Round or oval tablet cutting device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a round or oval tablet cutting device which comprises an upper box cover and a lower box body. A blade is arranged in the upper box cover; the lower box body comprises a left box body and a right box body which are symmetrical in structure; a fixed plate and a medicine guide plate are mounted on the upper end surface of the left box body and the front bin; a first arc-shaped notch is formed in the upper end face of the left box body close to the medicine guide plate and is combined with the first arc-shaped notch in the right box body to form a first through hole; a rotary table capable of rotating and moving in the length direction of the first through hole is arranged in the first through hole, and the upper end face of the rotary table is flush with the upper end face of the left box body; a tray is coaxially arranged below the turntable; the upper end face of the left box body and the position of the rear bin are provided with medicine falling holes capable of accommodating a single tablet to fall; medicine storage drawers capable of being horizontally pulled are arranged in the rear bins of the left box body and the right box body, and the medicine storage drawers are provided with medicine storage bins corresponding to the two medicine falling holes respectively. According to the tablet cutting device, tablets in different shapes can be evenly cut, and hand touch is not needed during tablet cutting.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of tablet cutting equipment, and particularly relates to a tablet cutter for circular or oval tablets. Background Art

[0002] For some drugs, since there is no corresponding dosage, doctors will require patients to take only 1 / 2 or 1 / 4 of a tablet at a time. However, the existing tablet cutters have the following technical problems: First, before use, the tablet needs to be manually placed at a designated position, and in some cases, it needs to be repeatedly pushed and placed to ensure that the tablet is in the center of the cutting position; Second, for non-circular tablets, it is difficult to find the cutting center line, resulting in the dosage of the tablet not meeting the doctor's order; Third, the current cutters need to use fingers to put in and take out the tablets, which is unhygienic. Therefore, a tablet cutter is proposed that can cut tablets evenly for different shapes of tablets and does not require hands to touch during cutting. Summary of the Invention

[0003] In view of the technical problems in the background art, the utility model provides a circular or oval tablet cutter that can cut tablets evenly for different shapes of tablets and does not require hands to touch during cutting. To achieve the above object, the utility model provides the following technical solutions:

[0004] A circular or oval tablet cutter includes an upper box cover, a lower box body, and a tablet rotator;

[0005] One end of the upper box cover is hinged to one end of the lower box body;

[0006] At the central position inside the upper box cover, a blade is arranged parallel to the length direction of the upper box cover;

[0007] The tablet rotator includes a chassis, a turntable, and a columnar connecting piece. The turntable is installed above the chassis through the columnar connecting piece, and the turntable, the columnar connecting piece, and the chassis are coaxial;

[0008] The lower box body includes a left box body and a right box body with symmetric structures; the openings of the left box body and the right box body face each other; cavities are provided inside the left box body and the right box body, and the cavities are separated into a front bin and a rear bin by a partition;

[0009] On the upper end faces of the left box body and the right box body, and at the position of the front bin, a fixing plate and a medicine guiding plate are respectively installed. The medicine guiding plates of the left box body and the right box body are arranged in a flared shape, and the small mouths of the flares face the fixing plate; a first arc-shaped notch is opened at the position of the upper end face of the left box body near the medicine guiding plate, and forms a first through hole in combination with the first arc-shaped notch on the right box body; the turntable is located in the first through hole, and the upper end face of the turntable is flush with the upper surfaces of the left and right box bodies;

[0010] The side walls of the left box body and the right box body that are away from each other are provided with openings for accommodating the chassis; the chassis is rotatably arranged in the front compartments of the left box body and the right box body, and the edge of the chassis extends out of the openings of the left box body and the right box body. In this way, as long as the tablets are placed in the bell mouth and the cutter is slightly tilted, the tablets will naturally slide to the bottom of the bell mouth and fall on the turntable. At this time, rub the chassis exposed from the opening by hand to drive the turntable to rotate, align the center line of the tablet with the blade edge, and press the upper box cover to divide the tablet equally.

[0011] Preferably, the columnar connecting piece extends out from the chassis; the bottom surfaces of the left box body and the right box body are respectively provided with second arc-shaped notches; the second arc-shaped notch on the left box body and the second arc-shaped notch on the right box body form a second through hole that is adapted to the columnar connecting piece that can extend out after combination; the bottom of the columnar connecting piece is arranged in the second through hole. When rubbing the chassis, if the left and right forces are uneven, it will cause the rotation axis of the tablet rotator to deviate, resulting in difficult rotation. Limiting the turntable to rotate in the first through hole and the columnar connecting piece to rotate in the second through hole can fix the rotation axis of the tablet rotator and avoid difficult rotation caused by uneven left and right forces.

[0012] Preferably, the first through hole and the second through hole are circular or waist-shaped. When the first through hole and the second through hole are circular, the tablet rotator can only rotate in place and can cut quasi-circular tablets; when the first through hole and the second through hole are waist-shaped, the tablet rotator can move back and forth and rotate. When cutting longer tablets such as olive-shaped tablets, the tablet can be first moved to the larger end of the bell mouth and then rotated to the place where the neutral line coincides with the blade edge and then cut.

[0013] Preferably, the tablet rotator further includes a tray, the tray is arranged below the turntable, the upper surface of the tray is closely attached to the inner wall of the top surface of the front compartment, and the diameter of the tray is larger than that of the turntable. When the first through hole and the second through hole are waist-shaped, it can also fill the gap between the turntable and the first through hole to prevent the tablets from falling into the gap.

[0014] Preferably, the upper end surfaces of the left box body and the right box body and the position of the rear compartment are provided with medicine dropping holes; a horizontally pullable medicine storage drawer is arranged in the rear compartments of the left box body and the right box body, and a baffle is provided in the middle of the medicine storage drawer to divide the medicine storage drawer into two separate left and right medicine storage compartments. The cut tablets fall into the left and right medicine storage compartments respectively, and when taking them, it is always ensured that the other half of the tablets is in a sealed state to maintain a hygienic environment.

[0015] Preferably, the upper box cover and the lower box body can be opened and closed at 180°. It can make the tablets conveniently fall into the bell mouth without touching by fingers, ensuring hygiene.

[0016] Preferably, a plurality of anti-slip protrusions are evenly distributed on the upper end surface of the turntable. To prevent the tablets from slipping when moving or rotating.

[0017] Preferably, the upper box cover, the left box body and the right box body are all made of transparent materials, which is convenient for observing the movement of the tablets and the storage condition of the medicine.

[0018] Preferably, the left box body and the right box body are connected by gluing or tenoning. For the convenience of assembly, the lower box body is designed into two symmetrical halves. When assembling, the two halves of the lower box body can be bonded with an adhesive, or tenons and mortises can be made on the contact surfaces for tenoning.

[0019] Advantageous effects: Compared with the prior art, the advantages of the present invention are as follows: It can achieve uniform cutting of tablets with different shapes. At the same time, during the cutting process, there is no need to touch the tablets by hand, ensuring the hygiene of the medicine. Description of the Drawings

[0020] Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the tablet cutter box of the present utility model (the upper box cover is in the open state);

[0021] Figure 2 is a schematic structural diagram of the tablet cutter box of the present utility model (the upper box cover is in the closed state);

[0022] Figure 3 is an installation schematic diagram of the tablet cutter box of the present utility model;

[0023] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the position of the second arc-shaped notch in the present utility model;

[0024] In the figure, 1 - upper box cover, 2 - blade, 3 - tray, 4 - lower box body, 401 - first through hole, 402 - second through hole, 5 - left box body, 501 - first arc-shaped notch, 502 - second arc-shaped notch, 503 - opening, 504 - medicine dropping hole, 6 - right box body, 601 - front bin, 602 - rear bin, 7 - turntable, 8 - medicine storage drawer, 801 - medicine storage bin, 9 - fixing plate, 10 - medicine guiding plate, 11 - chassis, 12 - columnar connecting piece, 13 - partition board. Detailed Embodiments

[0025] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to examples. All raw materials used in the present invention are commercially available products.

[0026] Example 1

[0027] As Figures 1-4 shown, a circular or oval tablet cutter includes an upper box cover 1 and a lower box body 4;

[0028] One end of the upper box cover 1 is hinged to one end of the lower box body 4; at the central position inside the upper box cover 1, a blade 2 is arranged parallel to the length direction of the upper box cover 1;

[0029] The lower box body 4 includes a left box body 5 and a right box body 6 with symmetrical structures; the openings 503 of the left box body 5 and the right box body 6 are symmetrically arranged opposite to each other; cavities are provided inside the left box body 5 and the right box body 6, and the cavities are separated into a front bin 601 and a rear bin 602 by a partition plate 13;

[0030] A fixing plate 9 and a medicine guiding plate 10 are installed at the position of the front bin 601 on the upper end face of the left box body 5. The medicine guiding plates 10 of the left box body 5 and the right box body 6 are arranged in a horn shape, and the small mouth of the horn faces the fixing plate 9; a first arc-shaped notch 501 is opened at the position of the upper end face of the left box body 5 close to the medicine guiding plate 10, and a first through hole 401 is formed after being combined with the first arc-shaped notch 501 on the right box body 6; in this embodiment, the first through hole 401 is waist-shaped, and a turntable 7 that can rotate and move along the length direction of the first through hole 401 is arranged inside. The upper end face of the turntable 7 is flush with the upper end face of the left box body 5; a tray 3 is coaxially arranged below the turntable 7, and the diameter of the tray 3 is larger than the arc diameter of the first through hole 401; the function of the tray 3 is to be able to block the first through hole 401 after sliding and prevent the tablets from falling out of the first through hole 401.

[0031] A medicine dropping hole 504 capable of accommodating the dropping of a single tablet is provided at the position of the rear bin 602 on the upper end face of the left box body 5; a horizontally pullable medicine storage drawer 8 is provided in the rear bin 602 of the left box body 5 and the right box body 6, and medicine storage bins 801 corresponding to the two medicine dropping holes 504 are respectively provided on the medicine storage drawer 8;

[0032] When cutting the tablets, the cutting edge of the blade 2 abuts against the upper end faces of the left box body 5 and the right box body 6.

[0033] The tablet cutter further includes a chassis 11; openings 503 capable of accommodating the chassis 11 are provided on the side walls of the left box body 5 and the right box body 6 away from each other; the chassis 11 is rotatably arranged in the front bin 601 of the left box body 5 and the right box body 6, and the edge of the chassis 11 extends out of the openings 503 of the left box body 5 and the right box body 6; the tray 3 is installed above the chassis 11 through a columnar connecting piece 12 and is coaxial with the chassis 11, and the columnar connecting piece 12 extends out from the bottom of the chassis 11.

[0034] Second arc-shaped notches 502 are respectively provided on the bottom surfaces of the left box body 5 and the right box body 6; a second through hole 402 that allows the columnar connecting piece to move horizontally and is adapted to the bottom of the columnar connecting piece is formed after the second arc-shaped notch 502 of the left box body 5 is combined with the second arc-shaped notch 502 on the right box body 6; the columnar connecting piece 12 extending out from the bottom of the chassis 11 is located in the second through hole 402, and the second through hole is waist-shaped.

[0035] The upper box cover 1, the left box body 5 and the right box body 6 are all made of transparent materials, which is convenient for observing the movement of the tablets and the storage condition of the medicine.

[0036] Preferably, the upper box cover 1 and the lower box body 4 can be opened and closed at 180°, which can allow the tablets to conveniently fall into the flared opening without the need to touch with fingers, ensuring hygiene.

[0037] The upper end surface of the rotating disk 7 is evenly distributed with a number of anti-skid protrusions, which may be pointed bosses or other shapes, in order to increase friction and prevent the tablets from slipping.

[0038] The left box body and the right box body are connected by gluing or mortise and tenon. For ease of assembly, the lower box body is designed as two halves that are bilaterally symmetrical. During assembly, the two halves of the lower box body can be bonded by adhesive or mortises and tenons can be made on the contact surface to implement mortise and tenon.

[0039] The working principle and process of this utility model:

[0040] like Figures 1-4 As shown, for round tablets, when cutting the tablets, place the tablets on the turntable 7, move the bottom plate 11 so that the tablets on the turntable 7 are located in the middle of the two medicine guide plates 10, and cover the upper box cover 1 on the lower box body 4. After the tablets are cut, shake the medicine cutter to move the two cut tablets until they fall into the corresponding medicine drop holes 504 and then enter the corresponding medicine storage bin 801.

[0041] For oval tablets, by moving the bottom plate 11, the bottom plate 11 and the turntable 7 can rotate and move in the corresponding second waist-shaped groove 402 and the first waist-shaped groove 401 respectively, so as to rotate the tablet to a suitable position, and then the tablet is divided into two by the blade 2, and then shaken as described above until the tablet falls into the corresponding medicine storage bin 801.

[0042] When cutting round tablets into quarters, eighths, etc., the cutting method is the same as that of oval tablets.

[0043] The present invention has been described according to the above embodiments. It should be understood that the above embodiments do not limit the present invention in any form. Any technical solutions obtained by equivalent replacement or equivalent transformation shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A round or oval tablet cutter, characterized in that: It includes an upper box cover, a lower box body and a tablet rotator; One end of the upper box cover is hinged to one end of the lower box body; A blade is arranged at the center of the upper box cover and parallel to the length direction of the upper box cover; The tablet rotator comprises a chassis, a rotating disk and a columnar connecting member, wherein the rotating disk is mounted above the chassis via the columnar connecting member and the rotating disk, the columnar connecting member and the chassis are coaxial; The lower box body comprises a left box body and a right box body which are symmetrically arranged in structure; the openings of the left box body and the right box body are opposite to each other; a cavity is provided inside the left box body and the right box body, and the cavity is divided into a front compartment and a rear compartment by a partition; The upper end surfaces of the left box body and the right box body are respectively provided with a fixed plate and a medicine guide plate at the front compartment position, and the medicine guide plates of the left box body and the right box body are arranged in a trumpet shape, with the trumpet mouth facing the fixed plate; a first arc-shaped notch is provided at the upper end surface of the left box body near the medicine guide plate, and a first through hole is formed after being combined with the first arc-shaped notch on the right box body; the turntable is located in the first through hole, and the upper end surface of the turntable is flush with the upper surfaces of the left and right box bodies; The side walls of the left and right boxes away from each other are provided with openings for accommodating the chassis; the chassis is rotatably arranged in the front compartments of the left and right boxes, and the edges of the chassis extend out of the openings of the left and right boxes.

2. A round or oval tablet cutter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The columnar connecting member extends out from the chassis; the bottom surfaces of the left box body and the right box body are respectively provided with a second arc-shaped notch; the second arc-shaped notch of the left box body is combined with the second arc-shaped notch on the right box body to form a second through hole adapted for the extended columnar connecting member; the bottom of the columnar connecting member is arranged in the second through hole.

3. A round or oval tablet cutter according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first through hole and the second through hole are circular or waist-shaped.

4. A round or oval tablet cutter according to claim 3, characterized in that: The tablet rotator also includes a tray, which is arranged below the turntable, with the upper surface of the tray in close contact with the inner wall of the top surface of the front bin, and the diameter of the tray is larger than the turntable.

5. A round or oval tablet cutter according to claim 1, characterized in that: Medicine dropping holes are arranged on the upper end surfaces and rear bins of the left and right box bodies; horizontally pullable medicine storage drawers are arranged in the rear bins of the left and right box bodies, and the medicine storage drawers are divided into two separate left and right medicine storage bins by a baffle in the middle.

6. A round or oval tablet cutter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper box cover and the lower box body can be opened and closed at 180 degrees.

7. A round or oval tablet cutter according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: A plurality of anti-slip protrusions are evenly distributed on the upper end surface of the turntable.

8. A round or oval tablet cutter according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The upper box cover, the left box body and the right box body are all made of transparent material.

9. A round or oval tablet cutter according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left box body and the right box body are connected by gluing or mortise and tenon joints.

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