JPH0574651B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a body temperature measuring toilet device that is capable of measuring body temperature while defecating.

(Prior Art) Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 117156-1982 and 176536-1987 disclose toilets that have a temperature sensor on the ball surface of the toilet to measure urine temperature during urination.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) Measuring urine temperature in daily life using the above-mentioned device does not pose any problems for healthy adult males, but in actual use This includes not only adult men but also women, children, the physically disabled, and the sick. When urinating, it is difficult for women to control the direction of urination like men, and therefore it is extremely troublesome to urinate on a single sensor. In addition, if a temperature sensor is installed in the urinal for an adult male, it will be difficult for a child to expose urine to the temperature sensor. , which made it impossible to make accurate measurements. When treating urine temperature as body temperature, it is important to prevent heat radiation from urine. In JP-A No. 63-176536, as a countermeasure, a thin metal plate is provided on the surface of the sensor to improve thermal response. There was also the problem that it was impossible to accurately measure urine temperature because heat was absorbed by the metal plate.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, the present invention installs a plurality of temperature sensors for measuring urine temperature in predetermined vertical and horizontal areas of the bowl surface of the toilet bowl, which are spaced approximately equally apart. The system was set up to measure urine temperature.

(Function) According to the present invention, since the temperature of urine urinated into the toilet bowl is reliably measured using a plurality of temperature sensors, accurate measurement can be performed automatically without bothering the user.

(Example) Examples of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a sectional view of the toilet bowl according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the toilet bowl, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the main parts of FIG. A total of 9 temperature sensors 4, 3 vertically and 3 horizontally, are buried in the area above the water surface that is exposed to urine, and the upper surfaces of these temperature sensors 4 are covered with a protective layer 5 made of metal or other material with good thermal conductivity. The periphery of the protective layer 5 and around the temperature sensor 4 are buried with a filler 7 such as a resin having poor thermal conductivity interposed therebetween, so that the surface of the protective layer 5 and the ball surface 2 are flush with each other.

Here, the part that is hit by urine refers to the part that is directly hit by urine and the part that spreads and flows after it hits.

Further, lead wires 6 connected to the control device are led out from each temperature sensor 4.
The temperature detected by... is outputted to the control device 10, the measured temperature value is stored in the memory of the control device, and the display section 1 provided on a part of the toilet bowl 1 etc.
1 displays the temperature digitally.

The display section 11 can be used to display changes in body temperature over time by graphing them on a graphic display or printer, which eliminates the trouble of recording and is particularly advantageous for measuring women's basal body temperature.

By installing multiple temperature sensors,
The highest temperature detected by each sensor can be used, and the temperature closest to body temperature can be displayed. Further, when displaying the urine temperature as body temperature, a value corrected by taking into account the temperature drop before reaching the temperature sensor 4 may be displayed.

Further, in the embodiment, the temperature sensor is provided in the toilet bowl, but the temperature sensor may be installed in the urinal.

(Effects of the Invention) As explained above, according to the present invention, body temperature is measured during the act of urinating, which must be done during the day. prevention of disease,
It is extremely effective for measuring women's basal body temperature. In addition, it is possible to spray urine on the temperature sensor in the same manner as usual, and for women, people with physical disabilities, sick people, etc., it is possible to force them to sit or to change their sitting position after sitting. Therefore, it is possible to provide a body temperature measuring toilet that is extremely easy to use and can accurately measure body temperature.

Furthermore, even when used in a urinal, it is possible to accurately measure urine temperature without being affected by height differences between users.

Furthermore, since the force of urination changes over time, the portion of the ball that the urine hits changes as well. However, since any one of the plurality of temperature sensors can always directly receive urine, it is possible to measure urine temperature as close to body temperature as possible while minimizing heat dissipation from urine.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a toilet bowl according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view of the toilet bowl, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG. 1. In the drawings, 1 is a toilet bowl, 2 is a ball surface, and 4 is a temperature sensor.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A body temperature measuring toilet, characterized in that a plurality of temperature sensors for measuring urine temperature are provided at predetermined vertical and horizontal areas of the bowl surface of the toilet bowl, which are spaced approximately equally apart from each other and are spaced apart from each other at approximately equal intervals.