CN115530544A - Storage cabinet for storing medicine bottles - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure describes a storage cabinet for storing medicine bottles, including a cabinet body having an accommodating space and provided with an opening on a side wall of the cabinet body communicating an inside of the cabinet body with an outside of the cabinet body, a support frame provided in the accommodating space, a carrying mechanism assembled to the support frame from one side of the support frame, the carrying mechanism having a medicine bottle storage location for carrying medicine bottles, the picking mechanism being movably arranged at the other side of the support frame, the picking mechanism having a holding member configured to hold medicine bottles, the carrying mechanism being configured to be arranged in such a manner as to pass through the opening to carry the medicine bottles picked up by the picking mechanism to the outside of the cabinet body. According to the present disclosure, the medicine bottle can be automatically carried.

Description

Storage cabinet for storing medicine bottles

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to a storage cabinet for storing medicine bottles.

Background

Infusion is a medical method commonly used in clinic, and liquid substances such as liquid medicine and nutrient solution can be infused into a patient body through the medical method to help the patient to recover. When a patient needs to receive transfusion and the like, a plurality of different transfusion medicines are often required to be mixed according to the condition of a disease so as to prepare a therapeutic liquid medicine with better curative effect. In clinic, medical staff and the like can transfer the medicines in different containers, such as medicine bottles, into an infusion bag for mixing to obtain the required treatment liquid medicine for patients.

Currently, medical staff and the like usually use manual operation to prepare the therapeutic liquid medicine needed for infusion to patients. For example, when transferring a liquid between a vial and an infusion bag, a desired vial is manually removed from a storage cabinet storing vials.

However, since the medical staff in the medical institution is still deficient at the present stage, it is difficult to dispense the liquid medicine in a manual manner with high efficiency when the demand for a large amount of infusion is met. Therefore, it is desirable to provide a device that assists a medical worker in dispensing a liquid, and in particular, to provide a storage cabinet that can store vials and that can automate the handling of vials.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure has been made in view of the above-described state of the art, and an object thereof is to provide a storage cabinet capable of storing medicine bottles and automatically conveying the medicine bottles.

To this end, the present disclosure provides a storage cabinet for storing medicine bottles, the storage cabinet including a cabinet body having an accommodation space and provided with an opening communicating an inside of the cabinet body with an outside of the cabinet body on a sidewall of the cabinet body, a support frame disposed in the accommodation space and including a plurality of frame structures arranged in up-down and left-right directions, a length direction of each frame structure being orthogonal to the up-down and left-right directions, a carrying mechanism assembled to the frame structures from a side of the support frame, a locking member configured to be releasably lockingly connected to the frame structures provided at one end of the carrying mechanism, a blocking member configured to be openable and closable provided at the other end of the carrying mechanism, and a propelling member provided between the locking member and the blocking member, a vial storage for storing a vial is formed between the pusher and the stopper, and the pusher acts on the vial toward the stopper when the vial storage is loaded with the vial, the picking mechanism being movably arranged on the other side of the support, the picking mechanism having a gripping member configured to grip the vial, and an actuating member configured to open the stopper, the stopper being opened by the actuating member when the picking mechanism picks up the vial, and the pusher transfers the vial along the vial storage to the gripping member via the opened stopper, the handling mechanism being configured to be arranged in such a manner as to pass through the opening to handle the vial picked up by the picking mechanism to the outside of the cabinet, the air curtain mechanism is arranged around the opening and is configured to provide air flow in the form of an air curtain to separate air inside the cabinet body from air outside the cabinet body at the opening.

In the storage cabinet according to the present disclosure, the storage cabinet includes a mounting mechanism provided in the cabinet and configured to mount the medicine bottles, a pickup mechanism configured to be movable relative to the mounting mechanism, and a carrying mechanism provided so as to pass through a side wall of the cabinet. In this case, the medicine bottles are placed on the placing mechanism, the medicine bottles placed on the placing mechanism are picked up by the picking mechanism, and the medicine bottles picked up by the picking mechanism are conveyed to the outside of the cabinet by the conveying mechanism, whereby the medicine bottles can be stored and the medicine bottles can be conveyed automatically.

In addition, the cabinet according to the present disclosure may further include an airflow guide mechanism including an air inlet member provided above the accommodation space and configured to guide the air outside the cabinet to the inside of the cabinet, and an air outlet member provided below the accommodation space and configured to guide the air inside the cabinet to the outside of the cabinet. This can contribute to the circulation of the internal air of the cabinet.

In addition, in the storage cabinet according to the present disclosure, the blocking member may include a movable portion movably disposed at the mouth of the medicine bottle storage, a transmission portion operatively linked with the movable portion and configured to provide an actuation function for moving the movable portion away from the mouth of the medicine bottle storage, and a return portion operatively linked with the movable portion and configured to provide a return function for returning the movable portion to the mouth of the medicine bottle storage. In this case, the movable portion can be moved away from the opening of the medicine bottle storage space by activating the transmission portion, and the movable portion can be moved back to the opening of the medicine bottle storage space by the return portion, whereby the blocking member can be opened and closed.

In addition, in the storage cabinet according to the present disclosure, optionally, the activating member includes a guide surface having a predetermined guide path, the predetermined guide path has a first direction substantially along the medicine bottle storage position, and a second direction intersecting the first direction, and when the transmission portion moves along the predetermined guide path compared to the guide surface, the transmission portion moves away from the medicine bottle storage position in the second direction to move the movable portion away from the storage opening of the medicine bottle storage position. In this case, the movable portion can be moved away from the opening of the vial storage space by moving the movable portion away from the vial storage space by the guide surface of the trigger member.

In the storage cabinet according to the present disclosure, the urging member may include an abutting portion for abutting against the medicine bottle placed in the medicine bottle storage position, a power portion connected to the abutting portion and arranged to apply an action to the abutting portion toward the stopper member, and a stopper portion arranged to stop the abutting portion.

In addition, in the storage cabinet according to the present disclosure, the placement mechanism may include a support member formed of an elongated bottom plate and first and second side plates provided on opposite sides of the bottom plate, respectively, and having a furrow shape, the blocking member may be provided at one end of the first side plate or the second side plate, and the pushing member may be movably provided on the bottom plate.

In addition, in the storage cabinet according to the present disclosure, each frame structure is optionally configured to be mountable with a plurality of the carriage mechanisms arranged side by side. This can help accommodate a plurality of vials.

In the storage cabinet according to the present disclosure, the holding member may include a center arm configured to be movable toward or away from the placement mechanism, a first side arm configured to be linked with the center arm, a second side arm configured to be linked with the center arm and configured to be movable toward or away from the first side arm, and a driving member configured to drive the center arm, and the center arm, the first side arm, and the second side arm may cooperate to form a holding space facing the vial storage position. In this case, the clamping space can be enlarged or reduced by moving the center arm, whereby the power source of the clamping member can be simplified.

In addition, in the storage cabinet according to the present disclosure, the pickup mechanism may further include a base for mounting the gripping member and the triggering member, and a moving member configured to move the base in an up-down direction, a left-right direction, and a front-rear direction. Thus, the clamping space can be conveniently moved to the vicinity of the vial by moving the base in three dimensions.

In the storage cabinet according to the present disclosure, the moving member may include a first rail extending in a left-right direction, a second rail extending in a vertical direction and arranged to be movable along the first rail, a third rail extending in a front-rear direction and arranged to be movable along the second rail, and a motor arranged to be operable in the front-rear direction, and the base may be movably provided on the third rail and driven by the motor. From this, can be convenient for make the base remove along three dimensions to can be convenient for make the centre gripping space be close to the medicine bottle of placing on the mechanism of carrying.

According to this storage cabinet, can the automated handling store the medicine bottle in storing up the cabinet.

Drawings

The disclosure will now be explained in further detail by way of example only with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1A is a schematic diagram illustrating a first perspective of a cabinet according to an example of the present disclosure; fig. 1B is a schematic diagram illustrating a second perspective of a cabinet in accordance with an example of the present disclosure.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a support shelf according to an example of the present disclosure.

FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the frame structure of a support shelf according to an example of the present disclosure in cooperation with a carrier mechanism.

Fig. 4A is a schematic diagram illustrating a carriage mechanism according to an example of the present disclosure; fig. 4B is a schematic diagram illustrating a blocking mechanism of a carriage mechanism according to an example of the present disclosure.

Fig. 5 is a schematic top view illustrating a pick-up mechanism according to an example of the present disclosure picking up a vial from a loading mechanism.

Figure 6A is a schematic diagram illustrating a vial prior to transfer to a pick-up mechanism in accordance with an example of the present disclosure; fig. 6B is a schematic diagram illustrating a vial after transfer to a pick-up mechanism in accordance with an example of the present disclosure.

Fig. 7A is a schematic diagram illustrating the closing of a blocking member according to an example of the present disclosure; fig. 7B is a schematic diagram illustrating the blocking member according to an example of the present disclosure being opened.

Fig. 8A is a schematic top view showing the central arm, the first side arm, and the second side arm when the pick-up mechanism according to examples of the present disclosure is in the release mode; fig. 8B is a schematic top view illustrating the central arm, the first side arm, and the second side arm when the pickup mechanism according to the example of the present disclosure is in the pickup mode.

Fig. 9A is a schematic bottom view illustrating the central arm, first side arm, and second side arm when the pick-up mechanism according to examples of the present disclosure is in a release mode; fig. 9B is a schematic bottom view illustrating the central arm, the first side arm, and the second side arm when the picking mechanism according to the example of the present disclosure is in the picking mode.

Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating a pick-up mechanism according to an example of the present disclosure.

Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating the engagement of a picking mechanism with a support shelf according to an example of the present disclosure.

Fig. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating the cooperation of a pick-up mechanism and a handling mechanism according to an example of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description thereof is omitted. The drawings are schematic and the ratio of the dimensions of the components and the shapes of the components may be different from the actual ones.

It is noted that the terms "comprises" and "comprising," and any variations thereof, in this disclosure, such that a process, method, system, article, or apparatus that comprises or has a list of steps or elements is not necessarily limited to those steps or elements expressly listed, but may include or have other steps or elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

In addition, the subtitles and the like referred to in the following description of the present disclosure are not intended to limit the content or the scope of the present disclosure, and serve only as a hint in reading. Such a subtitle should neither be understood as a content for segmenting an article, nor should the content under the subtitle be limited to only the scope of the subtitle.

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The present embodiment relates to a storage cabinet for storing medicine bottles. In the present embodiment, the storage cabinet storing the medicine bottles may be referred to as a medicine bottle storage cabinet or the like, and the medicine bottles stored in the storage cabinet can be automatically transported while storing the medicine bottles.

Figure 1A is a schematic diagram illustrating a first perspective of a cabinet 1 in accordance with an example of the present disclosure;

fig. 1B is a schematic diagram illustrating a second perspective of a cabinet 1 according to an example of the present disclosure.

In the present embodiment, the cabinet 1 may be used to store medicine bottles 200 (described later). In the present embodiment, the cabinet 1 may include a cabinet 10, a support frame 20, a loading mechanism 30, a picking mechanism 40, and a carrying mechanism 50 (see fig. 1A).

In some examples, the cabinet 10 may have an accommodation space. The support shelf 20 may be disposed in the receiving space. The loading mechanism 30 may be assembled to the support frame 20 and may load the vial 200. The pick-up mechanism 40 can pick up the vial loaded on the loading mechanism 30. The conveying mechanism 50 can convey the vials picked up by the picking mechanism 40 from the interior of the cabinet 10 to the exterior of the cabinet 10.

In the storage 1 according to the present disclosure, the storage 1 may include a placement mechanism 30 provided inside the cabinet 10 and configured to place the medicine bottles 200, a pickup mechanism 40 configured to be movable relative to the placement mechanism 30, and a carrying mechanism 50 provided so as to penetrate a side wall of the cabinet 10. In this case, the medicine bottles 200 are placed on the placing mechanism 30, the medicine bottles 200 placed on the placing mechanism 30 are picked up by the picking mechanism 40, and the medicine bottles 200 picked up by the picking mechanism 40 are conveyed to the outside of the cabinet 10 by the conveying mechanism 50, whereby the medicine bottles 200 can be stored and the medicine bottles 200 can be conveyed automatically.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view illustrating a support shelf 20 according to an example of the present disclosure. Fig. 3 is a schematic view showing the frame structure 21 of the support frame 20 according to the example of the present disclosure engaged with the placement mechanism 30.

In some examples, the support shelf 20 may include a plurality of frame structures 21 arranged in the up-down direction and the left-right direction (see fig. 2). In some examples, the length direction of each frame structure may be orthogonal to the up-down direction and the left-right direction. In some examples, the length direction of each frame structure may be along the front-to-back direction.

In addition, in some examples, each frame structure 21 may be configured to fit a plurality of carriage mechanisms 30 arranged side-by-side (see fig. 3). This can help accommodate a plurality of vials 200. That is, in some examples, multiple carriage mechanisms 30 may be disposed side-by-side and may be assembled to the frame structure 21 (see fig. 3).

In some examples, the frame structure 21 may include a first bezel 211 and a second bezel 212 that are oppositely disposed, and a connection portion 213 (see fig. 3) for connecting the first bezel 211 and the second bezel 212. In some examples, a locking groove 214 may be disposed at one end of the first rim 211 or the second rim 212 near the front, and a locking member 32 may be disposed at a corresponding position of the carriage mechanism 30 (e.g., one end of the carriage mechanism 30 near the front), so that when the carriage mechanism 30 is assembled to the frame structure 21, the carriage mechanism 30 can be stably assembled to the frame structure 21 by the locking member 32 engaging with the locking groove 214.

In some examples, the depth direction of the card slot 214 may be along the left-right direction. In some examples, the locking member 32 is configured to be insertable into and extractable from the card slot 214. For example, the locking member 32 may include a catch (not shown) that is matched with the catch groove 214, a toggle portion (not shown) for toggling the catch in the left-right direction, and an elastic portion (not shown) that is connected with the catch and for making the catch protrude outward.

In some examples, a sensing portion 215 (see fig. 3) may be provided at an end of the frame structure 21 near the rear. And in some examples, a sensing member (not shown) may be provided at a position corresponding to the placement mechanism 30 (e.g., an end of the placement mechanism 30 near the rear). In this case, the sensing part 215 of the frame 21 and the sensing member of the placement mechanism 30 facilitate sensing whether the placement mechanism 30 is correctly assembled in the frame structure 21. In addition, in some examples, the sensing portion 215 of the frame structure 21 and the sensing member of the carriage mechanism 30 may be non-contact sensors, such as magnetic sensors.

In some examples, the carriage mechanism 30 may be mounted to the frame structure 21 from the side of the support shelf 20 (see fig. 3). Specifically, the mounting mechanism 30 is movable from the front toward the rear of the support frame 20 (in the direction indicated by D2 in the embodiment shown in fig. 3) to be fitted to the frame structure 21.

Hereinafter, for convenience of description, the direction in which the pickup mechanism 40 approaches the carriage mechanism 10 is understood as "toward the front" (the direction indicated by D1 in the embodiment of fig. 1A), and correspondingly, the direction in which the pickup mechanism 40 moves away from the carriage mechanism 30 is understood as "toward the rear" (the direction indicated by D2 in the embodiment of fig. 1A). And with reference to the usual operating posture (for example, the placement mechanism 30 is placed in the horizontal direction, and the pickup mechanism 40 is close to or far from the placement mechanism 30 in the horizontal direction), the horizontal leftward direction is understood as "toward the left" (the direction indicated by D3 in the embodiment of fig. 1A), and correspondingly, the horizontal rightward direction is understood as "toward the right" (the direction indicated by D4 in the embodiment of fig. 1A); a vertically upward direction is understood as "toward the upper side" (the direction indicated by D5 in the embodiment of fig. 1A), and correspondingly, a vertically downward direction is understood as "toward the lower side" (the direction indicated by D6 in the embodiment of fig. 1A). It should be noted that the above relative position and relative direction terms refer to a general operation posture and a general operation manner, and should not be construed as being limiting.

Fig. 4A is a schematic diagram illustrating a carriage mechanism 30 according to an example of the present disclosure; fig. 4B is a schematic diagram illustrating the blocking mechanism 33 of the carriage mechanism 30 according to the example of the present disclosure. Note that, in order to illustrate the blocking member 33 more clearly, a portion that visually blocks the blocking member 33 is hidden in the drawing.

In some examples, the carriage mechanism 30 may include a carriage member 31 (see fig. 4A). In some examples, the carrier member 31 may include a base plate 310 in a long strip shape, and a first side plate 311 and a second side plate 312 respectively disposed at opposite sides of the base plate 310. In some examples, the base plate 310, the first side plate 311, and the second side plate 312 are combined to form the bearing member 31 in a furrow shape.

In this embodiment, the vial 200 may be carried between the first side panel 311 and the second side panel 312. In some examples, the spacing between the first side plate 311 and the second side plate 312 is adjustable. In this case, it can be adapted to carry different sizes of the medicine bottles 200.

In some examples, the carriage mechanism 30 may include an openable and closable blocking member 33 and an urging member 34 that can exert an urging action (see fig. 4A). In some examples, the blocking member 33 and the advancement member 34 may be disposed on the carrier member 31, and a vial storage for loading the vial 200 may be formed between the blocking member 33 and the advancement member 34. In some examples, the urging member 34 may be disposed between the locking member 32 and the blocking member 33. In some examples, the blocking member 33 may be disposed on the first side plate 311 or the second side plate 312, and the urging member 34 may be disposed on the base plate 310.

In some examples, the advancement member 34 may act on the vial 200 toward the blocking member 33 when the vial 200 is loaded in the vial magazine location. In some examples, the orientation of the vial magazine may be in a front-to-back direction. In this context, the "front-rear direction" may be understood as a direction of a line connecting the blocking member 33 and the urging member 34 of the carriage mechanism 30, specifically, a direction from the blocking member 33 to the urging member 34 may be understood as "toward the front" (i.e., a direction indicated by D1 in the embodiment of fig. 4A), and a direction from the urging member 34 to the blocking member 33 may be understood as "toward the rear" (i.e., a direction indicated by D2 in the embodiment of fig. 4A).

In some examples, the blocking member 33 may be disposed at one end of the first side plate 311 or the second side plate 312. In some examples, the blocking member 33 may be configured to be openable and closable to provide a removable blocking effect for the vial 200 carried between the first side panel 311 and the second side panel 312. For example, when the vial 200 carried between the first side plate 311 and the second side plate 312 is not required to be picked up, the blocking member 33 may be closed to block the vial 200 from sliding out; when it is desired to pick up a vial 200 carried between the first side plate 311 and the second side plate 312, the blocking member 33 may be opened to facilitate removal of the vial 200.

In some examples, the blocking member 33 may include a movable portion 331 movably disposed at the mouth of the medicine bottle storage, a transmission portion 332 linked with the movable portion 331 and configured to provide an activating action that can move the movable portion 331 away from the mouth of the medicine bottle storage, and a restoring portion 333 linked with the movable portion 331 and configured to provide a restoring action that can restore the movable portion 331 to the mouth of the medicine bottle storage (see fig. 4B). In this case, the movable portion 331 can be moved away from the mouth of the medicine bottle storage space by activating the transmission portion 332, and the movable portion 331 can be moved back to the mouth of the medicine bottle storage space by the restoring portion 333, whereby the blocking member 33 can be opened and closed.

Additionally, in some examples, the drive portion 332 can be configured to be movable across and away from the vial storage location to actuate the movable portion 331 away from the storage opening of the vial storage location. For example, the transmission portion 332 may be configured to be movable in a left-right direction to move away from the vial storage location to actuate the movable portion 331 away from the storage opening of the vial storage location. For example, in the embodiment shown in fig. 4B, the transmission portion 332 can be moved rightward to actuate the movable portion 331 away from the mouth of the vial storage location.

Note that, in the embodiment shown in fig. 4A and 4B, the blocking member 33 is provided at one end of the second side plate 312, in which case the movable portion 331 is moved away from the mouth of the medicine bottle storage by acting on the transmission portion 332 toward the right. It should be understood that this is only one arrangement and should not be construed as limiting, for example, in some examples, the blocking member 33 may be disposed at one end of the first side plate 311, in which case the movable portion 331 may be moved away from the mouth of the vial storage by acting on the driving portion 332 toward the left. In the contents hereinafter, the blocking member 33 is provided at one end of the second side plate 312 to schematically explain the present embodiment.

In some examples, the transmission part 332 may be a protrusion extending upward from the movable part 331. In some examples, the transmission portion 332 may be cylindrical, and the transmission portion is acted on toward the right to move the transmission portion 332 away from the medicine bottle storage space toward the right, so that the movable portion 331 is away from the storage space of the medicine bottle storage space (see fig. 4B).

In some examples, the restoring portion 333 may be a torsion spring that may provide a restoring action to restore the movable portion 331 to the mouth of the vial storage location after the movable portion 331 leaves the mouth of the vial storage location (see fig. 4B).

In some examples, the advancement member 34 can be disposed on the substrate 310 and configured to move along the substrate 310. In some examples, the urging member 34 may include an interference portion 341 for abutting against the medicine bottle 200 loaded in the medicine bottle storage position, a power portion (not shown) connected to the interference portion 341 and configured to be able to apply an action to the interference portion 341 toward the blocking member 33, and a stopper portion (not shown) configured to be able to stop the interference portion 341.

In the present embodiment, the vial 200 may be placed in a vial storage formed between the blocking member 33 and the urging member 34, and the urging member 34 may exert an action on the vial 200 toward the blocking member 33. When the movable portion 331 of the blocking member 33 leaves the mouth of the vial storage, the vial 200 can be transferred out of the vial storage along the vial storage via the opened blocking member 33 by the urging member 34.

Fig. 5 is a schematic top view illustrating the pick-up mechanism 40 picking up the vial 200 from the loading mechanism 30 according to the example of the present disclosure.

In the present embodiment, the picking mechanism 40 can pick up the vial 200 placed on the placing mechanism 30. In some examples, the pick-up mechanism 40 may be disposed on a side proximate to the blocking member 33 (see fig. 5). Thereby, the medicine bottles 200 placed in the medicine bottle storage can be transferred to the pickup mechanism 40 via the opened stopper member 33 (i.e., the movable portion 331 is separated from the storage opening of the medicine bottle storage).

In the embodiment shown in fig. 5, the pick-up mechanism 40 is close to the mouth of the vial storage location and as the movable portion 331 of the blocking member 33 leaves the mouth of the vial storage location (i.e. the blocking member 33 is opened), the vial 200 may be transferred to the pick-up mechanism 40 along the vial storage location and via the opened blocking member 33 under the action of the urging member 34. In some examples, one or more vials 200 may be carried in the vial magazine. When the picking mechanism 40 picks up the plurality of medicine bottles 200, the plurality of medicine bottles 200 may be transferred to the picking mechanism 40 one by one via the opened blocking member 33.

Figure 6A is a schematic view showing a vial 200 according to an example of the present disclosure prior to transfer to a pick-up mechanism 40; fig. 6B is a schematic diagram illustrating vial 200 in accordance with an example of the present disclosure after transfer to pick-up mechanism 40.

In some examples, the picking mechanism 40 may include a base 41 configured to be movable relative to the carriage mechanism 30, and a gripping member 42 disposed on the base 41 and configured to have a gripping space. The gripping member 42 may include a movable center arm 421, a first side arm 422 linked with the center arm 421, and a second side arm 423 linked with the center arm 421 and configured to be movable toward or away from the first side arm 422. In some examples, the central arm 421, the first side arm 422, and the second side arm 423 in cooperation can form a gripping space toward the vial magazine (see fig. 6A and 6B).

In some examples, the central arm 421 may be moved closer to or farther from the carriage mechanism 30. In some examples, the central arm 421 may be movable in a front-to-back direction (i.e., the direction indicated by D1, D2 in the embodiment shown in fig. 6A and 6B). In some examples, the first and second side arms 422, 423 may move in a left-right direction (i.e., the direction indicated by D3, D4 in the embodiment shown in fig. 6A and 6B).

In some examples, the first side arm 422 and the second side arm 423 may be interlocked to move toward each other when the central arm 421 moves close to the carriage mechanism 30. In addition, in some examples, the first side arm 422 and the second side arm 423 may be linked to move away from each other when the central arm 421 moves away from the carriage mechanism 30.

In some examples, the gripping member 42 may further include a driving portion 424 (see fig. 6A and 6B) provided on the base 21 and configured to drive the center arm 421. In some examples, the driving part 424 may drive the central arm 421 to move in the front-rear direction. In some examples, the driving part 424 may drive the central arm 421 by means of a transmission shaft, for example, the driving part 424 may be connected to the central arm 421 by a telescopic lead screw (not shown) to drive the central arm 421. In other examples, the driving part 424 may drive the central arm 421 through a gear manner.

In some examples, the picking mechanism 40 may further include a trigger member 43 (see fig. 6A and 6B). In some examples, the trigger member 43 may be disposed on a side of the base 41 adjacent to the carriage mechanism 30. In some examples, the actuation member 43 may be configured to be interlockable with the base 41. In some examples, the activating member 43 is configured to activate the transmission portion 332 of the blocking member 33 to move the transmission portion 332 away from the vial storage location to move the movable portion 331 away from the storage opening of the vial storage location. In some examples, the transmission 332 may be located on the travel path of the trigger member 43 (see fig. 6A and 6B) when the pick mechanism 40 is moved in a manner to approach the vial magazine.

In some examples, the pick-up mechanism 40 may have a pick-up mode and a release mode, when the pick-up mechanism 40 is configured in the pick-up mode, the base 41 may be moved toward the loading mechanism 30 to bring the holding space close to the vial storage location and the blocking member 33 is opened by the actuating member 43, the urging member 34 may transfer the vial 200 along the vial storage location to the holding space via the opened blocking member 33, and the central arm 421 may be driven by the driving portion 424 in a manner close to the vial 200 and move toward each other in conjunction with the first and second side arms 422 and 423 to hold the vial 200 by the central arm 421, the first and second side arms 422 and 423 abutting against the vial 200 from three directions, respectively (see fig. 6A and 6B).

When the pick-up mechanism 40 is configured in the release mode, the central arm 421 may be driven by the drive 424 away from the vial 200 and move back-to-back in conjunction with the first and second side arms 422 and 423 to release the vial 200.

In the pickup mechanism 40 according to the present disclosure, the pickup mechanism 40 includes a base 41 movable relative to the placement mechanism 30, a center arm 421 provided on the base 41 and forming a nip space in cooperation, and a first side arm 422 and a second side arm 423, and the center arm 421 is movable so as to approach the placement mechanism 30 and is movable in conjunction with the first side arm 422 and the second side arm 423 toward each other. In addition, the picking mechanism 40 further includes a triggering member 43 provided on the base 41 and configured to open the blocking member 33. The gripping space can be brought close to the loading mechanism 30 on which the vial 200 is loaded by moving the base 41 toward the loading mechanism 30, and the stopper member 33 of the loading mechanism 30 can be opened by the trigger member 43, whereby the pusher member 34 can transfer the vial 200 to the gripping space. Further, by driving the center arm 421 so as to approach the mounting mechanism 30, the first side arm 422 and the second side arm 423 can be moved toward each other in an interlocking manner, and thus the center arm 421, the first side arm 422, and the second side arm 423 can be brought into contact with the vial 200 from three directions, respectively, to thereby clamp the vial 200. In this case, the picking mechanism 40 can automatically pick up the vial 200 loaded on the loading mechanism 30.

Fig. 7A is a schematic view showing closing of the blocking member 33 according to the example of the present disclosure;

fig. 7B is a schematic view illustrating that the blocking member 33 according to the example of the present disclosure is opened. It should be noted that in the embodiment shown in fig. 7A and 7B, in order to more clearly illustrate that the activating member 43 opens the blocking member 33, a part which visually blocks the activating member 43 is hidden in the drawings.

In this embodiment, when the base 41 moves toward the front (i.e., the direction approaching the loading mechanism 30), the transmission portion 332 of the blocking member 33 may be located on the travel path of the trigger member 43, and the transmission portion 332 may be actuated by the trigger member 43 to move the movable portion 331 away from the mouth of the vial storage (see fig. 7A and 7B). In this case, the activating member 43 is interlocked by the movement of the base 41, so that the activating member 43 actuates the transmission portion 332, and the movable portion 331 is separated from the opening of the medicine bottle storage, thereby simplifying the configuration of the power source.

In some examples, the actuating member 43 may include a guide surface 431 having a predetermined guide path (see fig. 7A and 7B). In some examples, the predetermined guide path has a first direction generally along the vial magazine, and a second direction intersecting the first direction. In some examples, the first direction may be along a front-to-back direction and the second direction may be along a left-to-right direction. In the embodiment shown in fig. 7A and 7B, the second direction may be toward the right.

When the base 41 moves forward (i.e., in the direction indicated by D1 in the embodiment shown in fig. 7A and 7B), the trigger 43 may contact the transmission portion 332 and guide the transmission portion 332 through the guide surface 431 such that the transmission portion 332 moves rightward (i.e., in the direction indicated by D4 in the embodiment shown in fig. 7A and 7B) away from the vial storage location. That is, when the actuating member 43 actuates the transmission part 332, the transmission part 332 may move along the predetermined guide path compared to the guide surface 431, and the transmission part 332 may move away from the medicine bottle storage position toward the right to move the movable part 331 away from the storage opening of the medicine bottle storage position (see fig. 7A and 7B). In this case, the driving portion 332 is moved away from the medicine bottle storage space by the guide surface 431 of the trigger member 43, thereby facilitating the movement of the movable portion 331 away from the storage space of the medicine bottle storage space.

Referring to fig. 7A and 7B, the guide surface 431 may be generally S-shaped, and as the trigger 43 moves forward, the guide surface 431 may gradually move away from the mouth of the vial depot. In this case, as the trigger member 43 moves toward the front, the transmission portion 332 may move along the guide surface 431 to gradually move away from the mouth of the medicine bottle storage space, thereby moving the movable portion 331 away from the mouth of the medicine bottle storage space. In addition, after the movable portion 331 leaves the mouth of the vial storage, the vial 200 can be transferred to the holding space of the pick-up mechanism 10 along the vial storage by the urging action of the urging member 13 via the opened blocking member 33.

Additionally, in some examples, the actuation member 43 may be disposed on the first side arm 422 or the second side arm 423. In some examples, the actuating member 43 may be disposed at an end of the first side arm 422 or the second side arm 423 proximate to the carriage mechanism 30. In some examples, the actuating member 43 may be a guide surface having a predetermined guide path formed on the first side arm 422 or the second side arm 423. This can simplify the structure. Herein, the touching member 43 is schematically illustrated as being disposed on the first side arm 422.

Fig. 8A is a schematic top view illustrating the central arm 421, the first side arm 422, and the second side arm 423 when the pick-up mechanism 40 according to an example of the present disclosure is in the release mode; fig. 8B is a schematic top view illustrating the center arm 421, the first side arm 422, and the second side arm 423 when the pickup mechanism 40 according to the example of the present disclosure is in the pickup mode.

In some examples, the central arm 421, the first side arm 422, and the second side arm 423 can be elongated. Additionally, in some examples, the first side arm 422 and the second side arm 423 may be closer to the carriage mechanism 30 than the central arm 421. In this case, it is possible to facilitate the actuating member 43 provided on the first side arm 422 or the second side arm 423 to actuate the transmission portion 332.

In some examples, the central arm 421, the first side arm 422, and the second side arm 423 are movably disposed on the base 41. In some examples, the center arm 421 is provided on the base 41 in a movable manner in the front-rear direction. In some examples, the first side arm 422 and the second side arm 423 are movably provided on the base 41 in the left-right direction. In some examples, the first side arm 422 and the second side arm 423 are oppositely disposed on both sides of the central arm 421 (see fig. 8A and 8B). In some examples, the first side arm 422 and the second side arm 423 may move away from each other when the central arm 421 moves in a direction away from the loading mechanism 30 (i.e., toward the rear) to expand the gripping space (see fig. 8A) to release the vial 200 or fit a larger size vial 200. When the central arm 421 moves in a direction close to the loading mechanism 30 (i.e., toward the front), the first side arm 422 and the second side arm 423 may move toward each other to reduce the holding space (see fig. 8B), thereby holding the vial 200 or the vial 200 adapted to a smaller size.

Fig. 9A is a schematic bottom view showing the central arm 421, the first side arm 422, and the second side arm 423 in the release mode of the pick-up mechanism 40 according to the example of the present disclosure; fig. 9B is a schematic bottom view illustrating the center arm 421, the first side arm 422, and the second side arm 423 when the pickup mechanism 40 according to the example of the present disclosure is in the pickup mode.

In some examples, a first guide groove 421a and a second guide groove 421B may be provided at opposite wings of the central arm 421, respectively (see fig. 9A and 9B). In some examples, the first and second guide grooves 421a and 421b may gradually move away from each other in a direction approaching the carriage mechanism 30 (i.e., toward the front).

In some examples, the first side arm 422 may have a first sliding shaft 422a, and the first sliding shaft 422a may be movably fitted in the first guide groove 421a. The second side arm 423 may have a second sliding shaft 423a, and the second sliding shaft 423a may be movably fitted in the second guide groove 421B (see fig. 9A and 9B). In this case, when the center arm 421 moves in a manner to approach the placement mechanism 30 (i.e., toward the front), the first slide shaft 422a may be guided by the first guide groove 421a and the second slide shaft 423a may be guided by the second guide groove 421b to move the first side arm 422 and the second side arm 423 toward each other. In this case, the coupling structure of the center arm 421 and the first and second side arms 422 and 423 can be simplified by the design of the guide grooves (the first and second guide grooves 421a and 421 b) and the slide shafts (the first and second slide shafts 422a and 423 a).

In addition, in some examples, a central slide rail (not shown) along the front-rear direction, and a first slide rail (not shown) and a second slide rail (not shown) disposed on opposite sides of the central slide rail and along the left-right direction, respectively, may be disposed on the base 41. The central arm 421 may be disposed on the central slide rail and configured to be movable along the central slide rail, the first side arm 422 may be disposed on the first slide rail and configured to be movable along the first slide rail, and the second side arm 423 may be disposed on the second slide rail and configured to be movable along the second slide rail. In this case, the first side arm 422 and the second side arm 423 may be moved toward each other along the first slide rail and the second slide rail, respectively, under the guidance of the first guide groove 421a and the second guide groove 421b when the central arm 421 moves toward the front along the central slide rail, and the first side arm 422 and the second side arm 423 may be moved away from each other along the first slide rail and the second slide rail, respectively, under the guidance of the first guide groove 421a and the second guide groove 421b when the central arm 421 moves toward the rear along the central slide rail, thereby being capable of providing a linkage mechanism facilitating the enlargement or reduction of the grip space.

Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating the moving member 44 of the pickup mechanism 40 according to the example of the present disclosure.

In some examples, the pick-up mechanism 40 may also include a moving member 44. The moving member 44 is configured to move the base 41.

In some examples, the moving member 44 may include a first guide rail 441 laid in the left-right direction, a second guide rail 442 laid on the first guide rail 441 in the up-down direction and configured to be movable along the first guide rail 441, a third guide rail 443 laid on the second guide rail 442 in the front-rear direction and configured to be movable along the second guide rail 442, and a motor 444 configured to act in the front-rear direction. In some examples, the base 41 may be movably disposed on the third rail 443 and may be driven by the motor 444. This facilitates the movement of the base 41 in three dimensions, and facilitates the approach of the clamping space to the placement mechanism 30 on which the vial 200 is placed.

In some examples, the motor 444 may drive the base 41 to move along the third rail 443, thereby enabling the base 41 to move in the front-to-rear direction. The third guide rail 443 is movable along the second guide rail 442, thereby enabling the base 41 to move in the up-down direction. The second guide rail 442 is movable along the first guide rail 441 so that the base 41 can move in the left-right direction. In this case, the base 41 is moved by the moving member 44 formed by the first guide rail 441, the second guide rail 442, the third guide rail 443, and the motor 444 in cooperation, whereby the center arm 421, the first side arm 422, and the second side arm 423 can be moved in three dimensions to approach the placement mechanism 30 and pick up the vial 200 placed on the placement mechanism 30.

Fig. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating the engagement of the picking mechanism 40 with the support shelf 20 according to an example of the present disclosure. In some examples, the moving member 44 of the picking mechanism 40 may be disposed behind the support shelf 20, in which case the moving member 44 may move the gripping member 42 to a location where a vial 200 needs to be picked and the picking of the vial 200 is performed.

Fig. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating the cooperation of the pick-up mechanism 40 and the handling mechanism 50 according to an example of the present disclosure. In some examples, cabinet 1 may also include a handling mechanism 50. In some examples, an opening is provided on a side wall of the cabinet 10 to communicate the interior of the cabinet 10 with the exterior of the cabinet (see fig. 1B). The handling mechanism 50 may be configured to be disposed through an opening in a side wall of the cabinet 10 to handle the vials 50 picked up by the picking mechanism 40 to the exterior of the cabinet 10, thereby enabling the vials 200 to be handled to the exterior of the cabinet 10 from the interior of the cabinet 10. In some examples, the handling device 50 may be disposed below the support shelf 20 or below the picking mechanism 40.

Additionally, in some examples, cabinet 1 may also include a wind curtain mechanism 60 (see fig. 1B). In some examples, the air curtain mechanism 60 may be disposed around the sidewall opening of the cabinet 10 and may be configured to provide a flow of air in the form of an air curtain to separate the air inside the cabinet 10 from the air outside the cabinet 10 at the opening. This reduces the contamination of the medicine bottle inside the cabinet 10 with the ambient air. In some examples, the airflow used by the air curtain mechanism 60 to form the air curtain may originate from the interior of the cabinet 10.

Additionally, in some examples, cabinet 1 may further include an airflow directing mechanism 80 (see fig. 1B). The airflow guide mechanism 80 may include an air inlet member 81 disposed above the accommodation space and configured to guide the air outside the cabinet 10 toward the inside of the cabinet 10, and an air outlet member 82 disposed below the accommodation space and configured to guide the air inside the cabinet 10 toward the outside of the cabinet 10. This can contribute to circulation of the internal air of the cabinet 10. In some examples, the airflow guiding mechanism 80 may guide the airflow inside the cabinet 10 to generate an airflow having a velocity substantially equal to the velocity of the airflow that the air curtain mechanism 60 forms the air curtain.

In some examples, the air intake member 81 may include a filter portion (not shown) that may be used to filter bacteria, impurities, etc. in the ambient air. This can contribute to forming a clean space inside the cabinet 10.

While the present disclosure has been described in detail in connection with the drawings and examples, it should be understood that the above description is not intended to limit the disclosure in any way. Variations and changes may be made as necessary by those skilled in the art without departing from the true spirit and scope of the disclosure, which fall within the scope of the disclosure.

Claims (10)

1. A storage cabinet for storing medicine bottles, which is characterized in that,

comprises a cabinet body, a supporting frame, a carrying mechanism, a picking mechanism, a carrying mechanism and an air curtain mechanism,

the cabinet body is provided with an accommodating space, the side wall of the cabinet body is provided with an opening for communicating the inside of the cabinet body with the outside of the cabinet body, the support frame is arranged in the accommodating space, and the support frame includes a plurality of frame structures arranged in up-down and left-right directions, a length direction of each frame structure being orthogonal to the up-down and left-right directions, the carrying mechanism being assembled to the frame structures from a side of the support frame, a locking member configured to releasably lockingly connect with the frame structure is provided at one end of the carriage mechanism, a blocking member configured to be openable and closable is provided at the other end of the carriage mechanism, and an urging member is provided between the lock member and the blocking member, a vial storage location for carrying a vial is formed between the urging member and the blocking member, and the urging member acts on the vial toward the blocking member when the vial storage location carries a vial, the pick mechanism is movably disposed on the other side of the carrier, the pick mechanism having a gripping member configured to grip the vial, and an actuating member configured to open the blocking member, the blocking member being opened by the actuating member when the pick mechanism picks up a vial, and the advancement member transfers the vial along the vial magazine to the gripping member via the opened blocking member, the handling mechanism is configured to be disposed through the opening to handle vials picked up by the pick-up mechanism to an exterior of the cabinet, the air curtain mechanism is arranged around the opening and is configured to provide air flow in the form of an air curtain to separate air inside the cabinet body from air outside the cabinet body at the opening.

2. A cabinet according to claim 1,

the cabinet further comprises an airflow guiding mechanism, wherein the airflow guiding mechanism comprises an air inlet component which is arranged above the accommodating space and is configured to guide the air outside the cabinet to the inside of the cabinet, and an air outlet component which is arranged below the accommodating space and is configured to guide the air inside the cabinet to the outside of the cabinet.

3. A cabinet according to claim 1,

the blocking component comprises a movable part movably arranged at the bin opening of the medicine bottle bin, a transmission part which is linked with the movable part and is configured to provide a working effect that the movable part can leave the bin opening of the medicine bottle bin, and a return part which is linked with the movable part and is configured to provide a return effect that the movable part can return to the bin opening of the medicine bottle bin.

4. A cabinet according to claim 3,

the trigger member includes a guide surface having a predetermined guide path, the predetermined guide path having a first direction generally along the vial storage location and a second direction intersecting the first direction, the transmission portion moving away from the vial storage location along the second direction to move the movable portion away from the mouth of the vial storage location when the transmission portion moves along the predetermined guide path compared to the guide surface.

5. A cabinet according to claim 1,

the urging member includes an interference portion for abutting against a medicine bottle placed in the medicine bottle storage space, a power portion connected to the interference portion and configured to apply an action to the interference portion toward the stopper member, and a braking portion configured to brake the interference portion.

6. A cabinet according to claim 1,

the carrying mechanism comprises a bearing member which is formed by a long strip-shaped bottom plate and a first side plate and a second side plate which are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the bottom plate and is in a furrow shape, the blocking member is arranged at one end of the first side plate or the second side plate, and the propelling member is movably arranged on the bottom plate.

7. A cabinet according to claim 6,

each frame structure is configured to fit a plurality of carriage mechanisms arranged side-by-side.

8. A cabinet according to claim 1,

the gripping member includes a center arm configured to be movable toward and away from the placement mechanism, a first side arm linked to the center arm, a second side arm linked to the center arm and configured to be movable toward and away from the first side arm, and a driving member configured to drive the center arm, and the center arm, the first side arm, and the second side arm cooperate to form a gripping space facing the vial storage location.

9. A cabinet according to claim 1,

the picking mechanism further includes a base for mounting the gripping member and the striking member, and a moving member configured to move the base in up-down, left-right, and front-rear directions.

10. A cabinet according to claim 9,

the moving member includes a first guide rail laid in a left-right direction, a second guide rail laid in an up-down direction on the first guide rail and configured to be movable along the first guide rail, a third guide rail laid in a front-rear direction on the second guide rail and configured to be movable along the second guide rail, and a motor configured to be acted on in the front-rear direction, and the base is movably provided on the third guide rail and driven by the motor.

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