JPH0222662Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] This invention relates to a braille electronic thermometer that allows visually impaired people to know their own body temperature measurements, and is easy to manufacture and has excellent mass productivity. The aim is to provide a braille electronic thermometer.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, visually impaired people have been unable to read their own body temperature measurements using mercury thermometers or electronic thermometers.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

Therefore, when a visually impaired person develops a fever, they are left with a sense of anxiety because they cannot know their own body temperature, and even if a nurse reads it for them, they often have doubts about its accuracy. There were flaws. Furthermore, it was not possible for visually impaired people to take measurements whenever they wanted.

[Means for solving problems]

The Braille electronic thermometer of this invention eliminates the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional model, and includes a temperature sensor, a signal generator that emits a signal sound indicating that measurement is complete when the increased body temperature reaches a certain temperature, and This device is characterized by having a braille number display mechanism that displays a display according to the number, and a digital display mechanism that displays two colors of LED light sources.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the braille electronic thermometer of this invention will be described below based on the drawings.

In FIGS. 1 and 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a temperature sensor made of a semiconductor thermistor or the like, which is housed at the tip of the thermometer body 11. As shown in FIG. The value measured by the heat-sensitive sensor 1 is obtained by converting the resistance value corresponding to the temperature into Braille numerals and digital values by a converter, which are then read as data into the microprocessor and input.

The various temperature rise patterns leading up to the equilibrium temperature are stored in advance in a ROM (read-only memory) as a "standard curve", and this is compared and calculated with the above-mentioned measurement value to determine the equilibrium temperature.

The obtained body temperature can be displayed on a conventional digital display. 4 is this digital display mechanism. The digital display mechanism 4 is green when the body temperature is low and safe due to the millimeter LED light source.
When the angle is 37 degrees or more, it is displayed in red.

A signal generator 2 and a braille number display mechanism 3 are connected to the microprocessor. When the temperature sensor 1 senses a predetermined temperature, the signal generator 2 emits a signal sound indicating the completion of the measurement. At the same time, the braille number display mechanism 3 is activated in response to the completion of the measurement. This Braille numeral display mechanism 3 has a degree counter 21 and a minute counter 22. A braille display section 23 is connected to each counter, and braille is displayed according to each numerical value. The Braille display section 23 is made up of a combination of a large number of push-pull solenoids 24, and displays numbers using predetermined Braille numerals according to commands from the respective counters 21 and 22.

FIG. 4 shows an example of Braille display by the Braille electronic thermometer of this invention. Braille display consisting of Braille number marks is
A degree display section 31 of 35 to 42 degrees, a consonant note 32, and 1 to 42 degrees.
It consists of a combination with a 0 minute display section 33.
In the case of numerical display, most of the overlapping fixed pattern parts can be omitted as shown in the figure. Therefore, the Braille display portion can be significantly simplified.

[Effect]

As mentioned above, the Braille electronic thermometer of this invention has the following features:
It has a temperature sensor 1, a signal generator 2 that emits a signal sound indicating the completion of measurement when the increased body temperature reaches a certain temperature, and a braille number display mechanism 3 that displays when the measurement is completed. When the body temperature reaches a certain temperature, a signal sound indicating the completion of the measurement is emitted from the signal generator 2, and at the same time, the braille number display mechanism 3 and the digital display mechanism 4 display a braille number mark according to the completion of the measurement. A display and a digital display are displayed.

[Effect of idea]

The Braille electronic thermometer of this invention is constructed as described above, so when a visually impaired person develops a fever,
You can easily check your own body temperature, and you can also have your family or other caregiver read it for you.

Additionally, visually impaired people can take measurements whenever they want.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the Braille electronic thermometer of this invention, with Fig. 1 being a perspective view thereof, Fig. 2 being a block diagram, Fig. 3 being a perspective view showing the Braille display section, and Fig. 4 showing the Braille display section. FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an example. 1...Temperature sensor, 2...Signal generator, 3...
...Braille number display mechanism, 4...Digital display mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A temperature sensor 1, a signal generator 2 that emits a signal sound indicating the completion of measurement when the increased body temperature reaches a certain temperature, a braille number display mechanism 3 that displays when the measurement is completed, and a two-color LED display. A braille electronic thermometer characterized by having a digital display mechanism 4 on which each light source color is displayed.