the connecting cavity, and a plurality of fine slits are opened around the periphery of the deformable sleeve.

[0019] Furthermore, an adjusting rod is vertically fixed to the bottom surface of the floating block, the lower end of the adjusting rod penetrates into the air outlet and is horizontally fixed with multiple abutting arms, and one end of the abutting arm away from the adjusting rod is in contact with the inner wall of the deformation sleeve.

[0020] Furthermore, one end of the abutting arm away from the adjusting rod is rotatably connected to a roller, and the roller is in rolling contact with the inner cavity wall of the deformation sleeve.

[0021] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0022] 1. In the present invention, a medicine bottle containing insulin is passed through the placement port, with the bottom of the medicine bottle against the grid plate, and then the medicine bottle is placed in the box for storage. The heat dissipation unit then cools and dissipates the heat from the medicine bottle in the box, so that the insulin in the medicine bottle is not affected by high temperature and denatured, which affects its use. In addition, the lifting unit generates a lifting force on the opened medicine bottle with reduced weight, so that the opened medicine bottle moves upward, so that the patient can promptly observe the opened medicine bottle after opening the box lid, thereby preventing the opened insulin from being stored for too long and denaturing and affecting its efficacy.

[0023] 2. In the present invention, by providing a micro weighing sensor, when the insulin in the medicine bottle is used, the total weight of the medicine bottle and the insulin decreases, causing the weight data collected by the micro weighing sensor to decrease. In turn, the external single-chip microcomputer controls the electromagnet to energize. The magnetism generated by the electromagnet generates suction on the floating block, causing the lifting column to move upward and lift the medicine bottle. This makes the medicine bottle higher than other medicine bottles from the opening of the box, making it easier for patients to quickly identify it. The structure is simple.

[0024] 3. In the present invention, when the floating block moves upward, it will drive the adjusting rod to move upward, so that the adjusting rod drives the supporting arm to move upward, and the end of the supporting arm will squeeze the inner wall of the deformable sleeve, thereby causing the deformable sleeve to elastically expand and deform, so that the upper side opening of the air outlet of the deformable sleeve becomes larger, thereby increasing the ventilation volume near the medicine bottle corresponding to the deformable sleeve, so that the air flow near the medicine bottle is faster than the air flow near other medicine bottles, thereby being able to produce better ventilation and heat dissipation effects for the opened insulin bottle, and avoiding the phenomenon of gas leakage from the syringe puncture due to the high external temperature of the opened insulin bottle. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of an insulin storage box in the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 for Figure 1 A structural diagram from another perspective;

[0027] Figure 3 for Figure 1 The schematic diagram of the positional relationship of the box body and the box cover is omitted;

[0028] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A schematic diagram showing the positional relationship of the structure after the medicine bottle is omitted;

[0029] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A magnified schematic diagram of the local structure at point A;

[0030] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the positional relationship among the lower partition, mounting plate and fan base after assembly in the present invention;

[0031] Figure 7 for Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the exploded structure;

[0032] Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the positional relationship among the upper partition plate, the grid plate and the supporting plate after assembly in the present invention;

[0033] Figure 9 for Figure 8 A structural diagram from another perspective;

[0034] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the positional relationship among the mounting base, electromagnet, and jacking column after assembly in the present invention;

[0035] Figure 11 for Figure 10 Schematic diagram of the positional relationship of the middle part structure after it is cut open;

[0036] Figure 12 for Figure 10 A structural diagram from another perspective;

[0037] Figure 13 Schematic diagram of the positional relationship between the fixed sleeve and the deformable sleeve after assembly in the present invention;

[0038] Figure 14 for Figure 13 A structural diagram from another perspective.

[0039] In the figure, the description of each figure mark is as follows: 1. Box body; 2. Box cover; 3. Upper partition; 4. Medicine bottle; 5. Mounting plate; 6. Fan seat; 7. Exhaust fan; 8. Grille plate; 9. Lower partition; 10. Deformation sleeve; 11. Placement port; 12. Support plate; 13. Lifting column; 14. Electromagnet; 15. Micro weighing sensor; 16. Plastic spring; 17. Floating block; 18. Push arm; 19. Roller; 20. Fixing sleeve; 21. Adjustment rod; 22. Mounting seat; 23. Slit; 24. Ventilation hole; 25. Air outlet. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0041] See also Figure 1 - Figure 14 The present invention provides a technical solution: an insulin storage box, comprising a box body 1 with both upper and lower sides open, the box body 1 can be made of plastic material, one side of the top of the box body 1 is rotatably connected to a box cover 2 through a hinge, and a handle is installed on the box cover 2, and the upper and lower sides of the inner cavity of the box body 1 are fixedly connected to an upper partition 3 and a lower partition 9 respectively, and the surface of the upper partition 3 is provided with a plurality of placement openings 11 in the form of through holes (such as Figure 4 As shown), four connecting rods are vertically connected to the bottom surface of the upper partition 3, and the lower ends of the four connecting rods are commonly connected to the grid plate 8. A plurality of supporting plates 12 are fixedly connected to the grid plate 8. The medicine bottle 4 containing insulin is inserted into the placement port 11, and the bottom of the medicine bottle 4 is against the supporting plate 12, so that the medicine bottle 4 can be placed in the box body 1;

[0042] The bottom surface of the lower partition 9 is connected to the mounting plate 5 by screws. The top of the mounting plate 5 is concave, and the concave portion of the mounting plate 5 and the bottom surface of the lower partition 9 form a connecting cavity. The bottom of the mounting plate 5 is provided with two through-hole-shaped vents 24 (such as Figure 7 As shown), the vent 24 is connected to the communicating cavity, the bottom of the mounting plate 5 is connected to the fan seat 6, the inner cavity of the fan seat 6 is connected to the vent 24, and the exhaust fan 7 is installed in the inner cavity of the fan seat 6, the surface of the lower partition 9 is provided with a plurality of mounting openings, each mounting opening corresponds to a plurality of support plates 12 one by one, a fixing sleeve 20 is passed through the mounting opening, the upper end of the fixing sleeve 20 passes through the lower partition 9 and is coaxially fixed with a deformable sleeve 10, the outer diameter of the deformable sleeve 10 increases from top to bottom, and an air outlet 25 is coaxially opened in the deformable sleeve 10 (as shown Figure 14 As shown in FIG5 ), the inner diameter of the air outlet 25 increases from top to bottom, the lower side of the air outlet 25 is connected to the communication cavity, and a plurality of slits 23 are provided on the periphery of the deformable sleeve 10. When the exhaust fan 7 is working, an air flow is generated from the inner cavity of the box 1 to the air outlet 25, and then from the air outlet 25 to the vent 24. In this way, as the air flow flows, the heat near the medicine bottle 4 can be taken away, thereby reducing the temperature of the environment of the box 1 where the insulin is located;

[0043] A lifting column 13 is vertically penetrated on the surface of the support plate 12, and the lifting column 13 can slide freely on the support plate 12. A micro weighing sensor 15 is embedded on the upper surface of the support plate 12. Multiple micro weighing sensors 15 are electrically connected to the external single-chip computer. The detection end of the micro weighing sensor 15 is against the bottom of the medicine bottle 4. The bottom of the support plate 12 is connected to a tubular mounting seat 22 by screws. The bottom of the mounting seat 22 is hollow. The lower end of the lifting column 13 is inserted into the mounting seat 22. A floating block 17 is movably installed in the inner cavity of the mounting seat 22. The floating block 17 is fixed to the lower end of the lifting column 13. An electromagnet 14 is installed on the bottom surface of the support plate 12. The electromagnet 14 and the floating block 17 form a magnetic fit and the electromagnet 14 is electrically connected to the external single-chip computer. Specifically, the floating block 17 is made of a magnetic conductive material (such as any one of iron, cobalt and nickel);

[0044] In addition, a mains power interface is provided in the box body 1. After the mains power interface is connected to an external power supply, it can power the single-chip microcomputer, the electromagnet 14 and the micro weighing sensor 15. A plastic spring 16 is wrapped around the periphery of the lifting column 13. The two ends of the plastic spring 16 in the elastic direction elastically press against the floating block 17 and the electromagnet 14 respectively. The total weight of the medicine bottle 4 together with the insulin liquid is defined as G. The detection end of the micro weighing sensor 15 presses against the bottom of the medicine bottle 4. When the insulin liquid is partially used, the value of G will decrease. At this time, the weight data detected by the micro weighing sensor 15 decreases. The single-chip microcomputer collects the data changes of the micro weighing sensor 15 and can generate a signal to control the electromagnet 14. The power supply is turned on and off. Specifically, when the data collected by the micro weighing sensor 15 decreases, the single chip will generate a signal and control the power supply of the electromagnet 14 to be energized, thereby energizing the electromagnet 14. When the electromagnet 14 is energized, it will generate a magnetic attraction on the floating block 17, so that the floating block 17 drives the lifting column 13 to move upward, so that the lifting column 13 can lift the medicine bottle 4, so that the top of the medicine bottle 4 is higher than that of other medicine bottles 4. In this way, after opening the box cover 2, the patient can quickly identify the unsealed medicine bottle 4 that has been used. In addition, the connection and cooperation principle of the single chip microcomputer, the micro weighing sensor 15 and the electromagnet 14 is relatively mature, so the above-mentioned action can be completed at a lower cost;

[0045] The bottom surface of the floating block 17 is vertically fixed with an adjusting rod 21, the lower end of the adjusting rod 21 penetrates into the air outlet 25 and is horizontally fixed with multiple abutting arms 18, and the end of the abutting arm 18 away from the adjusting rod 21 is rotatably connected to a roller 19, and the roller 19 is in rolling contact with the inner wall of the deformation sleeve 10. When the floating block 17 moves upward, it will drive the adjusting rod 21 to move upward, so that the adjusting rod 21 drives the abutting arm 18 and the roller 19 to move upward, and the roller 19 will be squeezed with the inner wall of the air outlet 25 of the deformation sleeve 10, and the roller 19 will cause the deformation sleeve 10 to be subjected to the radial outer side of the deformation sleeve 10. The extrusion pressure causes the deformation sleeve 10 to produce elastic expansion deformation, which expands the upper side of the air outlet 25. In this way, the air flow entering the connecting cavity through the air outlet 25 is larger, and the air flow near the medicine bottle 4 corresponding to the air outlet 25 is larger, which makes the cooling rate of the medicine bottle 4 faster. In this way, it is avoided that in high temperature weather, the internal air pressure of the opened medicine bottle 4 increases, which causes the gas in the medicine bottle 4 to overflow from the syringe hole of the rubber stopper of the medicine bottle 4, thereby causing the insulin solution to come into contact with the external environment, and thus causing the insulin solution to be contaminated.

[0046] Working principle of the present invention:

[0047] The patient places the medicine bottle 4 containing the insulin solution in the box 1. When the patient is receiving treatment, the patient inserts an external syringe into the rubber stopper of one of the medicine bottles 4 to draw out the insulin solution in the medicine bottle 4 for treatment. In this way, the total amount of insulin solution in the medicine bottle 4 is reduced. After the opened medicine bottle 4 is placed in the box 1, the total weight of the medicine bottle 4 and the insulin solution is reduced. The weight data detected by the micro weighing sensor 15 at the bottom of the medicine bottle 4 is reduced, and the single chip computer will generate a signal and control the electromagnet 1 The power supply is energized, thereby energizing the electromagnet 14. When energized, the electromagnet 14 generates a magnetic attraction force on the floating block 17, causing the floating block 17 to drive the lifting column 13 to move upward, so that the lifting column 13 can lift the medicine bottle 4. In this way, the top of the medicine bottle 4 is higher than that of the other medicine bottles 4. In this way, when the patient opens the box cover 2 for the next treatment, the patient can more quickly identify the medicine bottle 4 with the higher top, that is, the opened medicine bottle 4, and then take out the medicine bottle 4 for use;

[0048] In addition, when storing the insulin liquid in the medicine bottle 4 in hot weather, first connect the external power supply to power the exhaust fan 7, and the exhaust fan 7 rotates to generate an airflow from the inside of the box 1 to the outside of the box 1. Specifically, the air in the inner cavity of the box 1 enters the communicating cavity through the upper side of the air outlet 25, then enters the fan seat 6, and is finally discharged from the bottom of the box 1, thereby achieving exhaust and heat dissipation of the inside of the box 1. In addition, a thermometer (such as an electronic thermometer) can be installed on the box 1 to detect the temperature inside the box 1. When the temperature is high, the exhaust fan 7 can be started in time to cool down and dissipate heat;

[0049] Due to the high temperature weather, the gas in the used medicine bottle 4 may be heated and have a high pressure. The gas with high pressure will escape from the syringe hole on the rubber stopper of the medicine bottle 4, and then the outside air may come into contact with the insulin liquid, causing the insulin liquid to be contaminated. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the floating block 17 moves upward, the adjusting rod 21 will move upward, so that the adjusting rod 21 drives the supporting arm 18 and the roller 19 to move upward, and the roller 19 will be squeezed with the inner wall of the air outlet 25 of the deformable sleeve 10, and the roller 19 will cause the deformable sleeve 10 to be subjected to the radial outer side of the deformable sleeve 10. The extrusion pressure causes the deformation sleeve 10 to produce elastic expansion deformation, which expands the upper side of the air outlet 25. In this way, the air flow entering the connecting cavity through the air outlet 25 is larger, and the air flow near the medicine bottle 4 corresponding to the air outlet 25 is larger, which makes the cooling rate of the medicine bottle 4 faster. In this way, it is avoided that in high temperature weather, the internal air pressure of the opened medicine bottle 4 increases, which causes the gas in the medicine bottle 4 to overflow from the syringe hole of the rubber stopper of the medicine bottle 4, thereby causing the insulin solution to come into contact with the external environment, and thus causing the insulin solution to be contaminated.

[0050] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as first and second, etc., are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device that includes a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device. Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, and the scope of the invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An insulin storage box, characterized in that: include: A box body with a box cover on the top and an open bottom; A heat dissipation unit provided in the inner cavity of the box; An upper partition fixed to the inner cavity of the box, with a plurality of placement openings opened on the surface of the upper partition; A grid plate connected to the bottom of the upper partition plate is provided with a plurality of supporting plates, the supporting plates corresponding to the placement openings, and the heat dissipation unit is located below the grid plate; A lifting unit provided on the pallet; The lifting unit includes a lifting column that is vertically slidably installed on the support plate. The lifting column is driven by the lifting structure to move vertically. A micro weighing sensor is embedded on the upper surface of the support plate. Multiple micro weighing sensors are electrically connected to an external single-chip microcomputer. The lifting structure includes a mounting base connected to the bottom of the support plate. The bottom of the mounting base is hollowed out, and the lower end of the lifting column penetrates into the mounting base. A floating block is movably installed in the inner cavity of the mounting base. The floating block is fixedly connected to the lower end of the lifting column. An electromagnet is installed on the bottom surface of the support plate. The electromagnet and the floating block form a magnetic force and are electrically connected to the external single-chip computer. The heat dissipation unit includes a lower partition fixed to the inner cavity of the box, a plurality of mounting openings are opened on the surface of the lower partition, the mounting openings correspond to the mounting seats, an exhaust structure is installed at the bottom of the lower partition, and an adjustment structure is installed in the mounting openings; The adjustment structure includes a fixed sleeve that is inserted into the installation opening. The upper end of the fixed sleeve passes through the lower partition and is coaxially fixed with a deformable sleeve. The outer diameter of the deformable sleeve increases from top to bottom, and an air outlet is coaxially opened in the deformable sleeve. The inner diameter of the air outlet increases from top to bottom. The lower side of the air outlet is connected to the connecting cavity. A plurality of fine slits are opened around the periphery of the deformable sleeve. An adjusting rod is vertically fixed to the bottom surface of the floating block. The lower end of the adjusting rod penetrates into the air outlet and is horizontally fixed with a plurality of supporting arms. The end of the supporting arm away from the adjusting rod is in contact with the inner wall of the deformation sleeve. One end of the supporting arm away from the adjusting rod is rotatably connected to a roller, and the roller is in rolling contact with the inner cavity wall of the deformation sleeve.

2. The insulin storage box according to claim 1, characterized in that: An elastic member is provided between the electromagnet and the floating block, and the elastic member has a downward elastic supporting force on the floating block.

3. The insulin storage box according to claim 2, characterized in that: The elastic member is a plastic spring wrapped around the periphery of the jacking column, and the two ends of the plastic spring in the elastic force direction elastically press against the floating block and the electromagnet respectively.

4. The insulin storage box according to claim 1, characterized in that: The exhaust structure includes a mounting plate connected to the bottom of the lower partition. The top of the mounting plate is concave and a number of ventilation holes are opened on its bottom surface. A connecting cavity is formed between the concave part of the top of the mounting plate and the bottom surface of the lower partition. A fan seat is connected to the bottom of the mounting plate. The inner cavity of the fan seat is connected to the ventilation holes, and an exhaust fan is installed in the inner cavity of the fan seat.

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