Electronic medicine box with positioning mechanism

By designing a positioning mechanism in the electronic medicine box, using the cooperation of the ball-head plunger and the limiting plate, the rotary cover can be accurately positioned to the target medicine tank, which solves the problem that the rotary cover is difficult to accurately rotate to the target medicine tank in the prior art, and improves the accuracy and user experience of medication.

CN222942659UActive Publication Date: 2025-06-06XIAMEN LANXING TECH CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202421251525.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-06-03
Publication Date
2025-06-06
Estimated Expiration
2034-06-03

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

When the existing electronic medicine box is taken by the user, it is difficult to accurately rotate the rotary cover to the target medicine tank, resulting in errors and inconvenience in medication.

Method used

An electronic medicine box with a positioning mechanism is designed. By providing a positioning member and a positioning groove on the lower housing and the rotating cover, the ball-head plunger and the limiting plate are used to ensure that the rotating cover can be accurately positioned to the target medicine groove during rotation.

Benefits of technology

It effectively avoids medication errors caused by users' inability to accurately rotate to the placement slot position when taking medication, reduces the time to find and confirm the placement slot position, and improves the accuracy of medication and user experience.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an electronic medicine box with a positioning mechanism. The device comprises a lower shell and an upper shell which are buckled with each other, the lower shell is fixedly provided with a plurality of placing grooves, the upper shell is rotatably provided with a rotary cover used for shielding or exposing the placing grooves, the device further comprises a positioning piece, the positioning piece is arranged on the lower shell in an up-down movable mode, the rotary cover is annularly provided with a plurality of positioning grooves, and the positioning piece is arranged on the lower shell in an up-down movable mode. The positioning grooves and the placing grooves are arranged in a one-to-one correspondence manner; when the medicine taking opening of the rotary cover is aligned with one of the placing grooves up and down, the positioning piece is clamped into one of the positioning grooves; when a user needs to take medicine, the finger is placed in the concave part, the rotating cover is rotated to the target placing groove, when the rotating cover is rotated to the target placing groove, the positioning piece is clamped into one positioning groove, and in the rotating process of the rotating cover, the positioning piece is clamped into the positioning groove, so that it is ensured that the user can accurately take the needed medicine; medicine taking errors caused by the fact that a user cannot accurately rotate to the position of the containing groove are avoided.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of electronic medicine boxes, in particular to an electronic medicine box with a positioning mechanism. Background Art

[0002] An electronic medicine box is an electronic product that integrates multiple functions, including but not limited to the management of medicine storage, administration, reminders, and records. In order to facilitate users to take out medicines more easily, most electronic medicine boxes are provided with a rotating cover on the upper shell, and a medicine dispensing port is provided on the rotating cover. The rotating cover is mainly used to cover or expose the medicine slot in the electronic medicine box; however, at present, when users rotate the rotating cover to take medicine, they sometimes mistakenly turn to the adjacent medicine slot, or the medicine dispensing port cannot be accurately rotated to the target medicine slot, and the rotating disk needs to be adjusted until the medicine dispensing port is aligned with the target medicine slot to successfully take out the medicine inside the target medicine slot, which will cause inconvenience to users during use, reducing the user experience. Utility Model Content

[0003] In view of the problems existing in the above-mentioned prior art, the utility model provides an electronic medicine box with a positioning mechanism, which can effectively solve the problems existing in the above-mentioned prior art.

[0004] The technical solution of the utility model is:

[0005] According to one aspect of the utility model, it includes: a lower shell and an upper shell that are interlocked, the lower shell is fixedly provided with a plurality of placement slots, the upper shell is rotatably provided with a rotating cover for covering or exposing the placement slots, and also includes a positioning member, the positioning member can be movably arranged on the lower shell up and down, the rotating cover is annularly provided with a plurality of positioning slots, and the positioning slots are arranged one by one with the placement slots; when the medicine taking port of the rotating cover is aligned with one of the placement slots up and down, the positioning member is inserted into one of the positioning slots.

[0006] Furthermore, the lower shell is fixedly provided with a ball plunger, and the positioning member is a positioning bead of the ball plunger.

[0007] Furthermore, it also includes a limit plate, the lower shell is provided with a mounting groove; the column of the ball plunger is embedded in the mounting groove, the limit plate is fixed to the lower shell, and the limit plate is abutted against the column, and the limit plate is provided with a clearance hole for exposing the positioning piece.

[0008] Furthermore, a first groove is provided on the edge of the rotating cover, and a limiting convex strip is provided on the inner wall of the upper shell extending inwardly; the first groove and the limiting convex strip are mutually engaged, so that the rotating cover can be rotatably arranged on the upper shell.

[0009] Furthermore, the rotating cover includes an outer frame and a shielding plate, the outer frame is provided with a hollow portion, and the shielding plate is provided with a protrusion; the shielding plate is fixed to the lower end of the outer frame, and the protrusion is embedded in the hollow portion to form a recessed portion; the outer frame is provided with a medicine taking cover which can be opened and closed.

[0010] Furthermore, the protrusion is extended in an arc shape, and the lower end surface of the protrusion is close to the notch of the placement groove.

[0011] Furthermore, the shielding plate is provided with a third groove and a flange at the inner and outer sides of the protrusion respectively, and the third groove and the flange are both fixedly connected to the outer frame.

[0012] Furthermore, the shielding plate is made of light-transmitting material.

[0013] Furthermore, a flange is fixedly provided on the outer periphery of the shielding plate, a second groove is provided on the inner side of the outer frame, and the flange is fixedly provided in the second groove.

[0014] Furthermore, a plurality of clamping members are provided on the inner wall edge of the upper shell, and a plurality of clamping slots are provided on the outer wall of the lower shell; the clamping members are rotatably and detachably clamped in the clamping slots, so that the upper shell is fixed to the lower shell.

[0015] By adopting the above technical solution, the utility model has the following beneficial effects compared with the prior art:

[0016] In this solution, when the user needs to take medicine, the user places his finger on the recessed portion and rotates the rotating cover to the target placement slot. When the rotating cover rotates to the target placement slot, the positioning piece is inserted into one of the positioning slots. During the rotation of the rotating cover, the positioning piece is inserted into the positioning slot to ensure that the user can accurately take the required medicine, thereby avoiding the user's error in taking medicine due to the inability to accurately rotate to the placement slot position, reducing the time for finding and confirming the placement slot position, and improving their use efficiency and accuracy for users with poor eyesight or inconvenient hand operation, making the electronic medicine box more user-friendly, improving the accuracy of medication, and enhancing the user experience. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the utility model or the technical solutions in the prior art, 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 utility model. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying creative work.

[0018] Figure 1 The explosion structure of the utility model is shown in FIG. Figure 1 ;

[0019] Figure 2The explosion structure of the utility model is shown in FIG. Figure 2 ;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure in which the ball plunger is installed in the lower housing in the utility model;

[0021] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the exploded structure of the rotating cover and the shielding plate in the utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the utility model;

[0023] In the figure: lower shell -1, installation groove -12, placement groove -13, card slot -14, upper shell -2, limiting convex strip -21, rotating cover -22, outer frame -221, rib -2211, first hollow part -2212, first groove -2213, second hollow part -2214, second groove -2214, shielding plate -222, positioning groove -2221, flange -2222, third groove -2223, protrusion -2224, medicine dispensing port -2225, recessed part -223, medicine dispensing cover -224, card part -23, limiting plate -3, make way hole -31, ball head plunger -4, positioning part -41, column -42, reminder device -5. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0024] The present invention is further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It is particularly noted that the following embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, but do not limit the scope of the present invention. Similarly, the following embodiments are only partial embodiments of the present invention rather than all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0025] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, the present solution provides an electronic medicine box with a positioning mechanism.

[0026] See also Figure 1 , including: a lower shell 1 and an upper shell 2 that are interlocked, the lower shell 1 is rotatably engaged with the upper shell 2, a plurality of clips 23 are provided on the inner wall edge of the upper shell 2, and a plurality of slots 14 are provided on the outer wall of the lower shell 1; the clips 23 can be rotatably and detachably connected to the slots 14, so that the upper shell 2 is fixed to the lower shell 1. Specifically, in this embodiment, the number of the clips 23 is three, and they are annularly fixed at the inner wall edge of the upper shell 2 at three equal parts, and the number of the slots 14 is three, which are arranged on the lower shell 1 corresponding to the positions of the clips 23. The lower shell 1 is fixed with a plurality of placement slots 13, and the placement slots 13 are used to place medicines. It also includes a reminder device 5, and the lower shell 1 is fixed with a reminder device 5 for setting the system time and the timing alarm.

[0027] See also Figure 1 and Figure 5 The upper shell 2 is rotatably provided with a rotating cover 22 for covering or exposing the placement slot 13. The exposure or covering of the placement slot 13 by the rotating cover 22 is achieved by opening or closing the medicine removal cover 224. A first groove 2213 is provided on the edge of the rotating cover 22, and a limiting convex strip 21 is extended inwardly on the inner wall of the upper shell 2; the first groove 2213 and the limiting convex strip 21 are mutually engaged, so that the rotating cover 22 is rotatably provided on the upper shell 2, and the rotating cover 22 is ejected and assembled from the inside of the upper shell 2 to the outside, so that the limiting convex strip 21 is stuck in the first groove 2213, thereby realizing the rotation of the rotating cover 22 on the upper shell 2.

[0028] See also Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 5 , further comprising a positioning member 41, which is movably disposed on the lower shell 1, and the rotating cover 22 is provided with a plurality of positioning grooves 2221 in an annular distribution, and the positioning grooves 2221 are arranged one by one with the placement grooves 13; when the medicine dispensing port 2225 of the rotating cover 22 is aligned with one of the placement grooves 13, the positioning member 4 is inserted into one of the positioning grooves 2221. The lower shell 1 is fixed with a ball plunger 4, and the positioning member 41 is a positioning bead of the ball plunger 4.

[0029] See also Figures 1 to 3 , also includes a limit plate 3, the lower shell 1 is provided with a mounting groove 12; the column 42 of the ball plunger 4 is embedded in the interior of the mounting groove 12, the limit plate 3 is fixed to the lower shell 1, and the limit plate 3 abuts against the column 42, so that the column 42 is fixedly installed in the interior of the mounting groove 12, the limit plate 3 is provided with a clearance hole 31 for exposing the positioning member 41, and the limit plate 3 is provided to prevent the column 42 from shaking or deflecting.

[0030] See also Figures 1 to 4The rotating cover 22 includes an outer frame 221 and a shielding plate 222. In this embodiment, the shielding plate 222 is made of a light-transmitting material, including but not limited to a light-transmitting plastic plate, so that the user can see the medicine inside the placement slot 13. The outer frame 221 and the shielding plate 222 are welded by ultrasonic welding. The outer frame 221 is provided with a first hollow portion 2212 and a second hollow portion 2214. An annular rib 2211 is formed between the first hollow portion 2212 and the second hollow portion 2214. The shielding plate 222 is provided with a protrusion 2224; the shielding plate 222 is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the outer frame 221, and the protrusion 2224 is embedded in the hollow portion 2212 to form a recessed portion 223. The recessed portion 223 is convenient for the user to rotate the rotating cover 22. The protrusion 2224 is extended in an arc shape, and the lower end surface of the protrusion 2224 is close to the notch of the placement slot 13. The shielding plate 222 is respectively provided with a third groove 2223 and a flange 2222 on the inner and outer sides of the protrusion 2224. The third groove 2223 and the flange 2222 are both fixedly connected to the outer frame 221, and the rib 2211 is fixed in the third groove 2223; the shielding plate 222 is fixedly provided with a flange 2222 on the outer periphery, and a second groove 2214 is provided on the inner side of the outer frame 221, and the flange 2222 is fixed in the second groove 2214; the stability between the shielding plate 222 and the outer frame 221 is improved by the flange 2222 and the rib 2211.

[0031] See also Figure 4 The outer frame 221 is provided with a medicine dispensing cover 224 which can be opened and closed. Specifically, the medicine dispensing cover 224 is hingedly provided on the outer frame 221 , and the medicine dispensing cover 224 is provided correspondingly to the medicine dispensing port 2225 .

[0032] Working principle: When the user needs to take medicine, the user places the finger on the recessed portion 223 and rotates the rotating cover 22 to the target placement slot 13. When the rotating cover 22 rotates, the positioning piece 41 of the ball plunger 4 moves up and down on the rotating cover 22. When the rotating cover 22 rotates to the target placement slot 13, the positioning piece 41 is stuck in one of the positioning slots 2221. During the rotation of the rotating cover 22, the ball plunger 4 can be accurately positioned in the target placement slot 13, ensuring that the user can accurately take the required medicine.

[0033] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments may still be modified, or some of the technical features may be replaced by equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not deviate the essence of the corresponding technical solutions from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An electronic medicine box with a positioning mechanism, comprising: A lower shell (1) and an upper shell (2) are interlocked, the lower shell (1) is fixedly provided with a plurality of placement grooves (13), the upper shell (2) is rotatably provided with a rotating cover (22) for covering or exposing the placement grooves (13), and is characterized in that it also includes a positioning member (41), the positioning member (41) can be movably arranged on the lower shell (1) up and down, the rotating cover (22) is annularly distributed with a plurality of positioning grooves (2221), and the positioning grooves (2221) are arranged one-to-one with the placement grooves (13); when the medicine dispensing port (2225) of the rotating cover (22) is aligned with one of the placement grooves (13) up and down, the positioning member (41) is snapped into one of the positioning grooves (2221).

2. An electronic medicine box with a positioning mechanism as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The lower housing (1) is fixedly provided with a ball plunger (4), and the positioning member (41) is a positioning bead of the ball plunger (4).

3. An electronic medicine box with a positioning mechanism as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes a limit plate (3), the lower shell (1) is provided with a mounting groove (12); the column (42) of the ball plunger (4) is embedded in the mounting groove (12), the limit plate (3) is fixed to the lower shell (1), and the limit plate (3) and the column (42) are in contact with each other, and the limit plate (3) is provided with a clearance hole (31) for exposing the positioning member (41).

4. An electronic medicine box with a positioning mechanism as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The edge of the rotating cover (22) is provided with a first groove (2213), and the inner wall of the upper shell (2) is provided with a limiting convex strip (21) extending inwardly; the first groove (2213) and the limiting convex strip (21) are mutually engaged, so that the rotating cover (22) can be rotatably arranged on the upper shell (2).

5. The electronic medicine box with a positioning mechanism as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating cover (22) comprises an outer frame (221) and a shielding plate (222); the outer frame (221) is provided with a hollow portion (2212), and the shielding plate (222) is provided with a protrusion (2224); the shielding plate (222) is fixedly arranged at the lower end of the outer frame (221), and the protrusion (2224) is embedded in the first hollow portion (2212) to form a recessed portion (223); the outer frame (221) is provided with a medicine dispensing cover (224) which can be opened and closed.

6. An electronic medicine box with a positioning mechanism as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The protrusion (2224) is extended in an arc shape, and the lower end surface of the protrusion (2224) is close to the notch of the placement groove (13).

7. An electronic medicine box with a positioning mechanism as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The shielding plate (222) is provided with a third groove (2223) and a flange (2222) at the inner and outer sides of the protrusion (2224), respectively; the third groove (2223) and the flange (2222) are both fixedly connected to the outer frame (221).

8. An electronic medicine box with a positioning mechanism as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The shielding plate (222) is made of a light-transmitting material.

9. An electronic medicine box with a positioning mechanism as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that: The shielding plate (222) is fixedly provided with a flange (2222) on its outer periphery, a second groove (2214) is provided on the inner side of the outer frame (221), and the flange (2222) is fixedly provided in the second groove (2214).

10. The electronic medicine box with a positioning mechanism as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall edge of the upper shell (2) is provided with a plurality of clamping members (23), and the outer wall of the lower shell (1) is provided with a plurality of clamping slots (14); the clamping members (23) are rotatably and detachably clamped in the clamping slots (14), so that the upper shell (2) is fixed to the lower shell (1).