ELECTRONIC THERMOMETER

• US 20160109300A1
• Filed: 10/15/2014
• Published: 04/21/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Radiant Innovation Inc.
• Original Assignee: Radiant Innovation Inc.
• Inventors: LIN, TSENG LUNG, YU, SHAO-YUN
• Granted Patent: US 9,726,549 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01K 1/08 Protective devices, e.g. casings

Abstract

An electronic thermometer includes an external casing unit, a circuit substrate, an electronic switch, a rotating arm unit, a probe unit and a waterproof unit. The external casing unit includes a top cover casing and a bottom cover casing, a receiving space is formed between the top and the bottom cover casings, and the bottom cover casing has a through hole communicated with the receiving space. The waterproof unit includes a first waterproof element and a second waterproof element. The first waterproof element is disposed between the top cover casing and the bottom cover casing and around the receiving space for preventing water vapor from entering the receiving space through the external casing unit, and the second waterproof element is disposed inside the through hole of the bottom cover casing for preventing water vapor from entering the receiving space through the through hole.

Claims

1. An electronic thermometer, comprising:

an external casing unit including a pivot shaft, a receiving space and an extending portion, wherein the pivot shaft is disposed on the extending portion and outside the receiving space, the external casing unit includes a top cover casing and a bottom cover casing, the receiving space is formed between the top cover casing and the bottom cover casing, and the bottom cover casing has a through hole communicated with the receiving space;

a circuit substrate disposed inside the receiving space;

an electronic switch electrically connected to the circuit substrate, wherein the electronic switch includes a trigger portion disposed inside the through hole and corresponding to the pivot shaft;

a rotating arm unit including a rotation base, a concave groove and a pivot portion, wherein the rotation base is pivotally disposed on the pivot shaft through the pivot portion, and the rotation base is reciprocatedly moved between a first position and a second position relative to the pivot shaft;

a probe unit disposed on the rotating arm unit and electrically connected to the circuit substrate; and

a waterproof unit including a first waterproof element and a second waterproof element for covering the trigger portion of the electronic switch;

wherein when the rotation base is moved from the second position to the first position, the rotation base is separated from the trigger portion of the electronic switch;

wherein when the rotation base is moved from the first position to the second position, the rotation base is abutted against the trigger portion of the electronic switch to turn on the electronic switch;

wherein the first waterproof element is disposed between the top cover casing and the bottom cover casing and around the receiving space for preventing water vapor from entering the receiving space through the external casing unit;

wherein the second waterproof element is disposed inside the through hole of the bottom cover casing for preventing water vapor from entering the receiving space through the through hole.

2. The electronic thermometer of claim 1, wherein the rotation base has an abutting surface abutted against the trigger portion of the electronic switch for turning on the electronic switch.

3. The electronic thermometer of claim 1, further comprising:

a display module disposed on the external casing unit and electrically connected to the circuit substrate.

4. The electronic thermometer of claim 2, wherein the second waterproof element has a plane portion, a convex portion opposite to the plane portion, and a concave portion formed on the plane portion.

5. The electronic thermometer of claim 4, wherein the plane portion and the concave portion of the second waterproof element are made of elastic material, and the convex portion is reciprocatedly moved by matching the plane portion and the concave portion.

6. The electronic thermometer of claim 4, wherein the abutting surface of the rotation base is abutted against the trigger portion of the electronic switch through the convex portion of the second waterproof element.

7. The electronic thermometer of claim 1, wherein the probe unit includes a probe and a temperature sensing element, and the temperature sensing element is disposed inside the probe and electrically connected to the circuit substrate.

8. The electronic thermometer of claim 7, wherein the external casing unit has a passing hole, the rotation base has a slot, the temperature sensing element is electrically connected to the circuit substrate through the slot and the passing hole in sequence, and the passing hole is filled with gel for preventing water vapor from entering the receiving space through the passing hole.

9. An electronic thermometer, comprising:

an external casing unit including a pivot shaft, a receiving space and an extending portion, wherein the pivot shaft is disposed on the extending portion and outside the receiving space, the external casing unit includes a top cover casing and a bottom cover casing, and the receiving space is formed between the top cover casing and the bottom cover casing;

a circuit substrate disposed inside the receiving space;

an induction switch electrically connected to the circuit substrate;

a rotating arm unit including a rotation base, a receiving groove and a pivot portion, wherein the rotation base is pivotally disposed on the pivot shaft through the pivot portion, and the rotation base is reciprocatedly moved between a first position and a second position relative to the pivot shaft;

a sensing element disposed inside the receiving groove;

a probe unit disposed on the rotating arm unit and electrically connected to the circuit substrate; and

a waterproof unit including a first waterproof element disposed between the top cover casing and the bottom cover casing and around the receiving space for preventing water vapor from entering the receiving space through the external casing unit.

10. The electronic thermometer of claim 9, wherein the induction switch is one of a Hall effect sensor switch and a magnetic reed switch.

11. The electronic thermometer of claim 9, wherein when the rotation base is moved from the second position to the first position, the sensing element is adjacent to the induction switch and corresponds to the induction switch, wherein when the rotation base is moved from the first position to the second position, the sensing element is separated from the induction switch to turn on the induction switch.

12. The electronic thermometer of claim 9, wherein the sensing element is embedded in the rotation base and enclosed by the rotation base.

13. The electronic thermometer of claim 9, wherein the probe unit includes a probe and a temperature sensing element, and the temperature sensing element is disposed inside the probe and electrically connected to the circuit substrate.

14. The electronic thermometer of claim 13, wherein the external casing unit has a passing hole, the rotation base has a slot, the temperature sensing element is electrically connected to the circuit substrate through the slot and the passing hole in sequence, and the passing hole is filled with gel for preventing water vapor from entering the receiving space through the passing hole.