KR101355138B1 - Automatic pill release device - Google Patents

Abstract

The automatic pill dispensing device according to one embodiment of technological ideas of the present invention comprises: a pill dispensing unit for dispensing, to a user, pills manufactured according to a prescription by a doctor or a pharmacist, and supporting the entire weight of the pill dispensing device; a pill containing unit placed in the upper part of the pill dispensing unit and formed in multiple layers as many as types of the pills manufactured by a doctor and a pharmacist and operated by receiving power from a battery unit such that pills can be discharged to the pill dispensing unit at the exact time by receiving D/B stored in a PCB substrate; a case for containing the pill dispensing unit and the pill containing unit and for protecting the pill dispensing unit from external shock; and a front cover which is placed on one side of the outer circumference surface of the case and has the PCB substrate and electrically connects with the PCB substrate to display such that the user can take pills according to the administration time and administration amount set up by the doctor or the pharmacist, wherein the case can be provided with a case removal prevention identification band in order for the user to arbitrarily change insertion information of pulls or to access the inside thereof, and in order not to be opened except doctors or pharmacists who store pills.

Description

Automatic pill feeder {AUTOMATIC PILL RELEASE DEVICE}

The present invention relates to an automatic pill supply device for discharging pills by setting the time to take according to the characteristics of the user, and more specifically, the pharmacist or doctor fills in the pharmacist and prescription information, the time of bathing the pill, the type of pills and Provide an automatic pill to enter the quantity, voice the display when the user's gestation time is approaching, and inform the user when to take the pill, and to periodically eject the pill every time it takes to take the pill. Relates to a device.

In addition, the present invention facilitates the input of the pill taking time, the type and quantity of the pill for the user of the doctor or pharmacist, facilitates the pill into the device, the user's medication history, the user's medication The present invention relates to an automatic pill supply device that can be easily communicated to a doctor or pharmacist to manage a violation.

In general, the patient receives the medicine in a disposable packaging or the medicine in the container according to the doctor's prescription after receiving the medical treatment in the hospital is used in a separate storage container for the convenience of the user.

The storage container is formed of a rectangular box or a cylindrical container, and a storage container having a storage space in which a partition is installed is widely used.

In addition, various types of pills are stored in the storage space at one time, or one tablet is stored in each storage space, so the patient should take out of the storage container every time he takes it.

Here, depending on the characteristics of the patient taking time and the cycle may be different, which is a problem that often forgets the taking time because the time and the cycle of the medicine should be remembered only depending on the user's memory.

In view of this point, Korean Patent Publication No. 2006-59627 discloses an electronic medication notification device and method.

In the prior art as described above, after the pill is put into the storage tank divided by time or date according to the user, the pill supply date and the type and quantity of the pill should be input through a button installed in the automatic pill supply device. When the input time is taken, the voice and lamp will blink. Or, when the time to take the pill, the user and the surrounding people to guide the time to take visually and audibly.

In addition, there has been disclosed an apparatus for supplying various kinds of medicines, such as Korean Patent Application Laid-Open Publication No. 2012-0124517.

However, in the case of the automatic medicine supplying device as described above, it takes a lot of time for information input, and if the user directly inputs and inputs the pills, the reliability cannot be guaranteed, and the doctor or pharmacist inputs the information and takes the pills. In case of input, it takes a lot of time, causing a huge problem in the doctor's or pharmacist's original duties. In addition, such a weak automatic feeding device is structurally complicated because it is structurally configured in a drawer structure, there are many problems, such as internal wiring required to electrically drive the weak automatic feeding device.

In addition, such an electronic medication notification device and method is not easy to carry, the user must manually input information to the control unit configured in the main body itself, difficult to manufacture a drawer structure, the volume of the automatic pill supply device is portable Not easy to do, there was a problem that the tablet to be taken is not automatically supplied.

In addition, the electronic medication notification device and method stores the pills to be taken in a plurality of storage tanks integrally formed in the medication time notification device, and when the dosage time is confirmed from the notification device, the patient directly takes out the pills put in the storage container. There was a problem to take.

The problem to be solved by the present invention, the tablet ejection time by a doctor or pharmacist in a general computer by simply inputting the USB or microchip or directly connected to the computer through a USB port, the tablet can be automatically ejected by the time timer An automatic pill supply device is provided.

In addition, by providing a long-term storage and storage of the user's medication history to a USB or central memory device, to provide an automatic pill supply device that can be a reference when a doctor or pharmacist issues a prescription for the user.

In addition, the present invention provides an automatic pill supply device for easily transferring information of a user stored in a USB device to a doctor or a pharmacist through the Internet or a wireless device.

In addition, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an automatic pill supply device to notify the user through the voice and display when pill discharge, and to take the pill at a predetermined time to maximize the efficiency of treatment.

In addition, it is to provide an automatic pill supply device that can be easily added when a variety of pills are added, and to minimize the volume to increase the portability of the automatic pill supply device.

In addition, by configuring the pill storage unit to be stored independently can be replaced and mounted, it is easy to put the pill or easily repaired when broken, automatic pill significantly lower the manufacturing cost compared to the conventional automatic pill supply device It is to provide a supply device.

In addition, the problem to be solved by the present invention, the alarm when the tablet is discharged, the alarm is terminated when the pill opened so that whether or not to take the automatic storage of the D / B, the doctor or pharmacist knows the user's time to take the pill and dosing An automatic pill supply device is provided.

The various problems to be solved by the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned problems, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

An automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, a pill supply unit for supplying a pill prepared by a doctor or pharmacist to the user, and supports the overall weight of the pill supply device; Located in the upper part of the pill supply unit, and formed in multiple stages as the kind of pills manufactured by the doctor or pharmacist, and receives the D / B stored in the PCB substrate to power the battery unit to discharge the pill supply to the pill supply at the correct time Receiving unit driven to receive; A case accommodating the pill supply part and the pill storage part inside and protecting the pill supply device from external shock; And a front cover positioned at one side of the outer circumference of the case and having the PCB substrate therein and electrically connected to the PCB substrate to display the user taking the pills according to the administration time and dosage of the pills set by the doctor or the pharmacist. Including, but the case may be provided with a case removal prevention band so that the user can arbitrarily modify the input information of the pill or prevent internal access, and can not be opened other than the doctor or pharmacist for storing the medicine.

The pill supply unit, the base for supporting the overall load of the pill supply device; And positioned above the base, the front cover is fixed, and includes a support frame for sequentially fixing at least one or more pills storage, wherein the support frame can be fixed to support at least one or more pills storage sequentially have.

The base may include a locking jaw of which the upper surface is dug to a predetermined depth; A battery unit disposed in the space between the locking jaws and formed into a box shape and into which a battery is inserted; A discharge opening having an outer circumferential surface formed in an open shape by partially cutting one side of the rear of the base, and having a hinge corresponding to an up and down end; And the hinge and one side is rotatably connected to the outside, and may include a pill accommodating portion provided with a space for accommodating the pill inside.

The pill receptacle is fastened and fixed by a hinge provided between the hinge and the hinge fixed to the base, it may be configured to be rotated to the outside by the hinge as a fixed axis.

It may further include a support frame that is provided to be fixed to the locking step formed on the upper side of the base.

The support frame, the support frame is located in front of the support frame, the cross section is formed in the shape of a square or circular pillar, holding the at least one or more tablet housing; And at least one or more provided on an outer circumferential surface of the support stand, and may include a connector inserting portion for inserting and fixing a connector.

The connector inserting portion may communicate with the front cover and the PCB substrate to receive the D / B so that the tablet storing portion may be driven.

The pill storage unit is located on the upper side of the support frame, the center of the inner bottom surface is provided with a groove-shaped fixing groove, the lower receiving portion consisting of a circular shape having a predetermined thickness to accommodate the rotating body; An upper accommodating part disposed above the lower accommodating part and having a through hole in which a rotating shaft is inserted in the center of the inner bottom surface, the upper accommodating part accommodates the rotating body and discharge the pills to the outside; And it is inserted into and fixed in the upper accommodating portion, the upper side is composed of a circular plate-shaped having a predetermined thickness, the outer peripheral surface is provided with a side wall protruding downward, the lower side is fastened to the rotating shaft to be rotatable It may include a rotating body including a fixing hole.

The rotor is fixed to the rotor is configured to be rotated by receiving power from the motor portion, the rotor is fixed to the rotor is connected to the rotor rotatably connected to receive power from the motor portion It is configured, the rotor is composed of a circular plate having a predetermined thickness, a plurality of protrusions protrude on the lower side, the upper and lower may be provided with a rotating shaft.

The rotating body includes a partition wall, the partition wall is provided with a plurality of radially on the side wall of the rotating body, the partition wall and the partition wall is provided with a space for storing pills, the partition wall The pill stored in the pill can be discharged to the discharge portion by the rotating body in the upper receiving portion.

The front cover includes a USB connector inserting portion, wherein the USB connector inserting portion is located inside the front cover, and is provided to insert a USB to prevent a user from coming into contact with the front cover, and the PCB board provided on the front cover; It may be formed in a connected structure so that the pill is discharged from the pill storage unit in accordance with the user's taking time.

The case further includes a case removal prevention identification band or a locking device so that the case can not be opened except the pharmacist for storing the medicine, and when the user attaches and closes the sensor arbitrarily, the opening and closing information is recorded in a USB or a central storage device, so Your pharmacist may be able to recognize it.

The pill storage unit may be configured to be rotatable to rotate in one direction or the other direction to accommodate the pills.

The case removal prevention identification band is provided at the part where the case and the base abut, and when the user arbitrarily opens the case, receives a signal from the case opening and closing sensor so that the doctor or pharmacist who prescribes the pill can be stored in the D / B or Information can be transmitted through internet communication or wireless (wireless) method.

The case removal prevention identification band may be configured as an ID identification card, a locking device or a fingerprint recognition device.

The pill storage unit may be detachably configured to be separated from the automatic pill supply device so as to be able to be combined inside the automatic pill supply device after storing the pill.

The front cover may have a structure in which a USB connector insertion unit is separately installed on the upper side or the side thereof so that a doctor or a pharmacist can directly connect to a computer through a USB connection cable without separating the USB.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and the claims.

In the automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the pill discharge time is directly inputted by directly connecting with a USB or a computer, thereby easily inserting various kinds of pills and automatically releasing the pill by a time timer. It can be done.

In addition, the automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the volume can be minimized to increase the portability of the automatic pill supply device.

In addition, the automatic pill supply apparatus according to an embodiment of the technical idea of the present invention, the doctor or pharmacist can easily enter information into the automatic pill supply device, it is easy to insert the pills, It is possible to commercialize, and to inform the user through the voice and display when the tablet is discharged, such as the time of pill administration, and to take the pill at a predetermined time to maximize the efficiency of treatment.

In addition, the automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the technical idea of the present invention, the alarm when the pill discharge, the alarm is terminated when the pill is opened or not is automatically stored in the D / B taking the doctor's pill It is possible to know the time of taking and administering.

In addition, the automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention can be safely managed by preventing a user from modifying information, such as the user's dosage history, or access to a pill injected into the device. An automatic pill supply device is provided.

It will be appreciated that various embodiments of the inventive concepts of the present invention can provide various effects not specifically mentioned.

1 is a perspective view of an automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a separate case of the automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is an exploded view briefly illustrating an automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the inventive concept.
4 and 5 are exploded and briefly expressed the main components constituting the pill storage unit in the automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a view schematically showing a pill storage unit of the automatic pill supply device according to a modification of the technical idea of the present invention.
7 is a perspective view of the case of the automatic pill supply apparatus according to a modification of the technical idea of the present invention is separated.
8 is a flowchart illustrating input of a USB device according to an embodiment of the inventive concept.
9 is a flow chart of the operation step of the automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
10 is an exemplary view showing an example of a screen automatically displayed when connecting to a computer from a USB port according to an embodiment of the present invention.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The advantages and features of the present invention, and how to accomplish them, will become apparent by reference to the embodiments described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described herein but may be embodied in other forms. Rather, the embodiments disclosed herein are provided so that the disclosure can be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the invention to those skilled in the art. In the drawings, the thicknesses of layers and regions are exaggerated for clarity.

The terms first, second, etc. may be used to describe various components, but the components are not limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may be referred to as a first component.

Terms such as top, bottom, top, bottom, or top, bottom, etc. are used to distinguish relative positions in components. For example, in the case of naming the upper part of the drawing as upper part and the lower part as lower part in the drawings for convenience, the upper part may be named lower part and the lower part may be named upper part without departing from the scope of right of the present invention .

The terminology used in this application is used only to describe a specific embodiment and is not intended to limit the invention. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this application, the terms "comprises", "having", and the like are used to specify that a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a part or a combination thereof is described in the specification, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the relevant art and are to be construed as ideal or overly formal in meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application Do not.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of an automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a separate case of the automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention; 4 is a view schematically illustrating the decomposition of an automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are a pill storage unit in the automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Figure is a simplified representation of the major components to disassemble.

1 to 5, an automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the inventive concept is correctly discharged at a time when a user takes a pill, and may inform the user of the pill taking time through a voice and a display. have. The automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to discharge a pill at a time when a user takes a pill by inputting a D / B stored in a USB to the automatic pill supply device. This is a configuration that can automatically save the user's pill usage on the USB D / B.

The automatic pill supply device 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a pill supply unit 100, a pill storage unit 200, a case 300 and a front cover 400.

The pill supply unit 100 is provided to allow a user to take a pill contained in the automatic pill supply device 10, and is located below the automatic pill supply device 10. The pill supply unit 100 may be accommodated inside the pill storage unit 200, and support the overall weight of the automatic pill supply device (10). The pill supply unit 100 may include a base 110 and a support frame 120.

The base 110 may be provided to support the overall load of the automatic pill supply device 10. The base 110 is provided with a locking jaw 118, the upper surface is dug to a predetermined depth, can support the lower side of the automatic pill supply device (10). A battery unit 119 may be provided at the front lower side of the base 110 in a space between the locking jaws 118 and formed in a box shape and into which a battery is inserted. The battery unit 119 is opposite to the rear may be a structure that can be opened inside the tablet is discharged. The base 110 may include an outlet 112 and a pill accommodation portion 117.

The outlet 112 may be configured to have a shape in which the outer peripheral surface is opened by partially cutting one side of the rear of the base 110, the hinge 114 may be provided at the end of the outlet 112 to correspond to up and down. The hinge 114 may be provided to rotate the pill receptacle 117 in one direction to discharge the pill to the outside.

The pill accommodating part 117 is provided with a space for accommodating the pill therein, it may be disposed at the position of the outlet 112 provided in the base 110. The pill receiving portion 117 is provided with a hinge 114 on one side, the hinge 116 is fixed in a state fastened between the hinge 114 and the hinge 114 fixed to the base 110, the The pill accommodating part 117 may be configured to be rotatable to the outside with the hinge 116 as a fixed shaft. One side of the pill accommodating unit 117 may be provided with a drug outlet sensor 510 to detect whether the pill is automatically discharged onto the outlet 112.

The support frame 120 may be fixed to the locking step 118 formed on the upper side of the base 110, the front cover 400 may be fixed to the support frame 120. The support frame 120 may be provided to sequentially support at least one or more pill storage unit 200. The support frame 120 may include a support stand 122 and a connector inserting portion 124.

The support base 122 may be located in front of the support frame 120 and may have a square or circular columnar shape in cross section. The shape of the support base 122 may be formed in the shape of a polygonal cross-section, and is not necessarily limited thereto, and those skilled in the art may easily change the design. The holding table 122 may be provided to fix at least one or more of the pill storage unit 200.

The connector inserting portion 124 is used when the pill storage unit 200 is detached and may be provided with at least one or more on the outer circumferential surface of the support base 122, by inserting the connector 228 to be described below. Can be fixed The connector inserting portion 124 may communicate with a PCB substrate (not shown) of the front cover 400 to receive the D / B so that the tablet housing 200 may be driven.

The pill storage unit 200 is located on the upper side of the support frame 120, it may be driven by receiving power from the battery unit 119. The tablet storing unit 200 is in communication with the PCB substrate (not shown) to receive the D / B stored in the PCB substrate (not shown) so that the tablet can be discharged at the correct time. The pill receiving unit 200 may be configured as many as the number of pills when the doctor receives two or more pills. The pill storage unit 200 may include a lower receiving portion 210, the upper receiving portion 220 and the rotating body 230.

The lower receiving portion 210 is located on the upper side of the support frame 120, the inner bottom surface is provided with a groove-shaped fixing groove 212, a predetermined thickness to accommodate the rotating body 230 It may be configured in a circular shape having. The lower accommodating part 210 may include a lower discharge part 214 and a rotor 216.

The lower discharge portion 214 may be positioned at one side of the lower accommodation portion 210 and may be configured to partially pass through the bottom surface and the sidewall to pass the tablet. The lower discharge portion 214 may be a structure that is disposed so that the pills fall precisely in the pill receiving portion 117.

The rotor 216 is composed of a circular plate having a predetermined thickness, a plurality of protrusions protrude on the lower side, the upper and lower rotary shaft 218 may be provided. The rotor 216 may be fixed so that the rotating shaft 218 provided at the upper side is inserted into the fixing hole 236 to rotate the rotating body 230, and the rotating shaft 218 provided at the lower side thereof is The fixing groove 212 may be fitted to be fixed to support the pill storage unit 200.

The upper accommodating part 220 may be disposed above the lower accommodating part 210, and may include a through hole 224 in which the rotation shaft 218 is inserted in the center of the inner bottom surface. The upper accommodating part 220 may accommodate the rotating body 230 and may include an upper discharging part 222 capable of discharging a pill to the outside. The upper discharge part 222 is the same as the lower discharge part 214 provided in the lower accommodating part 210, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted. The upper accommodating part 220 may include a support part 226 and a connector 228.

The support part 226 may be positioned behind the outer circumferential surface of the support base 122 so as to be fastened to the support base 122, and may be provided to face the shape of the support base 122 of the upper accommodating part 220. . The support part 226 may be fixed to the support base 122 and provided to support the components of the pill storage part 200.

The connector 228 is positioned on one side of the support part 226 and is inserted into the connector inserting part 124 and connected to receive power from the battery part 119 to drive the motor part 219. It may be a structure.

The rotating body 230 is inserted into and fixed in the upper accommodating part 220, and has an upper side configured as a circular plate having a predetermined thickness, and an outer circumferential surface thereof may have a side wall protruding downward. The rotating body 230 may be provided with a fixing hole 236 that is coupled to the rotating shaft 218 in the lower side to be rotatable. The rotor 230 may be fixed to the rotor 216 to receive a power from the motor unit 219 to be rotatably connected. The rotating body 230 may include a partition wall 232.

The partition wall 232 may be a plurality of radially formed on the side wall of the rotating body 230, the space portion 234 that can accommodate a pill between the partition wall 232 and the partition wall 232 It may be provided. The pill stored in the partition wall 232 may be discharged from the upper receiving portion 220 by the rotating body 230 to the discharge portion.

The case 300 is a state in which the base 110, the support frame 120, the lower receiving portion 210, the rotor 216, the upper receiving portion 220 and the rotor 230 are sequentially coupled It may be fixed to an upper side of the base 110 to protect the components. The case 300 may be provided by attaching a case removal prevention strip 500 so as not to be opened except for a pharmacist for storing medicine. The case removal prevention identification band 500 is provided at a portion where the case 300 and the base 110 abut, and the case opening and closing sensor so that the pharmacist who prescribes a pill can know when the user arbitrarily opens the case 300. Receiving a signal from the (520) is stored in the D / B, or through the Internet communication or wireless (WIRELESS) to transmit the information. The case removal prevention identification band 500 may include all of the devices consisting of an ID identification card, a locking device and a fingerprint recognition device having a structure in which the case 300 cannot be arbitrarily opened by a user. In addition, the case 300 is manufactured by double-injecting the transparent material in conformity with the passage through which the pills are discharged so that the user may accurately know the state of supplying the pills.

The front cover 400 may include the PCB substrate (not shown) therein, and the display unit 420 may be provided on the front surface communicating with the PCB substrate (not shown), and the time to be taken by the user. May be displayed through the display unit 420. The front cover 400, the base 110, the support frame 120, the lower receiving portion 210, the rotor 216, the upper receiving portion 220, the rotor 230 and the case 300 sequentially It may be provided in the front in the coupled state. The front cover 400 may include an external USB connector inserting portion 410 and an internal USB connector inserting portion 415.

The external USB connector inserting portion 410 is provided to be connected directly to the computer using a cable, the internal USB connector inserting portion 415 is located on the inner surface of the front cover 400, the case 300 When closing, the user can not touch, and may be provided to open the case 300 and insert a USB (not shown), and is in communication with the PCB substrate (not shown) provided in the front cover 400 It may be a structure connected so that the pills discharged from the pill storage unit 200 can be discharged at the user's taking time.

In the automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the coupling method of the pill receiving unit 200, the holding table 122 and the connector inserting portion 124 may be variously modified. The tablet housing 200, the support base 122, and the connector inserting portion 124, which can be variously modified in this manner, will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. Here, the modified portion will be mainly described in comparison with the above-described embodiment.

6 is a view schematically showing a pill storage unit of the automatic pill supply device according to a modification of the technical idea of the present invention, Figure 7 is a case of the automatic pill supply apparatus according to a modification of the technical idea of the present invention Separated perspective view.

6 and 7, the automatic pill supply device according to a modified example of the technical idea of the present invention may configure the pill storage unit 200 in a rotatable manner. In one embodiment of the present invention, the pill storage unit 200 has a connector inserting portion 124 and the connector 228 is configured to be removable, in one variation of the invention the pill storage portion 200a is a hinge At least one pill storage unit 200a may be installed in a manner, and a separate wire may be provided to communicate with a PCB substrate (not shown) of the front cover 400 to receive D / B. .

Referring to the operation of the automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the present invention in the assembled state as described above are as follows.

8 is a flowchart illustrating an input of a USB device according to an embodiment of the inventive concept, FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation step of an automatic pill supply device according to an embodiment of the inventive concept, and FIG. Exemplary diagrams showing an example of a screen automatically appearing when connecting to a computer from a USB port according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, when the doctor or pharmacist separates the USB from the automatic pill supply device 10 and installs it on a computer or connects the computer to the computer from a USB port, an input screen as shown in FIG. 10 appears, and the doctor inputs prescription and medicine supply information. The quantity of pills of the screen count table may be stored in the pill storage units 200 and 200a for each kind.

A pharmacist may prescribe pills in the pill storage unit 200 for a pill prescribed by a doctor. If there are many kinds of prescribed pills, a plurality of the pill storage units 200 may be provided by being fastened to the holding table 122, and the space portion 234 may store one type of pill and another pill storage unit. It is preferable to store another kind of pills in the 200.

In this state, the case 300 may be covered to attach the case removal prevention identification band 500 or may be locked by a locking device. The reason for attaching the case removal prevention identification band 500 is to prevent the user from arbitrarily opening the case 300 and losing and overdose of pills stored therein.

If the case 300 is opened arbitrarily, the sensor 510 detects whether the case 300 is opened or closed in the D / B so that a doctor or a pharmacist knows whether the case 300 is opened or closed. You can do that.

Next, by inserting a USB (not shown) into the connector 228 of the user terminal, the user's information can be output without a separate OFFICE program through a dedicated program interface built into the D / B of the USB (not shown). have. Here, the USB (not shown) may use a device that is preset to comply with the HID standard that provides an input interface, and the user terminal (not shown) may be a display and an input device such as a computer and a smartphone. It is desirable to.

Referring to FIG. 8, in the method of inputting an interface of a USB device connected through a USB port according to an embodiment of the inventive concept, the USB device is inserted into a connector of a user terminal and recognized (S100). The step of driving the interface program by setting an execution program executed by the USB device in the user terminal is preset (S110), receiving a patient's hospital history and pill medication information and outputting a chart on the display (S120), the chart In step (S130) of inputting so as to be discharged at the time to take the prescribed pill, the input to be discharged at the time to take the prescribed pill in the chart (S140), taking the pill prescribed in the chart It may include a step (S150) for inputting so that the number of pieces can be discharged.

9, the method for inputting into an automatic pill supply device connected through a USB port according to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of connecting the USB to the automatic pill supply device (S200), automatic pill supply device Step (S210) of driving, discharging date, discharge time and the number of pills displayed on the display (S220), calculating whether the current time and discharge time coincide (S230), determining whether the current time and discharge time is the same Step (S240), driving the motor unit (S250), the step of discharging pills (S260), the step of detecting a pill discharge sensor (S270), the step of discharging pills voice message and display (S280), pills When the voice message and the display is discharged may include the step (S290).

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It will be understood that the invention may be practiced. Therefore, it should be understood that one embodiment described above is illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

10; Automatic pill supply device 100; Pill Supply Department
110; Base 112; outlet
114; Hinge 116; Hinge
117; Pill receptacle 118; Jaw
119; A battery unit 120; Support frame
122; Props 124; Connector insert
200; Pill storage unit 210; Lower receptacle
212; Fixing groove 214; The lower discharge portion
216; Rotor 218; Rotating shaft
219; A motor unit 220; Upper part
222; Upper discharge portion 224; Through hole
226; Support 228; connector
230; Rotating body 232; Compartment wall
234; Space 236; Fixed hole
300; Case 400; Front cover
410; External USB connector insert 415; Internal USB Connector Insert
420; Display unit 500; Case removal prevention strip
510; Drug outlet sensor 520; Case open / close sensor

Claims (17)

A pill supply unit for supplying a pill prepared by a doctor or pharmacist to a user and supporting the overall weight of the pill supply device;
Located in the upper part of the pill supply unit, and formed in multiple stages as the kind of pills manufactured by the doctor or pharmacist, and receives the D / B stored in the PCB substrate to power the battery unit to discharge the pill supply to the pill supply at the correct time Receiving unit driven to receive;
A case accommodating the pill supply part and the pill storage part inside and protecting the pill supply device from external shock; And
Located on one side of the outer peripheral surface of the case, having the PCB substrate therein, the front cover is electrically connected to the PCB substrate to display the user to take the pill according to the administration time, dose set by the doctor or pharmacist Including,
The case is an automatic pill supply device, characterized in that the user is provided with a case removal prevention band so that the user can arbitrarily modify the input information of the pill or prevent internal access, and can not be opened other than the doctor or pharmacist for storing the medicine.
The method of claim 1,
The pill supply unit,
A base supporting an overall load of the pill supply device; And
Located on the base side, the front cover is fixed, and comprises a support frame for sequentially fixing at least one or more pill storage unit,
The support frame is an automatic pill supply device, characterized in that for supporting at least one pill storage sequentially fixed.
3. The method of claim 2,
The base includes:
A locking step of which the upper side is dug to a certain depth;
A battery unit disposed in the space between the locking jaws and formed into a box shape to insert a battery;
A discharge opening having an outer circumferential surface formed in an open shape by partially cutting one side of the rear of the base, and having a hinge corresponding to an up and down end; And
The hinge and one side is rotatably connected to the outside, an automatic pill supply device comprising a pill accommodating unit having a space for accommodating the pill inside.
The method of claim 3, wherein
The pill receptacle is fastened and fixed by a hinge provided between the hinge and the hinge fixed to the base, automatic pill supply device characterized in that configured to be rotated to the outside by the hinge as a fixed axis.
3. The method of claim 2,
Automatic pill supply device characterized in that it further comprises a support frame is fixed to the locking jaw formed on the upper side of the base.
6. The method of claim 5,
The support frame includes:
Located in front of the support frame, the cross section is formed in a square or circular columnar shape, the holding post for fixing at least one or more pill storage; And
At least one or more provided on the outer circumferential surface of the support, automatic pill supply device comprising a connector insert for inserting and fixing the connector.
The method according to claim 6,
The connector inserting portion is in communication with the front cover and the PCB substrate so that the tablet housing is driven automatic pill supply device characterized in that the D / B is delivered.
The method of claim 1,
The pill storage unit,
Located in the upper side of the support frame, the inner bottom surface is provided with a groove-shaped fixing groove, the lower receiving portion consisting of a circular shape having a predetermined thickness to accommodate the rotating body;
An upper accommodating part disposed above the lower accommodating part and having a through hole in which a rotating shaft is inserted in the center of the inner bottom surface, the upper accommodating part accommodates the rotating body and discharge the pills to the outside; And
Inserted and fixed inside the upper receiving portion, the upper side is composed of a circular plate shape having a predetermined thickness, the outer circumferential surface is provided with a side wall protruding to the lower side, the lower side fixed to fasten and rotate with the rotating shaft An automatic pill supply device comprising a rotating body including a hole.
The method of claim 8,
The rotor is fixed to the rotor is composed of a structure that is rotatably connected to receive power from the motor unit,
The rotor is composed of a circular plate having a predetermined thickness, a plurality of projections protrude on the lower side, the automatic pill supply device characterized in that the upper and lower rotating shafts are provided.
The method of claim 9,
The rotating body includes a partition wall,
The partition wall, a plurality of radially provided on the side wall of the rotating body, a space between the partition wall and the partition wall is provided with a space for accommodating the pills, the pill contained in the partition wall in the upper receiving portion Automatic pills supply device characterized in that the tablet is discharged to the discharge portion by the rotating body.
The method of claim 1,
The front cover includes a USB connector insert,
The USB connector inserting part is located inside the front cover, and is provided to insert a USB to prevent the user from contacting arbitrarily, and communicates with the PCB substrate provided on the front cover to discharge the tablet from the pill storage part. Automatic pill supply device characterized in that it is formed in a connected structure so that it can be discharged according to the user's taking time.
The method of claim 1,
The case further includes a case removal prevention identification band or a locking device so that the case can not be opened other than the pharmacist for storing the medicine, and when the user attaches and closes the sensor arbitrarily, the opening / closing information is recorded in a USB or a central storage device so that the doctor or Automatic pill supply device characterized in that the pharmacist can recognize.
The method of claim 1,
The pill storage unit is an automatic pill supply device characterized in that it is configured to rotate in one direction or the other direction to accommodate the pills.
The method of claim 1,
The case removal prevention identification band is provided at the part where the case and the base abut, and when the user arbitrarily opens the case, receives a signal from the case opening and closing sensor so that the doctor or pharmacist who prescribes the pill can be stored in the D / B or Automatic pill supply device characterized in that the information is transmitted through the Internet or wireless (WIRELESS) method.
The method of claim 14,
The case removal prevention ID strip is automatic identification supply device, characterized in that consisting of ID card, lock device or fingerprint recognition device.
The method of claim 1,
The pill storage unit is detached from the automatic pill supply device is an automatic pill supply device characterized in that it is configured to be detachable to be combined inside the automatic pill supply device after storing the pill.
The method of claim 1,
The front cover is an automatic pill supply device, characterized in that the USB connector insert is installed separately on the top or side of the doctor or pharmacist structure can be directly connected to the computer via a USB connection cable without the separation of the USB.

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