JPH0448533Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] This invention can be used in hospitals, sanatoriums, research institutes, etc.
The present invention relates to a urine storage device used for urine tests.

[Prior art and its problems] Conventional urine storage devices have been used in which urine storage containers are held in parallel in the horizontal direction inside the device so that the urine in the containers can be drained. The urine is discharged to the outside through the urine storage device, and the urine remains inside the device and in the urine storage container, giving off a bad odor and being unhygienic.

If urine is left inside the device, it will be difficult to remove the urine even if the inside of the device is cleaned, so it is necessary to clean the inside of the device each time urine is discharged from the device. However, the urine storage container held in the device had to be removed and water was sprayed into the inside of the device using a hose or the like to clean it, which required manpower, was not clean, and was time-consuming and inconvenient.

Furthermore, since urine remains inside the urine storage container, there is a problem similar to that inside the device described above.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes a plurality of urine storage containers each having a discharge port at the bottom arranged in a horizontal direction inside the main body having an open top. An opening/closing mechanism is provided to open and close the discharge port by pinching and releasing the pressure, and a fountain pipe is connected to a predetermined position via a valve, so that the urine storage container and the collected urine are discharged. The interior of the main body can be cleaned, and a link mechanism is provided to open and close the opening/closing mechanism of the discharge port and the valve of the fountain pipe by operating a lever, and the lever is held to control the open or closed state of the opening/closing mechanism and the valve. It is equipped with a lock mechanism to keep it in place.

[Function] This invention opens and closes the opening/closing mechanism of the urine storage container discharge port and the valve of the fountain pipe by operating the lever of the link mechanism arranged on the main body, and the opening/closing mechanism and the valve are opened and closed by the lock mechanism that holds the lever. It is designed to maintain an open or closed state, and when the opening/closing mechanism and the valve are in the closed state, the opening/closing mechanism closes the urine storage container held inside the main body by pinching the outlet, and the valve closes and returns to the predetermined position. When the water supply to the fountain pipe placed in the main unit is stopped and the opening/closing mechanism and valve are open, the outlet of the urine storage container that was closed by the opening/closing mechanism opens, draining the urine into the body, and the valve opens. When opened, washing water is sprayed from the fountain pipe to wash the urine storage container and the inside of the main body from which the urine is discharged.

[Embodiment] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings. Reference numeral 10 denotes a urine storage device body, which has support legs 14 provided at the four lower corners of an inner case 12 whose front upper part is open. , on one side of the main body 10,
A box-shaped cover 16 is attached. Reference numeral 17 denotes a front cover detachably provided on the main body 10, which prevents urine from scattering during urine excretion.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a urine storage container made of a bag made of a transparent flexible material.Hanging holes 20, 20 are provided on both sides of the open upper part of this container 18, and a cylindrical discharge port 22 is provided at the lower end of the container. is installed vertically.

In order to hold the urine storage containers 18 side by side in the lateral direction of the inner case 12 in a stepwise manner, a partition plate 26 is installed in the center of the front and back direction between the side plates 24, 24 of the inner case 12, as shown in FIG. From this partition plate 26 and the back plate 28 of the inner case, two support rods 30,
30 is provided protruding from the front.

Then, as shown in FIG. 4, the support rods 30, 30 are inserted into the hanging holes 20, 20 of the container 18 to hold the urine storage container 18. Further, a lid body 32 is provided in a hinged manner slightly above the support rods 30, 30, and the mouth portion 34 of the container 18 can be opened and closed freely, and each urine storage container 18 is partitioned by a plate body 36 ( (See Figure 4). Note that this lid body 32 is
It is not limited to the hinge type, but may be a detachable sliding type.

Reference numeral 38 denotes an opening/closing mechanism for the outlet 22 of the urine storage container 18, and as shown in FIGS. It consists of an outer frame 40 with a square cross section that is horizontally suspended and fixed, and an interior 42 with a square cross section that is slidably provided within the outer frame 40.

Urine storage container 1 in the outer frame 40 and inner frame 42
8, an opening 44 penetrating in the vertical direction is formed at a position corresponding to the discharge port 22, and the discharge port 22 of the container 18 is inserted through this opening 44. Elastic pieces 46 and 48 are attached to the upper surface ends of the outer frame 40 and the inner frame 42 in the opening 44, respectively, so as to sandwich the discharge port 22 (in this embodiment, the fourth The elastic piece 46 on the right side of the opening 44 in FIGS.
is attached to the outer frame 40, and the left elastic piece 48 is attached to the inner frame 42). At the side end of the inner frame 42,
A shaft 50 is provided to pass through the side plate 24 of the inner case 12, and an end of the shaft 50 is connected to an end of a V-shaped link 66 of a link mechanism 64, which will be described later.

52, 52a are the side plates 2 of the inner case 12;
4 and 24, and as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, it is disposed above and below the urine storage container 18, and the upper fountain pipe 52a is connected to the urine storage container 18. It is arranged in a position that does not obstruct the opening and closing of the lid body 32 of 18, and the fountain pipe 52 below it.
is located above the outlet 22 of the urine storage container 18.

These fountain pipes 52, 52a are connected to a pipe 54 on the outside of the side plate 24 of the inner case 12.
4 is connected to a water supply pipe 58 via a valve 56 (see FIG. 2). Although the route of this piping 54 is arranged along the side plate 24, it is not limited to this.
It may also be implemented by disposing it on the back plate 28 side. Furthermore, although the fountain pipes 52, 52a in this embodiment are arranged at four locations above and below the urine storage container 18 arranged in two rows in the front and back in a stepped manner, the number of the fountain pipes 52, 52a can be changed as appropriate. Reference numeral 60 denotes a cleaning hose, which is arranged through a hose 62 to the water supply pipe 58.

64 is a link mechanism that opens and closes the opening/closing mechanism 38 of the discharge port 22 and the valve 56 of the fountain pipe 52, and as shown in FIGS. 2, 7, and 8, V type link 66
, a horizontal link 68 engaged with the inside of the main body of the corner 67 of the V-shaped link 66 , and a slide body 7 held by the guide frame 70 and engaged with the horizontal link 68
2, a vertical link 74 attached below the slide body 72, and a foot-operated lever 76 that is pivotally supported by the rear support leg 14 and engaged with the vertical link 74 so as to project forward of the main body. .

The two ends 78 of the V-shaped link 66 are connected to a shaft 50 provided on the inner frame 42 of the opening/closing mechanism 38 (see FIG. 4), and the vertical link 74 has a projection 8.
0 is provided, and a spring 82 is attached between this projecting piece 80 and a part of the main body 10, and the vertical link 74
When the lever 76 is pulled upward, the lever 76 is also pulled up. This lever 76 is provided with a hanging piece 84 and is linked to a switch lever 86 that opens and closes the valve 56 (see FIG. 2). The V-shaped link 66 is supported by a support piece 87 diagonally provided on the side surface of the main body 10 at approximately the center between the corner 67 and the end 78 of the V-shaped link 66.

Reference numeral 88 denotes a locking mechanism for holding the lever 76 in a predetermined position, in which a hook-shaped locking piece 90 is pivotally supported by a protruding piece 91 provided near the lower end of the main body 10. An operating rod 93 that passes through the holding frame 92 of the cover 16 is connected, and a knob 94 is provided at the upper end of the operating rod 93.
Reference numeral 95 denotes a spring for pulling the operating rod 93 upward, and is attached from a part of the operating rod 93 to a part of the main body 10. The locking piece 90 is
When the lever 76 is positioned downward, the locking pawl 96 of the locking piece 90 engages to prevent the lever 76 from rising upward (see FIG. 9). Reference numeral 97 denotes a drain pipe penetrating the lowermost part of the inner case 12.

Next, the state of use of this embodiment will be explained. When storing urine in the urine storage container 18, as shown in FIG. (See Figure 9). At this time, the hanging piece 84 provided on the lever 76 pushes down the switch lever 86 of the valve 56 to close the valve 56, and the water is passed from the water supply gap 58 to the fountain pipes 52, 52 through the piping 54.
Stop the washing water supplied to a.

Further, as shown in FIG. 7, the vertical link 74, slide body 72 and horizontal link 68 linked to the lever 76 are linked, and the V-shaped link 66 and the support piece 87 are linked.
View point 98 is the point of contact with
to the outside of the main body. Therefore, as shown in FIG.
0, the inner frame 42 of the opening/closing mechanism 38 is slid outward (rightward in FIG. 5), and the urine storage container 1 inserted into the opening 44 of the opening/closing mechanism 38 is
The outlet 22 of the urine storage container 18 is compressed by elastic pieces 46 and 48 provided on the outer frame 40 and inner frame 42 of the opening/closing mechanism 38, so that the urine in the urine storage container 18 cannot be discharged to the outside.

When draining the urine in the urine storage container 18 from the above state, first open the lid 32 of the urine storage container 18 upwards, and push up the knob 94 of the locking mechanism 88 as shown by the chain line in FIG. Then, the engagement between the locking piece 90 and the lever 76 is released.

As a result, the lever 76 and the vertical link 74 are pulled up by the spring 82 attached to the vertical link 74 linked to the lever 76, and the slide body 72 and the horizontal link 68 and as shown in FIG.
End portion 78 is then moved inwardly. For this reason, V
The inner frame 42 of the opening/closing mechanism 38, which is engaged with the end 78 of the mold link 66 by the shaft 50, is inserted into the main body (the fifth
(in the direction of the arrow in the figure), the elastic pieces 46 and 48 of the outer frame 40 and inner frame 42 that pinch the discharge port 22 of the urine storage container 18 are opened to release the pressure, and urine is discharged from the discharge port 22. It is discharged into the inner case 12 (see FIG. 6).

At this time, the lever 76 has been pulled upward as shown by the chain line in FIG.
6, the switch lever 86 of the valve 56 is raised, the valve 56 is opened, and the water is passed from the water supply pipe 58 through the pipe 54 to the fountain pipes 52, 52a.
Washing water is supplied to the fountain pipe 52a, and the washing water is sprayed above the urine storage container 18.
In addition to washing the inside, washing water flows from the fountain pipe 52.
The water is injected into the inner case 12 to clean the inside of the inner case 12, and the waste water is discharged to the outside from the drain pipe 97.

Moreover, when cleaning other than the inside of the inner case 12, the pot 62 can be opened and cleaning water can be sprayed from the hose 60 to clean it.

The position of the fountain pipe 52a in the above embodiment is not limited to the upper part of the urine storage container 18, but may be arranged in the pipe between the urine storage container 18 and the partition plate 26 or the back plate 28, as shown in FIG. Fountain pipe 52 in this case
a is composed of a straight pipe 52b and a substantially L-shaped nozzle 52c continuous with the straight pipe 52b.
Washing water is sprayed into the urine storage container 18 from the tip of c. Alternatively, the nozzle 52c may be arranged directly from the fountain pipe 52 below the urine storage container 18 so that its tip reaches inside the urine storage container 18. Furthermore, a flexible nozzle 52c may be used, and its tip may be disposed on the back surface of the lid 32, so that washing water can be sprayed from there. If you do these things, you can keep the lid 32 closed.
The inside of the urine storage container 18 can be cleaned.

[Effects of the invention] As is clear from the above description, the present invention discharges the urine in the urine storage container with a simple lever operation, and at the same time injects washing water from the fountain pipe into the urine storage container and the inside of the device. Urine discharged from the container is immediately discharged outside the device with washing water, and no urine remains inside the urine storage container or the device, so there is no foul odor during or after urine is discharged, making it sanitary. be.

In addition, since urine discharge and washing water injection are always performed at the same time, urine is not left in the urine storage container or inside the device.

Furthermore, there is no need to remove the urine storage container held in the device and clean the inside of the device with a hose, etc., and the urine storage container and the inside of the device can be cleaned with a simple operation, making it easy to drain urine cleanly. , convenient.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view, Fig. 2 is a side view with the cover removed, and Fig. 3 is a side view showing the state in which the cover is removed.
Figure 1 is a line sectional view, Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the inside of the device, Figure 5 is a sectional view showing the opening/closing mechanism when the outlet is closed, and Figure 6 is the opening/closing mechanism when the outlet is open. A sectional view showing the mechanism, FIG.
FIG. 2 - A partially omitted cross-sectional view along the line,
Figure 8 is a sectional view showing the lever of the link mechanism in the previous figure pulled up, Figure 9 is a front view showing the lock mechanism, and Figure 10 is the inside of the device with the injection pipe position changed. FIG. Explanation of symbols, 10... Urine storage device main body, 18...
Urine storage container, 22... discharge port, 38... opening/closing mechanism,
52... Fountain pipe, 42a... Fountain pipe, 56... Valve, 64... Link mechanism, 76... Lever, 8
8...Lock mechanism.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (a) A plurality of urine storage containers that are open at the top of the front, made of a flexible material, and have a cylindrical outlet at the bottom end can be held horizontally in parallel at the top of the interior. (b) an opening/closing mechanism that opens and closes the discharge port of the urine storage container by squeezing or releasing the pressure; (c) a valve that enables cleaning of the urine storage container and the inside of the main body from which the urine is discharged; (d) a link mechanism that opens and closes the outlet opening/closing mechanism and the valve of the fountain tube by operating a lever; (e) a link mechanism that opens and closes the opening/closing mechanism and the valve of the fountain tube by holding the lever; A urine storage device comprising: a locking mechanism that maintains an open or closed state;