JP4191851B2 - Ear thermometer - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an ear-type thermometer that can measure the eardrum temperature without contact.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Originally, the ear-type thermometer detects the temperature of the eardrum, which is said to share the blood flow with the hypothalamus, the body temperature center, and well reflects the deep body temperature of the human body. Is used to measure instantaneously. A conventional ear-type thermometer inserts a portion called a probe into the ear canal, and detects the infrared rays emitted from the infrared sensor by an infrared sensor, and the measurement is completed in about one second. Some detect peaks.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The conventional ear thermometer has a problem that the reproducibility of the measured value is low. In other words, the external auditory canal of the human body is very different from individual to individual, and it is thin or bent. It is difficult to capture infrared rays emitted from the eardrum simply by inserting an ear thermometer probe into the ear canal. .
[0004]
In this case, simply detecting the peak of the body temperature in the ear canal within the measurement time is merely the peak temperature of the ear canal. Also, when viewing the ear canal, when the room temperature is low, it is cooled to the outside air or cooled by a probe having a low temperature, and as a result, the measurement temperature is affected by the room temperature.
[0005]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The present invention provides an ear-type thermometer with high reproducibility of measurement values by measuring time determining means for determining the measurement time to determine the measurement time by adding or subtracting the time according to room temperature to the reference time.
Further, the measurement time determining means re-determines the measurement time at the room temperature when the measurement interval of the body temperature in the ear canal is more than a predetermined time.
Alternatively, the measurement time determination means includes a measurement value storage means for storing a measurement value of the body temperature value of the ear canal in which the measurement interval of the body temperature in the ear canal is less than a predetermined time, and the highest value stored in the measurement value storage means and the current value The measurement maximum value comparison means for comparing the measured value of the body temperature in the ear canal is provided, and the measurement time is extended when the measured value of the body temperature in the ear canal is lower than the predetermined value than the maximum value stored in the measured value storage means. .
Alternatively, the measurement time determining means changes the measurement time according to the number of measurements stored in the measurement number storage means for storing the number of measurements where the measurement interval of the body temperature in the ear canal is less than a predetermined time.
[0006]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
The present invention provides an ear-type thermometer with high reproducibility of measurement values by measuring time determining means for determining the measurement time to determine the measurement time by adding or subtracting the time according to room temperature to the reference time.
[0007]
According to the first aspect of the present invention, the measurement time determining means is configured such that when the measurement interval of the body temperature in the ear canal is more than a predetermined time, the measurement time is re-determined at the room temperature at that time, and the measurement time interval is long. In some cases, the ear thermometer is capable of accurate measurement.
[0008]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the measurement time determination means extends the measurement time when the current measurement value of the body temperature in the ear canal is lower than a predetermined value than the maximum value stored in the measurement value storage means. When this measurement does not accurately capture the direction of the eardrum, the ear thermometer is capable of extending the measurement time and performing an accurate measurement.
[0009]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, the measurement time determining means changes the measurement time in accordance with the number of measurements stored in the measurement number storage means for storing the number of measurements where the measurement interval of the body temperature in the ear canal is less than a predetermined time. Thus, the ear thermometer is capable of accurate measurement in a short time as the number of measurements is repeated.
[0010]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the measurement time determining means extends the measurement time when the measured value of the body temperature in the ear canal is lower than a predetermined value, that is, when the direction of the probe is not the direction of the eardrum. It is a reliable ear thermometer.
[0011]
The invention described in claim 5 comprises ear canal body temperature value correction notifying means, and the ear canal body temperature value correction notifying means is used when the current measurement value is higher than a maximum value stored in the measurement value storage means by a predetermined value or more. Thus, the earphone thermometer can correct the direction of the eardrum and perform accurate measurement by correcting and notifying the measured value as the body temperature value in the ear canal.
[0012]
【Example】
(Example 1)
The first embodiment of the present invention will be described below. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment. The main body 1 (hereinafter simply referred to as the main body 1) of the ear-type thermometer of the present embodiment includes a probe 2 that guides infrared rays emitted from the human body to the main body 1 when inserted into the ear canal, and an amount of infrared rays guided by the probe 2. The body temperature measuring means 3 for measuring the temperature in the ear canal, the measuring time determining means 4, the notifying means 5, and the power on / off switch 6 are provided. Each time the power on / off switch 6 is pressed, the power supply to the ear canal body temperature measuring means 3, the measurement time determining means 4 and the notification means 5 is repeatedly turned on and off. The ear hole body temperature measuring means 3 includes an infrared sensor 7, a shielding plate 8 that opens and closes a light receiving window of the infrared sensor 7, a shielding plate driving means 9 that drives the shielding plate 8, and an infrared sensor that detects the temperature of the infrared sensor 7. An element temperature detecting means 10, an ear canal temperature calculating means 11 for calculating the temperature in the ear canal from a signal of the infrared sensor 7 and a detection temperature of the infrared sensor element temperature detecting means 10, and an ear canal temperature calculating means 11 within the measurement time. Is comprised of a peak hold means 12 that holds the maximum temperature of the body temperature of the ear canal or the value that is approximately proportional to the body temperature of the ear canal and a measurement switch 13. Since the output of the infrared sensor 7 is always lost when receiving infrared rays, the output is obtained by periodically repeating shielding and opening.
[0013]
The infrared sensor element temperature detecting means 10 detects the temperature of the element itself of the infrared sensor 7, but in this embodiment, in particular, the infrared sensor element temperature detecting means 10 is disposed in a place that is not easily affected by the temperature of the hand held by the user. ing. For this reason, it also serves as a room temperature measuring means for measuring the room temperature.
[0014]
Further, the state of the power on / off switch 6 is input to the measurement time determining means 4. The notification means 5 is constituted by a liquid crystal display unit and a buzzer sound blowing unit.
[0015]
Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When the user presses the power on / off switch 6 to turn on the main body 1, the measurement time determining means 4 first turns on when the power on / off switch 6 is pressed in the power off state. Is detected. Next, the temperature signal detected by the infrared sensor element temperature detecting means 10 is confirmed. At this time, since the infrared sensor element temperature detecting means 10 is disposed in a place that is not easily affected by the temperature of the hand held by the user at the time of measurement, the detected temperature is almost equal to room temperature immediately after the power is turned on. . The measurement time determination means 4 processes the temperature detected by the infrared sensor element temperature detection means 10 as room temperature. That is, the measurement time is determined by adding or subtracting the time corresponding to the room temperature to the reference time, and is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit constituting the notification means 6. For example, if the reference time is 15 seconds and the room temperature is 30 ° C., it is determined as -5 seconds for 10 seconds, and if the room temperature is 10 ° C., it is determined as +5 seconds for 20 seconds, etc., and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit.
[0016]
The reference time is determined by experiment. That is, the time until the peak value of the body temperature in the ear canal is not updated by having a plurality of subjects rotate the inside of the ear canal slowly using the probe 2 at the reference room temperature (23 ° C. in the present embodiment). Is. That is, the body temperature in the ear canal that is peak-held when the inside of the ear canal is rotated during this period has a very high correlation with the temperature of other parts such as the sublingual temperature measured at the same time. That is, the direction of the eardrum can be reliably captured. In other words, the measurement time is set so that a highly reproducible and stable body temperature in the ear canal is obtained.
[0017]
Further, the time for adjusting the reference time in accordance with the room temperature is similarly determined by experiment. That is, when the body temperature in the ear canal is measured by using the probe 2 for a plurality of subjects, the adjustment time is determined from the time limit during which the measured body temperature in the ear canal is not affected by room temperature. .
[0018]
After confirming the displayed measurement time, the user inserts the probe 2 into the ear canal and presses the measurement switch 13 to measure the body temperature. That is, until the measurement time ends, the direction of the probe 2 is gradually changed in different directions so as to draw various trajectories. In other words, the direction of the eardrum is captured during this time. During this time, the ear canal body temperature measuring means 4 measures the body temperature in the ear canal. That is, when the measurement switch 13 is pressed, the measurement time determining unit 4 drives the shielding plate 8 by the shielding plate driving unit 9 to open and close the light receiving window of the infrared sensor 7. Infrared rays radiated from the ear canal guided by the probe 2 are detected by the infrared sensor 7 by opening and closing the shielding plate 8. Since the output amount of the infrared sensor 7 is regulated by the temperature of the infrared sensor element itself, the ear canal body temperature calculating means 11 detects the output amount of the infrared sensor 7 and the infrared sensor element temperature detecting means 10. The body temperature in the ear canal is calculated from the temperature of the infrared sensor element. The calculation of the body temperature in the ear canal is repeatedly performed at regular time intervals. The peak hold means 12 stores the calculated maximum value.
[0019]
The ear canal body temperature calculating means 11 stops the operation after the shielding plate 8 is closed by the shielding plate driving means 9 at the time when the measurement time previously displayed on the liquid crystal display unit constituting the notification means 5 is completed. Then, a buzzer sounding unit constituting the notification means 5 is caused to sound a measurement end sound. At the same time, the maximum value held by the peak hold means 12 is displayed on the liquid crystal display section constituting the notification means 5 as the body temperature in the ear canal.
[0020]
When the user does not continuously measure the body temperature in the ear canal, the user presses the power on / off switch 6 to turn off the power.
[0021]
In this embodiment, the room temperature measuring means for measuring the room temperature is also used as the infrared sensor element temperature detecting means 10, but it may be provided separately. Further, although the notification of the measurement time is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit, it may be notified by voice. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the value calculated during the measurement time by the ear canal body temperature calculating means 11 is also the same as the ear canal temperature at the end of the measurement, but may be an approximate value of the ear canal temperature during the measurement time.
[0022]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the time for the user to search for the eardrum direction is secured, and the eardrum peripheral part cooled by the probe inserted into the ear canal is also temperature-recovered to some extent even when measuring at a low temperature. Thus, an ear-type thermometer that achieves good measurement reproducibility even when the direction directed by the user and the direction of the eardrum are slightly shifted is realized by measuring the body temperature in the ear canal while ensuring the time to perform.
[0023]
(Example 2)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment. In this embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the first embodiment, the ear canal body temperature comparing means 14 is provided.
[0024]
Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The user presses the power on / off switch 6 to turn on the main body 1, confirms the display of the measurement time determined by the measurement time determination means 4, inserts the probe 2 into the ear canal, and sets the measurement switch 13. This is the same as in the first embodiment until the measurement of the measurement time determined by the measurement time determination means 4 before the measurement is completed. At that time, the intraauricular body temperature comparing means 14 compares the maximum value held by the peak holding means 12 with a predetermined value, that is, 35.0 ° C. in this embodiment. As a result of the comparison, when the maximum value is 35.0 ° C. or higher, the measurement time determining unit 4 stops the operation after the shielding plate 8 is closed by the shielding plate driving unit 9. At the same time, a buzzer sounding unit constituting the notification unit 5 emits a beep and a measurement end sound, and the maximum value held by the peak hold unit 12 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit constituting the notification unit 6 as the body temperature in the ear canal.
[0025]
As a result of the comparison, when the maximum value is lower than 35.0 ° C., the measurement time determination means 4 further extends the measurement time in units of 5 seconds, and the maximum value is 35.0 ° C. or more again after 5 seconds. When the temperature reaches 35.0 ° C. or higher, the operation is stopped after the shielding plate 8 is closed by the shielding plate driving means 9, and the buzzer sounding part constituting the notification means 6 makes a beep and measurement end sound. And the maximum value held by the peak hold means 12 is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit constituting the notification means 6 as the body temperature in the ear canal. At this time, even when the extension is repeated in units of 5 seconds, the sum of the measurement time and the extension time notified first does not exceed a predetermined time (1 minute in this embodiment).
[0026]
In the present embodiment, the measurement time extension timing is set to the time when the measurement time notified before the measurement has elapsed, but it may be extended from the next measurement. In this embodiment, the time is extended until the predetermined value or more is reached. However, after the extended time elapses, an error display or the like may be performed without further extending the measurement time.
[0027]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, when the probe 2 is not clearly oriented in the direction of the eardrum, an ear-type thermometer capable of measuring with high reliability by extending the measurement time is realized. It is.
[0028]
(Example 3)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment. In this embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the second embodiment, a time measuring means 15 is provided.
[0029]
Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The user presses the power on / off switch 6 to turn on the main body 1, confirms the display of the measurement time determined by the measurement time determination means 4, inserts the probe 2 into the ear canal, and sets the measurement switch 13. It is the same as in Example 2 that the measurement is completed once by pressing. The time measuring means 15 measures the time interval after the power on / off switch 6 is pressed. When the measurement switch 13 is pushed and a new measurement is started, if the time interval counted by the time measuring unit 15 is more than 10 minutes, the measurement time determining unit 4 inputs the room temperature at that time, that is, at that time. The measurement time is redetermined according to the detected temperature detected by the infrared sensor element temperature detecting means 10 and is displayed on the liquid crystal display section constituting the notifying means 5. That is, this condition is determined on the assumption that a plurality of persons measure body temperature using the ear thermometer of the present embodiment. In other words, when the next person performs the body temperature measurement after the time of the body temperature measurement is first performed for 10 minutes or more, the infrared sensor element temperature detecting means 10 input at that time detects the temperature. The measurement time is re-determined according to the detected temperature and displayed on the liquid crystal display unit constituting the notification means 5. At this time, the time measuring means 15 resets the time measurement and newly starts time measurement. Further, when the user presses the power on / off switch 6 to turn off the power of the main body 1, the time measuring means 15 stops timing.
[0030]
In this embodiment, the time interval for re-determination by the measurement time determining means is 10 minutes or more, but may be any time interval. The time interval may be changed according to the room temperature. In this embodiment, the time measured by the time measuring means 15 is the elapsed time after the power on / off switch 6 is pressed, but may be the elapsed time after the measurement switch 13 is pressed.
[0031]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the ear thermometer can cope with a change in room temperature while the measurement interval of the body temperature in the ear canal is open for a predetermined time.
[0032]
Example 4
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the operation of this embodiment. In the present embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the third embodiment, a measurement value storage means 16 and a measurement maximum value comparison means 17 for storing the measurement values of the body temperature values in the ear canal in which the measurement interval of the body temperature in the ear canal is less than a predetermined time are provided. It is what.
[0033]
Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described. When the user presses the power on / off switch 6 to turn on the main body 1, the time measuring means 15 resets and starts the measurement interval management timer (steps 1 and 2). The measurement time determination means 4 determines and notifies the measurement time according to the room temperature at this time (step 3). The user confirms the display of the determined measurement time, inserts the probe 2 into the ear canal, and presses the measurement switch 13 to complete the same measurement as in the third embodiment. Thereafter, the measured value storage means 16 stores the measured values for each time. Next, when the user performs measurement by pressing the measurement switch 13 again within less than 10 minutes, the measurement time determination unit 4 performs the following operation when the measurement time determined before measurement has elapsed (step 6). That is, the measurement time determination unit 4 performs the following operation when the maximum value held by the peak hold unit 12 is 35.0 ° C. or higher (step 7). That is, the maximum measurement value comparison means 17 compares the maximum value of the previous measurement values stored in the measurement value storage means 16 with the current value being higher or lower, but the difference is 0. When the temperature is below 2 ° C., the measurement time determining means 4 stops the operation after the shielding plate 8 is closed by the shielding plate driving means 9 at that time, and the buzzer sounding part constituting the notification means 6 A measurement end sound is sounded, and the maximum value held by the peak hold means 12 is displayed on the liquid crystal display section of the notification means 6 as the body temperature in the ear canal and stored in the measurement value storage means 16 (steps 8 and 12). .
[0034]
If the current value is lower by 0.2 ° C. or more compared to the highest measured value stored in the measured value storage means 16 by the measured maximum value comparing means 17, that is, the ear hole already searched for. When the direction of the inner eardrum is not accurately captured in the current measurement, the measurement time determination unit 4 further extends the measurement time in units of 5 seconds. (Steps 8 and 9) At the time when 5 seconds have elapsed, the measurement maximum value comparison means 17 again sets the current measurement value and the maximum value of the previous measurement values stored in the measurement value storage means 16. Make a comparison. At this time, if the current measured value is greater than or equal to the highest value of the measured value, or the current measured value is lower but the difference is 0.2 ° C. or less, the shielding plate 8 is moved by the shielding plate driving means 9. The operation is stopped after the closed state, the beeper and the measurement end sound are sounded by the buzzer sounding portion constituting the notifying means 6, and the notifying means 6 is configured with the highest value held by the peak hold means 12 as the body temperature in the ear canal. Displayed on the LCD.
[0035]
When the maximum value held by the peak hold means 12 is 35.0 ° C. or less, the measurement time determination means 4 performs the above operation after first performing a measurement time extension operation in units of 5 seconds. At this time, even when the extension is repeated in units of 5 seconds, the sum of the measurement time and the extension time notified first does not exceed a predetermined time (1 minute in this embodiment). If the target body temperature in the ear canal is not obtained even after 1 minute, the operation is stopped after the shielding plate 8 is closed by the shielding plate driving means 9, and the buzzer sounding portion constituting the notification means 6 A measurement end sound is sounded, an error is displayed, and the highest value held by the peak hold means 12 is displayed on the liquid crystal display section constituting the notification means 6 as the body temperature in the ear canal (steps 10 to 12).
[0036]
In the present embodiment, the measurement time extension timing is set to the time when the measurement time notified before the measurement has elapsed, but it may be extended from the next measurement. Further, in this embodiment, the time is extended until it falls below −0.2 ° C. compared with the maximum measured value stored in the measured value storage means. It is possible to display an error or the like without extending.
[0037]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, an ear thermometer with improved reliability and measurement reproducibility of a measured value is realized by coping with a case where the eardrum direction already found is not captured in this measurement. .
[0038]
(Example 5)
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment. In the present embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the fourth embodiment, an intraauricular body temperature value correction notification means 18 is provided.
[0039]
Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The user presses the power on / off switch 6 to turn on the main body 1, presses the measurement switch 13, measures the body temperature in the ear canal, and the measurement maximum value comparison means 17 is stored in the measurement value storage means 16. The operation up to the determination of whether or not to extend the measurement time compared to the maximum value of the measured values up to that point is the same as in the fourth embodiment. As a result of comparison by the measurement maximum value comparison means 17, when the current value is higher than the maximum value of the previous measurement values stored in the measurement value storage means 16 by a predetermined value (0.2 ° C. in this embodiment) or more The measuring time determining means 4 makes a beep and a measurement end sound at the buzzer sounding part constituting the notifying means 5, and constitutes the notifying means 6 with the highest value held by the peak holding means 12 as the body temperature in the ear canal. The measured value is displayed on the liquid crystal display unit, and the measured value at this time is stored in the measured value storage means 16. Further, the ear canal body temperature value correction notifying means 18 emits a beeping sound at the buzzer sounding part constituting the notifying means 5 and blinks the value displayed on the liquid crystal display part constituting the notifying means 5 for a certain period of time.
[0040]
In this embodiment, when the temperature of the ear canal is corrected by 0.2 ° C. or higher than the maximum value of the previous measured values stored in the measured value storage means, the correction of the temperature in the ear canal is performed. Any value such as a standard deviation value may be used. Further, in this embodiment, the buzzer sounding unit emits a beeping sound and the value displayed on the liquid crystal display unit blinks for a certain time to notify the correction, but it may be notified by voice or the like.
[0041]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the ear thermometer is improved in the reliability of the measured value that can find the correct eardrum direction even if the direction that the user previously thought was the eardrum direction is wrong.
[0042]
(Example 6)
Next, a sixth embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of this embodiment. In the present embodiment, in addition to the configuration of the fifth embodiment, a measurement number storage means 19 is provided.
[0043]
Hereinafter, the operation of this embodiment will be described. The user presses the power on / off switch 6 to turn on the main body 1, presses the measurement switch 13, measures the body temperature in the ear canal, and the measurement maximum value comparison means 17 is stored in the measurement value storage means 16. Decide whether or not to extend the measurement time compared with the maximum value of the measured values so far, and notify the correction of the body temperature value in the ear canal as necessary, and the operation until one measurement is completed This is the same as in Example 5. The measurement number storage means 19 stores the number of times the measurement switch 13 is pressed, that is, the number of measurements of the body temperature in the ear canal, only when the measurement interval timed by the time measurement means 15 is less than 10 minutes. The number-of-measurements storage unit 19 resets the stored number of measurements when the measurement interval timed by the time measuring unit 15 reaches 10 minutes or more.
[0044]
When the measurement switch 13 is pressed and the initial measurement time is determined, the measurement time determination unit 4 decreases the initial measurement time according to the number of measurements stored in the measurement number storage unit 19. That is, if the first measurement time determined by the measurement time determining means 4 according to the room temperature is 15 seconds, the second time is determined to be 12 seconds, the third time and thereafter are determined to be 10 seconds, and the notification is made. Of course, the operation relating to the extension of the measurement time after the initial measurement time has elapsed is the same as in the fifth embodiment.
[0045]
In this embodiment, the time to be reduced according to the number of measurements stored in the measurement number storage means is individually determined according to the number of times, but may be reduced according to the function of the number of times.
[0046]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to obtain a highly reliable measurement value in a short time according to the practice effect by repeating the number of measurements, the speed of the ear canal expansion and the temperature recovery in the ear canal. The ear-type thermometer is an ear-type thermometer designed to raise awareness for users to obtain highly reliable measurement values.
[0047]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention comprises an ear canal body temperature measuring means for measuring an ear canal body temperature, a measurement time determining means for determining a measurement time, and a notifying means for notifying a measurement result, wherein the ear canal body temperature measuring means is within the measurement time. The ear temperature in the ear canal is peak-holded, and the measurement time determination means realizes an ear thermometer with high reproducibility of measurement values as a configuration for determining the measurement time by adding or subtracting the time corresponding to the room temperature to the reference time It is.
[0048]
In the first aspect of the invention, when the measurement time determination means is configured to re-determine the measurement time at room temperature when the measurement interval of the body temperature in the ear canal is vacant for a predetermined time or more, the measurement time interval is long In addition, an ear-type thermometer capable of accurate measurement can be realized.
[0049]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the measurement time determination means is stored in the measurement value storage means for storing the measurement value of the body temperature value in the ear canal in which the measurement interval of the body temperature in the ear canal is less than a predetermined time, and is stored in the measurement value storage means. The highest measured value comparison means that compares the highest measured value and the current measured temperature of the ear canal temperature, and the measured value of the current temperature in the ear canal is greater than or equal to a predetermined value from the highest value stored in the measured value storage means When the measurement time is low, the measurement time is extended, and if the current measurement does not accurately capture the direction of the eardrum, the ear thermometer can be realized by extending the measurement time and performing an accurate measurement.
[0050]
The invention described in claim 3 is configured such that the measurement time determining means changes the measurement time in accordance with the number of measurements stored in the measurement number storage means for storing the number of measurements where the measurement interval of the body temperature in the ear canal is less than a predetermined time. As described above, an ear-type thermometer capable of performing accurate measurement in a short time as the number of measurements is repeated is realized.
[0051]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the measurement time determining means extends the measurement time when the measured value of the body temperature in the ear canal is lower than a predetermined value, and extends the measurement time when the direction of the probe is not the direction of the eardrum. Thus, an ear-type thermometer with high reliability of measurement values is realized.
[0052]
The invention described in claim 5 comprises ear canal body temperature value correction notifying means, and the ear canal body temperature value correction notifying means is used when the current measurement value is higher than a maximum value stored in the measurement value storage means by a predetermined value or more. As a configuration for notifying and correcting the current measurement value as the body temperature value in the ear canal, an ear thermometer capable of correctly correcting the direction of the eardrum and performing accurate measurement is realized.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an ear thermometer according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an ear thermometer according to a second embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an ear thermometer according to a third embodiment. FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an ear thermometer according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an ear thermometer according to the fourth embodiment. FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the configuration of an ear thermometer according to the fifth embodiment. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the ear thermometer according to the sixth embodiment. Block diagram showing [Description of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Main body 2 Probe 3 Ear hole body temperature measurement means 4 Measurement time determination means 5 Notification means 6 Power on / off switch 7 Infrared sensor 8 Shield plate 9 Shield plate drive means 10 Infrared sensor element temperature detection means 11 Ear hole body temperature calculation means 12 Peak Hold means 13 Measurement switch 14 Ear hole body temperature comparison means 15 Timekeeping means 16 Measurement value storage means 17 Measurement maximum value comparison means 18 Ear hole body temperature correction notification means 19 Measurement frequency storage means

Claims (5)

An ear canal body temperature measuring means for measuring an ear canal body temperature, a measurement time determining means for determining a measurement time, and a notifying means for notifying a measurement result, wherein the ear canal body temperature measuring means includes an ear canal body temperature within the measurement time. The measurement time determination means is an ear thermometer that determines the measurement time by adding or subtracting a time according to room temperature to a reference time, and the measurement time determination means has a measurement interval of body temperature in the ear canal. when open for more than a predetermined time, the ear thermometer redetermine the measuring time at room temperature at that time. An ear canal body temperature measuring means for measuring the body temperature in the ear canal, a measurement time determining means for determining the measurement time, and a notifying means for notifying the measurement result, the ear canal body temperature measuring means, the body temperature in the ear canal within the measurement time The measurement time determination means is an ear thermometer that determines the measurement time by adding or subtracting a time according to room temperature to a reference time, and the measurement time determination means has a measurement interval of body temperature in the ear canal. Measurement value storage means for storing the measured value of the body temperature value in the ear canal for less than a predetermined time, and measurement maximum value comparison means for comparing the highest value stored in the measurement value storage means with the current measured value of the body temperature in the ear canal the provided, ear thermometers measure of this ear hole temperature than the highest value stored in the measured value storing means you extend the measurement time is lower than a predetermined value. An ear canal body temperature measuring means for measuring an ear canal body temperature, a measurement time determining means for determining a measurement time, and a notifying means for notifying a measurement result, wherein the ear canal body temperature measuring means includes an ear canal body temperature within the measurement time. The measurement time determination means is an ear thermometer that determines the measurement time by adding or subtracting a time according to room temperature to a reference time, and the measurement time determination means has a measurement interval of body temperature in the ear canal. ear thermometer measuring frequency storage means for storing a number of measurement times of less than a predetermined time Ru changing the measurement time depending on the number of measurements stored. The ear-type thermometer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the measurement time determining means extends the measurement time when the measured value of the body temperature in the ear canal is lower than a predetermined value.   The ear canal body temperature value correction notifying means includes the ear canal body temperature value correction notifying means, and when the current measurement value is higher than a maximum value stored in the measurement value storing means by a predetermined value or more, the current measurement value is not detected. The ear-type thermometer according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein a correction notification is made as a value.

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