JP3864324B2 - Endoscope washing device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an endoscope cleaning apparatus, and more particularly to an endoscope cleaning apparatus having a display function for displaying the elapsed time and remaining time of each cleaning process.
[0002]
[Prior art]
The endoscope used for the inspection is accommodated in a washing tank of an endoscope washing apparatus, and then washed through a plurality of washing steps such as pre-washing, ultrasonic washing, chemical disinfection, and rinsing. The endoscope thus cleaned is taken out of the endoscope cleaning apparatus after being dried and stored until the next use.
[0003]
By the way, the time required for each cleaning process is set by operating a mode setting button and a time input button on an operation panel provided in the endoscope cleaning apparatus. When the start button is pressed after setting the required time, cleaning of the endoscope is started according to the set time.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional endoscope cleaning apparatus has a drawback that it is difficult to use because once the cleaning is started, there is a display means for displaying which process is currently performed and how much time is required thereafter. .
In addition, some conventional endoscope cleaning devices digitally display the remaining time of all processes, but there is no display of the remaining time for each cleaning process, and only numerical values are displayed. Therefore, there is a drawback that it is difficult to understand what is shown.
[0005]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an endoscope cleaning apparatus that can improve the ease of use by displaying the elapsed time and remaining time of the current cleaning process. And
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an endoscope cleaning apparatus that includes a cleaning tank that houses and cleans an endoscope, and that cleans the endoscope according to a preset cleaning process. When cleaning of the endoscope is started by the plurality of first display means for displaying the elapsed time of the process, the plurality of second display means for displaying the remaining time of each cleaning process, and the endoscope cleaning apparatus. The elapsed time and the remaining time of the washing process are counted, and the elapsed time thus measured is displayed on the first display means corresponding to the washing process, and the remaining time of the washing process corresponds to the washing process. And a control means for displaying on the second display means.
[0007]
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an endoscope cleaning apparatus that has a cleaning tank that houses and cleans an endoscope, and that cleans the endoscope according to a preset cleaning process. When the endoscope cleaning is started by the plurality of display means for displaying the remaining time of each cleaning process and the endoscope cleaning device, the remaining time of the cleaning process is counted, and the remaining time counted is And a control means for displaying on the display means corresponding to the washing process.
[0008]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the cleaning of the endoscope is started, the elapsed time and the remaining time of the cleaning process are timed, and the elapsed time is a first display corresponding to the cleaning process. The remaining time is displayed in real time on the second display means corresponding to the washing process. Therefore, the invention according to claim 1 can confirm at a glance which washing process is currently performed and how much time is required later, so that the ease of use is improved.
[0009]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, the first display means and / or the second display means are constituted by liquid crystal display means for analogly displaying the elapsed time and / or the remaining time. In this way, when the elapsed time and remaining time are displayed in an analog manner, the history of the elapsed time and remaining time is easy to understand, and it is possible to determine at a glance what the display content indicates, so the ease of use is further increased. improves.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
A preferred embodiment of an endoscope cleaning apparatus according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of an endoscope cleaning apparatus 10 to which the present invention is applied. The endoscope cleaning apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 is formed in a box shape and includes an apparatus main body 12 and an upper lid 14. A cleaning tank 18 for accommodating the endoscope 16 is formed on the upper surface of the apparatus body 12, and a rotary injection device 20 is provided in the cleaning tank 18. The endoscope 16 is cleaned by the cleaning liquid sprayed from the rotary spray device 20 after being accommodated in the cleaning tank 18 and the upper lid 14 being closed.
[0013]
An operation panel 26 and a display panel 28 are provided on the upper surface of the apparatus main body 12. By operating the operation panel 26, it is possible to input instructions for setting the time required for each cleaning process, starting cleaning, and the like. .
As shown in FIG. 2, the display panel 28 is provided with a main LCD panel 30 and four sub LCD panels 32, 34, 36, and 38 so as to surround the main LCD panel 30.
[0014]
The main LCD panel 30 is formed in a disk shape, and the display portion is radially divided into 60 equal parts around the central portion 30A. These 60-line display units are divided into four for every 15 columns, and the first 15-line display units (display units from the 12 o'clock position to the 3 o'clock position) indicate the elapsed time of pre-washing. The next 15 columns of the display section (display section from 3 o'clock position to 6 o'clock position) indicate the elapsed time of ultrasonic cleaning, and the next 15 columns of display section (from 6 o'clock position to The display section until 9 o'clock position) indicates the elapsed time of chemical disinfection, and the last 15 rows of display sections (display section from 9 o'clock position to 12 o'clock position) indicate the elapsed time of rinsing. Used as a display part to show.
[0015]
The main LCD panel 30 is controlled so as to be continuously displayed for each column every 1 minute by an LCD driving device 42 controlled by the CPU 40 shown in FIG. For example, the main LCD panel 30 shown in FIG. 3 displays 10 rows of display portions 30B out of 15 rows of display portions for pre-washing, and 10 rows of display portions for 15 rows of ultrasonic washing. The portion 30C is displayed in an analog manner, and further, the five rows of display portions 30D among the 15 rows of display portions for chemical solution disinfection are displayed in an analog manner. Therefore, by looking at the main LCD panel 30 displayed in this way, it is possible to confirm that 10 minutes of pre-cleaning and 10 minutes of ultrasonic cleaning have been completed, and that 5 minutes have now passed in the chemical disinfection process. . The display panel 28 around the main LCD panel 30 is printed with a character 44 for “pre-cleaning”, a character 46 for “ultrasonic cleaning”, a character 48 for “chemical disinfection”, and a character 50 for “rinsing”. These characters 44 to 50 make it possible to more easily recognize the elapsed time of each process.
[0016]
The four sub LCD panels 32 to 38 digitally display the time required for each cleaning process, and each sub LCD panel 32 to 38 before the start of cleaning has a time required for each cleaning process (10 minutes for pre-cleaning). , Ultrasonic cleaning 10 minutes, chemical disinfection 10 minutes, rinse 10 minutes) are displayed. This required time is set by operating the mode setting button 52 and the time input button 54 of the operation panel 26 shown in FIG. That is, when each of the buttons 52 and 54 is operated, the CPU 40 controls the LCD driving device 42 to display the required time on each of the sub LCD panels 32 to 38. Further, the set required time for each cleaning process is stored in the RAM 56 of the CPU 40.
[0017]
By the way, the sub LCD panels 32 to 38 also digitally display the remaining time of each cleaning process. For example, as shown in FIG. 3, “0” is displayed on the sub LCD panel 32 after 10 minutes of pre-cleaning, and “0” is also displayed on the sub LCD panel 34 after 10 minutes of ultrasonic cleaning. The Further, “5” is displayed on the sub-LCD panel 36 of the chemical liquid disinfection after 5 minutes of the current processing, and “10” is displayed on the sub-LCD panel 38 of the unprocessed rinse. This remaining time is displayed in a countdown every minute when the start button 58 of the operation panel 26 shown in FIG. 4 is pressed. That is, when the start button 58 is pressed, the timer 40 is controlled by the CPU 40 to start timing, and based on the timing information from the timer 60, the required time stored in the RAM 56 is counted down to 1 A countdown is displayed every minute. When the time required for the process ends, the CPU 40 also counts down the time required for the next process and counts down the remaining time on the sub LCD panel for the next process. Note that the CPU 40 also controls a cleaning liquid supply device (not shown) of the cleaning device 10 and controls the cleaning liquid supply device based on the start time and end time of the required time.
[0018]
Next, the operation of the endoscope cleaning apparatus 10 configured as described above will be described.
First, the endoscope 16 used for the inspection is detached from a light source device built-in control unit (processor) (not shown) and accommodated in the washing tub 18 of the endoscope washing apparatus 10. And after closing the upper cover 14, the mode setting button 52 and the time input button 54 of the operation panel 26 are operated, and the time required for each washing process is set. As shown in FIG. 2, the set time is displayed on each of the sub LCD panels 32 to 38 for each cleaning process, so that it is convenient for correction or confirmation. After determining the set time, the start button 58 is pressed to start pre-cleaning.
[0019]
When the pre-cleaning is started, water is jetted from the rotary injection device 20 and the endoscope 16 is pre-washed. At this time, on the main LCD panel 30 of the display panel 28, the pre-cleaning display unit (15-line display unit) is displayed in analog every time one minute elapses, and at the same time, the remaining time is displayed on the sub LCD panel 32. Is digitally displayed every 1 minute. Thereby, the operator can confirm the elapsed time and remaining time of the present process at a glance. When the pre-washing is completed, all the 10 columns of the pre-washing display units 30B are displayed, and the remaining time “0” is displayed on the sub LCD panel 32.
[0020]
Next, ultrasonic cleaning is started. Similarly, in this case, the ultrasonic cleaning display unit (15-line display unit) of the main LCD panel 30 is displayed in analog form every time one minute elapses. 36 is digitally displayed every time one minute has passed. When the ultrasonic cleaning is completed, all the 10 rows of display units 30C among the ultrasonic cleaning display units are displayed, and the remaining time “0” is displayed on the sub LCD panel 34.
[0021]
Next, chemical cleaning is started. In this case as well, analog display is performed every time 1 minute has passed on the display section (15 columns display section) of the chemical cleaning on the main LCD panel 30 and digital display is performed on the sub LCD panel 34 every time 1 minute has elapsed. Is done. FIG. 3 shows a display state of the display panel 28 when the chemical cleaning has been performed for 5 minutes. By looking at this display state, the operator can confirm at a glance that the chemical cleaning has been performed for 5 minutes and that the remaining time is 5 minutes. When the chemical cleaning is completed, all the 10 columns of the chemical cleaning display are displayed, and the remaining time “0” is displayed on the sub LCD panel 36. Rinsing is then started. In this case as well, the description is omitted because it is similar to the above three steps.
[0022]
The endoscope 16 that has been washed through the above four washing steps is dried in the washing tub 18 and then removed by opening the upper lid 14 and stored until the next use.
Thus, according to the present embodiment, the elapsed time of the cleaning process is displayed on the main LCD panel 30 corresponding to the cleaning process, and the remaining time of the cleaning process corresponds to the cleaning process. Since it is displayed in 32 to 38, it can be confirmed at a glance which cleaning process is currently performed and how much time is required later. This improves usability.
[0023]
Further, since the elapsed time is displayed in an analog form on the main LCD panel 30 and the elapsed time is displayed as a history, it is possible to determine at a glance what the display content indicates. This further improves usability. In the present embodiment, the remaining time is digitally displayed. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and analog display may be performed using a display device that displays other than numerical values such as a bar graph.
[0024]
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a second embodiment of the display panel 29. As shown in the figure, the display panel 29 includes an LCD panel 70 for pre-cleaning, an LCD panel 72 for ultrasonic cleaning, an LCD panel 74 for chemical disinfection, and an LCD panel 76 for rinsing individually in a horizontal row. Is provided. In addition, on the display panel 29, a character 80 for “pre-cleaning”, a character 82 for “ultrasonic cleaning”, a character 84 for “chemical disinfection”, and a character 86 for “rinsing” correspond to the LCD panels 70- It is printed below 76.
[0025]
The LCD panels 70 to 76 are formed in a disk shape, and the display section is radially divided into 12 parts around the center. These LCD panels 70 to 76 are controlled by an LCD driving device (not shown) so as to display the set time shown in FIG. 6 and the remaining time shown in FIG. For example, in FIG. 6 displaying the set time, the LCD panel 70 displays an analog display of 5 columns of the 12 columns of display units, and the LCD panel 72 displays 15 columns of display units. Three columns of display units are displayed in an analog manner, six columns of display units are displayed in analog on the LCD panel 74, and seven of the 15 columns of display units are displayed on the LCD panel 76. Is displayed in analog. Therefore, looking at the LCD panels 70 to 76 displayed in this way, it is confirmed at a glance that 5 minutes of pre-cleaning, 3 minutes of ultrasonic cleaning, 6 minutes of chemical disinfection, and 7 minutes of rinsing are set. it can. During the setting, the character being set is lit or blinked on the rectangular LCD panel 78 arranged at the upper left of the display panel 29 in the figure.
[0026]
On the other hand, in FIG. 7 that displays the remaining time, nothing is displayed on the LCD panels 70 and 72, the three rows of display units are displayed in analog on the LCD panel 74, and the seven rows on the LCD panel 76. The display is displayed in analog. Therefore, when the LCD panels 70 to 76 displayed in this way are seen, the pre-cleaning and the ultrasonic cleaning are finished, and the chemical liquid disinfection process is currently being performed, and the remaining 3 minutes and the 7-minute rinse remain. This can be confirmed at a glance. Note that during operation, characters being operated are lit or blinked on the LCD panel 78.
[0027]
Also in the display panel configured in this way, as in the display panel 28 shown in FIG. 1, it is possible to confirm at a glance which cleaning process is currently performed and how much time is required thereafter. This improves usability.
[0028]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the endoscope cleaning apparatus of the present invention, the elapsed time of the cleaning process is displayed on the first display means corresponding to the cleaning process, and the remaining time of the cleaning process is the cleaning process. Therefore, it is possible to confirm at a glance which cleaning process is currently performed and how much time is required later. This improves usability.
[0029]
Further, since the display means is composed of liquid crystal display means for analog display, and the elapsed time and remaining time are displayed as a history, it is possible to determine at a glance what the display content indicates. This further improves usability.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of an endoscope cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a first embodiment of a display panel that displays elapsed time and remaining time of a cleaning process. Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the display panel shown in Fig. 2 during operation. Fig. 4 is a block diagram showing a control system of the display panel shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 5 shows the remaining time of the washing process. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a second embodiment of the display panel to be operated. FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing an example of the display panel when the time required for each washing process is set. FIG. 7 is shown in FIG. Explanatory drawing showing an example of a display panel 【Explanation of symbols】
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Endoscope washing apparatus 12 ... Apparatus main body 16 ... Endoscope 26 ... Operation panel 28 ... Display panel 30 ... Main LCD panel 32-38 ... Sub LCD panel 40 ... CPU
42 ... LCD driving device 70 to 76 ... LCD panel

Claims (2)

In an endoscope cleaning apparatus that has a cleaning tank for storing and cleaning an endoscope, and cleaning the endoscope according to a preset cleaning process,
A plurality of first display means for displaying the elapsed time of each washing step;
A plurality of second display means for displaying the remaining time of each washing step;
When the endoscope cleaning is started by the endoscope cleaning device, the elapsed time and the remaining time of the cleaning process are measured, and the elapsed time is displayed on the first display means corresponding to the cleaning process. And a control means for displaying the remaining time of the washing process on the second display means corresponding to the washing process,
An endoscope cleaning apparatus comprising: 2. The endoscope cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of first display means and / or the plurality of second display means are liquid crystal display means for displaying elapsed time and / or remaining time in an analog manner. .

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