JPH0511501Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention relates to a device for removing the lid of a urine collection container that automatically removes the lid of a urine collection container containing collected urine at a predetermined position.

[Prior art]

It is well known that in recent years, urine tests have been widely performed on school children, adults, women, the elderly, etc. in group medical examinations.

When conducting such a group urine examination, urine is collected in a paper cup, and the required amount of urine contained in the paper cup is collected into a synthetic resin urine collection container with each person's name affixed. Generally, each group is collected and sent to each testing facility for testing.

[Problems with the prior art] However, when urine in urine collection containers with lids is tested at the above facility, workers at the facility must remove the lids of each urine collection container one by one and place them in other containers. The work of transferring the container to a container is required, and in the case of mass medical examinations, this work of removing the lid is very complicated and has problems such as being unsanitary.

This invention was devised in view of the current situation, and its purpose is to fully automate the work of removing the lid from the urine collection container during mass medical examinations, thereby greatly simplifying this type of work. The purpose of this invention is to provide an inexpensive device for removing the lid of a urine collection container, which is easy to use and hygienic.

[Configuration to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, in this invention, a urine collection container removal device for removing the lid of a urine collection container containing collected urine is provided with a removal device formed in a substantially L-shape and a removal device for removing the lid of the urine collection container in which collected urine is stored. a locking groove formed at the tip of the lid and fitted into the neck of the urine collection container; a shaft rotatably supporting one end of the lid remover; and one end connected to the lid remover. This device is characterized by comprising an arm whose end is connected to a pulley, a drive device that rotates the pulley, and a lifting device that lifts and lowers the lid removing body.

[Effect]

Therefore, when removing the lid of a urine collection container using the urine collection container lid removal device according to this invention, the lid removal body is raised to the lid removal position by the lifting device, and then the pulley is rotated to remove the lid. The locking groove of the lid is fitted into the neck of the urine collection container, and the lid is then pulled out from the neck by moving the lifting device downward while maintaining this state.

〔Example〕

This invention will be described in detail below based on an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the lid removal device 140 according to this embodiment includes five lid removal bodies 141 whose side surfaces are formed in an inverted L shape, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
, a planar U-shaped locking groove 142 formed at the bent end of each of the lid removal bodies 141, and a shaft 143 that rotatably supports the lower end of each of the lid removal bodies 141.
and one of the lid removal bodies 141 mentioned above.
One end is connected to the middle part of 1, and the other end is a pulley 144
an arm 145 connected to the pulley 144;
It is composed of a motor 146 that rotates the motor 146, and an elevating device (not shown) that raises and lowers these.

Each of the above-mentioned removal bodies 141 is attached to the sample rack 2.
As is clear from FIG. 1, these removal bodies 141 are connected to each other by a connection arm 147 so as to be able to cooperate with each other.

Therefore, when the lid 13 of the urine collection container 10 is removed using the lid removal device 140 of the urine collection container 10 according to this embodiment, each lid removal body 141 is raised to the lid removal position by the lifting device. , after this motor 14
The pulley 144 is rotated in the forward and reverse direction by the forward and reverse rotation of step 6 to fit each locking groove 142 of each lid removing body 141 into the neck 11 of the urine collection container 10, and then, while maintaining this state, the lifting device The lid body 13 is pulled out from the neck portion 11 by moving it downward.

The above-mentioned elevating device is constructed in the same manner as a known elevating device that vertically moves the above-mentioned mechanisms, so a detailed explanation of its structure will be omitted here.

On the other hand, the urine collection container 10 whose lid 13 is removed by the lid removing device 140 is molded from plastic so that its neck 11 forms a rectangular bottle shape with a narrow neck, as shown in FIG. , an annular locking protrusion 12 is protruded at a suitable location on the outer peripheral surface of the neck 11, and protrusions 15, 1 are provided at the upper end of the body.
5 is provided protrudingly.

Therefore, the lid 13 can be attached to the urine collection container 10 by simply pushing it lightly into the neck 11, and can be easily released by the downward movement of the lid removing device 140. ing.

As shown in FIG. 3, a label 16 can be attached to the lower surface of the urine collection container 10 configured as described above. On this label 16, in addition to a space for artificially writing a name, patient information 17 encoded magnetically or optically is printed.

Each urine collection container 10 configured in this way has a first
The sample rack 20 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is set.

That is, when setting the specimen rack 20, each urine collection container 10 is set with its neck 11 facing downward, and the lower half of the body of the urine collection container 10 is placed in an upright position with its body protruding from the top surface of the specimen rack body 21. It is set as follows.

The sample rack 20 has a sample rack main body 21 formed of synthetic resin into a rectangular planar shape, and five rows are formed in parallel along the horizontal side direction of the sample rack main body 21 in FIG. Urine collection container 10
a container accommodating section 22 formed to accommodate 10 containers each; a stopper piece 23 extending on the upper surface of the sample rack main body 21 to hold the bottom of the urine collection container 10; It is comprised of flanges 24a, 24a integrally extended at both ends of a stopper piece 23 disposed in a band shape along the . The height of the body 21a of the sample rack main body 21 is formed to be slightly longer than the distance from the tip of the lid 13 of the urine collection container 10 to 1/2 of the body. The lower half of the container 10 is
It is set in a state where it is exposed upward from the upper surface of the body 21a.

[Effect of idea]

As explained above, the device for removing the lid of the urine collection container according to this invention is capable of removing the lid of the urine collection container by lowering the lid after locking the lid on the neck of the urine collection container. With this configuration, it is possible to fully automate the work of removing the lid from the urine collection container during mass medical examinations.As a result, this type of work can be greatly simplified, and it is hygienic as there is no human intervention. Moreover, since the structure is simple, it can be provided at low cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing the structure of a device for removing the lid of a urine collection container according to an embodiment of the invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the device for removing the lid of the body, FIG. The figure is a plan view showing the structure of the sample rack, and FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway side view showing the structure of the sample rack. Explanation of symbols, 10... Urine collection container, 11... Container neck, 13... Lid body, 140... Lid removal device, 14
1... Lid removal body, 142... Locking groove, 143...
Shaft, 144...Pulley, 145...Arm, 14
6...Motor.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A urine collection container removal device for removing the lid of a urine collection container containing collected urine, the removal device includes a removal device formed in a substantially L-shape, and a tip portion of the removal device. a locking groove formed and fitted into the neck of the urine collection container; a shaft rotatably supporting one end of the lid remover; one end connected to the lid remover and the other end connected to a pulley; A device for removing the lid of a urine collection container, comprising: an arm for rotating the pulley; and a lifting device for raising and lowering the lid removal body.