Combined medicine cabinet for hospital pharmacy

Abstract

The utility model provides a combined medicine cabinet for a hospital pharmacy, and relates to the technical field of pharmacy equipment and instruments.The combined medicine cabinet comprises a plurality of cabinet body units which can be combined in an inserted mode, the cabinet body units are overall in a cuboid shape, and openings for taking and placing medicine are formed in the front sides of the cabinet body units; a spring push rod mechanism used for automatically pushing medicine stored in the cabinet body unit to the opening direction is arranged in the cabinet body unit, and the lower edge of the opening is relatively higher than a bottom plate of the cabinet body unit. The four corners of the outer side face of the top plate of each cabinet body unit are provided with insertion grooves used for achieving insertion, and the four corners of the outer side face of the bottom plate of each cabinet body unit are correspondingly provided with insertion pins. When the technical scheme is applied in practice, the number of the cabinet body units which are spliced and combined can be flexibly selected so as to adapt to the spatial characteristics of a specific pharmacy, and a spring push rod mechanism is arranged in the medicine storage unit, so that a user can conveniently take medicines.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of pharmacy equipment and instrument technology, specifically to a combination medicine cabinet for use in hospital pharmacies. Background Technology

[0002] The hospital pharmacy is the main supply department for medicines within a hospital. Its primary function is the supply and management of medicines, specifically responsible for the procurement, storage, and distribution of various drugs to ensure the medication needs of clinical departments. In practice, during the dispensing process, pharmacy staff typically verify the patient's receipt. After verification, they retrieve the corresponding medicine from the relevant storage furniture or equipment and dispense it. In reality, the vast majority of medicines in the pharmacy are ordinary medications without special storage requirements. These medicines are usually packaged in regularly shaped cardboard boxes and are typically categorized and placed on multi-tiered drug shelves with corresponding labels to facilitate staff retrieval.

[0003] In the process of realizing this utility model, the inventors discovered that the existing multi-layer medicine cabinets are similar to warehouse storage shelves, both designed for larger pharmacy spaces. However, in hospital settings, in addition to central pharmacies with ample space, there are also some pharmacies with limited space, such as ward pharmacies in some hospitals and auxiliary pharmacies in temporarily opened fever clinics. These pharmacies are characterized by small and irregular spaces, and the aforementioned multi-layer medicine cabinets are not well-suited for these pharmacies. For example, there are situations where space constraints prevent the placement of the cabinets, or where the cabinets are placed but the remaining space is insufficient, resulting in limited visibility and operating space, making it difficult to retrieve the correct medication.

[0004] Therefore, how to provide a better medicine storage device suitable for the aforementioned hospital pharmacies has become an urgent technical problem to be solved.

[0005] The above content is only used to help understand the technical solution of this utility model and does not represent an admission that the above content is prior art. Utility Model Content

[0006] To at least partially overcome the problems existing in the related technologies, this application provides a combined medicine cabinet for hospital pharmacies, which, based on the combination and plug-in method and specific structural settings, is better suited to the needs of hospital pharmacies with limited space for medicine storage equipment.

[0007] Some embodiments of this application provide a modular medicine cabinet for a hospital pharmacy. The modular medicine cabinet includes several cabinet units that can be plugged in and combined. The cabinet units are generally rectangular and have an opening on the front side for taking out and putting in medicines.

[0008] Inside the cabinet unit, a spring push rod mechanism is provided for automatically pushing the medicines stored in the cabinet unit toward the opening. The lower edge of the opening is relatively higher than the bottom plate of the cabinet unit to prevent the medicines from being pushed out of the cabinet unit.

[0009] The top plate of the cabinet unit has slots at the four corners of its outer side for insertion, and the bottom plate of the cabinet unit has pins at the four corners of its outer side for insertion.

[0010] In some possible implementations, corresponding to any of the cabinet units, an identification plate is provided between the two front prongs of the corresponding cabinet unit, and the identification plate is used to mark the type of medicine stored in the cabinet unit;

[0011] In the cabinet unit, the height of the pin is greater than the depth of the slot, so that when two cabinet units are plugged in, a space for accommodating the signboard is formed at the front plug-in point.

[0012] In some possible implementations, the signboard is movably mounted between the two front prongs via a horizontally arranged rotating rod, so as to achieve an adjustable pitch angle.

[0013] In some possible implementations, the two front pins are respectively provided with through holes for installing the rotating rod; one end of the rotating rod is provided with a threaded structure and the other end is a nut structure, the rotating rod passes through the through hole and is locked and fixed by a wing nut;

[0014] The signboard is fixedly connected to the middle section of the rotating rod.

[0015] In some possible implementations, the signboard is made of acrylic material.

[0016] In some possible implementations, the spring push rod mechanism includes a fixed part, a baffle part connected to the fixed part via a telescopic rod, and a spring component located between the fixed part and the baffle part and sleeved on the telescopic rod;

[0017] The fixed part of the spring push rod mechanism is connected to the rear side plate of the cabinet unit, and the axial direction of the telescopic rod is perpendicular to the rear side plate.

[0018] In some possible implementations, the height of the rear panel is less than the internal clear height of the cabinet unit, and the rear panel is arranged relatively close to the bottom plate;

[0019] The fixing part is in the shape of an inverted U, and it is engaged with the rear side plate through an inverted U-shaped notch.

[0020] In some possible implementations, the overall size of the fixing part is similar to the overall size of the baffle part, and the left-right dimensions of both are much smaller than the internal net width of the cabinet unit, so that multiple spring push rod mechanisms can be installed inside the cabinet unit.

[0021] In some possible implementations, the left and right side panels of the cabinet unit adopt a half-height design.

[0022] In some possible implementations, the cabinet unit is manufactured using sheet metal processing.

[0023] The combined medicine cabinet for a hospital pharmacy provided in this application includes several cabinet units that can be plugged in and combined. The cabinet unit is generally rectangular, and the front side of the cabinet unit is provided with an opening for taking out and putting in medicines. Inside the cabinet unit, a spring push rod mechanism is provided for automatically pushing the medicines stored in the cabinet unit toward the opening. The lower edge of the opening is relatively higher than the bottom plate of the cabinet unit to prevent the medicines from being pushed out of the cabinet unit. The four corners of the outer side of the top plate of the cabinet unit are provided with slots for plugging in, and the four corners of the outer side of the corresponding bottom plate of the cabinet unit are provided with pins for plugging in.

[0024] In response to the limited space conditions of pharmacies, the technical solution of this application allows for flexible selection of the number of cabinet units that can be plugged in and combined, enabling adaptive placement in the scattered spaces of the pharmacy to better meet the pharmacy's drug management needs. Furthermore, a spring push rod mechanism is installed in the drug storage unit. When a user retrieves medicine from a drug storage unit that is positioned too high or too low after plugging in and combining, the spring push rod mechanism and related structures allow for direct access to the outer edge of the medicine, thus avoiding the problem of not being able to easily retrieve medicine from the inside of the cabinet unit due to limited operating space.

[0025] Other advantages, objectives, and features of this application will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will be apparent to those skilled in the art from the following examination or study, or may be taught from the practice of this invention. Attached Figure Description

[0026] The accompanying drawings are used to provide a further understanding of the technical solutions of this application or the prior art, and constitute a part of the specification. The drawings illustrating embodiments of this application, together with the embodiments of this application, are used to explain the technical solutions of this application, but do not constitute a limitation on the technical solutions of this application.

[0027] Figure 1 A schematic diagram illustrating the structure of a combined medicine cabinet for a hospital pharmacy provided in one embodiment of this application;

[0028] Figure 2A schematic diagram illustrating the structure of a cabinet unit for a combined medicine cabinet in a hospital pharmacy, provided as an embodiment of this application;

[0029] Figure 3 A schematic diagram illustrating the structure of a cabinet unit for a combined medicine cabinet in a hospital pharmacy, provided as another embodiment of this application;

[0030] Figure 4 A schematic diagram illustrating the structure of a spring push rod mechanism in a combination medicine cabinet for a hospital pharmacy, provided in an embodiment of this application. Figure 1 ;

[0031] Figure 5 A schematic diagram illustrating the structure of a spring push rod mechanism in a combination medicine cabinet for a hospital pharmacy, provided in an embodiment of this application. Figure 2 ;

[0032] In the picture,

[0033] 10-Cabinet unit; 11-Opening; 12-Slot; 13-Pin; 14-Base plate; 15-Rear side panel; 16-Left side panel; 17-Right side panel;

[0034] 20 - Spring push rod mechanism; 21 - Fixed part; 21a - Notch; 22 - Telescopic rod; 23 - Baffle part; 24 - Spring component;

[0035] 30 - Identification plate; 40 - Rotating rod. Detailed Implementation

[0036] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of this application clearer, the technical solutions of this application will be described in detail below. Obviously, the described embodiments are merely some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other implementation methods obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0037] As described in the background section, the hospital pharmacy is the main supply department for medicines within a hospital. Its primary function is the supply and management of medicines, specifically responsible for the procurement, storage, and distribution of various medicines to ensure the medication needs of clinical departments. In practice, during the dispensing process, pharmacy staff typically verify the patient's receipt. After verification, they retrieve the corresponding medicine from the relevant storage furniture or equipment and dispense it. In reality, most medicines in a pharmacy are ordinary medications without special storage requirements. These medicines are usually packaged in regularly shaped cardboard boxes and are typically categorized and placed on multi-tiered drug shelves with corresponding labels to facilitate retrieval by staff.

[0038] The inventors discovered that existing multi-layered medicine cabinets are similar to warehouse shelving structures, both designed for larger pharmacy spaces. However, in hospital settings, besides central pharmacies with ample space, there are also pharmacies with limited space, such as ward pharmacies in some hospitals and auxiliary pharmacies in temporarily established fever clinics. These pharmacies are characterized by small and irregular spaces, and the aforementioned multi-layered medicine cabinets are not well-suited for these pharmacies. For example, there are situations where space constraints prevent the placement of the cabinets, or where the cabinets are placed but there is insufficient remaining space, resulting in limited visibility and operating space, making it difficult to retrieve medications correctly.

[0039] Based on this, this application proposes a modular medicine cabinet for hospital pharmacies, which, based on the modular plug-in method and specific structural settings, is better suited to the needs of hospital pharmacies with limited space for medicine storage equipment.

[0040] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, in one embodiment, the modular medicine cabinet for a hospital pharmacy proposed in this application includes several pluggable and combinable cabinet units 10. Figure 1 The diagram schematically shows two cabinet units 10. Each cabinet unit 10 is rectangular in shape. The front of each cabinet unit 10 has an opening 11 for taking out and putting in medicines. It should be noted that the horizontal dimension of the cabinet unit here is smaller than that of an existing ordinary multi-layer medicine cabinet, such as 40cm wide.

[0041] Inside the cabinet unit 10, a spring pusher mechanism 20 is provided to automatically push the medicines stored in the cabinet unit toward the opening. The lower edge of the opening 10 is relatively higher than the bottom plate 14 of the cabinet unit, thus forming a raised stop plate to prevent the medicines from being pushed out of the cabinet unit. It should be noted that the medicines here refer to the medicines with regular outer packaging boxes mentioned in the background art. Multiple medicines of the same type are placed in a vertical queue between the spring pusher mechanism and the stop plate. In this way, after the user takes out the medicine at the front of the queue, the subsequent medicines in the queue can automatically move forward under the action of the spring pusher mechanism, thus facilitating the user's next medicine retrieval.

[0042] like Figure 1 As shown, slots 12 for insertion are provided at the four corners of the outer side of the top plate of the cabinet unit, and corresponding pins 13 for insertion are provided at the four corners of the outer side of the bottom plate 14 of the cabinet unit. It is easy to understand that... Figure 1 The four pins 13 of the upper cabinet unit 10 can be inserted into the slots 12 of the lower cabinet unit 10, thus realizing the vertical insertion combination of multiple cabinet units.

[0043] In response to the limited space conditions of pharmacies, the technical solution of this application allows for flexible selection of the number of cabinet units that can be plugged in and combined, enabling adaptive placement in the scattered spaces of the pharmacy to better meet the pharmacy's drug management needs. Furthermore, considering the limited space available to users in such pharmacies, a spring-loaded push rod mechanism is incorporated into the drug storage unit to facilitate drug retrieval. If a user retrieves medication from a storage unit that is positioned too high or too low after plugging in and combining, the spring-loaded push rod mechanism and related structures allow direct access to the outer edge of the storage unit, thus avoiding the problem of limited space preventing convenient retrieval of medication from the inner part of the cabinet unit.

[0044] Based on the above embodiments, such as Figure 3 As shown, in some embodiments, for any cabinet unit 10, an identification plate 30 is provided between the two front pins 13 of the corresponding cabinet unit. The identification plate 30 is used to mark the type information of the medicine stored in the cabinet unit. For example, the identification plate here can be made of acrylic material to facilitate the setting of medicine type identification information by writing or affixing labels on the surface of the identification plate.

[0045] In these embodiments, combined Figure 1 As shown, in cabinet unit 10, the height of the pin 13 is greater than the depth of the slot 12, so that when the two cabinet units are plugged together, a space for accommodating the signboard is formed at the front plug-in point.

[0046] To ensure the surface flatness after connection, such as Figure 2 As shown, the tip of pin 13 adopts an inward design, and the length of the inward part is less than or equal to the depth of the slot.

[0047] Furthermore, considering the limited space in the pharmacy within the technical scenario of this application, to facilitate user identification of the signage on poorly positioned cabinet units and to quickly locate the cabinet unit where medication needs to be retrieved; as a specific implementation method, such as Figure 3 As shown, the signboard 30 is movably positioned between the two front prongs 13 via a horizontally set rotating rod 40, so that the tilt angle is adjustable. In practical applications, if the front surface of the vertical signboard cannot fall well into the user's field of vision due to the placement height of the cabinet unit, the tilt angle of the signboard can be adjusted as needed, so that the user can easily see the information on the signboard and quickly locate the cabinet unit where the medicine needs to be retrieved.

[0048] In some embodiments, for the sake of ease of processing and manufacturing and cost considerations, as a specific implementation, the two front pins are respectively provided with through holes for installing the rotating rod 40; one end of the rotating rod is provided with a threaded structure, and the other end is a nut structure. The rotating rod passes through the through hole and is locked and fixed by a wing nut (not shown in the figure). That is, the nut at one end of the rotating rod is stuck on the outside of the through hole of one pin, while the other end extends out from the through hole of the other pin and is fixed by a wing nut. The marking plate 30 is fixedly connected to the middle section of the rotating rod 40.

[0049] For example, as a specific implementation method, when manufacturing the signboard, a horizontal groove matching the shape of the middle section of the rotating rod is provided on the back plate of the signboard to facilitate assembly and positioning. A threaded blind hole is provided in the groove, and an assembly hole is provided at the corresponding position of the middle section of the rotating rod. Then, the signboard and the rotating rod are fixedly connected by bolts.

[0050] Based on the embodiments described above, in some embodiments, such as Figure 4 and Figure 5 As shown, in one specific embodiment, the spring push rod mechanism 20 includes a fixed part 21, a baffle part 23 connected to the fixed part 21 via a telescopic rod 22, and a spring component 24 located between the fixed part 21 and the baffle part 23 and sleeved on the telescopic rod 22.

[0051] Combination Figure 2 The fixed part 21 of the spring push rod mechanism 20 is connected to the rear side plate 15 of the cabinet unit, and the axial direction of the telescopic rod 22 is perpendicular to the rear side plate 15.

[0052] Furthermore, as a preferred embodiment, such as Figure 2 As shown, the height of the rear panel 15 is less than the internal net height of the cabinet unit. The rear panel 15 is arranged relatively close to the bottom panel 14 so that an opening space is formed above the rear panel 15. This allows users to conveniently place the same type of drugs in sequence according to the drug production batch from this opening space. For example, when adding drugs, they can be added from the back of the medicine cabinet according to the drug production date to ensure that the drug with the near expiration date is placed first and the drug with the far expiration date is placed later.

[0053] like Figure 2 and Figure 5 As shown, the fixing part 21 of the spring push rod mechanism 20 is generally inverted U-shaped. The fixing part 21 is snapped onto the rear side plate 15 through the inverted U-shaped notch 21a. With this structure, the spring push rod mechanism 20 can be flexibly and conveniently separated from the cabinet unit to facilitate the user to add medicine. It can also flexibly meet the needs of actual scenarios. For example, some cabinet units with good layout positions may not need to be equipped with a spring push rod mechanism.

[0054] Furthermore, as a preferred embodiment, the overall size of the fixing part 21 is similar to the overall size of the baffle part 23, and the left and right dimensions of both are much smaller than the internal net width of the cabinet unit, so that multiple spring push rod mechanisms can be installed in the cabinet unit; of course, only one spring push rod mechanism can be installed in a cabinet unit, and the spring push rod mechanism can be moved left and right flexibly to meet the actual pushing requirements.

[0055] As a specific implementation method, in some embodiments, based on considerations of durability and placement stability, each cabinet unit of the combined medicine cabinet in this application is manufactured using sheet metal processing, such as using cold-rolled steel sheets and applying a powder coating process to the surface.

[0056] Furthermore, as a specific implementation method, in some embodiments, such as Figure 2 As shown, while meeting the need to shield the stored medicines, and based on considerations such as saving materials, the left side panel 16 and right side panel 17 of the cabinet unit adopt a half-height design.

[0057] In addition, it should be noted that the cabinet unit in the above embodiments is for storing ordinary medicines. In actual scenarios, even in pharmacies with limited space mentioned in this application, there may still be a need to distribute medicines that require special preservation and storage.

[0058] In view of this, based on the above embodiments, in some embodiments, in addition to the cabinet unit set in the above structure, the combined medicine cabinet may also include a refrigerated cabinet unit and a safety cabinet unit;

[0059] It is easy to understand that the refrigerated cabinet unit and the safety cabinet unit here have the same characteristics as... Figure 1 The cabinet units have the same external dimensions and plug-in structure. The difference is that the refrigerated cabinet unit has a refrigerator-like structure for storing medicines that need to be refrigerated, while the security cabinet unit has a lockable storage cabinet-like structure for storing medicines that need to be controlled, such as some narcotic drugs.

[0060] It is easy to understand that, considering that these two types of cabinet units do not have a spring push rod mechanism, when arranging medicine cabinets in a pharmacy, it is recommended to place these two types of cabinet units in a position that is convenient for users to access, such as at chest height.

[0061] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this application, but the scope of protection of this application is not limited thereto. Any variations or substitutions that can be easily conceived by those skilled in the art within the scope of the technology disclosed in this application should be included within the scope of protection of this application. Therefore, the scope of protection of this application should be determined by the scope of the claims.

[0062] It is understood that the same or similar parts in the above embodiments can be referred to each other, and the contents not described in detail in some embodiments can be referred to the same or similar contents in other embodiments.

[0063] It should be noted that in the description of this application, the terms "first," "second," etc., are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. Furthermore, in the description of this application, unless otherwise stated, "a plurality of" means at least two.

[0064] Any process or method description in the flowchart or otherwise herein can be understood as representing a module, segment, or portion of code comprising one or more executable instructions for implementing a particular logical function or process, and the scope of the preferred embodiments of this application includes additional implementations in which functions may be performed not in the order shown or discussed, including substantially simultaneously or in reverse order according to the functions involved, as should be understood by those skilled in the art to which embodiments of this application pertain.

[0065] In the description of this specification, the references to terms such as "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples," etc., indicate that a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of this application. In this specification, the illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples.

[0066] Although embodiments of this application have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting this application. Those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, substitutions and variations to the above embodiments within the scope of this application.

Claims

1. A combination medicine cabinet for a hospital pharmacy, characterized by: The cabinet unit comprises several pluggable cabinet units, which are cuboid in shape, and the front side of the cabinet unit is provided with an opening for taking and placing medicine; A spring push rod mechanism is arranged in the cabinet unit to automatically push the medicine stored in the cabinet unit to the opening direction, and the lower edge of the opening is relatively higher than the bottom plate of the cabinet unit to prevent the medicine from being pushed out of the cabinet unit; The outer side of the top plate of the cabinet unit is provided with a plug-in slot at the four corners for plugging, and the outer side of the bottom plate of the corresponding cabinet unit is provided with a plug-in pin at the four corners for plugging.

2. The combination pharmacy cart for a hospital pharmacy of claim 1, wherein, Corresponding to any of the cabinet units, an identification plate is arranged between the two plug-in pins on the front side of the corresponding cabinet unit, and the identification plate is used to mark the type information of the medicine stored in the cabinet unit; The height of the plug-in pin is greater than the depth of the plug-in slot in the cabinet unit, so that when two cabinet units are plugged together, a space is formed at the front side for accommodating the identification plate.

3. The combination pharmacy cart for a hospital pharmacy of claim 2, wherein, The identification plate is movably arranged between the two plug-in pins on the front side by a horizontally arranged rotating rod, so as to adjust the pitch angle.

4. The combination pharmacy cart for a hospital pharmacy of claim 3, wherein, A through hole is arranged on each of the two plug-in pins for mounting the rotating rod; one end of the rotating rod is provided with a threaded structure, and the other end is a nut structure; the rotating rod is arranged in the through hole and is locked and fixed by a wing nut. The identification plate is fixedly connected to the middle section of the rotating rod.

5. The combination pharmacy cart for a hospital pharmacy of claim 2, wherein, The identification plate is made of acrylic material.

6. The combination pharmacy cart for a hospital pharmacy of claim 1, wherein, The spring push rod mechanism comprises a fixed part, a baffle part connected to the fixed part by a telescopic rod, and a spring part located between the fixed part and the baffle part and sleeved on the telescopic rod. The fixed part of the spring push rod mechanism is connected to the rear panel of the cabinet unit, and the axial direction of the telescopic rod is perpendicular to the rear panel.

7. The combination pharmacy cart for a hospital pharmacy of claim 6, wherein, The height of the rear panel is less than the internal net height of the cabinet unit, and the rear panel is arranged relatively close to the bottom plate. The fixed part is in the shape of an inverted U, and the fixed part is clamped on the rear panel through the opening of the inverted U.

8. The combination pharmacy cart for a hospital pharmacy of claim 7, wherein, The overall size of the fixed part is similar to the overall size of the baffle part, and the left-right direction size of both is much smaller than the internal net width of the cabinet unit, so that multiple spring push rod mechanisms can be arranged in the cabinet unit.

9. The combination pharmacy cart for a hospital pharmacy of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein, The left and right side panels of the cabinet unit are designed as half height.

10. The combination pharmacy cart for a hospital pharmacy of any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein, The cabinet unit is made of sheet metal processing.

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