JP2022175972A - Label sticking device for urine collection cup - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a label sticking device for urine collection cups that can reduce the overall height dimension of the device.SOLUTION: A label sticking device for urine collection cups of the present invention comprises: a cup housing part 20 in which cups can be stacked downward and stored; label production and sticking means arranged above the cup housing part; second cup transfer means 40 which receives a cup from below the cup housing part and raises the received cup to a label sticking position of the label production and sticking means; a cup discharge part which discharges the cup after sticking the label to the cup discharge part arranged on the upper front of the device; and a control device which controls the operation of the cup housing part, the label production and sticking means, the cup transfer means, and the cup discharge part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 9

Description

(1) May 14, 2021 On the website of Technomedica Co., Ltd. (https://www.technomedica-special.jp/pdf/AI_500_202105.pdf), Released urine collection cup labeling device (urine cup labeling device for blood collection and urine collection reception system AI-500)

The present invention relates to a urine cup labeling device that automatically affixes an identification label to a urine cup.

Conventionally, when a subject uses a urine collection cup for urinalysis in a hospital or the like, in order to identify who the urine collection cup belongs to, the subject's name is written on the urine collection cup with a marker or the like. method was adopted.
However, it is troublesome work to write the name on the surface of the urinalysis cup each time a urine test is performed. In addition, patients with the same gender and homonym cannot be identified only by their names.
In order to solve the above problems, the applicant has already proposed several urine collection cup labeling devices that automatically affix an identification label to a urine test cup (Patent Documents 1 and 2).
The urine collection cup labeling device according to Patent Document 1 is integrally provided with a cup holder, a label printing/pasting unit, and a magnetic card reader. When the card is read, the cup holder moves the urine collection cup to the labeling position, the label printing/pasting unit automatically creates a label corresponding to the patient, and the created identification label is automatically placed on the surface of the urine collection cup. It is configured to stick to the target.
The apparatus according to Patent Document 2 is an automatic blood/urine collection reception apparatus having a function of attaching a label to a urine collection cup, and includes a magnetic card reader, a cup storage unit for stacking and stocking empty urine collection cups, and urine collection from the cup storage unit. Equipped with a cup holder that receives the cup and carries the urine collection cup to the extraction position after affixing the label, and a label printing/applying unit that automatically creates and affixes the patient's label corresponding to the patient identification information read by the magnetic card reader. This automatic reception apparatus for blood and urine collection accepts blood and urine collection, issues a numbered ticket, and automatically attaches an identification label to the urine collection label using the labeling mechanism for patients who require urine collection. Configured to stick.

Utility Model Registration No. 3035091 JP-A-2000-121644

However, the urine collection cup labeling apparatus of Patent Document 1 has a problem of low efficiency because the urine collection cup must be attached to the cup holder each time a label is attached to the urine collection cup.
Further, in the automatic blood and urine collection reception apparatus of Patent Document 2, the label printing/pasting unit is arranged below the cup storage section, and the cup storage section is configured to stack and stock empty urine collection cups. Therefore, if the position for receiving the cup after labeling, that is, the position for ejecting the cup after labeling from the label printing/applying unit is set to the optimum height, the cup accommodating portion extends upwards. As a result, there is a problem that the height of the entire apparatus is increased. If the overall height of the device is increased in this way, and the urine cup labeling device and the identification information reading device are configured separately as described above, the identification information reading device must be placed above the urine collection cup labeling device. It also leads to the problem that it cannot be installed in
Further, the urine collection cup labeling device and the automatic reception device for blood collection and urine collection disclosed in Patent Documents 1 and 2 described above each include a magnetic card reader integrally, and the identification information of the subject is read by the magnetic card reader. Since it is configured to read and to create and affix a label for the urine collection cup based on the read information, the following problems arise. In recent years, various forms of storage media, such as IC cards and barcodes, have come to be used as storage media for storing patient identification information, in addition to magnetic cards. The format of the stored storage medium is different. Therefore, if a reading device for reading identification information from an identification information storage medium such as a magnetic card reader is integrated, the identification information reading device must be replaced according to the storage medium used for each facility. A problem arises.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a urine cup labeling device that solves the above-described conventional problems and that can reduce the overall height of the device. In addition, it is an object of the present invention to provide a urine cup labeling device that can accommodate various types of storage media.

In order to achieve the above object, a urine collection cup labeling apparatus according to the present invention comprises a cup accommodating section capable of accommodating cups stacked downward, a label creating and applying means arranged above the cup accommodating section, A cup transfer means for receiving a cup from below the cup accommodating section and lifting the received cup to a label pasting position of the label making and pasting means, and ejecting the labeled cup to a cup extracting section arranged in the upper front part of the apparatus. and a control device for controlling the operations of the cup accommodating section, the label creating/pasting means, the cup transporting means, and the cup discharging section.
The cup receiving section, label making/pasting means, cup transporting means, cup discharging section and control device may be housed in one housing, and a mounting plate may be provided on the upper surface of the housing.
The cup transfer means includes a second cup transfer means arranged on the side of the cup containing portion to raise the cup from below to the label attaching position, and a cup feeding position of the cup containing portion arranged below the cup containing portion. , and a first cup transfer means straddling the cup receiving position of the second cup transfer means.
The second cup transfer means is configured to lift the cup along the cup storage section from a cup receiving position located below the cup storage section to a label applying position of the label creating and sticking means located above the cup storage section. obtain.
A reception device that reads a patient's identification number and receives at least a urine sample may be configured to be connectable with the control device.

A urine collection cup labeling apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a cup accommodating portion capable of accommodating cups stacked downward; label creating and pasting means disposed above the cup accommodating portion; Cup transfer means for receiving and lifting the received cup to the label pasting position of the label creating and pasting means, a cup discharging section for discharging the labeled cup to the cup discharging section arranged at the upper front part of the device, and the cup accommodating section. , label making and pasting means, cup transfer means and a cup discharging section. can be kept low.
By housing the cup containing section, the label making and pasting means, the cup transporting means, the cup ejecting section and the control device in one housing and providing a mounting plate on the top surface of the housing, for example, the identification number of the patient can be read, At least a receiving device for receiving urine collection can be mounted on the placing plate and used.
The cup transporting means includes a second cup transporting means arranged on the side of the cup containing portion to raise the cup from below to the label attaching position, and a cup feeding position of the cup containing portion arranged below the cup containing portion. and a first cup transfer means disposed straddling the cup receiving position of the second cup transfer means, wherein the second cup transfer means is moved from the cup receiving position located below the cup accommodating portion, The lateral width of the entire device can be minimized by constructing the cup so as to rise along the cup accommodating portion to the label attaching position of the label creating and attaching means arranged above.

1 is a front view of a urine cup labeling device according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a right side view of the urine cup labeling device shown in FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the urine cup labeling device shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the urine cup labeling device shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the front right direction; FIG. 5 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 4 showing a state in which the label creating/applying unit is pulled out and the front door is opened; FIG. 5 is a perspective view corresponding to FIG. 4 showing a state in which the cup accommodating portion is pulled out; FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the urine cup labeling device showing a state in which the cup is supplied to the cup supply position; FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the urine cup labeling device showing a state in which the cup is dropped onto the cup lifting guide member at the cup receiving position. FIG. 4 is a vertical cross-sectional view of the urine cup labeling device showing a state in which the cup lifting guide member is lifted to the labeling position; It is a figure which shows the positional relationship when it sees from the upper surface of a cup accommodating part and a 1st cup transfer means. It is a figure which shows the state which delivers a cup from a 2nd cup transfer means to a cup discharge means. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which a cup is ejected by the cup ejecting means; FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a state in which a blood collection and urine collection receiving device is combined with a urine collection cup labeling device.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of a urine cup labeling apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a front view of the urine cup labeling device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a right side view of the urine cup labeling device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the urine cup labeling device, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the urine cup labeling device shown in FIG. 1 as viewed from the front right direction.
Numeral 1 in the drawing indicates a housing, in which a label producing/applying section 10 is provided on the upper left in the front view in the housing 1, and a cup accommodating section 20 is provided below the label producing/applying section 10. The cup accommodating section 20 The first cup transfer means 30 is arranged below, the second cup transfer means 40 is arranged on the right side when viewed from the front, and the cup discharge section 50 is arranged on the upper right side when viewed from the front. Further, a controller 60 for controlling the operations of the label making/sticking section 10 , the cup accommodating section 20 , the first cup transfer means 30 and the second cup transfer means 40 is provided behind the housing 1 .

Particularly, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a flat mounting plate 2 is provided on the upper surface of the housing 1, and the housing 1 is used to mount a blood sampling and urine sampling reception device, etc., which will be described later. It functions as a possible mounting table. Reference numeral 2a in the figure denotes a wiring hole through which a connection line for connecting a control device 60 provided inside the housing 1 and, for example, a separate blood sampling and urine sampling reception device placed on the placement plate 2 is passed. is shown.
In addition, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the storage portion 3 of the label making/pasting portion 10 and the storage portion 4 of the cup storage portion 20 in the housing 1 are constructed so as to be able to be pulled out to the front of the device. Furthermore, a front door 5 that can be opened and closed is provided at a portion of the housing 1 corresponding to the front surface of the second cup transfer means 40 .

The label making/pasting unit 10 prints information about the patient on the supply roller 12 to which the base paper roll 11 with label is attached, the label of the base paper roll 11 with the label, and/or stores the information about the patient in the RFID provided on the label. A label producing means 13 (for example, a printer and/or a data writing device), a peeling plate 14 for peeling off the produced label, a sticking roller 15 for sticking the peeled label to the urine collection cup, and a backing paper after peeling the label. It consists of a backing paper recovery roller 16 for recovery (see FIGS. 5 and 7).

As shown in FIGS. 6 to 10, the cup accommodating portion 20 is composed of a cylindrical rotor 22 having six rows of vertically extending cup accommodating grooves 21 arranged at intervals of 60 degrees so that the cups can be stacked vertically. In this embodiment, each cup accommodating groove 21 is constructed so that 50 cups can be stacked and accommodated with the openings of the cups facing downward.
A radially movable pawl member is provided at the lower end of each cup accommodating groove 21, and the cups accommodated from the lower end of the cup accommodating groove 21 are transferred one by one at the cup supply position P1. It is constructed so that the means 30 can be drop-fed.
The cylindrical rotating body 22 configured as described above rotates so that when there is no cup in the cup accommodating groove 21 corresponding to the cup supply position P1, the next cup accommodating groove 21 comes to a position corresponding to the cup discharging position P1. do.

The first cup transfer means 30 is arranged below the cup accommodating portion 20 so as to straddle between a cup supply position P1 of the cup accommodating portion 20 and a cup delivery position P2 to the second cup transfer means 40, which will be described later. A disc member 32 is provided with a pair of cup guide members 31 diametrically opposed to each other and is configured to be rotatable about a rotary shaft 33. and a cup support member 34 . The pair of cup guide members 31 in the disk member 32 each have a through hole of a size that allows the cup to pass through, and the position corresponding to the second cup transfer means 40 in the cup support member 34 (that is, the cup transfer position) P2) is also formed with a through-hole that is sized to allow the cup to pass through.
With the configuration described above, the cup dropped and supplied to the cup guide member 31 at the cup supply position P1 is supported on the cup support member 34 (FIG. 7). When the disk member 32 is rotated in this state, the cup slides on the cup support member 34 while being guided by the cup guide member 31 and moves together with the disk member 32 . When the cup guide member 31 containing the cup reaches the cup delivery position P2, the cup drops downward from a through hole formed in the cup support member 34 and is attached to the cup elevation guide member 41 (FIG. 8).

The second cup transfer means 40 includes a vertical guide member 42 extending vertically from below the cup delivery position P2 to above the label attaching position P3 of the label producing unit 10 at the rear of the housing 1, and It has a lifting bracket 43 mounted to be able to move up and down, and a support bar 44 extending from the lifting bracket 43 toward the front of the housing 1 and supporting the cup lifting guide member 41 at its front portion. The cup lifting guide member 41 can be formed in a shape that matches the inside of the cup to be used, and when fully inserted into the cup as shown in FIGS. It is sized to project downward from the edge. A horizontally extending auxiliary bar 45 is provided behind the support bar 44 . Further, the second cup transfer means 40 is provided with a regulating member 46 arranged below the label sticking position P3. The support bar 44 is rotatable, and is normally maintained at a position where the cup lifting guide member 41 is vertically supported by a spring or the like. When the bar 45 hits the regulating member 46 and the cup lift guide member 41 is further lifted from that position to the label attaching position P3, the support bar 44 rotates against the force of the spring or the like, and the cup lift guide member 41 is lifted. toward the label making/applying unit 10 (see FIG. 9). This inclination angle is determined according to the inclination angle of the side surface of the urine collection cup to be used. , The regulating member 46 is provided at a position where the cup lifting guide member 41 is inclined by 6 degrees at the label sticking position P3. As a result, the side surface of the cup contacts the application roller 15 in parallel at the label application position P3, and the label can be neatly applied to the cup whose side surface is tapered and inclined. When the cup lifting guide member 41 is lowered after attaching the label, the auxiliary bar 45 is released from the regulating member 46, and the support bar 44 returns to the position where the cup lifting guide member 41 is vertical by the force of a spring or the like.

The cup discharge section 50 includes a pair of flap members 51 for receiving the labeled cup from the vertical guide member 42, a discharge plate member 52 for receiving the cup from the flap members 51 and provided with projections 52a for rotating the cup, and It has a cup extractor 53 in which the cup rotated by the discharge plate member 52 is accommodated (see FIGS. 11 and 12).
The pair of flap members 51 are provided on the movement track of the cup lifting guide member 41 in the second cup transfer means 40, and are configured to be rotatable about one side thereof. FIG. 11(a) shows a state in which the flap members 51 are in the reference position, and each flap member 51 is normally biased by a spring or the like so as to be in the basic position. The cup lift guide member 41, with the cup attached, contacts the flap member 51 at the basic position while it is being lifted toward the label attaching position P3, and when further lifted, the flap member 51 is lifted while opening it upward. (see FIG. 11(b)). When the cup lifting guide member 41 is lifted to a position where the flap member 51 rides over the opening edge of the cup mounted on the cup lifting guide member 41, the flap member 51 is rotated downward by the biasing force of the spring or the like in the closing direction. As a result, the tip of each flap member 51 comes into contact with the side surface of the cup lifting guide member 41 (see FIG. 11(c)). At a position slightly above this position, the cup lift guide member 41 is tilted as described above to affix the label to the cup. It rotates in a downward closing direction while engaging with the edge. As a result, when the cup lift guide member 41 is lowered below the flap member 51 , only the cup is removed from the cup lift guide member 41 and remains on the upper surface of the flap member 51 .
As shown in FIG. 12, the flap member 51 is inclined downward toward the front of the housing, and the discharge plate member 52 is forward of the tip of the flap member 51 and is spaced downward from the flap member 51. The discharge plate member 52 is also inclined downward toward the front of the housing. As a result, the labeled cup on the flap member 51 slides down from the flap member 51 onto the ejection plate member 52 (see FIG. 12(a)).
The ejecting plate member 52 has a projection 52a on its upper surface, and the tip edge of the cup that has slipped down from the flap member 51 is caught by the projection 52a and drops into the cup extraction portion 53 while rotating ( See FIGS. 12(b) and (c)). The cup take-out portion 53 protrudes forward from the front door 5 of the housing 1 as shown in FIGS. As a result, the labeled cup that has slipped down from the flap member 51 and the discharge plate member 52 rotates and is housed in the cup take-out portion 52 so that it can be taken out by the user.

The operation of the urine cup labeling apparatus configured as described above is controlled by the control device 60 by connecting the control device 60 to the separate blood and urine collection reception device 70 .
FIG. 13 shows a state where the blood/urine collection receiving device 70 is mounted on the mounting plate 2 of the urine cup labeling device.
The blood collection/urine reception apparatus 70 includes an identification information reading device 71 that reads identification information from a storage medium storing patient identification information, and a printer 72 that issues a blood collection reference number ticket.
After reading the identification information of the patient, the blood/urine collection reception device 70 compares the presence/absence of blood collection and/or urine collection for the patient with the data in the host computer or its own storage device based on the identification information. As a result of the collation, when blood collection is necessary, a blood collection reference number is issued, and the reference number and patient identification information are linked and stored as blood collection acceptance information, and a reference number ticket is sent via the printer 72. to output As a result of collation, if the patient requires urine collection, the patient identification information is output to the controller 60 of the urine cup labeling device.
When the patient identification information is input from the blood/urine collection reception device 70, the control device 60, in the initial state, operates the claw member provided in the cup accommodation groove 21 of the cup accommodation portion 20 to bring the cup to the cup supply position P1. The cup is dropped onto the cup guide member 31 of the first cup transfer means 30 . After that, when the disk member 32 of the first cup transfer means 30 is rotated to move the cup to the cup delivery position P2, the cup drops onto the cup elevation guide member 41 through the opening of the cup support member 34. Next, the cup elevating guide member 41 of the second cup transfer means 40 is raised with the cup attached. The cup lift guide member 41 rises while opening the flap member 51. After the flap member 51 has passed over the opening edge of the cup, the cup lift guide member 41 is lifted to the label sticking position P3. The cup lifting guide member 41 is regulated by the member 46 and tilts toward the label creating/applying section 10 . The position of the regulating member 46 and the flap member 51 is such that after the flap member 51 has passed over the edge of the cup opening, the flap member 51 remains at the position where it engages with the side surface of the cup lifting guide member 41. The guide member 41 is positioned so that it reaches the label sticking position P3 and is inclined (see FIG. 9).
On the other hand, the controller 60 operates the label making and applying unit 10 to print and/or store the patient identification information on the label, and causes the printed and/or stored label to wait at the release plate 14 position.
When the cup lifting guide member 41 reaches the label sticking position P3, the label making and sticking section 10 sticks the label on the side of the cup. After labeling, the cup lift guide member 41 is lowered, whereby the labeled cup remains on the flap member 51, slides down from the flap member 51 onto the ejection plate member 52, rotates by the projection 52a, and is rotated by the cup ejector. Drop down to 53.
In the above description, the urine cup labeling apparatus supplies the cup from the cup storage unit 20 to the first cup transfer means 30 after the patient identification information is input from the blood/urine collection reception apparatus 70. This operation is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the cup is previously supplied from the cup accommodating portion 20 to the cup guide member 31 of the first cup transfer means 30 at the cup supply position P1, and the blood/urine collection reception device 70 It is of course possible to transfer the cup waiting on the cup guide member 31 to the cup transfer position P2 when the patient identification information is input from the P2.

As described above, in the urine cup labeling apparatus according to the present embodiment, the label creating and applying unit 10 is arranged above the cup storage unit 20 in which the cups can be stacked and accommodated, and the first label from below the cup storage unit 20 A cup is supplied to the cup transfer means 30, and the second cup transfer means 40 transfers the cup to the label making/pasting section 10 arranged above, pastes the label, and discharges the labeled cup. Therefore, the height of the entire device can be reduced, and the cup discharge section 50 can be positioned at a height that facilitates removal.
Furthermore, the urine cup labeling apparatus according to the present embodiment does not itself include an identification information reader, and can be connected to a separate blood/urine collection reception apparatus 70 to create labeled cups. Since it is configured so that it can be used, it is possible to deal with various forms of storage media, and there is no need to add mechanical improvements according to the facility to be used.
In addition, since the urine cup labeling apparatus according to the present embodiment has the mounting plate 2 on the upper surface of the housing 1, it is easy to install the separate blood and urine collection receiving apparatus 70. FIG.
In addition, in the urine cup labeling apparatus according to the present embodiment, the cup accommodating portion 20 is composed of the cylindrical rotating body 22 having a plurality of cup accommodating grooves 21 on the circumference thereof, which can accommodate cups in a stacked manner. A large number of cups can be accommodated.
Furthermore, in the blood collection cup labeling apparatus according to the present embodiment, since the containing portion 4 containing the cup containing portion 20 in the housing 1 is configured to be slidable forward, the cup can be inserted into the cup containing groove 21 from above. This makes it easy to refill the cup.
In the blood collection cup labeling apparatus according to the present embodiment, the label making and sticking section 10 is arranged upward, and the accommodating section 3 for accommodating the label making and sticking section 10 in the housing 1 is configured to be slidable forward. Therefore, the maintenance of the label creating/pasting unit 10 such as replenishment of labels is facilitated.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 housing 2 placement plate 2a wiring hole 3 accommodation section for label creation and pasting section 4 accommodation section for cup accommodation section 5 front door

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 10 Label creation and application unit 11 Labeled mount roll 12 Supply roller 13 Label creation means (printer and/or data writing device)
14 Peeling plate 15 Sticking roller 16 Backing paper collecting roller

20 cup housing portion 21 cup housing groove 22 cylindrical rotating body

30 first cup transfer means 31 cup guide member 32 disc member 33 rotating shaft 34 cup support member

40 Second cup transfer means 41 Cup lifting guide member 42 Vertical guide member 43 Lifting bracket 44 Support bar 45 Auxiliary bar 46 Regulating member

50 cup ejection part 51 flap member 52 ejection plate member 52a protrusion 53 cup extraction part

60 control device

70 blood collection and urine collection reception device 71 identification information reader 72 printer

P1 Cup supply position
P2 cup delivery position
P3 Label position

Claims (5)

a cup accommodating portion capable of accommodating the cups by stacking them downward;
a label creating and pasting means disposed above the cup containing portion;
A cup transfer means for receiving a cup from below the cup accommodating section and lifting the received cup to a label pasting position of the label creating and pasting means; an ejection section;
A urine cup labeling device, comprising: a control device for controlling the operations of the cup storage section, the label making and applying means, the cup transporting means, and the cup discharging section. a housing containing a cup containing portion, a labeling means, a cup transporting means, a cup ejecting portion, and a control device;
2. The urine cup labeling device according to claim 1, wherein a mounting plate is provided on the upper surface of the housing. The cup transfer means is
a second cup transporting means arranged on the side of the cup accommodating part for lifting the cup from below to the label attaching position;
A first cup transfer means is arranged below the cup containing part and straddles between a cup supply position of the cup containing part and a cup receiving position of the second cup transfer means. 3. The urine cup labeling device according to claim 1 or 2. The second cup transfer means is configured to lift the cup along the cup storage section from a cup receiving position located below the cup storage section to a label application position of the label creating and applying means located above the cup storage section. The urine cup labeling device according to claim 3, wherein the urine cup labeling device is characterized by: 5. The urine collection cup according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a reception device that reads a patient's identification number and receives at least urine collection and the control device are connectable. Labeling equipment.

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