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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 12, 1999
Tetsuya Yamamoto, Saitama, JP;
Shunji Egawa, Saitama, JP;
Citizen Watch Co. Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A radiation thermometer which starts body temperature measuring operations when a temperature measurement switch is pressed, inserts a probe into an opening of a living being, receives an infrared ray from within the opening and computes a temperature, and displays a maximum value of measured temperature data as a body temperature, for the purpose of avoiding temperature measurement and displaying of a temperature executed by manipulation of the temperature measurement start switch after insertion of the probe into an opening of a living being, a careless manipulation of the switch after insertion into an external acoustic opening despite a previous normal manipulation of the switch before insertion, etc., comprises an operation judging means which determines whether the temperature measurement start switch is appropriately manipulated, such that the radiation thermometer issues a warning which is indicative of an erroneous operation or an erroneous operation does not influence normal temperature measuring operations.