CN101933800A - Ear thermometer with ear canal sensing device and measuring method thereof - Google Patents
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The invention provides an ear thermometer with an ear canal sensing device and a measuring method thereof. The ear thermometer mainly comprises two sensors: a proximity sensor and an infrared sensor, wherein, the proximity sensor is arranged on a probe for judging whether the probe is in a status of being inserted in an ear canal, and the proximity sensor is taken as the ear canal sensing device for automatically switching a measuring mode into an ear temperature mode or a second mode such as a forehead temperature mode, a surface temperature mode or a room temperature mode; the infrared sensor is used for measuring temperature; and after the proximity sensor judges the measuring mode, the infrared sensor measures temperature, a control module processes a signal of the proximity sensor and displays the measuring mode and a temperature measuring result on a display unit. In the invention, the proximity sensor is used for judging whether the probe is inserted in the ear canal to switch the measuring mode, and more than two temperature measuring modes can be combined in one machine.
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The present invention is relevant a kind of infrared ear temp gun, is meant that especially a kind of use closely connects sensor as the auditory meatus detector.Can make product judge and switch the measurement pattern automatically is the ear temperature pattern or the second measurement pattern, and the second measurement pattern can be volume temperature pattern or surperficial temperature pattern or room temperature pattern.
Background technology
Measurement body temperature is the important step in the medical act, and to have judged whether the fever phenomenon, body temperature measures and is divided into axil temperature, ear temperature, E Wen, Sublingual temperature, anus temperature or the like, and wherein axil temperature, Sublingual temperature, anus temperature all use mercurial thermometer or electronic clinical thermometer to measure; Ear thermometer uses the infrared ray measurement technology, and will pop one's head in and insert in the auditory meatus, rapid measuring ear temperature, and after adding temperature compensation value of repaying suitable for reading, show equivalence mouthful temperature; Volume temperature rifle then is to use the infrared ray measurement technology, does not contact or slightly contact forehead skin, with fast scan volume temperature, and after adding temperature compensation value of repaying suitable for reading, shows equivalence mouthful temperature.Electric body-temperature is counted the standing medical supplies of family, but it needs the long measurement time, and ear thermometer and volume temperature rifle then can be finished measurement fast in several seconds.
Because ear thermometer and volume temperature rifle all use the infrared ray measurement technology, it only is the measurement sites difference, so it is existing on the market with Er Wen and the two-in-one thermometer of volume temperature, but in order to cooperate different measurement sites, its radiance is different with mouthful warm offset, therefore at present all two-in-one thermometeies all must user with manual mode of operation, at certain handover mechanism, most for touching microswitch or button operation, measure the switching of pattern, so that measure correct body temperature; Yet manual switchover can't be avoided user handoff error problem, and some uses microswitch to be handover mechanism, also exist to switch the reliability doubt, and for example switch gets rusty etc., in case and the pattern handoff error will cause the error that body temperature measures.
Therefore, the present invention promptly proposes thermometer and the method for measurement thereof that a kind of automatic judgement measures pattern, and its uses closely connects sensor as the auditory meatus sensing apparatus, and effectively to overcome above-mentioned problem such as described, specifically framework and embodiment thereof will be specified in down.
Summary of the invention
Main purpose of the present invention is providing a kind of ear thermometer with auditory meatus sensing apparatus, it is to utilize one closely to connect sensor and be installed on the probe, can judge whether probe is to insert the auditory meatus state, in order to automatically switch to two kinds of measurement patterns, one is for inserting the ear temperature pattern in the auditory meatus, it is not two for inserting the second measurement pattern in the auditory meatus, can be E Wen, surface temperature or room temperature isotype, user does not need manual switchover, avoid improving the warm degree that uses simultaneously because of the error that body temperature measures appears in the pattern mistake.
In order to achieve the above object, the invention provides a kind of ear thermometer, comprise the body with a probe, first sensor of a detection-sensitive distance, second sensor, a control module and a display unit of a sensing temperature with auditory meatus sensing apparatus; Wherein first sensor is installed on the probe, in order to judge probe whether the insertion auditory meatus is arranged, and measures pattern with automatic judgement; Control module can be according to the judged result of the pattern of measurement, when the measurement button is activated, start second sensor and carry out the infrared ray measurement, and a measuring temp and a mouthful warm offset calculated result can be shown by the result of display unit with described measurement pattern and temperature by control module.
Wherein, the described second measurement pattern can be a volume temperature measurement pattern, a surface temperature measures pattern or a room temperature measures pattern.
Wherein, show described measuring temperature result on the described display unit simultaneously and measure mode symbol.
Wherein, comprise amplifier, an analog-digital converter and a processor in advance in the described control module, with the temperature signal that described second sensor is detected amplify and convert digital signal to after handle for described processor.
Wherein, described first sensor can be that an optical profile type closely connects sensor or a condenser type closely connects sensor.
Wherein, described first sensor is the side that is positioned at described probe, when object is positioned at the distance of reaction of described first sensor, judges that then described probe is positioned at auditory meatus, as an auditory meatus sensing apparatus.
Wherein, described first sensor and described probe described distance foremost is greater than 2 millimeters (mm).
Wherein, the described distance of the front end of described first sensor and described probe is the induction range greater than described first sensor.
The present invention provides a kind of method for measurement that possesses the ear thermometer of auto-measuring in addition, comprise the following steps: to utilize one first sensor to be installed on the probe, judge whether described probe has near an object, whether go into the auditory meatus to judge described probe from the auditory meatus extrapolation, if then carry out the ear temperature automatically and measure; And measuring temp be the results are shown on the display unit.
The present invention provide in addition a kind of possess judge whether user correctly use the method for measurement of ear thermometer, comprise the following steps: to utilize one first sensor to be arranged on the probe, judge whether described probe has near an object, make the distance of described first sensor and ear channel skin extremely near in the auditory meatus to judge whether probe inserts, if not, then after starting a measurement button, message gives a warning.
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Fig. 1 has the axonometric chart of the ear thermometer of auditory meatus sensing apparatus for the present invention;
Fig. 2 a and Fig. 2 b are respectively to the present invention is used in the ear temperature and measure the sketch map that measures with the volume temperature;
Fig. 3 judges the block chart of method for measurement of the thermometer of measurement pattern automatically for the present invention;
Fig. 4 measures the sketch map of an embodiment of ear temperature and display result for the present invention.
Description of reference numerals: 10-thermometer body; The 12-probe; 122-closely connects sensor; The 124-infrared sensor; The 14-display unit; 16-measures button; The 182-first pattern displaying symbol; The 184-second pattern displaying symbol; 20-is amplifier in advance; The 22-analog-digital converter; The 24-processor.
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Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing, be described in more detail with other technical characterictic and advantage the present invention is above-mentioned.
The invention provides thermometer and method for measurement thereof that a kind of automatic judgement measures pattern, it provides multiple measurement pattern and can supply to switch, and is to select the measurement pattern by the automatic judgement of thermometer environmental aspect itself.
Fig. 1 is the axonometric chart of thermometer of the present invention, thermometer body 10 is provided with a probe 12, it is the shape of similar circular cone, is provided with one at probe in 12 and closely connects a sensor 122 and an infrared sensor 124, closely connects sensor 122 and can be that optical profile type closely connects sensor or condenser type closely connects sensor; Also be provided with a display unit 14 and on the thermometer body 10 and measure button 16, wherein measure button 16 and be connected to an inner control module (not shown), can drive and closely connect sensor 122 and infrared sensor 124, and sensed temperature is shown on the display unit 14.
Closely connect on the probe 12 that sensor 122 is installed on ear thermometer, its user mode is shown in Fig. 2 a and Fig. 2 b, and wherein Fig. 2 a is the sketch map that the ear temperature measures, and Fig. 2 b is the sketch map of volume temperature measurement.In Fig. 2 a, probe is inserted 12 and is gone in the auditory meatus, and the skin of auditory meatus is with closely to connect sensor 122 quite approaching, even is close to; In Fig. 2 b, forehead with closely connect sensor 122 and keep more than the certain distances; Therefore, the sensor 122 that closely connects that is installed on probe 12 can be as the auditory meatus sensing apparatus, and whether judging pops one's head in inserts in the auditory meatus.
Doing of thermometer internal control module please refer to Fig. 3, control module comprises an amplifier 20 in advance, one analog-digital converter 22 and a processor 24, closely connect sensor 122 and connect processor 24, infrared sensor 124 connects amplifier 20 in advance, please also refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 3, when 10 starts of thermometer body, after pressing measurement button 16, can be according to the sensing result decision measurement pattern that closely connects sensor 122, if object sensed arriving in the sensing range that closely connects sensor 122, promptly pop one's head in and 12 be inserted into auditory meatus, the described signal that closely connects sensor is sent to processor 24, judge that the measurement pattern is an ear temperature pattern, if not, then the measurement pattern is switched to the second measurement pattern; Simultaneously, infrared sensor 124 begins infrared ray according to the measurement pattern of judging and measures, and send one with the corresponding electric signal of infrared ray, described electric signal is an analog signal, earlier through amplifier 20 amplifications in advance, convert digital signal to by analog-digital converter 22 again, deliver to processor 24 and handle; Processor 24 can be with this signal, computing becomes the determinand temperature, and give suitable mouth warm offset according to the measurement pattern, at last, processor 24 is with the final temperature value and closely connect the measurement pattern that sensor 122 judged and be shown on the display unit 14, as the first pattern displaying symbol 182 among Fig. 1 and the second pattern displaying symbol 184, this two modes 182,184 can be the symbol of representative meaning, for example ear temperature pattern shows the pattern of ear, the forehead pattern shows the forehead symbol, the room temperature pattern shows that a basin is potted plant or the like, two modes displaying symbol 182,184 also can be display lamp.
Fig. 4 measures an embodiment sketch map of ear temperature and display result for the present invention, display unit 14 on the thermometer body 10 has shown that the measurement pattern is an ear temperature pattern, and on the position of the first pattern displaying symbol 182, reveal the ear pattern, why user can understand the measurement pattern according to diagram is clear, and measurement pattern below shows that then the ear temperature is 37.9 ℃.
The sensing range that closely connects sensor among the present invention is about 2 millimeters, therefore if object from the distance that closely connects sensor greater than 2 millimeters, then the measurement pattern is switched to second pattern, otherwise if sense object in 2 millimeters, then measurement pattern is an ear temperature pattern.Measurement pattern provided by the present invention has comprised three kinds and has judged combination, the first measurement pattern is all ear temperature pattern, because it is the measurement pattern in the sensing range that closely connects sensor, and the second measurement pattern is that object distance is greater than the sensing range that closely connects sensor, can comprise volume temperature pattern, surface temperature pattern and room temperature pattern etc., being combined as of pattern: Er Wen-E Wen measures pattern, Er Wen-surface temperature measures pattern gill temperature-room temperature and measures pattern so three kinds measure.
Be noted that, closely connecing sensor need be greater than the induction range that closely connects sensor with the distance of probe front end, and for example induction range is 0～2 millimeter, and then closely connecing sensor needs greater than 2 millimeters apart from the probe front end, avoiding, closely connect the sensor erroneous judgement and take place for the situation of ear temperature such as when the measurement volume temperature.
The present invention provides a kind of method for measurement of ear thermometer in addition, please also refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 3, after 10 starts of thermometer body, closely connect sensor 122 and promptly constantly the sensing signal is sent to processor 24, when processor 24 bases closely connect the sensing signal state, discovery meets from measurement sites outside the sensing range that closely connects sensor 122, and transition becomes measurement sites in the sensing range that closely connects sensor 122, judges then that user just will popped one's head in 12 to insert in the auditory meatus; At this moment, processor 24 will be automatically from infrared sensor 124 measuring temperatures, and send a temperature signal, temperature signal is an analog signal, through amplifier 20 amplifications in advance, convert digital signal to by analog-digital converter 22 more earlier, deliver to processor 24 and handle; At last, the temperature that processor 24 is measured infrared sensor 124 is shown on the display unit 14, so will make product become ear thermometer with auto-measuring function, user only needs after start, ear thermometer is inserted in the auditory meatus, can obtain the ear temperature, make product operation reach simplifying most, easier operation.
The present invention provide in addition a kind of possess judge whether user correctly uses the method for measurement of ear thermometer, please also refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 3, when 10 starts of thermometer body, after pressing measurement button 16, processor 24 can read the sensing result that closely connects sensor 122, if object sensed arriving in the sensing range that closely connects sensor 122, promptly pop one's head in and 12 be inserted into the enough dark position of auditory meatus, make and closely connect sensor 122 and can be arranged in auditory meatus, if not, represent then that user correctly will not popped one's head in and 12 insert in the auditory meatus that then ear thermometer will carry out the warning message of acousto-optic, to remind the maloperation of user.The function that ear thermometer will be had judge user whether correctly to use, and being warned allows the use ear thermometer that user can be more accurate.
In sum, thermometer and method for measurement thereof with auditory meatus sensing apparatus provided by the present invention is to utilize closely to connect the position that sensor is judged probe automatically, automatically sense probe according to the sensitivity (being induction range) that closely connects sensor and whether be arranged in auditory meatus, and to switch the measurement pattern by control module be the ear temperature pattern or the second measurement pattern, therefore user does not need manual switchover to measure pattern, reduce the error in measurement that faulty operation caused, the warm degree that more convenient user operation, raising are used.
More than explanation is just illustrative for the purpose of the present invention, and nonrestrictive, those of ordinary skills understand; under the situation of the spirit and scope that do not break away from following claims and limited, can make many modifications, change; or equivalence, but all will fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.
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1. the ear thermometer with auditory meatus sensing apparatus is characterized in that, comprising:
One body comprises a probe;
One first sensor is positioned on the described probe, with the front end of described probe one distance is arranged, and judges whether described probe inserts in the auditory meatus, described first sensor and as judging that measures the foundation of pattern;
One second sensor is positioned at described probe to detect at least one infrared signal;
One control module, it connects a button and described first, second sensor, when described button is activated, judge that according to described first sensor described measurement pattern is an ear temperature pattern or one second measurement pattern, start described second sensor afterwards and carry out measuring temp and computing, and the result of measuring temp is back to described control module; And
One display unit is positioned on the described body and connects described control circuit, in order to the results are shown on the described display unit of will measuring.
2. the ear thermometer with auditory meatus sensing apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the described second measurement pattern is that a volume temperature measurement pattern, a surface temperature measure pattern or a room temperature measures pattern.
3. the ear thermometer with auditory meatus sensing apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that, shows described measuring temperature result on the described display unit simultaneously and measures mode symbol.
4. the ear thermometer with auditory meatus sensing apparatus according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, comprise amplifier, an analog-digital converter and a processor in advance in the described control module, with the temperature signal that described second sensor is detected amplify and convert digital signal to after handle for described processor.
5. the ear thermometer with auditory meatus sensing apparatus according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described first sensor is that an optical profile type closely connects sensor or a condenser type closely connects sensor.
6. the ear thermometer with auditory meatus sensing apparatus according to claim 1, it is characterized in that described first sensor is the side that is positioned at described probe, when object is positioned at the distance of reaction of described first sensor, judge that then described probe is positioned at auditory meatus, as an auditory meatus sensing apparatus.
7. the ear thermometer with auditory meatus sensing apparatus according to claim 6 is characterized in that, described first sensor and described probe distance foremost are greater than 2 millimeters.
8. the ear thermometer with auditory meatus sensing apparatus according to claim 6 is characterized in that, the distance of the front end of described first sensor and described probe is the induction range greater than described first sensor.
9. the method for measurement of an ear thermometer is characterized in that, comprises the following steps:
Utilize one first sensor to be arranged on the probe, judge whether described probe has near an object, whether go into the auditory meatus, if then carry out the ear temperature automatically and measure from the auditory meatus extrapolation to judge described probe; And
Measuring temp be the results are shown on the display unit.
10. the method for measurement of an ear thermometer is characterized in that, comprises the following steps:
Utilize one first sensor to be arranged on the probe, judge whether described probe has near an object, make the distance of described first sensor and ear channel skin extremely near in the auditory meatus to judge whether probe inserts, if not, then after starting a measurement button, message gives a warning.
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