KR102323484B1 - Apparatus for discharging pills - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pill discharging apparatus including: a housing having a discharge port passing through the front and back, and having an installation space therein; a plurality of pill storage units installed in the installation space and having a discharge hole formed in the lower portion so that the pills stored in a receiving space inside are discharged; an opening/closing driving unit installed at the lower portion of the pill storage unit to be opened and closed, and opening and closing the lower portion of the discharge hole when an open signal is transmitted; a pill transfer unit for guiding falling pills through the discharge hole downward when the opening/closing driving unit is opened to the discharge port; and a control unit that presets storage information of the pill stored in the pill storage unit is preset, is provided with a touch screen to enable a user to input a selection signal, and controls whether the opening/closing driving unit is opened or closed according to a selection signal input through the touch screen. Accordingly, different types of pills are selectively ejected, thereby improving the convenience of use.

Description

Pill dispensing device {APPARATUS FOR DISCHARGING PILLS}

The present invention relates to a tablet dispensing device, and more particularly, to a tablet discharging device capable of selectively discharging a user-selected tablet, thereby improving the convenience of use.

In general, nutrients such as vitamins are manufactured in the form of pills, and it is necessary to take them regularly after meals or before meals in daily life so that the effects of the nutrients can be maximized.

Conventionally, a dedicated container in which nutrients are accommodated is arranged in a predetermined space, or various kinds of nutrients are classified and stored by the required quantity by using a separate nutrient storage container capable of accommodating a plurality of nutrients.

The conventional nutrient storage container consists of a main body formed in a state in which the receiving space is partitioned so that various kinds of pills are stored, and a cover installed on one side of the main body to be opened and closed to selectively open and close the receiving space, the cover and A coupling structure that can be opened and closed is applied to the body.

However, in the prior art, there was a hassle of having to open and close a number of nutrient containers in order to take several types of nutrient. In addition, when using a nutritional storage container, the user opens the stopper of the nutritional container, classifies the desired number of nutrients, and the process of reconnecting the stopper of the nutritional container, and putting the classified nutrients into the storage space of the storage container. Since a series of processes had to be repeatedly performed, the nutrient storage process was cumbersome.

As a prior document related to the present invention, there is Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0052477 (May 18, 2018), the prior document discloses a pill container.

An object of the present invention is to provide a tablet dispensing device capable of selectively discharging different types of tablets, thereby improving the convenience of use.

The tablet discharging device according to the present invention includes a housing in which a discharge port is passed through the front and rear and an installation space is formed therein, a plurality of them are installed in the installation space, and a discharge hole is provided at the bottom so that the pills stored in the receiving space are discharged. The pill storage unit formed, each of which is installed so as to be able to open and close at the lower portion of the pill storage unit, and an opening/closing driving unit for opening and closing the lower portion of the discharge hole when an open signal is transmitted, and the pill falling through the discharge hole when the opening/closing driving unit is opened A tablet transfer unit for guiding down to the discharge port, storage information of the tablets stored in the tablet storage unit is preset, a touch screen is provided so that a user can input a selection signal, and the inputted through the touch screen is provided. and a control unit for controlling whether the opening/closing driving unit is opened or closed according to a selection signal.

In addition, the opening/closing driving unit may further include an opening/closing unit provided to be able to open and close in close contact with the lower portion of the discharge hole, and a first motor electrically connected to the control unit and switching the open and closed states of the opening/closing unit. .

In addition, the opening and closing portion is provided rotatably in the open and closed positions based on the vertical rotation center, and when rotating to the open position, a rotating plate through which the input hole is radially formed so as to be positioned on the same line as the discharge hole, and, It may further include a fixing plate provided in close contact with the lower portion of the rotating plate, and through which the through hole is formed vertically so as to be positioned on the same line as the input hole when the rotating plate rotates to the open position, wherein the first motor is Transmitting a rotational force to the vertical rotational center, the rotating plate accommodates the pill falling through the discharge hole when rotating to the open position in the input hole, and when rotating to the closed position, the tablet accommodated in the input hole is passed through the hole can be dropped

In addition, the rotating plate may be rotated first to the open position when a selection signal is input through the touch screen and then rotated secondarily to the closed position.

In addition, in the first motor, a drive shaft may be vertically coupled to the vertical rotation center of the rotary plate through the fixing plate, and the rotary plate may be coupled and detachably provided at the upper end of the drive shaft so as to change the diameter of the input hole. can be

In addition, a door having a front surface rotatably open and closed based on a horizontal center of rotation formed at a lower portion of the discharge port, and a pill receiving groove is formed on the rear surface to accommodate the pill falling to the lower part of the pill transfer unit, and the control unit and a second motor electrically connected to and transmitting a rotational force to the horizontal center of rotation to rotate the door to an open and closed position, wherein the door is horizontally rotated forward to open the discharge port forward and exposing the tablet receiving groove to the front of the discharge port.

Also, the control unit may open the door after the opening/closing driving unit is converted to an open state.

The present invention has the effect of improving the convenience of use by selectively discharging different types of pills.

1 is a perspective view showing a tablet discharging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a front view for showing the tablet discharging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view for showing the tablet discharging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a side cross-sectional view for showing an open state of the door of the tablet dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 5 is a front cross-sectional view for showing the tablet discharging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a perspective view illustrating a tablet storage unit, an opening/closing drive unit, and a tablet transport unit of the tablet discharging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a side cross-sectional view showing a tablet discharging device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a side cross-sectional view for showing a state in which the rotating plate of the opening/closing driving unit of the tablet discharging device is rotated to the open position according to another embodiment of the present invention.
9 is a side cross-sectional view for showing an open state of the door of the tablet dispensing device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
10 is a front cross-sectional view for showing a tablet discharging device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
11 is a perspective view illustrating a tablet storage unit, an opening/closing driving unit, and a tablet transport unit of the tablet discharging device according to another embodiment of the present invention.
12 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a tablet storage unit, an opening/closing drive unit, and a tablet transport unit of the tablet discharging device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

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

Advantages and features of the present invention, and a method of achieving the same, will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

However, the present invention is not limited by the embodiments disclosed below, but will be implemented in a variety of different forms, and only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and common knowledge in the art to which the present invention pertains It is provided to fully inform those who have the scope of the invention, and the present invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

In addition, in the description of the present invention, if it is determined that related known technologies may obscure the gist of the present invention, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

1 is a perspective view for showing an apparatus for discharging a tablet according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view for showing an apparatus for discharging a tablet according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is an embodiment of the present invention It is a side cross-sectional view for showing the tablet dispensing device according to the example.

4 is a side cross-sectional view showing the opened state of the door of the tablet dispensing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a front sectional view showing the tablet discharging device according to an embodiment of the present invention, 6 is a perspective view illustrating a tablet storage unit, an opening/closing drive unit, and a tablet transport unit of the tablet discharging device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a side cross-sectional view showing a tablet discharging device according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a state in which the rotating plate of the opening/closing driving unit of the tablet discharging device according to another embodiment of the present invention is rotated to the open position 9 is a side cross-sectional view for showing an open state of the door of the tablet discharging device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a front cross-sectional view showing a tablet discharging device according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a tablet storage unit, an opening/closing driving unit, and a tablet transporting unit of the tablet discharging device according to another embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view, and FIG. 12 is an exploded perspective view showing the tablet storage unit, the opening/closing driving unit, and the tablet transport unit of the tablet discharging device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 12 , the pill discharging device according to the present invention includes a housing 100 , a plurality of pill storage units 200 , a plurality of opening/closing driving units 300 , a pill transfer unit 400 , and a control unit. (500).

The housing 100 has a discharge port 110 through the front and back, an installation space 120 of a predetermined width is formed inside the housing 100, and one side of the housing 100 can be opened and closed. .

In addition, the door 610 is installed to be able to open and close inside the discharge port 110 , and a pill receiving groove 611 may be formed on the rear side of the door so that the pill (nutrient, T) can be accommodated. The door 610 may be provided so as to be able to open and close the front side of the door 610 based on the horizontal center of rotation C2 formed at the lower portion of the discharge port 110 .

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 9 , the upper end of the door 610 is horizontally rotated forward with respect to the horizontal center of rotation C2 to open the outlet 110 , and the upper end of the door 610 is vertically rotated to the rear to open the outlet. (110) can be closed.

A plurality of the pill storage unit 200 is installed in the installation space 120 of the housing 100, and a receiving space 210 is formed inside the pill storage unit 200 to store the pill (T), A discharge hole 220 is formed vertically through the lower portion of the pill storage unit 200 so that the pill (T) is discharged.

Here, the pill storage unit 200 may have an openable and openable cover installed on the upper portion, and the lower portion of the pill storage unit 200 may have a tapered shape in which the diameter gradually decreases toward the lower portion, and the receiving space 210 . A transparent material can be used to check the quantity, type, etc. of the tablet (T) accommodated inside the .

A plurality of such pill storage unit 200 may be arranged horizontally along the front, back, left and right directions. For example, three pill storage units 200 may be arranged in the left and right direction and three in the front and rear directions, but the number and arrangement of the pill storage units 200 may be variously applied as needed.

In addition, the pill storage units 200 are disposed in the upper area of the installation space 120 so that the pill (T) stored in the receiving space 210 can be dropped to the pill transfer unit 400 to be described later, and a plurality of pills. Different types of pills T may be stored in the storage units 200 .

The opening/closing driving unit 300 is configured to open and close the discharge hole 220 of the tablet storage unit 200, and is respectively installed in the lower portion of the tablet storage unit 200 to be opened and closed, and transmits an opening signal of the control unit to be described later. After opening the discharge hole 220 of the pill storage unit 200 is closed.

The opening/closing driving unit 300 according to an embodiment of the present invention is electrically connected to an opening/closing unit provided to be opened and closed in a state in close contact with the lower portion of the discharge hole 220 as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6 and a control unit 500 to be described later, and , it may further include a first motor 330 for switching the open and closed state of the opening and closing part by the electrical control of the control unit (500).

The opening/closing driving unit 300 according to another embodiment of the present invention is rotatably provided in the open and closed positions based on the vertical rotation center C1 as shown in FIGS. 7 to 12 , and when rotated to the open position, the discharge hole 220 and It is provided in a state in close contact with the lower portion of the rotating plate 310 and the rotating plate 310, in which the input hole 311 is radially penetrated up and down so as to be positioned on the same line, and the input hole when the rotating plate 310 rotates to the open position. It is electrically connected to the fixing plate 320 through which the through hole 321 is formed vertically and vertically to be positioned on the same line as the 311, and the control unit 500 to be described later, and to switch the open and closed state of the rotating plate 310. A first motor 330 may be further included.

The rotating plate 310 may be installed horizontally with an upper surface in close contact with the lower end of the pill storage unit 200 , and when rotating to an open position, the input hole 311 is located on the same line as the lower portion of the discharge hole 220 . can be At this time, the pill T falling to the lower part of the discharge hole 220 is accommodated in the input hole 311 .

Here, the rotating plate 310 may have a disc shape such that the side surface forms a circumference, and the driving shaft of the first motor 330 may be vertically coupled to the vertical rotation center C1 of the rotating plate 310, and touch to be described later. When a selection signal is input through the screen 510 , it may be first rotated to an open position and then rotated a second time to a closed position.

In addition, the rotating plate 310 can be applied interchangeably to correspond to the size of the tablet T. For example, in the first motor 330 , the driving shaft may be vertically coupled to the vertical rotation center C1 of the rotating plate 310 through the fixed plate 320 , and the rotating plate 310 may be coupled to and separated from the upper end of the driving shaft. can be provided. In this case, the shape and diameter of the input hole 311 can be changed, and the rotation plate 310 can be replaced by coupling and separating the rotation plate 310 on the upper part of the fixing plate 320 to be described later.

When the rotating plate 310 is rotated to the open position, the tablet T falling through the discharge hole 220 is accommodated in the input hole 311 as shown in FIG. 8 , and the tablet T accommodated in the input hole 311 is It is positioned while being seated on the upper surface of the fixing plate 320 . Then, when the rotating plate 310 is rotated to the closed position, the tablet T accommodated in the discharge hole 220 falls downward through the through hole 321 of the fixed plate 320 .

The fixed plate 320 may be installed horizontally in a state in close contact with the lower surface of the rotating plate 310 , and the through hole 321 may be located on the lower surface of the rotating plate 310 . For example, when the rotating plate 310 is rotated to the open position, the through hole 321 may be located in the same line as the lower portion of the input hole 311 . At this time, the tablet T falling to the lower portion of the through hole 321 may be moved to the discharge port 110 along the tablet transfer unit 400 to be described later.

In addition, the fixed plate 320 may be individually installed under the rotating plate 310, or one fixed plate 320 may be installed in a large area under the plurality of rotating plates 310, and the edge of the fixed plate 320 may be It may be fixedly coupled to the installation space 120 . That is, when the rotating plate 310 is rotated to the open position, the tablet T, which has passed through the input hole 311 of the rotating plate 310 and the through hole 321 of the fixed plate 320, follows the tablet transfer unit 400 to be described later. It may be moved to the discharge port 110 .

In addition, the fixing plate 320 may be substituted and applied to correspond to the size of the tablet T. In this case, the shape and diameter of the through hole 321 may be changed, and the fixing plate 320 may be replaced by coupling and separating the inside of the installation space 120 .

The first motor 330 is for transmitting a rotational force to the vertical rotation center C1 of the rotation plate 310, and the driving shaft of the first motor 330 is the vertical rotation center of the rotation plate 310 through the fixed plate 320 ( It can be vertically coupled to C1). The first motor 330 may have an upper end fixedly coupled to the lower surface of the fixing plate 320 , and may be installed in the same number as the plurality of rotating plates 310 .

The pill transfer unit 400 is configured to guide the pills falling through the discharge hole 220 downward to the discharge port 110 when the opening/closing driving unit 300 is opened, and the pill conveying unit 400 is installed at the lower side of the installation space 120 . installed in the area.

Here, the tablet transfer unit 400 is formed with a slide surface inclined downward toward the discharge port 110 on the upper portion, and one side of the tablet transfer unit 400 inserts the tablet (T) into the tablet receiving groove 611 of the door 610 . placed at a height for

For example, when the opening/closing driving unit 300 is opened, the tablet T falls to the slide surface of the tablet transfer unit 400 as shown in FIGS. It falls into the pill receiving groove 611 of 610).

The control unit 500 is configured to control the opening/closing driving of the opening/closing driving unit 300, and the control unit 500 has preset storage information of the tablet T stored in the tablet storage unit 200, and the user receives a selection signal. A touch screen 510 is provided for input, and whether the opening/closing driving unit 300 is opened or closed is controlled according to a selection signal input through the touch screen 510 .

Here, the control unit 500 may be installed inside the installation space 120 , and may be electrically connected to an external power supply unit to apply power, and the control unit 500 may turn on/off power to the control unit 500 . OFF) may be electrically connected to a power switch (not shown).

The touch screen 510 may be installed on the front of the housing 100 , and through the front of the touch screen 510 , the information of the tablet T, the amount of discharge, the discharge time setting, input completion, breakfast, lunch, dinner, etc. A selection menu of may be displayed. In addition, the type and quantity of the desired tablet T may be input using the touch screen 510 , and a plurality of tablets T may be simultaneously discharged by selecting the input selection menu when discharging the tablet T.

Here, the touch screen 510 may use various input methods (decompression, capacitance, pressure, etc.) so as to sense a user's touch, and the rear of the touch screen 510 is provided with light toward the front of the touch screen 510 . A backlight unit (not shown) for irradiating the light may be coupled.

In addition, the second motor 620 for opening and closing the aforementioned door 610 may be electrically connected to the control unit 500 . The second motor 620 transmits a rotational force to the horizontal center of rotation C2 of the door 610 to rotate the door 610 to the open and closed positions, and the driving shaft of the second motor 620 moves the door 610 to the open and closed positions. It is mechanically connected to the horizontal center of rotation (C2).

For example, when the door 610 is opened by controlling the second motor 620 , the upper end of the door 610 may be horizontally rotated forward to open the discharge port 110 forward. On the other hand, when the door 610 is closed by controlling the second motor 620 , the upper end of the door 610 is vertically rotated backward to close the discharge port 110 .

In addition, the control unit 500 may control the second motor 620 to open the door 610 when a preset time is reached after the opening/closing driving unit 300 is switched to the open state. In this case, the preset time may be preset in consideration of the time it takes for the tablet T to be introduced into the tablet receiving groove 611 after falling to the tablet transport unit 400 .

Meanwhile, the control unit 500 may further include a sensing unit (not shown) for detecting whether the tablet T is present in the tablet receiving groove 611 . In this case, the control unit 500 may maintain the door 610 in an open state when a pill detection signal is transmitted from the detection unit, and close the door 610 when no pill detection signal is transmitted from the detection unit.

On the other hand, the control unit 500 may be further electrically connected to a notification unit (lamp, speaker, etc., not shown) for outputting a notification signal to the outside when the pill T is put into the pill receiving groove 611 . . For example, when the tablet T is located in the tablet receiving groove 611 for a predetermined time, a signal may be outputted through the notification unit and delivered to the user. The control unit 500 may output an alarm to the outside using the notification unit when the time input by the user is reached.

Hereinafter, the operation of the tablet dispensing device according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9, and the same components as those described above will not be repeatedly described.

When the selection menu of the touch screen 510 is touched, the rotating plate 310 of the opening/closing driving unit 300 is rotated to the open position as shown in FIG. 8 , and the input hole 311 of the rotating plate 310 is the discharge hole 220 It is located on the same line at the bottom, and the pill (T) dropped through the discharge hole 220 is dropped into the input hole (311).

After that, the rotating plate 310 is rotated to the closed position and at the same time the lower side of the discharge hole 220 is closed by the rotating plate 310 , and the input hole 311 is located on the same line as the upper part of the through hole 321 , , the pill (T) dropped through the input hole (311) is dropped to the bottom through the through hole (321).

At this time, the pill (T) that has fallen downward through the through hole 321 falls to the slide surface of the pill transfer unit 400, and the pill (T) that has fallen to the slide surface of the pill transfer unit 400 is discharged through the outlet 110. After sliding in the direction, it falls into the pill receiving groove 611 of the door 610 .

In this state, the door 610 is rotated forward to open the discharge port 110 , and the tablet receiving groove 611 accommodating the tablet T is located at the upper portion of the door 610 . At this time, since the pill (T) accommodated in the pill receiving groove (611) is exposed to the front of the discharge port (110), the user can take out the pill (T) accommodated in the pill receiving groove (611) to the outside.

Thereafter, the user may close the discharge port 110 by rotating the door 610 vertically to the rear closed position. ) can be rotated vertically to the rear closed position by the rotational force of the discharge port 110 to close.

When the user selects a plurality of pills (T) by touching the selection menu of the touch screen 510, the plurality of opening and closing driving units 300 are sequentially opened to sequentially drop various kinds of pills (T), A plurality of opening/closing driving units 300 may be opened at the same time to drop several types of pills T at the same time.

As a result, the present invention can selectively eject the user-selected tablet T, thereby improving the convenience of use, and corresponding to the shape and size of the tablet T when the rotating plate 310 is configured to be replaceable. The diameter of the input hole 311 may be changed as much as possible.

Although specific embodiments of the tablet discharging device according to the present invention have been described so far, it is apparent that various implementation modifications are possible within the limits that do not depart from the scope of the present invention.

Therefore, the scope of the present invention should not be limited to the described embodiments, and should be defined by the following claims as well as the claims and equivalents.

That is, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive, and the scope of the present invention is indicated by the claims to be described later rather than the detailed description, and the meaning and scope of the claims; All changes or modifications derived from the concept of equivalents thereof should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention.

100: housing 110: outlet
120: installation space 200: pill storage unit
210: accommodation space 220: discharge hole
300: opening/closing driving unit 310: rotating plate
311: input hole 320: fixed plate
321: through hole 330: first motor
400: pill transfer unit 500: control unit
510: touch screen 610: door
611: pill receiving groove 620: second motor
C1: vertical center of rotation C2: horizontal center of rotation
T: pill

Claims (7)

a housing through which a discharge port is passed through the front and rear, and an installation space is formed therein;
a pill storage unit provided in plurality in the installation space and having a discharge hole formed in the lower portion to discharge the pills stored in the receiving space inside;
an opening/closing driving unit installed at a lower portion of the pill storage unit to be opened and closed, and opening and closing the lower portion of the discharge hole when an open signal is transmitted;
a pill transfer unit for guiding the pill falling through the discharge hole downward to the discharge port when the opening/closing driving unit is opened; and
Storage information of the pill stored in the pill storage unit is preset, a touch screen is provided so that a user can input a selection signal, and whether the opening/closing driving unit is opened or closed according to the selection signal input through the touch screen including; a control unit to control the
The opening/closing driving unit further includes an opening/closing unit provided to be able to open and close in close contact with the lower portion of the discharge hole, and a first motor electrically connected to the control unit and switching the open and closed states of the opening/closing unit,
The opening and closing part is provided rotatably in open and closed positions based on the vertical rotation center, and when rotating in the open position, a rotating plate having an input hole vertically penetrating through the radially so as to be positioned on the same line as the discharge hole; It is provided in a state in close contact with the lower portion, and further includes a fixing plate through which the through hole is formed vertically so as to be positioned on the same line as the input hole when the rotating plate rotates to the open position,
The first motor transmits a rotational force to the vertical rotation center, and the rotating plate accommodates the pill falling through the discharge hole when rotating to the open position in the input hole, and accommodated in the input hole when rotating to the closed position Dropping the pill into the passage hole,
In the first motor, a drive shaft is vertically coupled to the vertical rotation center of the rotary plate through the fixed plate, and the rotary plate is coupled and detachably provided at the upper end of the drive shaft so as to change the diameter of the input hole,
A door having a front surface rotatably open and closed based on a horizontal center of rotation formed at the lower portion of the discharge port, and a pill receiving groove is formed on the rear surface to accommodate the pill falling to the lower portion of the pill transfer unit, and the control unit and electrical Connected to and further comprising a second motor for rotating the door to the open and closed positions by transmitting a rotational force to the horizontal rotation center, the door is rotated horizontally forward to open the discharge port forward, the pill Expose the receiving groove in front of the discharge port,
The upper end of the door is rotated forward horizontally based on the horizontal center of rotation to open the outlet, and the upper end is rotated vertically to the rear to close the outlet,
The rotating plate is installed horizontally with an upper surface in close contact with the lower end of the pill storage unit, and has a disk shape so that the side surface forms a circumference, and is rotated first to an open position when a selection signal is input through the touch screen and then to a closed position Second rotation, the fixed plate is installed horizontally in a state in close contact with the lower surface of the rotating plate,
The control unit includes a detection unit for detecting whether or not a pill is present in the pill receiving groove, the control unit maintains the door in an open state when a pill detection signal is transmitted from the detection unit, A pill dispensing device, characterized in that the door is closed when no pill detection signal is transmitted. delete delete According to claim 1,
The rotary plate is rotated first to the open position when a selection signal is input through the touch screen and then rotates secondarily to the closed position. delete delete According to claim 1,
wherein the control unit opens the door after the opening/closing driving unit is switched to an open state.

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