Intelligent medicine box based on single chip microcomputer

Abstract

An intelligent medicine box based on a single-chip microcomputer comprises a medicine distributing rotary disc, a holder steering engine, a medicine bin, a medicine pushing rod, a medicine storage drawer, a medicine pushing rod support, a connecting shaft mechanism, a second steering engine, a shifting piece, a holder steering engine supporting rod, a base and an infrared counter, and the second steering engine is arranged on the base and connected with the medicine pushing rod through the connecting shaft mechanism; the medicine pushing rod is arranged in a sliding groove of the medicine pushing rod support, the shifting piece is provided with the medicine pushing rod, the pan-tilt steering engine is installed on the base through the pan-tilt steering engine supporting rod, an output shaft of the pan-tilt steering engine is connected with the medicine distributing rotary disc, the medicine bins are arranged on the medicine distributing rotary disc, and the medicine storage drawers and the infrared counters are arranged on the medicine bins. The medicine pushing rod and the medicine bin are controlled through the second steering engine and the holder steering engine respectively, the number of discharged medicines is counted through the infrared counter, and automatic quantitative medicine distribution is completed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of smart pillbox technology, specifically relating to a smart pillbox based on a microcontroller. Background Technology

[0002] Given the increasingly serious aging population in my country, with children and relatives busy with work and family life, the elderly often live alone at home, leading to a rise in uncontrollable factors. As people age, their physical functions gradually decline, making medication a very common occurrence. However, due to declining memory, the elderly often forget to take their medication, take the wrong dosage, or even take the same medication twice, causing irreparable damage to their health. Utility Model Content

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to improve the safety and convenience of medication, automatically dispense medication in quantitative amounts, prevent elderly people from accidentally taking medication due to not knowing the dosage, and provide a smart pillbox based on a microcontroller.

[0004] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: a smart medicine box based on a single-chip microcomputer, comprising: a medicine dispensing turntable, a gimbal servo motor, a medicine compartment, a medicine pusher, a medicine storage drawer, a medicine pusher support, a coupling mechanism, a second servo motor, a paddle, a gimbal servo motor support rod, a base, and an infrared counter.

[0005] The second servo motor is mounted on the base and connected to the push rod via a coupling mechanism. The push rod is positioned within a groove supported by the push rod. The paddle is mounted on the push rod. The gimbal servo motor is mounted on the base via a gimbal servo motor support rod. The output shaft of the gimbal servo motor is connected to the dispensing turntable. The medicine compartment is positioned on the dispensing turntable. The medicine storage drawer and infrared counter are positioned on the medicine compartment. The second servo motor drives the push rod along the groove supported by the push rod via the coupling mechanism to push the medicine storage drawer to dispense medicine, and the infrared counter counts the amount of medicine dispensed.

[0006] Furthermore, it also includes a medicine storage box for carrying medicines, and the medicine storage box is equipped with a third servo motor for controlling the rotation of the partition in the medicine storage box.

[0007] Furthermore, the medicine storage box is divided into three medicine chambers by partitions, and the central angle of each medicine chamber is 120°.

[0008] Furthermore, the coupling mechanism includes a coupling rod, a first connecting member, and a second connecting member. One end of the coupling rod is connected to the output shaft of the second servo motor via the first connecting member, and the other end of the coupling rod is connected to the push rod via the second connecting member.

[0009] Furthermore, the dispensing turntable is provided with multiple drug inlets, and each drug inlet is connected to a drug compartment.

[0010] Furthermore, the base is also equipped with a controller, a display screen, and a buzzer, with the controller electrically connected to the infrared counter, the display screen, and the buzzer, respectively.

[0011] Beneficial effects: This invention uses a second servo motor to drive a push rod along a groove supported by the push rod to dispense medicine from the medicine drawer. An infrared counter counts the amount of medicine dispensed. Then, a gimbal servo motor drives the medicine chamber to rotate, repeating the dispensing and counting process, thereby completing the automatic quantitative dispensing of medicine and preventing elderly people from accidentally taking medicine due to not knowing the dosage. At the same time, after the medicine is dispensed, the controller will activate a buzzer to sound an alarm to remind the elderly to take their medicine. Attached Figure Description

[0012] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of this utility model.

[0013] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the disassembled structure of this utility model.

[0014] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the medicine storage box of this utility model.

[0015] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the third servo mechanism of this utility model.

[0016] 1. Dispensing turntable; 2. Gimbal servo motor; 3. Medicine compartment; 4. Push rod; 5. Medicine storage drawer; 6. Push rod support; 7. Coupling mechanism; 71. Coupling rod; 72. First connecting piece; 73. Second connecting piece; 8. Second servo motor; 9. Paddle; 10. Gimbal servo motor support rod; 11. Base; 12. Medicine storage box; 13. Third servo motor. Detailed Implementation

[0017] The present invention will be further explained below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0018] like Figure 1-2 As shown, a smart medicine box based on a microcontroller includes: a medicine dispensing turntable 1, a gimbal servo motor 2, a medicine compartment 3, a medicine pusher 4, a medicine storage drawer 5, a medicine pusher support 6, a coupling mechanism 7, a second servo motor 8, a paddle 9, a gimbal servo motor support rod 10, a base 11, and an infrared counter.

[0019] The second servo motor 8 is mounted on the base 11 and is connected to the push rod 4 via the coupling mechanism 7. The push rod 4 is located in the groove of the push rod support 6. The push rod is mounted on the paddle 9. The gimbal servo motor 2 is mounted on the base 11 via the gimbal servo motor support rod 10. The output shaft of the gimbal servo motor 2 is connected to the dispensing turntable 1. The medicine compartment 3 is mounted on the dispensing turntable 1. The medicine storage drawer 5 and the infrared counter are mounted on the medicine compartment 3.

[0020] In this embodiment, the dispensing turntable 1 is provided with multiple drug inlets, each of which is connected to a drug chamber 3. The drug inlets are used to replenish the drug chamber 3. There are multiple gimbal servo support rods 10 for supporting the gimbal servo 2. The coupling mechanism 7 includes a coupling rod 71, a first connector 72, and a second connector 73. One end of the coupling rod 71 is connected to the output shaft of the second servo 8 through the first connector 72, and the other end of the coupling rod 71 is connected to the push rod 4 through the second connector 73. An infrared counter is set at the drug outlet of the drug chamber 3 for counting the amount of drug dispensed from the drug storage drawer 5. The lever 9 can be manually adjusted to shake the drug chamber to prevent drug jamming.

[0021] The base 11 is also equipped with a controller, a display screen and a buzzer. The controller is electrically connected to the gimbal servo 2, the second servo 8, the infrared counter, the display screen and the buzzer respectively. The controller uses an STM32 microcontroller to control the gimbal servo 2, the second servo 8 and the buzzer. The program used by the controller is all existing technology.

[0022] like Figure 3-4 As shown, the present invention also includes an independently set medicine storage box 12 for carrying medicine. The medicine storage box 12 is equipped with a third servo motor 13 for controlling the rotation of the partition in the medicine storage box 12. The medicine storage box 12 is divided into three medicine chambers by the partition, and the central angle of each medicine chamber is 120°, which is used for distributing medicine in the morning, noon and evening for easy carrying.

[0023] This invention is designed to address three medication scenarios for the elderly:

[0024] The first method: When the elderly person does not remember the dosage of the medicine, the second servo motor 8 drives the push rod 4 along the groove of the push rod support 6 through the coupling mechanism 7 to push the medicine drawer 5 to dispense the medicine. The number of medicines dispensed is counted by an infrared counter. Then, the gimbal servo motor 2 drives the medicine chamber 3 to rotate, and the dispensing and counting are repeated to complete the automatic quantitative dispensing of medicine.

[0025] The second method: When the elderly person does not remember the time to take the medication, the STM32 microcontroller has an internal RTC module that tracks the medication time in real time. When it is time to take the medication, it will first automatically dispense the medication in a quantitative amount, and then the STM32 microcontroller will control a buzzer to sound an alarm to remind the elderly person to take the medication.

[0026] The second option is to install a medicine storage box 12 when the elderly need to take their medicine out, and to install a third servo motor 13 inside to control the partition to rotate so that the medicine is divided into three medicine compartments, making it convenient to distribute the medicine in the morning, noon and evening for easy carrying.

[0027] The working process of this invention:

[0028] Using external devices such as mobile phones, users can send commands to the STM32 microcontroller to set the number of times medication is taken per day, the dosage, and the medication reminder time.

[0029] When it's time to take the medication, the STM32 microcontroller controls the second servo motor 8 to drive the push rod 4 along the groove of the push rod support 6 to push the medicine drawer 5 to dispense the medication. The number of medications dispensed is counted by an infrared counter. Then, the STM32 microcontroller controls the gimbal servo motor 2 to drive the medicine chamber 3 to rotate, and repeats the dispensing and counting process to complete the automatic quantitative dispensing of medication.

[0030] After the medication is dispensed, the STM32 microcontroller will control a buzzer to sound an alarm, reminding the elderly to take their medicine.

[0031] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present utility model. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of the present utility model, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the protection scope of the present utility model.

Claims

1. A smart pillbox based on a microcontroller, characterized in that, Includes: a dispensing turntable (1), a gimbal servo motor (2), a medicine compartment (3), a medicine pusher (4), a medicine storage drawer (5), a medicine pusher support (6), a coupling mechanism (7), a second servo motor (8), a paddle (9), a gimbal servo motor support rod (10), a base (11), and an infrared counter. The second servo motor (8) is mounted on the base (11) and is connected to the push rod (4) via a coupling mechanism (7). The push rod (4) is located in the groove of the push rod support (6). The paddle (9) is used to mount the push rod. The gimbal servo motor (2) is mounted on the base (11) via the gimbal servo motor support rod (10). The output shaft of the gimbal servo motor (2) is connected to the dispensing turntable (1). The medicine compartment (3) is located on the dispensing turntable (1). The medicine drawer (5) and the infrared counter are located on the medicine compartment (3). The second servo motor (8) drives the push rod (4) along the groove of the push rod support (6) via the coupling mechanism (7) to push the medicine drawer (5) to dispense medicine. The number of medicines dispensed is counted by the infrared counter.

2. The smart pillbox based on a single-chip microcomputer according to claim 1, characterized in that, It also includes a medicine storage box (12) for carrying medicines. The medicine storage box (12) is equipped with a third servo motor (13) for controlling the rotation of the partition in the medicine storage box (12).

3. The smart pillbox based on a single-chip microcomputer according to claim 2, characterized in that, The medicine storage box (12) is divided into three medicine chambers by a partition, and the central angle of each medicine chamber is 120°.

4. The smart pillbox based on a single-chip microcomputer according to claim 1, characterized in that, The coupling mechanism (7) includes a coupling rod (71), a first connector (72) and a second connector (73). One end of the coupling rod (71) is connected to the output shaft of the second servo motor (8) through the first connector (72), and the other end of the coupling rod (71) is connected to the push rod (4) through the second connector (73).

5. The smart pillbox based on a single-chip microcomputer according to claim 1, characterized in that, The dispensing turntable (1) is provided with multiple drug inlets, and each drug inlet is connected to a drug container (3).

6. The smart pillbox based on a single-chip microcomputer according to claim 1, characterized in that, The base (11) is also equipped with a controller, a display screen and a buzzer, and the controller is electrically connected to the infrared counter, the display screen and the buzzer respectively.

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