JPH1085223A - Clinical thermometer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To automatically transfer the temperature measurement data to a body and improve the convenience by making a temperature measuring part cordless, and housing the temperature measuring part within the body part. SOLUTION: When a temperature measuring part 1 is placed under the tongue within the mouth, and a temperature measurement start switch 3 is pressed, temperature measurement is started, and the thermosensitive data of a thermistor 2 is read into a data processing part 5. A microcomputer 5b drives a buzzer 6 to alarm the temperature measurement end when the read of stable thermosensitive data is ended. The thermosensitive data of the thermistor 2 is converted into digital signals every moment by an A/D converter 4, and stored in a memory 5a by the microcomputer 5b. When the temperature measuring work is terminated and the temperature measuring part 1 is housed in the housing groove 22 of a body part 10, an electrode 7 at the end part of the temperature measuring part 1 makes contact with a body-side electrode 12 within the housing groove 11 to the temperature measurement data of the temperature measuring part 1 is transferred to the body part 10, and a processing such as graphing is executed in the body part 10.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a thermometer for predicting physiology and predicting pregnancy and gynecological diseases.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional thermometer, a temperature measuring section used for measuring body temperature and a main body for processing data of the temperature measuring section are connected by a cord, and a graph display switch provided on the main body is provided. By pressing, a graph is displayed on the liquid crystal display section constituting the main body section.

[0003]

The above-mentioned conventional structure has a problem that the measurement of the body temperature is inconvenient, and the physical condition must be managed by oneself. That is, since the temperature measuring section and the main body are connected by the elastic winding cord, the temperature measuring section is pulled toward the main body and the body temperature cannot be freely measured.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional structure, the present invention provides a thermometer which is easy to handle by making the temperature measuring section cordless from the main body.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention described in claim 1 is easy to handle by making the temperature measuring section cordless, and the temperature measuring data is automatically stored in the main body only by storing the temperature measuring section in the main body. The thermometer is easy to use and can be transferred to a thermometer.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the temperature measurement data of the temperature measurement section can be transmitted to the main body section by radio, and the power supply of the temperature measurement section can be charged using the power supply section of the main body section. The thermometer does not require battery replacement.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, a charging unit provided in the temperature measuring unit is used for transferring temperature measurement data from the temperature measuring unit to the main unit and charging power from the main unit to the temperature measuring unit. Using a transmission load connected in parallel to the unit, a transmission switch for turning on and off the transmission load, and a power supply coil of the main unit,
Using electromagnetic induction, the thermometer has a simple configuration that does not require the use of an antenna.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the display means comprises:
By displaying the scheduled date of the individual's menstrual cycle from the data of the temperature measuring section, it is possible to easily compare with the current data of the user and to easily check the physical condition.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the display means comprises:
By displaying the scheduled ovulation date from the data of the temperature measurement section,
It is an easy-to-use thermometer that can take necessary measures in advance.

[0010]

【Example】

(Embodiment 1) Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the thermometer of the present embodiment. Reference numeral 1 denotes a temperature measuring unit for measuring the temperature of a human body, which can be freely removed from the main body 10 and used. As shown in FIG. 2, the temperature measuring unit 1 includes a thermistor 2 which is a temperature sensing unit and a temperature measuring start switch 3 which is pressed by a user when starting temperature measurement.
An A / D converter 4 for converting a measurement signal of the thermistor 2 into a digital signal, a data processing unit 5 for processing a signal of the A / D converter 4, and a buzzer 6 for notifying completion of temperature measurement
And an electrode 7 provided at an end. The data processing unit 5 includes a memory 5a for storing a measurement signal of the A / D converter 4, and a microcomputer 5b for executing calculation of temperature data.

The main body 10 has a main body side electrode 12 provided in a housing groove 11 for housing the temperature measuring section 1, a liquid crystal display panel 13 constituting display means for displaying temperature measurement data, and
A graph switch 14 that is pressed when the user wants to display temperature measurement data in a graph, a menstrual day setting switch 15 for setting the first day of menstruation, a history switch 16 that is pressed when viewing past temperature measurement data, And a cancel switch 17 for pushing.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the electrical connection of the main body 10. As shown in FIG. Reference numeral 12 denotes the main body side electrode. The body-side electrode 12 includes a data processing unit 18 for processing data of the temperature measuring unit 1, a liquid crystal display panel 13 connected to the data processing unit 18, and a key switch 19. The data processing unit 18 includes a memory 18a that stores temperature measurement data transferred from the temperature measurement unit 1 via the main body side electrode 12, a microcomputer 18b that executes data processing for displaying temperature measurement data, It has a key switch 18c connected to the graph switch 14, the first day setting switch 15, the history switch 16, and the cancel switch 17.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. By using the thermometer of this embodiment at a regular time every morning,
You can grasp your physical condition by yourself.

When the temperature measurement unit 1 is placed under the tongue in the oral cavity and the temperature measurement start switch 3 is pressed, the temperature measurement is started. That is, the temperature sensing data of the thermistor 2 disposed at the tip is taken into the data processing unit 5. When the microcomputer 5b completes the acquisition of the stable temperature sensing data,
After 0 seconds have passed and the temperature data has stabilized and stabilized,
The buzzer 6 is driven to notify the end of the temperature measurement. Thermistor 2
Is converted into a digital signal every moment by the A / D converter 4 and stored in the memory 5a as temperature measurement data of the day by the microcomputer 5b. At this time, since no code is attached to the temperature measuring section 1, handling can be easily performed.

When the temperature measurement section 1 is stored in the storage groove 11 of the main body 10 after the temperature measurement operation is completed, processing such as graphing is executed by the main body 10. That is, when the temperature measuring section 1 is stored in the storage groove 11, the electrode 7 at the end of the temperature measuring section 1 comes into contact with the body-side electrode 12 provided in the storage groove 11. By this contact, the temperature measurement data of the temperature measurement unit 1 is transferred to the main unit 10. The transferred temperature measurement data is stored in the memory 18a by the microcomputer 18b.

FIGS. 4 to 6 show the display state of the liquid crystal display panel. FIG. 4 shows the display state of the normal state, in which the date and time are displayed. At this time, if the user wants to see the change in the body temperature every cycle, he or she presses the menstrual day setting switch 15 on the day when the menstruation starts. When the graph switch 14 is pressed in this state, a graph is displayed as shown in FIG. That is, the microcomputer 18b performs data processing and displays the state of the body temperature change in the latest cycle. This data display is changed to data one cycle before by pressing the graph switch 14 again. Thus, every time the graph switch 14 is pressed, the data of the old cycle is sequentially displayed. When the history switch 16 is pressed, the temperature measurement value of the day is displayed as shown in FIG. At this time, the liquid crystal display panel 13 displays a date 13a of the day, a temperature measurement time 13b, and a blinking portion 13c indicating the corresponding day in the entire graph at the top. Each time the history switch 16 is repeatedly pressed, the data is also switched to an old date. In addition, the temperature is displayed at an interval of 0.05 degrees from 35 degrees to 37.5 degrees. When the cancel switch 17 is pressed, the screen returns to the initial state screen shown in FIG. 4 and displays the date and time.

In this embodiment, the temperature measuring section 1 measures the temperature of the human body by using the thermistor 2.
There is no particular limitation to the thermistor 2, and there is no problem even if, for example, an infrared sensor that can detect the temperature in a noncontact manner is used. Also, the measurement site need not be limited to the sublingual part of the mouth.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the temperature measuring unit 1
It is easy to handle by making it cordless.
The temperature measurement data is stored in the main unit 10 simply by storing the
It is a convenient thermometer that can be automatically transferred to a thermometer.

(Embodiment 2) Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the thermometer of the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing the electrical connection. The temperature measurement unit 20 includes a thermistor 21, a temperature measurement start switch 22, an A / D converter 23, a data processing unit 24, a transmission unit 25, a transmission antenna 26, and a charging unit 27. The data processing unit 24 includes a memory 24a
, A microcomputer 24b and a buzzer 24c. The charging unit 27 includes a charging capacitor 27a and a charging coil 27b.

The main unit 30 includes a receiving antenna 31 for receiving transmission data from the temperature measuring unit 20, a receiving unit 32 connected to the receiving antenna 31, a data processing unit 33 for processing data received by the receiving unit 32. , A liquid crystal display unit 34 constituting display means, a power supply unit 35 for supplying power to the temperature measurement unit 20, and a storage groove 36 for storing the temperature measurement unit 20. The power supply unit 35 includes a commercial power supply 35a and a power supply coil 35b. Data processing unit 33
Is a memory 33a for storing the temperature measurement data received by the receiving unit 32, a microcomputer 33b for executing data processing for displaying the temperature measurement data, a graph switch 37, a first-day menstruation setting switch 38, a history switch 39,
It has a key switch 33c connected to the cancel switch 40.

The power supply coil 35b is connected to the temperature measuring unit 2
When 0 is stored in the storage groove 36, it is magnetically coupled to the charging coil 27b of the temperature measuring section 20 and operates as an induction transformer. That is, the power supply coil 35b operates as a primary coil and as a charging coil.

The operation of the embodiment will be described below. The temperature measurement operation / display operation as a whole is the same as that described in the first embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. In this embodiment, the temperature measuring unit 2
0 has a transmitting antenna 26 and the main body 30 has a receiving antenna 31. Therefore, the data transfer from the temperature measuring unit 20 to the transmitting unit 30 is performed by particularly setting the temperature measuring unit 20 to the main unit 3.
It can be carried out by wireless communication even if it is not accommodated in 0. That is, the microcomputer 24b of the temperature measurement unit 20 converts the digital data of the A / D converter 23 into a communication signal, sends the communication signal to the transmission unit 25, and transmits the communication signal to the transmission antenna 26 from the transmission unit 25. The main body unit 30 receives the transmission data by the reception antenna 31 and executes a graph display or the like on the liquid crystal display panel 34 by the data processing of the data processing unit 33.

In this embodiment, the power of the temperature measuring section 20 is obtained not by a battery but by charging from the main body section 30. Therefore, it is not necessary to replace the battery of the temperature measuring section 20. That is, the temperature measuring unit 20 is
When the charging coil 27b is stored in the storage groove 36, the charging coil 27b of the temperature measuring unit 20 is magnetically coupled to the power supply coil 35b of the main body 30 and operates as a secondary side of the induction transformer. That is, each time the temperature measuring section 20 is stored in the storage groove 36 of the main body section 30, the temperature measuring section 20 is charged by receiving power supply from the main body section 30.

(Embodiment 3) Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9, 10 and 11. FIG.
FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the configuration of the present embodiment, and FIG.
FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing the electrical connection of the main body 50.

The temperature measurement section 40 includes a thermistor 41, a temperature measurement start switch 42, an A / D converter 43, a data processing section 44, a transmission switch 45, a transmission load 46,
And a charging unit 47. The charging unit 47 includes a charging coil 47a and a capacitor 47 connected to the charging coil 47a.
The transmission switch 45 and the transmission load 46 are connected in parallel to the charging section 47 in a state of being connected in series. The transmission load 46 is constituted by a resistor. The data processing unit 44 has a memory 44a, a microcomputer 44b, and a buzzer 44c.

The main body 50 includes a power supply coil 51.
And a data processing unit 56 connected to the power supply coil 51.
, A liquid crystal display unit 57 as a display means, a storage groove 58 for storing the temperature measuring unit 40, a graph switch 52 connected to the data processing unit 56, a first day setting switch 53, a history switch 54, and a cancel switch 55. It has. The data processing unit 56 has a memory 56a, a microcomputer 56b, and a key switch 56c to which a graph switch 52, a first-day menstruation setting switch 53, a history switch 54, and a cancel switch 55 are connected.

The charging section 47 of the temperature measuring section 40
Is magnetically coupled to the power supply coil 51 of the main body 50 when the temperature measuring section 40 is stored in the storage groove 58 of the main body 50. In other words, the charging coil 47a and the power supply coil 51 constituting the charging unit 47 operate as an induction transformer and also operate as a communication transformer. That is, when transmitting power, the power supply coil 51 operates as a primary coil, and the charging coil 47a operates as a secondary coil. When operating as a communication transformer, the charging coil 47a functions as a primary coil, and the power supply coil 51 functions as a secondary coil.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. The temperature measurement unit 40 outputs temperature measurement data composed of a combination of 0 and 1. That is, the microcomputer 44b has the A /
The digital signal received from the D converter 43 is converted into temperature measurement data composed of 0 and 1, and stored in the memory 44a.
When the temperature measurement is completed, the transmission switch 45 is driven to operate so as to correspond to 0 and 1.

That is, in this embodiment, the tens place is 4 bits,
The first digit is represented by 4 bits, the first decimal place is represented by 4 bits, and the second decimal place is represented by 4 bits, and a total of 16 bits constitute temperature measurement data. For example, 36.88 degrees is encoded as 0011011010001000. Further, this 0 is expressed by turning off the transmission switch 45, and 1 is expressed by turning on the transmission switch 45. In other words, when the connection of the transmission load 46 composed of a resistor is turned on and off in a state where the charging coil 47a and the power supply coil 51 are magnetically coupled and operating as a communication transformer, the power supply on the primary side is performed. The current flowing through the use coil 51 increases or decreases according to the on / off state. The microcomputer 56b recognizes that the temperature is 36.88 degrees by decoding the on / off state.

The data transfer is performed when the temperature measuring section 40 is stored in the storage groove 58 of the main body section 50. At this time, the charging of the temperature measuring section 40 described in the second embodiment is simultaneously performed. Is what is done.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the temperature measuring unit 4
0 is magnetically coupled to the charging coil 51 provided in the main body 50, so that power is supplied from the main body 50 to the temperature measuring section 40, and simultaneously, the power is supplied from the temperature measuring section 40 to the main body 50. Temperature data can be easily transferred to the computer.
Further, since this data transfer is performed when the temperature measuring section 40 is stored in the main body section 50, a simple configuration that does not require the antenna to be provided in both the temperature measuring section 40 and the main body section 50 can be achieved. It is.

(Embodiment 4) Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. The configuration of this embodiment is the same as that of FIGS.
0. Same as that shown in FIG. In this embodiment,
The main body unit 50 can display a schedule of the menstrual cycle on the liquid crystal display unit 57 as necessary.

That is, when the graph switch 52 is pressed, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the physiological cycle is predicted based on the past data, and the predicted data b of the next physiological cycle is displayed by a dotted line over the latest cycle data a.

By being able to predict the menstrual cycle in this way, it is possible to easily compare it with the current data and to easily check the physical condition.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 13, the next ovulation period can be calculated based on the past data, and the ovulation period can be displayed on the screen. This calculation averages the past temperature measurement data and calculates 5 days as the ovulation period by adding the width of 2 days and the ovulation date before and after each, centering on the low temperature day between the low temperature phase and the high temperature phase. Is what it is.

[0036]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a temperature measuring section for measuring the temperature of a human body having electrodes, and a main body electrode which receives temperature measuring data via the electrodes when the temperature measuring section is accommodated. And a main unit having a display means for displaying temperature measurement data, the temperature measurement unit is cordless from the main unit for easy handling, and the temperature measurement data is stored simply by storing the temperature measurement unit in the main unit. This realizes an easy-to-use thermometer that can automatically transfer to the main body.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a temperature measuring section for measuring the temperature of a human body, and a main body section which accommodates the temperature measuring section and has display means for displaying temperature measuring data. The unit has a transmitting antenna that transmits temperature measurement data and a charging unit that receives power charging from the main unit.The main unit uses a reception antenna that receives temperature measurement data transmitted by the temperature measurement unit, and a commercial power supply. As a configuration having a power supply unit for supplying power to the charging unit, the power supply of the temperature measurement unit can be charged using the power supply unit of the main unit, thereby realizing a thermometer without battery replacement. It is.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a temperature measuring section for measuring a temperature of a human body, and a main body section which accommodates the temperature measuring section and has a display means for displaying temperature measuring data. The unit has a charging unit that receives power charging from the main unit, a transmission load connected in parallel to the charging unit, and a transmission switch that turns on and off the transmission load, and the main unit supplies power to the charging unit. In addition, as a configuration having a charging coil for receiving the transfer of temperature measurement data from a charging unit, a thermometer with a simple configuration that does not require the use of an antenna by using electromagnetic induction is realized.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the display means comprises:
As a configuration for displaying the schedule of the menstrual cycle from the data of the temperature measuring unit, it is possible to realize a thermometer that can easily compare with the current data of the user and easily check the physical condition.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the display means comprises:
As a configuration to display the scheduled ovulation date from the data of the temperature measurement unit,
It is possible to realize a convenient thermometer that can take necessary treatment in advance.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a thermometer according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of the temperature measuring unit.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a main body unit.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a normal state displayed on the display means.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a screen displayed on a display unit when a graph switch is pressed.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a screen displayed on a display unit when a history switch is pressed.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a configuration of a thermometer according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating electrical connection.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating a configuration of a thermometer according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a temperature measuring unit.

FIG. 11 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a main unit.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram illustrating a screen displayed by a thermometer according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram illustrating another screen according to the fourth embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 temperature measuring section 7 electrode 10 main body section 11 housing groove 12 main body electrode 13 liquid crystal display panel 20 temperature measuring section 26 transmitting antenna 27 charging section 30 main body section 31 receiving antenna 34 liquid crystal display panel 35 power supply section 40 temperature measuring section 45 transmission switch 46 Transmission load 47 Charging unit 50 Main unit 51 Power supply coil

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A temperature measuring unit for measuring a temperature of a human body having electrodes, a main body electrode receiving temperature measuring data via the electrodes when the temperature measuring unit is accommodated, and a display for displaying temperature measuring data. And a main body having the means. 2. A temperature measuring unit for measuring a temperature of a human body,
A main unit having a display unit that accommodates a temperature measurement unit and displays temperature measurement data, the temperature measurement unit includes a transmission antenna that transmits temperature measurement data and a charging unit that receives power charging from the main unit. A body thermometer having a receiving antenna for receiving temperature measurement data transmitted by the temperature measurement unit and a power supply unit for supplying power to the charging unit using a commercial power supply. 3. A temperature measuring unit for measuring a temperature of a human body,
A main unit having a display unit that accommodates the temperature measurement unit and displays temperature measurement data, wherein the temperature measurement unit includes a charging unit that receives power charging from the main unit and a transmission load connected in parallel to the charging unit;
A transmission switch for turning on and off the transmission load,
A thermometer having a power supply coil for supplying power to the charging unit and receiving transfer of temperature measurement data from the charging unit. 4. The thermometer according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays a schedule of a menstrual cycle from data of the temperature measuring unit. 5. The thermometer according to claim 1, wherein the display means displays the scheduled ovulation date from the data of the temperature measuring unit.