Abstract:
A pill case assembly for holding a number of pills includes a case body and a shake member. The case body receives the number of pills. The shake member is located beneath the case body and movable to shake the case body, for dispersing the number of pills.

Description:
FIELD 
       [0001]    Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to pill dispensers, and particularly to a pill dispenser with a pill case assembly. 
       BACKGROUND 
       [0002]    In pill dispensers, pills are dispensed from a pill case one by one through an automatic arm with a nozzle. However, two or more pills may be stuck together, which may cause taking a wrong number of pills from the pill case. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0003]    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. 
           [0004]      FIG. 1  is an exploded view of a first embodiment of a pill dispenser. 
           [0005]      FIG. 2  is a partially assembled view of the pill dispenser of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0006]      FIG. 3  is a front view of a case body and a shake member of  FIG. 2 . 
           [0007]      FIG. 4  is an assembled view of the pill dispenser of  FIG. 1 . 
           [0008]      FIG. 5  is an exploded view of a second embodiment of a pill dispenser. 
           [0009]      FIG. 6  is a front view of a case body and a shake member of  FIG. 5 . 
           [0010]      FIG. 7  is a partially assembled view of the pill dispenser of  FIG. 5 . 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0011]    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.” 
         [0012]      FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2  show one embodiment of a pill dispenser. The pill dispenser (shown in  FIG. 1  and  FIG. 2 ) includes a bottom base  10 , a rotating tray  20  rotatably engaged with the bottom base  10 , a cover member  30  releasably engaged with the bottom base  10 , and a pill case assembly  45  (shown in  FIG. 3 ) secured to the rotating tray  20 . 
         [0013]    A positioning post  11  can be located on a bottom portion of the bottom base  10 , for engaging with the rotating tray  20 . The rotating tray  20  can define a through hole  21  in a substantially middle portion thereof. The rotating tray  20  can include a base board  23  and a plurality of clipping tongues  22  located on the base board  23 . In one embodiment, the base board  23  can be substantially circular, and the plurality of clipping tongues  22  can be arranged radially around the through hole  21 . A pill case  23  can be located between two adjacent clipping tongues  22 . 
         [0014]    The pill case assembly  45  can include a case body  40  and a shake member  13  engaged with the case body  40 . The shake member  13  can be located on the bottom base  10  and can include a motor  12  and a cam  14 . The motor  12  can be connected to the cam  14  and can rotate the cam  14 . The case body  40  can be filled with a plurality of pills  70  (shown in  FIG. 4 ), and a bottom portion  41  can be formed in a bottom of the case body  40 . A pill picking arm  31  can be secured to the cover member  30  and rotatable relative to the cover member  30  to pick one pill  70  at a time from the case body  40 . 
         [0015]      FIGS. 2-4  show that in assembly, the motor  12  and the cam  14  are secured to the bottom base  10 . The positioning post  11  extends through the through hole  21 . The rotating tray  20  and the bottom base  10  are secured to each other by interference fit, such that the rotating tray  20  is rotatable along with the positioning post  11 . The cover member  30  is secured to the bottom base  10  and covers the bottom base  10 . 
         [0016]    In use, after a predetermined time set by the pill dispenser, the rotating tray  20  can be rotated relative to the bottom base  10 , to locate the case body  40  above the cam  14 . The motor  12  can rotate the cam  14 . The cam  14  can resist the bottom portion  41  to deform the bottom portion  41 , such that the plurality of pills  70  (shown in  FIG. 7 ) can be dispersed to allow the pill picking  31  to pick up the plurality of pills  70  one at a time. 
         [0017]      FIG. 5  shows a second embodiment of a pill dispenser. The pill dispenser of the second embodiment is substantially similar to the pill dispenser of the first embodiment, except that a pill case assembly  55  (shown in  FIG. 6 ). 
         [0018]      FIGS. 5-6  show that the pill case assembly  55  includes a case body  50  and a shake member  60  engaged with the case body  50 . The shake member  60  can include a base piece  61  and a plurality of inserting pieces  62  extending upward from the base piece  61 . The inserting pieces  62  are substantially parallel to each other. The case body  50  is filled with a plurality of pills  70  (shown in  FIG. 4 ) and includes a bottom portion  51 . The bottom portion  51  defines a plurality of slits  511 . The plurality of slits  51  is arranged corresponding to the plurality of inserting pieces  62 . A pill picking arm  31  is secured to the cover member  40  and rotatable relative to the cover member  40  to pick one of the plurality of pills  70  from the case body  40  at a time. 
         [0019]      FIG. 7  shows that in assembly, the shake member  60  is installed on the bottom base  10 . The positioning post  11  extends through the through hole  21 . The rotating tray  20  and the bottom base  10  are secured to each other by interference fit, such that the rotating tray  20  is rotatable along with the positioning post  11 . The cover member  30  is secured to the bottom base  10  and covers the bottom base  10 . 
         [0020]    In use, after a predetermined time set by the pill dispenser, the rotating tray  20  can be rotated relative to the bottom base  10 , to locate the case body  50  above the shake member  60 . The shake member  60  can be movable relative to the bottom base  10  to insert the plurality of inserting pieces  511  into the case body  50  through corresponding slits  511 . The rotating tray  20  can be rotated relative to the bottom base  10 , and the case body  40  can be rotated with the rotating tray  20 , such that the pills  70  are dispersed to allow the pill picking arm  31  to pick up one of the plurality of pills  70  at a time. 
         [0021]    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 the 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.