JPH10142236A - Automatic urine dispensing device with spent paper cup disposal device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To dispose of spent paper cups efficiently by providing a takeout means for taking out residual urine from a paper cup, and a storage part for storing the empty paper cup from which the residual urine is taken out. SOLUTION: After dispensation, a nozzle of a residual urine takeout means is inserted in a paper cup (a) to suck the whole residual urine in the paper cup (a), and the residual urine is drained to a waste liquid tank or the like. The empty paper cup (a) is transferred to a cup discharge part F by a transfer conveyor 1. In the discharge part F, the empty paper cup (a) is pushed out to a discharge pot 139 (storage part) by a cup push-out claw 135. In the discharge pot 139, the empty cups (a) are stored and held being piled up one after another in an inserted state in the erected state of the empty paper cups (a). When the paper cups (a) in the discharge pot 139 reaches the specified quantity, a cup receiving plate 141 is opened to discharge the paper cups (a) downward. The generation of malodor can thereby be suppressed to a minimum.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic urine dispensing apparatus provided with an apparatus for processing used Harun cups.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In the past, in hospitals and the like, urine has been collected from patients in order to judge the health of the patient based on the amount of sugar, protein and the like contained in the urine. The urine described above is usually collected by a patient in a toilet in a paper cup called a Harun cup. Urine collected in the Harun cup is dispensed by a doctor or nurse or the like into test tubes called Spitz for each test item. The used Harun cup after the dispensing into the Spitz is discarded in a predetermined container after the residual urine remaining in the cup is discarded in a plastic bag or the like.

[0003]

However, as described above, when used Harun cups are discarded one after another in a plastic bag or the like in a random manner, the Harun cup has a bulky shape, so that the plastic bag is quickly filled. There is a problem that it becomes. Further, as described above, even if the residual urine is discarded in another container, there is a problem that the used Harun cup emits a bad smell because the urine adheres to the inner surface of the Harun cup. In order to solve this problem, it is considered to provide a sufficient seal on the garbage bin for collecting used Harun cups.However, this is an effective solution because the odor leaks from the garbage bin every time the lid of the garbage bin is opened. It is not a means. The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems related to the used Harun cup, and has as its object to provide an automatic urine dispensing device with a used Harun cup processing device capable of efficiently processing a used Harun cup, It is another object of the present invention to provide an automatic urine dispensing device with a used Harun cup processing device, which can minimize the bad odor generated from the used Harun cup.

[0004]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, an automatic urine dispensing apparatus with a used Harun cup processing apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a cup transferring means for transferring a collected Harun cup; In a urine automatic dispensing apparatus having a test tube transfer means for transferring test tubes, and a dispensing means for automatically dispensing urine from a Harun cup on the cup transfer means to a test tube on the test tube transfer means, A used Harun cup processing device including a residual urine extracting means for extracting residual urine from the Harun cup on the cup transfer means and an empty Harun cup storage unit for storing an empty Harun cup from which the residual urine has been extracted is provided. At least at a position lower than the cup transfer means, the cup is configured to be stored and held in an upright state. Check Harunkappu when the cup was allowed to fall one after another empty Harunkappu accommodating portion is characterized in that it has to be housed and held in a state stacked in nested one after the other. Further, the automatic urine dispensing device with a used Harun cup processing apparatus according to claim 2 of the present invention is a cup transferring means for transferring a collected Harun cup, a test tube transferring means for transferring a test tube for dispensing, and the test tube transferring means. In an automatic urine dispensing device having a dispensing means for automatically dispensing urine from a Harun cup on a cup transferring means to a test tube on a test tube transferring means, a residual urine is taken out from the Harun cup on the cup transferring means. A used Harun cup processing apparatus is provided which includes a urine extracting means and an empty Harun cup accommodating section for crushing and accommodating an empty Harun cup from which residual urine is taken out.

[0005]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of an automatic urine dispensing apparatus with a used Harun cup processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic top view of an automatic urine dispensing device with a used Harun cup collection device according to the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the urine automatic dispensing apparatus includes a Harun cup transfer unit A, a rack transfer unit B, a barcode reading unit C, a label sticking unit D, a sample dispensing / waste liquid unit E, and a cup discharging unit F. Become. Hereinafter, the configuration of each unit A to F constituting the automatic urine dispensing apparatus will be described in detail. In the following description,
The front, rear, left and right directions will be described with reference to the direction described in FIG. 1, and the up and down directions will be described with the upper side in FIG.

(Explanation of Harun cup transfer section A) The Harun cup transfer section A is composed of a single transfer conveyor 1 extending from a cup supply section A1 to a cup discharge section F, and a bar code reading section C is arranged along the transfer conveyor 1. And sample dispensing
A waste liquid section E is provided side by side. The transfer conveyor 1 is provided with three sets of a cup detection sensor 3 and a cup stopper 5, and in each set, the Harun cup a on the transfer conveyor 1 is detected by the cup detection sensor 3 and based on the detection result. If necessary, a stopper bar (not shown) projects from the cup stopper 5 onto the transfer conveyor 1 to stop the cup a on the transfer conveyor 1 at that position. Of the three sets, the rightmost set stops the cup a in front of the barcode reading unit C, the second set stops the cup a at a position corresponding to the barcode reading unit C, Further, in the leftmost set, the cup a is stopped at the sample dispensing / waste liquid section E.

(Explanation of Rack Transfer Section B) Rack Transfer Section B
Is a rack storage section B1 for storing a rack c storing a plurality of empty spitzs b before dispensing processing;
The rack transfer passage B2 for sequentially transferring the rack c supplied from 1 to the label sticking section D and the sample dispensing / waste liquid section E, and the rack transfer path B2 to each spitz b in the label sticking section D and the sample dispensing / waste liquid section E. The rack collecting unit B3 collects the rack c after the label attaching process and the sample dispensing process from the rack transfer passage B2. The rack storage section B1
Is formed so that a plurality of racks c can be vertically aligned and accommodated, and a pair of rack pushing claws 7
Is provided. The rack push-out claw 7 is attached via a spring 11 to a slide unit 9 provided on the back side of the rack storage section B1. The spring 1
1 always pulls the rack push-out pawl 7 toward the rack transfer passage B2, whereby the rack push-out pawl 7 is engaged with the rear surface of the rack c located at the rearmost position of the rack storage portion B1, and the rack transfer pawl 7 is moved. It is operated by the slide unit 9 so as to push out the racks c one by one onto the passage B2. The rack transfer passage B2 is arranged in parallel with the transfer conveyor 1 of the Harun cup transfer unit A from the rack storage unit B1 to the rack collection unit B3, and transfers the rack c supplied from the rack storage unit B1 to the label attaching unit D. Then, the sample is transferred to the rack collecting section B3 through the sample dispensing / waste liquid section E. A rack feed claw 13 is provided in the rack transfer passage B2. The rack feed pawl 13 is attached via a spring 17 to a slide unit 15 provided in front of the rack transfer passage B2 in parallel with the rack transfer passage 2B. The spring 17 constantly pulls the rack feed pawl 13 toward the rack c on the rack transfer passage B2.
As a result, the rack feed claws 13 are engaged with the right side surface of the rack c pushed out onto the rack transfer passage B2, and transfer the rack c leftward on the transfer passage B2. The rack feed claw 13 is provided with a rack c based on a detection result from a sticking roller state detecting sensor 97 of a label sticking section D described later.
Each time the label sticking process for the spitz b stored in the rack c in the label sticking section D and the dispensing process in the sample dispensing / waste liquid section E are completed, one spitz b is labeled one by one. It is operated by the slide unit 15 so as to send to the sticking section D and the sample dispensing / waste liquid section E. At the left end of the rack transfer passage B2, a rack push-out plate 19 is provided. The rack push-out plate 19 extends from the rack transfer passage B2 to the rack recovery section B3, and is attached to a slide unit 21 provided on the back side of the rack transfer passage B2.
2 to be able to protrude toward the rack transfer passage B2. When the rack c on which all the processing has been completed is transferred to a position corresponding to the rack collecting section B3 in the rack transfer passage B2, the rack push-out plate 19 collects the processed rack c from the rack transfer passage B2. The slide unit 15 is pushed out toward the portion B3.
Actuated by The rack recovery unit B3 is configured to process the rack c extruded by the rack push-out plate 19.
Are collected one after another.

(Explanation of Bar Code Reading Unit C) FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged top view of a part of the bar code reading unit C and the label sticking unit D of the automatic urine dispensing apparatus in FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged side view of a part of the barcode reading unit C and the label sticking unit D as viewed from the left. The barcode reading unit C includes a slide unit 23 slidable in the vertical direction and a support frame 25 that supports the slide unit 23. The slide unit 23 and the support frame 25 are connected to the transfer conveyor 1 of the Harun cup transfer unit A.
And a rack transfer passage B2 of the rack transfer section B. A spring 27 is provided between the slide unit 23 and the support frame 25, and the spring 27 constantly pulls the slide unit 23 upward. The support frame 25 includes the pressing cam 2.
9 and a pressing motor 3 for driving the pressing cam 29 to rotate.
1 is provided. The pressing cam 29 is engaged with an idler 33 provided on the slide unit 23, and is rotated by the pressing motor 31.
The idler 33, that is, the slide unit 23 is pushed downward against the pulling force of the spring 27. A pressing stroke detection sensor 35 is provided above the pressing cam 29 in the support frame 25,
The pressing cam 29 has a semicircular sensor cutter 37.
Are fixed to rotate integrally. This sensor cutter 37
Is rotated integrally with the pressing cam 29 as described above, and while the pressing cam 29 is rotating clockwise in FIG. 3 to push down the slide unit 23, it crosses the pressing stroke detection sensor 35. Also, while the pressing cam 29 is turned 180 degrees in FIG. 3 and then further clockwise, the pressing of the slide unit 23 is gradually released, and the slide unit 23 is pulled upward by the pulling force of the spring 27. Is disengaged from the pressing stroke detection sensor 35. By the action of the sensor cutter 37,
The pressing stroke detection sensor 35 detects whether the slide unit 23 is pushed down or pulled up. Below the slide unit 23, a cup rotating mechanism C1 and a Spitz rotating mechanism D1 that constitutes a part of the label attaching section D are provided.

(Explanation of Cup Rotating Mechanism) The cup rotating mechanism C1 has a pressing rotary plate 39 protruding above the transfer conveyor 1 of the Harun cup transfer section A. The pressing rotary plate 39 is formed of a rectangular plate having a lower surface on which a non-slip material 41 is stretched, and the length in the longitudinal direction is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the upper edge of the Harun cup a. I have. The pressing rotary plate 39 is driven by the driven pulley 4 at the upper end.
7 is attached to the fixed rotating shaft 45 so as to be slidable in the axial direction and integrally with the rotating direction. Also,
A spring 43 is interposed between the pressing rotary plate 39 and the rotating shaft 45, and the pressing rotary body 39 is constantly pressed downward by the spring 43, that is, toward the Harun cup a side. Thereby, when the slide unit 23 is pushed down, the pressing rotary plate 3 is pressed.
9 is the transfer conveyor 1 against the force of the spring 43.
It is pressed against the upper edge of the upper Harun cup a to hold the Harun cup a. Further, the cup rotation mechanism C1 is provided with a cup rotation motor 49. A drive pulley 51 is fixed to the rotation shaft of the cup rotation motor 49, and a power transmission belt 53 is hung between the drive pulley 51 and the driven pulley 47 of the rotation shaft 45. The cup rotating motor 49 is driven to rotate when the slide unit 23 is pressed down based on the detection result of the pressing stroke detection sensor 35 described above, whereby the pressing rotary plate 39 presses and holds the Harun cup a. The Harun cup a on the transfer conveyor 1 is rotated. Further, a bar code reader C2 is disposed on the opposite side of the cup rotating mechanism C1 across the transfer conveyor 1, and when the Harun cup a is rotated by the above-described cup rotating mechanism C1, the bar code reader C2 uses the bar code reader C2. The bar code information of the label d attached to the surface of a is read. On the label d, information on various subjects such as the patient name, patient attributes (medical department, ward, etc.), the number of spits required for examination number examination (how many child specimens are dispensed from the parent specimen), etc. Are printed as two-dimensional bar codes.

(Explanation of Spitz rotation mechanism) Spitz rotation mechanism D1 provided below slide unit 25
Has a pressing rotator 55 protruding above the rack transfer passage B2. The pressing rotating body 55 is formed of a cylindrical body having a tapered shape so that the tip can be inserted into the upper part of the spitz b, and is attached to the rotating shaft 59 so as to be slidable in the axial direction and integrally in the rotating direction. ing. A spring 57 is interposed between the rotating shaft 59 and the pressing rotary body 55,
7, the pressing rotating body 55 is always pressed downward, that is, toward the spitz b side. As a result, when the slide unit 23 is pushed down, the pressing rotary body 55 has its tip inserted into the spitz b on the rack transfer passage B2 against the force of the spring 57, and holds the spitz b. The Spitz rotation mechanism D1 includes a Spitz rotation motor 61. A drive pulley 63 is provided on a rotation shaft of the Spitz rotation motor 61, and a power transmission belt 67 is hung between the drive pulley 63 and a driven pulley 65 provided on the rotation shaft 59. The Spitz rotation motor 61 is driven to rotate when the slide unit 23 is depressed downward based on the detection result of the pressing stroke detection sensor 35 described above, whereby the pressing rotary body 55 that inserts and holds the Spitz b is used. The rack c on the rack transfer passage B2
Is rotated, and during the rotation of the spitz b, the subject's information is printed on the spitz b in the form of a barcode (and characters or the like) on the spitz b by the label sticking device D2 of the label sticking means D described later. Attach label e. Also,
A bar code reader C3 is provided at a portion of the rack transfer passage B2 corresponding to the Spitz rotation mechanism D1, and the bar code reader C3 is configured to apply the label e attached to the spitz b by the label attaching device D2. Is read during the rotation of the Spitz, and it is confirmed whether the information printed on the label e matches the information read by the barcode reader C2 on the Harun cup a side.

(Description of Label Attaching Section D) As can be seen with reference to FIG. 1, a label constituting a part of the label attaching section D is located on the opposite side of the bar code reading section C across the rack transfer path B2. A sticking device D2 is provided. The label attaching unit D includes the label attaching device D2 and the Spitz rotation mechanism D1 described above. The label attaching device D2 includes a rack storage unit B1 and a rack collection unit B in the rack transfer unit B.
3 are arranged. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged top view of the label sticking part D of the automatic urine dispensing device in FIG. 1,
FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged side view of the label sticking part D as viewed from the left. Hereinafter, the configuration of the label attaching section D will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. Since the configuration of the Spitz rotation mechanism D1 has already been described, the description is omitted here. The label sticking apparatus D2 includes a label-backed paper supply roller 69, a take-up roller 71, a print head 73 of a printer (not shown), a platen roller 75, a peeling plate 77, and a sticking roller unit 79 (see FIG. 1). . As shown in FIG. 4, the sticking roller unit 79 includes a support frame 81. The support plate 83 includes a spring 85
Attached through. A sticking roller 86 is attached to the tip of the support plate 83 via a spring 87. The support frame 81 has a pressing motor 89. In the pressing motor 89, a pressing cam 91 is rotatably attached to a rotating shaft thereof. The pressing cam 91 is locked to an idler 93 integrally projecting from the support plate 83. When the pressing motor 89 is driven and the pressing cam 91 rotates, the pressing cam 91 rotates. Press
The support plate 83 is pushed out of the support frame 81 against the pulling force of the spring 87, and the sticking roller 86 is rotated by the Spitz rotation mechanism D1.
On the side. A semicircular sensor cutter 95 is integrally mounted on the rotating shaft of the pressing motor 89 so as to rotate.
At a position corresponding to 5, a sticking roller state detection sensor 97 is mounted so that the sensor cutter 95 can pass through. Although not shown, the sensor cutter 95 is a plate having a substantially semicircular shape. While the support plate 83 is pressed by the pressing cam 91 and the sticking roller 86 is in contact with the surface of the spitz b, When the pressing cam 91 releases the regulation of the support plate 83 and the support plate 83 is pulled back into the support frame 81 by the pulling force of the spring 87, the adhesion roller is released from the attachment roller state detection sensor 97. It passes through the state detection sensor 97.

(Bar code reading section C and label sticking section D
The operation of the barcode reading section C and the label sticking section D described above will be briefly described. In the barcode reading section C, the Harun cup a stopped at the barcode reading position of the transfer conveyor 1 by the cup stopper 5 is used. Is rotated by the cup rotating mechanism C1, and the two-dimensional bar-coded patient name, patient attribute, examination number, and the number of spits required for the examination are converted from the label d attached to the Harun cup a by the bar code reader C2 (parent specimen). How many child specimens to dispense from)
And other information about the subject. When the information of the label d attached to the Harun cup a is read by the barcode reading unit C, the label attaching unit D uses the print head 73 to output information about the subject based on the information read by the barcode reader C2. Print on label e. At this time, the information on the examination number is printed as a one-dimensional bar code, and the information on the patient name and patient attributes are printed as characters or symbols as necessary. When printing on the label e by the print head 73 is completed, the take-up roller 71
Rotates in the direction of winding the backing f with a label, and the release plate 77
Then, the front end of the label e printed by bending the label-backed sheet f at an acute angle with respect to the traveling direction is peeled off the sheet f. When the leading end of the label e is peeled off from the backing f, the pressing motor 89 of the sticking roller unit 79 is operated, and the sticking roller 86 is pushed out toward the spitz b. Is pressed against the side of the spitz b. When the sticking roller unit 79 presses the label e against the surface of the spitz b, the pressing rotator 5 of the spitz rotation mechanism D1
The spitz b inserted and held in step 5 is rotated by the spitz rotation motor 61 of the spitz rotation mechanism D1, and the label e is attached to the surface of the spitz b. The spitz b is further rotated even after the label e is attached, and the attached label e is read by the barcode reader C2. Further, based on the detection result detected by the sensor 97 provided in the sticking roller unit 79, when the label sticking process on the spitz b is completed, the winding roller 71 attaches the label-backed sheet f to the next label. Wind up until e is located in front of the print head 73. When a series of label sticking processes for these one spitz b is completed, the slide unit 23 is lifted up, and the pressing rotary plate 39 and the pressing rotary body 55 are moved from the Harun cup a on the transfer conveyor 1 and the spitz b on the rack transfer passage B2. Comes off. If the information of the label d attached to the Harun cup a read by the bar code reader C2 is, for example, information that the Harun cup a is dispensed into three spits b, the transfer conveyor 1 is not operated. Then, only the rack feed claw 13 of the rack transfer passage B2 is moved leftward by approximately one spitz, and the next spitz b is moved to the processing position of the spitz rotation mechanism D1 and the label sticking device D2, where it is again moved. Then, the above-mentioned label sticking process is performed on the spitz b. After the label attaching process for the number of spitzs b corresponding to the information read by the barcode reader C2 is completed, the transfer conveyor 1 moves the next Harun cup a to a position corresponding to the barcode reading unit C, and The Harun cup a, on which the label sticking process has been completed for the spits b, is transferred to the sample dispensing / waste liquid unit E, and the rack feeding claw 13 of the rack transfer unit B2 removes the rack c, on which the label sticking process has been completed, from the sample dispensing unit E. Note: Transfer to waste liquid section E.

(Explanation of Sample Dispensing / Waste Liquid Unit E) Next, the sample dispensing / waste liquid unit E will be described. FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view of the sample dispensing / waste liquid section E as viewed from the right side in FIG.
The sample dispensing / waste liquid section E includes a support frame 99 extending from the transfer conveyor 1 to the rack transfer passage B2. The support frame 99 is provided with a Y-axis guide 101 extending in the front-rear direction of the apparatus. A support plate 103 is mounted on the Y-axis guide 101. This support plate 103 is driven by a drive pulley 107 and a belt 10 by a Y-axis motor 105 provided on a support frame 99.
9, and can be slid back and forth along the Y-axis guide 101 via the driven pulley 111. Also,
The support plate 103 is provided with a Z-axis guide 113 extending in the vertical direction of the apparatus.
A work plate 119 having a dispensing / waste liquid nozzle 115 and a stirring rod 117 is attached to 13. The working plate 119 is provided with a Z plate provided on the support plate 103.
The drive pulley 123 and the belt 1 are driven by the shaft motor 121.
25 and the Z-axis guide 113 via the driven pulley 127
It is configured to be able to slide up and down along. The working plate 119 is provided with an operation motor 129 for operating the stirring rod 117, and the dispensing / waste liquid nozzle 115 is connected to a negative pressure pump (not shown) via a hose 131. Further, a washing pot 133 is provided at a position below the support frame 99 between the transfer conveyor 1 and the rack transfer passage B2, and is provided with a nozzle 115 used for dispensing and waste liquid treatment and a stirring process. The used stirring rod 117 is configured to be able to be washed by the washing pot 133.

(Operation of Sample Dispensing / Waste Liquid Unit E) The operation of the sample dispensing / waste liquid unit E described above will be briefly described. After the process and the label sticking process on the spitz b are completed, the transfer conveyor 1 transfers the Harun cup a and the rack c on the rack transfer passage B2 to the dispensing / waste liquid unit E. On the support frame 99, the support plate 103 and the work plate 119 are operated back and forth and up and down (that is, in the Y-axis direction and the Z-axis direction).
Transfer urine in Harun cup a to spitz b. This urine transfer operation is performed by the barcode reading unit D on the basis of the information read from the label d of the Harun cup a, the number of times of the type of test required for the subject, and the urine transfer operation is performed as necessary depending on the type of test. The urine transferred into the spitz b is stirred by the stirring rod 117. Also, the rack transfer passage B2
The rack feed claw 13 moves the rack c to the left by one spitz every time the transfer of urine to the spitz b and the stirring process are completed, and the spitz b to which urine is to be dispensed one after another. Move to dispensing / waste liquid section D.
Further, the dispensing / waste liquid nozzle 115 and the stirring rod 117 are inserted into the washing pot 133 and washed each time the urine transfer operation and the urine stirring operation are performed. When the dispensing operation according to the information read from the label d of the Harun cup a is completed, the dispensing / waste liquid nozzle 1
Numeral 15 is inserted into the Harun cup a again, sucks all the residual urine remaining in the Harun cup a, and drains the residual urine to a waste liquid tank (not shown) via the hose 131.

(Explanation of Cup Discharge Portion F) Finally, the cup discharge portion F will be described. 7 is a partially enlarged view of the cup discharge portion F in FIG. 1, and FIG. 8 is an enlarged side view of the cup discharge portion F as viewed from the left side in FIG. When the above-described dispensing / waste liquid processing is completed, the rack c is transferred to the left end of the rack transfer passage B2 by the rack feed claw 13, and then pushed out of the rack transfer passage B2 to the rack collection section B3 by the rack push-out plate 19. Is collected. On the other hand, Harun cup a after dispensing and waste liquid treatment
Is further transferred to the cup discharge section F by the transfer conveyor 1. The cup discharge unit F includes a cup pushing claw 135 for pushing an empty Harun cup a on the transfer conveyor 1 to the side of the transfer conveyor 1, and a cup pushing claw 135.
Is provided with an extrusion motor 137 for rotationally driving the motor. A cup discharge pot 139 is provided at a portion of the transfer conveyor 1 where the empty Harun cup a is pushed out. The cup discharge pot 139 is formed of a tubular body that extends downward at least from the same height as the transfer surface of the transfer conveyor 1 and that is open at the top and bottom.
A cup receiving plate 141 is provided. The cup receiving plate 141 is rotated by a cup discharge motor 143 so as to be able to open and close a lower open end of the cup discharge pot 139, and a cup quantitative sensor 145 arranged at a predetermined height of the cup discharge pot 139. When a predetermined amount of the Harun cup a accumulates in the cup discharge pot 139 based on the detection result, the lower open end of the cup discharge pot 139 is opened, and the Harun cup a in the cup discharge pot 139 is discharged downward. The cup discharge pot 139 includes:
The Harun cup a extruded from the transfer conveyor 1 is configured to have a shape and dimensions that can guide the Harun cup a so as to fall down to the cup receiving plate 141 while standing, thereby being extruded from the transfer conveyor 1. The Harun cups a are nested one after another and accommodated in the cup discharge pot 139. Although not shown in the present embodiment, the cup discharge pot 139 can be provided with a press device that crushes the stacked Harun cups vertically or horizontally when a predetermined amount of the Harun cups a accumulates.

(Operation of Entire Apparatus) The overall operation of the above-described automatic urine dispensing apparatus will be briefly described. The subject collects his / her own urine in the Harun cup a. Before or after urine collection, a label d on which information on the subject is printed with a barcode is attached to the Harun cup a. As described above, the label d attached to the Harun cup a has a two-dimensional barcode of information on various subjects such as patient information such as patient names and patient attributes and information on examinations such as examination numbers. Printed.
The information on the subject is, for example, an ID at a hospital or the like.
When the numbers are collectively managed, an ID number or the like may be adopted. The Harun cup a after urine collection is placed on the transfer conveyor 1 of the Harun cup transfer unit A by a subject or by a person who manages the automatic urine dispensing device (for example, a nurse or a doctor). On the other hand, a plurality of spits b are provided in a rack storage section B1 of the rack transfer section B of the automatic urine dispensing apparatus.
At least one rack c is set, and a plurality of racks are set as necessary. When the Harun cup a and the rack c are set, the urine automatic dispensing apparatus sets the transfer conveyor 1 to the Harun cup a, the rack feed claw 13 provided in the rack transfer passage B2 to the rack c, the barcode reading unit C and It is transferred to the label attaching section D. The barcode reading unit C reads information on the subject printed on the label d of the Harun cup a, and based on this information, the label sticking unit D transmits the information on the subject to the necessary number of spits b in a one-dimensional barcode (and A label e printed with characters, symbols, etc.) is attached. When the process of attaching the label to the spitz b with respect to the Harun cup a in the bar code reading unit C and the label attaching unit D is completed, the completed Harun cup a and the rack c for storing the Spitz b after the label is attached Each is transferred to the sample dispensing / waste liquid section E. In the sample dispensing / waste liquid section E, based on the information on the subject read from the label d of the Harun cup a by the bar code reading section C, the Harn cup a
Of urine is dispensed to a required number of spitz b (that is, spitz b on which label e corresponding to Harun cup a is stuck at label sticking portion D). If necessary, urine dispensed into Spitz b is stirred with a stirring rod 117. Note that the dispensing / waste liquid nozzle 115 and the stirring rod 117 are
Each time the dispensing process or the stirring process on the book is completed, the book is washed in the washing pot 133. When the dispensing process for the Spitz b is completed, the sample dispensing / waste liquid unit E suctions and discharges all residual urine remaining in the Harun cup a using the dispensing / waste liquid nozzle 115. When the waste liquid treatment for the residual urine is completed, the empty Harun cup a is transferred to the transfer conveyor 1.
Is transferred to the cup discharge section F. Cup discharge section F
Then, when the empty Harun cup a is transferred, the empty Harun cup a is pushed out from the transfer conveyor 1 to the cup discharge pot 139 provided on the side of the transfer conveyor 1 by the cup pushing claw 135. In the cup discharge pot 139, empty Harun cups a pushed out from the transfer conveyor 1 are stacked and housed one after another in a standing state until the Harun cups a reach a predetermined amount. When the Harun cup a in the cup discharge pot 139 reaches a predetermined amount, the cup receiving plate 141 opens the lower open end of the cup discharge pot 139 and discharges the nested empty Harun cup a downward.

(Effects of Embodiment) As described above, according to the automatic urine dispensing apparatus of the present embodiment, the label attaching process and the dispensing process to the spitz b for the urine collected in the Harun cup a by the subject are performed. Based on the information of the label d attached to the Harun cup a from which the subject's urine was collected,
Since it is performed continuously in the same apparatus, there is an effect that matching between the Harun cup a as the parent sample and the Spitz b as the child sample can be surely achieved. Further, according to the automatic urine dispensing apparatus of the present embodiment, the bar code reading process from the Harun cup a, the label attaching process on the Spitz b, the dispensing process on the Spitz b, and the waste liquid on the Harun cup a after the dispensing process are completed. -Since the disposal processing is continuously performed by one apparatus, the processing efficiency is high, and there is an effect that the manpower conventionally required for each of the above-mentioned processing is not required at all. Further, according to the automatic urine dispensing apparatus of the present embodiment, the patient name, the patient attribute, and the examination are attached to the label d attached to the Harun cup a using a two-dimensional barcode capable of encoding a plurality of pieces of information. Since information about various subjects such as numbers is printed, for example, a barcode reading unit is connected to a host computer or the like, and information on the necessary subjects is called based on the information read from the parent sample to label the child sample. It is possible to perform the label sticking process and the dispensing process on the Spitz with only the information of the label d stuck on the Harun cup a without the need for a troublesome process such as performing the sticking process or the dispensing process. This is effective, and as a result, peripheral equipment such as a computer for managing information on the subject is not required. Some adopted easily by the hospital or the like, an effect that it is possible to use. Further, the automatic urine dispensing apparatus of the present embodiment prints information on the subject in a two-dimensional barcode on a label d attached to the Harun cup a, while using a one-dimensional barcode, characters, or the like for the spitz b. Since the information about the subject is printed, the Spitz b after labeling and dispensing can be used in an existing inspection / analysis apparatus having only one-dimensional barcode reading means. This has the effect.

(Explanation of Another Application Example) In the embodiment described above, the automatic urine dispensing apparatus reads the information on the subject from the label d attached to the Harun cup a, and based on this information, the Spitz b sends the information on the subject to the Spitz b. Although the process of attaching the label e on which the information is printed is configured to be performed at the same time as the dispensing process, the urine automatic dispensing device with the used cup collection device according to the present invention is limited to this embodiment. For example, a mechanism for performing the label attaching process may not be provided. Further, in this embodiment, the cup discharging portion
The empty Harun cups are configured to be nested and housed in a nested manner, but this structure is not limited to this embodiment, and any structure may be used as long as the used Harun cups can be efficiently housed. The configuration may be, for example,
The used Harun cup on the transfer conveyor may be configured to be crushed by an appropriate press member and then discharged to an appropriate storage case or the like. Further, in the present embodiment, the used Harun cup is dropped from the transfer conveyor and dropped into the cup discharge pot, but the storage case for the used Harun cup such as the cup discharge pot from the transfer conveyor is used. The structure for moving the storage case is not limited to this embodiment. For example, the structure may be moved in parallel, or the storage case may be arranged above the transfer air and lifted there. Further, in the present embodiment, the rack transfer unit B is configured to collect the rack c after the dispensing process in the rack collection unit B3, but the configuration of the rack transfer unit B is limited to this embodiment. Instead, for example, the rack transfer passage B2 may be directly connected to a transfer conveyor of a device for performing urine inspection / analysis, so that the process up to the inspection / analysis process can be performed continuously. Further, in the present embodiment, the upstream of the transfer conveyor 1 of the Harun cup transfer unit A is not particularly mentioned, but, for example, the transfer conveyor 1 is extended into a toilet (preferably, in front of a toilet),
The Harun cup a collected by the subject in the toilet may be placed on the transfer conveyor 1 on the spot. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the label d of the Harun cup a is 2
Information about various subjects is printed using a one-dimensional barcode, and information about the subject is printed on a label e of Spitz b using a one-dimensional barcode (and characters) based on the two-dimensional barcoded information. Although the printing is performed, the means for printing the information on the subject is not limited to the combination of the present embodiment. For example, the information on the subject is printed using a two-dimensional barcode on both the parent sample and the child sample. Alternatively, information about the subject may be printed on both the parent sample and the child sample using a one-dimensional barcode, or information about the subject may be printed using only characters on the child sample. In addition, the means for symbolizing the information on the subject is not limited to the bar-coding process, and various symbolizing processes can be applied. Further, in this embodiment, a plurality of pieces of information on the subject is printed on the parent sample (that is, the Harun cup a side) using a two-dimensional barcode,
On the basis of this, a plurality of pieces of information about the subject are printed on the child sample (that is, the Spitz b side). However, this is not limited to the present embodiment. One piece of information about the subject (for example, a sample number corresponding to the subject) is printed using the code, and based on this, one piece of information about the subject is also printed as a one-dimensional barcode or character on the child sample. You may comprise. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, by printing a plurality of pieces of information on the subject using a two-dimensional barcode on the parent sample, it is possible to perform information processing of the subject on the parent sample and the child sample only with the automatic urine dispensing device. However, this is not limited to the present embodiment, and is connected to a computer or the like that collectively manages information on the subject, and from this computer, information on the subject to be printed on the child sample and the Spitz of the You may comprise so that information, such as a number, may be read. In this case, for example, a sample number or the like corresponding to the subject is printed on the parent sample using a one-dimensional barcode, and based on the sample number, information about the subject to be printed on the child sample from the computer and necessary for the test are printed. Information such as the number of spits may be read, and a label printing / adhering process or a dispensing process may be performed based on information from the computer.

[0019]

As described above, the automatic urine dispensing apparatus with a used Harun cup processing apparatus according to the present invention has a cup transferring means for transferring a collected Harun cup and a test tube for transferring a test tube for dispensing. An automatic urine dispensing device comprising a transfer means and a dispensing means for automatically dispensing urine from a Harun cup on the cup transferring means to a test tube on a test tube transferring means; A used Harun cup processing device is provided which includes a residual urine extracting means for extracting residual urine and an empty Harun cup accommodating section for accommodating an empty Harun cup from which residual urine has been extracted, wherein the empty Harun cup accommodating section is positioned at least lower than the cup transferring means. In, it is configured to hold and hold the cup in an upright state,
Thus, when a plurality of empty Harun cups are successively dropped from the cup transfer means into the empty Harun cup housing section, the empty Harun cups are stored and held in a nested state one after another. Is minimized, and the Harun cups that fall down and are stacked in a nested manner block the inner surface of the Harun cup in front, thereby minimizing the generation of offensive odors. An automatic urine dispensing device with a used Harun cup processing apparatus according to claim 2 is a cup transferring means for transferring a collected Harun cup, a test tube transferring means for transferring a test tube for dispensing, and the cup transferring means. In a urine automatic dispensing apparatus having a dispensing means for automatically dispensing urine from the upper Harun cup to a test tube on a test tube transferring means, a residual urine extracting means for removing residual urine from the Harun cup on the cup transferring means Since the used Harun cup processing apparatus is provided with the empty Harun cup housing for crushing and housing the empty Harun cup from which residual urine is taken out, the effect of minimizing the space for holding the empty Harun cup can be obtained. . Further, in the automatic urine dispensing device with a used Harun cup processing device according to claim 3, the residual urine extracting device is formed by a nozzle inserted from above the Harun cup and a suction device for sucking residual urine through the nozzle. With such a configuration, a troublesome mechanism such as grabbing and tilting the Harun cup to discard residual urine is not required, and an effect that the apparatus is not complicated is exerted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic top view of an automatic urine dispensing device with a used Harun cup collection device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partially enlarged top view of a part of a barcode reading section C and a label sticking section D of the automatic urine dispensing device in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged side view of a part of a barcode reading section C and a part of a label sticking section D viewed from the left.

4 is a partially enlarged top view of a label sticking section D of the automatic urine dispensing device in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged side view of the label attaching section D as viewed from the left.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view of a sample dispensing / waste liquid portion E viewed from the right side in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a partially enlarged view of a cup discharge section F in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an enlarged side view of the cup discharge section F as viewed from the left side in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List A Harun cup transfer unit A1 Cup supply unit 1 Transfer conveyor 3 Cup detection sensor 5 Cup stopper B Rack transfer unit B1 Rack storage unit 7 Rack push-out claw 9 Slide unit 11 Spring B2 Rack transfer passage 13 Rack feed claw 15 Slide unit 17 Spring 19 rack Extrusion plate 21 Slide unit B3 Rack recovery unit C Barcode reading unit 23 Slide unit 25 Support frame 27 Spring 29 Pressing cam 31 Pressing motor 33 Idler 35 Pressing stroke detection sensor 37 Sensor cutter C1 Cup rotating mechanism 39 Pressing rotating plate 41 Non-slip member 43 spring 45 rotating shaft 47 driven pulley 49 cup rotating motor 51 drive pulley 53 power transmission belt C2 bar code reader C3 bar code lead D D Label sticking part D1 Spitz rotating mechanism 55 Pressing rotating body 57 Spring 59 Rotating shaft 61 Spitz rotating motor 63 Drive pulley 65 Follower pulley 67 Power transmission belt D2 Label sticking device 69 Mount supply roller 71 Winding roller 73 Print head 75 Platen roller 77 Peeling plate 79 Sticking roller unit 81 Support frame 83 Support plate 85 Spring 86 Sticking roller 87 Spring 89 Pressing motor 91 Pressing cam 93 Idler 95 Sensor cutter 97 Sticking roller state detection sensor E Sample dispensing / waste liquid part 99 Support frame 101 Y-axis guide 103 Support plate 105 Y-axis motor 107 Drive pulley 109 Belt 111 Follower pulley 113 Z-axis guide 115 Dispensing / waste liquid nozzle 117 Stirrer bar 119 Work Plate 121 Z-axis motor 123 Drive pulley 125 Belt 127 Driven pulley 129 Operating motor 131 Hose 133 Cleaning pot F Cup discharge unit 135 Cup push-out claw 137 Drive motor 139 Cup discharge pot 141 Cup receiving plate 143 Cup discharge motor 145 Cup quantitative sensor

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A cup transferring means for transferring a collected Harun cup, a test tube transferring means for transferring a test tube for dispensing, and a test tube on the test tube transferring means from the Harun cup on the cup transferring means. Automatic urine dispensing device having a dispensing means for dispensing urine to a container, an empty Harun cup housing for accommodating a residual urine extracting means for extracting residual urine from the Harun cup on the cup transferring means and an empty Harun cup from which the residual urine is extracted And a used Harun cup processing device provided with a part, wherein the empty Harun cup housing part is configured to be housed and held in a state where the cup is erected, at least at a position lower than the cup transfer means, and When multiple empty Harun cups are dropped one after another into the empty Harun cup storage section, empty Harun cups are stored in a nested state one after another An automatic urine dispensing device with a used Harun cup collection device, characterized in that it is held. 2. A cup transferring means for transferring a collected Harun cup, a test tube transferring means for transferring a test tube for dispensing, and a test tube on the test tube transferring means from the Harun cup on the cup transferring means. An automatic urine dispensing device having a dispensing means for dispensing urine into a container, the residual urine removing means for extracting residual urine from the Harun cup on the cup transfer means, and the empty Harun cup from which the residual urine has been crushed and stored. An automatic urine dispensing device with a used Harun cup processing device, comprising a used Harun cup processing device provided with a Harun cup container. 3. The use according to claim 1, wherein the residual urine removing means comprises a nozzle inserted from above the Harun cup, and a suction means for sucking residual urine through the nozzle. Automatic urine dispensing device with used Harun cup processing device.