KR20110082393A - Apparatus managing the medicine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A drug keeping and managing device is provided to reinforce drug security and to secure safe drug management by differentiating drug accessibility. CONSTITUTION: A drug keeping and managing device comprises: a plurality of shelves(200) which are combined with a circular conveyor and move; a plurality of bins(300) which receives drugs and is placed in the shelf; a main door(2) which opens and closes a gate way and is formed in the front of the main body housing of the drug keeping and managing device; a shelf assisting door which is equipped with a locking unit.

Description

Apparatus managing the medicine

The present invention relates to a drug storage and management device that can store a plurality of drugs of the same size in various sizes and withdraw the drug stored in accordance with the prescription, in particular, by differentiating accessibility by drugs according to the management grade, safe drug management and medicine The present invention relates to a drug storage and management device that enhances security and efficiently manages drug inventory and drug management.

The types of drugs administered by each patient in pharmacies and large hospitals are very diverse, and with the development of pharmacology, new drugs are introduced every year, and the types of drugs to be dealt with by pharmacists are gradually increasing. As a result, the management of drugs is becoming more complex and difficult to manage by hand, and an automated inventory management system is being introduced.

In the manufacture of a combination of pills and tablets, an integrated manufacturing device has been developed and utilized to automatically prepare doses according to the contents of a prescription. On the other hand, it is a packaging drug having a non-uniform packaging size is difficult to automate among the drugs to be paid to the patient. The packaging chemicals generally have an outer shape wrapped with a rectangular paper wrapper, or generally have a shape of a water bottle containing a liquid medicine.

These packaging drugs do not have a uniform size, there is a technical difficulty in processing with an automated device, and there is a disadvantage that a high cost is required to use a high-cost robot for recognition, gripping, and transportation of packaging drugs in an existing automatic cashier device. have.

Therefore, a semi-automated cashier was proposed in consideration of inventory and ease of cashier's while reducing manufacturing costs.

U.S. Patent No. 4,643,495 (Mechanical storage cabinet with container conveyor) has a technology that utilizes a load space intensively by installing a chain that rotates infinitely by a driving motor on both sides and a plurality of shelves facing the inner side of the chain. This is introduced. At this time, the shelf by the hinge structure coupled to the chain bottom of the shelf is always rotated in the direction of gravity so that the medicine contained in the shelf does not fall. The support structure of the chain and the shelf is improved in the US Patent No. 4,877,121 (Vertical excursion accommodation apparatus) so that the shelf is securely fixed to the chain with a support arm, it is proposed to move along an elliptical trajectory extending vertically.

In addition, US Patent No. 5,438,523 (Apparatus for storing and delivering sale units) discloses a configuration in which a plurality of bins, which are boxes for classifying and storing goods in a shelf, are provided, and in US 6,814,255 (Method for controlling a drug dispending system) A management program for storing and withdrawing money is disclosed.

Since drugs used in pharmacies and hospitals vary in the pharmacist's management grade according to drugs, a means for screening accessible persons for each drug is required. In addition, since the size of the drug is different, in order to increase the space utilization, the installation size variability is required such as dividing the space of the shelf or changing the installation height. However, the conventional technology cannot satisfy such a requirement.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, embodiments of the present invention has the purpose of differentiating accessibility by drug according to the management grade to enhance safe drug management and drug security.

In detail, the accessibility of the stored drug to the drug storage and management device has the purpose of going through the certification process according to the type of drug.

In addition, the storage of the chemicals larger than the spacing interval of the existing shelf, and the purpose of improving the space utilization by reducing the extra space remaining after the storage of the drug in any shelf.

In addition, there is also an object to prevent the shelf or the drawer bin is broken by operating the shelf or closing the door in the middle of dispensing chemicals.

It also has the purpose of allowing the user to immediately recognize the location of the bin selected by the user.

It also has the purpose of preventing the bin placed on the shelf from moving to an arbitrary position due to vibration caused by the operation of the shelf.

In addition, there is also an object to be able to consistently match the temperature and humidity of the drug being stored.

Furthermore, it has the purpose of enabling refrigerated storage of some medicines to be kept below a certain temperature such as injection liquid.

On the other hand, by tracking the location of the bin placed on the shelf has the purpose of calculating the storage position of the drug to be provided to the user.

Specifically, if you enter the drug you want to find it has the purpose to immediately know where the drug is stored.

Furthermore, when the bin storing the medicine is taken out of the device, it has a purpose to notify the user.

It also has the purpose of allowing the device to recognize the location of the bin even if the bin is placed at any location.

On the other hand, while simultaneously storing the different types of drugs in the inner receiving space of the bin, there is also an object to make it possible to distinguish the information of the stored drugs.

It also has the purpose of ensuring that the bin is not completely left out of the shelf without the intent of the user.

It also has the purpose of allowing the user to easily withdraw the bin from the shelf.

In addition, there is also an object to enable the user to easily recognize the drug stored in the bin from the outside without taking out the bin.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is a drug storage and management apparatus provided with a plurality of shelves coupled to the rotary conveyor in the vertical direction, and a plurality of bins are placed in the shelf containing the medicine A main door for opening and closing the doorway formed on the front side of the main body housing of the medicine storage and management device, and a shelf auxiliary door having opening and closing means for opening and closing the open front part of the shelf exposed through the doorway. Present a drug storage and management system.

In addition, the shelf auxiliary door is folded to be accommodated in the receiving groove formed on one side of the shelf to open the front part, and is deployed along the transfer groove formed in the bottom or ceiling of the front part of the shelf is a wrinkle screen that shields the front part. We present a drug storage and management device.

In addition, the shelf rotatably fixed to the pair of the rotary circular conveyor that is installed facing the present provides a drug storage and management device, characterized in that the adjustment of the separation interval with the neighboring shelf through the installation height adjustment unit.

In addition, the installation height adjustment unit is a pair of support arms that are supported in a triangular shape on the chain provided in the rotary circular conveyor, a support extending facing each other at the end of the support arm, and fixed on both side walls of the shelf The present invention provides a drug storage and management device, characterized in that the hinge is accommodated to the height adjustable and the support is freely rotatable.

In addition, the inside of the door is provided with a monitoring sensor for detecting an object existing across and inside the main body housing, the control unit when the monitoring sensor recognizes the presence of the object or the operation of the rotary circular conveyor Provided is a drug storage and management device, characterized in that to prevent the closing operation of the door.

In addition, the present invention provides a drug storage and management apparatus further comprises a display means provided over the left and right longitudinal direction of the doorway, indicating the position of the bin designated by the user as an image image.

In addition, the bottom surface of the shelf is formed with a plurality of longitudinal grooves in the front and rear directions to prevent the left and right movement of the bin, the bottom surface of the bin is characterized in that the convex protrusions are provided between the length grooves Present storage and management.

In addition, the main body housing proposes a chemical storage and management device further comprises a temperature and humidity control means for adjusting the internal temperature and humidity.

In addition, any one shelf is provided with a drug storage and management device, characterized in that the refrigeration means for receiving the power supplied to the wireless power supply means from the main body housing, the drug storage inside the shelf.

In addition, the shelf proposes a drug storage and management device, characterized in that the intermediate plate is further installed to divide the inner space.

In addition, the bin placed in the shelf proposes a drug storage and management apparatus comprising a recognition means having identification information for distinguishing a particular bin from other bins.

In addition, the recognition means presents a drug storage and management device, characterized in that consisting of a bar code label.

In addition, the bar code label is formed in the front upper end of the bin proposes a drug storage and management device, characterized in that attached to the upper surface of the handle portion to be pulled by the user.

In addition, the recognition means is made of RFID tag (RFID) tag, and the inside of the main body housing, the drug storage and management, characterized in that equipped with a reader for recognizing the RF ID of each bin placed in the shelf in the longitudinal direction Present the device.

The recognition means may include a memory chip containing the identification information and a transmitter for transmitting identification information of the memory chip, and a receiver configured to receive the sent identification information is installed at the bottom of the shelf. Present a drug storage and management system.

In addition, there is provided a partition for partitioning the inner receiving space of the bin, and the drug storage and management device, characterized in that the recognition means is provided for each partition.

In addition, the present invention provides a drug storage and management apparatus characterized in that the engaging portion is formed to be caught in the jaw formed in front of the bottom of the shelf at the time of withdrawal of the bin to prevent the bin from being completely separated from the shelf.

In addition, the bottom surface of the bin proposes a drug storage and management device, characterized in that further provided with sliding means for facilitating forward and backward sliding movement of the bin withdrawal.

In addition, the bottom surface of the bin to provide a drug storage and management device, characterized in that the magnet surface is attached to the bottom of the shelf to prevent the left and right movement of the bin.

In addition, the bin proposes a drug storage and management device, characterized in that made of a transparent material so that the drug stored in the inner receiving space can be identified from the outside.

According to the drug storage and management device according to an embodiment of the present invention as described above, by differential accessibility to a specific drug to be handled securely to prevent unauthorized access to a specific drug by a person without management authority of the semi-automated drug It has the effect of increasing the level of complementation in management.

In addition, the installation height of the shelf can be adjusted somewhat, further increases the space utilization of the device provided as a ready-made has the advantage that it is possible to store the intensive medicine.

On the other hand, through the distance sensor has the effect of increasing the safety by preventing the safety accident that occurs when the bin is withdrawn from the doorway, or the device is operated in the user's hand into the doorway.

In addition, the display means directly points to the position of a particular bin, and the user recognizes the position of the bin, thereby increasing the convenience of use.

In addition, by preventing the position of the bin from moving due to the vibration of the rotary circular conveyor, it is also effective to increase the display accuracy of the display means.

In addition, by maintaining a constant temperature and humidity conditions inside the body housing, there is an effect that can prevent the deterioration of the chemicals due to the heat generated by use or other environmental factors.

In addition, as the refrigeration means is further provided in the individual shelf, there is an advantage in that it can store and manage certain drugs such as injection drugs requiring refrigeration storage.

In addition, the control unit manages the information on the individual bins through the recognition means, by automatically providing the drug or bin that the user wants to find the user has the effect of convenient drug management.

Furthermore, the use of RF ID as a recognition means has the advantage of knowing immediately whether the bin is taken out, and the location information of the bin placed at an arbitrary position when the memory chip, the transmitter and the receiver are used as the recognition means. By immediately collecting the user's convenience has an effect that is further increased.

On the other hand, it is possible to intensive storage for a small number of drugs by the partition and the separate recognition means attached to the partition partitioning the inner receiving space of the bin, has the effect of further increasing the space utilization.

In addition, since the bin is not completely released from the shelf without the user's intention by the jaw of the shelf, the bin may be moved to another position, thereby reducing the possibility of confusion for the next user.

In addition, the user can easily withdraw or bring in the bin from the shelf as a slip assist means has the effect that the convenience of use is further increased.

On the other hand, when the bin is made of a transparent material, since the user can immediately recognize the medicine in the bin, the user's convenience is increased.

1 is a perspective view of a drug storage and management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a side view of the drug storage and management device according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is a side view showing the installation height adjustment portion shown in FIG.
Figure 4 is a front view showing the installation height adjustment portion shown in FIG.
5 is a view showing the installation height adjustment unit according to another embodiment.
6 is a perspective view of the shelf auxiliary door and the shelf according to the present invention.
7 is a cross-sectional view of the shelf auxiliary door shown in FIG.
8 is a partially enlarged view showing a monitoring sensor according to the present invention.
9 is a front view schematically showing the refrigerating means according to the present invention.
10 is a front view showing the divided space of the shelf according to the present invention.
11 is a perspective view of a bin according to the present invention.
FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the bin shown in FIG. 11; FIG.
13 is a perspective view of a bin according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 14 is a side cross-sectional view showing a withdrawal structure of the bin according to the present invention.
Figure 15 is a perspective view showing a state of use of another bin of the present invention.
16 is an operational state diagram of the shelf and the bin according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 17 is a schematic block diagram showing the initial receipt order of drugs according to an embodiment of the present invention.
18 is a schematic block diagram showing the order of receipt of drugs according to an embodiment of the present invention.
19 is a schematic block diagram showing a shipping procedure of the drug according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the preferred embodiment of the accompanying drawings, the function, configuration and operation of the present invention drug storage and management device will be described in detail.

1 is a perspective view of a drug storage and management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a side view of a drug storage and management apparatus according to the present invention.

Drug storage and management device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a plurality of shelves 200 coupled to the rotary circular conveyor (1) moved up and down, and a plurality of bins containing the drug is placed in the shelf ( 300).

At this time, the rotary circular conveyor (carousel) 1, as shown in Figure 2, is provided in the interior of the main body housing (100a), it is a driving means for moving the shelf 200 up and down. The rotary circular conveyor (1) may be installed only on any one side of the drug storage and management device 100, but preferably the body housing to move the shelf stably in consideration of the weight of the shelf 200 is stored drug ( It is installed on both inner sides of 100a).

The rotary circular conveyor 1 has a lower gear 13 which receives and rotates the rotational force of the drive motor 11 whose operation direction and speed are controlled by a control unit (not shown) by a power transmission means 12 such as a chain, and the like. Lower drive gear 14 which is connected and rotated integrally with the lower gear 13, upper drive gear 15 installed on the upper part of the inner frame of the main body housing 100a, and wound around the outer peripheral surfaces of the upper and lower drive gears. Is a chain 16, a plurality of fixed to be spaced apart from the chain 16 and includes a plurality of installation height adjustment unit 4 is coupled to the side of the shelf (200).

As a result, while the lower gear 13 and the lower drive gear 14 rotate integrally during the rotation operation of the drive motor 11, the installation height adjusting part 4 fixed to the chain 16 is moved, and thus the shelf 200 is rotated to the caterpillar type.

At this time, the installation height adjustment unit 4, as shown in Figure 3, the trajectory binding link arm 41 is further provided so that the movement of the shelf 200 is stable, the link arm 41 of End portion may be configured to be caught in the elliptical movement trajectory groove 45 formed on the side of the main body housing (100a). The specific configuration and working relationship of the rotary circular conveyor 1 is as disclosed in detail in the US Patent US 4,643,495 (Mechanical storage cabinet with container conveyor) and US Patent US 4,877,121 (Vertical excursion accommodation apparatus).

Operation of the rotary circular conveyor (1) is mainly made by the control unit. The controller detects the location of a specific bin and operates the rotary circular conveyor 1 such that the bin is equal to the height of the doorway 101 formed at the front of the main body housing 100a.

On the other hand, in addition to the operation of the rotary circular conveyor by the control unit is provided with an operating panel (not shown) for allowing the user to operate the rotary circular conveyor directly. Such an operation panel allows the rotary circular conveyor to operate in a situation in which the control unit does not operate properly, and is meaningful in securing the operability of the chemical storage and management device 100 in case of an emergency such as a failure of the control unit. have.

On the other hand, Figure 3 is a view showing the installation height adjustment portion shown in FIG.

The installation height adjustment unit 4 is fixed to be installed at regular intervals on the chain 16 for the convenience of production, it is necessary to adjust the installation interval between neighboring shelves for intensive storage according to the size of the drug. For this purpose, the shelf which is rotatably fixed to the pair of rotary circular conveyors facing each other is preferably able to adjust the spacing between neighboring shelves through the installation height adjusting unit 4.

In other words, when the height of the medicine placed on a shelf is large and touches the bottom surface of the neighboring shelf at the upper side, by lowering the installation height of the shelf slightly, it is possible to store a large medicine, and When the space with the bottom surface of the shelf adjacent to the upper side is large enough, the space discarded by increasing the shelf can be reduced, thereby increasing the space utilization and enabling intensive storage of drugs.

The installation height adjustment unit 4 for this purpose, as shown in Figures 3 to 4, and a pair of support arms 42 which are supported in a triangular shape on the chain 16 provided in the rotary circular conveyor (1) and , The support 43 which extends to face each other at the end of the support arm 42 is provided, and both sides of the shelf 200 is adjustable in the fixed height, the support 43 is accommodated hinge freely rotatable The section 44 is provided.

The pair of support arms 42 form a triangular shape to reduce the slack of the chain 16 from being transmitted to the shelf 200 and to stably transfer the load of the shelf 200 to the chain 16. The support arm 42 which the ends meet each other is inserted into the hinge receiving portion 44 formed on the shelf 200 protruding toward the shelf, so that the shelf 200 swings back and forth with the installation height adjustment part. (4) is caught.

At this time, the hinge receiving portion 44 is fixed to the outside of the side wall of the shelf 200 by bolting, it is configured to adjust the installation height. To this end, a plurality of through holes having different heights may be formed on the sidewall of the shelf 200, and the assembling member may selectively configure the installation height of the hinge accommodation portion 44.

On the other hand, Figure 5 is a view showing the installation height adjustment portion according to another embodiment, and is equipped with a rotary connector 46 supported through the bearing to enable free rotation at the end of the support arm 42, the rotary connector 46 The side surface of the shelf 200 is fixed to the disk-shaped disk (461) of the () with a bolt.

At this time, the fixed position of the hinge receiving portion 44 or the side position of the shelf that is bolted to the rotary connector 46, the center of gravity of the vertical line passing through the side center of gravity of the shelf so that the shelf 200 can be leveled by its own gravity It is preferable to become the upper part. Thus the shelf's height adjustable range is half the shelf's overall height.

Referring back to FIGS. 1 and 2, the rotary circular conveyor 1 and the shelf 200 are mounted inside the main body housing 100a, and the chemical contained in the shelf 200 is the front surface of the main body housing 100a. In and out through the doorway 101 opened to. Shelf 102 is formed on the bottom side of the doorway 101 for the convenience of the user at the time of taking out and out of the medicine, and on the one side of the shelf 102 and the top of the doorway 101 presenting or inputting various information according to the drug entrance and exit. An input / output device 103 is provided. In addition, there is provided a database means, a control unit for storing the deposit and withdrawal history of the drug, for processing and presenting the stored information to the user.

The doorway 101 is provided with a main door 2 for opening and closing the doorway 101 in order to prevent any user from unauthorized access to the medicine. The main door 2 is composed of a sliding door in the vertical direction, and is provided with a locking means 21 for closing and closing the entrance.

In this case, the lock means 21 may be an electronic lock means to be unlocked by receiving a user's ID and password through the input and output device, it may be simply made of a mechanical lock means consisting of a lock on the key. In addition, the main door may be manufactured in various ways including a casement.

This main door (2) is a meaning that any user can block access to all drugs stored in the drug storage and management device, it is possible to move the arbitrary position of the drug by an unauthorized third party This can prevent confusion when shipping drugs.

Furthermore, drugs such as drugs can be accessed and managed only by some users who have the appropriate handling authority, and other drugs can be stored in shelves that store special handling drugs in order to be accessed and managed by legitimate users. It is necessary to have a shelf auxiliary door which is an individual locking device.

Therefore, for any shelf exposed through the doorway 101, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 7, the shelf auxiliary door 3 is folded and accommodated in the receiving groove 32 formed on one side of the shelf 200. The front part 34 of the shelf 200 may be formed along the transfer grooves 33 formed on the bottom or ceiling of the front part of the shelf 200 to cover the front part 34. .

Shelf 200 for storing a particular drug has a closed box shape except for the front portion 34. In addition, the wrinkle shielding film 31 is opened along the transfer groove 33 to block the open front portion 34.

Receiving grooves 32 may be formed on both sides of the shelf as a wrinkled screen 31 is installed in each of the receiving grooves 32 may be configured to open and close in a pair sliding manner. The conveying groove 33 extends to the inside of the front portion 34 and the receiving groove 32 and to the rear of the receiving groove 32 so as to completely close the front portion 34 of the shelf when the user opens the wrinkle shield 31. It is desirable to be configured to be open.

In addition, when the wrinkle shielding film 31 is developed and the front part 34 of the shelf is closed, the shelf auxiliary door 3 is locked through the locking means 35 provided at the portion where the pair of wrinkle shielding films 31 are in contact with each other. The locking means 35 may be used in various ways, such as electronic or mechanical, such as the locking means of the main door described above.

Therefore, a user with a specific authority releases the lock means, releases a specific drug, and locks the shelf auxiliary door again, thereby preventing other unauthorized users from accessing the specific drug.

On the other hand, in order to prevent the operation of the main door and the shelf due to a malfunction of the user during the operation of the drug taking out, as shown in Figure 8, the inside of the doorway 101, the monitoring for detecting the object that exists across the doorway The sensor 9 is provided, and the control unit is configured to prevent the operation of the rotary circular conveyor 1 or the closing operation of the driving means of the main door 2 when the monitoring sensor 9 recognizes the presence of the object. do.

Surveillance sensor (9) is provided to face each other inside the entrance 101, specifically, the inside of the groove in which the main door (2) is elevated, between the transmission and reception of the laser light through the transmission and reception of the laser light It may be made of a laser sensor that can detect any object. Therefore, when the user pulls the bin from the shelf and partially covers it on the shelf, it is possible to recognize a state in which the bin spans the entrance by the monitoring sensor.

The control unit receives the presence of an obstacle at the entrance from the monitoring sensor, and the rotary circular conveyor or the main door is operated by locking the main door so that the main door does not move even though the driving command of the rotary circular conveyor is not supplied to the driving motor. As a result, it is possible to prevent damage to the user's body or damage to the bin. Furthermore, the controller may be configured to warn the user by outputting a warning message or a warning sound to the input / output device when the user receives a command to operate the rotary circular conveyor or the main door in a situation where the presence of an obstacle by the monitoring sensor is recognized. .

On the other hand, the shelf can be stored in a plurality of bins containing a plurality of drugs, there is a point that it is difficult to immediately recognize the location of the bin for storing the drug to be put into or out of the user. Therefore, the display means 5 for indicating the position of the medicine or the specific bin input by the user to the input and output device 103 (see Fig. 1) may be further provided.

The display means 5 displays an image of the shelf number and an approximate position of the bin in the image of the shelf through the image display device of the input / output device 103, or recognizes the position of the bin more directly. It may be provided to the left and right longitudinal direction of the doorway 101 to indicate the location of the user-designated bin 300 in the image image.

In FIG. 8, a dot screen display unit 51 is shown on the shelf 102 installed at the bottom of the doorway 101 along the left and right length directions of the doorway 101. While displaying the location of the corresponding bin by the arrow 52, it is configured to display brief text information 53, such as the number of the bin, the abbreviation of the drug, the number of drugs to be withdrawn.

Therefore, the control unit receiving the medicine name or a specific bin that the user wants to find into the input / output device 103 rotates the rotary circular conveyor so that the shelf in which the bin is stored is located at the doorway, and the arrow of the display means 5 indicates the corresponding bin. By pointing to the location, the user can conveniently find the medicine or bin desired.

On the other hand, referring to Figure 2, the main body housing (100a) may be further provided with a temperature and humidity control means 6 for adjusting the temperature and humidity therein. At this time, the temperature and humidity control means is according to a known configuration that is provided with a humidity control means including a temperature control means and a dehumidification device through the air conditioner, description of the specific configuration is omitted. The temperature and humidity control means may be, for example, a fan for discharging the high temperature of the inside to the outside.

Temperature-humidity control means 6 is to be controlled in operation by the control unit, to control the temperature and humidity inside the main body housing. Frequent use of the rotary circular conveyor (1) causes the temperature rise inside the main body housing (100a), and the proper storage temperature and humidity of the chemical according to the installation place or seasonal change of the chemical storage and management device is within the prescribed range of the chemical manufacturer. There is a risk of getting out. In particular, the potion is likely to be deteriorated even within the distribution period depending on the temperature, it is necessary to store within a certain temperature range. As the temperature and humidity control means 6 is provided, the chemicals can be stored without being altered within the distribution period.

Temperature and humidity control means 6 may be further provided with a temperature history recording means for recording a change in the internal temperature of the main body housing. The temperature history recording means records the internal temperature change during the operation time, checks the time zone outside the preset range, and performs the function of presenting it to the user through the input / output device. As a result, when the user withdraws a particular drug such as a temperature-sensitive potion, the user may refer to the temperature history record to prevent the drug from being stored at the proper temperature.

Furthermore, in the case of some special medicines, such as injection drugs, it is required to be refrigerated lower than room temperature, as shown in Figure 9, in order to store these special medicines in any one shelf on the shelf housing (100a) wireless power supply means (7) may be provided with refrigeration means (8) for receiving power and refrigeration of the medicine in the shelf.

The refrigerating means (8) is made of a conventional refrigeration air conditioning apparatus which is operated by being supplied with power, or more preferably, is made of a thermoelectric element having a simple configuration, small power consumption and a small volume.

In order to supply power to the refrigerating means, a wireless power supply unit 71 formed of a coil is installed on one side wall of the main body housing, and the wireless power source is installed on the inner wall of the shelf 200 facing in parallel with the one side wall. Wireless power supply means 7 using a magnetic field formed by installing the receiver 72 may be provided. As a result, the shelf for storing special medicines by refrigeration means can be utilized for refrigeration while supplying continuous power. Of course, the shelf 200 provided with the refrigerating means 8 is provided with a door 81 that can open and close the thermal insulation material and the open front part for keeping warm. Alternatively, in the case of using a thermoelectric element with low power consumption, a battery can be used to simplify the structure and reduce the installation cost.

In this case, the drug required to be refrigerated, such as injection medicine can be stored and stored in the drug storage and management device, it has the advantage that the object of the storage drug is diversified. Furthermore, the above-described temperature and humidity control means can reduce the effect of the heat generated in the refrigerating means on the other stored in the shelf.

Meanwhile, in order to intensively utilize the inner space of the shelf 200 as illustrated in FIG. 6 or 10, an intermediate plate 210 for dividing the inner space may be further installed in the shelf 200. In order to store small amounts of chemicals in small amounts, the shelf 200 is provided with an intermediate plate 210 for dividing the layers so that bins may be arranged in a vertically stacked structure. In addition, the shelf further comprises a middle plate 210 for dividing the compartment in the vertical direction, it is configured to be able to store a large bin and a small bin mixed.

When the intermediate plate 210 is divided into layers, the operation of the rotary circular conveyor 1 is controlled according to the height of each intermediate plate 210. That is, when the control unit provides the user with the bin 300 located above the middle plate 210, the operating range of the rotary circular conveyor is controlled so that the bottom of the middle plate 210 is located at the bottom of the doorway.

In this case, it is possible to concentrate the medicines that are shipped together with one or a few of the shelves at the time of drug delivery by the preparation, which has the advantage of minimizing the operation of the rotary round conveyor and quickly shipping the medicines. .

11 is a perspective view of a bin according to the present invention, and FIG. 12 is a bottom view of the bin shown in FIG.

The bin 300 has a shape of a box having an open upper portion, and a plurality of homogeneous drugs are stored in the accommodation space 310 formed in the bin 300. These bins 300 are provided in several standardized sizes to fit various drug sizes.

As the drug storage and management device is equipped with a plurality of bins, the user cannot find a drug by memorizing the location of the drugs contained in the bin. Therefore, the bin placed in the shelf includes recognition means 370 having identification information for distinguishing a particular bin from other bins, and the controller recognizes each bin individually and recognizes drug information stored in each bin by referring to a database. Thus, when the user specifies the medicine by the input / output device, it provides the user with the information of the medicine such as the location information such as which bin is stored in which shelf and the remaining quantity of the medicine through the input / output device, and updates the entry / exit history. The operation of the rotary circular conveyor described above with respect to the medicine and the designation of the bin through the display means are made.

To this end, the recognition means 370 included in each bin contains recognition information consisting of serial numbers of the bins, drug names stored in the bins, and preferably information on the location of the preset bins.

For example, the recognition unit 370 may be a barcode label 371 as shown in FIG. 10. The bar code label 371 produced serially by the bar code label generator (not shown) is printed on a sticker, attached to the front surface of the bin 300, and the user registers with the control unit through the input / output device, and the shell number to which the bin is to be placed. By inputting the location of the bin (for example, a two-story shelf and 30 cm from the right), the location information of the bin is generated and the medicine to be contained is specified.

Therefore, when the user enters the drug name, the control unit is to operate the rotary circular conveyor so that the shell comes to the doorway, and the corresponding position in the display means by the arrow or the like. In addition, even when another user pulls out the bin to the outside of the drug storage and management device, it is possible to know where to insert the bin again through the inquiry of the bar code label, and to replenish which bin when replenishing the same drug Will be able to know. Such a barcode label has an advantage of being cheaper in price than other recognition means described later.

11, the barcode label 371 may be formed on the front upper end of the bin 300 and attached to an upper surface of the handle part 320 to be pulled by the user, thereby not removing the bin from the shelf. In addition, the bar code label can be read by the bar code reader right at the entrance and thus has the advantage that the inquiry of the bin is convenient.

On the other hand, the recognition means is made of an RFID tag (not shown), the inside of the main body housing may be equipped with a reader (not shown) for recognizing the RF ID of each bin placed in the longitudinal direction on the shelf. .

The RFID tag included in the bin is generated by receiving the location information and the drug information together through the registration process by the user like the bar code label described above. Thus, when a specific drug name is input, the control unit can provide a bin containing the drug to the user as an operation and display means of the rotary circular conveyor using the pre-stored location information and the drug information, and also the bin discharged to the outside. Is able to know which position to place through a separate reader.

Furthermore, by using the RFID tag, it is possible to immediately know whether a corresponding bin exists in the drug storage and management device. As a result, when the bin is taken out by another user, the controller recognizes that the RFID tag of the bin is not detected by a reader provided inside the main body housing, and inputs / outputs to the user when the drug contained in the bin should be released. The device can tell that the bean is not in the shelf.

On the other hand, another recognition means, although not shown, comprises a memory chip containing the recognition information, and a transmitter for transmitting the recognition information of the memory chip, the bottom of the shelf for receiving the sent identification information Receivers can be installed.

The user registers a memory chip containing recognition information consisting of serial numbers, etc. in the controller, inputs a drug name to be put in the corresponding bin, generates drug information, and stores the information in the controller.

On the other hand, the receiver is installed on the bottom surface of the shelf according to a predetermined section, wherein the predetermined section is an interval determined by the size of the bin produced in a standardized size, for example, the width width of the bin is 10cm, 20cm, 40cm In the case of being provided in three types, the minimum length is 10cm and increases by 20cm, so the length of the section is determined at the bottom of the shelf by 10cm, which is the minimum common multiple of the minimum size and the increasing width. That is, receivers are provided on the bottom surface of the shelf at intervals of 10 cm from side to side, and even when a bin of any size is placed, the identification information of each bin can be received.

In this case, the receiver and the transmitter are fixed to the bottom surface of the shelf using a wired communication method, or a wireless communication method regardless of whether the bin is fixed.

In this case, the bin placed in the shelf is often withdrawn from the front of the entrance and is used, so the wireless communication method is preferable to the wire communication method, and at this time, the identification information received by the receiver is recognized from the bin placed immediately above and the neighbor information. Recognition information sent from the sender of the bin may be received together. In this case, the receiver and the transmitter use the ultrasonic wireless communication method that can obtain the distance information of the transmitter according to the time-of-flight, so that the receiver selects only the identification information located directly above and congestion due to the wireless communication. Can be solved. In this case, the power required for the recognition means and the receiver may be supplied through the wireless power supply means described above, or may be supplied to a battery mounted in each shelf and bin.

In addition, the location information of the bin identified by the receiver, the recognition information and the unique identification information of the receiver itself is sent to the control unit collected in another wireless communication method, the control unit receiver unique identification information, recognition information, drug information, location information of the bin By summation, it is possible to specify the location of the bin for each shelf.

In this case, even if the bin is placed at any position of the shelf, since the receiver can recognize the position information on the specific bin, the convenience of use is further increased.

13 is a perspective view of a bin according to another embodiment.

If any one bin is used to store a small number of drugs, the remaining space is discarded, so that the partition wall 330 dividing the internal accommodation space 310 of the bin 300 is utilized to utilize the remaining space. It may be provided. In this case, the recognition means 370 may be provided for each of the partitions 330 in order to manage the medicine loaded in the space divided by the partitions.

In this case, it is possible to store a small number of drugs in one bin, thereby reducing the remaining space of the bin to further increase the space utilization, and also has the advantage of managing the drug through the recognition means provided on the partition wall will be.

On the other hand, with reference to Figures 12 and 14 looks at the complete departure prevention structure of the bin.

In order to contain or remove chemicals in the bin 300 stored in the shelf 200, the bin 300 must be pulled out through the doorway 101. At this time, in order to prevent the entire bin from being released from the shelf without the user's intention, the bin 300 is caught by the jaw 211 in front of the bottom of the shelf 200 when the bin 300 is taken out. The catching part 340 is provided to prevent the departure from the 200 completely.

Specifically, the bottom front of the shelf 200 is formed with a jaw 211 raised to the top, the rear end of the bin recessed the rear portion of the bin 300 so that the engaging plate 341 is formed to be caught on the jaw 211 is formed. Formed. Furthermore, the bottom of the doorway 101 is formed convexly in accordance with the shape in which the rear portion of the bin 300 is recessed. Therefore, when the user lifts the handle 320 and tilts the bin, and then pulls it out in front of the doorway 101, the locking plate 341 of the bin 300 is caught by the jaw 211, and the bin moves further forward. If the user puts the bin 300 on the shelf 102, the door bottom and the recessed portion of the bin may be in contact with each other and the bin may be horizontally placed.

On the other hand, by lifting the bin 300 so that the locking plate 341 is not caught by the jaw 211, it is possible to completely remove the bin from the shelf.

In this way, if the user does not intend to configure the bin not to be completely removed from the shelf, it is possible to reduce the likelihood that the withdrawn bin is moved to another position.

On the other hand, Figure 15 is a perspective view showing a state of use of the bin according to another embodiment.

During the operation of the rotary round conveyor, vibration occurs in the shelf, which may cause the bin placed on the bottom of the shelf to move left and right. In this case, since the position of the bin indicated by the display means and the actual position of the bin may be shifted, it is necessary to prevent the left and right movement of the bin.

To this end, a plurality of length grooves 212 in the front and rear directions are formed on the bottom surface of the shelf 200 to prevent the left and right movement of the bin 300. In addition, the bottom surface of the bin 300 is provided with a convex protrusion 350 is placed between the length grooves.

The convex protrusion 350 is formed to be elongated in the front and rear direction at the bottom of the bin 300 and its cross section is formed between the length grooves 212 as it is formed in a substantially circular shape. Therefore, while the bin is not moved in the left and right direction, the bin can smoothly slide between the lengthwise grooves in the front and rear directions.

On the other hand, as another configuration for preventing the left and right movement of the bin, as shown in Figure 12, the bottom surface of the bin 300 may be provided with a magnet surface 360. The magnet surface 360 is to fix the bin magnetically to the bottom of the shelf made of iron plate, formed on the entire bottom of the bin 300, or to reduce the force required when the user lifts the front of the bin ( It may be formed only in the bottom front portion of 300).

In this case, by restraining the left and right movement of the bin, the bin can always stay in the position placed by the user, so that the location of the bin can be precisely determined by the display means, thereby increasing the convenience of the next user.

Further, the bottom surface of the bin may further be provided with sliding means for facilitating forward and backward sliding movement of the bin. The sliding means 380 reduces the friction between the bottom of the shelf and the bin 300 when the user lifts or pushes the front of the bin 300, thereby moving the bin with less force while preventing wear. To do that.

Specifically, the sliding assisting means 380 may be a roller 381 coupled to the rear end of the bin, as shown in FIG. 13. The roller 381 may be installed on the engaging plate 341 in contact with the bottom of the shelf 200 when the bin is lifted. The roller 381 may have a thin thickness or a convex outer surface of the roller 381 so as to be accommodated in the above-described length groove. .

In this case, it is possible to withdraw the bin with less force by the sliding aid means, thereby reducing the fatigue of the user who frequently withdraws the drug.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 16, the bottom of the shelf 200 of the inside of the jaw 211 formed in front of the bottom surface of the shelf 200 on the bottom surface of the bin 300 at the time of withdrawal of the bin 300 Auxiliary roller 213 is rotated to be further provided. The user lifts the handle of the bin and places it on the bottom plate of the inner side of the locking jaw or on the cylindrical auxiliary roller 213 formed at the top of the locking jaw, and then pulls the bin 300 forward to Due to the auxiliary roller 213 that rotates in contact, it is possible to withdraw the bin from the shelf with a small force. This is because the medicine stored in the bin is made of a potion so that the bin can be easily withdrawn and stored even if the weight of the bin is high.

In addition, when the bin 300 is moved to the front of the shelf 200 by the rotation of the auxiliary roller 213, the auxiliary roller 213 is settled in the depression formed at the rear of the bin 300 and the locking jaw of the bin ( 341 is caught by the auxiliary roller 213, it is possible to prevent the bin from being completely discharged to the front of the shelf.

In addition, the bin 300 may be made of a transparent material so that the drug stored in the inner receiving space can be identified from the outside. In this case, when the shelf appears at the doorway, the user can visually immediately check the brand or color of the drug familiar to them, so that the user can directly check the bin without checking the information of the bin specified by the display means or the input / output device. Can be recognized.

17 to 19 will be described the operation relationship of the drug storage and management device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The following description is a case where a barcode label is used, and is modified and applicable to the RFID ID or memory chip recognition means described above.

First, a description of the drug receipt process.

The user enters his ID and password to release the lock means to open the main door, or use the key to release the lock means and open the main door (s1).

When the drug is first received, the user stores the identification information of the bin through a barcode reader, and inputs the location information of the bin and the drug information stored in the bin to the input / output device. In addition, the quantity of the drug stored in the bin is input, and if necessary, the history information of the drug, such as the date of receipt of the drug, the expiration date can be additionally entered. The information is stored in the database via the control unit (s2).

The control unit operates the rotary circular conveyor based on the input position information so that the shelf appears at the entrance and indicates the settled position of the bin through the display means (s3). The user stores the bin containing the medicine in the position displayed by the display means, and inputs the number of medicines. The control unit stores the number of drugs in the database (s6)

Subsequently, in the case of receiving the additional medicine, input the drug information to be received after activating the receiving situation by selecting the wearing state in the input and output device (sa). The control unit determines whether the same drug information as the input drug information exists in the database (sb), and if the same drug information exists, the shelf and the bin at the corresponding location are provided to the user by using the rotary circular conveyor and display means. Thus, the user can additionally wear the drug (sc). If the new drug information is guided to store the drug according to the procedure described above (s1 to s3, s6).

On the other hand, if the bin presented by the controller is full, the user inputs that there is no empty space, the controller presents another empty bin to the user, and the user selects one of the bins so that the controller selects the selected bin. It can be provided to the user to continue the receipt.

In such a wearing operation, the user scans a bar code label provided in the bin to confirm whether the bin indicated by the display means is correct, and the control unit notifies the user through the input / output device whether the scanned bin is correct (s4, sd), If not, the authentication step requiring rescan may be further performed (s5, se).

Receiving the quantity of the drug input by the user at the time of receipt operation, the control unit stores in the database (s6, sf), and if the history information of the drug is added, the order of the drugs or the order of the medicines approaching the expiration date quickly. Remember and present it when requested by the user and refer to it at the factory.

The delivery procedure, as described above, goes through the authentication step of the user through the release of the locker device (s10), using the drug name input by the user, or using the drug list of the recipe delivered from a separate device, the control unit Searches for drugs on the database (s20).

The control unit determines the presence of the drug from the name of the drug (s30), if the drug does not exist to inform the user through the input and output device, and searches for the presence of the next step of the drug according to the user's selection (s40) . If the drug exists, go directly to the step of releasing the drug (s60) or after determining the shipping order of the drug by referring to the history information of the drug (s50) and then proceed to the step of releasing the drug.

After the medicine to be shipped is specified, the control unit operates a rotary circular conveyor to provide a shelf in which the bin is stored as an entrance and indicates the bin as a display means (s60).

When the user scans the bin, the control unit receives the received bin and determines whether the bin storing the medicine is correct (S70). If the user determines that the bin is wrong, the controller warns the user through the input / output device and requests a rescan (S80). If the bin storing the medicine is correct, the user withdraws the bin, takes out the required quantity of medicine, and inputs the number of medicines taken out of the input / output device.

The control unit updates the database with the number of drugs shipped (s90), and if the drugs are dispersed in several places and there are still more shipments left, the control unit provides the user with a shelf and a bin storing the drugs to be shipped in the next order to proceed with the shipment operation. (S100).

After the release of all medicines, if the user inputs that the shipment is completed, the change of the database is presented to the user through the input / output device.

In this way, the database is updated so that the stock situation can be immediately presented to the user, and the user can immediately recognize and remove the drug whose shelf life is over. Furthermore, when some of the drugs to be shipped can only be accessed by a person with a certain authority, while providing the drug, by entering an additional ID and password it is possible to enhance the security of the specific drug.

100: management device
100a: main body housing 101: entrance
102: shelf 103: input and output device
1: Round Conveyor
11 drive motor 12 power transmission means 13 lower gear
14: lower drive gear 15: upper drive gear 16: chain
2: main door
21: timely means
3: Shelf auxiliary door
31: wrinkled screen 32: receiving groove 33: transfer groove
34: front part 35: locking means
4: installation height adjusting part
41 link arm 42 support arm 43 support
44: hinge receiving portion 45: movement trajectory groove 46: rotary connector
461: disk
5: display means
51: screen display 52: arrow 53: text information
6: temperature and humidity control means
7: wireless power supply means
71: wireless power supply unit 72: wireless power receiver
8: refrigeration means 81: door
9: monitoring sensor
200: Shelf
210: middle plate 211: jaw 212: length groove 213: auxiliary roller
300: empty
310: accommodation space 320: handle portion 330: partition wall
340: engaging portion 341: locking plate 350: convex protrusion
360: magnet face 370: recognition means 371: barcode label
380: sliding means 381: roller

Claims (21)

Chemical storage and management device provided with a plurality of shelves 200 coupled to a rotary circular conveyor (carousel, 1) in the vertical direction, and a plurality of bins 300 contained in the shelf 200 to contain the medicines. To
And main door (2) for opening and closing the doorway 101 formed on the front of the main body housing (100a) of the drug storage and management device,
Drug storage and management device, characterized in that it comprises a shelf auxiliary door (3) which opens and closes the open front portion 34 of any one of the shelves 200 exposed through the doorway 101. In claim 1,
The shelf auxiliary door (3)
Folded and accommodated in the receiving groove 32 formed on one side of the shelf 200 to open the front portion 34, it is deployed along the transfer groove 33 formed on the bottom or ceiling of the front portion of the shelf 200 Chemical storage and management device, characterized in that the front portion (34) shielding the wrinkles membrane (31). In claim 2,
Shelf 200 is rotatably fixed to the pair of the rotary circular conveyor (1) installed facing each other is characterized in that it can adjust the separation interval with the neighboring shelf 200 through the installation height adjustment unit (4) Medication storage and management device. 4. The method of claim 3,
The installation height adjustment unit 4
A pair of support arms 42 supported in a triangular shape on the chain 16 provided in the rotary circular conveyor 1, and a support 43 extending from the end of the support arms 42 facing each other; A fixed height is adjustable at both side walls of the shelf 200, the storage and management device, characterized in that it comprises a hinge receiving portion 44 that the support 43 is rotatably accommodated. In claim 1,
On the inside of the doorway 101 is provided with a monitoring sensor 9 for detecting an object existing over the outside and the inside of the main housing 100a,
The controller is characterized in that when the monitoring sensor (9) recognizes the presence of the object, the device for storing and managing the medicine, characterized in that to prevent the operation of the rotary circular conveyor (1) or the closing operation of the main door (2). In claim 1,
Apparatus storage and management device further comprises a display means (5) provided in the longitudinal direction of the left and right of the doorway 101, indicating the position of the bin 300 designated by the user as an image image. In claim 2,
The bottom surface of the shelf 200 is formed with a plurality of longitudinal grooves 212 in the front and rear directions to prevent the left and right movement of the bin 300,
Drug storage and management device, characterized in that the bottom surface of the bin 300 is provided with a convex protrusion 350 is placed between the length groove (212). In claim 2,
The main body housing (100a) is a chemical storage and management device further comprises a temperature and humidity control means for controlling the internal temperature and humidity (6). In claim 2,
One shelf 200 is provided with refrigeration means (8) for receiving power from the main body housing (100a) to the wireless power supply means 7 to refrigerated the medicine in the shelf (200). Drug storage and management device. In claim 2,
The shelf 200 is a drug storage and management device, characterized in that the intermediate plate 210 is further installed to divide the internal space. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
In each bin 300 placed in the shelf 200
Apparatus for storing and managing the drug, characterized in that it comprises a recognition means (370) having identification information to distinguish from other bins around. In claim 11,
The recognition means 370 is a drug storage and management device, characterized in that consisting of a barcode label (371). In claim 12,
The barcode label 371 is formed on the front upper end of the bin, the drug storage and management apparatus, characterized in that attached to the upper surface of the handle portion 320 to pull the user. In claim 11,
The recognition means is made of RFID tags,
Drug storage and management device, characterized in that the inside of the main body housing (100a) is equipped with a reader for recognizing the RF ID of each bin placed in the longitudinal direction on the shelf (200). In claim 11,
The recognition means comprises a memory chip containing the recognition information, and a transmitter for transmitting the recognition information of the memory chip,
Drug storage and management device, characterized in that the bottom of the shelf is provided with a receiver for receiving the sent identification information. In claim 11,
The partition wall (330) for dividing the inner receiving space 310 of the bin 300 is provided, the drug storage and management apparatus, characterized in that the recognition means is provided for each of the partition wall (330). In claim 11,
A hooking portion 340 is formed to catch the jaw 211 formed at the bottom front of the shelf 200 when the bin 300 is pulled out to prevent the bin 300 from being completely separated from the shelf 200. Drug storage and management device characterized in that. In claim 11,
The bin 300 is
Chemical storage and management device, characterized in that the sliding aids (380) further provided to facilitate the sliding forward and backward when the bin 300 is withdrawn. The method of claim 17,
The jaw (211) drug storage and management device, characterized in that further provided with an auxiliary roller 213 that rotates against the bottom surface of the bin when the bin (300) withdrawal. In claim 11,
On the bottom surface of the bin 300,
Drug storage and management device, characterized in that the magnet surface 360 is attached to the bottom of the shelf 200 to prevent the left and right movement of the bin (300). In claim 11,
The bin 300 is a drug storage and management device, characterized in that made of a transparent material so that the drug stored in the inner receiving space 310 can be identified from the outside.

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