Medicine taking robot for pharmacy medicine cabinet
By designing a pharmacy medicine cabinet retrieval robot, which utilizes components such as slide rails, sliders, and cylinders to automate medicine retrieval, the problem of low retrieval efficiency during peak hours and late at night has been solved, reducing labor costs and optimizing drug management.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- FUJIAN SHANYI TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-28
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-17
AI Technical Summary
Existing pharmacies suffer from low efficiency in dispensing medications during peak hours and late at night, high labor costs, and inefficient drug management.
Design a medicine cabinet dispensing robot for pharmacies, using components such as slide rails, sliders, cylinders, cameras, and barcode scanners to achieve automated medicine dispensing and loading operations. Through the cooperation of slide rails and cylinders, the automatic loading and unloading of medicines can be realized.
It has improved the efficiency of pharmacy dispensing, reduced labor costs, and optimized drug management, especially in meeting emergency medication needs during peak and late-night hours.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of medical automation, specifically relating to a pharmacy medicine cabinet dispensing robot. Background Technology
[0002] Pharmacies are usually located in communities to make it convenient for residents to buy the medicines they need every day. These pharmacies sell a wide variety of medicines, including Western medicine, traditional Chinese medicine, and herbal medicine, to meet the needs of different patients. Pharmacy staff usually have some medical knowledge and can provide patients with medication consultation and guidance.
[0003] In large hospitals or pharmacies, during peak hours, pharmacies are constantly crowded with patients, and pharmacists need to process multiple prescriptions and medication requests simultaneously. This increases their workload and limits the speed of medication dispensing, especially late at night when most employees have gone home to rest, and some patients still need to get their medication urgently. The inadequacy of human service becomes particularly apparent then.
[0004] Therefore, in real-life medical and nursing care, there are problems such as low work efficiency, high labor costs, and low drug management efficiency when dispensing medicines. Utility Model Content
[0005] To overcome the problems of low work efficiency, high labor costs, and low drug management efficiency in the current medical staff's medication dispensing work, a drug cabinet dispensing robot for pharmacies is proposed.
[0006] The technical solution of this utility model is as follows: a medicine cabinet dispensing robot for pharmacies, including a first slide rail; it also includes a loading and unloading assembly and a motor. The loading and unloading assembly is provided at the front end of the first slide rail. The loading and unloading assembly includes a second slide rail, a third slider, a double-headed cylinder, a limiting ring, a connecting arm, a second placement plate, a fixing block, a second cylinder, and a pushing block. The second slide rail is provided in front of the first slide rail. The upper end of the second slide rail is fixedly connected to a third slider for linear sliding. The upper end of the third slider is fixedly connected to a double-headed cylinder for providing power to the subsequent clamping of the medicine box. The upper end of the third slider is fixedly connected to a limiting ring for stabilizing displacement. The front and rear ends of the telescopic rod of the double-headed cylinder pass through the limiting ring and are fixedly connected to the connecting arm. The two connecting arms are fixedly connected to the end that is close to each other. The upper end of the second placement plate is fixedly connected to a fixing block. The right end of the fixing block is fixedly connected to the second cylinder. The telescopic rod of the second cylinder passes through the fixing block and is fixedly connected to a pushing block for feeding. The left end of the second placement plate is inclined.
[0007] Preferably, a first slider is slidably provided on the outer wall of the first slide rail, and a second slider is fixedly connected to the lower end of the first slide rail.
[0008] Preferably, the front end of the first slider is fixedly connected to two vertical support arms, and the lower end of the support arm located below the two support arms is fixedly connected to a motor. The output shaft of the motor passes through the lower support arm and is fixedly connected to a first placement plate. The first placement plate is rotatably positioned between the two support arms.
[0009] Preferably, a control box is fixedly connected to the lower end of the first placement plate, and a controller, a signal transmitter, and a processor are provided on the upper end of the inner wall of the control box.
[0010] Preferably, a camera and a barcode scanner are installed at the front end of the second slide rail, and the camera and barcode scanner are electrically connected to the internal components of the control box.
[0011] Preferably, a first limiting block and a second limiting block are fixedly connected to the upper end of the supporting arm located below the two supporting arms, and the front end of the second limiting block is in contact with the rear end of the first placement plate.
[0012] Preferably, the center cross-section of the front and rear ends of the connecting arm is Z-shaped, and the lower end of the second placement plate is higher than the upper end of the first placement plate.
[0013] The beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: By opening the second slide rail, the third slider moves towards the cabinet opening. Combined with the sliding of the first slider on the first slide rail, the lower end of the second placement plate is brought into contact with the lower end of the inner wall of the cabinet opening. Then, the double-headed cylinder is activated, which drives the two second placement plates to move closer to each other. Next, the second slide rail drives the inclined end of the second placement plate to scoop up and load the medicine from the lower end. The device carries the medicine box to the designated location. When unloading is required, the second cylinder on the fixed block is activated, which causes the telescopic rod to move the pushing block, thereby pushing the medicine box out of the second placement plate, thus realizing the unloading operation. Attached Figure Description
[0014] Figure 1 The diagram shown is a three-dimensional structural schematic of this utility model;
[0015] Figure 2 The diagram shown is a three-dimensional structural schematic of the sliding component and the first placement plate of this utility model.
[0016] Figure 3 The diagram shown is a three-dimensional structural schematic of the loading and unloading assembly of this utility model.
[0017] Figure 4 The diagram shown is a three-dimensional structural schematic of the control box of this utility model;
[0018] Figure 5 The diagram shown is a three-dimensional structural schematic of the loading and unloading assembly of this utility model.
[0019] The labels in the attached diagram are as follows: 1. First slide rail; 2. First slider; 3. Second slider; 4. Support arm; 5. First limiting block; 6. Second limiting block; 7. Motor; 8. First placement plate; 9. Second slide rail; 10. Barcode scanner; 11. Camera; 12. Third slider; 13. Double-headed cylinder; 14. Limiting ring; 15. Connecting arm; 16. Second placement plate; 17. Fixing block; 18. Second cylinder; 19. Pushing block; 20. Control box; 21. Controller; 22. Signal transmitter; 23. Processor. Detailed Implementation
[0020] The present invention will be further described below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
[0021] Please see Figures 1-5 This utility model provides an embodiment of a pharmacy medicine cabinet dispensing robot, including a first slide rail 1; it also includes a loading / unloading assembly and a motor 7. The loading / unloading assembly is provided at the front end of the first slide rail 1. The loading / unloading assembly includes a second slide rail 9, a third slider 12, a double-headed cylinder 13, a limiting ring 14, a connecting arm 15, a second placement plate 16, a fixing block 17, a second cylinder 18, and a pushing block 19. The second slide rail 9 is provided in front of the first slide rail 1. The upper end of the second slide rail 9 is fixedly connected to the third slider 12 for linear sliding. The upper end of the third slider 12 is fixedly connected to the double-headed cylinder 13 for providing power to the subsequent clamping of the medicine box. The upper end of the third slider 12 is fixedly connected to the limiting ring 14 for stable displacement limitation. The front and rear ends of the telescopic rod of the double-headed cylinder 13 pass through the limiting ring 14 and are fixedly connected to the connecting arm 15. The two connecting arms 15 are fixedly connected to the end that is close to each other at the same time, and the second placement plate 16 is fixedly connected to the second placement plate 17. A fixing block 17 is fixedly connected to the upper end of plate 16, and a second cylinder 18 is fixedly connected to the right end of fixing block 17. The telescopic rod of the second cylinder 18 passes through fixing block 17 and is fixedly connected to a push block 19 for feeding. The left end of the second placement plate 16 is inclined. By opening the second slide rail 9, the third slider 12 moves towards the cabinet opening. Combined with the sliding of the first slider 2 on the first slide rail 1, the lower end of the second placement plate 16 is brought into contact with the lower end of the inner wall of the cabinet opening. Then, the double-headed cylinder 13 is opened, which drives the two second placement plates 16 to move closer to each other. Then, the second slide rail 9 drives the inclined end of the second placement plate 16 to scoop up the lower end of the medicine and feed it. The device carries the medicine box to the designated location. When it is necessary to unload the medicine, the second cylinder 18 on fixing block 17 is opened, which causes its telescopic rod to drive the push block 19 to move, thereby pushing the medicine box out of the second placement plate 16, thus realizing the unloading work.
[0022] Please see Figures 1-2In this embodiment, a first slider 2 is slidably disposed on the outer wall of the first slide rail 1, and a second slider 3 is fixedly connected to the lower end of the first slide rail 1. The xy axis position of the output claw of the machine is adjusted by the first slider 2 and the second slider 3. Two vertical support arms 4 are fixedly connected to the front end of the first slider 2. A motor 7 is fixedly connected to the lower end of the support arm 4 located below the two support arms 4. The output shaft of the motor 7 passes through the lower support arm 4 and is fixedly connected to the first placement plate 8. The first placement plate 8 is rotatably disposed between the two support arms 4. When the drug is in the opposite direction to the output end of the push block 19, the first placement plate 8 can be rotated 180 degrees by turning on the motor 7. A first limiting block 5 and a second limiting block 6 are fixedly connected to the upper end of the support arm 4 located below the two support arms 4. The front end of the second limiting block 6 is in contact with the rear end of the first placement plate 8. The angle is limited by the second limiting block 6 and the first limiting block 5.
[0023] Please see Figures 3-5 In this embodiment, a control box 20 is fixedly connected to the lower end of the first placement plate 8. A controller 21, a signal transmitter 22, and a processor 23 are provided on the upper end of the inner wall of the control box 20. A camera 11 and a barcode scanner 10 are provided at the front end of the second slide rail 9. The camera 11 and the barcode scanner 10 are electrically connected to the internal components of the control box 20. The barcode scanner 10 scans the barcode on the medicine to see if it is the required medicine. The camera 11 can transfer the working screen to the computer of the staff for monitoring the operation of the device. The center cross-section of the front and rear ends of the connecting arm 15 is Z-shaped. The lower end of the second placement plate 16 is higher than the upper end of the first placement plate 8.
[0024] During use, the second slider 3 moves on the displacement device, and then the components inside the control box 20 control the first slider 2 on the first slide rail 1 to reach the designated position. By activating the motor 7 on the support arm 4, the loading and unloading assembly on the first placement plate 8 can rotate 180 degrees horizontally. During the rotation, the angle is limited by the second limit block 6 and the first limit block 5. Then, when the cabinet opening for storing medicine is located at the output end of the camera 11, the barcode scanner 10 scans the barcode on the medicine to see if it is the required medicine. After confirmation, the second slide rail 9 is activated, causing the third slider 12 to move towards the cabinet opening. The device moves, and with the sliding of the first slider 2 on the first slide rail 1, the lower end of the second placement plate 16 is brought into contact with the lower end of the inner wall of the cabinet opening. Then, the double-headed cylinder 13 is activated, which drives the two second placement plates 16 to move closer to each other. Then, the inclined end of the second placement plate 16 is driven by the second slide rail 9 to scoop up the lower end of the medicine and feed it. The device carries the medicine box to the designated location. When it is necessary to unload the medicine, the second cylinder 18 on the fixed block 17 is activated to make its telescopic rod drive the push block 19 to move, thereby pushing the medicine box out of the second placement plate 16. The working screen can be transferred to the computer of the staff through the camera 11 for monitoring the operation of the device.
Claims
1. A pharmacy cabinet dispensing robot comprising a first slide rail (1); characterized in that: It also includes a loading and unloading assembly and a motor (7). The loading and unloading assembly is provided at the front end of the first slide rail (1). The loading and unloading assembly includes a second slide rail (9), a third slider (12), a double-headed cylinder (13), a limit ring (14), a connecting arm (15), a second placement plate (16), a fixing block (17), a second cylinder (18), and a pushing block (19). The second slide rail (9) is provided in front of the first slide rail (1). The upper end of the second slide rail (9) is fixedly connected to a third slider (12) for linear sliding. The upper end of the third slider (12) is fixedly connected to a double-headed cylinder for providing power to the subsequent clamping of the medicine box. The upper end of the cylinder (13) and the third slider (12) is fixed with a limiting ring (14) for stabilizing displacement. The front and rear ends of the telescopic rod of the double-headed cylinder (13) pass through the limiting ring (14) and are fixed with connecting arms (15). The two connecting arms (15) are fixed with a second placement plate (16) at the end that is close to each other. The upper end of the second placement plate (16) is fixed with a fixing block (17). The right end of the fixing block (17) is fixed with a second cylinder (18). The telescopic rod of the second cylinder (18) passes through the fixing block (17) and is fixed with a push block (19) for feeding. The left end of the second placement plate (16) is inclined.
2. The pharmacy cabinet dispensing robot of claim 1, wherein: The outer wall of the first slide rail (1) is slidably provided with a first slider (2), and the lower end of the first slide rail (1) is fixedly connected with a second slider (3).
3. The pharmacy cabinet dispensing robot of claim 2, wherein: The front end of the first slider (2) is fixed with two vertical support arms (4). The lower end of the support arm (4) located below the two support arms (4) is fixed with a motor (7). The output shaft of the motor (7) passes through the lower support arm (4) and is fixed with a first placement plate (8). The first placement plate (8) is rotatably positioned between the two support arms (4).
4. The pharmacy cabinet dispensing robot of claim 3, wherein: The lower end of the first placement plate (8) is fixedly connected to a control box (20), and the upper end of the inner wall of the control box (20) is provided with a controller (21), a signal transmitter (22) and a processor (23).
5. The pharmacy cabinet dispensing robot of claim 1, wherein: The front end of the second slide rail (9) is equipped with a camera (11) and a barcode scanner (10), and the camera (11) and the barcode scanner (10) are electrically connected to the internal components of the control box (20).
6. The pharmacy cabinet dispensing robot of claim 3, wherein: The upper end of the support arm (4) located below the two support arms (4) is fixed with a first limiting block (5) and a second limiting block (6), and the front end of the second limiting block (6) is in contact with the rear end of the first placement plate (8).
7. The pharmacy cabinet dispensing robot of claim 1, wherein: The front and rear center cross-sections of the connecting arm (15) are Z-shaped, and the lower end of the second placement plate (16) is higher than the upper end of the first placement plate (8).