TWI618534B - Intelligent drug management device - Google Patents

Abstract

A smart drug management device comprises a housing unit, at least one distribution unit disposed in the housing unit, and a control unit for controlling the distribution unit. The housing unit includes a housing surrounding an accommodating space, a plurality of medicine tubes disposed above the housing and respectively communicating with the accommodating space, and a plurality of housings disposed on the bottom side of the housing and opposite to the housing Pull the pill box. By the structural design of the dispensing unit, when the dispensing time has expired, the main control center drives the dispensing unit to act, and the dispensing unit enables the drugs in the medicine tubes to fall into the corresponding medicine one at a time. In the box, a reminder mechanism is activated to generate a reminder function, reminding the user to pull the medicine box out and take the medicine.

Description

Smart drug management device

The invention relates to a medicine box, in particular to a smart medicine management device capable of regularly discharging medicine.

Taiwan has entered an aging society. The proportion of the elderly population over 65 years old has reached 11.5%, and now the family type is mostly double-income families. Therefore, it is more difficult for the care of the elders in the family than in the past. In the elderly population, about 56% of the population suffer from chronic diseases, 80% of which are more than one type of disease, 40% have more than two diseases, and long-term use of drugs to control chronic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes. The situation is very common.

In addition to taking drugs to control chronic diseases, silver-haired people often take health foods because of their better absorption, so as to make up for the lack of nutrients. Therefore, from nutritional supplements to chronic diseases or cardiovascular diseases that must be eaten every day, the types of drugs are numerous and numerous. But the decline in memory often makes them bothered by whether they have taken medicine or how to take it.

At present, as shown in Figure 1 in the market, a group of medicines arranged in parallel with multiple rows of medicine boxes can separately set the medicines for one week according to the time points that should be taken, such as breakfast, lunch, dinner, bedtime, etc. Use in multiple kits. However, the structural design of the above-mentioned kit group is not coordinated with the hand behavior, and the silver-haired family with presbyopia does not provide any medication except for the identification and opening of the kit. The role of reminders. For the silver-haired people whose memory has gradually deteriorated, the use is not ideal, and there is still room for improvement.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an intelligent drug management device having a reminder function and capable of placing all of the drugs that should be taken at once in a corresponding kit.

The smart medication management device comprises a housing unit, at least one distribution unit disposed in the housing unit, and a control unit for controlling the distribution unit. The housing unit includes a housing surrounding an accommodating space, a plurality of medicine tubes disposed above the housing and respectively communicating with the accommodating space, and a plurality of housings disposed on the bottom side of the housing and opposite to the housing Pull the pill box.

The dispensing unit is disposed in the accommodating space of the housing and is in communication with the medicine tubes. The control unit includes a control center disposed in the accommodating space of the housing for controlling the distribution unit, and a control unit disposed on the housing and electrically connected to the main control center for inputting the medicine time a panel, and a reminder mechanism electrically connected to the main control center. A user puts different kinds of drugs into different medicine tubes respectively. When the medicine dispensing time has expired, the main control center drives the dispensing unit to act, and the dispensing unit enables the medicines in the medicine tubes to be simultaneously The ground falls into the corresponding pill box for the user to pull out the pill box and take out the medicine, and the main control center simultaneously activates the reminding mechanism to generate a reminding effect.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the dispensing unit includes a plurality of receiving members that are inclined downwardly and respectively corresponding to the medicine tubes, a linking mechanism disposed under the receiving members, and a receiving member located at the receiving members. a sliding flow channel on the same side, wherein the linkage mechanism has a connecting rod, and a plurality of lifting members that are interlocked with the connecting rod and respectively extend into the corresponding receiving members, and each lifting member is located at the phase Corresponding to the bottom side of the receiving member, and capable of being driven up and down relative to the receiving member by the driving of the connecting rod, wherein the sliding flow passage is located on a lower side of the receiving member, and has a corresponding position The dispensing hole above the kit. When the user puts different kinds of drugs into different medicine tubes, the medicine in each medicine tube The object is arranged in the corresponding receiving member, and when the main control center drives the connecting rod of the linking mechanism to move upward, the lifting member is driven to move upward, and the bottommost one of the receiving members is The medicine pushes up and causes the medicine to fall into the sliding flow channel, and falls into the corresponding medicine box through the medicine dispensing hole, for the user to pull out the medicine box and take out the medicine.

Another technical means of the present invention is that each of the receiving members of the dispensing unit is recessed to form a downwardly inclined guiding groove, and the lifting members of the linking mechanism are respectively guided to the corresponding receiving members. The inside of the guiding groove is located at the bottom side of the guiding groove.

A further technical means of the present invention is that the linkage mechanism further has a plurality of struts connecting the connecting rod and the lifting members.

Another technical means of the present invention is that each of the lifting members of the linkage mechanism has a bottom surface connected to the corresponding strut, a top surface above the bottom surface for receiving the medicine, and a bottom surface connected to the bottom surface The top surface and the arc pushing surface protruding toward the corresponding guiding groove, and the top surface is inclined downward toward the sliding flow path.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the control unit further comprises a dispensing button disposed on the housing and electrically connected to the main control center, and pressing the dispensing button directly causes the main control center to drive Control the operation of the distribution unit.

Yet another technical means of the present invention is that the control panel has a display screen and a plurality of input buttons.

Another technical means of the present invention is that each of the medicine tubes has a hollow body and a tube body which is open at both ends, and a cover for blocking the opening above.

Another technical means of the present invention is that the housing unit further includes a photo frame disposed on the housing.

According to still another technical means of the present invention, the main control center includes a servo motor, and the distribution unit is driven to operate by the servo motor.

The beneficial effect of the present invention is that, by the foregoing structural design, when the dispensing time has elapsed, the main control center drives the dispensing unit to act, and the dispensing unit enables the medicines in the medicine tubes to fall at the same time. Enter the corresponding kit and activate the reminder mechanism to generate a reminder to remind the user to pull the kit out and take the medicine.

2‧‧‧Shell unit

21‧‧‧ housing

210‧‧‧ accommodating space

211‧‧‧ sound hole

22‧‧‧medical tube

221‧‧‧ tube body

222‧‧‧ Cover

23‧‧‧Pillbox

24‧‧‧Photo Frame

3‧‧‧Distribution unit

31‧‧‧Receiving parts

311‧‧‧ guiding slot

32‧‧‧ linkage agency

321‧‧‧ linkage

322‧‧‧ pole

323‧‧‧ lifting parts

324‧‧‧ bottom

325‧‧‧ top surface

326‧‧‧Arc push surface

33‧‧‧Sliding runner

331‧‧‧ medicine hole

4‧‧‧Control unit

41‧‧‧Master Control Center

412‧‧‧Servo motor

42‧‧‧Control panel

421‧‧‧ Display screen

422‧‧‧ input button

43‧‧‧Reminder

431‧‧‧Speaker

432‧‧‧Lighting parts

44‧‧‧ Drug button

1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a conventional kit; FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a preferred embodiment of the smart medicine management device of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a perspective view, and FIG. 4 is a top view showing the arrangement positions of the three distribution units. For convenience of explanation, a housing unit is omitted in the drawing; FIG. 5 is a perspective view to assist the structure of the distribution unit; FIG. 6 and FIG. All are perspective views, illustrating the operation of the dispensing unit. For ease of explanation, a slip flow path is omitted in the drawing; FIG. 8 is a side cross-sectional view, which is a cross-sectional view of the position VIII-VIII in FIG. Different angles assist in explaining the operation of the dispensing unit; FIG. 9 is a side cross-sectional view, and FIG. 7 is assisted at different angles; and FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing another type of the smart drug management device of the present invention.

The details of the related patents and the technical contents of the present invention will be apparent from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the drawings. It should be noted that, before the detailed description, similar elements are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 4, a preferred embodiment of the smart drug management device of the present invention comprises a housing unit 2, a plurality of distribution units 3 disposed in the housing unit 2, and a control unit for controlling the distribution. Control unit 4 of unit 3.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the housing unit 2 includes a housing 21 surrounding an accommodating space 210, a plurality of medicine tubes 22 disposed above the housing 21 and respectively communicating with the accommodating space 210, and a plurality of settings. A cartridge 23 that is detachable from the housing 21 on the bottom side of the housing 21, and a photo frame 24 disposed on the housing 21. Each of the medicine tubes 22 has a hollow body 221 with open ends, and a cover 222 for blocking the upper opening. When it is necessary to place the medicine in the medicine tubes 22, the lids 222 are first opened and placed in the medicine, and then the lids 222 are surely closed.

Referring to FIG. 4 and FIG. 3 , the dispensing units 3 are disposed in the accommodating space 210 of the housing 21 and communicate with the medicine tubes 22 . It should be noted that the distribution unit 3 may be fixed to the housing 21 in a fixed manner and located at an appropriate position in the accommodating space 210. This is understood by those having ordinary knowledge in the art, and Also shown. In the present embodiment, ten medicine tubes 22, three distribution units 3, and three medicine boxes 23 are taken as an example, wherein two distribution units 3 are matched with four medicine tubes 22, and the other distribution unit 3 Then, it is combined with two medicine tubes 22, and the number of the distribution units 3 is the same as the number of the medicine boxes 23. It should be noted that the letters A, B, and C indicated in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 are used to describe the pairing relationship between the medicine tubes 22 and the distribution units 3.

Referring to Figures 5 and 6, together with Figure 4, the following is an example of the dispensing unit 3 mated with four cartridges 22, wherein each dispensing unit 3 includes four downwardly inclined and four respectively The medicine tube 22 corresponds to the communicating receiving member 31, a linking mechanism 32 disposed under the receiving members 31, and a sliding flow path 33 which is located on the same side of the receiving members 31 and which is inclined downward. It is to be noted that the arrows in Fig. 4 are used to indicate the inclination direction of each of the slip flow paths 33.

Referring to Figures 6 and 7, together with Figure 5, for ease of explanation, The slip flow path 33 is not depicted in Figures 6 and 7 to illustrate the linkage mechanism 32. The linkage mechanism 32 has a connecting rod 321 , a plurality of struts 322 disposed at intervals and connected to the connecting rod 321 , and a plurality of struts 322 respectively connected to the struts 322 and respectively extending into the corresponding receiving members 31 . Lifting member 323. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the sliding flow path 33 is located on the lower side of the receiving member 31, and has a dispensing hole 331 on the bottommost side, and the dispensing opening 331 is located in the corresponding position. Above the pill box 23.

Referring to FIGS. 6 and 8 and FIG. 5, each of the receiving members 31 is recessed to form a downwardly inclined guiding groove 311. The opening below each of the medicine tubes 22 is aligned with the guiding groove 311, and the lifting members are 323 is respectively disposed in the guiding groove 311 of the corresponding receiving member 31 and located at the bottom side of the guiding groove 311. Each of the lifting members 323 can be moved up and down relative to the guiding slot 311 by the driving of the connecting rod 321 and has a bottom surface 324 connected to the corresponding strut 322, and a bottom surface 324 for receiving the medicine. a top surface 325, and an arc pushing surface 326 connecting the bottom surface 324 and the top surface 325 and protruding toward the corresponding guiding groove 311, and the top surface 325 is inclined downward toward the sliding flow path 33. .

Referring to FIG. 2 , the control unit 4 includes a main control center 41 disposed in the accommodating space 210 of the housing 21 for controlling the distribution unit 3 , a main body 41 disposed on the housing 21 , and the main control center 41 . An electrical connection, a control panel 42 for inputting a dispensing time, a reminding mechanism 43 electrically connected to the main control center 41, and a plurality of dispensing buttons disposed on the housing 21 and electrically connected to the main control center 41 44. The main control center 41 includes a motherboard (not shown), and a servo motor 412 (see FIG. 6) electrically connected to the motherboard, and the dispatching unit 3 is driven by the servo motor 412 to operate. The control panel 42 has a display screen 421 and a plurality of input buttons 422. The reminding mechanism 43 has a speaker 431 disposed in the casing 21, and a plurality of light-emitting members 432 respectively disposed on the medicine cartridges 23. It should be noted that since the structure and setting method of the motherboard are generally known in the art, Solution, and can be adjusted according to various situations, not shown in the figure.

The following sections illustrate the manner in which the inventive smart medication management device is used. In the present embodiment, three time points, such as pre-meal, after-meal, and emergency, are taken as an example. Further, the present invention is a solid drug having a fixed shape such as a capsule or a tablet.

Referring to Fig. 2, firstly, the user first puts the drugs before the meal into the four medicine tubes 22 according to different types, and the medicines after the meal are placed in the other four medicine tubes 22 according to different types, and the emergency is urgent. The drugs are placed in the remaining two tubes 22, respectively. That is to say, if there are four kinds of drugs before meals, the four drugs are respectively placed in the four medicine tubes 22, so that the medicines contained in each medicine tube 22 are the same type. As shown in FIG. 8, since the opening under each of the medicine tubes 22 is aligned with the guiding groove 311 of the corresponding receiving member 31, when the medicine is placed in the corresponding medicine tube 22, a few are located in front. The drugs are sequentially arranged in the guiding groove 311. Moreover, since each of the guiding grooves 311 is inclined downward, and the corresponding lifting member 323 is disposed in the guiding groove 311 and located at the bottom side of the guiding groove 311, the medicine at the forefront is Sliding onto the top surface 325 of the jacking member 323.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, the time to take the medicine before and after the meal is set through the input button 422 on the control panel 42. Referring to FIG. 6 and FIG. 8, when the medication time is up, the servo motor 412 is activated and drives the connecting rod 321 of the corresponding dispensing unit 3, and the rods 322 and the lifting members 323 are moved upwards as shown in the figure. After the position shown in 9, return to the original position, that is, the position shown in FIG. It should be particularly noted that since the rods 322 and the lifting members 323 are moved upwards quickly, the medicines on the top surface 325 of the lifting members 323 are also driven upwards. A beating force, while the top surface 325 of the lifting member 323 is inclined downwardly toward the sliding flow path 33, so that the medicines on the top surface 325 of the lifting members 323 are as shown in the figure. As indicated by the arrow in Fig. 9, it is first bounced up and dropped forward into the slip flow path 33. As shown in Figures 4 and 5, since the slip flow path 33 is also downward The inclined design, therefore, the drugs disposed in the medicine tubes 22 fall into the sliding flow path 33 at the same time and one at a time, and slide downward in the sliding flow path 33, via the sliding The dispensing opening 331 on the lowest side of the flow path 33 falls into the corresponding cartridge 23. After the struts 322 and the lifting members 323 are returned to the original position (as shown in FIG. 6), the speaker 431 emits an audible sound through the sound hole 211 on the casing 21 (see FIG. 2). At the same time, the illuminating member 432 disposed on the corresponding medicine box 23 will emit light synchronously, prompting the user to open the medicine box 23 to take medicine and take the medicine. It should be noted that the main control center 41 sends a signal to the control chip (not shown) built in the light-emitting member 432 through the motherboard to emit light, and each of the medicine boxes 23 is also provided with a sensing component. (not shown), when the sensing member senses that the corresponding cartridge 23 is pulled, the corresponding illuminating member 432 is extinguished.

Referring to FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 , it should be particularly noted that when each lifting member 323 moves upward, the medicine arranged in the guiding groove 311 may move downward due to the inclination of the guiding groove 311. When the lifting member 323 is returned to the original position, the next drug is caught. Therefore, the present invention specifically designs the arc pushing surface 326 of the lifting member 323 to protrude toward the corresponding guiding groove 311. As shown in FIG. 9, when the lifting member 323 rises, it is necessary to return to the figure. When the original position shown in Fig. 8 is used, the arc pushing surface 326 pushes the next medicine back first, and when the lifting member 323 returns to the original position, the next medicine will go down again due to gravity. Move to the top surface 325 of the lifting member 323 as a preparation for the next dispensing.

Referring to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, it is worth mentioning that pressing the dispensing button 44 can also directly cause the main control center 41 to drive and control the dispensing unit 3 to operate. Therefore, in the case of an emergency, as long as the dispensing button 44 corresponding to the emergency situation is controlled, the main control center 41 can be directly driven to control the corresponding dispensing unit 3 to operate, and the medicine to be taken in an emergency situation falls. Into the corresponding pill box 23, the user takes the medicine. By designing the medicine button 44, if the user forgets to set the time point of taking the medicine, the medicine can be directly taken out by pressing the design of the corresponding medicine button 44.

As can be seen from the above description, the present invention does have the following advantages:

First, with a double reminder

With the foregoing structural design, when the dispensing time has elapsed, the main control center 41 drives the dispensing unit 3 to act, and the dispensing unit 3 enables the medicines in the medicine tubes 22 to fall into the corresponding one at a time. In the medicine box 23, and in a visual plus audible manner, a double reminder function is generated to remind the user to pull out the medicine box 23 and take out the medicine, which is a very considerate design of the silver hair. In addition, the photo frame 24 is designed to hold a user's favorite photo and to place a memo.

Second, good drug distribution design

Through the structural design of the dispensing unit 3, not only can the drug that should be taken at the same time be discharged at one time, but also falls into the corresponding medicine box 23 for the user to take, and the structure of the lifting member 323 The design can enhance the fluency of the medicine and avoid the situation of the medicine.

Third, the ingenuity of emergency or immediate drug delivery

With the design of the drug dispensing button 44, not only can the emergency medication be required, but also the effect of immediate drug delivery can be achieved if the drug dispensing time is forgotten.

It should be noted that, in actual manufacture, as shown in FIG. 10, different numbers of medicine tubes 22, medicine boxes 23, and medicine dispensing buttons 44 may be provided, and the structural design of the dispensing unit 3 may be simply changed. can In combination with different medication conditions, the amount disclosed in the foregoing embodiments is not limited.

In summary, the intelligent drug management device of the present invention, by the foregoing structural design, when the dispensing time has expired, the main control center 41 drives the dispensing unit 3 to act, and the dispensing unit 3 enables the medicine tubes The medicine in 22 falls into the corresponding medicine box 23 one at a time, and activates the reminding mechanism 43 to generate a reminding effect, reminding the user to pull out the medicine box 23 and take out the medicine, and through the distribution The structural design of the unit 3 can produce a good drug dispensing effect, and also has the ingenuity of urgent or immediate drug delivery, so that the object of the present invention can be achieved.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the scope of the invention and the description of the invention are All remain within the scope of the invention patent.

Claims (8)

An intelligent drug management device comprising: a housing unit, comprising a housing surrounding an accommodating space, a plurality of medicine tubes disposed above the housing and respectively communicating with the accommodating space, and a plurality of housings disposed on the housing a kit on the bottom side of the body and capable of being pulled relative to the housing; at least one dispensing unit disposed in the housing space of the housing and in communication with the medicine tubes, wherein the dispensing unit includes a plurality of downward slopes And a connecting member correspondingly connected to the medicine tubes, a linking mechanism disposed under the receiving members, and a sliding flow channel located on the same side of the receiving members and inclined downward, wherein each receiving The recessed portion is formed with a downwardly inclined guiding slot, the linkage mechanism has a connecting rod, a plurality of jacking members interlocking with the connecting rod and respectively extending into the corresponding receiving members, and the plurality of connecting rods and the connecting rod And a lifting rod between the lifting members, each lifting member is located at a bottom side of the corresponding receiving member, and is movable up and down relative to the receiving member by the driving of the connecting rod, each lifting member has a The bottom surface connected to the corresponding strut, a top surface above the bottom surface, and an arc pushing surface connecting the bottom surface and the top surface and protruding toward the corresponding guiding groove, and the top surface is inclined downward toward the sliding flow channel; and a control unit includes a main control center disposed in the accommodating space of the housing for controlling the distribution unit, and is disposed on the housing and electrically connected to the main control center for inputting a medicine time a control panel and a reminding mechanism electrically connected to the main control center; a user puts different types of drugs into different medicine tubes respectively, and when the medicine dispensing time has expired, the main control center drives the dispensing unit to actuate The dispensing unit enables the medicines in the medicine tubes to fall into the corresponding medicine box one at a time, for the user to pull out the medicine box and take out the medicine, and the main control center starts the reminder at the same time. The agency creates a reminder. The smart drug management device according to claim 1, wherein the sliding flow channel is located on a lower side of the receiving member and has a dispensing hole located above the corresponding medicine box; When the user puts different kinds of drugs into different medicine tubes, the medicines in each medicine tube are arranged in the corresponding receiving parts, and when the main control center drives the linkage of the linkage mechanism to move upwards When the lifting members are moved upwards, and pushing up a drug on the bottommost side of the receiving members and causing the drugs to fall into the sliding flow path, and falling through the medicine dispensing hole In the corresponding kit, the user takes the medicine box out and takes the medicine. The smart drug management device according to claim 2, wherein the lifting members of the linking mechanism are respectively protruded into the guiding grooves of the corresponding receiving members and are located at the most of the guiding grooves. Bottom side. The smart drug management device according to claim 1, wherein the control unit further comprises at least one dispensing button disposed on the housing and electrically connected to the main control center, and pressing the dispensing button The main control center can be directly driven to control the operation of the distribution unit. The smart drug management device according to claim 1, wherein the control panel has a display screen and a plurality of input buttons. The intelligent drug management device according to claim 1, wherein each of the medicine tubes has a hollow body and a tube body which is open at both ends, and a cover for blocking the opening above. The smart medicine management device according to claim 1, wherein the outer casing unit further comprises a photo frame disposed on the casing. The smart medicine management device according to claim 1, wherein the reminding mechanism has a speaker disposed in the casing, and a plurality of light-emitting members respectively disposed on the medicine cartridges.