JPH0435172B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to an optometry apparatus that includes optometry instruments on a table.

【0002】

[Conventional technology]

Opticians and other establishments often do not have a large space, so when installing a subjective optometry device or a table for consulting,
I often struggle with its placement.

[0003] In order to solve such problems, it is conceivable to use a table with a built-in optometry instrument in an optical shop or the like to effectively utilize the space inside the shop.

[0004]

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In this case, in order to select eyeglass frames and lenses, materials such as pamphlets and catalogs for eyeglass frames and lenses are spread out on a table, and the customer (examiner) and store clerk (examiner) look at them. Consulting is often involved. This kind of consulting is often done while the customer and the store staff are pointing at catalogs, etc., so it is best to do it in a narrow space in the center of the table.

[0005] It is preferable that such eye examinations and consulting can be performed by narrowing the center of the table, with the customer and the clerk sitting facing each other without moving.

[0006] Furthermore, when selecting a frame, a final check is performed using a trial frame, so it must be done in a place where there is space to place a plurality of trial lenses. Moreover, in this case, it would be good to be able to select a frame while putting on a trial frame and seeing how it goes for a while. In this case as well, it would be good to be able to do it on the same table as the eye exam.

[0007] Therefore, the present invention is an optometry system in which the optometry space and the consulting space are the same so that the final check, consultation, frame selection, etc. can be performed using the trial frame without the patient moving. The purpose is to provide equipment.

【0008】

[Means to solve the problem]

To achieve this purpose, an optometry apparatus includes a table used for consulting and an optometry instrument installed at a retracted position other than in front of the subject's eye on the table, wherein the instrument is moved to the retracted position via a moving means. It is characterized by being movable between the position and the table center position.

[0009]

【Example】

The present invention will be explained below based on the drawings.

[0010] FIGS. 1 and 2 are diagrams of an optometry apparatus showing a first embodiment of the present invention. First, let me explain the configuration.
In the figure, 1 is a chair on which a subject sits, and 3 is an optometry table installed in front of the chair 1. 10 is a mounting table,
It is composed of a frame 11 and a carrier 15.

[0011] The frame 11, which has a disk shape, has a horizontal axis 11a.
It is rotatably attached to. This frame 11
A plurality of carriers 15 having rotatable support points 13 spaced apart from each other are provided on the same circumference sufficiently far from the center of the carrier.

[0012] The carrier 15 has a substantially L-shaped cross section,
A groove-like guide rail 15b is provided on the horizontal carrier table 15a, and an instrument 7 such as a refractometer or a vision tester is mounted via a moving table 5.

[0013] As shown in FIG. 2, the instrument 7 is fixed on the moving table 5 with bolts or the like, and
A moving table 5 is mounted so that its wheels 9 are guided by guide rails 15b of a carrier table 15a.

[0014] In addition, a stopper (not shown) is provided to prevent the movable table 5 from moving except when pulled out to the optometry table 3. In this way, the carrier 15 always supports the instruments 7 horizontally, and the mounting table arranges the instruments 7 in a vertical plane.

[0015] A moving means for moving and installing the instrument 7 in front of the subject's eyes is composed of a moving table 5 and a rail 3a provided on the optometry table 3.

[0016] The frame 11 does not have to be disc-shaped and may be radial. However, here, the disc-shaped frame 11 is used as a driven vehicle that receives driving force. That is, a chain, a rope, a belt, or the like is hung on the frame 11 as a driven vehicle, which is hung from a motor 17 to a prime mover 21 connected via a gearbox 19.

[0017] The frame 11, carrier 15, instrument 7, etc. are housed in a retracted position excluding the area in front of the subject's eye, that is, in a housing 23 shown by a two-dot chain line.

[0018] A method of using the optometry apparatus having such a configuration will be described.

[0019] After having the subject sit on the chair 1, the operator takes out the instrument 7 from the housing 23 in accordance with the content of the examination. Therefore, when a switch (not shown) is pressed, the motor 17
is driven, and the decelerated prime mover 21 is attached to the frame 11.
Rotate.

[0020] The instrument 7 on the carrier 15, which is suspended from the frame 11 via the fishing fulcrum 13, always passes in front of the optometry table 3 while being supported horizontally. At this time, the rotation of the frame 11 is stopped so that the desired instrument 7 corresponds to the optometry table 3, and the rail 3a of the optometry table 3 and the rail 15b of the carrier table 15a are aligned. In this state, the moving table 5 on the carrier table 15a is
It becomes possible to move left and right on the optometry table 3 along the line a.

[0021] Therefore, in this state, the stopper (not shown) is removed, and the instrument 7 is pulled out onto the optometry table 3, and the movable table 5 is pulled out and placed on the optometry table 3 on the rail 3a.

[0022] When the use of the instrument 7 is finished, the instrument 7 is placed on the carrier table 15a by moving it toward the housing 23, which is the retracted position of the instrument 7 on the optometry table 3, and moved to the side of the optometry table 3. It is stored in the housing 23 (retracted position) of the section. Furthermore, when it is desired to use another instrument 7, the same procedure can be followed.

[0023] FIGS. 3 and 4 are diagrams of an optometric apparatus showing a second embodiment of the present invention. In the drawings, parts or members that are the same or equivalent to those in the first embodiment are given the same reference numerals and redundant explanations will be omitted.

【0024】 First, this configuration will be explained.

[0025] 30 is a mounting table, and four pillars 31 inside the housing 23
The case 33 moves up and down while being guided by the case 33, and has at least two partitioned spaces 25 formed therein for arranging and storing the instruments 7 in a vertical plane. Although the case 33 has an open shape in this figure, it may be open only on the optometry table 3 side and close off the rest.

[0026] Four rollers 35 provided on the side surfaces of the case 33 are guided by the pillars 31, and can be moved up and down. In addition, the case 33 has two pulleys 3
The balance is adjusted by a counterweight 43 that is suspended from a rope 41 that is strung through cables 7 and 39. A motor 17 is connected to a pulley 39 around which a rope 41 is wound according to the required driving force, and moves the case 33 up and down.

[0027] A method of using the optometric apparatus having such a configuration will be described.

[0028] This method of use is almost the same as the first embodiment, except that the mounting table does not rotate as in the first embodiment, but moves up and down within a vertical plane. Therefore, in order to take out the desired instrument 7, the motor 17 is driven to move the case 33 up and down, the desired instrument 7 is aligned with the optometry table 3, and the same as in the first embodiment is used to pull out the desired instrument 7. .
To replace with another instrument 7, proceed in the same manner.

[0029] Note that in the first and second embodiments, the device 7
In order to smoothly place the optometry table 3 on the optometry table 3, the distance between the optometry table 3 and the carrier 15 or the case 33 must be made very narrow, the optometry table 3 must be made movable, or the carrier 15 must be placed on the optometry table 3. This can be achieved by allowing movement to the third side.

[0030] Instead of placing the optometry instrument 7 on the carrier table 15a via the movable table 5, the carrier table 15a is configured to be expandable and retractable in the direction perpendicular to the frame 11, that is, in the horizontal direction, and the optometry instrument 7 is placed directly on the table. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which the instrument 7 is attached.

[0031] In this configuration, an optometry table is not required,
By extending the carrier table, the desired instrument can be positioned directly above the center of the table, in front of the subject's eyes.

【0032】

【effect】

Since this invention is configured as described above, the optometry space and the consulting space can be made the same, and neither the examiner nor the patient need to move around the table. Consulting, frame selection, etc. can be performed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

[Figure 1] A perspective view of an optometry device showing a first embodiment of the present invention

[Figure 2] Cross-sectional view showing the relationship between the carrier table and the moving table

[Fig. 3] A partially sectional front view of an optometry device showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 4] Longitudinal cross-sectional view taken along line A-A in Figure 3

[Explanation of symbols], 3...Optometry table, 3a...
...Rail, 5...Moveable table, 7...Instrument.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A table used for consulting;
An optometry apparatus comprising an optometry instrument installed at a retracted position on the table other than in front of the eye to be examined, wherein the instrument is provided movably between the retracted position and the central position of the table via a moving means. An optometry device featuring: