JP2008167668A - Insect attracting apparatus and insect attracting system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an insect attracting apparatus that can prevent coming in of insects by flying, into the depth of the interior of a house. <P>SOLUTION: The insect attracting apparatus 1 is mounted on the inner wall surface 11b, near a gateway 11a provided in a sidewall 11 of a building 10 and is constituted so as to attract and capture the insects that invade through the gateway 11a into the interior of the house. The insect attracting apparatus 1 is equipped with a straight lamp 3 that radiates a light having insect attracting effects and attracts the insects, a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet 6 for capturing insects that come flying near the straight lamp 3 and louvers 4 for regulating the degree of spreading of light so that the ends L on the outdoor side of the light, spreading from the straight lamp 3, approaching the sidewall 11 having the gateway 11a so that becomes substantially parallel to the inner wall surface 11b of the sidewall 11. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an attracting apparatus and an attracting system for attracting and capturing insects by emitting light having an attracting effect.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an insect attracting device that attracts and captures insects by emitting light having an attracting effect is known.

Such an insect attracting apparatus is attached to a wall surface on the indoor side in the vicinity of the entrance of a building having a large entrance, for example. Patent Document 1 discloses a technology that reflects light emitted from a light source toward an indoor direction with a reflecting plate or the like to prevent light from leaking outdoors.
JP 2004-261180 A

  However, in the above configuration, the light from the straight tube lamp may not be seen by the insect immediately after entering the indoor through the doorway. In this case, the insect may overlook the light from the straight tube lamp and be indoors. There is a risk of intrusion.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems. Insects that have entered through the opening are attracted to the light source and captured immediately after the intrusion, so that the insects can fly deep into the interior. It is an object to provide an insect attracting apparatus and an insect attracting system capable of preventing the above.

  The invention of claim 1 is an insect attracting device that is attached to an indoor wall surface near an opening provided on a side wall of a room, and that attracts and captures insects that have entered the room through the opening. The radiant light is radiated to attract the insect, and the end of the radiant light on the outdoor side is close to the side wall having the opening and substantially parallel to the side wall surface. It is characterized by comprising a light source part for adjusting the extent of spreading and a capture means for catching insects flying in the vicinity of the light source part.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the insect attracting apparatus according to the first aspect, the light source unit includes a light source that emits light and a light-shielding plate that adjusts the spread of the light. .

  A third aspect of the present invention is the insect attracting apparatus according to the second aspect, further comprising a frame that accommodates the light source and the capturing unit therein, and a side surface of the frame on the opening side is emitted from the light source. It is an open surface for allowing light to travel to the opening side, and the side surface opposite to the frame facing the open surface is a wall surface.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the insect attracting apparatus according to the second or third aspect, on the side opposite to the opening of the light source in the frame, light emitted from the light source is provided on the side wall provided with the opening. A concave mirror for reflecting toward the opening is provided so as to be substantially parallel to the wall surface.

  The invention of claim 5 is the insect attracting apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the light source is a straight tube type light source extending in a direction along an opening edge of the opening facing the light source. It is characterized by being.

  A sixth aspect of the present invention is the insect attracting apparatus according to any one of the second to fifth aspects, wherein the light emitted from the light source also travels indoors.

  A seventh aspect of the present invention is the insect attracting apparatus according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, wherein a plurality of the light source sections are arranged in parallel in a direction substantially orthogonal to the side wall surface.

  An insect attracting system according to an eighth aspect is characterized in that a plurality of insect attracting apparatuses according to any one of the first to seventh aspects are arranged in parallel in a direction substantially orthogonal to the side wall surface.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the spread of the radiated light is positively adjusted so that the end portion on the outdoor side of the light is close to the side wall provided with the opening and substantially parallel to the side wall surface. Therefore, an insect that has entered the room through the opening portion notices the light from the light source unit immediately after the entry. Thereby, since the insect which invaded from the opening part can fly toward the light source part immediately after the invasion and can be captured by the capturing means, it is possible to prevent the insect from flying deep inside the room. Moreover, according to the said structure, since the light radiated | emitted from the light source part does not leak to the outdoors, an outdoor insect does not invade indoors from an opening part by being attracted by the light source part. Thereby, the frequency with which an outdoor insect invades indoors through an opening part can be suppressed.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, the spread of the light emitted from the light source can be easily adjusted by the light shielding plate.

  According to the invention of claim 3, since the insect attracted by the light source in the frame can be prevented from passing through the frame and jumping out of the frame, the insect capturing efficiency is improved.

  According to the invention of claim 4, since the intensity of the light radiated from the light source to the opening side can be increased, the insect that has entered from the opening can be surely attracted to the light source immediately after entering.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, since the straight tube type light source extending in the direction along the opening edge can radiate light uniformly toward the opening, the efficiency is high.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, for example, when an insect penetrates deep into the indoors due to a strong wind or the like, the insects in the indoor deep part are easily aware of the light from the light source. Therefore, it is possible to easily catch the insects in the indoor deep part by flying toward the light source and by the capturing means.

  According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, when an insect enters the indoor through the vicinity of the center of the opening, the insect enters the light of the light source section on the side of the opening due to the large opening opening. Generation | occurrence | production of the malfunction of flying to an indoor deep part without noticing can be suppressed.

  According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, since the insect that has entered from the opening can be captured by the capturing means immediately after the intrusion, the insect can be prevented from flying deep inside. In addition, since the light emitted from the light source unit does not leak to the outdoors, the frequency of outdoor insects entering the indoor through the opening can be suppressed.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a view showing a state in which the insect attracting device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is attached to the inner wall surface on the left side of the entrance / exit, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the overall configuration of the insect attracting device according to the first embodiment. FIG. Moreover, FIG. 3 is sectional drawing which showed the internal structure of the insect attracting apparatus by 1st Embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the insect attracting apparatus 1 </ b> A according to the first embodiment is provided inside a building (room) 10 such as a warehouse having a relatively large entrance (opening) 11 a such as a carry-in entrance on a side wall 11. is there.

  In such a building 10, since loading / unloading of luggage is frequently performed, the entrance / exit 11a may be open for a long time. Furthermore, since a plurality of lighting fixtures are provided as internal lighting on the ceiling or the like in the building 10, outdoor insects are attracted to the light emitted from these lighting fixtures, and the insects pass through the entrance / exit 11a. May invade indoors.

  The insect attracting apparatus 1A is provided for attracting and capturing insects that have entered the room through the doorway 11a. In this embodiment, the insect attracting apparatus 11A has an inner wall surface (wall surface on the indoor side) 11b. It is installed in the position to the left.

  Hereinafter, the configuration of the insect attracting apparatus 1A will be described with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the insect attracting apparatus 1A includes a frame 2 as an outer frame, a straight tube lamp 3 accommodated in the frame 2, a pair of louvers 4, a reflector 5 (see FIG. 3), An adhesive sheet 6 and a pair of fixing brackets 7 (see FIG. 3) are provided. The straight tube lamp 3 corresponds to the “light source” of the present invention, the louver 4 corresponds to the “light shielding plate” of the present invention, and the adhesive sheet 6 corresponds to the “capturing means” of the present invention. . Further, the straight tube lamp 3 and the louver 4 constitute a “light source” of the present invention.

  The frame 2 includes a base 21 attached to the inner wall surface 11 b of the side wall 11 and a cover 22 attached to the base 21.

  The base 21 has a U-shape when viewed from the side, and includes a flat plate-like mounting portion 21a disposed in parallel to the inner wall surface 11b, an upper surface portion 21b that rises vertically from the upper end of the mounting portion 21a, and the mounting portion 21a. The lower surface part 21c which stands | starts up perpendicularly from the lower end of this. Further, the cover 22 is attached to the base 21 so as to communicate the tip of the upper surface portion 21b and the tip of the lower surface portion 21c. When the frame 2 is attached to the inner wall surface 11b, the left and right side surfaces of the frame 2 are open surfaces.

  In addition, the inner side of the U-shape of the base 21 and the inner surface of the cover 22 constituting the inner surface of the frame 2 in the assembled state are provided with black paint for suppressing unnecessary irregular reflection of light in the frame 2. .

  The straight tube lamp 3 can emit light having an insecticidal effect and has a function for attracting insects by the light. The straight tube lamp 3 is arranged at a substantially central position in a top view of the frame 2 in a posture extending in a direction (vertical direction) along the left edge of the doorway 11a facing the insect attracting apparatus 1.

  The louvers 4 have a flat plate shape and are arranged on the left and right sides of the straight tube lamp 3 along the direction in which the straight tube lamp 3 extends. The louver 4 is provided in order to positively adjust the spread of light emitted from the straight tube lamp 3. Specifically, the light emitted from the straight tube lamp 3 is blocked by the louver 4, so that the end L (see FIG. 3) on the outdoor side of the light is close to the side wall 11 having the entrance 11a and the side wall. The louver 4 is positioned and arranged so as to be substantially parallel to the inner wall surface 11b of the eleventh.

  The reflection plate 5 is disposed between the straight tube lamp 3 and the mounting portion 21a, and has a function of reflecting light emitted from the straight tube lamp 3 toward the mounting portion 21a.

  The adhesive sheet 6 is provided for catching insects flying in the vicinity of the straight tube lamp 3, and is attached to the inner surface of the cover 22, that is, the surface facing the mounting portion 21 a of the base 21 in the assembled state by a pair of fixing brackets 7. It is attached. The adhesive sheet 6 can be easily replaced with a new one by removing the fixing bracket 7 from the frame 2 when the catching power is reduced due to adhesion of insects or the like. The capturing means may be other than the adhesive type such as the adhesive sheet 6, for example, an electric shock type, a basin type, or a suction type.

  In the first embodiment, as described above, the spread degree of the light emitted from the straight tube lamp 3 is positively adjusted by the louver 4, and the end L on the outdoor side of the light is the side wall 11 provided with the entrance / exit 11a. The insect that has entered the room through the entrance / exit 11a notices the light from the straight tube lamp 3 immediately after the entry. Thereby, since the insect which invaded from the entrance / exit 11a can be made to fly toward the straight tube lamp 3 immediately after the invasion and be captured by the adhesive sheet 6, it can be prevented that the insect flies deep inside. . Moreover, since the light radiated | emitted from the straight tube | pipe lamp 3 does not leak to the outdoors, when an outdoor insect is attracted to the straight tube | pipe lamp 3, it does not penetrate | invade indoors from the entrance 11a. Thereby, the frequency which an outdoor insect invades indoors through the entrance / exit 11a can be suppressed.

  In the first embodiment, as described above, the straight tube lamp 3 is arranged so as to extend in the direction along the left edge of the entrance / exit 11a, so that light is uniformly emitted from the straight tube lamp 3 to the entrance / exit 11a side. It can radiate and is efficient.

  A plurality of insect attracting devices 1A are preferably attached around the entrance / exit 11a so as to surround the entrance / exit 11a. If comprised in this way, since the insect which penetrate | invaded from the entrance / exit 11a is attracted to the light of the straight tube | pipe lamp 3 of any one of said several insect attracting apparatus 1A, the flying of an insect to the indoor deep part can further be suppressed.

  And in the said embodiment, although the insect attracting apparatus 1A was installed in the just left position of the entrance / exit 11a among the inner wall surfaces 11b of the side wall 11, as shown in FIG. 4, the insect attracting apparatus 101A is installed in the inner wall surface 11b. Of these, the insect attracting device 102A may be installed at a position close to the entrance / exit 11a on the inner wall surface (inner wall surface) 12a of the side wall 12 orthogonal to the side wall 11. The insect attracting device 103A may be installed at a position close to the entrance / exit 11a on the lower surface (wall surface on the indoor side) of a ceiling wall (not shown) orthogonal to the side wall 11. The configuration of the insect attracting devices 101A to 103A is substantially the same as the configuration of the insect attracting device 1A. The straight tube lamp 3 and the louver 4 of the insect attracting device 102A are in a posture extending in the vertical direction along the opening edge on the right side of the doorway 11a facing the insect attracting device 102A, and the straight tubes of the insect attracting devices 101A and 103A. The lamp 3 and each louver 4 have a posture that extends in the lateral direction along the opening edge on the upper side of the entrance / exit 11a facing the insect attracting devices 101A and 103A. That is, the insect attracting device 102A is attached to the inner wall surface 12a in the same posture as the insect attracting device 1A, and the insect attracting devices 101A and 103A are attached to the respective wall surfaces in a posture rotated 90 degrees to the insect attracting device 1A.

  FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing an internal configuration of the insect attracting apparatus according to the second embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the insect attracting apparatus 1B of the second embodiment includes a louver (light shielding plate) 204 having a shape different from that of the insect attracting apparatus 1A of the first embodiment, and the reflector 5 in the first embodiment is omitted. ing. In addition to the pair of light shielding portions 204a for positively adjusting the spread of light emitted from the straight tube lamp 3, the louver 204 receives light emitted from the straight tube lamp 3 in the direction of the mounting portion 21a. It has a reflection part 204b for reflection. That is, in the insect attracting apparatus 1B according to the second embodiment, the louver 204 also serves as a reflector, thereby reducing the number of parts.

  FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing an internal configuration of the insect attracting apparatus according to the third embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the insect attracting apparatus 1 </ b> C of the third embodiment includes a frame 302 having a shape different from that of the first and second embodiments, and replaces the reflector 5 of the first embodiment in the frame 302. A concave mirror 8 is provided.

  The frame 302 is the same as the above embodiment in that the side surface on the entrance / exit 11a side (right side) of the frame 302 is an open surface for advancing light emitted from the straight tube lamp 3 to the entrance / exit 11a side. However, the left side surface of the frame 302 is a closed wall surface 23.

  The concave mirror 8 is disposed so as to wrap the straight tube lamp 3 in the frame 302 from the left side (the side opposite to the entrance / exit 11a). The concave mirror 8 is formed in a shape capable of reflecting the light radiated from the straight tube lamp 3 to the entrance / exit 11a side so as to be substantially parallel to the inner wall surface 11b of the side wall 11.

  In the third embodiment, since the left side surface of the frame 302 is the wall surface 23 as described above, insects attracted by the straight tube lamp 3 in the frame 302 pass through the frame 302 and outside the frame 302. Can be prevented from flying away. Thereby, insect capture efficiency is improved.

  In the third embodiment, since the concave mirror 8 is provided on the left side of the straight tube lamp 3 in the frame 302 as described above, the intensity of light emitted from the straight tube lamp 3 toward the entrance / exit 11a can be increased. it can. Thereby, the insect which invaded from the entrance / exit 11a can be reliably attracted to the straight tube lamp 3 immediately after invading.

  FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an internal configuration of the insect attracting apparatus according to the fourth embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the insect attracting apparatus 1D of the fourth embodiment, a concave mirror 8 is disposed at a position different from that of the third embodiment. That is, in the insect attracting apparatus 1D, the concave mirror 8 is arranged so as to wrap the straight tube lamp 3 from the upper left. Further, the straight tube lamp 3 is provided at a position on the right side in the frame 402 as compared with the third embodiment, and the right end portion on the indoor side of the frame 402 is positioned on the left side compared with the frame 302 of the third embodiment. is doing. Thus, the light emitted from the straight tube lamp 3 is actively reflected in the indoor direction by the concave mirror 8.

  If comprised in this way, since the intensity | strength of the light radiated | emitted from the straight tube | pipe lamp 3 to an indoor direction can be raised, it originates in an insect invading indoors with a strong wind etc., for example, an insect deep inside Since the insects in the indoor deep area can easily notice the light from the straight tube lamp 3 when the insect penetrates to the point, the insects in the deep indoor space can fly toward the straight tube lamp 3 and be easily captured by the adhesive sheet 6. it can.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the insect attracting device according to the fifth embodiment is attached to the wall surface around the opening, and FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an internal configuration of the insect attracting device according to the fifth embodiment.

  The insect attracting apparatus 1E of the fifth embodiment is more suitably used when a side wall orthogonal to the side wall 11 provided with the entrance / exit 11a is present in the vicinity of the entrance / exit 11a. That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the insect attracting apparatus 1E is provided in two upper and lower stages on the inner wall surfaces 12a and 14a of the side walls 12 and 14 orthogonal to the side wall 11 having the doorway 11a. More specifically, the frame 502 of each insect attracting apparatus 1E is embedded in the side wall 12 (14) as shown in FIG. In this frame 502, three straight tube lamps 3 are accommodated in a vertically extending posture and arranged in parallel at predetermined intervals in the entrance / exit direction of the building 10 (direction orthogonal to the inner wall surface 11b). Yes. In addition, in the frame 502, a reflecting plate 5 and an adhesive sheet 6 corresponding to each straight tube lamp 3 are disposed.

  Then, the light emitted from the straight tube lamp 3 is adjusted so that the light emitted from the straight tube lamp 3 is substantially parallel to the inner wall surface 11b of the side wall 11 at the entrance / exit 11a side (left side in FIG. 9) of each straight tube lamp 3. A louver 504 is provided. In particular, the light emitted from the straight tube lamp 3 by the louver 504 corresponding to the straight tube lamp 3 closest to the side wall 11 causes the end L on the outdoor side of the light to approach the side wall 11 and It is adjusted so as to be substantially parallel to the inner wall surface 11b.

  According to the insect attracting apparatus 1E configured as described above, when an insect enters the room through the vicinity of the center of the entrance / exit 11a, the insect is placed directly on the side of the entrance / exit 11a due to the large entrance. Generation | occurrence | production of the malfunction of flying to the indoor deep part without noticing the light of the tube lamp 3 can be suppressed.

  In the fifth embodiment, the insect attracting apparatus 1E is embedded in the side walls 12 and 14, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be attached to the inner wall surfaces 12a and 14a of the side walls 12 and 14.

  Further, in the case where the entrance of the entrance / exit 11a is considerably large, for example, a configuration as shown in FIG. 10 may be adopted in addition to the configuration shown in FIGS. That is, the insect attracting apparatus 1A (1B to 1D) according to the above-described embodiment is arranged in parallel along the entrance / exit direction on the inner wall surfaces 12a, 14a of the side walls 12, 14, and the height of the entrance / exit 11a. A plurality of stages (two stages in FIG. 10) may be stacked in the vertical direction so as to be substantially equal to the direction. Even in the insect attracting system configured as described above, insects that have entered the room through the vicinity of the center of the entrance / exit 11a are prevented from flying deep into the interior without being aware of the light from the straight tube lamp 3 on the side of the entrance / exit 11a. can do.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the example which applies the "insect attracting apparatus" of this invention to the insect attracting apparatus attached to buildings, such as a warehouse which has an entrance / exit, was not restricted to this, stores, houses other than a warehouse, or a house The present invention is also applicable to an insect attracting device attached to an indoor room.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the light spreading condition was adjusted with the louver, it is not restricted to this, For example, you may adjust the light spreading condition with the flame | frame of the outer frame of an apparatus.

It is the figure which showed the state which attached the insect attracting device by 1st Embodiment of this invention to the inner wall surface of the entrance left side. It is the perspective view which showed the whole structure of the insect attracting apparatus by 1st Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which showed the internal structure of the insect attracting apparatus by 1st Embodiment. It is the figure which showed the state which attached the insect attracting apparatus by 1st Embodiment to the other location of the entrance / exit vicinity. It is sectional drawing which showed the internal structure of the insect attracting apparatus by 2nd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which showed the internal structure of the insect attracting apparatus by 3rd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which showed the internal structure of the insect attracting apparatus by 4th Embodiment. It is the figure which showed the state which attached the insect attracting apparatus by 5th Embodiment to the wall surface around an opening part. It is the figure which showed the internal structure of the insect attracting apparatus by 5th Embodiment. It is the figure which showed the state which attached the insect attracting apparatus by 1st-4th embodiment to the wall surface around an opening part by another installation method.

Explanation of symbols

1 Insect attracting device 2, 302, 402, 502 Frame 3 Straight tube lamp (light source, light source part)
4,204,504 Louver (shading plate, light source)
6 Adhesive sheet (capturing means)
8 Concave mirror 10 Building (room)
11, 12, 14 Side wall 11a Entrance / exit (opening)
11b, 12a, 14a Inner wall surface (wall surface on the indoor side)

Claims (8)

An insect attracting device that is attached to an indoor wall near the opening provided on the side wall of the room, and attracts and captures insects that have entered the room through the opening,
The radiated light is radiated so as to attract the insect by emitting irritating light, and the end of the radiated light on the outdoor side is close to and substantially parallel to the side wall having the opening. A light source unit for adjusting the extent of the spread,
An insect attracting apparatus comprising a capturing means for capturing insects flying in the vicinity of the light source section.   2. The insect attracting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the light source unit includes a light source that emits light and a light-shielding plate that adjusts a spread degree of the light. A frame for accommodating the light source and the capturing means inside;
A side surface on the opening side of the frame is an open surface for allowing light emitted from the light source to travel to the opening side, and a side surface on the opposite side of the frame facing the open surface is a wall surface. The insect attracting device according to claim 2, wherein   Reflecting light emitted from the light source on the side opposite to the opening of the light source in the frame toward the opening so as to be substantially parallel to the wall surface of the side wall provided with the opening. The insect attracting device according to claim 2, wherein a concave mirror is provided.   5. The insect attracting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the light source is a straight tube type light source extending in a direction along an opening edge of the opening facing the light source.   The insect attracting apparatus according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein the light emitted from the light source travels indoors.   The insect attracting apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a plurality of the light source units are arranged in parallel in a direction substantially orthogonal to the side wall surface.   An insect attracting system comprising a plurality of insect attracting devices according to claim 1 arranged in parallel in a direction substantially orthogonal to the side wall surface.

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