JP2012239443A - Insect trap - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an insect trap having excellent insect catching efficiency and aesthetic appearance.SOLUTION: The insect trap includes an LED light source part for emitting light that attracts insects; a light source cover for shielding the light source part; an installation fixing member for fixing the insect trap in an installation position; and a light source cover fixing member for engaging the light source cover with the installation fixing member. The light source cover is made of paper as a raw material and shaped to be opened on the upper side and to be closed on the lower side. The LED light source part is stored inside the light source cover so as not to be directly visible from the outside. Insects attracted by the LED light enter from the upper opening of the light source cover and are captured inside the light source cover.

Description

  The present invention relates to an insect trap that captures insects that fly indoors, and is intended to capture pests that fly indoors in a food manufacturing factory or a store for attracting customers. The present invention provides a trap with excellent trapping efficiency utilizing the habits of insects attracted by light, and has an excellent aesthetic appearance, and makes it aware that the trap is installed indoors. It is an object of the present invention to provide an insect trap that does not cause a person to feel uncomfortable because the trapped insects are not visible to the naked eye, or the light emitted by the traps enters the eyes.

  Conventionally, insect trapping devices are often installed in food stores, restaurants, and food processing factories. This is because various problems caused by flying insects, such as accidents involving foreign objects caused by insects in food production lines, unpleasantness and unsanitary feelings caused by insects flying in restaurants and shops, and food damage in greenhouse-grown houses, etc. by. Therefore, it is indispensable to capture insects in these facilities, and various insect control measures such as spraying chemicals, electric shock insecticide, adhesive insect traps, etc. have been taken, but there are things that can lead to claims, Much remains to be improved, such as safety, maintenance and aesthetic appearance.

  Conventional traps are classified into several trapping principles. For example, (1) a method of capturing and sticking with an adhesive, (2) a method of capturing and killing with a high voltage line, (3) a method of capturing and sucking with a suction fan, (4) a method of capturing with a liquid agent, (5) insecticide There are known methods of lethal capture by transpiration of sex substances, but many use light to attract insects to the trap. However, each method has advantages and disadvantages, and few of them satisfy the demands of hygiene, aesthetic appearance, and maintenance.

  The trap light has a light source that emits light that attracts insects, and is particularly targeted for flying insects. Many insects are attracted to ultraviolet rays, which are light having a wavelength of about 360 to 370 nm. For this reason, the insect attracting lamp is configured to irradiate light containing ultraviolet rays, and the irradiation light includes ultraviolet rays and blue light as main components. For this reason, for example, when an insect trap is installed in a store where cleanliness is required, such as a restaurant or a food retailer, the customer notices the installation of the trap by the blue light emitted from the trap to the ceiling or wall. Sometimes. The installation of the catcher implies the presence of the bug, so the customer may have a foul impression when he notices the catcher. However, since it is not possible to take effective measures against flying insects other than installing an insect trap, the trap is required to have a structure that prevents the trapper itself from being concealed or recognized as a trap. It was.

  Examples of insects attracted by light include black flies, fly flies, mosquitoes, drosophila, abu, chironomid, crested moths, moths, prickly moths, moths, tigers, suzumega, killer whales, butterflies, ephemera, stink bugs, leafhoppers, dragonflies, Examples include scarab beetles, ladybirds, beetles, beetles, click beetles, weevil, beetles, and most of these insects that fly to restaurants and food factories at night can be captured by light traps. In addition, for example, flies are not limited to light, but also have habits that are attracted by odors, and they are attracted by odors in the daytime to fly and invade buildings. However, insects with these habits also shine light. It is possible to capture in the building with the used insect trap.

Next, some conventional examples of insect traps that attract insects by light will be given.
As an insect trap that makes it difficult for people to recognize the installation of insect traps, an insect lamp, an optical filter that covers the insect lamp and through which the light emitted from the insect lamp passes, and catches insects attracted by the insect lamp An optical filter having an optical filter having a maximum transmittance of about 60% or more and a wavelength of about 400 nm to 450 nm, that is, a maximum of blue light. An insect trap having a characteristic of a transmittance of 10% or less has been proposed. This optical filter can reduce the amount of blue light peculiar to the attracting lamp, so that it is difficult for humans to see the blue light. (Patent Document 1, Patent Document 2)
In addition, as an insect trap that effectively attracts hygienic pests with an attracting lamp and reduces the light color peculiar to the attracting lamp without diminishing the attracting effect, a part of the outer surface is opened inside the lamp cover. In addition, an illuminating lamp is disposed together with an insect lamp. In order to capture insects that are attracted to the cover by an attracting lamp through the attracting opening of the lamp cover, a trapping device has been proposed to relieve the light color peculiar to the attracting lamp by providing an insect trapping means in the lamp cover and also using an illumination lamp. (Patent Document 3).

  In addition, in the insect trap, it is necessary to capture insects without polluting the environment around the instrument, and to prevent the trapping efficiency of the instrument from dropping even if a large number of insects are captured. . As such an insect trap, the trap is provided with an attracting light source 1 as a first attracting unit for attracting insects, a capturing unit for capturing insects attracted by the attracting light source, and an entrance of the capturing unit. A hair transplanting part that is planted by inclining in the direction toward the inside of the capturing part and an insect light source as a second attracting part that attracts the insect attracted by the insect light source to the inside of the capturing part through the hair transplanting part. The insect attracting light source 2 is attracted by the light emitted from the attracting light source 2 and enters the flocked portion. Insects that invade the hair transplantation part move to the inside of the capture part, and when passing through the hair transplant part, they are captured by the capture part and cannot escape to the outside, and die due to lack of food and moisture. (Patent Document 4)

  As the insect attracting device and the trapping device with enhanced attracting effect, an insect capturing device composed of an attracting device and an insect capturing device using an adhesive catching sheet, the attracting device has an ultraviolet wavelength of 300 nm or more and 400 nm or less. Insect irradiating LED for irradiating light, an insecticidal device main body having a lower surface opened and accommodating the LED therein, a translucent cover attached to the opening of the insect attracting device main body, and a part of this cover There has been proposed an insect trap provided with a photocatalyst film that is formed, generates active oxygen in response to ultraviolet light from an LED, and generates carbon dioxide by decomposing bonds of organic substances (Patent Document 5).

JP 2008-154500 A JP 2008-154499 A JP 2006-149252 A JP 2009-296987 A JP 2007-74908 A

  In conventional insect traps that attract insects with light, it has been seen that there are technical limitations in improving the radiation method of attracting light rays and the structure of the trap entrance and so on. Therefore, it has been considered difficult to achieve technical improvements that further increase the catch rate with a simple structure. The present invention has been achieved by accumulating intensive studies in view of these conventional techniques. The light source is provided with an LED light source for attracting insects, an LED light source for attracting insects, and a control unit thereof, and the light source is externally provided. A light source cover made of paper that makes it more invisible and a light source cover fixing member for locking the light source cover to the installation fixing member, and a form for storing insects captured in the removable light source cover The insect trap is provided. The insect trap of the present invention aims to improve the trapping rate by adopting a simple structure, and a sufficient trapping rate is obtained by a light source cover having a closed bottom portion that opens upward and narrows downward. Based on finding that

  An object of the present invention is to reduce the amount of heat generated from a light source by using an LED as a light source for attracting insects, and to make the material of the light source cover made of paper by suppressing the temperature rise of the light source cover. . The light source is not directly observed by surrounding the light source with a paper cover and irradiating light upward using the directivity of the LED lamp. Furthermore, since the shape and structure of the light source cover made of paper or plastic can be freely formed compared to other materials, it is possible to provide paintings, photographs, patterns, etc. on the surface and to change the shape. It becomes easy and can satisfy an aesthetic sense.

  In addition, the object of the present invention is that it does not require time and effort to periodically replace the light source cover for cleaning and collecting the captured insects, and can greatly reduce maintenance costs such as consumables and labor costs. It is an object of the present invention to provide an insect trap that does not select an installation place that can be wall-mounted or ceiling-suspended.

(1) An LED light source unit that emits a light beam that attracts insects, a light source cover that shields the light source unit, an installation fixing member for fixing the insect trap at the installation position, and the light source cover engaged with the installation fixing member A light source cover fixing member for making the light source cover have a shape in which the upper part is open and the lower part is closed, and the LED light source part is housed inside the light source cover so that it cannot be directly seen from the outside. An insect trap wherein insects attracted by the LED beam enter from the upper opening of the light source cover and are captured in the light source cover.
(2) The LED light source unit has a plurality of LED lamps, and the LED lamp emits light toward the opening.
(3) The insect trap according to 1 or 2, wherein the light source cover is made of paper or plastic.
(4) The insect trap according to any one of 1 to 3, wherein the light source cover is assembled from one sheet of paper or plastic sheet, or is molded plastic.
(5) The insect trap according to any one of 1 to 4, wherein the light source cover is engaged with the installation fixing member by sandwiching the light source cover between the light source cover fixing member and the installation fixing member.
(6) The insect trap according to any one of 1 to 5, wherein the light source cover is detachably installed on the installation fixing member by the light source cover fixing member.
(7) The insect trap according to any one of 1 to 6, wherein the trap device is activated when the installation fixing member and the light source cover fixing member are in close contact with each other.
(8) The insect trap according to any one of 1 to 7, wherein the inner surface of the light source cover has an adhesive surface for restricting the movement of insects.
(9) The insect trap according to any one of 1 to 8, wherein the light source cover is plain or decorated with one or more of paintings, photographs, patterns, and colors.
(10) The insect trap according to any one of 1 to 9, wherein a control unit is arranged in the LED light source unit, and the lighting condition of the LED can be changed corresponding to the surrounding light and dark.

The present invention has the following effects.
(1) The amount of heat generated from the light source is reduced by using an LED as the light source for attracting insects, and the light source cover can be made of paper or plastic by suppressing the temperature rise of the light source cover.
(2) The light source is not directly observed.
(3) The shape and structure of the light source cover made of paper can be freely formed compared to other materials, and its surface can be diversified by providing a plain or painting, photograph, pattern, etc. This makes it possible to recognize the insect trap as an ornament and not to be aware of its presence as a trap.
(4) The insect capturing effect can be enhanced by controlling the light emission characteristics of the LED light source.
(5) Maintenance also does not require the trouble of cleaning and collecting collected insects as in the case of conventional adhesive insect traps, and can greatly reduce maintenance costs such as consumables and labor costs.

The LED light source which is a component of the insect trap of this invention, an LED light source control part, an installation fixing member, and a light source cover fixing member are shown. The state which installed the insect trap of this invention in the indoor wall is shown. The arrangement | positioning of the LED lamp of a LED light source is shown. The state which installed the LED light source and the control part in the installation fixing member is shown. The appearance of the light source cover is shown. The external appearance of the light source cover of another shape is shown. The top view of the light source cover shown in FIG. 6 is shown. The top view of the light source cover shown in FIG. 5 is shown. A light source cover having a pattern on the front surface and an adhesive surface (not shown) on the corresponding back surface is shown. A light source cover fixing member, a fixing fixture (pin) for fixing provided therein, and an alignment tool (hole) are shown. The state which attached the light source cover to the light source cover fixing member is shown. The external appearance of the insect trap of this invention seen from diagonally upward is shown. The external appearance of the insect trap of this invention seen from right above is shown. The external appearance of the insect trap of this invention seen from different angles is shown. The external appearance from the upper direction of the insect trap of this invention which installed the other light source cover is shown. The result of an exothermic test is shown.

  The present invention includes (1) an LED light source unit that emits a light beam that attracts insects, (2) a light source cover that shields the light source unit, and (3) an installation fixing member for fixing the insect trap at the installation position, (4) A insect trap having a light source cover fixing member for engaging the light source cover with the fixing member, wherein the light source cover is made of paper or plastic having an open top and a closed bottom. The LED light source unit is housed inside the light source cover so as not to be directly visible from the outside, and relates to an insect trap in which attracted insects enter from the upper opening of the light source cover and are captured in the light source cover. Providing an insect trap with excellent design that does not make you feel that it is an insect trap even if the insect trap installed indoors enters the field of view, and can give people a sense of interior decoration To do. In addition, the insect trap of the present invention is also excellent in insect trapping effects.

  An insect trap that is installed in a room such as a store for attracting customers and captures insects is a necessity especially in stores that sell or provide food and drink such as restaurants. However, if the customer recognizes that an insect trap is installed, the presence of the insect may be inferred, which may evoke a sense of filth and disgust towards the store. In addition, in the trapping device that attracts insects with light, if the attracting light leaks from the trapping device and enters the human eye, it will give the person stimulation with light of a wavelength that is not normally sensed, causing discomfort. In many cases, the special light will recognize the installation of the trap. Therefore, it is indispensable for the insect trap not only to have a good trapping efficiency, but also to not cause discomfort to a person, and if possible, it is difficult to recognize the presence of the trap. Furthermore, it is desired to have an aspect that is excellent in design as an interior decoration.

The insect trap of the present invention solves the above-described problems, and includes, for example, (1) an LED light source unit, (2) a light source cover, (3) an installation fixing member, and (4) a light source cover fixing member. However, as necessary, (5) a light and dark sensor, (6) a control unit for the LED lamp, and (7) a trap for detecting that the light source cover fixing member is in close contact with the installation fixing member. A sensing member for actuating can be provided. As shown in FIG. 1, an example of the insect trap of the present invention is provided with an LED light source unit 1 and its control unit 12 on an installation fixing member 2, and has a light source cover fixing member 3 and a power cord. A light source cover 4 is attached to the light source cover fixing member 3 and integrated with the installation fixing member 2. An example of the appearance of the insect trap of the present invention installed in the room after all the parts are assembled is shown in FIG. FIG. 2 shows a quadrangular pyramid trapping device and a power cord installed on the wall around the left end.
Next, these members will be described.

[LED light source]
Conventional insect traps often use a fluorescent lamp that emits ultraviolet rays as a light source, but the insect trap of the present invention uses an LED lamp as a light source. Since an LED that emits only light of a specific wavelength (color) that easily attracts insects can be used as a light source, insects can be captured efficiently. The LED lamp is arranged upward so that the emitted light is irradiated to the upper space from the opening. Since the directional characteristic of the LED lamp is about 15 °, the light beam irradiated upward is hardly seen through the light source cover. Also, unlike conventional lamps, LED lamps have many advantages such as long life and long life. In addition, since LED lamps have a feature that does not easily generate heat, it is possible to use heat-sensitive materials such as paper and plastic as part of the equipment. It was possible to use various decorative features.

Any LED lamp can be used as long as it can irradiate light having a wavelength that attracts insects, but an LED lamp that irradiates a specific wavelength can be obtained. By utilizing this feature, it is possible to achieve further insect trapping efficiency, in particular, by selecting the wavelength of light emitted by the LED lamp according to the type of insect.
For example, LED lamps that can emit light of 375 nm, 400 nm, 574 nm, and 365 nm are used in combination. The light of 375 nm corresponds to ultraviolet rays, has an action of attracting various insects, the light of 400 nm corresponds to purple, and has the action of attracting thrips, and the light of 574 nm corresponds to yellow. , Has the effect of attracting flies such as leafhoppers and whiteflies. By combining light of these wavelengths, an efficient insect capturing effect can be exhibited. Moreover, the LED lamp 11 is arranged as shown in FIG. 3 by combining, for example, 12 375 nm lamps, 18 400 nm lamps, and 20 574 nm lamps. By arranging the LED lamps of the respective wavelengths to be mixed, the insect attracting efficiency can be improved. In order for a person to recognize the light emitted from the insect trap as a decorative body rather than as a trap, it is preferable to emit soft visible light from the trap.

  Examination of the heat generation of the device by the LED lamp revealed that the temperature of the device can be lowered by about 13 ° C. by using the LED lamp rather than using the fluorescent lamp. For example, in a fluorescent lamp, the temperature at a point 20 mm away is expected to reach a high temperature of about 60 ° C. when the temperature is 40 ° C. There is a risk of deformation, the generation of a strange odor, etc., and it is difficult to use a member made of paper or plastics that are vulnerable to heat. However, when an LED lamp is used, the temperature remains at about 48 ° C., and it is expected that no abnormality due to heat generation of the lamp will occur.

[Installation fixing member]
The installation fixing member 2 is provided with a fixing tool 23 for fixing the insect trap body to an installation location, for example, a wall surface, and a locking tool 21 for locking the light source cover fixing member 3. The fixing tool 23 is used for installing the insect trap on an indoor wall, a pillar, etc. For example, the fixing tool 23 is installed using a fixing tool using a hole, a hook pin, a magnet or the like for fixing with a screw. The Moreover, although the locking tool 21 for locking the light source cover fixing member 3 can be a hole for passing the locking tool 31 of the light source cover fixing member 3 and fixing the light source cover fixing member 3, its structure is the light source cover fixing member. Any structure can be used as long as it can lock 3. For example, the installation fixing member 2 is fixed by passing a fixing tool (hole) 23 for fixing by screwing with a wood screw or the like and a locking tool (pin) 31 of the light source cover fixing member 3. A tool (hole) 21 is provided. The attachment position of the light source cover 4 can be correctly regulated by passing the locking tool (pin) 31 through the hole of the locking tool (hole) 21.
Further, the light source cover fixing member 3 with the light source cover 4 attached thereto is securely positioned and fixed to the installation fixing member 2, and other fixing tools are used to prevent the fall due to shaking such as an earthquake. Can be installed. For example, the light source cover fixing member 3 is provided with a plurality of alignment female tools 32 each having a burrow-shaped hole, and these are engaged with the pin-shaped (gibbo-shaped) alignment male tool 22 provided on the installation fixing member 2. .
The shape of the installation fixing member 2 is not particularly limited, and various shapes can be used according to the shape and structure of the entire insect trap, for example, a triangle, a trapezoid, a quadrangle such as a rectangle, a circle, and an ellipse. As shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 4, a triangular plate shape can correspond to various shapes of the light source cover 4.

[Light source cover]
The light source cover 4 conceals the LED light source so as not to stand out, and at the same time serves as a container for storing captured insects. The light source cover 4 has a shape in which the upper part is open to the outside and the lower part is closed, and the insect attracted by the LED enters from the upper opening and stays inside the light source cover 4. In addition, the insect is caught by the adhesive surface on the inner surface of the light source cover and cannot move.
The shape and structure of the light source cover 4 are not limited as long as a space having an opening at the top and closed at the bottom is formed. For example, it is preferable to have an appearance that is inclined so as to gradually become narrower from the upper opening to the lower closed portion as shown in FIGS. Insects fall on the inclined surface and gather at the bottom, or are caught by the adhesive surface. Specifically, combinations of various shapes such as those whose side portions are rounded, those whose side portions are linearly inclined, those whose bottom portion is spread laterally, and those whose bottom portion is pointed Is adopted. As the material, paper and plastics that are weak against heat can be used. By being able to use materials such as paper, free deformation and formability are maintained, and by adding color and printing, it is decorated without making the human eye feel that it is an insect trap It is possible to create a sense that the product is installed.

  The light source cover 4 is preferably used by being assembled into a shape having a predetermined size and shape by cutting out and folding from a single sheet of paper, for example, as shown in FIGS. The light source cover is formed by locking the paper sheet shown in the developed view of FIG. 7 or 8 to the light source cover fixing member. The light source cover 4 is provided with a hole 44 for fixing the light source cover fixing member 3 through a light source cover locking tool (pin) 31. The light source cover 4 is also produced by integral molding of plastic.

It is preferable to apply an adhesive to the inner surface of the light source cover 4 to limit the movement of insects flying into the internal space. The adhesive force of the adhesive does not need to be so strong as to completely contain the movement of the insect, and the adhesive force is sufficient to prevent the insect in contact with the adhesive from flying freely. As the adhesive, a material containing rubber or resin as its component can be used. The light source cover 4 is preferably provided with an adhesive surface for catching insects on the inside, and various shapes and colors on the outside, or various pictures and patterns by printing.
When a large amount of insects adhere to the adhesive inside the adhesive, the effect as an adhesive surface is reduced. Therefore, it is preferable to periodically replace the insect with a new one, and the captured insect is discarded together with the light source cover 4. When the light source cover 4 is replaced, it can play a role as a decorative product that changes the atmosphere of the store by changing the shape, color, picture, pattern, etc. of the cover 4. As shown in Fig. 4, it is possible to express the season with a flower pattern according to the season, or with other colors, shapes, pictures, etc.

[Light source cover fixing member]
The light source cover fixing member 3 is a member for attaching the light source cover 4 to the installation fixing member 2, and has members 31 and 32 that engage with both the light source cover 4 and the installation fixing member 2. Although the shape of the light source cover fixing member 3 is appropriately determined according to the shapes of the light source cover 4 and the installation fixing member 2, it can be, for example, a triangular shape as shown in FIG. For example, the light source cover fixing member 3 is provided with a plurality of light source cover fixing latches 31 along the edge, and the light source cover fixing member 3 has a pin shape and is inserted into a hole 44 provided in the light source cover 4. It can be engaged with the cover. Since this locking tool 31 can simultaneously engage with the locking tool 21 of the light source cover fixing member provided on the installation fixing member 2, the end of the light source cover 4 is connected to the light source cover fixing member 3 and the installation fixing member. 2 is firmly fixed in a form sandwiched between the two.

FIG. 11 shows a state in which the light source cover 4 is attached to the light source cover fixing member 3. The corresponding locking tool 31 (pin) of the light source cover fixing member 3 is inserted into the plurality of locking holes 44 provided in the light source cover, and both are locked. The operation of attaching the light source cover fixing member 3 to which the light source cover 4 is attached to the installation fixing member 2 is very unstable and difficult because it is necessary to hold the light source cover 4 with no rigidity. It turned out to be. As a solution to this problem, it is preferable to provide a member that can easily temporarily fix the light source cover fixing member 3 and the installation fixing member 2 at the set position. For this purpose, the light source cover fixing member 3 is provided with a plurality of burrow-shaped holes to form an alignment female tool 32, and a pin inserted into the burrow-shaped hole is provided at a position corresponding to this of the installation fixing member 2 for alignment. The male tool 22 is used, and the both members 32 and 22 facilitate attachment. This structure also serves as a means for preventing the insect trap from dropping due to shaking such as an earthquake.
Furthermore, a magnet is embedded in the light source cover fixing member 3 so that the light source cover fixing member 3 can be attached in close contact with the installation fixing member 2 by the force of the magnet to prevent the light source cover fixing member 3 from falling off due to strong vibration or the like. Further, the light source cover fixing member 3 can be provided with a hole 33 through which the head of the wood screw is released when the insect trap clause fixing member 2 is fixed with a wood screw or the like.

[Light source cover installation confirmation sensor]
A light source cover installation sensor is attached to one rear surface of the light source cover fixing member locking tool 21 of the installation fixing member 2. This sensor is intended to detect that the light source cover fixing member 31 of the light source cover fixing member 3 is correctly attached to the light source cover fixing member locking member 21 in the installation fixing member 2. For example, it is recognized that the pin-shaped light source cover locking tool 31 is correctly inserted into the hole of the light source cover fixing member locking tool 21. If the sensor is not detected to be inserted correctly, the trap will not work. The light source cover 4 can be kept in good sanitary condition by periodically replacing it, but the replacement work is likely to cause individual differences in the person to be replaced, and there is a risk of falling without being correctly attached. The probability of doing is further increased. This sensor has a role of improving safety so that the light source cover can be correctly attached without causing individual differences.

[Installation fixing member, LED light source section, light source cover, arrangement of light source cover fixing member, etc.]
FIG. 4 shows a state in which the LED light source unit 1 is attached to the installation fixing member 2. For example, a hole 21 indicated by a white arrow is used for engagement with the light source cover fixing member 3, and a pin indicated by a black arrow 22 is used for positioning with the light source cover fixing member 3, and the hole 23 is used for wood screws for installation on the wall of the insect trap itself.
The LED light source unit 1 is fixed to an installation fixing member 2, and is installed on the upper portion so that the light from the LED light source unit 1 does not enter the human eye directly. FIG. 12 is a view of the insect trap using the light source cover shown in FIG. 5 observed obliquely from above, and a wide opening is visible at the top. When the position of the viewpoint is changed, the appearance is as shown in FIG. 13 or FIG. Usually, since the upper opening part of an insect trap is installed in a position higher than a human's line of sight, it is avoided that LED light and the trapped insect remnants are directly observed. In the specific example shown in FIG. 13, the light source cover fixing member 3 has a triangular shape, but the light source cover 41 having the round shape of FIG. Different shapes such as a square light source cover 42 can be attached. At this time, the developed view of the photoelectric cover 4 consists of a single sheet having the shape shown in FIGS. Further, a light source cover having a quadrangular pyramid shape as shown in FIG. 2 can be attached.

[Control part]
A control part is attached to the LED light source part of the insect trap of this invention, and it can be set as the condition of LED illumination according to the lightness and darkness of the external world, and an insect capturing effect can be improved. In general, the control unit is integrated into the LED light source unit, and a light / dark sensor (not shown) is provided at an appropriate position in order to detect the brightness of the outside environment such as a room. For example, in a room that is turned off after closing at a restaurant or the like, the control unit can automatically control the LED by detection of a light / dark sensor to set the insect trapping ability to a condition adapted to the environment. For example, in a dark room that is turned off, a higher attraction effect can be achieved by controlling the LED light source to blink more frequently.

[Installation example of insect trap]
In FIG. 2, the example which installed the insect trap of this invention indoors, such as a coffee shop, is shown. The insect trap has a quadrangular pyramid shape, and is placed substantially above the human eye, for example, the uppermost end is set at a position of about 2 mm from the floor. Since the opening is set higher than the line of sight, the LED light source and the captured insect are not directly observed. At first glance, this insect trap is judged to be an indirect lighting device.

[Exothermic test example]
As a result of measuring an increase in ambient temperature due to heat generation of the fluorescent lamp and the LED lamp, it was found that by using the LED lamp, a heat-sensitive material such as paper can be used as a member around the lamp. Below, a test is demonstrated.
In an acrylic container (650 × 300 × 115 mm), 30 LED lamps for UV irradiation and 20 LED lamps for visible light were mounted and sealed. In addition, fluorescent lamps (Toshiba Lighttech's fluorescent lamp FL20S-BL-A) are sealed in a container of the same size, and the temperature is controlled by a thermocouple attached at a position 20 mm away from the light source at the center of each. Changes were measured.
The measured values measured are shown in Table 1. FIG. 16 shows the temperature change in terms of the ambient temperature of 25 ° C. When converted to ambient temperature (25 ° C.), the saturation temperature was 45.8 ° C. for fluorescent lamps and 32.9 ° C. for LED lamps, and it was found that LED lamps were about 13 ° C. lower. Therefore, if the room temperature reaches 40 ° C., the fluorescent lamp is expected to reach a high temperature of about 60 ° C.

  According to the insect trap according to the embodiment of the present invention described above, it is possible to expect a cost reduction effect due to, for example, extending the life of the light source by 4 to 5 times and reducing power consumption.

  The insect trap of the present invention is intended to capture flying pests, and does not have a mechanism to capture using the behavior of insects attracted by light, stores such as restaurants that provide foods, food It is suitable for use as an insect trap installed in a manufacturing plant. In Japan, insect activities become more active toward the south, and the damage caused by insects flying indoors is increasing. For example, the area around Kagoshima's suburban restaurant is surrounded by rice fields, and a large number of insects invade into the store in the summer. The insect trap of the present invention is excellent in catching rate and has an appearance just like a stylish indirect lighting at first glance, and has an optimal appearance and performance for a suburban restaurant or the like. Moreover, since the LED lamp is used, it has a long life and uses less power, which contributes to reduction of energy consumption, and there is a great contribution to industry.

1: LED light source unit 11: LED lamp 12: LED power source control unit 2: installation fixing member 21: light source cover fixing member locking tool 22: alignment male tool (pin)
23: Insect trap fixture (hole)
3: Light source cover fixing member 31: Light source cover locking tool 32: Positioning female tool (hole)
33: Wood screw head relief hole 4: Light source cover 41: Round light source cover 42: Square light source cover 43: Light source cover developed in a plane 44: Locking hole

Claims (10)

  An LED light source that emits light that attracts insects, a light source cover that shields the light source, an installation fixing member for fixing the insect trap at the installation position, and a light source cover for engaging the installation fixing member An insect trap having a light source cover fixing member, wherein the light source cover is open at the top and closed at the bottom, and the LED light source portion is housed inside the light source cover so that it cannot be directly seen from the outside. An insect trap characterized in that insects attracted by the light penetrate from the upper opening of the light source cover and are captured in the light source cover.   2. The insect trap according to claim 1, wherein the LED light source unit includes a plurality of LED lamps, and the LED lamps emit light toward the opening.   The insect trap according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the light source cover is made of paper or plastic.   The insect trap according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the light source cover is made of plastic that is assembled or molded from a sheet of paper or plastic.   The insect trap according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the light source cover is engaged with the installation fixing member by sandwiching the light source cover between the light source cover fixing member and the installation fixing member.   The insect trap according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the light source cover is detachably installed on the installation fixing member by a light source cover fixing member.   The insect trap according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the trap is activated when the installation fixing member and the light source cover fixing member are brought into close contact with each other.   The insect trap according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein an inner surface of the light source cover has an adhesive surface for limiting movement of insects.   The insect trap according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the light source cover is plain or decorated with one or more of paintings, photographs, patterns, and colors.   The insect trap according to any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein a control unit is arranged in the LED light source unit, and the lighting condition of the LED can be changed in accordance with surrounding light and darkness.