JP2002005756A - Temperature measuring apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make the air temperature in a bathroom or a dressing room and the temperature of the hot water in the bathroom somewhat visible at a glance. SOLUTION: This temperature measuring apparatus comprises a main body case 1 bored with vent holes 5 at part of it and a cover case 6 mounted with a thermometer 14 on the surface, bored with a window hole 12 at a place corresponding to the heat-sensitive section 15 of the thermometer 14, and coupled with the main body case 1. At least one of the main body case 1 and the cover case 6 is molded with a synthetic resin mixed with a heat-sensitive pigment, and a floating piece 17 is stored in the main body case 1. Since the main body case 1 or the cover case 6 mixed with the heat-sensitive pigment is discolored as the temperature fluctuates, the temperature in the room can be approximately grasped.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a temperature measuring instrument for measuring mainly the temperature in a bathroom and the temperature of hot water in a bathtub.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a bathroom, fatal accidents caused by stroke, heart disease and the like occur more frequently than traffic accidents in one year. Especially this accident occurs frequently in winter,
It is said that the cause is that the temperature difference between the indoor room, the dressing room and the bathroom is extremely large, which places a heavy burden on the heart.

Particularly in an old house, the bathroom is often located on the north side where the temperature is low, so that the temperature difference is large.

[0004] As a bathing habit of Japanese people, it is preferable to leave the whole body in a hot water bathtub. However, immediately after entering the bathtub or immediately after leaving the bathtub, the ambient temperature in the bathroom and Accidents arise from the gap. Particularly in winter, the illusion of a low temperature in the surroundings tends to cause the tub to enter a bath tub at a higher temperature than in summer, increasing the degree of danger.

[0005] In order to prevent this accident from occurring, it has been practiced to heat the undressing room or bathroom, for example, or to reheat the hot water in the bath tub so that steam is trapped and the temperature is raised.

[0006] In addition, hot water set to an appropriate temperature in advance is opened in a bathtub by opening a predetermined cock, but the temperature is not accurate and may drop with time. It is therefore always necessary to add water or vice versa depending on the situation.

[0007] Whether or not the temperature of the hot water stretched is often dependent on the sense of temperature of the hand after stirring the hot water.

[0008]

However, first, skin temperature sensing in the bathroom cannot be understood unless it is naked, even if a certain degree of heating is applied, so that it is difficult to grasp the temperature. is necessary. Usually, in such a case, measurement is performed with a thermometer.However, in a bathroom or the like, there is a problem in that the trapped steam adheres to the thermometer and is difficult to read, and it is difficult to measure even when glasses are removed for bathing. is there.

[0009] The means of stirring the hot water stretched in the bath tub and relying on the temperature sensation of the hand varies depending on the body temperature of the person, the ambient temperature, and the like, and cannot be said to represent an accurate appropriate temperature. .

[0010] Normally, an error of the temperature sensation of the hand is within an allowable range, and it is only necessary to add water or reheat the water according to the skin sensation of the user after entering the bathtub. It is. However, for infants and sick people with disabilities,
This self-feeling of the skin is dull or cannot be expressed even if it is felt. Therefore, it is desired that caregivers such as infants can measure the appropriate temperature of hot water without relying on their own skin sensations.

[0011] And since a solitary elderly person without a caretaker rarely changes his habits based on his experience,
It is poorly recognized that the above considerations should be given to the temperature in the bathroom or bathtub before taking a bath. From the perspective of overcoming this mental stubbornness, it is necessary to motivate the use of temperature-measuring tools to increase interest in temperature, in which case the tools are easier for the elderly to handle. It is required to be familiar.

Therefore, the present invention is a temperature measuring instrument invented in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional dissatisfaction points and to meet the demands, wherein the temperature in a bathroom or a dressing room and the temperature of hot water in a bathtub can be measured at a glance. The purpose is to make it understandable to some extent.

[0013]

According to the present invention, which solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, there is provided a main body case having a partly opened through hole,
A thermometer is mounted on the surface, a window hole is opened at a location corresponding to the heat-sensitive part of the thermometer, and a lid case is fitted and assembled to the main body case. At least one of the cases is formed of a synthetic resin mixed with a thermochromic pigment. In this case, it is preferable to store the floating piece in the main body case.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. First, a main body case 1 is formed of, for example, a soft elastomeric synthetic resin and mixed with a thermochromic pigment. The resin product in which the temperature indicator pigment is mixed is blue, for example, when the temperature is 20 ° C. or lower, but changes color with the temperature, such as becoming white when the temperature exceeds 20 ° C., and the temperature fluctuation is apparent at a glance. It becomes something.

The main body case 1 has a thin box shape in which a peripheral wall 3 is integrally provided around an oval bottom plate 2, and a through tube 4 is provided upright at one end of the bottom plate 2, and the other end thereof. The part is provided with through holes 5 (three in the illustrated embodiment).

Next, the lid case 6 is attached to the peripheral wall 3 of the main body case 1.
An elliptical top plate 8 is continuously provided at the upper end of an inner wall 7 that fits in the inside, and an assembling tube into which the through tube 4 of the bottom plate 2 fits on the lower surface of one end of the top plate 8. 9 is suspended.

A groove 10 is provided at a central portion of the top plate 8 along the major axis direction, and a holding tube 11 is formed in a portion of the groove 10 close to the assembling tube 9. Groove 1
A window hole 12 is opened in the 0 part. And the groove 10
The temperature notation 13 is printed or engraved on both sides along.

For example, a rod-shaped thermometer 14 in which alcohol is sealed is mounted in the groove 10 described above. The form is such that the upper end is fitted and held in the holding cylinder 11 and the lower end of the heat-sensitive portion 15 is inserted into the window hole 12. In this position, the display is performed so that the temperature display at that time matches the temperature notation 13. Then, in this mounting posture, the window hole 1 is
The ring-shaped pressing piece 16 is fitted into the inside 2 and fixed.

A floating piece 17 made of styrofoam is stored in a housing A composed of the main body case 1 and the lid case 6.

In the above-described configuration, the main body case 1 and the lid case 6 are integrally formed by the fitting of the peripheral wall 3 and the inner wall 7 and the fitting of the penetrating cylinder 4 and the assembling cylinder 9. It becomes the body A, and the through-hole 18 formed by fitting the through-tube 4 and the assembling tube 9 is hooked on a hook or the like protruding from a wall surface of a dressing room or a bathroom, for example, so that the ambient temperature can be measured. ing.

In this case, since the peripheral wall 3 of the main body case 1 in which the temperature indicator pigment is mixed is sufficiently visible from the outside, if the color fluctuates due to a rise in temperature, the state is immediately known at a glance. Even if steam is trapped, it is possible to recognize whether the bathroom or the like is in a sufficiently warmed and appropriate temperature state. Note that the mixing of the temperature indicator pigment is not limited to the main body case 1 and may be the lid case 6.
Further, both may be used.

The bottom plate 2 of the main body case 1 has through holes 5,
Since the window holes 12 are respectively opened in the top plate 8 of the lid case 6, hot water infiltrates into the bathtub when it is thrown into the bathtub.
5 is surely contacted, so that accurate measurement is possible.

Since the floating piece 17 made of Styrofoam is accommodated in the housing A, the floating piece 17 is reliably floated on the surface of the bath tub so that the measurement is easy.

[0024]

As described above, according to the temperature measuring instrument of the present invention, the temperature in the dressing room or bathroom can be reliably grasped, so that the adverse effect on the body due to the temperature difference from the normal room can be anticipated. In addition, the temperature of the hot water in the bathtub can be accurately measured, and even the sick or elderly can be easily handled and measured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a temperature measuring instrument of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1; body case, 2; bottom plate, 3; peripheral wall, 4;
5; through hole, 6; lid case, 7; inner wall, 8; top plate, 9; assembly cylinder, 10; groove, 11; holding cylinder, 12; window hole, 13: temperature notation, 14; thermometer, 15; Thermosensitive part, 16; holding piece, 17; floating piece, 18; through-hole, A: housing.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A body case (1) having a through-hole (5) in a part thereof, and a thermometer (14) mounted on a surface thereof, and a portion corresponding to a heat-sensitive portion (15) of the thermometer (14). Window holes (1
2), and a lid case (6) fitted and assembled to the main body case (1), wherein at least one of the main body case (1) and the lid case (6) is a thermochromic pigment. A temperature measuring instrument characterized by being molded with a synthetic resin mixed with a. 2. The temperature measuring instrument according to claim 1, wherein the floating piece (17) is housed in the main body case (1).