KR102640521B1 - Portable thermometer - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable thermometer connected to a mobile device and measuring temperature using infrared rays, comprising: a housing, a lens portion located on one side of the housing, receiving infrared rays, protruding from a side adjacent to the one side, and inserted into the mobile device; It is a portable thermometer that includes a terminal part that is electrically connected to the body and a lens cover part that changes the positional relationship with the housing to expose or hide the lens part to the outside.

Description

Portable thermometer

The present invention relates to a portable thermometer, and more specifically, to a thermometer that is connected to a mobile device and can measure body temperature using infrared rays. The lens part that receives infrared rays is exposed to the outside by linear movement or rotational movement of the lens cover. Or about a portable thermometer that can be concealed.

Recently, non-contact portable thermometers have been in the spotlight. Contact thermometers have disadvantages in terms of hygiene compared to non-contact thermometers because they involve the risk of bacterial or viral infection that may occur due to contact. Meanwhile, non-contact portable thermometers that have been developed recently include a display unit that displays temperature, a lens unit that receives infrared rays, and a grip unit that allows the thermometer to be held by hand. This type of portable thermometer has a certain amount of volume due to the size of the display unit and the grip unit itself, making it less portable. Additionally, because interoperability with other devices is poor, use of smartphone applications that utilize body temperature information is limited. Additionally, since the lens portion is exposed to the outside, it is not protected from external shock.

Therefore, there is a need to develop a portable thermometer that is electrically connected to a mobile device, can measure body temperature without separate grip, and can protect the lens portion.

Republic of Korea Patent No. 10-2182520 (Title of invention: Non-contact portable thermometer, Publication date: 2020.11.18)

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a portable thermometer that is electrically connected to a mobile device and can provide body temperature information to the mobile device.

Another problem that the present invention aims to solve is to provide a portable thermometer that can be conveniently exposed and concealed while protecting the lens part that receives infrared rays from the outside.

Another problem that the present invention aims to solve is to provide a portable thermometer that can expose or hide the terminal part to the outside by moving the lens cover part linearly or rotationally.

The portable thermometer of the present invention for solving the above problems is a portable thermometer that is connected to a mobile device and measures temperature using infrared rays, comprising a housing, a lens unit located on one side of the housing and receiving infrared rays, and the one side. It is a portable thermometer that includes a terminal portion that protrudes from an adjacent surface, is inserted into the mobile device and is electrically connected, and a lens cover portion that exposes or conceals the lens portion to the outside by changing the positional relationship with the housing.

In the portable thermometer according to an embodiment of the present invention, the lens cover portion is formed to surround at least a portion of the housing to cover the one side and the other side opposite to the one side, and the lens cover portion is formed to be rotatable with respect to the housing on the inner side. It may be a portable thermometer having a rotating shaft, and the housing having a rotating groove on one side or the other side into which the rotating shaft is inserted.

The portable thermometer according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a portable thermometer in which the lens cover portion is aligned with the lens portion when rotated about the rotation axis and has an exposure hole through which the lens portion is exposed to the outside.

The portable thermometer according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a portable thermometer in which the terminal portion is at least partially covered by the lens cover portion and is exposed to the outside when the lens cover portion rotates around the rotation axis.

The portable thermometer according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a portable thermometer in which the lens cover is located on top of the lens unit to cover the lens unit, and exposes the lens unit to the outside when moved in a straight line in one direction.

The portable thermometer according to an embodiment of the present invention may be a portable thermometer in which the terminal portion is accommodated inside the housing and then protrudes and is exposed to the outside when the lens cover portion moves linearly in the one direction.

The portable thermometer according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an edge receiving portion surrounding the side of the lens cover, a receiving portion on which a portion of the lens cover is laminated, and a lens exposure hole into which at least a portion of the lens portion is inserted. It may be a portable thermometer having a lens cover accommodating part including.

A portable thermometer according to an embodiment of the present invention can be electrically connected to a mobile device and provide body temperature information to the mobile device.

In addition, the portable thermometer according to an embodiment of the present invention can conveniently expose and conceal the lens part that receives infrared rays while protecting it from the outside.

Additionally, the portable thermometer according to an embodiment of the present invention can expose or hide the terminal portion to the outside by moving the lens cover portion linearly or rotationally.

Effects according to embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the contents exemplified above, and further various effects are included in the present specification.

1 is a perspective view of a portable thermometer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of a portable thermometer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a portable thermometer according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of a portable thermometer according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. In explaining the present invention, if it is determined that adding a detailed description of a technology or configuration already known in the relevant field may obscure the gist of the present invention, some of it will be omitted from the detailed description. Additionally, the terms used in this specification are terms used to appropriately express the embodiments of the present invention, and may vary depending on the people or customs involved in the field. Therefore, definitions of these terms should be made based on the content throughout this specification.

The terminology used herein is only intended to refer to specific embodiments and is not intended to limit the invention. As used herein, singular forms include plural forms unless phrases clearly indicate the contrary. As used in the specification, the meaning of 'comprising' is to specify a specific characteristic, area, integer, step, operation, element and/or component, and to specify another specific property, area, integer, step, operation, element, component and/or group. It does not exclude the existence or addition of .

In this specification, the network communication method is not limited, and connections between each component may not be connected through the same network method. The network may include not only a communication method utilizing a communication network (for example, a mobile communication network, wired Internet, wireless Internet, broadcasting network, satellite network, etc.), but also short-range wireless communication between devices. For example, a network can include objects and any communication method through which objects can be networked, and is not limited to wired communication, wireless communication, 3G, 4G, 5G, or other methods. For example, wired and/or networks include Local Area Network (LAN), Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), Global System for Mobile Network (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), W-CDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access), CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access), TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), Bluetooth, Zigbee, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Hollow (Wi-Fi HaLow), VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), LTE Advanced, IEEE802.16m, WirelessMAN-Advanced, HSPA+, 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE), Mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e), UMB (formerly EV-DO) Rev. C), Flash-OFDM, iBurst and MBWA (IEEE 802.20) systems, HIPERMAN, Beam-Division Multiple Access (BDMA), Wi-MAX (World Interoperability for Microwave Access), and one selected from the group consisting of ultrasonic-assisted communications. It may refer to a communication network based on the above communication method, but is not limited thereto.

Hereinafter, a portable thermometer 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached FIGS. 1 and 2.

The portable thermometer 10 of the present invention is connected to a mobile device and measures the body temperature of the subject using infrared rays. Here, the mobile device may mean a smartphone, mobile phone, tablet PC, etc., and the portable thermometer 10 may be inserted and electrically connected. The portable thermometer 10 can deliver body temperature information to the user through a specific application running on a mobile device. That is, the portable thermometer 10 transmits the measured body temperature information to the mobile device, and the mobile device can display the measured body temperature information to the user through a specific application.

The method by which the portable thermometer 10 of the present invention is connected to a mobile device is shown in the drawing as a USB-C type, but it is obvious that any connection method that can be used for data transmission or power transmission can be used without limitation.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the portable thermometer 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached FIGS. 1 and 2.

Referring to FIG. 1, a portable thermometer 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 100, a lens unit 200, a terminal unit 300, and a lens cover unit 400.

The housing 100 consists of six sides overall, including a front and a back side that occupies a large surface. The top, bottom, and sides are generally provided in a rectangular shape with one side longer. The part where the top and sides or the bottom and sides connect is curved. Therefore, the edges of the front and back sides are also formed to be curved. The lens unit 200 is located on one surface of the housing 100, and the terminal unit 300 protrudes from the lower surface. The front, back, and bottom of the housing 100 are covered by the lens cover 400. Therefore, the lens unit 200 and the terminal unit 300 are covered by the lens cover unit 400. A ring that is depressed inward may be formed in a portion where the top and side surfaces of the housing 100 are connected. The hook may be connected to a connecting member used to prevent loss or connect to another object, such as a rubber band.

Referring to FIG. 2, the lens cover 400 is provided with a rotation axis 410 on the inside for being coupled to the housing 100, and the housing 100 may be provided with a rotation groove into which the rotation axis 410 can be coupled. there is. The rotation groove may be located on the front or back side of the lens unit 200, and the rotation axis 410 is coupled to the rotation groove so that the lens cover unit 400 can rotate around the rotation axis 410.

The lens unit 200 is located on the front of the housing 100. As described above, the lens unit 200 is covered by the lens cover 400, but may be exposed to the outside when the lens cover 400 rotates.

The lens unit 200 can receive infrared rays. Although not shown in the drawing, infrared light received by the lens unit 200 may be converted into data by a processor mounted inside the housing 100. Accordingly, the portable thermometer 10 can measure the temperature of the measurement object (mainly referring to the body temperature) using infrared rays received through the lens unit 200. Since the method by which the lens unit 200 receives infrared light and converts it into data is a known technology, detailed description will be omitted.

The terminal portion 300 is provided to protrude outward from the lower surface of the housing 100. The terminal portion 300 can be inserted into a mobile device and electrically connected to it due to its protruding shape. As described above, the terminal portion 300 is covered by the lens cover portion 400, but may be exposed to the outside when the lens cover portion 400 rotates.

The lens cover part 400 covers the front, back, and bottom surfaces of the lens part 200 and the housing 100 so that they are not exposed to the outside. Figure 1 shows that the lens cover part 400 surrounds the lens part 200 and the housing 100 from the outside so that they are not visible from the outside.

The lens cover part 400 can expose or hide the lens part 200 to the outside by changing its positional relationship with the housing 100. That is, as described above, the rotation axis 410 provided on the inside of the lens cover 400 is inserted into the rotation groove of the housing 100 and is coupled to rotate, and the lens is formed around the rotation axis 410 coupled in this way. The cover portion 400 can rotate. When the lens cover part 400 rotates, the lens part 200 may be exposed to the outside as shown in FIG. 1.

At this time, the lens cover part 400 may be rotated by 180 degrees and may be provided with an exposure hole 420 that allows the lens part 200 to be completely exposed to the outside. The diameter of the exposure hole 420 may be larger than or equal to that of the lens unit 200. Through this, when the lens cover part 400 rotates 180 degrees around the rotation axis 410, the lens part 200 and the exposure hole 420 are aligned, so that the lens part 200 can be completely exposed to the outside.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the portable thermometer 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached FIGS. 3 and 4.

Referring to FIG. 3, a portable thermometer 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 100, a lens unit 200, a terminal unit 300, and a lens cover unit 400.

The housing 100 consists of six sides overall, including a front and a back side that occupies a large surface. The top, bottom, and sides are entirely curved and connected to the front and back. The lens unit 200 is located on the front of the housing 100, and the terminal unit 300 protrudes from the bottom. A ring that is depressed inward may be formed in a portion where the top and side surfaces of the housing 100 are connected. The hook may be connected to a connecting member used to prevent loss or connect to another object, such as a rubber band.

Referring to FIG. 4, the housing 100 includes an upper housing 110, a lower housing 120, and a lens cover accommodating portion 130. The upper housing 110 includes the front of the housing 100 and can accommodate the lens unit 200 and the lens cover unit 400. The upper housing 110 has a space formed on the inside to accommodate the lens cover accommodating part 130, the lens cover part 400, and the lens part 200. That is, the lens cover accommodating part 130, the lens cover part 400, and the lens part 200 can be accommodated in the rectangular space penetrating the upper housing 110. The lower housing 120 is formed symmetrically with the upper housing 110 to form the housing 100 as one piece.

The lens cover accommodating part 130 includes an edge accommodating part 131, a receiving part 132, and a lens exposure hole 133. The lens cover accommodating part 130 is located inside the upper housing 110, and serves to fix the lens cover part 400 or guide the moving direction in a straight line so that the lens cover part 400 can move in a straight line. .

The edge receiving portion 131 surrounds a portion of the edge of the upper lens cover 430 and guides the upper lens cover 430 to move only in a straight line. That is, the upper lens cover part 430 can move linearly inside the edge receiving part 131.

The receiving portion 132 is formed to extend to the bottom of the edge receiving portion 131 so that the upper lens cover portion 430 is located at the top. That is, the upper lens cover part 430 can move in a straight line while being placed on the upper part of the receiving part 132.

The lens exposure hole 133 is formed to penetrate the inside of the receiving portion 132, and allows a portion of the lens portion 200 to be exposed to the outside through the penetrating space. The lens unit 200 is covered by the lens cover 400, and when the lens cover 400 moves in a straight line, it is exposed to the outside and can receive infrared rays.

The lens cover 400 includes an upper lens cover 430 and a lower lens cover 440. The upper lens cover 430 is connected to one end of the lower lens cover 440, and the upper lens cover 430 is located above the lower lens cover 440.

The lens unit 200 is located on the front of the housing 100. As described above, the lens unit 200 is covered by the lens cover unit 400, but may be exposed to the outside when the lens cover unit 400 moves in a straight line.

The lens unit 200 can receive infrared rays. Although not shown in the drawing, infrared light received by the lens unit 200 may be converted into data by a processor mounted inside the housing 100. Accordingly, the portable thermometer 10 can measure the temperature of the measurement object (mainly referring to the body temperature) using infrared rays received through the lens unit 200. Since the method by which the lens unit 200 receives infrared light and converts it into data is a known technology, detailed description will be omitted.

The terminal portion 300 is provided to protrude outward from the lower surface of the housing 100. The terminal portion 300 can be inserted into a mobile device and electrically connected to it due to its protruding shape. The terminal portion 300 is accommodated inside the housing 100 and protrudes in the same direction when the lens cover portion 400 moves in a straight line. Accordingly, as the lens cover part 400 moves, the lens part 200 is exposed, and at the same time, the terminal may also protrude and be exposed to the outside.

The technical features disclosed in each embodiment of the present invention are not limited to the corresponding embodiment, and unless they are incompatible with each other, the technical features disclosed in each embodiment may be combined and applied to other embodiments.

Above, embodiments of the portable thermometer of the present invention have been described. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various modifications and variations will be possible from the perspective of those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be determined not only by the claims of this specification but also by equivalents to these claims.

10: Portable thermometer
100: housing
110: Upper housing
120: Lower housing
130: Lens cover receptor
131: Border receptor
132: Receiving part
133: Lens exposure hole
200: Lens part
300: terminal part
400: Lens cover part
410: rotation axis
420: exposure hole
430: Upper lens cover part
440: Lower lens cover part

Claims (7)

In a portable thermometer that is connected to a mobile device and measures temperature using infrared rays,
housing;
a lens unit located on one side of the housing and receiving infrared rays;
a terminal portion that protrudes from a side adjacent to the one surface and is inserted into the mobile device and electrically connected to the mobile device;
It includes a lens cover part that changes the positional relationship with the housing to expose or hide the lens part to the outside.
The lens cover part is formed to surround at least a portion of the housing to cover the one surface and the other surface opposite to the one surface, and has a rotation axis protruding on the inner surface so as to be rotatable with respect to the housing, and when rotating around the axis, the lens unit and an exposure hole that is aligned with and exposes the lens unit to the outside,
The housing has a rotation groove into which the rotation shaft is inserted on the one side or the other side,
The terminal portion is at least partially covered by the lens cover portion,
A portable thermometer that is exposed to the outside when the lens cover rotates around the rotation axis. delete delete delete delete delete delete