TWI815266B - Modularize thermometer and control host thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a modularize thermometer and a control host thereof. The modularize thermometer includes a control host and a plurality of temperature measuring members. The control host includes a control module and an electrical connector. The control module has a plurality of independent transmission paths connected to the electrical connector. The temperature measuring members are respectively in different operation mechanisms so as to be defined as different types, and any one of the temperature measuring members corresponds to one of the transmission paths according to the operation mechanism thereof. When one of the temperature measuring members is chosen to be inserted into the electrical connector, the control module is configured to determine the type of the temperature measuring member through the electrical connector, and the control module is configured to receive body temperature signals that are detected by the temperature measuring member and that are transmitted along the corresponding transmission path.

Description

Composite thermometer and its control host

The invention relates to a thermometer, in particular to a composite thermometer and its control host.

Existing thermometers include a variety of types with different measurement mechanisms, which are suitable for different situations (such as quickly measuring body temperature or monitoring body temperature for a long time). Accordingly, users must have the above-mentioned multiple types of thermometers for use in different situations, which obviously causes a lot of inconvenience.

Therefore, the inventor believed that the above-mentioned defects could be improved, so he devoted himself to research and applied scientific principles, and finally proposed an invention that is reasonably designed and effectively improves the above-mentioned defects.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a composite thermometer and its control host, which can effectively improve the possible defects of existing thermometers.

An embodiment of the present invention discloses a composite thermometer, which includes: a control host, including a control module, an electrical connector and a battery module that are electrically coupled to each other; wherein, the control module has a plurality of independent a transmission path, both of which are connected to the electrical connector; and a temperature measurement component including a plurality of temperature measurement elements, and each of the temperature measurement elements has a mating connector and a temperature measurement module that are electrically coupled to each other. Set; wherein, the mating connector of each temperature measuring component is plugged into or separated from the electrical connector, and any one of the temperature measuring components is measured based on a measurement mechanism of the temperature measuring module. Corresponding to one of the transmission paths; wherein, when one of the plurality of temperature measuring components is plugged into the electrical connector of the control host with its mating connector, the control module passes The electrical connector determines the temperature measurement component to which it is connected and receives a body temperature signal measured by the temperature measurement module along the corresponding transmission path.

An embodiment of the present invention also discloses a control host of a composite thermometer, which includes: a control module having multiple independent transmission paths; an electrical connector connected to the multiple transmission paths of the control module; wherein , the electrical connector is used to detachably install a temperature measurement component, so that the control module determines the measurement mechanism of the temperature measurement component through the electrical connector, and follows a corresponding one of the The transmission path receives the body temperature signal measured by the temperature measuring component; and a battery module is electrically coupled to the control module.

Another embodiment of the present invention discloses a control host of a composite thermometer, which includes: a control module with multiple independent transmission paths; an electrical connector connected to the multiple transmission paths of the control module; wherein , the electrical connector is plugged into or separated from a temperature measuring component, so that the control module determines a potential of the temperature measuring component to execute a measurement mechanism; and a battery module is electrically coupled In the control module; wherein, the measurement mechanism is executed based on the average value of the potential received at a specific time, or the measurement mechanism is based on the maximum value and the maximum value of the potential received at a specific time. The average of the minimum values is performed.

To sum up, the composite thermometer disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention uses the structural cooperation between the control host and a plurality of the temperature measuring parts (such as the matching connection of each of the temperature measuring parts). The electrical connector is the electrical connector detachably plugged into the control host) and the electrical layout (for example, the control host is provided with a plurality of transmission paths corresponding to a plurality of the temperature measuring components, According to the different operating mechanisms of multiple temperature measurement components), the appropriate temperature measurement component can be selected and installed on the control host according to current needs, thereby effectively improving the use of the composite thermometer. Convenience.

In order to further understand the characteristics and technical content of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. However, these descriptions and drawings are only used to illustrate the present invention and do not make any reference to the protection scope of the present invention. limit.

The following is a specific example to illustrate the implementation of the "composite thermometer and its control host" disclosed in the present invention. Those skilled in the art can understand the advantages and effects of the present invention from the content disclosed in this specification. The present invention can be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and various details in this specification can also be modified and changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the concept of the present invention. In addition, the drawings of the present invention are only simple schematic illustrations and are not depictions based on actual dimensions, as is stated in advance. The following embodiments will further describe the relevant technical content of the present invention in detail, but the disclosed content is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

It should be understood that although terms such as “first”, “second” and “third” may be used herein to describe various elements or signals, these elements or signals should not be limited by these terms. These terms are primarily used to distinguish one component from another component or one signal from another signal. In addition, the term "or" used in this article shall include any one or combination of more of the associated listed items depending on the actual situation.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 , which is an embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment discloses a composite thermometer 100, which is suitable for portable or hand-held use. In this embodiment, the composite thermometer 100 includes a control host 1, a temperature measurement component 2, and a charging device. 3, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the charging part 3 can be omitted from the composite thermometer 100; or, the control host 1 can be used alone (such as sold) or matched with Used by other components.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , the control host 1 in this embodiment includes a control module 11 , a battery module 12 electrically coupled to the control module 11 , and a battery module 12 electrically coupled to the control module 11 . An electrical connector 13 and a housing 14 of the control module 11. The battery module 12 can be used to supply the power required for operation of the composite thermometer 100, and the battery module 12 is electrically coupled to the electrical connector 13 in this embodiment. According to It can be recharged and used through the electrical connector 13, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The control module 11 includes an operational amplifier 111 (OP-AMP) and a controller 112 that are electrically coupled to each other, and the electrical connector 13 is electrically coupled between the operational amplifier 111 and the Described controller 112. In addition, the control module 11 can add functions or components according to design requirements. For example, the controller 112 is also provided with an analog-to-digital conversion unit 1121 in this embodiment.

It should be noted that the control module 11 has multiple independent transmission paths 113 , which are all connected to the electrical connector 13 . One of the plurality of transmission paths 113 is defined as a patch path 1131, which directly extends from the electrical connector 13 and is connected to the controller 112 (that is, the patch path 1131 The operational amplifier 111 is not touched), and another one of the transmission paths 113 is defined as a probe path 1132 , which extends from the electrical connector 13 through the operational amplifier 111 and then is connected to the controller. 112.

The control module 11 , the electrical connector 13 , and the battery module 12 are all installed in the housing 14 , and the plug port of the electrical connector 13 is exposed outside the housing 14 , and the battery module 12 can be designed to be detachable and replaceable from the housing 14 according to requirements, and the present invention is not limited here.

The temperature measurement component 2 includes a plurality of temperature measurement components 20 , and each of the temperature measurement components 20 has a temperature measurement module 21 and a mating connector 22 electrically coupled to the temperature measurement module 21 . Among them, the temperature measurement modules 21 of the plurality of temperature measurement components 20 respectively have different measurement mechanisms, thereby defining the plurality of temperature measurement components 20 as different types. In this embodiment, the types of the plurality of temperature measuring elements 20 are described as the following two types; that is to say, one of the plurality of temperature measuring elements 20 is defined as a temperature measuring element in this embodiment. patch 2a, and another one of the plurality of temperature measuring components 20 is defined as a temperature measuring probe 2b.

In more detail, in the temperature measurement patch 2a, the temperature measurement module 21 includes a thermistor unit 211, and connects the thermistor unit 211 to the mating connector 22 A cable 212. Accordingly, the operating mechanism of the temperature measuring patch 2a (such as the operating mechanism of the body temperature patch) is implemented by the thermistor unit 211, thereby enabling long-term monitoring of changes in the subject's body temperature.

Furthermore, in the temperature measurement probe 2b, the temperature measurement module 21 includes a thermopile unit 213 electrically coupled to the mating connector 22. Accordingly, the operation mechanism of the temperature measurement probe 2b (such as the operation mechanism of an ear thermometer or a forehead thermometer) is implemented by the thermopile unit 213, so that the body temperature of the subject can be measured quickly and accurately.

In addition, although the temperature measurement component 2 is illustrated as including the temperature measurement patch 2a and the temperature measurement probe 2b in this embodiment, the invention is not limited thereto. For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the temperature measurement component 2 can also be added with temperature measurement components of other operating mechanisms according to design requirements, or can be replaced with temperature measurement components of other operating mechanisms. The temperature measuring patch 2a or the temperature measuring probe 2b.

The mating connector 22 of each temperature measurement component 20 can be detachably plugged into the electrical connector 13 , and any one of the temperature measurement components 20 can be detachably plugged into the electrical connector 13 according to the temperature measurement module 21 of the temperature measurement component 21 . The measurement mechanism corresponds to one transmission path 113 (for example: the temperature measurement patch 2a corresponds to the patch path 1131, and the temperature measurement probe 2b corresponds to the probe path 1132).

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 3 to FIG. 5 , when one of the plurality of temperature measuring elements 20 is selected and its mating connector 22 is plugged into the control host 1 When the electrical connector 13 is connected, the control module 11 (such as the controller 112 ) can determine the type of the temperature measuring element 20 connected to it through the electrical connector 13 , and follow the corresponding The corresponding transmission path 113 receives the body temperature signal measured by the temperature measurement module 21 .

Accordingly, the composite thermometer 100 disclosed in this embodiment uses the structural cooperation between the control host 1 and a plurality of the temperature measuring parts 20 (such as: all the temperature measuring parts 20 of each of the temperature measuring parts 20). The mating connector 22 is the electrical connector 13 detachably plugged into the control host 1) and the electrical layout (for example: the control host 1 is provided with a plurality of temperature measuring components 20 respectively corresponding to The plurality of transmission paths 113 are adapted to the different operating mechanisms of the plurality of temperature measurement components 20), so that the appropriate temperature measurement component 20 can be selected and installed on the control host 1 according to current needs. , thereby effectively improving the convenience of use of the composite thermometer 100.

It should be noted that the method for determining the type of the temperature measuring element 20 in this embodiment is implemented by the control module 11 through the electrical connector 13, and it is preferably implemented in the following manner, but in this embodiment The invention is not limited thereto.

Furthermore, the electrical connector 13 includes a first judgment terminal 131 and a second judgment terminal 132, and when the electrical connector 13 is connected to the mating connector 22 of a different temperature measuring component 20 , the first judgment terminal 131 and the second judgment terminal 132 can generate different voltage differences correspondingly, for the control module 11 to judge the type of the temperature measuring element 20 . That is to say, the different voltage differences respectively correspond to different types of the temperature measuring elements 20 , so that the control module 11 can quickly determine the types of the temperature measuring elements 20 .

The charging device 3 includes a transformer unit 31 and a charging connector 32 electrically coupled to the transformer unit 31 , and the charging connector 32 can be detachably plugged into the electrical connector 13 . Among them, when the charging device 3 is selected among the plurality of temperature measuring devices 20 and the charging device 3, and its charging connector 32 is plugged into the electrical connector 13 of the control host 1 When, the control module 11 can determine that it is connected to the charging component 3 through the electrical connector 13, and perform operations on the battery module 12 through the charging component 3 and the electrical connector 13. Charge.

Accordingly, in the composite thermometer 100 disclosed in this embodiment, the control host 1 of the composite thermometer 100 adopts structural cooperation with a plurality of the temperature measuring parts 20 and the charging part 3 (such as the matching connection). Both the device 22 and the charging connector 32 are detachably plugged into the electrical connector 13) and the electrical layout (for example, a plurality of the temperature measuring components 20 can be electrically connected separately through the electrical connector 13). is electrically coupled to a plurality of transmission paths 113 , and the charging element 3 can be directly electrically coupled to the battery module 12 through the electrical connector 13 ), so that the control host 1 can The charging piece 3 is installed on the body for charging, thereby effectively improving the convenience of use of the composite thermometer 100 .

It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the determination method between the temperature measuring component 20 and the charging component 3 is realized by the control module 11 through the electrical connector 13, and it is preferably It is implemented in the following manner, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

Furthermore, the first judgment terminal 131 can generate a first potential when the electrical connector 13 is connected to the mating connector 22 of any of the temperature measuring components 20, which is different from the first potential. The determination terminal 131 generates a second potential when the electrical connector 13 is connected to the charging connector 32 of the charging component 3 for the control module 11 to determine whether the electrical connector 13 is connected. on the temperature measuring element 20 or the charging element 3 .

The control module 11 determines a first potential of the temperature measuring element 20 to execute a measurement mechanism; wherein the measurement mechanism is executed based on the average value of the first potential received at a specific time, Or the measurement mechanism is executed based on the average of the maximum value and the minimum value of the first potential received at a specific time. For example, the first judgment terminal 131 generates multiple first potentials within a specific time of 1 to 3 seconds based on the electrical connector 13 connected to the mating connector 22 of the temperature measuring component 20, and then based on the average or maximum value of the multiple first potentials. The average of the value and the minimum value is used to select the execution measurement mechanism as the forehead temperature measurement mechanism or the ear temperature measurement mechanism.

It should be noted that the composite thermometer 100 in this embodiment can also be selectively adjusted according to design requirements. For example, as shown in Figure 1, the control host 1 includes a display module 15, a button module 16, a wireless communication module 17, and an alarm module 18, and the control host 1 can also Add the above components according to design requirements. The above-mentioned components of the control host 1 will be briefly described below.

The display module 15 is embedded in the housing 14 and electrically coupled to the control module 11 (such as the controller 112 ), for displaying data (such as : the body temperature of the subject, the power of the battery module 12, and the type of the temperature measuring element 20).

The button module 16 is movably disposed on the housing 14 and is electrically coupled to the control module 11 (such as the controller 112 ) for pressing to trigger the composite thermometer 100 , but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in other embodiments not shown in the present invention, the button module 16 may be a non-physical button integrated in the display module 15 (such as: displayed on the display module 15 an image).

Furthermore, the wireless communication module 17 is installed in the housing 14 and is electrically coupled to the control module 11 (such as the controller 112), for wireless communication (such as Bluetooth). Bud mode or WiFi mode) transmits the body temperature signal to an external system 200 (such as a cloud server, nursing station, or terminal device).

The warning module 18 is installed in the housing 14 and is electrically coupled to the control module 11 (such as the controller 112), so as to detect when the body temperature signal exceeds a preset value. Issue a warning signal (such as a warning sound and/or a warning image presented on the display module 15).

To sum up, the composite thermometer disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention uses the structural cooperation between the control host and a plurality of the temperature measuring parts (such as the matching connection of each of the temperature measuring parts). The electrical connector is the electrical connector detachably plugged into the control host) and the electrical layout (for example, the control host is provided with a plurality of transmission paths corresponding to a plurality of the temperature measuring components, According to the different operating mechanisms of multiple temperature measurement components), the appropriate temperature measurement component can be selected and installed on the control host according to current needs, thereby effectively improving the use of the composite thermometer. Convenience.

Furthermore, the temperature measurement component used in the composite thermometer disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention may include the temperature measurement patch capable of monitoring changes in the subject's body temperature for a long time, and the temperature measurement patch capable of quickly and accurately measuring the body temperature of the subject. The temperature measurement probe that obtains the body temperature of a subject can meet most of the body temperature measurement needs of the general public.

Furthermore, in the composite thermometer disclosed in this embodiment, the control host of the composite thermometer can be configured in the control unit through structural cooperation and electrical layout with a plurality of the temperature measuring parts and the charging parts. The charging component is installed on the control host for charging, thereby effectively improving the convenience of use of the composite thermometer.

In addition, the composite thermometer disclosed in the embodiment of the present invention can accurately distinguish the temperature measuring element and the charging element through the first judgment terminal of the electrical connector, and can further distinguish between the temperature measuring element and the charging element through the first judgment terminal of the electrical connector. The first judgment terminal and the second judgment terminal of the electrical connector accurately distinguish the types of the plurality of temperature measuring components.

The contents disclosed above are only preferred and feasible embodiments of the present invention, and do not limit the patent scope of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent technical changes made by using the description and drawings of the present invention are included in the patent scope of the present invention. within.

100:Composite thermometer 1: Control host 11:Control module 111: Operational amplifier 112:Controller 1121:Analog to digital conversion unit 113:Transmission path 1131:Patch path 1132:Probe path 12:Battery module 13: Electrical connector 131: First judgment terminal 132: Second judgment terminal 14: Shell 15:Display module 16:Button module 17:Wireless communication module 18: Alert module 2: Temperature measurement component 20: Temperature measuring parts 2a: Thermometry patch 2b: Temperature measuring probe 21: Temperature measurement module 211: Thermistor unit 212:Cable 213: Thermopile unit 22:Mating connector 3:Charging parts 31: Transformer unit 32:Charging connector 200:External system

Figure 1 is a functional block diagram of a composite thermometer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic three-dimensional view of a composite thermometer according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a schematic three-dimensional view of a composite thermometer installed on a control host with a temperature measurement patch according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a schematic three-dimensional view of a composite thermometer according to an embodiment of the present invention, with a temperature measuring probe installed on a control host.

FIG. 5 is a schematic three-dimensional view of a composite thermometer installed on a control host using a charging component according to an embodiment of the present invention.

100:Composite thermometer

1: Control host

11:Control module

111: Operational amplifier

112:Controller

1121:Analog to digital conversion unit

113:Transmission path

1131:Patch path

1132:Probe path

12:Battery module

13: Electrical connector

131: First judgment terminal

132: Second judgment terminal

14: Shell

15:Display module

16:Button module

17:Wireless communication module

18: Alert module

2: Temperature measurement component

20: Temperature measuring parts

2a: Thermometry patch

2b: Temperature measuring probe

21: Temperature measurement module

211: Thermistor unit

212:Cable

213: Thermopile unit

22:Mating connector

3:Charging parts

31: Transformer unit

32:Charging connector

200:External system

Claims (9)

A composite thermometer includes: a control host, including a control module, an electrical connector and a battery module that are electrically coupled to each other; wherein, the control module has multiple independent transmission paths, all of which are Connected to the electrical connector; and a temperature measurement component including a plurality of temperature measurement components, and each of the temperature measurement components has a mating connector and a temperature measurement module that are electrically coupled to each other; wherein, each The mating connector of each of the temperature measurement components is plugged into or separated from the electrical connector, and any one of the temperature measurement components corresponds to one of the temperature measurement components according to a measurement mechanism of the temperature measurement module. Transmission path; wherein, when one of the plurality of temperature measuring components is plugged into the electrical connector of the control host with its mating connector, the control module passes through the electrical connector And determine the temperature measurement component connected to it and receive the body temperature signal measured by the temperature measurement module along the corresponding transmission path; wherein, the battery module is electrically coupled to the battery module. connector, and the composite thermometer includes a charging piece that is plugged into or separated from the electrical connector, the electrical connector includes a first judgment terminal, and the first judgment terminal is in the electrical connector A first potential is generated when connected to the mating connector of any of the temperature measuring components, which is different from a second potential generated by the first judgment terminal when the electrical connector is connected to the charging component. , used for the control module to determine whether the electrical connector is connected to the temperature measuring component or the charging component. The composite thermometer according to claim 1, wherein one of the plurality of temperature measuring components is a temperature measuring patch, and the temperature measuring module includes a thermistor unit and a connection A cable between the thermistor unit and the mating connector. The composite thermometer according to claim 2, wherein another one of the plurality of temperature measurement components is a temperature measurement probe, and the temperature measurement module includes a thermometer electrically coupled to the mating connector. A thermopile unit. The composite thermometer according to claim 3, wherein the control module includes an operational amplifier (OP-AMP) and a controller that are electrically coupled to each other, and the electrical connector is electrically coupled to Connected to the operational amplifier and the controller; wherein one of the plurality of transmission paths is a patch path, and the other of the plurality of transmission paths is a probe path; the patch The path and the probe path respectively correspond to the temperature measurement patch and the temperature measurement probe, and extend from the electrical connector through the operational amplifier and then are connected to the controller. The composite thermometer according to claim 1, wherein the electrical connector includes a second judgment terminal, and when the electrical connector is connected to the mating connector of a different temperature measuring component, the The first judgment terminal and the second judgment terminal generate various voltage differences correspondingly for the control module to judge the type of the temperature measuring element. The composite thermometer according to claim 1, wherein the charging component includes a charging connector and a transformer unit that are electrically coupled to each other, and the charging connector is plugged into or separated from the electrical connector; Wherein, when the charging connector is plugged into the electrical connector of the control host, the control module determines that it is connected to the charging component, and communicates with the charging component through the charging component and the electrical connector. Charge the battery module. The composite thermometer according to claim 1, wherein the control host further includes: a display module electrically coupled to the control module; a button module electrically coupled to the control module A set for pressing to trigger the composite thermometer; a wireless communication module electrically coupled to the control module for wirelessly transmitting the body temperature signal to an external system; and a warning module A group, electrically coupled to the control module, is used to send a warning signal when the body temperature signal exceeds a preset value. A control host of a composite thermometer, including: a control module with multiple independent transmission paths; an electrical connector connected to the multiple transmission paths of the control module; wherein the electrical connector is A temperature measurement component is detachably installed, so that the control module determines the measurement mechanism of the temperature measurement component through the electrical connector, and receives the measurement along a corresponding transmission path. The body temperature signal measured by the temperature component; and a battery module electrically coupled to the control module; wherein the battery module is electrically coupled to the electrical connector, and the electrical connector includes A first judgment terminal, and the first judgment terminal generates a first potential when the electrical connector is connected to the temperature measuring component, which is different from the first judgment terminal when the electrical connector is connected to A second potential generated when a charging component is used for the control module to determine whether the electrical connector is connected to the temperature measuring component or the charging component. A control host for a composite thermometer, including: a control module with multiple independent transmission paths; An electrical connector connected to a plurality of transmission paths of the control module; wherein the electrical connector is plugged into or separated from a temperature measuring component so that the control module determines the temperature measuring component a potential to execute a measurement mechanism; and a battery module electrically coupled to the control module; wherein the measurement mechanism is executed based on the average value of the potential received at a specific time , or the measurement mechanism is executed based on the average of the maximum value and the minimum value of the potential received at a specific time; wherein the battery module is electrically coupled to the electrical connector, and the electrical connector The connector includes a first judgment terminal, and the first judgment terminal generates a first potential when the electrical connector is connected to the temperature measuring component, which is different from the first judgment terminal when the electrical connection is A second potential generated when the device is connected to a charging component is used by the control module to determine whether the electrical connector is connected to the temperature measuring component or the charging component.

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