WO2009147947A1 - 耳式体温計 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to an ear thermometer that measures body temperature by detecting infrared radiation emitted from the deep part of the ear canal, and more particularly, to perform backlight irradiation with power saving so that the display of body temperature by liquid crystal is easy to see even in a dark place. It relates to an ear-type thermometer.
- Ear-type thermometers can measure body temperature in a short time, such as 1 second, by inserting a probe with an infrared sensor into their ears. It is very effective for measuring body temperature.
- the body temperature measured with the ear-type thermometer is usually displayed on the liquid crystal from the viewpoint of miniaturization, low power consumption, light weight, and the like.
- the liquid crystal display is sufficient in a bright place but difficult to see in a dark place.
- the body temperature is measured in a relatively dark situation, such as when an infant or baby is sleeping, etc. It is important to make the temperature display easy to see.
- JP 2007-111363 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-65866
- the present invention has been made in view of the above technical problem, and provides an ear thermometer that irradiates liquid crystal with a backlight without increasing battery capacity and makes it easy to see the body temperature display by the liquid crystal even in a dark place. Objective.
- the present invention provides a body temperature measuring unit that detects body temperature by detecting infrared rays emitted from the deep part of the ear canal, a liquid crystal display unit that displays the body temperature measured by the body temperature measuring unit, and irradiates the liquid crystal display unit with a backlight.
- the backlight irradiating unit and the body temperature measured by the body temperature measuring unit are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit, and the amount of backlight irradiating the liquid crystal display unit from the backlight irradiating unit is gradually increased from the maximum light amount to the extinguishing
- the ear-type thermometer includes a drive control unit that drives and controls the backlight irradiation unit so as to change.
- the backlight irradiation unit when the body temperature displayed on the liquid crystal display unit is irradiated with the backlight, the backlight irradiation unit is driven and controlled so that the light amount of the backlight changes stepwise from the maximum light amount to the extinction.
- the measured temperature LCD display is illuminated at least initially with the maximum amount of backlight, so the user can clearly see the LCD display in the dark. can do.
- the present invention also provides a body temperature measuring unit that detects body temperature by detecting infrared rays emitted from the deep part of the ear canal, a liquid crystal display unit that displays the body temperature measured by the body temperature measuring unit, and a backlight that irradiates the liquid crystal display unit
- the backlight irradiating unit and the body temperature measured by the body temperature measuring unit are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit, and the backlight irradiating the liquid crystal display unit from the backlight irradiating unit for a first predetermined time from this display.
- a backlight that drives and controls the backlight irradiating unit so that the light quantity of light is maximized, and irradiates the liquid crystal display unit from the backlight irradiating unit for a second predetermined time following the first predetermined time.
- the backlight irradiating unit is driven and controlled so that the light amount of the liquid becomes a predetermined light amount lower than the maximum light amount, and after the second predetermined time has passed,
- the ear thermometer equipped with a drive control unit for driving and controlling the backlighting unit as the light amount of the backlight is zero for illuminating the display unit.
- the light amount of the backlight is maximized for a first predetermined time from the liquid crystal display of the measured body temperature, and is set to a predetermined light amount lower than the maximum light amount for the following second predetermined time.
- the light intensity of the backlight is controlled to be zero, so that the power consumption due to the backlight irradiation can be greatly reduced, and the measured body temperature liquid crystal display is displayed during the first predetermined time. Is illuminated by the backlight with the maximum light amount, so that the user can clearly see the liquid crystal display of the body temperature even in a dark place.
- the drive control unit controls the backlight irradiation unit to continuously irradiate the backlight to the liquid crystal display unit during the first predetermined time
- the second The backlight irradiation unit is intermittently controlled at a predetermined on / off ratio so as to intermittently irradiate the liquid crystal display unit with a predetermined on / off ratio for a predetermined time
- the second The backlight irradiation unit may be controlled so that the backlight for the liquid crystal display unit is turned off after a predetermined time has elapsed.
- the backlight is continuously irradiated for a first predetermined time, and the backlight is intermittently irradiated at a predetermined on / off ratio for a second predetermined time, Since the backlight is turned off after the second predetermined time has elapsed, the power consumption due to the backlight irradiation can be greatly reduced, and the measured body temperature liquid crystal display is displayed during the first predetermined time. Since it is continuously illuminated by the backlight, the user can clearly see the liquid crystal display of the body temperature even in a dark place.
- the backlight irradiating unit may have a light emitting diode.
- the ear thermometer uses a light emitting diode as a backlight irradiation unit, the ear thermometer can be miniaturized.
- intermittent drive control at a predetermined on / off ratio with respect to the backlight irradiation unit by the drive control unit may be performed at a repetition frequency of 30 Hz or more.
- intermittent drive control at a predetermined on / off ratio with respect to the backlight irradiation unit is performed at a repetition frequency of 30 Hz or more, and thus the LED that generates the backlight is intermittently turned on / off. Even if it is turned off, it is continuously visible to the human eye, and it is not possible to know whether the LED is intermittent or blinking.
- the power supply to the body temperature measurement unit is gradually increased from a predetermined small on / off ratio to a predetermined large on / off ratio during a predetermined time from the start of power supply to the body temperature measurement unit. It is possible to provide a power supply control unit that performs the control intermittently while changing so that the power supply is continuously increased and continuously supplies power to the body temperature measurement unit after a predetermined time has elapsed. .
- the power supply to the body temperature measurement unit is gradually increased from a predetermined small on / off ratio to a predetermined large on / off ratio for a predetermined time from the start of power supply to the body temperature measurement unit. Since the power supply to the body temperature measurement unit is continuously performed after a predetermined time has elapsed, the power on soft start operation for power supply to the body temperature measurement unit is smoothly performed. It is possible to accurately measure the body temperature and to prevent the control system from performing an unstable operation.
- power supply to the body temperature measurement unit is intermittently repeated at a first predetermined on / off ratio for a first predetermined time from the start of the power supply.
- a second predetermined on / off ratio larger than the first predetermined on / off ratio is intermittently repeated, and the second predetermined time is reached.
- the subsequent third predetermined time it is intermittently repeated at a third predetermined on / off ratio that is larger than the second predetermined on / off ratio, and after the elapse of the third predetermined time,
- a power supply control unit that continuously supplies power to the body temperature measurement unit may be provided.
- the power supply to the body temperature measurement unit is intermittently repeated at the first predetermined on / off ratio, and the following second Repeats intermittently at a larger second predetermined on / off ratio for a predetermined time, and intermittently repeats at a larger third predetermined on / off ratio for a subsequent third predetermined time Since the power supply to the body temperature measurement unit is continuously performed after the elapse of the third predetermined time, the power-on soft start operation of the power supply to the body temperature measurement unit can be smoothly performed, and the body temperature measurement is appropriately performed. This can be performed reliably and the control system can be prevented from performing unstable operations.
- the backlight irradiation unit when the body temperature displayed on the liquid crystal is irradiated with the backlight, the backlight irradiation unit is driven and controlled so that the light amount of the backlight changes stepwise from the maximum light amount to the extinction.
- the measured body temperature LCD display is at least initially illuminated with the maximum amount of backlight, so the user can clearly see the body temperature LCD display even in the dark. it can.
- the power supply to the body temperature measuring unit is gradually changed from a predetermined small on / off ratio to a predetermined large on / off ratio during a predetermined time from the start of power supply to the body temperature measuring unit. Since the power supply to the body temperature measurement unit is continuously performed after a predetermined time has elapsed, the power on soft start operation for power supply to the body temperature measurement unit is smoothly performed. Therefore, the body temperature can be measured accurately and the control system can be prevented from performing an unstable operation.
- FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a control system of an ear thermometer according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing an appearance of the ear thermometer of the embodiment shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a part of the internal structure of the ear thermometer of the embodiment shown in FIGS. 4 is a side sectional view showing a part of the internal structure of the ear thermometer of the embodiment shown in FIGS.
- FIG. 5 shows a specific circuit configuration of the backlight irradiation unit used in the ear thermometer of the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 and details of the inside of the input / output port of the MCU to which the backlight irradiation unit is connected.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating LED irradiation timing for performing an operation of reducing power consumption in backlight irradiation.
- FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a configuration of an internal circuit of an input / output port in the MCU, which is a related circuit for performing power-on soft start in the ear thermometer of the embodiment shown in FIG.
- FIG. 8 is a timing diagram of the power-on soft start operation.
- FIG. 9 is a voltage waveform diagram showing a voltage drop of the voltage VDD when the power-on soft start operation is performed.
- FIG. 10 is a voltage waveform diagram showing a voltage drop of the voltage VDD when there is no power-on soft start operation.
- FIG. 11 is a timing diagram for illustrating the switch operation and each operation state.
- FIG. 12 is a diagram showing an embodiment of a drive circuit for a half-duty liquid crystal display.
- FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a connection example of a liquid crystal display of a seven liquid crystal segment type.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating operation timings in the connection example of FIG.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating timing when the number “3” is displayed in the connection example of FIG. 13.
- an ear thermometer has a microcontroller (hereinafter abbreviated as MCU) 1 that uses a microprocessor to control the entire operation.
- MCU microcontroller
- a body temperature measuring unit 3 for measuring the body temperature of the person to be measured
- a liquid crystal display unit 5 for displaying the body temperature measured by the body temperature measuring unit 3 with liquid crystal
- a liquid crystal display by irradiating the liquid crystal display of the liquid crystal display unit 5 with a backlight.
- a backlight irradiator 7 is connected to display the display brightly.
- the MCU 1 operates by being supplied with the voltage VDD from the power supply battery 11 made of, for example, a button type lithium battery.
- the capacitor 13 connected in parallel to the battery 11 is for reducing the power source impedance of the battery 11.
- the body temperature measuring unit 3 includes a thermopile type infrared sensor 31 that detects infrared rays radiated from the deep part of the ear canal and a detection signal from the infrared sensor 31, that is, an analog corresponding to the body temperature of the temperature measurement subject detected by the infrared sensor 31. It has an analog-digital conversion circuit (AD conversion circuit) 33 that converts the signal into a digital signal and supplies the digital signal to the MCU 1 as a digital body temperature signal.
- the infrared sensor 31 includes a thermopile 31A and a temperature compensation thermistor 31B, which are shown as an equivalent circuit including a battery and a resistor connected in series.
- the body temperature measuring unit 3 operates by being supplied with the voltage VCC as a power supply voltage under the control of the MCU1, and this voltage VCC is supplied to the MCU1 at the input / output ports P3, P4, and P5 connected in parallel to the MCU1. It is produced
- the start switch 9 is connected to the MCU 1 via its input / output port P6. By operating the start switch 9, the MCU 1 is interrupted, whereby the MCU 1 supplies power to the body temperature measuring unit 3. A supply operation, that is, a power-on operation is performed, and a body temperature measurement operation is started.
- the MCU 1 enters a standby state after a certain time has elapsed after the battery 11 is mounted.
- the MCU 1 stops the internal oscillator, and the current consumption of the MCU 1 is minimized.
- the minimum current consumption in the standby state is the sum of the operating current of the internal voltage detection circuit of MCU 1 and the leakage current of the internal circuit of MCU 1.
- the MCU 1 accepts only an interrupt from the start switch 9 in the standby state, and performs the power-on start operation for the body temperature measurement unit 3 and starts the body temperature measurement operation as described above.
- the backlight irradiation unit 7 is configured by a light emitting diode (hereinafter abbreviated as LED).
- LED light emitting diode
- the backlight irradiation unit 7 is used.
- the irradiation unit 7 is connected to the open drain input / output ports P1 and P2 of the MCU1.
- the body temperature measured by the temperature measurement subject is irradiated with the LED with the maximum light amount only for a predetermined time such as 10 seconds immediately after the measurement is completed, and the body temperature is adjusted.
- the display is bright and easy to see, and after that, that is, after it is considered that the temperature measurement subject has read the body temperature displayed brightly, the amount of light is reduced and darkened to such an extent that the body temperature display can be visually recognized.
- the time elapses the light is turned off and irradiation with the backlight of the LED is stopped.
- the ear-type thermometer is formed in an elongated shape that is easy to hold by hand so as to easily measure the temperature of a temperature-measuring subject, a probe 131 is provided at one end thereof, and the liquid crystal in the middle.
- a display unit 5 and a start switch 9 are provided.
- the probe 131 is inserted into the ear hole of the temperature measurement subject in order to measure the body temperature of the temperature measurement subject, and the infrared sensor 31 is built in the probe 131. Therefore, when the probe 131 is inserted into the ear hole of the temperature measurement subject, the infrared sensor 31 in the probe 131 detects infrared rays emitted from the ear hole deep portion of the temperature measurement subject, and this detection signal is converted to the AD converter.
- the circuit 33 is supplied.
- the AD conversion circuit 33 converts an analog signal that is a detection signal supplied from the infrared sensor 31, specifically, an analog signal corresponding to the body temperature of the temperature measurement subject into a digital signal, and supplies the digital signal to the MCU 1. .
- a light emitting diode (LED) 71 constituting the liquid crystal display unit 5 and the backlight irradiating unit 7, which is a part of main components of the ear thermometer of the present embodiment, is a substrate 91. It is mounted on the top. Specifically, a frame 93 for a liquid crystal display unit is attached on the substrate 91, and the liquid crystal display unit 5 is attached to a window portion that is wide open.
- LED light emitting diode
- a light guide plate 73 is disposed under the liquid crystal display unit 5, that is, between the liquid crystal display unit 5 and the substrate 91. 3 and 4, the LED 71 is mounted on the substrate 91 on the left side of the light guide plate 73. Then, the light from the LED 71 enters the inside of the light guide plate 73 from the left side surface in FIG. 4 and is reflected upward so as to be evenly distributed on the inclined lower surface of the light guide plate 73. This reflected light is displayed on the liquid crystal display.
- the entire liquid crystal display unit 5 is uniformly illuminated from below as a backlight for the unit 5 to make the display on the liquid crystal display unit 5 bright and easy to see.
- the anode of the LED 71 is connected to the operating voltage VDD of the MCU 1 via the resistor 75, and the cathode of the LED 71 is connected to the two input / output ports P 1 and P 2 of the MCU 1.
- a resistor 77 is connected in parallel to both ends of the LED 71 and the resistor 75 connected in series.
- the resistor 75 defines a current flowing through the LED 71, and the resistor 77 is a pull-up resistor that prevents the input / output ports P1 and P2 of the MCU1 from becoming unstable.
- the input / output ports P1 and P2 of the MCU 1 connected to the cathode of the LED 71 are connected to the drains of the N-channel MOSFETs 111 and 121 in the MCU 1, respectively.
- the sources of the MOSFETs 111 and 121 are grounded, and the gates are connected to the outputs of the NOR circuits 113 and 123, respectively.
- output signals SD1 and SD2 are supplied to one input of the NOR circuits 113 and 123, respectively, and output inhibition signals SK1 and SK2 are supplied to the other input, respectively.
- the drains of the MOSFETs 111 and 121 are connected to one input of the NAND circuits 115 and 125, respectively.
- Input permission signals SP1 and SP2 are supplied to the other inputs of the NAND circuits 115 and 125, respectively.
- the outputs of the NAND circuits 115 and 125 are external input signals input from the input / output ports P1 and P2, respectively.
- Input signals SI1 and SI2 are supplied to the MCU1.
- the body temperature of the temperature measurement subject measured by the body temperature measurement unit 3 is supplied from the body temperature measurement unit 3 to the liquid crystal display unit 5 via the MCU 1 and is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 5. Since the body temperature simply displayed on the liquid crystal is difficult to see in a dark place, for example, the liquid crystal display unit 5 is irradiated with light from the LED 71 of the backlight irradiating unit 7 as a backlight, thereby irradiating the liquid crystal display brightly and in a dark place. However, it is easy to see, but when the liquid crystal display unit 5 is illuminated with light from the LED 71, the power consumption in the LED 71 is greatly increased, and the life of the battery 11 supplying the voltage VDD is significantly shortened. Will have to increase the number of batteries.
- the LED 71 is driven and controlled in accordance with the LED irradiation timing as shown in FIG. 6, and the liquid crystal display unit 5 is backlit by the LED 71.
- the LED irradiation timing is determined after the liquid crystal display by the liquid crystal display unit 5 is backlit to make the body temperature display bright and easy to see even in a dark place, and the temperature measurement subject reads the body temperature displayed brightly. Since it is not necessary to illuminate with backlight illumination, the backlight illumination is reduced after the estimated time when the temperature measurement subject has read the body temperature, thereby shortening the battery life and increasing the number of batteries. It is avoiding.
- the LED irradiation timing is maximum for the LED 71 only during a first predetermined time from time T0 when measurement of the body temperature measured by the temperature measurement subject is completed to time T1 when 10 seconds elapse, for example.
- backlight irradiation is performed on the liquid crystal display unit 5 with the maximum light amount so that the body temperature is brightly displayed on the liquid crystal for easy viewing. If the body temperature is read when the body temperature is displayed brightly in this way, it can be easily read even in a dark place.
- the LED 71 is set at a predetermined on / off ratio, specifically about 1/3 as shown in FIG.
- the amount of light is reduced to, for example, about 1/3 of the maximum amount of light so that it can be visually recognized to save power.
- time T2 passes, the drive of LED71 will be stopped and irradiation by the backlight from LED71 will be stopped.
- the MCU 1 In order to cause the LED 71 of the backlight irradiation unit 7 to perform the above-described operation, the MCU 1 first sets the output inhibition signals SK1 and SK2 of the input / output ports P1 and P2 to “0”. Then, the MCU 1 performs NOR as the output signals SD1 and SD2 of the input / output ports P1 and P2 in order to maximize the amount of backlight light from the LED 71 by continuously supplying current to the LED 71 during the time T0 to T1 in FIG. “0” is supplied to one input of the circuits 113 and 123. As a result, the outputs of the NOR circuits 113 and 123 become “1”, whereby both the MOSFETs 111 and 121 of the input / output ports P1 and P2 are turned on.
- the current flowing through the LED 71 in the above path is a value obtained by dividing the voltage obtained by subtracting the on-voltage VD71 of the LED 71 from the voltage VDD by the resistance value of the resistor 75, ignoring the voltage drop at the input / output ports P1 and P2.
- the input permission signals SP1 and SP2 of the input / output ports P1 and P2 are not directly related to this operation and may be any signals.
- the MCU 1 sets the amount of backlight irradiation from the LED 71 to the liquid crystal display unit 5 to about 1 / th of the maximum light amount.
- the LED 71 is controlled to be intermittently driven at an ON / OFF ratio of about 1/3 as shown from time T1 to time T2 in FIG.
- the MCU 1 In order to perform intermittent driving at an ON / OFF ratio of about 1/3, the MCU 1 outputs the output signals SD1 and SD2 of the input / output ports P1 and P2 as shown from time T1 to time T2 in FIG.
- Output signals SD1 and SD2 that are intermittently turned on and off at an on / off ratio of about 1/3 are supplied to one input of the NOR circuits 113 and 123, and an output signal having an on / off ratio of about 1/3.
- the MOSFETs 111 and 121 are on / off controlled by the SD1 and SD2, and the LED 71 is driven by the on / off operation of the MOSFETs 111 and 121.
- the backlight emitted from the LED 71 is reduced to about 1/3 that of the maximum current, and thus the liquid crystal display unit 5 irradiated with the backlight whose light amount is reduced to about 1/3.
- the liquid crystal display is displayed so as to be dark enough to be visually recognized, thereby saving power.
- the repetition frequency of the output signals SD1 and SD2 that are intermittently repeated at the ON / OFF ratio of about 1/3 is such that the blinking of the LED 71 driven by the output signals SD1 and SD2 is not recognized by human eyes. For example, it is desirable that it is 30 Hz or more.
- the driving of the LED 71 of the backlight irradiation unit 7 by the MCU 1 is stopped after the time T2 when, for example, 30 seconds elapses from the time T0 when the liquid crystal display of the body temperature is started. Then, the irradiation of the backlight to the liquid crystal display unit 5 by the LED 71 is stopped, and thereby the power consumption by the backlight irradiation unit 7 is completely stopped.
- the power-on soft start operation in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
- the MCU 1 is interrupted by the start switch 9 and is specifically stored in the memory in the MCU 1 by the control of the MCU 1. 1 is performed when the operating voltage VCC for the body temperature measuring unit 3 in FIG. 1 is supplied from the voltage VDD.
- This power-on soft start operation is performed by the internal circuit of the input / output ports P3, P4, and P5 of the MCU1. This is done by switching.
- three input / output ports P3, P4, P5 are used to reduce a voltage drop in a P-channel MOSFET 137, which will be described later, which is a switching element when the operating voltage VCC for the body temperature measuring unit 3 is supplied from the voltage VDD. Are connected in parallel.
- the internal circuit configurations of the input / output ports P3, P4, and P5 of the MCU 1 are all the same, only one input / output port P3 is shown and described in FIG. 7, but the same three input ports as this circuit configuration are illustrated.
- the output ports P3, P4, P5 are connected in parallel and connected to the capacitor 15, and the voltage at both ends of the capacitor 15 is supplied to the body temperature measuring unit 3 via the capacitor 15 as the operating voltage VCC for the body temperature measuring unit 3. .
- the capacitor 15 is used for decoupling the body temperature measurement unit 3 and reduces the impedance of the power source that supplies the operating voltage VCC to the body temperature measurement unit 3.
- the input / output port P3 is connected to a connection point between the drain of the N-channel MOSFET 131 and the drain of the P-channel MOSFET 137.
- the source of the MOSFET 131 is grounded, and the source of the MOSFET 137 is connected to the voltage VDD.
- the MOSFET 137 is turned on, the voltage VDD connected to the drain of the MOSFET 137 is connected to the body temperature measuring unit via the MOSFET 137 and the input / output port P3. 3 is supplied to the body temperature measuring unit 3 as the operating voltage VCC.
- the gate of the MOSFET 131 is connected to the output of the NOR circuit 133, the output signal SD3 is input to one input of the NOR circuit 133, and the output inhibition signal SK3 is input to the other input.
- the gate of the MOSFET 137 is connected to the output of the NAND circuit 139.
- the output signal SD3 is input to one input of the NAND circuit 139, and the output prohibition signal SK3 is input to the other input via the inverter 138. ing.
- the input / output port P3 is pulled up to the voltage VDD through a series circuit of a resistor 132 and a P-channel MOSFET 136.
- the gate of the MOSFET 136 is supplied with a pull-up control signal SC via an inverter 134.
- the input / output port P3 is connected to one input of the NAND circuit 135, the input permission signal SP3 is input to the other input of the NAND circuit 135, and the NAND circuit 135 outputs the input signal SI3 as an output signal. is doing.
- the power-on soft start operation starts when the start switch 9 shown in FIG. 1 is operated, for example, by a temperature measurement subject, interrupting the MCU 1 from the start switch 9 and controlling the MCU 1.
- the MCU 1 sets the output inhibition signal SK3 shown in FIG. 7 to “0” and sets the output signal SD3 of the input / output port P3 to “1”.
- “0” is supplied to the other input of the NOR circuit 133 by the “0” signal of the output inhibition signal SK3, and “1” is input to the other input of the NAND circuit 139 via the inverter 138.
- the write prohibition state of the input / output port P3 is released, and the output of the NAND circuit 139 becomes “0” by the “1” signal of the output signal SD3.
- the MOSFET 137 is turned on, the output of the NOR circuit 133 is “ 0 "and the MOSFET 131 is turned off.
- the voltage VDD supplied to the drain of the MOSFET 137 is charged to the capacitor 15 via the MOSFET 137 and the input / output port P3.
- the voltage VCC is supplied to the body temperature measuring unit 3 as the voltage VCC. This state is referred to as a voltage supply state in which MOSFET 137 is on and MOSFET 131 is off.
- the voltage supply state and the voltage non-supply state are intermittently repeated in a pulse shape.
- the MCU 1 is interrupted by the operation of the start switch 9, and thereby, the power-on soft start is controlled by the MCU 1 control.
- the ratio between the voltage supply state and the voltage non-supply state is set to a low ratio, for example, about 1/4, and the supply of the voltage VDD is reduced. Yes.
- the rush current for charging the capacitor 15 from the voltage VDD via the MOSFET 137 can be relaxed, and the capacitor 15 rises toward the voltage VCC while being gradually charged. That is, the power-on soft start operation is started.
- the ratio of the voltage supply state and the voltage non-supply state is set to a slightly high ratio, for example, about 1/2, and the supply of voltage VDD is increased. Further, during the predetermined time from the next time T2 to time T3, the supply of the voltage VDD is further increased by setting the ratio of the voltage supply state to the voltage non-supply state to a considerably high ratio, for example, about 3/4. In this way, the charging to the capacitor 15 is gradually increased toward the voltage VCC while gradually increasing, and after time T3, the voltage supply state is set to 100% and the voltage VDD is continuously supplied. Yes.
- the voltage is continuously supplied in the end while the ratio between the voltage supply state and the voltage non-supply state is changed to be stepwise and increased to about 1/4, 1/2, 3/4.
- FIG. 10 is a voltage waveform diagram showing a voltage drop of the voltage VDD supplied to the body temperature measuring unit 3 as the voltage VCC at the time of power-on start when there is no power-on soft-start operation.
- an instantaneous voltage drop of the voltage VDD is confirmed over about 1 MS.
- This voltage drop is generated by charging the capacitor 15 when the MOSFET 137 is turned on.
- this voltage drop increases the internal impedance of the battery 11 due to the discharge of the battery 11 for charging the capacitor 15, and the capacitor 13 connected in parallel to the battery 11 cannot prevent the internal impedance of the battery 11 from increasing. Is shown.
- the internal voltage detection circuit of the MCU 1 operates to be in a reset state, the power-on start operation cannot be performed, or the operation becomes unstable, and the number of times required for the ear thermometer cannot be secured. There is. Therefore, it is important to ensure that the power-on soft start operation is performed.
- the charging time of the capacitor 15, which is the time required for the power-on soft-start operation is about 0.2 seconds, so there is no problem even if this time is required for the power-on-start operation.
- FIG. 9 is a voltage waveform diagram showing a voltage drop of the voltage VDD when the above-described power-on soft start operation is performed. As can be seen from FIG. 9, the voltage drop of the voltage VDD due to the battery 11 is remarkably improved by performing the above-described power-on soft start operation.
- the MCU 1 is interrupted by the operation of the start switch 9, thereby starting various operations such as the power-on soft start operation and the body temperature measurement operation, and the power on soft start operation by one start switch 9.
- This switch is also used as a switch for body temperature measurement.
- the MCU 1 monitors the operation of the start switch 9, and the start switch 9 is long-pressed or simply short-pressed. It can be determined whether it has been pressed or has been continuously pressed for a predetermined time or longer.
- the MCU 1 is based on the determination result, that is, whether the start switch 9 is pressed for a long time, is simply pressed for a short time, or is continuously pressed longer than a predetermined time. Based on the determination result, various operations such as changing the maximum light amount or selecting the use of the backlight can be selectively performed.
- FIG. 11A shows a normal operation.
- the start switch 9 When the start switch 9 is simply pressed, the liquid crystal is displayed, the backlight is turned on, the temperature can be measured or the previous temperature measurement value is displayed, and the switch is turned on again for a short time. Then, temperature measurement is started, the temperature measurement value is displayed brightly, the backlight brightness is lowered with time, and the backlight is turned off thereafter.
- the backlight is turned off when the start switch 9 is pressed for a short time, and when the start switch 9 is pressed for a long time, the backlight is turned on, and the temperature detection is brightly displayed.
- the temperature measurement is started, the temperature measurement value is displayed brightly, the backlight brightness is lowered with time, and then the backlight is turned off. Is shown.
- the backlight is turned off. That is, in this example, the backlight can be switched on and off by a long press operation of the starch switch 9.
- the backlight brightness is increased to the maximum depending on the length of the pressed time.
- the start switch 9 is pressed again for a short time after that, the temperature measurement is started, the temperature measurement value is displayed brightly, and then the backlight brightness is lowered with time, and then the backlight is The operation of turning off the light is shown.
- the liquid crystal display When the liquid crystal display is driven by a microcontroller, there are usually a method of mounting the liquid crystal controller as external hardware of the microcontroller and a method of using a microcontroller MCU incorporating the liquid crystal display controller.
- a one-chip type microcontroller is adopted, so when the display part of electronic equipment is performed by a liquid crystal display
- a microcontroller with a built-in liquid crystal display controller is used.
- the microcontrollers with built-in liquid crystal display controller have few models and limited choices, which limits the degree of freedom in circuit design. There is a point.
- the method of mounting the liquid crystal display controller as external hardware has problems such as an increase in the number of components, an increase in mounting area, and an increase in production cost.
- the driving circuit of the liquid crystal display according to the present embodiment solves such a technical problem, and even a microcontroller without a liquid crystal display controller does not increase the mounting area and is the minimum necessary component.
- the liquid crystal display can be directly driven by the number of points.
- the cost of the microcontroller with built-in liquid crystal display controller is high due to the increase in the chip area of the liquid crystal display controller,
- the driving circuit of the liquid crystal display of this embodiment is advantageous in terms of cost.
- the drive circuit of the half duty liquid crystal display is interposed between the microcontroller (MCU) 1, the liquid crystal unit (LCD) 50, and between the microcontroller 1 and the liquid crystal unit 50. It is composed of a set of voltage dividing resistors R1 to R4.
- the port outputs P1, P2, and P3 of the microcontroller 1 are controlled by an internal program of the microcontroller and output rectangular waves having different phases by ⁇ / 4 (90 °).
- the voltage dividing resistors R1 to R4 have the same resistance value and are connected in series in the order of R3, R1, R2, and R4.
- the output port P1 of the microcontroller 1 is connected to the open end of the voltage dividing resistor R3, the output port P2 is connected between the voltage dividing resistor R1 and the voltage dividing resistor R2, and the output port P3 is connected to the open end of the voltage dividing resistor R4. .
- the liquid crystal unit 50 generally includes seven liquid crystal segments A to G for representing numbers and a liquid crystal segment M for generally representing a decimal point.
- the common port COM0 of the liquid crystal unit 50 is connected to the liquid crystal segments C, E, G, and M, and the common port COM1 is connected to the liquid crystal segments A, B, D, and F.
- the common ports COM0 and COM1 are also connected between the voltage dividing resistor R3 and the voltage dividing resistor R1, and between the voltage dividing resistor R2 and the voltage dividing resistor R4, respectively.
- the output port P4 of the microcontroller 1 is connected to the liquid crystal segments A and M, the output port P5 is connected to the liquid crystal segments B and C, the output port P6 is connected to the liquid crystal segments D and G, and the output port P7 is the liquid crystal segment E. And F.
- the output ports P1, P2 and P3 of the microcontroller 1 are controlled by an internal program of the microcontroller and output rectangular waves whose phases are delayed by ⁇ / 4 (90 °), respectively. Outputs of the output ports P1, P2, and P3 are divided by voltage dividing resistors R1, R2, R3, and R4, and become signals of the common ports COM0 and COM1 of the liquid crystal unit 2.
- the output ports P4, P5, P6, and P7 are controlled by an internal program of the microcontroller 1 to drive or turn off any liquid crystal segment by outputting drive signals corresponding to the common ports COM0 and COM1 in synchronization with the operation timing. Let This relationship will be further described with reference to FIG.
- FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the operation timing. Since the timings T1, T2, T3, and T4 are all equal, the timing from T1 to T4 (T1 + T2 + T3 + T4) is equal to T1 ⁇ 4.
- Each of the output ports P1 to P3 outputs a predetermined voltage value V or 0 V (hereinafter, the relationship between the voltage values is expressed as “1” or “0”) at the following timing, respectively.
- FIG. 15 shows the relationship between the timing when the liquid crystal display shown in FIG. 13 displays the numeral “3” and the output of each port.
- the liquid crystal segments G, C are driven at the drive timing of the common port COM0, and the liquid crystal segments A, B, D are driven at the drive timing of the common port COM1. Will be driven.
- the liquid crystal segments A to D and G can be driven by outputting the following voltage values to the ports P4 to P7 at each timing T1 to T4.
- the output relations of the ports P4 to P7 at the timings T1 to T4 for the other numbers and the numbers with decimal points can also be displayed in the same manner by a combination in which the corresponding liquid crystal segment is turned on and another segment is turned off. .
- the present invention is an ear-type thermometer that illuminates liquid crystal with a backlight without increasing battery capacity and makes it easy to see the temperature display by liquid crystal even in a dark place, and can be easily measured in a short time just by inserting it into the ear canal. It can be used in the industrial field of body temperature measuring equipment.
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B)タイミングT2において、P1に「1」、P2に「0」、P3に「0」
C)タイミングT3において、P1に「1」、P2に「1」、P3に「0」
D)タイミングT4において、P1に「0」、P2に「1」、P3に「1」
これにより、共通ポートCOM0、COM1には、次のような関係で電圧値がそれぞれ現れる。
B)タイミングT2において、COM0に1/2V、COM1に「0」
C)タイミングT3において、COM0に「1」、COM1に1/2V
D)タイミングT4において、COM0に1/2V、COM1に「1」
このとき、共通ポートCOM0、COM1に接続された液晶セグメントA~G及びMのすべてを点灯する場合、出力ポートP4~P7は、
A)タイミングT1において、「1」
B)タイミングT2において、「1」
C)タイミングT3において、「0」
D)タイミングT4において、「0」
をそれぞれ出力する。
A)タイミングT1において、「0」
B)タイミングT2において、「0」
C)タイミングT3において、「1」
D)タイミングT4において、「1」
をそれぞれ出力する。
A)タイミングT1において、「1」
B)タイミングT2において、「0」
C)タイミングT3において、「0」
D)タイミングT4において、「1」
をそれぞれ出力する。
A)タイミングT1において、「0」
B)タイミングT2において、「1」
C)タイミングT3において、「1」
D)タイミングT4において、「0」
をそれぞれ出力する。
3 体温測定部
5 液晶表示部
7 バックライト照射部
9 スタートスイッチ
11 電池
13、15 コンデンサ
31 サーモパイル型赤外線センサ
31A サーモパイル
31B サーミスタ
33 A-D変換回路
71 発光ダイオード(LED)
73 導光板
75、77 抵抗
111、123、131、136、137 MOSFET
113、123、133 NOR回路
115、125、135、139 NAND回路
134、138 インバータ
P1-P6 MCUの入出力ポート
Claims (10)
- 耳孔深部から放射される赤外線を検知して体温を測定する体温測定部と、
前記体温測定部の測定した体温を表示する液晶表示部と、
前記液晶表示部にバックライトを照射するバックライト照射部と、
前記体温測定部の測定した体温を前記液晶表示部に表示させるとともに、前記バックライト照射部から前記液晶表示部を照射するバックライトの光量が最大光量から消灯まで段階的に変化するように前記バックライト照射部を駆動制御する駆動制御部とを備えたことを特徴とする耳式体温計。 - 前記バックライト照射部は、発光ダイオードを有することを特徴とする請求項1に記載の耳式体温計。
- 前記体温測定部への電源供給開始から所定の時間の間は、前記体温測定部への電源供給を所定の小さいオン/オフ比率から所定の大きいオン/オフ比率に徐々に増大するように変化させながら断続的に行い、所定の時間の経過後、前記体温測定部への電源供給を連続的に行うように制御する電源供給制御部を備えたことを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の耳式体温計。
- 前記体温測定部への電源供給を、該電源供給開始から第1の所定時間の間は、第1の所定のオン/オフ比率で断続的に繰り返し行い、該第1の所定時間に続く第2の所定時間の間は、前記第1の所定のオン/オフ比率よりも大きい第2の所定のオン/オフ比率で断続的に繰り返し行い、該第2の所定時間に続く第3の所定時間の間は、前記第2の所定のオン/オフ比率よりもさらに大きい第3の所定のオン/オフ比率で断続的に繰り返し行い、前記第3の所定時間の経過後、前記体温測定部への電源供給を連続的に行う電源供給制御部を備えたことを特徴とする請求項1又は2に記載の耳式体温計。
- 耳孔深部から放射される赤外線を検知して体温を測定する体温測定部と、
前記体温測定部の測定した体温を表示する液晶表示部と、
前記液晶表示部にバックライトを照射するバックライト照射部と、
前記体温測定部の測定した体温を前記液晶表示部に表示させるとともに、この表示から第1の所定時間の間、前記バックライト照射部から前記液晶表示部を照射するバックライトの光量が最大となるように前記バックライト照射部を駆動制御し、該第1の所定時間に続く第2の所定時間の間、前記バックライト照射部から前記液晶表示部を照射するバックライトの光量が前記最大光量よりも低い所定の光量となるように前記バックライト照射部を駆動制御し、前記第2の所定時間の経過後、前記バックライト照射部から前記液晶表示部を照射するバックライトの光量が零となるように前記バックライト照射部を駆動制御する駆動制御部とを備えたことを特徴とする耳式体温計。 - 前記駆動制御部は、前記第1の所定時間の間、前記液晶表示部にバックライトを連続的に照射するように前記バックライト照射部を制御し、前記第2の所定時間の間、前記液晶表示部にバックライトを所定のオン/オフ比率で断続的に照射するように前記バックライト照射部を所定のオン/オフ比率で断続的に制御し、前記第2の所定時間の経過後、前記液晶表示部に対するバックライトを消灯するように前記バックライト照射部を制御するように構成されていることを特徴とする請求項5記載の耳式体温計。
- 前記バックライト照射部は、発光ダイオードを有することを特徴とする請求項5又は6に記載の耳式体温計。
- 前記駆動制御部によるバックライト照射部に対する所定のオン/オフ比率での断続的駆動制御は、30Hz以上の繰り返し周波数で行われることを特徴とする請求項5乃至7のいずれかに記載の耳式体温計。
- 前記体温測定部への電源供給開始から所定の時間の間は、前記体温測定部への電源供給を所定の小さいオン/オフ比率から所定の大きいオン/オフ比率に徐々に増大するように変化させながら断続的に行い、所定の時間の経過後、前記体温測定部への電源供給を連続的に行うように制御する電源供給制御部を備えたことを特徴とする請求項5乃至8のいずれかに記載の耳式体温計。
- 前記体温測定部への電源供給を、該電源供給開始から第1の所定時間の間は、第1の所定のオン/オフ比率で断続的に繰り返し行い、該第1の所定時間に続く第2の所定時間の間は、前記第1の所定のオン/オフ比率よりも大きい第2の所定のオン/オフ比率で断続的に繰り返し行い、該第2の所定時間に続く第3の所定時間の間は、前記第2の所定のオン/オフ比率よりもさらに大きい第3の所定のオン/オフ比率で断続的に繰り返し行い、前記第3の所定時間の経過後、前記体温測定部への電源供給を連続的に行う電源供給制御部を備えたことを特徴とする請求項5乃至8のいずれかに記載の耳式体温計。
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