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Publication Number
US-9891658-B2
Publication Date
2018-02-13
Expiration Date
Abstract
A medical supply cabinet having improved features for user access, user control, and illumination is provided. The supply cabinet is provided with a selectively controllable illumination source, such as light-emitting diodes, that provide the operator with visual information regarding access to individual compartments of the supply cabinet.
Core Innovation
A system for controlling access to medical products securely stored in a customizable cabinet is provided. The cabinet includes a cabinet frame arranged to define a cabinet interior, and one or more covers attached to at least one of the top, bottom, first side and second side wall define at least a portion of the front exterior surface of the cabinet. A mounting structure is attached to the cabinet frame within the cabinet interior, and a housing or frame is configured to be mounted within the cabinet interior using a mounting element or slide rails that engage the mounting structure.
A monitor defines at least a portion of a front exterior side of the housing or frame, and the housing or frame is supported in different mounting positions in which the housing interior is supported within the cabinet interior or extends outwards relative to the front exterior of the cabinet. A printer portion is supported by the housing or frame and is slidable relative to the housing or frame between an interior position and an exterior position, including an output panel with a first output slot. A keyboard or keyboard tray is supported by and slidable relative to the housing or frame, and a processor within the control system is electrically coupled to the monitor and keyboard.
A second control system includes a frame with slide rails configured to mount within the customizable cabinet so that a front exterior surface of the frame defines a portion of the front exterior surface of the customizable cabinet. A printer portion includes second slide rails mounted to the frame, a first output slot extending through an output surface, and a printer located behind the first output slot, and movement of the frame, the printer portion, and the keyboard tray may occur independent of each other.
Claims Coverage
The independent claims are clm-00001 and clm-00014, covering a control system integrated with a customizable cabinet and emphasizing a movable or positioned user interface and printer portion controlled by a processor. The inventive features across the independent claims concentrate on a modular housing or frame that can move between interior and exterior positions, a printer portion, and a slidable keyboard or keyboard tray.
Housing with mounting positions for monitor on cabinet exterior
A housing defining an interior and exterior of a control system, with a mounting element configured to engage a mounting structure to mount the housing within the cabinet interior, where in a first mounting position the front exterior side extends generally coplanar with the front exterior surfaces defined by the one or more covers and in a second mounting position the housing extends outwards with a displaced front exterior plane relative to the covers.
Slidable printer portion with output slot and exterior movement
A printer portion having a body portion defined at a first end by an output panel with a first output slot, the printer portion supported by the housing and slidable relative to the housing between a first location where the printer body portion extends within the interior of the housing and a second location where the printer body portion and output panel extend outwards relative to the front exterior side of the housing.
Slidable keyboard relative to the control housing
A keyboard supported by and slidable relative to the housing between the interior and exterior of the housing.
Processor electrically coupled to monitor and slidable keyboard
A processor within the control system, the processor electrically coupled to the monitor and keyboard.
Movable frame with integrated monitor defining cabinet front surface portion
A frame having a first plurality of slide rails configured to be mountable within the structure of the customizable cabinet such that when the frame is in a first position a front exterior surface of the frame defines a portion of the front exterior surface of the customizable cabinet, and a monitor coupled to the frame defining a portion of the front exterior surface of the frame.
Printer portion on slide rails with output slot and printer behind slot
A printer portion comprising a second plurality of slide rails configured to be mounted to the frame, a first output slot extending through an output surface, and a printer located behind the first output slot, where when the printer portion is in a first position the output surface defines a portion of the front exterior surface of the frame.
Slidable keyboard tray supported relative to the movable frame
A keyboard tray configured to support a keyboard, the keyboard tray being supported by and slidable relative to the frame and defining a portion of the front exterior surface of the frame when the keyboard tray is in a first position.
Processor supported by the frame coupled to monitor, printer, and keyboard
A processor supported by the frame, the processor electrically coupled to the monitor, the first printer, and the keyboard.
Independent movement of frame, printer portion, and keyboard tray
The movement of the frame relative to the cabinet, the movement of the second plurality of slide rails relative to the frame, and the movement of the keyboard tray relative to the frame may occur independent of the movement of any of the other of the frame relative to the cabinet, the movement of the second plurality of slide rails relative to the frame, and the movement of the keyboard tray relative to the frame.
Across the independent claims, the control system is integrated with a customizable cabinet using a housing or movable frame that positions a monitor on the cabinet front exterior. Both independent claims further include a printer portion with an output slot and a slidable keyboard relative to the mounted control structure, and clm-00014 additionally specifies that frame, printer portion, and keyboard tray movements may be independent of each other.
Stated Advantages
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Documented Applications
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