TWM656982U - Medicine cabinet and drawer module - Google Patents

Abstract

A medicine cabinet includes a cabinet body and one or more drawer modules. Each of the drawer modules includes a drawer, a base plate, a plurality of columns and a plurality of partitions. The base plate is located in an inner space of the drawer. The columns are detachably assembled on a surface of the base plate. The partitions are detachably assembled on the surface of the base plate, and each partition assembled on the surface is supported by a pair of the columns.

Description

Medicine cabinets and drawer modules

The novel invention relates to a medicine cabinet, and in particular to a medicine cabinet and a drawer module thereof that are easy to adjust the size of the compartments.

In recent years, the use of smart medicine cabinets in pharmacies of major hospitals in Taiwan has become increasingly common. Each drawer of this smart medicine cabinet has multiple partitions inside, which can be separated into multiple compartments for placing different medicines. When a user reads a barcode on a medicine bag with a reader, only the compartment corresponding to the barcode will light up, so that the user can easily find the compartment where the medicine that should be put into the medicine bag is located from the many compartments to avoid taking the wrong medicine.

However, existing smart medicine cabinets generally have some problems, such as insufficient partition support, complex partition structure, long manufacturing time and high failure rate, which need to be improved urgently.

In view of one or more of the above problems of the prior art, the present invention provides a medicine cabinet and a drawer thereof, which have the advantages of sufficient partition support force, and in some embodiments, have the advantages of simple structure, short manufacturing time and low failure rate. More specifically, the medicine cabinet of the present invention includes a cabinet body and at least one drawer module. The drawer module includes a drawer, a base plate, a plurality of columns and a plurality of partitions. The base plate is located in an inner space of the drawer. The columns are detachably assembled on a surface of the base plate. The partitions are detachably assembled on the surface of the base plate, and each partition assembled on the surface is supported by a pair of the columns.

In one embodiment, the surface of the base plate of the drawer module of the present invention has a plurality of joints spaced apart from each other by a certain distance, each column includes a column and a combination portion connected to one end of the column, and the combination portion of each column is detachably assembled to the joint portion of the base plate.

In one embodiment, each joint portion of the base plate of the drawer module of the present invention is a socket, and each joint portion of the column is a plug that can be inserted into the socket.

In one embodiment, each joint portion of the drawer module of the present invention is an insert block, and each joint portion of the column is a socket that allows the insert block to be inserted.

In one embodiment, each joint portion of the base plate of the drawer module of the present invention is a long hole passing through, and each joint portion of the column is a long strip-shaped insert having a shape corresponding to the long hole.

In one embodiment, the connection between the column body and the assembly portion of each column of the drawer module of the present invention protrudes outward to form a supporting portion. When any column is assembled to the base plate, the supporting portion of any column abuts against the surface of the base plate.

In one embodiment, the drawer module of the present invention further includes a plurality of light-emitting devices, and the substrate forms a plurality of light-transmitting areas corresponding to the positions of the light-emitting devices, and each light-transmitting area is located between two adjacent columns.

In one embodiment, each column of the drawer module of the present invention has multiple slots, and each pair of opposite slots is used to allow two opposite sides of each partition to be inserted.

In one embodiment, the drawer module of the present invention further includes a plurality of decorative panels laid on the surface of the base plate, each decorative panel having one or more notches, and the edge of each notch abuts against each column to limit the rotation of each column.

The present invention also provides a medicine cabinet, which includes a cabinet body and one or more drawer modules as described above, wherein the drawer of each drawer module is configured to be pulled out of or pushed into the cabinet body.

100: Drawer module

1: Drawer

10: Internal space

101: Base plate

2: Substrate

20, 20a: Surface

21: Junction

22: Translucent area

200: Medicine cabinet

201: Cabinet

3, 3', 3", 3a, 3b, 3c: columns

31: Column

32: Assembly Department

310: Support part

33, 33’, 33”: convex strips

34, 40’: slot

331’: Upper convex piece

332’: Lower protrusion

4, 4’: Partition board

41: Compartment

401: Positive

402: Back

5: Light-emitting device

6: Decorative panel

61: Gap

W1: Spacing

W2: Spacing

FIG1 shows a three-dimensional exploded schematic diagram of an embodiment of the drawer module 100 of the present invention.

FIG2 shows a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the embodiment of the drawer module 100 of the present invention.

FIG3 shows a partially exploded three-dimensional schematic diagram of the embodiment of the drawer module 100 of the present invention.

Figure 4 shows a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the column 3 of this embodiment of the present invention.

Figures 5 and 6 show schematic top views of the assembly process of the column 3 of this embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 shows a side view of the assembly of the column 3 of the embodiment of the new invention on the substrate 2.

FIG8 is a partial three-dimensional schematic diagram showing the assembly of the pillar 3 and the partition plate 4 of the embodiment of the present invention on the substrate 2.

Figure 9 shows a partial three-dimensional schematic diagram of another column 3' and a partition 4 of the present invention when assembled on the substrate 2.

Figure 10 shows a partially exploded three-dimensional diagram of another column 3" and another partition 4' of the present invention when assembled on the base plate 2.

Figure 11 shows a partial three-dimensional schematic diagram of another column 3" and another partition 4' of the present invention when assembled on the base plate 2.

Figure 12 shows a partial three-dimensional schematic diagram of another type of column 3" of the present invention.

FIG. 13 shows a partial top view of the embodiment of the drawer module 100 of the present invention when the partition plate 4 and the decorative plate 6 are not assembled.

Figures 14 and 15 show partial top views of the embodiment of the drawer module 100 of the present invention after the partition plate 4 and the decorative plate 6 have been assembled.

FIG. 16 shows a front view schematic diagram of an embodiment of the novel medicine cabinet 200.

FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 show an embodiment of the drawer module 100 of the present invention, which includes a drawer 1, a base plate 2 located in an internal space 10 of the drawer 1, a plurality of columns 3 detachably assembled on a surface 20 of the base plate 2, and a plurality of partitions 4 detachably assembled on the surface 20 of the base plate 2 and supported by a pair of columns 3, respectively. These partitions 4 divide the internal space 10 of the drawer 1 into a plurality of compartments 41. The left and right sides of each partition plate 4 assembled to the surface 20 are supported by a column 3 respectively.

Since the columns 3 and the partitions 4 are both detachably assembled to the base plate 2, the user can change the number and size of the compartments 41 by disassembling and assembling the columns 3 and the partitions 4. Furthermore, since each partition 4 has a pair of columns 3 to provide support for it, each partition 4 can stand upright on the base plate 2 stably and is not easy to fall over.

In addition, each partition 4 itself does not need to be configured with legs, grooves or other supporting structures. In other words, each partition 4 itself can be configured very simply to become easy to manufacture and not prone to failure. In this embodiment, each partition 4 is a simple quadrilateral plate, which has a simple structure, is easy to manufacture, and is not prone to failure.

The front 401 and back 402 of each partition 4 are preferably opaque. For example, each partition 4 includes a fully transparent acrylic plate and two opaque plastic films respectively attached to the front and back of the fully transparent acrylic plate. In this way, the front 401 and back 402 of each partition 4 are opaque. However, each partition 4 can also be composed of a fully transparent acrylic plate. In this way, the front 401 and back 402 of each partition 4 are transparent.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 , the surface 20 of the substrate 2 has a plurality of coupling portions 21 spaced apart from each other by a distance. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , each column 3 includes a column 31 and a combination portion 32 connected to one end of the column 31. The combination portion 32 of each column 3 is detachably assembled to the coupling portion 21 of the substrate 2. In this embodiment, each coupling portion 21 of the substrate 2 is a socket, and the combination portion 32 of each column 3 is a plug that can be inserted into the aforementioned socket. Each of the aforementioned sockets can be a long hole that penetrates, and each of the aforementioned plugs can be a long strip plug that corresponds in shape to the long hole. However, this is only one combination mechanism of the plug and the socket, and other combination mechanisms can also be adopted. For example, the plug and the socket can be round or square, as long as the two form a tight fit. In some embodiments, the combination mechanism of the plug and the socket can also adopt a snap-on mechanism, for example, one or more spring fasteners are formed on the side of the plug, and the socket has a corresponding buckle portion so that the plug can be snapped into the socket.

FIG. 5 shows that the assembly portion 32 (long strip-shaped insert) of one of the columns 3 is inserted into and passes through one of the coupling portions 21 (long hole) of the base plate 2. FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 show that the column 31 of one of the columns 3 is then rotated 90 degrees, so that the assembly portion 32 (long strip-shaped insert) of one of the columns 3 is stuck on the other surface 20a (bottom surface) of the base plate 2 and will not arbitrarily separate from the coupling portion 21 (long hole) of the base plate 2. FIG. 7 also shows that the assembly portion 32 of each column 3 assembled to the base plate 2 is located between the base plate 2 and a bottom plate 101 of the drawer 1.

However, the above is only one embodiment of the coupling portion 21 of the substrate 2 and the assembly portion 32 of the column 3. In some embodiments, the types of the coupling portion 21 and the assembly portion 32 can be interchangeable. In other words, each coupling portion 21 of the substrate 2 can be a plug-in block, and each assembly portion 32 of the column 3 can be a socket that allows the plug-in block to be inserted.

From the above description, it can be known that by assembling the coupling portion 21 of the substrate 2 and the assembly portion 32 of the column 3, it is convenient for the user to remove the column 3 from the substrate 2 or assemble the column 3 to the substrate 2.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 4 , the connection between the column body 31 and the assembly part 32 of each column 3 may further form a supporting part 310, but this is not necessary. At least a portion of the supporting part 310 is the column body 31 protruding outward beyond the assembly part 32, so that the outer periphery of the assembly part 32 forms one or more supporting surfaces. When any column 3 is assembled to the substrate 2, the supporting surface provided by the supporting part 310 will just abut against the surface 20 of the substrate 2 (see FIG. 7 ), so that any column 3 can stand firmly on the substrate 2. In this embodiment, the supporting part 310 of each column 3 is composed of the bottom of a plurality of convex strips 33 protruding outward from the column body 31, and these convex strips 33 protrude in two or more different directions. FIG. 7 shows that the combination of the two is completed by inserting the combination part 32 (plug) of any column 3 into one of the combination parts 21 (plug hole) of the substrate 2. At this time, the support part 310 of any column 3 is against the surface 20 (top surface) so that it stands stably on the substrate 2 and will not fall down at will. This also makes the partition 4 supported by the column 3 less likely to fall down.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4 , one or more sides of the column 31 of each column 3 each have a pair of parallel ridges 33, and a slot 34 is formed between each pair of ridges 33. For example, in FIG. 3 , three sides of the column 31 of two columns 3 each have a pair of ridges 33 to form three slots 34 in total, two sides of the column 31 of one column 3 each have a pair of ridges 33 to form two slots 34 in total, and four sides of one column 3 each have a pair of ridges 33 to form four slots 34 in total, but this is not limited to this. In short, the number of ridges 33 or slots 34 that need to be configured on individual columns 3 can be determined according to actual needs.

As shown in FIG8 , the two opposite sides (left and right sides) of each partition 4 are received by the slots 34 of a pair of adjacent columns 3, so that the two opposite sides of each partition 4 can be supported by the ridges 33 and are not easy to fall over. For example, in FIG8 , the partition 4 with a smaller width is supported by a pair of adjacent columns 3a and 3b, and the partition 4 with a larger width is supported by a pair of adjacent columns 3a and 3c. At this time, a single column 3a supports two partitions 4 at the same time. In FIG2 , some columns 3 located in the middle area of the drawer 1 are one column that supports four partitions 4 at the same time.

The slot 34 of the above-mentioned column 3 allows the user to assemble or remove the partition 4 to or from the base plate 2 by inserting and withdrawing, so the assembly and disassembly operation of the partition 4 is quite simple and convenient.

In this embodiment, the ridge 33 on each column 31 is very long, extending from the top to the bottom of the column 31 to which it is attached. However, in some embodiments, each ridge 33 may also be composed of one or more short ridges or protrusions. For example, each ridge 33' on the column 3' shown in FIG. 9 is composed of an upper ridge 331' and a lower ridge 332' of shorter length.

In some embodiments, the slot 34 of each column 3 can be changed into a convex strip, and the partition 4 is correspondingly changed into a slot. In other words, as shown in Figures 10 and 11, each partition 4' has a slot 40' formed on two opposite sides, and one or more sides of each column 3" have a convex strip 33", and the slot 40' can receive the convex strip 33". In this way, each partition 4' can be supported by a pair of adjacent columns 3" and is not easy to fall over, and the disassembly and assembly operations of each partition 4' are also simple and convenient.

The above-mentioned convex strip 33" can also be composed of one or more short convex pieces or convex parts. For example, as shown in FIG. 12, each convex strip 33" is composed of two shorter convex pieces 331".

As shown in FIG. 1 , in this embodiment, the joints 21 of the substrate 2 are arranged to form a matrix, and the spacing W1 between the joints 21 of each row is equidistant, and the spacing W2 between the joints 21 of each column is also equidistant, and the spacing W1 is smaller than the spacing W2, but not limited thereto. Corresponding to the aforementioned spacings W1 and W2 of different sizes, these partitions 4 can be divided into two types, one is a partition 4 with a larger width that can be assembled into the spacing W2, and the other is a partition 4 with a smaller width that can be assembled into the spacing W1. When two partitions 4 with a smaller width are spliced together, their total width will be close to or equal to a partition 4 with a larger width. Such a configuration can add some adjustment flexibility in the adjustment of the size and number of the compartments 41.

In some embodiments, the distance W1 may be equal to the distance W2, and the partitions 4 may be of equal width.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3, the drawer module 100 may further include a plurality of light-emitting devices 5, and the substrate 2 further has a plurality of light-transmitting areas 22 respectively located between each pair of adjacent joints 21. Preferably, each light-transmitting area 22 is a hollow long groove that penetrates the substrate 2 and allows light to pass through, but the present invention is not limited thereto. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 13, the light-emitting devices 5 are arranged in the drawer 1 and are respectively located below the light-transmitting areas 22 of the substrate 2. The areas of the substrate 2 outside the light-transmitting areas 22 are opaque. The partitions 4 and 4' are transparent or light-transmitting. For example, an acrylic plate with good transparency or light-transmittance can be used to make the partitions 4 and 4'. The light emitted by these light-emitting devices 5 will pass through the light-transmitting area 22 of the substrate 2 and enter the partition 4 or 4' assembled on the substrate 2.

Each partition 4 or 4' has a good light-guiding effect, and a bottom edge of each partition 4 or 4' corresponds to a light-transmitting area 22. The light emitted from the light-emitting device 5 from bottom to top passes through the light-transmitting area 22 and enters the bottom edge of each partition 4 or 4', and then travels along the inside of each partition 4 or 4' to a top edge of each partition 4 or 4'. Since the top edge of each partition 4 or 4' forms a light-emitting surface, the light of each light-emitting device 5 will form a conspicuous light strip on the top edge of each partition 4 or 4', such as a blue, green, orange or red light strip, depending on the light-emitting color of the light-emitting device 5. The luminous surface of each partition 4 or 4' can be formed by a matte translucent sticker, or the top edge of each partition 4 or 4' can be sandblasted to make the top edge of each partition 4 or 4' a matte surface composed of many fine bumps. When the aforementioned light reaches the luminous surface of the top edge of each partition 4 or 4', the light will be refracted along the luminous surface and diffused horizontally to form the aforementioned light strip.

Usually, through the control of the circuit, at the same time, only the top of the partition 4 or 4' around one compartment 41 will light up the same color light bar at the same time, but not limited to this. For example, at the same time, the top of the partition 4 or 4' around two compartments 41 will light up the light bar at the same time, but the light bar colors of the two compartments 41 are different.

As mentioned above, the front 401 and back 402 of each partition 4 or 4' are opaque or completely transparent, so when the user's eyes, who are higher than the drawer 1, look down, they will only see the light strip formed on the top edge of the partition 4 or 4'. As for the front 401 or back 402 of the partition 4 or 4', basically no colored light can be seen.

In this embodiment, the substrate 2 is made of a metal plate, such as an aluminum plate, an iron plate or a stainless steel plate. The substrate 2 can also be made of a plastic plate, such as an acrylic plate. The substrate 2 can of course also be made of other materials, which is unnecessary to elaborate. If an opaque metal plate or acrylic plate is used to make the substrate 2, the above-mentioned light-transmitting area 22 is a hollow long groove that penetrates the substrate 2. If a transparent acrylic plate is used to make the substrate 2, the remaining surface of the substrate 2 except the above-mentioned light-transmitting area 22 needs to be affixed with an opaque plastic film or painted with opaque paint, and the above-mentioned light-transmitting area 22 can be a hollow long groove that penetrates the substrate 2 or remain transparent.

In this embodiment, each light-emitting device 5 may include one or more light-emitting diodes, but is not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the light-emitting color of each light-emitting device 5 can be changed.

From the above description, it can be seen that the assembly part 32 of each column 3 or 3', 3" is detachably assembled on each joint part 21 of the base plate 2. Each partition 4 or 4' is detachably assembled into the receiving area 30 of a size matching it. Therefore, each column 3 or 3', 3" and each partition 4 or 4' can be detached from the base plate 2 and can also be assembled to the base plate 2. This allows the internal space 10 of the drawer 1 to be divided into multiple compartments 41 by the partitions 4 or 4', and the size of these compartments 41 can be adjusted at any time according to needs.

Furthermore, each pair of adjacent columns 3 or 3', 3" supports the two opposite sides of the partition 4 or 4' between them, so that each partition 4 or 4' can be maintained in a vertical state without falling down at will.

In addition, in some embodiments, because of the support of the pillars 3 or 3', 3", the structure of each partition 4 or 4' can become quite simple, that is, it is possible to choose not to form a notch that makes manufacturing difficult and weakens the structure, or it is also possible to choose not to configure pins that make manufacturing difficult and prone to failure.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 1 , the drawer module 100 may further include multiple decorative panels 6. The shapes of the decorative panels 6 may correspond to a single compartment 41 or may correspond to two or more compartments 41. These decorative panels 6 are located in each compartment 41 and laid on the base plate 2. Preferably, each decorative panel 6 has one or more notches 61 around it. FIG. 14 shows that there are four decorative panels 6 around a column 3, and a notch 61 is formed at a corner of each decorative panel 6, and these notches 61 surround the column 3. FIG. 15 shows that there are only two decorative panels 6 around a column 3, and each decorative panel 6 has a notch 61 on one side, and the two notches 61 surround the column 3. The edges of these notches 61 abut against the column 3 and limit the rotation of the column 3.

FIG. 16 shows an embodiment of the novel medicine cabinet 200 including a cabinet body 201 and six drawer modules 100, but the number and arrangement of the drawer modules 100 are not limited thereto. The drawer 1 of each drawer module 100 can be conveniently pulled out of the cabinet body 201 or pushed in.

100: Drawer module

1: Drawer

10: Internal space

101: Base plate

2: Substrate

20: Surface

21: Junction

22: Translucent area

3: Column

4: Partition

401: Positive

402: Back

5: Light-emitting device

6: Decorative panel

61: Gap

W1: Spacing

W2: Spacing

Claims (10)

A drawer module comprises: a drawer; a base plate located in an inner space of the drawer; a plurality of columns detachably assembled on a surface of the base plate; and a plurality of partitions detachably assembled on the surface of the base plate, and each partition assembled on the surface is supported by a pair of the columns. A drawer module as described in claim 1, wherein the surface of the base plate has a plurality of coupling portions spaced apart from each other by a distance, each column comprises a column body and a combination portion connected to one end of the column body, and the combination portion of each column is detachably assembled to the coupling portion of the base plate. A drawer module as described in claim 2, wherein each joint portion of the base plate is a socket, and each joint portion of the column is an insert that can be inserted into the socket. A drawer module as described in claim 2, wherein each joint portion of the base plate is an insert block, and each joint portion of the column is a socket allowing the insert block to be inserted. As described in claim 2, the drawer module, wherein each coupling portion of the base plate is a long hole passing through, and the coupling portion of each column is a long strip-shaped insert having a shape corresponding to the long hole. As described in claim 1, the connection between the column body of each column and the assembly part protrudes outward to form a supporting part, and when any column is assembled to the base plate, the supporting part of any column is against the surface of the base plate. The drawer module as described in claim 1 includes a plurality of light-emitting devices, and the substrate forms a plurality of light-transmitting areas corresponding to the positions of the light-emitting devices, and each light-transmitting area is located between two adjacent columns. A drawer module as described in claim 1, wherein each column has a plurality of slots, and each pair of opposite slots is used to allow two opposite sides of each partition to be inserted. The drawer module as described in claim 1 includes a plurality of decorative panels laid on the surface of the base plate, each decorative panel having one or more notches, and the edge of each notch abuts against each column to limit the rotation of each column. A medicine cabinet, comprising: a cabinet body; and one or more drawer modules as described in any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the drawer of each drawer module is configured to be pulled out of or pushed into the cabinet body.

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