JP5443813B2 - Liquid bottle set and cleaning device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a liquid bottle set in which a plurality of liquid bottles containing liquids for sterilization or cleaning are integrally formed, and a cleaning device loaded with the liquid bottle set.

  Conventionally, in the medical field, medical diagnosis using an endoscope has been widely performed. Currently, endoscopes used for diagnosis are generally those that incorporate an image sensor such as a CCD at the insertion tip of the endoscope to capture images of the body cavity and display them on a monitor after processing by a computer. Is.

  The endoscope inserted into the body cavity of the subject must be cleaned and disinfected each time. As an apparatus for performing this cleaning and disinfection, for example, as described in Patent Document 1, the endoscope is placed in the cleaning tank. It has been proposed to perform cleaning and disinfection by installing an endoscope and supplying a cleaning agent or disinfectant to the cleaning tank.

  Here, as the cleaning agent or disinfectant used in the endoscope cleaning apparatus as described above, for example, a mixture of two kinds of cleaning agents or disinfecting agents, or a concentrated cleaning agent or disinfecting agent is used. Some are diluted with dilution water.

  And in order to save the preparation time in the case of using the cleaning agent and the disinfectant as described above, liquid bottles respectively containing two kinds of disinfectants are integrally formed, and this liquid bottle set is used as an endoscope. There has been proposed a method of blending in an endoscope cleaning apparatus by loading it in a cleaning apparatus (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP-A-5-95901 JP 2000-288069 A

  However, in the configuration described in Patent Document 2, when the liquid bottle set is loaded into the injection port of the endoscope cleaning apparatus and the thin film portion provided at the mouth portion of the liquid bottle set is broken, Since the thin film portion is broken at the same time, the load applied to the liquid bottle set is increased, and a large force is required for the user to load the liquid bottle set.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a liquid bottle set that can be loaded with a smaller force and a cleaning device loaded with the liquid bottle set.

  The liquid bottle set of the present invention is a bottle body that contains liquid for disinfection or cleaning, a mouth part that is provided in the bottle body and from which liquid is discharged, is provided in the mouth part, and closes the mouth part. A liquid bottle set in which a plurality of liquid bottles each having a stopper part that opens a mouth part when a stopper opening mechanism is inserted into and hits the mouth part are integrally formed, and at least one liquid bottle is formed In the liquid bottle set in which the disinfecting liquid or the cleaning liquid is stored in the container, the timing at which the opening mechanism hits the stopper is different for each of the plurality of liquid bottles. It is characterized by.

  In the liquid bottle set of the present invention, the mouth portions of the liquid bottles are provided so that the central axis directions are the same direction, and the stopper portions of the liquid bottles are located at different positions in the central axis direction of the mouth portion. Can be provided.

  Moreover, the length of the bottle main body of each liquid bottle can be made into mutually different length.

  Moreover, the shape of each liquid bottle can be made into the same shape, and each liquid bottle can be integrally formed by arrange | positioning in a mutually different position about the said central axis direction.

  In addition, the shape of the bottle main body and the mouth of each liquid bottle is the same shape, and each liquid bottle is integrally formed by being arranged at the same position in the central axis direction. Can be provided at positions different from each other in the central axis direction.

  The cleaning device of the present invention includes a bottle main body in which a liquid for disinfection or cleaning is stored, a mouth provided in the bottle main body from which liquid is discharged, and provided in the mouth to close the mouth and open the mouth. A liquid bottle set in which a plurality of liquid bottles having a stopper portion that opens a mouth portion when the stopper mechanism is inserted and hits the inside of the mouth portion is integrally formed, and at least one liquid bottle is provided. A liquid bottle set containing sterilizing liquid or cleaning liquid is detachably loaded, a loading unit provided with an opening mechanism for each liquid bottle, and each liquid of the liquid bottle set loaded in the loading unit A cleaning apparatus including a liquid tank in which liquid discharged from a bottle is stored, and the timing at which the opening mechanism of each liquid bottle hits the stopper portion is different for each of the plurality of liquid bottles. Become Characterized in that it is configured to.

  In the cleaning device of the present invention, the tip of the opening mechanism for each liquid bottle can be arranged at a position different from each other in the insertion direction into the mouth.

  According to the liquid bottle set and the cleaning device of the present invention, the timing at which the opening mechanism of the cleaning device hits the stopper of the liquid bottle set is configured to be different for each of the plurality of liquid bottles. Therefore, when the liquid bottle set is loaded into the cleaning device, the load applied to the liquid bottle set can be dispersed, and the liquid bottle set can be loaded with a smaller force.

The perspective view which shows the external appearance of the endoscope cleaning apparatus using one Embodiment of the cleaning apparatus of this invention 2-2 sectional view of the endoscope cleaning apparatus shown in FIG. The figure which shows one Embodiment of a disinfectant solution bottle set and an opening mechanism The figure which shows other embodiment of a disinfectant solution bottle set and an opening mechanism The figure which shows other embodiment of a disinfectant solution bottle set and an opening mechanism The figure which shows other embodiment of a disinfectant solution bottle set and an opening mechanism

  Hereinafter, a disinfectant bottle set and an endoscope cleaning apparatus using an embodiment of a liquid bottle set and a cleaning apparatus of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a schematic configuration of an endoscope cleaning apparatus using an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the endoscope cleaning apparatus 1 of the present embodiment includes an apparatus main body 10 and an upper lid 11 that are formed in a box shape. An operation panel 13 having a plurality of buttons is provided on the upper front surface of the apparatus body 10. The operation panel 13 is a switch for inputting a command for controlling the endoscope cleaning apparatus 1. Further, a foot pedal 12 for opening and closing the upper lid 11 is provided on the lower front surface of the apparatus main body 10, and the upper lid 11 is configured to be electrically opened and closed as the foot pedal 12 is depressed. .

  FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line 2-2 of the endoscope cleaning apparatus 1 shown in FIG. Since the present embodiment is characterized by the disinfecting liquid bottle set and the loading part of the disinfecting liquid bottle set, FIG. 2 shows the disinfecting liquid bottle set, the disinfecting liquid bottle set loading part, and other endoscopes. The components necessary for performing the disinfection are extracted and shown, and the other components are not shown.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a cleaning tank 15 in which an endoscope is housed and a disinfectant is stored is formed in the upper part of the apparatus main body 10. Further, a disinfecting liquid nozzle 16 for supplying a disinfecting liquid to the cleaning tank 15 is provided.

  In addition, a loading section 17 in which the disinfectant bottle set 20 is loaded is provided in the middle section of the apparatus main body 10. As shown in FIG. 2, the loading unit 17 includes a loading chamber 17a in which the disinfecting liquid bottle set 20 is loaded and installed. In the loading chamber 17a, the mouth of the loaded disinfecting liquid bottle set 20 is slanted. An inclined surface 17b is provided so as to face downward.

  An opening mechanism 18 for opening the disinfectant bottle set 20 is provided on the end surface of the loading chamber 17a opposite to the loading port. Specifically, the opening mechanism 18 includes an opening tube 18a and an opening tube 18b that are inserted into the respective mouth portions of the disinfecting solution bottles 20a and 20b of the disinfecting solution bottle set 20. A blade for pushing through the stopper portions of the disinfectant bottles 20a and 20b is formed at the tip of each of the opening tubes 18a and 18b.

  Further, a lid 17c that is rotatable in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 2 is provided at the loading port of the loading chamber 17a with the rotation axis B as the central axis. The lid portion 17c closes the loading port of the loading chamber 17a, and contacts the disinfecting solution bottle set 20 loaded in the loading chamber 17a when the lid 17c is closed. It also serves to push down to the side.

  Here, the configuration of the disinfectant bottle set 20 and the stopper opening mechanism 18 of the present embodiment will be described in more detail.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the disinfectant bottle set 20 of the present embodiment includes a first disinfectant bottle 20 a that contains a first disinfectant and a second disinfectant bottle that contains a second disinfectant. 20b is integrally formed. As a method for integrally forming the first disinfectant bottle 20a and the second disinfectant bottle 20b, for example, after the first disinfectant bottle 20a and the second disinfectant bottle 20b are separately molded. The two bottles may be integrally formed by covering them with a film or the like, or the two bottles may be integrally formed from the beginning. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that the first disinfectant and the second disinfectant are different types of disinfectants. Moreover, you may make it accommodate a disinfectant | liquid in one bottle and a stabilizer in the other bottle.

  And the 1st disinfection liquid bottle 20a is provided in the bottle main body 21a in which the 1st disinfection liquid is accommodated, the opening part 22a provided in the bottle main body 21a, and the 1st disinfection liquid being discharged, and the opening part 22a. In addition, the mouth portion 22a is closed, and a plug portion 18a is provided which opens the mouth portion 22a when the stopper tube 18a is inserted into and hits the inside of the mouth portion 22a.

  Similarly, the second disinfectant bottle 20b includes a bottle main body 21b in which the second disinfectant liquid is stored, a mouth part 22b provided in the bottle main body 21b and from which the second disinfectant liquid is discharged, and a mouth part. And a plug portion 23b that closes the mouth portion 22b and opens the mouth portion 22b when the stopper tube 18b is inserted into and hits the inside of the mouth portion 22b.

  The plug parts 23a and 23b are installed inside the mouth parts 22a and 22b before opening, and close the mouth parts 22a and 22b so that the disinfectant does not leak out of the disinfectant bottle. When the disinfectant bottle is loaded in the loading unit 17, the bottles 22a and 22b are pushed out by the opening tubes 18a and 18b, and are pushed into the bottle main bodies 21a and 21b, thereby opening the mouths 22a and 22b. Open. As a specific configuration of the plug portions 23a and 23b, for example, the plug portions 23a and 23b may be connected to the inner surface of the mouth portions 22a and 22b through a thin portion, or may be in close contact with the inner surfaces of the mouth portions 22a and 22b. It may be fitted. Moreover, it is good also as what forms the whole surface of the plug parts 23a and 23b by a thin part, and is fractured | ruptured by the open pipes 18a and 18b.

  And the 1st disinfection liquid bottle 20a and the 2nd disinfection liquid bottle 20b of this embodiment are the direction of the length of the bottle main body 21a of the 1st disinfection liquid bottle 20a, as shown in FIG. The disinfecting liquid bottle 20b is formed to be longer than the bottle body 21b, and the mouth portions 22a and 22b of the disinfecting liquid bottles have the same center axis direction (direction in which the one-dot chain line in FIG. 3 extends). It is provided as follows. And thereby, the stopper parts 23a and 23b of each disinfection liquid bottle are provided so that it may mutually follow about the central-axis direction of the opening parts 22a and 22b.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the opening part 18a and the opening part 18b of the opening mechanism 18 are arranged at the same position with respect to the insertion direction into the mouth parts 22a and 22b. Is provided.

  Therefore, by configuring the disinfectant bottle set 20 and the opening mechanism 18 as described above, when the disinfectant bottle set 20 is loaded in the loading unit 17, the opening tube 18a and the opening of the opening mechanism 18 are opened. The timing at which the pipe 18b contacts the stopper portion 23a and the stopper portion 23b and is opened is different for each disinfectant bottle. Thereby, the load concerning the cover part 17c of the loading part 17 can be made small.

  The endoscope cleaning apparatus 1 includes a disinfecting liquid tank in which the first disinfecting liquid and the second disinfecting liquid discharged from each disinfecting liquid bottle of the disinfecting liquid bottle set 20 loaded in the loading unit 17 are stored. 31 is provided. In addition, a supply pump 32 is provided that sucks the liquid mixture of the first disinfectant and the second disinfectant from the disinfectant tank 31 and supplies it to the disinfectant nozzle 16. Although not shown, tap water is automatically supplied as a diluent to the disinfectant tank 31 when the disinfectant bottle 20 is set.

  In the disinfectant bottle set 20 of the above embodiment, the length of the bottle body 21a of the first disinfectant bottle 20a is longer than that of the bottle body 21b of the second disinfectant bottle 20b. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the same one may be used as the first disinfecting liquid bottle 40a and the second disinfecting liquid bottle 40b. That is, the length of the bottle main body 41a of the first disinfectant liquid bottle 40a may be the same as the length of the bottle main body 41b of the second disinfectant liquid bottle 40b. Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the first disinfecting liquid bottle 40a and the second disinfecting liquid bottle 40b are integrally formed so as to move back and forth in the central axis direction of the mouth portions 42a and 42b, and the stoppers of the respective disinfecting liquid bottles are formed. The portions 43a and 43b may be moved back and forth with respect to the central axis direction of the mouth portions 42a and 42b. In this case, as shown in FIG. 4, it is desirable to provide a step on the lid portion 17c of the loading unit 17 in accordance with the step between the bottom surface of the first disinfecting solution bottle 40a and the bottom surface of the second disinfecting solution bottle 40b. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the first disinfecting liquid bottle 50a and the second disinfecting liquid bottle 50b have the same shape as the bottle main body and the mouth part, and the disinfecting liquid bottles 50a and 50b are provided in the mouths. The central portions 52a and 52b are arranged at the same position and integrally formed, and the stopper portions 53a and 53b of the respective disinfecting liquid bottles 51a and 51b are connected to the mouth portions 52a and 52b of the respective disinfecting liquid bottles 50a and 50b. The center axis direction may be provided back and forth.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 6, while using the same thing as the 1st disinfecting liquid bottle 60a and the 2nd disinfecting liquid bottle 60b, each disinfecting liquid bottle 60a, 60b is about the central-axis direction of the opening part 62a, 62b. On the other hand, the tip of the opening pipe 18a for opening the first disinfecting liquid bottle 60a and the opening pipe 18b for opening the second disinfecting liquid bottle 60b are provided at the mouth. The plug-opening mechanism 18 may be provided so as to be arranged at positions different from each other in the insertion direction into the 62a and 62b. As a result, the timing at which the opening tube 18a and the opening tube 18b of the opening mechanism 18 come into contact with the plug portion 63a and the plug portion 63b, respectively, can be made different for each disinfectant bottle.

  In the above embodiment, the liquid bottle set of the present invention is applied to the disinfecting liquid bottle set. However, the first and second cleaning liquids are accommodated in place of the first and second disinfecting liquids. Alternatively, dilution water may be accommodated in place of the disinfecting solution or the cleaning solution.

  In addition, as long as the timing at which the opening mechanism hits the stopper portion is different for each of the plurality of liquid bottles, the configuration is not limited to the above and other configurations are adopted. Also good.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Endoscope washing | cleaning apparatus 11 Upper cover 12 Foot pedal 13 Operation panel 15 Cleaning tank 16 Disinfecting liquid nozzle 17 Loading part 17c Lid part 18 Opening mechanism 18a Opening pipe 18b Opening pipe 20 Disinfecting liquid bottle set 20a 1st disinfecting liquid Bottle 20b Second disinfectant bottle 21a, 21b Bottle body 22a, 22b Mouth part 23a, 23b Plug part 31 Disinfectant tank 32 Supply pump 40a First disinfectant bottle 40b Second disinfectant bottle 41a, 41b Bottle body 42a , 42b Mouth part 43a, 43b Plug part 50a First disinfectant liquid bottle 50b Second disinfectant liquid bottle 52a, 52b Mouth part 53a, 53b Plug part 60a First disinfectant liquid bottle 60b Second disinfectant liquid bottle 62a, 62b Mouth part 63a, 63b Plug part

Claims (7)

A bottle main body that contains liquid, a mouth provided in the bottle main body from which the liquid is discharged, a mouth provided in the mouth, closing the mouth, and an opening mechanism inside the mouth A plurality of liquid bottles each having a stopper portion that opens the mouth portion by being inserted, and the central axes of the mouth portions of the liquid bottles are arranged in parallel at an interval to be integrated In the liquid bottle set formed in the above, wherein at least one liquid bottle contains a disinfecting liquid or a cleaning liquid,
The timing at which the opening mechanism provided for each liquid bottle hits each plug portion of each liquid bottle is configured to be different for each liquid bottle. A characteristic liquid bottle set. Wherein each plug portion of the liquid bottle, the liquid bottle set according to claim 1, characterized in that provided at positions different from each other for the central axis direction of the respective mouth portions.   3. The liquid bottle set according to claim 2, wherein the lengths of the bottle bodies of the liquid bottles are different from each other.   3. The liquid bottle set according to claim 2, wherein the liquid bottles have the same shape, and the liquid bottles are arranged integrally at different positions in the central axis direction. The shape of the bottle main body and the mouth of each liquid bottle is the same shape, and the liquid bottles are arranged at the same position in the central axis direction and integrally formed,
Wherein each plug portion of the liquid bottle, wherein the respective mouth of each liquid bottle, liquid bottle set according to claim 2, characterized in that provided at different positions about the central axis direction. A bottle main body that contains liquid, a mouth provided in the bottle main body from which the liquid is discharged, a mouth provided in the mouth, closing the mouth, and an opening mechanism inside the mouth A plurality of liquid bottles each having a stopper portion that opens the mouth portion by being inserted, and the central axes of the mouth portions of the liquid bottles are arranged in parallel at an interval to be integrated A liquid bottle set formed in the above-mentioned manner, in which at least one liquid bottle is detachably loaded with a liquid bottle set containing a disinfecting liquid or a cleaning liquid, and the opening mechanism for each liquid bottle And a liquid tank in which the liquid discharged from each liquid bottle of the liquid bottle set loaded in the loading unit is stored,
The opening mechanism is provided for each liquid bottle of the liquid bottle set,
Wherein the unplugging mechanism provided respectively to said each liquid bottles the timing of unplugging the hit the respective plug portions of each liquid bottle is configured such that different timing for each of the liquid bottle A cleaning device. 7. The cleaning device according to claim 6, wherein tips of opening mechanisms provided for the respective liquid bottles are arranged at positions different from each other in the insertion direction of each liquid bottle into the mouth. .

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