JP3420567B2 - Ophthalmic examination table - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ophthalmologic examination table, and more particularly, to a portion of the ophthalmologic examination table that does not interfere with the wheelchair so that a patient in a wheelchair is forced to have an unnatural posture. The present invention relates to an ophthalmologic examination table that can be examined without a visit.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, an ophthalmologist uses many kinds of inspection instruments when examining a patient. Among them, for visual inspection of the eyeball, a doctor enlarges and observes the eyeball of the patient. I am trying to use medical optics that can be used. By the way, not only an optical diagnostic device for a doctor to magnify and observe a patient's eyeball, this type of diagnostic optical device is used while being installed while the doctor and the patient face each other. Normally, the optical examination apparatus is used by placing it on the top plate of an ophthalmic examination table installed while the doctor and the patient face each other.

A conventional ophthalmic examination table used for this purpose, as shown in FIG. 10, supports a top plate 2 on which an optical device O for examination is placed, and the top plate 2 is supported at a predetermined height. The table main body 1 is provided. The height of the top plate 2 on which the optical examination apparatus O is mounted is adjusted so that the lens of the examination optical apparatus O can be adjusted to the position of the eyes of the doctor or the patient sitting on the chair. It is configured to be able to change.

[0004]

As described above, although the above-mentioned conventional ophthalmic examination table is constructed so that the height of the top plate 2 on which the examination optical instrument O is placed can be changed. Since the top plate 2 is arranged above the table body 1, for example, when a patient in a wheelchair A is to be examined, the lower part of the table body 1 of the ophthalmic examination table is Conflict with the wheel W of wheelchair A,
Since the patient should be kept away from the ophthalmic examination table any more, the patient should be seen in an unnatural posture despite the physical disability, and this may be a hindrance to the examination. Was becoming.

In view of the problems of the above-mentioned conventional ophthalmic examination table, the present invention eliminates a portion of the ophthalmic examination table that is in contact with the wheelchair so that a patient in a wheelchair can have an unnatural posture. It is an object of the present invention to provide an ophthalmologic examination table that enables appropriate examinations without being forced.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the table for ophthalmologic examination of the present invention has a rectangular parallelepiped-shaped table main body having an elevating member therein and having a lateral direction as a depth direction. And the length of the table main body
A lifting arm which is formed into a substantially L-shaped to lift along the direction of the side surface, is supported on the elevating arm, longitudinal of the table body
A ophthalmologic examination table comprising a top plate which is slidably disposed in the horizontal direction in parallel to the direction of the side surface, and doctors
The patient in the wheelchair is on the short side of the table body.
The patient is facing the table body and the patient is facing the tabletop.
The tabletop including the bottom plate holds the patient so that only the tabletop moves to a position where the doctor and the patient face each other by moving the tabletop so that the patient can mate with each other.
It is characterized in that the wheel body of the wheelchair on which the vehicle comes in contact with is eliminated, and the table body is provided with a balance weight.

In this ophthalmic examination table, a top plate on which an optical device for examination is placed is projected on an elevating member provided on the table body, and is raised and lowered along the side surface of the table body in a substantially L-shaped elevation. By supporting the arm by the arm and disposing it so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction in parallel to the side surface of the table body, it is possible to eliminate a portion of the ophthalmic examination table that comes in contact with the wheelchair.

In this case, the operation panel can be provided on the top surface of the table body.

As a result, the operability of the operation panel can be significantly improved.

[0010]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of an ophthalmic examination table according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 9 show an embodiment of the ophthalmic examination table of the present invention.

This ophthalmic examination table is provided with a table main body 1 having an elevating member 5 inside and an elevating member 5 so as to project.
An elevating arm 6 formed in a substantially L-shape that elevates and descends along the side surface of the table body 1, and a ceiling that is supported by the elevating arm 6 and that is slidable in the horizontal direction parallel to the side surface of the table body 1. By comprising the plate 2 and the top plate 2,
Can be moved up and down and horizontally.

The table body 1 has a small depth so that it does not hinder the examination even if it is installed near the doctor D.
That is, it has a rectangular parallelepiped shape with the short side direction as the depth direction,
The height is set so that the doctor D can easily operate the switches and the like on the operation panel 3 provided on the top surface of the table body 1 in a posture in which the doctor D faces the patient C for examination. The top plate 2 is integrally provided with a slightly larger base plate 11 than the table body 1 so that the top plate 2 can be stably moved up and down and horizontally while the examination optical device O is installed.

The bottom plate 11 of the table body 1 does not interfere with the medical examination of the doctor D, and, as will be described later, when the medical examination of the patient C on the wheelchair A is performed, the bottom plate 11 is used as the wheel W of the wheelchair A. The table body 1 is formed so as to slightly protrude from the table body 1 on the side where the top plate 2 is disposed so as not to touch each other. Also,
The bottom plate 11 is provided with a plurality of moving wheels 1W, 1W so that the table body 1 can be easily moved, and further, fixtures 1S, 1S are provided so as to be horizontally fixed at a predetermined position. To do so. In order to prevent the ophthalmic examination table from tilting or becoming unstable, the weight balance of the ophthalmic examination table is disturbed by horizontally moving the top plate 2 on which the optical examination apparatus O is placed. At the appropriate position of the table body 1, the balance weight We
Can be provided.

Further, the top plate 2 is provided on the top surface of the table body 1.
An operation panel 3 equipped with a plurality of operation switches, dials, jacks for wiring connection, lamps, etc. so that the operations required for vertical movement and horizontal movement of the eye and other ophthalmologic examinations can be performed easily.
To be installed.

Inside the box-shaped table main body 1, a guide rail 4 is vertically provided on a main body frame F at an end position which is closer to the doctor D when the table main body 1 is installed near the doctor D. Is fixedly arranged, and an elevating member 5 is arranged so as to be guided and moved by the guide rail 4.

A lifting arm 6 is provided on the side surface of the lifting member 5.
Is attached so as to project to the side surface side of the table body 1 to be integrated.

Further, an electric actuator 7 is disposed at a bottom position inside the table main body 1 in the vicinity of the guide rail 4, and the tip of the electric actuator 7 is moved up and down.
And the electric actuator 7 is driven to move the elevating member 5 up and down along the guide rail 4. Accordingly, the top plate 2 can be automatically moved up and down through the up-and-down member 5 and the up-and-down arm 6 that move up and down, and operability and convenience can be improved.
In this embodiment, in order to smoothly move the elevating member 5 up and down, a slider 51 is attached to the elevating member 5, and the slider 51 is slidably fitted to the guide rail 4. In this case, a shallow groove is formed in the slider 51 and the guide rail 4, and a plurality of ball bearings are fitted in the groove, whereby the elevating member 5 can be moved up and down more easily. Also, the lifting member 5
The vertical movement distance of the can be regulated by a limit switch. In the present embodiment, as a limit switch for this purpose, the body frame F and the elevating member 5 are connected by a lever L, and a volume (not shown) is arranged at the fulcrum of the lever L. The electric actuator 7 is drive-controlled based on the resistance value of the volume that changes in accordance with the swing angle of the.

As shown in FIG. 3, the elevating arm 6 has a strength capable of supporting the load of the top plate 2 and the optical diagnostic equipment O placed on the top plate 2, and as described later, the wheelchair. When examining a patient C who rides on A, it is formed in a substantially L-shape composed of a proximal end piece 61 and a horizontal piece 62 so as not to interfere with the wheels W of the wheelchair A (in this case, the proximal end piece). A rib 66 for reinforcement can be formed between the horizontal piece 62 and the horizontal piece 62.), and the base end side piece 61 is fixed to the elevating member 5 via a bolt or the like, and the horizontal piece 62 is fixed to the top plate. 2 is attached so as to project horizontally to the side surface side of the table body 1 so as to be able to support 2. If necessary, the cover 6C is provided to cover the entire outer surface of the lifting arm 6 so that the lifting arm 6 is not directly exposed.
The outer shape of the lifting arm 6 can be finished beautifully by mounting it on the.

The top plate 2 is provided with a flat decorative top plate 21 on a top plate frame 20 formed to have an appropriate size on which the optical examination apparatus O can be placed, and the bottom surface of the top plate frame 20 along the longitudinal direction. Guide rail 22 is installed,
A rack 23 for horizontally moving the top plate 2 is arranged and configured. In the present embodiment, the guide rail 22
Is fixedly installed at the center position of the top plate 2 in the width direction,
The rack 23 has a length corresponding to the horizontal movement distance of the top plate 2 and is arranged in parallel with the guide rail 22.

Further, sliders 63, 63 which are slidably fitted to the guide rail 22 fixed to the top plate 2 side are attached to the horizontal piece 62 of the elevating arm 6, whereby the guide rail 22 is provided, The top plate 2 can be moved horizontally. In this case, a shallow groove is formed in the slider 63 and the guide rail 22, and a plurality of ball bearings are fitted in the groove, whereby the horizontal movement of the top plate 2 can be performed more lightly. Furthermore, the lifting arm 6
The motor 65 is arranged on the horizontal piece 62 side of the
The pinion 64, which is rotationally driven by, is meshed with the rack 23 fixed to the top plate 2 side. As a result, the motor 65
By driving, the pinion 64 can be rotationally driven, and the top plate 2 can be automatically horizontally moved via the rack 23, and operability and convenience can be improved.

The horizontal movement distances of the top plate 2 are the strikers 24 and 25 attached at two different positions on the top plate 2 side and the limit switches 26, 27 attached at two different positions on the horizontal piece 62 side of the elevating arm 6. Can be regulated by. In this case, one striker 24 is at a position where one limit switch 26 at the maximum movement position of the top plate 2 is operated, and the other striker 25 is at a position where the other limit switch 27 at the standby position of the top plate 2 is operated. , Respectively.

In addition to directly mounting the optical device O for examination on the top plate 2, an optical device mounting base 8 is placed, and the optical device O for medical examination is mounted thereon. can do. The optical device mounting table 8 is provided with, for example, a guide rail extending in a direction orthogonal to the horizontal movement direction of the top plate 2, and the horizontal movement direction of the top plate 2 is set via a slider that slides along the guide rail. It is possible to use a device having a mounting table that horizontally moves in a direction orthogonal to each other. In this way, by using the optical device mounting table 8, as shown in FIG. 9, when examining the patient C on the wheelchair A, the patient C cannot move away from the backrest of the wheelchair A. Also, it is possible to easily bring the examination optical device O closer to the patient side and perform examination at an appropriate position.

The method of using this ophthalmic examination table will be described below. The optical device O for medical examination used for the ophthalmic examination is directly mounted on the top plate 2 as shown in FIG. 8, or on the optical device mounting base 8 mounted on the top plate 2 as shown in FIG. Place on. And the wheelchair A on which the patient C got on
Is moved to an examination position facing the doctor D with the assistance of the patient himself or a third party. At this time, the top plate 2 on which the optical device O for medical examination is mounted is provided on the elevating member 5 provided on the table body 1 so as to project and elevate along the side surface of the table body 1. The table for ophthalmologic examination can be prevented from having a portion that comes into contact with the wheels W and the like of the wheelchair A by arranging the table body 1 to be supported by the table body 1 and slidably in parallel with the side surface of the table body 1 in the horizontal direction. Thus, the wheelchair A can be moved to a predetermined position near the ophthalmic examination table. The doctor D operates the switches and the like of the operation panel 3 to move the top plate 2 up and down so that the examination optical device O placed on the top plate 2 is at a predetermined height position. The top plate 2 is moved up and down automatically by operating a predetermined switch on the operation panel 3 and driving the electric actuator 7 to automatically move the top plate 2 up and down via the lift member 5 and the lift arm 6. be able to. Next, by operating the switches and the like of the operation panel 3, the tabletop 2 is placed so that the medical examination optical device O placed on the tabletop 2 is located between the predetermined doctor D and patient C facing each other. Move horizontally. The horizontal movement of the top plate 2 is performed by operating a predetermined switch of the operation panel 3 and driving the motor 65 to rotationally drive the pinion 64 and automatically move the top plate 2 horizontally via the rack 23. Can be made. As a result, the patient C on the wheelchair A can perform an appropriate medical examination without imposing an unnatural posture.

When the patient C moves the wheelchair A,
The order of vertical movement or horizontal movement of the top plate 2 on which the examination optical device O is placed is not limited to the above order, and the top plate 2 on which the examination optical device O is placed is moved to a predetermined position. After this, the wheelchair A on which the patient C is riding can be moved.

[0026]

According to the ophthalmic examination table of the present invention,
The top plate on which the optical device for medical examination is mounted is supported by an elevating arm formed in a substantially L-shape protruding from an elevating member provided in the table body and elevating along a side surface of the table body, and a side surface of the table body. By arranging it so that it can slide in the horizontal direction in parallel with, it is possible to eliminate the part of the ophthalmologic examination table that is in contact with the wheelchair, thereby forcing a patient in a wheelchair to have an unnatural posture. There is no need for proper medical examination.

Further, by providing the operation panel on the top surface of the table body, the operability of the operation panel can be remarkably improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of an ophthalmic examination table of the present invention, (A) is a front view, (B) is a plan view, and (C) is a side view.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a usage state.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of a lifting arm.

4A and 4B show a top plate, FIG. 4A being a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2 and FIG. 4B being a sectional view taken along the line BB in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a vertical sectional view of a table body.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the table body.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a table body.

FIG. 8 shows an example of how to use the ophthalmic examination table of the present invention, (A) is a side view and (B) is a plan view.

FIG. 9 shows an example of how to use the ophthalmic examination table of the present invention, (A) is a side view, and (B) is a plan view.

FIG. 10 shows a conventional ophthalmic examination table, (A) is a plan view, and (B) is a front view.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 table body 2 Top plate 21 Makeup Top 22 Guide rail 23 racks 3 operation panel 4 guide rails 5 Lifting member 51 slider 6 lifting arm 61 base piece 62 horizontal piece 63 slider 64 pinion 65 motor 7 Electric actuator 8 Optical equipment mounting table A wheelchair C patient Doctor D F body frame L lever O Medical examination optical equipment

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Keiichiro Hara Inventor Keiichiro Hara 2-11-3 Muroya, Nishi-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture Shinmeiwa Revitec Co., Ltd. (56) References: Kaihei 6-58911 (JP, U) 60-121827 (JP, U) Actual development Sho-56-118604 (JP, U) Actual development 4-112634 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) A61B 3/00 -3/16 A61F 9/007 A61G 13/00

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A depth direction in which the elevating member is provided in the lateral direction.
Table main body in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped , a vertical L-shaped lifting arm protruding from the lifting member and moving up and down along the longitudinal side surface of the table main body, supported by the lifting arm. A table for ophthalmologic examination, which comprises a top plate slidably arranged in a horizontal direction parallel to the longitudinal side surface of the
However, on the lateral side of the table body,
Table side, the patient so that they face each other on the tabletop side, and by horizontally moving the tabletop, only the tabletop moves to a position between the doctor and the patient,
An ophthalmologic examination table characterized in that a table body including a bottom plate is provided with a balance weight provided on the table body so as to eliminate a portion where a wheel of a wheelchair on which a patient rides comes into contact. 2. The table for ophthalmologic examination according to claim 1, wherein an operation panel is provided on the top surface of the table body.