KR102321643B1 - Apparatus for transporting boxes to deliver drugs and a system for delivering drugs - Google Patents

Abstract

One embodiment of the present invention provides a technology for automatically performing delivery and transport of the drug box in the warehouse. The box transport device for drug delivery according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first transfer unit for receiving and transferring the box stored in the warehouse; a first sensor unit coupled to the first transfer unit, detecting a code body attached to the box, and measuring the weight of the box; an intermediate transfer unit coupled to the first transfer unit and receiving and transferring the box from the first transfer unit; a second transfer unit coupled to the intermediate transfer unit and transporting and leaving the box by receiving the box from the intermediate transfer unit; and a control unit that receives and analyzes information about the box from the first sensor unit.

Description

{APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING BOXES TO DELIVER DRUGS AND A SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING DRUGS}

The present invention relates to a box transport device and a drug delivery system for drug delivery, and more particularly, to a technology for automatically performing delivery and delivery of a drug box from a warehouse.

Recently, the speed of drug development is increasing, and the types of drugs are continuously increasing due to the diversification of drugs. Therefore, when medicines are loaded in boxes in a warehouse or the like, the types of boxes tend to be diversified and inventory management of each box tends to be complicated.

While reducing the burden of inventory management as described above, there is an increasing demand for a system that quickly moves and delivers shipped boxes, but there is no efficient device and system for this, and a general inventory management system transfers boxes at once And shipment is performed, but there is a limit in selectively transporting and shipping each box to be suitable for a variety of drugs.

In the Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2000-0001715 (title of the invention: drug inventory management system), the input means 110 for inputting code numbers corresponding to various kinds of drugs and the weight of each kind of drugs; a microcomputer (100) for setting a barcode according to the code number of the drug input from the input means (110), storing the individual weight of the drug, and calculating the stock quantity according to the stock weight of all drugs of each type; a storage means 120 for storing the code number, barcode, each weight, and the calculated current stock quantity of the drug under the control of the microcomputer 100; a scale 130 that measures the total weight of the drug to which the corresponding barcode is attached according to the control of the microcomputer 100 and outputs it to the microcomputer 100 to perform inventory calculation; and a barcode recognizer 140 that recognizes barcodes of medicines placed on the scale 130 under the control of the microcomputer 100 and outputs the barcodes to the microcomputer 100 is disclosed.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 2000-0001715

It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems, so that the delivery and transport of the drug box in the warehouse is performed automatically.

And, an object of the present invention, the drug box is selectively shipped out and it is to make it easy to grasp the inventory for it.

The technical problems to be achieved by the present invention are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs from the description below. There will be.

The configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object is a first transfer unit for receiving and transferring the box stored inside the warehouse; a first sensor unit coupled to the first transfer unit, detecting a code body attached to the box, and measuring the weight of the box; an intermediate transfer unit coupled to the first transfer unit and receiving and transferring the box from the first transfer unit; a second transfer unit coupled to the intermediate transfer unit and transporting and leaving the box by receiving the box from the intermediate transfer unit; and a control unit that receives and analyzes information about the box from the first sensor unit.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the first transfer unit, a first transfer body that transfers the box and installed with a weight sensor of the first sensor unit, a first support body that supports the first transfer body and has a variable length, and It may be provided with a first wheel coupled to the first support to move the first transfer unit.

In an embodiment of the present invention, it may further include a second sensor unit coupled to the second transfer unit, detecting a code body attached to the box, and measuring the weight of the box.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the control unit may receive information on the movement of the box from the first sensor unit and the second sensor unit and analyze the transport speed of the box.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the second transfer unit, a second transfer body that transfers the box and installed with a weight sensor of the second sensor unit, a second support body that supports the second transfer body and has a variable length, and A second wheel may be provided in combination with the second support to move the intermediate transfer unit.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the code body may include a barcode or a QR code.

The configuration of the present invention for achieving the above object is a box transport device for drug delivery; a line-shaped magnetic line formed around the box transport device for drug delivery and having a magnetic force; and a transport device that communicates with the control unit and moves along the magnetic line, wherein a plurality of box transport devices for delivering the medicines are formed, and the transport device moves from the box transport device for drug delivery. It is characterized in that the box is collected and moved.

The effect of the present invention according to the above configuration is that only the boxes loaded in the selected area can be shipped, so that each box can be selectively transported and shipped to be suitable for a variety of drugs.

And, an effect of the present invention is that it is possible to dataize the boxes and the remaining boxes shipped to each zone in the warehouse, and use this to efficiently grasp the inventory.

It should be understood that the effects of the present invention are not limited to the above-described effects, and include all effects that can be inferred from the configuration of the invention described in the detailed description or claims of the present invention.

1 is a schematic diagram of a box transport apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a schematic diagram of a box according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a schematic diagram of a first transfer unit and a second transfer unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a schematic diagram of a drug delivery system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention may be embodied in several different forms, and thus is not limited to the embodiments described herein. And in order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts irrelevant to the description are omitted, and similar reference numerals are attached to similar parts throughout the specification.

Throughout the specification, when a part is said to be “connected (connected, contacted, coupled)” with another part, it is not only “directly connected” but also “indirectly connected” with another member interposed therebetween. "Including cases where In addition, when a part "includes" a certain component, this means that other components may be further provided without excluding other components unless otherwise stated.

The terms used herein are used only to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "comprises" or "have" are intended to designate that the features, numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification exist, but one or more other features It should be understood that this does not preclude the existence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a schematic diagram of a box transport apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a box 40 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the present invention It is a schematic diagram of the first transfer unit 100 and the second transfer unit 200 according to the Here, (a) of FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a side surface of the first transfer unit 100 , and FIG. 2 (b) is a schematic view of a side surface of the second transfer unit 200 .

1 to 3, the box transport device 10 of the present invention includes a first transport unit 100 for receiving and transporting the box 40 stored in the warehouse; A first sensor unit 310 coupled to the first transfer unit 100, detecting the code body 41 attached to the box 40, and measuring the weight of the box 40; an intermediate transfer unit 400 coupled to the first transfer unit 100 and receiving and transferring the box 40 from the first transfer unit 100; a second transfer unit 200 coupled to the intermediate transfer unit 400 and receiving and transporting and leaving the box 40 from the intermediate transfer unit 400; and a control unit (not shown) that receives and analyzes information about the box 40 from the first sensor unit 310 .

The code body 41 may include a barcode or a QR code. As shown in FIG. 2 , the code body 41 may be formed on the outer surface of the box 40 , and the code body 41 contains information about the box 40 for medicines stored in the box 40 . Information and information about the box 40 itself may be included. Specifically, the code body 41 may include information about the type, quantity, carry-in date, expiration date, etc. of the medicine stored in the box 40 . In addition, the code body 41 may include information on the area in which the box 40 is located, the standard of the box 40 , the type of the box 40 , and the like.

The first transfer unit 100 transports the box 40 and supports the first transfer body 110 and the first transfer body 110 in which the weight sensor of the first sensor unit 310 is installed and has a variable length. A first support 120 and a first wheel 130 coupled to the first support 120 to move the first transfer unit 100 may be provided. Here, the weight sensor included in the first sensor unit 310 may be referred to as a first weight sensor 312 . And, the first sensor unit 310 may include a first code reading sensor 311, which is a sensor for identifying the code body 41 as described above.

As shown in FIG. 1 , a first conveyor belt 111 is formed on the first transfer body 110 as a conveyor belt for transferring the box 40 , and the first code is read on the side of the first transfer body 110 . A sensor 311 may be formed. In addition, a first weight sensor 312 may be formed under the first conveyor belt 111 . The intermediate transfer unit 400 may also include an intermediate conveyor belt 410 as a conveyor belt for transferring the box 40 .

The box 40 moved from a predetermined space in the warehouse to the first transfer body 110 may be stopped for several seconds, at this time, the first code reading sensor 311 reads the code body 41 and The information may be acquired and transmitted to the control unit, and the first weight sensor 312 may measure the weight of the corresponding box 40 and transmit it to the control unit. In this way, since the reading of the code body 41 and the weight measurement of the box 40 are simultaneously performed in the first transfer body 110 , the information about the article (medicine) and the box 40 in the box 40 is can be quickly analyzed.

As shown in (a) of Figure 3, the first support 120 may be formed in plurality, the first support 120 may include a linear actuator (linear actuator), the first support 120 may vary in length. Accordingly, the height of the first transfer unit 100 may vary, and the inclination of the intermediate transfer unit 400 may vary due to the variable height of the first transfer unit 100 .

A first wheel 130 having the shape of a wheel is formed at the lower portion of the first support 120 , and a first brake 140 serving as a brake for braking the first wheel 130 is formed at the lower end of the first support 120 . can be formed. Accordingly, the first transfer unit 100 is movable, and when the first transfer unit 100 is stopped at a predetermined position, the first brake 140 is operated to descend to fix the first wheel 130 . The first transfer unit 100 may be fixed at a predetermined position.

The box transport device 10 of the present invention is coupled to the second transport unit 200, detects the cord body 41 attached to the box 40, and a second sensor unit for measuring the weight of the box 40 (320) may be further included. And, the second transfer unit 200 supports the second transfer body 210 and the second transfer body 210 in which the weight sensor of the second sensor unit 320 is installed and transfers the box 40, and the length is variable. It may include a second support 220, and a second wheel 230 coupled to the second support 220 so that the intermediate transfer unit 400 moves.

Here, the weight sensor included in the second sensor unit 320 may be referred to as a second weight sensor 322 . And, the second sensor unit 320 may include a second code reading sensor 321, which is a sensor for identifying the code body 41 as described above.

As shown in FIG. 1 , a second conveyor belt 211 is formed on the second transfer body 210 as a conveyor belt for transferring the box 40 , and the second code is read on the side of the second transfer body 210 . A sensor 321 may be formed. In addition, a second weight sensor 322 may be formed under the second conveyor belt 211 .

The box 40 moved from the intermediate transfer unit 400 to the second transfer body 210 may be stopped for several seconds, and at this time, the second code reading sensor 321 reads the code body 41 . to obtain the information and transmit it to the control unit, and the second weight sensor 322 may measure the weight of the box 40 and transmit it to the control unit. In this way, since the reading of the code body 41 and the weight measurement of the box 40 are simultaneously performed in the second transfer body 210 , the information about the article (medicine) and the box 40 in the box 40 is can be quickly analyzed.

As shown in (b) of Figure 3, the second support 220 may be formed in plurality, the second support 220 may include a linear actuator (linear actuator), the second support 220 may vary in length. Accordingly, the height of the second transfer unit 200 may vary, and the inclination of the intermediate transfer unit 400 may vary due to the variable height of the second transfer unit 200 .

Since the height of each of the first transfer unit 100 and the second transfer unit 200 is variable, the inclination of the intermediate transfer unit 400 can be varied, and the first transfer unit 100 is the second transfer unit 200 in the warehouse. When the inclination is formed in the intermediate transfer unit 400 by being installed at a higher position, the sliding of the box 40 transported by the intermediate transfer unit 400 is controlled by adjusting the inclination of the intermediate transfer unit 400. can

A second wheel 230 in the shape of a wheel is formed on the lower portion of the second support 220 , and a second brake 240 that is a brake for braking the second wheel 230 is formed on the lower end of the second support 220 . can be formed. Accordingly, the second transfer unit 200 is movable, and when the second transfer unit 200 is stopped at a predetermined position, the second brake 240 is operated to descend to fix the second wheel 230 . The second transfer unit 200 may be fixed at a predetermined position.

As described above, each movement of the first transfer unit 100 and the second transfer unit 200 may be performed, and accordingly, the box transfer device 10 of the present invention is movable inside the warehouse, so that the box 40 can be moved. It is possible to change the delivery location or the delivery location to increase the transport efficiency of the box (40).

The control unit may receive information on the movement of the box 40 from the first sensor unit 310 and the second sensor unit 320 and analyze the transport speed of the box 40 . Specifically, the control unit may receive information about the time when the box 40 passed the first code reading sensor 311 and the time when the box 40 passed the second code reading sensor 321 . In addition, the transport speed of the box 40 is calculated and derived using the transport time of the box 40 by the received time and the transport distance between the first code reading sensor 311 and the second code reading sensor 321 . can do.

And, the control unit may transmit information about the transport speed of the box 40 to the central processing unit described below. In the drug delivery system of the present invention described below, the central processing unit analyzes the shipping time, which is the time elapsed for each box 40 is transported by the transport device and shipped to the outside, and compared with the shipping time, the box of the present invention When the box 40 transport speed of the transport device 10 is high and the loading time of the box 40 on the transport device is relatively fast, a signal may be transmitted to each control unit to decrease the transport speed of the box 40 . In addition, the control unit may transmit a control signal to each transfer unit to reduce the transfer speed of the box 40 . On the other hand, when the box 40 transport speed of the box transport device 10 of the present invention is slow compared to the shipping time and the time the box 40 is loaded on the transport device is relatively slow, the box 40 transport speed is A signal may be transmitted to each control unit to increase. In addition, the control unit may transmit a control signal to each transfer unit to increase the transfer speed of the box 40 . Accordingly, the delivery speed of the box 40 can be adjusted according to the required delivery time, thereby increasing the delivery efficiency of the box 40 .

The control unit may receive information about the weight of the box 40 from the first weight sensor 312 and the second weight sensor 322, and from the first weight sensor 312 and the second weight sensor 322, respectively. If the measured weight of the box 40 is different, the control unit is, when transporting a box module formed of a plurality of boxes 40, any one box is missing during transport, or an article (medicine) loaded in the box 40 is missing It is determined that it is done, and a related warning signal can be generated and transmitted to the central processing unit. And, the central processing unit may transmit a warning signal to the operator's terminal or the like. Accordingly, when a problem occurs in transporting the box 40 , the box 40 can be replaced or supplemented immediately for this, so that the shipping efficiency of the box 40 can be increased.

4 is a schematic diagram of a drug delivery system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 4, the drug delivery system of the present invention is formed around the box transport device 10 of the present invention, which is formed as described above, and the box transport device 10 for drug delivery, and a line having a magnetic force Shaped magnetic line 30; and a transport device 20 that communicates with the control unit and moves along the magnetic line 30 . And, the box transport device 10 of the present invention is formed in plurality, the transport device 20 can move by collecting the box 40 from the box transport device 10 of the present invention. Here, the process in which the loaded box 40 is transferred to the box transfer device 10 and the process in which the box 40 that has passed through the box transfer device 10 is loaded onto the transport device 20 is performed by an operator or a robot. can be performed.

The drug delivery system of the present invention may further include a central processing unit (not shown) that exchanges signals with each of the control units included in the box transport device 10 of the present invention and transmits a control signal to the transport device 20 . can

The transport device 20 has a magnetic field detection sensor 21 which is a sensor for detecting the magnetic line 30 , and detects the magnetic field of the magnetic line 30 by the magnetic field detection sensor 21 to detect the magnetic field along the magnetic line 30 . The conveying device 20 is movable.

When any one of the plurality of box transport devices 10 of the present invention starts operation, the central processing unit receives information about the start of the operation from the control unit, and at least one of the plurality of transport devices operates the box transport device ( A control signal may be transmitted to the transport device 20 to move to 10). And, when the loading of the box 40 into the transport device 20 is completed and the box transport device 10 is stopped, information on the operation stop is transmitted from the control unit, and the transport device 20 is moved to a predetermined area. It is possible to transmit a control signal to the transport device 20 as much as possible. Here, it goes without saying that the speed of the transport device 20 may be controlled by the control signal of the central processing unit. Accordingly, the release of each of the boxes 40 in which the medicines are stored can be easily performed at a fluid speed.

As described above, each control unit can obtain information about each of the boxes 40 that have passed through the box transfer device 10, the quantity of the boxes 40, the weight of the passed boxes 40, and the like. information can be transmitted to the central processing unit. The central processing unit analyzes the information on the shipped box 40, and can dataize the box 40 and the remaining box 40 shipped to each area in the warehouse, and use this to efficiently identify the inventory. have.

In addition, the central processing unit transmits a control signal to each control unit so that only the selected box conveying device 10 can be operated, and only the box 40 of the operated box conveying device 10 can be transported by the conveying device 20 . Therefore, only the boxes 40 loaded in the selected area can be shipped, so that each box 40 can be selectively transported and shipped to be suitable for a variety of drugs.

The description of the present invention described above is for illustration, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can understand that it can be easily modified into other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. will be. Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. For example, each component described as a single type may be implemented in a distributed manner, and likewise components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: box transport device 20: transport device
21: magnetic field sensor 30: magnetic line
40: box 41: code body
100: first transfer unit 110: first transfer body
111: first conveyor belt 120: first support
130: first wheel 140: first brake
200: second transfer unit 210: second transfer body
211: second conveyor belt 220: second support
230: second wheel 240: second brake
310: first sensor unit 311: first code reading sensor
312: first weight sensor 320: second sensor unit
321: second code reading sensor 322: second weight sensor
400: intermediate transfer unit 410: intermediate conveyor belt

Claims (7)

a first transfer unit for receiving and transferring the box stored in the warehouse;
a first sensor unit coupled to the first transfer unit, having a first code reading sensor for detecting and identifying a code body attached to the box, and measuring the weight of the box;
an intermediate transfer unit coupled to the first transfer unit and receiving and transferring the box from the first transfer unit;
a second transfer unit coupled to the intermediate transfer unit and transporting and leaving the box by receiving the box from the intermediate transfer unit;
a second sensor unit coupled to the second transfer unit and having a second code reading sensor for detecting and identifying the code body attached to the box, and measuring the weight of the box; and
A control unit that receives and analyzes the information about the box from the first sensor unit, and receives the shipping time, which is the time when the box is delivered to the outside after being transported through the second conveying unit, from an external central processing unit; including,
The control unit receives information about the time when the box passed the first code reading sensor and the time when the box passed the second code reading sensor to analyze the transport speed of the box,
The control unit adjusts the transport speed of the box according to the shipping time, thereby increasing the shipping efficiency of the box,
Each of the first transfer unit and the second transfer unit is movable,
By being fixed after the first transfer unit is moved to any one position and fixed after the second transfer unit is moved to another position, the position where the first transfer unit receives the box or the second transfer unit releases the box A box transport device for drug delivery, characterized in that the position is changed to increase the transport efficiency of the box.
The method according to claim 1,
The first transfer unit,
A first transfer body to transfer the box and to which the weight sensor of the first sensor unit is installed,
A first support for supporting the first transfer body and having a variable length, and
A box transport device for drug delivery, characterized in that it comprises a first wheel coupled to the first support to move the first transport unit.
delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The second transfer unit,
a second transfer body to transport the box and to which the weight sensor of the second sensor unit is installed;
A second support for supporting the second transfer body and having a variable length, and
A box transport device for drug delivery, characterized in that it includes a second wheel coupled to the second support to move the intermediate transport unit.
The method according to claim 1,
The code body is a box transport device for drug delivery, characterized in that provided with a barcode or QR code.
Box transport device for drug delivery according to claim 1;
a line-shaped magnetic line formed around the box transport device for drug delivery and having a magnetic force; and
Containing; and a transport device that communicates with the control unit and moves along the magnetic line.
A drug delivery system, characterized in that a plurality of box transport devices for drug delivery are formed, and the transport device collects and moves the box from the box transport device for drug delivery.

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