JP7267866B2 - cleaning equipment - Google Patents

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TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a cleaning device that includes a medicine bottle that stores a predetermined amount of medicine, and that is replenished with medicine by exchanging the medicine bottle when the medicine runs short.

Washer-disinfectors, jet washers, bedpan washers, and the like are known as washing apparatuses installed in medical facilities and the like to wash medical equipment and the like.

Medical equipment is made of various materials such as stainless steel, aluminum, titanium, synthetic resin, glass, etc., and stains adhering to them are derived from various components such as proteins and lipids. In contrast, for example, enzymatic detergents are particularly suitable for the removal of proteins, and alkaline detergents are particularly suitable for the removal of lipids, while aluminum is generally alkaline since it can corrode under alkaline conditions. There are agents that are suitable and incompatible with materials and stains, such as cleaning agents that are unsuitable. Also, some materials, such as metals, should be treated with an antirust agent after cleaning. Furthermore, each of these agents has a different optimum temperature.

For this reason, the above-mentioned washing apparatus is usually equipped with a plurality of chemical bottles, is configured to be washable with a plurality of types of chemicals, and is configured to be capable of setting a plurality of cleaning programs, for example, different chemicals to be used and different operating temperatures. (Patent Document 1: Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2018-126686). According to this configuration, it is possible to set a cleaning program in advance according to the material, the type of dirt, etc., and it is possible to perform reliable cleaning by selecting an appropriate cleaning program according to each object to be cleaned. As a result, it is possible to prevent infection through medical equipment and to ensure medical safety.

JP 2018-126686 A

In such a cleaning device, when the medicine in the medicine bottle runs short, the medicine is replenished by replacing the medicine bottle with a new medicine bottle. In the conventional cleaning device, when the medicine in the medicine bottle runs short, it is only reported that the medicine in one of the medicine bottles runs short. Therefore, there is a risk that not only a medicine bottle with insufficient medicine but also a medicine bottle with a usable amount of medicine remaining may be erroneously replaced.

In addition, there is a risk that the drug bottle will be replaced with a drug bottle that stores a different type of drug than the deficient drug. The wash program could be run as is. Therefore, such erroneous dosing of chemicals may result in the use of an inappropriate type of chemical for the item to be cleaned, or the use of an inappropriate chemical at an inappropriate temperature, which in turn may lead to deterioration or deterioration of the item being cleaned. There was a risk of causing damage and a risk of inadequate cleaning.

In addition, the use of chemicals for which compatibility with the cleaning equipment has not been confirmed, or the equipment being operated without the chemicals being replenished immediately and the amount of chemicals not reaching the specified amount may cause deterioration of the cleaning equipment itself. This could lead to malfunction.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is capable of preventing replenishment of an insufficient chemical and a different kind of chemical, and preventing deterioration, breakage, and cleaning of the object to be cleaned due to inappropriate use of the chemical. To provide a cleaning device capable of preventing defects, deterioration and failure of the cleaning device.

The present invention solves the above-described problems by means of solving means described below as one embodiment.

A cleaning apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a plurality of medicine bottles each having a recording unit in which the types of stored medicines are recorded; a medicine bottle setting part in which the plurality of medicine bottles are installed; and a storage unit that associates and stores the position of and the type of drug in the drug bottle installed at the position, and each liquid level sensor that detects the liquid level of the drug in each drug bottle, Further, by recognizing the position in the medicine bottle installation part by the liquid level sensor, when the medicine shortage signal from the liquid level sensor is received, the shortage recognition signal for recognizing the medicine shortage is turned ON. The position in the drug bottle installation section corresponding to the shortage recognition signal is displayed on the display section, and when the drug bottle is replaced and the drug sufficiency signal from the liquid level sensor is received, the display section displays the position. Of the positions at which the shortage recognition signal is ON, the position receiving the drug sufficiency signal is selectable from the operation unit, and when an input for selecting the selectable position is received, the selected position is compared. position, the type of drug registered at the control position is read from the storage unit, the type of drug registered at the control position read from the storage unit, and the type of drug installed at the control position The type of medicine read from the recording part of the medicine bottle is collated, and if they match, the shortage recognition signal corresponding to the position where the medicine sufficiency signal is received is turned off, and the medicine sufficiency signal is received. a control unit that notifies that the drug replenishment is completed at the position where the drug sufficiency is completed, and, in the case of disagreement, notifies the disagreement without turning off the shortage recognition signal corresponding to the position where the drug sufficiency signal is received; It is a requirement to be prepared.

According to this, the position in the medicine bottle setting part can be associated with the medicine bottle installed at that position by the structure that recognizes the position in the medicine bottle setting part by the liquid level sensor. By comparing the type of drug registered in the control position and the type of drug read from the recording unit of the drug bottle installed in the control position, each position in the preset drug bottle installation section It is possible to confirm that the medicine of the same type as the medicine to be replenished to has been surely replenished. Therefore, it is possible to prevent replenishment of drugs of a different type from the shortage of drugs.

Further, the control unit stores the type of drug registered at the control position read from the storage unit and the type of drug read from the recording unit of the drug bottle installed at the control position . do not match, it is preferable to perform control not to start the cleaning operation, assuming that the chemical replenishment is incomplete. According to this, even if a chemical agent is erroneously added (erroneous replenishment) or a chemical agent for which compatibility with the cleaning apparatus has not been confirmed, the cleaning operation is not started in that state. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the use of an inappropriate type of chemical for the object to be cleaned or the use of an agent at an inappropriate temperature, thereby preventing deterioration and breakage of the object to be cleaned as well as poor cleaning. can do.

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the replenishment of an insufficient chemical and a different kind of chemical, and prevent deterioration, breakage, and cleaning failure of the object to be cleaned due to the use of an inappropriate chemical. Furthermore, it becomes possible to prevent deterioration and failure of the cleaning device.

1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an example of a cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is an example of a drug registration screen on the display unit of the washing device of FIG. 1. FIG. FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing an operation example regarding replenishment of chemicals in the cleaning device of FIG. 1 ; FIG. It is an example of a medicine replenishment screen on the display unit of the washing device of FIG. 2 is an example of a medicine replenishment history screen on the display unit of the cleaning device of FIG. 1. FIG.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration diagram of a cleaning apparatus according to this embodiment. A cleaning device 10 according to this embodiment is a cleaning device installed in a medical facility or the like to clean medical instruments and the like. Objects to be washed are mainly medical instruments such as forceps and forceps, but also include, for example, urinals and toilet bowls for nursing care.

The cleaning apparatus 10 shown in FIG. 1 includes a cleaning tank 12 in which cleaning, rinsing, disinfection, and drying of objects to be cleaned are performed, a chemical bottle installation section 36 in which a plurality of chemical bottles are installed (accommodated), and various An operation unit 44 for performing operations, a display unit 46 for performing various displays, and the like are provided.

The cleaning tank 12 is configured such that the objects to be cleaned can be taken in and out, and the objects to be cleaned are generally placed on a plurality of racks (not shown) and stored in the cleaning tank 12 together with the racks.

One or a plurality of injection nozzles 14 (in this embodiment, one each on the upper and lower sides) are provided inside the cleaning tank 12, and as described later, a cleaning liquid, a rinsing liquid, hot water, etc. It is designed to wash, rinse, and disinfect the items to be washed. In addition to this, the injection nozzle 14 may be attached to the rack. In this case, a general configuration is such that a part of the rack formed in a grid pattern is composed of tubes, and the cleaning liquid or the like is caused to flow through the tubes and the cleaning liquid or the like is ejected from the ejection nozzles 14 .

In addition, the bottom surface 12a in the cleaning tank 12 is, for example, formed as an inclined surface, and at the lowest part of the inclined surface, a concave portion 16 is formed in which the cleaning liquid and the like in the cleaning tank 12 is stored. there is A heater 18 is provided in the concave portion 16 so as to heat the cleaning liquid or the like in the cleaning tank 12 .

A drain pipe 20 is provided on the bottom surface of the concave portion 16, and the liquid in the cleaning tank 12 can be drained and stored by opening and closing a valve 22. As shown in FIG. On the other hand, a flow pipe 24 is provided above the portion where the drain pipe 20 is provided. The flow pipe 24 is connected to the jet nozzles 14 in the cleaning tank 12 via a pipe 26 , and the liquid in the cleaning tank 12 can be jetted from each jet nozzle 14 by the operation of the liquid feed pump 28 . In the case of a structure in which the injection nozzles 14 are also attached to the racks, when the racks are accommodated in the cleaning tank 12, the pipes 26 and the pipes constituting the racks are connected, whereby the liquid in the cleaning tank 12 is discharged from the pipes 26. A general configuration is such that the liquid flows through the pipe and can be injected from the injection nozzle 14 .

A water supply pipe 30 for introducing water from the outside (water supply source) is connected to the cleaning tank 12 . Further, the cleaning tank 12 is connected with a chemical supply pipe 32 for introducing chemicals (cleaning agent, antirust agent, etc.) from the outside (each chemical bottle 34). Specifically, one end 32 a of each drug supply tube 32 is inserted into another drug bottle 34 , and the other end 32 b is connected to the washing tank 12 . A configuration of the drug bottle 34 will be described later. The introduction of water and chemicals to the water supply pipe 30 can be adjusted by opening and closing the valve 22, and the introduction of the chemical to the chemical supply pipe 32 can be adjusted by the operation of the liquid transfer pump 28, respectively. In addition to these, a hot water supply pipe (not shown) for introducing hot water may be provided.

Further, the cleaning tank 12 is provided with a drying mechanism (not shown) so that the inside of the cleaning tank 12 can be dried. Also, a temperature sensor and a liquid level sensor (both not shown) are provided so that the temperature and liquid level in the cleaning tank 12 can be detected. Furthermore, in addition to these, an ultrasonic wave generator (not shown) may be provided on the bottom surface 12a or the like to add an ultrasonic cleaning function. In addition, valves, strainers, etc. are provided at appropriate locations in addition to those shown in FIG.

According to the above configuration, water and a cleaning agent are introduced into the cleaning tank 12 containing the object to be cleaned, mixed and diluted in the cleaning tank 12, and heated to a predetermined temperature. It can be continuously sprayed from the spray nozzle 14 by circulating the inside and outside of the cleaning tank 12 through the nozzle 14 . Thereby, the object to be washed can be washed. Similarly, the object to be cleaned can be rinsed, disinfected with hot water, treated for rust prevention, etc., and then dried in the cleaning tank 12 .

The above operations are controlled by the control unit 42 . The control unit 42 is composed of a CPU and a memory, and operates based on a preset operation program and a setting signal input from the operation unit 44 . Specifically, it receives signals from the temperature sensor and the liquid level sensor provided in the cleaning tank 12, and operates the valve 22 (including a valve not shown), the liquid feed pump 28, the heater 18, and the drying mechanism. By controlling, each step is executed according to a preset operation program (cleaning program).

In this embodiment, the cleaning program can be set and changed by the user. In other words, the medicine (medicine bottle 34) used in a predetermined process, the working temperature, etc. can be set by operating the operation unit 44, and one or a plurality of washing programs set thereby are stored in the storage unit 48. there is When the user selects a predetermined cleaning program by operating the operation unit 44 before cleaning, the cleaning program stored in the storage unit 48 is read out and executed by the control unit 42 that receives the operation signal. .

Next, the configuration of the drug bottle 34 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the cleaning device 10 includes a drug bottle installation section 36, in which a plurality of (five in this embodiment) drug bottles 34 are installed (accommodated). Each chemical bottle 34 stores chemicals such as a cleaning agent and an antirust agent. The type of drug in each drug bottle 34 is not limited, and may be different or the same among the drug bottles 34 . In this embodiment, as an example, of the five chemical bottles 34, two contain an alkaline cleaning agent, two contain an enzymatic cleaning agent, and one contains an antirust agent (see FIGS. 2 and 4). . When the medicine in these medicine bottles 34 runs short, the medicine is replenished by exchanging the whole medicine bottle 34 with a new medicine bottle.

Each drug bottle 34 is provided with a recording section 38 in which at least the type of drug is recorded. This allows the controller 42 to recognize the type of medicine stored in the medicine bottle 34 . More specifically, the reading means 40 reads the record of the recording unit 38 and sends a recording signal to the control unit 42 so that the control unit 42 that receives the signal recognizes the type of medicine stored in the medicine bottle 34. It is possible to Although the configuration of the recording unit 38 is not limited, it may be a recording or storage medium such as an RF tag or the like, in addition to codes such as numbers, characters, symbols, and graphics (for example, bar codes). In particular, international standard product identification codes such as GTIN (JAN code) are provided in many products and are suitable for the recording unit 38 . Further, the configuration of the reading means 40 for this may be appropriately configured according to the recording section 38, such as a bar code reader or reader/writer.

Further, the communication between the reading means 40 and the control section 42 may be either wired or wireless means. Therefore, the reading means 40 may be arranged in connection with the cleaning device 10 (control section 42), or may be arranged independently as a portable device or the like.

Specifically, in the configuration in which the reading means 40 is connected to the cleaning device 10 (control section 42), the reading means 40 may be movable within a predetermined range, or may be fixed. At this time, if the reading means 40 is a bar code reader, the medicine bottle 34 or the reading means 40 can be read by, for example, holding one over the other. Further, the reading means 40 may be arranged at a position facing the recording section 38 of each drug bottle 34 with the drug bottles 34 installed in the drug bottle installation section 36 . In this configuration, when the reading means 40 is a bar code reader, reading can be performed without moving the medicine bottle 34 and the reading means 40 while the medicine bottle 34 is installed in the medicine bottle installation section 36 . On the other hand, the configuration in which the reading means 40 is arranged independently of the cleaning apparatus 10 may be such that the reading means 40 may be a portable dedicated device or the like, or the reading function may be provided to other articles such as a portable computer or telephone. It is good also as the reading means 40 by adding.

In addition, one end 32a of the drug supply tube 32 is inserted into each drug bottle 34 and inserted into the drug. A liquid level sensor 50 for detecting the liquid level of the drug in the drug bottle 34 is provided at each one end 32a. Thereby, the sufficiency and shortage of drugs in the drug bottle 34 can be detected. Although the configuration of the liquid level sensor 50 is not limited, it may be, for example, a known float switch or the like. In this case, for example, when the medicine is sufficient, a float switch ON signal is sent to the control unit 42, and when the medicine is insufficient, the float switch is turned OFF and the float switch ON signal is stopped.

Here, in this embodiment, the control unit 42 is configured to recognize the position in the medicine bottle installation unit 36 by the liquid level sensor 50 . According to this configuration, for each position (different from the liquid level sensor 50) of the drug bottle installation section 36, the drug bottle 34 installed at that position (the specific drug bottle corresponding to the specific liquid level sensor 50 34) can be associated and stored. These medicine bottles 34 are configured so as to be recognizable according to the type of medicine. Specifically, the kind of medicine in the medicine bottle 34 is read by the reading means 40, or the medicine is read from the operation unit 44 (for example, numeric keypad). The type of medicine in the medicine bottle 34 can be recognized by the control unit 42 by a method of directly inputting a number or the like for identifying the kind of medicine. As a result, in the cleaning device 10 , the type of medicine in the medicine bottle 34 installed at each position in the medicine bottle setting section 36 is set (hereinafter referred to as “medicine registration”), and stored in the storage section 48 . can be done. Note that the number of types of drugs that can be set (medicine registration) at each position is not limited, and in the case of the present embodiment, two types can be set (drug registration) at each position. FIG. 2 shows an example of a display (“medicine registration screen”) displayed on the display unit 46 (here, the display screen 46) at the time of drug registration.

The above medicine registration is usually performed when the cleaning device 10 is started to be used (at the time of installation of the cleaning device 10), and one or more chemicals (types of chemicals) installed at each position are registered. The drug registration serves as a standard for judging whether the drug to be replenished is correct or not, as will be described later, when replenishing the drug, and should not be changed without reason. Therefore, it is preferable to appropriately manage the system, for example, by requiring a password to be entered when registering or changing a drug.

Next, the operation of the cleaning device 10 according to the present embodiment for refilling the medicine (replacement of the medicine bottle 34) will be described. FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing an operation example regarding replenishment of chemicals in the cleaning device 10 . Also, FIG. 4 is an example of a "medicine replenishment screen" on the display unit. Also, FIG. 5 is an example of a "medicine replenishment history screen" on the display unit.

In the present embodiment, the display screen 46 is used as an example of the configuration of the display unit 46 related to drug replenishment, and the touch panel 44 displayed on the display screen 46 is used as an example of the configuration of the operation unit 44 related to drug replenishment. However, it is not limited to this, and for example, the operation unit 44 may be configured independently of the display unit 46 . In addition, in the present embodiment, the configuration of the notification unit 52 regarding the replenishment of the medicine is the display on the display unit 46 (specifically, the display screen 46) and the guidance voice. However, it is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a buzzer, a lamp, or the like.

Hereinafter, description will be made along the flow chart of FIG. First, when the medicine in the medicine bottle 34 runs short (S100), a medicine shortage signal (for example, float switch OFF) is sent from the liquid level sensor 50 to the controller 42 (S102). Upon receipt of this, the control unit 42 immediately or when a predetermined condition (for example, continuous operation of the liquid feed pump 28 provided in the drug supply pipe 32 having the liquid level sensor 50 for a certain period of time) is satisfied. is recognized (insufficiency recognition signal ON) (S104), and the notification unit 52 is controlled to notify. At this time, the control unit 42 stores in memory or the like the position in the medicine bottle setting part 36 where the lack of medicine is recognized.

In this embodiment, a "drug shortage screen" indicating that the drug shortage is recognized is displayed on the display screen 46, and a voice to that effect is emitted. On the other hand, when the user operates the touch panel 44 according to the instruction of the "drug shortage screen", the "medicine replenishment screen" illustrated in FIG. 4 is displayed.

The "medicine replenishment screen" displays the position of the shortage recognition signal ON stored in the control unit 42, and also displays an instruction to replace the medicine bottle 34. FIG. Also, when the "medicine replenishment screen" is displayed, a voice prompting replacement of the drug bottle 34 is emitted. The display of the "drug shortage screen" and the "medicine replenishment screen" and the voice guidance are all performed under the control of the control unit 42. FIG.

After receiving the instruction, the user replaces the drug bottle 34 (S106). At this time, if there is a shortage of medicine in a plurality of medicine bottles 34, one of the medicine bottles 34 is replaced. In the conventional washing device 10, only the shortage of medicine in one of the medicine bottles 34 is notified. Therefore, for example, not only the drug bottle 34 that actually lacks the drug, but also the drug bottle 34 that has a usable amount of the drug remaining may be erroneously replaced, resulting in wastage of the drug. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the position where the control unit 42 stores the drug shortage (the position where the shortage recognition signal is ON) is displayed on the "medicine replenishment screen", so that the user can By replacing 34, unnecessary replacement can be prevented.

When the user replaces the drug bottle 34 and inserts one end 32a of the drug supply tube 32 into the new drug bottle 34, the drug shortage signal (for example, float switch OFF) at the liquid level sensor 50 changes to the drug sufficiency signal (for example, float switch ON) and sent to the control unit 42 (S108). Receiving this, the control unit 42 operates the position (arrow A in FIG. 4) where the medicine sufficiency signal (for example, the float switch ON) is received among the positions where the shortage recognition signal is ON displayed on the "medicine replenishment screen". Control is performed to enable selection from the unit 44 (touch panel 44) (S110). Then, as a result of controlling the notifying section 52 to notify that effect, a voice is emitted to instruct the reading of the record in the recording section 38 by selecting the position for drug determination (correctness determination of the type of drug to be replenished). be done.

Next, the user who has received the instruction selects the position for drug determination (arrow A in FIG. 4), and uses the reading means 40 to place (exchange) the new drug bottle 34 at the selected position. The record is read (S112, S116). Arrow A in FIG. 4 indicates a state in which the user selects a position for drug determination on the "medicine replenishment screen".

Here, when the user selects a position for medicine determination (S112), the control unit 42 having received this recognizes the selected position as the position of the replaced medicine bottle 34 . That is, the selection position is determined as the control position in the drug determination, and the type of drug set (drug registration) at the control position is read from the storage unit 48 (S114).

That is, when determining the medicine, first, the medicine shortage is recognized, and then only the position where the medicine sufficiency is recognized (the position where the medicine shortage recognition signal is ON and the medicine sufficiency signal is ON) is controlled so as to be selectable from the operation unit 44. be. Then, after the user confirms that the position is the position at which the drug bottle 34 is actually replaced, the position is selected from the operation unit 44, and only after receiving this, the control unit 42 replaces the position. The position of the drug bottle 34 is recognized. Therefore, the position of the replaced drug bottle 34 can be accurately determined by double checking by the control unit 42 and the user, and the position of the replaced drug bottle 34 can be read from the recording unit 38. Can be checked against records.

Then, when the user reads the record of the recording unit 38 with the reading means (S116), the control unit 42 receives this and executes medicine determination (S118). If the medicine bottle 34 and the reading means 40 are configured to be readable without moving, for example, the configuration may be such that the control section 42 that receives position selection by the user receives the recording signal from the reading means 40 . Then, the control unit 42 stores one of the types of drugs set at the position (control position) of the replaced drug bottle 34 and the type of drug read from the recording unit 38 of the replaced drug bottle 34 It is determined whether or not they match. As a result, if they match, it is confirmed that the type of medicine to be replenished is correct, and the recognition of the medicine shortage is canceled (the shortage recognition signal is turned OFF) (S120), and the notification unit 52 notifies that the medicine has been replenished. (S122).

In this embodiment, an OK display (arrow B in FIG. 4) lights up for the drug at the position where the drug determination was performed on the "medicine replenishment screen", and then the "medication replenishment completion screen" is displayed. Then, a voice is emitted to the effect that the drug replenishment has been completed. These are all examples of notification of completion of drug replenishment (S122).

Note that when there is a shortage of medicine in a plurality of medicine bottles 34, the OK display lights up for the medicine at the position where the medicine was determined on the "medicine replenishment screen", but the screen transitions to the "drug replenishment completion screen". The "Medicine replenishment screen" continues to be displayed. On the other hand, the user sequentially replaces the remaining medicine bottles 34 in which the medicine is insufficient and judges the medicine one by one by the same procedure (S124). Then, when all drugs have been determined, a "drug replenishment completion screen" is displayed, and a voice is emitted to indicate that drug replenishment has been completed.

On the other hand, if the drug determination results in a mismatch, the control unit 42 does not release the recognition of the drug shortage (the shortage recognition signal remains ON instead of OFF) because it is not confirmed that the type of drug to be replenished is correct. , the notifying section 52 notifies the mismatch (S222).

In the present embodiment, the NG display (arrow C in FIG. 4) lights up for the drug at the position where the drug determination was performed on the "medicine replenishment screen", and a voice is issued to instruct reading of the record in the recording unit 38 again. These are all examples of inconsistency notification (S222). In this operation, one of the types of drugs set (registered) at the position of the replaced drug bottle 34 matches the type of drug read from the recording unit 38 of the replaced drug bottle 34. is repeated until Therefore, the user can recognize, for example, that the drug bottle 34 other than the drug bottle 34 to be replenished has been replaced, and in this case, the user can replace the drug bottle 34 to be replenished (S224). ).

By the above operation, when replenishing the medicine (replacement of the medicine bottle 34), the medicine of the same kind as the medicine set at the position of the medicine bottle 34 to be replaced can be reliably replenished. Here, even if a chemical agent is erroneously added (erroneous replenishment) or an unset chemical agent whose suitability for the cleaning device 10 has not been confirmed is input, the chemical agent replenishment is not completed, so the cleaning operation cannot be started. Furthermore, when the control unit 42 recognizes the lack of medicine, the user is guided to judge the medicine by a series of operations, so the cleaning device 10 is prevented from being operated before the medicine reaches the specified amount. Therefore, it is possible to prevent deterioration, breakage, and cleaning failure of the object to be cleaned due to the use of an inappropriate chemical, and also prevent deterioration and failure of the cleaning device 10 .

Furthermore, as an optional operation, the control unit 42 confirms that the type of medicine to be replenished is correct, and when the record is read from the recording unit 38 or when the medicine replenishment is completed, the medicine read from the recording unit 38 is type and other information are stored in the storage unit 48 together with information such as the exchanged position, date and time. This record (storage) is controlled so as to be displayed on the "medicine replenishment history screen" or the like illustrated in FIG. As a result, it is possible to check the exchange frequency of medicines, etc., and reduce surplus inventory, thereby reducing costs. In addition, if there is a malfunction of the device such as clogging of the medicine supply pipe 32, it becomes possible to find it.

As described above, according to the cleaning device of the present invention, when replenishing chemicals, it is possible to reliably replenish chemicals of the same type as those set at the position of the chemical bottle to be replaced. Therefore, it is possible to prevent erroneous injection of medicines and injection of medicines whose suitability has not been confirmed. As a result, it is possible to prevent the use of inappropriate chemicals, prevent the deterioration and damage of the objects to be washed, and prevent the deterioration and failure of the washing apparatus.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and can be modified in various ways without departing from the scope of the present invention. Although this embodiment is a cleaning device with a plurality of drug bottles, the present invention is naturally applicable to a cleaning device with one drug bottle.

10 Cleaning device 12 Cleaning tank 14 Injection nozzle 20 Drain pipe 24 Flow pipe 26 Pipe 30 Water supply pipe 32 Medicine supply pipe 34 Medicine bottle 36 Medicine bottle installation unit 38 Recording unit 40 Reading means 42 Control unit 44 Operation unit (touch panel)
46 display unit (display screen)
48 storage unit 50 liquid level sensor 52 notification unit

Claims (3)

a plurality of medicine bottles each having a recording part in which the type of medicine stored is recorded;
a drug bottle installation unit in which the plurality of drug bottles are installed;
a storage unit that associates and stores a position in the medicine bottle setting part and a type of medicine in the medicine bottle installed at the position;
and each liquid level sensor that detects the liquid level of the drug in each drug bottle,
moreover,
With the configuration for recognizing the position in the medicine bottle installation part by the liquid level sensor, when the medicine shortage signal from the liquid level sensor is received, the shortage recognition signal for recognizing the medicine shortage is turned ON. causing the display unit to display the position in the medicine bottle installation portion corresponding to the shortage recognition signal;
When the medicine bottle is replaced and the medicine sufficiency signal is received from the liquid level sensor, the position where the medicine sufficiency signal is received among the positions where the shortage recognition signal displayed on the display unit is ON. can be selected from the operation unit,
Upon receiving an input to select the selectable position, determining the selected position as a control position, reading the type of drug registered at the control position from the storage unit,
comparing the type of drug registered at the control position read from the storage unit with the type of drug read from the recording unit of the drug bottle installed at the control position;
If they match, turning OFF the shortage recognition signal corresponding to the position where the drug sufficiency signal was received, and notifying that the drug replenishment at the position where the drug sufficiency signal was received was completed;
A cleaning apparatus, comprising: a control unit that, in the case of mismatch , notifies the mismatch without turning off the shortage recognition signal corresponding to the position where the medicine sufficiency signal is received . Immediately after receiving the drug shortage signal from the liquid level sensor, the control unit continuously feeds liquid for a certain period of time by a liquid feed pump provided in a drug supply pipe corresponding to the liquid level sensor. and turning ON the shortage recognition signal for recognizing the shortage of the medicine.
The cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized by: The control unit determines that the type of drug registered at the control position read from the storage unit does not match the type of drug read from the recording unit of the drug bottle placed at the control position. 3. The cleaning apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in the case of (1), control is performed so that the cleaning operation is not started on the assumption that chemical replenishment is incomplete.

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