TWM457529U - Ear thermometer with color-varying probing head and temperature detection module mounted in ear thermometer - Google Patents

Description

An ear thermometer with a color changing probe and a temperature sensing module disposed in the ear thermometer

The present invention relates to an ear thermometer, especially an ear thermometer that emits a light source after the ear temperature is measured, and a temperature sensing module disposed in the ear thermometer.

Press, traditional contact thermometers, such as mercury or electronic thermometers, can no longer meet the needs of users, so further need to pursue accurate, fast, easy to measure, easy to interpret, no harm and more humane temperature measurement method With the device. At present, non-contact temperature measuring devices that measure infrared radiant heat have the above advantages, and thus have been gradually developed and are being developed.

Conventional infrared ear thermometers are provided with a probe protruding from the body of the ear thermometer for insertion into the external auditory canal of the subject. The probe has a housing in which a sensor and a waveguide capable of conducting heat received by the external auditory canal to the sensor are disposed. The waveguide is placed in front of the sensor, so that the waveguide can be used to transmit infrared rays. Conducted to the sensor to measure the temperature of the human body.

Another conventional infrared ear thermometer has a sensor disposed in the housing of the probe, the sensor having a thermistor and a thermopile, and the sensor is placed at a position capable of directly sensing thermal radiation. There is no need to set up the waveguide. For example, China Patent Patent No. 485239 "Infrared ear thermometer probe structure", patent certificate number: M269451 "ear thermometer probe head structure" and other patent cases reveal a variety of conventional infrared ear thermometers.

However, in the above-mentioned ear thermometer, the ear temperature is displayed through the display unit, and the place where the ear thermometer is used most frequently is the ward and the bedroom. When the operator measures the ear temperature, the probe of the ear thermometer must be placed. Subject's outer ear And press the measurement button, after the ear thermometer is released to measure the sound, the ear thermometer is removed, and then the body temperature value is recorded and recorded by the display unit, or the ear temperature is operated in the ward at night. When shooting a gun, the light in the ward must be turned on during recording, causing the patient to be unable to rest normally due to the influence of light.

The reason is that this creator feels that the above-mentioned deficiencies can be improved. He has devoted himself to researching and cooperating with the use of academics, and finally proposed a creation that is reasonable in design and effective in improving the above-mentioned deficiencies.

In view of the above problems, the main purpose of the present invention is to provide an ear thermometer and a temperature sensing module disposed in the ear thermometer, which are combined with the illumination unit through the isothermal infrared sensing unit inside the probe. After measuring the ear temperature of the subject, the color of the subject is directly judged by the color emitted by the probe, and the problem that the general ear thermometer is difficult to recognize the measured value in the dim or night environment is solved, thereby improving the operation convenience. Sex.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an ear thermometer, comprising: a gun body, a circuit board, an isothermal infrared sensing unit and a lighting unit. There is a probe at one end of the gun body. The board is placed inside the gun body. The isothermal infrared sensing unit is disposed in the probe and electrically connected to the circuit board through the wire. The light emitting unit is disposed in the probe and electrically connected to the circuit board.

The present invention further provides a temperature sensing module disposed in the ear thermometer, comprising: a probe, a circuit board, an isothermal infrared sensing unit and a lighting unit. The probe has an accommodating space inside. The circuit board is disposed in the accommodating space. The isothermal infrared sensing unit is disposed in the probe and electrically connected to the circuit board through the wire. The light emitting unit is disposed in the probe and electrically connected to the circuit board.

The beneficial effect of this creation may be that an ear provided by the present creation The temperature gun and a temperature sensing module disposed in the ear thermometer are designed to be measured by the operator through the "isothermal infrared sensing unit and the light unit are combined with each other" and the "temperature sensing module". After the ear temperature of the tester, the color of the subject is directly judged by the color emitted by the probe, and the problem that the general ear thermometer is difficult to recognize the measured value in the dark or night environment is solved, thereby improving the convenience of operation.

In order to further understand the features and technical contents of this creation, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of this creation, but these descriptions and drawings are only used to illustrate this creation, not the right to this creation. The scope is subject to any restrictions.

[First Embodiment]

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2A and FIG. 2B , the first embodiment of the present invention provides an ear thermometer 1 comprising: a gun body 10 , a circuit board 30 , and an isothermal infrared sensing unit 40 . And a light emitting unit 50.

First, one end of the gun body 10 has a probe 20, and the probe 20 is a conical-like housing. The end of the probe 20 has a measuring portion 60 in which the diameter of the probe 20 gradually decreases away from the gun body 10. In this embodiment, the housing of the probe 20 is a light-transmissive housing or a semi-transmissive housing, which has the advantages of high light transmittance, for example, the housing can be a thermoplastic polymer material ABS housing. , but not limited to this.

Then, the circuit board 30 is disposed in the gun body 10. The circuit board 30 further has a button unit, a power supply unit, a microprocessor and a memory unit. The button unit is electrically connected to the microprocessor, and the button unit is a button that can be pressed by an external force. In addition to the function of START, the button unit can have a function of setting a temperature level, for example, when the subject is tested. For children, the temperature level can be set to 38.0 ° C. When the subject is an adult, the temperature level can be set to 37.5 ° C or the temperature level can be set according to the user's needs.

The power supply unit provides all the power required for the ear thermometer 1. The memory unit is selected from a random access memory (RAM) or an electronic erasable programmable read only memory (EEPROM). The memory has a base temperature value, a compensation temperature parameter, and an operation program.

In addition, in the specific embodiment, the circuit board 30 has an extending portion 70 extending toward the probe 20. Referring to FIG. 2A, the extending portion 70 adopts a thin circuit board 30, and the extending portion 70 is opposite to the light emitting unit. The light source emitted by 50 has the lowest light shielding rate.

In the present embodiment, the main purpose of the extension portion 70 is to abut against the isothermal infrared sensing unit 40. The main purpose is to prevent the isothermal infrared sensing unit 40 from being away from the probe 20 by being squeezed by an external force. The front end causes the temperature measurement to be inaccurate. In addition, another purpose of the extending portion 70 may be used to fix the light emitting unit 50 such that the light emitting unit 50 is disposed at or near the axial center position of the probe 20, but not limited thereto.

Then, the isothermal infrared sensing unit is disposed in the probe 20 and electrically connected to the circuit board 30 through a wire. Further, the isothermal infrared sensing unit 40 is disposed on the end of the extending portion 70 of the circuit board 30. That is, the measuring portion 60 close to the front end of the probe 20, in the specific embodiment, the isothermal infrared sensing unit 40 to the bottom of the probe 20 does not need to be provided with a thermal mass or a waveguide. ), can reduce manufacturing costs.

Furthermore, the inner surface of the front end of the probe 20 is provided with a fastening structure, such as a semi-circular concave-convex structure and a snap-fit structure, the main purpose of which is to make an isothermal The infrared ray sensing unit 40 can be fastened or snapped to the front end of the probe 20 without causing inaccurate temperature measurement due to external force being squeezed.

Finally, the light emitting unit 50 is disposed inside the probe 20 and electrically connected to the circuit board 30. In the specific embodiment, the light emitting unit 50 is disposed at or near the axial center position of the probe 20, but not The position of the light emitting unit 50 is preferably such that it has a high light scattering effect. It is worth mentioning that the isothermal infrared sensing unit 40 is closer to the measuring unit 60 than the lighting unit 50.

For example, the light emitting unit 50 can be a two-color light-emitting diode, and the light emitting unit 50 can emit two or more different colors to display the measured value higher or lower than the set temperature level. For example, when the subject is an adult, when the light-emitting unit 50 does not emit any color, the measured value is lower than the preset temperature level, such as 37.5 ° C, and the light-emitting unit 50 emits red light, which is higher than the preset temperature level, such as 37.5. °C. When the light emitting unit 50 emits green light, the measured value is lower than the preset temperature level, for example, 37.5 ° C, and the light emitting unit 50 emits red light, and the measured value is higher than the preset temperature level, for example, 37.5 ° C.

Furthermore, the light-emitting unit 50 can be a module of a plurality of light-emitting diodes, and can emit light of three or more different colors. For example, when the subject is an adult, the light-emitting unit 50 emits green light to represent the measured value. Below the first preset temperature level, such as 37.5 ° C, the illumination unit 50 emits a yellow light indicating that the measured value is higher than the first preset temperature level, such as 37.5 ° C, lower than the second preset temperature level, such as 38 ° C, when The illumination unit 50 emits red light to indicate that the measured value is higher than the second preset temperature level, such as 38 °C.

[Second embodiment]

The second embodiment of the present invention provides a temperature sensing module disposed in the ear thermometer 1 , comprising: a probe 20 , a circuit board 30 , and an isothermal red The external line sensing unit 40 and an illumination unit 50. For the circuit board 30, the isothermal infrared sensing unit 40, and the light emitting unit 50, reference may be made to the foregoing first embodiment, and thus no further details are provided herein.

The maximum difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is that in the second embodiment, the temperature sensing module includes a probe 20 having an accommodating space 80 therein. Therefore, the gun body 10 can design different types of gun bodies 10 according to different use requirements, such as: arc-shaped gun body, modeling gun body, etc., through the gun body 10 and the modular temperature sensing module. Assembled to meet the needs of customization.

[Third embodiment]

The third embodiment of the present invention provides an ear thermometer 1 comprising: a gun body 10, a circuit board 30, an isothermal infrared sensing unit 40, and a lighting unit 50. For the circuit board 30, the isothermal infrared sensing unit 40, and the light emitting unit 50, reference may be made to the foregoing first embodiment, and thus no further details are provided herein.

The greatest difference between the third embodiment and the first embodiment is that in the third embodiment, the circuit board 30 further has a display unit, and the display unit is electrically connected to the microprocessor and the power supply unit, whereby the operator borrows In addition to the color emitted by the probe 20 to determine the body temperature state of the subject, the actual temperature value can be known from the display unit.

[Possible effects of the examples]

In summary, the present invention provides an ear thermometer and a temperature sensing module disposed in the ear thermometer, which is combined with the illumination unit by the isothermal infrared sensing unit and the temperature sensing module. The design allows the operator to measure the temperature of the subject's ear, and directly determines the body temperature state of the subject by the color emitted by the probe, thereby obtaining the convenience of temperature information.

The above description is only a preferred and feasible embodiment of the present creation, and is not limited thereby. The scope of the present invention is intended to be within the scope of the present invention.

1‧‧‧ ear thermometer

10‧‧‧ gun body

20‧‧‧ probe

30‧‧‧ boards

40‧‧‧Isothermal infrared sensing unit

50‧‧‧Lighting unit

60‧‧‧Measurement Department

70‧‧‧Extension

80‧‧‧ accommodating space

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the creation of an ear thermometer.

2A is a partial enlarged view of the ear thermometer probe of the present invention.

FIG. 2B is a partial enlarged view of another angle of the ear thermometer probe of the present invention.

1‧‧‧ ear thermometer

10‧‧‧ gun body

20‧‧‧ probe

30‧‧‧ boards

40‧‧‧Isothermal infrared sensing unit

50‧‧‧Lighting unit

60‧‧‧Measurement Department

70‧‧‧Extension

80‧‧‧ accommodating space

Claims (10)

An ear thermometer with a color-changing probe, comprising: a gun body having a probe at one end thereof; a circuit board disposed in the gun body; and an isothermal infrared sensing unit disposed in the probe Electrically connecting the circuit board; and a light emitting unit disposed in the probe and electrically connected to the circuit board. The ear thermometer according to claim 1, wherein the inner diameter of the probe gradually decreases away from the direction of the gun body. The ear thermometer of claim 1, wherein the probe is a light transmissive housing. The ear thermometer according to claim 1, wherein the end of the probe has a measuring portion, and the isothermal infrared sensing unit is closer to the measuring portion than the light emitting unit. The ear thermometer according to claim 1, wherein the circuit board extends an extension toward the probe, and the isothermal infrared sensing unit is disposed on an end of the extension. The ear thermometer according to claim 1, wherein the light emitting unit is a light emitting diode. A temperature sensing module disposed in an ear thermometer includes: a probe having an accommodating space therein; a circuit board disposed in the accommodating space; an isothermal infrared sensing unit, The light is disposed in the probe and electrically connected to the circuit board. The light emitting unit is disposed in the probe and electrically connected to the circuit board. The temperature sensing module of claim 7, wherein the probe It is a light transmitting case. The temperature sensing module of claim 7, wherein the end of the probe has a measuring portion, and the isothermal infrared sensing unit is closer to the measuring portion than the light emitting unit. The temperature sensing module of claim 7, wherein the circuit board extends an extension toward the probe, and the isothermal infrared sensing unit is disposed on an end of the extension.