US2014097194A1PendingUtilityA1

Automatic pill dispenser

Assignee: HON HAI PREC IND CO LTDPriority: Oct 9, 2012Filed: Jun 26, 2013Published: Apr 10, 2014
Est. expiryOct 9, 2032(~6.2 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Kuo-Ming Lai
B65D 83/0454
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Abstract

An automatic pill dispenser includes a chassis, a top cover located on the chassis, a fetch box, a pill box, and a pill fetching device. The pill fetching device includes a rotation arm and a picker. The rotation arm can move into the pill box to fetch a pill and move the picker from the pill box to the fetching box.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An automatic pill dispenser comprising:
 a chassis;   a top cover located on the chassis;   a fetch box;   a pill box; and   a pill fetching device, comprising a rotation arm and a picker, and the rotation arm being configured to move into the pill box to fetch a pill and move the picker from the pill box to the fetching box.   
     
     
         2 . The automatic pill dispenser of  claim 1 , further comprising a driving device for driving the rotation arm, wherein the driving device comprises a driving motor and a driving pole, the driving motor is configured to drive the driving pole to rotate, and the driving pole is connected to the rotation arm. 
     
     
         3 . The automatic pill dispenser of  claim 1 , further comprising a lifting device for lifting the picker; wherein the lifting device comprises a lifting motor, a lifting gear and a lifting worm; the picking comprises a body and a mounting portion; the lifting gear meshes with the lifting worm; the lifting gear is driven by the lifting motor; and the mounting portion is configured to move along the lifting worm. 
     
     
         4 . The automatic pill dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the picker comprises a gasket to contact the pill. 
     
     
         5 . The automatic pill dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein a top surface and an operating surface is defined in the top cover, an operating panel is located on the operating surface, and the operating surface is oblique to the top surface. 
     
     
         6 . The automatic pill dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein a cross section of the pill box is substantially trapezoidal. 
     
     
         7 . The automatic pill dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein the pill box comprises an oblique bottom wall. 
     
     
         8 . The automatic pill dispenser of  claim 1 , further comprising an image fetching device, wherein the image fetching device comprises a bracket and a camera, located on the bracket to detect the pill. 
     
     
         9 . The automatic pill dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein a pill position opening is defined in the top cover, and the top cover further comprises a moveable door for covering the pill position opening. 
     
     
         10 . The automatic pill dispenser of  claim 1 , wherein a pill fetching opening is defined in the top cover for removing the fetching box. 
     
     
         11 . An automatic pill dispenser comprising:
 a chassis;   a top cover located on the chassis;   a fetch box;   a pill box; and   a pill fetching device, comprising a rotation arm and a picker, the picker being configured to suck pill from the pill box, and the rotation arm being configured to rotate the picker from the pill box to the fetching box.   
     
     
         12 . The automatic pill dispenser of  claim 11 , further comprising a driving device for driving the rotation arm, wherein the driving device comprises a driving motor and a driving pole, the driving motor is configured to drive the driving pole to rotate, and the driving pole is connected to the rotation arm. 
     
     
         13 . The automatic pill dispenser of  claim 11 , further comprising a lifting device for lifting the picker; wherein the lifting device comprises a lifting motor, a lifting gear and a lifting worm; the picking comprises a body and a mounting portion, the lifting gear meshes with the lifting worm; the lifting gear is driven by the lifting motor; and the mounting portion is configured to move along the lifting worm. 
     
     
         14 . The automatic pill dispenser of  claim 11 , wherein the picker comprises a gasket to contact the pill. 
     
     
         15 . The automatic pill dispenser of  claim 11 , wherein a top surface and an operating surface is defined in the top cover, an operating panel is located on the operating surface, and the operating surface is oblique to the top surface. 
     
     
         16 . The automatic pill dispenser of  claim 11 , wherein a cross section of the pill box is substantially trapezoidal. 
     
     
         17 . The automatic pill dispenser of  claim 11 , wherein the pill box comprises an oblique bottom wall. 
     
     
         18 . The automatic pill dispenser of  claim 11 , further comprising an image fetching device, wherein the image fetching device comprises a bracket, and a camera located on the bracket. 
     
     
         19 . The automatic pill dispenser of  claim 11 , wherein a pill position opening is defined in the top cover, the pill box is configured to be removed from the pill position opening, and the top cover further comprises a moveable door for covering the pill position opening. 
     
     
         20 . The automatic pill dispenser of  claim 11 , wherein a pill fetching opening is defined in the top cover for removing the fetching box.

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