KR101159273B1 - Strip capsule and urinalysis apparatus including the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a strip housing that allows for easy urine testing. The strip accommodating member for this purpose includes a base portion formed to have a size corresponding to the strip, and a first accommodating portion formed to enter a specific depth from an upper surface of the base member to accommodate the strip. Accordingly, urine may flow into the first storage unit and be uniformly applied to the entire strip. In addition, the timing of the reaction between the pads formed on the strip and the urine becomes constant so that the interval between the reaction time points between the pads is reduced, so that the urine test result can be derived more quickly.

Description

Strip receiving member and urine test apparatus including the same {Strip capsule and urinalysis apparatus including the same}

The present invention relates to a strip accommodating member and a urine test apparatus including the same, and more particularly, a strip accommodating member capable of accommodating a strip reacting with urine, and a urine test installed in a toilet to automatically test a person's urine. Relates to a device.

In the past, adult diseases, which were confined to adults, including middle-aged people, are now occurring not only in adults but also in children. Users are always feeling the danger of these diseases and recognize that they are important, but most people overlook them before they develop, and it is not cumbersome and cumbersome to check on the basis of various checkups.

Diabetes mellitus is a disease in which the sugar in the blood cannot be used as energy due to lack of insulin secretion or diminished effect. In recent years, the number of diabetics has increased rapidly due to changes in dietary life resulting from the improvement of national life. Since diabetes usually causes serious complications such as heart disease, stroke, and chronic kidney disease, prevention is the best way to prevent it, but it is also important to detect it early and treat it quickly when diabetes occurs.

Therefore, a user who is concerned about health may use a diabetic meter that regularly uses blood. However, the method of measuring diabetes by blood has a problem that the user must feel pain because a small amount of blood must be removed from the user's body using a blood collection needle or the like. As an alternative, there is a method of measuring diabetes in the urine of the user, but even this method is not uncomfortable for modern people who are busy.

In addition, even if there is a device for analyzing urine, the conventional urine analyzer is manufactured for use in examinations for the purpose of treating patients in general hospitals and small and medium-sized hospitals, and is expensive, and because of the peculiarity of medical equipment, There was a problem that the general public was not easy to use.

In addition, the conventional urine analyzer has a problem of avoiding use in individuals and families due to the burden of psychological burden and cleanliness problems in the use process due to the nature of the sample called urine.

An object of the present invention is to provide a strip accommodating member which enables the reliability of urine test to be improved, and a urine test device which enables to test urine easily and accurately.

The strip accommodating member according to the present invention for achieving the above object includes a base portion formed in a size corresponding to the strip, and a first accommodating portion formed to be introduced into a specific depth from the upper surface of the base member so that the strip is accommodated.

In addition, the urine test apparatus according to the present invention, the body member is fixed to the toilet bowl, the insertion hole for inserting the strip receiving member is formed, and the strip receiving member disposed in the body member is inserted into the body member to a specific position And a urine collecting module for supplying urine flowing from the outside to the strip accommodating member while the strip accommodating member is located at a first position inside the body member by the conveying module. A test module for measuring a changed color of the strip reacted with urine in a state where the strip accommodating member is positioned at a second position separated by a predetermined distance from the first position by a transfer module, and a cleaning liquid into the body member It includes an internal cleaning module for cleaning the inside of the body member by spraying.

In the strip accommodating member according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, urine may be introduced into the first accommodating part and uniformly applied to the entire strip. In addition, the timing of the reaction between the pads formed on the strip and the urine becomes constant so that the interval between the reaction time points between the pads is reduced, so that the urine test result can be derived more quickly.

In addition, the urine test apparatus can easily test the state of urine with the urine test device while the user uses the toilet. Accordingly, the user can test the urine at any time without visiting the hospital using the urine test apparatus of the present invention, so that various diseases including diabetes can be detected early through the urine test.

In addition, since the transfer module includes a second gear part in the urine test apparatus, the first gear part and the second gear part of the strip accommodation member may be accurately engaged with each other during the process of transferring the strip accommodation member by the transfer module. Therefore, since the pad of the strip reacted with the urine can be accurately positioned where the test module is located, the reliability of the urine test can be improved.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a strip receiving portion according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a urine test apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention coupled to the rim of the toilet.
Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the inside of the urine test apparatus shown in FIG.
Figure 4 is a plan view showing the inside of the urine test apparatus shown in FIG.
5 is a perspective view showing the lower side of the urine test apparatus shown in FIG.

The present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The same reference numerals are used for the same components, and repeated descriptions and detailed descriptions of well-known functions and configurations that may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention will be omitted. Embodiments of the present invention are provided to more completely explain the present invention to those skilled in the art. Accordingly, the shapes and sizes of the elements in the drawings and the like can be exaggerated for clarity.

Referring to FIG. 1, the strip accommodating member 100 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a base part 110 and a first accommodating part 120.

The base portion 110 is formed in a size corresponding to the strip 10. The shape of the base part 110 is formed in a bar shape. For example, the base 110 may be made of plastic that does not react with urine. A plurality of anti-slip protrusions 111 may be formed on one surface of the base 110.

The first accommodating part 120 is formed to be drawn in a specific depth from the upper surface of the base part 110 so that the strip 10 is accommodated. The first accommodating part 120 may have a size slightly larger than that of the strip 10 or may be the same size as the strip 10. For example, the first storage unit 120 may have the same size as that of the strip 10 so that the strip 10 may be accommodated in the first storage unit 120.

In the conventional urine test, there may be a problem that the urine does not uniformly contact the entire strip 10 in the process of dispensing the urine directly to the strip (10). However, when urine is brought into contact with the strip accommodating member 100 having the structure as described above in the state in which the strip 10 is received, urine flows into the first accommodating part 120 and is uniformly applied to the entire strip 10. Can be. In addition, the timing of the reaction between the pads 11 formed on the strip 10 and urine is constant, so that the interval between the reaction points between the pads 11 is reduced, so that the urine test result can be more quickly derived.

The strip accommodating member 100 may further include a second accommodating part 130, a third accommodating part 140, and urine absorbing members 150 and 151.

The second accommodating part 130 is formed to be introduced into the surface in which the first accommodating part 120 is formed in the base part 110 to a specific depth and is in communication with the first accommodating part 120.

The third accommodating part 140 is formed to be drawn into a specific depth of the inner surface of the first accommodating part 120.

The urine absorbing members 150 and 151 are made of a material capable of easily absorbing urine, and are disposed on at least one of the second and second receiving parts 130 and 140. Urine may be moved along the strip 10 toward the pad 11 by the absorbing force of the urine absorbing members 150 and 151. Thus, urine can be easily contacted with the pad 11 of the strip 10.

In addition, the reaction between the GLU item and urine becomes possible, and contamination between the pads 11 may be reduced. When glucose (GLU, glucose) item is applied to the strip, it is common to maintain the droplet form without spreading due to the inherent property of the pad 11 itself, so the reaction between the urine and the pad may not be easy. have. However, when urine is formed on the strip in the form of water droplets, the urine absorbing members 150 and 151 absorb the urine, causing the urine droplets to spread and react. In addition, when urine is applied on the pads, a large amount of urine may cause contamination of each pad due to the urine remaining between the pads. The urine absorbing members 150 and 151 may absorb the remaining urine from the pads. You can solve the problem.

Meanwhile, the strip accommodating member 100 may further include a first gear part 160 protruding from at least one side surface of the lower side of the base part 110. The first gear unit 160 may be formed of gear mountains formed at regular intervals along the lower side of the base unit 110. By the first gear 160, the strip accommodating member 100 can be accurately moved within the urine test apparatus 200 (see FIG. 3) to be described later.

Hereinafter, a description will be given of the urine test apparatus 200 (refer to FIG. 2) to enable the user to easily test urine with the strip receiving member 100 having the above-described structure.

2 and 3, the urine test apparatus 200 including a strip receiving member 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is a body member 210, the transfer module 220, and urine collection Module 230, inspection module 240, and not shown internal cleaning module.

The body member 210 is fixed to the toilet bowl and has an insertion hole 211 into which the strip accommodation member 100 is inserted. The position detecting sensor 212 for detecting the position of the strip receiving member 100 may be disposed in the body member 210. In addition, the position detection sensor 212 may detect the strip receiving member 100 inserted into the insertion opening 211 to allow the transfer module 220 to be described later to operate. For example, when the user inserts the strip receiving member 100 into the insertion opening 211 of the body member 210, the position sensor 212 is inserted into the body member 210, the strip receiving member 100. It can be detected that the operation signal to the transfer module 220 can be transmitted. The transfer module 220 includes a guide part 224, a first driving part 223, and a second gear part for moving the strip accommodating member 100. The transfer module 220 is operated by receiving the operation signal to automatically transfer the strip receiving member 100 to a specific position inside the body member 210.

On the other hand, the body member 210 may be formed with a display unit 213 showing the operating state of the urine test apparatus 200. Through the display unit 213, a standby state, a urine collecting step, a urine test step, a washing step, and a time until the urine test is completed may be displayed. Accordingly, the user can easily check the operation state of the urine test apparatus 200 through the display unit 213.

On the other hand, the rim 20 is disposed above the general toilet. The rim 20 prevents a part of the user's body from being in direct contact with the toilet. Rim 20 is installed to correspond to the upper edge of the toilet. Body member 210 is coupled to one side of such a rim (20).

The transfer module 220 is disposed in the body member 210 to transfer the strip receiving member 100 inserted into the body member 210 to a specific position.

Urine collection module 230 is the strip receiving member (100) the urine flowing from the outside in a state in which the transfer module 220 is located in the first position inside the body member (210) the strip receiving member ( Up to 100).

The test module 240 is transported by the transfer module 220 in a state in which the strip receiving member 100 is positioned at a second position spaced a predetermined distance from the first position, the strip 10 reacted with urine Measure the changed color of.

The internal washing module sprays the cleaning liquid into the body member 210 to clean the inside of the body member 210. The internal washing module may receive water from the outside to spray water into the body member 210 at the time when the urine test is completed. The internal cleaning module may include a spray nozzle (not shown). The spray nozzle allows the cleaning liquid to be sprayed in a multi-direction in the form of a mist so that various parts inside the body member 210 can be cleaned. The urine remaining in the body member 210 is washed by the internal washing module, and the washing liquid used for washing may be discharged into the toilet bowl or discharged to the outside of the toilet bowl. The cleaning liquid may be water used to clean the toilet, that is, water used in a typical home or office. And, the internal cleaning module may further include a dry air supply. The dry air supply unit removes water remaining in the body member 210 by supplying dry air into the body member 210 washed with a washing liquid.

The user can easily test the state of urine with the urine test apparatus 200 while using the toilet. Accordingly, the user can test the urine at any time without visiting the hospital by using the urine test apparatus 200 of the present invention, thereby allowing early detection of various diseases including diabetes through urine test.

On the other hand, as an example of the detailed structure of the transfer module 220, it may include a guide portion 224, a second gear portion 221, a first driving unit 223, and a control unit not shown.

The guide part 224 is formed to surround both sides of the strip accommodating member 100 to guide movement of the strip accommodating member 100. One end of the guide portion 224 is preferably disposed adjacent to the insertion opening 211 of the body member 210. This is to allow the strip receiving member 100 to stably enter and exit through the insertion opening 211.

At least a part of the second gear part 221 is disposed to expose the inside of the guide part 224. In addition, the second gear part 221 is rotatably coupled to the inside of the body member 210 and is arranged to be gear-coupled with the first gear part 160 of the strip accommodating member 100. For example, the second gear unit 221 may be a spur gear. The first gear part 160 of the strip accommodating member 100 serves as a rack gear, and the second gear part 221 acts as a linear gear to rotate the first gear part 221 by the first gear part 221. The gear unit 160 may be linearly moved.

The first driving part 223 rotates the second gear part 221. As an example of the first driving unit 223 may be a rotary motor. It is also possible to install a reducer not shown in the rotary motor.

The controller drives the first driving part 223 to move the strip accommodating member 100 to the first and second positions. That is, when the user uses the toilet to test the urine, the urine pumped by the urine collecting module 230 is placed in the strip receiving member 100 by placing the strip receiving member 100 in the first position. Contact the strip 10. After the pad 11 of the strip 10 is sufficiently reacted by the urine, the strip accommodating member 100 is moved to the second position by the control unit so that the test module 240 has the color of the pad 11. Make sense.

In the urine test apparatus 200 according to the present invention, the strip receiving member 100 may be transferred to the correct position by the transfer module 220 having the above structure. In particular, since the strip accommodating member 100 includes the first gear part 160 and the conveying module 220 includes the second gear part 221, the strip accommodating member 100 is the conveying module 220. The first gear part 160 and the second gear part 221 are meshed with each other in the process of being conveyed by) can be accurately conveyed. Therefore, since the pad 11 of the strip 10 reacted with urine can be accurately positioned where the test module 240 is located, the reliability of the urine test can be improved. In addition, since the strip 10 is accommodated by the strip accommodating member 100, the distance between the test module 240 and the strip 10 is very close to each other so that the reliability of the test module 240 without using the high sensitivity test module 240 is achieved. High urine test results can be obtained.

Alternatively, when the strip is transported by a rubber conveying belt inside the urine test device, a slip is generated between the strip and the conveying belt, so that the accurate feeding of the strip cannot be performed and thus the test module and the strip cannot be corresponded. This reduces the reliability of the urine test.

On the other hand, the above-described inspection module 240 may include a sensing unit 241, a processor not shown.

The sensing unit 241 is a strip 10 of the strip receiving member 100 in a state where the strip receiving member 100 is located at a first position inside the body member 210 by the transfer module 220. It is placed adjacent to and detects the changed color of the pads 11 of the strip 10 reacted with urine and converts it into an image signal. For example, the detector 241 may include a light source and a photodiode. The urine test apparatus 200 may be dark inside. The light source emits light toward the strip 10 so that the photodiode can accurately detect the color of the strip 10. The photodiode is one of the semiconductor diodes, and is used to detect light by using a property of generating current when light hits a junction of a semiconductor. The photodiode detects the color of the pads 11 illuminated by the light source. Another example of the sensing unit 241 may be an RGB sensor. The sensing unit 241 having the structure as described above detects the changed colors of the pads 11 of the strip 10 reacting with urine and converts them into an image signal.

The processor is electrically connected to the optical sensor and receives the image signal transmitted from the optical sensor to examine urine. Such a processor may be a general microprocessor.

Meanwhile, referring to FIGS. 4 and 5, as an example of the detailed structure of the urine collecting module 230 described above, the rotating part 231, the second driving part 232, the transfer tube 233, and the pumping part 234 may include.

The rotating part 231 is disposed outside the body member 210 to form a hollow in which urine can be transferred. As an example of the shape of the rotating part 231, it may be formed in an arc shape Arc. On the other hand, when the urine collecting module 230 is accommodated in the rim 20 disposed on the toilet, the corresponding size of the rotating part 231 on the lower side of the rim 20 so that rotation of the rotating part 231 is not interfered with. The access groove 21 may be formed.

The second driving unit 232 rotates the rotation unit 231 for a predetermined period of rotation.

One end of the conveying tube 233 is in communication with one end of the rotating part 231, and the other end thereof is disposed at a first position of the body member 210. As an example of the transfer tube 233 may be a tube made of a flexible material.

The pumping unit 234 is installed on the transfer tube 233 to pump urine so that urine is easily transferred to the first position along the transfer tube 233.

Meanwhile, referring to FIG. 4, the urine test apparatus 200 may further include an external washing module 260. The external washing module 260 is coupled to the pivoting unit 231 and is formed to spray the cleaning liquid toward the body member 210 to clean the outside of the body member 210. The external washing module 260 receives the washing liquid from the outside and sprays the washing liquid toward the body member 210 after the urine test is completed. The control of the external cleaning module 260 may be made by the controller of the transfer module 220 described above. Alternatively, the external washing module 260 may be controlled by a separate control unit.

Here, when the washing liquid is injected from the external washing module 260, the pumping unit 234 of the urine collecting module 230 is operated to pump the washing liquid to wash the inside of the urine collecting module 230 and the body member 210 inside It is also possible.

2, the urine test apparatus 200 may further include a cassette 270. The cassette 270 is coupled to the body member 210. More specifically, the cassette 270 is coupled adjacent to the portion where the insertion hole is formed in the body member 210. In the cassette 270, a storage space in which the strip receiving members 100 may be stacked is formed. A portion of the upper side of the cassette 270 is formed with a discharge port through which one of the strip housing members located at the top of the strip housing members 100 is discharged. The strip receiving member 100 is supplied one by one to the insertion hole of the body member 210 in a state where the cassette 270 is coupled to the body member 210.

The cassette 270 does not require the user to directly insert the strip receiving member into the insertion hole formed in the body member 210, so that the user can use the urine test device more conveniently.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, substitutions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. will be. Accordingly, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention and the accompanying drawings are not intended to limit the technical spirit of the present invention but to describe the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by the embodiments and the accompanying drawings. . The protection scope of the present invention should be interpreted by the following claims, and all technical ideas within the equivalent scope should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

10: strip 11: pad
100: strip housing member 110: base portion
120: first storage 130: second storage
140: third storage unit 150: first urine absorbing member
151: second urine absorbing member 160: first gear portion
200: urine test device 210: body member
211: insertion hole 220: transfer module
221: second gear unit 223: first driving unit
224: guide portion 230: urine collection module
231: rotating part 232: second driving part
233: transfer tube 234: pumping unit
240: inspection module 241: detection unit
260: external cleaning module 270: cassette

Claims (8)

A base portion formed in a size corresponding to the strip; And
A first accommodating part configured to be drawn to a specific depth from an upper surface of the base part to accommodate the strip;
A second storage part formed to be drawn in a specific depth on a surface of the base part in which the first storage part is formed, and formed to communicate with the first storage part; And
A first urine absorbing member made of a material capable of easily absorbing urine and disposed in the second housing part;
Strip receiving member comprising a. The method of claim 1,
A third storage part formed to be drawn in a specific depth on an inner surface of the first storage part; And
A second urine absorbing member made of a material capable of easily absorbing urine and disposed in the third housing;
Strip receiving member further comprises. The method of claim 2,
And a first gear portion protruding from at least one side surface of the lower side of the base portion. In urine test device,
Strip receiving member of claim 3;
A body member fixed to the toilet bowl and having an insertion hole into which the strip accommodation member is inserted;
A transfer module disposed in the body member to transfer the strip receiving member inserted into the body member to a specific position;
A urine collecting module configured to supply urine flowing from the outside to the strip accommodating member while the strip accommodating member is located at a first position inside the body member by the transfer module;
A test module for measuring a changed color of the strip reacted with urine in a state where the strip accommodating member is positioned at a second position transferred by the transfer module and spaced apart from the first position by a predetermined distance; And
An internal cleaning module for cleaning the inside of the body member by spraying a cleaning solution into the body member;
Urine testing device comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein
The transfer module is:
A guide part formed to surround both sides of the strip accommodating member to guide movement of the strip accommodating member;
A second gear portion disposed to expose at least a portion of the guide portion and rotatably coupled to the first gear portion of the strip accommodating member; And
A first driving part which rotates the second gear part;
A control unit for driving the first driving unit to move the strip accommodating member to the first position and the second position;
Urine testing device comprising a. The method of claim 4, wherein
The urine collection module is:
A rotating part disposed outside the body member and having a hollow in which urine can be transferred;
A second driving part rotating and reciprocating the rotating part for a predetermined period;
A transfer tube having one end communicated with one end of the rotating part and the other end disposed at a first position of the body member; And
A pumping part installed on the transfer tube to pump urine so that urine is easily transferred to the first position along the transfer tube;
Urine testing device comprising a. The method of claim 6,
It is coupled to the rim of the toilet, urine test apparatus further comprises an external washing module disposed to spray the cleaning solution toward the body member for cleaning the outside of the body member. The method of claim 4, wherein
The inspection module
An image signal is detected by detecting the changed color of the pads of the strip which are disposed to be adjacent to the strip of the strip receiving member in a state where the strip receiving member is positioned at a first position inside the body member by the transfer module. Detecting unit for converting to; And
A processor electrically connected to the detector to test urine by receiving the image signal transmitted from the detector;
Urine testing device comprising a.

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