KR20160083480A - Dispensing box - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a medicine dispensing box. More specifically, according to the present invention, the medicine dispensing box comprises: a plurality of unit cells where medicine is stored; a sensing unit provided to correspond to each unit cell; and a control unit controlling operation of dispensing the medicine from the unit cells. According to the present invention, the medicine dispensing box senses whether or not the medicine is stored in the unit cell during supplementary of the medicine, thereby preventing the medicine from being inputted twice. Moreover, a position of the unit cell where the medicine is to be supplemented in order to allow a user to easily and rapidly recognize the position of the unit cell where the medicine is to be supplemented to accurately supplement the medicine.

Description

Dispensing box {DISPENSING BOX}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medicine dispensing box, and more particularly, to a device for storing and dispensing medicine.

In general, a single-dose medication according to a patient's prescription may include various kinds and forms of medicines, and a single-dose medication classified according to the prescription is delivered to the patient in a basket.

The medicines contained in one basket are collected from a box containing each medicament into one basket according to the type and number of medicines listed in the patient's prescription. The basket on which the medication is collected is delivered to the patient and the patient takes the medication collected on the basket.

On the other hand, in order to collect various medicines in one basket, in the past, medicines experts such as pharmacists needed to take out the medicines manually from the bottles containing the medicines according to the prescription of the patients, The confirmation work that needs to be judged again was indispensable.

This makes it difficult to ensure the correctness of the medication and always implies the possibility of causing an attrition. In addition, not only the possibility of weakness but also the complexity of the collection process itself, it takes a long time to collect the medicine according to the prescription of the patient, which also causes a problem of lowering the working efficiency.

For this reason, it is necessary to study methods and techniques for improving the accuracy and efficiency in collecting medicines by one dose according to the patient's prescription, thereby providing convenience to users such as pharmacists, and preventing weakening accidents .

The present invention provides a medicine dispenser box for indicating whether a medicine is contained in a unit cell when a medicine is replenished, thereby preventing a medicine from being injected into the unit cell.

In addition, the present invention provides a medicine dispensation box that displays the position of a unit cell to which a medicine is to be replenished when a medicine is replenished, so that a user can accurately recognize unit cells requiring replenishment in real time.

The medicine dispensing box according to the present invention comprises: a plurality of unit cells for storing medicines; Wherein the sensing unit comprises: a sensing unit for sensing whether the medicine is contained in each of the plurality of unit cells; And a control unit for controlling an operation for discharging the medicine from the plurality of unit cells.

The sensing unit may include the sensing unit corresponding to each unit cell. The sensing unit may include at least one illumination unit that emits light reflected by the medicine contained in each of the plurality of unit cells. The sensing unit may include at least one illumination unit that emits light transmitted through the plurality of unit cells, And may include one illumination. The sensing unit may include a light emitting unit that emits light and a light receiving unit that receives light emitted from the light emitting unit. In addition, the sensing unit may sense whether the medicine is contained in each of the plurality of unit cells by using the pressure.

The medicine dispensation box may further include a display unit for displaying whether the medicine is contained in each of the plurality of spaces, based on a result detected by the sensing unit.

The display unit is provided to correspond to each of the plurality of unit cells, and can further display a position of a space to which the medicine is to be supplemented. In addition, the display unit may include a plurality of display elements for displaying the position of a unit cell to which the medicine is to be replenished. In addition, the display unit may display the position of the unit cell to which the medicine is to be replenished in a light emitting state of the display device. In addition, the display unit may display at least one of a type of medicine to be supplemented and a quantity of medicine to be supplemented to each unit cell.

The drug dispensing box according to the present invention may further include: a partitioning member having a partitioning wall partitioning the plurality of unit cells; A shutter for opening and closing a lower portion of each unit cell defined by the partition member; And a driving unit for driving the shutter.

A plurality of partition members formed in a vertical direction; And the control unit may control the operation of the driving unit for opening and closing the shutters provided at the lower ends of the plurality of partition members.

Further, the medicine dispenser box according to the present invention may further comprise: a discharge unit for discharging the medicine dropped from the partition member through the discharge port; And a conveyor for depositing a falling medicament when the lower end of the first partitioning member stacked in the lowermost layer among the plurality of partitioning members is opened, and for conveying the medicament to the outlet.

Wherein the control unit controls the driving unit to move the medicine contained in the second partitioning member stacked on the upper side of the first partitioning member to the first partitioning member when the ampule contained in the first partitioning member is seated on the conveyor, Can be controlled.

In addition, the control unit may control the medicine contained in the second partition member to be stored in the first compartment, based on a result of whether or not the medicine is contained in each unit cell of the first compartment member sensed by the sensing unit, It can be decided whether or not to move to the member.

The control unit may control the display unit to display the position of the corresponding cell when the sensing unit confirms that the medicine is contained in at least one of the unit cells of the first partition member.

In addition, the control unit may control the driving unit to prevent the medicine contained in the second partitioning member from moving to the first partitioning member.

In addition, when the sensing unit confirms that the medicine is not contained in each unit cell of the first partition member, the control unit moves the medicine contained in the second partition member to the first partition member The driving unit can be controlled.

According to the present invention, when the medicine is replenished, whether or not the medicine is contained in the unit cell is displayed to prevent the medicine from being injected double

Further, the position of the unit cell to which the medicine is to be replenished is displayed so that the user can easily and quickly recognize the position of the unit cell to replenish the medicine, thereby making it possible to accurately replenish the medicine.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an ampule-type medicine dispensing box according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an ampule-shaped medicine dispensing box having a side opened according to an embodiment.
FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are perspective views illustrating the operation of the locking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing an ampule-shaped drug dispensing box according to an embodiment. FIG.
6 is a perspective view showing a driving unit according to an embodiment.
7 is an exploded perspective view showing a state of a partition member according to an embodiment.
8 is a perspective view showing a shutter according to an embodiment.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a state in which a partition member and a shutter are coupled according to an embodiment. FIG.
10 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing a state of a sensing unit and a sensing unit according to an embodiment.
11 is a perspective view showing a conveyor according to an embodiment.
FIGS. 12 to 13 are partial cutaway perspective views showing the state in which each unit cell is opened or closed.
14 is a longitudinal sectional view of Fig.
15 is a block diagram showing an overall appearance of an ampule-type medicine dispensing box according to an embodiment.
16 to 18 are partial cutaway perspective views showing an ampoule drug dispenser box having a sensing unit according to an embodiment.
FIGS. 19 and 20 are partial cutaway perspective views sequentially showing a state in which an ampule-form drug is dispensed according to one embodiment.
FIG. 21 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a control method for supplementing an ampule in an ampule-type drug dispenser box according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.
FIGS. 22 to 24 are partial cutaway perspective views sequentially showing a state in which the ampule-shaped medicine according to one embodiment is dispensed.
25 to 30 are partial cutaway perspective views showing an ampule-type medicine dispenser box having a display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The foregoing objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

The detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

The terms used in the present specification are used to easily explain the present invention. Accordingly, the invention is not limited by the terms used herein. As used herein, the term "connection" or "connection" does not necessarily refer to a direct connection or connection, but rather to an indirect connection or connection through an intermediary. Also, "module" or "part" is a term used for convenience of description, and therefore does not have a meaning or function that is different from itself.

Numbers (e.g., first, second, etc.) used in the description of the present invention are merely an identifier for distinguishing one component from another.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. On the other hand, the same reference numerals are used for the same constituent elements in the drawings, and redundant explanations can be omitted. In the absence of special definitions or references, the terms used in this description are based on the conditions indicated in the drawings.

For the sake of convenience, the thicknesses and dimensions of the structures shown in the drawings may be exaggerated, and they do not mean that the dimensions and the proportions of the structures should be actually set.

The present invention can be modified or modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Modifications or variations that do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the invention includes modifications or variations that do not depart from the spirit and scope of the invention. Further, the present invention is not limited to the following embodiments.

The medicine dispensing box according to the present invention may be applied to an ampoule medicine (hereinafter referred to as 'ampoule') formed of a material such as an ampoule or a vial, a pouch type medicine, a bottle medicine, To dispense drugs of various types and forms.

The medicine dispensing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a storage unit, a shutter, a driving unit, a discharge unit, an outlet, and the like.

The storage unit is a multi-layered multi-row partitioning unit for storing a plurality of amples, and the shutter is a component for operating each storage compartment to be opened and closed in a vertical direction, and the driving unit is a component for operating the shutter. The discharging portion is a constituent portion, for example, such as the conveyor in this embodiment, which is provided at the lower end of the storing portion to receive the dropping ampoule, and to transfer the placed constituting portions. Hereinafter, the conveyor will be described as an example, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the ampule-type drug dispenser box will be described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to the ampule-type drug dispenser box but may be applied to any type of drug dispenser box dispensing various types and forms of drugs have.

One. Basic composition of drug dispensing box

Hereinafter, the housing and the lock-related components will be described with reference to Figs. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an ampule-type medicine dispensing box according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an ampule-shaped medicine dispensing box having a side opened according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 and 4 are perspective views illustrating the operation of the locking device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the ampule-type medicine dispensing box 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a housing 10 constituting an outer shape.

The housing 10 may include a housing body 110, a front surface 120, and an ampoule input gate 130. A discharge port 121 through which the ampoule is discharged may be provided in a front part 120 provided on the front surface of the housing 10 and a driving gear 140 for transmitting power transmitted from the outside to a conveyor As shown in FIG. On the other hand, it is preferable that the discharge port 121 is formed in a downward inclined shape. This shape minimizes the impact due to the step of the discharge port 121 and prevents damage to the ampoule or vial of the glass material that is released to the inside.

In addition, an ampoule injection gate 130 for supplying an ampoule to the inside of the housing 10 may be provided on one side of the housing 10. Here, the ampule injection gate 130 may be provided so that one side thereof is opened in a state of being fixed by a hinge or the like. Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 2, a hook 132 formed in a hook shape may be formed inside the ampule injection gate 130. The hook portion 132 is a component corresponding to the latch portion 633 provided inside the housing 10. The engaging portion 633 will be described in detail with reference to Fig. 3.

In addition, a plurality of ampoules 2 may be accommodated in the housing 10. The ampoule contained in the housing 10 may include all drugs which are formed in a form similar to the shape of the ampoule, such as glass or substitutable material, such as vials, as well as ampoules in the dictionary sense.

Referring to FIG. 3, a locking device 60 corresponding to the hooking part 132 may be provided on the inner side of the housing 10. The locking device 60 is a component for locking or releasing the hook 132 to thereby lock or open the ampule input gate 130.

Specifically, the locking device 60 may include a lock portion 61, a first turning portion 62, and a second turning portion 63. [

The lock portion 61 may be provided so as to be rotatable using an effective key or the like. The outer circumferential surface of the lock portion 61 may be formed to have a longer radius and a shorter radius in a radial direction with respect to the rotation axis.

The first turning portion 62 may be provided on the inner side of the rear surface of the housing. The first rotary part 62 may be fixed so that the first end 621 and the second end 623 can rotate within a predetermined range about the first rotary shaft 622. [ The first end portion 621 may be provided so as to be in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the lock portion 61 and may be provided so as to be in contact with the short radius portion of the lock portion 61, have.

The first end 631 of the second turning part 63 is located on the side of the second end 623 of the first turning part 62, As shown in FIG. The first end portion 631 and the second end portion 633 of the second rotary portion 63 may also be rotatable around the second rotary shaft 632. In the locked state, the hooking part 132 may be caught by the second end 633 of the second rotary part 63 in a state in which the above-described ampoule input gate 130 is closed. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the first and second rotary parts 62 and 63 are collectively referred to as a rotary lock transfer part, and the second end 633 of the second rotary part 53, Is defined as a latching portion in particular.

Hereinafter, a method of operating the lock device 60 in the open state will be described with reference to FIG.

The locking device 60 is configured such that as the locking part 61 rotates, the long diameter part of the locking part 61 comes into contact with the first end 621 of the first rotating part 62, The end portion 621 can be pushed to one side. When the first end portion 621 of the first rotary portion 62 is pushed by the longer radius portion of the lock portion 61 and is rotated counterclockwise around the first rotary shaft 622, The second end portion 623 of the second arm 623 can also be rotated in the same direction, that is, counterclockwise. When the first end portion 631 of the second rotary portion 63 is lifted up by the second end portion 623 of the first rotary portion 62, 632 in the clockwise direction. In this case, the latching portion 633 rotates and moves downward so that the latching portion 132 can be released from the locked state.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the driving unit will be described with reference to Figs. 5 and 6. Fig. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view illustrating an ampule-type medicine-incompatible box according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a driving unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The driving unit 20 is a component for driving a shutter to be described later. The driving unit 20 may be provided adjacent to one end of the storage unit 30 as shown in FIG.

6, the cam portion 230 may include a camshaft 231, a first cam 232, a second cam 233, and a third cam 234. The first cam 232, the second cam 233 and the third cam 234 may be provided so as to have a long radius and a short radius around the camshaft 231, Can rotate together. The motor 210 generates electric power using the electric power and the gear 220 can transmit the rotational force generated from the motor 210 to the cam unit 230 described above. The outer circumferential surfaces of the first cam 232, the second cam 233, and the third cam 234 may be provided so as to be in contact with one ends of the shutters described later, respectively. The cams 232, 233, and 234 can be operated to sequentially push the shutters sequentially from the lowest layer to the uppermost layer upon rotation.

Hereinafter, the storage unit, the shutter, and related components will be described with reference to Figs. 7 to 10. Fig.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view illustrating a partition member according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view illustrating a shutter according to an embodiment of the present invention. 9 is a perspective view showing a state where a partition member and a shutter are coupled according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a partial cutaway perspective view showing a state of an open / close detection unit and a detected part according to an embodiment of the present invention .

The storage unit 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a plurality of partition members 31. [ A plurality of partition members 31 may be provided to form a plurality of layers, and each of the partition members 31a, 31b, and 31c may partition a plurality of spaces 313 so that the ampoules may be stored. A member between the space portions 313 for partitioning the respective space portions 313 at this time is referred to as a partitioning wall 311. In addition, a partition member supporting portion 314 protruding at the lower end and connecting the partition members 311 may be formed at a lower end of one side of the partition walls 311. The other side of the partition 311 may be provided with a partition member side wall 312 connecting the partition 311. The side wall 312 may have a predetermined thickness and may protrude laterally from the partitioning member 31.

Meanwhile, when the partitioning members 31a, 31b, and 31c are stacked, a space may be formed between the partitioning members 31a, 31b, and 31c by the partitioning member support 314. A space defined by the partitioning member supporting portion 314 and the partitioning members 31a, 31b and 31c is formed, and a shutter to be described later can be inserted through the space portion. Hereinafter, such a space portion will be referred to as a shutter receiving portion.

As shown in FIG. 8, the shutter 40 may be formed in a plate shape having a plurality of vertically extending through holes. The shutter (40) may be formed with gates (43) through which a plurality of ampoules can pass along the longitudinal direction. The short sides of the gates 43 are preferably formed to have a width larger than the width of the ampoule and smaller than or equal to the width of the space 313 of the partition member. At this time, a member for partitioning the gates 43 is referred to as an ampule supporting portion 41. The ampoule support part 41 connects between the side members of the shutter 40, and can divide the gate 43. A protrusion 43 may be formed at one end of the shutter 40. A receiving groove 431 may be formed on the inner side of the projection 43 to receive and / or fix an elastic member to be described later. The other side surface of the projecting portion 43 is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the cams 232, 233, and 234 of the cam portion 230 described above. That is, when the cams 232, 233, and 234 are rotated, the projections 43 are pushed by the longer radius portions of the cams 232, 233, and 234 so that the entire shutter 40 is pushed and moved.

Meanwhile, the shutter 40 may be provided with a sensing unit 44 at one end thereof. The object to be detected 44 may be formed to protrude by a predetermined length in the longitudinal direction of the shutter. The subject sensing unit 44 may be a component for determining whether the shutter 40 has moved or being sensed by the opening / closing sensing unit to be described later or the current position of the shutter 40. [

9, when a plurality of partitioning members 31 are stacked and configured, the distance between the partitioning members 31a, 31b, 31c and the shutter receiving portion defined by the partitioning member supporting portion 314 The shutters 40a, 40b, and 40c can be inserted, respectively. At this time, the ampule supporting part 41 of the shutter 40 adjacent to the partitioning walls 311 adjacent to the partitioning member 31 may form a certain space part where a single ampule can be stored. Hereinafter, the space portion is referred to as a unit cell for convenience of explanation. It is preferable that the length of the short side of the unit cell corresponds to the length of the short side of the shutter 40 described above.

On the other hand, there is a case where the ampoule in the unit cell can not be discharged due to a malfunction of the shutter 40. That is, it is determined whether or not the ampule is present in the unit cell in order to determine whether it is necessary to replenish the ampule in the storage unit 30 or to judge whether the ampule is not discharged due to malfunction or stagnation Can be used. For example, whether an ampule is stored in a unit cell can be confirmed by using a proximity sensor, an infrared sensor, a pressure sensor, or the like.

In addition to the method using these sensors, at least one or more lights illuminating the storage unit 30 may be provided to confirm whether an ampule is located in the unit cell. Alternatively, it is also possible to open a part of the housing or to form a light transmitting material so as to observe each unit cell. Alternatively, even when a part of the housing of the illumination for illuminating the storage unit 30 is not opened or formed of a light transmitting material, the ampoule injection gate 130 may be opened and the ampoule may be usefully used .

On the other hand, a side wall insertion groove 113 may be formed on one inner side surface of the housing as shown in FIG. The partition wall side wall 312 (see FIG. 7) may be inserted and fixed to the side wall insertion groove 113. The side wall insertion groove 113 may be formed as a groove having a predetermined depth on the inner side surface of the housing but the side wall insertion groove 113 having a predetermined depth may be formed inside the step portion 112 by forming the step portion 112 around the groove. ) Is preferably formed. Further, a guide groove 114 may be formed between the side wall insertion grooves 113 along the longitudinal direction. The guide groove 114 can guide the shutter 40 to move in the longitudinal direction while accommodating the side surface of the shutter 40. [

On the other hand, the opening / closing detector 60 may be provided on the inner side of the housing. The opening / closing detection unit 60 may detect whether the sensing unit 44 of the shutter 40 is moving. When the shutter 40 is moved to the opening / closing detector 60 side, the first opening / closing detector 61 may detect the opening / The second opening and closing sensor 62 senses the detected portion 44 even when the shutter 40 is located on the side of the opening and closing detector 60 or moves in the opposite direction, 40 can be normally used. On the other hand, an infrared sensor or the like can be used as the opening / closing detector 60.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the conveyor will be described with reference to Fig. 11 is a perspective view showing a conveyor according to an embodiment.

The conveyor 50 is a constituent part in which the falling ampoule is seated and the loaded ampoule is conveyed to be discharged to the outside of the apparatus. The conveyor 50 may include a conveyor belt 52, an orbital shaft 512, and at least one transmission gear 511. The conveyor belt 52 may again include a belt body 521 and a belt bulkhead 522 and the belt body 521 may rotate on an endless track via an outer peripheral surface of the raceway shaft 512. The belt partition 522 may be provided on the belt main body 521 to divide and form a space portion into which the ampoule can be seated, respectively. It is preferable that the interval between the belt partition walls 522 is formed to be equal to the interval between the divisional partition 311 (see FIG. 7) of the partition member and the interval between the ampoule support portions 41 (see FIG. 8) of the shutter.

The orbital shafts 512 are provided as a pair and can take charge of two rotary shafts on an endless track of the conveyor 50. The transmission gear 511 receives rotational force from the driving gear 140 provided on the front surface of the housing and can transmit the rotational force to any one of the orbital shafts 512.

Hereinafter, an operation method and structure in which each unit cell of the storage unit is opened or closed will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 14. FIG. FIGS. 12 to 13 are partially cutaway perspective views showing a state in which each unit cell is opened or closed, and FIG. 14 is a longitudinal sectional view of FIG.

12, when the ampoule support portions 41a, 41b, and 41c of the shutters 40 intercept the upper and lower unit cells in a state in which the cam portion 230 does not rotate, . This state is defined as a state in which each unit cell or each layer is closed or closed.

13 and 14, the shutter 40b of the second layer is pushed by the cam 233 from below, and the ampule supporting portions 41b of the shutter 40b of the second layer are in contact with each other And between the partition walls 311b and 311c of the second and third layers. The second layer at this time is defined as open or open. The first and third layers are still closed.

14, an elastic member 45 is provided between the projection 43 of the shutter 40 and one end of the partitioning member 31 adjacent thereto. Both ends of the elastic member 45 are accommodated and / or fixed in the receiving groove 431 of the protruding portion 43 and the receiving groove 315 of the partition member 31. The shutter 40 can be returned to the initial position by the elastic force of the elastic member 45 while being pushed to one side by the cam. In other words, the elastic member 45 provides a restoring force for restoring the position of the shutter 40.

Hereinafter, an overall ampule-type drug dispenser box including electrical components will be described with reference to FIGS. 15 to 18. FIG. 15 is a block diagram showing an overall appearance of an ampule-type drug dispenser box according to an embodiment of the present invention.

15, an ampule-type medicine dispenser box according to an embodiment of the present invention includes the above-described driving unit 20, a storage unit 30, a shutter 40, a conveyor 50, and an outlet 121 And may further include a power transmission unit 511, sensing units 610, 620, 630, and 640, a control unit 70, and a display unit 80.

The sensing unit is for checking whether an ampule is present in each unit cell of the conveyor 50 or the storage unit 30. The ampule-type medicine dispensing box according to an embodiment of the present invention includes various sensing units 610 , 620, 630, 640).

The first to third sensing units are used to confirm whether or not an additional ampoule is required on the conveyor 50. An infrared sensor, a proximity sensor, a pressure sensor, or the like can be used.

For example, the first sensing unit 610 may directly sense whether or not an ampule remains in the conveyor. In this case, the first sensing unit 610 may detect the ampoule at the most distal end of the conveyor 50 in the dispensing direction. If it is determined that the ampule does not exist at the extreme end of the dispensing direction, the first sensing unit 610 outputs a signal indicating that there is no more ampule on the conveyor 50 to the controller 70 Lt; / RTI > Therefore, the control unit 70 can control the replenishment of the ampule on the basis of the signal received from the first sensing unit 610.

Alternatively, the second sensing unit 620 may directly sense the ampoule discharged through the outlet 121 described above. The second sensing unit 620 senses an ampoule discharged from the outlet 121 and transmits a signal indicating that the ampoule is discharged to the controller 70 whenever the ampoule is discharged. Therefore, the controller 70 can determine whether the ampoule replenishment is necessary based on the signal received from the second sensing unit 620. [

In addition, for example, the third sensing unit 630 may sense the number of revolutions of the power transmitting unit 511. That is, since the gears or the trajectory axis for power transmission are rotated by a predetermined number of revolutions in order to dispense one ampule, the third sensing unit 630 senses the number of revolutions for dispensing one ampule, Lt; / RTI > Therefore, the controller 70 can determine whether the ampule replenishment is necessary based on the number of revolutions received from the third sensing unit 630. [

The fourth sensing unit 640 senses whether or not the ampule is accommodated in each unit cell of the partition member stacked on the storage unit 30 and can be implemented using illumination or various sensors. Also, the fourth sensing unit 640 may correspond to each unit cell, and it may be determined whether or not the ampule is accommodated in each unit cell.

Referring to FIG. 16, the fourth sensing unit 640 may include an illumination unit 3121 for each unit cell on the side wall 312 to illuminate the interior of the unit cell. The light emitted from the illumination unit 3121 may pass through the inside of the unit cell and may flow out to the outside. At this time, if the inside of the unit cell does not contain the ampule, the light emitted from the illumination unit 3121 flows out to the outside. When the ampule is accommodated inside the unit cell, a part of the light is absorbed or reflected by the ampule, The light amount is reduced as compared with the case where the ampule is not accommodated.

That is, as shown in FIG. 16, when the unit cells of the uppermost layer are empty and the supplement of the ampule is required, the user can dispense one ampule to the corresponding unit cells. At this time, when the illumination unit 3121 is in the ON state, it can be easily determined whether or not the ampule is accommodated in the specific unit cell. Further, even when a user replenishes a plurality of ampoules, there is an effect that a unit cell which has already completed the replenishment of the ampoule and a unit cell to be supplemented with the ampoule can be recognized in real time.

For example, referring to FIG. 17, unlike the transmissive illumination unit of FIG. 16, the reflective illumination unit 3127 may be provided. That is, the reflective illumination unit 3127 may be provided in the unit cell or at the entrance of the ampule injection gate 130. A part of the light emitted from the reflective illumination unit 3127 can be reflected to the ampule 2 and transmitted to the user. Accordingly, the user can directly observe whether or not the ampule in the unit cell exists by using the light of the reflective type illumination unit 3127.

The illumination units may be provided at various positions, and may be provided at various positions such as the side wall 312, an arbitrary position within the unit cell, or the like regardless of the type of illumination unit such as a transmission type or a reflection type.

Meanwhile, the fourth sensing unit 640 may be implemented using various sensors.

For example, as shown in Fig. 18, an infrared sensor including a light emitting portion 3123 and a light receiving portion 3125 can be used. The light emitting portion 3123 is provided in the side wall 312 and the light receiving portion 3125 may be accommodated in a corresponding one of the sensor receiving portions 135 formed in the ampule input gate 130. The light receiving portion 3125 emits infrared light and the like so that the light receiving portion 3125 receives infrared rays or the like emitted from the light emitting portion 3123 and thereby transmits an infrared ray or the like between the light emitting portion 3123 and the light receiving portion 3125 Can be detected.

That is, when the ampule 2 is located inside the unit cell and is located between the light emitting portion 3123 and the light receiving portion 3125, the amount of light received by the light receiving portion 3125 is changed, So that the amount of current generated in the semiconductor device is changed. It is possible to determine whether the ampule 2 is positioned between the light emitting portion 3123 and the light receiving portion 3125 through the amount of change of the current.

After detecting the acceptance of the ampule 2 by the light receiving unit 3125, the result can be displayed on the display unit 80 corresponding to the light receiving unit 3125. The display unit 80 will be described later in more detail.

For example, the sensing unit 60 can check whether or not the ampule 2 is accommodated in the unit cell by using a pressure sensor, a proximity sensor, or the like in each unit cell in addition to the infrared sensor. In the case of the infrared sensor shown in FIG. 23, it is possible to determine whether the ampule 2 is received only when the ampule inlet gate 130 is closed. When the ampule inlet gate 130 is open, I can not. On the other hand, when a pressure sensor, a proximity sensor or the like is provided for each unit cell, whether or not the ampule 2 is turned on is detected in real time regardless of whether the ampule inlet gate 130 is opened or closed, Can be displayed.

The fourth sensing unit 640 may recognize the unit cells already supplemented and the unit cells to be supplemented in real time in the process of supplementing the unit cells with the user.

Accordingly, the fourth sensing unit 640 may transmit a signal indicating whether the ampule is received in each unit cell to the controller 70, and the controller 70 may control the fourth sensing unit 640, Or the driving unit 20 based on a signal received from the display unit 80. [ A specific description thereof will be described in detail in the related section.

Meanwhile, the ampule-type drug dispenser box may include at least one of a first sensing unit 610, a second sensing unit 620, a third sensing unit 630, and a fourth sensing unit 640, A plurality of sensing units may be provided for accuracy.

The display unit 80 is a device for displaying position information of a unit cell to which the ampule 2 is to be supplemented. Meanwhile, as described above, the control unit 70 can control the display unit 80 to simultaneously display the state in which the ampules are accommodated in the unit cells based on the signal received from the fourth sensing unit .

Accordingly, the user can easily recognize whether the ampule is contained in the unit cell and / or the position of the unit cell to which the ampule is to be supplemented through the display unit 80 when the ampule is replenished. Accordingly, not only the ampoule can be replenished at the correct position during the ampoule replenishment operation by the user, but also the double entry of the drug into the specific position can be prevented. A specific description thereof will be described in detail in the related section.

The control unit 70 may further include a supplement determination unit 710 and an amp supplement control unit 720.

When the first sensing unit 610 receives a signal indicating that no ampoule is present on the conveyor 50, the supplement determination unit 710 determines that supplementation of the ampoule is necessary. The supplement determination unit 710 may calculate the total number of dispensed ampoules based on the signal received from the second sensing unit 620 and determine the total number of ampoules to which the dispensed ampoules are supplemented It can be judged that additional supplementation of the ampule is necessary. The replenishment determination unit 710 may calculate the number of discharged ampoules each time the rotation is performed or the total number of revolutions is received from the third sensing unit 630, Can be determined.

The ampule replenishment control means 720 determines that the ampule does not exist on the conveyor 50 by the replenishment determination means 710, It is possible to control the driving unit 20 so as to drop it. The control of the drive unit 20 by the ampule supplement control unit 720 will be described later in more detail.

Meanwhile, the controller 70 may control the driving unit 20 so that the drug dispensing operation may be stopped when the medicine according to one prescription does not include the ampule-type medicine.

2. Control method of medicine dispensing box

Hereinafter, a method of controlling the medicine dispensing box will be described with reference to FIGS. 19 to 28. FIG. Figs. 19 to 20 and Figs. 22 to 24 are partial cutaway perspective views sequentially showing states in which the ampule-form drug is dispensed. FIG. 21 is a flowchart sequentially showing a control method for supplementing an ampule in a medicine dispensing box according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

19 is a view showing a state in which ampules are accommodated in each unit cell partitioned by a plurality of partition members stacked on the storage part 30. As shown in FIG. 19, the conveyor 50), the ampoules 2 may be put in advance. Referring to FIG. 20, the conveyor 50 may be operated using external power and may be discharged from the ampoule at the farthest end in the dispensing direction.

Hereinafter, a control method for supplementing the ampule will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 21 to 24. FIG.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart sequentially illustrating a control method for replenishing an ampule in an ampule-type medicine dispenser box according to an embodiment of the present invention. That is, the controller 70 can determine whether an ampule exists on the conveyor 50 (S10). If it is determined that there is an ampule on the conveyor 50, The driving unit 20 can be controlled to be opened (S20). Thus, the ampoule stored in the first layer can be supplemented with a conveyor belt (S30). In addition, the controller 70 may determine whether or not an ampule exists in each unit cell of the first layer (S40). If it is determined that there is no ampule in each unit cell of the first layer , The driving unit 20 can be controlled to open the second layer (S50). Thus, the ampoule stored in the second layer can be replenished with the conveyor belt (S60). However, if it is determined that there is an ampule in at least one cell among the unit cells of the first layer, the opening of the second layer can be delayed (S70). After a predetermined time has elapsed (S80) It may be determined whether or not an ampule exists in each unit cell of the first layer (S40).

Hereinafter, each step will be described in detail.

As described above, the controller 70 can determine whether an ampule exists on the conveyor 50 (S10).

22, when all of the amples disposed on the conveyor 50 are discharged, the control unit 70 outputs a signal indicating that no ampoule exists from the first sensor unit 610 It is possible to perform a control operation for replenishing the ampoule corresponding thereto.

If the controller 70 determines that no more ampoule exists on the conveyor 50 as a result of the detection by the first sensing unit 610, It can be judged to be necessary. Accordingly, the control unit 70 can control so that the first layer, which is the lowermost layer among the plurality of partition members, is opened (S20), so that the amples contained in the first layer are transferred onto the conveyor 50 (S30).

23, the controller 70 may control the driving unit 230 to open the lower end of the first partitioning member 30c stacked in the lowest layer among the plurality of partitioning members. That is, when the third cam 234 rotates in the first direction D1 and the third shutter 43c is pushed in the dispensing direction D2, the lower end of the first partitioning member 30c can be opened. Accordingly, the ampoules received in the first partitioning member 30c can be dropped on the conveyor 50, and the ampoules placed on the conveyor 50 can flow from the ampoule at the farthest end in the dispensing direction to the outlet (Not shown). Meanwhile, when completing the replenishment of the ampoule on the conveyor 50, the control unit 70 controls the rotation speed of the power transmission unit 511 transmitted from the third sensing unit or the rotation speed of the power transmission unit 511 transmitted from the second sensing unit It is possible to initialize the number of ampoules.

Thereafter, the controller 70 may control the replenishing operation of the ampoule so as to sequentially replenish the ampoules from the lowest layer of the storage unit 30, and the ampoules accommodated in the second or higher layer may be placed on the conveyor 50 It can fall at various timings regardless of whether an ampoule exists or not.

For example, the control unit 70 may determine whether to replenish the ampule according to whether or not the ampule is present in each unit cell of the first layer (S40). That is, the control unit 70 can confirm whether or not an ampule exists in each unit cell of the first layer from the fourth sensing unit 640 corresponding to each unit cell of the first layer.

If it is determined that the ample contained in a specific cell of each unit cell of the first layer remains without falling down to the conveyor 50 due to an error or the like, the control unit 70 may delay the opening of the second layer (S70). This is because, if the second layer is opened in a state in which the ample is accommodated in at least one of the unit cells of the first layer, the ampoule can be doubly injected into the cell.

Also, the control unit 70 can display the position of the specific cell on the display unit 80 described above. Therefore, the user can easily and precisely recognize the position of the specific cell, thereby preventing the ampoule from being injected into the specific cell. For example, the ampoule remaining in the specific cell can be removed.

The control unit 70 may determine whether a predetermined time t has elapsed or not at step S80. After the predetermined time t elapses, Can be confirmed.

On the other hand, if it is determined that the unit cells of the first layer do not exist in the ampule, the control unit 70 may control the second layer to be opened (S50).

24, the controller 70 may control the second cam 233 to further rotate in one direction D1 to push the second shutter 43b in the dispensing direction, So that the lower end of the second partitioning member 30b stacked on the lower portion 30 can be controlled to be opened. Accordingly, the ampule can be supplemented to the first layer (S60). In other words, when the lower end of the second partition member 30b is opened, the ampoules received in the second partition member 30b can fall toward the respective unit cells of the first partition member 30c.

21, the control unit 70 may control the first cam 232 to further rotate in one direction D1 to push the first shutter 43a in the dispensing direction, So that the lower end of the third partition member 30a, which is sandwiched by the storage unit 30, can be controlled to be opened. When the lower end of the third partition member 30a is opened, the ampules contained in the third partition member 30a can fall toward the unit cells of the second partition member 30b.

Thereafter, the controller 70 can again determine whether an ampule is present on the conveyor 50 (S10), and the processes of S10 to S60 described above may be continuously repeated.

For example, the control unit 70 may rotate the cam 230 in a constant speed to sequentially open the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer regardless of whether the conveyor 50 is operated or not . Alternatively, for example, the controller 70 may control so that the second-layer or higher-layered ample drops sequentially when there is no ampoule on the conveyor 50.

Hereinafter, the control operation of the display unit 80 by the control unit 70 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 25 to 30. FIG.

25 to 28 are partial cutaway perspective views showing an ampule-type medicine dispenser box having a display unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. On the other hand, although the illustration of the ampoule is shown for the sake of convenience, it is difficult for the user to easily recognize the ampoule because the ampoule is small in size.

The display unit 80 is a device for displaying position information of a unit cell to which the ampule 2 is to be supplemented. It is difficult for the user to visually distinguish whether or not the ampule is contained in the unit cell when performing the supplementing operation of the ampule 2. Therefore, This is because there is a need to be able to accurately recognize the position.

The display unit 80 may correspond to each unit cell, and may be formed at a position corresponding to the sensing unit 69 provided in each unit cell, as shown in FIG.

There may be a variety of ways for the controller 70 to display the position information of the specific unit cell to be supplemented with the ampule 2 among the plurality of unit cells on the display unit 80. [

The display unit 80 may include a plurality of display elements for displaying the position information and it may be possible to simultaneously display whether or not an ampule is accommodated in the unit cell according to the light emitting state of the display element . That is, whether or not the ampule is accommodated in the corresponding unit cell can be displayed by using the on / off state of the display element, the luminescent color change, the flicker or the degree of flickering. 25, after all of the ampoules received in the first partitioning member 30c have fallen onto the conveyor 50, the controller 70 controls the first partitioning member 30c 30c so that the display unit 80 is controlled so that the display unit corresponding to each unit cell of the first partition member 30c is displayed in the ON state, can do. Alternatively, when it is determined that the ampule is contained in each unit cell of the third and fourth partition members 30a and 30b, the controller 70 controls the first partition member 30c and the second partition member 30b, The display unit 80 can be controlled so that the display unit corresponding to each unit cell of the second partition member 30b is displayed in the OFF state. At this time, as described above, the controller 70 controls the operation of the driving unit 20 so that the ampules contained in the second partitioning member 30b fall into the first partitioning member 30c and the ampoule can be replenished Can be controlled.

26, after the ampules contained in the first partitioning member 30c have fallen onto the conveyor 50 as described above, the control unit 70 controls the third When it is confirmed that there is an ampule remaining in the unit cell 330c without falling down to the conveyor 50, the display unit 80 (not shown) is turned off so that the display unit corresponding to the third unit cell 330c is turned off Can be controlled. At this time, as described above, the controller 70 may delay the operation of the driving unit 20 so that the ampules contained in the second partitioning member 30b can not fall into the first partitioning member 30c. Accordingly, the user can remove the remaining ampules in the third unit cell 330c.

27, the control unit 70 determines whether the ample stored in the third partition member 30a is drained and the ampoule does not exist from the sensing unit corresponding to each unit cell It is possible to control the display unit 80 such that the display unit 80 corresponding to each unit cell of the third partition member 30a is displayed in the ON state. Accordingly, the user can supplement the unit cells of the third partition member 30a with ampoules.

28, the control unit 70 may control the operation of each unit cell of the first, second and third partition members 30c, 30b and 30a, It can be confirmed that the ampoule does not exist at any position among them. This is because there may be remaining cells without replenishing the ampoule due to various reasons such as a user's mistake or malfunction of the sensing part.

The controller 70 controls the display unit 80 such that the display unit 80 corresponding to the first position P1, the second position P2 and the third position P3 is displayed in an ON state The display unit 80 can be controlled. Therefore, the user can easily confirm the first position P1, the second position P2, and the third position P3 in which the ampule is not replenished, thereby accurately performing the ampule replenishing operation. Further, when the ampule is replenished, it is possible to recognize whether or not the drug is contained in the unit cell, so that the drug can be prevented from being injected double.

In addition, the controller 70 may display the position information of the unit cell to be supplemented with the ampule on the display unit 80, and display the type information of the medicine to be supplemented to each unit cell.

That is, the control unit 70 may control the display unit 80 to further display the type information of the medicine including at least one of the type of the medicine and the quantity of the medicine.

Here, the plurality of unit cells may be preset by the user to accommodate only the specific ampoule type drug. That is, the position of a unit cell in which a particular ampule is to be accommodated may be previously designated, and various identification marks such as a letter, a figure, a symbol, a number, and a color may be used to distinguish the unit cell.

For example, when one prescription includes a first ampoule, a second ampoule, and a third ampoule, the display unit 80 may display a unit cell in which the first ampoule is to be accommodated, The position of the unit cell in which the second ampoule is to be accommodated, and the position of the unit cell in which the third ampoule is to be accommodated may be displayed in different colors. At this time, it may be desirable to set the same type of ampoule to be accommodated in the cells corresponding to the same column of each layer.

30, the control unit 70 may control the fourth unit cell of each unit cell of the first, second and third partitioning members 30c, 30b, It is determined that the ampoule should be replenished to the fourth position P4 and the fifth position P5 and the first ampoule is inserted in the fourth position P4 and the second ampoule is inserted in the fifth position P5, It can be judged that the ampoule should be supplemented. The control unit 70 determines whether the display unit 80 is turned on with the color corresponding to the first ampule at the fourth position P4 and the color corresponding to the second ampule at the fifth position P5, The display unit 80 can be controlled so that the display unit 80 is displayed.

In addition, when information on a medicine contained in one prescription is changed at the time of a medicine replenishing operation by a user, the controller 70 controls the first partition member 30c, the second partition member 30b, and / The information displayed on the display unit 80 can be changed so that the ampoule can be supplemented to the display unit 80 corresponding to each unit cell of the partition member 30a according to the changed drug information.

That is, when the fourth ampoule and the fifth ampoule are included in the changed prescription, the control unit 70 displays the fourth ample and the fifth ampoule according to the changed prescription, The display unit 80 can be controlled so that the identification mark corresponding to the ampoule and the fifth ampoule is displayed. In addition, the controller 70 may arbitrarily determine a position at which the fourth ampoule and the fifth ampoule should be supplemented, according to the number of the fourth ampoule and the fifth ampoule according to the changed prescription.

Therefore, the user can accurately compensate for the ampoule corresponding to the cell, and also can accurately recognize whether the medicine is contained in the unit cell when the ampoule is replenished, so that the medicine can be prevented from being injected double.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. The present invention is not limited to the drawings. In addition, the embodiments described in this document can be applied to not only the present invention, but also all or some of the embodiments may be selectively combined so that various modifications can be made.

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Claims (19)

A plurality of unit cells in which medicines are stored;
Wherein the sensing unit comprises: a sensing unit for sensing whether the medicine is contained in each of the plurality of unit cells; And
And a control unit for controlling an operation for discharging the medicine from the plurality of unit cells.
The method according to claim 1,
And the sensing unit corresponds to each unit cell.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the sensing unit includes at least one light source that emits light reflected by the medicine contained in each of the plurality of unit cells.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the sensing unit includes at least one light source that emits light transmitted through the plurality of unit cells.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the sensing unit includes a light emitting unit that emits light and a light receiving unit that receives light emitted from the light emitting unit.
3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein the sensing unit senses whether a medicine is accommodated in each of the plurality of unit cells using a pressure.
3. The method of claim 2,
And a display unit for displaying whether each of the plurality of unit cells is in an accommodated state based on a result of the sensing of the sensing unit.
8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the display unit is provided to correspond to each of the plurality of unit cells and further displays a position of a unit cell to which a medicine is to be supplemented.
9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the display unit includes a plurality of display elements for indicating a position of a unit cell to which the medicine is to be replenished.
10. The ampule-free medicine dispensing box according to claim 9, wherein the display unit displays the position of a unit cell to which the medicine is to be replenished in a light emitting state of the display element.
10. The method of claim 9,
Wherein the display unit displays at least one of a type of medicine to be supplemented and a quantity of medicine to be added to each unit cell.
The method according to claim 1,
A partitioning member having partitioning walls dividing the plurality of unit cells;
A shutter for opening and closing a lower portion of each unit cell defined by the partition member; And
And a driving unit for driving the shutter.
13. The method of claim 12,
A storage part formed by stacking a plurality of the partitioning members in a vertical direction; Further comprising:
Wherein the control unit controls the operation of the driving unit for opening and closing the shutters provided respectively at the lower ends of the plurality of partition members.
14. The method of claim 13,
A discharge unit for discharging the medicine dropped from the partition member through an outlet; And
And a conveyor for placing the dropped medicine when the lower end of the first partitioning member stacked on the lowermost layer among the plurality of partitioning members is opened and transferring the deposited medicament to the discharge port.
15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the control unit controls the driving unit to move the medicine contained in the second partitioning member stacked on the upper side of the first partitioning member to the first partitioning member when the medicine contained in the first partitioning member is seated on the conveyor, Medicament dispensing box to control.
16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the control unit controls the first partition member to move the medicine contained in the second partition member to the first partition member based on a result of whether or not the medicine is contained in each unit cell of the first partition member sensed by the sensing unit A drug dispensing box that determines whether or not to move.
17. The method of claim 16,
Wherein the control unit controls the display unit to display the position of the cell when the sensing unit confirms that the medicine is contained in at least one of the unit cells of the first partition member.
18. The method of claim 17,
Wherein the control unit controls the driving unit such that the medicine contained in the second partitioning member can not be moved to the first partitioning member.
17. The method of claim 16,
The control unit may be configured to move the medicine contained in the second partitioning member to the first partitioning member when it is determined by the sensing unit that the medicine is not contained in each unit cell of the first partitioning member, A medicine dispensing box that controls the driving unit.

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