JP2014126483A - Sensor storage container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sensor storage container allowing mounting work of a sensor in a stable state when the sensor is mounted on a measuring apparatus.SOLUTION: In a container 1, a plurality of sensors 7 are stored in an upward stacked state. A sensor extruding mechanism 3 includes an extruding body 6 that extrudes, from a sensor discharge port 4, out of the container, the electrode part 10 of the uppermost sensor, of sensors energized by an energizing body to the sensor extruding mechanism side. The sensor extruding mechanism includes a backward-movement prevention body 22 for preventing the sensor extruded out of the container by the extruding body from backward moving into the sensor extruding mechanism.

Description

  The present invention relates to a sensor storage container that stores, for example, a sensor for measuring a blood glucose level.

  A conventional sensor storage container includes a container having an opening on the upper surface side in which a plurality of sensors are stacked in an upward direction, a sensor push-out mechanism provided in the opening of the container, A biasing body that biases the sensor toward the sensor push-out mechanism, and a cover that covers the sensor push-out mechanism on the upper surface side of the container so as to be openable and closable. The sensor push-out mechanism has a plate-like shape having a spotted portion on the end side. From the sensor discharge port, it has the structure which has the extrusion body which extrudes the electrode part out of the said container.

  Then, when the extruded body is slid to the sensor discharge port side, a part of the sensor is pushed out of the sensor pushing mechanism. In this state, the pushed sensor part is inserted into the measuring instrument, and the sensor is inserted into the measuring instrument. (For example, the following patent document 1).

JP 2003-344424 A

  The problem in the above conventional example is that it is inconvenient.

  That is, when the user slides the extruded body of the sensor push-out mechanism toward the sensor discharge port, the sensor storage container of the conventional example is in a state where a part of the sensor is pushed out of the sensor push-out mechanism. Then, the extruded sensor portion is inserted into the measuring instrument, and the sensor is attached to the measuring instrument.

  At this time, in order to prevent the sensor pushed out of the sensor push-out mechanism from moving backward into the sensor push-out mechanism, the user must fix the push-out body at the top of the container using, for example, the thumb of the left hand. It becomes. Then, with the other left finger of the same left hand holding the container, the sensor is attached to the measuring instrument held with the right hand.

  In this way, it is very unstable when the extruded body at the top of the container is fixed with the thumb of the left hand and the container is held with the other finger of the same hand, and it is not possible to perform sensor mounting work in this unstable state. It was difficult and unusable.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to improve usability.

  In order to achieve this object, a container having an opening on the upper surface side in which a plurality of sensors are stacked in a stacked state, a sensor push-out mechanism provided at the opening of the container, and the container A biasing body that biases the sensor toward the sensor push-out mechanism on the lower side, and a lid that covers the sensor push-out mechanism on the upper surface side of the container so as to be openable and closable. The sensor push-out mechanism has a plate-like shape having a spotted portion on the other end side, and the sensor push-out mechanism moves the uppermost sensor out of the sensors urged toward the sensor push-out mechanism side by the biasing body. The sensor extruding body has an extruded body that pushes the electrode portion out of the container, and the sensor pushing mechanism includes a sensor that is pushed out of the container by the extruding body. A structure in which a reversing-prevention member that prevents the, thereby making it possible to achieve the intended purpose.

  As described above, the sensor storage container of the present invention includes a container having an opening on the upper surface side in which a plurality of sensors are stacked in an upward direction, and a sensor push-out mechanism provided at the opening of the container. An urging body for urging the sensor toward the sensor push-out mechanism side in the lower part of the container, and a lid that covers the sensor push-out mechanism on the upper surface side of the container so as to be openable and closable. The sensor push-out mechanism has the uppermost sensor out of the sensors urged toward the sensor push-out mechanism by the urging body. The sensor extruding mechanism includes an extruding body that pushes the electrode portion out of the container from the sensor discharge port. The sensor extruding mechanism includes the sensor that is pushed out of the container by the extruding body. Since it is obtained by a structure in which a reversing-prevention member that prevents the reverse, it is possible to improve usability.

  That is, in the present invention, after the user first opens the lid of the container and then pushes the extruded body appearing on the upper surface of the container toward the sensor outlet, the sensor electrode is pushed out of the sensor outlet. . At this time, since the reverse movement preventing portion is disposed on the side opposite to the electrode of the sensor, it is possible to prevent the sensor from moving backward into the container.

  Therefore, since it is not necessary to fix the extruded body when mounting the sensor on the measuring instrument, the user can hold both sides of the container with all fingers and hold the container stably.

  As a result, the sensor can be mounted in this stable state, so that the usability can be improved.

The perspective view of the sensor storage container which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. Same perspective view of sensor container Same sectional view of the sensor container The exploded perspective view of the sensor stored in the sensor storage container Same part perspective view of sensor storage container Same part perspective view of sensor storage container Same part perspective view of sensor storage container Same part perspective view of sensor storage container Same side view of the sensor storage container

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

(Embodiment 1)
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a rectangular parallelepiped container having a rectangular opening 2 (FIG. 3) on the upper surface side. In the opening 2 of the container 1, a sensor push-out mechanism 3 covers the opening 2. Is provided. This sensor push-out mechanism 3 has a sensor discharge port 4 on the front end side, a rectangular opening 5 provided on the upper surface thereof, and a push body 6 mounted above the opening 5.

  When the extruded body 6 is slid horizontally from the state shown in FIG. 1 to the state shown in FIG. 2 toward the sensor outlet 4, the sensor 7 in the container 1 is exposed from the sensor outlet 4. It is like that.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the description of the container 1 will be continued.

  The container 1 has a lid 8 that covers the sensor push-out mechanism 3 so as to be freely opened and closed, and the lid 8 is connected by a flexible connecting portion 9. Note that the container 1, the lid 8, and the connection portion 9 are integrally formed of synthetic resin, and when the container 1 is closed by the lid 8, the inside of the container 1 is in a sealed state.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a long plate-shaped sensor 7 is stacked in the container 1 with the electrode portion 10 provided on one end thereof facing the sensor outlet 4 side of the container 1 and facing upward. Stored.

  The structure of the sensor 7 is a well-known structure. As shown in FIG. 4, a long plate-shaped substrate 11, a spacer 12, and a cover 13 are laminated and integrated by bonding. A spotting portion 14 is provided on the other end side opposite to the electrode portion 10 on the one end side, and blood and the reagent 15 are reacted by spotting blood on the spotting portion 14.

  Returning to FIG. 3 and continuing the description, the container 1 is provided with an urging body 16 for urging the polymerized sensor 7 toward the sensor push-out mechanism 3 on the upper surface of the container 1. The sensor 7 is pressed to the opening 5 side through the sensor base 17.

  In addition, the inside of the container 1 that is in a sealed state with the lid 8 closed is dried with a desiccant 18.

  The extruded body 6 of the sensor push-out mechanism 3 has a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and as shown in FIG. 1, sliding portions 19 provided on both sides thereof are slidably engaged with slide grooves 20 on the side surface of the sensor push-out mechanism 3. . Further, the two extrusion protrusions 21 provided on the lower surface side are inserted into the container 1 inward from the opening 5, and as shown in FIG. It is made to contact | abut to site | parts other than this spotting part 14 in an edge part.

  When the user slides the extruded body 6 to the sensor discharge port 4 side from the state shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 2, the two extruded protrusions 21 are urged by the urging body 16. 7, the sensor 7 on the uppermost side (sensor pusher mechanism 3 side) is pushed out in the direction of the sensor discharge port 4 from the state shown in FIGS. 5 to 6. The sensor 7 is pushed out by about half from the electrode unit 10 side to the outside of the sensor push-out mechanism 3 through the sensor discharge port 4 and stops.

  5 is a diagram showing the relationship between the extruded body 6 and the sensor 7 in the state of FIG. 1, and FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the relationship between the extruded body 6 and the sensor 7 in the state of FIG.

  The feature of the present embodiment is that, in order to prevent the sensor 7 pushed out of the sensor push-out mechanism 3 from going back into the sensor push-out mechanism 3, as shown in FIGS. That is, the mechanism 3 is provided with the reverse movement preventing body 22.

  The reverse prevention body 22 is an elastic body having a long plate shape, and is widened on one end side, and is adhered to the sensor discharge port 4 side around the opening 5 of the sensor push-out mechanism 3.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a stopper 23 that hangs down toward the sensor 7 is provided on the other end side of the reverse movement preventing body 22. As shown in FIG. 1, the stopper 23 is inserted in the container 1 inward from the opening 5 and is rotatable in the vertical direction of the sensor discharge port 4 through the opening 5, but is always elastically biased downward. Is granted.

  7 is a diagram showing the relationship between the stopper 23 and the sensor 7 in the states of FIGS. 1 and 5, and FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the relationship between the stopper 23 and the sensor 7 in the states of FIGS. ing.

  Then, before the extruded body 6 is slid, as shown in FIG. 1, when it is on the side opposite to the sensor discharge port 4, as shown in FIG. It is pressed to the spotting part 14 side rather than 10 by the elastic force.

  For this reason, the stopper 23 does not damage the electrode part 10.

  When the user slides the extruded body 6 from the state shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 2, the sensor 7 is pushed by the extruded body 6, and the spotted portion 14 of the sensor 7 is The state shown in FIG. 8 is pushed out until it passes through the stopper 23.

  Immediately before the state shown in FIG. 8, the spotted portion 14 of the sensor 7 passes through the stopper 23, so that the stopper 23 pressed against the upper surface of the sensor 7 moves to the sensor 7 a on the lower surface side of the sensor 7. It falls and is pressed between the electrode portion 10a and the spotting portion 14a of the sensor 7a on the lower surface side.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the stopper 23 blocks the reverse path (the path in the direction opposite to the arrow A) into the sensor push-out mechanism 3 and returns the sensor 7 into the sensor push-out mechanism 3. It will disappear.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the electrode portion 10 of the sensor 7 is in a state of being exposed about half from the sensor discharge port 4. The sensor 7 is prevented from moving backward by the stopper 23 and is held by the sensor push-out mechanism 3 at a portion remaining in the sensor push-out mechanism 3.

  Here, the user can hold the container 1 stably, for example, by grasping both side surfaces of the container 1 using all fingers of the left hand. Then, when the electrode portion 10 of the sensor 7 held in the sensor discharge port 4 of the sensor push-out mechanism 3 is inserted into a sensor insertion port (not shown) of a measuring instrument (not shown) held in the right hand, the sensor 7 is It will be attached to a measuring instrument (not shown).

  As described above, the sensor can be attached while stably holding the container 1 using all the fingers of the left hand. As a result, the usability can be improved.

  Further, when the sensor 7 is mounted on a measuring instrument (not shown), the sensor 7 has a force to push back into the sensor push-out mechanism 3 due to the mounting resistance of the measuring instrument (not shown). Since the backward movement into the sensor push-out mechanism 3 is prevented, the user can easily use the sensor 7 that is stably stationary as a measuring instrument (not shown).

  When the sensor 7 passes the stopper 23 from the state shown in FIG. 7 to the state shown in FIG. 8, as described above, the stopper 23 on the upper surface of the sensor 7 is placed on the sensor 7a on the lower surface side from the sensor 7. Fall. At this time, a “click” sound is heard. From this falling sound, the user can recognize that the stopper 23 has been lowered.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 7, the stopper 23 is provided with a claw 24 that hooks the sensor 7 on the side that contacts the sensor 7 on the surface on the sensor discharge port 4 side. The claw 24 protrudes toward the sensor discharge port 4 from the upper side thereof in contact with the sensor 7.

  For this reason, the reverse movement of the sensor 7 can be reliably prevented.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 4, the lowermost substrate 11 of the sensor 7 is provided with a notch portion 11a for facilitating the spotting of blood on the spotting portion 14 side. As shown in FIG. 9, the reverse movement of the sensor 7 is reliably prevented by hooking the claw 24 to the notch 11a.

  As described above, the sensor storage container of the present invention includes a container having an opening on the upper surface side in which a plurality of sensors are stacked in an upward direction, and a sensor push-out mechanism provided at the opening of the container. An urging body for urging the sensor toward the sensor push-out mechanism side in the lower part of the container, and a lid that covers the sensor push-out mechanism on the upper surface side of the container so as to be openable and closable. The sensor push-out mechanism has the uppermost sensor out of the sensors urged toward the sensor push-out mechanism by the urging body. The sensor extruding mechanism includes an extruding body that pushes the electrode portion out of the container from the sensor discharge port. The sensor extruding mechanism includes the sensor that is pushed out of the container by the extruding body. Since it is obtained by a structure in which a reversing-prevention member that prevents the reverse, it is possible to improve usability.

  That is, in the present invention, after the user first opens the lid of the container and then pushes the extruded body appearing on the upper surface of the container toward the sensor outlet, the sensor electrode is pushed out of the sensor outlet. . At this time, since the reverse movement preventing portion is disposed on the side opposite to the electrode of the sensor, it is possible to prevent the sensor from moving backward into the container.

  Therefore, since it is not necessary to fix the extruded body when mounting the sensor on the measuring instrument, the user can hold both sides of the container with all fingers and stably hold the container.

  As a result, the sensor can be mounted in this stable state, so that the usability can be improved.

  Therefore, for example, it is expected to be widely used as a sensor storage container for storing a sensor for measuring a blood sugar level.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Container 2 Opening part 3 Sensor extrusion mechanism 4 Sensor discharge port 5 Opening part 6 Extrusion body 7 Sensor 7a Sensor 8 Lid 9 Connection part 10 Electrode part 10a Electrode part 11 Substrate 11a Notch part 12 Spacer 13 Cover 14 Spotting part 14a Spotting Part 15 Reagent 16 Biasing body 17 Sensor base 18 Desiccant 19 Sliding part 20 Sliding groove 21 Extrusion protrusion 22 Backward movement prevention body 23 Stopper 24 Claw

Claims (5)

A container having an opening on the upper surface side in which a plurality of sensors are stored in a stacked state, a sensor push-out mechanism provided in the opening of the container, and a sensor in the lower part in the container. An urging body for urging the mechanism side, and a lid that covers the sensor push-out mechanism on the upper surface side of the container so as to be freely opened and closed,
The sensor has a plate shape having an electrode portion on one end side and a spotted portion on the other end side,
The sensor push-out mechanism is configured such that the uppermost sensor among the sensors urged toward the sensor push-out mechanism by the urging member is disposed outside the container from the sensor discharge port of the sensor push-out mechanism. A configuration having an extruded body to be extruded,
A sensor storage container in which the sensor push-out mechanism is provided with a reverse prevention body for preventing the sensor pushed out of the container by the push-out body from going back into the sensor push-out mechanism. 2. The structure according to claim 1, wherein the reverse prevention body is an elastic body having a long plate shape, one end side of which is connected to the sensor push-out mechanism, and a stopper provided on the other end side is pressed against the sensor. Sensor storage container. The sensor storage container according to claim 2, wherein the stopper is configured to be pressed to the other end side of the electrode portion of the sensor. The stopper is pressed between the electrode portion of the sensor on the lower surface and the spotting portion in a state where the sensor is pushed out to the sensor discharge port side of the stopper by the pusher. The sensor storage container according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the sensor storage container is configured. The stopper is provided with a claw that hooks the sensor on a surface that contacts the sensor on the surface on the sensor discharge port side, and the claw contacts the sensor with a side that is in contact with the sensor rather than an upper side of the sensor discharge port. The sensor storage container according to claim 2, wherein the sensor storage container is protruded toward the side.

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