KR20140055809A - Apparatus for gathering of dispensed drug - Google Patents

Abstract

The dispensing agent collecting device according to the present invention, as an apparatus for collecting medicines dispensed from a dispenser box, comprises a dispenser for dispensing medicines, And a conveyor having at least one side guard portion for preventing the medicament from being released to the outside when the medicament is seated.
According to the present invention, since the lateral guard portions are provided on both sides of the conveyor, it is possible to prevent the medicine dispensed from the medicine dispensing box from being released to the outside due to the bounce.

Description

[0001] Apparatus for gathering dispensed drug [0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a dispensing agent collecting apparatus, and more particularly, to a dispensing agent collecting apparatus which dispenses medicines dispensed from a dispensing box as a part of a dispensing apparatus, .

In general, a single-dose medication according to a patient's prescription may include various kinds and forms of medicines, and a medication for a single dose will be delivered to the patient in a basket.

A variety of medicines to be contained in one basket are collected from a box containing each medicament into one basket according to the type and number of the medicines described in the patient's prescription and the basket in which the medicines are collected is delivered to the patient, You will take the medicines collected in the basket.

Meanwhile, in order to collect various medicines in a single basket, it has been necessary in the past to have medicines experts such as pharmacists select a medicament manually according to a prescription of a patient, and accordingly, a confirmation operation Was necessary. This makes it difficult to ensure the correctness of the medication and always implies the possibility of causing an attrition. In addition, not only the possibility of weakness but also the complexity of the collection process itself, it takes a long time to collect the medicine according to the prescription of the patient, which also causes a problem of lowering the working efficiency. For this reason, it is necessary to study methods and techniques for improving the accuracy and efficiency in collecting medicines for one dose according to the patient's prescription, thereby providing convenience to users such as pharmacists and preventing weakening accidents in advance Do.

The present invention provides a medicine receiving apparatus capable of placing a dispensed medicine in a sound state.

The present invention also provides means for adjusting the tension of the conveyor belt on which the medicament is seated.

The dispensing agent collecting apparatus according to the present invention as an apparatus for collecting medicines dispensed from a medicine dispensing box is provided with a dispensing medicament on which at least one side surface has a predetermined height, And a conveyor having at least one side guard portion for preventing the side guard portion from being separated from the conveyor.

The conveyor further includes: a conveyor belt that rotates along an endless track; And a pair of orbital shafts provided on both ends of the conveyor belt for rotating the conveyor belt.

Further, the conveyor may include a conveyor side member to which the pair of orbital shafts are rotatably fixed.

Further, the side guard portion can be fixed to the upper portion of the conveyor side member.

The side guard portion may include a first inclined portion having an upward inclination toward the outside.

Further, the side guard portion may further include a height reinforcing portion formed in a vertical direction to secure a predetermined height.

In addition, the side guard portion may be provided on the inner side surface with a cushioning member for absorbing impact with the dispensed medicament.

The side guard portion provided on the opposite side of the medicine dispensing box may include a second inclined portion that is inclined upward toward the medicine dispensing box.

According to the present invention, since the lateral guard portions are provided on both sides of the conveyor, it is possible to prevent the medicine dispensed from the medicine dispensing box from being released to the outside due to the bounce.

Also, according to the present invention, since the buffer member is provided inside the side guard portion, even when the medicine bounces and collides with the side guard portion, the impact can be minimized and the breakage of the medicine can be prevented.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a medicine dispensing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a perspective view showing a partially cutaway view of a conveyor according to one embodiment.
3 is a perspective view showing a conveyor according to an embodiment.
4A is a perspective view illustrating a medicine collecting apparatus having a side guard according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4B is a side view showing the state of the medicine collecting apparatus of FIG. 4A. FIG.
5A is a perspective view showing a medicine collecting apparatus having a side guard according to another embodiment.
FIG. 5B is a side view showing the state of the medicine collecting apparatus of FIG. 5A. FIG.
6A is a perspective view illustrating a medicine collecting apparatus having a side guard according to another embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6B is a side view showing a state of the medicine collecting apparatus of FIG. 6A. FIG.
7 is a perspective view illustrating a cartridge according to an embodiment.
FIGS. 8 and 9 are perspective views illustrating the configuration and operation of the fixing unit according to one embodiment.
10 is a perspective view showing a medicine dispensing box according to an embodiment.
11 is a front side bottom perspective view showing the medicine dispensing box of Fig.
FIG. 12 is a rear side bottom perspective view showing the medicine dispensing box of FIG. 10; FIG.
Fig. 13 is a rear side bottom perspective view of the medicine dispensing box of Fig. 10 viewed from a different angle. Fig.
Figs. 14 to 16 are incisional perspective views showing the medicine dispensing box of Fig. 10; Fig.
17 is a perspective view illustrating a connection between a medicine dispensing box and a cartridge according to an embodiment.
FIGS. 18 and 19 are schematic views schematically showing the connection between the medicine dispensing box and the cartridge according to one embodiment.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the absence of special definitions or references, the terms used in this description are based on the conditions indicated in the drawings. The same reference numerals denote the same members throughout the embodiments. For the sake of convenience, the thicknesses and dimensions of the structures shown in the drawings may be exaggerated, and they do not mean that the dimensions and the proportions of the structures should be actually set.

1, a medicine dispensing apparatus including components according to the present invention will be described. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a medicine dispensing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The medicine dispensing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment includes a cartridge 4, a medicine dispensing box 60, and a dispensing medicine collecting apparatus 2. [ The present invention relates to a dispensing agent collecting apparatus (2). The dispensing agent collecting device 2 includes a conveyor and a side guard portion. Hereinafter, each component will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

A conveyor according to one embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. 2 and 3. Fig. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a partially cutaway view of a conveyor according to one embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state of a conveyor according to an embodiment.

The conveyor (10) is a component part on which the dispensed medicine is seated. The conveyor 10 includes a conveyor belt 11, a pair of orbital shafts 12a and 12b, a pair of path switching rollers 13a and 13b, and a driving roll 14.

The conveyor belt 11 rotates along an endless track. The conveying belt 11 seats the dispensed medicament. The pair of raceway shafts 12a and 12b also serve as both axes of an endless track in which the conveyor belt 11 rotates. That is, the conveyor belt 11 rotates along a trajectory passing through the outer circumferential surfaces of the pair of raceways 12a and 12b.

On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 2, the conveyor belt 11 can be rotated via the pair of path switching rollers 13a and 13b and the driving roll 14. [ The driving roll 14 is connected to the motor 15 and the timing belt 16 and rotates to transmit the driving force so that the conveyor belt 11 can rotate. At this time, the pair of path switching rollers 13a and 13b are provided so as to be in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the conveyor belt 11, and the drive roll 14 is provided so as to contact the inner circumferential surface of the conveyor belt 11. [ The drive roll 14 is also located between a pair of path switching rolls 13a and 13b and at the same time a position lower than a pair of path switching rolls 13a and 13b, Of the path switching rollers 13a and 13b. A support plate 171 is provided at the lower end of the upper surface of the conveyor belt 11. The support plate 171 supports the upper surface of the conveyor belt 11 and receives an impact through the upper surface of the conveyor belt 11 by the medicine falling when the medicine is dispensed. Also, as shown in FIG. 3, the dispensing agent collecting apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a side member 172. The above-mentioned support plate 171 is fixed to the side member 1720.

4A to 4B, a side guard according to an embodiment will be described. FIG. 4A is a perspective view showing a medicine collecting apparatus having a side guard according to an embodiment, and FIG. 4B is a side view showing a medicine collecting apparatus of FIG. 4A.

As shown in FIG. 4A, at least one side guard 30 is provided on a side surface of the dispensing agent collecting apparatus according to the present embodiment to prevent the medicines from being released to the outside when the medicines are placed. .

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4B, the side guard 30 may include a fixing portion 33, first inclined portions 32a and 32b, and a height reinforcing portion 31. As shown in FIG. The fixing portion 33 is a component for fixing the side guard portions 30a and 30b to the side member 172. [ The first inclined portions 32a and 32b are formed so as to be inclined upward toward the outside. The first inclined portions 32a and 32b function to enlarge a region in which the dispensed medicament can be seated, and function to minimize the drop impact by inclination when the medicine falls. The height reinforcing portion 31 functions to secure the height of the side guard portion 30 and to prevent the medicines from bouncing out from the outside while being discharged.

5A and 5B, a side guard according to another embodiment will be described. FIG. 5A is a perspective view showing a medicine collecting apparatus having a side guard according to another embodiment, and FIG. 5B is a side view showing the medicine collecting apparatus of FIG. 5A.

5A and 5B, the side guard 30 may be provided with a cushioning member 35 that absorbs impact generated by the force exerted on the inner side of the inner guard. The buffer member 35 is formed of a material capable of absorbing an impact inside the side guard portions 30a and 30b as shown in FIG. 5B. In particular, it is preferable that the buffer member 35 is provided on the side guard portion 30a opposite to the direction D1 in which at least the medicine dispensing box is located.

6A and 6B, a side guard according to another embodiment will be described. FIG. 6A is a perspective view illustrating a medicine collecting apparatus having a side guard according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6B is a side view illustrating a medicine collecting apparatus of FIG. 6A.

As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, in particular, the side guard portion 30a 'opposite to the direction D1 in which the medicine dispensing box is located is provided with the second inclined portion 32a and the second inclined portion 32b, The inclined portion 34 may be included. The second inclined portion 34 is formed so as to be inclined inward, so that it is possible to more actively prevent the medicament falling off during bouncing from bouncing outward and escaping.

A cartridge according to an embodiment will be described with reference to Figs. FIG. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a cartridge according to an embodiment, and FIGS. 8 and 9 are perspective views illustrating a configuration and operation of a fixing unit according to an embodiment.

The cartridge 4 includes a cartridge housing composed of a lower housing 40 and a rear housing 50. The lower housing 40 supports a medicine dispensing box when a medicine dispensing box to be described later enters, and the rear housing 50 restricts a medicine dispensing box from entering a predetermined distance or more. At the upper end of the lower housing 40, a rail 41 is provided along the entry path of a medicine dispensing box to be described later. The rail 41 guides the entry of the medicine dispensing box for connection along the entry path. The rail 41 is formed to have a predetermined length and is formed as an upward protruding shape. Further, the rails 41 may be formed into two or more protruding shapes parallel to each other.

A first data transmission / reception terminal 51 may be provided in the rear housing 50. The first data transmission / reception terminal 51 is connected to the medicine dispensing box and transmits / receives data to / from the control unit in the medicine dispensing box. As an example, the medicine dispensing apparatus receives the UUID of the medicine dispensing box through the first data transmission / reception terminal 51, and can acquire information such as the kind and quantity of the medicine stored in the dispensing box.

In the present embodiment, the first data transmission / reception terminal 51 is formed in a protruding shape having a predetermined step from the rear housing 50 to the front side, and a plurality of connector pins for electrically connecting to the medicine dispensing box Respectively.

The bottom housing 40 is provided with a release facilitating part 42. The separation facilitating part 42 applies a force to the medicine dispensing box in the separating direction at the time of separating the medicine dispensing box to be described later. Specifically, the release facilitating part 42 includes a first protrusion 421 and a first elastic member 422. The first protrusion 421 protrudes to the upper end of the lower housing 40 and is exposed to the outside. The first elastic member 422 is pressurized in the process of connecting the medicine dispensing box, and provides the restoring force by the elastic force to the medicine dispensing box when the medicine dispensing box is separated.

The rear housing 50 also has a locking portion 52 for releasing the medicine dispensing box to be releasable or releasable. 8, the locking portion 52 includes a cam 523, a locking portion main body 522, a hook portion 521, an extension portion 524, a sensing portion 525, and a sensing portion 526 .

The cam 523 rotates about a constant axis, and has a long radius portion and a short radius portion about an axis which is the center of rotation. As shown in Figs. 8 and 9, the lock portion main body 522 is provided so as to be in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the cam 523, and when the cam 523 rotates, , And is operated so as to descend when abutting on the minor radius portion. The hook portion 521 extends from the front surface of the lock portion main body 522 and is raised or lowered together with the lifting and lowering of the lock portion main body 522. [ The sensing unit 526 is further provided with an extended portion 524 extending upward from the upper end of the lock unit body 522 and adjacent to the extended portion 524. As the sensing unit 526, a sensor including a light receiving unit and a light emitting unit, for example, an infrared sensor may be used. A sensing part 525 is formed extending from one side of the extension part 524 and the sensing part 525 is provided to move up and down between the light receiving part of the sensing part 526 and the light emitting part, That is, whether the lock portion 52 is in the fixed position or the release position.

The medicine dispensing box according to one embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12. FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a medicine dispensing box according to an embodiment, FIG. 11 is a front bottom perspective view showing a medicine dispensing box of FIG. 10, and FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a medicine dispensing box And FIG.

The medicine dispensing box (60) includes a dispensing box housing (61). Specifically, the housing 61 includes a housing main body 611 and a front end portion 612. A discharge port 613 is formed in the front end portion 612, and the gear 621 is provided so as to be exposed to the outside.

11, a rail receiving portion 64 is formed on the bottom surface of the housing main body 611. As shown in Fig. The rail receiving portion 64 is guided along the entry path with the above-described rail inserted. The rail receiving portion 64 is formed until reaching the rear surface of the housing main body 611. [ The rail receiving portion 64 receives the rails from the rear side when the medicine dispensing box is connected to the cartridge, and the rails are gradually received along the rail receiving portion 64 toward the front portion side. At this time, the rail receiving portion 64 may be formed with the receiving start portion 64a on the rear side of the dispensing box housing 611. [ The accommodation start portion 64a is formed as a part of the rail accommodating portion 64 so as to gradually increase in width toward the rear side. The accommodating opening 64a is enlarged as the starting point at which the rails are received, so that the rails can be accommodated more easily. The accommodation start portion 64a may be formed in various lengths. In other words, it is also possible to form the rail accommodating portion 64 so that the entire width of the rail accommodating portion 64 gradually increases toward the rear side.

On the other hand, on the bottom surface of the housing main body 611, a release facilitating portion accommodating groove 65 for accommodating the release facilitating portion described above is formed. As described above, the release facilitating portion is pressed in a state of being accommodated in the receiving groove 65 when the medicine dispensing box is connected to the cartridge, or a force is applied to the housing main body 611 in the separating direction by an elastic force.

And data terminal portions 66 and 67 may be formed on the rear surface of the housing main body 611. Specifically, the data terminal portion includes a terminal accommodating groove 66 and a second data transmission / reception terminal 67. The terminal receiving groove 66 receives the data transmission / reception terminal of the cartridge, and the second data transmission / reception terminal 67 is electrically connected to the data transmission / reception terminal of the cartridge.

Further, a locking portion 68 is formed on the rear surface of the housing main body 611. The engaging portion 68 is formed in a stepped groove shape so that the hook portion of the locking portion of the cartridge described above is caught.

The power cut-off portion of the medicine dispensing box according to one embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 13 is a rear side bottom perspective view of the medicine dispensing box of FIG. 10 viewed from a different angle, and FIGS. 14 to 16 are incision oblique views showing a medicine dispensing box of FIG.

On the other hand, the turning portion 691 is exposed on the front side of the rail receiving portion 64 formed on the bottom surface of the housing main body 611. The pivoting portion 691 is a constituent portion of the power interrupting portion, as shown in Figs. 13 and 14, which is pressed by the rails when the aforementioned rails are accommodated. As described above, the medicine dispenser box has at least one gear that receives power from the outside. The power cut-off portion is a mechanical component that controls to restrain or release the gears from rotating, irrespective of the power transmitted from the outside.

Specifically, referring to FIG. 15, the power blocking portion includes a turning portion 691 and a blocking portion main body 692. The pivot portion 691 includes a first end portion 6911, a pivot portion 6912, and a second end portion 6913. The first end portion 6911 rotates about the pivot shaft 6912 and the second end portion 6913 is provided on the other side of the first end portion 6911 with respect to the pivot shaft 6912, As shown in Fig.

The blocking portion main body 692 includes a contact portion 6921, a first extending portion 6922, a second extending portion 6923, and a second projecting portion 6924. The contact portion 6921 is provided in contact with the second end portion 6913 described above. The first extended portion 6922 extends from the contact portion 6921 toward the gear 622 and the second extended portion 6923 extends upward from the end of the first extended portion 6922 on the side of the gear 622 do. At the end of the second extension portion 6923, a second projection 6924 protruding in the direction of the gear 622 is formed. The second protrusion 6924 is inserted between the tooth and the tooth of the gear 622 to restrain the rotation of the gear 622 or to prevent rotation of the gear 622 between the tooth and tooth of the gear 622. [ And the gear 622 is released to be rotatable. On the other hand, the second elastic member 693 may be provided to contact the second extended portion 6923. The second elastic member 693 functions to push the second extended portion 6923 in a direction in which the gear 622 is provided by elasticity.

16, when the first end portion 6911 is pushed by the rails described above and is pivoted in the direction D2 toward the gear 622, the second end portion 6913 is reversely moved in the opposite direction of the gear 622 (D3). At this time, the contact portion 6921 is pushed by the second end portion 6913 in the direction D3 opposite to the side of the gear 622 and moves backward through the contact portion 6921 and the first connection portion 6922 and the second connection portion 6923 The connected second projection 6924 is also retracted in the opposite direction D3 of the gear 622 to be separated from and between the teeth of the gear 622. [ In this state, the gear 622 is released to be rotatable.

Referring to FIGS. 17 to 19, a connection between the medicine dispensing box and the cartridge according to the embodiment will be described. FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a connection between a medicine dispensing box and a cartridge according to an embodiment, and FIGS. 18 and 19 are schematic views schematically showing a connection between a medicine dispensing box and a cartridge according to an embodiment.

The medicament dispensing box 60 enters along the rail 41 provided in the bottom housing 40 of the cartridge 4 and is engaged with the cartridge 4 as shown in Fig. At this time, the release facilitating part 42, the first transmission / reception terminal 51, and the locking part 52 provided in the cartridge 4 are inserted into the corresponding components of the medicine dispensing box 60 as described above.

The rail 41 is received in the rail receiving portion 64 and the hooking portion 521 is inserted into the engaging portion 68 formed on the rear surface of the medicine dispensing box 60 And is fixed in such a way that it is caught. In addition, the first data transmission / reception terminal 51 is electrically connected to the medicine dispensing box 60 while being housed in the data terminal unit 66. At this time, the cam 523 is brought into contact with the lock portion main body 522 at a portion having a smaller radius in the outer peripheral surface.

When the medicine dispensing box 60 is detached, the hook portion 521 is lifted because the longer diameter portion of the outer circumferential surface of the cam 523 is in contact with the lock portion main body 522. [ When the hooking part 521 is lifted, the hooking part 521 is released from the hooking part 68 formed on the rear surface of the medicine dispensing box 60, so that the medicine dispensing box 60 becomes detachable. The first data transmission / reception terminal 51 is connected to the data terminal portion 66 and the data terminal portion 66. In this case, 66).

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, but, on the contrary, . ≪ / RTI >

1: drug dispensing device 2: dispensing drug collecting device
4: Cartridge 10: Conveyor
30: side guard portion 40: lower housing
50: rear housing 52: locking part
60: drug dispensing box 64: rail receiving portion
691: turning portion 692: blocking portion main body

Claims (8)

An apparatus for collecting medicines dispensed from a medicament dispensing box,
And a conveyor having at least one side guard portion on which the dispensed medicament is placed and has a predetermined height at least on one side surface thereof to prevent the medicament from being released to the outside when the medicament is seated, Collecting device. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the conveyor comprises:
A conveyor belt rotating along an infinite track; And
And a pair of raceways provided on both ends of the conveyor belt for rotating the conveyor belt. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the conveyor includes a conveyor side member to which the pair of orbital shafts are rotatably fixed. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the side guard portion is fixed to an upper portion of the conveyor side member. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the side guard portion includes a first inclined portion that is inclined upward toward the outside. 6. The method of claim 5,
Wherein the side guard portion further includes a height reinforcing portion formed in a vertical direction to secure a predetermined height. The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the side guard portion is provided on the inner side surface with a buffer member for absorbing impact with the dispensed medicament. The method according to claim 1,
And the side guard portion provided on the opposite side of the medicine dispensing box of the side guard portion includes a second inclined portion inclined upward toward the medicine dispensing box.

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