JP2001211805A - Sticky insect trap - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a sticky insect trap that has an excellent appearance and an increased life time. SOLUTION: This insect trap is equipped with a trap 10 that is pressure- sensitive and catches insect pests and a frame 40 that sustains the trap 10 so that the adhesive face 1 faces downward.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a sticky insect trap which can be used in ordinary households and which catches unpleasant pests such as flies, mosquitoes, moths, bees and flies (hereinafter referred to as pests) with an adhesive sheet. It is about.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, spray-type or mat-type insecticides are generally used for controlling pests at home. However, there is a concern that the application of these chemicals may cause harm to the human body as well as environmental pollution. On the other hand, farm houses, canteens,
In facilities such as kitchens, sticky insect traps that are harmless to humans and animals and that are less likely to be polluted are widely used. This sticky insect trap attracts a pest using an attractant and traps it with a sticky sticker (for example, an adhesive sheet).

[0003]

However, in the conventional sticky insect trap, the sticky sheet is stuck on the pedestal to stand on the ground, or the sticky sheet is hung from the ceiling as typified by fly paper. It is used by lowering it or by arranging a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet between walls, and has a problem that the appearance is impaired when used in ordinary households. Actually, it is not widely used for home use. In addition, not only insects but also dust in the air adhere to the adhesive sheet, so that there is a problem that the life of the trap is short.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and has as its object to provide an adhesive insect trap which is excellent in aesthetic appearance and has a long service life of a trap.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, there is provided a trap for insect pests having tackiness, and the trap is mounted on a ceiling or the like such that the sticky surface faces downward. And a supporting frame.

It is preferable that the frame and the trap are provided separately so that the frame and the trap can be freely attached and detached. This makes it possible to easily replace the trap.

Preferably, the frame has a cover for covering the trap. This makes it possible to further improve the aesthetic appearance without the trapping state of the trap being directly seen by human eyes.

It is preferable that the color of the trap is changed in accordance with the characteristics of the pest to be captured. This makes it possible to trap a specific pest by using the attracting property for the color of the pest in the trap. In that case, it is particularly desirable to use the above-mentioned trap colored yellow or blue. These colors have high attraction of pests, so that many pests can be captured. Furthermore, many types of pests may be captured by coloring the trap in a plurality of colors, for example, in a striped manner.

Further, when the trap is covered with the cover, an opening through which light enters so that the light easily enters the cover so that light emitted from a light emitting source such as a fluorescent lamp may impinge on the trap. You may make it. As a result, the color of the trap is colored, and the attraction characteristics can be further improved. Preferably, the inside of the cover is colored with a color having a high light reflectance. Further, if a large number of openings through which the pests can enter are provided in the cover, the pests can easily enter the cover and the insect trapping effect can be further enhanced.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the sticky insect trap 1 according to the present embodiment includes a trapping sheet 10 and a frame 40 for supporting the trapping sheet 10 on a ceiling surface or the like.

The sticky adhesive surface of the insect trap sheet 10 is held by the frame 40 so as to face a substantially vertical lower surface.
The frame body 40 is screwed and fixed to a ceiling surface or the like by a screw 60 via a tab 42 provided at an end in the longitudinal direction. In addition,
The frame body 40 is desirably formed using a material that can be incinerated, such as cardboard. This makes it possible to reduce the environmental load at the time of disposal.

In the present embodiment, the insect catching sheet 10
And the frame body 40 are provided separately, and a substantially U-shaped holding portion 41 for holding the peripheral edge 20 of the insect trap sheet 10 is provided at the short-side end of the frame body 40. Therefore, the insect trap sheet 10
By sliding in the longitudinal direction with respect to the frame body 40, it becomes possible to easily remove the frame body 40 from the frame body 40 or attach it to the frame body 40 (see FIG. 2). This makes it possible to easily replace the insect trap sheet 10.

A cover 50 that covers the lower surface of the insect trap sheet 10 is mounted on the frame 40. The cover 50 has a substantially U-shaped cross section. The cover 50 has openings 52 at both ends in the longitudinal direction so that pests can enter. Cover 50
Is provided with a total of four claw portions 52 at the ends of both side surfaces. The cover 50 is fitted and fixed to the frame 40 by fitting the claw 52 into the groove 43 provided at the short-side end of the frame 40. A window 54 is provided on the side surface of the cover 50 by folding the cut inward. This allows the pests to enter the interior of the adhesive insect trap 1 not only through the opening 52 but also through the window 54, so that the insect trapping effect can be further enhanced.

By attaching the above-described cover 50 to the frame body 40, it becomes possible to prevent the pests caught on the insect catching sheet 10 from directly touching the human eyes. It is desirable that the cover 50 be made of a material that can be incinerated, such as cardboard. Further, in the present embodiment, the frame body 40 and the cover 50 are provided separately, but the frame body 40 having the cover 50 is integrally formed by forming the frame body 40 into a cylindrical shape. It may be formed. Further, if the outer surface of the cover 50 is colored in accordance with the room color, the aesthetic appearance can be further improved.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the insect trap sheet 10. As shown in FIG. 3, the insect catching sheet 10 has a transparent substrate 11 and an adhesive layer 12 formed on one surface thereof. The substrate 11 is formed of, for example, polypropylene or polyurethane. The adhesive layer 12 is formed of, for example, an acrylic adhesive or a silicone adhesive. 13 is a colored paper colored with an arbitrary color,
It is provided on the non-adhesive layer side of the insect trap sheet 10. The color of the adhesive paper 13 can be arbitrarily selected, and it is possible to catch a specific pest by using the attracting effect on the color of the pest. That is, if white is selected for the colored paper 13, flies can be positively trapped, and if black is selected for the colored paper 13, mosquitoes can be particularly trapped. Further, if the colored paper 13 is colored in the same color as the ceiling surface 100, the adhesive sheet 10 can be installed on the ceiling surface 100 without being noticeable. Further, a painting, a photograph, or the like may be used as the colored paper 13 to enhance the design.

The base material 11 on which the adhesive layer 12 is provided may be colored directly without using the colored paper 13. Further, the insect catching sheet 10 may be colored in stripes using a plurality of colors. For example, insect trap sheet 10
Is divided into two regions, the first region 10A is colored with yellow chrome yellow, and the second region 10B
Is colored blue phthalocyanine blue. Of course, the colors to be colored are not limited to this, and the types of colors to be colored are not limited to two. By coloring the insect trap sheet 10 in various colors in this manner,
The insect trap sheet 10 corresponding to the type of pest to be captured can be configured.

The adhesive insect trap 1 according to the present embodiment is screwed and fixed to a ceiling surface 100 as shown in FIG.
Reference numeral 110 denotes a lighting fixture, which shows a Fuji type lighting fixture using a straight tube portable lamp. Sticky insect trap 1
Is desirably installed near the lighting fixture 110.
This makes it possible to catch pests that gather in the light of the lighting fixture 110. In addition, the installation number of the sticky insect trap 1 is not particularly limited.

The cover 50 has a wide opening 52 facing the lighting fixture 110 so that light from the lighting fixture 110 can easily enter the inside of the sticky trap 1. Therefore, the light that has entered the inside of the sticky insect trap 1 is efficiently reflected by the insect trap sheet 10 and the insect trap sheet 1
It becomes possible to enhance the attraction effect by the color colored 0. Further, in order to further enhance the attracting action, the inner surface of the cover 50 may be painted white so that the light incident into the adhesive insect trap 1 is efficiently reflected by the insect trap sheet 10. .

In the sticky insect trap 1 according to the present embodiment, when the pests stimulated by the light of the lighting fixture 110 fly around the lighting fixture 110, the insect trapping sheet 10 of the sticky trap 1 sticks and captures the insect. Is done. In contrast to the conventional adhesive insect trap which is used by being mainly suspended from a ceiling in a farm house, a canteen, a kitchen or the like, the adhesive insect trap 1 according to the present embodiment is Since it is closely mounted, it can be used without deteriorating the aesthetics of the indoor space. Moreover, since the adhesive insect trap 1 according to the present embodiment is held so that the adhesive surface faces the substantially vertical lower surface, adhesion of dust and the like in the air is small, and the adhesive performance of the adhesive material can be maintained for a long time. Will be possible.

It is to be noted that the adhesive insect trap of the present embodiment is not limited to the above-described one, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

[0022]

As described above, according to the adhesive trap according to the present invention, since it is closely attached to the ceiling surface, it can be used without deteriorating the aesthetics of the indoor space. Is held so as to face a substantially vertical lower surface, so that an excellent effect that the adhesion performance of the adhesive material can be maintained for a long time with less adhesion of dust and the like in the air can be achieved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an adhesive insect trap according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state where an adhesive sheet is installed on a frame in the adhesive insect trap according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged view of an adhesive sheet of the adhesive insect trap according to the present embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a state where the sticky insect trap according to the present embodiment is installed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Adhesive insect trap 10 Insect trap sheet 12 Adhesive layer 40 Frame 50 Cover 52 Opening 54 Window 100 Ceiling 110 Lighting equipment

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. An insect catching sheet provided with an adhesive layer on one side for complementing insect pests, and a frame for fixing the insect catching sheet to a structure such as a ceiling surface so that the adhesive layer faces substantially the lower surface. An adhesive insect trap characterized by the following. 2. An adhesive insect trap according to claim 1, wherein said insect trap sheet is provided separately from a frame so as to be attachable and detachable. 3. The frame according to claim 1, wherein the frame is provided with a cover for preventing the adhesive surface of the insect trapping sheet from being seen from below the installed adhesive trap. Item 3. An adhesive insect trap according to Item 2. 4. The adhesive trap according to claim 3, wherein the inner surface of the cover is colored with a paint having a high light reflectance. 5. The sticky insect trap according to claim 3, wherein an outer surface of the cover is colored in a similar color to the structure. 6. An adhesive insect trap according to claim 3, wherein a window through which pests can enter is provided on a lower surface of said cover. 7. The adhesive insect trap according to claim 3, wherein the cover has an opening into which light from a light source such as a fluorescent lamp is incident. 8. The adhesive insect trap according to claim 1, wherein the insect trap sheet is colored in an arbitrary color. 9. The adhesive insect trap according to claim 8, wherein the insect trap sheet is colored in a plurality of colors. 10. The sticky insect trap according to claim 8, wherein the insect trap sheet is colored with at least one of blue or yellow.