PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a drip detecting apparatus which can detect precisely the quantity of drip and can make the operability excellent when the dripping condition is confirmed.SOLUTION: A drip detecting apparatus 1 includes: a drip cylinder storing body 11 comprising: a body part 110 formed into a hollow body cylinder shape so that it covers the periphery of a drip cylinder 2 and the lower face is opened an opening part 111 formed over an lower end and an upper end of the peripheral face wall of the body part 110 and making the drip cylinder 2 pass through it a cutout part 112 formed from the upper end of the opening part 111 to the central part from the central part of the upper face wall 1102 of the body part 110, and guiding a guide pipe 32 connected with the upper end part 21 of the drip cylinder 2 to the central part of the upper face wall 1102 and the guide pipe holding part 113 arranged at the central part of the upper face wall 1102, and holding the guide pipe 32 guided by the cutout part 112.COPYRIGHT: (C)2014,JPO&INPIT【課題】点滴量を正確に検知することができると共に、点滴状態を確認するときの作業性に優れたものにする。【解決手段】点滴検知装置1は、点滴筒2の周囲を覆うように中空筒形状に形成され、下面が開放された胴体部110と、胴体部110の周面壁の下端から上端にかけて形成され、点滴筒2を挿通させる開口部111と、開口部111の上端から胴体部110の上面壁1102の中心部にかけて形成され、点滴筒2の上端部21に接続された導管32を上面壁1102の中心部に案内する切欠き部112と、上面壁1102の中心部に配置され、切欠き部112に案内された導管32を保持する導管保持部113とを備えた点滴筒収容体11とを有している。【選択図】図1