JP2023002242A - Insect trapping and air cleaning device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a compact and small-footprint insect trapping and air cleaning device having functions for air cleaning and disinfection, deodorization, and insect trapping.SOLUTION: An air disinfecting and cleaning chamber 2 and an insect trapping chamber 11 are continuously arranged with a transparent material 10 interposed therebetween, the transparent material being capable of converting the wavelength of transmitted light, wherein the transmitted light transmitting through the transparent material 10 of a bactericidal lamp 6, which is arranged in the disinfecting and cleaning chamber 2, can be used as an insect attracting light source in the insect trapping chamber 11. The transparent material 10 is a glass plate coated with a fluorescent substance, and when the transmitted light transmits through the glass plate, the ultraviolet wavelength of the bactericidal lamp 6 is converted from an air disinfection possible range to an insect attracting effective range.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present invention is an insect trapping/air cleaning device, more specifically, an insect trapping/air cleaning device that integrates an air cleaning device and an insect trapping device to sterilize and clean the air and attract and trap insects with a single germicidal lamp. It is related to the device.

Currently, due to the influence of the new coronavirus, not only hospitals, schools, offices, hotels, factories, public facilities, restaurants, etc., but also general households are paying attention to air purification and sterilization.・Sterilization equipment is on the market and is being used. Also, in the summer, there are many mosquitoes, flies, and other insects. , countermeasures are also required. A wide variety of insect trapping devices that can be used for the countermeasures are on the market and are in use.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open Nos. 2000-217898, 2005-342509, and Japanese Utility Model Registration No. 3223623 disclose relatively small and easy-to-use air purifiers. , Japanese Patent No. 5064588, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2013-236586, etc. disclose sticky insect trapping devices. However, each of these devices performs only an air cleaning function or only an insect trapping function, and does not perform both functions.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2000-217898 JP 2005-342509 A Utility Model Registration No. 3223623 Japanese Patent No. 5064588 JP 2013-236586 A

As described above, there are various relatively small and easy-to-handle air purifiers and insect traps that can be used in hospitals, schools, offices, hotels, factories, public facilities, restaurants, etc., or in general households. However, they have either an air cleaning function or an insect trapping function, but do not have both functions.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an insect-trapping/air-cleaning device that is compact, easy to handle, and does not take up much space for installation, and that has air cleaning/sterilizing, deodorizing, and insect-trapping functions.

The invention according to claim 1 for solving the above problems comprises an air sterilization and cleaning chamber and an insect trapping chamber connected in series with a transparent material that can convert the wavelength of transmitted light,
The insect trapping/air cleaning apparatus is characterized in that the transmitted light of the germicidal lamp placed in the germicidal cleaning chamber and transmitted through the transmissive material can be used as an insect attracting light source in the insect trapping chamber.

In one embodiment, the sterilization cleaning chamber and the trapping chamber are integrated into one case. Further, the transmitting material is a glass plate coated with a phosphor, and by transmitting therethrough, the ultraviolet wavelength of the germicidal lamp is converted from an air sterilization applicable range to an insect attracting range.

In one embodiment, the sterilization clean room has an air intake port formed on one end surface and an air discharge port formed on the other end surface, and is equipped with an air intake fan and the sterilization lamp inside. .

In one embodiment, an insect catching cassette having an insect catching adhesive layer on its inner peripheral surface is detachably fitted in the insect catching chamber. For example, the insect trapping cassette is formed in a box shape with an insect trapping sheet that is partially or wholly transparent.

In one embodiment, said germicidal lamp is a cold cathode germicidal lamp. Further, in one embodiment, as the germicidal lamp, a type that generates ozone and a type that does not generate ozone are prepared and can be selectively used.

As described above, the insect trapping/air cleaning apparatus according to the present invention has a very simple and compact structure in which the air sterilizing/purifying section and the insect trapping section are integrated, and one germicidal lamp can be used to clean the air. Since it performs sterilization and cleaning, deodorization and insect trapping at the same time, it is economical and not only in hospitals, schools, offices, hotels, factories, public facilities, restaurants, etc., but also in general households. It has the effect of being easily used for deodorizing and insect trapping.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of an insect trap/air cleaner according to the present invention; FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of an insect trapping/air cleaning device according to the present invention; FIG. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an external example of an insect trapping/air cleaning device according to the present invention; FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing another example of the external appearance of the insect trap/air cleaning device according to the present invention. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing still another example of the appearance of the insect trap/air cleaner according to the present invention.

Modes for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The insect-trapping/air-purifying device according to the present invention comprises an air sterilization/purification chamber 2 and an insect trapping chamber 11 arranged in a horizontally long box-like case 1 with a transparent material 10 capable of converting the wavelength of transmitted light sandwiched therebetween. It consists of Normally, as in the illustrated example, the sterilizing/cleaning chamber 2 is arranged in the lower stage and the insect trapping chamber 11 is arranged in the upper stage.

The sterilizing and washing chamber 2 has an air intake port 3 formed on one end surface, an air discharge port 4 formed on the other end surface, and an air intake fan 5 and a sterilization lamp 6 arranged therein (Fig. 2). The fan 5 is arranged at a position close to the air intake 3 and acts to take in outside air from the air intake 3. - 特許庁

A germicidal lamp 6 is arranged in the central part of the germicidal washing chamber 2 . As the sterilization lamp 6, it is preferable to use a cold cathode tube elongated in the length direction of the sterilization and washing chamber 2, especially a U-shaped cold cathode tube having a length of about 170 mm. The cold-cathode tube is used here because it has a long life and can be used for a long time (approximately 30,000 hours). This is because it has the feature of being able to emit light from 360 degrees.

An inverter circuit 7 for lighting the germicidal lamp 6 which is a cold cathode tube is provided at the lower end of the germicidal washing chamber 2 . A plurality of sterilization lamps 6 may be provided depending on the size of the sterilization and washing chamber 2 .

The germicidal lamp 6 sterilizes and cleans the air and deodorizes it, and emits ultraviolet rays around 254 nm. The insect-trapping/air-cleaning device according to the present invention intends to simultaneously sterilize and clean the air and trap insects with one germicidal lamp 6. Since the ultraviolet light has a short wavelength range of 320 nm or less, the ultraviolet light in the short wavelength range from the germicidal lamp 6 cannot be directly radiated to the insect trapping chamber 11 and used. Therefore, in the present invention, the ultraviolet rays emitted from the germicidal lamp 6 are passed through the transmissive material 10 so as to be changed in wavelength to a wavelength range that has little effect on the human body, and then introduced into the trapping chamber 11 .

As the germicidal lamp 6, as described above, a type that emits ultraviolet rays around 254 nm, which are germicidal rays, and does not generate ozone is mainly used. It is preferable to separately prepare an ozone-generating type germicidal lamp 6 that emits ultraviolet rays, and to select and use any one of them.

A pair of light shielding walls 15 and 16 are installed near the air outlet 4 of the sterilizing and washing chamber 2 to prevent ultraviolet rays from leaking out from the air outlet 4 . The inner first light shielding wall 15 is fixed to the inner bottom surface of the case 1 to secure a flow space upward, and the outer second light shielding wall 16 is fixed to the inner top surface of the case 1 and downward. A circulation space is secured in By installing the pair of light shielding walls 15 and 16 alternately in the vertical direction in this manner, it is possible to prevent the ultraviolet rays emitted from the germicidal lamp 6, which may have an adverse effect on the human body, from leaking out from the air outlet 4. be.

Also, the pair of light shielding walls 15 and 16 function as baffle plates against the air that is taken in by the fan 5 and advances in a straight line, thereby changing the flow of air. As a result, the air flowing through the sterilizing and washing chamber 2 is sufficiently sterilized and cleaned by the sterilizing lamp 6 and deodorized. It descends, passes through the lower flow portion of the second light shielding wall 16, and is discharged to the outside from the air discharge port 4. - 特許庁

The trapping chamber 11 is connected to the upper surface (or side surface) of the sterilizing and washing chamber 2 with the permeable material 10 interposed therebetween. The transmissive material 10 is a material capable of wavelength conversion of transmitted light, and is generally a glass plate coated with a phosphor. Ultraviolet light with a wavelength of around 254 nm emitted from the germicidal lamp 6 is changed to a so-called black light wavelength of around 300 to 400 nm, which is less likely to adversely affect the human body and has an insect-attracting effect, by passing through the transparent material 10. be done.

The insect trapping chamber 11 in the example shown in FIG. In the insect trapping chamber 11, an insect trapping sheet (adhesive sheet) 12 is adhered over the entire inner peripheral surface in a shape corresponding to the internal shape of the insect trapping chamber 11, and an insect trapping cassette 13 is provided with an opening 14 in a portion corresponding to the permeable material 10. Fitted detachably. The insect trapping chamber 11 and the insect trapping cassette 13 are provided with concave and convex portions that engage with each other on the corresponding side surfaces so that they are engaged with each other. It is also possible to simply fit the insect trapping cassette 13 into the insect trapping chamber 11 without providing such an engaging means. The insect trapping cassette 13 may be wholly or partly made of a transparent insect trapping sheet and formed into a box shape (see FIG. 3).

The insect trapping/air cleaning device according to the present invention having the above configuration is, for example, 350 mm wide, 50 mm deep, and 100 mm high, and normally uses a household power supply, but can also be driven by a rechargeable battery or a dry battery. With such a configuration, it is lightweight, compact, and easy to handle, and can be installed in any place regardless of the installation location and can be used continuously for a long time.

When the insect trapping/air cleaning device according to the present invention is switched on, the germicidal lamp 6 lights up and emits ultraviolet rays with a wavelength of about 254 nm to sterilize the surrounding air, and also emits ultraviolet rays of about 185 nm. If so, ozone generation is initiated. In addition, by rotating the air intake fan 5, external air is taken into the sterilization cleaning chamber 2 from the air intake port 3 on the end face of the case 1, and the taken air is discharged from the air discharge port on the other end face of the case 1. 4, during which it is irradiated with a germicidal lamp 6 to be sterilized and cleaned, deodorized and discharged from the air outlet 4. - 特許庁The germicidal lamp 6 is oblong, has a narrow air flow path, and has a pair of light shielding walls 15 and 16 that stop the flow of air.

On the other hand, the ultraviolet rays from the germicidal lamp 6 pass through the transparent material 10 and are introduced into the insect trapping chamber 11. As the ultraviolet rays pass through the transparent material 10, the wavelength of the ultraviolet rays around 254 nm for sterilization has an insect-attracting effect. Also, the black light wavelength is changed to around 300 to 400 nm, which has little effect on the human body. Insects attracted by the black light enter the insect trapping chamber 11 through the insect introducing opening of the insect trapping chamber 11 and are captured by touching the insect trapping sheet 12. - 特許庁The insect trapping sheet 12 is replaced when necessary, and in the case of a cassette type, it is easy to replace. When the germicidal lamp 6 that emits ultraviolet rays of around 185 nm is used for the purpose of generating ozone, it functions as an air cleaner.

The insect-trapping/air-cleaning device according to the present invention has a very simple and compact structure in which the air cleaning section and the insect-trapping section are integrated in this way, and one germicidal lamp is used to sterilize, clean, and deodorize the air. and trapping insects at the same time, it is economical and can be easily used not only in hospitals, schools, offices, hotels, factories, public facilities, restaurants, etc., but also in general households. and its industrial applicability is extremely large.

REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 case 2 clean sterilization chamber 3 air intake 4 air outlet 5 fan 6 sterilization lamp 7 inverter circuit 10 transmission material 11 insect trapping chamber 12 insect trapping sheet 13 insect trapping cassette 14 opening 15, 16 light shielding wall

Claims (8)

Equipped with an air sterilization cleaning room and an insect trapping room that are connected to each other with a transparent material that can convert the wavelength of transmitted light,
An insect-trapping/air-cleaning device, wherein transmitted light of a germicidal lamp placed in the germicidal cleaning chamber and transmitted through the transmissive material can be used as an insect-attracting light source in the insect trapping chamber. 2. The insect trapping/air cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein the sterilization cleaning chamber and the insect trapping chamber are incorporated in one case. 3. The permeable material according to claim 1, wherein the transmissive material is a glass plate coated with a phosphor, and by transmitting therethrough, the ultraviolet wavelength of the germicidal lamp is converted from an air sterilization adaptable range to an insect attracting adaptable range. insect trap and air purifier. 3. The sterilization clean room has an air intake port formed on one end face and an air discharge port formed on the other end face, and is equipped with an air intake fan and the sterilization lamp inside. An insect trap/air cleaning device according to any one of the above. 5. An insect trapping/air cleaning device according to claim 1, wherein an insect trapping cassette having an insect trapping adhesive layer on an inner peripheral surface thereof is detachably fitted in said insect trapping chamber. 6. The insect trapping/air cleaning device according to claim 5, wherein the insect trapping cassette is formed into a box shape by a transparent insect trapping sheet wholly or partially. 7. An insect trapping and air cleaning apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein said germicidal lamp is a cold cathode germicidal lamp. 8. The insect trapping/air purifying device according to claim 1, wherein a type that generates ozone and a type that does not generate ozone are prepared as the germicidal lamp, and can be selectively used.

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