JP3806901B2 - Thermostatic box for pollinating insects such as bumblebees - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Technical field to which the invention belongs]
The present invention relates to a thermostatic box for controlling the temperature of a nest box of a pollinating insect such as a bumblebee.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Since it also visits flowers that do not produce nectar such as tomatoes and eggplants, it is used for pollination of house-grown tomatoes and eggplants. When the temperature inside the nest box is below 20 degrees, this bee performs a heat generation action by shaking the muscles, raises the temperature inside the nest box, and when it exceeds 31 degrees, performs a blowing action. In order to lower the temperature inside the nest box, the temperature control action in the nest box is performed.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
When the temperature is below 20 ° C and exceeds 31 ° C, even individuals that would otherwise be pollinating outside the nest stop in the nest and generate heat or air blowing, The temperature in the house was in a range not corresponding to the above-mentioned temperature, and it was able to operate only when the temperature in the house was in the range of 10 ° C to 28 ° C. Therefore, the activity of bumblebees was limited by the temperature in the nest box. By the way, in the natural state, if the temperature in the nest is stable, the outside air temperature can pollination activities between from 5 ℃ to about 37 ℃.
[0004]
As a countermeasure, the present applicant has filed Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-271296. To do this, houses a nest box of pollinator insects box 1, to perform the action effect of keeping the optimum medium temperature zone pollinator insects The temperature of the box body 10 and controlled by a temperature regulating means 10 It is .
[0005]
However, even in this conventional example, it is assumed that it will be used many times, and when replacing the hive, the inside must be cleaned, but the temperature control device is housed inside the box and maintenance is easy. bad. Further, it is necessary to open and close operations of the cover for the nest box inside the observation and food put not only demand for ease of opening and closing operations, also exposed the temperature control device during operation of the opening and closing of the lid, the instrument There was also a risk of breaking. Furthermore, there is a disadvantage that water vapor contained in the air is condensed during cooling and the condensed water accumulates on the fins, wall surfaces, and bottom surface of the electronic refrigeration element, but there is no special drainage means. Therefore, it has had a bad influence on the growth of beehives and the bumblebees and temperature control equipment.
[0006]
Accordingly, the present invention provides a thermostatic device for a pollinating insect that not only has improved maintainability, ease of observation inside the nest box, ease of feeding, and safety, but also prevents condensed water generated during cooling from adversely affecting the nest box. I will provide a.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
Thermostatic box for pollination insects bumblebee, etc. according to the present invention, houses a nest box of pollinator insects such as bumble acids has a space around the該巣box, and and a constant temperature box body to have a opening on one side , in order to keep within the constant temperature box body to the optimum medium temperature zone pollinator insects, Rutotomoni provided by separating the temperature control equipment storage unit having a temperature control device to obtain a cold air or warm air, the thermostatic box body of the temperature control equipment storage unit in the opening by next placed constitute one isothermal box, the cold air also from the temperature control equipment storage unit lies in the so warm air is blown into the constant temperature box body (according Item 1).
[0008]
As a result, the thermostat box body into which the single thermostat box puts the nest box is separated from the temperature control device storage unit having the temperature control device that keeps the temperature range of the pollinating insects in the optimum growth environment temperature. In addition, it is easy to observe and feed the nest box, and since cold air or warm air is blown from the temperature control device storage part separated inside the constant temperature box body, the dew condensation water condensing on the fins of the electronic refrigeration element The nest box can be protected from condensed water without entering the box body.
[0009]
The temperature control device storage section is installed adjacent to the side, upper or lower side of the thermostatic box main body (claims 2, 3 and 4). As a result, if it is on the side, the temperature control device storage section becomes a vertical type and is placed side by side with the thermostatic box main body, and if it is above or below, the temperature control device storage portion becomes a horizontal type and the constant temperature box. The box body is stacked up and down.
[0010]
The temperature control device storage unit has an electronic refrigeration element and a blower, and is capable of blowing cool air or warm air to the outside (Claim 5). As a result, cold air or warm air can be supplied from the temperature control device storage section into the thermostat box body, and no structural addition such as insertion of a cooling plate into the thermostat box body is required.
[0011]
The constant temperature box body is surrounded by a heat insulating material. Thereby, the temperature control efficiency is improved (claim 6 ).
[0012]
The temperature control device storage section has a means for draining condensed water (Claim 7 ). Thereby, the dew condensation water which condenses on a fin can be reliably discharged | emitted outside.
[0013]
An opening through which the blowing insect enters and exits is formed on the standing wall surface of the thermostatic box, and the opening is communicated with a nest box housed therein (claim 8 ). Thereby, the pollinating insect in the nest box can freely enter and exit outside.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0015]
1 and 2, a perspective view of an outer shape of a thermostatic box 1 for pollinating insects such as bumblebees and an exploded perspective view thereof are shown, and a temperature control device storage unit 3 is juxtaposed to the side of the thermostatic box body 2. Further, the lid 4 is covered from above. These three parts are integrated by a belt 12.
[0016]
The constant temperature box body 2 is also shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and is a box with a single standing wall made of a resin-coated paper material. The openings 5 and 6 are formed on the upper side and the side. 5 is closed by the lid 4, and the opening 6 is closed by the temperature control device storage 3. A heat insulating material 7 such as urethane or foamed resin is attached to the inside of the thermostatic box body 2, and a heat insulating material 8 is also attached to the lid 4 on the inside.
[0017]
In addition, a bee doorway 10 is formed in one standing wall surface 9a of the thermostatic box body 2, and the bee doorway 10 communicates with a doorway (not shown) of a nest box 13 in which the bee doorway 10 is accommodated via a communication passage 14. Has been.
[0018]
The nest box 13 housed in the thermostatic box body 2 is a box made of paper material on the outside and synthetic resin on the inside, and a feeder is arranged inside, and has an entrance / exit (not shown). One queen bee and 10 worker bees are included. The nest box 13 is fixed in the thermostat box body 2 via a mounting table 17, and a space 18 is formed between the thermostat box body 2 and the heat insulating material 7.
[0019]
The temperature control device storage unit 3 is a box made of a paper material coated with resin, and is juxtaposed to the opening 6 on the side of the constant temperature box body 2. Inside the air conditioning device and the electronic device for controlling them Is stored. Specifically, this temperature control device uses a Peltier element 20 that is an electronic refrigeration element. The known Peltier element 20 has a heat absorption part that absorbs heat by energization and a heat dissipation part that releases heat, and the direction of energization. Are switched, one side becomes a heat absorbing part and the other side becomes a heat radiating part, and fins 21 and 22 are arranged on both sides of the Peltier element 20, respectively.
[0020]
The Peltier element 20 is provided on an inclined guide surface 23 disposed in an inclined manner in the temperature control device housing 3, one fin 21 is in a room 25 opened to the outside, and the other fin 22 is It is separated from the outside and is in the room 26 on the thermostatic box body side. The inclined guide surface 23 to which the Peltier element 20 is attached coincides with a drain drain hole 25 formed in one standing wall surface 3a of the temperature control device housing 3 at the lower end position. Accordingly, the condensed water condensed on the fins 22 of the Peltier element 20 flows on the inclined guide surface 23 and is drained to the outside through the drain drain hole 25.
[0021]
The room 25 opened to the outside has a fan 29 that circulates outside air around the fins 21 of the Peltier element 20, and the room 30 on the constant temperature box body side has the periphery of the fins 22 of the Peltier element 20. In addition, a fan 30 for circulating the air in the thermostatic box main body 2 through the through holes 32 and 33 formed in the temperature control device housing 3 is disposed.
[0022]
The through-hole 32 is a cold / warm air outflow side, and the through-hole 33 is an air return side of the thermostat box body 2. For example, a temperature sensor 34 that detects the temperature in the thermostat box body 2 is in the vicinity of the through-hole 33. Is provided.
[0023]
Reference numeral 36 denotes a cooling / warming changeover switch, which is provided on one standing wall 3b of the temperature control device storage unit 3. For example, when it is 14 ° C. or lower, it is switched to warm, and when it is higher, it is switched to cooling. . Reference numeral 37 denotes a commercial power supply plug having a power switch 38.
[0024]
In FIG. 5, an electric circuit for operating the temperature control device housing 3 is shown. The internal temperature is detected by a temperature sensor 34 such as a thermistor, and the temperature information is input to a control circuit 40 such as a microcomputer. ing. The energization circuit of the Peltier element 20 is provided with a relay 41 for changing the energization direction switched by the output from the control circuit 40 and a temperature control relay 42.
[0025]
The control circuit 40 is supplied with a control signal for the cooling / heating changeover switch 26 described above, and is connected with a power supply plug 37. In addition, the drive signals are output to the fans 29 and 30 simultaneously with the operation of the electronic refrigeration element. By the operation of the control circuit 40, the inside of the constant temperature box body 2 is kept at 25 ° C. to 30 ° C. regardless of the temperature of the outside air. Therefore, in the nest box within 13 always kept at a comfortable temperature conditions bumblebee class. For this reason, air blowing behavior at high temperatures cannot be seen, and heat generation behavior by shaking muscles at low temperatures is not seen, unnecessary energy consumption is suppressed, life is prolonged, and external It was found that pollination activity was possible from a temperature of 5 ° C to 37 ° C.
[0026]
In the above-described configuration, the thermostatic box 1 is provided with the temperature control device storage unit 3 in close contact with the opening 5 of the thermostat box body 2, and the lid 4 is connected to the thermostat box main unit 2 and the temperature control device storage unit 3. The belt 12 is integrated. Thus, supplied from the temperature control equipment storage unit side to form the through hole 32 of 3 cold-warm air in a thermostatic box body 2, also by Aspirate the air in the thermostatic box body 2 from the hole 33 The air flow can be created to cool or warm the nest box 13 uniformly.
[0027]
When the thermostat 1 is cooled (in the direction of lowering the temperature), the fins 22 are cooled, so that moisture in the air is condensed on the fins 22. The condensed water is formed on the inclined guide surface 23 by gravity. And then drained to the outside through the drain outlet 27. Therefore, dew condensation water is not carried in the thermostat box main body 2, and the nest box 13 is not adversely affected.
[0028]
The observation, feeding, and replacement of the nest box 13 in the thermostat box body 2 can be easily performed by removing the belt 12 and removing the lid 4 so that the opening 5 of the thermostat box body 2 is exposed. it can.
[0029]
6 and 7, a second embodiment is shown in the present invention. In this embodiment, the difference from the above-described embodiment is that the temperature control device storage unit 3 is placed in the upper opening 5 of the thermostatic box body 2. That is, in the above example, the temperature control device storage unit 3 is arranged side by side with respect to the thermostatic box main body 2, so the temperature control device storage unit 3 is of a vertical type, but in this example, the temperature control device storage unit 3 The control device storage unit 3 is a horizontal type.
[0030]
The structure of the thermostatic box main body 2 is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, has an opening 5 on the upper side, a heat insulating material 7 is lined inside, and a nest box 13 is fixed by a mounting table 17. The structure of the temperature control device storage 3 is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and has the electronic refrigeration element 20 and the fans 29 and 30 inside. Therefore, cold air or warm air is supplied from the temperature control device housing 3 through the through hole 32, and the nest box 13 in the thermostatic box body 2 is cooled or warmed and returned from the through hole 33. Since other structures are the same as those of the above-described embodiment, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
[0031]
In this embodiment, by removing the temperature control device storage 3 provided above from the thermostatic box main body 2, the opening 5 is exposed, and other exchanges such as observation of the inside nest box 13 and feeding can be performed. is there. In this example, the lid 4 is not provided, but the temperature control device storage unit 3 is heavy and needs attention when being removed. Also in this embodiment, the nest box 13 can be cooled or warmed uniformly, and the dew condensation water generated at the time of cooling is not carried into the thermostatic box main body 2 and does not adversely affect the nest box 13.
[0032]
8 and 9 show a third embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the difference from the second embodiment is the structure in which the temperature control device storage 3 is disposed below the thermostatic box body 2. That is, in the second example, since the temperature control device storage unit 3 is disposed above the thermostatic box body 2, the temperature control device storage unit 3 is a horizontal type. However, the temperature control device storage 3 is a horizontal type.
[0033]
The structure of the thermostatic box main body 2 is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, has an opening 5 on the upper side, has a lid 4, a heat insulating material 7 is lined inside, and a nest box 13 is fixed by a mount 17. Yes. The structure of the temperature control device storage 3 is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and has the electronic refrigeration element 20 and the fans 29 and 30 inside. Therefore, cold air or warm air is supplied from the temperature control device housing 3 through the through hole 32 and the opening 6 , and the nest box 13 in the thermostatic box body 2 is cooled or warmed and returned from the opening 6 and the through hole 33. Since other structures are the same as those of the above-described embodiment, the same parts are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
[0034]
In this embodiment, by removing the lid 4 provided above from the thermostatic box main body 2, the opening 5 is exposed, and other exchanges such as observation of the internal nest box 13 and feeding can be performed. The temperature control device storage unit 3 can be separated by lifting the thermostatic box body 2 upward. Also in this embodiment, the nest box 13 can be cooled or warmed uniformly, and the condensed water generated at the time of cooling is discharged outside through the drain outlet 27 and is not carried into the thermostatic box main body 2, and the nest box 13 is not adversely affected.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the thermostat box main body in which one thermostat box holds the nest box and the temperature control device storage unit having the temperature control device that maintains the optimum growth environment temperature zone of the blowing insect are separated, and the thermostat The nest box can be taken in and out of the box body, and the nest box can be easily observed and fed, and cold air or warm air is blown from the temperature control device compartment to the inside of the constant temperature box body. In addition, it is possible to protect the nest box from the dew condensation water without entering the dew condensation water condensing on the fins of the electronic refrigeration element into the constant temperature box body (claim 1).
[0036]
The temperature control equipment storage unit side of the thermostatic box body is provided adjacent installed above or below side becomes a vertical type in the case of the side, in the case of upward or downward have a horizontal type One can be selected as necessary (claims 2, 3 and 4).
[0037]
The temperature control device storage unit has an electronic refrigeration element and a blower, and can send cold air or warm air to the outside. It is not necessary to arrange a cooling plate in the main body of the constant temperature box as in the prior application example (2001-190924) of our application in the main body, and the structure is not complicated (Claim 5).
[0038]
Furthermore, since the thermostatic box is surrounded by a heat insulating material, the temperature control efficiency can be improved (Claim 6 ).
[0039]
In the temperature control device storage section, the condensed water is completely discharged by the drainage means and does not enter the thermostatic box body (Claim 7 ). In addition, an opening through which the blowing insect enters and exits is formed on the standing wall of the thermostatic box, and this opening communicates with the nest box so that the pollinating insects in the nest box can freely enter and leave the outside (claim 8 ).
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a thermostatic box for pollinating insects such as bumblebees according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the constant temperature box main body and the temperature control device storage unit are separated.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 1. FIG.
FIG. 5 is an electric circuit for control used in the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where a thermostatic box body and a temperature control device storage portion according to a second embodiment of the present invention are separated.
FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the above.
FIG. 8 is an inclined view showing a state where a thermostatic box body and a temperature control device storage portion according to a third embodiment of the present invention are separated.
FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the above.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Constant temperature box 2 Constant temperature box main body 3 Temperature control apparatus accommodating part 4 Cover 7 Heat insulating material 8 Heat insulating material 10 Bee entrance / exit opening 13 Nest box 18 Space 20 Electronic freezing element 21 Fin 22 Fin 23 Inclination guide surface 29 Fan 30 Fan 34 Temperature sensor 36 Switching Switch 40 control circuit

Claims (8)

Housing a nest box of pollination insects bumblebee, etc., and the constant temperature box body has a space around the該巣box, and to have the opening on one side,
To keep within the constant temperature box body to the optimum medium temperature zone pollinator insects, comprising separating the temperature control equipment storage unit having a temperature control device to obtain a cold air or warm air Rutotomoni, the constant temperature box body the temperature control equipment storage unit into the opening so arranged adjacently constitute one isothermal box, the cold air also from the temperature control equipment storage unit, characterized in that as the warm air is blown into the constant temperature box body bumblebee Thermostatic box for pollinating insects such as mosquitoes.   The thermostat box for pollinating insects such as bumblebees according to claim 1, wherein the temperature control device storage section is adjacent to the side of the thermostat box body.   The thermostatic box for pollinating insects such as bumblebees according to claim 1, wherein the temperature control device storage section is installed adjacent to the upper part of the thermostatic box main body.   The thermostat box for pollinating insects such as bumblebees according to claim 1, wherein the temperature control device storage section is installed adjacent to the lower part of the thermostat box body. The temperature control equipment storage unit has an electronic refrigeration element blower, for pollinator insects bumblebee, etc. according to claim 1, characterized in that to be able forcibly blow outside the cold air or warm air Constant temperature box.   The thermostat box for pollinating insects such as bumblebees according to claim 1, wherein the thermostat box body is surrounded by a heat insulating material. The thermostat box for pollinating insects such as bumblebees according to claim 1, characterized in that the temperature control device storage section has means for draining condensed water.   The bumblebee or the like according to claim 1, wherein an opening through which a pollinating insect enters and exits is formed on the standing wall surface of the thermostatic box body, and the opening communicates with a nest box housed therein. A thermostatic box for pollinating insects.

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