JP2712026B2 - Mounting mechanism of probe cover for eardrum thermometer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mechanism for mounting a probe cover for an eardrum thermometer, and more particularly, to an eardrum thermometer for measuring ear temperature by infrared radiation from a measurement field of the ear canal through a probe inserted into the ear canal. The present invention relates to a mechanism for mounting a probe cover to be mounted on the probe.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 8, a probe cover container P for accommodating a probe cover has a plurality of probe covers housed in a roll shape in a probe insertion hole 31 and a container body 32 on an upper surface. The probe protection cap (not shown) is detachably attached to the eardrum thermometer, and the probe cover 33 is removed from the outlet 34 in use. This was mounted on the upper surface of the container main body 32 as shown by a two-dot chain line, and the probe cover 33 was attached to the probe by inserting the tip of the probe into the probe insertion hole 31. Reference numeral 35 denotes an operation hole 35a.
It is a roll mounting shaft having:

[0003]

However, the probe cover container P is relatively large in the shape of a large box, which is inconvenient to carry, and the probe insertion hole 31 is formed in a large hole for inserting a probe. Therefore, there is a high possibility that dust or the like directly enters from there, and the probe cover 33 becomes unusable. Further, since the probe protection cap is extremely small, and the probe protection cap is detached from the probe while the probe cover 33 is being mounted, the cap may be lost.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a mechanism for attaching a probe cover for a tympanic thermometer which can be used while always keeping the probe cover clean. I do.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides
A mechanism for attaching a probe cover equipped with an eardrum thermometer for measuring ear temperature by infrared radiation from a measurement visual field of the ear canal through a probe inserted into the ear canal to the probe, which is box-shaped and has an upper opening. A probe cover storage part, and a probe cover container integrally formed with the probe cover storage part, and a probe cover mounting part for mounting the probe cover removed from the probe cover storage part after the opening operation from the probe cover storage part. A lid having a mounting surface, a probe protection cap detachably attached to the probe and the lid, a cap insertion hole formed on the probe cover mounting surface, into which the probe protection cap can be inserted, Mounting means for mounting the cap to the probe, and The probe protection cap is removed from the probe and the probe is detached from the probe protection cap. After that, the probe cover is placed on the probe cover mounting surface, and the detached probe is placed inside the probe protection cap. And a lid attaching means for attaching a probe protection cap to the lid via the cap insertion hole so that the probe protective cap can be detachably inserted into the probe cover.

That is, according to the present invention, a probe cover container is constituted by a probe cover housing portion and a lid integrally formed with the probe cover container. The probe cover mounting surface is formed on the lid, and a cap insertion hole of the lid is formed. Since the cover attachment means is formed on the probe protection cap and the probe protection cap, the probe cover can be attached to the probe while the probe protection cap is attached to the lid, so that the probe cover can be attached without the probe cover being stained. And can be attached to
There is no danger of losing the probe protection cap.
Further, since the probe mounting means and the lid mounting means are configured to allow insertion and removal of the probe from the cap insertion hole in the probe protection cap mounted on the lid, the probe can be smoothly moved without any hindrance. In addition to being insertable, the probe cover can be easily removed from the probe protection cap attached to the lid with the probe cover attached to the probe. In addition, the probe cover mounting surface is formed not on the upper surface of the probe cover storage part but on the lid, and when used, the probe cover taken out of the probe cover storage part is placed after the lid is opened. In a non-use state with the lid closed, the probe cover container is miniaturized.For example, the size is such that it fits in a pocket, so it is convenient to carry and easy to use. Good. Furthermore, the probe protection cap can be easily attached to the lid by the lid attaching means through the cap insertion hole, and detachment of the probe protection cap from the lid is as simple as detachment. It can be done by operation.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. It should be noted that the present invention is not limited thereby. 1 to 3, a mounting mechanism of a probe cover C for an eardrum thermometer includes a probe cover C mounted on an eardrum thermometer that measures ear temperature by infrared radiation from a measurement visual field of the ear canal via a probe inserted into the ear canal. Is a mechanism for mounting the probe cover 1 on the probe 1. The probe cover storage section 2 is formed of a box-shaped storage section main body 2b having an upper opening 2a, and the probe cover storage section 3 is integrally formed with the probe cover storage section. After the opening operation from the probe cover housing 2, the lid 4 having the probe cover mounting surface 4a on the back surface for mounting the probe cover C taken out from the probe cover housing 2, and the probe 1 and the cover 4 A probe protection cap 5 detachably attached and a probe protection cap 5 formed on the probe cover mounting surface 4a. A cap insertion hole 6 (see FIG. 1) that can be inserted from the direction of the arrow shown in the figure, probe mounting means for mounting the probe protection cap 5 to the probe 1, and a probe protection cap 5 for the probe 1 by the probe mounting means. Is released and the probe 1 is detached from the probe protection cap 5 (see FIG. 2), and then the probe cover C is mounted on the probe cover mounting surface 4a in the direction indicated by the arrow B. The probe protection cap 5 is attached to the lid 4 through the cap insertion hole 6 so that the probe 1 detached by the above can be removably inserted into the probe protection cap 5 in the direction indicated by the arrow A (see FIG. 3). And a lid attaching means for the

Further, a probe attaching means is formed on the step engaging portion 7 and the contact portion 8 formed on the probe base S and on the inner peripheral surface of the probe protecting cap opening 5a. 4) and a claw 9 which is locked by the step locking portion 7.
And the cover side rib 10 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the probe protection cap opening 5a when the probe protection cap 5 is inserted into the cap insertion hole 6 (see FIG. 4). A cap-side flange 11 having a pair of cap-side ribs 11a, 11a which expands outward (in the direction of the arrows indicated by J and K) by contact with
A pair of cap projections 12 provided on the outer peripheral surface of the probe protection cap 5 and fixed to the inner lower end surface 10 a of the lid-side rib 10 so that the probe protection cap 5 can be attached and fixed to the lid 4. , 12 (see FIG. 2). The inner lower end surface 10 a is formed over the entire lower end of the cap insertion hole 6. The cap side rib 1
In this embodiment, reference numerals 1a and 11a denote the cap-side flange 11 formed around the probe protection cap base T.
However, the number is not limited to two, but may be any number. However, if there are two cap-side ribs 11a, 11a, the probe protecting cap 5 can be reliably connected to the lid 4
Can be fixedly held. Therefore, the cap projections 12,
12 is the same. In addition, the cap side ribs 11a, 11
In the present embodiment, the positional relationship between a and the cap protrusions 12 and 12 is shown as having both disposed near each other. However, for example, as shown by phantom lines in FIG. It may be arranged at an arrangement angle of 90 °.

The lid 4 having the probe cover mounting surface 4a is formed integrally with the probe cover housing 2 by using a polypropylene resin having excellent hinge characteristics. The probe cover storage unit 2 includes a storage unit main body that stores a plurality of probe covers C (see FIGS. 1 to 3) in an upright state. When the lid 4 is closed, the probe cover storage unit 3 forms a vertically long probe cover container 3. (See FIG. 6), and the probe cover housing 2 has a flange 13 for preventing the probe cover C from escaping from the upper opening 2a. The flange is formed of an elastic resin plate, and is configured to allow the probe cover C to be taken in and out. Further, it is preferable that the probe attaching means and the lid attaching means are formed of at least a resin plate having elasticity. Further, when the lid 4 is closed, the cap insertion hole 6 is inserted into the outer surface M of the probe cover housing portion main body 2b (FIG. 1).
Reference) is formed so that
The probe cover C is not visible from the cap insertion hole 6.

The cover side rib 10 is provided on the probe cover mounting surface 4a so that the probe cover C can be securely mounted.
A plurality of auxiliary ribs 16 thicker by the thickness d (see FIG. 5) of the cap side flange 11 to avoid irregularities on the probe cover mounting surface 4a due to the fixing of the probe protection cap 5 when the probe cover C is mounted. Thus, the upper surface of the cap-side flange 11 and the upper surface of the auxiliary rib 16 are configured to be flush. As a result, the probe cover C is placed flush with the probe cover placement surface 4a, so that the probe cover C can be attached to the probe 1 without bias. As shown in FIG. 3, the probe cover C is substantially square, has a probe insertion hole 20 in the center, and is made up of a protective sheet portion 21 made of polyethylene and a paper portion 22, and as shown in FIG. The paper unit 22 is used in a state in which the paper unit 22 is in close contact with the probe 1.

Since this embodiment has the above-described structure, at the time of use, first, as shown in FIG. 1, the lid 4 of the probe cover container 3 is opened, and the probe protection cap 5 is attached.
The tympanic thermometer 14 is inserted with the probe 1 at the tip of the tympanic thermometer into the cap insertion hole 6 of the lid 4 of the probe cover container 3 and the probe protection cap 5 is attached to the lid 4 (see FIG. 2). At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, when the probe protection cap 5 is inserted into the cap insertion hole 6, the cap-side rib 11a of the probe protection cap 5 is expanded outward by the lid-side rib 10 by the lid mounting means. The claw 9 is disengaged from the probe 1 to release the probe attaching means, and the probe protection cap 5 is
1a and the cap projection 12 securely attach to the lid 4 (see FIG. 5). Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the probe cover C is taken out, placed on the probe cover mounting surface 4a, the probe 1 is inserted into the cap insertion hole 6, and as shown in FIG. Cover C attaches to probe 1. At the end of the measurement, put the probe protection cap 5 on the lid 4
By pressing the probe protection cap 5 from the outside toward the back surface of the lid 4, the probe protection cap 5 is easily detached, and the probe protection cap 5 is attached to the probe 1 again by the probe attaching means.

As described above, in this embodiment, the lid 4 is made of a polypropylene resin having excellent hinge characteristics.
And the probe cover housing 2 are integrally formed, and the probe cover mounting surface 4a is provided on the back surface of the lid 4 so that the probe cover container 3 is designed to be as small as possible, which is convenient for carrying. With the cover 4 closed, the cap insertion hole 6 is set at a position where the probe cover C is not directly visible, and the probe protection cap 5 is attached to the probe cover mounting surface 4a. Can be prevented from being stained when the probe is mounted on the probe 1, and the probe protection cap 5 can be prevented from being lost. Further, since the probe mounting means is constituted only by the claw 9 locked by the step locking portion 7 so that the probe protection cap 5 can be capped, the probe protection cap 5 is attached to the probe cover mounting surface 4a. After the attachment, the cap-side rib 11a of the probe protection cap 5 is extended outward by the lid-side rib 10, so that the claw 9 can be prevented from being caught on the probe 1, and the probe protection cap 5 Insertion can be facilitated, and damage to the probe cover can be prevented.

[0013]

As described above, according to the present invention, there are provided: When attaching the probe cover, the probe cover can be kept clean. 2. During the measurement, the probe protection cap of the probe is not lost. 3. The probe cover container is small and small enough to fit in a pocket, so it is convenient to carry. 4. The probe protection cap can be easily attached and removed, and when the probe protection cap is attached to the lid, the probe can be inserted smoothly without any obstruction, and easily with the probe cover attached to the probe. These can be taken out from the probe protection cap attached to the lid. 5. During storage, the probe cover is less likely to get dirty and dusty. And so on.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first half of a mounted state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration explanatory view showing an attached state in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a latter half of an attached state in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of a main part configuration showing a first half of an attached state in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of a main part configuration showing a latter half of an attached state in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a probe cover container in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a configuration explanatory view showing a mounted state in the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a configuration explanatory view showing a probe cover container in a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Probe, 2 ... Probe cover accommodation part, 2a ... Upper opening, 3 ... Probe cover container, 4 ... Lid, 4a ... Probe cover mounting surface, 5 ... Probe protection cap, 6 ...
Cap insertion hole, 7: Step locking part, 8: Contact part, 9 ...
Claw, 10 lid-side ribs, 11a, 11a pair of cap-side ribs, 12, 12 pair of cap projections 12, 1
2, C: probe cover, S: probe bottom.

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A mechanism for mounting a probe cover provided on an eardrum thermometer for measuring ear temperature by infrared radiation from a measurement visual field of an ear canal through a probe inserted into the ear canal, said probe cover being a box-shaped. A probe cover storage part having an upper opening, and a probe cover container integrally formed with the probe cover storage part, and a probe cover removed from the probe cover storage part after the opening operation from the probe cover storage part. A lid having a probe cover mounting surface to be mounted, a probe protection cap detachably attached to the probe and the lid, and a cap insertion formed on the probe cover mounting surface and capable of inserting the probe protection cap Holes, probe mounting means for mounting the probe protection cap to the probe, and the probe mounting The probe protection cap is removed from the probe by the means and the probe is detached from the probe protection cap. After that, the probe that has been detached by placing the probe cover on the probe cover mounting surface is used as the probe protection cap. And a lid attaching means for attaching a probe protecting cap to the lid via the cap insertion hole so that the cap can be detachably inserted into the probe cover. 2. A probe mounting means is formed on a step locking portion and a contact portion formed on a probe base and on an inner peripheral surface of a probe protection cap opening, and is locked by the step locking portion at the time of capping. And a lid attachment means,
The lid side rib provided around the cap insertion hole and the outer peripheral surface of the probe protection cap opening are formed so that when the probe protection cap is inserted into the cap insertion hole, the probe protection cap comes into contact with the lid side rib so as to be outward. A cap-side flange having a pair of cap-side ribs extending on the outer periphery of the probe-protecting cap, and the probe-protecting cap is attached to the lid by being locked to an inner lower end surface of the lid-side rib. 2. The mounting mechanism of the eardrum thermometer probe cover according to claim 1, comprising a pair of cap projections that can be fixed. 3. The lid has a probe cover mounting surface on the back surface, and the probe cover storage section comprises a storage section main body for storing a plurality of probe covers in an upright state. The mounting mechanism of the probe cover for an eardrum thermometer according to claim 1, which constitutes a probe cover container. 4. The mechanism for mounting a probe cover for an eardrum thermometer according to claim 1, wherein the probe cover storage section has a flange for preventing the probe cover from dropping from an upper opening. 5. The mounting mechanism of the eardrum thermometer probe cover according to claim 1, wherein the cap insertion hole is formed so as to come into contact with the probe cover housing main body when the lid is closed.