JPH04191658A - Detaching method for test piece from positioning member - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the area of sticking of urine on a positioning member to the minimum by moving the positioning member backward after a test piece positioned and set on the positioning member is separated by a prescribed amount from a positioning pin. CONSTITUTION:A slider 21 provided on a base 11 of a toilet stool 1 is lowered, and after a test piece 13 held in the fore end of the slider is dipped in a urine puddle part 1a, the slider 21 is raised to a prescribed position. Moreover, a table 14 is advanced, the test piece 13 is dropped thereon and a urine inspection analysis by a prescribed optical means is executed. On the occasion when the test piece 13 is detached from the table 14 after completion of the analysis, the test piece 13 is moved by a prescribed distance from a positioning pin 14-2 by raising the slider 21, and thereafter the test piece 13 is detached from the table 14 by moving the table 14 backward. According to this constitution, the area of sticking of urine on a positioning member can be reduced to the minimum when the test piece is detached from the positioning member.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a method for removing a test piece from a positioning member in a toilet bowl equipped with a urine data analysis function.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, this type of technology involves a test in which urine adheres to a urine adhering portion 101 positioned and mounted on a positioning member 100 in order to analyze urine data, as shown in FIG. 6(A). Piece 1
02 was removed from the positioning member 100 after the analysis was completed, it was pulled up in the direction of arrow P by the gripping member.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6(B), the test piece 102 was pulled up after the positioning member 100 was moved back in the direction of arrow S.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) In the former of the conventional techniques, as shown in FIG. Since the positioning member 100 has a large urine adhesion area, the cleaning area becomes large.

In the latter case, as shown in FIG. 6(B), after the urine adhesion part 101 of the test piece 102 is caught in the positioning bottle 103 and removed, it vibrates and the urine adhering to the urine adhesion part 101 is removed from the positioning member 103. It spreads to surrounding parts, making cleaning difficult.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a method for removing urine from a positioning member of a test piece in a toilet bowl having a function of attaching urine to a part of the test piece and analyzing data in the urine. In the detachment method, the positioning member is moved back after the test piece positioned and mounted on the positioning member is separated from the positioning pin by a predetermined amount.

(Function) The test piece is separated from the positioning member by minimizing the area of urine adhering to the positioning member.

(Example) Embodiments of the present invention will be described below based on the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a toilet bowl equipped with a urine data analysis device to which the method of separating a test piece from a positioning member according to the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main parts of the toilet bowl, and FIG. Figure 4 is a side view of the main parts of the toilet; Figure 4 is a perspective view of the positioning member;
Figures (A) and (B) are action explanatory diagrams.

The toilet bowl 1 is equipped with box parts 2 and 3 at the rear and side parts, and in the rear box part 2, in addition to the advance/retreat mechanism for the low tank 4 and the private part cleaning device 5, there is also a method for removing the test piece from the positioning member according to the present invention. The applied urine data analysis device 10 is disposed, and a test piece insertion section 6 is formed on the front surface of the box section 2. Also, on the top surface of the box section 3, a finger sphygmomanometer 7, a display section 8 for various health data,
Printer that prints health data, IC card R that reads and writes data stored on IC cards
/W (read and write), a control mechanism is arranged inside the box part 3, and an opening/closing mechanism N9 for putting in and taking out the dust box 3a is provided on the side thereof.

The urine data analysis device 10 is provided with a rear upper base 11 of the toilet bowl 1, and a slider 12 is attached to the base 11 via a guide rod.
A table 14 is a positioning member that engages the slider 12 and places the specimen 13 on the front end of the slider 12 so as to face the analysis position.
is attached, and the table 14 is moved forward and backward by a rack and pinion mechanism. The front surface of the table 14 is inclined at an angle at which the test piece 13 naturally falls, and the upper half is bifurcated, with test pieces 13 on both sides.
A positioning guide 14- for positioning in the left and right direction.
1, an optical sensor 14-4 and 14-5 are provided on one side of the front surface to detect whether or not the test piece 13 is set correctly, and a pin 14 is provided at the bottom to position the test piece 13 in the vertical direction. -2 is implanted, and a suction hole 14-3 for suctioning excess urine adhering to the test piece 13 is opened at approximately the same height as the pin 14-2.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the test piece 13 is made by pasting a filter paper 13-2 impregnated with different types of reagents on the lower part of a water-repellent sheet 13-1 made of vinyl chloride or the like, which is the urine-attached part, and A notch 13-3 is formed in the notch 13-3 which cooperates with the sensor 14-4 and 14-5 to determine the top and bottom and front and back.

Further, a sensor case 15 housing a light emitting element and a light receiving element is provided at the front end of the base 11, and a dark box is formed by this sensor case 15 and the table 14 which has been advanced to the front end position. The soaked filter paper 13-2 faces the light emitting element and light receiving element housed in the sensor case 15, and the base 11 further supports a movable block 20 that rotates about 90 degrees horizontally about a vertical axis 20a. The front surface of this movable block 20 is an inclined surface, and a plate-shaped slider 21 is attached to a guide rod disposed along this inclined surface.
By engaging the slider 21 and fixing the slider 21 to a timing belt that is driven by a motor, the slider 21 moves up and down along the slope between the standby position and the urine collection position.

Further, a clamper 22 which is biased in the closing direction by a spring is attached to the middle portion of the slider 21, and the clamper 22 is opened by the operation of a solenoid 23 provided at the upper end of the slider 21.

In the above process, the movable block 20 faces the front, the slider disposed on the inclined surface of the movable block 20 rises to the highest position, and the table 14 is positioned below the specimen insertion section 6. Open the lid of 6 and remove the test piece 13.
is dropped on table 14. Then, the test piece 13 is positioned in the horizontal and vertical directions by the guide 14-1 and pin 14-2 of the table 14, and at the same time, the test piece 13 is positioned in the correct direction by the optical sensor 14-4 and 14-5.
is set on the table 14 is determined.

Then, the test piece 13 is set on the table 14 in the correct orientation, and when the user presses the analysis start button in this state, the slider 21 descends and the clamper 22 moves the test piece 13
Grasp the top edge of the

Next, the slider 21 descends, and the lower end of the test piece 13, that is, the portion impregnated with the filter paper 13-2, is moved to the floor portion 1 of the ball surface.
After the slider 21 is raised, the table 14 is moved forward, the clamping state of the clamper 22 is released by the operation of the solenoid 23, and the test piece 13 is dropped onto the table 14. At this time, excess urine adhering to the test piece 13 is sucked out through the suction hole 14-3.

Then, the table 14 moves forward and contacts the sensor case 15 to form a dark box, and the test piece 1 is colored by reacting the light from the light emitting element housed in the case 15 with the components in the urine.
The amount of reflected light is measured by a light-receiving element, and the presence or absence or ratio of each component is analyzed.

When the analysis is completed in this way, the slider 21 is lowered and the clamper 22 grips the test piece 13. Therefore,
When removing the test piece 13 positioned and placed on the table 14, first raise the slider 21 and place the test piece 13 on the positioning pin 1 as shown in FIG.
4-2 by a predetermined distance α, and then move the
), the test piece 13 is separated from the table 14 by moving the table 14 backward in the direction of arrow S. Note that the predetermined distance α may be the minimum distance that will prevent the positioning pin 14-2 from getting caught on the lower end of the test piece 13 when the table 14 is retreated.

After that, the movable block 20 turns about 90 degrees and the clamper 2
The test piece 13 held in step 2 is discarded into the dust box 3a in the box 3.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to minimize the adhesion area of urine that adheres to the positioning member when the test piece is moved forward from the positioning member, and also to reduce the cleaning area. be able to.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a toilet bowl equipped with a urine data analysis device to which the method of separating a test piece from a positioning member according to the present invention is applied, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the main parts of the toilet bowl, and FIG. Figure 4 is a side view of the main parts of the toilet bowl, Figure 4 is a perspective view of the positioning member, Figure 5 is a side view of the main parts of the toilet bowl,
6(A) and 6(B) are diagrams explaining the operation of the conventional technology. 1... Toilet bowl, 10... Urine data analyzer, 13...
・Test piece, 14...Table (positioning member), 14
-2...Positioning pin. Patent applicant Totokiki Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney 2 1) Yong - Immediate inquiry Patent attorney
Kuni Ohashi Patent Attorney Koyama
Yes (Fu faction)

Claims (1)

[Claims] In a method for removing a test piece from a positioning member in a toilet bowl having a function of attaching urine to a part of the test piece and analyzing data in the urine, a predetermined amount of the test piece positioned and placed on the positioning member is provided. A method for removing a test piece from a positioning member, the method comprising: retracting the positioning member after the test piece has been separated from the positioning pin by the amount of time.