JP2013146458A - Sterile bonding apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sterile bonding apparatus capable of reliably and comprehensively instructing such as an operation procedure of bonding operation of a tube.SOLUTION: The sterile bonding apparatus 1 includes: a case 2; a lid part 3 arranged on an upper surface part 2F of the case 2 to holding a first tube T1 and a second tube T2 to fix them, and openable and closable with respect to the case 2; and a display part 8 disposed so that a position on the upper surface part 2F of the case 2 can be changed from a storage state to a displayable state, and displaying a display content in the displayable state when using the sterile bonding apparatus 1.

Description

  The present invention relates to an aseptic joining apparatus for thermoplastic resin tubes, and in particular, for example, a tube on the patient's peritoneal catheter side used for peritoneal dialysis and a dialysate tube of a peritoneal dialysate bag are heated in a sterile state. The present invention relates to an aseptic joining apparatus for melt joining.

  Peritoneal dialysis is a method in which about 2 liters (in the case of an adult) of dialysis solution is put into the abdominal cavity using a tube embedded in the abdominal cavity of a patient, and water and waste products in the body are removed through the peritoneum. After a few hours, dialysate in the abdominal cavity is placed in a drain bag and discarded, and replaced with fresh dialysate. As a result, the dialysate was injected into the abdominal cavity surrounded by the peritoneum, and the dialysate was transferred to the dialysate through unnecessary waste and water in the peritoneal membrane while the dialysate was stored for a certain period of time. Thereafter, the dialysate can be taken out of the body to purify the blood.

  The aseptic joining device is a device that automatically melts two tubes of the same thickness, for example, and automatically joins them in a sterile state. There is no concern about bacterial contamination during joining, and the sterility of the dialysis fluid and the like in the tube and bag can be maintained. The joining of the two tubes can be performed in an aseptic condition using a wafer for heat fusion pressure welding (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent No. 2710038

  The bonding operation performed using this type of aseptic bonding apparatus is a wafer in which the lid is opened, the two tubes are accurately sandwiched between the casings and fixed, the lid is closed, and then the two tubes are heated. Fusing is performed, and the melted ends of the two tubes are replaced and pressure bonded.

By the way, even if the user opens or closes the lid, such a joining operation can be performed smoothly according to a predetermined procedure, especially when the user is elderly. However, it is required that the joining operation can be performed smoothly. In addition, when performing a joining operation after the user closes the lid, it is desirable that the aseptic joining apparatus can teach the user easily the items to be confirmed and the contents of failure of the apparatus.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an aseptic joining apparatus that can easily and easily teach the user the procedure and confirmation items for tube joining work.

  In the aseptic joining apparatus of the present invention, after the first tube and the second tube are melted and the first tube is melted in a state where the first tube and the second tube are fixed, the end portion and the second tube are An aseptic joining device that replaces and joins the melted ends, and is disposed on the upper surface of the housing for sandwiching and fixing the housing and the first tube and the second tube. A lid that can be opened and closed, and an upper surface of the housing are arranged so that the position can be changed from a stored state to a displayable state, and display contents are displayed in the displayable state when the aseptic joining apparatus is used. And a display unit that performs the above-described operation.

  According to the above configuration, it is possible to reliably notify the user of the display contents such as the work confirmation items for the tube joining work simply by changing the position from the housed state to the displayable state. That is, if the user changes the position from the storage state of the display unit to the displayable state, the display content displayed on the display unit can be surely seen, so that the visibility of the display content is improved and the joining work is performed. It is possible to reliably notify the user of important display contents.

Preferably, the display unit is supported so that the display unit can be opened from the stored state to the displayable state around a central axis in the upper surface portion of the housing, and the display unit is configured to display the display unit in the stored state. A concave portion for accommodating the display screen portion is formed on the upper surface portion of the casing.
According to the above configuration, the user simply opens the display unit from the stored state to the displayable state around the central axis on the upper surface portion of the housing, and the display contents such as the work confirmation items for the tube joining work are displayed. The user can be surely notified, and in the storage state of the display unit, the display screen unit can be stored in the recess of the upper surface of the housing, so that the display screen unit can be protected.

Preferably, the display unit includes a rotation angle setting unit that holds the display unit while being inclined at a predetermined rotation angle around the central axis in the displayable state.
According to the above configuration, the display unit is displayed on the display screen unit because the display unit can be tilted at a predetermined rotation angle and held in the displayable state when the position is changed from the housed state to the displayable state. The display content can be easily confirmed visually, and the visibility of the display content is improved.

Preferably, the display unit is slidably attached to the upper surface of the housing so that the position can be changed from the stored state to the displayable state, and the display unit is in the stored state Then, a storage part for storing a part of the display screen part of the display part is formed in the upper surface part of the casing.
According to the above configuration, the user can change the position from the stored state to the displayable state simply by sliding the display unit on the upper surface of the housing, and display contents such as work confirmation items for tube joining work. The user can be surely notified, and in the storage state of the display unit, a part of the display screen unit can be stored in the storage unit. For this reason, the display screen part can ensure a larger display area compared with the case where a part of display screen part cannot be accommodated in a storage part, and the visibility of the display content improves.

  The present invention can provide an aseptic joining apparatus that is convenient for a patient. In particular, it is possible to provide an aseptic joining apparatus capable of teaching the user the procedure of the joining operation of the tube reliably and easily to the user.

The perspective view which shows embodiment of the aseptic joining apparatus of this invention. 2A is a side view of the aseptic joining apparatus shown in FIG. 1 viewed from the J1 direction, and FIG. 2B is a side view of the aseptic joining apparatus shown in FIG. 1 viewed from the J2 direction. The bottom view of the aseptic joining apparatus shown in FIG. The figure which shows the example of the operation panel part provided in the front part side of the housing | casing shown in FIG. The figure which shows the example of the two tubes T1 and T2 which the aseptic joining apparatus shown in FIGS. 1-3 is going to join by a hot-melt-pressure joining system. The perspective view which shows the state which opened the clamp cover part shown in FIG. 1 in the RT direction from the housing | casing. The perspective view which shows the internal structure example of the clamp cover part seen from the arrow SS direction in FIG. 6, and the internal structure example of a housing | casing side clamp part. The perspective view seen from another angle which shows the internal structure example of a clamp cover part, and the internal structure example of a housing | casing side clamp part. The perspective view which expands and shows the internal structure of the clamp cover part shown in FIG. 7, and the internal structure of a housing | casing side clamp part. The perspective view which expands and shows the internal structure of the housing | casing side clamp part shown in FIG. 7 from another angle. The perspective view which shows the example of schematic arrangement | positioning of the component arrange | positioned in the housing | casing of an aseptic joining apparatus. The figure which shows the electric block of an aseptic joining apparatus. The perspective view which shows the vicinity of the wafer cassette insertion part of a housing | casing, the wafer cassette taking-out button, and a wafer cassette. The figure which shows a wafer cassette insertion part, a wafer cassette extraction button, and a wafer cassette. The perspective view which shows the bottom face part and upper surface part of a wafer cassette. 16A is a side view of the wafer cassette WC, and FIG. 16B is a plan view of the wafer cassette WC of FIG. The side view which shows the example of the positional relationship of a fan, the two tubes in a housing | casing side clamp part, and a wafer. The figure which shows a mode that the tube T1 and the tube T2 are inserted in the housing | casing side clamp part side. The figure which shows a mode that the previous junction part of tube T2 is pushed in according to the front-end | tip of the protrusion for positioning. The figure which shows the aseptic joining procedure of the two tubes T1 and T2. FIG. 21A is a perspective view showing a state in which the display portion is closed and stored in the upper surface portion of the housing, and FIG. 21B is a state in which display is possible by opening the display portion from the upper surface portion of the housing. The perspective view which shows a mode that it was hold | maintained. The figure which shows the work confirmation matter as display content displayed on a color liquid crystal display screen part. The figure which shows the work confirmation matter as display content displayed on a color liquid crystal display screen part. The figure which shows the alert matter as a display content displayed on a color liquid crystal display screen part. The figure which shows the failure notification matter and replacement communication matter as display content displayed on a color liquid crystal display screen part. The figure which shows another embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
The embodiments described below are preferred specific examples of the present invention, and thus various technically preferable limitations are given. However, the scope of the present invention is particularly limited in the following description. Unless otherwise stated, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of an aseptic joining apparatus of the present invention. 2A is a side view of the aseptic joining apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 viewed from the J1 direction, and FIG. 2B is a side view of the aseptic joining apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 viewed from the J2 direction. is there. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the bottom surface side of the aseptic joining apparatus 1 shown in FIG.
The aseptic joining device 1 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 heats and melts two tubes for a peritoneal perfusion circuit in an environment of use at an environmental temperature of 10 to 40 ° C. and a relative humidity of 30 to 85%, This is an apparatus for pressure bonding. This aseptic joining apparatus 1 includes, for example, a dialysate tube (hereinafter also referred to as a first tube) of a peritoneal dialysate bag and a tube (hereinafter referred to as a second tube) on a patient's peritoneal catheter side used when performing peritoneal dialysis. Is used for fusing and pressurizing and joining in aseptic conditions.

The aseptic joining apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 has a size of 135 mm (width) × 99 mm (height) × 268 mm (depth), a weight 2 of 2.4 kg, and a tube setting auxiliary tool 4. have. The housing 2 has a clamp lid 3, and is configured by combining an upper housing portion 2W and a lower housing portion 2V. The housing 2 including the clamp lid 3 and the tube setting auxiliary tool 4 are preferably made of plastic.
The housing 2 accommodates each component described later, and the clamp lid portion 3 is disposed on the upper portion of the housing 2. As will be described later, the tube set auxiliary tool 4 is detachably attached to the housing 1. The housing 2 and the clamp lid 3 are, for example, bright color, cream color, or white, but the user (patient) clearly defines the tube set auxiliary tool 4, the housing 2 and the clamp lid 3 with colors. For example, the tube set auxiliary tool 4 is orange. However, the color of each part is not particularly limited and can be arbitrarily selected.

The housing 2 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 has a bottom surface portion 2A, a front surface portion 2B, a right side surface portion 2C, a left side surface portion 2D, a back surface portion 2E, and a top surface portion 2F. It is a shape case. As shown in FIG. 3, installation members 2G are respectively attached to the four corner positions of the bottom surface portion 2A. These installation members 2G are, for example, circular anti-slip members made of plastic or rubber. The aseptic joining apparatus 1 having a relatively large weight can be reliably placed by using these installation members 2G so as not to slide with respect to the installation surface, for example, a desk surface. Thereby, the aseptic joining apparatus 1 can be prevented from being displaced, and the work of joining the two tubes by sandwiching and fixing them can be performed.
As shown in FIG. 3, a battery replacement lid member 2H is detachably attached to the bottom surface portion 2A with screws 2I. When the screw 2I is removed and the lid member 2H is removed, the battery BA indicated by the broken line inside the housing 2 can be replaced. The lid member 2H is disposed closer to the back surface portion 2E than the front surface portion 2B, and the lid member 2H is separated from the exhaust opening 6 of the fan FN.

As shown in FIG. 3, a voice opening 5 and an exhaust opening 6 are formed on the bottom surface 2 </ b> A between the battery replacement lid member 2 </ b> H and the front surface 2 </ b> B. The sound opening 5 is composed of a plurality of elongated through holes 5A, and the exhaust opening 6 has a plurality of elongated through holes 6A arranged in two rows. Inside the bottom surface 2A, a speaker SP and a fan FN as an exhaust device are arranged as indicated by a broken line. The fan FN also serves to cool the wafer WF that has finished the bonding operation.
The voice opening 5 is provided for outputting voice guidance, warning sound, or the like generated by the speaker SP to the outside of the housing 2. Thereby, the user can hear clearly the voice guidance, warning sound, etc. which the speaker SP generate | occur | produces.
The exhaust opening 6 is provided to forcibly exhaust heat generated inside the casing 2 and gas passing through the casing 2 when the cooling fan FN is operated. Yes. Thereby, the heat | fever in the housing | casing 2 or the gas which passes the inside can be discharged | emitted from the bottom face part 2A side to the exterior of the housing | casing 2 instead of the side parts 2C and 2D.
In addition, a plurality of ribs 2J are formed on the bottom surface portion 2A in parallel to the Y direction. These ribs 2J serve as guide portions when a tube setting auxiliary tool 4 to be described later is detachably attached to the housing 2.

Next, the operation panel unit 7 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 4 shows an example of the operation panel unit 7 provided on the front surface 2B side of the housing 2 shown in FIG.
4 includes a [power] switch button 7B, a [power] lamp 7C, a [charging] lamp 7D, a [join] button 7E, a [join] lamp 7F, and a [wafer removal]. ] A lamp 7G is provided. [Power] lamp 7C, [Charging] lamp 7D, [Joining] lamp 7F, and [Wafer removal] lamp 7G are used to enclose the used wafer, which will be described later by the user, after joining the two tubes. When it is in a state where it can be taken out from 2 and discharged, it lights or blinks.
The various display lamps in the operation unit 7 are, for example, green LED (light emitting diode) lamps. [Power] switch button 7B is a button that is pressed to turn on the power first when the user tries to join two tubes, which will be described later, using aseptic joining apparatus 1.

  The [power] lamp 7C shown in FIG. 4 is turned on when the [power] switch button 7B is pressed. The [Join] button 7E is used when the user melts the two tubes to form the end portions of the two tubes, and then replaces the end portions of the two tubes to start pressure bonding. It is a button to be pressed. [Join] lamp 7F is turned on when [Join] button 7E is pressed. In addition, the [Join] lamp 7F may blink to warn the user when a failure occurs. [During charging] The lamp 7D is lit when the battery BA shown in FIG. 3 is charged from the commercial AC power supply side. [Wafer take-out] lamp 7G is lit when the user can take out a used wafer, which will be described later, from the housing 2 and discharge it.

Returning to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2A, the side surface 2 </ b> C of the housing 2 is provided with a wafer cassette insertion portion 20 and a wafer cassette removal button 21. Wafer cassette insertion portion 20 is a rectangular opening for removably inserting wafer cassette WC shown in FIG. In a state where the wafer cassette WC is inserted into the housing 2 through the wafer cassette insertion unit 20, the user presses the wafer cassette eject button 21 with a finger, so that the wafer cassette WC is inserted into the housing 2 through the wafer cassette insertion unit 20. Can be taken out.
As shown in FIG. 2B, a volume adjustment volume 22 and a voice message changeover switch 23 are provided on the side surface 2D of the housing 2. The user can adjust the volume of the voice message according to his / her preference by sliding the volume adjustment volume 22. For example, when the user slides the voice message changeover switch 23 from the “no” state to the “present” state, the voice message can be output from the speaker SP shown in FIG. If the user sets the voice message changeover switch 23 to, for example, a state of “None”, for example, a buzzer sound can be output from the speaker SP.

FIG. 5 shows an example of two tubes T1 and T2 to be joined by the aseptic joining apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. The tube T1 is also referred to as a first tube, and the tube T2 is also referred to as a second tube, for example, a tube made of vinyl chloride. However, the material of these tubes is not particularly limited.
In the example shown in FIG. 5, the tube T1 has a connector CT at its distal end, is connected to the dialysate tube TBL of the dialysate bag BL via the branch pipe 9, and is drained from the drain bag HL. The liquid tube THL is connected via a branch pipe 9. The tube T2 includes, for example, an extension tube 10 and a protection tube 11, and the extension tube 10 is connected to a peritoneal catheter 15 via a connecting tube 12, a silicone tube 13, and a catheter joint 14. The peritoneal catheter 15 is inserted into the abdominal cavity of the user M.
As shown in FIG. 5, the aseptic joining apparatus 1 includes a joining part C1 of the tube T1 and a joining part of the tube T2 in a state where the joining part C1 indicated by the oblique line of the tube T1 and the joining part C2 indicated by the oblique line of the tube T2 are stacked. C2 is melted using a heated wafer, which will be described later, so that the melted end of the tube T1 and the melted end of the tube T2 are switched and pressed to join.

Next, the clamp lid part 3 shown in FIG. 1 will be described.
The clamp lid part 3 is provided between the operation panel part 7 and the display part 8 in order to sandwich and hold the two tubes T1 and T2.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where the clamp lid 3 shown in FIG. 1 is opened from the housing 2 in the RT direction. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an example of the internal structure of the clamp lid part 3 and an example of the internal structure of the housing side clamp part 50 as seen from the direction of the arrow SS in FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the clamp lid portion 3 includes a clamp plate 30, a clamp operation portion 31, and a covering cover 32. The clamp plate 30 and the covering cover 32 are, for example, cream color or the like so that the user can easily distinguish the clamping operation unit 31 that the user holds with the finger and the clamping plate 30 and the covering cover 32 by visual observation. While it is white, the clamp operation unit 31 is green.
As shown in FIG. 1, a confirmation seal 30 </ b> S is attached to the surface of the clamp plate 30 so that the user can confirm the state of insertion of the two tubes 1 and T <b> 2. Thereby, when the user views the confirmation seal 30 </ b> S, the user can correctly sandwich and join the two tubes 1 and T <b> 2 between the clamp lid portion 3 and the housing-side clamp portion 50.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 6, the clamp plate 30 is attached to the housing 2 so that it can be opened from the closed state shown in FIG. 1 to the angle exceeding 90 degrees shown in FIG. It is attached to. The covering cover 32 is attached to the housing 2 so as to be rotatable about the central axis CL1. The protrusion 32T of the covering cover 32 is fitted in the guide groove 30R of the clamp plate 30, and the clamp plate 30 is shown in FIG. 6 from the closed state shown in FIG. When the cover cover 32 is opened to an angle exceeding 90 degrees, the covering cover 32 is lifted up following the movement of the clamp plate 30.
The clamp operation part 31 shown in FIGS. 1 and 6 is attached to the tip part 30D of the clamp plate 30 so as to be rotatable around the central axis CL2 using a pin. As shown in FIG. 6, the clamp operation unit 31 has two engagement claws 31M. On the other hand, two protrusions 33 protrude from the housing 2 side. The two protrusions 33 of the clamp operation unit 31 are portions that are fixed by hanging the two engagement claws 31M.

  As shown in FIG. 6, with the clamp lid portion 3 opened from the housing 2, the user holds the clamp operation portion 31 with his finger and rotates about the central axis CL in the direction of the arrow RS. As shown in FIG. 1, the clamp plate 30 can cover the housing side clamp portion 50 from above. Then, as shown in FIG. 1, the user holds the clamp operation unit 31 with his / her finger and rotates it around the central axis CL2 in the direction of the arrow RG, so that the two engaging claws 31M shown in FIG. It is possible to engage with the protruding portion 33 at the position where it is to be engaged. Thereby, the clamp lid part 3 can be reliably fixed mechanically so as not to open during the joining of the two tubes in a state in which the casing side clamp part 50 on the casing 2 side is closed from above. it can.

Next, an example of elements arranged inside the clamp plate 30 and an example of elements arranged inside the casing-side clamp unit 50 will be described with reference to FIGS.
Inside the clamp plate 30, a first tube pressing member 35, a storage member 36, and a storage member 37 are arranged. The first tube pressing member 35, the housing member 36 and the housing member 37 are made of plastic, and a gap 38 is provided between the first tube pressing member 35 and the housing member 36. The housing member 36 has a recess 36A and a recess 36B. Similarly, the housing member 37 has a recess 37A and a recess 37B.

  On the other hand, the housing side clamp part 50 has a first tube sandwiching part 51 and a second tube sandwiching part 52 inside. The first tube sandwiching portion 51 has a first protrusion 51A and a second protrusion 51B. The first protrusion 51A and the second protrusion 51B are arranged to face each other with a sandwiching interval SD shown in FIG. 6 for sandwiching the first tube T1 and the second tube T2 shown in FIG. . Similarly, the second tube sandwiching portion 52 has a first protrusion 52A and a second protrusion 52B. The first protrusion 52A and the second protrusion 52B are arranged to face each other with a sandwiching interval SD shown in FIG. 6 for sandwiching the first tube T1 and the second tube T2 shown in FIG. 5 without being crushed. .

When the clamp lid 3 is closed as shown in FIG. 1, the first protrusion 51 </ b> A and the second protrusion 51 </ b> B of the first tube sandwiching portion 51 shown in FIG. 7 respectively correspond to the corresponding recesses 37 </ b> A and 37 </ b> B shown in FIG. 7. Stored. Similarly, the first protrusion 52A and the second protrusion 52B of the second tube sandwiching portion 52 shown in FIG. 7 are housed in the corresponding recesses 36A and 36B shown in FIG. 7, respectively.
Between the 1st tube clamping part 51 and the 2nd tube clamping part 52, the 2nd tube pressing member 53 is arrange | positioned. The second tube pressing member 53 is in a position corresponding to the first tube pressing member 35 on the clamp plate 30 side. Each of the first tube pressing member 35 and the second tube pressing member 53 has a semi-cylindrical shape. As shown in FIG. 1, when the clamp lid 3 is closed, the second tube pressing member 53 shown in FIG. 7 and the first tube pressing member 35 on the clamp plate 30 side overlap. For this reason, the 1st tube pressing member 35 and the 2nd tube pressing member 53 can comprise the cylindrical member which can accommodate 1st tube T1 and 2nd tube T2. The first tube pressing member 35 and the housing member 37 are integrated members. Similarly, the second tube pressing member 53 and the first tube sandwiching portion 51 are integrated members.

As shown in FIG. 7, for example, a gear 55 is formed around the first tube pressing member 35 and the second tube pressing member 53, and meshes with the gear 56 </ b> G of the clamp motor 56. As a result, when the clamp motor 56 is actuated by a command from the control unit 100 to rotate the gear 56G, the first tube pressing member 35 and the second tube pressing member 53 are integrated with the housing member 37 and the first tube sandwiching portion 51. Thus, the first tube T1 and the second tube T2 after being melted can be kept rotating 180 degrees forward and 180 degrees reverse.
For this reason, the position of the end portion of the first tube T1 after the fusing and the position of the end portion of the second tube T2 can be reversed up and down by 180 degrees. As a result, the melted end of the first tube T1 is located on the upper side after the second tube T2 is located on the upper side and the first tube T1 is located on the lower side before the fusing. The melted end of the second tube T2 can be changed to a lower position.

As shown in FIG. 7, a wafer insertion gap 57 into which the wafer W can be inserted is formed between the second tube pressing member 53 and the second tube sandwiching portion 52.
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another example of the internal structure of the clamp lid part 3 and another example of the internal structure of the housing side clamp part 50 as seen from another angle. The housing member 36 of the clamp lid part 3 and the second tube sandwiching part 52 of the housing side clamp part 50 constitute a fixed clamp unit 71 for sandwiching and fixing the two tubes T1 and T2.
With respect to the fixed clamp unit 71, the first tube pressing member 35 and the accommodating member 37 of the clamp lid portion 3, the second tube pressing member 53 of the housing side clamp portion 50, and the first tube sandwiching portion 51 are movable clamp units. 72 is constituted. After the movable clamp unit 72 and the fixed clamp unit 71 are fixed by sandwiching the two tubes T1 and T2, the movable clamp unit 72 has two tubes with respect to the fixed clamp unit 71 which is a fixed portion. It is a movable part for rotating T1 and T2 by 180 degrees.

As shown in FIG. 8, the upper surface portion 2F of the housing 2 has left and right slope portions 2P, 2R. On the inclined surface portion 2P, the side into which the first tube T1 on the dialysate bag side is inserted is indicated by a display label 2X. In the slope portion 2R, the side into which the second tube T2 inside the abdominal cavity is inserted is displayed by a display label 2Y. The second tube T2 on the inner side of the abdominal cavity is disposed so as to overlap above the first tube T1.
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 8, a wafer take-out portion 58 for taking out a used wafer W is provided in the vicinity of the operation panel portion 7 and at an extended position of the gap 57 shown in FIG. ing. By providing this used-out portion 58 of the wafer W on the extension line of the gap 57 through which the wafer W passes, the user picks up the used wafer W guided by the wafer-out portion 58 with his / her finger. It can be easily taken out.

  As shown in FIG. 8, a circular hole 59 is formed in the vicinity of the taken-out portion 58 of the used wafer W, and rod-shaped interlock pins 60 are arranged in the hole 59. The interlock pin 60 is a rod of an electromagnetically driven solenoid 61, for example, and the solenoid 61 is raised in the Z1 direction from a state indicated by a broken line to a state indicated by a solid line in response to a command from the control unit 100. Accordingly, the interlock pin 60 holds the front end portion of the clamp operation portion 31 so that the clamp lid portion 3 is not opened while, for example, two tubes are melted and joined. The closed state shown in FIG.

FIG. 9 is an enlarged perspective view showing the internal structure of the clamp lid part 3 and the internal structure of the housing side clamp part 50 shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing the internal structure of the housing side clamp part 50 in an enlarged manner from another angle.
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a circular hole 74 is formed at the bottom between the first protrusion 52 </ b> A and the second protrusion 52 </ b> B of the second tube sandwiching part 52. The tube detection pin 75 is exposed. When the two tubes T1 and T2 are fitted into the fitting groove 51C between the first protrusion 51A and the second protrusion 51B and the fitting groove 52C between the first protrusion 52A and the second protrusion 52B, this tube detection pin 75 is provided in order to be able to detect that the two tubes T1 and T2 have been correctly fitted, since they are pushed down in the direction of the page of FIG. 9 and FIG.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a schematic arrangement example of components arranged in the housing 2 of the aseptic joining apparatus 1.
As shown in FIG. 11, in the housing 2, a main substrate 80, a DC input substrate 81, a wafer cassette storage unit 82, a wafer feed unit 83, a fixed clamp unit 71, a movable clamp unit 72, A solenoid 61, a speaker SP, a fan FN, and a battery BA are accommodated. The DC input board 81 is arranged as far as possible from the main board 80, so that noise from the DC input board 81 does not affect circuit elements mounted on the main board 80. .

FIG. 12 shows an electric block of the aseptic joining apparatus 1.
In the example of the electric block shown in FIG. 12, a CPU such as a microcomputer, a ROM for storing a control program for the entire apparatus executed by the CPU and various data, a RAM for temporarily storing measurement data and various data as a work area, and the like And has a control unit 100 that controls the operation and determination of the entire aseptic joining apparatus 1. The control unit 100 receives power from the battery BA on the DC input board 81 side. The DC input board 81 has a jack 84 and a changeover switch 85. The jack 84 connects a connection pin 86P of the charger 86, thereby allowing a predetermined DC power source obtained by AC / DC conversion from a commercial AC power source. Can receive. The charger 86 and jack 84 are also shown in FIG. The change-over switch 85 in FIG. 12 can connect the jack 84 and the battery BA, and the DC power source from the charger 86 is used for charging the battery BA. The DC power charged in the battery BA is supplied to the control unit 100.
As shown in FIG. 12, a temperature sensor 87 such as a thermistor is electrically connected to the control unit 100, and this temperature sensor 87 detects the ambient temperature (outside air temperature) around the housing 2, and controls the control unit 100. The outside air temperature information TF is supplied to 100. As a result, when the two tubes are heated based on the outside air temperature information TF and the outside air temperature is lower than a predetermined temperature, the control unit 100 lengthens the heating time of the two tubes. There is an advantage that can be processed.
Further, the environmental temperature is notified to the patient by the speaker SP.

As shown in FIG. 12, the [Power switch] button 7B, [Join] button 7E, [Power] lamp 7C, [Charging] lamp 7D, and [Join] lamp 7F of the operation panel unit 7 shown in FIG. A [wafer removal] lamp 7G is electrically connected to the control unit 100.
The speaker SP shown in FIG. 12 is electrically connected to the control unit 100 via the voice synthesis unit 88, and the speaker SP generates a voice guidance or the like that is determined in advance by a command from the control unit 100. The volume adjustment volume 22 and the voice message changeover switch 23 are electrically connected to the control unit 100. When the voice message selector switch 23 is “present”, voice guidance can be issued from the speaker SP, and when the voice message selector switch 23 is “none”, a buzzer (not shown) can be sounded.

  The solenoid 61 of the interlock 60 shown in FIG. 12 is illustrated in FIG. As illustrated in FIG. 8, for example, a photocoupler can be used as the solenoid detection sensor 89, and light 89L from the light emitting unit 89A is received by the light receiving unit 89B. When the interlock 60 of the solenoid 61 is at the lower end position 60L, the light receiving unit 89B prevents the light 89A from the light emitting unit 89A from blocking as shown by a broken line. A signal that the part 3 is not interlocked is supplied. On the other hand, when the interlock 60 of the solenoid 61 is at the upper end position 60H, the interlock 60 does not block the light 89L from the light emitting unit 89A as indicated by the solid line, so that the light receiving unit 89B includes the control unit 100. Is supplied with a “signal that the clamp lid 3 is interlocked”. Thereby, the control part 100 can grasp | ascertain the locked state or non-locking state of the clamp cover part 3. FIG.

The hall sensor 90 of the housing side clamp unit 50 illustrated in FIG. 12 is electrically connected to the control unit 100. As illustrated in FIG. 10, the distal end portion 75A of the tube detection pin 75 is a portion that receives two tubes T1 and T2, and a magnet 91 is attached to the rear end portion 75B of the tube detection pin 75. Between the rear end portion 75B of the tube detection pin 75 and the housing 2, a spring 92 for pushing up the tube detection pin 75 in the Z1 direction is disposed. When the tube T1 and the tube T2 are fitted in the fitting groove 52C between the first projection 52A and the second projection 52B in the order of the tube T1 and the tube T2, the tube T1 and the tube T2 resist the force of the spring 92 in the Z2 direction against the force of the spring 92. Since the tube detection pin 75 is lowered by pushing in, the Hall sensor 90 detects the magnetic force of the magnet 91.
Thereby, the Hall sensor 90 notifies the control unit 100 that “the two tubes T1 and T2 have been properly fitted”. If the tubes T1 and T2 are not sufficiently fitted in the fitting groove 52C, or if only one of the tubes is fitted, the Hall sensor 90 cannot detect the magnetic force of the magnet 91, The hall sensor 90 notifies the control unit 100 that “the two tubes T1 and T2 are not properly fitted”.

As illustrated in FIG. 12, the housing-side clamp unit 50 includes a micro switch 93, and the micro switch 93 is a sensor that detects the closed state of the clamp lid unit 3. As shown in FIG. 1, the micro switch 93 holds the clamp operation part 31 of the clamp lid part 3 with a finger as shown in FIG. 6 and rotates around the central axis CL in the direction of the arrow RS. 30 detects that the housing side clamp part 50 has been closed.
A wafer cassette storage unit 82 shown in FIG. 12 includes a wafer presence / absence sensor 101 and a wafer remaining amount detection sensor 102. The wafer presence / absence sensor 101 is a sensor that detects whether or not the wafer WF remains or remains in the wafer cassette WC shown in FIG. The remaining wafer detection sensor 102 is a sensor that detects how many wafers WF are left in the wafer cassette WC shown in FIG. 1, that is, the remaining number of wafers WF. For example, a photo sensor or the like can be adopted as the wafer presence / absence sensor 101 and the wafer remaining amount detection sensor 102. The wafer WF is an example of a heating plate member for fusing the tubes T1 and T2.

  The wafer feed unit 83 shown in FIG. 12 is a unit for linearly moving the wafer WF in the wafer cassette WC shown in FIG. 1 from the wafer cassette WC to the standby position PS1 shown in FIG. The wafer feed unit 83 shown in FIG. 12 includes a motor 103, a motor drive 104, a forward end sensor 105, an intermediate sensor 106, and a reverse end sensor 107. When the motor drive 102 receives a command from the control unit 100, the motor drive 102 drives the motor 103, so that the wafer WF moves linearly from the wafer cassette WC to the standby position PS1 shown in FIG. The forward end sensor 105, the intermediate sensor 106, and the reverse end sensor 107 detect the forward end position, the intermediate position, and the reverse end position of the wafer WF that moves linearly, and notify the control unit 100 of them.

As shown in FIG. 12, the control unit 100 includes a wafer heater 110, a motor drive 111, a cam motor sensor 112, a clamp motor sensor 113, a micro switch 114, a wafer current detection unit 115, a wafer voltage detection unit 116, and a fan FN. Electrically connected. When the motor drive 111 receives a command from the control unit 100, the motor drive 111 drives the cam motor 117 and the clamp motor 56.
Wafer heater 110 heats the wafer by energization from control unit 100. During this energization, the wafer current detection unit 115 detects the wafer current value supplied to the wafer, and the wafer voltage detection unit 116 detects the wafer voltage value supplied to the wafer.

  The cam motor 117 performs an operation for moving the wafer up and down and an operation for bringing the two tubes together. The operation of moving the wafer up and down by the cam motor 117 is to raise the wafer WF shown in FIG. 7 from the standby position PS1 to the fusing position PS2 above it, and conversely lower the wafer WF from the fusing position PS2 to the standby position PS1. Is the action. Also, the operation of the cam motor 117 to move the two tubes refers to lowering the wafer from the fusing position PS2 to the standby position PS1 and waiting, and then cutting the fusing end of the tube T1 and the fusing end of the tube T2. In this operation, the melted end portion of the counterpart tube T2 and the melted end portion of the counterpart tube T1 are respectively pressed and joined together. The clamp motor 56 performs a 180 degree rotation of the movable clamp unit 72 illustrated in FIG. 7 and a return rotation after the 180 degree rotation. The cam motor sensor 112 is, for example, a photo sensor that detects a cam position and an origin. The clamp motor sensor 113 is, for example, a photo sensor that detects an origin when the movable clamp unit 72 is rotated.

FIG. 13 shows the vicinity of the wafer cassette insertion portion 20 and the wafer cassette takeout button 21 of the housing 2 and the wafer cassette WC. The wafer cassette insertion portion 20 and the wafer cassette takeout button 21 are arranged in the wafer cassette storage unit 82 shown in FIG.
FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the wafer cassette insertion portion 20, the wafer cassette takeout button 21, and the wafer cassette WC. FIG. 15A shows the lower surface of the wafer cassette WC, and FIG. 15B is a perspective view showing the upper surface side of the wafer cassette WC.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, the upper surface 120 of the wafer cassette WC is provided with an arrow 21Y indicating the insertion direction. The user inserts the wafer cassette WC into the wafer cassette insertion portion 20 as shown in FIG. 13B according to the arrow 21Y. After that, when the wafers are used up and there are no more wafers in the wafer cassette WC, the user presses the wafer cassette take-out button 21 with a finger as shown in FIG. 13C, so that the empty wafer cassette WC is removed. It can be taken out from the insertion portion 20.

A structure example of the wafer cassette WC will be described with reference to FIGS. 16A is a side view of the wafer cassette WC, and FIG. 16B is a plan view of the wafer cassette WC of FIG.
Wafer cassette WC is a container for accommodating a plurality of wafers WF, and is preferably made of a transparent plastic so that the internal wafers WF can be visually confirmed. Wafer cassette WC includes upper surface portion 120, bottom surface portion 121, front surface portion 122, side surface portions 123 and 124, and back surface portion 125. As shown in FIG. 16, the front wafer WF (indicated by WF1) is positioned on the inner surface 122N of the front portion 122. As shown in FIG. By pushing the pushing member 126 in the Y1 direction, one wafer WF1 at the tip can be pushed one by one from the inside of the wafer cassette WC along the Y1 direction toward the standby position PS1 shown in FIG. It can be done.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15A, two springs 128 and a spring receiving member 129 are accommodated in the wafer cassette WC. One end portions of the two springs are supported by the inner surface 125N of the back surface portion 125, and the other end portions of the two springs are supported by the spring receiving member 129. The spring receiving member 129 is formed with a misalignment prevention unit 130 for preventing the springs 128 from shifting.
Accordingly, the two springs 128 can press the plurality of wafers WC against the inner surface 122N of the front portion 122 via the spring receiving member 129. Therefore, by pressing the pushing member 126 against the leading wafer WF1 in the Y1 direction, only one leading wafer WF can be reliably taken out from the wafer cassette WC along the Y1 direction.
As shown in FIG. 14, the wafer WF is a substantially copper metal plate (thickness: about 0.3 mm, width: about 34 mm, height about 13 mm), and has two contact points 131. It is heated by the wafer heater 110 shown.

Next, the tube setting auxiliary tool 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.
The tube set auxiliary tool 4 can be attached to the housing 2 as needed by the user. As will be described later, the tube set auxiliary tool 4 reliably performs the work of sandwiching and fixing the two tubes T1 and T2 in the housing side clamp portion 50 as illustrated in FIG. 13C. Act as a guide so you can do it. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 13C, when the user sandwiches and fixes the two tubes T1 and T2, the user can reliably perform the work without hesitation.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the tube setting assisting tool 4 has a first side portion 135, a second side portion 136, and a back surface connecting portion 137.
As shown in FIG. 2A, the first side portion 135 has a claw portion 135A and branch portions 135B and 135C. The claw portion 135A meshes with the vicinity of the operation panel portion 7 of the housing 2. As shown in FIG. 2B, the second side portion 136 has a claw portion 136A, branch portions 136B and 136C, and a U-shaped receiving portion 138 for receiving a tube. The claw portion 136 </ b> A is engaged with the vicinity of the operation panel portion 7 of the housing 2. The receiving part 138 receives two tubes T1 and T2 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2B, by providing a space between the branch portions 136B and 136C, the volume adjustment volume 22 can be exposed, and the user can easily operate the volume adjustment volume 22.

As shown in FIG. 3, the back surface connection part 137 has the 1st connection part 137A and the 2nd connection part 137B. An opening 137C through which the installation member 2G is passed is formed in the first connection portion 137A. The second connecting portion 137B is provided with a protrusion 137D that matches the height of the installation member 2G. Thereby, the housing | casing 2 can be installed in the state which floated only the predetermined space | interval, for example with respect to the desk surface etc. with the four installation members 2G and the two protrusion parts 137D.
Moreover, in order to expose the exhaust opening 5 and the sound opening 6 between the first connecting portion 137A and the second connecting portion 137B, the tube set auxiliary tool 4 includes a fan FN that is an exhaust device. An opening portion 144 that opens the exhaust opening 6 and the sound opening 5 for the speaker SP is formed. Thereby, the fan FN can reliably release the gas and heat inside the housing 2 to the outside of the housing 2 through the opening 6. Also, since the voice guidance, warning sound, etc. generated by the speaker SP can be reliably output to the outside of the housing 2 through the opening 5, it is easy to hear without voice guidance, warning sound, etc.

Next, with reference to FIG. 17, an example of the positional relationship between the fan FN and the two tubes T1, T2 and the wafer WF in the housing side clamp unit 50 will be described. FIG. 17 is a side view schematically illustrating an example of the positional relationship between the fan FN, the two tubes T1 and T2 in the housing-side clamp unit 50, and the wafer WF.
As shown in FIG. 17, the wafer WF in the wafer cassette WC is sent in the Y1 direction from the wafer cassette WC shown in FIG. 17 by operating the wafer feed unit 83 shown in FIG. It can be located at position PS1. When the wafer WF is positioned at the standby position PS1, the two contact points 131 of the wafer WF are connected to the wafer heater 110, and the wafer heater 110 generates heat when energized by a command from the control unit 100. WF is heated.

In the fitting groove 52C between the first protrusion 52A and the second protrusion 52B shown in FIG. 7, two tubes T1 and T2 are stacked and fitted in the Z2 direction, and the position is substantially below the wafer WF that generates heat. Is provided with a fan FN.
When the wafer WF shown in FIG. 17 is raised from the standby position PS1 to the fusing position PS2, and the wafer WF is fusing and joining the two tubes T1 and T2, the gas of the plasticizer is supplied from the two tubes T1 and T2. Occurs.
Even if the plasticizer gas is generated in this way, the plasticizer gas is opened from the exhaust opening 6 of the bottom surface portion 2A as indicated by the discharge path indicated by the thick arrow MY by the rotational drive of the fan FN. It can be reliably discharged to the outside of the body 2. The cam motor 117 shown in FIG. 12 performs an operation for raising the wafer WF from the standby position PS1 to the fusing position PS2 along the Z1 direction, and conversely, an operation for lowering the wafer WF from the fusing position PS2 to the standby position PS1 in the Z2 direction. . Moreover, the cam motor 117 lowers the wafer from the fusing position PS2 to the standby position PS1, and then waits for the fusing end of the tube T1 and the fusing end of the tube T2 to be fused with the fusing end of the other tube T2. An operation is performed in which the melted ends of the opposite tube T1 are pressed and joined together.

Next, the operation of heating and melting the two tubes T1 and T2 shown in FIG. 5 by using the above-described aseptic joining apparatus 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 18 is a diagram showing how the tube T1 and the tube T2 are fitted to the housing side clamp portion 50 side, and FIG. 19 shows the joint portion formed by the previous joining of the tube T2 at the tip of the positioning projection 140. It is a figure which shows a mode that it pushes together. FIG. 20 is a diagram showing a procedure of aseptic heating joining of the two tubes T1 and T2.
As shown in FIG. 1, the interlock 60 has already been retracted into the housing 2. When the user grasps the clamp operation part 31 of the aseptic joining apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 and lifts it in the direction of the arrow R, the clamp lid part 3 moves away from the case side clamp part 50 as shown in FIG. The clamp part 50 can be opened.

Next, a tube T1 shown in FIG. 18A is prepared, and a joining portion C1 of the tube T1 is a portion to be joined. As shown in FIG. 18B, the tube T1 is fitted in the fitting groove 51C of the first tube sandwiching portion 51 and is fitted in the fitting groove 52C of the second tube sandwiching portion 52 in the X1 direction. In this case, the portion of the tube T1 on the connector CT side is disposed on the U-shaped receiving portion 138 of the tube setting auxiliary tool 4, and the connector CT is positioned outside the receiving portion 138.
In FIG. 18C, the tubes T2 are arranged in the X2 direction in a state where they are stacked on the upper side of the tubes T1. The tube T2 has a joint portion 141 formed at the time of the previous joint, and the cross section of the joint portion 141 is circular.
In FIG. 19A, the tube T2 is fitted in the fitting groove 51C of the first tube sandwiching portion 51 in the X2 direction so that the previous joining portion 141 of the tube T2 is aligned with the tip of the protrusion 140. The second tube sandwiching portion 52 is fitted into the fitting groove 52C. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 19B, the tube T2 is stacked on the tube T1 along the Z1 direction, and the tubes T1 and T2 are securely fitted in the fitting grooves 51C and 52C in the direction of the arrow RZ. Press to secure.

  Next, the user grasps the clamp operation part 31 shown in FIG. 6, rotates the clamp lid part 3 in the closing direction along the RS direction, and closes the casing-side clamp part 50 by the clamp lid part 3. As a result, as shown in FIG. 20A, the first tube sandwiching portion 51 and the housing member 37 are sandwiched, and the second tube sandwiching portion 52 and the housing member 36 are sandwiched. Moreover, the wafer WF is moved from the wafer cassette WC to the standby position PS1 below the two tubes T1 and T2 having the same thickness as shown in FIG. 20B. For this reason, the wafer WF shown in FIG. 17 is heated to, for example, about 300 ° C. by the heating of the wafer heater 110. The heated wafer WF is raised along the Z1 direction from the standby position PS1 indicated by the broken line to the fusing position PS2 indicated by the solid line, as shown in FIG. 20B, by the operation of the cam motor 117 shown in FIG. Therefore, this wafer WF can melt two tubes T1 and T2 having the same thickness.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 20 (C), when the clamp motor 56 shown in FIG. 7 is operated according to a command from the control unit 100, when the clamp motor 56 rotates the gear 56G, the first tube holding member 35 and the second tube. The pressing member 53 is integrated with the housing member 37 and the first tube sandwiching portion 51 and rotates 180 degrees while holding the first tube T1 and the second tube T2. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 20D, the wafer WF is lowered from the fusing position PS2 to the standby position PS1 along the Z2 direction, and the portions of the tubes T1 and T2 on the side rotated 180 degrees are pushed in the X2 direction. .
As a result, one end of the tube T1 on the side melted by the wafer WF and rotated 180 degrees and one end of the tube T2 are connected to the other end of the tube T2 on the non-rotated side and the other end of the tube T1. Each of the end portions is pressed and joined. Thereafter, when the tubes T1 and T2 are cooled, the aseptic joining is completed.
The used wafer WF is discharged to the used wafer W take-out section 58 as shown in FIG. 1 by the operation of the wafer feeding unit 83 shown in FIG. Thereby, the user can pick up the used wafer WF with a finger and take it out.

After that, when the user grasps the clamp operation unit 31 shown in FIG. 1 again and lifts it in the direction of the arrow RT, the clamp lid 3 is separated from the housing side clamp unit 50 as shown in FIG. The user removes and separates the tubes T1 and T2 after being joined as shown in FIGS. 20E and 20F from the housing-side clamp 50. As described above, as shown in FIG. 20 (F), the tube T1 on the dialysate bag BL side shown in FIG. 5 and the tube T2 on the user M side can be joined aseptically and simply. it can.
As described above, when the wafer WF in the wafer cassette WC shown in FIG. 1 moves in the Y1 direction from the wafer cassette WC as shown in FIG. 17 and is positioned at the standby position PS1 shown in FIG. The two contact points 131 of the WF are connected to the wafer heater 110, and the wafer WF generates heat when the wafer heater 110 generates heat according to a command from the control unit 100.

  As shown in FIG. 10, two tubes T1 and T2 are fitted in the fitting groove 52C between the first protrusion 52A and the second protrusion 52B, and a fan FN is formed below the heat generating wafer WF. Has been placed. When the wafer WF shown in FIG. 17 is raised from the standby position PS1 to the fusing position PS2, and the wafer WF is fusing and joining the two tubes T1 and T2, the gas of the plasticizer is supplied from the two tubes T1 and T2. Will occur. This plasticizer gas can be reliably discharged from the opening 6 of the bottom surface 2A to the outside of the housing 2 by the rotation of the fan FN, as indicated by the thick arrow MY. Since the fan FN and the opening portion 6 for the fan FN are arranged not on the side surface portion of the housing 2 but on the bottom surface portion of the housing 2, the fan FN and the opening portion on the side surface portion of the housing 2 are provided. Thus, the plasticizer gas is not directly ejected to the side. For this reason, even if a plastic product is placed in the vicinity of the casing 2, the plasticizer gas is not directly blown against the plastic product, so that the plastic product is not adversely affected such that a part of the plastic product is melted.

Next, the structure of the display unit 8 of the aseptic joining apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 will be described with reference to FIG.
FIG. 21A is a perspective view showing a state in which the display unit 8 is closed and housed in the upper surface part 2F of the housing 2. FIG. 21B is a perspective view showing the display unit 8 from the upper surface part 2F of the housing 2. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that it opened and was able to be displayed. The display unit 8 is preferably a color liquid crystal display (LCD).
The display unit 8 includes a color liquid crystal display screen unit 201, a support cover 202 for supporting the display screen unit 201, and a rotation angle setting unit 203. The color display screen unit 200 is preferably supported by a plate-like support cover 202 made of plastic. In the state where the color liquid crystal display screen unit 201 is housed on the housing 2 side, the support cover 202 forms a part of the outer shape of the upper surface portion 2F of the housing 2. The support cover 202 is provided with a knob portion 202T for the user to hold with the finger when the display unit 8 is changed from the stored state to the displayable state.
The display unit 8 is fitted into a storage recess 205 provided in the upper surface 2 </ b> F of the housing 2, so that the color liquid crystal display screen unit 201 of the display unit 8 is stored in the housing 2. The closed state can be maintained. Thereby, when the aseptic joining apparatus 1 is not used, the color liquid crystal display screen unit 201 can be protected.

  The user picks the knob portion 202T shown in FIG. 21A, and rotates the display unit 8 in the CM direction about the central axis CL3 of the fulcrum portion 199 for rotation. Accordingly, the color liquid crystal display screen unit 201 of the display unit 8 shown in FIG. 21A can be opened and brought into a displayable state as shown in FIG. Conversely, the user rotates the display unit 8 shown in FIG. 21B in the CN direction about the central axis CL3 of the fulcrum 199 for rotation. Thus, the display unit 8 shown in FIG. 21B can be opened and displayed, and the display unit 8 can be closed and stored as shown in FIG.

  A rotation angle setting unit 203 is disposed on the back surface 202B of the support cover 202 shown in FIG. The rotation angle setting unit 203 provides a predetermined opening degree as shown in FIG. 21B while giving the user a sense of rotational mode (click feeling) with respect to the upper surface 2F of the housing 2 of the display unit 8. Can be opened and held in a displayable state. As illustrated in FIG. 21B, the rotation angle setting unit 203 includes a plurality of protrusions 210, 211, and 212 for setting a click feeling, and an elastic member 213. The plurality of protrusions 210, 211, and 212 are formed at the same angular interval on the end portion 214 of the support cover 202 on the fulcrum 199 side for rotation. The elastic member 213 is fixed to the upper surface portion 2F side of the housing 2 and is formed by molding a metal plate member.

  The elastic member 213 has a recess 215 for fitting any one of the plurality of protrusions 210, 211, and 212 according to the rotation angle of the display unit 8. In the state where the display portion 8 shown in FIG. 21A is closed and stored, the protrusion 210 fits into the concave portion 215 of the elastic member 213. In a state where the display unit 8 is lifted to some extent, the next projection 211 fits into the recess 215 of the elastic member 213. Then, when the display unit 8 shown in FIG. 21B is opened and used in a displayable state, the next protrusion 212 is further fitted into the recess 215 of the elastic member 213. As a result, when the user places the display unit 8 in the retracted state or tilts the display unit 8 into a displayable state, the user can obtain an operation click feeling on the display unit 8. The display unit 8 can be held in the closed and stored state as shown in FIG. 21A, and is securely held in the displayable state by being opened and inclined at a predetermined angle as shown in FIG. 21B. it can. The number of protrusions 210, 211, and 212 is not limited to three as shown in FIG. 21, but is not limited to two in the illustrated example, and may be two or four or more.

  As shown in FIG. 17, in order to melt and pressurize the two tubes T <b> 1 and T <b> 2, the display unit 8 illustrated in FIGS. 21 and 1 is positioned away from the clamp lid unit 3 and the housing side clamp unit. Is arranged. Moreover, in order to secure the display area of the color liquid crystal display screen 201 of the display unit 8 as large as possible within the dimensions of the housing 2, the exclusive area of the display unit 8 is the clamp lid portion of the upper surface 2 </ b> F of the housing 2. 3 is secured using most of the rear area. When the aseptic joining apparatus 1 is not used, in order to protect the color liquid crystal display screen unit 201 of the display unit 8, the color liquid crystal display screen unit 201 is provided with a recess 205 for storing the housing 2 shown in FIG. It can be accommodated in the recess 205 so as to face the side. Accordingly, when the display unit 8 is not used, the color liquid crystal display screen unit 201 can be stored in the storage recess 205, so that the color liquid crystal display screen unit 201 can be protected.

The display contents displayed on the color liquid crystal display screen section 201 of the display section 8 are such that the display contents cannot be directly seen by the user when the clamp cover section 3 is opened as shown in FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the user can directly view the display contents in the closed state. As a result, the user can securely close the clamp lid 3 and start fusing and joining the two tubes T1 and T2 while directly viewing the display content of the color liquid crystal display screen 201. it can. As shown in FIG. 21 (B), the user operates the [Join] button 7E of the operation unit 7 and visually confirms the display content displayed on the color liquid crystal display screen unit 201 of the display unit 8, The operation | work which melts | melts the two tubes T1 and T2 and carries out pressure joining can be performed.
The display unit 8 is disposed on the upper surface 2F side of the housing 2 and is positioned above the wafer cassette storage unit 82, the wafer feeding unit 83, the main substrate 80, and the DC input substrate 81. . However, even if the thin display portion 8 is accommodated in the recess 205 and adopts a structure, the space inside the housing 2 is not narrowed. Therefore, the wafer cassette housing unit 82 shown in FIG. The arrangement of the unit 83, the main board 80, and the DC input board 81 is not affected.

  As shown in FIG. 21, the display unit 8 can be opened from the stored state to the displayable state around the central axis CL <b> 3 on the upper surface 2 </ b> F of the housing 2, and the display unit 8 can be opened in the stored state of the display unit 8. Since the concave portion 205 for accommodating the display screen portion 201 is formed in the upper surface portion 2F of the housing 2, the user can place the display portion 8 around the central axis CL3 in the upper surface portion 2F of the housing 2. By simply opening from the storage state to the displayable state, it is possible to reliably notify the user of display contents such as work confirmation items for tube joining work, and in the storage state of the display unit 8, the display screen unit Since 201 can be stored in the concave portion 205 of the upper surface portion 2F of the housing 2, the display screen portion 201 can be protected.

  As shown in FIG. 21, in the displayable state, the display unit 8 includes a rotation angle setting unit 203 that holds the display unit while being inclined at a predetermined rotation angle about the central axis CL3. Can be tilted at a predetermined rotation angle and kept in a displayable state, the display content displayed on the display screen unit 201 can be easily visually confirmed, and the visibility of the display content is improved.

Next, an example of display contents displayed on the color liquid crystal display screen unit 201 of the display unit 8 described above will be described.
As shown in FIG. 12, the color liquid crystal display screen unit 201 of the display unit 8 displays the following display contents to the user in response to a command from the control unit 100.
The aseptic assembling apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 is displayed as a display content in order to ensure that the user can perform the pressure joining operation by fusing the two tubes T1 and T2 without mistakes. There are, for example, “work confirmation items”, “attention items”, “failure notification items”, “replacement items”, and the like.
FIGS. 22A to 22C and FIGS. 23A to 23C exemplify “work confirmation items” 250. FIG. 24 (A) to FIG. 24 (D) exemplify “attention items” 251. FIG. 25A illustrates a “failure notification item” 252, and FIG. 25B illustrates a “replacement communication item” 253.

  The “work confirmation items” 250 illustrated in FIGS. 22A to 22C and FIGS. 23A to 23C are the same as those already described with reference to FIGS. 18A to 18C. 19A to FIG. 19B. The “work confirmation items” 250 illustrated in FIGS. 22A to 22C and FIGS. 23A to 23C are displayed on the color liquid crystal display screen unit according to the command of the control unit 100 of FIG. In 201, the explanatory illustration and the explanatory text can be repeatedly displayed at intervals of an arbitrary length. The user confirms the “work confirmation item 250 by visual inspection and sandwiches and fixes the two tubes T1 and T2 by voice guidance output from the speaker SP in response to a command from the control unit 100 shown in FIG. Can be performed without being confused while confirming with visual and voice.

“Awareness matters” 251 illustrated in FIGS. 24A to 24D will be described. These “attention items” 251 are repeatedly displayed on the color liquid crystal display screen unit 201 at intervals of an arbitrary length.
24A, the tube T2 shown in FIG. 9 includes a first projection 51A of the first tube sandwiching portion 51, a sandwiching groove 51C of the second projection 51B, and a second tube sandwiching portion 52. In order to make the user confirm whether or not the first protrusion 52A and the second protrusion 52B are floating from the sandwiching groove 52C.
24B shows that the setting position of the connector CT of the tube T1 is sandwiched between the first projection 51A of the first tube sandwiching portion 51 on the left side and the sandwiching groove 51C of the second projection 51B. In order to make the user confirm that “the connector CT should be set so as to come out of the tube setting auxiliary tool 4”.

“Caution” 251 shown in FIG. 24C indicates to the user that “when a plurality of wafers WF in the wafer cassette WC are stored obliquely, the wafer cassette WC is not used”. It is displayed for confirmation.
“Caution” 251 shown in FIG. 24 (C) indicates that the user must press the “Join” button 7B shown in FIG. “Do not touch the joining device 1” is displayed for the user to confirm.
Note that the user confirms “Awareness matters” 251 illustrated in FIGS. 24A to 24D displayed on the color liquid crystal display screen unit 201, and the user confirms the “work confirmation matters”. "250" is visually confirmed, and the user can perform fusing and pressure bonding of the tube by listening to the voice guidance output from the speaker SP according to the command of the control unit 100 shown in FIG.

Next, a “failure notification item” 252 illustrated in FIG. 25A is displayed on the color liquid crystal display screen unit 201 when the aseptic joining apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 fails and cannot be used. The In this case, in response to a command from the control unit 100 in FIG. 12, the color liquid crystal display screen unit 201 displays “[failure] Please contact the call center” and “call center telephone number”. . Even when a failure is displayed in the “failure notification item” 252, the user is not confused while visually confirming and confirming with the voice by the voice guidance output from the speaker SP according to the command of the control unit 100 shown in FIG. 12. You can contact the call center.
As an example of needing to contact the call center due to a failure, the wafer used for fusing two tubes falls into the housing 2 or the user shows in FIG. This is the case, for example, when the [Join] lamp 7F shown in FIG. In these cases, the user immediately stops using the aseptic joining apparatus 1 and contacts the call center.

  The “replacement communication item” 253 illustrated in FIG. 25B is, for example, a “required charge display” 255 when the remaining capacity of the battery BA shown in FIG. 1 is a “wafer cassette replacement display” 256 or the like indicating that the wafer WF in the wafer cassette WC shown in FIG. 1 is lost and the wafer cassette WC needs to be replaced. Also in these cases, the voice guidance output from the speaker SP according to the command of the control unit 100 shown in FIG. 12 allows the user to charge the battery BA or use the wafer cassette that cannot be used without being confused while confirming visually and by voice. The WC can be replaced with a new wafer cassette WC.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 26 (A), the display part 8A of the aseptic joining apparatus 1A is in the housed state, and in FIG. 26 (B), the display part 8A of the aseptic joining apparatus 1A is in a displayable state.
In the aseptic joining apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 21, the display unit 8 is attached using a hinge so as to be opened and closed. In contrast, in the aseptic joining apparatus 1A shown in FIG. 26, the display unit 8A has the same structure as the display unit 8 shown in FIG. 21, but as shown in FIG. By sliding the display unit 8A in the Y2 direction from the housed state, the position of the display unit 8A can be changed to a displayable state as shown in FIG. As a result, for example, “work confirmation items”, “warning items”, “failure notification items”, and “replacement notification items” already described using the entire screen of the color liquid crystal display screen unit 201 of the display unit 8A. Etc. can be displayed as display contents. Then, as shown in FIG. 26B, when the user slides the display unit 8A in the Y1 direction again, as shown in FIG. 26A, one of the color liquid crystal display screen unit 201 of the display unit 8A. The part screen 201S can be returned to the housed state by being housed in the housing part 2U of the upper surface part 2F of the housing 2.

As shown in FIG. 26, the display portion 8 is provided with a protrusion 8T, and the storage portion 2U is provided with a stopper 2S. Accordingly, as shown in FIG. 26A, when the display unit 8 is pulled out in the Y2 direction, the projection 8T of the display unit 8 abuts against the stopper 2S, thereby preventing the display unit 8 from being detached. .
As described above, when the display unit 8 is not used, the partial screen 201S of the display unit 8 can be stored in the storage unit 2U of the upper surface 2F of the housing 2, and when the display unit 8 is used, it is slid in the Y2 direction. Therefore, there is an advantage that the enlargement of the housing 2 can be avoided while the color liquid crystal display screen 201 of the display unit 8 is enlarged. That is, the display unit 8 shown in FIG. 26 is slidably attached to the upper surface part 2F of the housing 2 so that the position of the display unit 8 can be changed from the stored state to the displayable state. Then, a storage portion 2U for storing a part of the display screen portion 201 of the display portion 8 is formed on the upper surface portion 2F of the housing 2.
For this reason, the user can change the position from the housed state to the displayable state simply by sliding the display portion 8A on the upper surface portion 2F of the housing 2, and display such as “work confirmation items” of the tube joining work. The contents can be surely notified to the user. Moreover, in the storage state of the display unit 8A, a part 201S of the display screen unit 201 can be stored in the storage unit 2U. For this reason, the display screen unit 201 can secure a larger display area than the case where the display screen unit 201 adopts a structure in which a part of the display screen unit cannot be stored in the storage unit. Will improve.

  In the aseptic joining device 1, 1A of the embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 21, the upper surface 2F of the housing 2 is sandwiched between the housing 2 and the first tube T1 and the second tube T2. When the aseptic bonding apparatus 1 is used, the clamp lid 3 is disposed and can be opened / closed with respect to the housing 2 and the upper surface 2F of the housing 2 is disposed so that the position can be changed from the stored state to the displayable state. Display units 8 and 8A for displaying display contents in a displayable state. For this reason, the display units 8 and 8A can reliably notify the user of the display contents such as the work confirmation items for the tube joining work simply by changing the position from the housed state to the displayable state. it can. For this reason, the visibility of display content improves and it can notify to a user the display content important for performing joining work reliably.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the claims.
The aseptic joining device of the present invention is not only used for aseptic joining of two equal-sized tubes for exchanging peritoneal dialysate. The aseptic joining apparatus of the present invention can also be used to automatically join two tubes of the same diameter used for blood transfusion in aseptic conditions, for example, and contaminate bacteria when joining the two tubes. Therefore, the sterility of the blood components in the tube and bag can be maintained.
The display unit 8 shown in FIG. 21 preferably employs a color liquid crystal display device, but is not limited thereto, and may be, for example, an organic EL (electroluminescence) display device.
A part of each configuration of the above embodiment can be omitted, or can be arbitrarily combined so as to be different from the above.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Aseptic joining apparatus, 2 ... Housing, 2U ... Storage part, 3 ... Clamp lid part, 4 ... Tube set auxiliary tool, 8 ... Display part, 50 ... Case side clamp part, 201 ... Display screen part, 203 ... Rotation angle setting part, CL3 ... Central axis for opening and closing the display part, WF ... Wafer, T1 ... First tube, T2 ... Second tube

Claims (4)

After fusing the first tube and the second tube in a state where the first tube and the second tube are fixed, the melted end of the first tube and the melted end of the second tube are switched and joined. An aseptic joining apparatus,
A housing,
A lid that is disposed on the upper surface of the housing for sandwiching and fixing the first tube and the second tube, and is openable and closable with respect to the housing;
A display unit that is arranged so that the position can be changed from a stored state to a displayable state on the upper surface of the housing, and that displays display contents in the displayable state when the aseptic joining apparatus is used. An aseptic joining apparatus characterized by that.   The display unit is supported on the upper surface portion of the housing so as to be able to open from the stored state to the displayable state around a central axis, and the display unit displays in the stored state of the display unit. The aseptic bonding apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a recess for accommodating the screen portion is formed in the upper surface portion of the casing.   The said display part has the rotation angle setting part which inclines at a predetermined rotation angle centering | focusing on the said central axis in the said displayable state, and hold | maintains the said display part. Aseptic joining device.   The display unit is slidably attached to the upper surface of the housing so that the position can be changed from the stored state to the displayable state. In the stored state of the display unit, The aseptic joining apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a storage portion for storing a part of the display screen portion of the display portion is formed on the upper surface portion of the casing.

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