Automatic medicine taking cabinet

Abstract

The utility model belongs to the technical field of medical instruments, and particularly relates to an automatic medicine taking cabinet which comprises an outer cabinet body, a glass cabinet door is arranged on the front side of the outer cabinet body, a medicine taking window is formed in the outer cabinet body, a PLC module, a relay module and a plurality of medicine storage and automatic medicine placing mechanisms are installed in the outer cabinet body, and each medicine storage and automatic medicine placing mechanism comprises a medicine storage groove. The medicine storage groove is obliquely installed on the outer cabinet body, a fixed plate installed on the rear side of the medicine storage groove is connected with one end of the shear fork type connecting rod mechanism, the other end of the shear fork type connecting rod mechanism is connected with a movable plate, an electric push rod is arranged on the shear fork type connecting rod mechanism in a driving mode, a medicine box supporting assembly is installed on one side of the medicine storage groove, medicine boxes are placed on the medicine storage groove, and the PLC module is electrically connected with a host. The shear fork type connecting rod mechanism is driven by the electric push rod to extend to drive the moving plate to push the medicine boxes, the medicine boxes are automatically taken out through control of the PLC module, and the medicine box supporting assembly can enable the medicine boxes of different sizes to stably move in the medicine storage groove under pushing of the moving plate.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of medical equipment, and in particular relates to an automatic medicine cabinet. Background Art

[0002] With the increase in the types of medicines in my country, countless medicines are stored in the medicine cabinets of hospitals. When patients buy medicines according to prescriptions, doctors need to spend time to find the corresponding medicines. When there are many patients, the speed at which doctors can find medicines is certain, and there is a situation where the demand cannot be met to a large extent. After the doctor diagnoses the patient's condition, the patient needs to take the doctor's prescription to the payment office or payment machine to pay the medicine fee, and then go to the pharmacy to queue up for the medicine. However, pharmacies still generally adopt the real-time medicine collection model, that is, when the patient comes to the pharmacy medicine collection window, the pharmacist will arrange the medicine for the patient according to the medicine information on the prescription, and then the patient will take the medicine away.

[0003] From actual implementation, we can see that this way of picking up medicines requires patients to wait for a long time in front of the pharmacy window, which wastes a lot of patients' time and easily causes crowded congestion, poses a safety hazard, and has the disadvantages of slow medicine placement, easy to make mistakes, and high labor intensity for pharmacists. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the above problems, the purpose of the utility model is to provide an automatic medicine dispensing cabinet to solve the problems of the existing manual medicine dispensing method, which requires patients to wait for a long time in front of the pharmacy medicine dispensing window, which wastes a lot of patients' time and easily causes crowded congestion, poses a safety hazard, and has the disadvantages of slow medicine placement, easy to make mistakes, and high labor intensity for pharmacists.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the utility model adopts the following technical solution: an automatic medicine cabinet, comprising an outer cabinet, a glass cabinet door is arranged on the front side of the outer cabinet, a medicine dispensing window is formed on the outer cabinet below the glass cabinet door, a PLC module, a relay module and a plurality of medicine storage and automatic medicine release mechanisms are installed inside the outer cabinet, the medicine storage and automatic medicine release mechanisms comprise a medicine storage tank, the medicine storage tank is obliquely installed on the inner wall of the outer cabinet, a fixed plate is installed on the rear side of the medicine storage tank, the fixed plate is connected to one end of a scissor-type connecting rod mechanism, the other end of the scissor-type connecting rod mechanism is connected to a movable plate, an electric push rod is driven on the scissor-type connecting rod mechanism, a medicine box support assembly is installed on one side of the medicine storage tank, a medicine box is placed on the medicine storage tank between the medicine box support assembly and the movable plate, and the PLC module is electrically connected to a host computer.

[0006] The beneficial effects of the utility model are as follows: the scissor-type connecting rod mechanism extends under the drive of the electric push rod to drive the movable plate to push the medicine box, and the automatic removal of the medicine box is realized through the control of the PLC module. The medicine box support component can enable medicine boxes of different sizes to move stably in the medicine storage tank under the push of the movable plate.

[0007] In order to ensure that the medicine box can be stably placed and stored in the medicine storage tank;

[0008] As a further improvement of the above technical solution: the medicine storage tank is a U-shaped tank structure, and the opening end of the medicine storage tank facing the glass cabinet door is arranged higher than the opening end of the medicine storage tank facing away from the glass cabinet door.

[0009] The beneficial effect of this improvement is that since the medicine storage tank is installed in a state where the front is high and the back is low, the medicine box can be stably placed in the medicine storage tank under the action of gravity to avoid tipping over and affecting the accuracy of controlling the amount of medicine released.

[0010] In order to effectively increase the number of medicine boxes that can be placed on the medicine storage tank and stably control the number of medicine boxes released;

[0011] As a further improvement of the above technical solution: the two ends of the electric push rod are rotatably connected to the two rod bodies in the scissor-type linkage mechanism through a pin shaft, the motor in the electric push rod is configured with an encoder, the electric push rod is electrically connected to a relay module, and the relay module is electrically connected to a PLC module.

[0012] The beneficial effects of this improvement are: the PLC module can control the telescopic length of the electric push rod through the relay module, and cooperate with the use of the scissor-type connecting rod mechanism to effectively increase the movement range of the moving plate, so that more medicine boxes can be placed on the medicine storage tank, and stable control of the number of medicine boxes released can be achieved.

[0013] In order to ensure the stable pushing of the medicine box placed in the medicine storage tank;

[0014] As a further improvement of the above technical solution: the medicine box support assembly includes a support rod, both ends of the support rod are connected to a connecting frame, the connecting frame is connected to one end of a sliding rod, and the sliding rod is slidably inserted on the medicine storage tank.

[0015] The beneficial effect of this improvement is that the position of the support rod in the medicine storage tank can be adjusted by sliding the position of the sliding rod on the medicine storage tank, thereby supporting one side of the medicine box placed in the medicine storage tank, preventing the medicine box from shifting to one side during movement and affecting the stability of the medicine box.

[0016] In order to enable the support rod to stably support the medicine box;

[0017] As a further improvement of the above technical solution: an elastic claw is mounted on the outer side of the sliding rod, and the elastic claw is a conical cylindrical structure composed of multiple arc plates, one end of the elastic claw is connected to the medicine storage tank, and the other end of the elastic claw is an interference fit with the sliding rod.

[0018] The beneficial effect of this improvement is that the elastic claw can elastically clamp the sliding rod, so that the sliding rod is subject to a certain resistance when sliding, thereby preventing the support rod from moving outward directly under the push of the medicine box.

[0019] In order to avoid structural interference between the support rod and the moving plate;

[0020] As a further improvement of the above technical solution: an adjusting groove is provided on the movable plate, the adjusting groove is a strip-shaped groove structure, and the support rod is slidably installed in the adjusting groove.

[0021] The beneficial effect of this improvement is that the adjustment slot can provide space for the support rod to move and adjust, thereby avoiding structural interference between the support rod and the movable plate.

[0022] In order to avoid structural interference between the support rod and the scissor-type linkage;

[0023] As a further improvement of the above technical solution: the support rods are arranged on the upper and lower sides of the fixed plate and the scissor-type connecting rod mechanism.

[0024] The beneficial effect of this improvement is that the support rod can avoid contact with the fixed plate and the scissor-type connecting rod mechanism, thereby preventing structural interference and affecting the normal operation of the device.

[0025] In order to accurately detect and feedback the information of the quantity of medicine released by the medicine storage and automatic medicine releasing mechanism;

[0026] As a further improvement of the above technical solution: a detection component is installed on the side of the medicine storage tank, and the detection component includes a mounting plate and a photoelectric switch. The photoelectric switch is installed on the mounting plate, and the photoelectric switch is arranged at the front and lower part of the medicine storage tank. The photoelectric switch is electrically connected to the PLC module.

[0027] The beneficial effect of this improvement is that during the falling process of the medicine, the photoelectric switch monitors the amount of dropped medicine by the change of the light signal, and the feedback electrical signal is sent to the PLC module and then transmitted to the host for data feedback and recording.

[0028] The parts not involved in the device are the same as those in the prior art or can be implemented by using the prior art. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] Figure 1 The structure of the utility model is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0030] Figure 2 The structure of the utility model is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;

[0031] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the medicine storage and automatic medicine release mechanism in the utility model;

[0032] Figure 4 It is a top view of the medicine storage and automatic medicine release mechanism in the utility model;

[0033] Figure 5 It is a structural schematic diagram of the detection component in the utility model;

[0034] In the figure: 1. outer cabinet; 2. medicine storage and automatic medicine release mechanism; 21. medicine storage tank; 22. medicine box support assembly; 221. support rod; 222. connecting frame; 223. sliding rod; 224. elastic claw; 24. detection assembly; 241. mounting plate; 242. photoelectric switch; 25. fixing plate; 26. scissor-type connecting rod mechanism; 27. electric push rod; 28. moving plate; 29. ​​adjusting slot; 3. glass cabinet door; 4. medicine taking window; 5. PLC module; 6. relay module; 7. medicine box. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the present invention is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. The description in this part is only exemplary and explanatory and should not have any limiting effect on the protection scope of the present invention.

[0036] Embodiment 1:

[0037] like Figure 1-5As shown: an automatic medicine cabinet, including an outer cabinet 1, a glass cabinet door 3 is arranged on the front side of the outer cabinet 1, a medicine taking window 4 is formed on the outer cabinet 1 below the glass cabinet door 3, a PLC module 5, a relay module 6 and a plurality of medicine storage and automatic medicine release mechanisms 2 are installed inside the outer cabinet 1, the medicine storage and automatic medicine release mechanism 2 includes a medicine storage tank 21, the medicine storage tank 21 is obliquely installed on the inner wall of the outer cabinet 1, a fixed plate 25 is installed on the rear side of the medicine storage tank 21, the fixed plate 25 is connected to one end of a scissor-type connecting rod mechanism 26, the other end of the scissor-type connecting rod mechanism 26 is connected to a moving plate 28, the scissor-type connecting rod mechanism 26 is driven by an electric push rod 27, and a medicine box support assembly 2 is installed on one side of the medicine storage tank 21 2, a medicine box 7 is placed on the medicine storage tank 21 between the medicine box support component 22 and the moving plate 28, the PLC module 5 is electrically connected to the host, the scissor-type connecting rod mechanism 26 is extended under the drive of the electric push rod 27 to drive the moving plate 28 to push the medicine box 7, and the automatic removal of the medicine box 7 is realized by the control of the PLC module 5. The medicine box support component 22 can make the medicine boxes 7 of different sizes move stably in the medicine storage tank 21 under the push of the moving plate 28. The medicine storage tank 21 is a U-shaped groove structure, and the opening end of the medicine storage tank 21 facing the glass cabinet door 3 is higher than the opening end of the medicine storage tank 21 facing away from the glass cabinet door 3. Since the medicine storage tank 21 is installed in a state where the front is high and the back is low as a whole, the medicine box 7 can be stably placed in the medicine storage tank 21 under the action of gravity. , to avoid tipping over and affecting the accuracy of drug quantity control, the two ends of the electric push rod 27 are rotatably connected to the two rod bodies in the scissor-type connecting rod mechanism 26 through a pin shaft, and the motor in the electric push rod 27 is configured with an encoder, and the electric push rod 27 is electrically connected to the relay module 6, and the relay module 6 is electrically connected to the PLC module 5. The PLC module 5 can control the telescopic length of the electric push rod 27 through the relay module 6, and cooperate with the use of the scissor-type connecting rod mechanism 26 to effectively increase the movement range of the moving plate 28, so that more medicine boxes 7 can be placed on the medicine storage tank 21, and stable control of the number of medicine boxes 7 released can be achieved. The medicine box support assembly 22 includes a support rod 221, and the two ends of the support rod 221 are connected to a connecting frame 222. The connecting frame 222 is connected to one end of the sliding rod 223, and the sliding rod 223 is slidably inserted on the medicine storage tank 21. By sliding to adjust the position of the sliding rod 223 on the medicine storage tank 21, the position of the support rod 221 in the medicine storage tank 21 can be adjusted, so as to support one side of the medicine box 7 placed in the medicine storage tank 21, so as to prevent the medicine box 7 from shifting to one side during the movement and affecting the stability of the medicine box 7. An elastic claw 224 is provided on the outer side of the sliding rod 223, and the elastic claw 224 is a conical cylinder structure composed of a plurality of arc plates. One end of the elastic claw 224 is connected to the medicine storage tank 21, and the other end of the elastic claw 224 is an interference fit with the sliding rod 223. The elastic claw 224 can elastically clamp the sliding rod 223.The sliding rod 223 is subjected to a certain resistance when sliding, so as to prevent the support rod 221 from moving outward directly under the push of the medicine box 7. The movable plate 28 is provided with an adjustment groove 29, and the adjustment groove 29 is a strip groove structure. The support rod 221 is slidably installed in the adjustment groove 29. The adjustment groove 29 can provide a space for the support rod 221 to move and adjust, so as to avoid structural interference between the support rod 221 and the movable plate 28. The support rod 221 is arranged on the upper and lower sides of the fixed plate 25 and the scissor-type connecting rod mechanism 26, so that the support rod 221 can avoid contact with the fixed plate 25 and the scissor-type connecting rod mechanism 26. , and then structural interference occurs, affecting the normal operation of the device. A detection component 24 is installed on the side of the medicine storage tank 21. The detection component 24 includes a mounting plate 241 and a photoelectric switch 242. The photoelectric switch 242 is installed on the mounting plate 241. The photoelectric switch 242 is set at the front and lower part of the medicine storage tank 21. The photoelectric switch 242 is electrically connected to the PLC module 5. During the falling of the medicine, the photoelectric switch 242 monitors the number of dropped medicines through the change of the optical signal, and the feedback electrical signal is sent to the PLC module 5 and then transmitted to the host for data feedback and recording. ,

[0038] The working principle of the present technical solution is as follows: the present device is used by controlling the host computer which is electrically connected to the PLC module 5, wherein the connection and control between the PLC module 5 and the host computer can be realized by the communication protocol and control program in the prior art; when medicine needs to be taken, the name of the medicine is input into the host computer, and the host computer controls the medicine storage and automatic medicine dispensing mechanism 2 with the corresponding medicine box 7 to automatically take medicine through the PLC module 5, and the effective control of the quantity of medicine taken out can be realized by controlling the telescopic length of the electric push rod 27; when the piston rod of the electric push rod 27 is retracted, the scissor-type connecting rod mechanism 26 is extended as a whole The movable plate 28 is driven to move upward obliquely under the support of the fixed plate 25. When the movable plate 28 moves, it pushes the medicine box 7 to move. When the medicine box 7 moves to the front of the medicine storage tank 21, the medicine box 7 loses the support of the medicine storage tank 21 and falls to the bottom of the outer cabinet 1 under the action of gravity. The operator can take out the medicine by putting his arm into the medicine taking window 4. In the process of the medicine falling, the photoelectric switch 242 monitors the amount of dropped medicine by the change of the light signal, and the feedback electrical signal is sent to the PLC module 5 and then transmitted to the host for data feedback and recording.

[0039] It should be noted that, in this article, the terms "comprises", "includes" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or apparatus 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 apparatus.

[0040] This article uses specific examples to illustrate the principles and implementation methods of the present invention. The above examples are only used to help understand the method and core ideas of the present invention. The above is only a preferred implementation of the present invention. It should be pointed out that due to the limitations of textual expression, there are objectively infinite specific structures. For ordinary technicians in this technical field, without departing from the principles of the present invention, they can make several improvements, modifications or changes, and can also combine the above technical features in an appropriate manner; these improvements, modifications, changes or combinations, or the direct application of the inventive concept and technical solution to other occasions without improvement, should be regarded as the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic medicine cabinet, characterized in that: The invention comprises an outer cabinet (1), wherein a glass cabinet door (3) is arranged on the front side of the outer cabinet (1), a medicine taking window (4) is formed on the outer cabinet (1) below the glass cabinet door (3), a PLC module (5), a relay module (6) and a plurality of medicine storage and automatic medicine release mechanisms (2) are installed inside the outer cabinet (1), and the medicine storage and automatic medicine release mechanisms (2) comprise a medicine storage tank (21), wherein the medicine storage tank (21) is obliquely installed on the inner wall of the outer cabinet (1), and a fixed medicine storage tank (21) is installed on the rear side of the medicine storage tank (21). A fixed plate (25), the fixed plate (25) is connected to one end of a scissor-type connecting rod mechanism (26), the other end of the scissor-type connecting rod mechanism (26) is connected to a movable plate (28), the scissor-type connecting rod mechanism (26) is driven by an electric push rod (27), a medicine box support component (22) is installed on one side of the medicine storage tank (21), a medicine box (7) is placed on the medicine storage tank (21) between the medicine box support component (22) and the movable plate (28), and the PLC module (5) is electrically connected to a host computer.

2. The automatic medicine cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The medicine storage groove (21) is a U-shaped groove structure, and the opening end of the medicine storage groove (21) facing the glass cabinet door (3) is arranged higher than the opening end of the medicine storage groove (21) facing away from the glass cabinet door (3).

3. The automatic medicine cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The two ends of the electric push rod (27) are rotatably connected to the two rod bodies in the scissor-type connecting rod mechanism (26) through a pin shaft, the motor in the electric push rod (27) is equipped with an encoder, the electric push rod (27) is electrically connected to the relay module (6), and the relay module (6) is electrically connected to the PLC module (5).

4. The automatic medicine cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: The medicine box support assembly (22) comprises a support rod (221), both ends of the support rod (221) are connected to connecting frames (222), the connecting frame (222) is connected to one end of a sliding rod (223), and the sliding rod (223) is slidably inserted on the medicine storage tank (21).

5. The automatic medicine cabinet according to claim 4 is characterized in that: An elastic claw (224) is sleeved on the outer side of the sliding rod (223), and the elastic claw (224) is a conical cylindrical structure composed of a plurality of arc-shaped plates. One end of the elastic claw (224) is connected to the medicine storage tank (21), and the other end of the elastic claw (224) is interference fit with the sliding rod (223).

6. The automatic medicine cabinet according to claim 4, characterized in that: The movable plate (28) is provided with an adjustment groove (29), the adjustment groove (29) is a strip-shaped groove structure, and the support rod (221) is slidably installed in the adjustment groove (29).

7. The automatic medicine cabinet according to claim 4, characterized in that: The support rod (221) is arranged on the upper and lower sides of the fixing plate (25) and the scissor-type connecting rod mechanism (26).

8. The automatic medicine cabinet according to claim 1, characterized in that: A detection component (24) is installed on the side of the medicine storage tank (21), and the detection component (24) comprises a mounting plate (241) and a photoelectric switch (242). The photoelectric switch (242) is installed on the mounting plate (241), and the photoelectric switch (242) is arranged at the front lower part of the medicine storage tank (21). The photoelectric switch (242) is electrically connected to the PLC module (5).

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