A medicine dispenser
By designing a drug dispenser with a contactless dispensing component, the problems of drug contamination and reduced efficacy caused by manual operation are solved, enabling rapid and accurate drug dispensing and ensuring hygiene and safety during operation.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- THE FIRST AFFILIATED HOSPITAL OF XIAMEN UNIV
- Filing Date
- 2025-04-25
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-24
AI Technical Summary
Existing drug dispensing devices require manual operation to count and dispense drugs, which poses a risk of accidental contamination and may reduce drug efficacy.
Design a drug dispenser that uses a cuboid-structured dispensing box and dispensing components. It achieves contactless dispensing through components such as conduits, support tubes, movable shells, and permanent magnets, and automatically separates drugs using gravity and magnetic force, avoiding direct contact with personnel.
It enables rapid and accurate drug dispensing, reduces error rates, avoids drug contamination and reduced efficacy, and makes the operation process more hygienic and safe.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of pharmaceutical dispensing technology, specifically a pharmaceutical dispensing device. Background Technology
[0002] A medicine dispenser is a box that collects, categorizes, and stores various pills. It is mainly used to classify and store various daily pills in a centralized manner to avoid mixing different types of medicines, which would prevent the medicine from being found quickly and easily when needed. It can also be used to classify and store daily nutritional supplements according to the frequency and dosage.
[0003] However, before using a drug dispenser, personnel need to manually count and separate different types of bottled or blister packs of drugs, and then dispense a certain number of drugs into each small compartment of the dispenser. Each compartment contains a fixed number of drugs at a time, and the types of drugs may also be different. Personnel need to manually count and dispense the bottled or blister packs of drugs into the small compartments. Furthermore, during the operation, there is a possibility that personnel may accidentally touch the drugs, leading to drug contamination or even a reduction in efficacy. Therefore, we propose a drug dispenser. Utility Model Content
[0004] The purpose of this invention is to provide a medicine dispenser to solve the problems mentioned in the background art, which require manual operation to count and dispense bottled or blister packs of medicine into small compartments, and where personnel may accidentally touch the medicine during operation, resulting in contamination or even reduced efficacy.
[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention provides the following technical solution: a medicine dispenser, including a dispensing box, the dispensing box having a cuboid structure, including a storage component, the storage component being disposed on the side of the dispensing box, the interior of the storage component being able to hold dispersed medicine;
[0006] The dispensing component is connected to the inside of the storage component at its bottom. The dispensing component and the storage component can be separated from each other. The dispensing component enables personnel to disperse the medicine without contact. The storage component includes storage chambers. The inside of the dispensing box has several sets of storage chambers. The top of the dispensing box is equipped with several sets of caps. The top of the storage chambers is connected to the bottom of the caps.
[0007] The dispensing component includes a conduit, the bottom of which is connected to the interior of the storage chamber. A support tube is fixedly connected to the top of the conduit, and a fixed shell is fixedly connected to the outer edge of the support tube. A movable shell is slidably connected to the inner wall of the fixed shell. Guide shafts are installed on both sides of the movable shell, and the outer edges of the guide shafts are embedded in the inner wall of the fixed shell. A bottle cap is installed on the top of the fixed shell, and a collection rack is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the movable shell.
[0008] The inner wall of the movable shell is slidably connected to the outer edge of the support tube, the top of the movable shell is set as an open structure, and the top of the collection rack is set as a groove structure.
[0009] The support tube has spring pieces fixedly connected to both sides, and a traction rope is fixedly connected to the end of the spring piece away from the support tube. A fixing ring is fixedly connected to the end of the traction rope. The fixing ring is set in two sets. The side of the other set of fixing rings is fixedly connected to the bottom of the support plate. A bracket is fixedly connected to the side of the support plate. A slider is fixedly connected to the bottom of the bracket. Fixing frames are fixedly connected to both sides of the support tube. The outer edge of the slider is slidably connected to the inner wall of the fixing frame.
[0010] The top of the support plate has a dispensing slot, and a permanent magnet is fixedly connected to the side of the support plate.
[0011] Among them, the permanent magnets installed on the support plates at relatively opposite positions can attract each other magnetically, and the two sets of support plates can be combined to form a circular structure, and the diameter of the circular structure is equal to the diameter of the support tube.
[0012] The fixing ring has a notch inside, and the length of the notch is equal to the width of the fixing ring. The two sets of fixing rings are nested together.
[0013] This utility model has at least the following beneficial effects:
[0014] The device allows for convenient and quick counting and dispensing of medications, and enables personnel to operate in isolation. Compared to existing technologies, this invention allows personnel to place all the initially bottled medications into the dispensing component. Then, by lifting and lowering the internal structure, one medication is separated after each lifting and lowering operation and falls into the collection component for collection. The operation is simple and has a low error rate, avoiding the need for personnel to manually separate a fixed number of medications. The dispensing process is simpler, and the overall operation avoids direct manual contact with the medications, preventing contamination due to accidental contact. The dispensing process is more hygienic and safer. Attached Figure Description
[0015] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;
[0016] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the storage component structure of this utility model;
[0017] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the sub-assembly component of this utility model;
[0018] Figure 4 This is a schematic cross-sectional view of the assembly component of this utility model;
[0019] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the collection rack structure of this utility model;
[0020] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the support tube of this utility model;
[0021] Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the dispensing groove structure of this utility model.
[0022] In the diagram: 1. Packaging box; 2. Storage component; 3. Packaging component; 4. Storage chamber; 5. Cap; 6. Conduit; 7. Support tube; 8. Fixed shell; 9. Moving shell; 10. Guide shaft; 11. Bottle cap; 12. Collection rack; 13. Spring; 14. Traction rope; 15. Fixing ring; 16. Support plate; 17. Bracket; 18. Slider; 19. Fixing frame; 20. Packaging slot; 21. Permanent magnet. Detailed Implementation
[0023] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0024] Example 1
[0025] Please see Figures 1 to 7 This utility model provides a technical solution: a medicine dispenser, including a dispensing box 1, the dispensing box 1 adopts a cuboid structure, including a storage component 2, the storage component 2 is disposed on the side of the dispensing box 1, and the interior of the storage component 2 can contain dispersed medicine.
[0026] Dispensing component 3 is connected to the inside of storage component 2 at its bottom. Dispensing component 3 and storage component 2 can be separated from each other. Dispensing component 3 enables personnel to disperse drugs without contact. Storage component 2 includes storage chambers 4. Several sets of storage chambers 4 are opened inside the dispensing box 1. Several sets of caps 5 are installed on the top of the dispensing box 1. The top of the storage chamber 4 is connected to the bottom of the cap 5. The cap 5 can be closed and sealed when the storage chamber 4 contains dispensed drugs to preserve the dispensed drugs and make it convenient for personnel to open the cap 5 later to directly use the dispensed single-use drugs.
[0027] The dispensing assembly 3 includes a conduit 6, the bottom of which is connected to the interior of the storage chamber 4. The medicine falling into the conduit 6 can be directly collected into the storage chamber 4 by gravity. A support tube 7 is fixedly connected to the top of the conduit 6, and a fixed shell 8 is fixedly connected to the outer edge of the support tube 7. A movable shell 9 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the fixed shell 8. Guide shafts 10 are installed on both sides of the movable shell 9, and the outer edge of the guide shafts 10 is embedded in the inner wall of the fixed shell 8. A bottle cap 11 is installed on the top of the fixed shell 8, and a collection rack 12 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the movable shell 9. When dispensing a type of medicine, the medicine is first poured into the interior of the movable shell 9 and collected in the groove at the top of the collection rack 12. Then, one person holds the fixed shell 8 and the conduit 6 with one hand, and the other hand slides the movable shell 9 up and down once on the inner wall of the fixed shell 8. During the movement, the guide shaft 10 can limit the movement direction of the movable shell 9.
[0028] When the movable shell 9 moves the medicine at the top of the collection rack 12 to its highest point along the outer edge of the support tube 7, the fixed shell 8, which is fixedly connected to the support tube 7, keeps their positions fixed. The medicine at the top of the collection rack 12 is then lifted into the dispensing slot 20 at the upper end of the support plate 16 at the top of the support tube 7. Since the dispensing slot 20 can only hold one medicine, one medicine is collected inside the dispensing slot 20. At this time, the spring 13 is arched due to its own elasticity. Subsequently, after the movable shell 9 moves the collection rack 12 downwards, the excess medicine moves downwards with the collection rack 12. The one medicine collected inside the dispensing slot 20 remains in place. The bottom of the movable shell 9... When it moves down to the bottom, it presses the spring 13, and the position of the spring 13 connected to the traction rope 14 pulls the traction rope 14. At this time, the fixing ring 15 connected to the other end of the traction rope 14 will drive the support plate 16 to move in opposite directions. As a result, the medicine placed in the top parting slot 20 of the support plate 16 slides into the inside of the support tube 7 due to the lack of load-bearing capacity, and finally falls into the inside of the conduit 6. Thus, a medicine is dispensed into the inside of the conduit 6 after the moving shell 9 moves up and down once, and finally enters the inside of the storage chamber 4. This achieves a rapid dispensing process with a low dispensing error rate. The operation only requires moving the moving shell 9 up and down, making it more convenient to use.
[0029] The inner wall of the movable shell 9 is slidably connected to the outer edge of the support tube 7. The top of the movable shell 9 is set as an open structure, and the top of the collection rack 12 is set as a groove structure. Personnel can directly put the medicine into the top of the movable shell 9, avoiding manual contact and making the operation more hygienic and safe. If there is any excess medicine after dispensing, it can also be poured back into the medicine bottle through the opening at the top of the movable shell 9.
[0030] Spring pieces 13 are fixedly connected to both sides of the support tube 7. A traction rope 14 is fixedly connected to the end of the spring piece 13 away from the support tube 7. A fixing ring 15 is fixedly connected to the end of the traction rope 14. The outer side of the traction rope 14 slides on the support tube 7 and is limited by the inner side of the support tube 7. Two sets of fixing rings 15 are provided. The side of the other set of fixing rings 15 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the support plate 16. A bracket 17 is fixedly connected to the side of the support plate 16. A slider 18 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the bracket 17. Fixing frames 19 are fixedly connected to both sides of the support tube 7. The outer edge of the slider 18 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the fixing frame 19. The spring piece 13 is set as an arc-shaped elastic structure, and the elastic force of the spring piece 13 is less than 1 / 3. The weight of the movable shell 9 causes it to press down and stretch when it contacts the spring piece 13, increasing the distance between the two ends of the spring piece 13. The end of the spring piece 13 away from the support tube 7 exerts a pulling force on the traction rope 14. At the same time, the pulling force of the traction rope 14 pulls the support plate 16 to move in the opposite direction, thus forming a state where the traction rope 14 is pulled towards the outside of the spring piece 13. During the movement, the slider 18 guides the direction inside the fixed frame 19, so that the movement of the support plate 16 and the bracket 17 is in a straight line. Thus, when the two sets of support plates 16 open at the top of the support tube 7, the medicine at the top of the support plate 16 will fall into the bottom of the support tube 7 and the conduit 6, thereby achieving the dispensing effect.
[0031] The top of the support plate 16 is provided with a dispensing groove 20, and a permanent magnet 21 is fixedly connected to the side of the support plate 16. When the moving shell 9 moves upward, when the spring piece 13 is no longer under the gravity of the moving shell 9 and recovers its gravity, the permanent magnet 21 can magnetically force the two sets of support plates 16 to stick together, so that the dispensing groove 20 at the top of the support plate 16 supports the drug.
[0032] The permanent magnets 21 mounted on the support plate 16 at relatively opposite positions can attract each other magnetically. The two sets of support plates 16 can be combined to form a circular structure, and the diameter of the circular structure is equal to the diameter of the support tube 7.
[0033] The fixing ring 15 has a notch inside, and the length of the notch is equal to the width of the fixing ring 15. At the same time, the notch of the fixing ring 15 connected to the bottom of the support plate 16 is located on the right side. The two sets of fixing rings 15 are interlocked. When the two sets of notches of the fixing rings 15 are in contact with each other, the two sets of fixing rings 15 can be separated. The support plate 16 can be moved in the opposite direction to open and replace it, so as to change the specifications of the support plate 16 and the dispensing tank 20 according to the size of the drug, so that the size of the dispensing tank 20 can only be adapted to the size of one drug.
[0034] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
[0035] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. A pharmaceutical dispenser, comprising a dispensing box (1), wherein the dispensing box (1) has a cuboid structure, characterized in that: Includes a storage component (2), which is located on the side of the dispensing box (1), and the interior of the storage component (2) can contain the dispersed drug; The dispensing component (3) is connected to the inside of the storage component (2) at its bottom. The dispensing component (3) and the storage component (2) can be separated from each other. The dispensing component (3) can achieve non-contact drug dispersion. The storage component (2) includes a storage chamber (4). The dispensing box (1) has several sets of storage chambers (4) inside. The top of the dispensing box (1) is equipped with several sets of caps (5). The top of the storage chamber (4) is connected to the bottom of the cap (5).
2. The drug dispenser according to claim 1, characterized in that: The dispensing assembly (3) includes a conduit (6), the bottom of which is connected to the interior of the storage chamber (4). A support tube (7) is fixedly connected to the top of the conduit (6). A fixed shell (8) is fixedly connected to the outer edge of the support tube (7). A movable shell (9) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the fixed shell (8). Guide shafts (10) are installed on both sides of the movable shell (9), and the outer edge of the guide shafts (10) is embedded in the inner wall of the fixed shell (8). A bottle cap (11) is installed on the top of the fixed shell (8). A collection rack (12) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the movable shell (9).
3. The drug dispenser according to claim 2, characterized in that: The inner wall of the movable shell (9) is slidably connected to the outer edge of the support tube (7), the top of the movable shell (9) is configured as an open structure, and the top of the collection rack (12) is configured as a groove structure.
4. The drug dispenser according to claim 2, characterized in that: The support tube (7) is fixedly connected to two sides with spring pieces (13). The end of the spring piece (13) away from the support tube (7) is fixedly connected to a traction rope (14). The end of the traction rope (14) is fixedly connected to a fixing ring (15). The fixing ring (15) is set in two sets. The side of the other set of fixing rings (15) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the support plate (16). The side of the support plate (16) is fixedly connected to a bracket (17). The bottom of the bracket (17) is fixedly connected to a slider (18). The two sides of the support tube (7) are fixedly connected to a fixing frame (19). The outer edge of the slider (18) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the fixing frame (19).
5. The drug dispenser according to claim 4, characterized in that: The top of the support plate (16) is provided with a dispensing groove (20), and a permanent magnet (21) is fixedly connected to the side of the support plate (16).
6. The pharmaceutical dispenser according to claim 4, characterized in that: The permanent magnets (21) installed on the support plate (16) at opposite positions can attract each other magnetically. The two sets of support plates (16) can be combined to form a circular structure, and the diameter of the circular structure is equal to the diameter of the support tube (7).
7. The pharmaceutical dispenser according to claim 4, characterized in that: The fixing ring (15) has a notch inside, and the length of the notch is equal to the width of the fixing ring (15). The two sets of fixing rings (15) are nested together.