KR20230141072A - Automatic tablet dispenser with variable dispensing path - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic tablet dispenser capable of dispensing a fixed amount in a variable manner is disclosed. In order to accurately move one tablet at a time to the discharge unit, the variable path automatically moves the width and width (or height) of the path depending on the type of tablet stored in the storage part of the automatic tablet dispenser, so other types of tablets can also be accommodated. there is.

Description

Automatic tablet dispenser with variable dispensing path capable of dispensing a fixed quantity {Automatic tablet dispenser with variable dispensing path}

The present invention relates to an automatic tablet dispenser capable of dispensing a fixed amount in a variable manner. More specifically, the passage is provided so that the passage can be modified to enable smooth discharge no matter what type of tablet is stored and contained, and the passage is variable to any size. It relates to an automatic tablet dispenser capable of dispensing a fixed amount in a variable manner, which can be provided with an outlet so that the desired amount can be dispensed.

The most hot topic in modern society is, of course, health. People's will to protect their health, not only as a measure against infectious diseases or epidemics, but also for the purpose of self-defense, has become stronger, and as a result, health functional foods (hereinafter referred to as health foods) have become popular once again. The dry food may be liquid or powder, but in most cases, it is in the form of tablets, so-called pills, and the tablets are available in various sizes depending on the manufacturer. Even if it is the same health food (e.g. vitamin) that contains the same efficacy, the size of the tablet is often different depending on the manufacturer. Since the size of the tablet is different, the size of the tablet packaging or the size of the product box varies. there is.

This may not apply to people who diligently take the above-mentioned health food, but the proportion of people who cannot take it regularly due to reasons such as busy work, days when they are mentally and physically tired, or simple forgetfulness cannot be ignored when taken as a whole. For these people, an analog method is to set an alarm using a cell phone or watch to notify the user with light (and/or) vibration (and/or sound) to encourage taking the drug, and a digital method is to encourage the user to take the drug. Using the automatic tablet dispenser, which is part of the technology group of the present invention, a machine that automatically dispenses a set number and type of tablets after a certain period of time or at a certain time may be used.

The automatic tablet dispenser is generally capable of storing at least one type of dry food or household medicine (hereinafter referred to as dry food, etc.), and dispenses the number input from the storage unit storing the relevant dry food, etc. through a designated path to the automatic tablet dispenser. By discharging it to the outside, it plays a role in helping the user take a certain amount of food, such as a healthy meal.

However, as introduced in the previous paragraph, the dry food, etc. to be stored in the automatic tablet dispenser are all different in size and are provided differently depending on the manufacturer, content, ingredient, or type of dry food, etc., so the automatic tablet dispenser There is a possibility that there are tablets that do not fit the width or length of the designated path that must be provided, and in the case of tablets that are too small, there is also a possibility that the path is blocked because more than the specified amount is injected into the designated path. In other words, one automatic tablet dispenser cannot accommodate all different sizes, and there is a constraint that the sizes of tablets discharged from the automatic tablet dispenser should not be significantly different.

The present invention was devised to solve the above-described conventional problems, and aims to provide a technology capable of dispensing various types of tablets in a fixed amount with a single automatic tablet dispenser.

As a means to solve the above-described technical problem, the storage unit that stores dry food, etc. and allows dispensing a designated quantity according to a command, scans and inputs the barcode information provided on the outside of the dry food, etc. to store the currently stored food. A barcode input device provided to input information such as dry food into the automatic tablet dispenser, a discharge unit provided to allow a user to obtain a predetermined quantity of dry food stored in the storage unit, and a space between the storage unit and the discharge unit. A variable path whose width or width (or height) can be changed is located between them so that dry food, etc. stored in the storage part can be moved to the discharge part, and the variable path can be automatically moved. motor, a manual control device provided to manually move the variable path, and the barcode information scanned by the barcode input device is analyzed to determine the manufacturer, expiration date, date of manufacture, ingredient, size, etc. of the health food having the corresponding product barcode. Basic data on weight, shape, etc. can be calculated, and a variable path can be moved to have a certain margin based on the above-mentioned size, or a variable path can be moved by a size modified by the user's settings. It includes a processing unit that performs calculations.

Using the present invention, it is possible to accurately discharge one tablet at a time by providing a path capable of discharging a fixed amount in a variable manner through the present invention.

1 is a schematic diagram according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a cross section according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a manual control device according to one embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 shows a variable path according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily implement the present invention. However, the present invention may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. In order to clearly explain the present invention in the drawings, parts unrelated to the description are omitted.

In addition, when a part is said to “include” or “have” a certain component, this does not mean that other components are excluded, but that it can further include other components, unless specifically stated to the contrary.

The automatic tablet dispenser capable of dispensing a fixed amount in a variable manner according to the present invention stores dry food, etc., and scans and inputs barcode information provided on the outside of the storage unit, dry food, etc., which allows it to dispense a designated quantity according to a command. A barcode input device provided to input information such as the dry food to be stored into the automatic tablet dispenser, a discharge unit provided to allow the user to obtain a predetermined quantity of the dry food stored in the storage unit, the storage unit, and the like. A variable path is provided between the discharge parts and is located between them so that dry food, etc. stored in the storage part can be moved to the discharge part, and the width or width (or height) can be changed, and the variable path can be automatically moved. A motor provided to enable the variable path to be moved manually, a manual control device provided to manually move the variable path, the barcode information scanned by the barcode input device is analyzed to determine the manufacturer, expiration date, date of manufacture, etc. of the health food having the corresponding product barcode, Basic data on ingredients, size, weight, shape, etc. can be calculated, and a variable path can be moved to have a certain margin based on the size mentioned above, or a variable path can be moved to a size modified by the user's settings. It includes a processing unit that calculates movement.

The operation process of the automatic tablet dispenser capable of dispensing a fixed amount in a variable manner according to the present invention is as follows.

The user stores dry food, etc. in the storage unit 200, which is provided in the automatic tablet dispenser according to the present invention and stores dry food, etc. and allows dispensing a designated quantity according to a command. After storing the dry food, etc., information on the dry food, etc. to be stored in the storage unit 200 is input to the automatic tablet dispenser to input which dry food, etc. are currently stored in the storage unit 200.

A method of inputting information on the health food, etc. is preferably by using a barcode input device provided in the automatic tablet dispenser according to the present invention to scan and input the barcode information provided on the outside of the purchased or brought health food. This means that if the user manually enters the information such as the health food, there is a possibility that the information is entered incorrectly, and even if the information such as the health food is accurate, the size may vary depending on the manufacturer or content, as described in the technology behind the above-mentioned invention. Therefore, the most accurate is the digital input method that allows you to accurately input information about the manufacturer, product details, manufacturing date, etc. through barcode input. Among these, the most accurate input method is external products such as health food that can be purchased externally. This is because reading the barcode provided is the most accurate.

In addition, using the above method may make it impossible or difficult to supplement with dry food, etc. obtained from outside through an unusual route. After storing the dry food, etc. in the storage unit 200, if the barcode information is not scanned using the barcode input device, storage of the dry food, etc. is disabled according to the settings specified by the user, or the dry food is not known at the time of storage. You can be notified that something has been saved, etc.

If the barcode information is scanned using the barcode input device after storing the dry food, etc. in the storage unit 200, data on the barcode information is analyzed in a processing device provided in the automatic tablet dispenser. In this process, there is a process of calculating basic data about the manufacturer, expiration date, date of manufacture, ingredients, size, weight, shape, etc. of the currently stored health food.

If calculating basic data such as the stored dry food is completed, it is connected to the storage unit 200 according to the size of the stored dry food so that the user can obtain the dry food, etc. from the automatic tablet dispenser according to the present invention. The size of the variable paths 121 and 122 through which the dry food can be delivered to the discharge unit 400 is automatically adjusted. Preferably, the free space is set to about 15% of the width, width (or height), and length of the stored dry food. For example, if the tablet is in the form of a flat oval tablet with a length of 9.6mm and a width (or height) of 5.3mm, the width should be adjusted to around 11.04mm and the width (or height) should be adjusted to around 6.095mm. do. The reason for setting the above-mentioned free space is that if it is set too narrow, there is a possibility that the stored dry food tablets will not pass through the variable paths 121 and 122 due to errors during manufacturing, and if it is set too wide, In this case, there is a possibility that the stored dry food tablets may not contain exactly one tablet.

The steps and method for automatically adjusting the size of the variable paths 121 and 122 are as follows. Currently, the size of the variable paths 121 and 122 is stored as a numerical value in the processing device, and the type of dry food stored in the storage unit 200 just before and the dry food stored in the storage unit 200 this time are If the manufacturer and item name are the same, the sizes of the variable paths 121 and 122 are not adjusted. If the type, manufacturer, or item name of the dry food stored in the storage unit 200 just before and the dry food currently stored in the storage unit 200 are different, the sizes of the variable paths 121 and 122 are adjusted.

As mentioned above, since the variable size is currently stored as a number in the processing device, the interval can be increased or decreased according to the positive and negative result values by subtracting the size of the currently stored dry food from the corresponding number. . If the value obtained by subtracting the size of the currently stored dry food from the above value is a positive number, it moves in the direction of narrowing the internal space to further reduce the width or width (or height) by the corresponding value. If it is a negative number, the width is reduced by the corresponding value. It moves in the direction of expanding the internal space to further increase the width (or height).

In the method of reducing or increasing the width or width (or height) described above, the outer wall forming the space as much as the width or width (or height) is movable and the outer wall is connected to a motor so that it can move forward or backward. It can be implemented by configuring it to automatically move by the number. Preferably, a manual control device 301, 302 along with a motor should be provided so that movement of the outer wall forward or backward can be manually set. In the process of using the space formed by the width and width (or height) formed by the automatically moved outer wall, if the operation does not work as desired during actual use or if a problem occurs due to the space formed being too large or too small. , the movement of the front or rear of the outer wall can be finely adjusted using the manual control devices 301 and 302.

After the fine adjustment process is completed, the corrected width and width (or height) values can be recorded and stored in the processing device of the automatic tablet dispenser. In this case, the corresponding value is fixed and recorded on the tablet with the corresponding barcode, and in the subsequent operation process, rather than using the method of calculating and positioning the basic 15% free space described in the above paragraph, the value is modified and stored. The internal space can be changed by moving a fixed number.

In the above, specific embodiments are shown and described. However, it is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and those skilled in the art can make various changes without departing from the gist of the technical idea of the invention as set forth in the claims below. .

100: Space formed by variable paths
121: Variable path (width)
122: Variable path (width or height)
200: storage unit
301: Manual adjustment device (width)
302: Manual adjustment device (width or height)
400: discharge part

Claims (1)

In an automatic tablet dispenser capable of dispensing a fixed amount in a variable manner,
A storage unit that stores dry food, etc. and allows a designated quantity to be dispensed upon command;
a barcode input device capable of inputting information on the health food, etc. to be currently stored into the automatic tablet dispenser by scanning and inputting barcode information provided on the outside of the health food, etc.;
a discharge unit provided so that a user can obtain a predetermined quantity of dry food, etc. stored in the storage unit;
a variable path that is provided between the storage unit and the discharge unit and is located between the storage unit and the discharge unit so that dry food, etc. stored in the storage unit can be moved to the discharge unit, and whose width or width (or height) can be changed;
A motor provided to automatically move the variable path, a manual control device provided to manually move the variable path; and
By analyzing the barcode information scanned from the barcode input device, basic data on the manufacturer, expiration date, date of manufacture, ingredient, size, weight, shape, etc. of the health food having the relevant product barcode can be calculated. Based on the size mentioned above, basic data can be calculated. An automatic tablet capable of dispensing a variable quantity, comprising a processing device that moves a variable path to have a margin, or moves a variable path to a size modified by the user's settings. dispenser.