Traditional Chinese medicine decoction cold storage dispensing cart
By designing a refrigerated dispensing cart for traditional Chinese medicine decoctions, the problem of inconvenient storage and dispensing of traditional Chinese medicine decoctions during patients' hospitalization has been solved. It achieves independent refrigeration and convenient dispensing, improves dispensing efficiency, and ensures medication safety.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- NINGXIA HUI AUTONOMOUS REGION HOSPITAL OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE & RES INST OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE
- Filing Date
- 2025-02-18
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-26
AI Technical Summary
The storage and distribution of traditional Chinese medicine decoctions during hospitalization are inconvenient, especially in wards lacking dedicated refrigeration equipment, which makes the decoctions prone to spoilage and difficult to handle.
Design a traditional Chinese medicine decoction refrigerated dispensing cart, which includes a box-shaped cart body with wheels at the bottom, multiple passages and drawers inside, each drawer can be opened independently and is equipped with a refrigeration device for independently refrigerating traditional Chinese medicine decoctions, and can be easily moved to the ward for dispensing via the wheels.
It enables independent refrigerated storage and convenient distribution of traditional Chinese medicine decoctions, improving dispensing efficiency, reducing the workload of medical staff, and ensuring medication safety and efficacy.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of traditional Chinese medicine decoction storage and dispensing technology, specifically to a refrigerated dispensing vehicle for traditional Chinese medicine decoctions. Background Technology
[0002] Traditional Chinese medicine decoctions are liquid preparations made by decocting different medicinal herbs according to a formula with water, removing the dregs, and extracting the liquid. Each traditional Chinese medicine hospital has a dedicated decoction preparation room. Due to limitations in decoction conditions, these rooms typically prepare a 3-7 day supply at once, vacuum-pack it, and distribute it to patients for multiple doses.
[0003] Because traditional Chinese medicine decoctions have a short shelf life and are prone to spoilage under high temperature conditions, they need to be stored at low temperatures. However, during hospitalization, patients are limited by storage conditions. Some wards lack dedicated refrigeration equipment, making it difficult to meet the storage needs of traditional Chinese medicine decoctions. As a result, patients cannot store traditional Chinese medicine decoctions in a timely and effective manner.
[0004] In the existing technology, in order to meet the needs of patients, some hospitals have set up public refrigeration equipment at the nurse station, where the nurse station stores and manages the traditional Chinese medicine decoctions for patients in a unified manner, and then distributes them to patients in each ward according to the medication time. However, during the storage process, the traditional Chinese medicine decoctions of different patients are often mixed together, which makes it inconvenient to take them out. Moreover, confusion is also likely to occur during the distribution of traditional Chinese medicine decoctions, which is very inconvenient. Utility Model Content
[0005] In view of this, it is necessary to provide a refrigerated dispensing cart for traditional Chinese medicine decoctions to solve the technical problem of inconvenience in storing and dispensing traditional Chinese medicine decoctions during hospitalization, which exists in the existing technology.
[0006] The technical solution adopted by this utility model to solve its technical problem is:
[0007] A traditional Chinese medicine decoction refrigeration dispensing cart includes a box-shaped cart body with wheels at the bottom. Multiple channels communicating with the inner cavity are evenly distributed on both sides of the cart body. Each channel has a drawer for storing traditional Chinese medicine decoctions inserted into it. Each drawer can be opened individually. A refrigeration device is installed in the inner cavity of the cart body to refrigerate the traditional Chinese medicine decoctions stored in the drawers inserted into each channel. The cart body can move freely to facilitate dispensing of medicines by medical staff.
[0008] Preferably, a sealing strip is provided on the four perimeter of each channel opening of the trolley body. After the drawer is inserted into the channel and closed, the inner side of the end face of the drawer is in tight contact with the sealing strip to seal the channel opening.
[0009] Preferably, a magnet is provided on the edge of each channel opening of the trolley body, and a corresponding magnetic block is provided on the inner side of the end face of each drawer. After the drawer is inserted into the channel and closed, the magnetic block and the magnet can attract each other.
[0010] Preferably, each drawer has a handle on the outer side of its end face.
[0011] Preferably, each drawer has a card slot on the outer end face for inserting a patient information card.
[0012] Preferably, the trolley body is provided with handles at both the front and rear ends.
[0013] Preferably, the refrigeration device includes a compressor, an evaporator, and a condenser. The evaporator is located inside the interior cavity of the vehicle body, the compressor is located at the lower end of the vehicle body, and the condenser is located on one side of the vehicle body. The compressor, evaporator, and condenser are connected in series through pipelines. The compressor compresses the low-temperature, low-pressure refrigerant into high-temperature, high-pressure superheated vapor and sends it into the condenser. The condenser condenses the high-temperature, high-pressure vapor into a high-pressure, room-temperature liquid and then sends it into the evaporator. The evaporator then refrigerates the interior cavity of the vehicle body.
[0014] Preferably, a storage battery is also provided at the lower end of the vehicle body, and the storage battery is electrically connected to the refrigeration device so that the refrigeration device can be powered by the storage battery during the movement of the vehicle body.
[0015] As can be seen from the above technical solution, the traditional Chinese medicine decoction refrigerated dispensing cart provided in this application includes a box-shaped cart body with wheels at the bottom. Multiple channels communicating with the inner cavity are evenly distributed on both sides of the cart body. Each channel has a drawer for storing traditional Chinese medicine decoctions, and each drawer can be opened individually. A refrigeration device is installed in the inner cavity of the cart body to refrigerate the traditional Chinese medicine decoctions stored in the drawers inserted into each channel. Its beneficial effects are: using drawers to separately refrigerate traditional Chinese medicine decoctions for different patients facilitates retrieval and dispensing by medical staff, avoiding the hassle of searching; when dispensing traditional Chinese medicine decoctions, medical staff can push the cart body directly to each ward, shortening the distance to patients, improving dispensing efficiency, making the dispensing work more convenient and efficient, and reducing the workload of medical staff. Attached Figure Description
[0016] Figure 1 This is a side view of the structure of the utility model.
[0017] Figure 2 This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the utility model.
[0018] Figure 3This is a three-dimensional structural diagram of the utility model from another angle.
[0019] Figure 4 for Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure at point AA along the middle.
[0020] Figure 5 for Figure 1 Schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure at the middle section BB.
[0021] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the drawer.
[0022] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the drawer from another angle.
[0023] In the diagram: 10. Car body, 11. Channel, 12. Sealing strip, 13. Magnet, 14. Handle, 15. Control panel, 16. Power cord, 20. Wheels, 30. Drawer, 31. Suction block, 32. Handle, 33. Slot, 40. Refrigeration unit, 41. Compressor, 42. Evaporator, 43. Condenser, 50. Battery. Detailed Implementation
[0024] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.
[0025] Please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 and Figure 5This utility model provides a refrigerated dispensing cart for traditional Chinese medicine decoctions, including a cart body 10 with wheels 20 at the bottom. The cart body 10 is a sealed box-like structure. Insulation layers are provided on the side walls of the cart body 10. Multiple channels 11 communicating with the inner cavity are evenly distributed on the side walls of both sides of the cart body 10. A drawer 30 for storing traditional Chinese medicine decoctions is inserted into each channel 11. A handle 32 is provided on the outer end face of each drawer 30. Each drawer 30 can be opened and closed individually. A refrigeration device 4 is installed inside the inner cavity of the cart body 10. The refrigeration device 40 refrigerates the contents of the cart body 10. During use, medical staff place the herbal decoctions for different patients into their respective drawers 30. After closing the drawers 30, the refrigeration device 40 refrigerates the contents of the cart body 10, keeping them at a low temperature. The wheels 20 at the bottom of the cart body 10 are swivel wheels with brakes. When dispensing herbal decoctions, medical staff can push the cart body 10 freely to different wards, open the corresponding drawers 30, and retrieve the herbal decoctions for each patient. Separately refrigerating and storing the herbal decoctions for each patient through the drawers 30 on the cart body 10 facilitates access and dispensing by medical staff, avoiding the hassle of searching. Furthermore, moving the cart body 10 directly to different wards shortens the distance to patients, improving dispensing efficiency and making the medication dispensing process more convenient and efficient, thus reducing the workload of medical staff.
[0026] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 7 To improve the airtightness of the trolley body 10, sealing strips 12 are provided on the four edges of the side walls on both sides of the trolley body 10 at the opening of each channel 11. When the drawer 30 is inserted into the channel 11 and closed, the inner side of the end face of the drawer 30 is in tight contact with the sealing strips 12 around the opening of the channel 11, thus sealing the opening of the channel 11. Furthermore, to facilitate the closing of the drawers 30, magnets 13 are provided on the edge of each channel 11 opening of the trolley body 10, and the end of each drawer 30 in contact with the channel 11 opening... The inner side of each drawer is provided with a suction block 31 corresponding to the position of the magnet 13. The suction block 31 is an iron sheet or a magnetic nail. When the drawer 30 is inserted into the channel 11 and closed, the suction block 31 and the magnet 13 can attract each other. Under the attraction force of the magnet 13, the drawer 30 can be close to the opening of the channel 11, which improves the airtightness of the trolley body 10. In addition, when the trolley body 10 moves, it can also prevent the drawer 30 from sliding out of the channel 11. When taking medicine, medical staff can pull the drawer 30 outward to separate the suction block 31 from the magnet 13.
[0027] Please refer to Figure 2 and Figure 6Furthermore, to facilitate the labeling and replacement of patient information, each drawer 30 has a card slot 33 for inserting patient information cards on its outer end face. The card slot 33 is made of transparent material (glass or plastic). After the information card containing the patient information is inserted into the card slot 33, the information on the card can be observed through the card slot 33, so that medical staff can dispense medication according to the patient information.
[0028] Furthermore, the front and rear ends of the trolley body 10 are each provided with a handle 14, which makes it convenient for medical staff to push the trolley body 10 to move.
[0029] Please refer to Figure 2 , Figure 4 and Figure 5 In the above embodiment, the refrigeration device 40 includes a compressor 41, an evaporator 42, and a condenser 43. A separate mounting chamber is provided at the lower end of the inner cavity of the vehicle body 10. The evaporator 42 is disposed within the inner cavity of the vehicle body 10, the compressor 41 is disposed within the lower mounting chamber of the vehicle body 10, and the condenser 43 is disposed on one side of the vehicle body 10. The compressor 41, evaporator 42, and condenser 43 are connected in series via pipes. A control panel 15 and a power cord 16 are provided on the outer side of the vehicle body 10. The power cord 16 is connected to an external power source. The refrigeration device 40 is powered by a control panel 15 which is electrically connected to the refrigeration device 40 and is used to control the refrigeration device 40 to start. The compressor 41 compresses the low-temperature, low-pressure refrigerant into high-temperature, high-pressure superheated vapor and sends it into the condenser 43. The condenser 43 condenses the high-temperature, high-pressure vapor into a high-pressure, room-temperature liquid and then sends it into the evaporator 42. The evaporator 42 refrigerates the refrigeration inside the trolley body 10. The refrigeration principle of the refrigeration device 40 is the same as that of a refrigerator in a household appliance. For details, please refer to the refrigerator's structure. It will not be described in detail here.
[0030] Furthermore, a storage battery 50 is also provided at the lower end of the vehicle body 10. The storage battery 50 is electrically connected to the cooling device 40 so that when the vehicle body 10 is moving and an external power source is inconvenient, the storage battery 50 can provide power to the cooling device 40.
[0031] In practical use, this refrigerated Chinese medicine decoction dispensing cart allows medical staff to place the Chinese medicine decoctions for different patients in separate drawers 30 for refrigeration, making it convenient for medical staff to access and dispense the medicines without the hassle of searching. When dispensing Chinese medicine decoctions, medical staff can temporarily disconnect the power cord 16 and push the refrigerated Chinese medicine decoction dispensing cart directly to each ward, shortening the distance between the cart and the patients, improving dispensing efficiency, making the dispensing work more convenient and efficient, and reducing the workload of medical staff.
[0032] This refrigerated dispensing vehicle for traditional Chinese medicine decoctions can effectively solve the problems in the storage and distribution of traditional Chinese medicine decoctions, ensuring patient safety and efficacy.
[0033] The above-disclosed embodiments are merely preferred embodiments of the present utility model and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present utility model. Those skilled in the art can understand that implementing all or part of the above-described embodiments and making equivalent changes in accordance with the claims of the present utility model are still within the scope of the utility model.
Claims
1. A refrigerated dispensing cart for traditional Chinese medicine decoctions, characterized in that: The device includes a box-shaped trolley body with wheels at the bottom. Multiple channels communicating with the inner cavity are evenly distributed on both sides of the trolley body. Each channel has a drawer for storing traditional Chinese medicine decoctions. Each drawer can be opened individually. A refrigeration device is installed in the inner cavity of the trolley body to refrigerate the traditional Chinese medicine decoctions stored in the drawers inserted into each channel. The trolley body can move freely to facilitate the dispensing of medicine by medical staff. The side walls of the vehicle body are all provided with a heat insulation layer; Each passage opening of the trolley body is provided with a sealing strip on its four perimeter. After the drawer is inserted into the passage and closed, the inner side of the drawer's end face is in tight contact with the sealing strip to seal the passage opening. Magnets are provided on the edge of each passage opening of the trolley body, and a corresponding magnetic block is provided on the inner side of the end face of each drawer. After the drawer is inserted into the passage and closed, the magnetic block and the magnet can attract each other. Each drawer has a handle on the outer end face; Each drawer has a card slot on the outer end face for inserting patient information cards.
2. The refrigerated dispensing cart for traditional Chinese medicine decoctions as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The trolley body is equipped with handles at both the front and rear ends.
3. The refrigerated dispensing cart for traditional Chinese medicine decoctions as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The refrigeration device includes a compressor, an evaporator, and a condenser. The evaporator is located inside the interior cavity of the vehicle body, the compressor is located at the lower end of the vehicle body, and the condenser is located on one side of the vehicle body. The compressor, evaporator, and condenser are connected in series through pipelines. The compressor compresses the low-temperature, low-pressure refrigerant into high-temperature, high-pressure superheated vapor and sends it into the condenser. The condenser condenses the high-temperature, high-pressure vapor into a high-pressure, room-temperature liquid and then sends it into the evaporator. The evaporator then refrigerates the interior cavity of the vehicle body.
4. The refrigerated dispensing cart for traditional Chinese medicine decoctions as described in claim 1, characterized in that: A battery is also provided at the lower end of the vehicle body. The battery is electrically connected to the refrigeration device so that the refrigeration device can be powered by the battery when the vehicle body is moving.