Medicine distributing device for medicine tray

Abstract

The utility model discloses a medicine distributing device for a medicine tray. The medicine dispensing device comprises a medicine dispensing disc and a gear ring, the gear ring is detachably and fixedly arranged on the medicine disc, and the medicine dispensing disc is rotatably arranged above the medicine disc in a covering mode; the medicine dispensing device further comprises at least one positioning piece, the positioning pieces are movably arranged below the medicine dispensing disc and matched with the tooth grooves of the gear ring, and the tooth grooves correspond to the medicine bins on the medicine disc one to one. At least one medicine outlet is formed in one end of the medicine distributing disc and corresponds to the medicine bin; according to the medicine dispensing device, the medicine dispensing disc, the gear ring and the positioning piece are arranged, the positioning piece is matched with the tooth groove of the gear ring, the medicine outlets of the medicine dispensing disc can accurately correspond to the medicine bins on the medicine disc in a one-to-one mode, the risk that medicine deviates and is scattered to the adjacent medicine bins during medicine dispensing is effectively avoided, and the medicine dispensing precision is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of medical supplies technology, and in particular to a dispensing device for a medicine tray. Background Technology

[0002] The pill tray is a key component of a smart pillbox, typically a disc-shaped structure with multiple pill compartments. These compartments hold different types and sizes of medications, such as tablets and capsules. The tray is installed inside the smart pillbox and rotates via a drive mechanism or manual operation, positioning each compartment sequentially for easy dispensing or retrieval of the required medication, allowing the user to accurately obtain the necessary medication.

[0003] Current medicine trays often result in medication dispensing errors due to the small size of the compartments and the close proximity of adjacent compartments. Specifically, when tablets or capsules are placed into the tray, the limited space allows them to easily slip from the target compartment or bounce into adjacent compartments due to external force or their own shape and size, leading to a misalignment with the intended medication distribution. This not only causes patients to take the wrong dosage or type of medication, affecting treatment effectiveness, but can also pose serious health risks. This inaccurate dispensing is particularly problematic for patients with chronic diseases who require long-term, precise medication administration, as it significantly impacts treatment adherence and disease control. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the problems existing in the prior art, the present invention provides a medicine dispensing device for a medicine tray, which can effectively solve the problems existing in the prior art.

[0005] The technical solution of this utility model is:

[0006] According to one aspect of the present invention, the invention includes: a medicine dispensing tray and a toothed ring, the toothed ring being detachably fixed to the medicine tray, and the medicine dispensing tray being rotatably mounted on top of the medicine tray; it also includes at least one positioning member, the positioning member being movably disposed below the medicine dispensing tray, the positioning member cooperating with the tooth groove of the toothed ring, and each tooth groove corresponding one-to-one with each medicine container on the medicine tray; one end of the medicine dispensing tray is provided with at least one medicine outlet, the medicine outlet corresponding to a medicine container.

[0007] Furthermore, at least one ball-head plunger is fitted below the dispensing tray, and the positioning element is the positioning bead of the ball-head plunger.

[0008] Furthermore, the dispensing disc extends circumferentially toward the gear ring and is provided with a mounting seat, the mounting seat being provided with a mounting groove for mounting a ball-head plunger.

[0009] Furthermore, multiple ball-head plungers are provided, and the multiple ball-head plungers are distributed at intervals on the dispensing tray.

[0010] Furthermore, a handle is provided at one end of the dispensing tray, the handle is aligned vertically with one of the medicine compartments, and the medicine outlet extends along the handle.

[0011] Furthermore, a positioning ring is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the gear ring extending toward the medicine tray, and a support plate is provided on the inner circumferential surface of the medicine tray, with the positioning ring resting on the support plate; a limiting groove is provided on one end of the medicine tray extending toward the support plate, and a limiting protrusion is provided on one end of the positioning ring extending toward the limiting groove, with the limiting protrusion fitting into the limiting groove.

[0012] Furthermore, the positioning ring has a limiting flange extending inward from its inner circumferential surface, and the limiting flange is located above the gear ring.

[0013] Furthermore, the outer peripheral surface of the limiting flange is an arc surface.

[0014] By adopting the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of this utility model compared with the prior art are as follows:

[0015] Firstly, by setting up a dispensing tray, a toothed ring, and positioning components, the positioning components and the toothed ring's grooves work together to ensure that the dispensing port of the dispensing tray accurately corresponds to the medicine bins on the tray. This effectively avoids the risk of medicine shifting and scattering into adjacent medicine bins during dispensing, thus improving dispensing accuracy.

[0016] Secondly, multiple ball-head plungers are spaced apart at the bottom of the dispensing disc to form multi-point positioning, which disperses the force during rotation and prevents the dispensing disc from tilting or shifting due to insufficient support at a single point. Multiple positioning beads cooperate with the tooth groove at the same time, and the redundant design reduces the error caused by wear or jamming of a single positioning component, ensuring that the dispensing disc maintains high-precision alignment during long-term use.

[0017] Third, the limiting flange's annular extension structure forms a vertical physical limit on the dispensing tray. When the dispensing tray rotates, the limiting flange prevents the positioning ball of the ball head plunger from moving upward, ensuring that the dispensing tray always maintains stable contact with the medicine tray and preventing the dispensing tray from detaching from the medicine tray due to external force or rotational inertia.

[0018] Fourth, the outer peripheral surface of the limiting flange is designed as an arc surface, which can provide a smooth guiding effect when assembling the dispensing tray. When the dispensing tray is installed on the medicine tray, the arc surface can guide the positioning ball of the ball head plunger to slide naturally into the tooth groove of the tooth ring. Attached Figure Description

[0019] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0020] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the explosive structure of this utility model. Figure 1 ;

[0021] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the explosive structure of this utility model. Figure 2 ;

[0022] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional structural diagram of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present invention. Figure 1 ;

[0024] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present invention. Figure 2 ;

[0025] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the bottom planar structure of this utility model;

[0026] In the diagram: medicine tray-1, handle-11, medicine outlet-12, mounting base-13, mounting groove-131, positioning component-2, positioning ring-3, toothed ring-31, toothed groove-311, limiting protrusion-32, limiting flange-33, medicine tray-4, medicine chamber-41, support plate-42, limiting groove-43. Detailed Implementation

[0027] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be particularly noted that the following embodiments are only for illustrating the present invention and do not limit the scope of the present invention. Similarly, the following embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0028] like Figures 1 to 6 As shown, this solution provides a dispensing device for a medicine tray.

[0029] Please see Figures 1 to 6 The device includes a medicine tray 1 and a gear ring 31. The gear ring 31 is detachably fixed to the medicine tray 4. Specifically, a positioning ring 3 extends from the outer circumference of the gear ring 31 toward the medicine tray 1, and a support plate 42 is provided on the inner circumference of the medicine tray 4. The positioning ring 3 rests on the support plate 42. A limiting groove 43 extends from one end of the medicine tray 4 toward the support plate 42, and a limiting protrusion 32 extends from one end of the positioning ring 3 toward the limiting groove 43. The limiting protrusion 32 fits into the limiting groove 43. The gear ring 31 is detachably fixed to the medicine tray 4 via the positioning ring 3.

[0030] Please see Figures 1 to 6The dispensing tray 1 is rotatably mounted on top of the medicine tray 4. It also includes at least one positioning element 2, which is movably positioned below the dispensing tray 1. The positioning element 2 engages with the toothed groove 311 of the gear ring 31, and each toothed groove 311 corresponds one-to-one with each medicine container 41 on the medicine tray 4. For each rotation of the medicine container 41 on the medicine tray 4, the positioning element 2 moves one corresponding toothed groove 311. Specifically, at least one ball-head plunger is mounted below the dispensing tray 1, and the positioning element 2 is the positioning bead of the ball-head plunger. The ball-head plunger is a direct application of existing technology, and its principle and structure will not be elaborated here. A mounting base 13 extends circumferentially from the dispensing tray 1 toward the gear ring 31, and the mounting base 13 has mounting grooves 131 for mounting the ball-head plunger. Multiple ball-head plungers are provided, spaced apart on the dispensing tray 1. In this embodiment, there are four ball-head plungers, and four mounting slots 131 on the mounting base 13. The four mounting slots 131 are arranged in four equal parts on the mounting base 13, and the four ball-head plungers are fixedly installed in the four mounting slots 131 respectively. The dispensing tray 1 is inserted into the middle of the gear ring 31 through the mounting base 13.

[0031] Please see Figures 1 to 6 The medicine dispensing tray 1 has at least one medicine outlet 12 at one end, which corresponds to the medicine container 41. A handle 11 extends outward from one end of the medicine dispensing tray 1, and the handle 11 is vertically aligned with one of the medicine containers 41. The medicine outlet 12 extends along the handle 11. The handle 11 facilitates user operation.

[0032] Please see Figure 2 A limiting flange 33 is provided on the inner circumferential surface of the positioning ring 3, extending inward, and is located above the gear ring 31. When the mounting base 13 of the dispensing tray 1 is inserted into the middle of the gear ring 31, the inner circumferential surface of the limiting flange 33 abuts against the outer circumferential surface of the mounting base 13. The annular extension structure of the limiting flange 33 forms a vertical physical limit on the dispensing tray 1. When the dispensing tray 1 rotates, the limiting flange 33 prevents the positioning ball of the ball plunger from moving upward, ensuring that the dispensing tray 1 always maintains stable contact with the medicine tray 4, and preventing the dispensing tray 1 from detaching from the medicine tray 4 due to external force or rotational inertia.

[0033] Preferably, the outer peripheral surface of the limiting flange 33 is an arc surface. The arc surface of the outer peripheral surface of the limiting flange 33 can provide a smooth guiding effect when assembling the dispensing tray 1. When the dispensing tray 1 is installed on the dispensing tray 4, the arc surface can guide the positioning ball of the ball plunger to slide naturally into the tooth groove 311 of the toothed ring 31.

[0034] Working principle:

[0035] When using this dispensing device, the user first engages the positioning ring 3 with the limiting groove 43 on the medicine tray 4 via the limiting protrusion 32, so that the positioning ring 3 is securely mounted on the support plate 42 of the medicine tray 4. Then, the mounting base 13 of the dispensing tray 1 is inserted into the gear ring 31. At this time, the positioning ball of the ball plunger and the tooth groove 311 of the gear ring 31 form a mating relationship, and each tooth groove 311 corresponds one-to-one with the medicine chamber 41 on the medicine tray 4.

[0036] When the user rotates the dispensing tray 1 using the handle 11, the positioning bead of the ball plunger slides along the tooth groove 311 of the gear ring 31. Since the tooth groove 311 of the gear ring 31 is wavy and the positioning bead of the ball plunger is elastic, when the dispensing tray 1 rotates to the target position, the positioning bead will precisely embed into the corresponding tooth groove 311, forming a positioning engagement. At this time, the dispensing port 12 of the dispensing tray 1 is vertically aligned with the target medicine chamber 41 of the medicine tray 4. During this process, the cooperation of the limiting protrusion 32 and the limiting groove 43 restricts the axial displacement of the gear ring 31, ensuring the relative position of the dispensing tray 1 and the medicine tray 4 remains stable.

[0037] Once the dispensing port 12 is aligned with the target medication compartment 41, the user can directly place the medication into the dispensing tray 1. The medication will then fall directly into the corresponding medication compartment 41 through the dispensing port 12. Due to the precise fit between the positioning bead and the toothed groove 311, the dispensing tray 1 can only rotate the distance between one medication compartment 41 at a time, avoiding the risk of medication scattering into adjacent medication compartments 41 due to the dispensing tray 1 shifting. In addition, multiple spaced ball-head plungers enhance the rotational stability of the dispensing tray 1 through multi-point positioning, further improving dispensing accuracy and operational smoothness.

[0038] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of this utility model, and are not intended to limit it. Although this utility model has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model.

Claims

1. A dispensing device for a medicine tray, characterized by, The application relates to a medicine dispensing device, which comprises a medicine dispensing disc (1) and a gear ring (31), the gear ring (31) is detachably fixed on the medicine dispensing disc (4), the medicine dispensing disc (1) is rotatably arranged above the medicine dispensing disc (4), at least one positioning member (2) is movably arranged below the medicine dispensing disc (1), the positioning member (2) is matched with the gear groove (311) of the gear ring (31), each gear groove (311) corresponds to each medicine bin (41) on the medicine dispensing disc (4) one by one, and one medicine outlet (12) is arranged at one end of the medicine dispensing disc (1), the medicine outlet (12) corresponds to the medicine bin (41).

2. A medicine dispensing device for a medicine tray as claimed in claim 1, wherein, The medicine dispensing disc (1) is provided with at least one ball plunger below, and the positioning member (2) is a positioning ball of the ball plunger.

3. A dispensing device for a medicine tray as claimed in claim 2, wherein, The medicine dispensing disc (1) is provided with a mounting base (13) extending towards the gear ring (31) in a ring shape, and the mounting base (13) is provided with a mounting groove (131) for mounting the ball plunger.

4. A medicine dispensing device for a medicine tray as claimed in claim 2 or 3, characterized in that The ball plunger is provided with a plurality of ball plungers which are distributed at intervals on the medicine dispensing disc (1).

5. The medicine dispensing device for a medicine tray as claimed in claim 1, wherein The medicine dispensing disc (1) is provided with a handle (11) extending outward at one end, the handle (11) is vertically aligned with one of the medicine bins (41), and the medicine outlet (12) extends along the handle (11).

6. A dispensing device for a medicine tray as defined in claim 1, wherein The outer circumferential surface of the gear ring (31) is provided with a positioning ring (3) extending towards the medicine dispensing disc (1), the inner circumferential surface of the medicine dispensing disc (4) is provided with a supporting plate (42), the positioning ring (3) is arranged on the supporting plate (42), one end of the medicine dispensing disc (4) extends towards the supporting plate (42) and is provided with a limiting groove (43), one end of the positioning ring (3) extends towards the limiting groove (43) and is provided with a limiting protrusion (32), and the limiting protrusion (32) is matched with the limiting groove (43).

7. A dispensing device for a medicine tray as claimed in claim 6, wherein, The inner circumferential surface of the positioning ring (3) extends inwards in a ring shape and is provided with a limiting flange (33), and the limiting flange (33) is located above the gear ring (31).

8. A dispensing device for a medicine tray as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that The outer circumferential surface of the limiting flange (33) is an arc surface.

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