Non-contact replenishment system for medicines or vaccines
The contactless replenishment system utilizes stacker cranes and conveyor components to achieve efficient and accurate replenishment of medicines or vaccines, solving the problems of inefficiency and error risk in existing technologies.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520715480.3
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-15
- Publication Date
- 2026-02-24
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-04-15
AI Technical Summary
Existing methods for replenishing cold storage drugs or vaccines are inefficient and subject to the risk of human error.
The contactless replenishment system uses stacker cranes and conveyor components to transport medicines or vaccines from the conveyor components to the shelves, and achieves accurate replenishment by scanning the identification codes set on the turnover boxes.
It enables efficient replenishment of drugs or vaccines, avoids the inefficiency and error risks of manual labor, and improves the accuracy of replenishment.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of contactless replenishment technology for drugs or vaccines, specifically to a contactless replenishment system for drugs or vaccines. Background Technology
[0002] Cold storage facilities are used to store medicines and vaccines. In the current technology, replenishing cold storage facilities often involves manual entry into the cold storage and placing the medicines or vaccines in designated shelf locations according to their categories. This replenishment method not only wastes manpower and is inefficient, but also carries the risk of replenishing medicines or vaccines incorrectly.
[0003] Therefore, it is necessary to design a contactless replenishment system that can automatically replenish drugs or vaccines. Utility Model Content
[0004] In view of this, the purpose of this utility model is to overcome the shortcomings of the prior art and provide a contactless replenishment system for drugs or vaccines. This application provides the following technical solution:
[0005] A contactless replenishment system for drugs or vaccines includes a cold storage facility and a conveying assembly. The cold storage facility is equipped with shelves and a stacker crane. One end of the conveying assembly is located inside the cold storage facility, and the other end is located outside the cold storage facility, so as to convey drugs or vaccines from the conveying assembly to the shelves via the stacker crane.
[0006] As an alternative or supplement to the contactless replenishment system for the aforementioned drugs or vaccines, a conveyor track is provided on one side of the shelf, and the stacker crane is mounted on the conveyor track.
[0007] As an alternative or supplement to the contactless replenishment system for the aforementioned drugs or vaccines, the conveying assembly is equipped with a turnover box, which is affixed with an identification code. The stacker crane transports the turnover box to a designated position on the shelf by scanning the identification code.
[0008] As an alternative or supplement to the contactless replenishment system for the aforementioned drugs or vaccines, the conveying assembly includes two parallel replenishment conveying channels and an empty box conveying channel.
[0009] As an alternative or supplement to the contactless replenishment system for the aforementioned drugs or vaccines, the conveying component is a conveyor belt.
[0010] As an alternative or supplement to the contactless replenishment system for the aforementioned drugs or vaccines, the number of the shelves shall not be less than two.
[0011] In summary, due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0012] The contactless replenishment system for drugs or vaccines disclosed in this application uses a conveyor component to place drugs or vaccines into the warehouse, and a stacker crane to transport the drugs or vaccines to the shelves of the cold storage, thereby realizing the replenishment of drugs or vaccines in the cold storage and avoiding the inefficiency and waste of labor costs caused by manual replenishment. At the same time, this application sets an identification code on the turnover box, and the stacker crane can accurately locate the designated shelf position of the drug or vaccine by scanning the identification code, avoiding the occurrence of drug or vaccine replenishment errors.
[0013] To make the above-mentioned objectives, features and advantages of this application more apparent and understandable, preferred embodiments are described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Attached Figure Description
[0014] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this application, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. It should be understood that the following drawings only show some embodiments of the present utility model and should not be regarded as a limitation on the scope. For those skilled in the art, other related drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.
[0015] Figure 1 This is a plan view of the present invention.
[0016] Attached label: 1-Cold storage; 2-Replenishment conveyor channel; 3-Empty box conveyor channel; 4-Shelf; 5-Conveyor track. Detailed Implementation
[0017] The embodiments of this application are described in detail below. Examples of these embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals denote the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain this application, and should not be construed as limiting this application.
[0018] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "linking," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application according to the specific circumstances.
[0019] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, "above" or "below" the second feature can mean that the first feature is in direct contact with the second feature, or that the first feature is in indirect contact with the second feature through an intermediate medium. Furthermore, "above," "on top of," and "over" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.
[0020] Please refer to Figure 1 As shown, this embodiment provides a contactless replenishment system for drugs or vaccines, including a cold storage 1 and a conveying assembly. The cold storage 1 is equipped with shelves 4 and a stacker crane. One end of the conveying assembly is located inside the cold storage 1, and the other end of the conveying assembly is located outside the cold storage 1, so that drugs or vaccines can be conveyed from the conveying assembly to the shelves 4 by the stacker crane.
[0021] A conveyor track 5 is provided on one side of the shelf 4, and the stacker crane is mounted on the conveyor track 5; a turnover box is provided on the conveying component, and an identification code is affixed to the turnover box. The stacker crane transports the turnover box to a set position on the shelf 4 by scanning the identification code; the conveying component includes two parallel replenishment conveying channels 2 and empty box conveying channels 3; the conveying component is a conveyor belt; the number of shelves 4 is not less than two.
[0022] In the above embodiments, such as Figure 1 The diagram shown is a plan view of the contactless replenishment system for drugs or vaccines of this invention. It includes a cold storage 1, within which multiple shelves 4 are installed. Conveyor tracks 5 are connected between the shelves 4, and stacker cranes are mounted on the conveyor tracks 5. The stacker cranes can move along the conveyor tracks 5 and use their built-in robotic arms to deliver drugs or vaccines to designated positions on the shelves 4. A conveyor assembly is located on one side of the cold storage 1, with one end mounted on the side of the shelves 4 and the other end located outside the cold storage 1. Boxes containing drugs or vaccines are placed on the conveyor assembly outside the cold storage 1, and the conveyor assembly transports the boxes containing drugs or vaccines into the cold storage 1.
[0023] The conveying assembly includes a replenishment conveying channel 2 and an empty box conveying channel 3 arranged in parallel. Both channels are equipped with corresponding conveyor belts. The conveyor belt on the replenishment conveying channel 2 transports turnover boxes carrying medicines or vaccines into the cold storage 1. The medicines or vaccines are then transported to the shelves 4 by a stacker crane. To achieve accurate replenishment and warehousing, identification codes can be set on the turnover boxes. The identification codes are scanned each time the goods are transported. In this way, the control system can achieve accurate replenishment and warehousing by the stacker crane. In this embodiment, the ends of the replenishment conveying channel 2 and the empty box conveying channel 3 located inside the cold storage 1 can be connected by a U-shaped channel. After the stacker crane picks up the goods, the empty turnover boxes are transported to the outside of the cold storage 1 through the U-shaped channel and the empty box conveying channel 3. Alternatively, two stacker cranes can be set up, one for transporting medicines or vaccines and the other for transporting empty turnover boxes to the empty box conveying channel 3. The stacker crane used in this embodiment is a mature technology in the prior art. It achieves replenishment and warehousing of turnover boxes by gripping with forks. Its structure and working principle will not be described in detail in this application.
[0024] 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 contactless replenishment system for drugs or vaccines, characterized in that: The device includes a cold storage unit and a conveying assembly. The cold storage unit is equipped with shelves and a stacker crane. One end of the conveying assembly is located inside the cold storage unit, and the other end is located outside the cold storage unit, so that drugs or vaccines can be transported from the conveying assembly to the shelves by the stacker crane.
2. The contactless replenishment system for drugs or vaccines according to claim 1, characterized in that: A conveyor rail is provided on one side of the rack, and the stacker crane is mounted on the conveyor rail.
3. The contactless replenishment system for drugs or vaccines according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying assembly is equipped with a turnover box, and the turnover box is affixed with an identification code. The stacker crane transports the turnover box to the set position on the shelf by scanning the identification code.
4. The contactless replenishment system for drugs or vaccines according to claim 2, characterized in that: The conveying assembly includes two parallel replenishment conveying channels and an empty box conveying channel.
5. The contactless replenishment system for drugs or vaccines according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveying component is a conveyor belt.
6. The contactless replenishment system for drugs or vaccines according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of shelves shall not be less than two.