JP2008092803A - Insect trap and method for handling insect-capturing sheet used therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the work required for handling an insect-capturing sheet. <P>SOLUTION: An insect trap 10 comprises an attracting means 12 for attracting insects, the insect-capturing sheet 11 delivered to the vicinity of the attracting means 12 and a holding means 13 for deliverably holding the insect-capturing sheet 11. The insect-capturing sheet 11 is provided with a substrate sheet 11A forming a belt-like state, an adhesive layer 11B laminated onto one surface of the substrate sheet 11A and a detaching sheet 11C, made to temporarily adhere with the adhesive layer 11B. The holding means 13 successively releases and recovers the release sheet 11C via a release means 34 from the insect-capturing sheet 11 by the actions of a delivery means 36, and at the same time, the unused adhesive layer 11B of the insect-capturing sheet 11 is expressed. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an insect trap and a method for handling an insect trap sheet used therein, and more particularly, to an insect trap capable of easily setting an insect trap sheet and an insect trap sheet used therefor.

  Conventionally, for example, insect traps have been used to prevent insects from being mixed into products such as food, adhesive sheets, and precision machines (see Patent Document 1). The insect trap of Patent Document 1 includes a light source for capturing insects and an adhesive film provided around the light source. In this insect trap, when an adhesive film is set, first, the used adhesive film that has already been set is cut and removed. Thereafter, the pressure-sensitive adhesive film is pulled out from the pressure-sensitive adhesive film roll, the end thereof is sandwiched between the supporting rolls, and then the release operation of the pressure-sensitive adhesive film is removed to complete the setting operation.

Utility Model Registration No. 3091766

However, in the insect trap of Patent Document 1, every time an adhesive film is set, an operation of peeling the release paper from the adhesive surface of the adhesive film becomes indispensable, and there is a disadvantage that the operation becomes complicated. In addition, such an insect trapping adhesive is designed to have a low cohesion to make it easier to catch insects and is very sticky, and this adhesive adheres to the fingertip when picking the end, Handling is very troublesome.
In addition, every time a new adhesive film is set, labor for disposing of the release paper and the used adhesive film is also required. In particular, when disposing of used adhesive film, not only the adhesive is inadvertently attached to the traps, workers' hands and clothes, but also many insects are attached to the adhesive film, so the operation itself is inefficient. It causes inconvenience that it becomes hygienic.

[Object of invention]
The present invention has been devised by paying attention to such inconveniences, and its purpose is to provide an insect trap capable of reducing the labor required for handling the insect catching sheet and a method for handling the insect catching sheet used therefor. There is to do.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises an attracting means for attracting insects, an insect catching sheet fed out in the vicinity of the attracting means, and a holding means for allowing the insect catching sheet to be fed and holding the insect catching sheet. In the insect trap
The insect trap sheet is a laminate having at least a three-layer structure including a belt-shaped base sheet, an adhesive layer laminated on one surface of the base sheet, and a release sheet temporarily attached by the adhesive layer. A sheet,
The holding means adopts a configuration in which a release sheet is sequentially peeled from the insect catching sheet and collected, and at the same time, an unused adhesive layer of the insect catching sheet is provided so as to be exposed.

Further, the present invention is an insect trap equipped with an attracting means for attracting insects, an insect catching sheet fed out in the vicinity of the attracting means, and a retaining means that allows the catching sheet to be fed and holds the insect catching sheet.
The insect trap sheet is a laminate having at least a three-layer structure including a belt-shaped base sheet, an adhesive layer laminated on one surface of the base sheet, and a release sheet temporarily attached by the adhesive layer. A sheet,
The holding means includes a support means for supporting the insect catching sheet, a peeling means for peeling the release sheet from the insect catching sheet, and a feeding means for feeding the base sheet from the support means. By the operation of the feeding means, A configuration is adopted in which the peeling means sequentially peels and collects the release sheet from the insect catching sheet, and at the same time, an unused adhesive layer of the insect catching sheet is provided so as to be exposed.

  In the present invention, it further has a winding means for winding up the used base sheet, and the peeling means has a peeling sheet collecting device for collecting the peeling sheet, while the feeding means is a single drive source. It is preferable that the release sheet collecting device and the winding means are operated so that the release sheet and the base sheet can be wound up simultaneously.

  The winding means preferably includes a winding shaft, and the winding shaft is preferably provided so that the base material sheet can be wound with the adhesive layer facing inward.

  Furthermore, it is preferable to employ a configuration in which at least one of the supporting means, the peeling means, and the winding means further includes a retrograde regulating means for regulating the advance in the reverse direction of the feeding.

  Moreover, it is good to provide the bending suppression means for suppressing the bending of a base material sheet between the said base material sheet and an attracting means.

  Furthermore, it is preferable that an insect receiving means is provided on the lower side of the base sheet on which the adhesive layer is exposed.

  Further, a configuration in which an outlet capable of supplying electric power is provided outside the main body frame that supports the attraction means is also adopted.

  Furthermore, the main body frame that supports the attracting means may be supported via a stand that can move the main body frame in the vertical direction and the rotation direction.

In addition, the method of handling the insect catching sheet of the present invention is a handling method of the insect catching sheet for feeding out the insect catching sheet in the vicinity of the attracting means for attracting insects provided in the catching device,
The insect trap sheet is a laminate having at least a three-layer structure including a belt-shaped base sheet, an adhesive layer laminated on one surface of the base sheet, and a release sheet temporarily attached by the adhesive layer. A sheet,
By operating the feeding means of the insect trap, the release sheet is sequentially peeled and collected from the insect trap sheet, and at the same time, an unused adhesive layer of the insect trap sheet is exposed.

  In the handling method, the insect trap includes a winding unit capable of winding up a used base sheet, while the peeling unit includes a peeling sheet collecting device that winds up the peeling sheet, and the feeding unit. It is preferable that the release sheet collecting device and the winding means are operated by a single drive source to simultaneously wind up the release sheet and the base sheet.

  The winding means may wind the substrate sheet with the adhesive layer facing inward by a winding shaft.

  According to the present invention, every time an unused adhesive layer is exposed, the release sheet can be peeled and collected without being manually handled. As a result, it is possible to reliably prevent the adhesive from adhering to hands, clothes, etc. while omitting troublesome peeling work as in the past, and to easily perform the work of setting the insect catching sheet. Become. Further, by winding the substrate sheet by the winding means, it is possible to avoid the used adhesive from touching the hand, and to set and collect the insect trap sheet in a sanitary manner.

  Furthermore, by driving or operating one driving source, the two sheets of the base sheet and the release sheet can be simultaneously wound, and the winding operation can be simplified and speeded up.

  Further, by winding the adhesive layer inward, not only the adhesive layer and the insects attached to the outer periphery of the winding shaft are not exposed, but also the winding shaft during rotation of the winding shaft. It is possible to suppress the insects from falling and improve the hygiene.

  Furthermore, since the retrograde regulation means is provided, it is possible to avoid loosening of the fed base sheet and release sheet, and the adhesive layer of the base sheet wound on the take-up shaft is exposed again. Can be prevented.

  In addition, since the bending suppression means is provided between the base sheet and the attracting means, it can be avoided that the base sheet flutters in the vicinity of the attracting means, and the insects adhering to the adhesive layer fall inadvertently. It is possible to prevent this.

  Furthermore, when the insect receiving means is provided below the exposed adhesive layer, even if the insect attached to the adhesive layer falls unintentionally, the insect can be collected by the insect receiving means. It is possible to avoid the insects from being scattered around the trap.

  Further, when an outlet is provided, power can be supplied to other insect traps, a plurality of insect traps can be arranged in series, and the power source can be integrated into one.

  Furthermore, since the stand that can move the main body frame in the vertical direction and the rotation direction is provided, the restriction on the installation space of the insect trap can be relaxed and the usability can be improved.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the present specification and claims, “unused” means not only the state before the adhesive layer is exposed, but also the state immediately after the adhesive layer is exposed to capture insects. To do. “Used” means not only the state after insect trapping but also the state where the insect has been used for trapping for a predetermined period even when the insect is not trapped.
Furthermore, unless otherwise specified, terms indicating the direction or position of the present specification and claims are based on the direction viewed from the direction of arrow A in FIG. 1, and “front” is the direction viewed from the direction of arrow A. On the other hand, “rear” is used for the same depth side.

  FIG. 1 shows a schematic perspective view of an insect trap according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 shows a partially broken perspective view thereof. 3 is a front view thereof, FIG. 4 is a right side view thereof, and FIG. 5 is a plan view thereof. In these drawings, an insect trap 10 is provided with an insect catching sheet 11 for catching insects, an attracting means 12 positioned along the insect catching sheet 11, and a holder provided so as to allow the catching sheet 11 to be fed and held. It comprises a means 13, a plurality of rollers 15 as a deflection suppressing means provided between the attracting means 12 and the insect trapping sheet 11, and guide means 16 located on the left and right sides of the plurality of rollers 15. Yes.

  The insect catching sheet 11 is drawn downward from the state wound in a roll shape, and passes through the front of the attracting means 12. As shown in FIGS. 6 (A) and 6 (B), the insect catching sheet 11 is laminated on a base material sheet 11A having a belt shape and one surface (upper surface in FIG. 6 (B)) of the base material sheet 11A. The adhesive layer 11B and the release sheet 11C temporarily attached by the adhesive layer 11B are provided. Non-adhesive regions 11D where the adhesive layer 11B is not laminated are provided at both ends along the feed-out direction of the base sheet 11A, that is, at positions along the left and right ends in FIG.

  The attracting means 12 is an interior of a main body frame 19 formed by a substantially U-shaped rear frame 26 in plan view and a pair of side plates 22 provided on the left and right sides of the rear frame 26 and extending forward in FIG. And is constituted by a fluorescent lamp 18. A leg member 27 having a substantially H shape in plan view is provided on the lower end side of the main body frame 19 so that the entire insect trap 10 can stand on its own.

  As shown in FIG. 4, an outlet 29 and a power cable 30 are provided on the rear surface of the rear frame 26. The power cable 30 is provided so that power can be supplied to the outlet 29 and the fluorescent lamp 18 by connecting the plug 30A to an outlet serving as a power source. Therefore, when the power cable 30 of another insect trap 10 is connected to the outlet 29 while receiving power supply from the power cable 30, it is possible to supply power to the plurality of insect traps 10 from one power source.

  The holding means 13 includes a support means 33 for supporting the insect trap sheet 11 wound in a roll shape, a peeling means 34 adjacent to the front of the support means 33, and a winding means provided below the main body frame 19. 35 and a feeding means 36 which is connected to the peeling means 34 and the winding means 35 and feeds the base sheet 11A from the support means 33 to the winding means 35.

  The support means 33 includes a support shaft 38 (see FIG. 5) provided at the rotation center axis position of the insect trapping sheet 11 wound in a roll shape, and bearing members 39 provided on both ends of the support shaft 38, respectively. And a pair of cutout portions 40 that are formed on the upper end side of the rear frame 26 and receive the bearing member 39 and allow rotation, and the roll-shaped insect catching sheet 11 is rotated and fed to the peeling means 34 side. Be able to.

  The peeling means 34 includes a bracket 42 erected from the upper right side of the side plate 22, and a peeling roller 43 that folds the peeling sheet 11C of the insect catching sheet 11 and guides the peeling sheet 11C upward as shown in FIG. A release sheet collecting shaft 44 as a release sheet collecting device for collecting the release sheet 11C peeled off by the peeling roller 43 is provided. The peeling roller 43 and the peeling sheet collection shaft 44 are cantilevered by a bracket 42, respectively. The base sheet 11A from which the release sheet 11C has been peeled is wound around the upper guide roller 46A while uncovering the unused adhesive layer 11B, and is fed downward in the vertical direction, and is wound around the lower guide roller 46B. Guided to the winding means 35.

  The winding means 35 includes a bracket 47 provided on the lower right side of the back frame 26 and a winding shaft 49 that winds the base sheet 11 </ b> A. The winding shaft 49 is cantilevered by the bracket 47.

  The feeding means 36 is connected to pulleys 51 and 52 respectively connected to the release sheet collection shaft 44 and the take-up shaft 49, a belt 53 wound around these pulleys 51 and 52, and the release sheet collection shaft 44. The operation handle 55 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of the rollers 15 are provided in front of the side plates 22, and the rollers 15 are positioned on the rear surface of the base sheet 11A so that the base sheet 11A can be prevented from being bent backward or fluttering. It is like that.

  As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, the guide means 16 is a pair of left and right guide plates provided at positions facing the non-adhesion region 11D of the base sheet 11A positioned along the vertical direction. 61, a sheet-like contact member 62 that can be brought into contact with the non-contact region 11D, and a hinge portion 63 that connects each guide plate 61 and the side plate 22. Has been.

  The abutting member 62 is a member that can shrink and deform in the thickness direction, and examples thereof include a felt material, a cloth material, a resin material, and rubber. The abutting member 62 imparts frictional resistance across the non-contact area 11D with the guide plate receiver 22A provided on the side plate 22 when the base sheet 11A is fed, while maintaining the base sheet 11A at an appropriate tension. The base sheet 11A is prevented from sagging.

  The hinge part 63 supports the guide plate 61 so as to be rotatable. Specifically, it can be rotated between a position (see FIG. 8A) sandwiching the above-described base sheet 11A and a position retracted from the position (see FIG. 8B). Thereby, the insect trapping sheet can be replaced more quickly, and the adhesive attached to the guide plate 61 and the guide plate receiver 22A can be easily removed.

  When the fluorescent lamp 18 emits light from the state shown in FIG. 1, the insect trap 10 is emitted to the outside through the base sheet 11A and the adhesive layer 11B. Then, the insect is attracted by the light and flies so as to approach the fluorescent lamp 18, and the insect contacting the adhesive layer 11B is adhered to the adhesive layer 11B and captured.

  When the unused adhesive layer 11B is exposed forward after insect trapping for a certain period in this way, the operation handle 55 of the feeding means 36 may be rotated in the direction of arrow R1 in FIG. Thereby, the peeling sheet collection | recovery axis | shaft 44 rotates to the arrow R1 direction, and the peeling sheet 11B is wound up and collect | recovered. By this winding, the roll-shaped insect catching sheet 11 supported by the support means 33 is fed out in the direction of the arrow R2 in FIG. At the same time as the release sheet 11C is peeled off, the base sheet 11A is fed forward of the fluorescent lamp 18, and an unused adhesive layer 11B is exposed. At this time, the non-adhesion region 11D is positioned between the guide plate receiver 22A and the guide plate 61, and the base sheet 11A is guided downward and fed out.

  Here, the winding shaft 49 rotates in the direction of the arrow R3 via the belt 53 by the rotation operation of the operation handle 55. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 7, the used base sheet 11 </ b> A is wound around the winding shaft 49 so that the adhesive layer 11 </ b> B is directed inward. The difference between the outer diameter of the release sheet 11C wound around the release sheet collecting shaft 44 and the winding speed (amount) due to the difference in outer diameter between the base sheet 11A wound around the winding shaft 49 is as follows. It is offset by a sliding mechanism (not shown) provided on the shaft 49.

  Thus, in the insect trap 10, by rotating the operation handle 55 as a single drive source, the release sheet collecting shaft 44, the roll-shaped insect trap sheet 11 and the winding shaft 49 are all rotated simultaneously. By this rotation, the peeling sheet 11C can be peeled and collected by the peeling means 34, the unused adhesive layer 11B can be set to the front position of the attracting means 12, and the used base sheet 11A can be collected simultaneously. become.

  Therefore, according to such an embodiment, it is possible to simultaneously perform the set of the insect capturing sheet 11 for capturing insects and the collection of the release sheet 11B and the base sheet 11A that are no longer necessary. It becomes possible to carry out simply and quickly. Moreover, it is possible to eliminate the necessity of directly picking the release paper by hand or collecting the used adhesive film in a state where the adhesive surface of the used adhesive film is exposed as in the prior art. This makes it possible to improve workability in terms of hygiene while facilitating work.

Although the best configuration, method and the like for carrying out the present invention have been disclosed in the above description, the present invention is not limited to this.
That is, the present invention has been illustrated and described with particular reference to particular embodiments, but is not limited to the technical idea and scope of the present invention. On the other hand, those skilled in the art can make various modifications in shape, quantity, and other detailed configurations.
Therefore, the description limited to the shape disclosed above is an example for easy understanding of the present invention, and does not limit the present invention. The description by the name of the member which remove | excluded one part or all part is included in this invention.

  For example, the attracting means 12 can be variously modified as long as it has an effect of attracting insects, and can be used in place of the ultraviolet light source or the device that emits odors preferred by the insects, or in combination with the fluorescent lamp 18. . Further, the ultraviolet light source may be constituted by an LED (light emitting diode) instead of the fluorescent lamp 18.

  Moreover, although the some roller 15 was used as a bending suppression means, it can change as long as it can be suppressed by being located in the rear part of the base material sheet 11A, for example, the resin board etc. which can permeate | transmit light between the side plates 22 May be provided.

  Further, the feeding means 36 may automatically perform the rotation using a motor or the like.

  In addition, the guide plate 61 can be moved away from the non-adhesion region 11D via the hinge portion 63. However, for example, the guide plate 61 may be detachably moved to the main body frame 19.

  Further, at least one of the support shaft 38, the release sheet collecting shaft 44, and the take-up shaft 49 of the support means 33 may be provided with a reverse rotation preventing means for restricting the travel in the direction reverse to the feeding direction described above. . Examples of the reverse rotation prevention means include a ratchet mechanism, a pinning structure for each shaft, and a one-way clutch structure.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, insect receiving means 65 and 70 may be provided on the lower side of the base sheet 11 </ b> A oriented in the substantially vertical direction. The insect receiving means 65 in FIG. 9 guides the base sheet 11A that has passed through the lower guide roller 46B by the guide roller 66 so as to be directed substantially horizontally forward, and the insects attached to the adhesive layer 11B are not intended. Even if it falls, it can be collected by this insect receiving means 65.
The insect catching means 70 of FIG. 10 is composed of another insect catching sheet disposed on the leg 27, and the top face of the insect catching sheet is an adhesive surface so that the insects that have fallen can be collected as described above.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 11, the main body frame 19 may be supported via a stand 73, and the main body frame 19 may be movable in the vertical direction and the rotational direction via the stand 73.
Further, by adding the joints of the stand 73, it is possible to move in the left-right and front-back directions in addition to the up-down and rotation directions.
Furthermore, the insect trap 10 is not limited to the self-standing type, and may be configured to be attachable to a wall, a ceiling, or the like.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, although illustrated and demonstrated using the lamination sheet of a 3 layer structure as an insect trap sheet, the lamination sheet of 4 layers or more may be sufficient.

The schematic perspective view of the insect trap which concerns on embodiment. The schematic perspective view which fractured | ruptured FIG. 1 partially. The front view of FIG. The right view of FIG. The top view of FIG. (A) is a front view of an insect trap sheet, and (B) is a sectional view taken along line BB in (A). The expanded sectional view which follows the CC line of FIG. (A) is an expanded sectional view which follows the DD line of FIG. 3, (B) is an exploded sectional view of (A). The partial right view of the insect trap which concerns on a modification. The partial right view of the insect trap which concerns on another modification. Furthermore, the front view of the insect trap which concerns on another modification.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Trapping device 11 Trapping sheet 11A Base material sheet 11B Adhesive layer 11C Release sheet 11D Non-adhesion area | region 12 Attraction means 13 Holding means 15 Roller (deflection suppression means)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 19 Main body frame 29 Outlet 33 Support means 34 Peeling means 35 Winding means 36 Feeding means 43 Peeling roller 44 Peeling sheet collection | recovery apparatus (peeling sheet collection shaft)
49 Winding shaft 65,70 Insect receiving means 73 Stand

Claims (12)

In an insect trap provided with an attracting means for attracting insects, a catching sheet fed out in the vicinity of the attracting means, and a holding means for allowing the catching sheet to be fed and holding the catching sheet,
The insect trap sheet is a laminate having at least a three-layer structure including a belt-shaped base sheet, an adhesive layer laminated on one surface of the base sheet, and a release sheet temporarily attached by the adhesive layer. A sheet,
The holding device is provided with an insect trap so as to be able to expose an unused adhesive layer of the insect catching sheet at the same time as the release sheet is sequentially peeled and collected from the insect catching sheet. In an insect trap provided with an attracting means for attracting insects, a catching sheet fed out in the vicinity of the attracting means, and a holding means for allowing the catching sheet to be fed and holding the catching sheet,
The insect trap sheet is a laminate having at least a three-layer structure including a belt-shaped base sheet, an adhesive layer laminated on one surface of the base sheet, and a release sheet temporarily attached by the adhesive layer. A sheet,
The holding means includes a support means for supporting the insect catching sheet, a peeling means for peeling the release sheet from the insect catching sheet, and a feeding means for feeding the base sheet from the support means. By the operation of the feeding means, An insect trap characterized in that the peeling means is provided so as to be able to expose an unused adhesive layer of the insect catching sheet at the same time that the release sheet is peeled off and collected from the insect catching sheet in order.   It further has a winding means for winding up the used base sheet, and the peeling means has a release sheet collecting device for collecting the release sheet, while the feeding means is a release sheet collecting device by a single drive source. The insect trap according to claim 2, wherein the release means and the base sheet are wound simultaneously by operating the winding means.   4. The insect trap according to claim 3, wherein the winding means includes a winding shaft, and the winding shaft is provided so that the base material sheet can be wound with the adhesive layer facing inward. vessel.   5. The insect trap according to claim 3, further comprising a retrograde regulation unit that regulates the at least one of the support unit, the peeling unit, and the winding unit to advance in the reverse direction of the feeding.   The insect trap according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein a deflection suppressing means for suppressing the deflection of the substrate sheet is provided between the substrate sheet and the attracting means.   The insect trap according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein an insect receiving means is provided below the base sheet on which the adhesive layer is exposed.   The insect trap according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein an outlet capable of supplying electric power is provided outside a main body frame that supports the attracting means.   The insect trap according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the main body frame that supports the attracting means is supported via a stand that can move the main body frame in the vertical direction and the rotation direction. In the handling method of the insect catching sheet for paying out the insect catching sheet in the vicinity of the attracting means for attracting insects provided in the catching device,
The insect trap sheet is a laminate having at least a three-layer structure including a belt-shaped base sheet, an adhesive layer laminated on one surface of the base sheet, and a release sheet temporarily attached by the adhesive layer. A sheet,
A method of handling an insect catching sheet, wherein the feeding means of the insect trapping device is actuated to peel and remove the release sheet sequentially from the insect catching sheet and simultaneously expose an unused adhesive layer of the insect catching sheet.   While the insect trap includes a winding unit capable of winding up a used base sheet, the peeling unit includes a peeling sheet collecting device that winds up the peeling sheet, and a single drive of the feeding unit 11. The insect trap sheet handling method according to claim 10, wherein the release sheet collecting device and the winding means are operated by a source to simultaneously wind up the release sheet and the base sheet.   The method of handling insect trapping sheets according to claim 11, wherein the winding means winds up the base sheet with the adhesive layer facing inward by a winding shaft.

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