Medicine applying device

Abstract

The utility model discloses a medicine feeding device which comprises a body part, a plurality of medicine feeding grooves extending in the vertical direction are formed in the body part, openings of the medicine feeding grooves face forwards, and the tops of the medicine feeding grooves extend upwards till the medicine feeding grooves penetrate through the body part. A push plate is arranged in the medicine feeding groove and is perpendicular to the left inner side face and the right inner side face of the medicine feeding groove where the push plate is located. In the push plate, the front end part is higher than the rear end part; a first driving module is further arranged in the body part, and the first driving module can drive the push plate to move along the medicine feeding groove where the push plate is located and can move to the top of the medicine feeding groove; a conveying belt is arranged behind the body part, and boxed medicine falling from the top of the medicine feeding groove can fall to the first end of the conveying belt. The medicine feeding device can automatically feed medicine.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of medicine storage technology, and in particular to a medicine loading device. Background Technology

[0002] With technological advancements, automated pharmacies are widely used in hospitals, capable of performing tasks such as automatic dispensing and dispensing of medications. However, automatic dispensing, especially for boxed medications, is a relatively complex process. Current dispensing devices typically employ a horizontal gripping and dispensing method, limiting the number of boxes dispensed at a time to less than 10. This design necessitates frequent movements of the dispensing robot, increasing wear and tear on mechanical parts and reducing overall dispensing efficiency. Pharmacists, on the other hand, face slower, more strenuous manual dispensing, leading to fatigue and impacting the accuracy and timeliness of the dispensing process.

[0003] Therefore, designing an automatic drug delivery device has become an urgent problem to be solved. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of this, the main objective of this utility model is to provide a medicine application device.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution of this utility model is as follows: A medicine-feeding device includes: a main body, on which a plurality of vertically extending medicine-feeding grooves are provided, the openings of the medicine-feeding grooves facing forward, and the tops of the medicine-feeding grooves extending upwards until they penetrate the main body; a push plate is provided in the medicine-feeding groove, the push plate being perpendicular to the left and right inner sides of the medicine-feeding groove; the front end of the push plate is higher than the rear end; a first driving module is also provided in the main body, the first driving module being able to drive the push plate to move along the medicine-feeding groove and to the top of the medicine-feeding groove; a conveyor belt is provided at the rear of the main body, and boxed medicines falling from the top of the medicine-feeding groove can fall onto the first end of the conveyor belt.

[0006] As an improvement of this utility model embodiment, in the medicine loading tank, the top is tilted backward relative to the bottom.

[0007] As an improvement of this utility model embodiment, there are multiple medicine loading slots, each medicine loading slot extending from the bottom of the main body to the top of the medicine loading slot, and all medicine loading slots are arranged in parallel to each other and in a row.

[0008] As an improvement of this utility model embodiment, the first driving module includes: a connecting plate and a slide rail located behind the main body, the slide rail extending from the bottom to the top of the main body, the extension direction of the slide rail being consistent with the extension direction of the medicine trough, and the connecting plate being able to slide along the slide rail; the bottom surface of the medicine trough is provided with a waist hole, the waist hole penetrating the bottom surface of the medicine trough, the extension direction of the waist hole being consistent with the extension direction of the medicine trough, and extending from the bottom to the top of the medicine trough; each push plate is provided with a connecting block penetrating the waist hole in the medicine trough, and the connecting block is connected to the connecting plate.

[0009] As an improvement of this utility model embodiment, each slide rail is provided with a slider, each slider can slide along the corresponding slide rail, and the connecting plate extends in the left and right direction and all sliders are connected.

[0010] As an improvement of this utility model embodiment, the first drive module further includes: a motor and a first transmission belt, the first transmission belt extending from the bottom to the top of the main body, the extension direction of the first transmission belt being consistent with the extension direction of the medicine trough, the motor being able to drive the first transmission belt to rotate, and the connecting plate being fixedly connected to the belt body of the first transmission belt.

[0011] As an improvement of this utility model embodiment, the medicine loading trough is inclined to the right, and at the top of the medicine loading trough, the bottom surface of the medicine loading trough is provided with a rearwardly inclined flange, the right side of the flange being lower than the left side; at the top of the medicine loading trough, the left inner side and the right inner side of the medicine loading trough both extend upward and to the right to form a side plate.

[0012] As an improvement of this utility model embodiment, the flange is perpendicular to the left inner side and right inner side of the medicine loading groove.

[0013] As an improvement of this utility model embodiment, for each medicine loading tank, a first vertical plate and a second vertical plate are respectively arranged above the conveyor belt. The first and second vertical plates are parallel and symmetrically arranged. The medicine loading device is provided with a second driving module, which can drive the first and second vertical plates to move closer or further apart from each other.

[0014] As an improvement of this utility model embodiment, the second drive module includes: a second transmission belt extending in the left-right direction; and first and second vertical plates respectively fixedly connected to different outer sides of the second transmission belt.

[0015] The medication application device provided in this embodiment of the present invention has the following advantages: This embodiment of the present invention discloses a medication application device, comprising: a main body, on which a plurality of vertically extending medication application grooves are provided, the openings of the medication application grooves facing forward, and the tops of the medication application grooves extending upwards until they penetrate the main body; a push plate is provided in each medication application groove, the push plate being perpendicular to both the left and right inner sides of the groove; the front end of the push plate is higher than its rear end; a first driving module is also provided in the main body, the first driving module being able to drive the push plate to move along the medication application groove and to the top of the groove; a conveyor belt is provided at the rear of the main body, allowing boxed medications falling from the top of the medication application grooves to fall onto the first end of the conveyor belt. This medication application device can automatically apply medication. Attached Figure Description

[0016] Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 A structural diagram of the drug application device provided in an embodiment of this utility model;

[0017] Figure 4 for Figure 3 A magnified view of region A in the middle. Detailed Implementation

[0018] The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings. However, these embodiments do not limit the present invention, and any structural, methodological, or functional modifications made by those skilled in the art based on these embodiments are included within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0019] The following description and accompanying drawings fully illustrate specific embodiments described herein to enable those skilled in the art to practice them. Some embodiments may include or substitute parts and features of other embodiments. The scope of the embodiments herein encompasses the entire scope of the claims and all available equivalents thereof. Throughout this document, the terms “first,” “second,” etc., are used only to distinguish one element from another without requiring or implying any actual relationship or order between the elements. Indeed, a first element can also be referred to as a second element, and vice versa. Furthermore, the terms “comprising,” “including,” or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a structure, apparatus, or device that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a structure, apparatus, or device. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase “comprising one…” does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the structure, apparatus, or device that includes said element. The various embodiments described herein are presented in a progressive manner, with each embodiment focusing on its differences from other embodiments; similar or identical parts between embodiments can be referred to interchangeably.

[0020] The terms "longitudinal," "lateral," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," and "outer" used in this document to indicate orientation or positional relationships are based on the orientation or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings. They are used solely for the convenience of describing the document and for simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model. In the description herein, unless otherwise specified and limited, the terms "installed," "connected," and "linked" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to mechanical or electrical connections, or internal connections between two elements; they can be direct connections or indirect connections through an intermediate medium. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms according to the specific circumstances.

[0021] This utility model embodiment provides a drug delivery device, such as... Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, it includes:

[0022] The main body has several vertically extending medicine loading slots 21 with their openings facing forward and their tops extending upwards through the main body. A pusher plate 211 is installed within each medicine loading slot 21, perpendicular to both the left and right inner sides of the slot. The front end of the pusher plate 211 is higher than its rear end. A first drive module is also installed in the main body, capable of driving the pusher plate 211 to move along the medicine loading slot 21 and to the top of the slot. A conveyor belt 23 is installed at the rear of the main body, allowing boxed medicine falling from the top of the medicine loading slots 21 to land on the first end of the conveyor belt 23.

[0023] Here, as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the main body can be a frame, and the medicine trough 21 is provided in the frame. The bottom of the medicine trough 21 is provided with a baffle 213, but the top extends upward until it penetrates the main body, that is, there is no baffle at the top. Since the front end of the push plate 211 is higher than the rear end, when a boxed medicine is placed on the push plate 211, when the push plate 211 moves upward, the boxed medicine will eventually fall from the top of the medicine trough 21 to the rear of the medicine trough 21, and finally fall to the first end of the conveyor belt 23.

[0024] Here, as Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the conveyor belt 23 is arranged in the front-to-back direction, that is, it is provided with a first end and a second end, wherein the first end faces forward and the second end faces backward, and the conveyor belt 23 can transport boxed medicines between the first and second ends.

[0025] In practice, this medication loading device can be part of a medicine storage or cabinet, used to store boxed medications. The medicine storage or cabinet includes a medication storage module for storing boxed medications and a medication gripping module (e.g., a robotic arm) for gripping boxed medications. When boxed medications need to be stored in the medicine storage or cabinet, the boxed medications can be stacked and placed on the upper surface of the push plate 211. Then, driven upwards by the first drive module, the boxed medications will fall from the top of the loading trough 21 to the first end of the conveyor belt 23. The conveyor belt 23 will then transport the boxed medications to the second end. Finally, the medication gripping module grips the boxed medications from the second end and places them into the medication storage module. Furthermore, a medicine box detection module (e.g., a laser detection module) can be installed at the second end. When this module detects a boxed medicine, it controls the conveyor belt 23 to stop rotating, and then controls the medicine box gripping module to grab the medicine from the second end. Additionally, information such as the type and quantity of the stored medicine can be pre-entered into the medicine storage or cabinet, or a barcode scanning device can be installed on the medicine box gripping module to obtain the information.

[0026] In summary, users only need to arrange the boxed medicines in a stack and then place the stack of boxed medicines on the upper surface of the push plate 211, and the medicine dispensing device can automatically dispense the medicines.

[0027] Here, in Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 3 It contains two drug delivery devices.

[0028] In this embodiment, the top of the medicine loading trough 21 is tilted backward relative to the bottom. Because the top of the medicine loading trough 21 is tilted backward relative to the bottom, when the boxed medicine is at the top of the medicine loading trough 21, the boxed medicine will slide backward more easily, and then fall from the top of the medicine loading trough 21, and finally fall to the first end of the conveyor belt 23.

[0029] In this embodiment, there are multiple medicine loading slots 21, each medicine loading slot 21 extending from the bottom of the main body to the top of the medicine loading slot 21, and all medicine loading slots 21 are arranged in parallel and in a row.

[0030] In this embodiment, the first driving module includes a connecting plate 223 and a slide rail 221 located behind the main body. The slide rail 221 extends from the bottom to the top of the main body. The extension direction of the slide rail 221 is consistent with the extension direction of the medicine trough 21. The connecting plate 223 can slide along the slide rail 221.

[0031] The bottom surface of the medicine trough 21 is provided with a waist hole 212, which penetrates the bottom surface of the medicine trough 21. The extension direction of the waist hole 212 is consistent with the extension direction of the medicine trough 21, and extends from the bottom to the top of the medicine trough 21.

[0032] Each push plate 211 is provided with a connecting block that penetrates the waist hole 212 in the medicine trough 21, and the connecting block is connected to the connecting plate 223.

[0033] Here, as Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, a medicine application device includes two parallel slide rails 221. A connecting plate 223 can slide along the two slide rails 221. It can be understood that when the connecting plate 223 moves along the extension direction of the waist hole 212, the push plate 211 can also move along the extension direction of the waist hole 212.

[0034] In this embodiment, each slide rail 221 is provided with a slider 2211, and each slider 2211 can slide along the corresponding slide rail 221. The connecting plate 223 extends in the left and right direction and all sliders 2211 are connected.

[0035] In this embodiment, the first drive module further includes a motor 222 and a first transmission belt 224. The first transmission belt 224 extends from the bottom to the top of the main body, and the extending direction of the first transmission belt 224 is consistent with the extending direction of the medicine trough 21. The motor 222 can drive the first transmission belt 224 to rotate, and the connecting plate 223 is fixedly connected to the belt body of the first transmission belt 224. Here, as... Figure 2 and Figure 3 As shown, the two drug-feeding devices share a single motor 222. Each device has two first transmission belts 224 arranged parallel to each other. The first outer side of each first transmission belt 224 faces forward, and the second outer side faces backward. The connecting plate 223 is fixedly connected to the first outer side of the belt body of the first transmission belt 224. It can be understood that the motor 222 can drive the two first transmission belts 224 to rotate synchronously, thereby driving the connecting plate 223 to move along the extension direction of the drug-feeding groove 21.

[0036] In this embodiment, the medicine loading trough 21 is inclined to the right. At the top of the medicine loading trough 21, a backward-inclined flange 214 is provided on the bottom surface of the medicine loading trough 21, with the right side of the flange 214 being lower than the left side. At the top of the medicine loading trough 21, both the left and right inner sides extend upwards and to the right to form side plates 215. Here, because the medicine loading trough 21 is inclined to the right, the medicine box located in the medicine loading trough 21 will abut against the right inner side of the medicine loading trough 21. Furthermore, because the right side of the flange 214 is lower than the left side, the boxed medicine will fall onto the conveyor belt 23 more neatly.

[0037] In this embodiment, the flange is perpendicular to the left and right inner sides of the upper medicine groove 21.

[0038] In this embodiment, for each medicine loading tank 21, a first vertical plate 231 and a second vertical plate 232 are respectively arranged above the conveyor belt 23. The first and second vertical plates are parallel and symmetrically arranged.

[0039] The medicine-applying device is equipped with a second drive module, which can drive the first and second vertical plates to move closer to or further apart from each other.

[0040] When in use, the first and second vertical plates can be kept far apart from each other, and the boxed medicine falling from the top of the medicine tray 21 is located between the first and second vertical plates. At this time, the first and second vertical plates can be brought closer to each other, so that the boxed medicine can be sorted out and arranged in a row, which is conducive to the gripping of the boxed medicine gripping module.

[0041] In this embodiment, the second drive module includes: a second transmission belt 24 extending in the left-right direction; and first and second vertical plates respectively fixedly connected to different outer surfaces of the second transmission belt 24. It can be understood that when the second drive module rotates, it can drive the first and second vertical plates to move away from or closer to each other.

[0042] During operation, the first and second vertical plates are controlled to be located on the outer sides of the two inner sides of the corresponding medicine loading trough 21. Then, the first drive module is controlled to drive the push plate 211 to move along the medicine loading trough 21 until it reaches the top of the medicine loading trough 21. Then, the first and second vertical plates are controlled to move closer to each other until both the first and second vertical plates are against the boxed medicine. Then, the first and second vertical plates are controlled to move away from each other until both the first and second vertical plates are located on the outer sides of the two inner sides of the corresponding medicine loading trough 21. Then, the conveyor belt 23 is controlled to transport the boxed medicine from the first end to the second end.

[0043] It should be understood that although this specification describes embodiments, not every embodiment contains only one independent technical solution. This way of describing the specification is only for clarity. Those skilled in the art should regard the specification as a whole. The technical solutions in each embodiment can also be appropriately combined to form other embodiments that can be understood by those skilled in the art.

[0044] The detailed descriptions listed above are merely specific descriptions of feasible implementations of this utility model, and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this utility model. All equivalent implementations or modifications made without departing from the spirit of this utility model should be included within the scope of protection of this utility model.

Claims

1. A medicine-applying device, characterized in that, include: The main body has several vertically extending medicine-filling grooves (21) on it, with the openings of the medicine-filling grooves (21) facing forward and the tops of the medicine-filling grooves (21) extending upwards until they penetrate the main body. A push plate (211) is provided in the medicine-filling groove (21), and the push plate (211) is perpendicular to the left inner side and the right inner side of the medicine-filling groove (21) it is located on. The front end of the push plate (211) is higher than the rear end. A first driving module is also provided in the main body, which can drive the push plate (211) to move along the medicine-filling groove (21) it is located on, and can move to the top of the medicine-filling groove (21). A conveyor belt (23) is provided at the rear of the main body, and the boxed medicine falling from the top of the medicine tank (21) can fall to the first end of the conveyor belt (23).

2. The drug-adding device according to claim 1, characterized in that, In the medicine tank (21), the top is tilted backward relative to the bottom.

3. The drug-applying device according to claim 1, characterized in that, There are multiple medicine loading slots (21), each medicine loading slot (21) extends from the bottom of the main body to the top of the medicine loading slot (21), and all medicine loading slots (21) are arranged in parallel and in a row.

4. The drug-applying device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The first drive module includes a connecting plate (223) and a slide rail (221) located behind the main body. The slide rail (221) extends from the bottom to the top of the main body. The extension direction of the slide rail (221) is consistent with the extension direction of the upper medicine tank (21). The connecting plate (223) can slide along the slide rail (221). The bottom surface of the medicine trough (21) is provided with a waist hole (212), the waist hole (212) penetrates the bottom surface of the medicine trough (21), the extension direction of the waist hole (212) is consistent with the extension direction of the medicine trough (21), and extends from the bottom to the top of the medicine trough (21). Each push plate (211) is provided with a connecting block that passes through the waist hole (212) in the medicine trough (21), and the connecting block is connected to the connecting plate (223).

5. The drug-applying device according to claim 4, characterized in that, Each slide rail (221) is provided with a slider (2211), and each slider (2211) can slide along the corresponding slide rail (221). The connecting plate (223) extends in the left and right direction and all sliders (2211) are connected.

6. The drug-applying device according to claim 4, characterized in that, The first drive module further includes a motor (222) and a first transmission belt (224). The first transmission belt (224) extends from the bottom to the top of the main body. The extension direction of the first transmission belt (224) is consistent with the extension direction of the medicine trough (21). The motor (222) can drive the first transmission belt (224) to rotate. The connecting plate (223) is fixedly connected to the belt body of the first transmission belt (224).

7. The drug-applying device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The medicine loading trough (21) is tilted to the right. At the top of the medicine loading trough (21), the bottom surface of the medicine loading trough (21) is provided with a backward-tilting flange (214), and the right side of the flange (214) is lower than the left side. At the top of the medicine trough (21), the left inner side and the right inner side of the medicine trough (21) both extend upward and to the right to form a side plate (215).

8. The drug-applying device according to claim 7, characterized in that, The flange is perpendicular to the left and right inner sides of the upper medicine groove (21).

9. The drug-applying device according to claim 7, characterized in that, For each medicine loading tank (21), a first vertical plate (231) and a second vertical plate (232) are respectively arranged above the conveyor belt (23). The first and second vertical plates are parallel to each other and symmetrically arranged. The medicine-applying device is equipped with a second drive module, which can drive the first and second vertical plates to move closer to or further apart from each other.

10. The drug-applying device according to claim 9, characterized in that, The second drive module includes: a second transmission belt (24) extending in the left-right direction; The first and second vertical plates are fixedly connected to different outer sides of the second transmission belt (24).

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