JP2008136362A - Method for preventing bird damage, utility pole capable of preventing bird damage, transmission steel tower capable of preventing bird damage, and method for repelling birds - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for preventing bird damages, a utility pole capable of preventing bird damages, a transmission steel tower capable of preventing bird damages, and a method for repelling birds, by which a birds-repelling effect is sustained over a long period. <P>SOLUTION: This utility pole 10 can be cited as an example of a fixture of installation for preventing bird damages and includes a hive 51 in which honey bees inhabit. Specifically, the utility pole 10 includes the utility poly body 21, a housing 31, two bands 41 mounted annularly on the utility poly body 21 to hold the housing 31, and the hive 51 which is placed in the housing 31 and in which honey bees live. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for preventing bird damage, a utility pole capable of preventing bird damage, a transmission tower capable of preventing bird damage, and a method for avoiding birds.

  Feces produced by birds such as crows and pigeons are not only good in appearance but also in terms of hygiene, and are difficult to clean, and can be said to be an example of bird damage. Another example of bird damage is a power outage accident that occurs due to bird work. For example, a crow sometimes uses a metal material such as a hanger to make a nest in a power brace or a power transmission tower. When a metal material such as a hanger touches an electric wire or transmission line, a ground fault may occur, resulting in a wide range of power outages.

Conventionally, in order to prevent bird damage as described above, for example, as in “bird damage prevention device” described in Patent Document 1, a large number of both sides of the support body are orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the tape-like support body. A bird damage prevention tool in which a linear body protrudes, and is a bird damage prevention tool that has the effect of keeping birds away by moving in response to wind, that is, a bird damage prevention tool that has a repelling effect on birds. The bird damage prevention tool etc. which hang down several string-like bodies, such as a string, ropes, ropes, tapes, etc. from the structural member of a steel tower like the bird damage prevention tool for steel are proposed.
JP 2002-191281 A JP-A-10-94356

  However, the bird damage prevention device according to the invention described in the above-mentioned patent document cannot be used permanently because it involves deterioration caused by solar ultraviolet rays or wind and rain. Therefore, there has been a problem that a sufficient effect of preventing bird damage cannot be obtained for a long time. In addition, the fact that birds quickly become accustomed to the above-mentioned bird damage prevention tools has also contributed to the lack of sufficient effects over a long period of time. As described above, the conventional bird damage prevention device and the method for preventing bird damage have a problem that the repellent effect of birds does not last for a long time.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, a method for preventing bird damage in which the repellent effect of birds lasts for a long time, a utility pole capable of preventing bird damage, and a power transmission capable of preventing bird damage. It aims at providing the tower and the repelling method of birds.

  The present inventors have found that birds, especially crows, tend to avoid bees based on many years of experience, and have completed the present invention.

  (1) A method for preventing bird damage by causing bees to be present in the vicinity of facilities that are desired to prevent bird damage.

  The honey bees include honey bees, honey bees (Japanese honey bees) and the like, and particularly honey bees.

  Birds such as crows, pigeons and sparrows, especially crows, tend to repel bees. This is presumably because bees tend to sting dark things such as black, gray, brown, etc., and birds with dark feathers have learned empirically that they are easy to sting. The

  The invention of (1) is a method for repelling birds by using a bee that has a low possibility of harming human beings among bees.

  According to the invention of (1), since birds learn empirically that there is a high possibility of being stabbed by a bee, by preventing a bee from being present in the vicinity of the facility where the bird is desired to be prevented Birds will avoid the area around the facilities they want. At this time, according to the present invention, since the bees are actually present, the birds are always conscious of the possibility of being stabbed by the bees, so that the repelling effect of the birds is not immediately impaired. . Bees are insects that are easily adapted to the natural environment and can be used semipermanently. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to maintain the repellent effect of birds for a long time.

  (2) The method for preventing bird damage according to (1), wherein a bee is present by arranging a nest box in which a bee lives around a facility where it is desired to prevent bird damage.

  (2) According to the invention, the nest box in which the bees live is arranged around the facility where it is desired to prevent bird damage. Since bees can perform nesting activities semi-permanently if there is a nest box, according to the present invention, in addition to the effect of the invention of (1), the effect of repelling birds centering on the nest box is further increased. It can be sustained in the long term.

  (3) The method for preventing bird damage according to (1), wherein a bee is present by arranging a holding body holding an attractant for attracting a bee around a facility where it is desired to prevent bird damage.

  Here, the attractant refers to a drug that attracts bees. For example, flowers themselves, floral fragrances, perfumes, sugar water, sugarcane juice, white sugar itself, and so on, as well as so-called aggregate pheromones such as Nasanonov gland pheromone, attractants As an example. Nasanonov gland pheromone is secreted from the nasal gland that opens between 6 and 7 on the dorsal side of the abdomen of honeybees. As an example. An empty nest box can also be considered as an attractant, attracting bees.

  According to the invention of (3), in addition to the invention of (1), since it is a simple method of attracting bees with an attractant, it can be carried out in the long term. That is, the present invention can maintain the effect of repelling birds for a long time. Moreover, it is possible to reduce the cost without requiring equipment such as a birdhouse.

  (4) The method for preventing bird damage according to any one of (1) to (3), wherein the facility for preventing bird damage is a utility pole.

  (5) The method for preventing bird damage according to any one of (1) to (4), wherein the facility for preventing bird damage is a power transmission tower.

  In the inventions of (4) and (5), it is clarified that they are utility poles and power transmission towers as equipment for preventing bird damage. When birds nest on power poles and power transmission towers, there is a high risk of ground faults due to the metal material contained in the nests, and power outages occur due to ground faults. It is possible to reduce power outage accidents by implementing a method for preventing bird damage.

  (6) A utility pole that can prevent bird damage with a nest box inhabited by bees.

  The invention of (6) captures the invention of (2) or (4) as an invention of a utility pole (thing), and has the same effect as (2) or (4).

  (7) A utility pole capable of preventing bird damage provided with a holding body that holds an attractant that attracts bees.

  The invention of (7) captures the invention of (3) or (4) as an invention of a utility pole (thing), and has the same effect as (3) or (4).

  (8) A power transmission tower equipped with a nest box inhabited by bees that can prevent bird damage.

  The invention of (8) is taken as an invention of the power transmission tower (thing) of (2) or (5), and has the same effect as (2) or (5).

  (9) A power transmission tower that is capable of preventing bird damage, comprising a holding body that holds an attractant that attracts bees.

  The invention of (9) captures the invention of (3) or (5) as an invention of a power transmission tower (thing), and has the same effect as (2) or (5).

  (10) A method for repelling birds using bees.

  The invention of (10) is a method for repelling birds by using a bee that has a low possibility of harming human beings among bees.

  According to the invention of (10), since birds learn empirically that there is a high possibility of being stung by a bee, the repelling effect is not immediately lost. Bees are insects that are easily adapted to the natural environment and can be used semipermanently. That is, according to the present invention, it is possible to maintain the effect of repelling birds on bees in the long term.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to maintain the repellent effect of birds for a long time.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment showing an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment]
1st Embodiment of the utility pole which can prevent bird damage provided with the nest box in which a bee inhabits in this invention is described using FIG.1 and FIG.2. FIG. 1A is a front view and FIG. 1B is a side view showing a utility pole capable of preventing bird damage provided with a nest box in which bees inhabit the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the nest box.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the utility pole 10 is mentioned as an example of the facility which wants to prevent bird damage, and is provided with the nest box 51 in which a bee inhabits.

  Specifically, the utility pole 10 includes a utility pole main body 21, a casing 31, two bands 41 each mounted around the utility pole main body 21 and holding the casing 31, and bees placed in the casing 31. And a nest box 51 inhabiting.

  The housing 31 has a substantially square shape for placing the nest box 51 in which the bees live, and a shape like a 100-leaf box. Since the housing 31 is made of an insulating material such as wood or plastic, the risk of causing a ground fault is low. The housing 31 has a lid 33 supported on the upper end of the back surface of the housing 31 so as to be opened and closed by a hinge (not shown). The operator can put in and out the nest box 51 by opening the lid 33. Furthermore, the four side surfaces of the casing 31 are made up of armor plates, that is, several thin plates each having a certain inclination and attached in parallel with a little gap. Therefore, the bee can go back and forth between the casing 31 and the outside from between the thin plates.

  In this embodiment, the housing 31 is used to place the nest box 51 in which bees live. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the utility pole may have a nest box in which bees live. That's fine. For example, as shown in the following embodiment, a high-pressure transformer case may be used instead of the case 31, and the nest box is directly held by a holding member such as a band without using the case. It may be.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the nest box 51 is a nest box in which bees live. The nest box 51 includes a wooden nest box main body 55 formed with a nest gate 53 that is a substantially rectangular opening through which a bee can enter and exit, a wooden lid 57, and a nest box main body 55 in the length direction of the nest box main body 55. 10 nest frames 59 housed in parallel. The nest frame 59 has a substantially rectangular shape, the outer frame is made of wood, and the inside of the outer frame is continuously knitted into a plurality of hexagonal shapes with three wires. The bees make a honeycomb nest on this hexagonal wire. The nest box 51 is mainly made of wood, but part or all of the wood may be made of other members, for example, plastic or paper. The number of nest frames 59 is not limited to ten.

  As mentioned above, the utility pole 10 in this embodiment is mentioned as an example of the facility which wants to prevent bird damage, and is provided with the nest box 51 in which a honeybee lives. That is, bees exist around the utility pole 10 in the present embodiment due to the nest box 51 where the bees live.

  Here, since birds have empirically learned that there is a high possibility that birds will be stabbed by bees, birds are repelled around the utility poles 10 by making the bees exist around the utility poles 10 to prevent bird damage. It will be. That is, the utility pole 10 in this embodiment is implementing the method of preventing bird damage by making a bee exist by the hive 51.

  And the electric pole 10 in this embodiment is provided with the nest box 51 where a bee exists, and by making a bee actually exist, it will always make birds aware of the possibility of being stung by a bee. The repellent effect of birds is not impaired. The bees are insects that easily adapt to the natural environment, and in particular, the nest box 51 can perform nesting activities semipermanently. That is, the utility pole 10 in this embodiment can maintain the repellent effect of birds for a long period of time.

  Moreover, since the utility pole 10 in this embodiment is a utility pole which prevents bird damage using a bee, waste does not generate | occur | produce, it is environmentally friendly, and honey can be obtained.

  In addition, the bees have an activity range of at least a radius of 2 to 3 km around the nest box, and it is considered that bird damage can be prevented over this range.

[Second Embodiment]
With reference to FIG. 3, a second embodiment of a utility pole capable of preventing bird damage provided with a nest box in which bees inhabit the present invention is described. FIG. 3A is a front view and FIG. 3B is a side view showing a utility pole capable of preventing bird damage provided with a nest box in which bees inhabit the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the utility pole 110 includes a nest box 51 in which bees live.

  Specifically, the utility pole 110 includes a utility pole main body 21, a high-voltage transformer housing 131, a holding member 141 that holds the housing 131 connected to the utility pole main body 21, and a nest box 51 placed in the housing 31. .

  The housing 131 of the high-pressure transformer has a shape in which a pair of substantially trapezoidal prisms in a cross section are connected to a pair of surfaces of an upright rectangular parallelepiped. On the bottom surface of the high-pressure transformer housing 131, a bee hive 51 is placed. The housing 131 of the high-voltage transformer is made of iron, but since the outside is an galvanized insulator, the risk of causing a ground fault in the housing 131 of the high-voltage transformer is low. Also, the high-pressure transformer housing 131 has an opening (not shown) on its side surface, and the bees can go back and forth between the high-pressure transformer housing 131 and the outside.

  The holding member 141 is supported by the arm tie 145 having one end connected to the band 143, one end connected to the band 143, and the other end connected to the arm metal 147, and one end connected to the power pole main body 21. It has a brace 147 to be mounted and a retaining arm 151.

  The retaining arm 151 is a member for suspending the high-pressure transformer housing 131 to the arm metal 147, and the cylindrical portion 133 of the high-voltage transformer housing 131 and the through hole (not shown) of the arm metal 147 are respectively provided below. A bolt 153 that penetrates upward from the side and a nut 157 that is screwed into the bolt 153 and fastened to the suspension flat bar 155 are provided.

  The utility pole 110 in this embodiment is given as an example of equipment that wants to prevent bird damage. In addition to the same effects as those of the utility pole 10 in this embodiment, a high-voltage transformer is provided in a conventional utility pole. Because there is, it does not give a sense of incongruity to the residents, and it is easy to obtain the consent of the residents.

[Modification]
With reference to FIG. 4, a utility pole capable of preventing bird damage provided with a holding body holding an attractant that attracts bees in the present invention will be described. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a utility pole capable of preventing bird damage provided with a holding body that holds an attractant that attracts bees in the present invention.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the utility pole 210 is an example of equipment that wants to prevent bird damage, and is a switch housing 231 and a transformer housing that are holding bodies that hold an attractant that attracts bees. 261.

  The utility pole 210 also includes a holding member 241 that connects and holds the switch casing 231 to the utility pole body 21. The holding member 241 is supported by the arm tie 245 having one end connected to the band 243 and the other end connected to the arm metal 247, and one end connected to the power pole main body 21. And a retaining arm (not shown) that is connected to the arm metal 247 and suspends the switch casing 231 from the arm metal 247.

  The switch housing 231 is a prism having a substantially trapezoidal cross section, and has a space in which a bee can stay, and an attracting agent for attracting the bee is held in the space. The switch housing 231 has an opening 233 through which a bee can enter and exit. Therefore, the bees attracted by the attracting agent can stay at least temporarily in the casing 231 of the switch.

  Further, the utility pole 210 includes a holding member 271 that connects and holds the transformer housing 261 to the utility pole body 21. The holding member 271 is connected to the L-shaped switch mounting arm 277, the band 273 and the band 275 that are mounted around the power pole main body 21, and sandwiches the switch mounting arm 277, and the switch mounting arm 277. And a retaining arm 279 for suspending the casing 261 of the device to the switch mounting arm 277.

  The transformer housing 261 has a substantially elliptical columnar shape, and there is a space in which the bees can stay, and an attracting agent for attracting the bees is held in the space. The transformer housing 261 is formed with an opening 263 through which a bee can enter and exit. Thus, the transformer housing 261 allows the bees attracted by the attractant to stay at least temporarily.

  As described above, the utility pole 210 in the present modification is an example of equipment that is desired to prevent bird damage, and is a switch housing 231 and a transformer that are holding bodies that hold an attractant that attracts bees. The housing 261 is provided. That is, there is a possibility that bees are temporarily present around the utility pole 210 in the present embodiment due to the switch housing 231 and the transformer housing 261.

  Here, since birds have empirically learned that there is a high possibility of being stabbed by a bee, by making a bee exist temporarily around a power pole 210 where it is desired to prevent bird damage, Will be repelled. In other words, the utility pole 210 in the present modification implements a method for preventing bird damage by causing the bees to temporarily exist by the switch housing 231 and the transformer housing 261.

  And the utility pole 210 in this modification is provided with the switch housing 231 and the transformer housing 261 in which the bees stay temporarily, and there is a possibility that the bees may be stabbed by the actual existence of the bees. Since birds are always made conscious, birds' repellent effects are not immediately lost. Bees are insects that are easy to adapt to the natural environment. That is, the utility pole 210 in this modification can maintain the repellent effect of birds for a long time.

  Moreover, since the utility pole 210 in this modification can attract bees easily with an attractant, it can be implemented for a long period of time. In other words, the utility pole 210 including the switch housing 231 and the transformer housing 261 in which the bees stay temporarily can maintain the repelling effect of birds for a long period of time. It is not necessary and the cost can be reduced.

  In this modification, the switch housing 231 and the transformer housing 261 do not have insulating oil, windings, or the like inside and do not have the functions of the switch and transformer. However, the present invention may be effective in preventing bird damage by holding an attractant using a vacant space while having a function of a switch or a transformer.

  In the present modification, the switch housing 231 and the transformer housing 261 are examples of a holding body that holds an attractant that attracts bees. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the attractant does not volatilize. Such a holding body may be provided inside the switch casing 231 and the transformer casing 261.

  In the above embodiment and the modification, the power pole is exemplified as an example of the power equipment. However, by using the power transmission tower as an example of the power equipment, bird's damage (periphery) of the power transmission tower is prevented. It is possible.

  Moreover, in the above embodiment and modification, the general person who is not an electric construction person touches a bee by arrange | positioning the holding body which hold | maintains a hive and an attractant in the upper part of a utility pole, and the upper part of the power transmission tower. Opportunities can be reduced. Therefore, although the possibility that a bee will cause harm to a person is low, the possibility can be further reduced.

It is the (a) front view and the (b) side view which show the utility pole which can prevent bird damage provided with the nest box in which the bee inhabits in this invention. It is a perspective view which shows a birdhouse. It is the (a) front view and the (b) side view which show the utility pole which can prevent bird damage provided with the nest box in which the bee inhabits in this invention. It is a figure which shows the utility pole which can prevent bird damage provided with the holding body holding the attractant which attracts the bee in this invention.

Explanation of symbols

10, 110, 210 Electric pole capable of preventing bird damage 21 Electric pole body 31 Housing 33 Lid 41, 143, 243, 273, 275 Band 51 Nest box 53 Nest gate 55 Nest box body 57 Lid 59 Nest frame 131 High pressure transformer housing 133 Tube Portion 141, 241, 271 Holding member 145, 245 Arm tie 147, 247 Arm metal 151, 279 Retaining arm 153 Bolt 155 Suspension flat bar 157 Nut 231 Switch housing 233, 263 Opening 261 Transformer housing 277 Switch Mounting arm

Claims (10)

  A method of preventing bird damage by having honey bees around equipment that wants to prevent bird damage.   The method for preventing bird damage according to claim 1, wherein a bee is present by arranging a nest box in which a bee lives around a facility where the bird damage is desired to be prevented.   The method for preventing bird damage according to claim 1, wherein a bee is present by arranging a holding body holding an attractant for attracting a bee around a facility where the bird damage is to be prevented.   The method for preventing bird damage according to claim 1, wherein the facility for preventing bird damage is a utility pole.   The method for preventing bird damage according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the facility for preventing bird damage is a power transmission tower.   A utility pole that can prevent bird damage with a beehive where honeybees live.   A utility pole capable of preventing bird damage, comprising a holding body that holds an attractant that attracts bees.   A power transmission tower with birdhouses that can be used to prevent bird damage.   A power transmission tower equipped with a holding body that holds an attractant that attracts bees can prevent bird damage.   How to avoid birds using bees.

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