JP2009131328A - Tray and apparatus for washing and sterilizing endoscope - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a tray which is kept in a compact manner and is equipped with a constitution to reliably remove a liquid remaining in the tray. <P>SOLUTION: The tray is equipped with: a bottom surface part 12 where an endoscope 10 is placed; a movable member 14 which moves in a first position where the movable member 14 is superposed on the bottom surface part 12 in the planar view and in a second position where at least a part of the movable member is separated from the periphery 12y of the bottom surface part 12 in the planar direction M of the bottom surface part 12 and is configured to place the endoscope 10 in the second position; and a wall surface part 13 rising from the movable member 14 in the height direction H. The movable member 14 is moved to the first position and makes the wall surface part 13 abut on the periphery 12y of the bottom surface part 12 when the endoscope 10 is not housed. The movable member is moved to the second position when the endoscope 10 is housed, so that an area for housing the endoscope 10 is greater than the area in the first position viewed from above. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a tray for storing a disinfectant to be cleaned and an endoscope cleaning / disinfecting apparatus.

  In recent years, endoscopes are widely used in the medical field and the industrial field. An endoscope used in the medical field observes an organ in a body cavity by inserting an elongated insertion portion into a body cavity, or inserts into an insertion channel of a treatment instrument provided in the endoscope as necessary. Various treatments can be performed using the treatment tool.

  Endoscopes in the medical field are used by being inserted into body cavities, particularly for the purpose of examination and treatment. Therefore, after use, cleaning and disinfection are necessary for reuse. As a method for cleaning and disinfecting a used endoscope, for example, a method using an endoscope cleaning and disinfecting apparatus (hereinafter simply referred to as a cleaning and disinfecting apparatus) is well known.

  If the cleaning / disinfecting device is used, the endoscope is only set in the cleaning / disinfecting tank of the cleaning / disinfecting device, and the endoscope is automatically cleaned, disinfected, rinsed, drained, etc. (hereinafter referred to as cleaning). (Referred to as a disinfection process). At this time, the endoscope cleans and disinfects not only the outer surface of the endoscope but also the endoscope channels such as known air / water supply channels and treatment instrument insertion channels inside the endoscope. Is done. In addition, the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus is not limited to an endoscope, and other medical instruments can be cleaned and disinfected. Hereinafter, what is cleaned and disinfected by the cleaning and disinfecting apparatus is referred to as a cleaning disinfectant.

  By the way, when cleaning and disinfecting an object to be cleaned, such as an endoscope, using a cleaning / disinfecting apparatus, the endoscope is accommodated in a cleaning / disinfecting tank after the endoscope is accommodated in a dedicated tray. Is well known to house it in a cleaning and disinfecting tank.

  That is, a technique for cleaning and disinfecting an endoscope together with a tray while being accommodated in the tray in a cleaning / disinfecting tank is well known. If the tray is used in this way, the operator only needs to grip the tray, and before and after the cleaning / disinfecting process, the carrying ability and carrying out of the elongated endoscope with respect to the cleaning / disinfecting tank are improved. In addition, trays that improve the carry-in and carry-out properties of slender sterilized materials from the steam sterilizer are also well known.

Thus, the tray which improves the carrying-in property and carrying-out property with respect to an apparatus is disclosed by patent document 1, for example.
JP 2007-54343 A

  Here, in order to perform cleaning / disinfecting treatment on the object to be cleaned contained in the tray, liquid such as cleaning liquid, disinfecting liquid, rinsing water, etc. is introduced into the tray at the bottom of the tray. Generally, a hole for promoting the discharge of the liquid is formed.

  However, even if the hole is formed, since the disinfectant to be cleaned is accommodated in the tray, the rinsing water remains at the contact site with the disinfectant to be cleaned in the tray after the cleaning disinfection process. There is a problem that the liquid tends to remain. This is the same even after the sterilization process using the steam sterilizer.

  Therefore, when the tray is taken out from the tank after completion of the cleaning / disinfecting process or sterilization process, the residual liquid may spill out of the apparatus through the hole, and an improvement has been desired.

  In view of such circumstances, in Patent Document 1 described above, a foot portion for tilting the tray is formed on the tray, and the tray is tilted using the foot portion to improve water drainage of the tray from the hole portion. Although a method is disclosed, there is a problem that even if such a method is used, it is difficult to reliably discharge the residual liquid accumulated in the tray from the tray.

  In addition, after completion of the cleaning / disinfection process or sterilization process, after the tray is taken out of the cleaning / disinfecting tank, the disinfectant to be cleaned is taken out from the tray, and the trays are generally stacked and stored. Such a storage method has a problem that the number of trays to be stacked is limited. Therefore, after the maximum stacking, it is necessary to stack the trays in another place, and there is a problem that the storage space for the trays becomes large.

  In view of such a problem, the above-described Patent Document 1 discloses a tray that can be compactly stored in the height direction by being freely contractible in the height direction. Although it can shrink in the direction, the outer shape of the tray in a plan view is constant, so the storage space along the outer shape of the tray is minimal. There was a problem that was difficult.

  The object of the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and can be stored in a compact manner, and can reliably store residual liquid in the tray, and is equipped with a tray that has a configuration capable of removing water reliably. The object is to provide a mirror cleaning and disinfecting device.

  In order to achieve the above object, a tray according to the present invention is a tray in which a disinfectant to be cleaned is stored, and a bottom surface portion on which the disinfectant to be cleaned is placed and a state in plan view with respect to the bottom surface portion. The first position that overlaps and the second position that is at least partially spaced from the outer periphery of the bottom surface portion in the planar direction of the bottom surface portion, and are movable at the second position. A movable member on which an object is placed, and a wall surface portion that rises from the movable member in a height direction perpendicular to the planar direction, and the movable member does not contain the object to be cleaned. When the wall surface portion is brought into contact with the outer periphery of the bottom surface portion and is moved to the first position, and when the disinfected material to be cleaned is accommodated, it is moved to the second position and in a state in plan view, The collection of the disinfectant to be cleaned than the first position. Characterized by increasing the area.

  An endoscope cleaning and disinfecting apparatus according to the present invention is configured such that the tray according to any one of claims 1 to 4 can be stored in a cleaning / disinfecting tank, and the cleaning / disinfecting material stored in the tray is stored in the tray. An endoscope cleaning / disinfecting apparatus for cleaning / disinfecting, wherein the tray is accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank in a state where the movable member is moved to the second position.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while being able to store compactly, the tray and endoscope cleaning / disinfecting apparatus which comprise the structure which can remove the residual liquid in a tray reliably can be provided.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiment, the object to be cleaned and stored in the tray will be described using an endoscope as an example. The tray will be described as being used for a cleaning / disinfecting apparatus.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cleaning / disinfecting apparatus including a tray according to the present embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus 1 is configured to be openable and closable on the apparatus main body 2 and the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2, so The main part is comprised by the top cover 3 which is a lid body which can be opened and closed freely.

  On the outer surface of the apparatus main body 2, there is disposed an operation panel 4 that can perform various operations such as a start instruction, a stop instruction, display of various processes, display of elapsed time, setting of a cleaning / disinfecting process, and setting of a user ID. The operation panel 4 may be provided on the top cover 3.

  An antenna 7 is provided on the outer surface of the apparatus main body 2 on which the operation panel 4 is provided to receive information on the user ID in the ID card 20 brought close to the operator without contact. The antenna 7 may also be provided on the other outer surface of the apparatus main body 2 or may be provided on the top cover 3.

  A water supply port (not shown) to which a hose extended from the water tap is connected is provided on the upper part of the apparatus main body 2. Thus, in addition to being used as rinsing water, tap water for diluting the cleaning liquid and the disinfecting liquid is supplied to the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 from the tap through the hose and the water supply port. .

  A cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 in which a tray 11 in which an endoscope 10 having an insertion portion 10s and an operation portion 10t, which are objects to be cleaned, are stored, is formed on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2. The tray 11 improves the carrying-in / out performance of the endoscope 10 with respect to the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, and the endoscope 10 directly contacts the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 when the endoscope 10 is accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. Is to prevent. Further, the tray 11 is cleaned and disinfected together with the endoscope 10 in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 when the endoscope 10 is cleaned and disinfected. The detailed configuration of the tray 11 will be described later.

  The cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 is provided with a supply nozzle 9 for supplying a liquid such as a cleaning liquid, a disinfecting liquid, and rinsing water into the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. By supplying a liquid with a water flow from the supply nozzle 9 into the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, the outer surface of the endoscope 10 accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 is cleaned and disinfected.

  Furthermore, in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, various endoscope tubes such as a treatment instrument insertion pipe and an air / water supply pipe (not shown) provided in the endoscope 10 placed in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. In order to wash and disinfect the inside of the passage, the liquid supply member (not shown) that supplies the above-described liquid into the endoscope conduit, and the treatment instrument insertion conduit to scrub the inside of the treatment instrument insertion conduit. A brush cassette (not shown) for automatically inserting and removing the cleaning brush is provided.

  In the apparatus main body 2, an antenna 5 is provided near the bottom of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. When the tray 11 is accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, the antenna 5 reads the identification information unique to the object to be cleaned from the endoscope 10 and an ID tag (not shown) provided for each tray 11 in a non-contact manner. It is.

  Furthermore, a pipe network, a pump, a compressor (none of which are not shown), etc., in which an electromagnetic valve, a check valve and the like are circulated are arranged in the apparatus main body 2 to circulate liquid etc. to the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. It is installed. Further, in the apparatus main body 2, a control unit 100 that stops driving the electric parts such as the electromagnetic valve, the pump, and the compressor described above according to the programming of the various processes is also provided. The liquid is stored in various tanks (not shown) arranged in the apparatus main body 2. In addition, since the structure of the other washing | cleaning disinfection apparatus 1 is known, the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  Next, the configuration of the tray 11 will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing the tray of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the tray along the line III-III in FIG. 2, and FIG. 4 is a partial perspective view showing the fixing mechanism of the movable member of FIG. FIG. 5 is a plan view schematically showing a state in which the movable member in FIG. 2 is movable between the first position and the second position.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the main part of the tray 11 includes a bottom surface portion 12, a movable member 14, and a wall surface portion 13.

  The bottom surface portion 12 is formed in a substantially square shape in a plan view, and is a part on which the endoscope 10 to be cleaned and disinfected is placed. For example, two first guide grooves 15 are formed on each side of the outer periphery 12 y of the bottom surface portion 12 along the planar direction M of the bottom surface portion 12 from the outer periphery 12 y toward the center of the bottom surface portion 12. That is, the first guide groove 15 is open at the outer periphery 12 y of the bottom surface portion 12.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the side surface 12 s formed by the first guide groove 15 of the bottom surface portion 12 has a U-shaped cross section in the height direction H perpendicular to the planar direction M along the first guide groove 15. A second guide groove 12 h is formed along the planar direction M.

  The movable member 14 is a part on which the endoscope 10 to be cleaned and disinfected at a second position P2 to be described later is placed, and is formed to have the same length as the first guide groove 15 in the planar direction M. As shown in FIG. 3, when the arm portion 14t is fitted in the second guide groove 12h, as shown in FIG. 5, the slide is movable in the planar direction M with respect to the first guide groove 15. It is inserted freely.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the movable member 14 overlaps the bottom surface portion 12 including the first guide groove 15 in a plan view, that is, in the planar direction M of the movable member 14. The position where the tip 14s contacts the end surface 12g of the bottom surface portion 12 formed by the first guide groove 15, in other words, the first position P1 where the wall surface portion 13 contacts the outer periphery 12y and the planar direction M. , At least a part of the movable member 14 is slidable in the first guide groove 15 in the planar direction M between the outer periphery 12y and the second position P2 that is spaced apart on the rear end 14v side in the planar direction M. Is inserted.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the second position P <b> 2 is an arbitrary position in the movable region R from the position where the wall surface portion 13 is closest to the outer periphery 12 y to the position where the wall surface portion 13 is most separated from the outer periphery 12 y in the planar direction M. The position can be set.

  As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of protrusions 25 having, for example, a triangular cross-section, which form a fixed member, are continuously formed along the plane direction M on the upper surface 14 j in the height direction H of the arm portion 14 t of the movable member 14. A claw portion 26 having a protrusion 26t having a triangular cross section, for example, is formed on the upper surface 12k of the bottom surface portion 12m where the second guide groove 12h is formed. .

  The claw portion 26 is slidable in the planar direction M because the projection 26t can be fitted into any of a plurality of valleys formed by the plurality of projections 25 of the arm portion 14t of the movable member 14. The movable member 14 can be fixed at the first position P1 or an arbitrary second position P2 in the movable region R.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the fitting between the protrusion 26 t and the valleys of the plurality of protrusions 25 is performed by the operator pressing the release region 12 mk in the part 12 m and sliding the movable member 14 in the planar direction M. By making it, it is free to release. Therefore, if the operator stops the sliding movement of the movable portion 14 in the planar direction M and stops pressing the release region 12mk, the protrusion 26t and the valley portion of the protrusion 25 are fitted, and the movable portion 14 is fixed. It has become so.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the wall surface portion 13 is provided upright in the height direction H from the rear end 14v of the planar direction M of the movable member 14. The wall surface portion 13 is a member that prevents the endoscope 10 accommodated in the tray 11 from falling from the tray 11.

Next, the operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described.
First, when the endoscope 10 after use is cleaned and disinfected, the operator deforms the tray 11 so that the accommodation area of the endoscope 10 is maximized in a plan view. Specifically, the release region 12mk is pressed to move all the movable members 14 in the first guide groove 15 in the plane direction M, and the wall surface portion 13 is the second most spaced from the outer periphery 12y in the plane direction M. Is slid to the position P2.

  Thereafter, the operator stops pressing the release region 12mk, and fits the protrusions 26t of the claw portions 26 into the valleys of the plurality of protrusions 25 formed on the arm portions 14t, thereby moving the movable member 14 to the wall surface portion. 13 is fixed at a second position P2 that is the farthest in the planar direction M from the outer periphery 12y.

  As a result, the tray 11 has a larger storage area of the endoscope 10 than the case where the movable member 14 is positioned at the first position P1 in a plan view. growing.

  Further, at this time, the movable member 14 has moved from the outer periphery 12y to the second position P2 that is farthest in the plane direction M, so that the distal end 14s of the movable member 14 and the end surface 12g of the bottom surface portion 12 are in contact with each other. A large space is formed by the first guide groove 15 between them.

  After the tray 11 is deformed so that the accommodation area of the endoscope 10 is maximized in a plan view, the operator places the endoscope 10 on the bottom surface portion 12 and the movable member 14 of the tray 11. To do. That is, the endoscope 10 is accommodated in the tray 11.

  Next, the operator stores the tray 11 in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 of the apparatus main body 2, closes the top cover 3 with respect to the apparatus main body 2, and then operates the operation panel 4 to operate the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus 1. The endoscope 10 used is cleaned and disinfected.

  After the endoscope 10 is cleaned and disinfected, the operator takes out the tray 11 from the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. At this time, since the remaining liquid in the tray 11 is discharged into the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 from the discharge space formed by the first guide groove 15 formed in the tray 11, the tray 11 is taken out from the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. However, the remaining liquid does not leak from the tray 11.

  After that, after the endoscope 10 is taken out from the tray 11, in order to store the tray 11, the operator deforms the tray 11 so that the accommodation area of the endoscope 10 becomes the smallest in a plan view.

  Specifically, the operator presses the release area 12mk to fit the protrusion 26t and the valleys of the plurality of protrusions 25 at the second position P2, and move the movable member 14 to the tip 14s in the planar direction M. The movable member 14 is slid to the first position P1 where the wall surface portion 13 contacts the outer periphery 12y.

  After slidably moving the movable member 14 to the first position P1, the operator stops pressing the release region 12mk and fits the protrusion 26t and the valleys of the plurality of protrusions 25 at the first position P1. Thus, the movable member 14 is fixed to the first position P1. In this state, the outer shape of the tray 11 is equal to the outer shape of the bottom surface portion 12 in a plan view.

  Finally, the operator accommodates the tray 11 in the storage place with the movable member 14 fixed at the first position P1.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the endoscope 10 is accommodated and the endoscope 10 is cleaned and disinfected, the movable member 14 of the tray 11 is moved away from the outer periphery 12y. 2 to move to the position P2 of the tray 11 so that the accommodation area of the endoscope 10 in the tray 11 is maximized in a plan view. When the endoscope 10 is taken out and stored in the tray 11, the tray 11 It has been shown that the movable member 14 is moved to the first position P1, and the storage area of the endoscope 10 of the tray 11 is minimized in a plan view.

  According to this, after the cleaning and disinfection, the residual liquid in the tray 11 is caused by fixing the movable member 14 at the second position P2 where the wall surface portion 13 is farthest from the outer periphery 12y in the tray 11. Since it can be reliably discharged from the large discharge space by the formed first guide groove 15 to the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, even if the tray 11 is taken out of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 after the cleaning / disinfecting is completed, The liquid is prevented from dripping.

  When the tray 11 is not used, the movable member 14 is fixed at the first position P1, so that the storage area of the endoscope 10 of the tray 11 can be minimized, that is, in a plan view. Since the outer shape of the tray 11 can be minimized, the tray 11 can be stored compactly.

  From the above, it is possible to provide the tray 11 and the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus 1 that can be stored in a compact manner and can reliably remove water remaining in the tray 11.

  Hereinafter, modifications will be described. In the present embodiment, the movable member 14 is fixed at the second position P2 where the wall surface portion 13 is farthest from the outer periphery 12y to maximize the accommodation area of the endoscope 10, and then the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 The tray 11 is shown to be accommodated.

  Not limited to this, the movable member 14 is moved to an arbitrary second position P2 in the movable region R other than the position where the wall surface portion 13 is farthest from the outer periphery 12y, and the position is fixed. The tray 11 may be accommodated in the container.

  Even when the position of the movable member 14 is fixed at an arbitrary second position P2 in the movable region R other than the position where the wall surface portion 13 is farthest from the outer periphery 12y, the protrusion 26t and the plurality of protrusions 25 are provided. The position of the movable member 14 can be fixed by fitting the valleys of the two.

  That is, if the movable member 14 is fixed at the second position P2 other than the position where the wall surface portion 13 is farthest from the outer periphery 12y, the discharge space by the first guide groove 15 becomes smaller than that of the present embodiment, so that water is removed. Although there is a drawback that the effect is reduced, it is not always necessary to maximize the accommodation area of the endoscope 10 and accommodate the tray 11 in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6.

  Hereinafter, another modification will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7. FIG. 6 is a partial perspective view illustrating a modified example in which the position of the movable member is fixed using a pin, and FIG. 7 is a partial perspective view illustrating the modified example in which the position of the movable member is fixed using a screw.

  In the present embodiment, when the movable member 14 is fixed at an arbitrary position of the first position P1 or the second position P2, the protrusion 26t and the valleys of the plurality of protrusions 25 are fitted together. It showed.

  Not limited to this, as shown in FIG. 6, a hole 14 a penetrating in the height direction H is formed in the arm portion 14 t of the movable member 14, and is opposed to the arm portion 14 t in which the second guide groove 12 h is formed. A plurality of holes 12a penetrating in the height direction H are also formed in the vicinity of the first guide groove 15 along the plane direction M in the portion of the bottom surface portion 12, and the holes 12a and the holes 14a are overlapped in a plan view. In this position, the movable member 14 is passed through the holes 12a and 14a along the height direction H, for example, from the lower side, so that the movable member 14 is moved to the first position P1 or the second position P1. You may fix to the arbitrary positions of the position P2.

  Note that the configuration shown in FIG. 6 has a drawback that the position of the movable member 14 can be fixed only with respect to the bottom surface portion 12 only in the position in the planar direction M where the hole 12a is formed. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 7, a screw hole 12n penetrating in the height direction H is provided in a portion of the bottom surface portion 12 facing the arm portion 14t in which the second guide groove 12h is formed, and fixed to the screw hole 12n. By screwing the screw 35 as a member along the height direction H and pressing the tip 35s of the screw 35 against the outer peripheral surface of the arm portion 14t, the movable member 14 is moved to the first position P1 or the second position P1. You may fix to the arbitrary positions of the position P2. According to such a configuration, the movable member 14 can be fixed at an arbitrary position.

(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the tray of this embodiment in a state where the movable member is moved to the first position, and FIG. 9 is a state where the movable member in FIG. 8 is moved to the second position. FIG. 10 is a top view schematically showing a part of the tray of FIG. 8, FIG. 11 is a top view schematically showing a part of the tray of FIG. 9, and FIG. It is a figure which shows a part of tray which looked at XII from the direction.

  Compared with the tray of the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 described above, the configuration of the tray of the second embodiment has a plurality of through holes along the height direction in the bottom surface portion and the movable portion. The second guide groove is unnecessary and the first guide groove is different only in that it is formed in the surface of the bottom surface portion. Therefore, only this difference will be described, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in the first embodiment, and the description thereof will be omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the main portion of the tray 51 includes a bottom surface portion 52, a movable member 54, and a wall surface portion 53.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the bottom surface portion 52 is formed in a substantially square shape in a plan view, and is a part on which the endoscope 10 to be cleaned and disinfected is placed. In the surface of the bottom surface portion 52, for example, one first guide groove 55 is formed along the planar direction M for each side of the outer periphery 52 y of the bottom surface portion 52.

  Also, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a plurality of through holes 52k penetrating in the height direction H along the planar direction M, that is, along the first guide groove 55 are formed in the bottom surface portion 52, for example. In addition, positioning holes 57a to 57d, which are positioning members for positioning the movable member 54, are formed at positions corresponding to a later-described first position P1 and second position P2 of the movable member 54. The positioning holes 57a to 57d also constitute a fixing member.

  The movable member 54 is a portion on which the endoscope 10 to be cleaned and disinfected at the second position P2 is placed. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the guide protrusion 59 has a first guide groove 55. 8 and 9, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the upper surface of the bottom surface portion 52 in the height direction H is slidable.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 8 and 10, the movable member 54 overlaps with the bottom surface portion 52 in a plan view. Specifically, the first wall surface portion 53 abuts on the outer periphery 52 y. On the upper surface of the bottom surface portion 52 in the height direction H, the slide is freely movable between the position P1 and the second position P2 at least a part of which is separated from the outer periphery 52y of the bottom surface portion 52 in the planar direction M. ing.

  The second position P2 is from the position where the distal end 54s of the movable member 54 in the planar direction M is closest to the end face 55g of the first guide groove 55 to the position where the end face 55g is farthest from the end face 55g in the planar direction M. The position can be set in the movable region R. In other words, it can be set to a position within the movable region R from the position where the wall surface portion 53 is closest to the outer periphery 52y to the position where the wall surface portion 53 is farthest from the outer periphery 52y.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the movable member 54 is also formed with a plurality of through holes 54 k that penetrate in the height direction H along the planar direction M, for example. As shown in FIG. 10, the through hole 54k is formed at a position that does not overlap with the through hole 52k of the bottom surface portion 52 in a plan view at the first position P1. That is, when the tip 54s and the end face 55g of the first guide groove 55 are aligned, the through hole 54k is formed so that the phase is shifted in the plane direction M with respect to the through hole 52k.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, a claw portion 56 that is a positioning member that can be fitted into the positioning holes 57 a to 57 d of the bottom surface portion 52 is formed on the bottom surface in the height direction H of the movable member 54. In addition, the nail | claw part 56 also comprises the fixing member.

  When the claw portion 56 is fitted into the positioning hole 57a as shown in FIGS. 10 and 12, the movable member 54 is displaced in a state where the through hole 52k and the through hole 54k are viewed in plan at the first position P1. The position is fixed as follows. Further, when the claw portion 56 is fitted into the positioning holes 57b to 57d as shown in FIG. 11, the through hole 52k and the through hole 54k are overlapped in a plan view at the second position P2. Is fixed.

  The insertion of the claw 56 into the positioning hole 57 can be released by the operator pressing the release region 56m in the claw 56 and sliding the movable member 54 in the plane direction M. Therefore, after the operator slides the movable member 54 in the plane direction M and the claw part 56 stops pressing the release region 56m at a position where the claw part 56 overlaps any one of the positioning holes 57b to 57d, the claw part 56 is moved to the positioning hole. The movable member 54 is fixed by fitting with any one of 57b to 57d.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the wall surface portion 53 is provided upright in the height direction H from the rear end 54 v of the planar direction M of the movable member 54. The wall surface portion 53 is a member that prevents the endoscope 10 accommodated in the tray 51 from falling off the tray 51.

Next, the operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described.
First, when the endoscope 10 after use is washed and disinfected, the operator deforms the tray 51 so that the accommodation area of the endoscope 10 is maximized in a plan view. Specifically, the release region 56m is pressed, and all the movable members 54 are slidable to the second position P2 where the wall surface portion 53 is farthest from the outer periphery 52y in the plane direction M. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 11, the pressing of the release region 56m is stopped, and the claw portion 56 is fitted into the positioning hole 57d, so that the movable member 54 is moved to the second position where the wall surface portion 53 is farthest from the outer periphery 52y. Fix it.

  As a result, the tray 51 has a larger storage area of the endoscope 10 than the case where the movable member 54 is positioned at the first position P1 in a plan view. growing. At this time, as shown in FIG. 11, the through hole 52k and the through hole 54k are overlapped in a plan view. Therefore, in this state, the overlapped through hole 52 functions as a discharge space.

  After the tray 51 is deformed so that the accommodation area of the endoscope 10 is maximized in a plan view, the operator places the endoscope 10 on the bottom surface portion 52 and the movable member 54 of the tray 51. To do. That is, the endoscope 10 is accommodated in the tray 51.

  Thereafter, the operator houses the tray 51 in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 of the apparatus main body 2, closes the top cover 3 with respect to the apparatus main body 2, and then operates the operation panel 4 to operate the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus 1. The endoscope 10 used is cleaned and disinfected.

  After the endoscope 10 has been cleaned and disinfected, the operator takes out the tray 51 from the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. At this time, the remaining liquid in the tray 51 is discharged into the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 from the through hole 52k and the through hole 54k that are overlapped in a plan view in the tray 51. Even if the tray 51 is taken out, the remaining liquid does not leak from the tray 51.

  Next, after the endoscope 10 is taken out from the tray 51, in order to store the tray 51, the operator deforms the tray 51 so that the accommodation area of the endoscope 10 becomes the smallest in a plan view.

  Specifically, the operator presses the release region 56m and slides the movable member 54 toward the front end 54s in the planar direction M to insert the claw 56 into the positioning hole 57d at the second position P2. And the movable member 54 is slidable to the first position P1 at which the wall surface portion 53 contacts the outer periphery 52y.

  After slidably moving the movable member 54 to the first position P1, as shown in FIG. 10, the operator stops pressing the release area 56m and puts the claw portion 56 into the positioning hole 57a at the first position P1. The movable member 54 is fixed to the first position P1 by fitting.

  In this state, the outer shape of the tray 51 is equal to the outer shape of the bottom surface portion 52 in a plan view as shown in FIG. In the first position P1, the through hole 52k and the through hole 54k are shifted from each other in a plan view. Thus, even if there is residual liquid in the tray 51, the residual liquid does not leak out of the tray 51 from either the through hole 52k or the through hole 54k.

  Finally, the operator accommodates the tray 51 in the storage place with the movable member 54 fixed at the first position P1.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, when the endoscope 10 is accommodated and the endoscope 10 is cleaned and disinfected, the movable member 54 of the tray 51 is moved away from the outer periphery 52y. 2, the storage area of the endoscope 10 in the tray 51 is maximized in a plan view. When the endoscope 10 is taken out and stored in the tray 51, The movable member 54 is moved to the first position P1, and the storage area of the endoscope 10 of the tray 51 is shown to be the smallest in a plan view.

  In the present embodiment, at the second position P2, the through hole 52k and the through hole 54k are overlapped in a plan view to form a discharge space in the through hole 52k, and the first position P1. Shows that the through hole 52k and the through hole 54k are shifted from each other in a plan view.

  According to this, after the cleaning and disinfection, the remaining liquid in the tray 51 is overlapped in a state in plan view due to the movable member 54 being located at the second position P2 in the tray 51. 52k and the through-hole 54k can be reliably discharged into the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, so that even if the tray 51 is removed from the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 after the cleaning / disinfecting, the remaining liquid in the tray 11 is prevented from dripping. Is done.

  Further, when the tray 51 is not used, the movable member 54 is fixed at the first position P1 so that the storage area of the endoscope 10 of the tray 51 can be minimized, so the tray 51 is stored in a compact manner. can do.

  Further, since the through hole 52k and the through hole 54k are located apart from each other in a plan view, when the tray 51 is carried or stored, the residual liquid in the tray 51 is transferred from the tray 51 to the through hole 52k. And leakage through the through hole 54k.

  From the above, it is possible to provide the tray 51 and the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus 1 that can be stored in a compact manner and can reliably remove water remaining in the tray.

  Hereinafter, modifications will be described. In the present embodiment, the movable member 54 is fixed at the second position P2 where the wall surface portion 53 is farthest from the outer periphery 52y, and the storage area of the endoscope 10 is maximized. Although it has been shown that the tray 51 is accommodated, the present invention is not limited to this, and by pressing the release area 56m, the movable member 54 can be moved to any second area in the movable area R other than the position where the wall surface 53 is farthest from the outer periphery 52y. After moving to the position P2 and fixing the position, that is, pressing the release area 56m is stopped and the claw portion 56 is fitted into the positioning holes 57b and 57c to fix the position, then the tray 51 is placed in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. May be accommodated. That is, it is not always necessary to maximize the accommodation area of the endoscope 10 and accommodate the tray 51 in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6.

  Hereinafter, another modification will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a modification in which the height of the wall surface portion is movable in the height direction.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, it has been shown that the movable members 14 and 54 are movable in the plane direction M. In addition to this, as shown in FIG. May be movable in the height direction H.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, the wall surface portion 63 has a bottomed hole 63h along the height direction H inside, and the second movable member is placed in the bottomed hole 63h. 64 is provided so as to protrude upward in the height direction H from the bottomed hole 63h.

  The maximum projecting height in the height direction H from the bottom of the bottomed hole 63h of the upper end portion 64j of the second movable member 64 is approximately equal to twice the height of the insertion portion 10s of the endoscope 10. Or, it is defined to be at least twice as high as the insertion portion 10s. This is because, in the trays 11 and 51, the insertion portion 10s is wound and may be accommodated in an overlapping manner.

  Further, the protruding height of the second movable member 64 can be fixed in a state of protruding in the height direction H from the bottomed hole 63h. For example, the plurality of protrusions 25 having the triangular cross section shown in the first embodiment described above are provided on the side surface 64k of the second movable member 64 and the side surface 64k in the wall surface portion 63 is opposed to the side surface 64k. This can be realized by providing the claw portion 26 shown in the first embodiment and fitting the projections 26t of the claw portion 26 to the valleys of the plurality of projection portions 25.

  Therefore, in the tray having the wall surface portion 63 configured as described above, when the endoscope 10 is accommodated in the tray, the upper end portion 64j of the second movable member 64 extends in the height direction H from the bottomed hole 63h. The protrusion 26t and the valleys of the plurality of protrusions 25 are fitted in the protruding state, and the second movable member 64 is fixed and used in a protruding state. The second movable member 64 is accommodated in the hole 63h, the protrusion 26t and the valleys of the plurality of protrusions 25 are fitted, and the second movable member 64 is fixed in a state of being accommodated in the bottomed hole 63h. And store. According to this, at the time of storage, the height of the wall surface part 63 can be stored lower than the trays shown in the first and second embodiments described above.

  As described above, according to such a configuration, the height of the wall surface portion 63 can be moved in the height direction H by the second movable member 64, so that the trays 11 and 51 can be more compact. Can be stored.

  Hereinafter, another modification will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a modification in which the wall surface portion is tiltable.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, it has been shown that the movable members 14 and 54 are movable in the plane direction M. In addition to this, as shown in FIG. 73 may be tiltable.

  According to such a configuration, when the endoscope 10 is accommodated in the trays 11 and 51, the wall surface portion 73 is raised with respect to the bottom surface portion 72 and used as the same wall surface portion as the conventional one. When storing 51, the wall surface portion 73 is tilted and the wall surface portion 73 is brought into contact with the bottom surface portion 72, whereby the wall surface portion 73 can be accommodated more compactly.

  In addition, in the state which raised the wall surface part 73 with respect to the bottom face part 72, as a structure which fixes the wall surface part 73, by using the elasticity of resin by comprising the wall surface part 73 from resin, what kind of thing It may be a configuration.

  Further, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, the disinfectant to be cleaned contained in the trays 11 and 51 has been described by taking the endoscope 10 as an example. Of course, a remote controller for operating the endoscope 10 and other medical treatment tools may be used.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment and the second embodiment described above, the trays 11 and 51 have been described as being used for the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus 1, but may be used for a steam sterilization apparatus or other apparatuses. It goes without saying that there is no such thing.

The perspective view which shows the washing | cleaning disinfection apparatus which comprises the tray of this Embodiment. The expansion perspective view which shows the tray of FIG. Sectional drawing of the tray which follows the III-III line in FIG. The fragmentary perspective view which shows the fixing mechanism of the movable member of FIG. FIG. 3 is a plan view schematically showing a state in which the movable member of FIG. 2 is movable between a first position and a second position. The fragmentary perspective view which shows the modification which fixes the position of a movable member using a pin. The fragmentary perspective view which shows the modification which fixes the position of a movable member using a screw. The perspective view which shows the tray of this Embodiment in the state by which the movable member was moved to the 1st position. The perspective view of the tray shown in the state in which the movable member of FIG. 8 was moved to the 2nd position. The top view which shows a part of tray of FIG. 8 roughly. FIG. 10 is a top view schematically showing a part of the tray of FIG. 9. The figure which shows a part of tray which saw FIG. 10 from the direction of XII. The perspective view which shows the modification which made the height of a wall surface part movable in a height direction. The perspective view which shows the modification which made the wall surface part tiltable.

Explanation of symbols

1 ... Cleaning and disinfection device (Endoscope cleaning and disinfection device)
10. Endoscope (cleaned disinfectant)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Tray 12 ... Bottom part 13 ... Wall surface part 12y ... Outer periphery 14 ... Movable member 15 ... 1st guide groove (discharge space)
25. Projection (fixing member)
26 ... Claw part (fixing member)
30 ... pin (fixing member)
35 ... Screw (fixing member)
51 ... Tray 52 ... Bottom part 52k ... Hole (through hole) (discharge space)
52y ... outer periphery 53 ... wall surface part 54 ... movable member 54k ... hole (through hole)
56 ... Claw part (fixing member)
57a: positioning hole (fixing member)
57b ... positioning hole (fixing member)
57c ... Positioning hole (fixing member)
57d: positioning hole (fixing member)
64: second movable member H: height direction M: plane direction P1: first position P2: second position R: movable region

Claims (6)

A tray for storing the disinfectant to be cleaned,
A bottom surface portion on which the object to be cleaned is placed;
The first position that overlaps the bottom surface portion in a plan view and the second position that is at least partially separated from the outer periphery of the bottom surface portion in the planar direction of the bottom surface portion. A movable member on which the object to be cleaned is placed at the second position;
From the movable member, a wall surface portion standing in a height direction perpendicular to the planar direction;
Comprising
The movable member is moved to the first position when not containing the sterilized article to be cleaned, the wall surface portion is brought into contact with the outer periphery of the bottom surface portion, and when the sterilized article to be cleaned is stored, A tray that is movable to a second position and has a larger storage area for the disinfected material to be cleaned than the first position in a plan view. The second position is movable from a position where the wall surface portion is closest to the outer periphery of the bottom surface portion to a position where the wall surface portion is most separated from the outer periphery of the bottom surface portion in the plane direction by the movable member. 2. The fixing device according to claim 1, further comprising a fixing member that is located in an area and fixes the movable member at the first position or an arbitrary second position in the movable area. Tray.   The tray according to claim 2, wherein when the movable member moves to the second position, a liquid discharge space is formed in the bottom surface portion. A plurality of through holes are formed in the bottom surface portion and the movable member,
In the first position, the through hole of the bottom surface portion and the through hole of the movable member are positioned so as to be displaced in a plan view, and in the second position, the through hole of the bottom surface portion. 4. The tray according to claim 3, further comprising a positioning member that is positioned so as to overlap with the through hole of the movable member in a plan view to form the discharge space.   The tray according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a second movable member that moves the wall portion in the height direction. An endoscope cleaning and disinfecting apparatus for cleaning and disinfecting the object to be cleaned accommodated in the tray while the tray according to any one of claims 1 to 5 can be accommodated in a cleaning and disinfecting tank,
The endoscope cleaning / disinfecting apparatus, wherein the tray is accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank in a state where the movable member is moved to the second position.

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