JPH07333067A - Clinical deep thermometer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a clinical deep thermometer being usable effectively for restoration of health, maintenance of health and promotion of health. CONSTITUTION:This thermometer is equipped with an external auditory meatus temperature detecting part 1 which is inserted into an external auditory meatus and outputs a signal corresponding to the temperature of the external auditory meatus, a control part 23 which receives the signal from the external auditory meatus temperature detecting part 1 as an input, computes the temperature of the external auditory meatus and outputs a signal showing this temperature and a display part 22 which receives the signal from the control part 23 as an input and displays the temperature of the external auditory meatus. When a signal corresponding to a prescribed temperature is inputted from the external auditory meatus temperature detecting part, the control part 23 outputs an alarm signal to the display part 22 instantaneously or a prescribed time later.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a deep body thermometer for indicating the temperature of the ear canal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Measuring the external auditory meatus temperature as the central temperature is described in "Clinical body temperature-deep thermometer and its application-Vol.4 / N
It is very effective as introduced in “About the ear canal temperature monitor” in “O.1” (June 1984).

As a deep body thermometer for measuring the temperature of the ear canal,
For example, there is an infrared thermometer including a tapered probe that is inserted into the ear canal and receives infrared radiation and outputs a signal representing the ear canal temperature, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 503440. It has been widely used in the clinical field because it has a high measurement accuracy and can be measured more quickly than a thermometer using a mercury column sandwiched between axilla and the like.

[0004]

However, the above-mentioned deep body thermometer measures only the ear canal temperature, and has a function other than the measurement of the ear canal temperature, which is useful for health recovery, health maintenance, health promotion, etc. There wasn't.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to provide a deep body thermometer that can be used more effectively for health recovery, health maintenance, health promotion, and the like. To do.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the deep body thermometer according to claim 1 is an external auditory meatus temperature detecting portion which is inserted into the external auditory meatus and outputs a signal corresponding to the external auditory meatus temperature, and an external auditory meatus temperature detecting portion. In the deep body thermometer including a control unit that receives a signal from the control unit that calculates the ear canal temperature and outputs a signal that represents the ear canal temperature, and a display unit that receives the signal from the control unit and that displays the ear canal temperature, the control unit is An alarm signal is output instantaneously or after a predetermined time when a signal corresponding to a predetermined temperature is input from the external ear canal temperature detection unit.

Further, the deep body thermometer according to claim 2 is configured such that the alarm signal according to claim 1 is intermittently output to the display section.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the deep body thermometer, the display section of the first aspect is provided with an alarm display section for displaying an alarm when an alarm signal is input.

A deep thermometer according to a fourth aspect of the present invention is the deep thermometer according to the first aspect, further comprising a sounding section that emits a sound when an alarm signal is input.

Further, the deep body thermometer according to claim 5 is the external auditory meatus temperature detecting part according to any one of claims 1 to 4.
The configuration is such that a sound part that emits sound is attached.

[0011]

According to the structure of claim 1, the user warms the body such as when taking a bath or playing sports to recover health and maintain health.
In the case of obtaining an effect such as health promotion, the control unit outputs an alarm signal when the external auditory canal temperature reaches a temperature at which the effect can be sufficiently obtained, so that the user can be informed.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the ear canal temperature reaches a temperature at which the effect can be sufficiently obtained,
Since the control unit intermittently outputs the alarm signal to the display unit, the display unit blinks to notify the user.

According to the structure of claim 3, when the external ear canal temperature reaches a temperature at which the effect can be sufficiently obtained,
Since the control unit outputs the alarm signal to the alarm display unit, the alarm display unit can display an alarm to notify the user.

According to the structure of claim 4, when the external ear canal temperature reaches a temperature at which the effect can be sufficiently obtained,
Since the control unit outputs the alarm signal to the sound producing unit, the sound producing unit can emit a sound to inform the user.

According to the fifth aspect of the invention, since the sound is emitted by the sound section, the mood can be stabilized.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

The deep body thermometer of the present embodiment comprises an external auditory meatus temperature detection unit.
1 and the main body 2 are the main constituent members.

The external auditory meatus temperature detection unit 1 includes a casing 11 formed in an earphone shape, a thermistor 12 protruding from the inside of the casing 11 to the outside on the tip side, and a casing connected to the end of the thermistor 12 inside the casing 11. A lead wire 13 is provided outside the other end of the lead wire 11.

The main body 2 has a main body casing 21 formed in a substantially rectangular shape, a display portion 22 provided on one side surface of the main body casing 21, and an external auditory meatus temperature detecting portion inside the main body casing 21.
A control unit 23 for displaying a matter to be displayed on the display unit 22 based on the signal from 1 and a setting unit 24, and the other end of the lead wire 13 is connected to the pull-in control unit 23 inside the main body casing 21. ing.

When the ear canal temperature A reaches a predetermined temperature, the control unit 23 starts measuring the elapsed time B from this point and causes the display unit 22 to display the elapsed time B, and the elapsed time B is set to the predetermined value. When the time is reached, the display unit 22 is caused to display an abnormal display.

The setting unit 24 sets a predetermined temperature and a predetermined time and stores them in the control unit 23. Hereinafter, the set predetermined temperature is the set temperature A ₀ , and the set predetermined time is the set time B _0. As described below.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described by taking a case where the user takes a bath as an example. When bathing,
It is known that the half-body bath is good because it warms from the core of the body, as introduced in "Half-body bath effective against all illnesses" (Sokai editorial department). Therefore, first, the setting unit 24 sets the set temperature A ₀ and the set time B ₀ to a temperature and time at which the effect of bathing can be sufficiently obtained, and as shown in FIG. Place the ear canal temperature detector 1 so that it is visible to the user's eyes, and place it in the ear canal.

The control unit 23 controls the thermistor 12 to the lead wire 13
An electric signal is A / D converted and input via the, the resistance value of the thermistor 13 is calculated by this signal, the ear canal temperature A is calculated by the resistance value, and a signal representing the ear canal temperature A is displayed on the display unit 22. Output. The display unit 22 controls the external ear canal temperature A from the control unit 23.
Is input to display the ear canal temperature A.

Then, when a signal corresponding to the set temperature A ₀ is input from the external auditory meatus temperature detection unit 1, the control unit 23 starts measuring the elapsed time B from this point, and at the same time,
A signal indicating the elapsed time B is output to the display unit 22. Display 22
The signal indicating the elapsed time B is input from the control unit 23, and the elapsed time B is displayed.

Then, the control unit 23 intermittently outputs an alarm signal to the display unit 22 when the elapsed time B reaches the set time B ₀ . An alarm signal is input from the control unit 23 to the display unit 22 and blinking display is performed. Therefore, the display unit 22 can notify the user that the effect of bathing is sufficiently obtained by blinking.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the user can be informed of the external auditory meatus temperature A, and when the user warms the body to obtain effects such as health recovery, health maintenance, and health promotion,
When the setting unit 24 sets the set temperature A ₀ and the set time B ₀ so that the above-mentioned utility is sufficiently obtained, the display unit 22 blinks to inform the user that the above-mentioned utility is sufficiently obtained. Can be tightened.

In the present embodiment, the operation has been described by taking the case where the user takes a bath as an example, but the operation is not limited to this.

Further, in the present embodiment, the thermistor 12 is used for the external auditory meatus temperature detecting portion 1, but a non-contact infrared ray sensor having good responsiveness may be used instead of the thermistor 12.

In this embodiment, the lead wire 13 is provided between the thermistor 12 and the control section 23 to exchange signals, but the thermistor 12 and the control section 23 may be wireless.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. It should be noted that members having substantially the same functions as those of the first embodiment described above are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, an alarm display section 25 is attached to a predetermined portion of the display section 22. The display unit 22 receives the signal representing the ear canal temperature A and the signal representing the elapsed time B from the control unit 23 and displays the ear canal temperature A and the elapsed time B.
The alarm display unit 25 receives an alarm signal from the control unit 23 and displays an alarm with a message, a predetermined pattern, a predetermined color, or the like.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the alarm display section 25 displays an alarm to inform the user that the effects of health recovery, health maintenance, health promotion, etc. by warming the body have been sufficiently obtained. be able to.

In this embodiment, the alarm display section 25 is attached to a predetermined portion of the display section 22, but the display section 22 is not included in the alarm display section 25.
It may be configured to also have the function of.

Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
A description will be given based on 0. It should be noted that members having substantially the same functions as those of the first and second embodiments described above are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, there is provided a sounding section 26 which receives an alarm signal from the control section 23 and emits an alarm sound.

Therefore, in the present embodiment, the sounding section 26 emits an alarm sound to inform the user that the effects such as health recovery, health maintenance, and health promotion by warming the body are sufficiently obtained. be able to.

Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. It should be noted that members having substantially the same functions as those of the first to third embodiments described above are designated by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In the present embodiment, a voice slit 31 for passing voice is formed on the tip side of the casing 11, an acoustic section 32 for emitting a voice is provided inside the casing 11, and a predetermined portion of the acoustic section 32 is provided outside the casing 11. Pull out the connecting wire 33 to the connecting wire
At the end of 33, cassette deck, CD player, radio,
It is connected to audio equipment such as a television. Also, the lead wire 13
Are provided so as not to contact the acoustic section 32.

Therefore, in this embodiment, since the sound is emitted from the sound section 32, the user can obtain the effects of health recovery, health maintenance, health promotion, etc. while enjoying a stable mood. .

[0040]

[Effects of the Invention] The deep body thermometer according to claim 1 is sufficient for the external ear canal temperature to achieve the above effects when the user obtains effects such as health recovery, health maintenance, and health promotion by warming the body like bathing and sports. When the temperature reaches the temperature that can be obtained, the control unit outputs an alarm signal, so that the user can be informed, and as a result, the device can be effectively used as a device for obtaining the effect.

In addition to the effect of claim 1, in the deep body thermometer according to claim 2, when the external auditory canal temperature reaches a temperature at which the effect can be sufficiently obtained, the control part intermittently outputs an alarm signal to the display part. Since it is output to, the display section can blink to notify the user.

In addition to the effect of claim 1, the deep body thermometer according to claim 3 outputs an alarm signal to the alarm display part when the external auditory canal temperature reaches a temperature at which the effect can be sufficiently obtained. Therefore, the alarm display unit can display an alarm to inform the user.

In addition to the effect of the first aspect, in the deep body thermometer according to the fourth aspect, when the ear canal temperature reaches a temperature at which the effect can be sufficiently obtained, the control section outputs an alarm signal to the sounding section. Therefore, the sounding unit can emit a sound to inform the user.

In addition to the effect according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the deep body thermometer according to the fifth aspect emits a sound in the acoustic part, so that the mood can be stabilized.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a main part drawn through the casing.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the main body.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the control configuration.

FIG. 5 is a graph showing the relationship between external ear canal temperature and time.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of its use (when taking a bath).

FIG. 7 is a circuit block diagram of a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing the control configuration.

FIG. 9 is a circuit block diagram of a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the control configuration.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of an essential part drawn through a casing according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 External ear canal temperature detection unit 22 Display unit 23 Control unit 25 Alarm display unit 26 Sounding unit 32 Sound unit

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An ear canal temperature detector that is inserted into the ear canal and outputs a signal corresponding to the ear canal temperature, and a controller that receives a signal from the ear canal temperature detector to calculate the ear canal temperature and output a signal representing the ear canal temperature. In the deep body thermometer comprising a display unit for displaying the external ear canal temperature by receiving a signal from the control unit, the control unit instantaneously outputs an alarm signal when a signal corresponding to a predetermined temperature is input from the external ear canal temperature detection unit. Or a deep thermometer that outputs after a predetermined time. 2. The deep thermometer according to claim 1, wherein the alarm signal is intermittently output to the display unit. 3. The deep thermometer according to claim 1, wherein the display unit is provided with an alarm display unit for receiving an alarm signal and displaying an alarm. 4. The deep body thermometer according to claim 1, further comprising a sounding unit that emits a sound when the alarm signal is input. 5. The deep body thermometer according to claim 1, wherein the external auditory meatus temperature detection unit is additionally provided with an audio unit that emits a voice.