Biosensor strip dispensing apparatus and strip cartridge used by being coupled thereto
First Claim
1. A biosensor strip dispensing apparatus comprising:
- a body configured to accommodate at least one biosensor strip therein, and having a dispensing port formed in a front portion thereof to dispense the biosensor strip through the dispensing port;
a sealing lever provided with a covering piece to shield the dispensing port, the covering piece configured to rotate about a first rotation shaft in (i) an opening direction, in which the covering piece opens the dispensing port, and (ii) a shielding direction that is opposite to the opening direction;
an opening plate connected to or supporting the sealing lever to rotate the sealing lever in the opening direction and the shielding direction while being slid back and forth on the body;
a dispensing plate interlocked with the opening plate to be slid in the same direction as the opening plate, the dispensing plate being configured to push the biosensor strip forward at a rear side of the biosensor strip;
a first elastic unit made of an elastic body and configured to elastically support the sealing lever in the opening direction,wherein the sealing lever includes;
a front arm extending forward from the first rotation shaft, and connected to the covering piece, which is bent downwardly, at a front end thereof;
a rear arm extending rearwardly from the first rotation shaft; and
an adjustment projection bent downwardly at a rear end of the rear arm, andwherein the opening plate includes;
a front end portion configured to support a lower end of the adjustment projection in a state where the covering piece shields the dispensing port; and
a central portion extending rearwardly from the front end portion and formed to be lower than the front end portion, the central portion being configured to support the lower end of the adjustment projection in a where the covering piece opens the dispensing port.
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Abstract
Disclosed are a biosensor strip dispensing apparatus and a strip cartridge used by being coupled thereto. The present invention enables opening of a dispensing hole and dispensing of a strip to be performed simultaneously by an open plate and a dispensing plate which move by being interlocked with each other, and thus the present invention can form a biosensor strip dispensing apparatus which enables a strip to be easily dispensed when using the strip, has a great strip protection effect due to sealing of the inner part of a body, and has a compact size. In addition, the present invention enables a strip to be upwardly pressed by an up-and-down elastic unit, while adjusting the elastic force upwardly applied by a friction elastic unit so that the amount of change in a frictional force applied between the uppermost strip and a protrusion is reduced, and thus, the present invention can form a strip cartridge by which a strip is easily dispensed.
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9 Claims
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1. A biosensor strip dispensing apparatus comprising:
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a body configured to accommodate at least one biosensor strip therein, and having a dispensing port formed in a front portion thereof to dispense the biosensor strip through the dispensing port; a sealing lever provided with a covering piece to shield the dispensing port, the covering piece configured to rotate about a first rotation shaft in (i) an opening direction, in which the covering piece opens the dispensing port, and (ii) a shielding direction that is opposite to the opening direction; an opening plate connected to or supporting the sealing lever to rotate the sealing lever in the opening direction and the shielding direction while being slid back and forth on the body; a dispensing plate interlocked with the opening plate to be slid in the same direction as the opening plate, the dispensing plate being configured to push the biosensor strip forward at a rear side of the biosensor strip; a first elastic unit made of an elastic body and configured to elastically support the sealing lever in the opening direction, wherein the sealing lever includes; a front arm extending forward from the first rotation shaft, and connected to the covering piece, which is bent downwardly, at a front end thereof; a rear arm extending rearwardly from the first rotation shaft; and an adjustment projection bent downwardly at a rear end of the rear arm, and wherein the opening plate includes; a front end portion configured to support a lower end of the adjustment projection in a state where the covering piece shields the dispensing port; and a central portion extending rearwardly from the front end portion and formed to be lower than the front end portion, the central portion being configured to support the lower end of the adjustment projection in a where the covering piece opens the dispensing port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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