JP2009119138A - Endoscope washing and disinfecting apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an endoscope washing and disinfecting apparatus capable of reliably washing and disinfecting an object to be washed and disinfected stored in a washing and disinfecting tub with the use of the minimum amount of liquid, shortening a washing and disinfecting process, and surely washing and disinfecting even the inner surface of a top cover. <P>SOLUTION: The endoscope washing and disinfecting apparatus includes: an antenna 5 for reading identification information from an identification tag 12 arranged in the object to be washed and disinfected stored in the washing and disinfecting tub 6; internal lids 15, 16 which are prepared on the internal surface of a top cover 3, fall into the washing and disinfecting tub 6 when the top cover is closed against the apparatus main body, and is freely variably changed in a fall amount; and a control part for adjusting the amount of liquid supply to the washing and disinfecting tub 6 in response to the identification information of the object to be washed and disinfected read by the antenna 5, adjusting the fall amount of the internal lids 15, 16, allowing the internal lids 15, 16 to contact the liquid supplied to the washing and disinfecting tub 6, and soaking the object to be washed and disinfected in the liquid. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention provides a device main body with a cleaning / disinfecting tank for storing a disinfectant to be cleaned, and a lid that can be opened / closed with respect to the apparatus main body so that a storage port for the object to be cleaned of the cleaning / disinfecting tank can be opened / closed. The present invention relates to an endoscope cleaning / disinfecting apparatus having a body.

  In recent years, endoscopes are widely used in the medical field and the industrial field. An endoscope used in the medical field observes an organ in a body cavity by inserting an elongated insertion portion into a body cavity, or inserts into an insertion channel of a treatment instrument provided in the endoscope as necessary. Various treatments can be performed using the treatment tool.

  Endoscopes in the medical field are used by being inserted into body cavities, particularly for the purpose of examination and treatment. Therefore, after use, cleaning and disinfection are necessary for reuse. As a method for cleaning and disinfecting a used endoscope, for example, a method using an endoscope cleaning and disinfecting apparatus (hereinafter simply referred to as a cleaning and disinfecting apparatus) is well known.

  If the cleaning / disinfecting device is used, the endoscope is only set in the cleaning / disinfecting tank of the cleaning / disinfecting device, and the endoscope is automatically cleaned, disinfected, rinsed, drained, etc. (hereinafter referred to as cleaning). (Referred to as a disinfection process). At this time, the endoscope cleans and disinfects not only the outer surface of the endoscope but also the endoscope channels such as known air / water supply channels and treatment instrument insertion channels inside the endoscope. Is done. In addition, the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus is not limited to an endoscope, and other medical instruments can be cleaned and disinfected.

In addition, the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus is completely immersed in the object to be cleaned such as an endoscope housed in the cleaning / disinfecting tank, and is closed with respect to the apparatus body including the cleaning / disinfecting tank. Since the inner surface of the top cover, which is a lid that also closes the storage port, is cleaned and disinfected, the water level sensor provided in the cleaning / disinfecting tank is fixed so that the inner surface of the top cover is in contact with the liquid such as cleaning liquid or disinfecting liquid. After the liquid is supplied to the cleaning / disinfecting tank up to the water level, the cleaning / disinfecting process starts. Thus, a cleaning / disinfecting apparatus in which a water level sensor is provided in a cleaning / disinfecting tank is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.
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  However, in the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, when performing the cleaning / disinfecting process, the liquid is supplied to the cleaning / disinfecting tank up to the water level where the liquid contacts the inner surface of the top cover. It must be supplied to a high water level in contact with the inner surface of the top cover. For example, the disinfecting liquid used in the disinfection process is expensive, so it is uneconomical to use a large amount of disinfecting liquid for each disinfection process. There is a problem.

  By the way, when cleaning and disinfecting an endoscope using a cleaning / disinfecting device, the endoscope is usually stored in a cleaning / disinfecting tank and then the endoscope is cleaned / disinfecting tank. The method of housing is well known. That is, a technique for cleaning and disinfecting an endoscope together with a tray while being accommodated in the tray in a cleaning / disinfecting tank is well known. According to this, the operator can only hold the tray and improve the carrying-in and carrying-out properties of the elongated endoscope with respect to the washing / disinfecting tank before and after the washing / disinfecting step.

  Here, when the tray holding the endoscope is accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank, the height of the upper end of the tray and the upper end of the outer surface of the endoscope from the bottom of the cleaning / disinfecting tank is different. When the upper end is higher than the upper end of the outer surface of the endoscope, even when ignoring the cleaning of the inner surface of the top cover, only the endoscope is cleaned in order to clean and disinfect the tray. There is a problem that it is uneconomical because the liquid has to be supplied to the cleaning / disinfecting tank up to a high water level where the tray is immersed, compared to the case where it is accommodated in the disinfecting tank.

  In view of such problems, a technique for changing the water level of the liquid supplied to the cleaning / disinfecting tank in accordance with the object to be cleaned stored in the cleaning / disinfecting tank is also well known. Regardless of the object, the liquid must be supplied to the cleaning / disinfecting tank up to the water level where the top of the object to be cleaned contained in the cleaning / disinfecting tank is immersed higher than the bottom of the cleaning / disinfecting tank, After all, there are problems such as being uneconomical and there is a problem that the inner surface of the top cover cannot be cleaned and disinfected.

  The object of the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and is capable of reliably cleaning and disinfecting the object to be cleaned contained in the cleaning and disinfecting tank with a minimum amount of liquid, and shortening the cleaning and disinfecting process. Another object of the present invention is to provide an endoscope cleaning / disinfecting apparatus that can reliably clean and disinfect the inner surface of a top cover.

  In order to achieve the above object, an endoscope cleaning / disinfecting apparatus according to the present invention comprises a cleaning / disinfecting tank for storing a disinfectant to be cleaned in the apparatus main body, and is openable and closable with respect to the apparatus main body. An endoscope cleaning / disinfecting apparatus having a lid that can freely open and close the storage opening of the object to be cleaned in the disinfecting tank, the cleaning / disinfecting being stored in the cleaning / disinfecting tank provided in the apparatus body An identification information reading unit that reads identification information from an identification tag provided on the object, and the lid body is closed with respect to the apparatus main body provided on the surface of the lid body facing the storage port of the cleaning / disinfecting tank. When it is formed, it falls into the cleaning / disinfecting tank, and a drop lid whose amount of drop is variable, according to the identification information of the object to be cleaned read by the identification information reading unit provided in the apparatus main body. The washing The amount of liquid supplied into the disinfection tank is adjusted, the amount of drop of the drop lid is adjusted, the drop lid is brought into contact with the liquid supplied into the cleaning disinfection tank, and the liquid to be cleaned is disinfected. And a control unit for immersing the object.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reliably clean and disinfect the object to be cleaned contained in the cleaning and disinfecting tank with a minimum amount of liquid, shorten the cleaning and disinfecting process, and also reliably clean the inner surface of the top cover. An endoscope cleaning / disinfecting apparatus that can be disinfected can be provided.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment described below, an object to be cleaned to be cleaned and disinfected by the cleaning and disinfecting apparatus includes an endoscope, a remote controller for operating the endoscope, and an endoscope and a remote controller at the time of cleaning and disinfecting. A tray that holds at least one of the above will be described as an example.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a cleaning / disinfecting apparatus according to the present embodiment, FIG. 2 is a top view of the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus schematically showing the cleaning / disinfecting tank of FIG. 1 through a top cover, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view showing an inner surface of the top cover of FIG. 1.

  4 is a cross-sectional view of the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus when the top cover of FIG. 3 is closed along the line IV-IV in FIG. 2, with the tray, endoscope, and remote control housed in the cleaning / disinfecting tank. FIG. 5 shows the state in which the disinfecting liquid is supplied up to the water level. FIG. 5 shows that the top cover of FIG. 3 is closed, and only the tray is accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank, and the disinfecting liquid is supplied up to the set water level. It is sectional drawing of the washing | cleaning disinfection apparatus which shows a state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus 1 has an apparatus main body 2 and an opening 6 s that can be opened and closed on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2. The main part is comprised by the top cover 3 which is a cover body which can be opened and closed freely.

  When the top cover 3 is closed with respect to the apparatus main body 2, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the top cover 3 and the apparatus main body 2 are cleaned and disinfected in a plan view on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2. Watertightness is maintained by a seal member 18 provided to cover the periphery of the tank 6. The seal member 18 may be provided on an inner surface 3n (see FIG. 3), which will be described later, of the top cover 3.

  On the outer surface of the apparatus main body 2, there is disposed an operation panel 4 that can perform various operations such as a start instruction, a stop instruction, display of various processes, display of elapsed time, setting of a cleaning / disinfecting process, and setting of a user ID. The operation panel 4 may be provided on the top cover 3.

  An antenna 7 is provided on the outer surface of the apparatus main body 2 on which the operation panel 4 is provided. The antenna 7 receives information on the user ID in the ID card 20 that is brought close to the operator panel 4 in a non-contact manner. ing.

  The antenna 7 may also be provided on the other outer surface of the apparatus main body 2 or may be provided on the top cover 3.

  A water supply port (not shown) to which a hose extended from the water tap is connected is provided on the upper part of the apparatus main body 2. Thus, in addition to being used as rinsing water, tap water for diluting the cleaning liquid and the disinfecting liquid is supplied to the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 from the tap through the hose and the water supply port. .

  A cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 that accommodates an endoscope 10 that is a disinfectant to be cleaned, a remote controller 8 for operating the endoscope 10, and a tray 11 is formed on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 includes an operation unit placement unit 6 m that configures a plurality of placement areas formed in accordance with the shape of the operation unit 10 t of the endoscope 10, and the endoscope 10. An insertion portion placement portion 6n constituting a plurality of placement areas formed in accordance with the shape of the insertion portion 10s, and a remote control placement portion 6r constituting a plurality of placement regions formed in accordance with the shape of the remote controller 8. It is equipped with.

  When the endoscope 10 and the remote controller 8 are accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, the endoscope 10 and the remote controller 8 are disposed in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 as shown in FIGS. In order to improve the carrying-in / out performance of the endoscope 10 and the remote controller 8 with respect to the, the tray 11 is held and accommodated. In this state, when the endoscope 10 and the remote controller 8 are accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, the endoscope 10 and the remote controller 8 do not directly contact the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 by the tray 11.

  As shown in FIG. 2, when the tray 11 is accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, the tray 11 is placed on the operation unit mounting unit 6 m, the insertion unit mounting unit 6 n, and the remote control mounting unit 6 r of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, respectively. An operation portion placement portion 11m on which the operation portion 10t of the endoscope 10 is placed, an insertion portion placement portion 11n on which the insertion portion 10s of the endoscope 10 is wound and placed, A remote controller mounting portion 11r on which the remote controller 8 is mounted is provided.

  Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, in a plan view, the wall 11 a protrudes in the height direction at a position that surrounds the outer periphery and the remote controller mounting portion, and the bottom surface portion. The tray 11 is configured with 11b. Note that an opening is formed in the bottom surface portion 11b of the tray 11 so that the endoscope 10 and the remote controller 8 are not dropped when the endoscope 10 and the remote controller 8 are placed.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, the operation unit mounting unit 11m of the tray 11 is restricted to control the position of the operation unit 10t mounted on the operation unit mounting unit 11m. A position regulating guide 13 for positioning 10t is provided upright from the bottom surface portion 11b of the bottom surface of the insertion portion mounting portion 11n.

  Further, a position restriction guide 13 for restricting the position of the remote controller 8 placed on the remote controller placing part 11r and positioning the remote controller 8 is provided on the remote controller placing part 11r of the tray 11 as well. It is provided upright from the bottom surface portion 11b of the bottom surface.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the wall 11 a of the tray 11 has an inner surface 3n (see FIG. 3) described later of the top cover 3 when the top cover 3 is closed with respect to the apparatus body 2. When the endoscope 10 and the remote controller 8 are held on the tray 11 so that the endoscope 10 and the remote controller 8 held on the tray 11 do not come into contact with each other, the upper end of the wall portion 11a It is formed so as to be positioned higher than the bottom surface of the tray 11 than the outer surfaces of the mirror 10 and the remote controller 8.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a supply nozzle 9 for supplying a liquid such as a cleaning liquid, a disinfecting liquid, and a rinsing water is provided in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 in the insertion part mounting part 6 n of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. ing. By supplying a liquid with a water flow from the supply nozzle 9 into the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, the endoscope 10 and the outer surface of the remote controller 8 accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 are cleaned and disinfected.

  Furthermore, a treatment instrument insertion line, an air supply / water supply line, etc. (not shown) provided in the endoscope 10 placed in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 are provided on the operation part mounting part 6m of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. In order to clean and disinfect the various endoscope pipes, a liquid supply member (not shown) that supplies the above-described liquid into the endoscope pipe line, and a treatment instrument for scrubbing the treatment tool insertion pipe line A brush cassette (not shown) or the like for automatically inserting and removing the cleaning brush is provided in the insertion conduit.

  As shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 4, and 5, in the apparatus main body 2, an antenna 5 that is an identification information reading unit is provided near the bottom of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. When the tray 11, the endoscope 10, and the remote controller 8 are accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, the antenna 5 is provided for each of the endoscope 10, the remote controller 8, and the tray 11 as shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5. The identification information unique to the disinfectant to be cleaned is read in a non-contact manner from the ID tag 12 which is an identification tag provided in the.

When the top cover 3 is closed with respect to the apparatus main body 2, the inner surface 3 n of the top cover 3 facing the accommodation port 6 s of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 is attached to the apparatus main body 2 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5. When the top cover 3 is closed, drop lids 15 to 17 projecting from the inner surface 3n are provided which fall into the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. (The drop lid 17 is not shown in FIGS. 4 and 5)
As shown in FIG. 3, the drop lids 15 to 17 are provided on the inner surface 3 n of the top cover 3 for each of the remote control placement unit 6 r, the operation unit placement unit 6 m, and the insertion unit placement unit 6 n of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. ing.

  Specifically, when the top cover 3 is closed with respect to the apparatus main body 2, the dropping lid 15 overlaps the inner surface 3 n of the top cover 3 with the operation unit placement units 6 m and 11 m in a plan view. When the top cover 3 is closed with respect to the inner surface 3n of the apparatus main body 2 with respect to the inner surface 3n of the top cover 3, the drop lid 16 is in a state viewed in plan on the remote control mounting portions 6r and 11r. When the top cover 3 is closed with respect to the inner surface 3n of the top cover 3, the drop lid 17 is seen in plan view on the insertion portion placement portions 6n and 11n. It is formed in the region which overlaps in the state.

Moreover, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the drop lids 15 to 17 are formed in a hollow shape so as to float with respect to the liquid supplied to the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. (In FIGS. 4 and 5, the drop lid 17 is not shown.)
As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, a thin film-like elastic seal material 19 made of, for example, rubber is provided on the inner surface 3n of the top cover 3, and each drop lid 15 to 17 has a top cover. 3 is provided between the sealing material 19 and the top surface of the top cover 3. (In FIGS. 4 and 5, the drop lid 17 is not shown.)
Further, on the inner surface 3 n of the top cover 3, the expansion and contraction is caused by air that is supplied and cut off by the control of the control unit 100 (see FIG. 1) described later between the drop lid 15 and the drop lid 16 and the top surface of the top cover 3. Dropping packings (hereinafter simply referred to as packings) 21 and 22, which are flexible elastic members, are provided for each of the drop lids 15 and 16.

  Therefore, when the top cover 3 is closed with respect to the apparatus body 2, the drop lids 15 and 16 are cleaned and disinfected by adjusting the air supply amount to the packings 21 and 22 under the control of the control unit 100. The amount of depression into the tank 6 is variable. Further, when the drop lids 15 and 16 are dropped, the sealing material 19 is extended as the drop lids 15 and 16 are dropped.

  In addition, the drop lid 15 and the drop lid 16 can set different drop amounts by changing the air supply amount to the packing 21 and the packing 22 by the control unit 100.

  The initial drop amounts of the drop lids 15 and 16 are the same as that for the endoscope 10 and the tray 11 when no air is supplied to the packings 21 and 22 when the top cover 3 is closed with respect to the apparatus body 2. The amount is set so as not to touch the remote controller 8. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4, the initial drop amount is different between the drop lid 15 and the drop lid 16, but this may be the same.

  When the top cover 3 is closed with respect to the apparatus main body 2, the drop lid 17 falls in an amount that does not come into contact with the insertion portion 10 s of the endoscope 10 accommodated in the insertion portion mounting portion 11 n of the tray 11. It is fixed and formed.

  Here, a pipe network, a pump, a compressor (none of which are not shown), etc., in which an electromagnetic valve, a check valve and the like are circulated are arranged in the apparatus main body 2 to circulate liquid and the like to the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. It is installed. Further, in the apparatus main body 2, a control unit 100 that stops driving the electric parts such as the electromagnetic valve, the pump, and the compressor described above according to the programming of the various processes is also provided. The liquid is stored in various tanks (not shown) arranged in the apparatus main body 2.

  Further, the control unit 100 determines the liquid from the supply nozzle 9 into the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 according to the identification information of the endoscope 10, the tray 11, and the remote controller 8 accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 read by the antenna 5. The amount of drop lids 15 and 16 with respect to the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 is adjusted, and the dropping lids 15 and 16 are brought into contact with the liquid in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 so that the endoscope 10 is in the liquid. The tray 11 and the remote controller 8 are controlled to be immersed.

  Furthermore, the control unit 100 adjusts the amount of air supplied to each of the packings 21 and 22 in order to adjust the amount of drop for each of the drop lids 15 and 16 according to the identification information of the endoscope 10, the tray 11, and the remote controller 8. Control to adjust.

  In addition, since the structure of the other washing | cleaning disinfection apparatus 1 is known, the description is abbreviate | omitted.

  Next, the operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described. In the cleaning and disinfecting apparatus 1, the following operation will be described with respect to the operation of closing the top cover 3 with respect to the apparatus body 2 and supplying the liquid into the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. Therefore, since the operation of the other cleaning / disinfecting apparatus 1 is well known, the description thereof is omitted. Further, hereinafter, the liquid supplied to the cleaning / disinfecting tank will be described by taking a disinfecting liquid as an example.

  First, when the endoscope 10, the remote controller 8, and the tray 11 are cleaned and disinfected using the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus 1, the endoscope 10 and the remote controller 8 are inserted into the insertion portion mounting portion 11 n and the operation portion mounting portion of the tray 11. 11m, and accommodated in the remote control placement unit 11r, respectively. At this time, the position restricting guide 13 positions the operation unit 10 t of the endoscope 10 and the remote controller 8 in the tray 11.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 4, the tray 11 is placed in the insertion portion placement portion 6 n with respect to the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, and the operation portion placement portion 11 m is placed in the operation portion placement portion 6 m. The remote control mounting portion 11r is accommodated so as to be positioned at the remote control mounting portion 6r.

  Thereafter, when the top cover 3 is closed with respect to the apparatus main body 2 and the water tightness between the apparatus main body 2 and the top cover 3 is maintained by the sealing member 18, as described above, the drop lids 15 to 17 are cleaned. In the sterilization tank 6, it is positioned so as not to come into contact with the endoscope 10, the tray 11, and the remote controller 8 in the space inside the frame of the tray 11. It should be noted that the drop amounts of the drop lids 15 to 17 may be different or the same depending on the height of the disinfectant to be cleaned from the bottom surface of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6.

  Next, when the start button is turned on by the operator from the operation panel 4, the control unit 100 first has a unique ID from each ID tag 12 of the endoscope 10, the tray 11, and the remote controller 8 via the antenna 5. Recognize identification information.

  That is, the control unit 100 recognizes what is accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, and from the identification information, the endoscope 10, the tray 11, and the remote control 8 from the bottom surface of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. Recognize the protruding height.

  Next, the control unit 100 converts the disinfecting liquid S into the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 through the supply nozzle 9 and the sealing material 19 formed on the inner surface 3n of the top cover 3 into the disinfecting liquid S according to the recognized identification information. Supply up to the set amount that touches. This set amount is smaller than the supply amount supplied until the disinfectant comes into contact with the inner surface of the top cover formed on the flat surface of the conventional inner surface, by the amount of dropping of the drop lids 15 to 17. .

  Further, in this set amount, as shown in FIG. 4, the sealing material 19 corresponding to the drop lids 15, 16 is positioned lower than the upper end of the wall 11 a of the tray 11 from the bottom of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. Therefore, the upper end portion of the wall portion 11 a of the tray 11 is not immersed in the disinfecting solution S.

  Further, in this state, air is not supplied to the packings 21 and 22. If the control unit 100 recognizes from the identification information that the height of the operation unit 10t and the remote control 8 from the bottom surface of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 is low, air is supplied to the packings 21 and 22, and each packing 21 , 22 may be extended to increase the amount of drop of each of the drop lids 15 and 16 to such an extent that the sealing material 19 does not contact the operation unit 10t and the remote controller 8.

  Finally, after the disinfecting liquid S comes into contact with the sealing material 19 and the disinfecting liquid S is supplied to such an amount that the upper end of the wall portion 11a of the tray 11 is immersed, the dropping lids 15 and 16 have the disinfecting liquid S sealed. After coming into contact with the material 19, the inside is formed in a hollow shape, so that it floats against the disinfectant S. That is, it is lifted.

  As a result, the endoscope 10, the remote controller 8, and the tray 11 are completely immersed and disinfected in the disinfecting solution S. Further, the sealing material 19 constituting the inner surface 3n of the top cover 3 is also brought into contact with the disinfecting liquid S to be disinfected. In this case, the amount of the disinfecting liquid is the liquid used for disinfecting the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus in which the inner surface of the conventional top cover is formed on a flat surface because the drop lids 15 and 16 are floating with respect to the disinfecting liquid S. The drop volume of the drop lids 15 and 16 is less than the amount. The above operation is the same even when the liquid is other than the disinfectant, that is, the case of the cleaning liquid or the rinsing water.

  On the other hand, when it is desired to disinfect only the tray 11 using the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus 1, first, only the tray 11 is positioned in the insertion unit mounting unit 6n with respect to the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, and the operation is performed. The part mounting part 11m is positioned so as to be positioned on the operation part mounting part 6m, and the remote control mounting part 11r is stored so as to be positioned on the remote control mounting part 6r.

  Thereafter, when the top cover 3 is closed with respect to the apparatus main body 2 and the water tightness between the apparatus main body 2 and the top cover 3 is maintained by the sealing member 18, as described above, the drop lids 15 to 17 are cleaned. The disinfection tank 6 is positioned so as not to contact the tray 11.

  Next, when the start button is turned on by the operator from the operation panel 4, the control unit 100 first recognizes unique identification information from the ID tag 12 of the tray 11 via the antenna 5.

  That is, the control unit 100 recognizes that only the tray is accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, and protrudes from the bottom surface of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 of the position regulation guide 13 of the accommodated tray 11 from the identification information. Recognize height.

  Next, the control unit 100 extends the packings 21 and 22 by supplying air to the packings 21 and 22 in accordance with the recognized identification information, and as shown in FIG. Control is performed to drop the drop lids 15 and 16 into the space in the frame of the tray 11 in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 until the sealing material 19 corresponding to the position of the tray 11 does not contact the position regulation guide 13 of the tray 11.

  Next, the control unit 100 supplies the disinfecting liquid S to the cleaning disinfecting tank 6 through the supply nozzle 9 and the disinfecting liquid S to the set amount where the sealing material 19 formed on the inner surface 3n of the top cover 3 is in contact with the disinfecting liquid S. Supply. This set amount is smaller than the supply amount when the endoscope 10 and the remote controller 8 are sterilized by the amount of dropping of the drop lids 15 to 17 by the packings 21 and 22.

  Further, at this set amount, as shown in FIG. 5, the sealing material 19 corresponding to the drop lids 15 and 16 is shown in FIG. 4 from the upper end of the wall 11a of the tray 11 from the bottom of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. The upper end portion of the wall portion 11 a of the tray 11 is not immersed in the disinfecting liquid S because it is located lower than the case shown.

  Finally, after the disinfecting liquid S comes into contact with the sealing material 19 and the disinfecting liquid S is supplied to such an amount that the upper end of the wall portion 11a of the tray 11 is immersed, the dropping lids 15 and 16 have the disinfecting liquid S sealed. After coming into contact with the material 19, the inside is formed in a hollow shape, so that it floats against the disinfectant S. That is, it is lifted.

  As a result, the top cover 3 does not come into contact with the tray 11 and the tray 11 is completely immersed and disinfected in the disinfecting liquid S. Further, the sealing material 19 constituting the inner surface 3n of the top cover 3 is also brought into contact with the disinfecting liquid S to be disinfected.

  In this case, the amount of the disinfecting liquid is the liquid used for disinfecting the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus in which the inner surface of the conventional top cover is formed on a flat surface because the drop lids 15 and 16 are floating with respect to the disinfecting liquid S. The volume of the dropped lids 15 and 16 is less than the amount and the amount of liquid when the endoscope 10 and the remote controller 8 shown in FIG. The above operation is the same even when the liquid is other than the disinfectant, that is, the case of the cleaning liquid or the rinsing water.

  Thus, in the present embodiment, when the top cover 3 is closed with respect to the main body 2 on the inner surface 3n of the top cover 3 of the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus 1, air is separately supplied to the packings 21 and 22. By doing so, it has been shown that drop lids 15 and 16 are provided that can separately vary the amount of drop into the space in the frame of the tray 11 in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6.

  Further, the control unit 100 recognizes the identification information unique to the cleaning / disinfecting material from the ID tag 12 of the cleaning / disinfecting material accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 through the antenna 5 and according to the identification information. The amount of air supplied to the packings 21 and 22 is adjusted, the amount of dropping lids 15 and 16 dropped into the space inside the frame of the tray 11 in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 is adjusted, and the disinfectant to be cleaned is placed in the liquid. It was shown to be surely immersed.

  According to this, after the liquid is supplied to the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 and the sealing material 19 comes into contact with the liquid, the drop lids 15 and 16 are lifted with respect to the liquid, so that the drop lids 15 and 16 are floated on the liquid. That is, the volume of the drop lids 15 and 16 dropped into the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 and the amount of liquid supplied to the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 until the object to be cleaned is completely immersed can be reduced as compared with the prior art.

  Further, even when only the tray 11 is cleaned and disinfected, by increasing the amount of dropping of the drop lids 15 and 16 as compared with the case of cleaning and disinfecting the endoscope 10 and the remote controller 8, the drop lids 15 and 16 Since it floats with respect to the liquid, the cleaning and disinfecting tank is more than in the case where the liquid is supplied to the upper end of the wall portion 11a of the tray 11 and further than in the case where the endoscope 10 and the remote controller 8 are cleaned and disinfected. The volume of liquid supplied to 6 can be reduced by reducing the volume of liquid dropped into the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 of the drop lids 15 and 16.

  Further, even when the endoscope 10, the remote controller 8, and the tray 11 are cleaned and disinfected, or only the tray 11 is cleaned and disinfected, the sealing material 19 formed on the inner surface 3n of the top cover 3 is used. Since it reliably contacts the liquid, the inner surface 3n of the top cover 3 can also be reliably cleaned and disinfected.

  From the above, the object to be cleaned contained in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 can be reliably cleaned and disinfected with the minimum amount of liquid, and the amount of liquid can be reduced, so that the cleaning / disinfecting process can be shortened compared to the conventional method. In addition, it is possible to provide the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus 1 that can reliably clean and disinfect the inner surface 3n of the top cover 3.

  Hereinafter, modifications will be described. In the present embodiment, in the drop lid formed on the inner surface 3n of the top cover 3, the drop lid 15 corresponding to the operation portion placement portion 11m and the drop lid 17 corresponding to the insertion portion placement portion 11n are provided separately. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the dropping lid 15 and the dropping lid 17 may be integrally formed, and the dropping amount of the integrally formed dropping lid may be variable. is there.

  In the present embodiment, the drop lid 17 is shown to have a fixed drop amount. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the drop lid 17 and the drop lid 17 are provided separately. However, a packing that expands and contracts due to the supply of air from the control unit 100 is provided between the drop lid 17 and the top surface of the top cover 3, and the amount of drop of the drop lid 17 is set in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 of the insertion portion 10s. It may be variable according to the height from the bottom.

  Further, in the present embodiment, it has been shown that the drop amounts of the drop lids 15 and 16 are adjusted by the packings 21 and 22 which are expansion and contraction itself by shutting off the supply of air from the control unit 100. Not limited to this, an actuator (not shown) for dropping the drop lids 15, 16 into the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 is provided between the drop lids 15, 16 and the top surface of the top cover 3. It goes without saying that the drop amounts of the drop lids 15 and 16 may be adjusted by adjusting the respective current supply amounts.

  In the present embodiment, the disinfectant to be cleaned is an endoscope, a tray, and a remote controller. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any other device that can read identification information from an ID tag can be used. Of course there may be.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

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As described in detail above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, the following configuration can be obtained. That is,
(1) An endoscope cleaning / disinfecting apparatus for cleaning / disinfecting a disinfectant to be cleaned contained in a cleaning / disinfecting tank provided in the apparatus body,
The cleaning and disinfecting tank is composed of a stretchable bag-like member,
The liquid level of the liquid in the cleaning / disinfecting tank is reduced by sucking the air in the cleaning / disinfecting tank after the liquid to be cleaned is stored in the cleaning / disinfecting tank and the liquid is supplied to the cleaning / disinfecting tank. An endoscope cleaning / disinfecting apparatus comprising a control unit that raises and immerses the object to be cleaned in the liquid.

(2) further comprising a holding member for holding the disinfected article to be cleaned;
The holding member is formed in a shape in which only the holding member comes into contact with the cleaning / disinfecting tank after the holding member is accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank in a state where the object to be cleaned is held. The endoscope cleaning / disinfecting apparatus according to claim 1.

(3) An endoscope cleaning / disinfecting apparatus for cleaning / disinfecting a disinfectant to be cleaned contained in a cleaning / disinfecting tank provided in the apparatus body,
A liquid level increasing member having a hydrophilic treatment on the surface thereof is provided to raise the liquid level of the liquid in the cleaning / disinfecting tank by being housed in the cleaning / disinfecting tank together with the object to be cleaned. Endoscope cleaning and disinfection device.

(4) An endoscope cleaning / disinfecting apparatus for cleaning / disinfecting a disinfectant to be cleaned contained in a cleaning / disinfecting tank provided in the apparatus body,
A pin-like liquid level raising member that protrudes from the cleaning / disinfecting tank and raises the liquid level of the liquid in the cleaning / disinfecting tank, provided in a region of the cleaning / disinfecting tank excluding the region where the object to be cleaned is placed. An endoscope cleaning / disinfecting apparatus characterized by comprising:

  By the way, when cleaning and disinfecting various types of objects to be cleaned using a cleaning and disinfecting apparatus, the amount of liquid used for cleaning and disinfecting increases depending on the volume of the object to be cleaned. There is a problem that an increase in cost and an increase in cleaning and disinfection time occur with the increase.

  Hereinafter, a configuration capable of reliably cleaning and disinfecting objects to be cleaned with a minimum amount of liquid when the apparatus to be cleaned is cleaned and disinfected using the cleaning and disinfecting apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a cleaning / disinfecting tank used in the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus having this configuration and a holding member for holding a disinfecting object that can be accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank. FIG. FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which a holding member for holding an object is housed in a cleaning / disinfecting tank. FIG. 8 is a state in which the air in the cleaning / disinfecting tank is extracted from the state shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state immersed.

  The cleaning / disinfecting tank is generally made of a metal or resin having chemical resistance, but in this configuration, as shown in FIG. 6, the cleaning / disinfecting tank 26 is hard and has chemical resistance. It is composed of a bag-like member made of, for example, vinyl or rubber that can be stretched and contracted. The cleaning / disinfecting tank 26 of this configuration has the same configuration as that of a normal cleaning / disinfecting tank except that the cleaning / disinfecting tank 26 is composed of a bag-shaped member.

  In addition, a holding net 27 that is a holding member that can be accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 26 constituted by the bag-shaped member of the present configuration is a member that holds the endoscope 10 that is an object to be cleaned and is also a cleaning / disinfecting tank. In order to prevent the endoscope 10 to be held from coming into contact with the cleaning / disinfecting tank 26 when accommodated in the cleaning unit 6, only the shape in which the plurality of ribs 28 are formed, that is, the holding net 27 is included in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 26. It is formed in the shape to contact.

  Further, in the apparatus main body (not shown) of the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus of this configuration, as shown in FIG. 7, a holding net 27 for holding the endoscope 10 is accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 26. After the disinfecting liquid S is supplied and the top cover (not shown) is closed on the apparatus main body, as shown in FIG. 8, a control unit (not shown) for controlling the suction of the air in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 26 is provided. .

  According to such a configuration, as shown in FIG. 7, the holding net 27 for holding the endoscope 10 is accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 26, and the cleaning / disinfecting tank 26 stores the set amount, specifically, the endoscope. After the top cover (not shown) is closed on the apparatus main body after the amount of the disinfecting liquid S is supplied so that the mirror 10 and the holding net 27 are not immersed in the disinfecting liquid S, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the water level of the disinfecting liquid S in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 26 rises as the cleaning / disinfecting tank 26 composed of a bag-like member contracts. Since the endoscope 10 and the holding net 27 are completely immersed in the disinfecting solution S, the disinfecting process can be performed with a smaller amount of disinfecting solution S than in the past. From this, since the usage-amount of the disinfection liquid S decreases, a disinfection process can be shortened rather than before.

  Further, since the holding net 27 is provided with a plurality of ribs 28, a small amount of the disinfecting liquid is prevented by the plurality of ribs 28 without the cleaning / disinfecting tank 26 after contraction coming into contact with the endoscope. Even in S, the disinfection process can be performed reliably.

  The above is not limited to the disinfecting solution, but the same applies to the case of using a cleaning solution and rinsing water. The same applies even if the object to be cleaned is other than the endoscope 10.

  From the above, it is possible to provide a cleaning / disinfecting apparatus capable of reliably cleaning and disinfecting an object to be cleaned with a minimum amount of liquid when the apparatus to be cleaned is cleaned and disinfected using the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus.

  In the following, when the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus is cleaned and disinfected using the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus, the structure different from that shown in FIGS. It explains using. FIG. 9 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an example in which a ball-like liquid level raising member is provided in the cleaning / disinfecting tank of the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus of this configuration together with the disinfected material to be cleaned.

  As shown in FIG. 9, when the endoscope 10 is sterilized, for example, in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, together with the endoscope 10, for example, a surface made of a material that sinks in a liquid having chemical resistance is treated with water repellency or If a plurality of ball-shaped liquid level raising members 30 subjected to hydrophilic treatment are provided, the endoscope 10 is immersed in the disinfecting liquid S with the volume of the liquid level raising member 30 and a smaller amount of the disinfecting liquid S than in the prior art. Can be made.

  The treatment applied to the surface of the liquid level raising member 30 is preferably a hydrophilic treatment rather than a water repellent treatment. This is because when the water repellent process is performed, the liquid supplied next may be diluted by the liquid remaining on the surface of the liquid level raising member 30 due to the surface tension.

  In addition, the above is not limited to the disinfecting solution, and the same applies even when a cleaning solution or rinsing water is used. The same applies even if the object to be cleaned is other than the endoscope 10.

  In the following, when the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus is used for cleaning / disinfecting the apparatus to be cleaned, a configuration different from that shown in FIGS. Will be described. FIG. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view showing an example in which a pin-shaped liquid level raising member is provided in an area excluding the area where the tank poison to be cleaned is placed in the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus of the present configuration.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a pin-like liquid projecting from the bottom surface of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 in the region 6 p except the area 6 q on which the endoscope 10, which is an object to be cleaned, is placed on the bottom surface of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. A plurality of surface raising members 31 are provided. The pin-like liquid level raising member 31 may be extendable and contractible with respect to the bottom surface of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6.

  According to this, when the endoscope 10 is accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 and the cleaning / disinfecting process is performed, the volume of the liquid level raising member 31 is reduced, and the endoscope 10 is contained in the liquid with a smaller amount of liquid than conventional. Can be immersed. Note that the above is the same even when the disinfected material to be cleaned is other than the endoscope 10.

  By the way, as described above, when the cleaning process is performed using the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus, the cleaning tank / sterilizer is accommodated in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 together with the tray 11, and then the liquid is supplied from the supply nozzle 9 for cleaning. In the cleaning / disinfecting tank, the flow rate of the liquid supplied from the supply nozzle 9 decreases as the distance from the supply nozzle 9 decreases. There has been a problem that the cleaning effect of the cleaning liquid using is low.

  In view of such a problem, a configuration capable of reliably cleaning a member to be cleaned disinfected away from the supply nozzle 9 will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG. 11 is a partial perspective view showing a part of a conventional cleaning / disinfecting tank, FIG. 12 is a partial perspective view showing a part of the cleaning / disinfecting tank of this configuration, and FIG. 13 is a cleaning / disinfecting having a configuration different from FIG. FIG. 14 is a partial perspective view showing a part of the tank, and FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a cleaning / disinfecting tank having a structure different from those shown in FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 11, conventionally, the bottom surface of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 has been formed as a flat surface. However, in this configuration, as shown in FIG. A plurality of shaped grooves 35 are formed. The groove 35 may be formed in a U-shaped cross section.

  According to this, the groove 35 reduces the resistance between the bottom surface of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 and the liquid by, for example, about 8% at the maximum, so that the contact angle of the liquid with respect to the bottom surface can be adjusted and the position away from the supply nozzle 9 Even so, the flow rate suitable for cleaning can be ensured, and the groove 35 can provide the effect of improving water removal when the liquid is discharged from the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6.

  As shown in FIG. 14, if the groove 35 is formed in a spiral shape in a plan view so as to surround a drain port 37 formed on the bottom surface of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, a higher flow rate is secured. In addition, water removal is improved.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 13 as well as the groove 35, if the water repellent coating layer 36 is applied to the bottom surface of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, the resistance between the bottom surface and the liquid decreases, so Even at the position, a flow rate suitable for cleaning can be ensured, and the water repellent coating layer 36 can provide an effect of improving water removal when the liquid is discharged from the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6. .

  In the present configuration, the groove 35 and the water repellent coating layer 36 are shown to be formed on the bottom surface of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the groove 35 and the water repellent coating layer 36 may be applied to the bottom surface of the tray 11 or the inner surface 3 n of the top cover 3. Of course it is good.

  By the way, as described above, the water supply hose extended from the water tap is connected to the water supply port of the apparatus main body 2 of the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus 1. However, in order to remove the dust contained in the tap water, A water supply filter for removing dust is provided in the mouth.

  Here, if the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus is used for a long period of time, dust etc. accumulates in the water supply filter, so it is necessary to periodically clean or replace the water supply filter. When performing cleaning, the user must remove the water supply hose from the water supply port, so it is difficult to work due to water leaking from the water supply hose, and when cleaning, clean the removed water supply filter with a brush, etc. There was a problem that it had to be done and was very complicated.

  Hereinafter, the structure of the washing | cleaning disinfection apparatus which can clean a water supply filter automatically is shown in FIGS. FIG. 15 is a diagram showing a pipe configuration around a water supply filter in the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus of this configuration in a state where the water supply pipe and the supply pipe are in communication with each other, and FIG. 16 is a diagram showing that the water supply valve in FIG. FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a state in which the passage and the storage pipeline are communicated, and FIG. 17 is a diagram showing a state in which the three-way valve is switched from the state of FIG. 16 so that the storage pipeline and the drain pipeline communicate.

  As shown in FIG. 15, the other end of the water supply line 40 connected at one end to a water supply port connected to a water tap via a water supply hose is connected to a three-way valve 43. A drain line 42 is connected to a supply line 41 that supplies tap water to the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 and the like. The three-way valve 43 has a function of switching communication between the water supply pipe 40 and the drain pipe 42 with respect to the supply pipe 41.

  A water supply filter 44 is provided in the middle of the supply pipe 41. A storage pipe 48 extending in the height direction is provided on the outflow side of the water supply filter 44 of the supply pipe 41, and a spring having one end fixed to the fixing member 49 is provided in the storage pipe 48. 47 and an extruding member 46 having an outer peripheral surface closely contacting the inner peripheral surface of the storage chamber fixed to the other end of the spring 47 are connected.

  Therefore, the pushing member 46 is movable up and down in the storage pipe line 48 by the spring 47. In addition, the storage pipe 48 and the supply pipe 41 are in a non-communication state when the tap water is supplied to the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 and the like by the pushing member 46.

  Further, a water supply valve 45 is provided on the outflow side of the supply pipe 41 with respect to the water supply filter 44 and the storage pipe 48.

  First, when supplying tap water to the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 or the like, as shown in FIG. 15, a control unit (not shown) in the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus has a three-way valve 43, a water supply line 40 and a supply line 41. After switching to communicate, the water supply valve 45 is opened. In this state, the supply pipe 41 and the storage pipe 48 are not in communication with each other by the pushing member 46 due to the bias of the spring 47.

  In this state, the tap water supplied from the water supply pipe 40 is supplied to the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 and the like via the three-way valve 43, the water supply filter 44, and the supply pipe 41.

  Next, when the dust G collected on the inflow side of the water supply filter 44 is removed, the control unit closes the water supply valve 45 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the tap water supplied into the supply pipe 41 pushes up the pressing member 46 in the storage pipe 48 against the biasing force of the spring 47. As a result, the storage pipe 48 and the supply pipe 41 communicate with each other, and tap water is stored in the storage pipe 48. At this time, the control unit counts the time when the water supply valve 45 is closed.

  When the time when the water supply valve 45 is closed reaches a predetermined time, that is, when it reaches a time when the storage pipe 48 is filled with tap water, the control unit switches the three-way valve 43 to the supply pipe as shown in FIG. It switches so that the path 41 and the drainage pipe line 42 may communicate. Note that the control unit may perform the switching by calculating the time from when the water supply valve 45 is closed until the three-way valve 43 is switched from data that is previously stored. At this time, the control unit counts the time when the three-way valve 43 is switched.

  As a result, the tap water stored in the storage pipe 48 is discharged from the storage pipe 48 to the drain pipe 42 by pushing out the pushing member 46 biased by the spring 47. At that time, the tap water accompanying the push-out of the push-out member 46 from the outflow side of the feed water filter 44 is supplied to the feed water filter 44, so that the waste G collected on the inflow side of the feed water filter 44 is discharged together with the tap water into the drainage pipe 42 is discharged.

  When the time when the three-way valve 43 is switched reaches a predetermined time, that is, when the time for discharging all the tap water in the storage pipe 48 is reached, the control unit determines that the cleaning of the water supply filter 44 is completed, and FIG. As shown in FIG. 15, the water supply valve 45 is opened after the three-way valve 43 is switched so that the water supply line 40 and the supply line 41 communicate with each other. As a result, the water supply filter 44 can be automatically cleaned. Note that the control unit has in advance a time from switching to connect the supply pipe 41 and the drain pipe 42 of the three-way valve 43 to switching to connect the supply pipe 41 and the water supply pipe 40. Switching may be performed by calculating from the data.

  In addition, the structure which can clean the other water supply filter 44 automatically is shown using FIG. 18, FIG. 18 is a diagram showing a pipe configuration around the water supply filter different from FIG. 15 in a state where the water supply pipe line and the storage chamber communicate with each other, and FIG. 19 shows a three-way valve from the state of FIG. It is a figure which shows the state switched so that a path | route may communicate. Only the configuration different from that shown in FIGS. 15 to 17 will be described below.

  As shown in FIG. 18, a storage tank 55 communicating with the supply pipeline 41 is provided on the outflow side of the supply pipeline 41 with respect to the water supply filter 44. The storage tank 55 is provided with an intake member 56 composed of a thin film or the like that does not allow passage of electromagnetic valves or liquid but allows gas to pass.

  When the dust G collected on the inflow side of the water supply filter 44 is removed using such a configuration, the control unit closes the water supply valve 45 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the tap water supplied into the supply pipe 41 is stored in the storage tank 55. At this time, the control unit counts the time when the water supply valve 45 is closed.

  When the time when the water supply valve 45 is closed reaches a predetermined time, that is, when it reaches a time when the storage tank 55 is filled with tap water, the control unit introduces air into the storage tank 55 via the intake member 56. As shown in FIG. 19, the three-way valve 43 is switched so that the supply pipe 41 and the drain pipe 42 communicate with each other.

  At this time, the control unit counts the time when the three-way valve 43 is switched. Further, the control unit may calculate the time from when the water supply valve 45 is closed to when the three-way valve 43 is switched from the data that is previously stored, and then perform the switching. At this time, the control unit counts the time when the three-way valve 43 is switched.

  As a result, the tap water stored in the storage tank 55 is discharged to the drain pipe 42 by its own weight. At that time, the tap water is supplied to the water supply filter 44 from the outflow side of the water supply filter 44, whereby the waste G collected on the inflow side of the water supply filter 44 is discharged together with the tap water to the drain pipe 42.

  When the time for switching the three-way valve 43 reaches a predetermined time, that is, when the time for discharging all the tap water into the storage tank 55 is reached, the control unit determines that the cleaning of the water supply filter has been completed, and the three-way valve 43 Are switched so that the water supply line 40 and the supply line 41 communicate with each other. As a result, the water supply filter 44 can be automatically cleaned.

  Note that the control unit has in advance a time from switching to connect the supply pipe 41 and the drain pipe 42 of the three-way valve 43 to switching to connect the supply pipe 41 and the water supply pipe 40. Switching may be performed by calculating from the data.

  By the way, with respect to the mouthpiece of the endoscope duct provided in the endoscope housed in the cleaning / disinfecting tank, the mouthpiece for supply provided on the apparatus main body side for supplying the liquid into the endoscope duct is automatically set. Endoscope cleaning / disinfecting devices having an automatic mounting unit that can be inserted and removed automatically are well known.

  The automatic mounting unit is generally arranged such that the pipe connection portion having a supply base is positioned in the cleaning / disinfecting tank, and the pipe connection portion is moved forward and backward by a motor or the like. The base for supply is inserted into and removed from the base of the endoscope duct.

  Hereinafter, the automatic mounting unit having this configuration will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing the shape of the pipe connection portion of the conventional automatic mounting unit, FIG. 21 is a diagram showing the shape of the pipe connection portion of the automatic mounting unit of this configuration, and FIG. 22 is different from FIG. It is a figure which shows the shape of the pipe-line connection part of an automatic mounting unit.

  As shown in FIG. 20, conventionally, the pipe connection portion 60 provided with the supply cap 61 of the automatic mounting unit is connected to the supply cap 61 provided inside the pipe connection portion 60. For the purpose of ensuring watertightness between the cleaning and disinfecting tank 6 and improving the mountability of the supply mouthpiece 61 to the mouthpiece of the endoscope conduit, the telescopic member provided with the bellows portion 62 in the middle position is used. However, since the pipe connection part 60 is immersed in the liquid in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6, there is a problem that the liquid tends to remain in the valleys of the bellows part 62 after the cleaning / disinfecting process. It was.

  In view of such a problem, as shown in FIG. 21, if a balloon-shaped part 63 that is extendable and wider than the outer diameter of the pipe connection part 60 is provided in the middle position of the pipe connection part 60. The balloon-shaped portion 63 does not have a trough portion, and even when a trough portion is formed when contracted, the trough portion disappears if it expands after the cleaning and disinfection process. Therefore, it is possible to provide a cleaning / disinfecting apparatus having a configuration in which no liquid remains in the container and can be kept clean.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 22, an expansion / contraction drive guide 64 having no expansion / contraction shape is provided on the outer surface of the pipe connection portion 60, and the guide 64 is configured by a flexible silicon tube that can be expanded and contracted. If a supply pipe 65 that is longer than the pipe connection 60 and has one end connected to the supply base 61 and the other end connected to the base 66 of the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 is provided on the outer surface of the pipe connection 60. Even if the expansion / contraction part is not provided, the supply pipe line 65 expands / contracts when the pipe connection part 60 is advanced / retracted via the extension / contraction drive guide 64. It is possible to provide a cleaning / disinfecting apparatus having a configuration in which no liquid remains and can be kept clean.

  By the way, when the endoscope is cleaned and disinfected using the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus, liquid remains on the outer surface of the endoscope even after the drying process. For this reason, normally, after removing the endoscope from the cleaning and disinfecting tank, the endoscope was placed on a table or the like dedicated to wiping, and the residual liquid was removed using a sterile towel. When removing the mirror from the cleaning / disinfecting tank, there are cases in which the remaining liquid may sag, and there is a problem that a table for exclusive use of wiping must be prepared separately. For this reason, the structure which can wipe the outer surface of an endoscope in the washing | cleaning disinfection tank after completion | finish of a washing | cleaning disinfection process was desired.

  In view of such circumstances, configurations capable of wiping the outer surface of the endoscope in the cleaning / disinfecting tank are shown below in FIGS. FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a wiping device provided in the cleaning / disinfecting device, and FIG. 24 is a diagram showing the wiping of the outer surface of the endoscope after completion of the cleaning / disinfecting in the cleaning / disinfecting tank using the sterilizing towel of the wiping device. FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a sterilizing towel can be automatically supplied to a cleaning / disinfecting tank.

  As shown in FIG. 23, a wiping device 75 is provided on the outer surface of the apparatus main body 2 of the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus 1. Specifically, the wiping device 75 includes two arm portions 70 connected to the outer surface of the device main body 2 and a circuit substantially parallel to one side of the device main body 2 that connects the two arm portions 70. The main part is composed of a movable shaft part 76 and a sterilized towel 71 wound around the shaft part 76 and having a cut 71m for each time.

  When wiping the remaining liquid on the outer surface of the endoscope 10 after completion of the cleaning and disinfection in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 by using the wiping device 75 configured in this way, first, the operator must end the sterilizing towel 71. By pulling the part, the shaft part 76 is rotated to draw out one portion of the sterilized towel 71, and the sterilized towel for one time is cut starting from the cut 71m.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 24, the operator wipes off the remaining liquid on the outer surface of the endoscope 10 in the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 by using a sterilized towel 71 cut in one batch.

  According to such a configuration, it is not necessary to take out the endoscope 10 from the cleaning / disinfecting tank 6 in order to wipe off the remaining liquid on the outer surface of the endoscope 10 after the cleaning / disinfecting process is completed, that is, the cleaning / disinfecting tank. Since it can be wiped off within 6, the table dedicated to wiping becomes unnecessary, and dripping at the time of taking out can be prevented.

  23 and 24, it is shown that the sterilization towel 71 is pulled out by the operator. However, as shown in FIG. 25, the wiping device 75 is rotated by a motor or the like, and the sterilized towel is pulled out. A cutter 74 is provided for cutting 71 into one batch, and the sterile towel 71 automatically pulled out by the rotation of the drawing roller 73 is provided with a function for automatically cutting into one batch with the cutter 74, thereby pulling out the sterile towel 71. May be performed automatically.

  By the way, conventionally, when wiping off the remaining liquid on the outer surface of the endoscope after completion of cleaning and disinfection, wiping was performed with a sterilized towel or gauze soaked with alcohol for promoting drying. However, what can be wiped off more efficiently has been desired.

  Hereinafter, a method for efficiently wiping off the remaining liquid on the outer surface of the endoscope after the cleaning and disinfection will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a wiping glove having this configuration.

  As shown in FIG. 26, the wiping glove 80 of this configuration has a water-absorbing member 82 such as gauze or towel in which the outer surface of a rubber sterilized glove 81 is soaked with ethanol for disinfection or alcohol for water removal. Is attached. The alcohol for removing water promotes the volatilization of the residual liquid.

  In addition, it is preferable that the wiping glove 80 is accommodated and conveyed in the sterilization pack which is not illustrated before use. Further, the member 82 having water supply may be a non-woven fabric in order to prevent generation of lint and the like. Further, the wiping gloves 80 are made of a disposable material.

  If such a wiping glove 80 is used for wiping off the remaining liquid on the outer surface of the endoscope after completion of cleaning and disinfection, it is not necessary to separately prepare gauze or a sterilized towel for wiping, and to cut it once. When the remaining liquid on the outer surface of the endoscope 10 is wiped off, the wiping can be performed efficiently.

The perspective view which shows the washing | cleaning disinfection apparatus which shows this Embodiment. The top view of the washing | cleaning disinfection apparatus which looked at the washing | cleaning disinfection tank of FIG. 1 roughly through the top cover. The top view which shows the inner surface of the top cover of FIG. The cross section of the cleaning / disinfecting device at the time of closing the top cover in FIG. 3 along the line IV-IV in FIG. 2 contains a tray, endoscope and remote control in the cleaning / disinfecting tank, and supplies disinfecting liquid to the set water level. The figure shown in the state made. Sectional drawing of the washing | cleaning disinfection apparatus which shows the state by which only the tray was accommodated in the washing | cleaning disinfection tank and the disinfection liquid was supplied to the setting water level while the top cover of FIG. 3 was closed. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a cleaning / disinfecting tank used in the cleaning / disinfecting apparatus having the present configuration and a holding member for holding a cleaning / disinfecting material that can be stored in the cleaning / disinfecting tank. The figure which shows the state which accommodated the holding member holding the to-be-cleaned disinfectant of FIG. 6 in the washing | cleaning disinfection tank. FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which the air in the cleaning / disinfecting tank is extracted from the state shown in FIG. 7 and the object to be cleaned and the holding member are immersed in the liquid. The fragmentary sectional view which shows the example which provided the ball-shaped liquid level raising member with the to-be-cleaned disinfectant in the cleaning disinfection tank in the cleaning disinfection apparatus of this structure. The fragmentary sectional view which shows the example which provided the pin-shaped liquid level raising member in the area | region except the mounting area | region of the to-be-cleaned tank poison of the washing | cleaning disinfection tank of the washing | cleaning disinfection apparatus of this structure. The fragmentary perspective view which shows a part of conventional washing | cleaning disinfection tank. The fragmentary perspective view which shows a part of washing | cleaning disinfection tank of this structure. The fragmentary perspective view which shows a part of washing | cleaning disinfection tank of a structure different from FIG. The top view which shows the washing | cleaning disinfection tank of a structure different from FIG. 12, FIG. The figure which shows the pipe line structure around the water supply filter in the washing | cleaning disinfection apparatus of this structure in the state which the water supply pipe line and the supply pipe line connected. The figure which shows the state which closed the water supply valve of FIG. 15, and made the water supply pipe line and the storage pipe line communicate. The figure which shows the state which switched the three-way valve from the state of FIG. 16 so that a storage pipe line and a drainage pipe line may communicate. The figure which shows the pipe line structure around the water supply filter different from FIG. 15 in the state which the water supply pipe line and the storage chamber connected. The figure which shows the state which switched the three-way valve from the state of FIG. 18 so that a storage chamber and a drain pipe line may connect. The figure which shows the shape of the pipe connection part of the conventional automatic mounting unit. The figure which shows the shape of the pipe connection part of the automatic mounting unit of this structure. The figure which shows the shape of the pipe-line connection part of the automatic mounting unit different from FIG. The perspective view which shows the wiping apparatus provided in the washing | cleaning disinfection apparatus. The figure which shows a mode that the outer surface of the endoscope after completion | finish of washing | cleaning disinfection is performed in the washing | cleaning disinfection tank using the sterilization towel of a wiping apparatus. The figure which shows the structure which can supply a sterilization towel with respect to a washing | cleaning disinfection tank automatically. The figure which shows the wiping glove of this structure.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cleaning disinfection apparatus 2 ... Apparatus main body 3 ... Top cover 3n ... Inner surface 5 ... Antenna (identification information reading part)
6 ... Cleaning disinfection tank 6m ... Operation part placement area 6n ... Insertion part placement area 6p ... Area excluding placement area 6q ... Placement area 6r ... Remote control placement area 6s ... Storage port 8 ... Remote control (disinfection object to be cleaned) )
10. Endoscope (cleaned disinfectant)
11 ... Tray (to be cleaned and disinfected)
12 ... ID tag (identification tag)
15 ... Drop lid 16 ... Drop lid 21 ... Packing (expandable member)
22 ... Packing (expandable member)
26 ... Cleaning and disinfection tank 27 ... Retaining net (holding member)
30 ... Liquid level raising member 31 ... Liquid level raising member 100 ... Control unit

Claims (5)

A lid having a cleaning / disinfecting tank for storing a disinfectant to be cleaned in the apparatus main body and capable of opening / closing the cleaning / disinfecting tank in the cleaning / disinfecting tank by opening and closing the apparatus main body. An endoscope cleaning / disinfecting apparatus comprising:
An identification information reading unit that reads identification information from an identification tag provided in the cleaning / disinfecting material housed in the cleaning / disinfecting tank provided in the apparatus main body;
When the lid body is closed with respect to the apparatus main body provided on the surface of the lid body that faces the storage port of the cleaning / disinfecting tank, it falls into the cleaning / disinfecting tank and the amount of sagging is variable. A free lid,
Adjusting the amount of liquid supplied into the cleaning / disinfecting tank according to the identification information of the object to be cleaned read by the identification information reading unit provided in the apparatus main body, and the amount of dropping of the dropping lid And a control unit for bringing the drop lid into contact with the liquid supplied into the cleaning / disinfecting tank and immersing the disinfectant to be cleaned in the liquid;
An endoscope cleaning / disinfecting apparatus comprising: In the cleaning / disinfecting tank, a plurality of placement areas for the disinfectant to be cleaned are provided,
The endoscope cleaning / disinfecting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the drop lid is provided for each of the plurality of placement areas with respect to the top cover.   The endoscope cleaning and disinfecting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control unit adjusts the amount of depression for each of the drop lids. Between the lid body and the drop lid, a telescopic member that can be stretched by air supply interruption is provided,
The endoscope according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control unit adjusts a drop amount of the drop lid by adjusting a supply amount of air to the extendable member. Cleaning disinfection device. Between the lid and the drop lid, an actuator is provided for dropping the drop lid into the cleaning / disinfecting tank,
The endoscope cleaning according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the control unit adjusts a drop amount of the drop lid by adjusting a supply amount of a current to the actuator. Disinfection equipment.

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