Patent Application
20140305305
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to pill dispensers, and particularly to a pill dispenser with an air cleaner.
2. Description of Related Art
A pill dispenser always includes a plurality of compartments for holding pills. Due to pills rubbing against each other and against walls of the compartments, pill dust may accumulate. This accumulation of pill dust may prevent the pill dispenser from functioning properly. Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art.
Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean “at least one.”
The air cleaner 80 can adsorb dust particles from the air and includes a box 50 and a plurality of absorbers 60 accommodated in the box 50. In one embodiment, a diameter of each absorber 60 is about 0.01 mm to 0.1 mm, the box 50 is made of plastic, and the plurality of absorbers 60 are made of floss. In another embodiment, the box is made of glass, and the plurality of absorbers 60 are made of silk.
The plurality of first dividing plates 17 are respectively connected to two opposite side plates 11 to separate the plurality of absorbers 60 and guide the air. The second dividing plate 19 is connected to the converting board 15 and partially surrounds the outlet port 1531, to prevent the air with dust particles from flowing out of the box 10 through the outlet port 1531. The inlet port 1511 and the outlet port 1531 are located on two opposite sides of the dividing plate 19.
The top cover 20 is installed on the base 10, to cover the accommodation space 111, such that free ends of the plurality of absorbers 60 touch the top cover 20. The sealing member 30 is sandwiched between the top cover 20 and the base 10, to seal the base 10.
In use, the air pump 90 is turned on, and the air pump 90 pulls the ambient air within the pill dispenser 100 and passes it to the inlet port 1511. The air moves the plurality of absorbers 60, and the plurality of absorbers 60 rub against the top cover 20, to generate static charges, and the dust particles in the air attaches to the static charges. Thus air without the dust particles flows out of the box 50 through the outlet port 1531.
It is to be understood, however, that even though numerous characteristics and advantages have been set forth in the foregoing description of embodiments, together with details of the structures and functions of the embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only and changes may be made in detail, especially in the matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 102112994 | Apr 2013 | TW | national |
