JP2011194075A - Measuring device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a measuring device which can be put on a wide variety of measurement sites of a subject.SOLUTION: The measuring device is provided with a measuring part 1 which measures physical quantities relative to a living body, and a fixing part for fixing the measuring part 1 to the subject. A plurality of fitting portions are formed on the outer lateral surfaces of the measuring part 1. Also, a plurality of fitted portions to be fitted in the fitting portions are formed on the inner lateral surfaces of the fixing part. In the measuring device, the fitting portions are recesses and the fitted portions are protrusions.

Description

  The present invention relates to a measuring apparatus for measuring a physical quantity related to a living body.

  According to the measuring device that measures the movement, which is one of the biological information that is a physical quantity related to the living body, the movement of a person who is performing rehabilitation in a hospital or a nursing home, the movement of a daily person in a workplace or home, sports It is possible to grasp the action of the person who is performing, the action of the performer at the time of playing the musical instrument, the sleep state and the awakening state of the person, and the like.

  A measurement device attached to a measurement site of a subject detects the movement of the subject using an electronic device incorporating an acceleration sensor, an angular velocity sensor, a CPU, and the like, and further collects data related to the movement of the subject over a certain period of time. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2). For example, by attaching measuring devices to the chest, arms, and feet of the subject, it is possible to measure the subject's daily movements, standing, sitting, walking, lying, and the like. Data relating to the operation collected by the measurement device is stored in a removable memory card attached to the measurement device, or transmitted to a personal computer or an analysis device or the like wirelessly or by wire.

  The measurer can grasp the motion of the subject within a predetermined period by analyzing the collected data regarding the motion. For example, in order to prevent the elderly from falling while walking, a health care worker attaches a measuring device to the elderly for a certain period of time, analyzes the characteristics of the walking when the elderly falls and its tendency, Based on the results of the analysis, advice is given to the elderly to prevent them from falling.

  A measuring device can also be used to medically study the relationship between daily human behavior and illness. Further, the movement of the animal may be investigated by attaching the measuring device to the animal. For example, you may investigate how a horse runs by attaching a measuring device to a horse.

JP 2007-54234 A JP 2001-44649 A

  As described above, since the usage purpose of the measuring device is diverse, the collection of biological information is performed according to the usage purpose, such as the waist, wrist, upper arm, forearm, thigh, thigh, ankle, and foot of the subject. This is performed at various measurement sites such as the neck. Therefore, it is necessary to make it possible to attach the measurement apparatus to various measurement sites of the subject.

On the other hand, the momentum meter described in Patent Document 1 is mounted so as to be horizontal to a user's belt, pocket, back, slack, or other held object. It is difficult to attach to various measurement sites such as ankle, foot and neck.
The portable electronic device described in Patent Document 2 is used by being attached to clothing or a belt, as in Patent Document 1, and various measurement sites such as a thigh, a thigh, an ankle, a foot, and a neck. It is difficult to put on.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a measurement apparatus that can be attached to various measurement sites of a subject according to the purpose of use.

  The measuring device according to the present invention is a measuring device including a measuring unit that measures a physical quantity related to a living body and a fixing unit that fixes the measuring unit to the living body, and a plurality of fitting portions formed on an outer surface of the measuring unit. And a plurality of fitted parts that are formed on the inner surface of the fixed part and are fitted to the fitting part.

  In the present invention, a plurality of fitting portions are formed on the outer side surface of the measurement unit, and a fitting portion that is fitted to the fitting portion is formed on the inner side surface of the fixed portion. Various shapes of fixing parts can be manufactured according to the measurement site.

  In the measurement apparatus according to the present invention, the fixing portion includes a support body that supports the measurement section, and the fitted portion is formed on the support body.

  In this invention, since the fixing | fixed part is equipped with the support body which supports a measuring part, a measuring part can be stabilized to a fixing | fixed part.

  In the measuring apparatus according to the present invention, the fitting portion is a concave portion, and the fitted portion is a convex portion.

  In the present invention, since the fixing part is attached to the measuring part by fitting the concave part of the measuring part and the convex part of the fixing part, the measuring part can be easily attached and detached.

  In the measuring apparatus according to the present invention, the fixing portion includes an opening.

  In the present invention, since the fixing portion has an opening, the measuring portion and the fixing portion can be firmly attached to the measurement site with a tape passing through the opening.

  In the present invention, the measurement unit is attached to the measurement site of the subject via the fixing unit. Since the housing of the measurement unit is provided with a plurality of recessed portions that fit into the plurality of raised portions of the fixed unit, there are many ways to couple the measurement unit and the fixed unit. Therefore, it suits the size, shape, movement, etc. of the measurement site for various measurement sites such as the waist, wrist, upper arm, forearm, thigh, thigh, ankle, foot, neck, etc. The fixed part can be easily manufactured.

  In addition, according to the present invention, the shape, structure, etc. of the fixed part can be adapted to the size, shape, movement method, etc. of the measurement site, so There is no need to adapt to the measurement site. As a result, since the size, shape, etc. of the measurement part can be made common, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost of the mold necessary for manufacturing the casing of the measurement part.

It is a schematic perspective view of the measurement part in a measuring device. It is a six-sided view of the housing of the measurement unit. It is a schematic perspective view of the measurement part from which the housing | casing upper part was removed. It is a schematic perspective view of the housing | casing lower part of a measurement part. It is a schematic perspective view of a fixing part. It is a schematic perspective view of the measurement part attached to the fixing | fixed part, and a fixing | fixed part. It is a schematic perspective view of the fixing | fixed part and measurement part wound with the tape for winding. It is a schematic perspective view of the fixing | fixed part which passed the fixing tape through the passage hole, and a measurement part. It is explanatory drawing which shows the state by which the measurement part and the fixing | fixed part were fixed to the belt | band | zone for body wearing with the fixing tape. It is a part of hexahedral view of the fixing | fixed part of the state which passed the fixing tape through the tape passage hole. It is a bottom view of the fixing | fixed part of the state which passed the tape for fixing through the tape passage hole. It is a block diagram which shows the outline of the hardware constitutions of the measurement part in a measuring device. It is a schematic perspective view of the measurement part in a measuring device. It is a schematic side view of the convex part which a fixing | fixed part has, and the recessed part which a measurement part has. It is a schematic perspective view of the housing | casing upper part of a measurement part. It is a schematic perspective view of the measurement part in the state which the lithium battery is exposed by removing the fixing part which let the fixing tape pass to the passage hole, and the lid | cover of a housing | casing upper part. It is a schematic perspective view of a fixing part. It is a schematic perspective view of the housing | casing lower part of a measurement part. It is a schematic perspective view of a fixing part. It is explanatory drawing which shows typically the state by which the housing | casing upper part and housing | casing lower part of the measurement part were isolate | separated.

Embodiment 1
Hereinafter, embodiments will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of a measurement unit in the measurement apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a six-sided view of a housing of the measurement unit. 2A, 2B, 2C, 2D, 2E, and 2F are a top view, a front view, a rear view, a left side view, a right side view, and a bottom view of the housing of the measurement unit, respectively. The measurement unit is attached to various measurement sites such as the waist, wrist, upper arm, forearm, thigh, thigh, ankle, foot, and neck via the fixed unit, and performs the operation at the measurement site. taking measurement. The measuring device includes a measuring unit and a fixed unit.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the measurement unit 1 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing whose outer shape is vertically long. The material of the housing is, for example, ABS resin. The housing includes a housing lower portion 1a for housing the electronic substrate and a housing upper portion 1b that covers the electronic substrate from the upper surface, and is formed by fitting the housing lower portion 1a to the housing upper portion 1b. . An operation unit 10 having a power button 10a and a power button indicator 10b is exposed on the upper surface of the housing upper part 1b. For example, when the power button 10a on the operation unit 10 is pressed, the power button indicator 10b is lit, which indicates that the measurement unit 1 is ready to measure the operation of the subject. The shape of the measurement unit 1 is not limited to this, and may be a substantially cylindrical shape or other shapes.

  A memory card slot 11 is provided on one side surface of the lower portion 1a in the longitudinal direction. In addition, two recessed portions are provided on each of the four side surfaces of the housing lower portion 1a. That is, a total of eight recessed portions are provided as fitting portions on the side surface of the housing lower portion 1a. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, two concave portions 3a and 3b are provided at both ends of the side surface in the longitudinal direction where the memory card slot 11 is provided. . In addition, two recessed portions 3c and 3d are provided on both ends of the side surface in the short direction on the side where the operation unit 10 is provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 2C and FIG. 2D, recessed portions 3g and 3h are provided on the side surface opposite to the side surface in the longitudinal direction where the memory card slot 11 is provided, and the operation unit 10 is provided. Concave portions 3e and 3f are provided on the side surface on the opposite side of the lateral side in the short direction.

FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view of the measurement unit with the upper part of the housing removed.
As shown in FIG. 3, the housing lower part 1a of the measuring unit 1 accommodates an electronic substrate. On an electronic board, an acceleration sensor (not shown), an angular velocity sensor (not shown), a wireless communication component 12, a memory card slot 11, a USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminal (not shown), a CPU (not shown) battery ( Electronic parts such as (not shown) are mounted. The acceleration sensor detects the movement of the object, and the angular velocity sensor detects the rotational movement of the object. That is, the movement of the subject can be measured by using these sensors. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, four recessed portions 3a to 3d are provided on the two side surfaces of the housing lower portion 1a, and the four recessed portions 3e to 3d are also formed on the other two side surfaces. 3h is provided.

  A memory card is inserted into the memory card slot 11, and data relating to the operation of the subject is stored in the memory card. The wireless communication component 12 has a function of wirelessly transmitting data regarding the movement of the subject detected by the acceleration sensor and the angular velocity sensor to the outside. The USB terminal has a function of outputting data related to the operation of the subject to the outside via a cable. Alternatively, by inserting a USB memory into the USB terminal, data relating to the operation of the subject can be stored in the USB memory. The CPU has a function of controlling the electronic component.

  Data relating to the movement of the subject obtained by the CPU controlling electronic components such as an angular velocity sensor or an acceleration sensor is transmitted to an external personal computer, analysis device, etc. (not shown) via a wireless, memory card or USB memory. Given and stored in those devices. Thereafter, the measurer analyzes past movements of the subject based on the stored data. Based on the analysis result, the measurer examines, for example, how the subject normally operates or whether there is a problem in the operation from a medical viewpoint.

FIG. 4 is a schematic perspective view of the lower part of the housing of the measurement unit. 4A is a schematic perspective view of the front surface of the lower portion of the housing of the measuring unit, and FIG. 4B is a schematic perspective view of the back surface of the lower portion of the housing of the measuring unit. The lower part of the casing shown in FIG. 4A and the lower part of the casing shown in FIG. 4B are the same.
As shown in FIG. 4, two recessed portions are provided on each side surface of the housing lower portion 1 a of the measuring unit 1. That is, a total of eight recessed portions 3a to 3h are provided on the side surface of the housing lower portion 1a.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of the fixing portion. 5A and 5B are schematic perspective views of the fixing portion viewed from different directions. The fixing part shown in FIG. 5A and the fixing part shown in FIG. 5B are the same. The fixing unit is used to attach the measurement unit to the measurement site of the subject. FIG. 6 is a schematic perspective view of the measurement unit attached to the fixed unit and the fixed unit.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the fixing portion 4 includes two substantially rectangular supports 40 and 41 and a substantially rectangular sheet portion 42. The supports 40 and 41 have a function of supporting the measurement unit 1 attached to the fixed unit 4 from the side. On the other hand, the sheet portion 42 has a function of supporting the measurement unit 1 from the bottom surface.

  The material of the supports 40 and 41 is, for example, ABS resin. Moreover, the material of the sheet | seat part 42 is a polycarbonate, vinyl chloride, etc., for example. The supports 40 and 41 and the sheet part 42 are bonded by an adhesive.

  The supports 40 and 41 are formed substantially perpendicular to the vicinity of the center of both sides in the long side direction of the sheet portion 42. The support bodies 40 and 41 and the sheet part 42 have elasticity that can be bent with the force of a finger. The width of the supports 40 and 41, that is, the length of the bonded portion between the supports 40 and 41 and the sheet portion 42 is substantially the same as the length in the longitudinal direction of the side surface of the measurement unit 1. On the other hand, the height of the supports 40 and 41 with respect to the sheet portion 42 is substantially the same as the length of the side surface of the measurement unit 1 in the short direction.

  The support bodies 40 and 41 are provided with four protruding portions 4c to 4f as fitted portions. The positions of the projecting portions 4c to 4f correspond to the positions of the recessed portions 3c to 3f provided in the lower portion 1a of the casing, and project from each other in the direction of the other support. In other words, the protruding portions 4c to 4f and the recessed portions 3c to 3f are arranged such that when the measuring unit 1 is attached to the fixing portion 4, the four protruding portions 4c to 4f of the fixing portion 4 are four of the casing lower portion 1a. It has a positional relationship of fitting into the recessed portions 3c to 3f. When the protruding portions 4c to 4f are fitted into the recessed portions 3c to 3f, the measurement unit 1 is attached to the sheet portion 42 while being sandwiched between the support bodies 40 and 41 as shown in FIG.

The area of the sheet part 42 is larger than the area of the bottom surface of the measurement part 1, and the measurement part 1 is attached near the center of the sheet part 42. Accordingly, a part of the region of the sheet portion 42 protrudes on both outer sides of the fixed portion of the measurement unit 1. In the protruding area of the sheet portion 42, four substantially rectangular tape passage holes 42a to 42d through which two fixing tapes are passed are provided as openings. Tape passage holes 42a and 42b are arranged in parallel along the short direction of the sheet portion 42 on one outer side of the fixed portion of the measurement unit 1, and tape passage holes 42c and 42d are short on the outer side of the sheet portion 42. It is arranged along the hand direction. One fixing tape passes through the tape passage holes 42a and 42c, and the other fixing tape passes through the tape passage holes 42b and 42d and is held by the sheet portion 42. The functions of the fixing tape and the tape passage holes 42a to 42d will be described later.
The number of openings may be one or three or more.

  The measuring part 1 is attached to the fixing part 4 in a state where the protruding parts 4c to 4f provided on the supports 40 and 41 are fitted into the recessed parts 3c to 3f provided on the lower part 1a of the casing. However, in this state, the support bodies 40 and 41 open to the outside of the fixed part 4, and the measuring part 1 may fall off the fixed part 4. Therefore, the measuring unit 1 is fixed to the fixing unit 4 using a winding tape. Specifically, a winding tape is wound around the side surfaces of the support bodies 40 and 41 and the measurement unit 1 so as to cover the side surfaces. By using the winding tape in this way, it is possible to prevent the measuring unit 1 from dropping from the fixed unit 4.

  FIG. 7 is a schematic perspective view of a fixing unit and a measurement unit wound with a winding tape. In the present embodiment, a hook-and-loop fastener is used as the winding tape 6. The measuring unit 1 can be fixed to the fixing unit 4 by winding the winding tape 6 around the support bodies 40 and 41 and the side surfaces of the measuring unit 1. A hook-and-loop fastener can be attached and peeled off freely by pressing the hooked side and the side of the looped and densely raised side together. . By using a hook-and-loop fastener as the winding tape 6, it is possible to easily attach and separate the measuring unit 1 to the fixed unit 4.

  The winding tape 6 is not limited to the hook-and-loop fastener as long as it can be wound around the measurement unit 1 and the side surfaces of the supports 40 and 41. Further, the winding tape 6 is not necessary if the protruding portions 4c to 4f provided on the supports 40 and 41 can be firmly fixed to the recessed portions 3c to 3f of the housing lower portion 1a.

  FIG. 8 is a schematic perspective view of a fixing portion and a measurement portion in which a fixing tape is passed through the passage hole. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which the measuring unit and the fixing unit are fixed to the body wearing band by the fixing tape. FIG. 10 is a part of a hexahedral view of the fixing portion in a state where the fixing tape is passed through the tape passage hole. 10A is a top view, FIG. 10B is a front view, FIG. 10C is a rear view, FIG. 10D is a left side view, and FIG. 10E is a right side view. FIG. 11 is a bottom view of the fixing portion in a state where the fixing tape is passed through the tape passage hole.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the sheet portion 42 is provided with four tape passage holes 42a to 42d through which the two fixing tapes 7a and 7b are passed. As shown in FIG. 8, the two fixing tapes 7 a and 7 b that have passed through the four tape passage holes 42 a to 42 d are held on the back surface of the sheet portion 42. As shown in FIG. 9, the fixing tapes 7 a and 7 b are used for attaching the fixing unit 4 to which the measuring unit 1 is attached to the belt-like body wearing band 8. In the present embodiment, hook-and-loop fasteners are used as the fixing tapes 7a and 7b.

The body wearing band 8 is attached to the measurement site of the subject, and the measurement unit 1 and the fixing unit 4 are fixed thereon. The fixing tapes 7a and 7b, which are held on the back surface of the sheet part 42 through the tape passage holes 42a to 42d, are attached to the body wearing band 8 made of, for example, a supporter, thereby fixing the measuring unit 1 and the fixing tape 7a and 7b. The unit 4 is attached to the measurement site of the subject.
In this embodiment, a hook-and-loop fastener is used as the fixing tapes 7a and 7b. However, a tape made of a material other than the hook-and-loop fastener may be used as long as the fixing portion 4 is detachable from the body wearing band 8.

  In this embodiment, the example which affixed the fixing tapes 7a and 7b on the band 8 for body wearing was shown. However, since the fixing portion 4 in this embodiment can be manufactured to match the size, shape, movement, etc. of the measurement site of the subject, it can be directly attached to the measurement site of the subject without using the body wearing band 8. The fixing tapes 7a and 7b can be attached by being wound or pasted.

  In this embodiment, since there are eight recessed portions 3a to 3h that fit with the protruding portions 4c to 4f of the fixing portion 4 on the side surface of the housing lower portion 1a, the measuring portion 1 and the fixing portion 4 are coupled. There are various possibilities. Therefore, for various measurement sites such as the waist, wrist, upper arm, forearm, thigh, thigh, ankle, foot, neck, etc., it fits the size, shape, movement method, etc. of the measurement site It becomes easy to manufacture the fixed part 4 made. In other words, since the shape, structure, and the like of the fixing unit 4 can be varied, an effect that the size, shape, and the like of the measurement unit 1 can be shared is obtained.

  Conventionally, it has been necessary to manufacture the measuring unit 1 having various sizes and shapes according to the size, shape, movement, and the like of the measurement site of the subject. The shape, structure, etc. of 4 can be manufactured in accordance with the size, shape, way of movement, etc. of various measurement sites of the subject. Therefore, it is not necessary to match the size, shape, etc. of the measurement unit 1 with the size, shape, movement, etc. of the measurement site of the subject. For this reason, if a different fixing unit 4 is manufactured for each measurement site, A user such as a measurer or a subject can select the fixing unit 4 suitable for his / her measurement site.

Embodiment 2
FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating an outline of a hardware configuration of a measurement unit in the measurement apparatus. FIG. 13 is a schematic perspective view of a measurement unit in the measurement apparatus.
As shown in FIG. 12, the measurement unit 1 includes a CPU 15, an angular velocity sensor (not shown), an acceleration sensor (not shown), an input / output port unit 16, a fitting detection unit 17, a display unit 18, and the like. The fitting detection unit 17 includes four contact sensors. That is, the fitting detection part 17 is comprised by providing a contact sensor in the bottom face of the four recessed parts 3c-3f provided in the housing | casing lower part 1a, respectively. The contact sensors provided in the recessed portions 3 c to 3 f have a function of detecting contact with the tips of the protruding portions 4 c to 4 f provided in the fixed portion 4.

When the fitting detection unit 17 detects that the four protruding portions 4c to 4f are in contact with each other, the CPU 15 determines that the recessed portions 3c to 3f are fitted to the protruding portions 4c to 4f. On the other hand, when at least one of the four contact sensors constituting the fitting detection unit 17 is not in contact with the protruding portion, the CPU 15 determines that the recessed portions 3c to 3f are the protruding portions 4c to 4f. The display unit 18 is turned on and the operation of the measuring unit 1 is stopped. Therefore, when the display unit 18 is lit, the subject or the measurement person reattaches the fixing unit 4 to the measurement unit 1 and starts using the display unit 18 when the display unit 18 is turned off.
The display unit 18 is, for example, an LED (Light Emitting Diode). As shown in FIG. 13, the display unit 18 is provided in the operation unit 10, for example.

  FIG. 14 is a schematic side view of a protruding portion included in the fixed portion and a recessed portion included in the measurement portion. 14A is a schematic side view of the protruding portion, and FIG. 14B is a schematic side view of the recessed portion. In this figure, the protruding part 4c and the recessed part 3c are shown as an example. As shown in FIG. 14B, a contact sensor 3k is provided on the bottom surface of the recess 3c. The contact sensor 3k sends a detection signal to the CPU 15 (see FIG. 12) via the cable 3j and the input / output port unit 16 (see FIG. 12). As described above, the CPU 15 determines whether or not the recessed portions 3c to 3f are fitted to the raised portions 4c to 4f based on the received detection signal. 18 is lit to urge the subject or the person to reattach the fixing unit 4. In the present embodiment, the contact sensor 3k is used, but a pressure switch may be provided on the bottom surface of the recessed portion 3c so that the switch is turned on when pressure from the protruding portion 4c is detected.

Embodiment 3
FIG. 15 is a schematic perspective view of the upper part of the housing of the measurement unit. FIG. 16 is a schematic perspective view of the measurement unit in a state in which the lithium battery is exposed by removing the fixing part through which the fixing tape is passed through the passage hole and the lid on the upper part of the housing. As shown in FIG. 15, an operation unit 10 and a lid 1 c are provided on the upper surface of the housing upper part 1 b of the measurement unit 1.
The third embodiment is a mode in which it is possible to remove the battery replacement lid 1c provided on the housing upper part 1b in a state in which the measurement unit 1 is attached to the fixed unit 4.

  In FIG. 15, the lid 1c provided on the upper surface of the housing upper portion 1b is formed with a long groove 1d that is utilized when the lid 1c is removed when the lithium battery is replaced. When a part of the outer periphery of a coin such as a 10-yen coin or a 100-yen coin is inserted into the long groove 1d and twisted, the lid 1c is removed. For example, when the subject or the measurement person inserts a coin into the lid 1d and twists the coin in the direction of the arrow, the lid 1c is removed, while the subject or the measurement person inserts the coin into the long groove 1d and turns the coin in the direction opposite to the arrow direction. When the cover is twisted, the lid 1c is fixed to the upper part 1b of the casing. As shown in FIG. 16, when the lid 1c is removed from the measurement unit 1, the lithium battery 1e stored in the battery storage unit 1f can be replaced. By allowing the lid 1c to be removed while the measuring unit 1 is fixed to the fixing unit 4, the subject or the measurer can attach, for example, a lithium battery while the measuring unit 1 and the fixing unit 4 are attached to the measurement site. Can be easily exchanged.

Embodiment 4
FIG. 17 is a schematic perspective view of the fixing portion. 17A and 17B are schematic perspective views of the fixing portion viewed from different directions. The fixing part shown in FIG. 17A and the fixing part shown in FIG. 17B are the same. FIG. 18 is a schematic perspective view of the lower part of the housing of the measurement unit. 18A is a schematic perspective view of the front of the lower part of the housing of the measurement unit, and FIG. 18B is a schematic perspective view of the back of the lower part of the housing of the measurement unit. Note that the housing lower part shown in FIG. 18A and the housing lower part shown in FIG. 18B are the same.
In the fourth embodiment, an opening is provided in the sheet portion 42 in addition to the tape passage holes 42a to 42d. As shown in FIG. 17, one substantially rectangular opening 42 e is provided in the approximate center of the sheet portion 42. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 18, one substantially rectangular opening 3 m is provided in the approximate center of the bottom surface of the housing lower part 1 a of the measuring unit 1. Although not shown in the figure, a contact-type infrared thermometer is disposed above the opening 3 m.

  The opening 42e of the sheet part 42 and the opening 3m of the housing lower part 1a are provided at positions where the openings overlap when the measuring part 1 is attached to the fixed part 4. Therefore, when the measurement unit 1 is attached to the fixed unit 4, a cavity through which infrared rays emitted from the surface of the subject can pass through a portion where the opening 3m of the housing lower part 1a and the opening 42e of the sheet unit 42 overlap. . In the present embodiment, the body temperature of the subject can be measured by detecting the infrared light with a non-contact infrared thermometer.

Further, a blood pressure sensor or a pulse sensor may be disposed above the opening 3m to measure the blood pressure or pulse of the subject. That is, when the fixing unit 4 is attached to the subject in the form shown in FIG. 8, the blood pressure sensor is attached so strongly that the bottom surface of the measuring unit 1 is in close contact with the skin of the subject through the openings 42e and 3m. Alternatively, a pulse sensor or the like can detect the blood pressure or pulse of the subject.
As described above, according to the fourth embodiment, in addition to the movement of the subject, a physical quantity related to the living body such as the body temperature, blood pressure, or pulse of the subject can be measured.
In the fourth embodiment, the shapes of the openings 42e and 3m are substantially rectangular. However, the shape is not limited to this, and may be substantially circular or other shapes. Further, for example, a shutter, which is a closing portion that closes the opening 3m, may be provided in the housing lower portion 1a. One opening is provided in each of the sheet portion 42 and the housing lower part 1a, but a plurality of openings may be provided in each.

Embodiment 5
FIG. 19 is a schematic perspective view of the fixing portion. FIG. 20 is an explanatory diagram schematically illustrating a state where the upper part of the housing and the lower part of the housing of the measurement unit are separated. In FIG. 20, the electronic substrate and the winding tape 6 mounted on the lower case 1a are omitted.
In the present embodiment, the housing upper part 1b can be removed while the measuring unit 1 is attached to the fixed part 4, and the battery, electronic components, etc. included in the housing lower part 1a can be exchanged.
As shown in FIG. 19, the sheet portion 42 of the fixed portion 4 is provided with four holes 42q to 42t through which screws are passed, in addition to the tape passage holes 42a to 42d. The holes 42q to 42t are provided at approximately four corners of the plane along the longitudinal direction of the sheet portion 42. More specifically, the holes 42q to 42t are formed by the fixing tapes 7a and 7b in a state where the two fixing tapes 7a and 7b pass through the tape passage holes 42a to 42d and are held on the back surface of the sheet portion 42. It is provided at a position that cannot be blocked. In other words, the holes 42q to 42t are regions outside the region sandwiched between the opposing tape passage holes 41a and 42c and the region sandwiched between the opposing openings 42b and 42d, and are side surfaces in the longitudinal direction of the sheet portion 42. It is provided in the area | region near.

As shown in FIG. 20, four screw holes 6q to 6t are provided in substantially four corners of the bottom surface of the bottom surface of the housing lower portion 1a, and the screws 5q to 5t are connected to the housing upper portion 1b and the housing. Used to screw the lower part 1a. In addition, it is assumed that screw receivers (not shown) fitted to the screws 5q to 5t are provided at substantially four corners on the back surface of the housing upper part 1b. Here, the screws 5q to 5t are fitted into four screw receivers provided at approximately four corners on the back surface of the housing upper portion 1b through the holes 42q to 42t and the screw holes 6q to 6t from the back surface of the seat portion 42. Match. Therefore, even in the state shown in FIG. 8, that is, in the state where the measurement unit 1 is attached to the fixing unit 4 and the measurement unit 1 and the supports 40 and 41 are wound by the winding tape 6, the sheet portion 42. The housing upper part 1b can be removed from the housing lower part 1a by rotating the screws 5q to 5t using a screwdriver from the back surface of the housing and releasing the fitting between the screws 5q to 5t and the screw receiver. As shown in FIG. 3, the electronic substrate in the housing lower part 1a is exposed.
According to the present embodiment, even when the measurement unit 1 is attached to the fixing unit 4, the electronic substrate in the lower portion 1a of the casing can be exposed, so that the subject or the measurer can use a battery, Electronic parts and the like can be easily replaced.

Modification 1
In the above-described embodiment, two recessed portions are provided on each side surface of the housing lower portion 1a. However, the number of recessed portions is not limited to this, and more recessed portions may be provided on each side surface. Good. Moreover, you may vary the number of a notch part for every side surface of the housing | casing lower part 1a. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 4, the recessed portions 3a to 3h are arranged on the lower side in the side surface of the housing lower portion 1a, but may be arranged at other places in the side surface of the housing lower portion 1a. Further, the shape of the recessed portions 3a to 3h is not limited to a rectangle, but may be a substantially circular shape or other shapes.

Modification 2
In the above-described embodiment, the support bodies 40 and 41 and the sheet portion 42 in the fixed portion 4 are substantially rectangular. However, the shape is not limited to this, and may be substantially circular or other shapes. Moreover, you may enable it to integrally mold the fixing | fixed part 4 by making the materials of the support bodies 40 and 41 and the sheet | seat part 42 the same.

Modification 3
In the above-described embodiment, two protruding portions are provided for each of the supports 40 and 41. However, the number of protruding portions is not limited to this, and a larger number of protruding portions are provided on the supports 40 and 41. It may be provided. Moreover, you may vary the number of protrusion parts for every support body. Further, in the example shown in FIG. 5, the protruding portions 4 c to 4 f are arranged below the supports 40 and 41, but they may be arranged at other places. Furthermore, the shape of the protruding portions 4c to 4f is not limited to a rectangular parallelepiped, and may be a cylinder or other shapes.

Modification 4
In the above-described embodiment, the measurement unit 1 is provided with the recessed portions 3a to 3h, and the fixing unit 4 is provided with the protruding portions 4c to 4f. On the contrary, the measuring unit 1 is provided with the protruding portion, You may provide a recessed part in the fixing | fixed part 4. FIG.

  It should be understood that the embodiment disclosed this time is illustrative in all respects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the terms of the claims, rather than the meanings described above, and is intended to include any modifications within the scope and meaning equivalent to the terms of the claims.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Measurement part 1a Case lower part 3a-3h Recessed part 4 Fixing part 4c-4f Protrusion part 40, 41 Support body 42 Sheet part 42a-42d Tape passage hole 6 Tape for winding 7a, 7b Fixing tape 8 For body mounting band

Claims (4)

In a measuring device comprising a measuring unit for measuring a physical quantity related to a living body and a fixing unit for fixing the measuring unit to the living body,
A plurality of fitting parts formed on the outer surface of the measurement part;
A measuring apparatus, comprising: a plurality of fitted parts that are formed on an inner surface of the fixed part and are fitted into the fitted part. The fixing unit includes a support body that supports the measurement unit,
The measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fitted portion is formed on the support.   The measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fitting portion is a concave portion, and the fitted portion is a convex portion.   The measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the fixing portion includes an opening.

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