Feeding mechanism of medicine sorting machine

By designing the feeding mechanism of the drug sorting machine and utilizing photoelectric detection and QR code recognition technology, the automated identification and picking of medicine boxes has been achieved, solving the problems of numerous and slow manual operation processes in existing technologies, and improving the efficiency and accuracy of drug sorting.

CN223571356UActive Publication Date: 2025-11-21HANGZHOU YIWAN INTELLIGENT EQUIPMENT CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423023534.4
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-09
Publication Date
2025-11-21
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-09

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Technical Problem

Existing drug sorting devices require manual intervention to place the medicine boxes in fixed positions or use equipment to place them into grooves, which increases the operation process and slows down the sorting speed.

Method used

A feeding mechanism for a drug sorting machine was designed, including a conveyor frame, a sorting frame, a feeding frame, a discharge frame, and a loading frame. Combined with photoelectric detection sensors, a medicine box identification device, and a medicine box picking device, it realizes automated identification and picking of medicine boxes, uses a vacuum suction cup for precise picking, and quickly identifies the type of medicine box through QR codes and barcodes.

Benefits of technology

It enables the bulk storage of medicine boxes and the separate uploading of individual boxes, improving sorting efficiency and accuracy, reducing manual operation processes, and increasing the overall sorting speed.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a feeding mechanism of a medicine sorting machine, which comprises a conveying rack (1) and a sorting rack (2), a discharging frame (110), a discharging frame (120) and a feeding frame (130) are arranged on the conveying rack (1), a discharging conveying device (111) is arranged in the discharging frame (110), and a feeding conveying device (131) is arranged in the feeding frame (130); a sorting and conveying device (210) and a medicine box recognition device (230) are arranged on the sorting rack (2), one end of the sorting and conveying device (210) is located at the tail end of a feeding frame (130), a shielding frame (240) is arranged at the other end of the sorting and conveying device (210), and a medicine box picking device (220) is arranged on one side of the sorting and conveying device (210). The problems that the number of medicine boxes contained is small, or the medicine boxes are placed in a certain groove through equipment, so that the operation process is increased, the number of the contained medicine boxes is small, and the overall feeding and sorting speed is low are solved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of medicine classification, specifically relates to a kind of feeding mechanism of medicine sorting machine. BACKGROUND

[0002] Automatic sorting machine is according to the computer instruction of pre-set to the sorting of goods, and the goods of sorting are sent to the designated position machine, with the development of laser scanning, bar code and computer control technology, automatic sorting machine is increasingly common in medical field.

[0003] In the patent literature with the application date for August 21, 2017, application No. CN201721043050.3 discloses a box medicine sorting device, including table top, fixed plate and sorting box, the table top surface is installed with placing frame, the placing frame inside is placed with medicine box, the medicine box is sequentially arranged, the table top left side front end is installed with fixed plate, the fixed plate right side is installed with moving plate, the moving plate upper end is installed with push-pull rod, the moving plate surface is penetrated with sorting box, the sorting box bottom end is installed with motor, the sorting box front end is provided with box slot, and the width of box slot is consistent with the width of medicine box, the sorting box left side is installed with hinge.

[0004] The above structure is the same as the traditional method, the existing medicine sorting device has certain disadvantages when in use, still needs operating personnel to place medicine box to fixed position, or uses equipment to place medicine box to certain recess, so that the operation process is increased, and the number of contained medicine box is small, and the overall feeding sorting speed is slow, so a kind of feeding mechanism of medicine sorting machine is provided. UTILITY MODEL CONTENTS

[0005] The utility model aims at overcoming the sorting device in prior art, only according to the order arrangement when sorting, need manual operation, place medicine box to fixed position, or use equipment to place medicine box to certain recess, so that the operation process is increased, and the overall sorting speed is slow, therefore, provide a kind of feeding mechanism of medicine sorting machine.

[0006] In order to solve the above technical problems, the utility model provides a kind of feeding mechanism of medicine sorting machine, including:

[0007] Conveyer frame, the conveyer frame is provided with material placing frame, discharging frame and feeding frame, the upper end of the discharging frame is connected with the material placing frame, the lower end of the discharging frame is connected with the feeding frame, the material placing frame is provided with material placing conveying device, and the feeding frame is provided with feeding conveying device;

[0008] The sorting rack is provided with a sorting conveying device and a medicine box recognition device, one end of the sorting conveying device is located at the tail end of the feeding frame, the other end of the sorting conveying device is provided with a shielding frame, and the medicine box pickup device is arranged on one side of the sorting conveying device.

[0009] As an embodiment of the utility model, the feeding conveying device comprises a feeding conveying belt and a feeding conveying motor, the feeding conveying belt is provided with a plurality of feeding blocking edges, and the discharging frame is connected to one end of the feeding frame.

[0010] As an embodiment of the utility model, the height of the one end of the discharging frame connected to the feeding frame is higher than that of the one end of the discharging frame connected to the feeding frame, the first photoelectric detection sensor is arranged on the end of the feeding conveying belt close to the discharging frame, and the second photoelectric detection sensor is arranged on the tail end of the sorting conveying device close to the feeding conveying belt.

[0011] As an embodiment of the utility model, the sorting conveying device comprises a sorting conveying belt and a sorting conveying motor, and the medicine box recognition device comprises a two-dimensional code recognition device and a medicine box position recognition device.

[0012] As an embodiment of the utility model, the two-dimensional code recognition device comprises a bottom two-dimensional code reader and a side two-dimensional code reader, the medicine box position recognition device comprises a left laser displacement sensor and a right laser displacement sensor, the left laser displacement sensor and the right laser displacement sensor are respectively arranged on the two sides of the sorting conveying belt, and the laser directions of the left laser displacement sensor and the right laser displacement sensor are perpendicular to each other.

[0013] As an embodiment of the utility model, the medicine box pickup device comprises a horizontal shaft driving device, a vertical shaft driving device and a vertical driving device, the horizontal shaft driving device comprises a horizontal shaft driving motor and a horizontal shaft screw rod, the horizontal shaft screw rod is provided with a horizontal shaft sliding block, and the vertical shaft driving device is fixed on the horizontal shaft sliding block.

[0014] As an embodiment of the utility model, the vertical shaft driving device comprises a vertical shaft support and a vertical shaft motor, the output end of the vertical shaft motor is provided with a vertical shaft screw rod, the vertical shaft screw rod is provided with a vertical shaft sliding block, and the vertical driving device is fixed on the vertical shaft sliding block.

[0015] As an embodiment of the utility model, the vertical driving device comprises a vertical support, a vertical driving motor and a synchronous belt arranged on the vertical support, one end of the synchronous belt is rotationally connected with an output shaft of the vertical driving motor, the other end of the synchronous belt is rotationally connected with a driven wheel, a synchronous plate and a suction cup support are arranged on the synchronous belt, and a lifting slide rail is arranged between the suction cup support and the vertical support.

[0016] As an embodiment of the utility model, a suction cup rotating motor is arranged on the suction cup support, and a vacuum suction cup is arranged on a rotating shaft of the suction cup rotating motor.

[0017] As an embodiment of the utility model, a top surface bar code reader is further arranged on the vertical support.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the utility model has the beneficial effects that:

[0019] 1. The feeding frame, the discharging frame and the feeding frame are arranged, the feeding frame has a large space, and a plurality of medicine boxes can be stored in large quantities, and the feeding frame is separated from the feeding frame.

[0020] 2. The medicine box position recognition device is arranged, the laser sensor can accurately identify the position of the medicine box, the vacuum suction cup in the medicine box picking device is used for picking, and the picking efficiency and accuracy are improved.

[0021] 3. The bottom surface two-dimensional code reader, the side surface two-dimensional code reader, the top surface bar code reader are arranged, the two-dimensional code or the bar code on the medicine box can be quickly identified from the direction, the type information of the medicine box is obtained, and the medicine box picking device is conveniently put into different medicine box storage rooms. DRAWINGS

[0022] Figure 1 It is the overall structure diagram of the utility model.

[0023] Figure 2 It is the internal structure schematic view of the utility model.

[0024] Figure 3 It is the bottom structure schematic view of the utility model.

[0025] Figure 4 It is the internal structure top view of the utility model.

[0026] Figure 5 It is the internal structure side view of the utility model.

[0027] Figure 6 It is the structure diagram of the medicine box picking device of the utility model.

[0028] Explanation of reference numerals: conveyor frame 1;

[0029] Discharge frame 110; discharge conveying device 111; discharge conveying belt 112; discharge conveying motor 113;

[0030] Lowering frame 120;

[0031] Feeding frame 130; feeding conveying device 131; feeding conveying belt 132; feeding conveying motor 133; feeding baffle 134; first photoelectric detection sensor 135; second photoelectric detection sensor 136;

[0032] Sorting frame 2;

[0033] Sorting conveying device 210; sorting conveying belt 211; sorting conveying motor 212;

[0034] Medicine box picking device 220;

[0035] Horizontal shaft driving device 221; horizontal shaft driving motor 2211; horizontal shaft screw 2212; horizontal shaft sliding block 2213;

[0036] Vertical shaft driving device 222; vertical shaft support 2221; vertical shaft motor 2222; vertical shaft screw 2223; vertical shaft sliding block 2224;

[0037] Vertical driving device 223; vertical support 2230; vertical driving motor 2231; synchronous belt 2232; synchronous plate 2233; suction cup support 2234; lifting slide rail 2235; suction cup rotating motor 2236; vacuum suction cup 2237; top surface two-dimensional code reader 2238;

[0038] Medicine box recognition device 230;

[0039] Two-dimensional code recognition device 231; bottom surface two-dimensional code reader 2311; side surface two-dimensional code reader 2312;

[0040] Medicine box position recognition device 232; left laser displacement sensor 2321; right laser displacement sensor 2322;

[0041] Shielding frame 240. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0042] In order to make the purpose, technical scheme and advantages of the utility model more clearly understood, the utility model will be further described in detail below in combination with the drawings and examples. It should be understood that the specific examples described herein are only used to explain the utility model and are not used to limit the utility model.

[0043] On the contrary, the utility model covers any alternative, modification, equivalent method and scheme made on the essence and scope of the utility model defined by the claims. Further, in order to make the public have better understanding of the utility model, some specific details are described in the following detailed description of the utility model, and the utility model can also be completely understood without the description of these details for those skilled in the art.

[0044] As shown in Figures 1 to 6 : a feeding mechanism of a medicine sorting machine, comprising: a conveying frame 1 and a sorting frame 2, the conveying frame 1 is mainly used for temporarily storing various medicine boxes, and conveying the medicine boxes to the sorting frame 2 in turn according to one by one, the sorting frame 2 is mainly used for identifying the type of medicine, and after picking up, transferring to the storage room of the medicine.

[0045] As shown in Figures 1-2 , the utility model discloses a conveying frame 1 is provided with a discharging frame 110, a discharging frame 120 and a feeding frame 130, the upper end of the discharging frame 120 is connected with the discharging frame 110, the lower end of the discharging frame 120 is connected with the feeding frame 130, the height of one end of the discharging frame 120 connected with the discharging frame 110 is higher than the height of the other end of the discharging frame 120 connected with the feeding frame 130, the medicine box in the discharging frame 110 moves to the top of the discharging frame 120, and then slides to the bottom of the discharging frame 120 under the action of gravity, that is, the entrance of the feeding frame 130.

[0046] The medicine box needs additional power to move on the horizontal and inclined slope, so the discharging frame 110 is provided with a discharging conveying device 111, and the feeding frame 130 is provided with a feeding conveying device 131.

[0047] Specifically as shown in Figure 1 、 Figure 2 、 Figure 3 , the discharging conveying device 111 comprises a discharging conveying belt 112 and a discharging conveying motor 113, the discharging conveying belt 112 is driven by the discharging conveying motor 113, and all the medicine boxes in the discharging frame 110 are horizontally moved into the discharging frame 120.

[0048] The feeding conveying device 131 comprises a feeding conveying belt 132 and a feeding conveying motor 133, a plurality of feeding retaining edges 134 are arranged on the feeding conveying belt 132, the medicine box slides to the bottom of the discharging frame 120 under the action of gravity, that is, the entrance of the feeding frame 130, and then each medicine box is sequentially moved into the sorting frame 2 along with the feeding conveying belt 132 through each feeding retaining edge 134.

[0049] In order to be able to count and start the position recognition device and the sorting device of the sorting rack 2, a first photoelectric detection sensor 135 is arranged at one end of the feeding conveyor 132 close to the unloading frame 120, which can preliminarily count the conveyed medicine boxes.

[0050] Meanwhile, a second photoelectric detection sensor 136 is arranged at the tail end of the sorting conveying device 210 close to the feeding conveyor 132, which can send an activation instruction to various devices in the next step, so that the position recognition device and the sorting device in the sorting rack 2 can quickly respond and process.

[0051] As shown in Figures 4-6 The sorting rack 2 of the utility model is provided with a sorting conveying device 210 and a medicine box recognition device 230, one end of the sorting conveying device 210 is located at the tail end of the feeding frame 130, and the medicine box picking device 220 is arranged on one side of the sorting conveying device 210.

[0052] The other end of the sorting conveying device 210 is provided with a shielding frame 240, which can block the medicine boxes when the number of medicine boxes is too large, so that the medicine boxes can be stopped on the sorting conveying device 210 and wait for the medicine box picking device 220 to process at any time.

[0053] After the medicine box enters the sorting rack 2, it is first transferred through the sorting conveying device 210, the position of the medicine box is recognized through the medicine box recognition device 230, then the medicine box is picked up through the medicine box picking device 220, the two-dimensional code or bar code on the medicine box is recognized through the medicine box recognition device 230, the type of the medicine box is recognized, and finally the medicine box is transferred to the corresponding storage room of the medicine box through the medicine box picking device 220.

[0054] As shown in Figure 4 The sorting conveying device 210 of the utility model comprises a sorting conveying belt 211 and a sorting conveying motor 212.

[0055] The medicine box recognition device 230 comprises a two-dimensional code recognition device 231 and a medicine box position recognition device 232.

[0056] In order to accurately identify the position of the medicine box, the medicine box position identification device 232 comprises a left laser displacement sensor 2321 and a right laser displacement sensor 2322, which are respectively arranged on the two sides of the sorting conveying belt 211, and the lasers of the left laser displacement sensor 2321 and the right laser displacement sensor 2322 are perpendicular to each other, and the two sensors form coordinate axes on the conveying plane, so that the position of the medicine box can be accurately identified, and the medicine box picking device 220 can accurately clamp.

[0057] As shown in Figure 5 Since the medicine boxes are randomly placed, the faces of each medicine box are different, in order to improve the identification efficiency, a plurality of two-dimensional code readers are arranged, specifically, the two-dimensional code identification device 231 in the utility model comprises a bottom surface two-dimensional code reader 2311 and a side surface two-dimensional code reader 2312, after the medicine box picking device 220 clamps the medicine box, the information of the medicine can be quickly identified from the bottom surface or the side surface, and after processing, the medicine box picking device 220 clamps the medicine box and moves to the corresponding storage room.

[0058] In order to improve the rapidity of medicine box picking and transferring, the utility model adopts a three-axis moving mode, can freely move in three-dimensional space, and has high flexibility, specifically, the medicine box picking device 220 of the utility model comprises a horizontal axis driving device 221, a vertical axis driving device 222 and a vertical driving device 223.

[0059] The horizontal axis driving device 221 controls the vertical axis driving device 222 and the vertical driving device 223 to reciprocate in the horizontal direction, the movement direction of the horizontal axis driving device 221 is parallel to the running direction of the sorting conveying belt 211, the vertical axis driving device 222 controls the vertical driving device 223 to move in the vertical direction, the movement direction of the vertical axis driving device 222 is perpendicular to the movement direction of the horizontal axis driving device 221, and the vertical driving device 223 moves up and down in the direction of gravity.

[0060] As shown in Figures 5-6 The horizontal axis driving device 221 of the utility model comprises a horizontal axis driving motor 2211 and a horizontal axis screw rod 2212, the horizontal axis sliding block 2213 is arranged on the horizontal axis screw rod 2212, the vertical axis driving device 222 is fixed on the horizontal axis sliding block 2213, the horizontal axis sliding block 2213 is fixed on the horizontal axis screw rod 2212, and the horizontal axis sliding block 2213 reciprocates on the horizontal axis screw rod 2212 by the forward and reverse rotation of the horizontal axis driving motor 2211.

[0061] As shown in Figures 5-6As shown, the longitudinal axis driving device 222 comprises a longitudinal axis support 2221 and a longitudinal axis motor 2222, an output end of the longitudinal axis motor 2222 is provided with a longitudinal axis screw rod 2223, the longitudinal axis screw rod 2223 is provided with a longitudinal axis sliding block 2224, and the vertical driving device 223 is fixed on the longitudinal axis sliding block 2224.

[0062] The longitudinal axis support 2221 is fixed on the transverse axis sliding block 2213, the longitudinal axis motor 2222 on the longitudinal axis support 2221 is reversely rotated, the longitudinal axis sliding block 2224 on the longitudinal axis screw rod 2223 is driven to reciprocatingly move, and the vertical driving device 223 on the longitudinal axis sliding block 2224 is longitudinally moved.

[0063] As shown, Figures 5-6 The vertical driving device 223 comprises a vertical support 2230, a vertical driving motor 2231 and a synchronous belt 2232 arranged on the vertical support 2230, one end of the synchronous belt 2232 is rotationally matched with an output shaft of the vertical driving motor 2231, the other end of the synchronous belt 2232 is rotationally connected with a driven wheel, the synchronous belt 2232 is provided with a synchronous plate 2233 and a suction disc support 2234, the vertical driving motor 2231 is reversely rotated, the synchronous plate 2233 on the synchronous belt 2232 is driven to move up and down, and the suction disc support 2234 is driven to move up and down.

[0064] In order to reduce friction and simultaneously provide direction guidance, a lifting slide rail 2235 is arranged between the suction disc support 2234 and the vertical support 2230.

[0065] The suction disc support 2234 is provided with a suction disc rotating motor 2236, a rotating shaft of the suction disc rotating motor 2236 is provided with a vacuum suction disc 2237, the vacuum suction disc 2237 is used for being adsorbed on the surface of the medicine box, and the medicine box is transferred through the medicine box picking device 220, the suction disc rotating motor 2236 can rotate the whole vacuum suction disc 2237, the two-dimensional code on the medicine box can be rotated, and it is easier to identify.

[0066] In order to further improve the identification accuracy, a top surface two-dimensional code reader 2238 is further arranged on the vertical support 2230, the two-dimensional code information on the medicine box can be identified after the vacuum suction disc 2237 adsorbs the medicine box.

[0067] The utility model discloses a set up the frame of putting, the frame of discharging and the frame of feeding, and the frame of putting has larger space in, can realize the mass storage of various medicine boxes, and then the feeding baffle in the frame of feeding is used to separate the single medicine box and feed, through setting up medicine box position recognition device, and laser sensor can accurately identify medicine box position, and cooperate the vacuum chuck in medicine box pickup device and carry out pickup, improve the efficiency and the accuracy of pickup, through setting up the bottom surface two-dimensional code reader, the side two-dimensional code reader, the top surface bar code reader, can from one direction quick identification two-dimensional code or bar code on medicine box, and get the kind information of medicine box, and the convenient through medicine box pickup device is put into different medicine box storage room.

[0068] The utility model has been described in detail in the above in combination with the drawings, but the utility model is not limited to the above-mentioned implementation, and for ordinary skilled person in the art, still can make several variations and improvements without departing from the utility model, and these also should be regarded as belonging to the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. A feeding mechanism of a pharmaceutical sorting machine, characterized in that, The utility model relates to a kind of medicine box automatic feeding device, including: Conveyer frame (1), the conveyer frame (1) is provided with discharge frame (110), blanking frame (120) and feeding frame (130), the upper end of blanking frame (120) is connected discharge frame (110), the lower end of blanking frame (120) is connected feeding frame (130), discharge frame (110) is provided with discharge conveying device (111) inside, feeding frame (130) is provided with feeding conveying device (131) inside; Sorting frame (2), the sorting frame (2) is provided with sorting conveying device (210) and medicine box identification device (230), one end of sorting conveying device (210) is at the tail end of feeding frame (130), the other end of sorting conveying device (210) is provided with shielding frame (240), one side of sorting conveying device (210) is provided with medicine box pickup device (220).

2. The feeding mechanism of a medicine sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The discharge conveying device (111) includes a discharge conveying belt (112) and a discharge conveying motor (113), the feeding conveying device (131) includes a feeding conveying belt (132) and a feeding conveying motor (133), the feeding conveying belt (132) is provided with a plurality of feeding blocking edges (134).

3. The feeding mechanism of a medicine sorting machine according to claim 2, characterized in that: The height of one end of the blanking frame (120) connected to the discharge frame (110) is higher than the other end of the blanking frame (120) connected to the feeding frame (130), and the first photoelectric detection sensor (135) is arranged near one end of the blanking frame (120) connected to the feeding conveying belt (132), and the second photoelectric detection sensor (136) is arranged near the tail end of the feeding conveying belt (132).

4. The feeding mechanism of a medicine sorting machine according to claim 3, characterized in that: The sorting conveying device (210) includes a sorting conveying belt (211) and a sorting conveying motor (212), and the medicine box identification device (230) includes a two-dimensional code identification device (231) and a medicine box position identification device (232).

5. The feeding mechanism of a medicine sorting machine according to claim 4, characterized in that: The two-dimensional code identification device (231) includes a bottom two-dimensional code reader (2311) and a side two-dimensional code reader (2312), the medicine box position identification device (232) includes a left laser displacement sensor (2321) and a right laser displacement sensor (2322), the left laser displacement sensor (2321) and the right laser displacement sensor (2322) are respectively arranged on both sides of the sorting conveying belt (211), and the laser of the left laser displacement sensor (2321) and the right laser displacement sensor (2322) are perpendicular to each other.

6. The feeding mechanism of a medicine sorting machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The medicine box pickup device (220) includes a horizontal axis driving device (221), a vertical axis driving device (222) and a vertical driving device (223), the horizontal axis driving device (221) includes a horizontal axis driving motor (2211) and a horizontal axis screw (2212), the horizontal axis screw (2212) is provided with a horizontal axis sliding block (2213), and the vertical axis driving device (222) is fixed on the horizontal axis sliding block (2213).

7. The feeding mechanism of a medicine sorting machine according to claim 6, characterized in that: The longitudinal axis driving device (222) comprises a longitudinal axis support (2221) and a longitudinal axis motor (2222), an output end of the longitudinal axis motor (2222) is provided with a longitudinal axis screw rod (2223), the longitudinal axis screw rod (2223) is provided with a longitudinal axis sliding block (2224), and the vertical driving device (223) is fixed on the longitudinal axis sliding block (2224).

8. The feeding mechanism of a medicine sorting machine according to claim 7, characterized in that: The vertical driving device (223) comprises a vertical support (2230), a vertical driving motor (2231) and a synchronous belt (2232) arranged on the vertical support (2230), one end of the synchronous belt (2232) is rotationally matched with an output shaft of the vertical driving motor (2231), the other end of the synchronous belt (2232) is rotationally connected with a driven wheel, the synchronous belt (2232) is provided with a synchronous plate (2233) and a suction cup support (2234), and lifting sliding rails (2235) are arranged between the suction cup support (2234) and the vertical support (2230).

9. The feeding mechanism of a medicine sorting machine according to claim 8, characterized in that: The suction cup support (2234) is provided with a suction cup rotating motor (2236), and a vacuum suction cup (2237) is arranged on a rotating shaft of the suction cup rotating motor (2236).

10. The loading mechanism of a medicine sorting machine according to claim 9, characterized in that: The vertical support (2230) is further provided with a top surface bar code reader (2238).

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