KR102538505B1 - Automatic Manufacturing device for medical liquid and manufacturing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic herbal medicine manufacturing device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a housing that has an internal accommodation space; an input module that receives herbal medicine manufacturing request information from a user; a control module that controls the supply amount of herbal medicine pills to match the received herbal medicine manufacturing request information; a plurality of cartridges that are detachably coupled to the housing and discharge the herbal medicine pills contained therein by the control module; and a medicine extractor that is connected to the plurality of cartridges to receive the herbal medicine pills, and receives water from a pump to mix the herbal medicine pills with the water. The cartridge includes: a cartridge body having a discharge hole; a guide groove connected to the discharge hole to guide the received herbal medicine pills to the discharge hole; a pressurizing member disposed in the guide groove to push the received herbal medicine pills to the discharge hole; and a stopper disposed in the discharge hole to restrict the herbal medicine pills. Herbal medicine can be manufactured in a short time.

Description

Automatic Manufacturing device for medical liquid and manufacturing method thereof}

The present invention relates to an automatic herbal medicine manufacturing apparatus and method, and more particularly, to an automatic herbal medicine manufacturing apparatus and method for automatically preparing a manually prepared herbal medicine.

In general, a patient visits an oriental medicine clinic to receive prescription or treatment of oriental medicine, and a diagnosis is made through counseling or diagnosis. At this time, since the patient's constitution and condition are diverse, the herbal medicine prescribed for each patient is very different.

There are thousands of medicinal herbs used in oriental medicine, including angelica, deer antler, raspberry, samguchi, tosaja, astragalus, astragalus, schisandra chinensis, duchung, hemp, loquat leaves, ssanghwa-tang, ginseng and red ginseng. The medicinal materials are selected and decocted.

Herbal medicine preparation according to the prescription of oriental medicine consists of selecting oriental medicines, properly mixing the selected medicines, decocting them for several hours, and packaging the decocted herbal medicines individually. is being made. As a result, patients receiving treatment have a limitation in that it takes several hours to several days to receive the prescribed herbal medicine.

Korean Registered Patent No. KR10-1651775 (registered on August 22, 2016)

An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic herbal medicine manufacturing device capable of preparing herbal medicine within a short time so that a patient who has finished medical treatment can immediately receive the herbal medicine.

An automatic herbal medicine manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing having an accommodation space therein, an input module receiving input request information for manufacturing herbal medicine from a user, and a control module controlling the supply amount of pills of herbal medicine to meet the input request information for manufacturing herbal medicine. , A plurality of cartridges that are detachably coupled to the housing and discharge the herbal medicine pills accommodated therein by the control module, are connected to the plurality of cartridges to receive the herbal medicine pills, and receive water from the pump to mix the herbal medicine pills and water. The cartridge includes electricity, and the cartridge is disposed in a cartridge body having a discharge hole, a guide groove connected to the discharge hole and guiding the received herbal medicine pill into the discharge hole, a pressing member disposed in the guide groove and pushing the accommodated herbal medicine pill into the discharge hole, and disposed in the discharge hole. It includes a stopper to limit the herbal medicine pills that are discharged.

The control module may calculate the required number of herbal medicine pills from the received herbal medicine manufacturing request information, and control the cartridge to discharge the calculated herbal medicine pills.

The control module may control the opening and closing of the stopper of the cartridge or the pressing member of the cartridge to discharge the calculated number of pills for medicinal herbs.

In the method of manufacturing herbal medicine by an automatic herbal medicine manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, the step of receiving input of herbal medicine manufacturing request information from a user, the type of herbal medicine pill for manufacturing herbal medicine based on the received herbal medicine manufacturing request information And calculating the number of herbal medicine pills, based on the type and number of herbal medicine pills calculated, controlling the cartridge to supply the calculated herbal medicine pills to the tea kettle and dissolving the received plurality of herbal medicine pills to prepare the teapot Including control steps.

In the step of controlling the cartridge, the number of herbal medicine pills calculated by controlling the opening and closing of the stopper of the cartridge may be supplied to the water heater.

In the step of controlling the cartridge, the number of oriental medicine pills calculated by controlling the pressing member of the cartridge may be supplied to the water heater.

According to the automatic herbal medicine manufacturing apparatus and method according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to significantly reduce the manufacturing time of herbal medicine that can be prepared only by decoction over several hours.

In addition, according to the apparatus and method for automatically manufacturing herbal medicine according to an embodiment of the present invention, the manufacturing convenience can be improved because the herbal medicine can be prepared with only a few inputs.

1 is a perspective view of an apparatus for automatically manufacturing herbal medicine according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an internal perspective view of an automatic herbal medicine manufacturing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a perspective view of the cartridge shown in FIG. 2 and a cross-sectional view taken along line II'.
Figure 4 is an exemplary view showing the flow of the automatic manufacturing method of herbal medicine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention, and methods for achieving them will become clear with reference to the detailed description of the following embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in other various forms, and only the present embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete and are common in the art to which the present invention belongs. It is provided to fully inform the skilled person of the scope of the invention, and the invention is defined only by the claims. Like reference numerals designate like elements throughout the specification.

Hereinafter, an automatic herbal medicine manufacturing system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. 1 is a perspective view of an automatic herbal medicine manufacturing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an internal perspective view of the automatic Chinese medicine manufacturing apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figures 1 and 2, the automatic herbal medicine manufacturing device 100 is a device that can significantly reduce the time required to manufacture the herbal medicine optimized for the patient, the housing 110, the control module 120, the cartridge slot 130, cartridge 140, water heater 150, transport rail 160 and sealer 170.

The housing 110 includes an accommodation space for including the cartridge 140, the water heater 150, the transfer rail 160, and the sealer 170 therein. The housing 110 shown in FIG. 2 is formed in a rectangular shape, but is not limited thereto and the shape may be changed as needed.

The housing 110 may include a display module 111 , an input module 112 , and an oriental medicine outlet 113 . The display module 111 may be disposed on one surface of the housing 110 to provide various user interfaces and graphical user interfaces (GUI) on the screen. Also, the display module 111 may be a display configured to receive information from a user.

The input module 112 receives input of herbal medicine information to be prepared from the user. For example, the user may select and input a medicinal material for manufacturing oriental medicine to the input module 112 . In addition, the input module 112 may determine and input not only the type of medicine but also the amount of medicine from the user. At this time, the amount of medicine may be the number of herbal medicine rings (A).

As another example, the input module 112 may receive input of herbal medicine information and patient information to be manufactured from the user. In this case, the control module 120 derives the type and amount of necessary medicinal materials from the received oriental medicine information and patient information and supplies them to the water heater 150.

The housing 110 may include a cover 114 formed on one surface to open and close the housing 110 . The cover 114 is formed at a portion corresponding to the cartridge slot 130 therein, and facilitates exchange of the cartridge 140 through opening and closing.

The control module 120 controls the discharge amount of the herbal medicine pill (A) to meet the input herbal medicine manufacturing request information. At this time, the control module 120 discharges an appropriate amount of the herbal medicine pill (A) accommodated inside the cartridge 140 to match the information related to the herbal medicine, and supplies it to the water heater 150. The control module 120 according to one embodiment is connected to the stopper 144 to be described later and controls the stopper 144 to adjust the discharge amount of the herbal medicine pill (A). At this time, the control module 120 may adjust the number of herbal medicine pills (A) to be discharged when discharging the herbal medicine pill (A).

In addition, the control module 120 may control the stopper 144 of the plurality of cartridges 140 to change the type of herbal medicine pills (A) discharged.

In addition, the control module 120 may receive information on the remaining amount of the herbal medicine pill (A) from the sensor described later. At this time, if the remaining amount is lower than the preset standard, it is possible to notify the user of the lack of herbal medicine pill (A).

The cartridge slot 130 is disposed inside the housing 110 so that the user can detach the cartridge 140 therefrom. Meanwhile, the cartridge slot 130 may include an RFID reader (not shown) to read RFID information attached to the cartridge 140 . For example, the cartridge slot 130 recognizes the type of herbal medicine pill (A) filled in the cartridge 140 through the RFID attached to the cartridge 140. The identified type is transmitted to the control module 120, and stored in the control module 120 which herbal medicine pills (A) are filled in each cartridge 140.

The cartridge slot 130 may further include a fixing member (not shown) for fixing the cartridge 140 . A fixing member (not shown) may be combined with the cartridge 140 to suppress the flow of the cartridge 140 .

3 is a perspective view of the cartridge shown in FIG. 2 and a cross-sectional view taken along line II'.

Referring to FIG. 3 , the cartridge 140 is detachably coupled to the cartridge slot 130, and is configured to discharge the herbal medicine round A accommodated therein to the water heater 150. Cartridge 140 may be formed with a handle so that the user can easily detach it.

The cartridge 140 is connected to the cartridge body 141 having a discharge hole 141a, a guide groove 142 connected to the discharge hole 141a and formed inside the cartridge body 141 to accommodate the herbal medicine ring A, a guide The pressing member 143 for pushing the herbal medicine ring (A) disposed in the groove 142 to the discharge hole 141a, and the stopper 144 for limiting the discharged herbal medicine ring (A) disposed in the discharge hole 141a ) may be included.

The cartridge body 141 is detachably formed in the cartridge slot 130, and may be configured such that the herbal medicine ring (A) is inserted and the elastic member is built-in.

The guide groove 142 is connected to the discharge hole 141a and guides the herbal medicine ring (A) to be moved. That is, the guide groove 142 is a path that guides the herbal medicine ring (A) to be inserted or discharged. As shown in FIG. 2, the guide groove 142 is shown in a curved shape, but is not limited thereto and may be formed in a straight line. In addition, the guide groove 142 may be formed in the form of a rolled scroll several times.

The pressing member 143 is disposed along the direction in which the guide groove 142 guides and pushes the herbal medicine ring (A) into the discharge hole 141a. For example, the pressing member 143 may be a member having an elastic force such as a spring. In this case, the pressing member 143 is seated while one end comes into contact with the inner wall surface of the distal end of the guide groove 142, and the herbal medicine is returned by the elastic force. (A) can be pressurized. At this time, the pressing member 143 is fixed to the inner wall surface, a fixing part 1431 is formed on the inner wall surface of the end of the guide groove 142, and the pressing member 143 is bound to the fixing part 1431 to be fixed. can However, the pressing member 143 is not limited thereto, and includes all means capable of discharging the herbal medicine ring (A), such as an actuator.

The stopper 144 is connected to the control module 120 and opens and closes the discharge hole 141a according to the command of the control module 120 to limit the discharge of the herbal medicine ring (A). The stopper 144 may open and close the discharge hole 141a in a linear motion. The stopper 144, for example, may be connected to the pressing member to open and close the discharge hole 141a in a linear motion. However, the stopper 144 may be linearly moved through an actuator or the like without being connected to the pressing member.

In addition, the stopper 144 may open and close the discharge hole 141a by a rotational motion. The stopper 144, for example, is connected to the hinge to rotate and limit the discharge of the herbal medicine ring (A).

The herbal medicine ring (A) accommodated inside the cartridge 140 may be manufactured in the form of a ring by ironing the herbal medicine in advance. Herbal medicines may include, but are not limited to, angelica, bokbunja, deer antler, astragalus, astragalus, hemp, hemp, ginseng, or red ginseng, and various medicines may be used depending on the patient. In addition, the herbal medicine ring (A) may be a pre-ironed medicine freeze-dried.

The cartridge 140 may include an RFID that is attached to the housing 110 and provides information on the received herbal medicine pill (A). The control module 120 may receive information from the RFID attached to the cartridge 140 and determine the information of the herbal medicine pill (A) accommodated therein.

The cartridge 140 may include a sensor capable of recognizing the remaining amount of the herbal medicine pill (A) accommodated therein. The sensor detects the remaining amount of the herbal medicine pill (A) and provides the remaining amount information to the control module 120. In addition, the sensor may detect the number of herbal medicine pills (A) discharged from the cartridge 140 as well as the remaining amount of herbal medicine pill (A). At this time, the sensor transmits the number of herbal medicine pills (A) detected to the control module (120).

The cartridge 140 may include a buffer member disposed at one end of the pressing member 143 . Accordingly, when the pressure member 143 presses the herbal medicine ring (A), the buffer member acts as a buffer to protect the herbal medicine ring (A) from being etched. Also, the buffer member may be connected to the pressing member 143 so as to be tilted.

Cartridge 140 may be formed with an inner wall buffer member (not shown) on the surface in contact with the herbal medicine ring (A). Accordingly, the inner wall buffer member (not shown) protects the herbal medicine ring (A) by buffering so that it is not etched even if the herbal medicine ring (A) collides with the inner wall of the cartridge 140.

The cartridge 140 may include a status notification unit (not shown). The status notification unit may notify the amount of herbal medicine pill (A) inside the cartridge 140, whether or not the cartridge 140 is properly inserted. The status notification unit may be formed of a light emitting body, for example. In this case, when the herbal medicine pill (A) is insufficient, red light, when the cartridge 140 is not properly inserted, blue light, when the herbal medicine pill (A) is full, and when the cartridge 140 is properly inserted, green light is emitted to the cartridge ( 140) can inform the status.

Referring back to FIGS. 1 and 2 , the water heater 150 is connected to the plurality of cartridges 140 to receive the herbal medicine pills (A) and receive water to mix the herbal medicine pills (A) with the water. For example, the water heater 150 may be supplied with hot water to increase the solubility of the herbal medicine pill (A).

Water heater 150 may include a rotating blade inside to increase the dissolution rate of the herbal medicine ring (A). The rotation speed of the blade may be controlled by the control module 120 . The control module 120 may control the rotational speed of the blade by calculating an optimal rotational speed according to the type of oriental medicine ring A supplied to the water heater 150 and the temperature of the water.

The water heater 150 has a discharge hole 150a through which the prepared herbal medicine is discharged. The discharge hole 150a is opened and closed to supply the herbal medicine prepared inside the water heater 150 to the herbal medicine package B.

The discharge hole 150a is opened and closed by the control module 120 . The control module 120 controls the discharge hole 150a to supply the prepared herbal medicine of a predetermined capacity to the herbal medicine pack (B). For example, the control module 120 may open and close the discharge hole 150a at a predetermined time period.

In addition, the water heater 150 may include a plurality of compartments (not shown) therein. At this time, the control module 120 may vary the type of herbal medicine ring (A) supplied to each of a plurality of compartments (not shown). In addition, the control module 120 may supply water having different temperatures to each of a plurality of compartments (not shown). Thereby, each of the plurality of compartments (not shown) is injected with different herbal medicine pills (A), and individually controlled to the optimum temperature of the herbal medicine to be manufactured, so that a plurality of herbal medicines can be simultaneously prepared.

The water heater 150 may include a temperature sensor disposed in each of a plurality of compartments (not shown) in order to individually control a plurality of oriental medicines at an optimal temperature. The temperature sensor is connected to the control module 120 and transmits temperature information of a plurality of compartments (not shown) in real time, so that the control module 120 adjusts the temperature of water supplied to the plurality of compartments (not shown).

The conveying rail 160 grips and transfers a plurality of medicinal herbs (B). The transport rail 160 is configured to pass through the discharge hole 150a of the water heater 150 so that the prepared herbal medicine can be filled in the herbal medicine package B. One end of the transfer rail 160 is connected to the herbal medicine outlet 113 to transfer the sealed herbal medicine pack (B) to be discharged to the herbal medicine outlet 113.

The sealer 170 is disposed in the area around the conveying rail 160 to seal the hanyakcheop (B) gripped by the conveying rail 160 . The sealing machine 170 fills and seals the herbal medicine that has been dissolved and stirred through the water heater 150 into the herbal medicine book B or a filling container. At this time, the sealer 170 is performed to match the material and shape of the container or binal pack. For example, when filling a container with herbal medicine, the container may be sealed through a bottle cap, and when filling a plastic pack, heat of a predetermined temperature may be applied to one side to seal the container by adsorption.

The automatic herbal medicine manufacturing device 100 may include a sterilizer. The sterilizer applies heat to the prepared herbal medicine to sterilize it. The sterilizer may be performed by any one sterilization technique among dry heat sterilization, moist heat sterilization, high-pressure steam sterilization, atmospheric pressure sterilization, pasteurization, or ultraviolet sterilization, but is not limited thereto, and the sterilization treatment technique may vary depending on the characteristics of the herbal medicine.

Figure 4 is an exemplary view showing the flow of the automatic manufacturing method of herbal medicine according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, a method for automatically manufacturing herbal medicine according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described. The method for automatically manufacturing herbal medicine according to an embodiment of the present invention is a method using the above-described apparatus for automatically manufacturing herbal medicine, and the above-described apparatus is applied in relation to the apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Accordingly, descriptions of the same contents as those of the method described above in relation to the apparatus are omitted.

Referring to FIG. 4, the method for automatically manufacturing herbal medicine (S100) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes inputting request information for preparing herbal medicine (S110), calculating herbal medicine pills (S120), controlling cartridges (S130), and manufacturing herbal medicine. (S140) is included.

In the herbal medicine manufacturing request information input step (S110), the input unit receives the herbal medicine manufacturing request information by the user or the patient. It may include patient information and oriental medicine information. The patient information may include at least one of patient biometric information (age, gender, height, weight, health condition, etc.), patient disease information (diseases suffered from), and the patient's manufacturing history. The oriental medicine information includes information on the oriental medicine to be manufactured.

In the herbal medicine pill calculation step (S120), the control module 120 calculates the herbal medicine pill (A) for manufacturing the herbal medicine based on the received herbal medicine manufacturing request information. The control module 120 calculates the type and number of herbal medicine pills (A) for manufacturing herbal medicine based on patient information and herbal medicine information.

In the herbal medicine pill calculation step (S120), the control module 120 calculates the number of each type of herbal medicine pill (A) so as to manufacture a customized herbal medicine required for the patient. For example, the control module 120 may calculate 5 angelica pills, 3 deer antler pills, and 10 astragalus pills based on patient information such as age, disease, and herbal medicine information.

In the cartridge control step (S130), the control module 120 controls the cartridge 140 to supply the calculated oriental medicine pill A to the water heater 150.

The control module 120 may control the opening and closing of the stopper 144 of the cartridge 140 in order to supply the required number of herbal medicine pills (A), for example. In addition, the control module 120 may control the pressing member 143 of the cartridge 140 to supply a required number of herbal medicine pills A to the water heater 150 .

In the herbal medicine manufacturing step (S140), the control module 120 controls the water heater 150, the transfer rail 160, and the sealer 170 to prepare the herbal medicine. The control module 120 may control the dissolution rate of the herbal medicine pill (A) in the water heater 150 based on the type of the herbal medicine pill (A) and the temperature of the supplied water. The control module 120 may, for example, control the rotational speed of the blades in the water heater 150 according to the type of herbal medicine ring A.

The method of automatically preparing herbal medicine can immediately prepare herbal medicine suitable for a patient according to the above steps, and significantly reduce the time required to prepare the herbal medicine.

The above description of the present invention is for illustrative purposes, and those skilled in the art 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 similarly, components described as distributed may be implemented in a combined form.

The scope of the present invention is indicated by the following claims rather than the detailed description above, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalent concepts should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

100: herbal medicine automatic manufacturing device, 110: housing,
120: control module, 130: cartridge slot,
140: cartridge, 150: water heater,
160: transfer rail, 170: sealer,
A: Herb medicine pill,

Claims (6)

a housing having an accommodation space therein;
An input module that receives information requesting preparation of herbal medicine from a user;
A control module for controlling the supply amount of the herbal medicine pills to meet the input herbal medicine manufacturing request information;
A plurality of cartridges detachably coupled to the housing and discharging the herbal medicine pills accommodated therein by the control module; and
A water heater connected to a plurality of cartridges to receive herbal medicine pills and receiving water from a pump to mix the herbal medicine pills and water,
The cartridge has a cartridge body with a discharge hole, a guide groove connected to the discharge hole but formed in the shape of a curved surface rolled inward several times to accommodate the herbal medicine pill and guiding the accommodated herbal medicine pill to the discharge hole, and the direction the guide groove guides in the guide groove. A pressure member disposed along the cartridge body and one end fixed to the inner wall surface of the cartridge body to push the received herbal medicine pill into the discharge hole by an elastic force, a buffer member disposed at one end of the pressure member, and a stopper disposed in the discharge hole to limit the discharged herbal medicine pill. do,
The water heater further includes a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature and a blade disposed inside to increase the dissolution rate of the herbal medicine pill,
The control module automatically controls the rotation speed of the blade by calculating the optimum rotation speed according to the type of herbal medicine pill supplied to the water heater and the temperature of the water.
According to claim 1,
The control module calculates the number of herbal medicine pills required from the received herbal medicine manufacturing request information, and controls the cartridge to discharge the calculated herbal medicine pills.
According to claim 2,
The control module automatically controls the opening and closing of the stopper of the cartridge or the pressing member of the cartridge to discharge the calculated number of herbal medicine pills.
In the method for manufacturing herbal medicine by the automatic herbal medicine manufacturing device of claim 1,
Receiving input of herbal medicine manufacturing request information from a user;
Calculating the type and number of herbal medicine pills for manufacturing herbal medicine based on the received herbal medicine manufacturing request information;
Based on the type and number of the calculated herbal medicine pills, controlling the cartridge to supply the calculated herbal medicine pills to the kettle; and
A method for automatically preparing herbal medicine comprising the step of controlling a water heater to dissolve a plurality of received herbal medicine pills to prepare herbal medicine.
According to claim 4,
The step of controlling the cartridge is a method of automatically manufacturing herbal medicine by controlling the opening and closing of the stopper of the cartridge to supply the calculated number of herbal pills to the water heater.
According to claim 4,
The step of controlling the cartridge is a method of automatically manufacturing herbal medicine by controlling the pressing member of the cartridge to supply the calculated number of herbal medicine pills to the water heater.

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