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Abstract
Disclosed is an ear thermometer capable of easy and accurate insertion of a probe into a subject's aural cavity. The disclosed ear thermometer is provided with a temperature detection element and an infrared detection element, and by using the ambient temperature detected by said temperature detection element and the relative temperature detected by said infrared detection element, the ear thermometer (100) measures the subject's body temperature. The ear thermometer is provided with: a probe (101) which is configured from a hollow tubular body and inserted into the aural cavity; and mounting units (102, 104) which have mounting features (106-108) for mounting on a finger of the subject and which support the probe so that the support position of the probe (101) opposes the palmar surface of the subject's distal phalanx when mounted on the subject's finger using said mounting features (106-108).
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of ear clinical thermometer.
Background technology
All the time, use be following ear clinical thermometer, that is: will pop one's head in and insert the ear intracavity, detect tympanum or its peripheral temperature, measure thus examinee's body temperature.
Usually, ear clinical thermometer has: the detector unit of testing environment temperature (for example, critesistor) and the infrared-ray detecting element that the infrared ray from temperature measuring position (tympanum or its periphery) radiation of ear intracavity is detected (for example, the thermocouple that is consisted of by cold junction and hot junction), and according to the detected temperatures of each detecting element, calculate examinee's body temperature, compare with the clinical thermometer of other modes, ear clinical thermometer has can carry out this advantage of body temperature measurement at short notice accurately.
Patent documentation 1: No. 2008-241362 newspaper of TOHKEMY
Summary of the invention
But, in the situation that there is following problems in ear clinical thermometer: when probe does not insert ear intracavity (that is, can't guarantee suitable mensuration state) reliably, thereby in the time of can't detecting rightly the infrared ray from the temperature measuring position radiation of ear intracavity, it is large that evaluated error becomes.Particularly as infant, be difficult to make its static certain hour, and in the examinee's of the support that need to be undertaken by mensuration person etc. situation, it is remarkable that such problem becomes.
To this, as shown in figure 17, the prerequisite of ear clinical thermometer in the past is that for example mensuration person or examinee measure from support body subordinate Fang Bian at one's side, therefore when inserting to the ear intracavity, and not necessarily easy front end para-position accurately with probe portion.In addition, during support body section and taken a hands fully, therefore at the picture infant etc., in the situation that the examinee who need to mensuration person during mensuration supports with hands is difficult to carry out high-precision mensuration more.
The present invention completes in view of above-mentioned problem, the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of ear clinical thermometer, and described ear clinical thermometer can be reliably and easily probe portion is inserted into examinee's ear intracavity.
In order to reach above-mentioned purpose, ear clinical thermometer of the present invention has following such structure.That is:
A kind of ear clinical thermometer, comprise the detector unit of testing environment temperature, and by detecting the infrared-ray detecting element that detects the relative temperature at this temperature measuring position from the infrared ray of the temperature measuring position radiation of examinee's ear intracavity, and utilize the ambient temperature that is detected by this detector unit and the body temperature of being measured the examinee by the relative temperature that this infrared-ray detecting element detects, this ear clinical thermometer comprises:
Probe portion, its cylindrical body by hollow forms, and inserts above-mentioned ear intracavity; And
Installation portion, it has be used to the installation function on the finger that is installed on mensuration person, and be installed on this mensuration person's finger in the situation that utilize this installation function, so that the bearing position of above-mentioned probe supports above-mentioned probe for the mode of the position relative with the palmar aspect of this mensuration person's digital tip section.
According to the present invention, a kind of ear clinical thermometer can be provided, described ear clinical thermometer can be reliably and easily probe portion is inserted into examinee's ear intracavity.
Other features and advantages of the present invention are come clear and definite by the following description take accompanying drawing as reference.In addition, in the accompanying drawings, to the identical or same identical Reference numeral of structure mark.
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Accompanying drawing is included in description, consists of the part of description, the expression embodiments of the present invention, and be used for together with its description, principle of the present invention being described.
Fig. 1 means the figure of surface structure of the ear clinical thermometer 100 of the 1st embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is front view and the side view of ear clinical thermometer 100.
Fig. 3 means that mensuration person has installed the figure of the situation after ear clinical thermometer 100.
Fig. 4 means and uses ear clinical thermometer 100 to carry out the figure of the situation of body temperature measurement.
Fig. 5 means the figure of structure of the detecting element packaging container of ear clinical thermometer 100.
Fig. 6 means the figure of the functional structure of ear clinical thermometer 100 integral body.
Fig. 7 means the flow chart of the flow process that the body temperature measurement in ear clinical thermometer 100 is processed.
Fig. 8 means the figure of surface structure of the ear clinical thermometer 800 of the 2nd embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 9 is front view and the side view of ear clinical thermometer 800.
Figure 10 means that mensuration person has installed the figure of the situation after ear clinical thermometer 800.
Figure 11 means and uses ear clinical thermometer 800 to carry out the figure of the situation of body temperature measurement.
Figure 12 means the figure of structure of probe portion of the ear clinical thermometer 1200 of the 3rd embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 13 means the figure of the functional structure of ear clinical thermometer 1200 integral body.
Figure 14 means the flow chart of the flow process that the body temperature measurement in ear clinical thermometer 1200 is processed.
Figure 15 means the figure of functional structure of ear clinical thermometer 1500 integral body of the 4th embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 16 means the flow chart of the flow process that the body temperature measurement in ear clinical thermometer 1500 is processed.
Figure 17 means the figure of the surface structure of ear clinical thermometer in the past.
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Below, the limit is with reference to the details of accompanying drawing limit explanation the embodiments of the present invention as required.In addition, the present invention is not limited to following embodiment, can suitably change.
[the 1st embodiment]
＜1. the surface structure of ear clinical thermometer 〉
At first, the surface structure of the ear clinical thermometer 100 of the 1st embodiment of the present invention is described.Fig. 1 means the figure of surface structure of the ear clinical thermometer 100 of the 1st embodiment of the present invention.
In Fig. 1, the 101st, probe portion is inserted ear intracavity (external auditory meatus) for the infrared ray that detects temperature measuring position (preferably tympanum and/or its periphery) radiation from the ear intracavity.The outside dimension that probe portion 101 is front end is the tubular of about 7mm, can insert the ear intracavity.
The 102nd, the probe support is a face upper support probe portion 101.In addition, with the relative face 111 of face of supporting probe portion 101 on be provided with finger fixation wall 103, when these finger fixation wall 103 regulations are installed on ear clinical thermometer 100 on mensuration person's finger, the X-direction (positive direction and negative direction) of this finger and the position of Y direction (positive direction).
Need to prove, the length of the Y direction of the face 111 of probe support 102 is roughly from the length of front end to the 1 juxtra-articular of mensuration person's finger, and constituting mensuration person's finger abdomen (part with fingerprint, the part of the palmar aspect side of the digital tip section) position relative with the bearing position with supporting probe portion 101 on face 111 contacts.Thus, when the front end with probe portion 101 was inserted into examinee's ear intracavity, mensuration person can feel the sensation that the front end of probe portion 101 contacts with the ear wall sensitively by finger tip.
The 104th, the fixed part of control ear clinical thermometer 100 integral body, has face 112, this face 112 forms same plane with the face 111 of probe support 102, fixed part 104 constitutes when ear clinical thermometer 100 is installed on mensuration person's finger, more contacts by the part of root side with ratio the 1st joint of mensuration person's finger.In addition, constitute in the ear clinical thermometer 100 of present embodiment, the length of the Y direction of fixed part 104 is roughly from the length in 2 joints, the 1st joint to the of mensuration person's finger.Thus, mensuration person can freely carry out the action that flexes one's fingers at the 2nd joint, when ear clinical thermometer 100 is inserted into examinee's ear intracavity, can carry out at finger tip the adjustment of minute angle.That is, can carry out accurately the para-position of the front end of probe portion.
In addition, be provided with finger fixation wall 105 on the face 112 of fixed part 104, this finger fixation wall 105 is defined in the position of X-direction (positive direction and negative direction) when being installed on ear clinical thermometer 100 on mensuration person's finger, this finger.
in addition, be provided with the mounting strap 106 on the finger that is wound on mensuration person in the side of fixed part 104, 108, load under the state on the face 112 of the face 111 of probe support 102 and fixed part 104 at mensuration person's finger, coiling mounting strap 106 on this mensuration person's finger, make mounting strap 108 pass the installing ring 107 of mounting strap 106 front ends, pull mounting strap 108 to X-direction (negative direction) afterwards, thus can be stably mensuration person's finger be fixed on ear clinical thermometer 100 (namely, mounting strap 106, 108, installing ring 107 is realized for the installation function on the finger that ear clinical thermometer 100 is installed on mensuration person, the probe support 102 that is mounted by this installation function and fixed part 104 are brought into play the effect as installation portion integratedly).
In addition, have respectively the magic tape of public type and the magic tape of parent form (not shown) on mounting strap 106 and mounting strap 108, and constitute pulling under the state of mounting strap 108 along X-direction (negative direction), mounting strap 108 can be connected and fixed on mounting strap 106.
＜2. the front of ear clinical thermometer 100 and the structure of side 〉
The structure of front and the side of ear clinical thermometer 100 then, is described.The 2a of Fig. 2 is the front view of ear clinical thermometer 100, and the 2b of Fig. 2 is the side view of ear clinical thermometer 100.
As shown in the 2a of Fig. 2, being provided with display part 201 on (with the face of bearing position the same side of supporting probe portion 101) on the face 211 relative with face 112 of fixed part 104, show the examinee's who measures body temperature.In addition, be provided with on and off switch 202 on face 211, can control by pressing operation the ON/OFF of the power supply of ear clinical thermometer 100.
In addition, as shown in the 2b of Fig. 2, be provided with in the side of fixed part 104 and measure beginning switch 203, by being to carry out pressing operation to measuring beginning switch 203 under the state of ON at power supply, can indicate the beginning of mensuration.The 204th, speaker, inferior in the situation of the situation of mensuration beginning switch 203 having been carried out pressing operation or body temperature measurement end, output sound.The 205th, LED element is controlled bright light accordingly with the internal state of ear clinical thermometer 100.
＜3. the installment state of ear clinical thermometer 100 〉
Then, state after ear clinical thermometer 100 has been installed with reference to Fig. 3 limit explanation mensuration person in the limit.As shown in Figure 3, the leading section of mensuration person's finger contacts with finger fixation wall 103, stipulates thus the position of Y direction (negative direction) and the X-direction (positive direction and negative direction) of mensuration person's finger.
In addition, be arranged on the installing ring 107 of mounting strap 106 front ends by mounting strap 108 is passed, and pull mounting strap 108 to X-direction (negative direction), the 1st joint of mensuration person's finger and the part between the 2nd joint are fixed on fixed part 104.
As mentioned above, be installed at ear clinical thermometer 100 under the state on mensuration person's finger, the 2nd joint that mensuration person can flex one's fingers, thus, when inserting probe portion 101 to examinee's ear intracavity, mensuration person can carry out inching to the position of the front end of probe portion 101.
In addition, mensuration person's finger abdomen contacts with face 111 on the face 111 of probe support 102 and in the position relative with the bearing position of probe support 102 supporting probe portion 101, so mensuration person can feel the sensation that the front end of probe portion 101 contacts with the ear wall sensitively by finger tip.
In addition, as shown in Figure 3, ear clinical thermometer 100 stably is fixed on arbitrary finger (being generally forefinger) of mensuration person, and therefore when measuring examinee's body temperature, mensuration person can freely use the finger except the finger that ear clinical thermometer 100 is installed.
＜the body temperature measurement that 4. undertaken by ear clinical thermometer 100 〉
Then, ear clinical thermometer 100 is installed with reference to accompanying drawing 4 limit explanation mensuration persons in the limit, and carries out the situation of examinee's body temperature measurement.As shown in Figure 4, in the situation that ear clinical thermometer 100 is installed on mensuration person's the forefinger of the right hand, the finger except right hand forefinger can freely use.Therefore, mensuration person's enough two handss of energy (finger except forefinger of the finger that left hand is whole and the right hand) are pinned examinee's face.
Like this, according to the ear clinical thermometer 100 of present embodiment, when measuring, can pin the examinee by enough two handss, therefore can carry out body temperature measurement with stable state (state that the examinee is static), can reduce the generation of evaluated error.
＜5. the structure of probe portion 101 〉
The structure of probe portion 101 then, is described.Probe portion 101 is formed by the hollow tube-shape body that is formed with peristome at front end, be fixed with the detecting element packaging container near peristome, the detector unit that this detecting element packaging container is taken in the testing environment temperature (for example, critesistor) and the infrared-ray detecting element (thermocouple that for example, is consisted of by cold junction and hot junction) that the infrared ray from temperature measuring position (tympanum or its periphery) radiation of ear intracavity is detected.
Fig. 5 dissects the stereoscopic figure that the part of detecting element packaging container represents.As shown in Figure 5, the detecting element packaging container has mounting base member 503, be fixed with critesistor 501 and infrared-ray detecting element 502 on mounting base member 503, described critesistor 501 is as the detector unit of testing environment temperature, and 502 pairs of infrared ray from the temperature measuring position radiation of ear intracavity of described infrared-ray detecting element detect.
In addition, electrode cable 507 is installed on critesistor 501, detected temperatures is output via electrode cable 507.
On the other hand, the infrared-ray detecting element 502 of detection infrared ray IR is adjusted to the detection relative temperature.
In the ear clinical thermometer 100 of present embodiment, with the detecting element of thermocouple type (thermopile type) as infrared-ray detecting element 502.Therefore, as shown in Figure 5, form hot junction 502a and the cold junction 502b of petal-shaped ground formation on the chip carrier 502c that is fixed on the pedestal 503b of mounting base member 503.
Each hot junction 502a and cold junction 502b are formed by dissimilar metals, and are connected in series, and are connected with lead-in wire towards the electrode cable 508 that is fixed in state of insulation on mounting base member 503.Need to prove, in order to be easy to absorb infrared ray, the scope H that is surrounded by hot junction 502a is coated with black.
Based on such structure, in infrared-ray detecting element 502, carry out the detection of relative temperature based on the electromotive force that produces between each contact.
And, in ear clinical thermometer 100, calculate examinee's body temperature by add the detected temperatures that is detected by infrared-ray detecting element in the detected temperatures that is detected by detector unit.In addition, about the details of this computing, for example carry out detailed record in Japanese kokai publication hei 11-123179 communique, therefore omitting detailed explanation at this.
In addition, the detecting element packaging container has the container member 505 of the tubular that forms in the mode that two detecting elements are surrounded, and container member 505 is made of outer peripheral face 505a and end face with hole 504.
In addition, in the situation that detecting element packaging container shown in Figure 5, on mounting base member 503, extend towards radial direction from its edge and be provided with the outside jaw 503a of section, the detecting element packaging container is maintained on the inwall of probe portion 101 thus.
＜6. the functional structure of ear clinical thermometer 100 〉
The functional structure of ear clinical thermometer 100 then, is described with Fig. 6.Fig. 6 means the block diagram of the functional structure of ear clinical thermometer 100.Need to prove, in structure shown in Figure 6 or parts, structure that illustrated or the identical Reference numeral of parts mark, and omit detailed explanation at this.
As shown in Figure 6, the critesistor 501 that is built in the detecting element packaging container of probe portion 101 is connected with enlarging section 605 on installation base plate via electrode cable 507.In addition, the infrared-ray detecting element 502 that detects infrared ray IR is connected with enlarging section 606 on installation base plate via electrode cable 508.
In control part 601 on being disposed at installation base plate, dispose CPU602 and as RAM603 and the ROM604 of memory element, according to the detected temperatures that is detected by critesistor 501 and the detected temperatures that detected by infrared-ray detecting element 502, carry out the calculating of examinee's body temperature.
In addition, be connected with respectively LED element 205, display part 201, speaker 204, on and off switch 202, mensuration beginning switch 203 on control part 601.
In addition, control part 601 constitutes, and by on and off switch 202 is carried out pressing operation, accepts supply with and work from the electric power of button cell 608 (power supply unit).
＜7. the flow process processed of body temperature measurement 〉
Then, the flow process that the body temperature measurement in ear clinical thermometer 100 is processed is described.Fig. 7 means the flow chart of the flow process that the body temperature measurement in ear clinical thermometer 100 is processed.
When on and off switch 202 was carried out pressing operation, body temperature measurement was processed beginning, in step S701, judged whether to have carried out pressing operation to measuring beginning switch 203.Carry out pressing operation in the situation that be judged to be in step S701 to measuring beginning switch 203, be advanced to step S702.
In step S702, obtain the detected temperatures that detects in critesistor 501 and infrared-ray detecting element 502.
In step S703, according to the detected temperatures that obtains in step S702, control part 601 calculates examinee's body temperature.In addition, the body temperature that shows the examinee who calculates in display part 201.
In step S704, make LED element 205 with red bright light, completed this situation to be reported in the processing of calculating examinee's body temperature in control part 601.In addition, from speaker 204 output sounds, finish body temperature measurement and process.
from the above description, in the ear clinical thermometer 100 of present embodiment, by forming following structure, realized that ear clinical thermometer 100 is installed on the stable installation of mensuration person's finger, result, when carrying out examinee's body temperature measurement, mensuration person can use two handss, namely, configuration installation portion (102 and 104) and mounting strap 106,107, thereby can be installed on mensuration person's finger, and the face 111 that contacts of mensuration person's finger when mounted, the position of the mensuration person of finger fixation wall (regulation member) when stipulating to install finger is set on 112.
In addition, with in the situation that ear clinical thermometer 100 has been installed, the mode in the 2nd joint that mensuration person also can freely flex one's fingers limits the length of fixed part 104, thus when probe portion 101 is inserted to the ear intracavity, can carry out inching to the position of the front end of probe portion 101.
In addition, constitute when ear clinical thermometer 100 is installed, by forming following structure, mensuration person can feel the sensation that the front end of probe portion 101 contacts with the ear wall sensitively by finger tip, that is, mensuration person's finger abdomen on the face 111 of probe support 102, the position relative with the bearing position of probe portion 101 contact with face 111.
Consequently, in ear clinical thermometer, can be reliably and easily probe portion is inserted into examinee's ear intracavity.
In addition, in the above description, probe portion 101 is outstanding to the direction substantially vertical with respect to probe support 102, but the present invention is not limited to this, also can constitute outstanding sideling with respect to probe support 102.
In addition, in the above description, the face 111 of probe support 102 and the face 112 of fixed part 104 are the plane, but the present invention is not limited to this, also can be by the Surface forming of concavity.In this case, consistent with the shape of finger, further improved the stability when ear clinical thermometer 100 is installed.
[the 2nd embodiment]
In above-mentioned the 1st embodiment, adopt to use installation portion (102 and 104) and mounting strap 106,108 that ear clinical thermometer 100 is installed on structure on mensuration person's finger, but the present invention is not limited to this, for example, can be also the structure of installing by the installation portion of finger cot type.In addition, in above-mentioned the 1st embodiment, be configured to when ear clinical thermometer 100 is installed, probe support 102 and fixed part 104 are positioned at the same side (namely, probe portion 101 and fixed part 104 are positioned at the same side), but the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, probe portion and fixed part also can be configured in not homonymy.Below, the installation portion with finger cot type is described, and when being configured to install probe portion and fixed position in the ear clinical thermometer of opposition side.
＜1. the surface structure of ear clinical thermometer 〉
At first, the surface structure of the ear clinical thermometer 800 of the 2nd embodiment of the present invention is described.Fig. 8 means the figure of surface structure of the ear clinical thermometer 800 of the 2nd embodiment of the present invention.
In Fig. 8, the 801st, probe portion is inserted ear intracavity (external auditory meatus) for the infrared ray that detects temperature measuring position (preferably tympanum and/or its periphery) radiation from the ear intracavity.The outside dimension that probe portion 801 is front end is the tubular of about 7mm, can insert the ear intracavity.
The 802nd, probe supporting/finger fixed part is made of the hollow tube-shape body that the end is arranged, and for mensuration person's finger insertion, thereby ear clinical thermometer 800 is fixed on mensuration person's finger.
The 803rd, the main part of control ear clinical thermometer 800 integral body being configured on probe supporting/finger fixed part 802, and being configured in the position relative with the bearing position that is supported with probe portion 801.In addition, on main part 803 towards Z-direction (positive direction, direction) opposite with the projected direction of probe portion 801 be provided with display part 821, show the examinee's who measures body temperature.In addition, be provided with on and off switch 822 on main part 803, can control by pressing operation the ON/OFF of the power supply of ear clinical thermometer 800.
In addition, be provided with on main part 803 and measure beginning switch 823, by being to carry out pressing operation under the state of ON at power supply, can indicate the beginning of mensuration.In addition, the 824th, speaker, in the situation that to have carried out the situation that pressing operation or body temperature measurement finish inferior to measuring beginning switch 823, output sound.In addition, the 825th, LED element is controlled bright light accordingly with the internal state of ear clinical thermometer 800.
＜2. the front of ear clinical thermometer 800 and the structure of side 〉
The structure of front and the side of ear clinical thermometer 800 then, is described.The 9a of Fig. 9 is the front view of ear clinical thermometer 800, and the 9b of Fig. 9 is the side view of ear clinical thermometer 800.
As shown in 9a, the 9b of Fig. 9, probe supporting/finger fixed part 802 integral body have and the corresponding shape of shape of mensuration person's finger (have the hollow shape and along with the shape that attenuates near leading section), thus, when carrying out body temperature measurement, mensuration person can stably keep ear clinical thermometer 800 (namely, the inwall of probe supporting/finger fixed part 802 is realized for the installation function on the finger that ear clinical thermometer 800 is installed on mensuration person by controlling the finger of insertion).
Be inserted at mensuration person's finger under the state of leading section 901 of probe supporting/finger fixed part 802, probe supporting/finger fixed part 802 is in the position supporting probe portion 801 at mensuration person's finger abdomen place.That is, the length from the leading section 901 of probe supporting/finger fixed part 802 to the bearing position of probe portion 801 is, from roughly half left and right of the length in front end to the 1 joint of mensuration person's finger.
Thus, when the front end with probe portion 801 was inserted into examinee's ear intracavity, mensuration person can feel the sensation that the front end of probe portion 801 contacts with the ear wall sensitively by finger tip.
In addition, the length from the leading section 901 of probe supporting/finger fixed part 802 to rearward end 902 constitutes shorter than the length from front end to the 2 joints of mensuration person's finger.Thus, mensuration person can freely carry out the action that flexes one's fingers at the 2nd joint, when ear clinical thermometer 800 is inserted into examinee's ear intracavity, can be carried out by finger tip the adjustment of minute angle.That is, can carry out accurately the para-position of the front end of probe portion.
In addition, as shown in 9a, the 9b of Fig. 9, main part 803 is configured to from the rearward end 902 of probe supporting/finger fixed part 802 outstanding, but due to main part 803 be positioned at the opposite side of bearing position of probe portion 801 (namely, be positioned at opposite direction one side with the mensuration person's who inserts finger bending), therefore can not produce with the action of finger tip and interfere.
＜3. the installment state of ear clinical thermometer 800 〉
Then, state after ear clinical thermometer 800 has been installed with reference to Figure 10 limit explanation mensuration person in the limit.As shown in figure 10, insert probe supporting/finger fixed part 802 by the leading section with mensuration person's finger, ear clinical thermometer 800 stably is installed on mensuration person's finger.
As mentioned above, be installed at ear clinical thermometer 800 under the state on mensuration person's finger, the 2nd joint that mensuration person can freely flex one's fingers, thus, when inserting probe portion 801 to examinee's ear intracavity, mensuration person can carry out inching to the position of the front end of probe portion 801.
In addition, because mensuration person's finger abdomen contacts with inwall, corresponding with the bearing position of probe portion 801 position in probe supporting/finger fixed part 802, so mensuration person enough feels by finger tip the sensation that the front end of probe portion 801 contacts with the ear wall sensitively.
In addition, as shown in figure 10, stably be fixed in due to ear clinical thermometer 800 on arbitrary finger (being generally forefinger) of mensuration person, therefore when carrying out examinee's body temperature measurement, mensuration person can freely use the finger except the finger that ear clinical thermometer 800 is installed.
＜the body temperature measurement that 4. undertaken by ear clinical thermometer 800 〉
Then, ear clinical thermometer 800 is installed with reference to Figure 11 limit explanation mensuration person in the limit, and carries out the situation of examinee's body temperature measurement.As shown in figure 11, in the situation that ear clinical thermometer 800 is installed on mensuration person's the forefinger of the right hand, the finger except right hand forefinger can freely use.Therefore, mensuration person's enough two handss of energy (finger except forefinger of the finger that left hand is whole and the right hand) are pinned examinee's face.
Like this, according to the ear clinical thermometer 800 of present embodiment, when measuring, can pin the examinee by enough two handss, therefore can carry out body temperature measurement with stable state (state that the examinee is static), can reduce the generation of evaluated error.
By above explanation as can be known, in the ear clinical thermometer 800 of present embodiment, form configuration probe supporting/finger fixed part 802, and can stably be installed on the structure on mensuration person's finger, thus, when mensuration person carries out examinee's body temperature measurement, can use two handss.
In addition, the length of restriction probe supporting/finger fixed part 802, so that in the situation that ear clinical thermometer 800 has been installed, the 2nd joint that mensuration person also can freely flex one's fingers, thus, when probe portion 801 is inserted to the ear intracavity, can carry out the inching of position of the front end of probe portion 801.
In addition, when ear clinical thermometer 800 has been installed, mensuration person's finger abdomen is in probe supporting/finger interior contact of fixed part 802 position corresponding with the bearing position of probe portion 101, by forming such structure, mensuration person can feel the sensation that the front end of probe portion 801 contacts with the ear wall sensitively by finger tip.
Consequently, in ear clinical thermometer, can be reliably and easily probe portion is inserted into examinee's ear intracavity.
In addition, in the above description, probe portion 801 is outstanding to the direction substantially vertical with respect to probe supporting/finger fixed part 802, but the present invention is not limited to this, also can constitute outstanding sideling with respect to probe supporting/finger fixed part 802.
[the 3rd embodiment]
In the above-mentioned the 1st and the 2nd embodiment, formation will be measured the structure that beginning switch 203 (or 823) is disposed at the side of fixed part 104 (or main part 803).But in the situation that the examinee is infant etc., when carrying out body temperature measurement, the finger except the finger that ear clinical thermometer 100 or 800 are installed is used for pinning the examinee.Therefore, probe portion 101 (or 801) is being inserted under the state of ear intracavity, not necessarily be easy to carry out pressing operation to measuring beginning switch 203 (or 823).
Therefore, in the ear clinical thermometer (being called ear clinical thermometer 1200) of present embodiment, be formed on probe portion is inserted in the situation of ear intracavity reliably, the structure that detects this situation and automatically begin to measure.Below, the details of present embodiment is described.
＜1. the structure of the probe portion of ear clinical thermometer 1200 〉
At first, the structure of the probe portion 1201 of ear clinical thermometer 1200 is described.Figure 12 means the figure of structure of probe portion 1201 of the ear clinical thermometer 1200 of the 3rd embodiment of the present invention.As shown in the 12a of Figure 12, at the front end of probe portion 1201, four capacitive type sensors 1202 (detection has contactless testing agency) are installed along the circumferential direction.Thus, in ear clinical thermometer 1200, the front end that probe portion 1201 can be detected has contacted this situation with the examinee.
The 12b-1 of Figure 12 represents that probe portion 1201 is inserted into the state of examinee's ear intracavity reliably.As shown in the 12b-1 of Figure 12, if the front end in probe portion 1201, detect with the front surface portion of the sidewall that forms earhole by four capacitive type sensors 1202 that along the circumferential direction arrange and contact this situation, in ear clinical thermometer 1200, be identified as the ear intracavity that probe portion 1201 is inserted into the examinee reliably.
On the other hand, the 12b-2 of Figure 12 represents that probe portion 1201 is not inserted into the state of examinee's ear intracavity reliably.As shown in the 12b-2 of Figure 12, if the front end in probe portion 1201, do not detect by the capacitive type sensor 1202 more than any one in four capacitive type sensors 1202 that along the circumferential direction arrange and contact this situation with the front surface portion of the sidewall that forms earhole, in ear clinical thermometer 1200, be identified as the ear intracavity that probe portion 1201 is not inserted into the examinee reliably.
＜2. the functional structure of ear clinical thermometer 1200 〉
The functional structure of ear clinical thermometer 1200 then, is described with Figure 13.Figure 13 means the block diagram of the functional structure of ear clinical thermometer 1200.Need to prove, to the piece that repeats in functional structure illustrated in fig. 6, description thereof is omitted by marking common Reference numeral, at this, by with the difference of Fig. 6 centered by describe.
In the ear clinical thermometer 1200 of present embodiment, replace configuration and measure beginning switch 203 and capacitive type sensor 1202 is disposed at probe portion 1201, and be connected with enlarging section 1302 via wiring 1301.Thus, the testing result of capacitive type sensor 1202 is sent to control part 601, can confirm in control part 601 whether probe portion 1201 is inserted into examinee's ear intracavity reliably.
＜3. the flow process processed of body temperature measurement 〉
Then, the flow process that the body temperature measurement in ear clinical thermometer 1200 is processed is described.Figure 14 means the flow chart of the flow process that the body temperature measurement in ear clinical thermometer 1200 is processed.In addition, about with the step that repeats in step illustrated in fig. 7, come by marking common Reference numeral that description thereof is omitted, at this, by with the difference of Fig. 7 centered by describe.
When beginning the body temperature measurement processing when on and off switch 202 is carried out pressing operation, in the ear clinical thermometer 1200 of present embodiment, in step S1401, judge whether the output of capacitive type sensor 1202 is all ON.Be all ON in the situation that be judged as the output of capacitive type sensor 1202 in step S1401, be advanced to step S1402, report is in suitable this situation of mensuration state.Particularly, show that at display part 201 expression is in the picture writing of this content of mode determination.In addition, make LED element 205 take bright as green light.Afterwards, the processing of execution in step S702～S704.
From the above description, in the ear clinical thermometer 1200 of present embodiment, form following structure: replace that the beginning switch is measured in configuration and at the front-end configuration capacitive type sensor 1202 of probe portion 1201, and can detection probe section 1201 whether inserted reliably the ear intracavity.
In addition, form following structure: in the situation that the result that is detected by capacitive type sensor 1202 is to have confirmed that probe portion 1201 inserts the ear intracavity reliably, automatically makes and measure beginning.
Consequently, when carrying out body temperature measurement, inserted at the ear intracavity under the state of probe portion 1201, mensuration person need not to carry out pressing operation to measuring the beginning switch.
That is, when carrying out body temperature measurement the front end of probe portion 1201 is inserted the ear intracavity, the operating procedure that the hands by mensuration person is carried out simplifies.
[the 4th embodiment]
In above-mentioned the 3rd embodiment, form to replace and to measure the side that beginning switch 203 (or 823) is disposed at fixed part 104 (or main part 803), but in the structure of the front-end configuration capacitive type sensor 1202 of probe portion 1201, but the present invention is not limited to this.For example, also can form following structure: voice recognition section and the microphone of configuration identification regulation sound, in the situation that inputted the sound of regulation, detect this situation, and automatically make the mensuration beginning.This is because in the situation that dispose voice recognition section and microphone, also can similarly have and can make operating procedure when carrying out body temperature measurement, that undertaken by mensuration person's hands simplify this advantage.Below, the details of the ear clinical thermometer (being called ear clinical thermometer 1500) of present embodiment is described.
＜1. the functional structure of ear clinical thermometer 1500 〉
At first, the functional structure of ear clinical thermometer 1500 is described with Figure 15.Figure 15 means the block diagram of the functional structure of ear clinical thermometer 1500.Need to prove, about with the piece that repeats in functional structure illustrated in fig. 6, description thereof is omitted by marking common Reference numeral, at this, by with the difference of Fig. 6 centered by describe.
In the ear clinical thermometer 1500 of present embodiment, replace configuration and measure beginning switch 203 and dispose voice recognition section 1501 and microphone 1502, identify thus the specific sound that mensuration person sends.If recognize specific sound in voice recognition section 1501, will recognize this content and send to control part 601.
＜2. the flow process processed of body temperature measurement 〉
Then, the flow process that the body temperature measurement in ear clinical thermometer 1500 is processed is described.Figure 16 means the flow chart of the flow process that the body temperature measurement in ear clinical thermometer 1500 is processed.Need to prove, about with the step that repeats in step illustrated in fig. 7, come by marking common Reference numeral that description thereof is omitted, at this, by with the difference of Fig. 7 centered by describe.
When beginning the body temperature measurement processing when on and off switch 202 is carried out pressing operation, in the ear clinical thermometer 1500 of present embodiment, in step S1601, judge whether to have recognized specific sound.Recognize specific sound in the situation that be judged as in step S1601, be advanced to step S702.Afterwards, the processing of execution in step S702～S704.
From the above description, in the ear clinical thermometer 1500 of present embodiment, form following structure: replace configuration and measure the beginning switch and configure sound identification part and microphone, the specific sounding that identification is sent by mensuration person.
Thus, when carrying out body temperature measurement, probe portion is being inserted under the state of ear intracavity, mensuration person need not to carry out pressing operation to measuring the beginning switch, only just can body temperature measurement be begun by carrying out specific sounding.
That is, when carrying out body temperature measurement the front end of probe portion is inserted the ear intracavity, the operating procedure that the hands by mensuration person is carried out simplifies.
[the 5th embodiment]
In above-mentioned the 3rd embodiment, form the structure that replaces configuration mensuration beginning switch and configure capacitive type sensor, in above-mentioned the 4th embodiment, form to replace to configure and measure the beginning switch and the structure of configure sound identification part and microphone, but the present invention is not limited to this.For example, also can form configuration capacitive type sensor and sound identification part and microphone both sides' structure.
In this case, when the testing result of ear clinical thermometer according to capacitive type sensor, recognize when having carried out reliably probe portion 1201 to insertion this situation of ear intracavity, this situation of report (for example in ear clinical thermometer, the lighting lamp state of change LED element, perhaps, from the sound of speaker output regulation), in the situation that mensuration person has carried out specific sounding according to this report, automatically begin body temperature measurement.
By forming such structure, mensuration person can carry out probe portion 1201 after this situation of insertion of ear intracavity, the beginning of indication body temperature measurement reliably recognizing.
The present invention is not limited to above-mentioned embodiment, can without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention carry out various changes and distortion.Therefore, in order to disclose scope of the present invention, additional above claim.
The application advocates priority take the patent application Patent 2010-217718 of Japan of JIUYUE in 2010 proposition on the 28th as the basis, and here cites its all record contents.
Claims (7)
1. ear clinical thermometer, comprise the detector unit of testing environment temperature, and by detecting the infrared-ray detecting element that detects the relative temperature at described temperature measuring position from the infrared ray of the temperature measuring position radiation of examinee's ear intracavity, and utilize the ambient temperature that is detected by described detector unit and the body temperature of being measured the examinee by the relative temperature that described infrared-ray detecting element detects, described ear clinical thermometer is characterised in that, comprising:
Probe, its cylindrical body by hollow forms, and inserts described ear intracavity; And
Installation portion, it has be used to the installation function on the finger that is installed on mensuration person, and be installed on described mensuration person's finger in the situation that utilize described installation function, so that the bearing position of described probe supports described probe for the mode of the position relative with the palmar aspect of described mensuration person's digital tip section.
2. ear clinical thermometer as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that,
Described installation portion constitutes, in the situation that be installed on described mensuration person's finger, described installation portion is accommodated in front end from described mensuration person's finger to described mensuration person's the 2nd joint.
3. ear clinical thermometer as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that,
Described installation portion also has the display part that the body temperature to the described examinee who is measured to shows, described display part is configured on described installation portion, and is configured on the 1st the face of the bearing position homonymy of described the 1st formation and described probe.
4. ear clinical thermometer as claimed in claim 3, is characterized in that,
Described installation function is realized by following mounting strap, described mounting strap extends from the 2nd of the side that forms described installation portion and arranges, and described mounting strap by in the situation that described mensuration person's finger load on described the 1st relative the 3rd, with respect to the outer peripheral face of described finger along circumferentially reeling and described finger being fixed on described the 3rd.
5. ear clinical thermometer as claimed in claim 4, is characterized in that,
Be provided with the regulation member on described the 3rd, in the situation that described the 3rd face is uploaded the finger that is equipped with described mensuration person, the position of the leading section of the described finger of described regulation member regulation.
6. ear clinical thermometer as claimed in claim 2, is characterized in that,
Described installation portion is formed by the cylindrical body of the hollow of inserting for described mensuration person's finger, and the inwall of the cylindrical body of the described hollow of the finger of described installation function by controlling described insertion is realized.
7. ear clinical thermometer as claimed in claim 6, is characterized in that,
Described ear clinical thermometer also has the display part that the body temperature to the described examinee who measures shows, described display part is on described installation portion and in the position relative with the bearing position of described probe, towards the direction configuration opposite with the projected direction of described probe.
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