JP2000004951A - Table equipped with information terminal and information system equipped with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a table equipped with an information terminal which is visible for a user laying on a bed when a display such as a monitor of a TV set or medical equipment when in use and does not get in the way when not in use. SOLUTION: A TV set 3 is placed at a prescribed housing position under a table plate 4 of this table 2 of an overhead table. The TV set is supported by a straight line guide means 16 and a hinge means 17, and drawn out forward from under the table plate 4 and the screen is erected for use to make the TV set visible for a user. The TV set 3 is housed in the housing position under the table 2 to make the table work as a table for the primary purpose when not in use.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a table apparatus provided with an information terminal used for medical treatment and nursing assistance in hospitals, clinics, welfare-related facilities or homes, and an information system using the same.

[0002]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Television, for example, is more personal in nature than a communal entertainment facility,
In hospitals, clinics, welfare-related facilities, etc., televisions are not always installed in communal places. Rather, each individual is placed on a bedside bed (medical storage) next to the bedside of the bed. There is a CRT television.

[0003]

When watching a television on a floor head, one must either lie down on a bed, sit down on the bed, or get off the bed and sit on a chair. In some cases, the television is placed on an overbed table or a bedside table, but in this case, the television is in the way and cannot be used for the original purpose of the table such as treatment, nursing, and meals. .

When various medical measuring devices such as an electrocardiogram or a sphygmomanometer are used, the medical device is mounted on an overbed table so that the display screen can be viewed not only by the caregiver to be measured but also by the cared person. May be used,
If the medical measurement device is left on the table, it cannot be used for the original purpose of the table, such as a meal, as described above. It is also conceivable to place the medical device on the table each time it is used, and to keep it away from the bed when not in use, but in this case the convenience is poor and the burden on the caregiver increases. There is a problem that it is lost. In particular, a medical measurement device has a large configuration of a display unit, and occupies a large space.

[0005] In addition, it is complicated to write various data on the health condition of the cared person measured by the medical measuring instrument into a medical chart or the like for each measurement, and it is necessary for the care and nursing to reduce such work. Is desired.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a table device provided with an information terminal which makes the display means of an information terminal such as a television or a medical measuring instrument visible when used, and which is not in the way when not used. It is to be.

A second object of the present invention is to provide an information system having a medical table capable of easily changing the position of the display screen by pulling out the stored display means.

[0008]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a table having a horizontally arranged table base,
A thin display means having a display screen for displaying an image, which is provided on the table so as to be displaceable over the use position and the storage position, wherein the upper surface of the table is flat at the storage position, and the display screen is visible to the user at the use position. And an information terminal having a control means for controlling the thin display means and displaying inputted information on a display screen.

According to the present invention, in the information terminal provided on the table, the thin display means is provided so as to be displaceable between the use position and the storage position. Therefore, when the information terminal is used, the display means is moved to the use position. By arranging the display, the display screen can be viewed, and when the information terminal is not used, by disposing the display means in the storage position, the upper surface of the table is flattened and the upper surface of the table can be widely used as a normal table. Becomes The control means of the information terminal is connected to, for example, the central management control means, and data sent from the central management control means and input to the control means is displayed on the display screen of the display means. Further, input data from, for example, a measuring means provided in the information terminal is also displayed on the display screen. It is necessary to arrange the display screen so as to be visible to the user at the time of use, and to use the information terminal by making the display means having a relatively large configuration thin and displaceably provided on the table between the use position and the storage position. It is possible to switch between the case and the case where the upper surface of the table is widely used, and the convenience is improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a table having a table base horizontally arranged above a bed, and a display screen for displaying an image, the table being provided on the table so as to be displaceable over a use position and a storage position. An information terminal having an information terminal having a thin display means in which the upper surface of the table base is flat in the storage position and the display screen is visible in the use position.

According to the present invention, the thin display means of the information terminal provided on the table is provided so as to be displaceable over the storage position and the use position. The upper surface becomes flat, and can be used as a table. In the case where the thin display means is used, the display screen can be viewed while lying on the bed by arranging the thin display means at the use position. As described above, since the thin display means is provided on the table so as to be displaceable over the use position and the storage position, it is necessary to perform work such as placing the display means at a place away from the table when not in use and placing the display means on the table each time it is used Disappears. In addition, since the display screen can be viewed while lying on the bed at the use position, there is no need to turn sideways or sit on the bed to see the display screen.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the thin display means is a liquid crystal display device.

According to the present invention, by realizing a thin display device with a liquid crystal display device, a thin, flat display screen and clear color display can be achieved. In particular, as used in the present invention, not a large number, but one or two
A liquid crystal display device is suitable as a display unit having a relatively small display screen that can be seen by about three people.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the thin display means is a television.

According to the present invention, since the thin display means is a television, a television broadcast can be watched while lying on a bed. Therefore, the burden of changing the body direction or sitting on the bed every time the user watches the television as in the related art is reduced. When used as a table for meals and treatments, the display means can be arranged at the storage position to flatten the upper surface of the table base and be used as a table. In particular, when inpatients use hospitals and the like, eating meals while watching the TV will inevitably lengthen the meal time, but in the present invention, it is necessary to arrange the television in the storage position when eating. Therefore, it is possible to prevent eating while watching TV.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a television power supply control means for controlling a power supply of the television according to information stored in a card to be inserted.

According to the present invention, the power supply of the television is controlled by a card such as a prepaid card. That is, when using a television, a card is purchased in advance according to the time of using the television, and when the card is inserted into the television power control means, the television power control means reads information stored in the card, and based on the information, the television power control means reads the information stored in the card. Controls the power-on possible time of the When the power of the television is turned on for the stored predetermined power-on time of the television, the television power cannot be turned on. In this way, the use state of the television can be easily managed by the card.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, the thin display means is stored in a storage position below the table when not in use, and is pulled out from the storage position when used.

According to the present invention, when the thin display device is used, it can be pulled out from the storage position below the table base and arranged at the use position, and can be stored below the table base when not in use. As described above, it is possible to selectively use the device when it is in use and when it is not in use with a simple operation.

The present invention according to claim 7 is characterized in that a lock means is provided which can be fixed to a predetermined drawer position at the time of use and can release this fixed state.

According to the present invention, when used, it is pulled out from the storage position, and is fixed by the locking means at the predetermined draw-out position corresponding to the use position. It can be prevented from shifting. Further, when storing, it is possible to release the fixed state by the lock means and store.

The present invention according to claim 8 is characterized in that hinge means are provided for supporting the thin display means so as to be angularly displaceable and capable of holding the thin display means at an arbitrary angular displacement position.

According to the present invention, since the display means is supported so as to be angularly displaceable, the display means is displayed in accordance with the posture of viewing the display screen, for example, whether the display is performed while lying down or when the upper body is raised. The means can be angularly displaced.
Further, since it can be held at an arbitrary angular displacement position, it is possible to prevent the user from easily angularly displacing while viewing the display screen.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information terminal comprising: a measuring means for measuring a health condition; and a control means for storing the health condition data measured by the measuring means and controlling the thin display means. The thin display means displays the health condition data on a display screen under the control of the control means.

According to the present invention, the health condition data measured by the measuring means such as a sphygmomanometer or an electrocardiograph is stored in the control means and displayed on the display screen of the thin display means. When the measuring means is used, the display screen can be visually recognized by disposing the display means at the use position, and can be used as a table by disposing the display means at the storage position when not in use. Therefore, it is not necessary to place the display means on the table base every time the apparatus is used, and to remove the display means from the table when not in use.
In addition, since the health condition data measured by the measuring means is stored in the control means, the work of filling in a medical record for each measurement is also reduced.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the control means is connected to a central management control means for managing health condition data, and transmits the stored health condition data to the central management control means. The thin display means displays the management data from the central management control means on a display screen based on the control of the control means.

According to the present invention, the health condition data stored in the control means is transmitted to the central management control means connected to the control means, and the health management data is managed by the central management control means. When the central management control means notifies medical information, communication items, and the like, the information is transmitted as management data from the central management control means to the control means of the table device having the information terminal. Upon receiving the management data, the control means controls the display means to display the management data on a display screen of the display means. In this way, the health condition data can be managed by the central management control means, and the management data from the central management control means can also be displayed on the display means of the table device provided with the information terminal. In this way, even if a hospital or the like has a plurality of table devices provided with information terminals corresponding to each patient, the central management control means can centrally manage the patient's health data. Can be. In addition, messages from the center to each patient can be easily made using a table device provided with an information terminal.

The present invention according to claim 11, is an information system in which a plurality of table devices having information terminals are provided, and the table devices having each information terminal are connected to central management control means. The table device with
A table having a table placed horizontally above the bed, measuring means for measuring the health condition, storing the measured health condition data, transmitting the health condition data to the central management control means, and performing central management control Control means for receiving and storing management data from the means, and a display screen for displaying an image, provided on a table so as to be displaceable over a predetermined storage position and use position, and provided to the control means based on the control of the control means. An information terminal comprising a thin display means for displaying stored health condition data and management data on a display screen, wherein the central management control means reads health condition data from a table device provided with each information terminal. An information system for receiving and managing, and transmitting management data to a table device provided with each information terminal.

According to the present invention, a table device provided with a plurality of information terminals is provided, and each table device provided with each information terminal is connected to the central management control means. The health condition data measured by the measurement means is displayed on the display means via the control means and transmitted to the central management control means. The central management control means can centrally and individually manage the health condition data sent from the table device provided with each information terminal. Since the thin display means provided on the table device provided with the information terminal is provided on the table over the use position and the storage position, the display means is arranged at the use position when used, and is stored when not used. Can be used as a table. Management data such as messages from the central management control means is displayed on a display means of a table device provided with each information terminal. In this way, the trouble of writing the measured health condition data on the medical chart can be omitted, and the centralized management means can centrally manage the data. Further, the message from the center can be easily notified via the display means of the table device provided with the information terminal.

[0030]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a use state of a table apparatus 1 provided with an information terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. A table device 1 provided with an information terminal includes a table 2 which is an overbet table and a television 3 which is an example of an information terminal having a thin display means, and the table 2 is a horizontally arranged table. The table 4 has legs 5 and 6 provided at both ends of the table 4, and the table 4 is used on a bed on which a user lies so as to straddle the bed. Each of the legs 5 and 6 is provided with a caster 7 and can move freely, so that the table 2 can be moved back and forth along the bed to a position desired by a user on the bed. In addition, the height of the table base 4 can be adjusted to a desired height by the height adjusting means 9 of the legs 5 and 6.

The television 3 has a display screen 10 for displaying an image, and is provided on the table 2 so as to be displaceable between a storage position shown in FIG. 2 and a use position shown in FIG. The television 3 is realized by a television using a liquid crystal display, and the size of the display screen 10 is, for example, 10.4 inches (21.12 × 15.84 cm).
The size is chosen. By using such a liquid crystal display device, the thickness of the television 3 in the present embodiment can be reduced to, for example, 5 cm or less, and the display screen 10 can be displayed in a flat and clear color. is there.

Such a television 3 is displaceably supported by the guide means 15 below the table 4 from the storage position shown in FIG. 2 to the use position shown in FIG. The guide means 15 guides the television 3 so as to be linearly displaceable between a predetermined storage position below the table base 4 shown in FIG. 2 and a predetermined draw position pulled out from the storage position as shown in FIG. And a horizontal position where the television 3 is horizontal with the display screen 10 facing upward as shown in FIG. 3 and provided at the distal end of the linear guide means 16 as shown in FIG. A hinge means 17 for supporting the television 3 so as to be angularly displaceable over a use position where the television 3 is raised, and for holding the television 3 at an arbitrary angular displacement position, and a handle 18 provided at the distal end of the linear guide means 16. As shown in FIG. 1, the handle 18 has a substantially U-shape, is provided so as to protrude horizontally from the front end of the hinge means 17, and a lock handle 19 of a lock means 20 is provided inside the handle 18. Can be The lock means 20 is a means for fixing the linear guide means 16 so as not to be displaced at a predetermined storage position and a predetermined draw-out position during use. The locked state is released by pulling the lock handle 19 of the lock means 20 toward the user. It is possible to

Therefore, when the television 3 is used, the locking handle 19 is gripped together with the handle 18 and the handle 18 is pulled toward the front in a state where the locked state is released as shown in FIG. Is linearly displaced to the protruding position. Thereafter, as shown by an arrow A in FIG. 3, the television 3 is raised toward the user, and the television 3 is angularly displaced to a position where the user watching the television can view the display screen 10. The state at this time is shown in FIG.
Is shown in In this state, the television 3 is pushed back, and FIG.
Is reached, the lock state is established, and the linear displacement of the linear guide means 16 is prevented. In this way, the user can enjoy watching while lying on the bed.

As described above, since the hinge means 17 holds the television 3 at an arbitrary angular displacement position, when the user views the television 3 while lying on the bed, the display screen 10 faces downward. Arrow A more than the state shown in FIG.
The display screen 10 is angularly displaced in the direction (front side), and is held at a position where the display screen 10 faces slightly below the vertical plane. When the user is sitting on the bed with the body upright, as shown in FIG. 1, the display screen 10 is slightly turned upward by angularly displacing the arrow B (rear side) from the vertical plane. Hold. As described above, the angle of the television 3 can be arbitrarily adjusted according to the posture of the user on the bed. In addition, the distance between the user who watches the television and the display screen 10 of the television 3 can be easily adjusted by moving the table 2 back and forth along the bed. 1m away from your eyes.

FIG. 5 shows a table device 1 having an information terminal.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the embodiment. Television 3
The antenna line 24 is connected to an antenna terminal 26, and the power line 25 of the television 3 is connected to the card reader 8 provided below the table 4 adjacent to the television 3 arranged at the storage position, The reader 8 is connected to a 100 V power outlet 27. This card reader 8
Is a television power control means for controlling the power-on possible time of the television 3 according to the information stored in the inserted prepaid card 23.

When the table device 1 provided with the information terminal is used, for example, in a hospital or the like, a user who is a patient purchases a prepaid card 23 in advance. Prepaid card 2
3 stores, for example, the power-on possible time of the television 3 by magnetism.
3 is inserted into the card insertion hole 22 of the card reader 8,
The card reader 8 reads the power-on possible time written on the prepaid card 23, displays the power-on possible time as a frequency on the display unit 29, and displays the television 3
The power supply 25 and the power outlet 27 are connected to put the television 3 in a power-on state. Remote control 2
When the power of the television 3 is turned on by the card reader 8, the card reader 8 subtracts the actual power-on time of the television 3 from the power-on time stored in the prepaid card 23, and displays the remaining power-on time on the display unit 29. And the remaining power-on possible time is rewritten in the prepaid card 23. In this way, the user who watches the television can freely watch the television by purchasing the prepaid card 23 as needed.

Power supply line 2 connected to television 3
3 and the antenna wire 25 are connected to the television 3 by special screws which cannot be removed with a generally commercially available tool such as a Phillips screwdriver or a flathead screwdriver. Can be prevented.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the guide means 15 with a part of the guide means 15 being cut away, FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the guide means 15, and FIG. 1
FIG. 9 is a front view of FIG. 5, and FIG.
It is sectional drawing seen from. The guide unit 15 and the lock unit 20 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

A support bottom plate 40 is arranged below the table base 4 in parallel with the table base 4, and the television 3 is stored between the support base plate 40 and the table base 4. The guide means 15 includes a pair of fixed rails 38a and 38b fixed to the support bottom plate 40 and a slide portion 37 having a pair of moving rails 39a and 39b guided along the fixed rail 38. Numerals 38a and 38b extend in the front-rear direction of the table 4, ie, the vertical direction in FIG. 6, and have a substantially L-shaped cross section as shown in FIG. 8, so that the pair of fixed rails 38a and 38b face each other. It is arranged and fixed to the support bottom plate 40 by bolts. The moving rails 39a and 39b have a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the moving rails 39a and 39b fit into the fixed rails 38a and 38b, respectively.
It is mounted so as to be displaceable in the front-rear direction along 39b. The pair of moving rails 39a and 39b are sandwiched between the bottom plate 42 and the top plate 41, respectively, to form the slide portion 37. A rear wall 51 is provided at the rear end of the slide portion 37,
The hinge means 17 is provided at the front end, and the lock means 20 is accommodated in the slide portion 37.

As shown in FIG. 8, the hinge means 17 has a substantially rectangular plate shape, is disposed between the table base 4 and the support bottom plate 40, and has a substantially U-shaped fixed side hinge portion 33 and the fixed side hinge portion 33. And a rotation side hinge portion 34 fitted into the side hinge portion 33. The fixed side hinge part 33 is a linear guide means 1.
6 is fixed to the front end of the slide portion 37, and a hinge shaft 35 extending horizontally at the upper portion is fixed. Rotating hinge 34
, A hinge shaft 35 is inserted therethrough and supported so as to be angularly displaceable,
As shown in FIG. 7, a mounting member 36 extending rearward is integrally fixed to the lower end, and the television 3 is fixed to the mounting member 36.

As shown in FIG. 9, a pair of leaf springs 55a and 55b having a substantially rectangular cross section are provided in the insertion hole 56 of the pivot side hinge portion 34 through which the hinge shaft 35 is inserted. When the television 3 is angularly displaced by the leaf springs 55a and 55b being interposed between the hinge shaft 35 and the movable hinge portion 34, the television 3 is positioned at an arbitrary angular displacement position. Will be retained. The hinge means 17 is not limited to the configuration in which the leaf springs 55a and 55b are used to hold the hinge at an arbitrary angular displacement position, but may be a configuration using a ratchet mechanism, for example.

As shown in FIG. 6, the fixed hinge 3
A U-shaped handle 18 protruding horizontally forward is fixed to 3, and a U-shaped lock handle 19 is similarly provided inside the handle 18. The lock handle 19 is
Both ends of the handle are inserted through a pair of insertion holes formed in the fixed side hinge portion 33, and are provided so as to be displaceable in the front-rear direction. Both ends of the lock handle 19 are connected by a connecting piece 43 inside the slide portion 37, and one end of a rod 44 is fixed to the center of the connecting piece 43 in the width direction. The rod 44 extends in the front-rear direction, and a lock member 54 is connected to the other end via a pin 53 so as to be angularly displaceable. Further, a tension coil spring 46 is interposed between the rear wall 51 of the linear guide means 16 and the lock member 54, and the lock handle 19 is always moved backward (downward in FIG. 6) by the spring force of the tension coil spring 46. Spring biased. The lock member 54 extends toward one of the moving rails 39a (to the left in FIG. 6), and is supported by the top plate 41 of the slide portion 37 via a pin 45 so as to be angularly displaceable. An opening 47 is formed in one of the moving rails 39a, and a distal end portion 48 of the lock member 54 protrudes from the opening 47. As shown in FIG. 6, when the television 3 is at the storage position, the distal end portion 48 of the lock member 54 protruding from the opening 47 is provided at the storage position side notch 49 formed on the fixed rail 38a into which the moving rail 39a is fitted. Is fitted and locked by the tension coil spring 46 while being spring-biased. This prevents the television 3 from being easily pulled out of the storage position.

When the television 3 is pulled out, the lock handle 19 is gripped together with the handle 18, and the lock handle 19 is pulled toward the handle 18 so that the rod 44 is opposed to the spring force of the extension coil spring 46 on the front side. 6 (upward in FIG. 6), the lock member 54 is angularly displaced counterclockwise in FIG. 6 with the pin 45 as the center of angular displacement, and the distal end 48 of the lock member 44 is pulled out of the storage position notch 49 to unlock. State. In this state, the lock rail 19 is pulled forward and the moving rail 39 is pulled forward together with the handle 18 in the unlocked state.

As shown in FIG. 6, the rear wall 51 of the moving rail 39 protrudes laterally, and is locked on the front side (upper side in FIG. 6) of the support bottom plate 40 adjacent to the side of the fixed rail 38. Blocks 52a and 52b are fixed. Therefore, when the television 3 is pulled out until the outside of the rear wall 51 of the slide portion 37 comes into contact with the locking blocks 52a and 52b, the television 3 is completely pulled out from the table 4 and can be raised upward. . Here, after raising the television 3 to an arbitrary angular displacement position, if the television 3 is pushed back by pushing the handle 18 without holding the lock handle 19, that is, without holding the lock handle 19 in the unlocked state, the locking member 4
4 is guided in a state of being resiliently abutted on the fixed rail 38a, and reaches the use position notch 50 formed on the fixed rail 38a, the tip portion 48 of the lock member 44 is brought into the use position notch. The linear guide means 16 is locked at this used pull-out position. As described above, the distal end portion 48 of the lock member 44 resiliently moves to the use position notch 50.
The television 3 can be prevented from being easily linearly displaced in the use state.

When the television in the use position is stored, the procedure is reversed, that is, the slide portion 37 is once pulled out, the television 3 is depressed, and the lock handle 19 is pulled forward to unlock the television. Moving rail 3 in the state
Push back 9 At this time, the locking blocks 52a, 5
When the fixed side hinge portion 33 of the hinge means 17 is pushed back until it comes into contact with the front end portion of the lock member 2b, the storage position is just reached.
Is fitted into the storage position notch 49 to be in a locked state.

The television 3 has a video input terminal. By connecting a video deck to the video input terminal, it is possible to watch a video.
Earphones can also be connected.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a table device 60 provided with an information terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention. The table device 60 provided with the information terminal is similar to the table device 1 provided with the information terminal shown in FIGS. 1 to 9, and it should be noted that the table 61 is an overbed table in the table device 1 provided with the information terminal. On the other hand, the table device 60 provided with the information terminal is the bedside table 61. Components corresponding to the table device 1 including the information terminal shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

Table 61 which is a bedside table
The leg 5 is provided only on one side of the table 4 and a base 61 is attached to the lower end of the leg 5. The base 61 is
It is disposed below and substantially parallel to the table 4 and has a plurality of casters 63. As described above, since the legs 5 are provided on only one side of the table 61, by inserting the base 61 from the side of the bed under the bed,
The table base 4 can be easily arranged horizontally above the user lying on the bed. With such a configuration, the degree of freedom of movement of the table 61 is increased.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a table device 65 having an information terminal according to still another embodiment of the present invention. Components corresponding to the table device 1 including the information terminal shown in FIGS. 1 to 9 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. In the present embodiment, the recess 66 is
Is formed on the table 4 so that it can be angularly displaced by hinge means 67 provided at the lower end of the television 3. The television 3 is fitted in the recess 66 in the housed state, and the back surface of the table 3 4 is flush with the upper surface. Therefore, when the television 3 is used, the television 3 is raised with the hinge means 67 as the center of angular displacement, and is held at an arbitrary angular displacement position. On the contrary, when the television 3 is stored, the television 3 is angularly displaced forward and stored in the recess 66. With such a configuration, when the television 3 is not used, the surface of the table table 4 becomes substantially flat, and can be used as a table.

Further, as another embodiment of the present invention, a table base is bridged between a pair of fences fixed to both sides of the bed, and a television is displaceably mounted on the table base from a storage position to a use position. It may be configured as follows.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an information system 70 using a table device 1 having an information terminal according to still another embodiment of the present invention. The table device 1 provided with the information terminal used in the present embodiment has the configuration of the table device 1 provided with the information terminal shown in FIGS.
Further, a control unit 71 and a measurement unit 72 are provided.

The information system 70 is used, for example, in a hospital or the like, and one table device 1 having an information terminal is provided for each bed of each room of a patient who is a user. It is provided in a room and is connected to the table device 1 provided with each information terminal online via a network 74. The measuring means 72 is a medical measuring device such as a sphygmomanometer, a pulse meter, a thermometer or an electrocardiograph for measuring the health condition of the patient.
Is stored in the control means 71. The control means 71 is connected to the television 3, displays the measured health condition data on the display screen 10 of the television 3, and transmits the health management data to the central management control means 73. The central management control means 73 can record the health condition data of each patient sent from the table device 1 provided with each information terminal and can centrally manage the data at one place. Further, management data such as communication information from the center to each patient or medical information is transmitted to the control means 71 of the table device 1 provided with each information terminal via the network 74 and stored in the control means 71. Further, the management data can be individually transmitted to the table device 1 having an arbitrary information terminal, instead of being transmitted to the table device 1 having all the information terminals.

The control means 71 displays the stored management data on the display screen 10 of the television 3. by this,
It is possible to easily inform the patient of a message or the like.
Further, a measuring device such as a sphygmomanometer or a thermometer may be attached to the patient, and the health condition data may be measured by the measuring unit at regular intervals and transmitted to the central management control unit 73. 73 to each measuring means 7
2 can be controlled, and if necessary, the patient's health condition data can be measured and transmitted to the central management control means 73. This makes it possible to constantly monitor the health condition of the patient at the center.

In this manner, the trouble of writing on a medical chart or the like every time the patient's health condition is measured is eliminated, and the work of the caregiver and nursing person is reduced. Further, the central management control means 7 uses a speaker built in the television 3.
A message may be transmitted from the third device by voice, or a microphone may be connected to the control means 71 to make a voice communication with the center.

The control means 71 is also connected to the card reader 8 and controls the card reader so that the measurement means 7 is controlled regardless of whether the prepaid card 23 is inserted.
When the measurement data of the second and the management data from the central management control means 73 are displayed on the display screen 10 of the television 3, the television 3 is controlled to be turned on.

The measuring means 72 is only required to have the television 3 for displaying the measured data disposed on the table 4 so as to be visible to the patient. 4 below or leg 5,
6 and need not be placed on the table 4.

The information system 70 is not limited to use in a hospital. For example, a table device 1 having an information terminal is provided in each home, and the central management control means 7 is provided in the hospital.
It is also possible to connect the home to the hospital by using a telephone line as the network 74 so that the hospital can manage the health condition of the patient in each home.

The table device 1 provided with the information terminal may be a liquid crystal display monitor for displaying only health condition data and management data instead of the television 3 having a television receiving function.

With the table device 1 having such an information terminal, a patient lying on the bed can check the measurement data in a lying state, and can also check the management data from the central management control means 73 in a lying state. It becomes possible. Further, the television 3 can be used as a table by storing it. The television 3 may be configured to be rotatable about a vertical rotation axis so that the display screen can be sufficiently viewed not only by the patient but also by the user of the measuring means 72.

[0060]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the thin display means is provided so as to be displaceable between the storage position and the use position, the display screen is displayed at the use position which is visible to the user during use. By disposing the means and storing the display means when not in use, the upper surface of the table can be widely used. By switching the display means between the use position and the storage position in this way, the convenience of the table is improved.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the thin display means provided on the table is provided so as to be displaceable between the storage position and the use position, the thin display means is arranged at the storage position when the display device is not used. The display means can be used as a table without obstruction.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the thin display means is realized by the liquid crystal display device, it is possible to perform a color display clearly and lightly and thinly with a flat display screen.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the thin display device is a television, it is possible to watch a television broadcast while lying on a bed.

According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the power supply of the television is controlled by the television power control means, it is possible to purchase a card at a desired time and watch the television.

According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the display means can be easily displaced from the storage position below the table to the use position by pulling out the display means during use.

According to the present invention, since the locking means is provided, it is possible to prevent the television from undesirably moving during use.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, since the display means is supported so as to be angularly displaceable, the display means can be held at an arbitrary angular displacement position according to the posture at the time of viewing.

According to the ninth aspect of the present invention, since the health condition data is stored in the control means and displayed on the display means, the health condition data can be confirmed while lying on the bed, and the measured health condition can be confirmed. This eliminates the need to write state data on a chart or the like for each measurement.

According to the tenth aspect of the present invention, since the health condition data stored in the control means is transmitted to the central management control means, it is possible to centrally manage the health condition at a remote location. Become.

According to the eleventh aspect of the present invention, for example, in a hospital, the health condition of a plurality of patients can be managed by a central management control means. In addition to transmitting the health condition data from the patient to the center, management data can also be transmitted from the center to each patient.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a table device 1 including an information terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the table device 1 provided with the information terminal showing a state where the television 3 is arranged at a storage position.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the table device 1 including the information terminal in a state where the television 3 is pulled out to a pull-out position.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the table device 1 provided with the information terminal showing a state in which the television 3 is raised toward the user at the extension position.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of a table device 1 including an information terminal.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the guide means 15 with the top plate 41 cut away.

FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the guide means 15.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the guide means 15 shown partially cut away.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view as viewed from the section line IX-IX of FIG. 6;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a table device 60 provided with an information terminal according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a table device 65 having an information terminal according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram showing an information system 70 according to still another embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 60, 65 Table device provided with information terminal 2 Table 3 Television 4 Table table 8 Card reader 10 Display screen 15 Guide means 16 Linear guide means 17 Hinge means 20 Lock means

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing from the front page (72) Kazuo Hagiwara 5-48-8 Kusumachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe-shi, Hyogo Miyano Medical Instrument Co., Ltd. No. 1-33 Sharp Manufacturing System Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Katsuya Yakushiji 4-133 Atobe Honmachi, Yao-shi, Osaka Sharp Manufacturing System Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3B053 TA00 TB10 TD03 TD04 UC01

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A table having a horizontally arranged table base, and a display screen for displaying an image, the table being displaceable over a use position and a storage position, wherein the table base upper surface is flat at the storage position, In the use position, the display device includes a thin display device that allows a user to view the display screen, and an information terminal having control means for controlling the thin display device and displaying input information on the display screen. A table device provided with an information terminal to operate. 2. A table having a table table horizontally arranged above a bed, and a display screen for displaying an image, the table being provided on the table so as to be displaceable over a use position and a storage position. A table device provided with an information terminal, wherein the information terminal has a thin display means for making a display screen visible at a use position. 3. The table apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said thin display means is a liquid crystal display device. 4. The table apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said thin display means is a television. 5. The table device having an information terminal according to claim 4, further comprising a television power control means for controlling a power supply of said television according to information stored in a card to be inserted. 6. The thin display means is stored in a storage position below the table when not in use, and is pulled out from the storage position when used.
A table device comprising the information terminal according to any one of claims 5 to 5. 7. A fixed drawer position at the time of use,
7. The table device provided with an information terminal according to claim 6, further comprising a lock unit capable of releasing the fixed state. 8. An information terminal according to claim 2, further comprising hinge means for supporting said thin display means so as to be capable of angular displacement and holding said thin display means at an arbitrary angular displacement position. Table device provided with. 9. The information terminal comprises: a measuring means for measuring a health condition; and control means for storing the health condition data measured by the measuring means and controlling the thin display means. The means displays health condition data on a display screen based on the control of the control means.
A table device comprising the information terminal according to any one of the above. 10. The control means is connected to central management control means for managing health data, transmits the stored health data to the central management control means, and receives management data from the central management control means. 10. The table apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said thin display means displays management data from a central management control means on a display screen based on control of said control means. 11. An information system in which a plurality of table devices provided with information terminals are provided, and the table device provided with each information terminal is connected to central management control means, wherein the table device provided with the information terminal comprises: A table having a table placed horizontally above the bed; measuring means for measuring the health condition; storing the measured health condition data; transmitting the health condition data to the central management control means; Control means for receiving and storing management data from the means, and a display screen for displaying an image, provided on a table so as to be displaceable over a predetermined storage position and use position, and provided to the control means based on the control of the control means. An information terminal comprising: a thin display means for displaying stored health condition data and management data on a display screen; Means, information system and transmitting together and manages the received health data from the table device provided with the information terminal, the management data in the table device provided with a respective information terminals.