KR102030672B1 - Pulverizing apparatus of pill - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pill crusher to prevent the generation of dust by automatically crushing the pills packed in a medicine bag. The pill crusher comprises: a transfer unit for transferring the medicine bag storing the pills; and a crushing unit disposed on a transfer path of the medicine bag and for crushing the pills by hitting the medicine bag through the lifting operation.

Description

Pill Crusher {PULVERIZING APPARATUS OF PILL}

The present invention relates to a pill crusher, and more particularly to a pill crusher capable of automatically crushing a pill packaged in a medicine bag.

In general, oral medicine can be divided into tablets (tablets), powdered medicines, potions, etc. Among them, pills are the most common form and are commonly used.

However, patients with low swallowing ability such as elderly and children have a lot of difficulty in taking a pill, and in order to take the pill has been used to take a crushed or powdered form.

However, when the preparation of the medicine in the form of a piece or powder, dust may occur in the process of crushing the drug may harm the health of the formulator, there is a problem that the unwanted pharmaceutical ingredients can be added to the powder in the grinder.

Patent Application Publication No. 10-1492204

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, relates to a pill grinding device that can be automatically pulverized in the state in which the pills are packed in a medicine bag so that dust is not generated.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, a pill grinding device includes a transfer unit for transferring a medicine bag containing a pill, a pulverization unit disposed on a transfer path of the medicine bag, and crushing a pill by striking the medicine bag through a lifting operation, the transfer unit Is disposed on the upper side, the lamination space formed with an injection hole into which the medicine bag is inserted, the stacking space in which the medicine bag can be stacked in a plurality and the outlet for the medicine bag is drawn out, by blocking a portion of the outlet from the outside of the stacking box Includes a guide guide for guiding the medicine bags in the stacking space one by one,
The transfer unit,
A drop member disposed under the stacking box, withdrawing the medicine bag in the stacking box, and then dropping the dropping member; a transfer member for transferring the medicine bag dropped from the dropping member toward the crushing unit; and the medicine bag transferred from the transfer member The upper and lower surfaces include a first and a second passing member which is transferred to the picked state to pass through the grinding part.

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The apparatus may further include a support part disposed between the first and second passing members to support the medicine bag, and having a downhill slope formed on one side thereof to slide the medicine bag downward.

In addition, further comprising a collecting unit for collecting the medicine bag passed through the ramp,

The collection unit,

It is disposed to be inclined downward on one side of the support portion, the tilting portion is seated on the upper surface, the rotation guide portion for guiding the up and down rotation of the tilting portion, and rotates the rotation guide portion to slide the medicine bag in the downward direction It includes a rotation drive unit, a sliding portion disposed to be inclined downward on one side of the tilting portion, sliding the medicine bag dropped from the tilting portion in a downward direction, and collecting the medicine bags dropped from the sliding portion.

And, the grinding unit,

First and second strikers disposed on the upper and lower sides of the medicine bag, respectively, a first rack bar connected to the first strike unit, spaced apart from the first rack bar in a horizontal direction, and connected to the second strike unit; A second rack bar, a pinion gear meshed between the first rack bar and the second rack bar, a rotating part connected to any one of the first rack bar and the second rack bar, and a first hit by rotating the rotating part in a forward or reverse direction It includes a rotary driving unit for hitting the medicine bag and the second striking portion at the same time.

Pill crushing device according to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the dust is generated by automatically crushing in a state in which the pill packed in a medicine bag, thereby protecting the health of the formulator, and prevent the powder from scattering There is.

1 and 2 are a perspective view showing a pill grinding device according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a front view showing a delivery member, a passing member and a pulverized portion applied to the pill crushing apparatus according to the present invention.
Figure 4 is a perspective view of the housing, dropping member, withdrawal guide applied to the pill grinding device according to the present invention.
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the enclosure, drop member, withdrawal guide portion applied to the pill grinding device according to the present invention.
Figure 6 is a perspective view showing a withdrawal guide portion applied to the pill grinding device according to the present invention.
Figure 7 is a sectional view showing a delivery member applied to the pill grinding device according to the present invention.
Figure 8 is a perspective view showing a mill applied to the pill mill according to the present invention.
9 is an enlarged view of a portion A of FIG. 8;
10 is a perspective view showing a collector applied to the pill grinding device according to the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings.

However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but can be implemented in various forms, and only the embodiments are to make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and common knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully inform the person having the scope of the invention, which is defined only by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art may easily implement the present invention. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the present invention. Like parts are designated by like reference numerals throughout the specification.

1 and 2 are a perspective view showing a pill grinding device according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a front view showing a delivery member, a passing member and a crushing unit applied to the pill grinding device according to the present invention, Figure 4 Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the housing portion, the drop member, the withdrawal guide portion applied to the pill grinding device according to the present invention, Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the enclosure, dropping member, withdrawal guide portion applied to the pill grinding device according to the present invention, Figure 6 7 is a perspective view illustrating a withdrawal guide part applied to a pill crusher according to the present invention, FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a delivery member applied to a pill crusher according to the present invention, and FIG. Figure 9 is a perspective view, Figure 9 is an enlarged view of a portion A of Figure 8, Figure 10 is a perspective view showing a collector applied to the pill grinding device according to the present invention.

Pill crushing apparatus 1 according to the present invention is a product that can be easily taken by the elderly and infants as well as the general adult by automatically crushing the pills packed in the medicine bag (B) into several pieces.

To this end, the tablet grinding device 1 according to the present invention includes a stacking box 30, a transporting unit 10, a drawing guide unit 40, and a crushing unit 20.

First, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the stacking box 30 is provided with an injection hole into which a medicine bag B containing a pill is placed therein at an upper side thereof, and the medicine bag B injected therein is laid down. A stacking space is sequentially formed in the form of a stack, and an outlet 31 through which the medicine bag B in the stacking space is drawn out is formed at a lower side thereof.

At this time, the stacking space may be formed to have a length that can be accommodated in the form of a plurality of medicine bags (B) arranged in the horizontal direction.

In addition, the present invention may further include a plurality of partition walls (not shown) for dividing the stacking space into a plurality so that the medicine bags B may be partitioned and stacked.

In addition, the outlet 31 may be formed at a predetermined interval in the horizontal direction so that a plurality of medicine bags (B) can be withdrawn at a time.

In addition, the bottom surface of the stacking box 30 is opened so that the medicine bag B may be seated on the transfer part 10 positioned at the lower portion thereof.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, the lead guide part 40 allows the medicine bags B in the stacking space to be sequentially drawn out one by one, and the outlets outside the stacking box 30. The roller 41 which blocks a part of the area 31, and a fixing plate 421 which is positioned on the upper side of the roller 41 and the side of the roller 41 is axially fixed on one side, and the fixing hole penetrating up and down is formed The elevating block 42, the bottom surface is opened and an empty space is formed therein, the elevating guide barrel 43, the fastening hole penetrating in the horizontal direction is formed on the side, fixed to the outer surface of the stacking box 30 is floating The lifting block 44, the lower side of which is fixed to the fixing hole of the elevating block 42, and the elevating rod that is lifted up and down in a state where the upper side is accommodated in the center portion of the supporting block 44 and the empty space of the elevating guide cylinder 43. 45, disposed between the lifting block 42 and the support block 44, surrounding the outer periphery of the lifting rod 45 In addition, as the lifting block 42 is elevated, the spring 46 which is compressed or expanded, is fastened to the fastening hole of the lifting guide barrel 43, and the end of which is received as an empty space of the lifting guide barrel 43 is the lifting rod 45 It may include a pressing member 47 for pressing and fixing the outer surface of the).

That is, the roller 41 is rotated in place by friction with the medicine bag B drawn out by the transfer part 10 in a state in which a part of the outlet 31 is closed, so that the medicine bags B can be smoothly drawn out one by one. To make it possible.

In addition, since the thickness of the drug is different depending on the type of the drug, the roller 41 may be raised and lowered so as to vary the area of the outlet 31. For this, the pressing member 47 is pulled up and separated from the lifting rod 45. The height of the roller 41 is fixed by raising or lowering the lifting block 42 to adjust the height of the roller 41 on the outlet 31, and then tightening the pressure member 47 to fix the lifting rod 45. In other words, the blocking region of the outlet 31 may be varied.

The lifting operation of the roller 41, the lifting block 42, the lifting rod 45 and the like can be made by a manual method by an operator or by an automatic method by a configuration such as a cylinder, a rack and a pinion, and a cam. A control panel for automatically operating or stopping the cylinder, the rack pinion, and the cam may be further provided to adopt the automatic lifting method.

Meanwhile, the transfer unit 10 includes a drop member 11, a transfer member 12, and first and second passage members 14 and 15, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3.

The dropping member 11 draws out the medicine bag B in the stacking box 30, and then transfers the medicine bag B to the delivery member 12. The plurality of shafts 114 are spaced apart in the horizontal direction and are formed in a circular cross-sectional shape. , A plurality of pulleys 111 mounted at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction of the shaft 114, a timing belt 112 that can be rotated while forming an endless track on the pulleys 111, and any one shaft 114. It includes a motor 113 to transmit power to the timing belt 112 and all the pulleys 111 to rotate uniformly.

The dropping member 11 is partially disposed at the bottom of the stacking box, and the other part protrudes on the stacking box when viewed in plan view or side view.

Therefore, when the plurality of medicine bags B are stacked in the stacking space, the medicine bags B located at the lowermost layer are transported along the timing belt 112 of the drop member 11 and dropped to the transfer member 12.

Further, a pressure transfer part 13 may be further provided on the upper side of the protruding portion of the dropping member 11 while pressing the upper surface of the medicine bag B.

As shown in FIG. 4, the pressure transfer part 13 is spaced apart in a horizontal direction, and a pair of shafts 131 formed in a circular cross-sectional shape, a plurality of which are mounted at regular intervals along the longitudinal direction of the shaft 131. Two pulleys 132 and pulleys 132 to form an endless track while rotating the timing belt 133 to transfer while pressing the upper surface of the medicine bag (B), by transmitting power to any one shaft 131 All shafts 131, pulleys 132, the timing belt 133 includes a motor 131 to rotate uniformly.

The transfer member 12 transfers the medicine bag B dropped from the drop member 11 in the direction of the first and second pass members 14 and 15, and is positioned on the lower diagonal of the drop member 11.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 7, the transmission member 12 is formed in a substantially “U” cross-sectional shape and is spaced apart from each other between the base plate 121 and the base plate 121 which are spaced apart from each other. The timing belt for transporting the medicine bag B in the direction of the first and second passage members 14 and 15 while rotating and forming endless tracks on the plurality of pulleys 122 and pulleys 122 that are rotated in place. 123 may include a motor 124 that transmits power to any one pulley 122 so that all pulleys 122 and the timing belt 123 rotate uniformly.

At this time, since the timing belt 123 is mounted on the pulley 122 fixed to the base plate 121 at a predetermined interval, the shape of the "U" is substantially. Accordingly, the upper horizontal feed path 12a, the drop path 12b, and the lower horizontal feed path 12c are formed in the timing belt 123.

Therefore, the medicine bag B dropped from the dropping member 11 is sequentially transported along the upper horizontal conveying path 12a, the falling path 12b and the lower horizontal conveying path 12c, and then the first and second passing members. Is passed to (14,15).

In addition, on the upper horizontal transfer path (12a), the drop path (12b), the lower horizontal transfer path (12c) may be further disposed a drop preventing portion 16 in contact with the upper surface of the medicine bag (B) to be transferred.

The fall prevention part 16 is fixed between the base plates 121, is formed in the same shape as the timing belt 123 of the transmission member 12, the timing belt (B) to pass the medicine bag (B) 123 and a predetermined interval.

Therefore, the drop prevention unit 16 supports the medicine bag B in the upper horizontal conveying path 12a, the falling path 12b, and the lower horizontal conveying path 12c, so that the medicine bag B passes through the first passage member. It is possible to prevent the departure from the transfer member 12 before reaching the 14 and the second passing member 15.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first and second passing members 14 and 15 are disposed to be spaced apart from each other in the up and down directions, and one side of the outlet side from which the medicine bag B of the delivery member 12 is discharged ( Face A).

The first and second passing members 14 and 15 are axially fixed in the form of being spaced apart from each other on the horizontal bars 16 spaced apart from each other in the up and down directions, respectively. The plurality of pulleys 141 and 151 and the pulleys 141 and 151 are rotated in place. And a timing belt 142 and 152 rotating in an orbit in the field, and a motor (not shown) to transmit power to any one pulley so that the timing belts 142 and 152 and all the pulleys 141 and 151 rotate uniformly.

In addition, between the timing belt 142 of the first passage member 14 and the timing belt 152 of the second passage member 15, a plate-shaped support portion 50 for supporting the entire bottom surface of the medicine bag B is provided. It is interposed.

At this time, since the long hole 28a is formed along the longitudinal direction of the support part 50, the timing belts 142 and 152 of the first through member 14 and the second through member 15 may face each other in the up and down directions. have.

Accordingly, the upper and lower surfaces of the medicine bag B are picked between the first passage member 14 and the timing belts 142 and 152 of the second passage member 15, and the first passage member 14 and the second passage are picked. As the timing belts 142 and 152 of the member 15 are rotated, the medicine bag B passes through the crushing unit 20.

In addition, the motor of the first passage member 14 and the second passage member 15 is set to repeat the operation and stop, the pulleys (141, 151) of the first passage member 14 and the second passage member 15 And timing belts 142 and 152 rotate and stop repeatedly.

At this time, the stop time of the motor of the first passage member 14 and the second passage member 15 may correspond to the time that the grinding unit 20 operates, and preferably stopped for about 2 seconds to about 5 seconds. Can be implemented in a form that works again.

In addition, the medicine bag B that has passed through the crushing unit 20 has a downhill slope formed at the end of the support unit 50 by the transfer energy of the first passage member 14 and the second passage member 15. It is pushed up to the inclined path 51 and falls to the collection part 60 mentioned later.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the crushing unit 20 crushes the pills by applying an impact to the medicine bags B picked between the first and second passing members 14 and 15. The first and second strikers 21 positioned on the vertical line with the support 50 interposed therebetween, the first and second rack bars 23 and 24 positioned on the horizontal line, and the first and second rack bars 23 and 24 positioned thereon. Rotating portion 26 to rotate the pinion gear 25, the first rack bar 23 and the second rack bar 24, and the first rack bar 23 and the second rack bar 24 to be interlocked to operate. And a rotation driving unit 27 for repeatedly rotating 26 in the forward or reverse direction.

The first striker 21 is a first vertical bar 211 disposed above the medicine bag B, a first head 212 formed at a lower end of the first vertical bar 211, and a first head 212. It is connected to the bottom of the includes a first strike plate 213 that can be contacted or spaced apart from the upper surface of the medicine bag (B) by the lifting operation.

The second striking part 22 is a second vertical bar 221 disposed below the support part 50, a second head 222 and a second head 222 formed on an upper end of the second vertical bar 221. Is connected to the top of the second through the lifting operation includes a second strike plate 223 that can be contacted or spaced apart from the bottom of the support (50).

The first bracket B1 is mounted above the first vertical portion, and the first rack bar 23 is coupled to the first bracket B1 to raise or lower the entire first striker 21.

In addition, a second bracket B2 is mounted below the second vertical portion, and the second rack bar 24 is coupled to the second bracket B2 in a state in which the second rack bar 24 is horizontally spaced from the first rack bar 23. The whole hitting portion 22 may be raised or lowered.

At this time, the pinion gear 25 is mounted between the first rack bar 23 and the second rack bar 24, so that the first rack bar 23 and the second rack bar 24 are lifted and operated in the opposite direction. Can be.

The rotating unit 26 may be rotated in the forward or reverse direction by receiving power from the rotary driving unit 27 formed of a motor.

A gap holding part 28 is formed in front of the rotating part 26. The gap holding part 28 has a horizontal long hole 28a, and is formed in a substantially " b " shape in plan view so that a part of the first rack bar is formed. It is contacted with 23 and spaced apart from the second rack bar 24.

In addition, a fixing pin 261 is formed at the front of the rotating part 26 to penetrate the long hole 28a of the gap maintaining part 28 and fixed to the second rack bar 24.

Therefore, when the motor shaft of the rotation driving unit 27 is rotated in the forward or reverse direction, the rotation unit 26 and the space keeping unit 28 is rotated in the rotation direction of the motor shaft, the first rack bar 23 and the second rack bar (24) moves up and down.

That is, when the motor shaft of the rotation driving unit 27 is rotated in the forward direction, the first rack bar 23 is lowered, the second rack bar 24 is raised. In addition, when the motor shaft of the rotation driving unit 27 rotates in the reverse direction, the first rack bar 23 is raised and the second rack bar 24 is lowered so that the first strike plate 213 and the second strike plate 223 are rotated. At the same time, the upper surface of the medicine bag (B) and the bottom of the support portion 50 at the same time to crush the pills in the medicine bag (B).

At this time, in the present invention, the second striking plate 223 is configured to strike the support part 50, so that the tablets are crushed by the direct impact force of the first striking plate 213 and the interval impact force applied to the support part 50. It is composed.

On the other hand, the pill crusher 1 according to the present invention further comprises a collecting unit 60 for automatically collecting the medicine bag (B) passed through the crushing unit 20 in this way.

The collecting part 60 includes a tilting part 61, a rotating guide part 62, a rotating driving part 63, a sliding part 64, and a collecting box 65, as shown in FIG. 10.

The tilting part 61 is disposed to be inclined downward on one side of the inclined path of the support part 50, and the medicine bag B slid down through the downhill slope 51 is seated on the upper surface, and the rotation guide part 62 and the rotation driving part ( Tilt by 63) to transfer the medicine bag B to the collection box 65 side.

The rotation guide part 62 and the rotation driving part 63 perform a function of pouring the medicine bag B seated on the tilting part 61 to the sliding part 64.

First, the rotation guide part 62 is a rotation link 621 hinged to the center of the bottom surface of the tilting portion 61 in an inclined form, and a plate-shaped rotation piece 622 coupled to both sides of the bottom surface of the tilting portion 61. ), Which is fixed to both sides of the upper surface of the pedestal 70, and includes a support piece 623 hinged to the pivot piece so that the tilting part 61 can be rotated a predetermined angle in the up and down directions.

The rotation driving unit 63 is formed of a motor, and the motor shaft may rotate in the forward direction or the reverse direction.

The rotation driving unit 63 is fixed to the center of the upper surface of the pedestal 70, one end of the connection link 631 is eccentrically coupled to the motor shaft.

And, the other end of the connecting link 631 is hinged to the lower side of the rotary link 621.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 10, when the motor shaft of the pivot drive part 63 is rotated by a predetermined angle in the direction of the sliding part 64, the lower side of the pivot link 621 is pulled toward the sliding part 64 to incline the tilt angle of the pivot link 621. As the rotation piece 622 is inclined in the direction of the sliding part 64 on the support piece 623, the tilting part 61 is inclined in the direction of the sliding part 64 so that the medicine bag seated on the upper surface is the sliding part. To 64.

The sliding part 64 is positioned on the lower diagonal of the tilting part 61 to slide the medicine bag B dropped from the tilting part 61 in the downward direction.

The collector 65 is located on the lower diagonal of the sliding portion 64. An inlet is formed on the upper side of the collection box 65, a lamination space is formed inside, and the front side is opened to be opened and closed by the door 651.

That is, the medicine bags B dropped from the sliding part 64 are introduced through the inlet of the collecting box 65 and sequentially stacked in the stacking space, and the user controls the lever 652 provided in the door 651. Then, the door 651 is opened, and the medicine bag B of the laminated space is taken out to take the crushed pills.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are exemplary in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is indicated by the scope of the following claims rather than the detailed description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and the equivalent concept are included in the scope of the present invention. Should be interpreted.

1: pill grinding device 10: transfer unit
11: drop member 111, 122, 132, 141, 151, pulley
112, 123, 133, 142, 152: timing belt
12: transmission member 121: base plate
12a: Upper horizontal conveyance path 12b: Dropping path
12c: Lower horizontal feed path 124, 134: Motor
14: first passing member 15: second passing member
16: horizontal bar 16: drop prevention unit
20: crushing unit 21: hitting unit
211: first vertical bar 212: first head
213: first striker 22: second striker
221: second vertical bar 222: second head
223: the second strike plate 23: the first rack bar
24: 2nd rack bar 25: Pinion gear
26: rotating part 261: fixed pin
27: rotation driving unit 28: space maintenance unit
28a: Long hole 30: Stacked box
31: outlet 40: withdrawal guide part
41: roller 42: lifting block
43: lifting guide barrel 44: support block
45: lifting rod 46: spring
47: pressure member 50: support
51: downhill ramp 60: collector
61: tilting portion 62: rotation guide portion
621: Meeting link 622: Meeting
623: support 63: rotation drive unit
631: link 64: sliding part
65: Collector 651: Door
652: lever 70: stand

Claims (6)

Transfer unit for transporting the medicine bag containing the pills,
A pulverizing unit disposed on the medicine path of the medicine bag and crushing the pills by hitting the medicine bag through a lifting operation;
It is disposed on the upper side of the transfer unit, the injection hole and the medicine bag is inserted into the stacking space that can be stacked a plurality of the medicine bag and the drawer which the medicine bag is drawn out, the stacking box,
A drawer guide part which intercepts a portion of the outlet from the outside of the stacker to guide the medicine bags in the stacking space one by one;
The transfer unit,
A drop member disposed under the stacking box to pull out the medicine bag in the stacking box and then drop the medicine bag;
Transfer member for transferring the medicine bag dropped from the dropping member in the direction of the crushing unit,
And a first and second passage members for transferring the upper and lower portions of the medicine bag transferred from the transfer member in a picked state to pass through the grinding unit.
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And a support part disposed between the first and second passing members to support the medicine bag, and having a downhill inclination for sliding the medicine bag downward in one direction.
The method of claim 4, wherein
Further comprising a collecting unit for collecting the medicine bag passed through the ramp,
The collection unit,
It is disposed to be inclined downward on one side of the support, the tilting portion is seated on the upper surface medicine bag,
A rotation guide part for guiding the upward and downward rotation of the tilting part;
Rotating drive unit for rotating the rotation guide portion to slide the medicine bag in the downward direction,
A sliding part disposed to be inclined downward on one side of the tilting part to slide the medicine bag dropped from the tilting part in a downward direction,
Pill crusher comprising a collecting box for collecting the medicine bag dropped from the sliding portion.
The method of claim 1,
The grinding unit,
First and second strike parts respectively disposed on upper and lower sides of the medicine bag,
A first rack bar connected to the first striker;
A second rack bar spaced apart from the first rack bar in a horizontal direction and connected to the second striking part;
A pinion gear meshed between the first rack bar and the second rack bar,
A rotating part connected to any one of the first rack bar and the second rack bar;
And a rotary driving unit rotating the rotary unit in the forward or reverse direction to simultaneously strike the medicine bag with the first and second strikers.

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