| 摘要 |
An Automatic Prescription Pill Dispensing System for home use provides a loc ked cabinet in which prescription drugs are pre-loaded into a pill array accordi ng to the users medication regime using a specially designed pill cartridges. The bottom of the array consists of a series of sliding panels which selectively permit pills to dro p into a dispensing location under control of a microcontroller. Certain prescription pills are available upon demand, while other prescription pills are available at preset time interval s only. Visual and audible alarms alert the user when the prescription pills are available to be removed from the dispensing location. A timer ensures that prescription pills which are not removed by the user within a pre-set time are removed from the dispensing lo cation to a holding bin, thus ensuring that pills may only be removed at the appropriate time. Pills are loaded into special pill cartridges, one type of pill per cartridg e and stored in a locked drawer in the unit. This pill cartridge approach simplifies the loading of the main pill array. A removable portable unit attached to the main dispensing system provides a day's medication when the user is away, from the main dispenser for the day. A maintenance unit works in conjunction with the main dispenser to set the t ime and perform maintenance functions on the Main Dispensing System. A pill cartridge loading tray simplifies the loading of the pill cartridges.
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