CN110736553B

CN110736553B - Probe sleeve for ear thermometer

Info

Publication number: CN110736553B
Application number: CN201810789776.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 林增隆; 古勤徽
Original assignee: Thermal Image Optoelectronics Co ltd
Current assignee: Thermal Image Optoelectronics Co ltd
Priority date: 2018-07-18
Filing date: 2018-07-18
Publication date: 2021-06-01
Anticipated expiration: 2038-07-18
Also published as: CN110736553A

Abstract

The invention discloses a probe sleeve for an ear thermometer, which comprises a conical body, an annular elastic body, a flange and a plurality of convex rib structures. The conical body has a closed end and an open end. An annular elastomer is attached to the open end of the conical body. The flange is connected to the annular elastic body. An annular elastomer is located between the conical body and the flange. The flange has a first surface and a second surface. A plurality of rib structures are arranged on the flange at intervals and are arranged in a protruding mode relative to the first surface. Therefore, the probe sleeve can be conveniently assembled and disassembled.

Description

Probe sleeve for ear thermometer

Technical Field

The invention relates to a probe sleeve for an ear thermometer, in particular to a probe sleeve for an ear thermometer, which is sleeved with a probe of the ear thermometer.

Background

First, most of the existing devices for measuring body temperature can use an ear thermometer or a forehead thermometer to sense the temperature of a human body. However, with the rising of health and safety awareness, a probe of an ear thermometer is usually sleeved with a replaceable ear cap before the ear temperature is measured. However, the conventional earmuffs are not satisfactory in yield in the manufacturing process due to the characteristic of the structural feature for engaging with the probe. In addition, when the user uses the existing earmuff, the earmuff is not easy to be sleeved on the probe or separated from the probe because the strength of the earmuff is not enough in the process of installation and disassembly.

Therefore, it is an important subject to be solved by those skilled in the art to provide a probe that allows a user to easily fit an ear cap on an ear thermometer or separate the ear cap from the probe.

Disclosure of Invention

The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to provide a probe cover for an ear thermometer aiming at the defects of the prior art so as to increase the convenience of the disassembly and assembly of the probe cover.

In order to solve the above technical problems, one of the technical solutions of the present invention is to provide a probe cover for an ear thermometer, which includes a conical body, an annular elastic body, a flange and a plurality of rib structures. The conical body has a closed end and an open end opposite the closed end. The annular elastomer is connected to the open end of the conical body. The flange is connected to the annular elastomer, and the annular elastomer is located between the conical body and the flange, wherein the flange has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The rib structures are arranged on the flange at intervals and are arranged in a protruding mode relative to the first surface.

Furthermore, each convex rib structure is provided with a first convex surface which is convex relative to the first surface and a first concave surface which is concave relative to the second surface.

Furthermore, the probe sleeve for the ear thermometer also comprises a plurality of concave rib structures which are arranged on the flange at intervals and are arranged in a concave shape relative to the first surface; wherein one of the plurality of female rib structures is disposed between two of the plurality of male rib structures.

Furthermore, each concave rib structure has a second concave surface concave relative to the first surface and a second convex surface convex relative to the second surface.

Furthermore, the plurality of convex rib structures and the plurality of concave rib structures are staggered and connected with each other to form a concave-convex ring-shaped structure.

Furthermore, the annular elastic body comprises a first abutting part and a second abutting part opposite to the first abutting part, the first abutting part and the second abutting part can be buckled in a groove of a probe of the ear thermometer, and the groove surrounds an outer surface of the probe.

Furthermore, the annular elastic body comprises a first abutting part, a second abutting part opposite to the first abutting part and an annular body part connected with the first abutting part and the second abutting part, and the annular body part comprises an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface; wherein the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion are respectively arranged in a protruding manner relative to the inner surface of the annular elastic body, and the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion are respectively arranged in a recessed manner relative to the outer surface of the annular elastic body.

Furthermore, the probe sleeve for the ear thermometer also comprises a plurality of concave rib structures which are arranged on the flange at intervals and are arranged in a concave shape relative to the first surface; wherein one of the plurality of female rib structures is disposed between two of the plurality of male rib structures; wherein a first connecting portion between one of the plurality of male rib structures and one of the plurality of female rib structures corresponds to the first abutting portion; wherein a second connecting portion between another one of the plurality of male rib structures and another one of the plurality of female rib structures corresponds to the second abutting portion.

Furthermore, the conical body defines a central axis, and the central axis extends along a long axis direction of the conical body; the convex rib structures are arc-shaped, and the circle centers of the convex rib structures are positioned on the central axis; the convex rib structure is in an arc shape, and the circle center of the convex rib structure is located on the central axis.

Still further, the probe cover for an ear thermometer further comprises a plurality of first auxiliary rib structures, wherein the plurality of first auxiliary rib structures are disposed on the flange, and the plurality of first auxiliary rib structures are respectively disposed between each of the rib structures and the annular elastic body.

Further, each of the first auxiliary rib structures is disposed in a concave shape with respect to the first surface.

Furthermore, the probe sleeve for the ear thermometer also comprises a plurality of concave rib structures and a plurality of second auxiliary rib structures, wherein the concave rib structures are arranged on the flange at intervals and are arranged in a concave shape relative to the first surface; wherein one of the plurality of female rib structures is disposed between two of the plurality of male rib structures; wherein a plurality of the second auxiliary rib structures are provided on the flange, and a plurality of the second auxiliary rib structures are respectively provided between each of the concave rib structures and the annular elastic body.

Still further, each of the second auxiliary rib structures is disposed in a concave shape or a convex shape with respect to the first surface.

Furthermore, the annular elastic body comprises a first abutting part, a second abutting part opposite to the first abutting part and an annular body part connected with the first abutting part and the second abutting part; wherein the first abutting portion is located between one of the first auxiliary rib structures and one of the second auxiliary rib structures, and the second abutting portion is located between another one of the first auxiliary rib structures and another one of the second auxiliary rib structures.

Further, a first connecting portion is provided between one of the convex rib structures and one of the concave rib structures, and a second connecting portion is provided between another one of the convex rib structures and another one of the concave rib structures; wherein the first connection portion is located between one of the first auxiliary rib structures and one of the second auxiliary rib structures, and the second connection portion is located between another one of the first auxiliary rib structures and another one of the second auxiliary rib structures.

Still further, the probe cover for an ear thermometer further comprises a plurality of first auxiliary rib structures, wherein the plurality of first auxiliary rib structures are disposed on the flange, and at least two of the plurality of first auxiliary rib structures are disposed between each of the rib structures and the annular elastic body.

Still further, the annular elastic body includes a first abutting portion and a second abutting portion opposite to the first abutting portion, the first abutting portion is located between one of the rib structures and another one of the rib structures, and the second abutting portion is located between another one of the rib structures and another one of the rib structures.

One of the advantages of the probe cover for an ear thermometer provided by the embodiments of the present invention is that the technical solution of "a plurality of rib structures are disposed on the flange at intervals and are disposed in a convex manner with respect to the first surface" can be utilized to increase the strength of the probe cover, so that a user can more easily fit the probe cover to a probe of the ear thermometer or separate the probe cover from the probe.

For a better understanding of the features and technical content of the present invention, reference should be made to the following detailed description of the invention and accompanying drawings, which are provided for purposes of illustration and description only and are not intended to limit the invention.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic exploded perspective view of an ear thermometer and a probe cover of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is another exploded perspective view of the probe cover of the ear thermometer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a probe cover of the probe cover for an ear thermometer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is another perspective view of a probe cover of the probe cover for an ear thermometer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic side view of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective sectional view of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a schematic side sectional view of the VII-VII cut line of fig. 3.

FIG. 8 is another perspective sectional view of a probe cover of the probe cover for an ear thermometer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the probe cover and the probe cover of the ear thermometer according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10 is a side sectional view of the X-X cut line of fig. 9.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is another perspective view of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective sectional view of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a further perspective view of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 16 is another perspective view of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 17 is a schematic perspective sectional view of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is still another perspective view of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a schematic sectional perspective view of another probe cover of the probe cover for an ear thermometer according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The following is a description of the embodiments of the probe cover for ear thermometer disclosed in the present invention with reference to specific embodiments, and those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the disclosure of the present specification. The invention is capable of other and different embodiments and its several details are capable of modification in various other respects, all without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The drawings of the present invention are for illustrative purposes only and are not drawn to scale. The following embodiments will further explain the technical contents related to the present invention in detail, but the disclosure is not intended to limit the technical scope of the present invention.

It will be understood that, although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used herein to describe various elements or signals, etc., these elements or signals should not be limited by these terms. These terms are used to distinguish one element from another element, or from one signal to another signal. In addition, as used herein, the term "or" may include all combinations of any one or more of the associated listed items as appropriate.

First embodiment

First, referring to fig. 1 and 2, fig. 1 and 2 are schematic perspective exploded views of an ear thermometer and a probe cover of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The invention provides a probe sleeve U for an ear thermometer T, which can be sleeved with a probe T2 of the ear thermometer T, in other words, the probe sleeve U is an ear sleeve. Further, the ear thermometer T may include a thermometer body T1 and a probe T2 provided on the thermometer body T1. In addition, the probe T2 may have an outer surface T22 and a groove T21 disposed on the outer surface T22. The probe cover U provided by the embodiment of the invention can be buckled (or can be called buckled) in the groove T21 of the probe T2, so that the probe cover U is arranged on the ear thermometer T. It should be noted that the probe cover U provided by the embodiment of the present invention may be an integrally formed hard earcap. It should be noted that the actual structure of the thermometer body T1 is well known in the art and will not be described herein.

Next, referring to fig. 3 to 5, fig. 3 and 4 are respectively a perspective view of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a first embodiment of the present invention, fig. 5 is a side view of the probe cover for an ear thermometer according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and the specific structural features of the probe cover U according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be further described below. In detail, the probe cover U for the ear thermometer T provided by the present invention may include a conical body 1, an annular elastic body 2, a flange 3 and a plurality of rib structures 4. The tapered body 1 is a hollow structure, and the tapered body 1 may have a closed end 11 and an open end 12 opposite to the closed end 11. The diameter of the conical body 1 may gradually decrease from the open end 12 to the closed end 11. In addition, the conical body 1 may define a central axis 1a, and the central axis 1a may extend along a long axis direction (y-axis direction) of the conical body 1. It should be noted that the material of the cone-shaped body 1 may be plastic material (for example, but not limited to, Polyethylene (PE) or Polypropylene (PE)) and has a characteristic of being penetrated by infrared rays, so that the infrared rays can pass through the closed end 11 of the cone-shaped body 1.

As shown in fig. 3 to 5, and also shown in fig. 6 and 7, fig. 6 is a schematic perspective cross-sectional view of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 7 is a schematic side cross-sectional view of the XII-XII cut line of fig. 3. The annular resilient body 2 may be attached to the open end 12 of the conical body 1. For the embodiment of the present invention, the annular elastic body 2 may include a first abutting portion 21, a second abutting portion 22 opposite to the first abutting portion 21, and an annular body portion 23 connected to the first abutting portion 21 and the second abutting portion 22. The annular body portion 23 may include an inner surface 231 and an outer surface 232 opposite the inner surface 231. The first abutting portion 21 and the second abutting portion 22 may be respectively disposed in a protruding manner with respect to the inner surface 231 of the annular elastic body 2, and the first abutting portion 21 and the second abutting portion 22 may be respectively disposed in a recessed manner with respect to the outer surface 232 of the annular elastic body 2. Thereby, the first abutting portion 21 and the second abutting portion 22 can respectively extend toward the direction of the central axis 1a, so that the first abutting portion 21 and the second abutting portion 22 can be two abutting points which are concavely arranged relative to the whole probe cover U. It should be noted that although the embodiment of the present invention has been described using two abutting portions (the first abutting portion 21 and the second abutting portion 22) as an embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and two or more abutting portions may be included in other embodiments. However, it should be noted that the number of the abutting portions may not be too large, and the excessive abutting portions may make it difficult for the user to separate the probe cover U from the probe T2.

As mentioned above, referring back to fig. 3 to 7, the flange 3 may be connected to the annular elastic body 2, and the annular elastic body 2 may be located between the tapered body 1 and the flange 3. Further, the flange 3 may have a first surface 31 and a second surface 32 opposite to the first surface 31, and the flange 3 may extend radially outward around the central axis 1a of the conical body 1. For example, an extension direction (x-direction and/or z-direction, x-z plane) of the flange 3 may be substantially perpendicular to the long axis direction (y-axis direction) of the tapered body 1.

As shown in fig. 3 to 7 and also in fig. 8, fig. 8 is another schematic perspective cross-sectional view of the probe cover for an ear thermometer according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The plurality of rib structures 4 may be separated from each other, and the plurality of rib structures 4 may be disposed on the flange 3 at intervals and be protruded with respect to the first surface 31. For example, the plurality of rib structures 4 may have an arc shape (such as, but not limited to, a circular arc shape), and the center of the plurality of rib structures 4 may be located on the central axis 1 a. Further, each rib structure 4 may have a first convex surface 41 convex with respect to the first surface 31 and a first concave surface 42 concave with respect to the second surface 32. In other words, the flange 3 and the plurality of rib structures 4 of the probe cover U provided by the embodiment of the present invention may preferably have the same thickness.

As shown in fig. 3 to 8, it is preferable that the probe cover U further includes a plurality of concave rib structures 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention, however, in one embodiment, only a plurality of convex rib structures 4 may be provided, and the present invention is not limited to the provision of the plurality of concave rib structures 5. Further, the plurality of concave rib structures 5 may be separated from each other, and the plurality of concave rib structures 5 may be disposed at intervals on the flange 3 and recessed with respect to the first surface 31. For example, the plurality of concave rib structures 5 may have an arc shape (such as, but not limited to, a circular arc shape), and the center of the plurality of concave rib structures 5 may be located on the central axis 1 a. Furthermore, each concave rib structure 5 may have a second concave surface 52 concave relative to the first surface 31 and a second convex surface 51 convex relative to the second surface 32. In other words, the flange 3 and the plurality of concave rib structures 5 of the probe cover U provided by the embodiments of the present invention may preferably have the same thickness.

Further, referring to fig. 3 to 8, one of the rib structures 5 may be disposed between two of the rib structures 4. Further, as shown in fig. 4, the plurality of protruding rib structures 4 and the plurality of recessed rib structures 5 are interlaced and connected to each other to form a concave-convex ring structure (not labeled), and the plurality of protruding rib structures 4 and the plurality of recessed rib structures 5 can form a circular surrounding structure surrounding the tapered body 1. In other words, each of the convex rib structures 4 and each of the concave rib structures 5 may be connected to each other and sequentially staggered at intervals, such that each of the concave rib structures 5 may be disposed between two of the convex rib structures 4 and each of the convex rib structures 4 may be disposed between two of the concave rib structures 5. In addition, the convex rib structure 4 and the concave rib structure 5 may both be arc-shaped, and the centers of the circles of the convex rib structure 4 and the concave rib structure 5 are disposed at the same point, so that a concave-convex ring structure can be formed. Therefore, the overall strength of the probe cover U can be improved by the plurality of convex rib structures 4 and the plurality of concave rib structures 5, so that a user can more easily sleeve the probe cover U to the probe T2 of the ear thermometer T or separate the probe cover U from the probe T2.

In view of the above, it should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the conical body 1, the annular elastic body 2, the flange 3, the plurality of convex rib structures 4, and the plurality of concave rib structures 5 may be integrally formed. For example, the film can be formed by vacuum forming process, but the invention is not limited thereto. Further, since the first abutting portion 21 and the second abutting portion 22 are respectively disposed in a recessed shape with respect to the outer surface 232 of the annular elastic body 2, the overall process yield can be improved in the demolding step of the manufacturing process. It should be noted that the rib structure 4 and/or the rib structure 5 may be a semi-circular structure, but the invention is not limited thereto. Further, the plurality of rib structures 4 may protrude in a first direction (positive y-direction), and the plurality of rib structures 5 protrude in a second direction (negative y-direction), wherein the first direction and the second direction are opposite to each other.

As shown in fig. 3 to 8, preferably, according to an embodiment of the present invention, one of the rib structures 4 of the plurality of rib structures 4 and one of the rib structures 5 of the plurality of rib structures 5 may be connected to each other, so that a first connection portion C1 may be disposed between one of the rib structures 4 of the plurality of rib structures 4 and one of the rib structures 5 of the plurality of rib structures 5, and the first connection portion C1 may correspond to the first abutting portion 21. In other words, as shown in fig. 5, the first connection portion C1 may be located in the middle of the first abutting portion 21, so that the first abutting portion 21 corresponds to both one of the male rib structures 4 and one of the female rib structures 5. Further, another male rib structure 4 of the plurality of male rib structures 4 and another female rib structure 5 of the plurality of female rib structures 5 may be connected to each other, such that a second connection portion C2 may be provided between another male rib structure 4 of the plurality of male rib structures 4 and another female rib structure 5 of the plurality of female rib structures 5, and the second connection portion C2 may correspond to the second abutting portion 22. In other words, the second connecting portion C2 may be located in the middle of the second abutting portion 22, so that the second abutting portion 22 corresponds to another convex rib structure 4 and another concave rib structure 5 at the same time. It should be noted that the first connecting portion C1 and/or the second connecting portion C2 may be an inclined surface, but the invention is not limited thereto.

It should be noted that the first embodiment of the present invention is exemplified by three convex rib structures 4 and three concave rib structures 5, but in other embodiments, three or more convex rib structures 4 and three or more concave rib structures 5 may be matched with each other, for example, four convex rib structures 4 and four concave rib structures 5 may be matched with each other, five convex rib structures 4 and five concave rib structures 5 may be matched with each other, or six convex rib structures 4 and six concave rib structures 5 may be matched with each other, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

Next, referring to fig. 3 to 8 together with fig. 9 and 10, fig. 9 is a perspective assembly view of a probe and a probe cover of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 10 is a side sectional view of the X-X cut line of fig. 9. The snap-fit relationship between the probe cover U and the probe T2 of the ear thermometer T provided by the embodiments of the present invention will be further described below. In detail, since the first abutting portion 21 and the second abutting portion 22 can be two abutting points concavely disposed relative to the whole probe cover U, the first abutting portion 21 and the second abutting portion 22 can be buckled in the groove T21 of the probe T2, and the groove T21 can surround an outer surface T22 of the probe T2.

Second embodiment

First, referring to fig. 11 to 13, fig. 11 and 12 are schematic perspective views of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a second embodiment of the present invention, respectively, and fig. 13 is a schematic perspective cross-sectional view of the probe cover for an ear thermometer according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As can be seen from a comparison between fig. 11 and fig. 3, the greatest difference between the second embodiment of the present invention and the first embodiment is: the probe cover U for an ear thermometer T provided by the second embodiment may further include a plurality of first auxiliary rib structures 6 and/or a plurality of second auxiliary rib structures 7. In addition, the first auxiliary rib structures 6 and the second auxiliary rib structures 7 may be selectively arranged, so that only the first auxiliary rib structures 6, only the second auxiliary rib structures 7, or both the first auxiliary rib structures 6 and the second auxiliary rib structures 7 are included on the probe cover U, which is not limited by the invention. Furthermore, it should be noted that other structural features of the probe cover U for the ear thermometer T provided by the second embodiment are similar to those of the previous embodiments, and are not repeated herein.

As described above, referring to fig. 11 to 13, a plurality of first auxiliary rib structures 6 may be disposed on the flange 3, and a plurality of first auxiliary rib structures 6 are respectively disposed between each convex rib structure 4 and the annular elastic body. Further, for example, the plurality of first auxiliary rib structures 6 may extend radially outward with the central axis 1a of the conical body 1 as a center. Preferably, for the embodiment of the present invention, each first auxiliary rib structure 6 may be disposed in a concave shape with respect to the first surface 31 of the flange 3, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

As described above, referring back to fig. 11 to 13, preferably, the probe cover U may further include a plurality of second auxiliary rib structures 7, the plurality of second auxiliary rib structures 7 may be disposed on the flange 3, and the plurality of second auxiliary rib structures 7 are respectively disposed between each of the concave rib structures 5 and the annular elastic body 2. Further, for example, the plurality of second auxiliary rib structures 7 may extend radially outward with the central axis 1a of the conical body 1 as a center. Preferably, for the embodiment of the present invention, each of the second auxiliary rib structures 7 may be disposed in a convex shape with respect to the first surface 31 of the flange 3, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Further, in the embodiment shown in fig. 11 to 13, the convex rib structure 4 may be connected to the first auxiliary rib structure 6 disposed in a concave shape, and the concave rib structure 5 may be connected to the second auxiliary rib structure 7 disposed in a convex shape, but the invention is not limited thereto.

As described above, referring to fig. 11 to 13 again, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the first abutting portion 21 may be located between one of the first auxiliary rib structures 6 of the plurality of first auxiliary rib structures 6 and one of the second auxiliary rib structures 7 of the plurality of second auxiliary rib structures. Further, the second abutting portion 22 may be located between another one of the plurality of first auxiliary rib structures 6 and another one of the plurality of second auxiliary rib structures 7 of the plurality of first auxiliary rib structures 6. Further, the first connection portion C1 may be located between one of the first auxiliary rib structures 6 of the plurality of first auxiliary rib structures 6 and one of the second auxiliary rib structures 7 of the plurality of second auxiliary rib structures. Further, the second connection portion C2 may be located between another one of the plurality of first auxiliary rib structures 6 and another one of the plurality of second auxiliary rib structures 7 of the plurality of first auxiliary rib structures 6. Thereby, the strength of the position adjacent to the first abutting part 21 and the second abutting part 22 is improved, so that the user can more easily sleeve the probe cover U to the probe T2 of the ear thermometer T or separate the probe cover U from the probe T2. It should be noted that the first auxiliary rib structure 6 and/or the second auxiliary rib structure 7 may be a semicircular structure, but the invention is not limited thereto.

Next, referring to fig. 1 again, and referring to fig. 14 together, fig. 14 is a further perspective view of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a second embodiment of the present invention. As can be seen from a comparison between fig. 14 and fig. 11, in the embodiment of fig. 14, each of the second auxiliary rib structures 7 may be disposed in a concave shape with respect to the first surface 31. Therefore, when the user fits the probe cover U onto the probe T2, the second surface 32 of the flange 3 of the probe cover U can abut against the ear detecting element T3, and in addition, the first auxiliary rib structure 6 and/or the second auxiliary rib structure 7 of the probe cover U can abut against the detecting element T3.

Third embodiment

First, referring to fig. 15 to 17, fig. 15 and 16 are schematic perspective views of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a third embodiment of the present invention, respectively, and fig. 17 is a schematic perspective cross-sectional view of the probe cover for an ear thermometer according to the third embodiment of the present invention. As can be seen from a comparison between fig. 15 and fig. 11, the greatest difference between the third embodiment and the second embodiment is: the probe cover U for the ear thermometer T provided by the third embodiment may include a conical body 1, an annular elastic body 2, a flange 3, a plurality of rib structures 4, and a plurality of first auxiliary rib structures 6. A plurality of first auxiliary rib structures 6 may be provided on the flange 3, and at least two first auxiliary rib structures 6 of the plurality of first auxiliary rib structures 6 are provided between each of the bead structures 4 and the annular elastic body 2. In other words, each rib structure 4 may connect two first auxiliary rib structures 6. It should be noted that other structural features of the probe cover U for the ear thermometer T provided in the third embodiment are similar to those of the foregoing embodiments, and are not described herein again.

As described above, referring to fig. 15 to 17 again, in detail, the first auxiliary rib structure 6 may be disposed in a concave shape relative to the first surface 31 of the flange 3, so that the convex rib structure 4 may be connected to the first auxiliary rib structure 6 disposed in the concave shape to increase strength. Further, the first abutting portion 21 may be located between one of the rib structures 4 of the plurality of rib structures 4 and another rib structure 4 of the plurality of rib structures 4. Further, the second abutting portion 22 may be located between another one of the plurality of rib structures 4 and another one of the plurality of rib structures 4. Thereby, the user can more easily sleeve the probe cover U on the probe T2 of the ear thermometer T or separate the probe cover U from the probe T2. For example, the probe cover U according to the third embodiment of the present invention may include eight rib structures 4 spaced apart from each other, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Next, referring to fig. 18 to 19, fig. 18 is a further perspective view of a probe cover for an ear thermometer according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and fig. 19 is another perspective cross-sectional view of the probe cover for an ear thermometer according to the third embodiment of the present invention. As can be seen from a comparison between fig. 18 and fig. 15, in the embodiment of fig. 18, a plurality of concave rib structures 5 may be further included, and the plurality of concave rib structures 5 may be disposed on the flange 3 at intervals and may be recessed with respect to the first surface 31. In addition, the plurality of concave rib structures 5 may be arc-shaped, and the center of the plurality of concave rib structures 5 is located on the central axis 1a of the conical body 1. Further, one of the plurality of female rib structures 5 may be disposed between two of the plurality of male rib structures 4 of the plurality of female rib structures 5. In other words, each female rib structure 5 may be disposed between two of the male rib structures 4, and each male rib structure 4 may be disposed between two of the female rib structures 5.

Advantageous effects of the embodiments

One of the advantages of the probe cover U for ear thermometer T provided by the embodiment of the present invention is that the technical solution of "a plurality of rib structures 4 are disposed on the flange 3 at intervals and are disposed in a convex manner with respect to the first surface 31" can be utilized to increase the strength of the probe cover U, so that a user can more easily sleeve the probe cover U to the probe T2 of the ear thermometer T or separate the probe cover U from the probe T2.

Further, the strength of the probe cover U can be improved by using the technical solutions of "the plurality of convex rib structures 4 are provided at intervals on the flange 3 and are arranged in a convex shape with respect to the first surface 31" and "the plurality of concave rib structures are provided at intervals on the flange and are arranged in a concave shape with respect to the first surface". In addition, the plurality of convex rib structures 4 and the plurality of concave rib structures 5 are staggered and connected with each other, so that a concave-convex ring-shaped structure can be formed, and the strength of the probe cover U is increased through the ring-shaped structure.

Further, the strength of the probe cover U can be further increased by the provision of the first auxiliary rib structures 6 and/or the second auxiliary rib structures 7.

The disclosure is only a preferred embodiment of the invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the claims, so that all technical equivalents and modifications using the contents of the specification and drawings are included in the scope of the claims.

Claims

1. The utility model provides an ear is probe cover for temperature gun which characterized in that, ear is probe cover for temperature gun includes:

a conical body having a closed end and an open end opposite the closed end;

an annular elastomer connected to the open end of the conical body;

a flange connected to the annular elastomer, the annular elastomer being located between the conical body and the flange, wherein the flange has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; and

a plurality of rib structures disposed on the flange at intervals and protruding relative to the first surface,

wherein the annular elastic body comprises a first abutting portion and a second abutting portion opposite to the first abutting portion, the first abutting portion is located between one of the rib structures and another one of the rib structures, and the second abutting portion is located between another one of the rib structures and another one of the rib structures.

2. The probe cover for an ear thermometer of claim 1, wherein each of said rib structures has a first convex surface convex with respect to said first surface and a first concave surface concave with respect to said second surface.

3. The probe cover for an ear thermometer of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of concave rib structures disposed on said flange at intervals and recessed with respect to said first surface; wherein one of the plurality of female rib structures is disposed between two of the plurality of male rib structures.

4. The probe cover for an ear thermometer of claim 3 wherein each of said concave rib structures has a second concave surface that is concave with respect to said first surface and a second convex surface that is convex with respect to said second surface.

5. The probe cover for an ear thermometer of claim 3, wherein said plurality of convex rib structures and said plurality of concave rib structures are interlaced and connected to each other to form a concavo-convex ring-shaped structure.

6. The probe cover for an ear thermometer of claim 1 wherein said first abutment and said second abutment are snappable in a groove of a probe of said ear thermometer, said groove encircling an exterior surface of said probe.

7. The probe cover for an ear thermometer of claim 1 wherein said annular elastomeric body includes an annular body portion connected to said first and second abutments, said annular body portion including an inner surface and an outer surface opposite said inner surface; wherein the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion are respectively arranged in a protruding manner relative to the inner surface of the annular elastic body, and the first abutting portion and the second abutting portion are respectively arranged in a recessed manner relative to the outer surface of the annular elastic body.

8. The probe cover for an ear thermometer of claim 7, further comprising a plurality of concave rib structures disposed on said flange in spaced relation and recessed relative to said first surface; wherein one of the plurality of female rib structures is disposed between two of the plurality of male rib structures; wherein a first connecting portion between one of the plurality of male rib structures and one of the plurality of female rib structures corresponds to the first abutting portion; wherein a second connecting portion between another one of the plurality of male rib structures and another one of the plurality of female rib structures corresponds to the second abutting portion.

9. The probe cover for an ear thermometer of claim 1, wherein said conical body defines a central axis, and said central axis extends along a long axis of said conical body; the convex rib structure is in an arc shape, and the circle center of the convex rib structure is located on the central axis.

10. The probe cover for an ear thermometer according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of first auxiliary rib structures, wherein a plurality of said first auxiliary rib structures are provided on said flange, and a plurality of said first auxiliary rib structures are respectively provided between each of said rib structures and said annular elastic body.

11. The probe cover for an ear thermometer of claim 10 wherein each of said first auxiliary rib structures is recessed with respect to said first surface.

12. The probe cover for an ear thermometer of claim 10, further comprising a plurality of concave rib structures and a plurality of second auxiliary rib structures, wherein said plurality of concave rib structures are disposed on said flange at intervals and are recessed with respect to said first surface; wherein one of the plurality of female rib structures is disposed between two of the plurality of male rib structures; wherein a plurality of the second auxiliary rib structures are provided on the flange, and a plurality of the second auxiliary rib structures are respectively provided between each of the concave rib structures and the annular elastic body.

13. The probe cover for an ear thermometer of claim 12, wherein each of said second auxiliary rib structures is either concavely or convexly disposed relative to said first surface.

14. The probe cover for an ear thermometer of claim 12 wherein said annular resilient body includes an annular body portion connected to said first and second abutments; wherein the first abutting portion is located between one of the first auxiliary rib structures and one of the second auxiliary rib structures, and the second abutting portion is located between another one of the first auxiliary rib structures and another one of the second auxiliary rib structures.

15. The probe cover for an ear thermometer of claim 12, wherein a first connecting portion is provided between one of said plurality of male rib structures and one of said plurality of female rib structures, and a second connecting portion is provided between another one of said plurality of male rib structures and another one of said plurality of female rib structures; wherein the first connection portion is located between one of the first auxiliary rib structures and one of the second auxiliary rib structures, and the second connection portion is located between another one of the first auxiliary rib structures and another one of the second auxiliary rib structures.

16. The probe cover for an ear thermometer according to claim 1, further comprising a plurality of first auxiliary rib structures, wherein a plurality of said first auxiliary rib structures are provided on said flange, and at least two of said first auxiliary rib structures among said plurality of first auxiliary rib structures are provided between each of said convex rib structures and said annular elastic body.

17. The probe cover for an ear thermometer of claim 16, further comprising a plurality of concave rib structures disposed in spaced relation on said flange and recessed relative to said first surface; wherein one of the plurality of female rib structures is disposed between two of the plurality of male rib structures.