PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sphygmomanometer, capable of performing determination of the size of an arm band unit when connecting the arm band portion to a sphygmomanometer body side.SOLUTION: The sphygmomanometer includes a plurality of arm band units 2, 2A of different sizes, each of the units having a blood blocking air bag for blood-blocking an upper arm of a measuring object person, a tube 4, 5 and an air plug 6 provided at an end of the tube as a connecting member and a sphygmomanometer body 10 to which the blood-blocking air bags 14, 14A of the plurality of arm band portions 2, 2A are selectably connected by use of the air plug 6. The sphygmomanometer further includes an arm band unit type detection device 800, which detects which type of the plurality of arm band units 2, 2A the air plug 6 connected to the sphygmomanometer 10 belongs to, and reports it to a control unit 120.COPYRIGHT: (C)2012,JPO&INPIT【課題】血圧計本体側に腕帯部を接続する際に、腕帯部のサイズの判断を行うことができる血圧計を提供する。【解決手段】被測定者の上腕を阻血する阻血用空気袋とチューブ4,5とこのチューブの端部に設けられた接続部材としてのエアプラグ6を有し、サイズの異なる複数の腕帯部2,2Aと、複数の腕帯部2,2Aの阻血用空気袋14,14Aを、エアプラグ6を用いて選択可能に接続させる血圧計本体10を有し、複数の腕帯部2,2Aのどの種類の腕帯部のチューブのエアプラグ6が、血圧計本体10に接続されたかを検出して、制御部120に通知する腕帯部の種類検出装置800を備える。【選択図】図5