WO2012115395A2

WO2012115395A2 - Apparatus for quantitatively distributing powdered medicine

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Publication number: WO2012115395A2
Application number: PCT/KR2012/001196
Authority: WO
Inventors: 임태영
Original assignee: Lim Tae Young
Priority date: 2011-02-22
Filing date: 2012-02-17
Publication date: 2012-08-30
Also published as: KR101083651B1; WO2012115395A3

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for quantitatively distributing powdered medicine. A pharmacist is protected from the dust of medicine generated during grinding and distributing tablets, hygiene is maintained since the inflow of foreign matters is blocked while compounding the medicine. In addition, the time required for compounding the medicine is saved and the efficiency of work is increased since the tablets can be rapidly distributed according to a doctor's prescription.

Description

Powder medicine dispenser

The present invention relates to a powder medicine metering dispensing apparatus, and more particularly, to a powder medicine metering dispensing apparatus which is very hygienic because the pulverizing and dispensing of pills is performed in an environment not exposed to foreign substances such as dust.

Oral medications are generally formulated in the form of pills to simplify administration.However, when formulated as a pill, it is easy to administer, but it is prescribed to elderly, pediatric, or sick patients with reduced digestive function because of the disadvantage of slow absorption. Need to be prescribed as a powder.

Accordingly, in the past, pharmacists prepared pills using powdered mortar, but there was a problem in which professional workers had to carry out simple labor, and there were also concerns that the mortar may be filled with various components of the medicine, as well as hygiene problems. .

In addition, according to a doctor's prescription, if one pill is to be divided into, for example, 1/3 units, there is a problem that it is impossible to split the medicine accurately.

In addition, when 10 tablets should be prepared in an amount that can be administered 15 times, the powdered powder must be dispensed using a scale, which not only wastes time but also reduces work efficiency.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, the object of the present invention is to protect the health of pharmacists from the dust of the drug generated in the process of grinding and dispensing pills from the environment from which foreign substances can be introduced during the preparation process It is to provide a very hygienic powder medicine dispensing device is blocked.

In addition, according to the doctor's prescription can be dispensed quickly as desired to provide a powder medicine metering dispensing device that not only saves the time of preparation but also increases the efficiency of the work.

In order to solve the above problems, the powder medicine metering dispensing apparatus according to the present invention includes: a housing 100 having a sliding space 110 formed therein; and installed on an upper portion of the housing 100, and having a pill inside. (1) is added, but the crusher 121 for crushing the pill (1) is installed, the grinding chamber 120 is provided with an opening 122 in the lower; and, installed in the sliding space 110 A rod 210 which transversely moves under the grinding chamber 120 and seals the opening 122 when the grinder 121 is operated, and the tablet 1 is crushed by the grinder 121. When pulverized coincides with the lower end of the opening 122 so that the powdered medicine (2) is introduced, the transverse movement unit 200, which includes the inlet 211 provided in the rod 210; and the sliding space ( It is installed in the lower portion of the 110, the upper and lower openings, and communicate with the lower portion of the inlet 211 powder powder (2) is the upper Connection container (300) flowing into the opening; And, inserted into the opening of the lower portion of the connection container 300 is raised and lowered, while the upper portion of the connection container 300 by the rod 210 is raised in a sealed state Pressing the medicine (2), and prevents the powdered medicine (2) flowing into the upper portion of the connection vessel 300 through the inlet 211 to prevent the outflow, the powdered medicine (2) in a pressurized state When the inlet 211 and the connection container 300 is in communication with each other, the lifting unit (400) for moving a predetermined amount of powder (2) to the inlet (211); and the transverse movement unit 200 When the discharge port (500) for discharging the powdered medicine (2) moved to the inlet 211 to the outside; characterized in that it comprises a.

In addition, the transverse movement unit 200, the forward and backward drive motor 220; and the rotary gear 221 is connected to the forward and backward drive motor 200 to rotate; and by the rotary gear 221 Rotating internal gear 230; And, one side is connected to the internal gear 230 to be rotated, the other side is connected to the rod (210); characterized in that it comprises a.

In addition, the elevating unit 400, the elevating drive motor 410; and the piston 420 in close contact with the inner wall of the connection vessel 300; and the upper portion is connected to the lower portion of the piston 420 The lower portion is connected to the elevating drive motor 410, the shaft 430 is raised and lowered, and installed on the elevating drive motor 410 to calculate the moving distance of the shaft 430 according to the rotation Encoder; And sensors S1, S2, and S3 for detecting the height of the shaft.

In addition, the lifting unit 400 is reset after the pressurization of the powdered medicine 2 is completed, it is characterized in that the powdered medicine 2 is operated to be moved to the inlet 211 by a predetermined amount after the reset.

In addition, the vibration motor 600 is installed in the housing 100 to provide a vibration to the connection vessel 300 when the lifting unit 400 is raised; characterized in that it further comprises.

According to the present invention as described above, the health of the pharmacist from the dust of the medicine generated in the process of crushing and dispensing the pill, there is a very hygienic advantage because it is blocked from the environment where foreign substances can be introduced during the preparation process .

In addition, according to the doctor's prescription can be quickly dispensed pills as desired saves the time of dispensing, there is an advantage that the efficiency of the work is increased.

1 is a front view of a powder medicine metering distribution device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 2 is a side view of the initial state in which the pill is injected into the powder medicine metering distribution device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 3 is a side view of the state in which the pill is injected into the powder medicine metering distribution device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,

Figure 4 is a side view of a state in which the pill injected into the powder medicine metering dispensing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention crushed into the connection container,

Figure 5 is a side view of a state in which the piston of the powder medicine metering dispensing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention can no longer rise by pressing the powder medicine,

Figure 6 is a side view of the piston raised as much as the predetermined state in the inlet of the powder medicine metering dispensing device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention connected to the connection vessel,

7 is a side view of the powdered powder pulverized in the medicine bag dispenser according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is dropped into the medicine bag.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described embodiments of the present invention. Like reference numerals in the drawings denote like elements. In describing the present invention, detailed descriptions of related well-known functions or configurations are omitted in order not to obscure the subject matter of the present invention.

1 is a front view of a powder medicine metering dispensing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a side view of the initial state in which the pill is injected into the powder medicine metering dispensing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 Side view of a state in which a pill is put into a powder medicine metering dispensing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a state in which the pill injected into the powder medicine metering dispensing apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is crushed and introduced into the connection container 5 is a side view of a state in which the piston of the powder medicine metering distribution device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention can no longer rise by pressing the powder medicine, FIG. 6 is a powder medicine meter according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Side view of the piston is raised as much as a predetermined state in the inlet of the distribution device is connected to the connecting vessel, Figure 7 is a powder according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention The powder crushed in about quantitative dispensing device is a side view of a state in which the release of approximately the envelope.

Powder medicine dispensing device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the housing 100, the grinding chamber 120, the transverse movement unit 200, the connection vessel 300, the elevating unit 400 and the discharge port 500 Included, sliding space 110, grinder 121, opening 122, rod 210, inlet 211, drive motor 220 for forward and backward, rotary gear 221, internal gear 230 The connection bar 240, the driving motor 410 for raising and lowering, the piston 420, the shaft 430, the encoder, the vibration motor 600, and the sensors S1, S2, and S3 may be further included.

As shown in FIG. 2, the housing 100 is a member on which the components of the present invention are mounted, and a sliding space 110 is formed in a transverse direction therein, and a pulverization chamber 120 into which the pills 1 are inserted. It is provided.

The sliding space 110 as described above is a space in which the rod 210 of the transverse movement unit 200 is moved in the lateral direction, the pulverization chamber 120 is a pill (1) is introduced into the inside, the pill ( 1) is crushed by the grinder 121.

In addition, an opening 122 is provided in the lower part of the grinding chamber 120 so that the pellets 1 crushed by the grinder 121 are introduced into the connection container 300 via the inlet 211 to be described later.

The transverse movement unit 200 is installed in the housing 100, as shown in Figure 2, the rod 210 is installed so as to move forward and backward in the horizontal direction in the sliding space 110, the rod 210 Is provided in the inlet 211 is formed through the funnel shape communicated with the lower opening of the grinding chamber 120 is provided.

In addition, the transverse movement unit 200 is a forward and backward drive motor 220 is installed in the housing 100, the rotary gear 221 is connected to the rotary shaft of the forward and backward drive motor 220 as a load and the inner peripheral surface An internal gear 230 is provided to be engaged with the rotary gear 221 and rotates according to the rotation of the forward and backward driving motor 220, and one side is installed to be rotated separately from the internal gear 230. The other side is connected to the rod 210 is composed of a connecting bar 240 for advancing the rod 210 forward and backward in accordance with the rotation radius of the internal gear 230 is rotated by the forward and backward drive motor 220. The detailed description of the transverse moving unit 200 will be described later.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the connection container 300 is a member detachable from the housing 100, is connected to the lower portion of the sliding space 110, and the upper and lower portions are opened, and the crushed pills ( The scale is marked so that the quantity of 1) is measured.

In addition, the powder medicine (2) pulverized in the grinder 121 is communicated with the lower portion of the inlet 211 is introduced into the opening of the upper, at this time, to prevent the powder medicine (2) introduced into the interior from being separated out The lower part is sealed by the piston 420 to be described later.

The elevating unit 400 is the elevating drive motor 410, the piston 420 in close contact with the inner wall of the connection vessel 300 described above, the upper portion is connected to the lower portion of the piston 420, the lower portion is raised and lowered Is connected to the steel driving motor 410, the outer circumferential surface is formed with a screw thread is rotated to move up and down the shaft 430, and installed in the lifting drive motor 410 to calculate the movement distance of the shaft 430 according to the rotation An encoder is included.

The outlet 500 is a member that serves to discharge the powdered medicine (2) to the outside of the housing 100 to move to the medicine bag (3).

Hereinafter, the operation sequence of the powder medicine metering distribution device according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, the state of FIG. 2 shows a state in which the pill 1 is injected into the grinding chamber 120 in the initial state. In the state of FIG. 2, the lower part of the grinding chamber 120 is sealed by the rod 210. It is in a state.

When power is supplied to the grinder 121 in the state of FIG. 2 as described above, the state of FIG. 3, that is, the tablet 1 is pulverized. In this state of FIG. 3, the rod ( 210 is a state in which the lower part of the grinding chamber 120 is sealed.

In addition, in the state of FIG. 3, power is applied to the driving motor 410 for raising and lowering, and as the shaft 430 is raised, the piston 420 is in close contact with the inner wall of the connection container 300 to open the lower opening of the connection container 300. In this case, the piston 420 may receive a larger amount of the powdered medicine 2 in the connection vessel 300 such that the piston 420 is raised only to the extent that the lower portion of the connection vessel 300 can be blocked.

On the other hand, the ascending and descending shaft 430 is preferably rotated at the same time while being rotated in accordance with the rotation of the elevating drive motor 410, accordingly, by forming a screw thread on the outer peripheral surface of the shaft 430 is screwed It may be lifted and lowered in a manner.

In the state of FIG. 3 as described above, when all of the pills 1 injected into the grinding chamber 120 are pulverized and become powdered medicine 2, the transverse movement unit 200 is driven and proceeds to the state of FIG. 4. When the driving motor 220 is rotated, the rotary gear 221 is rotated at the same time, the internal gear 230 engaged with the rotary gear 221 is rotated while the connecting bar 240 retracts the rod 210. Let's do it.

When the rod 210 is reversed as described above, the powder medicine (2) is dropped while the upper portion of the inlet 211 provided in the rod 210 communicates with the lower opening of the grinding chamber 120, the inlet ( The lower portion of 211 communicates with the upper opening of the connection vessel 300.

Powder medicine (2) falling through the inlet as described above is continuously dropped into the connection container 300 is introduced into the connection container 300, so that the powdered medicine (2) thus introduced is stacked on the upper surface of the piston (420) do.

In the state of FIG. 4 as described above, when all the powdered powder 2 is introduced into the connection container 300, the rod 210 moves forward to seal the upper opening of the connection container 300, thus being in a closed state. Pressing the powder medicine (2) while the shaft 430 and the piston 420 ascend at the same time while raising the driving motor 410 for lifting and lowering, the space between the powder medicine (2), that is, to minimize the voids The state proceeds to 5.

In the state of FIG. 5, the rod 210 is advanced. In this state of FIG. 5, the rod 210 seals the upper opening of the connection container 300.

When minimizing the space between the powdered medicine (2) as described above, by providing a vibration using the vibration motor 600, it is possible to minimize the space between the powdered medicine (2) more quickly, where the vibration motor 600 ) May be an eccentric motor.

In addition, when the piston 420 is raised to a height at which it is no longer raised, that is, the lifting unit 400 is driven to complete the pressurization of the powdered medicine 2, the driving motor 410 for lifting and lowering by a controller (not shown). ) Is stopped and then reset (initialized).

At this time, the control unit is provided with an encoder for measuring the moving distance of the shaft 430 with respect to the number of revolutions of the driving motor 410 for lifting and lowering to recognize the height of the piston 420 in the reset state, the encoder It may be preferable to be installed on the rotating shaft of the driving motor 410 for lifting.

After the pressurization of the powdered medicine 2 is completed in the state of FIG. 5 as described above, the rod 210 is reversed to match the upper opening of the connection container 300 with the inlet 211, and then the piston 420. ) Is raised to a state as shown in FIG. 6.

At this time, for example, eight tablets can be dispensed for ten times as much as predetermined in the control unit.

In more detail, assuming that one pill (1) is pulverized into a 5mm powdered medicine (2), assuming that 8 pills (1) injected into the grinding chamber 120 will be 40mm powdered medicine (2). In order to dispense the 40 mm powdered medicine 2 for 10 doses, the 40 mm powder medicine 2 should be dispensed by 4 mm.

Accordingly, the control unit, the lifting drive motor 410 rotates the shaft 430 so that the piston 420 can rise 4mm, the rotation of the shaft 430 is an encoder installed in the lifting drive motor 410 Is possible by

When the piston 420 rises as described above, the powdered medicine 2 enters the inlet 211 for a single dose.

As described above, when the powdered medicine 2 enters the inlet 211 in the state of FIG. 6, the powder medicine 2 advances to the state of FIG. 7 that advances the rod 210. The lower end and the upper end of the discharge port 500 are in communication with each other, in this state of the powdered medicine (2) is discharged to the outside, at this time, put the medicine bag (3) at the bottom of the discharge port (500) powdered medicine (2) 1 What is necessary is just to put ash into the medicine bag (3).

In addition, although not mentioned in the present invention, a separate medicine bag supply device for supplying the medicine bag 3 in accordance with the timing that the powdered medicine (2) is discharged may be added to the present invention.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 1, it is preferable that the sensors (S1, S2, S3) for detecting the position of the shaft 430 is provided, the sensor (S1, S2, S3) of the shaft 430 If the position is detected and transmitted to the control unit, more accurate control may be possible with the encoder.

The best embodiments have been disclosed in the drawings and the specification. Herein, specific terms have been used, but they are used only for the purpose of illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention as defined in the claims or the claims. Therefore, those skilled in the art will understand that various modifications and equivalent other embodiments are possible from this. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention will be defined by the technical spirit of the appended claims.

Claims

A housing 100 having a sliding space 110 formed therein; and

Is installed in the upper portion of the housing 100, the pill (1) is injected into the inside, the crusher 121 for crushing the pill (1) is installed is installed, the pulverization is provided with an opening 122 Thread 120; and

A rod 210 installed in the sliding space 110 and transversely moved below the grinding chamber 120 and sealing the opening 122 when the grinder 121 is operated; and the grinder 121 When the pill (1) is crushed by a coincidence with the lower end of the opening 122 so that the powdered medicine (2) is introduced, the insertion hole 211 provided in the rod 210: the transverse movement unit 200 );and

It is installed in the lower portion of the sliding space 110, the upper and lower openings, the connection container 300 is in communication with the lower portion of the inlet 211, the powdered medicine (2) flows into the upper opening; and

Inserted into the opening of the lower portion of the connection container 300 is moved up and down, while pressing the powder medicine (2) while the upper portion of the connection container 300 is closed by the rod 210, the inlet 211 To prevent the powdered medicine 2 flowing into the upper portion of the connection container 300 from flowing out to the outside, and the inlet 211 and the connection container 300 communicate while the powdered medicine 2 is pressurized. Ascending and lowering unit 400 for moving a predetermined amount of the medicine (2) to the inlet 211 when the;

Powder dispensing device characterized in that it comprises a; discharge outlet (500) for discharging the powdered medicine (2) moved to the inlet (211) to the outside when the transverse movement unit 200 is advanced.
The method of claim 1, wherein the transverse movement unit 200,

Forward and backward driving motor 220; and

A rotary gear 221 connected to the forward and backward driving motor 200 and rotated; and

An internal gear 230 rotated by the rotary gear 221; and

One side is connected to be rotated to the internal gear 230, the other side is connected to the rod (240) connected to the rod; Powder medicine metering distribution device comprising a.
The method of claim 1, wherein the lifting unit 400,

Drive motor 410 for lifting and lowering; and

Piston 420 in close contact with the inner wall of the connection vessel 300; And

An upper portion is connected to the lower portion of the piston 420, the lower portion is connected to the elevating drive motor 410, the lifting shaft 430; and

An encoder installed in the elevating driving motor 410 to calculate a moving distance of the shaft 430 according to rotation; And

Powdered medicine dispensing device comprising a; sensor (S1, S2, S3) for detecting the height of the shaft.
The method according to claim 1,

The lifting unit 400 is reset after the pressurization of the powdered medicine (2) is completed, the powder medicine quantitative, characterized in that the powdered medicine (2) is operated to move to the inlet 211 by a predetermined amount after the reset Distribution device.
The method according to claim 1,

Vibration motor 600 is provided in the housing 100 to provide a vibration to the connection container 300 when the lifting unit 400 is raised; Powder powder metering device further comprising.