JP2012205848A - Nurse call slave unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a fence or mattress of a bed from easily interfering with a casing approximately in the shape of a right prism, and to turn letters printed on a button in a right direction whether the casing is suspended or held by a patient lying on the bed.SOLUTION: If a switch 4 is operated when a hanging part 3 provided in the casing 1 is moved to a side surface on the longitudinal side, the button of an operation part 5 is rotated so that the upper side of the letters on the button is in the same direction as the position of the hanging part 3 of the casing 1. As a result, the fence or mattress of the bed can be made to hardly interfere with the casing 1 approximately in the shape of a right prism. Further, as the button is rotated so that the upper side of the letters on the button of the operation part 5 matches the position of the hanging part 3 of the casing by operating the switch 4 with the hanging part 3 moved to the side surface of the casing 1 on the longitudinal side, the letters on the button constituting the operation part 5 can be turned in the right direction whether the casing 1 is hung on a wall surface or held by the patient.

Description

  The present invention relates to a nurse call slave used in a nurse call system that can call a medical worker by a patient performing a call operation, and more particularly to a nurse call slave that can be suspended on a wall surface.

  In general, a nurse call system is used in hospitals and the like. When a patient in the hospital needs the support of a doctor or nurse, the nurse call system is a doctor or nurse (hereinafter collectively referred to as a health care worker) by the patient operating the buttons on the operation unit. It is a system that can be called.

  Many nurse call systems are installed near the bed in the hospital room, the nurse call machine installed in the nurse station where medical staff are resident, and the corridor near the entrance of the hospital room. A corridor lamp, and a controller that performs control related to communication and data transmission / reception. In addition to the above-described configuration, a nurse call system including a portable terminal such as a PHS (Personal Handy phone System) terminal carried by a medical worker and a PBX (Private Branch Exchange) is also provided.

  By the way, the technique which suspends a nurse call child machine on a wall surface by passing the annular suspension part provided in the nurse call child machine through the hook provided in the wall surface is known (for example, patent documents 1 etc.). The nurse call child device described in Patent Document 1 includes an operation unit for a patient to perform a calling operation in a casing having a substantially right prism shape. However, there is a problem that the patient is hesitant to operate the operation unit if it is not specified what operation the buttons constituting the operation unit are to perform.

  In order to solve such a problem, it is conceivable to print a word such as “call” on the buttons constituting the operation unit. Thereby, the patient who sees the word “call” can grasp that the operation unit should be operated when calling the medical staff.

  By the way, if the nurse call slave unit described above is hung on the wall surface, depending on the position of the bed, the bed fence or mattress may interfere with the casing having a substantially right-angled column shape. This is due to the fact that the casing of the nurse call slave is vertically long. Therefore, by making it possible to attach the annular hanging portion to the side surface on the longitudinal side of the casing, it is possible to make it difficult for the bed fence or mattress to interfere with the casing. However, since the casing is turned sideways, there is a problem that the characters “call” printed on the buttons constituting the operation unit are also turned sideways. On the other hand, if the orientation of the casing is detected by a sensor or the like, and the orientation of the buttons constituting the operation unit can be automatically changed in accordance with the orientation, the above-described problem can be solved ( For example, Patent Document 2).

  However, in the known technology described above, the direction of the buttons constituting the operation unit is automatically changed in accordance with the direction of the case. Therefore, if the patient is held on the bed, From the viewpoint of the user, there is a problem that the character of “call” printed on the button is turned sideways.

JP 2008-43579 A JP 2004-260592 A

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and even when the bed fence or mattress is hung on the wall surface while making it difficult to interfere with the housing having a substantially right prism shape. An object is to enable the characters printed on the buttons constituting the operation unit to be in the correct direction even when the patient lying on the bed has the housing.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the present invention, an annular hanging portion that is movable to the side surface on the long side of the casing is provided on the side surface on the short side of the casing having a substantially right prism shape. A switch that is operated when the hanging portion moves to the center of the side surface on the long side is provided on the side surface on the long side of the casing. Then, when this switch is operated, the button of the operation unit is rotated so that the upward direction of the characters printed on the button of the operation unit coincides with the position of the hanging portion in the housing. .

  According to the present invention configured as described above, since the hanging portion on the short side surface of the housing is provided so as to be movable on the long side surface of the housing, the bed fence and mattress are substantially perpendicular to each other. It is possible to make it difficult to interfere with the column-shaped casing. In addition, when the switch is operated by the hanging part moved to the center of the side surface on the long side of the casing, the upward direction of the characters printed on the buttons of the operating part coincides with the position of the hanging part on the casing. The buttons rotate so that the letters printed on the buttons that make up the operation unit can be used even when the hanging part is hung on the wall or the patient lying on the bed holds the case. You can be in the right direction.

It is a figure which shows the structural example of the nurse call subunit | mobile_unit by this embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the connection state of the hanging part of the nurse call subunit | mobile_unit by this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the operation example of the nurse call subunit | mobile_unit by this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a nurse call slave device according to the present embodiment. The nurse call cordless handset is installed near the bed in each hospital room and is used by the patient. Here, as shown in FIG. 1, the nurse call slave device includes a housing 1, a cord 2, a suspension unit 3, a switch 4, and an operation unit 5.

  The housing 1 has a substantially right prism shape having two side surfaces 1a on the long side and two side surfaces 1b on the short side, and includes a substrate and the like inside. Further, a groove 1c is formed in the upper part of the side surface 1a on the longitudinal side of the housing 1 in FIG. Further, a groove portion 1c is also formed on a side surface 1b on the short side of the upper portion in FIG. Moreover, the cord 2 is attached to the side 1b on the short side of the lower part in FIG. 1 of the housing 1, and the signal generated by the nurse call slave is output or the signal is sent to the nurse call slave. Used to enter. Here, a connector (not shown) is formed at the distal end of the cord 2, and the nurse call slave can be operated by connecting the connector to an outlet provided on the wall surface.

  The hanging part 3 is formed of an annular soft member, and the nurse call slave can be suspended on the wall surface by passing a hook provided on the wall surface. Here, the hanging part 3 is movable along the groove part 1 c of the housing 1. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the suspending portion 3 is fitted into the housing by fitting the convex portions provided on the housing 1 side of the suspending portion 3 into the rail portions of the recess provided on both sides of the groove portion 1c. The groove 1c of the body 1 can be moved.

  The switch 4 is provided at the approximate center of the side surface 1a on the longitudinal side of the housing 1 and in the groove 1c, and is operated by the suspension part 3 that has moved the groove 1c. Here, the switch 4 is also formed on the side surface 1 a on the opposite side of the housing 1. The operation unit 5 includes a button operated by a patient, and the word “call” indicating the function of the operation unit 5 is printed on the surface of the button. The buttons of the operation unit 5 are attached to the housing 1 so as to be able to rotate 90 degrees to the left and right. When the switch 4 provided on the long side surface 1a on the right side of the housing 1 in FIG. On the other hand, when the switch 4 provided on the side surface 1a on the left side of the housing in FIG. 1 is operated, it is rotated 90 degrees to the left (counterclockwise) by a drive unit (not shown).

  Specifically, a medical worker or the like moves the hanging portion 3 of the nurse call slave in the initial state shown in FIG. 3A to the side surface 1a on the right side in FIG. 3A. When the hanging part 3 moved in the groove 1c operates the switch 4, the button of the operating part 5 is rotated 90 degrees clockwise (clockwise) by a driving part (not shown) (FIG. 3B). That is, the position of the suspending unit 3 in the housing 1 and the upward direction of the “call” character printed on the button of the operation unit 5 coincide.

  Further, when a medical worker or the like moves the hanging part 3 of the nurse call slave shown in FIG. 3B to the left in the figure, the switch 4 operated by the hanging part 3 is opened. Is done. Then, the button of the operation unit 5 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise (counterclockwise) by a drive unit (not shown), and returns to the initial state (FIG. 3A). That is, the position of the suspending unit 3 in the housing 1 and the upward direction of the “call” character printed on the button of the operation unit 5 coincide.

  On the other hand, a medical worker or the like moves the hanging portion 3 of the nurse call slave unit in the initial state shown in FIG. 3A to the left side surface 1a in FIG. When the hanging part 3 moved inside operates the switch 4, the button of the operation part 5 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise (counterclockwise) by a driving part (not shown) (FIG. 3C). That is, the position of the suspending unit 3 in the housing 1 and the upward direction of the “call” character printed on the button of the operation unit 5 coincide.

  When a medical worker or the like moves the hanging part 3 of the nurse call slave in the state shown in FIG. 3C to the right in the figure, the switch 4 operated by the hanging part 3 is opened. Is done. Then, the button of the operation unit 5 is rotated 90 degrees rightward (clockwise) by a driving unit (not shown), and returns to the initial state (FIG. 3A). That is, the position of the suspending unit 3 in the housing 1 and the upward direction of the “call” character printed on the button of the operation unit 5 coincide.

  As described in detail above, according to the present embodiment, the ring-shaped hanging portion that can move to the side surface 1b on the short side of the casing 1 having a substantially right prism shape and movable to the side surface 1a on the long side of the casing. 3, and a switch 4 that is operated when the hanging portion 3 moves to the center of the long side surface 1 a is provided on the long side surface 1 a of the housing 1. When the moved suspending unit 3 operates the switch 4, the upward direction of the characters printed on the buttons of the operation unit 5 is the same as the position of the suspending unit 3 in the housing 1. The buttons of the operation unit 5 are rotated.

  As a result, the hanging part 3 on the side 1b on the short side of the casing 1 is movably provided on the side 1a on the long side of the casing 1, so that the bed fence or mattress has the shape of a substantially right prism. It is possible to make it difficult to interfere with the housing 1 that has been made. Further, when the switch 4 is operated by the suspension unit 3 moved to the center of the side surface 1b on the long side of the housing 1, the upward direction of the characters printed on the buttons of the operation unit 5 is suspended in the housing. Since the button rotates so as to coincide with the position of the part 3, even when the hanging part 3 is hung on the wall surface, the patient lying on the bed is positioned above the appearance of the hanging part 3 by the patient. Even in such a case, the characters printed on the buttons constituting the operation unit 5 can be in the correct direction.

  In the above-described embodiment, the word “call” is printed on the button of the operation unit 5, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, characters or icons indicating the type of call may be printed on the button. Of course, instead of printing the characters and icons, the characters and icons may be written by hand or a sticker indicating the characters and icons may be attached.

  Moreover, in the embodiment mentioned above, although the suspension part 3 is formed in the annular | circular shape, it is not limited to this. For example, the hanging part 3 may be formed in a square shape, or may be formed in other shapes. In short, as long as the hanging part 3 can be suspended on a hook provided on the wall surface, the hanging part 3 may have any shape.

  In the above-described embodiment, the hanging portion 3 can move only one short side surface 1b and the long side surface 1a on both sides of the casing 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the suspending unit 3 may be able to move all the side surfaces 1 a and 1 b of the housing 1.

  In addition, the said embodiment is only what showed the example in implementation in implementing this invention, and, as a result, the technical scope of this invention should not be interpreted limitedly. In other words, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the spirit or main features thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Case 1a Long side surface 1b Short side surface 1c Groove 2 Cord 3 Hanging part 4 Switch 5 Operation part

Claims (1)

A housing in the shape of a substantially right prism having two sides on the long side and two sides on the short side;
A suspending portion that is movable to the side surface on the short side of the housing and the side surface on the long side of the housing, and is used to suspend the housing on a hook or the like provided on a wall surface;
A switch that is operated when the hanging part moves to approximately the center of the side surface on the long side of the housing, and is installed on at least one of the two side surfaces on the long side,
When the switch is operated, it has a button that rotates so that the upward direction of the characters printed on the surface is the same position as the position of the hanging part in the housing, and the patient An operation unit operated to call, and
Nurse call cordless handset characterized by comprising.

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