JP2008190988A

JP2008190988A - Sampling instrument

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Publication number: JP2008190988A
Application number: JP2007025351A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Masaru Miyashita; 賢宮下
Original assignee: Nippon Soda Co Ltd
Current assignee: Nippon Soda Co Ltd
Priority date: 2007-02-05
Filing date: 2007-02-05
Publication date: 2008-08-21
Anticipated expiration: 2027-02-05
Also published as: JP4932516B2

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sampling instrument which endures the force at the rubbing-off or wiping-off of a specimen and which is easy to fold. <P>SOLUTION: The sampling instrument has a thin and wide axial plate and is provided with a notches, having a predetermined width in its axial direction and having the thickness of the axial plate in a thickness direction. The notches are provided on both sides in the axial direction of the axial plate. The wall thickness in the lateral direction of the axial plate is set so that both the side parts in the axial direction of the axial plate is made thick, and the inside parts thereof are made thin. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

本発明は、被検体を採取した後に検体用容器に収納することができるようにしたサンプリング用具に関する。 The present invention relates to a sampling tool that can be stored in a sample container after the sample is collected.

従来、綿棒により被検体をこすり取りまたは拭き取り、その綿棒を被検体容器に入れて検査に回すことが行われている。そのとき、綿棒が容器の蓋と一体では使いづらいということから、被検体を採取した後、容器に入るように折って、綿の部分を容器に収納する。
図３は従来の綿棒を折る態様を説明する図である。
図３で特許文献１に示される綿棒を折る態様を説明する。
綿棒１０は、予め設けられた折線１１のところで綿棒１０の軸１２の余剰端部１３を折り除いて所定の長さとする。所定の長さとした綿棒１０は、キャップ部（図示省略）の４本のリブ（図示省略）により保持する。 Conventionally, a subject is scraped or wiped off with a cotton swab, and the cotton swab is placed in a subject container for inspection. At that time, since the cotton swab is difficult to use integrally with the lid of the container, the sample is collected, then folded so as to enter the container, and the cotton portion is stored in the container.
FIG. 3 is a view for explaining an aspect of folding a conventional cotton swab.
The aspect which folds the cotton swab shown by patent document 1 in FIG. 3 is demonstrated.
The cotton swab 10 has a predetermined length by removing the excess end portion 13 of the shaft 12 of the cotton swab 10 at a folding line 11 provided in advance. The cotton swab 10 having a predetermined length is held by four ribs (not shown) of a cap part (not shown).

特開２００４−１９４５３９号公報JP 2004-194539 A

上記特許文献１に示される綿棒１０は、軸１２が略正４角柱状なので、折線１１を入れると、軸１２のあらゆる面への印加力が同じように作用して、被検体をこすり取りまたは拭き取る動作時には、折線１１の形成方向や位置に殆ど関係なく折れやすくなる。
綿棒１０は、折れやすいことも必要であるが、しかしながら、被検体をこすり取りまたは拭き取る動作時の力に耐える必要がある。その点で特許文献１の綿棒は必要な要件を満たさず好ましくない。 In the cotton swab 10 shown in Patent Document 1, since the shaft 12 has a substantially regular quadrangular prism shape, when the broken line 11 is inserted, the force applied to all surfaces of the shaft 12 acts in the same manner, and the subject is scraped or removed. During the wiping operation, the fold line 11 is easily broken regardless of the formation direction or position.
The swab 10 needs to be easy to break, however, it must withstand the force during the operation of scraping or wiping off the subject. In that respect, the cotton swab of Patent Document 1 is not preferable because it does not satisfy the necessary requirements.

本発明の目的は、被検体をこすり取りまたは拭き取る動作時の力に耐え、且つ、折れ易い綿棒状のサンプリング用具を提供することにある。 An object of the present invention is to provide a cotton swab-like sampling tool that can withstand the force during the operation of rubbing or wiping a subject and that is easy to break.

本発明は上記目的を達成するために以下の解決手段を採用する。
本発明のサンプリング用具は、薄くて幅広の軸板を有するサンプリング用具であって、幅方向に所定幅で且つ厚さ方向には軸板の厚さを有する切り込みを有する。
また、切り込みは軸板の幅方向の両側に設ける。切り込みの位置を、軸板の採取部材を設ける側の端部から、軸板の採取部材を設ける領域の軸方向の長さの２倍とする。
また、切り込みを、軸板の長さ方向と直交する面と軸板の長さ方向と所定角度となる面で構成する。切り込みを幅方向の肉厚を厚くする両側部分に設ける。
また、軸板の幅方向の肉厚を、幅方向の両側部分を厚くし内側部分を薄くする。 The present invention employs the following solutions in order to achieve the above object.
The sampling tool of the present invention is a sampling tool having a thin and wide shaft plate, and has a notch having a predetermined width in the width direction and the thickness of the shaft plate in the thickness direction.
The notches are provided on both sides of the shaft plate in the width direction. The incision position is set to be twice the axial length of the region where the shaft plate sampling member is provided from the end of the shaft plate on the side where the sampling member is provided.
In addition, the notch is configured by a surface perpendicular to the length direction of the shaft plate and a surface having a predetermined angle with the length direction of the shaft plate. Cuts are provided on both side portions to increase the thickness in the width direction.
Further, the thickness in the width direction of the shaft plate is increased on both side portions in the width direction and on the inner side portion.

本発明のサンプリング用具は、軸板が幅広のため、幅が狭い従来の棒に比べて、被検体をこすり取りまたは拭き取る動作時の力に問題なく耐えることができる。また、軸板の幅方向の肉厚を、幅方向の両側部分を厚くし内側部分を薄くすることで、従来の棒に比べて、被検体をこすり取りまたは拭き取る動作時の力に問題なく耐えることができる。また、切り込みを軸板の幅方向の両側に設けたので、折れ易くすることができる。 The sampling tool of the present invention can withstand the force during the operation of scraping or wiping the subject without problems as compared with a conventional bar having a narrow width because the shaft plate is wide. In addition, the thickness of the shaft plate in the width direction is thicker at both sides in the width direction and thinner at the inner part, so that it can withstand the force during the operation of rubbing or wiping the specimen without problems compared to conventional bars. be able to. Further, since the cuts are provided on both sides in the width direction of the shaft plate, it can be easily broken.

本発明の実施の形態を図に基づいて詳細に説明する。 Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

図１は本発明のサンプリング用具の構成図である。図１（ａ）は採取部材の上面図（平面図）、図１（ｂ）は採取部材を取り外したサンプリング用具の上面図（平面図）、図１（ｃ）はサンプリング用具の上面図（平面図）、図１（ｄ）は図１（ａ）のＡ−Ａから見た側面図、図１（ｅ）は図１（ｂ）のＢ−Ｂから見た側面図、図１（ｆ）は図１（ｃ）のＣ−Ｃから見た側面図である。 FIG. 1 is a block diagram of the sampling tool of the present invention. 1A is a top view (plan view) of the sampling member, FIG. 1B is a top view (plan view) of the sampling tool with the sampling member removed, and FIG. 1C is a top view (plan view) of the sampling tool. FIG. 1 (d) is a side view seen from AA in FIG. 1 (a), FIG. 1 (e) is a side view seen from BB in FIG. 1 (b), and FIG. 1 (f). These are the side views seen from CC of FIG.1 (c).

採取部材１は、図１（ａ）に上面を又図１（ｄ）に側面を示すように、一方のみに開口を有する袋体に形成され、被検体をこすり取りまたは拭き取ることができる織布又は不織布で、繊維の綿、ナイロンやポリエステル等のプラスチック、セルロースのような炭水化物材料からなる。
軸板２は、厚さが薄く、幅が厚さに比べて広い幅広で、長さが厚さに比べて大幅に長い長尺状の板体で、幅方向に所定幅で且つ厚さ方向には軸板の厚さを有する切り込み３を有する。 The collecting member 1 is formed in a bag body having an opening on only one side, as shown in FIG. 1A and the side surface in FIG. 1A, and can rub or wipe the subject. Or it is a nonwoven fabric, and consists of fiber cotton, nylon and polyester plastics, and carbohydrate materials such as cellulose.
The shaft plate 2 is a long plate having a small thickness, a wide width compared to the thickness, and a length that is significantly longer than the thickness. The shaft plate 2 has a predetermined width in the width direction and a thickness direction. Has a notch 3 having the thickness of the shaft.

軸板２は、基本的には、軸板２の幅方向の肉厚を、幅方向の両側部分を厚くし内側部分を薄くする。詳細には、幅広面の綿側を除く３辺側に肉厚部４を形成し、肉厚部４に囲まれた中央部を肉薄部５に形成し、採取部材を設ける領域６の板厚を他の領域より薄く形成する。さらに、この採取部材を設ける領域６の表面を粗面に形成する。
軸板２は、また、切り込み３を軸板２の幅方向の両側に設ける。また、切り込み３の位置を、軸板２の採取部材を設ける領域６側の端部から、軸板２の採取部材を設ける領域６の軸方向の長さの略２倍とする。切り込み３を、軸板２の長さ方向と直交する面３ａと軸板２の長さ方向と所定角度となる面３ｂで構成する。また、切り込み３を幅方向の肉厚を厚くする両側部分に設ける。 The shaft plate 2 basically has a thickness in the width direction of the shaft plate 2 that is thickened at both side portions in the width direction and thinned at the inner portion. Specifically, the thick portion 4 is formed on the three sides excluding the cotton side of the wide surface, the central portion surrounded by the thick portion 4 is formed in the thin portion 5, and the thickness of the region 6 where the sampling member is provided Is made thinner than other regions. Further, the surface of the region 6 where the sampling member is provided is formed into a rough surface.
The shaft plate 2 also has cuts 3 on both sides in the width direction of the shaft plate 2. In addition, the position of the notch 3 is set to be approximately twice the length in the axial direction of the region 6 where the sampling member of the shaft plate 2 is provided from the end of the region 6 where the sampling member of the shaft plate 2 is provided. The notch 3 is configured by a surface 3 a orthogonal to the length direction of the shaft plate 2 and a surface 3 b that forms a predetermined angle with the length direction of the shaft plate 2. Further, the notches 3 are provided on both side portions where the thickness in the width direction is increased.

軸板２の材料は、被検体をこすり取りまたは拭き取るときの力には耐えるが、それ以上の折るときの力には耐えられずに折れる特性を有する樹脂材料であればどのようなものであってもよい。
組立時、軸板２の領域６の採取部材用の粗面に採取部材１の袋体を被せ、領域６の粗面に接着剤を貼着し採取部材の袋体を接着させる。接着剤の代わりに溶着手段でもよい。 The shaft plate 2 can be made of any resin material that can withstand the force of rubbing or wiping off the subject but can not withstand the force of further folding and can be folded. May be.
At the time of assembly, the bag of the sampling member 1 is covered with the rough surface for the sampling member in the region 6 of the shaft plate 2, and an adhesive is attached to the rough surface of the region 6 to bond the bag of the sampling member. A welding means may be used instead of the adhesive.

図２は本発明のサンプリング用具の折って切り離す態様を説明する図である。
折って切り離すとき、図２に示すサンプリング用具において、軸板２の切り込み３から採取部材１までを任意の容器７等に当接固定しながら、軸板２の操作部８（採取部材側と反対側）を当接方向に対し９０°回転するように力を加える。その結果、切り込み３の一方を支点として、他方の切り込み部分を伸ばすことになる。このとき、両切り込み３間の長さが長いので、作用点となる他方の切り込み３部分の伸びる長さが長くなり、破断する。
このとき、一方の切り込み３は支点側が回動し易くし、他方の切り込み３は伸びたときに切れ目が生じやすくする。 FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a manner of folding and separating the sampling tool of the present invention.
2, in the sampling tool shown in FIG. 2, the operation unit 8 of the shaft plate 2 (opposite to the sampling member side) is fixed while abutting and fixing the notch 3 to the sampling member 1 of the shaft plate 2 to an arbitrary container 7 or the like. Apply force to rotate the side) 90 ° relative to the contact direction. As a result, the other cut portion is extended with one of the cuts 3 as a fulcrum. At this time, since the length between both the notches 3 is long, the length of the other notch 3 portion serving as an action point becomes longer and breaks.
At this time, one notch 3 makes it easy for the fulcrum side to rotate, and the other notch 3 makes it easier for a cut to occur when extended.

仮に、図２に示すサンプリング用具において、採取部材１の上に軸板の幅広部が重なる向きに折り曲げると、厚さ方向で折り曲げに伴う伸びによる歪みが発生するが、厚さが薄いので、伸びによる歪みが小さく、折れ曲がるが切り離せなくなることも予想される。
この場合には、上記のように、図２において、紙面内で、一方の切り込みを支点とし、他方の切り込みを破断させるように力を加えて折る。
切り込みの形状は、上記実施例の形状に限らず、上記のように折って切り離すことができる形状であればどのようなものでもよい。 If the sampling tool shown in FIG. 2 is bent in the direction in which the wide portion of the shaft plate overlaps on the sampling member 1, distortion due to the elongation in the thickness direction will occur, but the thickness is thin, so It is also expected that the distortion caused by the fold will be small, but it will be bent but cannot be separated.
In this case, as described above, in FIG. 2, the sheet is folded by applying a force so that one notch is a fulcrum and the other notch is broken.
The shape of the notch is not limited to the shape of the above embodiment, and any shape may be used as long as it can be folded and cut as described above.

本発明の実施例では、軸板は、厚さが３．０ｍｍで、幅が５．０ｍｍで、長さが１２３．０ｍｍで、採取部材で被覆される領域の軸方向長さが２２．５ｍｍ、厚さが２．０ｍｍで、綿側の端部からの長さ方向の切り込みの位置が４５．０ｍｍ、切り込みの幅方向の深さが０．５ｍｍである。
なお、軸板の中央の肉薄部を何も設けない空間として形成し、幅方向の両側部分のみに肉厚部を設ける構成としてもよい。 In an embodiment of the present invention, the shaft plate has a thickness of 3.0 mm, a width of 5.0 mm, a length of 123.0 mm, and the axial length of the region covered with the sampling member is 22.5 mm. The thickness is 2.0 mm, the position of the cut in the length direction from the end on the cotton side is 45.0 mm, and the depth in the width direction of the cut is 0.5 mm.
In addition, it is good also as a structure which forms the thin part of the center of a shaft plate as a space which does not provide anything, and provides a thick part only in the both sides of the width direction.

本発明のサンプリング用具の構成図である。It is a block diagram of the sampling tool of this invention. 本発明のサンプリング用具の折って切り離す態様を説明する図である。It is a figure explaining the aspect which folds and cuts off the sampling tool of this invention. 従来の綿棒を折る態様を説明する図である。It is a figure explaining the aspect which folds the conventional cotton swab.

Explanation of symbols

１…採取部材、２…軸板、３…切り込み、４…肉厚部、５…肉薄部、６…採取部材を設ける領域、７…容器、８…操作部 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Collecting member, 2 ... Shaft plate, 3 ... Cutting, 4 ... Thick part, 5 ... Thin part, 6 ... Area | region which provides a sampling member, 7 ... Container, 8 ... Operation part

Claims

A sampling tool having a thin and wide shaft plate, wherein a notch having a predetermined width in the width direction and a thickness of the shaft plate in the thickness direction is provided.

The sampling tool according to claim 1, wherein the cuts are provided on both sides of the shaft plate in the width direction.

The position of the said notch was made into 2 times the length of the axial direction of the area | region which provides the sampling member of a shaft plate from the edge part in the side which provides the sampling member of a shaft plate, The Claim 1 or 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Sampling tool.

The sampling tool according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the notch is configured by a surface perpendicular to the length direction of the shaft plate and a surface having a predetermined angle with the length direction of the shaft plate.

The sampling tool according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a thickness of the shaft plate in the width direction is increased at both side portions in the width direction and the inner portion is decreased.

The sampling tool according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the cuts are provided on both side portions to increase the thickness in the width direction.