JP2515294Y2 - Electronic thermometer - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic clinical thermometer, and more particularly to an electronic clinical thermometer provided with a display member for facilitating discrimination of the type of the electronic clinical thermometer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an electronic thermometer detects a body temperature and converts the detected input temperature into an electric signal, and a body temperature value obtained by digitizing the electric signal converted by the body temperature detecting section. It consists of a temperature measurement calculation circuit that calculates as, a display unit that displays the calculation result in this temperature measurement calculation circuit, a power supply battery that supplies electric power to each of the above units, and an outer case body that houses these units. Further, the exterior case body is provided with an operation unit for turning on / off the switch of the power battery.

An outline of a conventional electronic thermometer will be described with reference to FIG.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 1 designates an exterior case body (hereinafter referred to as a case body) made of a hard synthetic resin, and a transparent window portion 2 is formed at substantially the center of the upper surface of the case body 1. The case body 1 and the transparent window portion 2 are formed by a so-called two-color molding method in which the transparent window portion 2 is molded using a transparent synthetic resin and then the case body 1 is molded using a synthetic resin of an arbitrary same color. Molded. In addition, inside the case body 1,
A body temperature value calculated by the temperature measurement calculation circuit 4 is displayed based on body temperature data detected by the body temperature detection unit 3.A display unit 5 composed of, for example, a liquid crystal display element is incorporated, and the body temperature displayed on the display unit 5 is displayed. The value is observed and viewed through the transparent window 2. The size of the transparent window portion 2 is limited to the character display range in which the display element of the display portion 5 can be seen, and is a size for masking a portion such as an outer peripheral frame of the display element which is not necessary for character display.

Further, an oval opening is formed on the bottom surface of the case body 1, and this opening is covered with a back cover 6. The back cover 6 is formed in the same color as the case body 1 in order to provide a sense of unity of the product as an electronic thermometer.

By the way, as a method of displaying the classification of the electronic thermometer type, first, a rating display section 7 for displaying the model number and rating etc. is formed on the back cover 6, and the model number is displayed on the rating display section 7. There is a way to distinguish. As another method, there is a method of distinguishing the product type by the color of the rubber switch 8 inserted in the opening formed in the upper surface of the case body 1. Currently, both display methods are often used together.

[0007]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, among the methods for displaying the classification of the types of electronic thermometers described above, the method of displaying by the model number of the rating display section 7 is based on the size of the characters forming the rating display section 7. There is a problem that large characters cannot be used due to restrictions and it is difficult to read the model number displayed on the rating display section 7.

Further, the method of distinguishing the product type by the color of the rubber switch 8 is limited to the colors used for the rubber switch 8 because of the relationship with the color of the case body 1 and aesthetic reasons, and the usable display colors There was a problem that there are few.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object thereof is to provide an electronic thermometer capable of distinguishing and displaying a large number of products with a small number of usable display colors.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an electronic thermometer in which a body temperature detecting unit, a temperature measuring calculation circuit, a display unit, and a power supply battery are built in an outer case body. Between the transparent window part formed on the case body and the display part for displaying the body temperature, an outer shape having the same shape as the outer shape of the transparent window part is provided, and the body temperature displayed on the display part is readable inside. It is characterized by comprising a display member of an arbitrary color in which an opening portion of the height is formed.

[0011]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, by providing the display member between the transparent window portion and the display portion, it is possible to indicate the type of electronic thermometer by the color of the display member.
A large number of product types can be displayed in combination with the colors of other parts of the electronic thermometer.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an electronic clinical thermometer according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the main part thereof.

In the above figures, 10 is an outer case body (hereinafter referred to as a case body) made of a hard synthetic resin, and a transparent window portion 11 is formed at substantially the center of the upper surface of the case body 10. The transparent window portion 11 has a larger area than the conventional one. Further, the case body 10 and the transparent window portion 11 are molded by the two-color molding method as in the conventional case.

Further, inside the case body 10, a body temperature detecting section is provided.
The body temperature value calculated by the temperature measurement calculation circuit 13 is displayed based on the body temperature data detected by 12, for example, a display unit 14 including a liquid crystal display element is incorporated, and the body temperature value is observed through the transparent window unit 11.・ Visible. Between the display section 14 and the case body 10, an outer shape having the same shape as the outer shape of the transparent window section 11 and having a size capable of reading the body temperature value displayed on the display section 14 is formed inside. The display member 15 colored with any color is interposed. Since the display member 15 is formed in the shape described above, portions such as the outer peripheral frame of the display element which are not necessary for character display are masked by the display member 15, and the size of the display unit 5 is a character display in which the display element is visible. Limited to range. Further, since the display member 15 is colored and formed in an arbitrary color, the color of the display member 15 can be confirmed through the transparent window portion 11, and the color of the display member 15 can indicate the type of electronic thermometer. Becomes

On the other hand, the back cover 16 that covers the oval-shaped opening formed on the bottom surface of the case body 10 is formed in the same color as the case body 10 in order to bring the product together as an electronic thermometer. However, a rating display section 17 is formed on the back cover 16, and the model number, rating, etc. indicating the type of the electronic thermometer are displayed.

An opening 18 is formed on the upper surface of the case body 10, and a rubber switch 19 is inserted into the opening 18. This rubber switch 19 is also colored and formed with any color,
Similar to the display member 15, the color of the rubber switch 19 can be used to indicate the product type.

Since the electronic thermometer according to the embodiment of the present invention has the above-mentioned structure, the color of the display member 15 or the rubber switch 19 is changed according to the type of product, so that the electronic thermometer of the electronic thermometer can be changed depending on the color of the display member 15 or the rubber switch 19. The type is determined, and the type can also be determined by the combination of the colors of the display member 15 and the rubber switch 19. Therefore, by combining the colors of the display member 15 and the rubber switch 19, it is possible to easily display a large number of types of electronic thermometers with fewer colors. Furthermore, the color applied to the display member 15 makes it easy to visually change the image of the electronic thermometer.

The character display range of the display unit 14 is the display member.
Since it is limited at the inner circumference of 15, the transparent window portion 11 of the case body 10 is set without being limited by the character display range of the display portion 14, and the degree of freedom in setting the size of the transparent window portion 11 is improved. With the improvement of the degree of freedom in setting the size, it is possible to easily make a visual image change of the electronic thermometer.

Further, since the display member 15 is disposed inside the transparent window portion 11, the shape can be changed without impairing the sense of unity with the case body 10 and the back cover 16.

The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0022]

As described above in detail, according to the electronic clinical thermometer of the present invention, by providing the display member of any color between the transparent window portion and the display portion, the electronic clinical thermometer can be displayed in the color of the display member. It is possible to display the distinction of the product types and to display a large number of product types in combination with the colors of the other parts of the electronic thermometer, and it is possible to easily identify the product types.

Further, by improving the degree of freedom in setting the color of the display member and the shape of the transparent window portion, it is possible to easily change the product image of the electronic thermometer.

[Brief description of drawings]

1A and 1B are schematic views of an electronic thermometer according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1A is a top view, FIG. 1B is a partially cutaway sectional view, and FIG. 1C is a bottom view. Is.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a main part of an electronic thermometer according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 (a) is a top view and FIG. 2 (b) is a partially cutaway sectional view.

3 is a diagram showing an outline of a conventional electronic thermometer, and FIG.
3A is a top view, FIG. 3B is a partially cutaway sectional view, and FIG. 3C is a bottom view.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 ... Exterior case body 11 ... Transparent window portion 14 ... Display portion 15 ... Display member

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. An electronic thermometer having a body temperature detection unit, a temperature measurement calculation circuit, a display unit, and a power supply battery built in the outer case body, and a transparent window section formed in the outer case body and a display unit for displaying the body temperature. And a display member of any color having an outer shape that is the same as the outer shape of the transparent window section and inside of which an opening having a size that allows the body temperature displayed on the display section to be read is formed. An electronic thermometer characterized by that.