JP2009156882A - Electronic thermometer having flexible structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic thermometer having a flexible structure which can be used in a safe and sanitary manner. <P>SOLUTION: A main body 10 of the electronic thermometer covered with a flexible body 20 is provided. A press part 23 is formed integrally with the flexible body 20 at a position corresponding to a switch disposed on the main body 10 of the electronic thermometer, and an annular groove 231 is provided around the press part 23, thereby imparting good pushing deformation. A sealed protruding wall having an inclined plane and a lock groove are formed integrally at the tail end of the flexible body 20. An inner recessed rim which fits to the inclined plane and the external form of the lock groove is provided on a rear cover 12. Therefore, when covering with the rear cover 12, it can be covered tightly thereby obtaining waterproof property. The flexible body 20 is integrally formed from an extended front measuring end 24 to the covered tail end of the main body 10 of the electronic thermometer. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to the design of an electronic thermometer having a flexible structure, and particularly refers to a thermometer having a flexible body at a surveying end. A hard connection unit having an appropriate length is connected between the tip of the surveying end and the metal head. Therefore, even if the survey end is bent while measuring the temperature, it is not cut off by the high strength of the survey end, which is safe. In addition, the dirt on the connection unit can be easily wiped off to ensure sanitary safety. In addition, the flexible body covers the thermometer body appropriately and is equipped with a waterproof push part, sealed protruding wall and protruding pattern, etc., as in the case of integral molding, so there is a push switch, which is waterproof, aesthetic and convenient for gripping Not only is it effective, but the processing process is reduced and the manufacturing costs are reduced. The thermometer is made of a transparent material, is covered with a flexible body, and, besides being conveniently held, it also forms a naturally transparent viewing window.

Traditionally, the body of a traditional electronic thermometer and the surveying end extended from the front are usually molded integrally with a plastic material. While measuring at the surveying end, it is not bent and does not deform, so it can be said that it is inconvenient for the user. Some electronic thermometers have designed a flexible surveying end to measure user convenience. Since the flexible structure is usually made of a soft rubber material, it may be appropriately bent while the user is measuring.

However, a thermometer having such a flexible surveying end can be bent conveniently, but it also has many problems. For example, it causes problems such as poor strength and poor hygiene safety. Traditional electronic thermometers also have deficiencies such as processing process complexity and high manufacturing costs. Let's look at some of the existing patents and examine their shortcomings.

1. At the same time, please refer to Fig.1 and Fig.2. The structure of “the improvement of the soft electronic thermometer” is provided with a thermometer main body 40 (see Patent Document 1). The front half of the main body 40 is a probe 41. Inside the tip of the probe 41 is a connection socket 42 made of hard plastic. Via such a connection socket 42, a probe 41 in the first half of the main body 40 and a metal temperature sensor 43 are connected.

Please refer to FIG. If the probe 41 is made of a soft material (for example, rubber material) while holding the main body 40 and measuring the temperature, when the connection socket 42 is bent by force, the connection socket 42 is manufactured of a hard material and connected. Because the socket 42 is short and disposed at the tip of the probe 41 having a small inner diameter, the connection socket 42 presses and compresses the soft probe 41. When the connecting portion between the connection socket 42 and the probe 41 is bent several times, the bending stress is constantly concentrated on the connecting portion 46 having a small inner diameter, so that the connecting portion 46 is finally cut off. After all, it can be seen that the strength is quite poor and the safety is insufficient.

Also, if the probe 41 is made of a soft material, especially when it is made of a rubber material, the density is not high and the surface is rough, so the probe 41 becomes dirty while measuring the temperature. It is easy to say that it is difficult to wipe dirt, and hygiene is poor.

1 and 2 reveal the following. Since the probe 41 made of a soft material is installed at the tip of the thermometer main body 40 (the main body 40 is usually manufactured from a hard material) and covers the whole or a local part of the thermometer main body 40, the probe 41 and the thermometer The connection and fixing point with the main body 40 is limited to the local material at the tip of the main body 40 of the thermometer. As a result, the bonding area is small, and the bonding force and bonding strength are relatively poor. And if the probe 41 made from a soft material couple | bonds with the thermometer 40 by the whole covering system or a local system, the connection intensity | strength of the probe 41 and the thermometer 40 will become good.

The body 40 has a number of drawbacks. For example, the body 40 is not transparent and requires a notch 44 on the surface. Thus, the display screen 45 in the main body 40 is exposed. In addition, since an appropriate protruding pattern for the user's hand to be gripped is not designed on the surface of the main body 40, the gripping effect is not ideal, and there is no beauty. When terrible, the purpose of the cover behind the main body 40 enhances the waterproofing effect. Usually, an elastic gasket is added to the end of the main body 40. This increases both the processing process and manufacturing costs.

In summary, the soft probe 41 is disposed just in front of the main body 40, does not properly cover the main body 40, and does not have a protruding pattern and a waterproof gasket as in the case of integration. Other than bad, processing process and manufacturing cost are increased.

2. Please refer to FIG. An improved structure of the thermometer is posted (see Patent Document 2). Such a structure is similarly provided with a thermometer main body 50, and the front end of the main body 50 includes a flexible probe 51. Basically speaking, there are the same drawbacks as in the above-mentioned Patent Document 1 “A substantial improvement of a soft electronic thermometer”. Its structure is also quite complex.

3. Please refer to FIG. An improved structure of the thermometer is posted (see Patent Document 3). In such a structure, a thermometer main body 60 is provided, and the front end of the main body 60 has a surveying end 61. A connection unit 62 is disposed at the front end of the surveying end 61, and is connected to a metal head.

Similarly, such a structure is similar to Patent Document 1 “Structure improvement of a soft electronic thermometer”, and the connection unit 62 is also installed inside the front end of the surveying end 61 so as to be short and small. When the connecting part of the surveying end 61 is bent several times, the phenomenon of being cut off also occurs frequently. In other words, the strength of the structure is poor and safety is insufficient. Further, since the surveying end 61 is made of a soft material and the surface is rough, the probe 61 is easily soiled and difficult to wipe.

Examining FIG. 5 reveals the following. Since the probe 61 made of a soft material is installed at the tip of the thermometer main body 60 (the main body 60 is usually made of a hard material) and covers the whole or a local part of the thermometer main body 60, the probe 61 and the thermometer The connection and fixing point with the main body 60 is limited to the local material at the tip of the main body 60 of the thermometer. As a result, the bonding area is small, and the bonding force and bonding strength are relatively poor. And if the probe 61 made from a soft material couple | bonds with the thermometer 60 by the whole covering system or a local system, the connection intensity | strength of a probe and the thermometer 60 will become good.

The main body 60 also has many drawbacks. For example, the main body 60 is not transparent and requires a notch on the surface. Thus, the display screen in the main body 60 is exposed. In addition, since an appropriate protruding pattern for the user's hand to grip is not designed on the surface of the main body 60, the gripping effect is not ideal, and there is no beauty. Separate installation increases processing and manufacturing costs. When severe, the purpose of the cover behind the body 60 enhances the waterproofing effect. Usually, an elastic gasket is added to the end of the main body 60. This increases both the processing process and manufacturing costs.

In summary, the soft probe 61 is disposed just in front of the main body 60, does not properly cover the main body 60, and does not have a protruding pattern and a waterproof gasket as in the case of integration. Other than this, the processing process and manufacturing cost are increased.

Moreover, the push part of the waterproof switch provided in the general thermometer is thin film form (or installing a switch separately). Pressing it will deform it, but the degree of deformation is insufficient. Since the switch provided inside the thermometer is small, the switch cannot be operated unless a hard material is added below the push portion. As a result, the manufacturing cost is high.

Taiwan Patent Publication No. 495024 US Pat. No. 5,165,798 US Pat. No. 6,379,039

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a thermometer structure in which the flexible survey end has hygiene and the bending of the flexible survey end is cut off. Moreover, the objective of this invention is providing the structure of a thermometer with few processing processes and low manufacturing cost. Furthermore, the objective of this invention is providing the structure of the thermometer which can be manufactured easily. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a thermometer structure that can be conveniently held by a user's hand. Still another object of the present invention is to provide a thermometer structure having a surveying end with excellent bond strength.

The structure of the present invention mainly provides a thermometer body having a flexible body. A surveying end is installed at the end of the flexible body, and a rigid connection unit (for example, a plastic material) of an appropriate length is connected. Therefore, since the metal head is tied, when the surveying end bends, the stress received is concentrated at the root of the larger inner diameter, the surveying tip has excellent structural strength, and the surveying end is safe. . Moreover, since the surface of the hard connection unit is exposed from the outside so as to be smooth, it is difficult to get dirt while measuring the temperature, and the dirt is easily wiped off, so that the sanitary safety is provided.

In addition, as a structure of the present invention, the flexible body provided in the thermometer body is integrated from the extended surveying end in front of the flexible body to the covered thermometer body tail end in order to appropriately cover the thermometer body. It is formed as follows. Furthermore, the local part of the flexible body has an excellent degree of pushing deformation as a waterproof pushing part. When pressing it, there is no need to add another hard material, that is, pressing a switch provided directly on the circuit board in the body. Since the flexible body has an integrally formed protruding protruding wall at the end of the body, it is useful for saving the manufacturing cost when viewed from the whole.

Furthermore, in the structure of the present invention, the body of the thermometer is made of a transparent material and covers the flexible body. By installing an opening at a location corresponding to the display screen of the flexible body, a natural transparent viewing window is formed in the main body.

Furthermore, the structure of the present invention is formed by protruding protrusions on both sides of the flexible body covering the thermometer main body so as to be integrated, and is conveniently held by the hand of the human body. Furthermore, in the structure of the present invention, the flexible surveying end provided on the thermometer main body is extended to the rear, and the thermometer main body is appropriately covered to increase the bonding area and strengthen the bonding force.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the conventional soft electronic thermometer. It is a side view of the conventional soft electronic thermometer. It is a schematic diagram which shows the state by which the survey end of the conventional soft electronic thermometer is bent. It is the schematic of the external appearance of the conventional thermometer and the bent probe. It is sectional drawing of the local part of the conventional thermometer. 1 is a perspective view showing an electronic thermometer having a flexible structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view which shows the electronic thermometer with a flexible structure by one Example of this invention. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing an electronic thermometer having a flexible structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the electronic thermometer with a flexible structure by one Example of this invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the state by which the surveying end of the electronic thermometer with a flexible structure by one Example of this invention is bent. FIG. 6 is an exploded perspective view showing an electronic thermometer having a flexible structure according to another embodiment of the present invention.

In order to understand the objects, features, and effects of the present invention, a more specific embodiment will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Please refer to Fig. 6, Fig. 7, Fig. 8 and Fig. 9. The structure according to one embodiment of the present invention mainly includes a thermometer body 10. A circuit board 11 for surveying is provided on the main body 10, a cover 12 is provided on the rear side, and a metal head 13 is provided on the front side.

The body 10 is made of a transparent material and suitably covers a flexible body 20 (eg, soft rubber). The flexible body 20 is molded so as to be integrated from the front to the tail end of the thermometer body 10 covered from the front, so that the coupling area is large and the coupling force is strengthened. On the tail end of the flexible body 20, a sealing protruding wall 241 and a lock groove 242 having an inclined surface are formed as a single unit. The rear cover 12 is also provided with the inner concave edge 121 that matches the outer shape of the protruding wall 241 and the lock groove 242, so that when the rear cover 12 is covered, it is tightly attached and achieves a waterproof sealing effect.

Since the flexible body 20 is provided with an opening 21 at a position corresponding to the electronic display screen 11 of the circuit board 11, the main body 10 naturally forms a transparent viewing window, and the user visually observes the measured temperature. Can do. The flexible body 20 is conveniently grasped by the hand of the human body, except that an appropriate protruding pattern 22 is molded on both sides of the body 10 so as to be integrated so as to decorate the body 10.

The flexible body 20 is molded with a push portion 23 having a waterproof effect as if integrated. It corresponds to the switch 112 provided on the circuit board 11 in the main body 10. There is an annular groove 231 on the periphery of the push portion 23. Therefore, since the pushing portion 23 has an excellent degree of pushing deformation, the switch 112 provided on the circuit board 11 in the main body 10 may be pushed directly without requiring another hard material while pushing. Therefore, the effect of saving the manufacturing cost can be obtained.

The flexible body 20 extends forward except for covering the main body 10 appropriately, and forms a surveying end 24 called a pre-fine tail. Connected to the end of the surveying end 24 is a rigid connection unit 30 (for example, a plastic material) having an appropriate length and having an appropriately exposed surface. Therefore, the metal head 13 is tied. Since there is a tooth portion 31 at the connection point between the hard connection unit 30 and the surveying end 24, the connection unit 30 and the flexible flexible body 20 are engaged with each other, thereby strengthening the connection structure. Note that the same tooth portion 31 may be provided on the flexible body 20 at the connection portion between the surveying end 24 and the main body 10.

Please refer to FIG. Even if the surveying end 24 of the flexible body 20 of the thermometer is bent during the measurement according to the present embodiment, the hard connection unit 30 of the present embodiment has an appropriate length. Is concentrated at the root of the larger inner diameter, that is, the excellent strength of the surveying end 24 is obtained such that only the root of the surveying end 24 is bent. When measuring the temperature, no matter how many times the surveying end 24 is bent, the surveying end 24 is not cut off, which is safe. Further, since the surface of the hard connection unit 30 is exposed from the outside so as to be smooth, it is difficult to get dirt while measuring the temperature, and the dirt is easily wiped off, thereby providing sanitary safety.

Please refer to FIG. The main body 10 of this embodiment is made from a transparent material. Since the openings 21 are prepared on the upper and lower surfaces of the flexible body 20 covered with the main body 10, a transparent viewing window is naturally formed in the main body 10. Further, the upper and lower panels 70 are attached to shrink the transparent viewing window. So you can see the measured temperature. Via the pressing force of the panel 70, the integrally molded pressing portion 23 of the flexible body 20 is fixed so as to be positioned.

To summarize the above contents, the thermometer of the thermometer of the present embodiment has effects such as strong structure strength, excellent bond strength, and excellent safety. The whole thermometer also exhibits good hygiene, low manufacturing cost, simple manufacturing, few processing processes, convenient grip and aesthetics. Therefore, the present invention not only breaks through the defects of thermometers with existing surveying ends, but also the related technical contents have not been disclosed so far, so it fits perfectly with the gist of the patent.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Main body 11 Circuit board 12 Cover 13 Metal head 20 Flexible body 21 Opening part 22 Projection crest 23 Push part 24 Survey end 30 Hard connection unit 31 Tooth part 70 Panel 112 Switch 121 Inner recessed edge 231 Annular groove 241 Projection wall 242 Lock groove

Claims (6)

In an electronic thermometer with a flexible structure, the body of the thermometer that is covered with a flexible body is provided, the flexible body is installed with a surveying end so that it can extend forward, and a rigid connection unit of an appropriate length is attached to the end of the flexible surveying end Flexible, characterized by connecting and tying metal heads, and when the surveying end is bent, the stress received is concentrated at the root of the larger inner diameter, and the surveying tip provides excellent structural strength Electronic thermometer with structure. The flexible body is integrally formed with a push portion corresponding to the position of the switch provided on the thermometer body, and has an annular groove on the periphery of the push portion, and has an excellent degree of push deformation, so the switch may be pushed directly. An electronic thermometer having a flexible structure according to claim 1. 2. The electronic thermometer having a flexible structure according to claim 1, wherein protrusions are integrally formed on both sides of the flexible body so that it can be conveniently held by a human hand. 2. The electronic thermometer having a flexible structure according to claim 1, wherein the connecting unit and the flexible body are conveniently meshed with each other because there is a tooth portion at a connecting portion between the hard connecting unit and the surveying end. 2. The electronic thermometer having a flexible structure according to claim 1, wherein the surface of the rigid connection unit is exposed to the outside. A sealing projecting wall having an inclined surface and a lock groove are integrally formed at the tail end of the flexible body, and an inner concave edge is provided on the rear cover to match the outer shape of the projecting wall and the lock groove. 2. The electronic thermometer having a flexible structure according to claim 1, wherein the electronic thermometer has a flexible sealing effect when being put on tightly and has a waterproof sealing effect.