Stethoscope
A stethoscope including a contact surface which contacts to an auscultatory subject, and a movable part which makes the contact surface movable.
1 . A digital stethoscope comprising:
a plurality of piezoelectric sensors which are respectively for collecting an auscultatory sound and are the same in size;
a plurality of sensor holders in which the plurality of piezoelectric sensors are respectively provided;
a plurality of movable parts which respectively and independently make the sensor holders movable;
an enclosure which houses the plurality of piezoelectric sensors, the plurality of sensor holders and the plurality of movable parts; and
a plurality of contact surfaces which contact to an auscultatory subject, respectively move as to follow the plurality of piezoelectric sensors and are a part of a sensor cover,
wherein each of the plurality of sensor holders is rotatably attached to a first shaft of each of the plurality of movable parts,
a second shaft of each of the plurality of movable parts is rotatably attached to the enclosure,
the first shaft is orthogonal to the second shaft,
the plurality of sensor holders respectively rotate centering around the first shafts of the plurality of movable parts and the plurality of movable parts respectively rotate centering around the second shafts of the plurality of movable parts corresponding to the plurality of sensor holders via the plurality of piezoelectric sensors and the contact surfaces by contact of the contact surfaces to the auscultatory subject, and
the plurality of the piezoelectric sensors and sensor holders are in a natural posture with no load and the plurality of piezoelectric sensors are in the same plane in the natural posture.
2 . The digital stethoscope according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first shafts and the second shafts are respectively positioned within a predetermined distance from the contact surface.
3 . The digital stethoscope according to claim 1 further comprising:
an elastic member which has flexibility and is provided between each of the respective sensor holders and the first shafts.
4 . The digital stethoscope according to claim 1 ,
wherein each of the sensors is attached to the respective sensor holder by a fastening element.
5 . The digital stethoscope according to claim 1 , further comprising: one or more ditches which are provided to the enclosure.
6 . The digital stethoscope according to claim 5 ,
wherein the enclosure has a surface which is opposite to the contact surfaces and two side surfaces positioned on both sides of the contact surfaces, and
the ditches are provided on the surface which is opposite to the contact surfaces and the two side surfaces.
7 . The digital stethoscope according to claim 1 ,
wherein in a surface of the enclosure, a part except the contact surfaces is recessed in a thickness direction of the enclosure.
8 . The digital stethoscope according to claim 1 ,
wherein the number of the plurality of contact surfaces is two and
in the enclosure, a part between the two contact surfaces is recessed to a direction which is orthogonal to a direction that the two contact surfaces are in line.
9 . The digital stethoscope according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a battery;
wherein the enclosure houses the battery and the battery is arranged at a shifted position from a center of a longitudinal direction of the enclosure.
10 . The digital stethoscope according to claim 1 , wherein a surface of the enclosure which is opposite to the contact surfaces of the enclosure is a curved shape, and curved rates of either one side and the other side of a longitudinal direction of the surface which is opposite to the contact surfaces of the enclosure are different from each other.
11 . The digital stethoscope according to claim 1 ,
wherein the enclosure consists of a main body enclosure and a sensor cover which covers the plurality of piezoelectric sensors and an edge part of the sensor cover is pinched by the main body enclosure.
12 . The digital stethoscope according to claim 1 ,
wherein the enclosure consists of a main body enclosure and a sensor cover which covers the plurality of piezoelectric sensors.