JPH0721495B2 - Urine automatic test equipment - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention is applied to, for example, a domestic toilet bowl, and is formed by reducing urinary sugar, protein, occult blood, or urobilin (billribine is reduced by intestinal bacteria. The present invention relates to an automatic urine test device for measuring bile pigment, etc.

(B) Conventional technology Conventionally, as a biochemical measurement device (automatic urine test device) for measuring urine sugar, etc., a convenient urine sugar meter for home use and a urine automatic test device for mass examinations used in hospitals, etc. There is.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional urine sugar meter (biochemical measuring device) used for home use.

This urinary sugar meter has a control unit such as a CPU (central processing unit) and a reflection sensor (inspection unit) built in the inside of the meter body 8, and a receiving / light emitting section 81 of the reflection sensor at one end of the meter body 8. The holder receiving portion 82 is provided so that the stick holder 83 is detachably slidably fitted to the holder receiving portion 82. This stick holder
83 is provided with a window hole 84 corresponding to the light receiving / light emitting surface 81, and a stick cover 85 is spring-loaded corresponding to the window hole 84,
By opening and closing the stick cover 85 against the spring,
A test paper stick (a plurality of test papers impregnated with a reagent attached to a resin sheet) 86 is sandwiched.

When measuring urinary sugar, the person to be inspected impregnates the test paper surface 87 of the test paper stick 86 with urine, and after a predetermined time elapses, the test paper stick 86 is inserted and arranged at a position corresponding to the inspection unit.
That is, open the stick cover 85 and open the cover 85 and the window hole 84.
The test paper stick 86 is inserted between the two, the test paper surface 87 is positioned corresponding to the light receiving / light emitting surface 81, and the locking claw 88 of the cover 85 is locked to the engagement receiving portion 89 of the holder receiving portion 82. Then, light is emitted from the light emitting element of the inspection unit onto the test paper surface 87, the reflected light is received by the light receiving element, and the urine sugar value is detected based on the reaction light amount due to the color reaction.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing an automatic urine inspection apparatus for mass examination, which the applicant of the present application has previously proposed.

This urine automatic inspection apparatus stores a plurality of test paper sticks 93a, and a test paper storage cassette 93 having a feeding mechanism 92 for feeding the sticks one by one to an inspection base plate 91, and a urine collecting pipe.
The base end of 94a communicates with the urine collection port 95a of the toilet 95, and the urine dropping part 94b at the tip is movable back and forth 96 equipped with a moving mechanism 96a.
The urine collecting means 94 fixed to the urine collecting means 94 and the urine testing means fixed to the moving plate 96 and moving back and forth with respect to the test base plate 91 (reflection sensor).
97 and a cleaning means 98 in which a water faucet 98a is connected to a branch pipe 94c of the urine collecting pipe 94a via an electromagnetic valve 98b.

When measuring urinary sugar, the person to be inspected must have a urine collection port (toilet) 95
Urinate to a. The urine is collected from the urine dropping portion 94b by the liquid delivery pump 94d.
Pumped up to. At this time, the test paper stick 93a is conveyed from the cassette 93 to the inspection base plate 91, and the blank value on the test paper surface is optically read by the reflection sensor 97 located above. Then, after the moving plate 96 moves and a predetermined amount of urine is dropped from the urine dropping portion 94ab located on the test paper surface, the moving plate 96
The sensor returns to its original position and is positioned on the test paper surface.
The color reaction light amount is optically read by 97, and the urine sugar value is detected in comparison with the blank value. In this state, the urine dropping part 94b corresponds to the waste liquid part of the inspection base plate 91, and the remaining urine is drained and is drained from the waste liquid tray 99a to the waste liquid pipe (toilet bowl) 99b by the excess urine removal pipe 99. Further, the test paper stick 93a, which has finished the measurement, is dropped into the used box when the supply mechanism 92 returns. Then, when one measurement is completed, the electromagnetic valve 98b is opened, and the tap water is flown through the urine collecting pipe 94a by the operation of the pump 94d to be washed.

(C) Problems to be Solved by the Invention In the above-mentioned household urinary sugar meter, the subject has to impregnate the test strip stick with urine, and the test strip stick impregnated with urine is inserted into the measuring section. Not only is the removal work unclean, but there is also the disadvantage that it is time-consuming to clean the inspection section with urine every time it is measured. On the other hand, in the urine automatic inspection device, the urine sugar meter has a dirty and troublesome work, but on the other hand, the stick cassette and the take-out mechanism are complicated and easily broken, and the device is large and expensive, There were disadvantages such as large-scale construction required to equip a domestic toilet bowl.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems and to provide an urine automatic inspection device having a simple structure that can be easily attached to, for example, a domestic toilet bowl and can perform a clean urine automatic inspection.

(D) Means and Actions for Solving Problems In order to achieve this object, the urine automatic examination device of the present invention has the following configuration.

The urine automatic inspection apparatus includes a test paper stick insertion part, a stick pedestal that is movable in relation to the test paper stick insertion part, and a urine nozzle part that corresponds to the movement path of the stick pedestal. And the other end urine collecting means with the other end urine collecting portion disposed in a proper place in the toilet and the one-end cleaning nozzle portion corresponding to the movement path of the stick cradle, and the other end communicating with the flush water tank of the toilet bowl. At the same time, a washing means in which a branch pipe provided with a valve communicates with the urine collecting means, a urine testing means arranged so as to be movable up and down corresponding to a moving path of the stick cradle, and corresponding to the washing nozzle and the urine nozzle And a waste liquid removing means that has been deployed.

In the urine automatic inspection apparatus having such a configuration, when the person to be measured inserts the test paper stick into the stick insertion portion, the stick cradle corresponding to the stick insertion portion moves with the test paper stick placed thereon. At this time, the open / close valve of the urine collection port opens, and the urine that the subject urinates into the toilet bowl (urine collection port) is sucked into the urine nozzle through the urine collection pipe. Here, a predetermined amount of urine is dropped on the surface of the test paper, and the open / close valve is closed. Furthermore, when the stick cradle moves past the washing nozzle, the test paper surface is positioned corresponding to the urine test means (reflection sensor). Here, the reflection sensor descends and approaches the surface of the test paper to detect the amount of color reaction light (detect the urine sugar value). After that, the stick cradle is retracted toward the original position, and the test paper stick is positioned corresponding to the cleaning nozzle. Here, the valve of the cleaning means is opened, the cleaning water in the cleaning water tank is sprayed from the cleaning nozzle onto the test paper stick, the stick pedestal is cleaned, and the waste liquid and the test paper stick are discharged to the waste liquid means (waste liquid tray). Washed away.
After this, the stick cradle retracts to the position corresponding to the urine nozzle, and the valve of the branch pipe and the opening / closing valve of the urine collection port are opened.
Here, the washing water flows out to the urine collecting pipe through the branch pipe and overflows from the urine nozzle and the urine collecting port to completely clean the urine collecting means. The waste liquid flowing out from the urine nozzle is drained from the stick support to the waste liquid means. Then, the stick cradle is completely returned to the original position, the on-off valve of the urine collection port is closed, and the next measurement is awaited.

(E) Embodiment FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing a specific embodiment of the urine automatic inspection apparatus according to the present invention.

The urine automatic inspection device is composed of a toilet bowl (a sitting-type toilet bowl in the embodiment) 2 having a wash water tank 21, and an inspection main body 1 attached to the toilet bowl 2.

The inspection main body 1 has a stick cradle 3, which can be moved back and forth, a urine inspection means (urine inspection sensor) 4, a urine collection means 5 and a cleaning means 6 which are built in the inside of the inspection main body 1. (Urine sugar value) display section 12 and power switch 13 are provided,
A test paper stick insertion portion 11 is provided at one end of the case (see FIG. 3).

FIG. 1 is a schematic explanatory view of the principle of the automatic urine testing apparatus (test main body 1 and toilet 2) of the embodiment.

The stick pedestal 3 is set to be reciprocally movable by the drive mechanism 3a. Stick base 3 has a slider at one end
The slider 33 is fixed, and the slider 33 is set so as to move back and forth on the guide bar 34, and is normally located at a position corresponding to the test paper insertion portion 11. Transport mechanism for stick cradle 3
The rotating shaft 37 of the drive motor 35 is fixed to the rotating arm 37, and the rotating arm 37 is fixed to the fixed arm 38 fixed to the slider 33. As shown in FIG. 6, a rotary shaft 33a is provided so as to penetrate above the slider 33,
A tilting piece 33b is fixed to one end of the rotating shaft 33a (one side surface of the slider), and the other end of the shaft is fitted to the stick holder 3. Further, a fixing piece 33c is provided on the lower part of the slider 33, and a rotation preventing spring 33d is connected between the fixing piece 33c and the stick receiving base 3 to keep the stick receiving base 3 in the normal state.
Is set to maintain the horizontal state.

In the embodiment, the stick pedestal 3 has, for example, a rotating arm 37.
Urine-collecting means (urine-collecting nozzle), which will be described later, when rotated 90 degrees
When it moves forward to a position corresponding to 5 and further rotates 90 degrees (when it rotates 180 degrees from the horizontal), it is positioned corresponding to the urine test means (reflection sensor) 4 and when it further rotates 45 degrees (horizontal). Than 22
(When rotated by 5 degrees), the stick pedestal 3 is retracted toward the original position to the position corresponding to the cleaning means (cleaning nozzle) 6, and the fixed arm 38 causes the tilting arm 33b to tilt against the spring 33d. The stick pedestal 3 is set to incline.

Further, a through hole 31a is formed in the stick pedestal 3, a rubber tube 31b is connected to the open end of the through hole 31a, and a tip of the rubber tube 31b is connected to the waste liquid removing means 14. The waste liquid removing means 14 is provided with a waste liquid pump 14a at one end of a waste liquid pipe 14b fixed to the inspection main body 1, and has the other end introduced into a waste liquid tray 14c fixed to the inspection main body 1. The rubber tube (expandable tube) 31b of the stick holder 3 is connected to the waste liquid pump 14a. Further, the waste liquid tray 14c includes a urine nozzle 53 and a cleaning nozzle 6 which will be described later.
2 is arranged below, that is, below the moving path of the stick pedestal 3.

As shown in FIG. 4, the waste liquid tray 14c has its tip pulled out from the inspection main body 1, fitted into a notch recess 23 provided at an appropriate position of the upper peripheral edge portion 22 of the toilet bowl 2, and the toilet seat 24 It is set to be covered by.

The urine collecting means 5 has a urine collecting port 5 at one end of the urine collecting pipe 51.
2. A urine nozzle 53 is provided at the other end, the urine collection port 52 is installed in the urine discharge part of the toilet bowl 2, and the urine nozzle 53 is disposed above the moving path of the stick holder 3. This urine collection pipe 51
A urine collection pump 54 is provided in the container, and an opening / closing valve 55 is arranged near the urine collection port 52.

The cleaning means 6 has a cleaning nozzle at one end of the cleaning pipe 61.
62 is provided, the washing nozzle 62 is disposed correspondingly above the moving path of the stick pedestal 3 (rear of the urine nozzle 53), and the other end portion 62 is inserted through the washing water tank 21 of the toilet bowl 2. The cleaning pipe 61 is provided with a cleaning pump 63 and a cleaning valve 64, and a branch pipe 66 having a branch valve 65 is branched between the pump 63 and the valve 64, and the tip end of the branch pipe 66 is the It is connected to the urine collection pipe 51.

The urine test sensor 4 includes a sensor box 41 in which a light receiving / light emitting surface of a built-in reflection sensor is exposed, and a drive mechanism 42 for vertically moving the sensor box 41. Drive mechanism 42
Fixes the rotating arm 45 to the drive shaft 44 of the drive motor 43,
The tip of the rotating arm 45 is fixed to the sensor box 41,
The sensor box 41 is set to move up and down by the rotation of the rotation arm 45. The sensor box 41 is arranged above the moving path of the stick support 3 (behind the cleaning nozzle 62).

In the urine automatic inspection apparatus having such a configuration, the stick pedestal (drive motor 35) 3, urine inspection means (drive motor 43) 4, urine collection means (urine collection pump 54) 5, washing means (washing pump 63) 6 Although not shown, the power switch 13 and the power switch 13 are electrically connected to each other and drive-controlled by the controller.

Now, when the person to be measured is seated on the toilet bowl 2 and the power switch 13 of the examination main body 1 is turned on, the opening / closing valve 55 of the urine collection port 52 is opened.
Here, the person to be inspected urinates into the toilet bowl (urine collection port 52) 2.
Then, the test paper stick 7 is inserted into the stick insertion portion 11. In this state, the stick pedestal 3 is positioned corresponding to the stick insertion portion 11 (see FIG. 5), and the test paper stick 7 is placed on it. Next, when the drive motor 35 is driven and the rotation arm 37 rotates 90 degrees and stops, the stick support 3 advances to the drive motor 35 side and is positioned corresponding to the urine nozzle 53. Here, the urine collection pump 54 is driven to suck the urine from the urine collection port 52, urine is dropped from the urine nozzle 53 onto the test paper surface 71, and the opening / closing valve 55 of the urine collection port 52 is closed. Furthermore, when the rotating arm 37 rotates 90 degrees (180 degrees from the horizontal state),
As shown in FIG. 6, the rotating arm 37 and the fixed arm 38 are in the overlapping state, and the stick pedestal 3 passes through the cleaning nozzle 62 and stops at the position corresponding to the sensor box 41. here,
The sensor motor 43 drives and the rotation of the rotating arm 45 causes the sensor box 41 to descend. The sensor box 41 approaches the test paper surface 71 to detect the amount of color reaction light (detects the urine sugar value) and displays the detection result. Display on 12. Further, when the measurement is completed, when the rotation arm 37 further rotates 45 degrees (225 degrees from the horizontal state), the stick support 3 is retracted with the fixed arm 38 tilted as shown in FIG. Then, the cleaning nozzle 62 is stopped at the corresponding position. At this time, when the fixed arm 38 pushes up the tilting piece 33b, the rotation shaft 33b rotates and the stick pedestal 3 tilts against the spring 33d. In this state, the cleaning valve 64
Is opened and the washing pump 63 is actuated to suck up the washing water in the washing water tank 21 and spray it from the washing nozzle 62 onto the test paper stick (stick holder 3) 7. As a result, the test paper stick 7 is attached to the stick support 3 which is inclined.
Is flowed to the waste liquid tray 14c, and the stick support 3 is also washed. After the test paper stick 7 and the waste liquid are rinsed from the tray 14c to the toilet 2, the cleaning valve 64 is closed.

After that, when the drive motor (rotating arm 37) 35 reversely rotates and the stick base 3 returns to the horizontal state again and retracts toward the original position, it stops at the position corresponding to the urine nozzle 53. Here, the valve 65 of the branch pipe 66 and the opening / closing valve 55 of the urine collection port 52 are opened, the washing water flows to the urine collection pipe 51 through the washing pipe 61, the branch pipe 66, and overflows from the urine collection port 52 and the urine nozzle 53. To do.
The waste liquid flowing out from the urine nozzle 53 is made to flow from the through hole 31a of the stick holder 3 to the waste liquid tray 14c through the tube 31b and the waste liquid pipe 14b. Thus, after the urine collecting means 5 is completely washed, the stick pedestal 3 returns to its original position, and the person to be measured turns off the power switch 13 to close the open / close valve 55 and wait for the next measurement. .

(F) Effects of the Invention In the present invention, as described above, the stick pedestal on which the test paper stick is placed is reciprocated, and the urine nozzle, the washing nozzle, and the sensor box are arranged on the moving path of the stick pedestal. , Sequentially, sucking urine from the urine collection port of the toilet bowl and dropping it on the surface of the test paper, after urine inspection with the sensor, absorb the cleaning water in the cleaning water tank, and clean the test paper stick and stick pedestal, Since it was decided to wash the urine collection pipe, the person to be measured simply inserts the test strip into the stick insertion part of the test body, and the urine test is automatically executed. It is extremely hygienic to dispose of used test paper sticks because they are washed and discarded.

Further, since the inspection main body of the present invention has a simple structure by omitting the complicated mechanism such as the test strip cassette and the test strip stick removing means, the miniaturization of the device can be achieved and the breakdown is small. Moreover, in the present invention, since the test water stick is discarded and the urine collecting means is cleaned by using the cleaning water in the toilet cleaning water tank, it is necessary to separately connect the water faucet and connect it to the cleaning pipe as in the conventional case. It is possible to provide a simple and inexpensive automatic urine testing device that does not require large-scale construction.
It has an excellent effect of achieving the object of the invention.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing an urine automatic inspection device according to the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an external perspective view showing the urine automatic inspection device according to the embodiment.
The figure shows an enlarged perspective view of the main part of the test paper stick insertion part.
FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the relationship between the inspection body and the waste liquid tray, FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of an essential part showing a drive mechanism of the stick pedestal, and FIG. 7 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a state corresponding to the box, FIG.
FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of an essential part showing a state where the stick cradle is positioned corresponding to the cleaning nozzle, FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a conventional urine sugar meter, and FIG. 9 is a conventional urine automatic inspection device. It is a perspective view. 1: Inspection body, 2: Toilet bowl, 3: Stick stand, 4: Urine test means, 5: Urine collection means, 6: Washing means, 21: Wash water tank.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Tamio Miyake, Tateishi Life Science Institute, No. 3, Nakamimon-cho, Hanazono, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto Prefecture (56) References JP-A-61-218943 (JP, A) Kai 62-187253 (JP, A) JP 63-188761 (JP, A) Actual break 63-118566 (JP, U) Actual break 63-118565 (JP, U)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A test paper stick insertion part, a stick cradle which is arranged to correspond to the test paper stick insertion part, and which can be moved back and forth, and a urine nozzle part which corresponds to a movement path of the stick cradle. The urine collecting means having the other end urine collecting portion arranged at a proper place in the toilet and the one-end cleaning nozzle portion arranged corresponding to the moving path of the stick cradle, and the other end communicating with the flush water tank of the toilet bowl. A washing means in which a branch pipe provided with a valve communicates with the urine collecting means, a urine testing means arranged so as to be movable up and down in correspondence with the movement path of the stick cradle, and corresponding to the washing nozzle and the urine nozzle. Urine automatic inspection device comprising waste liquid removing means that is deployed as a unit.