JP6656022B2 - Electronic thermometer - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic thermometer.

  Many electronic thermometers that are currently in widespread use provide a built-in buzzer to notify the user of the completion of temperature measurement. In a general electronic thermometer, a buzzer sound having a frequency of about 2 kHz is used in accordance with an audible frequency range of a healthy person. However, especially for elderly people, it is difficult to hear a high-frequency buzzer sound of 1 kHz or more. In order to surely notify the user of the completion of the temperature measurement, an electronic thermometer for notifying the user of the completion of the temperature measurement by vibration has been proposed.

  For example, Patent Literature 1 discloses a vibration actuator that can generate a sound, a buzzer operation sound, or a sensible vibration to the outside through a housing by controlling the frequency and waveform of an electric input signal. An electronic thermometer is described. Patent Document 2 discloses that the main body of the electronic thermometer is vibrated to notify the end of the temperature measurement by a method such as applying an impact to the main body from the inside, applying vibration by rotating an eccentric shaft, or applying vibration using a vibrating reed. Is described. Patent Literature 3 discloses an electronic thermometer that includes, as a vibration generator, a rotary vibration motor in which an eccentric weight is attached to an electromagnetic motor, and notifies the user of the start of temperature measurement and the completion of temperature measurement by vibration.

  In general, a mercury thermometer used while being held under the armpit has an elongated body shape, and an electronic thermometer also has an elongated body shape following the mercury thermometer. To use the thermometer properly, place the thermometer under the armpit from an oblique angle of about 30 to 45 degrees to the vertical so that the tip of the thermometer touches the center of the axillary cavity (axillary). Must be fixed. However, since the elongated shape lacks stability when sandwiched between the armpits, various improvements for stably fixing the thermometer to the armpit of the user have been proposed.

  For example, Patent Literature 4 describes an electronic thermometer that is large enough to be entirely fitted into an axillary depression, and has a disk-shaped or elliptical disk-shaped overall shape instead of a general elongated shape. I have. Patent Literature 5 discloses an electronic thermometer in which the shape of a main body is an arbitrary curved flat body corresponding to a depression under an armpit, and a thermosensitive part is provided at one end of an outer shell of the curved flat body so as to be in close contact with skin of an axillary artery. Is described.

JP-A-11-304597 JP 2000-12448 A Japanese Patent No. 4627261 JP 2006-189408 A JP-A-63-146730

  In particular, many elderly people measure their body temperature for daily health checks. However, elderly people and lean people often have low subcutaneous fat and weak muscle strength, and as described above, it is difficult to stably hold the elongated thermometer during measurement. In addition, for elderly and thin people, the feeling of pinching the thermometer under the armpits is weak, so it is difficult to know where the thermometer is pinched, and the pinching is loosened.

  FIG. 7 is a graph showing an example of a time change of a measured value by a general thermometer. The horizontal axis of the graph indicates the elapsed time t (second) since the thermometer was inserted into the armpit, and the vertical axis indicates the output temperature T (° C.) from the thermometer of the thermometer. The solid line graph shows the result when the thermometer was correctly fixed to the armpit and could be measured normally, and the broken line graph shows the result when the thermometer was not correctly fixed to the armpit and could not measure normally. Comparing the two graphs shows that the temperature rise becomes unstable if the thermometer is not properly fixed. In the case of a thin person, for example, the thermometer is not correctly fixed at a frequency of about 1 to 2 times out of 5 measurements, and the temperature rise becomes unstable as shown by the broken line graph. In particular, when the thermometer is a predictive electronic thermometer, the temperature rise at the time when the temperature rise is saturated several minutes later is predicted from the temperature rise curve immediately after insertion into the armpit, Becomes unstable, a correct predicted value cannot be obtained, or an error occurs.

  On the other hand, if the thermometer main body is formed into a shape such as an elliptical shape that fits into the underarm depression, stable holding becomes possible. However, in this case, the contact area between the skin and the main body of the thermometer increases as compared with the conventional elongated thermometer, so the amount of heat transferred from the skin to the main body of the thermometer increases, and the skin temperature itself decreases due to the insertion of the thermometer. There is a problem of doing it.

  FIG. 8 is a graph illustrating an example of a difference in a time change of a measured value depending on a shape of a thermometer. The horizontal axis of the graph indicates the elapsed time t (second) since the thermometer was inserted into the armpit, and the vertical axis indicates the output temperature T (° C.) from the thermometer of the thermometer. The solid line graph shows the result of measurement with a general elongated thermometer, and the broken line graph shows the result of measurement with a thermometer with an increased contact area between the skin and the body as in the electronic thermometers of Patent Documents 1 and 2. . From the graph of FIG. 8, it can be seen that a thermometer having a large contact area with the skin has a smaller rise in temperature rise as compared with an elongated thermometer. For this reason, in a prediction-type electronic thermometer having a large contact area with the skin, especially when the room temperature is low and the body is cold, the heat of the skin escapes to the body side so that the temperature does not rise appropriately and the prediction is correct. The value cannot be obtained.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic thermometer in which skin temperature is less likely to fluctuate due to contact with the main body, is easily pinched under armpits even by a thin person, and the pinching position is easily understood.

  A housing, a temperature detector disposed at one end of the housing, for detecting a body temperature of the subject, a vibration motor for notifying vibration to the subject, and controlling the temperature measurement and vibration of the vibration motor by the temperature detector. A control unit, a battery for supplying power to the vibration motor and the control unit, a vibration motor and the battery are housed, and the subject to be measured is located on one end side of the longitudinal center of the housing and used in the housing. An electronic thermometer is provided which has a storage portion located on the center side of a portion that fits in the axilla.

  In the above electronic thermometer, it is preferable that the thickness of the housing at the position where the housing is arranged is larger than the thickness of the housing other than the position where the housing is arranged.

  In the above electronic thermometer, it is preferable that the center of gravity of the entire electronic thermometer is located at one end side from the center and at a position excluding a range of 3 cm from one end to the center, and the center of gravity is located at one end to the center. It is preferably within a range of 3 cm to 6 cm apart on the side.

The control unit preferably causes the vibration motor to vibrate when the temperature detection is started, and stops the vibration of the vibration motor when a predetermined appropriate temperature rise is detected by the temperature detection unit.
The control unit preferably causes the vibration motor to vibrate when the temperature detection is started, and continues to vibrate the vibration motor unless a predetermined appropriate temperature rise is detected by the temperature detection unit.
Preferably, the vibration motor generates vibration at a frequency of 10 Hz to 100 Hz.
It is preferable that the control unit vibrates the vibration motor also when the temperature detection is completed.
It is preferable that the control unit causes the vibration motor to vibrate in different vibration patterns when the temperature measurement is started and when the temperature measurement is completed.

  According to the electronic thermometer described above, the skin temperature hardly fluctuates due to the contact of the main body, and it is easy for a thin person to pinch the armpit, and the pinching position is easy to understand.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing an external appearance and an internal structure of the electronic thermometer 1. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the electronic thermometer 1. It is a front view showing the appearance and internal structure of electronic thermometer 100 of a comparative example. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining an arrangement position of a battery accommodating section 40 in the electronic thermometer 1. FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining control of a vibration motor 30 by a vibration switching unit 63. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the electronic thermometer 1. It is a graph which shows the example of a time change of the measured value by a general electronic thermometer. It is a graph which shows the example of the difference of the time change of the measured value according to the shape of an electronic thermometer.

  Hereinafter, the electronic thermometer will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, it should be understood that the invention is not limited to the drawings or the embodiments described below.

  FIGS. 1A and 1B are front views showing the appearance and internal structure of the electronic thermometer 1, respectively. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the electronic thermometer 1. The electronic thermometer 1 has a function of allowing a subject to perceive a position to be sandwiched in the armpit by vibrating stimulus, which is thicker than a general electronic thermometer used in the armpit. It is. The electronic thermometer 1 includes, as main components, a housing 10, a temperature measuring unit 20, a vibration motor 30, a battery housing unit 40, a circuit board 50, a control unit 60, a piezoelectric buzzer 70, and the like.

  The housing 10 is a resin exterior case (exterior case outside the main body) having an elongated shape similar to a general mercury thermometer. A display unit 11 and a switch 12 are provided on the upper surface of the housing 10, and are disposed on a circuit board 50 in the housing 10. The display unit 11 is configured by a liquid crystal display panel (LCD), and displays that measurement is being performed, a measured value of body temperature, and the like. The switch 12 is a push-button switch for turning on / off the power of the electronic thermometer 1 and performing an operation for starting temperature measurement.

  The temperature detector 20 is arranged at one end of the housing 10 and has a sensor cap 21 and a temperature sensor 22. The sensor cap 21 is a cover for covering and protecting the surface of the temperature sensor 22. The temperature sensor 22 is constituted by a thermosensitive element (thermistor), and is connected to the circuit board 50 via the conductor 23. The temperature detector 20 detects the temperature of the measurement site (that is, the body temperature of the measurement subject) by detecting the heat transmitted to the sensor cap 21 with the temperature sensor 22.

  The vibration motor 30 is configured by mounting an eccentric weight (weight) on an electromagnetic motor, for example. In general, a vibrational stimulus of about 10 Hz to 100 Hz is most easily sensed in a sensory receptor under human skin, and therefore, the vibration motor 30 generates a vibration of a frequency of 10 Hz to 100 Hz that is easily perceived by a human. The vibration motor 30 operates at the time of starting temperature measurement and at the time of completion of temperature measurement, and performs vibration notification to the subject.

  The battery housing section 40 is an example of a housing section, and houses the vibration motor 30 together with the battery 41. The battery housing section 40 is electrically connected to the circuit board 50. The battery 41 supplies electric power for operating each part of the electronic thermometer 1, such as the vibration motor 30, the control unit 60, and the piezoelectric buzzer 70.

  If the vibration notification is performed by incorporating the vibration motor 30 in the electronic thermometer 1, even the elderly or the lean person can perceive the pinching position of the electronic thermometer 1 well. However, the electronic thermometer 1 with the vibration motor 30 requires a larger battery capacity and a larger total weight of the main body than an electronic thermometer without a vibration motor. In general, the current required to drive the vibration motor is at least about 20 mA at a minimum, so a large coin battery is required as the battery 41. Also, the size and weight of the vibration motor are relatively large due to the structure for rotating the weight. The electronic thermometer 1 uses a large coin battery as the battery 41, incorporates the vibration motor 30, and the housing 10 itself becomes large due to the presence of the battery 41 and the vibration motor 30, so that the total weight is, for example, 20 g or more. Become. Since the total weight of a general electronic thermometer without a vibration motor is about 10 g, the weight of the electronic thermometer 1 is, for example, twice or more as compared with an electronic thermometer without a vibration motor. For this reason, as described below, it is necessary to devise an arrangement position of the battery accommodating portion 40.

  FIGS. 3A and 3B are front views showing the appearance and internal structure of an electronic thermometer 100 of a comparative example, respectively. The electronic thermometer 100 has the same components as the electronic thermometer 1, but includes a battery accommodating section 40 that accommodates the battery 41 and the vibration motor 30 on a side opposite to the temperature measuring section 20 in the longitudinal direction (X direction) of the housing 10. It is arranged at an end (hereinafter, referred to as a “rear end”).

  In the electronic thermometer 100, since the relatively heavy battery 41 and the vibration motor 30 are arranged on the rear end side of the housing 10, the center of gravity of the entire electronic thermometer is located behind the center of the housing 10 in the longitudinal direction. Located on the end side. For this reason, the electronic thermometer 100 is difficult to pinch the rear end portion of the housing 10 when the pinch is pinched under the armpit for a person such as an elderly person or a thin person who has a weak pinching force.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining an arrangement position of the battery housing unit 40 in the electronic thermometer 1. FIG. 4 shows the electronic thermometer 1 and a general electronic thermometer 200 without a vibration motor side by side. In the general electronic thermometer 200, a portion from the end E on the side where the temperature measuring section 20 is located to a position about 3 cm away from the center C in the longitudinal direction of the housing 10 is a portion that fits in the axilla of the subject during use. (Axillary accommodating section 81). In addition, a portion that is about 3 cm to 6 cm away from the end portion E on the side where the temperature detecting section 20 is located toward the center C in the longitudinal direction of the housing 10 is a portion that is sandwiched between the underarm edges of the subject during use (the pinched portion). Part 82).

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the electronic thermometer 1, the battery housing portion 40 having the heaviest weight in the housing 10 is disposed in the sandwiched portion 82 which is a portion sandwiched between the underarm edges of the subject during use. Have been. In other words, in the electronic thermometer 1, the battery accommodating section 40 is closer to the one end E where the temperature measuring section 20 is disposed than the center C in the longitudinal direction (X direction) of the housing 10, and the subject is in use. It is arranged on the center C side of the axillary accommodating portion 81 that fits in the axilla. By arranging the battery housing section 40 at this position, in the electronic thermometer 1, the entire center of gravity G is located within a range of 3 cm to 6 cm away from the one end E toward the center C. Therefore, since the electronic thermometer 1 has the center of gravity G sandwiched between the edges of the armpits, even if the electronic thermometer 1 is slightly heavier than the general electronic thermometer 200, the electronic thermometer 1 does not easily slip downward when sandwiched.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1A, the thickness d1 of the housing 10 at the position where the battery housing 40 is arranged is larger than the thickness d2 of the housing 10 other than the position where the battery housing 40 is arranged. Therefore, in the electronic thermometer 1, since the surface area of the portion sandwiched by the underarm edge of the subject at the time of use is larger than that of the general electronic thermometer 200, even a thin person can easily sandwich the underarm. In addition, since the surface area of the sandwiched portion is large, when the vibration motor 30 is vibrated, the subject can easily perceive the vibration.

  In addition, if the battery housing part 40 is arranged at the one end part E (axillary housing part 81) where the temperature measuring part 20 is located, the contact surface area with the skin increases, so that when the one end part E of the electronic thermometer 1 is inserted into the axilla, Temperature may decrease, and the body temperature of the subject may not be measured properly. For this reason, it is preferable that the battery accommodating section 40 is not disposed in the axillary accommodating section 81, and the one end portion E where the temperature detecting section 20 is located is kept thin like a conventional mercury thermometer. Therefore, the battery accommodating portion 40 is arranged such that the center of gravity G of the entire electronic thermometer 1 is located on one end E side from the center C, and is located at a position excluding a range of 3 cm from the one end E to the center C side. .

  The circuit board 50 is a board on which various electronic components such as a chip capacitor, a semiconductor element, and a chip resistor are mounted, and is arranged inside the housing 10 along the longitudinal direction. On the circuit board 50, a detection circuit 51 and drive circuits 52 and 53 are provided. The detection circuit 51 detects the temperature of the part to be measured from the data measured by the temperature sensor 22. The drive circuit 52 drives the vibration motor 30 based on a control signal given from the control unit 60 to generate vibration. The drive circuit 53 drives the piezoelectric buzzer 70 based on a control signal given from the control unit 60 to generate a buzzer sound.

  The control unit 60 includes a microcomputer on the circuit board 50 and a peripheral circuit thereof, including a memory, a CPU, and the like in which a control program of the electronic thermometer 1 is stored. The control unit 60 has a temperature rise determination unit 61, a body temperature determination unit 62, and a vibration switching unit 63 as functional blocks. The control unit 60 controls operations of the electronic thermometer 1 such as temperature measurement by the temperature measurement unit 20 and vibration of the vibration motor 30.

  The temperature rise determination unit 61 sequentially obtains a detection signal corresponding to the heat detected by the temperature sensor 22 from the detection circuit 51, and calculates a temperature value and a rate of change of the temperature value using the signal. Then, when the calculated change rate of the temperature value is equal to or higher than the predetermined temperature increase rate, the temperature rise determination unit 61 determines that the temperature of the temperature detection unit 20 is appropriately rising. In addition, when the calculated change rate of the temperature value is less than the predetermined temperature increase rate, the temperature rise determination unit 61 determines that the temperature of the temperature detection unit 20 is not appropriately increased. The predetermined temperature rise rate is, for example, 0.5 ° C./sec. Further, the temperature rise determination unit 61 determines whether or not the temperature measurement unit 20 is in a thermal equilibrium state and the temperature rise has reached a stable state based on the calculated change rate of the temperature value.

  When the temperature rise determiner 61 determines that the temperature rise has reached a stable state, the body temperature determiner 62 determines that the temperature measurement by the temperature detector 20 has been completed, and the final temperature calculated by the temperature rise determiner 61 by that time. It is determined that the target temperature value is the body temperature of the subject. At this time, the body temperature determining unit 62 causes the display unit 11 to display the determined temperature value.

  The vibration switching unit 63 outputs a control signal to the drive circuit 52 at the start of temperature detection and at the completion of temperature detection, and controls on / off of vibration notification by the vibration motor 30.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining control of the vibration motor 30 by the vibration switching unit 63. First, when the power of the electronic thermometer 1 is off, the vibration of the vibration motor 30 is also off. The vibration switching unit 63 causes the vibration motor 30 to vibrate when the power is turned on by operating the switch 12 and the temperature detection by the temperature detection unit 20 is started. By causing the vibration motor 30 to vibrate when the temperature measuring unit 20 is inserted into the axilla and the battery housing unit 40 is sandwiched between the armpits, the subject can easily recognize the position where the electronic thermometer 1 is sandwiched.

  Even after the start of the temperature detection, the vibration switching unit 63 continues to operate the vibration motor 30 unless the temperature rise determination unit 61 determines that the temperature of the temperature measurement unit 20 is increasing at a temperature rise rate of, for example, 0.5 ° C./sec or more. To continue. Therefore, when the vibration of the vibration motor 30 does not stop, the subject knows that the electronic thermometer 1 is not pinched at an appropriate position, and is prompted to correct the position.

  Then, when the temperature rise determination unit 61 determines that the temperature of the temperature detection unit 20 is increasing at a temperature increase rate of, for example, 0.5 ° C./sec or more, the vibration switching unit 63 determines a predetermined appropriate temperature. Assuming that the temperature rise has been detected, the vibration of the vibration motor 30 is stopped. As described above, by stopping the vibration of the vibration motor 30 during the temperature measurement, it is possible to prevent unnecessary consumption of the battery 41 and also to prevent the vibration of the vibration motor 30 from becoming noise and deteriorating the accuracy of the measured value of the body temperature. .

  Further, when the body temperature determining unit 62 determines that the temperature measurement is completed, the vibration switching unit 63 causes the vibration motor 30 to vibrate again, and stops the vibration after a lapse of a predetermined time. Thus, the electronic thermometer 1 notifies the subject of the completion of the temperature measurement by the vibration.

  It is preferable that the vibration switching unit 63 causes the vibration motor 30 to vibrate in different vibration patterns when the temperature measurement is started and when the temperature measurement is completed. For example, the vibration at the start of the temperature detection may be a continuous pattern of 80 Hz, and the vibration at the completion of the temperature detection may be an intermittent pattern of 80 Hz (for example, a repetition of 100 msec vibration ON and 100 msec vibration OFF).

  When the temperature measurement is completed, the piezoelectric buzzer 70 emits a buzzer sound for notifying the subject to that effect. The piezoelectric buzzer 70 is arranged in the housing 10 on the back side of the circuit board 50 near the end opposite to the temperature measuring unit 20 so as not to affect the temperature measurement by the temperature measuring unit 20.

  The control unit 60 may drive the piezoelectric buzzer 70 together with the vibration by the vibration motor 30 when the temperature measurement is completed, or may drive only the piezoelectric buzzer 70 without vibrating the vibration motor 30 when the temperature measurement is completed, The measurement subject may be notified of the completion of the temperature measurement. However, since the position of the electronic thermometer 1 is hardly transmitted to the person to be measured by the buzzer sound, the control unit 60 determines the position of the object to be measured by the vibration of the vibration motor 30 instead of the buzzer sound of the piezoelectric buzzer 70 at the start of the temperature measurement. To inform.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the electronic thermometer 1. The processing of each step shown in FIG. 6 is executed by the CPU in the control unit 60 according to a program stored in the memory in the control unit 60 in advance.

  First, when the switch 12 is operated and the power is turned on (S1), the control unit 60 starts temperature measurement by the temperature measurement unit 20 (S2). At this time, the vibration switching unit 63 of the control unit 60 causes the vibration motor 30 to vibrate in a continuous pattern, for example, and notifies the subject of the position at which the electronic thermometer 1 is sandwiched (S3). Then, the temperature rise determination unit 61 of the control unit 60 determines whether the rate of change of the temperature value calculated according to the temperature measurement by the temperature measurement unit 20 is 0.5 ° C./sec or more (S4). The vibration switching unit 63 continues the vibration of the vibration motor 30 while the rate of change of the temperature value is less than 0.5 ° C./sec (No in S4), and the rate of change of the temperature value is 0.5 ° C./sec or more. Then, the vibration of the vibration motor 30 is stopped (S5).

  Thereafter, the temperature rise determination unit 61 sequentially calculates the temperature value and the temperature rise rate and continues the temperature measurement (S6). When the temperature rise determining unit 61 determines that the temperature rise has reached a stable state, the body temperature determining unit 62 of the control unit 60 determines that the final temperature value calculated in S6 is the body temperature of the subject ( S7). Then, the body temperature determining unit 62 causes the display unit 11 to display the determined temperature value (S8). At this time, the vibration switching unit 63 causes the vibration motor 30 to vibrate in an intermittent pattern, for example, and notifies the subject of the completion of the temperature measurement (S9). The vibration switching unit 63 stops the vibration of the vibration motor 30 after continuing the vibration for a certain time (S10). Thus, the operation of the electronic thermometer 1 ends.

  As described above, in the electronic thermometer 1, the battery housing section 40 having the largest weight and surface area (therefore, the center of gravity of the electronic thermometer 1) is arranged at a position where it is sandwiched under the armpit during use. For this reason, the electronic thermometer 1 is easily pinched under the armpit even by a thin person, and it is hard to slip down when pinched. In addition, the electronic thermometer 1 generates vibration at a frequency of 10 Hz to 100 Hz at which the skin of the armpit is most sensitive, so that the subject can clearly recognize the pinch position and can measure with the correct pinch method. The nature becomes high. Furthermore, in the electronic thermometer 1, since the temperature measuring section 20 that comes into contact with the skin of the armpit is the same thin shape as the conventional mercury thermometer, the temperature of the skin is hardly lowered due to the contact, and the measurement accuracy is lowered due to the fluctuation of the skin temperature. Be avoided.

  Note that the vibration frequency of the housing 10 by the vibration motor 30 shifts to a low value because the resonance frequency decreases due to the contact between the housing 10 and the skin, and the shift amount is large when the contact area between the housing 10 and the skin is large. It becomes bigger. Therefore, the electronic thermometer 1 further incorporates a vibration sensor in the housing 10 and detects the shift amount of the vibration frequency of the housing 10 to determine whether the subject is properly pinched. May be determined based on

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Electronic thermometer 10 Housing 20 Temperature detection part 30 Vibration motor 40 Battery accommodation part 41 Battery 50 Circuit board 60 Control part 70 Piezoelectric buzzer

Claims (9)

A housing having a housing,
A temperature detector disposed at one end of the housing and detecting a body temperature of a subject,
A vibration motor for performing vibration notification to the subject,
A control unit that controls temperature measurement by the temperature detection unit and vibration of the vibration motor,
A battery that supplies power to the vibration motor and the control unit ,
The housing section houses the vibration motor and the battery, and is closer to the one end than the center in the longitudinal direction of the housing, and to a portion of the housing that fits in the armpit of the subject during use. It is arranged on the center side,
Electronic thermometer which is characterized a call.   2. The electronic thermometer according to claim 1, wherein the thickness of the housing at the position where the housing is arranged is larger than the thickness of the housing at positions other than the position where the housing is arranged. 3.   3. The electronic thermometer according to claim 1, wherein the center of gravity of the entire electronic thermometer is located on the one end side of the center and at a position excluding a range of 3 cm from the one end to the center side. 4.   The electronic thermometer according to claim 3, wherein the center of gravity is within a range of 3 cm to 6 cm away from the one end to the center.   The control unit vibrates the vibration motor when the temperature detection is started, and stops the vibration of the vibration motor when a predetermined appropriate temperature rise is detected by the temperature detection unit. The electronic thermometer according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   The control unit causes the vibration motor to vibrate when the temperature detection is started, and continues to vibrate the vibration motor unless a predetermined appropriate temperature rise is detected by the temperature detection unit. The electronic thermometer according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   The electronic thermometer according to claim 5, wherein the vibration motor generates vibration having a frequency of 10 Hz to 100 Hz.   The electronic thermometer according to any one of claims 5 to 7, wherein the control unit vibrates the vibration motor even when the temperature detection is completed.   The electronic thermometer according to claim 8, wherein the control unit causes the vibration motor to vibrate in different vibration patterns when the temperature measurement is started and when the temperature measurement is completed.

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