TW201438701A - Automatic pill dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic pill dispenser includes a case for securing pill boxes, a displayer, a water heater and a controller. The displayer and the controller are secured to the case. The water heater is secured to the case and for placing a cup. The controller is electrically connected to the water heater. The controller controls the displayer to display a prompt message, which is whether need hot water, when the automatic pill dispenser is dispensing pills. The controller controls the water heater to operate when a yes message is received, so that water in the cup is heated.

Description

Automatic medicine machine

The invention relates to an automatic medicine taking machine, in particular to an automatic medicine taking machine with a heater.

At present, the automatic drug taking machine on the market only provides the function of automatic drug dispensing, and has not provided the relevant facilities for the user when taking the medicine. When it is inconvenient for warm water in cold winter or cold zone, it is very inconvenient for patients to use only cold water when taking medicine.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide an automatic dispenser that can heat the water in the cup.

An automatic medicine taking machine comprising a casing for mounting a plurality of medicine boxes and a display screen fixed to the casing, the automatic medicine taking machine further comprising a heater and a control fixed on the casing The heater is fixed on the casing for placing a water cup, the controller is electrically connected to the heater, and the controller displays whether a need is needed when the automatic medicine taking machine starts taking medicine The hot water prompt information is on the display screen, and when the information about the hot water is received, the heater is started to be heated to heat the water in the water cup placed on the heater.

In one embodiment, the heater includes a heating sheet and a heat conducting sheet, and the heating sheet can be heated under the control of the controller, and the heat conducting sheet is fixed on the heating sheet, and the heat conducting sheet is used on the heat conducting sheet. The cup is placed and heat is transferred to the cup when the heater is heated.

In one embodiment, the heater further includes a temperature sensor for sensing a temperature of the heater, and transmitting the sensed temperature to the controller, the control The controller compares the temperature transmitted by the temperature sensor with a preset temperature, and when the temperature of the heating sheet is higher than the preset temperature, the controller drives the heating sheet to stop heating.

In one embodiment, the heater further includes a casing, and the heat conducting sheet includes a flat portion and a ring portion extending from an edge of the flat portion, and the flat portion and the ring portion are formed to surround each other. To receive the space of the water cup, the limiting space prevents the water cup from falling over.

In one embodiment, the casing includes a top wall, a bottom wall opposite to the top wall, and an outer wall connecting the top wall and the bottom wall, and the controller and the display screen are fixed to the On the top wall, the bottom wall is provided with a storage box downward, and the heater is slidably fixed in the storage box.

In one embodiment, the heater further includes a mounting bottom plate and a limiting block, the mounting bottom plate is fixed on the outer casing, and a convex portion is convexly disposed, and the limiting block is slidably fixed in the convex portion. The heater is slidable relative to the casing between a closed position and an open position. When the heater is in the closed position, the limiting block is received in the receiving box and received In the convex portion, when the heater is in the open position, the limiting block slides out of the receiving box and the convex portion, and is used to support the outer casing to prevent the outer casing from being suspended.

In one embodiment, the limiting block includes a limiting piece, and the protruding portion is provided with a limiting slot, and the limiting piece is slidably received in the limiting slot.

In one embodiment, the sliding direction of the limiting block is substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction of the outer casing.

In one embodiment, the heater further includes an elastic member fixed between the top end of the convex portion and the limiting block, when the heater is in the closed position, The limiting block compresses the elastic member, and the elastic member is in a state of elastic recovery when the heater is in the open position.

In one embodiment, the outer casing further includes a top panel and a front panel, the top panel is substantially parallel to the mounting bottom plate, and the heat conducting sheet is fixed on the top panel, and the front panel is convexly provided with a toggle The dialing portion is configured to facilitate sliding operation of the heater.

Compared with the prior art, in the above automatic medicine taking machine, when the automatic medicine taking machine starts to take medicine, the controller can heat the heater according to the user's demand, so that the heater pair is placed thereon. The water in the cup is heated. Even when it is inconvenient to obtain hot water, hot water can be obtained by the automatic take-up machine itself.

10. . . cabinet

11. . . Top wall

12. . . Bottom wall

13. . . Outer wall

15. . . Storage box

151. . . Bottom plate

155. . . Side panel

20. . . Controller

twenty one. . . Display screen

300. . . Heater

30. . . shell

31. . . Mounting plate

311. . . Convex

3112. . . Limit slot

313. . . Limit block

3131. . . Limit piece

32. . . Top panel

321. . . Opening

35. . . Side panel

36. . . Front panel

361. . . Toggle

37. . . Elastic part

39. . . Folding

50. . . Electric sheet

60. . . Thermal sheet

61. . . Flat part

63. . . Ring

65. . . Limit space

70. . . Temperature sensor

500. . . Water cup

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of an automatic drug take-up machine of the present invention.

Figure 2 is another perspective view of one of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a partial assembled view of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged view of an IV portion of Figure 3.

Figure 5 is an assembled, isometric view of Figure 1 with a heater in an open position.

Figure 6 is another perspective view of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is another state diagram of one of Figure 5 with the heater in a closed position.

Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in an embodiment of the present invention, an automatic drug take-up machine includes a casing 10, a controller 20, a display screen 21, and a heater 300.

The casing 10 is used for installing a plurality of medicine boxes and a medicine taking mechanism such as a medicine taking arm. The casing 10 includes a top wall 11 , a bottom wall 12 , and an outer wall 13 connecting the top wall 11 and the bottom wall 12 . In an embodiment, the top wall 11 is substantially parallel to the bottom wall 12. The outer wall 13 is an annular wall. The top wall 11 is for fixing the controller 20. A receiving box 15 is disposed on a lower surface of the bottom wall 12. The storage box 15 includes a bottom plate 151, a rear plate (not shown), and two opposite side plates 155. In one embodiment, the bottom plate 151 is substantially parallel to the bottom wall 12, the rear plate is substantially perpendicular to the side plate 155 and the bottom plate 151, and the side plate 155 is substantially perpendicular to the bottom plate 151 and the bottom wall. 12. The storage box 15 is configured to receive the heater 300.

The controller 20 and the display screen 21 are fixed on the top wall 11. The controller 20 is configured to control heating of the heater 300 and stop heating. The display screen 21 is used to provide a visual interface for displaying a prompt message and two prompt buttons. The prompt information is: Do you need hot water? One of the prompt buttons is displayed as: Yes, and the other display button is displayed as: No.

The heater 300 includes a housing 30, a mounting base 31, a heating pad 50, a thermal pad 60, and a temperature sensor 70.

The outer casing 30 includes a top panel 32, two opposite side panels 35, and a front panel 36. In one embodiment, the top panel 32 is substantially parallel to the mounting base 31 and is substantially perpendicular to the side panels 35. The mounting base plate 31 extends upwardly from the two protrusions 311. A limiting slot 3112 is defined in each of the two sides of each convex portion 311. The top panel 32 defines an opening 321 . In an embodiment, the opening 321 is a circular opening. The edges of the top panel 32, the mounting bottom plate 31 and the side panel 35 respectively extend perpendicularly to a flange 39. The flange 39 is used to clamp the edge of the storage box 15 to prevent the heater 300 from falling out of the storage box 15.

The outer casing 30 further includes two limiting blocks 313 and two elastic members 37. Each of the protrusions 311 is configured to elastically fix one of the limiting blocks 313. A limiting piece 3131 extends from each side of the limiting block 313. The elastic member 37 is configured to elastically fix the limiting block 313. In an embodiment, the elastic member 37 is a compression spring.

The heating sheet 50 is connected to the controller 20 and is heated and stopped under the control of the controller 20.

The heat conducting sheet 60 includes a flat portion 61 and a ring portion 63 extending upward from an edge of the flat portion 61. The flat portion 61 and the ring portion 63 are surrounded to form a limiting space 65. The limiting space 65 is used to place a water cup 500 and can prevent the water cup 500 from falling over. In one embodiment, the flat portion 61 has a circular shape, and the diameter of the flat portion 61 is substantially equal to the diameter of the opening.

The front panel 36 is provided with a dialing portion 361. The heater 300 can be conveniently slid by the dial portion 361.

The temperature sensor 70 is configured to sense the temperature of the heating fin 50 and transmit the sensed temperature to the controller 20.

Referring to FIG. 3-7 together, the limiting block 313 is brought close to and aligned with the convex portion 311 during installation. One end of the elastic member 37 is fixed to the top end of the convex portion 311, and the other end is fixed to the limiting block 313. The limiting block 313 is moved to slidably receive the limiting piece 3131 in the limiting slot 3112. The limiting block 313 is slidably fixed in the convex portion 311. When the elastic member 37 is in a normal state, a portion of the limiting block 313 protrudes downward from the mounting base 31. Pressing the limiting block 313 can drive the elastic member 37 to be elastically deformed and received in the convex portion 311. The heat conducting sheet 60 is located in the opening 321 , and the ring portion 63 is fixed to the edge of the opening 321 . The heating fin 50 is fixed below the flat portion 61 of the heat conducting sheet 60. The temperature sensor 70 is fixed to the heating fin 50. The outer casing 30 is fixed to the mounting base plate 31 by screwing, snapping or the like. The heater 300 is assembled.

The heater 300 is tilted into the housing case 15. The heater 300 is slid, and the stopper 313 is pressed upward by the bottom plate 151 of the storage box 15, thereby driving the elastic member 37 to elastically deform. Until the heater 300 abuts against the rear plate 153 of the storage case 15, the elastic member 37 presses the heater 300 into the storage case 15 by elastic force. The front panel 36 covers the opening of the storage box 15. At this time, the heater 300 is in a closed position (as shown in FIG. 7).

In use, the controller 20 detects that the automatic medicine dispenser starts to take medicine and displays a prompt message on the display screen 21 to ask the user whether hot water is needed. If the user chooses No, the controller 20 will not drive the heater 300 to heat. If the user selects Yes, the display screen 21 displays prompt information for dialing out the heater 300 and placing the cup, and the controller 20 drives the heating sheet 50 to start heating. At this time, the user slides the outer casing 30 out of the storage box 15 by the toggle portion 361, the limiting block 313 is detached from the bottom plate 151, and the elastic member 37 is elastically deformed. The limiting block 313 is driven back to the normal state and abuts against a desktop (not shown) for supporting the automatic medicine taking machine. The sliding direction of the limiting block 313 is substantially perpendicular to the sliding direction of the outer casing 30. After sliding out of the heater 300, the user places the water cup 500 containing cold water in the limit space 65. The limiting block 313 abuts against the table top to prevent the heater 300 and the water cup 500 from being suspended and having a risk of falling off. At this time, the heater 300 is in an open position. The heating sheet 50 heats the water of the water cup 500 by the heat conductive sheet 60. The water in the water cup 500 is heated. The temperature sensor 70 senses the temperature of the heater chip 50 and transmits the sensed temperature to the controller 20. The controller 20 compares the temperature delivered by the temperature sensor 70 with a preset temperature, and when the temperature is higher than the preset temperature, the controller 20 drives the heating sheet 50 to stop heating. In an embodiment, the preset temperature is about 80 degrees.

In summary, the present invention has indeed met the requirements of the invention patent, and has filed a patent application according to law. However, the above-mentioned preferred embodiments of the present invention are intended to be within the scope of the following claims.

10. . . cabinet

11. . . Top wall

13. . . Outer wall

20. . . Controller

twenty one. . . Display screen

300. . . Heater

30. . . shell

31. . . Mounting plate

311. . . Convex

3112. . . Limit slot

313. . . Limit block

3131. . . Limit piece

32. . . Top panel

321. . . Opening

35. . . Side panel

36. . . Front panel

361. . . Toggle

37. . . Elastic part

39. . . Folding

50. . . Electric sheet

60. . . Thermal sheet

61. . . Flat part

63. . . Ring

65. . . Limit space

70. . . Temperature sensor

500. . . Water cup

Claims (10)

An automatic medicine taking machine comprising a casing for mounting a plurality of medicine boxes and a display screen fixed to the casing, the automatic medicine taking machine further comprising a heater and a control fixed on the casing The heater is fixed on the casing for placing a water cup, the controller is electrically connected to the heater, and the controller displays whether a need is needed when the automatic medicine taking machine starts taking medicine The hot water prompt information is on the display screen, and when the information about the hot water is received, the heater is started to be heated to heat the water in the water cup placed on the heater. The automatic drug take-up machine according to claim 1, wherein the heater comprises a heating sheet and a heat conducting sheet, and the heating sheet can be heated under the control of the controller, and the heat conducting sheet is fixed to On the heating sheet, the heat conducting sheet is used to place the water cup, and heat is transferred to the water cup when the electric heating sheet is heated. The automatic drug take-up machine of claim 2, wherein the heater further comprises a temperature sensor, wherein the temperature sensor senses the temperature of the electric heating piece and senses The temperature is transmitted to the controller, the controller compares the temperature delivered by the temperature sensor with a preset temperature, and when the temperature of the heater is higher than the preset temperature, the controller drives The heater chip stops heating. The automatic drug take-up machine of claim 2, wherein the heater further comprises a casing, the heat conducting sheet comprising a flat portion and a ring portion extending from an edge of the flat portion, the flat portion And surrounding the ring portion to form a limiting space for receiving the water cup, the limiting space preventing the water cup from falling over. The automatic drug take-up machine of claim 4, wherein the casing comprises a top wall, a bottom wall opposite to the top wall, and an outer wall connecting the top wall and the bottom wall, The controller and the display screen are fixed on the top wall, and the bottom wall is provided with a storage box downwardly, and the heater is slidably fixed in the storage box. The automatic drug take-up machine of claim 5, wherein the heater further comprises a mounting bottom plate and a limiting block, the mounting bottom plate is fixed on the outer casing, and a convex portion is convexly disposed. a limiting block slidingly fixed in the convex portion, the heater being slidable relative to the casing between a closed position and an open position, wherein the limit is when the heater is in the closed position The block is received in the receiving box and received in the convex portion. When the heater is in the open position, the limiting block slides out of the receiving box and the convex portion, and is used for The outer casing is supported to prevent the outer casing from being suspended. The automatic dispenser according to claim 6, wherein the limiting block comprises a limiting piece, and the protruding portion is provided with a limiting slot, and the limiting piece is slidably received in the limiting slot. The automatic medicine taking machine according to claim 6, wherein the sliding direction of the limiting block is substantially perpendicular to a sliding direction of the outer casing. The automatic drug take-up machine of claim 6, wherein the heater further comprises an elastic member, the elastic member being fixed between the top end of the convex portion and the limiting block, when The limiting block compresses the elastic member when the heater is in the closed position, and the elastic member is in a state of elastic recovery when the heater is in the open position. The automatic drug take-up machine of claim 6, wherein the outer casing further comprises a top panel and a front panel, the top panel is substantially parallel to the mounting bottom plate, and the heat conducting sheet is fixed on the top panel a dialing portion is protruded from the front panel, and the dialing portion is configured to facilitate sliding operation of the heater.