JPH0721496B2 - 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 to produce sugar, protein, occult blood in the urine or urobilin (reduced bilirubin 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., an easy-to-use urine sugar meter for home use and a urine automatic test device for group examinations used in hospitals, etc. There is.

FIG. 6 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 instrument main body 7, and a receiving / light emitting unit 71 of the reflection sensor at one end of the instrument main body 7. The holder receiving portion 72 is provided so that the stick holder 73 is detachably slidably fitted to the holder receiving portion 72. This stick holder
73 is provided with a window hole 74 corresponding to the light receiving / emitting surface 71, and a stick cover 75 is spring-loaded corresponding to the window hole 74,
By opening and closing the stick cover 75 against the spring,
A test paper stick (a plurality of test papers impregnated with a reagent attached to a resin sheet) 76 is sandwiched.

When measuring urine sugar, the person to be inspected impregnates the test paper surface 77 of the test paper stick 76 with urine, and after a predetermined time elapses, the test paper stick 76 is inserted and arranged at a position corresponding to the inspection unit.
That is, open the stick cover 75 and open the cover 75 and the window hole 74.
The test paper stick 76 is inserted between the two, the test paper surface 77 is positioned corresponding to the light receiving / light emitting surface 71, and the locking claw 78 of the cover 75 is locked to the engagement receiving portion 79 of the holder receiving portion 72. Then, light is emitted from the light emitting element of the inspection unit onto the test paper surface 77, the reflected light is received by the light receiving element, and the urine sugar value is detected based on the reaction light amount by 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 accommodates a plurality of test paper sticks 83a and feeds the sticks one by one to the inspection base plate 81.
The test paper storage cassette 83 provided with the urine collection pipe 84a and the base end of the urine collection pipe 84a are connected to the urine collection port 85a of the toilet bowl 85, and the urine dropping part 8 at the tip is connected.
Urine collecting means 84 which is fixed to the movable plate 86 which is movable forward and backward with the moving mechanism 86a and 4b, and a urine test means (reflection sensor) 87 which is fixed to the movable plate 86 and moves forward and backward with respect to the test base plate 81,
Connect the water faucet 88a to the branch pipe 84c of the urine collection pipe 84a with the solenoid valve 8
The cleaning means 88 is connected via 8b.

When measuring urinary sugar, the person to be inspected should take a urine sampling port (toilet) 85
Urinate to a. Urine is fed to the urine dropping portion 84b by the liquid feed pump 84d. At this time, the test paper stick 83a is conveyed from the cassette 83 to the inspection base plate 81, and the blank value on the test paper surface is optically read by the reflection sensor 87 located above. Then, after the moving plate 86 moves and a predetermined amount of urine is dropped from the urine dropping part 84b located on the test paper surface, the moving plate 86 returns to the original position and is colored by the reflection sensor 87 located on the test paper surface. The amount of reaction light is optically read, and the urine sugar value is detected in comparison with the blank value. In this state,
The urine dropping part 84b is positioned corresponding to the waste liquid part of the inspection base plate 81, and the remaining urine is drained and is drained from the waste liquid tray 89a to the waste liquid pipe (toilet bowl) 89b by the excess urine removal pipe 89. Furthermore, the test paper stick 83a that has completed the measurement is returned when the feeding mechanism 82 returns,
It is pushed into the used box. Then, when one measurement is completed, the solenoid valve 88b is activated and tap water is collected from the urine collection pipe 8
It is washed by flowing into 4a.

(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 above-mentioned urine automatic inspection device, the dirty and troublesome work of the urine sugar meter is eliminated, but the mechanism for automatically feeding the test strip stick from the cassette and the mechanism for disposing of the used test strip stick are complicated. It is easy to break down, the device is large and expensive, and there is a disadvantage that a large amount of work is required to equip a domestic toilet bowl.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to solve the above problems and to provide an automatic urine inspection device having a simple structure that can be easily installed in, for example, a domestic toilet bowl and can perform a clean urine test.

(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 urine test means that can be moved back and forth corresponding to the test-paper stick insertion part, and a urine nozzle part that corresponds to the test-paper stick insertion part. Urine collection means with the other end urine collection part arranged at a proper position in the toilet bowl, and one end washing nozzle part arranged corresponding to the test paper stick insertion part, and the other end pumps to the flush water cunk part of the toilet bowl. And a washing means in which a branch pipe provided with a valve is communicated with the urine collecting means.

In the urine automatic inspection apparatus having such a configuration, when the person to be measured inserts the test strip stick into the test strip stick insertion portion, for example, the insertion detection sensor provided in this insertion portion detects the insertion and opens / closes the urine collection opening portion. Open the department. Here, when the person to be inspected urinates to the toilet (urine collection port), urine is sprayed from the urine nozzle onto the test paper surface through the urine collection pipe. For example, a urine passage sensor is provided in this urine collection pipe, and when the passage of urine, that is, the execution of urine spray is detected, the opening / closing valve of the urine collection port is closed and the urine test sensor is driven. The mechanism is activated, the urine test sensor approaches the surface of the test paper, and the color reaction light amount is detected. After that, when the urine test sensor is retracted and returned to the original position, the pump of the cleaning means is operated, the cleaning water is pressure-fed from the cleaning water tank to the cleaning nozzle, and the test stick is sprayed and cleaned. Here, the person to be inspected takes out the washed test paper stick from the insertion portion and discards it. After this, the valve of the branch pipe and the opening / closing valve of the urine collection port are opened, the washing water flows through the branch pipe into the urine collection pipe, overflows from the urine nozzle and the urine collection port, and completely cleans the urine collecting means.

(E) Embodiment FIG. 4 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 test body 1 has therein a urine test means (urine test sensor) 3, a urine collecting means 4 and a cleaning means 5 which will be described later, and a measurement value (urine sugar value) display section 12 is provided on the case surface of the test body 1. A test strip stick insertion part 11 is provided at one end of the case, and an insertion detection sensor 13 for detecting the insertion of the test strip stick is provided inside the insertion part 11 (see FIG. 1). ).

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 urine test means 3 is provided inside the test body 1 and is arranged corresponding to the test-paper-stick insertion portion (test-paper surface 61 of the test-paper stick 6 to be inserted) 11. Urine test means 3
The sensor box 31 has a light-receiving / light-emitting surface of a built-in reflection sensor and a drive mechanism 32 for moving the sensor box 31 back and forth with respect to the test paper surface 61. The drive mechanism 32 is
A horizontal arm 33 is projected from the sensor box 31, and the horizontal arm 33 is fixed to the drive shaft 35 of the motor 34.
The sensor box 31 is set so as to be connected to the test piece 36 and to move back and forth with respect to the test paper surface 61 by the turning of the turning arm 36. In addition, as shown in FIG.
At the top of the tip of the (the side opposite to the horizontal arm 33), push-up shaft 38
When the sensor box 31 is advanced in the direction of the test paper surface 61, the opening / closing plate 17 that opens and closes the advance path is pushed upward to maintain the open state of the advance path. That is, only when the sensor box 31 is close to the test paper stick insertion portion 11, the opening / closing plate 14 is opened, and the liquid ejected from the washing nozzle 53 and the urine nozzle 43 causes the receiving / light emitting surface of the sensor box 31 to move. It is set to protect.

The urine collecting means 4 has a urine collecting port 4 at one end of the urine collecting pipe 41.
2. A urine nozzle 43 is provided at the other end, the urine collection port 42 is installed in the urine discharge part of the toilet bowl 2, and the urine nozzle 43 is arranged corresponding to the test paper stick insertion part (the position corresponding to the test paper surface 61) 11. There is. A urine collection pump 44 and a urine passage sensor 45 are provided in the urine collection pipe 41, and an opening / closing valve 46 is provided near the urine collection port 42.
Has been deployed.

In the cleaning means 5, one end 52 of the cleaning pipe 51 is inserted into the cleaning water tank portion 21 of the toilet 2 and a cleaning nozzle 53 is provided at the other end (tip end). It is arranged corresponding to the insertion portion (test paper surface 61) 11.
A washing pump 54 and a washing valve 55 are arranged in the central portion of the length of the washing pipe 51, a branch pipe 56 is branched from between the pump 54 and the valve 55, and a branch valve 57 is arranged in the branch pipe 56. , Is connected to the urine collection pipe 41. That is, the washing nozzle 53 and the urine nozzle 43 are arranged vertically opposite to the test paper surface 61 with the sensor box 31 sandwiched therebetween. Below the washing nozzle 53 and the urine nozzle 43, as shown in FIG. As shown, the waste liquid trays 15 are arranged correspondingly.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged perspective view showing the positional relationship between the waste liquid tray 15 and the toilet bowl 2.

The waste liquid tray 15 has a tip portion pulled out from the inspection main body 1 and a notch concave portion provided at an appropriate position on the upper peripheral edge portion 22 of the toilet bowl 2.
It is set so that it is fitted inside 23 and covered by the toilet seat 24.

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a specific processing operation of the automatic urine testing apparatus of the embodiment.

Although not shown, the urine collecting means (urine collecting pump 44) 4, the urine testing means (drive motor 34) 3, the cleaning means (cleaning pump 54) 5, and the test strip insertion detection sensor 13 are electrically connected and controlled. The drive is controlled by the unit.

In addition, a detection sensor (reflective sensor) that detects sitting when the person to be inspected sits on the toilet 2 is provided at an appropriate position of the toilet 2 (not shown).

Now, when the person to be measured sits down on the toilet 2, the detection sensor detects the seating and enters the measurement standby state [step (hereinafter referred to as “ST”
1). Then, the start switch is turned on, that is, the opening / closing valve 46 of the urine collecting means (urine collecting port 42) 4 is opened (ST
2). Here, the person to be inspected urinates to the toilet bowl (urine collection port 42) 2 (ST3). Subsequently, when the test paper stick 6 is inserted into the test stick insertion portion 11 (ST4), the insertion detection sensor 13
Detects the insertion, the motor 33 is driven by this detection output, the sensor box 31 moves forward and pushes up the opening / closing plate 14,
After approaching the test paper surface 61 and reading the blank value of the test paper surface 61, the test paper surface 61 is returned to the original position. Then, the urine collection pump 44 is driven, and the urine stored in the urine collection port 42 is sucked into the urine nozzle 43 through the urine collection pipe 41 and sprayed on the test paper surface 61. At this time, the urine passage sensor 45 detects passage of urine and closes the on-off valve 46, and the sensor box 31 moves forward again to approach the test paper surface 61, and the color reaction light amount is read and compared with the blank value. The urinary sugar value is detected at and the measurement result is displayed on the display unit 12 (ST5). When the sensor box 31 that has completed the measurement returns to the original position, that is, when the opening / closing plate 14 blocks the communication between the sensor box 31 and the test paper surface 61, the cleaning valve 55
Is opened, the cleaning pump 54 is operated, the cleaning water flows from the cleaning water tank 21 through the cleaning pipe 51, and the cleaning nozzle 53 sprays and cleans the test paper stick (test paper surface 61) 6. Thereafter, the person to be inspected takes out the washed and clean test paper stick 6 from the insertion portion 11 and discards it in the waste box (ST6).

Then, when the person to be inspected is separated from the toilet bowl 2 (ST7), the detection sensor (reflection sensor) detects this and opens the opening / closing valve 46 of the urine collecting means 4 and the branch valve 57 of the branch pipe 56. Then, the washing water flows through the washing pipe 51 and the branch pipe 56 to the urine collecting pipe 41, overflows from the urine nozzle 43 and the urine collecting port 42, and is washed. The cleaning plate ejected from the urine nozzle 43 flows to the lower waste liquid tray 15 and flows out from the waste liquid tray 15 into the toilet 2, and then the on-off valve 46 is closed to wait for the next measurement.

(F) Effect of the Invention According to the present invention, as described above, the base end of the urine collecting pipe is arranged corresponding to the urine collecting part in the toilet bowl, and the tip urine nozzle is arranged corresponding to the test paper stick inserting part, respectively, and the base end of the washing pipe is arranged. Part is connected to the wash water tank, the tip washing nozzle is arranged corresponding to the test paper stick insertion part, and the urine test means is moved forward and backward with respect to the test paper stick insertion part. Urine test is automatically executed just by inserting it into the test paper stick insertion part of the test body, and the test paper stick that has finished the test is automatically washed, so it is extremely difficult to dispose of the used test paper stick. It is hygienic.

Further, since the inspection main body of the present invention has a simple structure by omitting a complicated mechanism such as a test paper stick cassette and a test paper stick feeding means, it is possible to achieve downsizing of the device.
And there are few breakdowns. Moreover, in the present invention, since the test paper stick and the urine collecting means are washed using the wash water tank of the toilet bowl, large-scale construction such as connecting a water tap separately to the washing pipe as in the conventional case is required. It is possible to provide a simple and inexpensive automatic urine test apparatus that does not require the above, and 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 an embodiment, FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of an inspection body, and FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view showing a relationship between a waste liquid tray of the inspection body and a toilet bowl. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a urine automatic inspection apparatus according to the embodiment, and FIG.
FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a specific processing operation of the urine automatic inspection device of the embodiment, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a conventional urine sugar meter, and FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a conventional urine automatic inspection device. is there. 1: Test body, 2: Toilet bowl, 3: Urine test means, 4: Urine collection means, 5: Washing means, 11: Test strip insertion part, 43: Urine nozzle, 53: Washing nozzle, 54: Pump, 56: Branch pipe .

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── 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 urine tester capable of advancing and retreating arranged corresponding to the test-paper stick insertion part, and a urine nozzle part arranged at one end corresponding to the test-paper stick insertion part. Then, the other end urine collection means with the urine collection port located at the proper place in the toilet and the one end washing nozzle part corresponding to the test paper stick insertion part, and the other end through the pump to the flush water cunk part of the toilet bowl. An automatic urine testing apparatus comprising: a washing means that communicates with a branch pipe having a valve and communicates with the urine collecting means.