Intelligent medicine box structure and accompanying robot

The smart medicine box structure with automated dispensing and an accompanying robot addresses the inconvenience of existing integrated robots by enabling accurate and automatic medicine dispensing, enhancing user convenience and healthcare services.

CN222290150UActive Publication Date: 2025-01-03ARMY MILITARY TRANSPORTATION UNIV OF PLA ZHENJIANG
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Application Number
CN202420373366.2
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-02-28
Publication Date
2025-01-03
Estimated Expiration
2034-02-28

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Technical Problem

Existing integrated robot products for home users lack an intelligent medicine box structure to realize automatic configuration of medicines, making them cumbersome and inconvenient to use.

Method used

A smart medicine box structure with a funnel-shaped cavity, medicine discharge valve, and servo motors to automate pill dispensing, combined with an accompanying robot for easy medicine replenishment and counting, ensuring both tablet-shaped and capsule-shaped medicines can be dispensed accurately.

Benefits of technology

Enables automatic and accurate dispensing of medicines, providing a user-friendly solution for convenient drug management and broad application prospects in family healthcare services.

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Abstract

The utility model is suitable for the field of intelligent accompanying robots, and provides an intelligent medicine box structure which comprises a shell, a containing cavity of a funnel-shaped structure is formed in the shell, a circular opening of the containing cavity is located at the top of the shell, a fixing disc is fixedly installed in the circular opening, and a medicine storage disc is coaxially and rotationally arranged on the upper surface of the fixing disc. A plurality of medicine grooves are formed in the medicine storage tray in a circumferential array at equal intervals, and the medicine grooves are used for containing various kinds of pills respectively; the medicine discharging valve is arranged on one side of the fixing disc, and when the medicine discharging valve is switched on, pills in the medicine groove can fall into the funnel-shaped containing cavity of the shell; the bottom of the shell is connected with a medicine outlet pipe, and pills falling into the funnel-shaped containing cavity of the shell are discharged through the medicine outlet pipe. The utility model further provides an accompanying robot provided with the intelligent medicine box structure. The intelligent medicine box structure provided by the utility model can realize automatic medicine dispensing; the accompanying robot provided by the utility model has a wide application prospect.
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Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the field of intelligent accompanying robots, and in particular relates to an intelligent medicine box structure and an accompanying robot. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid improvement of social health care service levels, people's awareness of health management has gradually increased, and they are paying more and more attention to family health management services.

[0003] Family medical and health services can improve residents' welfare by supplementing the deficiencies of the existing primary medical system, while reducing social medical and health costs and increasing social net benefits.

[0004] One of the demands for family healthcare services is convenient drug management to address the shortcomings of traditional medicine.

[0005] Although there are various home medical devices emerging in the market, such as smart bracelets, smart watches, smart blood glucose meters, smart body measurement meters, etc., the large number of devices makes them cumbersome to use and messy to store, which brings inconvenience to users. For this reason, many medical device companies have launched integrated robot products for home users, but they only have the function of storing medicines and cannot realize the configuration of medicines. They lack the intelligent medicine box structure to realize the automatic configuration function of medicines. Utility Model Content

[0006] The purpose of the utility model is to provide an intelligent medicine box structure and a nursing robot, aiming to solve the technical problems raised in the above-mentioned background technology.

[0007] The utility model embodiment is achieved in this way:

[0008] In a first aspect, the utility model provides a smart medicine box structure, which includes:

[0009] The shell has a funnel-shaped cavity, the circular opening of the cavity is located at the top of the shell, a fixed plate is fixedly installed in the circular opening, a medicine storage plate is coaxially rotatably arranged on the upper surface of the fixed plate, and a plurality of medicine slots are arranged in a circular array with equal intervals on the medicine storage plate, and the plurality of medicine slots are respectively used to place a plurality of pills;

[0010] A medicine discharge valve is arranged on one side of the fixed disk, and includes a medicine discharge turntable, the axis of which is located directly below the circumferential path of the medicine trough. When the medicine trough corresponding to the required pills is aligned with the medicine discharge turntable, the medicine discharge valve is turned on, and the pills in the medicine trough can fall into the funnel-shaped cavity of the shell;

[0011] The bottom of the shell is connected with a medicine outlet pipe, and the pills dropped into the funnel-shaped cavity of the shell are discharged through the medicine outlet pipe.

[0012] As a further solution of the utility model, a medicine outlet tray is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the medicine trough, and a plurality of fixed medicine outlets are opened on the medicine outlet tray in a circular array.

[0013] As a further solution of the utility model, the medicine discharging turntable is coaxially arranged with the medicine discharging plate, and a movable medicine discharging port is opened on one side of the medicine discharging turntable. The movable medicine discharging port is located directly below the circular path of the fixed medicine discharging port. When the medicine discharging turntable rotates relative to the medicine discharging plate and the movable medicine discharging port is aligned with one of the fixed medicine discharging ports, the pills in the medicine groove are discharged from the movable medicine discharging port and fall into the funnel-shaped cavity of the shell, and both tablet-shaped and capsule-shaped medicines can be discharged normally.

[0014] As a further solution of the utility model, the rotation of the medicine dispensing turntable is driven by a first servo motor, the first servo motor is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the funnel-shaped cavity, and the output shaft of the first servo motor is coaxially fixedly connected to the medicine dispensing turntable.

[0015] As a further solution of the utility model, the rotation of the medicine storage tray is driven by a second servo motor, and the second servo motor is fixedly installed in the funnel-shaped cavity through a bracket, wherein the output shaft of the second servo motor is coaxially fixedly connected to the medicine storage tray.

[0016] As a further solution of the utility model, the medicine discharge valve also includes an infrared signal transmitter and an infrared signal receiver that cooperate with each other. The infrared signal transmitter is used to transmit infrared signals, and the infrared signal receiver is used to receive infrared signals transmitted by the infrared signal transmitter. When a pill passes through the active medicine outlet, the signal receiving process of the infrared signal receiver will be interrupted once, that is, the pills will be counted once to further verify the amount of medicine discharged.

[0017] In a second aspect, the utility model further provides a companion robot, the companion robot comprising a robot body, the front of the robot body having a control screen, and the back of the robot body having a medicine replenishing window and a medicine taking cavity;

[0018] The smart medicine box structure is fixedly installed in the robot body, and the end of the medicine outlet tube extends into the medicine dispensing cavity, so that the pills discharged from the smart medicine box structure can be received in the medicine dispensing cavity; the shell of the smart medicine box structure is fixedly installed in the robot body through a fixed seat, and the medicine replenishment window corresponds to the medicine storage tray, so that it is convenient to add medicine to the medicine slot by setting the medicine replenishment window.

[0019] As a further solution of the utility model, the bottom of the robot body is installed on a base, and the bottom of the base is provided with moving wheels so that the accompanying robot can be moved.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0021] First, the smart medicine box structure provided by the utility model has a medicine discharge valve structure, the medicine discharge valve includes a medicine discharge turntable, the axis of the medicine discharge turntable is located directly below the circumferential path of the medicine slot, when the medicine slot corresponding to the required pills is aligned with the medicine discharge turntable, the medicine discharge valve is turned on, and the pills in the medicine slot can fall into the funnel-shaped cavity of the shell; the bottom of the shell is connected with a medicine discharge pipe, and the pills falling into the funnel-shaped cavity of the shell are discharged through the medicine discharge pipe, so that automatic dispensing can be realized;

[0022] Secondly, the accompanying robot provided by the utility model is equipped with an intelligent medicine box structure, and can be used as a service-type machine device that provides automatic medicine dispensing for users, and has broad application prospects. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention.

[0024] Figure 1 This is a first-person structural diagram of a companion robot of the utility model;

[0025] Figure 2 This is a second-view structural diagram of a companion robot of the utility model;

[0026] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of a smart medicine box structure of the utility model;

[0027] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the intelligent medicine box structure of the utility model being fixed on a mounting base;

[0028] Figure 5 It is a cross-sectional view of the structure of the smart medicine box of the utility model;

[0029] Figure 6 for Figure 5 The enlarged schematic diagram of point A in the middle;

[0030] Figure 7 It is a partial structural schematic diagram of the intelligent medicine box structure of the utility model;

[0031] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the medicine storage tray in the smart medicine box structure of the utility model;

[0032] Fig. 9 A schematic diagram of another viewing angle of the medicine storage tray provided by the utility model;

[0033] Fig.10 It is a structural schematic diagram of the shell in the intelligent medicine box structure of the utility model.

[0034] The reference numerals are as follows:

[0035] 100, robot body; 101, control panel; 102, base; 103, moving wheel; 104, medicine replenishment window; 105, medicine taking cavity; 106, fixed seat;

[0036] 200, housing; 201, medicine outlet pipe;

[0037] 300, medicine storage tray; 301, medicine trough; 302, medicine outlet tray; 303, fixed medicine outlet;

[0038] 400, medicine dispensing turntable; 401, movable medicine dispensing port; 402, infrared signal transmitter; 403, infrared signal receiver; 404, first servo motor;

[0039] 500, fixed plate; 501, second servo motor; 502, bracket. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] In order to make the purpose, technical solution and advantages of the utility model more clear, the utility model is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the utility model and are not used to limit the utility model.

[0041] The specific implementation of the present utility model is described in detail below in conjunction with specific embodiments.

[0042] like Figure 3-Figure 5 As shown, in one embodiment of the utility model, a smart medicine box structure is provided, which includes a housing 200, the housing 200 has a cavity in a funnel-shaped structure, the circular opening of the cavity is located at the top of the housing 200, a fixed plate 500 is fixedly installed in the circular opening, a medicine storage plate 300 is coaxially rotatably arranged on the upper surface of the fixed plate 500, and a plurality of medicine slots 301 are formed in a circular array at equal intervals on the medicine storage plate 300, and the plurality of medicine slots 301 are respectively used to place a plurality of pills;

[0043] Furthermore, a medicine discharge valve is provided on one side of the fixed disk 500, and the medicine discharge valve includes a medicine discharge turntable 400, and the axis of the medicine discharge turntable 400 is located directly below the circular path of the medicine groove 301. When the medicine groove 301 corresponding to the required pills is aligned with the medicine discharge turntable 400, the medicine discharge valve is turned on, and the pills in the medicine groove 301 can fall into the funnel-shaped cavity of the shell 200.

[0044] Furthermore, Figure 5 and Fig.10 As shown, in the embodiment of the utility model, a medicine outlet pipe 201 is connected to the bottom of the shell 200 , and the pills falling into the funnel-shaped cavity of the shell 200 are discharged through the medicine outlet pipe 201 .

[0045] Please continue reading Figure 5-Figure 9 A medicine outlet tray 302 is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the medicine trough 301 of the utility model, and a plurality of fixed medicine outlets 303 are opened in a circular array on the medicine outlet tray 302. Preferably, the number of fixed medicine outlets 303 in the embodiment of the utility model is four.

[0046] Furthermore, the medicine discharging turntable 400 is coaxially arranged with the medicine discharging tray 302, and a movable medicine discharging port 401 is opened on one side of the medicine discharging turntable 400, and the movable medicine discharging port 401 is located directly below the circular path of the fixed medicine discharging port 303. When the medicine discharging turntable 400 rotates relative to the medicine discharging tray 302 and the movable medicine discharging port 401 is aligned with one of the fixed medicine discharging ports 303, the pills in the medicine groove 301 are discharged from the movable medicine discharging port 401 and fall into the funnel-shaped cavity of the shell 200, and both tablet-shaped and capsule-shaped medicines can be discharged normally.

[0047] Among them, Figure 6 and Figure 7 As shown, the rotation of the medicine dispensing turntable 400 is driven by a first servo motor 404 , which is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the funnel-shaped cavity, and the output shaft of the first servo motor 404 is coaxially fixedly connected to the medicine dispensing turntable 400 .

[0048] Correspondingly, in order to realize the rotation of the medicine storage tray 300 relative to the fixed tray 500, the rotation of the medicine storage tray 300 is driven by a second servo motor 501, and the second servo motor 501 is supported and fixedly installed in the funnel-shaped cavity through a bracket 502, wherein the output shaft of the second servo motor 501 is coaxially fixedly connected to the medicine storage tray 300.

[0049] Please continue reading Figure 5 and Figure 6 In order to facilitate the counting of pills during the dispensing process and avoid errors in the number of pills during dispensing, the medicine dispensing valve also includes an infrared signal transmitter 402 and an infrared signal receiver 403 that cooperate with each other. The infrared signal transmitter 402 is used to transmit infrared signals, and the infrared signal receiver 403 is used to receive infrared signals emitted by the infrared signal transmitter 402. When a pill passes through the active medicine outlet 401, the signal receiving process of the infrared signal receiver 403 will be interrupted once, that is, the pills will be counted once to further verify the number of medicines discharged.

[0050] Preferably, since the medicine storage tray 300 is disc-shaped, multiple two-dimensional codes can be added to the outer wall of the medicine storage tray 300, each two-dimensional code corresponding to a medicine slot 301, and the position information of each medicine slot 301 is recorded by a scanner to further clarify the type of medicine in the corresponding medicine slot 301.

[0051] The medicine slot 301 of the present invention also adopts a funnel-shaped design, so that both tablet-shaped and capsule-shaped medicines can be discharged smoothly.

[0052] Please continue reading Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 4 In another embodiment of the utility model, a companion robot is provided, the companion robot comprising a robot body 100, the bottom of the robot body 100 is mounted on a base 102, and a moving wheel 103 is provided at the bottom of the base 102 so that the companion robot can move; the front of the robot body 100 has a control screen 101, and the back of the robot body 100 has a medicine replenishing window 104 and a medicine taking cavity 105;

[0053] Among them, the smart medicine box structure provided by the first embodiment of the utility model is fixedly installed in the robot body 100, and the end of the medicine outlet pipe 201 extends into the medicine taking cavity 105, so that the pills discharged from the smart medicine box structure can be taken in the medicine taking cavity 105; the shell 200 of the smart medicine box structure is fixedly installed in the robot body 100 through the fixing seat 106, and the medicine replenishment window 104 corresponds to the medicine storage tray 300, so that it is convenient to add medicine to the medicine slot 301 by setting the medicine replenishment window 104.

[0054] The embodiment of the utility model only shows a simple structure of a companion robot. Those skilled in the art can adaptably install the intelligent medicine box structure provided by the utility model on other robots with similar structures as needed to obtain a companion robot capable of dispensing medicines for users.

[0055] Although the embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed above, they are not limited to the applications listed in the specification and the embodiments. It can be fully applied to various fields suitable for the present invention. For those familiar with the art, additional modifications can be easily realized. Therefore, without departing from the general concept defined by the claims and the scope of equivalents, the present invention is not limited to the specific details and the illustrations shown and described here.

Claims

1. A smart medicine box structure, characterized in that: The smart medicine box structure includes: A housing (200), wherein the housing (200) has a cavity with a funnel-shaped structure, the circular opening of the cavity is located at the top of the housing (200), a fixed plate (500) is fixedly installed in the circular opening, a medicine storage plate (300) is coaxially rotatably arranged on the upper surface of the fixed plate (500), and a plurality of medicine grooves (301) are provided on the medicine storage plate (300) in a circular array at equal intervals; A medicine discharge valve, the medicine discharge valve being arranged on one side of the fixed disk (500), the medicine discharge valve comprising a medicine discharge turntable (400), the axis of the medicine discharge turntable (400) being located directly below the circumferential path of the medicine groove (301); The bottom of the shell (200) is connected to a medicine outlet pipe (201), and the pills that fall into the funnel-shaped cavity of the shell (200) are discharged through the medicine outlet pipe (201).

2. The smart medicine box structure according to claim 1, characterized in that: A medicine outlet tray (302) is fixedly arranged at the bottom of the medicine trough (301), and a plurality of fixed medicine outlets (303) are provided on the medicine outlet tray (302) in a circular array.

3. The smart medicine box structure according to claim 2 is characterized in that: The medicine discharging turntable (400) is coaxially arranged with the medicine discharging disk (302), and a movable medicine discharging port (401) is provided on one side of the medicine discharging turntable (400), and the movable medicine discharging port (401) is located directly below the circular path of the fixed medicine discharging port (303).

4. The smart medicine box structure according to claim 3, characterized in that: The rotation of the medicine dispensing turntable (400) is driven by a first servo motor (404), which is fixedly mounted on the inner wall of the funnel-shaped cavity, and the output shaft of the first servo motor (404) is coaxially fixedly connected to the medicine dispensing turntable (400).

5. The smart medicine box structure according to claim 4, characterized in that: The rotation of the medicine storage tray (300) is driven by a second servo motor (501), and the second servo motor (501) is supported and fixedly installed in the funnel-shaped cavity by a bracket (502), and the output shaft of the second servo motor (501) is coaxially fixedly connected to the medicine storage tray (300).

6. The smart medicine box structure according to claim 5, characterized in that: The medicine discharge valve further comprises an infrared signal transmitter (402) and an infrared signal receiver (403) which cooperate with each other. The infrared signal transmitter (402) is used to transmit infrared signals, and the infrared signal receiver (403) is used to receive infrared signals transmitted by the infrared signal transmitter (402).

7. A companion robot, characterized in that: The accompanying robot comprises a robot body (100), the front of the robot body (100) is provided with a control screen (101), and the back of the robot body (100) is provided with a medicine replenishing window (104) and a medicine taking cavity (105); the characteristics are: The smart medicine box structure according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is fixedly installed in the robot body (100), and the end of the medicine outlet tube (201) extends into the medicine extraction cavity (105); The housing (200) of the intelligent medicine box structure is fixedly installed in the robot body (100) via a fixing seat (106), and the medicine replenishment window (104) corresponds to the medicine storage tray (300).

8. The accompanying robot according to claim 7, characterized in that: The bottom of the robot body (100) is installed on a base (102), and the bottom of the base (102) is provided with moving wheels (103).