CN104606046B - A kind of medicine box and its application method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a medicine box and a method for using the same. The medicine box (10) comprises a box body (11) and a box cover (12); the box body is provided with a medicine tank chamber and a drawer chamber; The medicine box also includes a drawer (13), which is telescopically accommodated in the drawer accommodation chamber on the box body; The first communication hole of the drawer accommodating cavity; the medicine tank (14) is accommodated in the medicine tank accommodating cavity of the box body; A processor (146) that falls from the medicine leakage hole; the medicine box further includes a weight sensor (145) arranged at the bottom of the medicine tank. The medicine box provided by the invention solves the troublesome problem of taking medicine in the existing medicine box by using a processor to drive the medicine tank to send the medicine in the medicine tank into the drawer. The medicine box can also remind the patient to take the medicine in time, solving the problem that the patient cannot take the medicine on time because of being busy.

Description

A kind of medicine box and using method thereof

technical field

The invention relates to the field of medical devices, in particular to a medicine box and a use method thereof.

Background technique

According to modern pharmacological knowledge, the time and interval of taking medicine depends on the needs of the disease and the metabolic rate of the drug in the body. Only by scientifically arranging the time of taking the medicine and taking the medicine at intervals can the blood drug concentration in the patient's body be maintained at an appropriate level, so that the drug can function normally. The efficacy of medicines achieves the purpose of curing diseases and saving lives, but it is not easy for patients to take medicines on time, especially modern people, especially the elderly and people with memory loss often forget to take medicines on time due to busy work or other reasons. Therefore people have developed various medicine reminder devices.

For example, the Chinese utility model patent application whose application number is 952239655 titled "reminder for taking medicine on time" not only has the function of reminding people to take medicine, but also has the function that the medicine container can hold multiple times and different medicines. The reminder for taking medicine on time includes a belt A number of drug boxes, a rear cover (equivalent to the shell), and a box cover. The divided medicine box is nested in the rear cover and fixed on its central rotating shaft. The box cover is set on the rear cover. The cover plate is provided with a medicine pouring mouth, and the small flap is pivotally connected to the medicine pouring mouth of the back cover, and a timing alarm is installed on the box cover, and the timing alarm includes a time reporting device (equivalent to display and alarm), time reporting button, time adjustment button, time display button/time display button (time reporting button, time adjustment button, time display button/time display button is equivalent to time function button), timer (mainly processing time setting The module of the fixed and running program is equivalent to the microprocessor, not shown) constitutes the alarm circuit, when the patient hears the alarm of the time reporting device to remind the medicine to be taken, the patient manually opens the small flap and pours out the medicine to be taken from the medicine-discharging compartment. Although this technical solution provides an alarm reminder function, the patient is prevented from taking medicine repeatedly by holding a divided medicine box for each medication, but the divided medicine box cannot automatically rotate in the rear cover, that is, the medicine in the divided medicine box cannot be released. The compartment is automatically sent to the back cover with a medicine pouring port. The patient needs to manually turn the divided medicine box to the medicine pouring port of the back cover, and then open the small flap to pour out the medicine to be taken from the medicine compartment. It brings inconvenience to the patient to take the medicine, and does not specifically show the detailed method of how the reminder reminds the patient to take the medicine.

Contents of the invention

The invention provides a medicine box aiming at the problem of inconvenient use of the existing medicine box.

The present invention provides the following technical solutions regarding its technical problems:

The invention provides a medicine box, which comprises a box body and a box cover; the box body is provided with a medicine tank accommodating cavity and a drawer accommodating cavity; the medicine tank accommodating cavity has a A first opening opened on the top surface, the box cover is installed on the box body for closing the first opening;

The drawer accommodating cavity has a second opening opened on the side of the box body; the medicine box also includes a drawer, which is telescopically accommodated in the drawer accommodating cavity; a first communicating hole communicating the medicine tank accommodating cavity and the drawer accommodating cavity;

The medicine box also includes a medicine tank accommodated in the medicine tank accommodating cavity of the box body; the medicine tank includes a tank body, and a medicine containing space for accommodating medicine is formed inside the tank body; The top surface of the tank body is provided with a drug insertion hole for putting the drug into the drug accommodating space; the medicine tank also includes a tank cover that can be opened and closed to close the drug insertion hole; the tank A drug leakage hole for the drug to leak from the tank is opened on the bottom surface of the body;

The medicine box also includes a processor for controlling the medicine in the medicine tank to fall from the medicine leakage hole; the medicine box also includes a processor arranged at the bottom of the medicine tank for measuring the A weight sensor for weight; the weight sensor is provided with a through hole passing through the weight sensor, and the through hole of the weight sensor is respectively connected with the drug leakage hole and the first communication hole, and the processor communicates with the first communication hole The weight sensor is connected in communication.

In the above-mentioned medicine box of the present invention, the medicine box further includes a memory for recording information on taking medicine, a timer for timing, and a reminder for sending a reminder signal to remind the user to take the medicine, which are respectively connected in communication with the processor. device.

In the above-mentioned medicine box of the present invention, the medicine box is provided with a USB interface electrically connected to the processor.

In the above-mentioned medicine box of the present invention, the medicine box further includes a drawer sensor connected in communication with the processor for detecting the medicine in the drawer.

In the above-mentioned medicine box of the present invention, the medicine box further includes a communication module communicated with the processor; the processor communicates with the medicine box management center through the communication module.

In the above-mentioned medicine box of the present invention, a frustum-shaped outflow tube is fixedly arranged in the medicine containing space of the tank body, and a drug outflow hole is opened in the axial direction of the outflow tube; the bottom of the outflow tube is A first baffle that can openably close the drug outflow hole is also provided;

The medicine box also includes a first shutter driving device for moving the first shutter; the first shutter driving device is in communication connection with the processor.

In the above-mentioned medicine box of the present invention, the medicine tank accommodating cavity of the box body accommodates a rotating device for rotating the medicine tank;

The rotating device includes a first driving motor fixedly arranged in the medicine tank accommodating cavity of the box body, the first driving motor has a vertically arranged output shaft, and a driving motor is fixedly installed on the output shaft. a gear, the rotating device further includes a driven gear meshed with the driving gear;

The cavity bottom of the medicine tank accommodating cavity of the box body is provided with a rotating hole; the rotating device also includes a rotating shaft; one end of the rotating shaft is axially fixed on the driven gear, and the other end is rotatably installed on the driven gear. In the rotating hole, a supporting flange is fixedly set on the rotating shaft, and the supporting flange is supported on the cavity bottom of the medicine tank accommodating cavity of the box body;

The driven gear is provided with a second communication hole passing through the driven gear;

The weight sensor is fixedly arranged on the driven gear, and the through hole of the weight sensor communicates with the second communication hole.

In the above-mentioned medicine box of the present invention, an inner side wall of the tank body is fixedly formed with a vertically arranged fixing plate and a support plate at a certain angle with the fixing plate; the fixing plate, the supporting plate and the The tank bodies jointly form a holding tank, and the medicine tank body is placed on the holding tank;

The drug tank body has a bottom plate in contact with the support plate and a plurality of partitions inserted in parallel on the bottom plate; the adjacent partitions and the bottom plate jointly form a storage space for placing medicines with open ends. drug holding tank;

The medicine tank also includes a medicine tank driving device arranged in the tank and used to move the medicine tank; the medicine tank driving device is connected to the processor in communication;

A drug hole is opened on the fixing plate to allow the drug to flow out from the drug tank.

In the above-mentioned medicine box of the present invention, the medicine tank driving device includes a driven worm parallel to the bottom plate and installed on the medicine tank, a driving worm meshed with the driven worm, and fixedly arranged on the In the tank body, a second driving motor is used to drive the driving worm gear to rotate.

In the above-mentioned medicine box of the present invention, a second baffle is also arranged on the fixing plate; a fixing projection is arranged on the top of the medicine hole on the fixing plate, and the second baffle can be moved by a horizontally arranged pivot. installed overturned on the fixed bump;

The medicine tank also includes a push rod parallel to the support plate and directed to the medicine hole, and a push rod driving device for driving the push rod to move along the extension direction of the push rod; The processor is connected in communication.

The present invention also provides a method for using the medicine box, comprising the following steps:

S0) providing a kit as described above;

S1) Correspondingly put the medicine into the medicine tank of the medicine box; pre-set the taking time of the medicine and the number of single doses of the medicine;

S2) When the time for taking the medicine arrives, the medicine tank corresponding to the medicine sends the preset number of medicines for a single dose into the drawer; at the same time, a reminder signal is sent.

The present invention also provides another method for using the medicine box, comprising the following steps:

A1) Provide the kit as described above;

A2) Put the medicine into the medicine tank of the medicine box; pre-set the taking time of the medicine and the number of single doses of the medicine; set the delay reminder time period for taking medicine;

A3) When the time for taking the medicine is reached, the medicine tank corresponding to the medicine will send the preset number of medicines for a single dose into the drawer; at the same time, a reminder signal will be sent;

A4) From the preset time of taking the medicine, after the delay reminder period of taking the medicine, detect whether there is medicine in the drawer, and send a reminder signal to the patient if there is medicine in the drawer.

In the method for using the above-mentioned medicine box of the present invention, the step A2 also includes the steps of setting an early warning reminder time period, and setting a contact phone number. After step A4, the method for using the medicine box also includes step A5:

From the time of taking the medicine, after the delayed reminder period of taking the medicine and the early warning reminder time period, detect whether there is medicine in the drawer, and if there is medicine in the drawer, then contact the contact person through the phone number Man sends reminder signal.

In the using method of the above-mentioned medicine box of the present invention, comprise the following steps:

If it is detected that there is no medicine in the drawer, record the current detection time as the actual medicine taking time, record the actual medicine taking time into the memory, or send it to the medicine box management center through the communication module.

The medicine box provided by the invention solves the troublesome problem of taking medicine in the existing medicine box by using a processor to drive the medicine tank to send the medicine in the medicine tank into the drawer. The medicine box can also remind the patient to take the medicine in time, solving the problem that the patient cannot take the medicine on time because of being busy.

Description of drawings

The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with accompanying drawing and embodiment, in the accompanying drawing:

Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the medicine box of the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the medicine box shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of another medicine box according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is the functional module block diagram of the medicine box shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is the schematic diagram of the medicine box of the second embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 6 is a sectional view of the medicine box shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of the rotating device shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 8 is a functional module block diagram of the medicine box shown in Fig. 5;

Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of a medicine box according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of the medicine box shown in Fig. 9 along the A-A direction;

Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram of the medicine tank in the medicine box shown in Fig. 9;

Fig. 12 is a functional module block diagram of the medicine box shown in Fig. 9;

Fig. 13 is a functional module block diagram of a medicine box according to another embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

first embodiment

Referring to Fig. 1, Fig. 1 shows a medicine box 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The medicine box 10 includes a box body 11 and a box cover 12 . The box body 11 is provided with a medicine tank accommodating cavity and a drawer accommodating cavity.

Preferably, the medicine tank accommodating cavity has a first opening on the top surface of the box body 11 , and the box cover 12 is installed on the box body 11 for closing the first opening of the medicine tank accommodating cavity on the top surface of the box body 11 . In order to securely fix the box cover 12 and the box body 11 together, the box cover 12 can be connected with the box body 11 through threads. Certainly, lid 12 and box body 11 are not limited to above-mentioned connection mode, lid 12 can also be installed on the box body 11 reversibly by a pivot, like this, lid 12 and box body 11 can be fixed together, Prevent the loss of the lid 12.

Further, the drawer accommodating cavity has a second opening opened on the side of the box body 11 ; the medicine box 10 also includes a drawer 13 , which is telescopically accommodated in the drawer accommodating cavity on the box body 11 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , FIG. 2 is an elevation sectional view of the medicine box 10 shown in FIG. 1 . The box body 11 is provided with one or more first communication holes communicating with the medicine tank accommodating cavity and the drawer accommodating cavity.

One or more medicine tanks 14 are accommodated in the medicine tank accommodating cavity of the box body 11 . The medicine tank 14 includes a tank body 141, and the tank body 141 can be prismatic or cylindrical; here, the shape of the tank body 141 can be determined according to the best choice after production experiments. In this embodiment, the tank body 141 is in the shape of a prism. A drug accommodating space for accommodating drugs is formed inside the tank body 141 ; a drug insertion hole for putting drugs into the drug accommodating space is opened on the top surface of the tank body 141 . In this embodiment, the medicine tank 14 also includes a tank cover 151 that can be opened and closed to seal the medicine insertion hole. The bottom surface of the tank body 141 is provided with a drug leakage hole for the drug to leak from the tank body 141 .

Further, in order to facilitate the leakage of medicine from the tank body 141, a frustum-shaped outflow cylinder 142 is fixedly arranged in the medicine accommodation space of the tank body 141, and the outflow cylinder 142 is provided with a medicine outflow tube passing through the outflow cylinder 142 in the axial direction. hole. The bottom of the outflow cylinder 142 is also provided with a first baffle 143 that can open and close the medicine outflow hole. Further, the extension direction of the drug leakage hole at the bottom of the tank body 141 and the extension direction of the drug flow hole of the outflow tube 142 are on the same vertical line.

In this embodiment, the drug is generally in the shape of a tablet or a ball. Some medicines do not have an outer wrapping. In the case of high humidity, the medicinal effect will be lost due to moisture absorption. Therefore, generally, the first baffle plate 143 and the tank cover 151 will completely seal the drug accommodating space of the tank body 141 at the upper part of the outflow tube 142 .

The outflow tube 142 can be integrally formed with the tank body 141 , and can also be fixed in the tank body 141 by threads, rivets, screws and the like.

In order for the user to see the medicine tank 14 accommodated in the medicine box 10 from the outside of the medicine box 10 , the side wall of the medicine box 10 can be made of transparent material, as shown in FIG. 3 .

The medicine box 10 also includes a processor 146 for controlling the medicine in the medicine tank 14 to fall from the medicine leakage hole.

Specifically, referring to Fig. 2 and Fig. 4, in the present embodiment, the medicine box 10 also includes a first baffle driving device 144 for moving the first baffle 143, which is arranged at the bottom of the medicine tank 14, and is used for measuring the medicine tank 14. The weight sensor 145 and the processor 146 are connected in communication with the first barrier driving device 144 and the weight sensor 145 respectively.

The weight sensor 145 is in the shape of a plate, and a through hole passing through the weight sensor 145 is opened on it, and the through holes of the weight sensor 145 communicate with the drug leakage hole and the first communication hole respectively; preferably, in this embodiment, the weight The through hole of the sensor 145 is directly above the first communicating hole; in order to ensure that the medicine can fall into the drawer, the aperture of the first communicating hole will be greater than or equal to the aperture of the through hole of the weight sensor 145, and the through hole of the weight sensor 145 The pore diameter should be greater than or equal to the pore diameter of the medicine leakage hole, and the pore diameter of the medicine leakage hole should be greater than or equal to the pore diameter of the medicine outflow hole.

Generally, the first baffle 143 closes the medicine outflow hole of the outflow tube 142 , and the medicine is statically contained in the region of the medicine containing space of the tank body 141 at the top of the outflow tube 142 . When the first baffle plate 143 moves to open the medicine outflow hole of the outflow cylinder, the medicine in the tank body 141 flows out from the medicine outflow hole, and passes through the medicine leakage hole at the bottom of the tank body 141, the through hole of the weight sensor 145 and the box. The first communication hole of the body 11 drops into the drawer 13.

The weight of each medicine can be known through the instructions of the medicine. In this embodiment, the weight sensor 145 can measure the weight of the medicine tank 14, and send the weight of the medicine tank 14 to the processor 146; The amount of decrease calculates the amount of medicine flowing out from the medicine outflow hole, and drives the first baffle plate 143 to move to open or close the medicine outflow hole, so that the medicine flows out or stops flowing out.

Further, referring to FIG. 4 , the medicine box 10 also includes a memory 147 communicated with the processor 146 , a timer 148 for timing, and a reminding device 150 ; the memory 147 is used for recording medication information. The medication information includes the type of medication, the time of taking each medication, the number of single medications for each medication, and the like. The reminding device 150 is used for sending a reminding signal to remind the user to take the medicine when it is time to take the medicine.

In this embodiment, referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 4, the medicine box 10 is provided with a USB interface 15 electrically connected to the processor 146. When on the interface 15, the processor 146 will automatically search for the medication information in the external mobile memory, and when the medication information is found, it will automatically save the medication information in the memory 147.

Preferably, referring to FIG. 4 , the medicine box 10 can also include a communication module 149, which is communicatively connected with the processor 146, and the processor 146 can access the Internet or the telephone network through the communication module 149, thereby communicating with the medicine box management center communication connection. The medicine box management center can be a system cloud or a server.

Further, in this embodiment, referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4 , the box body 11 is also provided with a button 111 for dropping the medicine in the medicine tank 14 into the drawer 13 , and the button 111 is electrically connected to the processor 146 . When the button 111 is pressed, the first baffle plate 143 moves to open the medicine outflow hole of the outflow cylinder 142, and the medicine in the tank body 141 flows out from the medicine outflow hole, and accordingly passes through the medicine outflow hole at the bottom of the tank body 141, The through hole of the weight sensor 145 and the first communication hole on the box body 11 drop into the drawer 13 .

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 4 , the box body 11 is also provided with a display screen 112 for displaying medication information and the number of medicines in all medicine tanks 14 in the box body 11 . The display screen 112 is in communication with the processor 146 .

Further, in this embodiment, the medicine box 10 also includes a power supply system (not shown) for supplying power to all the electric drive elements in the medicine box 10 . In this embodiment, the electric driving components include a first barrier driving device 144 , a memory 147 , a processor 146 , a weight sensor 145 , a reminder device 150 , a display screen 112 , a communication module 149 and a timer 148 .

Preferably, in this embodiment, the power supply system is a double insurance power supply system of solar cells and backup batteries.

second embodiment

Referring to Fig. 5, Fig. 6 and Fig. 7; Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of the medicine box according to the second embodiment of the present invention, specifically, it is a top view of the medicine box after the box cover 12 is removed. The difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that in the second embodiment, there is only one first communication hole on the box body 11, and the medicine tank accommodating cavity of the box body 11 accommodates a 14 of the rotating device 16 .

In this embodiment, the medicine tank 14 is cylindrical.

In this embodiment, referring to FIG. 6 , the rotating device 16 includes a first driving motor 161 fixedly arranged in the medicine tank accommodating cavity of the box body 11 , the first driving motor 161 has a vertically arranged output shaft 1611 , the A driving gear 162 is fixedly installed on the output shaft 1611 , and the rotating device 16 further includes a driven gear 163 meshing with the driving gear 162 .

The bottom of the medicine tank accommodating cavity of the box body 11 is provided with a turning hole or a turning groove. In this embodiment, the bottom of the medicine tank accommodating cavity of the box body 11 is provided with a turning hole. The rotating device 16 also includes a rotating shaft 164 . One end of the rotating shaft 164 is axially fixed on the driven gear 162, and the other end is rotatably installed in the rotating hole. A supporting flange 165 is fixedly sleeved on the rotating shaft 164, and the supporting flange 165 is supported on the box body 11. The cavity bottom of the medicine tank accommodating cavity.

It can be understood that in order to reduce the frictional force that the rotating shaft 164 rotates in the rotating hole at the bottom of the medicine tank accommodating cavity, the rotating shaft 164 and the rotating hole, as well as the bottom of the medicine tank accommodating cavity of the supporting flange 165 and the box body 11 Lubricating oil is applied in between. In order to prevent the lubricating oil from dripping into the drawer 13, an oil bag (not shown) for receiving the lubricating oil may be provided at the bottom of the rotary hole.

In this embodiment, the bottom of the medicine tank accommodating cavity is provided with a turning hole instead of a turning groove to facilitate disassembly of the turning device 16 when the turning device 16 is damaged. When dismantling, only need drawer 13 is extracted out from drawer accommodating chamber, pass through rotating hole with hand or instrument, driven gear 162 is ejected, and then dismantle other parts of rotating device 16.

Of course, it can be understood that when the bottom of the medicine tank accommodating cavity of the box body 11 is provided with a turning groove, and the rotating shaft 164 is rotatably installed in the turning groove, it is not necessary to arrange an oil bag.

The rotating shaft 164 can be integrally formed with the driven gear 162 , or can be fixed on the driven gear 162 by pins.

The driven gear 162 is provided with a second communication hole passing through the driven gear 162; in this embodiment, the driven gear 162 is provided with a plurality of second communication holes passing through the driven gear 162, preferably, the multiple The second communication holes are distributed around the center of the driven gear 162.

Further, the weight sensor 145 is fixedly arranged on the driven gear 162, and the through hole of the weight sensor 145 communicates with the second communication hole; on each weight sensor 145, and make the through hole of the weight sensor 145 communicate with the drug leakage hole at the bottom of the tank body 141.

In this embodiment, referring to FIG. 8 , the processor 146 is electrically connected to the rotating device 16 for driving the rotating device 16 to rotate.

When it is necessary to make the medicine in a medicine tank 14 fall into the drawer 13, the processor 146 can drive the rotating device 16 to rotate, so that the medicine leakage hole at the bottom of the medicine tank 14, the weight sensor 145 at the bottom of the medicine tank 14 The through hole of the through hole and the second communication hole of the driven gear 162 are communicated with the first communication hole of the box body 11, so as to prepare for the medicine in the medicine tank 14 to drop into the drawer 13.

Through the structure of the medicine box 10 of this embodiment, the drawer 13 can be made relatively compact, so as to prevent some medicines from absorbing moisture when the drawer 13 is large, thus affecting the performance of medicines.

third embodiment

Most of the current existing medicines are in the form of capsules. In the first embodiment, the capsule-shaped medicines are easy to block the medicine outflow hole of the outflow tube 142 and cannot fall into the drawer 13. Therefore, the third embodiment Medicine tank 14 was improved.

The specific difference between the third embodiment and the first embodiment lies in the internal structure of the tank body 141 . In the third embodiment, there is no frustum-shaped outflow cylinder 142 inside the medicine tank 14 .

Referring to Fig. 9 and Fig. 10, a vertical fixed plate 1411 and a support plate 1412 forming a certain angle (the angle is an acute angle) with the fixed plate 1411 are fixedly formed on an inner wall of the tank body 141. In this way, the fixing plate 1411 , the supporting plate 1412 and the tank body 141 together form a receiving tank, and the drug tank body 17 is placed on the receiving tank.

Further, referring to FIG. 11 , the drug tank body 17 has a bottom plate 171 in surface contact with the support plate 1412 and a plurality of partitions 172 inserted in parallel on the bottom plate 171 . The adjacent partitions 172 and the bottom plate 171 jointly form a drug storage tank with two ends open, so that a plurality of capsule-shaped drugs can be placed in the drug storage tank. Under the action of gravity, the capsule-shaped drug will be supported on the bottom plate 171 , and the axial direction of the drug is parallel to the bottom plate 171 . At the same time, the fixing plate 1411 blocks the medicine placed in the medicine tank 17 to prevent the medicine from falling out of the medicine tank 17 .

Referring to FIG. 12 , the medicine tank 14 further includes a medicine tank body driving device 19 disposed in the tank body 141 for moving the medicine tank body 17 . The drug tank driving device 19 is in communication connection with the processor 146 .

In this embodiment, the drug tank body driving device 19 includes a driven worm 191 parallel to the bottom plate 171 and installed on the drug tank body 17, a driving worm wheel 192 meshed with the driven worm 191, and fixedly arranged on the tank body. In 141, a second driving motor (not shown) is used to drive the driving worm gear 192 to rotate.

Further, referring to FIG. 9 , the fixing plate 1411 is provided with medicine holes for the medicine to flow out from the medicine tank 17 .

When it is necessary to take medicine, the medicine tank body 17 is driven to move by the medicine tank body driving device 19, so that one end opening of the medicine holding groove of the medicine tank body 17 communicates with the medicine hole on the fixing plate 1411; The medicine in the slot slides out of the medicine tank body 17 , and passes through the medicine leakage hole, the through hole of the weight sensor 145 and the first communication hole accordingly, and then falls into the drawer 13 .

In the above-mentioned way of taking medicine, the number of medicines for a single dose needs to be placed in each medicine holding tank, so that when taking medicine each time, the number of medicines dropped into the drawer 13 is just the number of medicines for a single dose of the medicine. . However, in this way, the number of medicines loaded in the medicine holding tank will be limited. In order to overcome this problem, in this embodiment, the fixing plate 1411 is also provided with a second medicine hole that can be opened and closed to close the medicine hole. Baffle 18. The fixing plate 1411 is provided with a fixing protrusion 1413 on the top of the drug hole, and the second baffle plate 18 is reversibly mounted on the fixing protrusion 1413 through a horizontal pivot.

Further, the medicine tank 14 also includes a push rod 1414 parallel to the support plate 1412 and directed to the medicine hole, and a push rod driving device 1415 for driving the push rod 1414 to move along the extension direction of the push rod 1414 . The push rod driving device 1415 is in communication connection with the processor 146 .

In this way, when the medicine needs to be taken, the medicine tank body 17 is driven to move by the medicine tank body driving device 19, so that one end opening of a medicine storage tank of the medicine tank body 17 communicates with the medicine hole on the fixing plate 1411; then, The push rod driving device 1415 drives the push rod 1414 to move, and when the push rod 1414 abuts the medicine, it moves the length of one capsule of medicine, pushes away the second baffle plate 18, and makes a capsule of medicine slide out of the medicine tank 17 , and thus pass through the medicine leakage hole, the through hole of the weight sensor 145 and the first communication hole, thereby falling into the drawer 13 . And before the other capsule medicine slides out of the medicine hole, under the effect of gravity, the second baffle plate 18 will block the medicine hole again, blocking this other capsule medicine from sliding out.

It can be understood that the second baffle 18 must be made of less dense material, such as plastic. Because, when the second baffle 18 is made of a denser material, the second baffle 18 may not be lifted up under the action of the push rod 1414 .

Through the above three embodiments, the transfer of medicine is only once, that is, the medicine in the plastic bag that is taken from the hospital pharmacy is transferred to the medicine tank of the medicine box, thus avoiding the number of times that the medicine box opens the plastic bag. Cross-contamination of drugs is avoided.

In addition, on the basis of the above three embodiments of the medicine box 10, the present invention also provides a method for using the medicine box 10, and the method for using the medicine box 10 includes the following steps:

S0) Provide the above-mentioned kit;

S1) Correspondingly put the medicine into the medicine tank of the medicine box; pre-set the taking time of the medicine and the number of single doses of the medicine;

S2) When the time for taking the medicine arrives, the medicine tank corresponding to the medicine sends the preset number of medicines for a single dose into the drawer; at the same time, a reminder signal is sent.

Through the above method, the user only needs to open the drawer and take the medicine in the drawer.

Here, the setting of the time of taking medicine and the number of single taking medicines can be set through a webpage or a mobile phone in addition to setting through an external mobile memory in the first embodiment. In this embodiment, the communication module 149 communicates with the medicine box management center. In this way, the processor 146 can communicate with the medicine box management center through the communication module 149 .

For example, a patient needs to take 3 different drugs A, B, C. Among them, drug A needs to take one pill at 8:00 am and one pill at 8:00 pm every day; drug B needs to take two pills at 8:00 am every day; drug C needs to take one pill at 12:00 noon every day. The numbers of the medicine tanks corresponding to medicines A, B, and C are respectively a, b, and c.

In this way, the following text messages can be edited and sent to the medicine box management center;

a: One capsule at 8:00, one capsule at 20:00; b: two capsules at 8:00; c: one capsule at 12:00.

The medicine box management center will send the medicine taking information contained in the short message to the processor 146 of the medicine box 10 through the communication module 149 , and the processor 146 will store the medicine taking information in the memory 147 .

Similarly, the medication information can also be input into the webpage of the medicine box management center through the Internet, as shown in the following table.

Table 1

Tank No. medication time Number of single doses a 8:00 1 a 20:00 1 b 8:00 2 c 12:00 1

Similarly, the medicine box management center will also send the medicine taking information contained in the short message to the processor 146 of the medicine box 10 through the communication module 149 , and the processor 146 will store the medicine taking information in the memory 147 .

Of course, it can be understood that the mobile phone APP software used with the medicine box 10 can also be installed in the mobile phone, and Table 1 is input into the mobile phone APP software, and sent to the medicine box management center through the mobile Internet.

It can be understood that when the user uses the medicine box 10, he needs to register on the webpage of the medicine box management center to obtain the user name, phone number, email address, medical history, medication status, etc., and the user name is unique. When you need to enter the medication information on the webpage or mobile APP software of the medicine box management center, you must first log in through the user name and password.

Further, the reminder signal includes a text message reminder, a whistle reminder, a telephone voice reminder, and the like.

Further, referring to FIG. 13 , a drawer sensor 20 that communicates with the processor 146 to detect the medicine in the drawer 13 can also be set in the drawer 13 , and the drawer sensor 20 can be an infrared sensor or a weight sensor.

In the method for using the medicine box 10, the step S1 also includes setting a delay reminder time period for taking medicine, and after step S2, the method for using the medicine box 10 also includes a step S3:

From the time of taking the medicine, after the delay reminder period of taking the medicine, whether there is medicine in the drawer is detected, and if there is still medicine in the drawer, a reminder signal is sent to the patient.

The step S1 can also include setting the warning reminder time period, and setting the phone number of the contact person. After the step S3, the method of using the medicine box 10 also includes the step S4:

From the time of taking the medicine, after the delayed reminder time period and the early warning reminder time period of taking the medicine, it detects whether there is medicine in the drawer. If there is still medicine in the drawer, it sends a reminder signal to the contact person through the contact phone number.

Here, this method is mainly aimed at people with dangerous symptoms and the elderly, who cannot take medicine on time or miss reminder messages due to illness or death. Contacts can be children, neighbors, or other relatives. When they receive news that a patient has not taken their medicines on time, they can follow up in time to remind them or check whether any accidents have occurred. At the same time, it can also enhance the care and contact between family members.

In this embodiment, the method for using the medicine box 10 also includes:

When detecting whether there is medicine in the drawer each time, if there is no medicine in the drawer, the current detection time is recorded as the actual time of taking the medicine, and it is recorded in the memory 147, or sent to the medicine box management center through the communication module 149. In this way, through this step, a personal health record system can be established for future health checkups on patients.

The using method of described medicine box 10 also comprises:

Detect whether the medicine in the medicine tank 14 is exhausted, and send a reminder message to the user if the medicine in the medicine tank 14 is exhausted.

Specifically, the weight sensor 145 weighs the net weight of the medicine tank 14 in advance, and stores the net weight of the medicine tank 14 in the memory 147. After putting medicine into the medicine tank 14, the weight sensor 145 starts to measure the weight of the medicine tank 14. 14, when the weight of the medicine tank 14 is reduced to the net weight of the medicine tank 14, the processor 146 will judge that the medicine in the medicine tank 14 is used up, and send a reminder message to the user.

It can be understood that an advance reminder weight can be set here. When the weight of the medicine tank 14 is less than or equal to the sum of the net weight of the medicine tank 14 and the weight of the advance reminder, the processor 146 judges that the medicine in the medicine tank 14 is about to run out. Thereby sending a reminder message to the user.

Further, in the third embodiment, a movement limit can be set for the medicine tank body 17, and when the medicine tank body 17 moves to the movement limit, the second drive motor is blocked to indicate that the medicine in the medicine tank body 17 In this way, when the processor 146 learns that the second drive motor is out of operation, it is judged that the medicine in the medicine tank 14 is used up, and a reminder message is sent to the user.

The using method of described medicine box 10 also comprises:

Measure the net weight m0 of the medicine tank 14, measure the weight m of the medicine tank 14, and set the weight m1 of a single medicine in the medicine tank 14;

Calculate the number of medicines in the medicine tank 14 And the number n of the drug is displayed.

It should be understood that those skilled in the art can make improvements or changes based on the above description, and all these improvements and changes should belong to the protection scope of the appended claims of the present invention.

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1. a kind of medicine box, it is characterised in that the medicine box (10) includes box body (11) and lid (12)；Opened up on the box body (11) There are medicinal cupping accommodating cavity and drawer accommodating cavity；The medicinal cupping accommodating cavity has the first opening opened up in the box body (11) top surface, The lid (12) is installed on the box body (11), for closing first opening；

The drawer accommodating cavity has the second opening opened up sideways in the box body (11)；The medicine box (10) also includes drawer (13), the drawer (13) is telescopically placed in the drawer accommodating cavity；The connection medicine is offered on the box body (11) First intercommunicating pore of tank accommodating cavity and the drawer accommodating cavity；

The medicine box (10) also includes the medicinal cupping (14) being placed in the medicinal cupping accommodating cavity of the box body (11)；The medicinal cupping (14) tank body (141) is included, the tank body (141) is internally formed the medicament containment space for housing medicine；The tank body (141) offered on top surface and be put into hole for placing the drug into the medicine in the medicament containment space；The medicinal cupping (14) is also wrapped Include and can be opened and closed to close the cover (151) that the medicine is put into hole；Offered on tank body (141) bottom surface for medicine from this The medicine escape aperture spilt in tank body (141)；

The medicine box (10) is also included being used for controlling from the medicine in the medicinal cupping (14) drops from the medicine escape aperture Manage device (146)；The medicine box (10) also includes being arranged on the medicinal cupping (14) bottom, for measuring the medicinal cupping (14) weight Weight sensor (145)；The through hole through the weight sensor (145), the weight are offered on the weight sensor (145) The through hole of sensor (145) is connected with the medicine escape aperture, first intercommunicating pore respectively, the processor (146) it is connected with the weight sensor (145) communication；

The medicine box (10) also includes communicating the memory for being used to record medication information being connected with the processor (146) respectively (147), for the timer (148) of timing and for sending alerting signal with remind user take medicine alarm set (150)；

The USB interface (15) being electrically connected with the processor (146) is provided with the medicine box (10)；

The medicine box (10) also includes being connected with the processor (146) communication, for detecting the medicine in the drawer (13) Drawer sensor (20)；

The medicine box (10) also includes communicating the communication module (149) being connected with the processor (146)；The processor (146) communicated by the communication module (149) with medicine box administrative center；

Regularly be formed with the fixed plate (1411) being vertically arranged on the madial wall of tank body (141) one, and with the fixed plate (1411) angled supporting plate (1412)；The fixed plate (1411), the supporting plate (1412) and the tank body (141) storage tank is collectively forming, medicine cell body (17) is placed with the storage tank；

The medicine cell body (17) has the bottom plate (171) that is contacted with the supporting plate (1412) face and multiple parallel is plugged on this Dividing plate (172) on bottom plate (171)；The adjacent dividing plate (172) and the bottom plate (171) is collectively forming both ends open Medicament containment groove for holding medicine；

The medicinal cupping (14) also includes being arranged in the tank body (141), the drug reservoir for moving the medicine cell body (17) Body drive (19)；The drug reservoir body drive (19) is connected with the processor (146) communication；

Being offered on the fixed plate (1411) makes the medicine hole of medicine outflow from the medicine cell body (17)；

Medicine is in capsule shape.

2. medicine box according to claim 1, it is characterised in that the drug reservoir body drive (19) includes and the bottom Plate (171) is parallel, and be installed on the medicine cell body (17) driven worm screw (191), engage with the driven worm screw (191) Worm driver gear (192), and be fixedly installed in the tank body (141), second for driving the worm driver gear (192) rotation Drive motor.

3. medicine box according to claim 2, it is characterised in that be additionally provided with second baffle on the fixed plate (1411) (18)；The fixed plate (1411) is provided with fixed projection (1413) at the top of the medicine hole, and the second baffle (18) passes through Horizontally disposed pivot is arranged on the fixed projection (1413) turnablely；

The medicinal cupping (14) also includes parallel with the supporting plate (1412), and points to the push rod (1414) in the medicine hole, and Push rod drive device (1415) for driving bearing of trend motion of the push rod (1414) along the push rod (1414)；The push rod drives Dynamic device (1415) is connected with the processor (146) communication.