Automatic dispensing device

Abstract

The utility model discloses an automatic medicine dispensing device which comprises a medicine storage cabinet and a control portion, the medicine storage cabinet is a rectangular cabinet body with the front portion and the rear portion opened, medicine storage partition plates are movably placed in the medicine storage cabinet, the medicine storage partition plates are obliquely placed towards the front end in the medicine storage cabinet, and notches are formed in the medicine storage partition plates; the control part is in communication connection with a rail part and a moving part, the rail part comprises a rail strip, the moving part comprises a sliding piece matched with the first sliding groove for use, a medicine picking rod matched with the notch for use is fixedly arranged at the top of the sliding piece, the medicine picking rod inclines towards the front end, and a medicine receiving plate is fixedly connected to the front portion of the medicine picking rod. The sliding part is driven to move to the notch through the rail part and the moving part, the medicine picking rod is controlled to move upwards to pick the medicine out of the medicine storage partition plate, and therefore the purpose that the situation that the medicine bottle is broken due to the fact that the medicine is popped out through a popping mechanism is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of medicine storage and transportation devices, in particular to an automatic medicine dispensing device which can prevent medicines from being damaged by falling. Background Art

[0002] Due to the high degree of automation, the automatic medicine dispensing device makes the entire medicine dispensing process efficient and convenient, which not only saves hospital manpower and improves the efficiency of medicine dispensing, but also greatly shortens the waiting time for patients to pick up medicine. It is currently widely used in hospital pharmacies.

[0003] When the patient completes payment at the hospital, the prescription information will be transmitted to the automatic dispensing device. The device then uses the built-in control system to accurately determine the location and quantity of the required medicines, and uses the automatic pop-up mechanism set in the medicine storage compartment to pop the required medicines out of the medicine storage compartment. The medicines are then sent to the designated medicine collection location through the transmission mechanism. However, for some medicines in glass bottles, this pop-up method can easily cause the medicine bottles to break and the medicine liquid to leak, which not only contaminates other medicines but also causes economic losses to the hospital. Utility Model Content

[0004] The purpose of the utility model is to provide a medicine picking rod to pick medicine out of the medicine storage partition, so as to solve the problem in the above background technology that the medicine is easily broken by using an ejection mechanism to eject the medicine from the medicine storage compartment.

[0005] The specific technical solutions of the utility model are as follows:

[0006] The medicine dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the medicine storage cabinet is a rectangular cabinet body opened at the front and back, and a medicine storage partition is movably placed inside the medicine storage cabinet, and the medicine storage partition is tilted toward the front end in the medicine storage cabinet, and a notch is provided on the medicine storage partition; the control unit is communicatively connected to a track unit and a moving unit, and the track unit includes a track bar, and a stepper motor 1 is provided on the track bar, and the top end of the shaft of the stepper motor 1 is fixedly connected to a gear 1, and a rack 1 for matching the gear 1 is vertically provided on the side surface of the medicine storage cabinet; the track bar is provided with a slide groove, and the moving unit includes a sliding member matched with the slide groove, and the sliding member is fixedly connected with a stepper motor 2, and the top end of the shaft of the stepper motor 2 is fixedly connected with a gear 2, the track bar is provided with a rack 2 for matching the gear 2, and a medicine picking rod matched with the notch is fixedly provided on the top of the sliding member, and the medicine picking rod is tilted toward the front end, and the front of the medicine picking rod is fixedly connected to the medicine receiving plate.

[0007] Furthermore, the inner surfaces of the vertical walls on both sides of the medicine storage cabinet have several straight grooves relative to the vertical array, and the two sides of the medicine storage partition are respectively provided with convex strips matching the straight grooves. The upper surface of the medicine storage partition has several vertical plates in a horizontal array, and there are several grooves, which are respectively located between two adjacent vertical plates. The back surface of the medicine storage partition is provided with several label pasting grooves, and the label pasting grooves are respectively located between two adjacent vertical plates.

[0008] Furthermore, a stepping motor 1 is respectively provided at both ends of the lower surface of the track bar, and a rack 1 for use with the gear 1 is respectively vertically provided on the two side facades of the medicine storage cabinet.

[0009] Furthermore, a second slide groove is vertically provided at a position of the rack 1 close to the side wall of the medicine storage cabinet, and sliding blocks for use with the second slide groove are respectively provided at both ends of the rear vertical surface of the track bar.

[0010] Furthermore, a step is movably connected at the lower interior of the medicine storage cabinet, a padding strip is provided at the bottom of the step, a hand buckle groove is provided on the front facade of the padding strip, shaft rods are provided on both side facades of the step, and shaft holes are provided on the inner facades on both sides of the medicine storage cabinet for matching the shaft rods.

[0011] Furthermore, the slide groove 1 is a through groove that passes through the upper and lower surfaces of the track bar, the sliding member is provided with a sliding hole, the front wall of the sliding member passes through the slide groove 1, and is sleeved on the track bar through the sliding hole.

[0012] Furthermore, the second stepping motor is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the sliding member, and the second rack is located on the lower surface of the track bar.

[0013] Furthermore, the upper surface of the medicine receiving plate is movably connected to a medicine receiving box, a positioning groove is provided at the bottom of the medicine receiving box, and a positioning block is provided on the upper surface of the medicine receiving plate to match the positioning groove.

[0014] Furthermore, an operation cabinet is fixedly connected to an outer facade of one side of the medicine storage cabinet, and a plurality of storage plates are fixedly provided inside the operation cabinet, and the medicine receiving box can be placed between two adjacent storage plates.

[0015] Furthermore, the control unit is located on the upper surface of the operating cabinet, and the control unit includes a shell, in which a microcontroller is provided, and the microcontroller is communicatively connected to a motor driver chip, a Wi-Fi module, a touch screen and a scanning camera, and the motor driver chip is communicatively connected to stepper motor one and stepper motor two, and the microcontroller is electrically connected to a power switch, and the power switch is electrically connected to an external power cord jack, the touch screen and the scanning camera are located on the front facade of the shell, and the power switch and the external power cord jack are respectively located on the side facades of the shell.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] When the patient completes the payment for drug purchase in the hospital, the hospital payment system transmits the prescription information to the control unit of the automatic drug dispensing device via wireless Wi-Fi. The microcontroller receives the prescription information and determines the location and quantity of the required drugs based on the drug information stored in advance. The motor driver chip then controls stepper motor 1 and stepper motor 2 to move the slider to the bottom of the slot on the drug storage partition where the drugs are located. The stepper motor 1 controls the slider to move upward, and the medicine picking rod picks out the drugs through the slot, and the drugs slide into the medicine receiving box. After the drugs are taken, the medical staff can take the medicine receiving box away, check the drugs in the medicine receiving box and distribute them to the patient. The drugs sliding into the medicine receiving box avoids the risk of drugs falling and breaking, prevents broken drugs from contaminating other drugs, avoids economic losses to the hospital, and improves the efficiency of patients buying drugs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the back of an embodiment of the utility model;

[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the embodiment of the utility model after the steps are opened;

[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the assembled three-dimensional structure of the medicine storage cabinet, the operating cabinet and the control unit in the embodiment of the present utility model;

[0022] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of point A in the middle;

[0023] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the medicine storage partition in the embodiment of the present utility model;

[0024] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the step in the embodiment of the present utility model;

[0025] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the assembled three-dimensional structure of the track portion and the moving portion in an embodiment of the present utility model;

[0026] Figure 9 for Figure 8 A partial enlarged schematic diagram of point B in the middle;

[0027] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the sliding member in the embodiment of the present utility model;

[0028] Figure 11 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the medicine receiving box in the embodiment of the present utility model;

[0029] Figure 12 This is the principle diagram of the control system of this utility model;

[0030] Reference numerals:

[0031] 1. Medicine storage cabinet; 11. Rack 1; 111. Slide 2; 12. Straight groove; 13. Axis hole;

[0032] 2. Control unit; 21. Housing; 22. Touch screen; 23. Scanning camera; 24. Power switch; 25. External power cord jack;

[0033] 3. Drug storage partition; 31. Notch; 32. Raised strip; 33. Vertical plate; 34. Label sticking slot;

[0034] 4. Track unit; 41. Track bar; 411. Slideway 1; 412. Rack 2; 413. Slider; 42. Stepper motor 1; 421. Gear 1;

[0035] 5. Moving part; 51. Sliding part; 511. Sliding hole; 52. Stepper motor 2; 521. Gear 2; 53. Medicine picking rod; 531. Medicine receiving plate; 532. Positioning block;

[0036] 6. Step; 61. Heightening bar; 62. Handle slot; 63. Shaft;

[0037] 7. Connect medicine box; 71. Positioning slot;

[0038] 8. Operation cabinet; 81. Storage board. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0039] In order to better understand the purpose, structure and function of the present invention, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0040] In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "back", "left", "right", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside" and the like indicate directions or positional relationships based on the attached Figure 1 The orientation or positional relationship shown is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operate in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

[0041] See Figures 1 to 12The medicine dispensing device of the present embodiment discloses an automatic medicine dispensing device, comprising a medicine storage cabinet 1 and a control unit 2, wherein the medicine storage cabinet 1 is a rectangular cabinet body opened at the front and back, and a medicine storage partition 3 is movably placed inside the medicine storage cabinet 1, and the medicine storage partition 3 is tilted toward the front end in the medicine storage cabinet 1, which is conducive to the medicine placed on the medicine storage partition 3 sliding downward by gravity. The medicine storage partition 3 is provided with a notch 31, and the front end of the notch 31 is provided with an anti-skid pad. When the medicine slides to the notch 31, the anti-skid pad can effectively prevent the medicine from continuing to slide down, causing the medicine to fall; the control unit 2 is communicatively connected to the track unit 4 and the moving unit 5, and the track unit 4 includes a track bar 41, and a stepping motor 42 is provided on the track bar 41. The top end of the shaft of the stepping motor 42 is fixedly connected to a gear 421, and the side elevation of the medicine storage cabinet 1 is vertically provided with a gear 421 for matching with the gear 421. The rack 11 of the stepper motor 42 can drive the track bar 41 to move up and down through the meshing of the gear 421 and the rack 11; the track bar 41 is provided with a slide groove 411, and the moving part 5 includes a sliding member 51 for matching the slide groove 411, and the sliding member 51 is fixedly connected to the stepper motor 2 52, and the top of the machine shaft of the stepper motor 2 52 is fixedly connected to the gear 2 521. The track bar 41 is provided with a rack 2 412 for matching the gear 2 521, and the stepper motor 2 52 can drive the sliding member 51 to move left and right through the meshing of the gear 2 521 and the rack 2 412, and the stepper motor 2 52 can drive the sliding member 51 to move left and right, and the top of the sliding member 51 is fixedly provided with a medicine picking rod 53 for matching the notch 31, and the medicine picking rod 53 is inclined to the front end, and the front part of the medicine picking rod 53 is fixedly connected to the medicine receiving plate 531. When the medicine picking rod 53 picks up the medicine, the medicine can slide onto the medicine receiving plate 531 by gravity.

[0042] The inner surfaces of the vertical walls on both sides of the medicine storage cabinet 1 are provided with several straight grooves 12 in a relative vertical array, and the two sides of the medicine storage partition 3 are respectively provided with convex strips 32 for matching the straight grooves 12. The medicine storage partition 3 is installed in the medicine storage cabinet 1 through the cooperation of the convex strips 32 and the straight grooves 12. The upper surface of the medicine storage partition 3 is provided with several vertical panels 33 in a horizontal array, which can divide the medicine storage partition 3 into several small medicine storage bins. There are several notches 31, and they are respectively located between two adjacent vertical panels 33. The back surface of the medicine storage partition 3 is provided with several label pasting slots 34, and the label pasting slots 34 are respectively located between two adjacent vertical panels 33. Labels marked with the name of the medicine can be pasted, which helps to find the corresponding position when replenishing the medicine and prevent the wrong medicine from being replenished.

[0043] A stepper motor 42 is provided at each end of the lower surface of the track bar 41, and a rack 11 is vertically provided on both sides of the facade of the medicine storage cabinet 1 for use with the gear 421. The two stepper motors 42 are located on the left and right sides, which can make the track bar 41 run up and down more smoothly.

[0044] A second slide groove 111 is vertically provided at a position of the rack 11 close to the side wall of the medicine storage cabinet 1, and sliders 413 for use with the second slide groove 111 are respectively provided at both ends of the rear facade of the track bar 41. The cooperation between the second slide groove 111 and the slider 413 makes the position of the track bar 41 more stable.

[0045] A step 6 is movably connected at the lower part of the interior of the medicine storage cabinet 1, which can be stepped on by medical staff to replenish the medicines on the upper part of the medicine storage cabinet 1. A padding strip 61 is provided at the bottom of the step 6, and a hand buckle groove 62 is provided on the front facade of the padding strip 61 to facilitate medical staff to operate the step 6. The facades on both sides of the step 6 are respectively provided with shaft rods 63, and the inner facades on both sides of the medicine storage cabinet 1 are respectively provided with shaft holes 13 matching the shaft rods 63, and the step 6 can be operated and stored by flipping it over.

[0046] The slide groove 1 411 is a through groove that passes through the upper and lower surfaces of the track bar 41. The sliding member 51 is provided with a sliding hole 511. The front wall of the sliding member 51 passes through the slide groove 1 411 and is sleeved on the track bar 41 through the sliding hole 511. The sliding member 51 is sleeved on the track bar 41, which can prevent the sliding member 51 from falling off and make the sliding member 51 more secure during use.

[0047] The second stepper motor 52 is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the sliding member 51, and the second rack 412 is located on the lower surface of the track bar 41. The upper surface of the medicine receiving plate 531 is movably connected to the medicine receiving box 7. The medicine receiving box 7 can increase the medicine storage capacity. A positioning groove 71 is provided at the bottom of the medicine receiving box 7, and a positioning block 532 is provided on the upper surface of the medicine receiving plate 531 to match the positioning groove 71. By clamping the positioning block 532 in the positioning groove 71, the medicine receiving box 7 is prevented from sliding off the medicine receiving plate 531.

[0048] An operation cabinet 8 is fixedly connected to the outer facade of one side of the medicine storage cabinet 1. A plurality of storage plates 81 are fixedly provided inside the operation cabinet 8. The medicine receiving box 7 can be placed between two adjacent storage plates 81.

[0049] The control unit 2 is located on the upper surface of the operating cabinet 8. The control unit 2 includes a shell 21. A microcontroller is provided in the shell 21. The microcontroller is communicatively connected to a motor driver chip, a Wi-Fi module, a touch screen 22, and a scanning camera 23. The Wi-Fi module is used to receive prescription information transmitted by the hospital payment system. The motor driver chip is communicatively connected to the stepper motor 1 42 and the stepper motor 2 52. The motor driver chip is used to control the movement of the stepper motor 1 42 and the stepper motor 2 52. The touch screen 22 is used to display prescription information for the convenience of medical staff. To check and verify the medicines, the scanning camera 23 can scan the QR code on the patient's medicine purchase payment receipt to pick up the medicine, adding another method for obtaining prescription information to the control unit 2. The microcontroller is electrically connected to a power switch 24, and the power switch 24 is electrically connected to an external power cord jack 25. The external power supply is connected to the external power cord jack 25 through a power cord to supply power to the control unit 2. The touch screen 22 and the scanning camera 23 are located on the front facade of the shell 21, and the power switch 24 and the external power cord jack 25 are respectively located on the side facades of the shell 21.

[0050] Working principle: After the patient completes the payment for purchasing medicine in the hospital, the hospital payment system transmits the prescription information to the control unit 2 of the automatic dispensing device via wireless Wi-Fi. The microcontroller receives the prescription information and determines the location and quantity of the required medicine based on the medicine information stored in advance. The motor driver chip then controls the stepper motor 1 42 and the stepper motor 2 52 to move the slider 51 to the bottom of the slot 31 of the medicine storage partition 3 where the medicine is located. The stepper motor 1 42 controls the slider 51 to move upward, and the medicine picking rod 53 passes through the slot 31 to pick out the medicine, and the medicine slides into the medicine receiving box 7. After the medicine is taken, the medical staff can take away the medicine receiving box 7, check the medicine in the medicine receiving box 7 and distribute it to the patient. When replenishing the medicine, the medical staff can put down the step 6, stand on the step 6 and replenish the medicine into the corresponding medicine storage partition 3 from the back of the medicine storage cabinet 1.

[0051] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention. Any modifications, equivalent replacements, improvements, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present invention should be included in the scope of protection of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic medicine dispensing device, characterized by: The invention comprises a medicine storage cabinet (1) and a control unit (2), wherein the medicine storage cabinet (1) is a rectangular cabinet body with front and back openings, wherein a medicine storage partition (3) is movably placed inside the medicine storage cabinet (1), wherein the medicine storage partition (3) is tilted toward the front end inside the medicine storage cabinet (1), and a notch (31) is provided on the medicine storage partition (3); wherein the control unit (2) is communicatively connected to a track unit (4) and a moving unit (5), wherein the track unit (4) comprises a track bar (41), wherein a stepping motor (42) is provided on the track bar (41), wherein the top end of the shaft of the stepping motor (42) is fixedly connected to a gear (421), and a side elevation of the medicine storage cabinet (1) is vertically provided with a gear (421) connected to the gear (421). The track bar (41) is provided with a slide groove (411), the moving part (5) includes a sliding member (51) for use with the slide groove (411), the sliding member (51) is fixedly connected to the stepper motor (52), the top end of the shaft of the stepper motor (52) is fixedly connected to the gear (521), the track bar (41) is provided with a rack (412) for use with the gear (521), the top of the sliding member (51) is fixedly provided with a medicine picking rod (53) for use with the notch (31), the medicine picking rod (53) is inclined toward the front end, and the front part of the medicine picking rod (53) is fixedly connected to a medicine receiving plate (531).

2. The automatic medicine dispensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner surfaces of the vertical walls on both sides of the medicine storage cabinet (1) are provided with a plurality of straight grooves (12) in a relative vertical array, and convex strips (32) for use with the straight grooves (12) are respectively provided on both sides of the medicine storage partition (3). The upper surface of the medicine storage partition (3) is provided with a plurality of vertical plates (33) in a horizontal array, and the notches (31) are provided in plurality and are respectively located between two adjacent vertical plates (33). The back surface of the medicine storage partition (3) is provided with a plurality of label pasting grooves (34), and the label pasting grooves (34) are respectively located between two adjacent vertical plates (33).

3. The automatic medicine dispensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A stepper motor 1 (42) is provided at each end of the lower surface of the track bar (41), and a rack 1 (11) for use with the gear 1 (421) is vertically provided on both sides of the facade of the medicine storage cabinet (1).

4. The automatic medicine dispensing device according to claim 3, characterized in that: A second chute (111) is vertically provided at a position of the rack (11) close to the side wall of the medicine storage cabinet (1), and sliding blocks (413) for use with the second chute (111) are respectively provided at both ends of the rear facade of the track bar (41).

5. The automatic medicine dispensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A step (6) is movably connected to the lower part of the medicine storage cabinet (1), and a padding strip (61) is provided at the bottom of the step (6). A hand buckle groove (62) is provided on the front elevation of the padding strip (61). A shaft rod (63) is provided on both side elevations of the step (6), and an axis hole (13) is provided on the inner elevations of both sides of the medicine storage cabinet (1) for matching the shaft rod (63).

6. The automatic medicine dispensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The slide groove 1 (411) is a through groove that passes through the upper and lower surfaces of the track bar (41), and the sliding member (51) is provided with a sliding hole (511). The front wall of the sliding member (51) passes through the slide groove 1 (411) and is sleeved on the track bar (41) through the sliding hole (511).

7. The automatic medicine dispensing device according to claim 6, characterized in that: The second stepping motor (52) is fixedly connected to the lower surface of the sliding member (51), and the second rack (412) is located on the lower surface of the track bar (41).

8. The automatic medicine dispensing device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The upper surface of the medicine receiving plate (531) is movably connected to a medicine receiving box (7), a positioning groove (71) is provided at the bottom of the medicine receiving box (7), and a positioning block (532) is provided on the upper surface of the medicine receiving plate (531) for use with the positioning groove (71).

9. The automatic medicine dispensing device according to claim 8, characterized in that: An operation cabinet (8) is fixedly connected to the outer facade of one side of the medicine storage cabinet (1). A plurality of storage plates (81) are fixedly provided inside the operation cabinet (8), and the medicine receiving box (7) can be placed between two adjacent storage plates (81) above and below.

10. The automatic medicine dispensing device according to claim 9, characterized in that: The control unit (2) is located on the upper surface of the operating cabinet (8), and the control unit (2) includes a shell (21). A microcontroller is provided in the shell (21). The microcontroller is communicatively connected to a motor drive chip, a Wi-Fi module, a touch screen (22), and a scanning camera (23). The motor drive chip is communicatively connected to stepper motor 1 (42) and stepper motor 2 (52). The microcontroller is electrically connected to a power switch (24), and the power switch (24) is electrically connected to an external power cord jack (25). The touch screen (22) and the scanning camera (23) are located on the front facade of the shell (21), and the power switch (24) and the external power cord jack (25) are respectively located on the side facades of the shell (21).

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