JP4056012B2 - Animal repelling device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an animal repelling device that repels dogs and cats, wild animals, and the like that cause various harms such as drowning outdoors and releasing manure by electric shock.

  Dogs, cats, etc., who hang out outdoors are troublesome persons who sprinkle manure in gardens and other places and pick up flower beds, kitchen gardens, garbage dumps, etc. In addition, wild animals, etc. appear on farmland and are devastating crops.

  Therefore, various animal repelling devices have been proposed in the past, and Patent Literature 1 proposes an animal repelling device using electric shock.

  The animal repelling device of this patent document 1 has a repelling electrode unit composed of a counter electrode and an oscillation circuit for supplying a repelling voltage to the counter electrode. The electric shock is received by the repelling voltage supplied from, and the dog and cat are repelled by the electric shock.

  However, in this animal repelling device, as described in paragraph 0021 of Patent Document 1, since the interval between the positive electrode and the negative electrode of the counter electrode is about 2 mm, it is short-circuited only when it rains. Not.

  In addition, the part where animals such as dogs and cats are directly subjected to electric shock is basically the sole of the foot or the back, belly, etc. covered with hair, and the sole has thick skin and is insensitive to electric shock. And hairs such as the back and abdomen are difficult to pass current. Therefore, even if a voltage is applied to the periphery of the sole, the back, or the abdomen, it is difficult to apply electric shock.

  Further, this animal repelling device images the repelling electrode part with an imaging means, detects an animal on the repelling electrode part from the output data of the imaging means by the animal detecting means, and from the oscillation circuit only in the case of a predetermined animal A repelling voltage is applied to the counter electrode, and in the case of animals other than the specified animal, the repelling voltage from the oscillation circuit is not applied to the counter electrode to prevent electric shock to humans. If it becomes, it will become a remarkably expensive device, and it is not really practical just to get rid of dogs and cats.

  As described above, in the animal repelling device of Patent Document 1, it is short-circuited simply by raining on the counter electrode or contact with another substance, and the function is remarkably reduced, so that electric shock can be effectively performed on dogs and cats. There was a problem that could not be given.

  In addition, there is a problem that it is too expensive to realize, and in order to give an electric shock effectively, the voltage of the oscillation output from the oscillation circuit as the repelling voltage must be increased, and the power consumption There was a problem that became larger.

  Therefore, the present applicant has proposed a new animal repelling device in Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-232538. The animal repelling device includes a first conductive sheet laid on the ground, a bait storage container formed in a concave shape with an insulating material, a second conductive sheet disposed on the inner surface of the bait storage container, An impact voltage generator electrically connected to the first and second conductive sheets, and an output lamp that is lit when the impact voltage generator generates an impact voltage. As a result, the structure is simple and inexpensive, and it is possible to reliably provide an electric shock around the tongue, mouth, and nose of an animal that is sensitive to electric shock. It can be given to animals, and animals can learn electric shock well and enhance the repelling effect.

  In fact, on a trial basis, when this animal repelling device was used as a repelling device for cats, during the day the cat approached the animal repelling device without any precautions and ate the food in the food storage container. Retired after receiving an electric shock.

  However, at night, the cats were more alert than necessary, and sometimes stared at the animal repelling device and left without eating. This is probably because at night, the cat was wary of the blinking of the output lamp that was lit when an impact voltage was generated.

  That is, the pupil of the cat's eyes is small because the surroundings are bright during the day, and even if the output lamp blinks, you will not notice it, but at night, the pupil is enlarged because the surroundings are dark and the output lamp blinks. It seems that he felt sensitive and was wary of this.

As described above, the animal repelling device previously proposed by the applicant of the present application has a problem in the night repelling effect.
JP 2004-141119 A

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an animal repelling device that can reliably repel animals such as dogs and cats regardless of day or night.

  The reason why a sufficient animal repelling effect was not obtained at night in the above-described conventional animal repelling device is considered to be due to the fact that animals such as dogs and cats were alerted to the blinking of the output lamp that was lit when an impact voltage was generated.

  Therefore, the present invention has solved the above problem by preventing the blinking of the output lamp from being detected by animals such as dogs and cats at night.

  That is, in the first embodiment of the present invention, the first conductive sheet, the bait placement unit at least partially formed of a conductive material, and the first conductive sheet and the bait placement unit are electrically connected. In an animal repelling device comprising an impact voltage generator connected to the output lamp and an output lamp that is turned on when the impact voltage generator generates an impact voltage, the output lamp is covered with an opaque door so that it can be opened and closed. The light from the output lamp was not leaked to the outside at all times.

  In the second embodiment, the output lamp is turned on only when the switch means is operated so that the light from the output lamp does not normally leak to the outside.

  In the third embodiment, the light sensor senses the light and darkness of the installation location, and in the dark case, the illuminance of the output lamp is lowered compared to the bright case, and in the bright case, the illuminance of the output lamp is increased compared to the dark case. Thus, the blinking of the output lamp did not give a sense of caution to animals such as dogs and cats.

  In the present invention, the bait placement unit may be any one that is at least partially formed of a conductive material and electrically connected to the impact voltage generator, for example, bait formed in a concave shape with an insulating material. A storage container and a second conductive sheet disposed on the inner surface of the bait storage container may be used, and an impact voltage generator may be electrically connected to the second conductive sheet. Moreover, you may form all the bait mounting parts with an electroconductive material.

  In such a configuration, for example, when a part of the body such as a dog or cat comes into contact with the first conductive sheet and another part such as the dog or cat comes into contact with the bait placement unit, the impact from the impact voltage generator Electric current flows, and electric shock is given to dogs and cats. Here, it is preferable to arrange | position the 1st electroconductive sheet and the bait mounting part with the distance of the position which is comparable to body length, such as a target dog and cat. As a result, the tongue, mouth, and nose of dogs and cats are more likely to come into contact with the food placement section. That is, since the area around the tongue, mouth, and nose of dogs and cats is the most sensitive part of the body such as dogs and cats, the dogs and cats can learn the electric shocks and increase the repelling effect. Moreover, even if it rains, it becomes difficult to short-circuit by arrange | positioning the 1st electroconductive sheet and the bait mounting part with the distance of the position which is comparable to body lengths, such as a dog cat.

  According to the present invention, dogs, cats, wild animals, and the like do not have a sense of vigilance by sensing the blinking of the output lamp, and therefore, animals such as dogs, cats, etc. can be reliably repulsed regardless of day or night.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described based on examples shown in the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing an embodiment of an animal repelling apparatus according to the present invention. The animal repelling device 100 shown in the figure is a repelling device for cats.

  In FIG. 1, the animal repelling device 100 mainly includes an impact voltage generating device 1, a battery 2 as a power source, an output lamp 3, a first conductive sheet 4, a bait placement unit 5, and a bait 6. The configuration is as follows.

  The shock voltage generator 1 generates a pulsed shock voltage at a constant cycle between the output terminals 1a and 1b using the DC voltage supplied from the battery 2 as an operating power source. The impact voltage generator 1 is housed in a storage box 7 formed of an insulating material, and is turned on / off by a switch 8 provided on the outer surface of the storage box 7.

  The output lamp 3 is made of a light emitting diode, and lights up when the impact voltage generator 1 generates an impact voltage so that it can be visually confirmed whether or not the impact voltage is generated from the impact voltage generator 1. Yes. The output lamp 3 is housed in a lamp housing recess 7 a formed by recessing the outer surface of the housing box 7, and the opening of the lamp housing recess 7 a is covered with an opaque door 9 so that it can be opened and closed. ing. This prevents light from the output lamp 3 from leaking to the outside at all times.

  The first conductive sheet 4 is connected to the negative output terminal 1 a of the impact voltage generator 1 via the conductive wire 10. For the first conductive sheet 4, a wire net having a mesh size of about 15 mm knitted with a metal wire having a diameter of about 1 mm can be used. Further, since the material of the first conductive sheet 4 may be conductive, a metal plate or a plastic plate with a metal foil attached thereto can be used.

  The bait placement unit 5 includes a bait storage container 5a and a second conductive sheet 5b disposed on the inner surface of the bait storage container 5a. The bait storage container 5 a is molded into a concave shape with an insulating material and placed on the storage box 7. The second conductive sheet 5 b is arranged except for the vicinity of the upper end portion of the inner surface of the bait storage container 5 a and is connected to the plus-side output terminal 1 b of the impact voltage generator 1 via the conductive wire 11. Then, the bait 6 is placed on the second conductive sheet 5b near the center of the bottom surface of the inner surface of the bait storage container 5a. For the second conductive sheet 5b, a metal foil having a thickness of about 0.2 mm can be used, and a metal net having a mesh of about 1 mm knitted with a metal wire having a diameter of about 0.1 mm is also used. it can.

  In the above configuration, when the cat is attracted to the food 6 in the food storage container 5a and tries to eat it, the hind legs ride on the first conductive sheet 4 and the front legs are stored in the food as shown in FIG. It will be in the state hung on the upper end of the container 5a. In this state, since the bait storage container 5a is insulative, the impact current does not flow into the cat's body and the cat is not subjected to electric shock.

  Thereafter, when the cat thrusts into the food storage container 5a and tries to eat the food 6, the periphery of the tongue, mouth and nose contacts the second conductive sheet 5b. Thereby, an impact current flows from the impact voltage generator 1 into the body of the cat, and the cat receives an electric shock around its tongue, mouth and nose.

  When a dog or cat or the like tries to eat food, the forefoot and hind legs may be placed on the first conductive sheet 4 and the head may be pushed into the food placement unit 5 to eat the food 6. Also in this case, in this embodiment, it is possible to reliably give an electric shock to the tongue, mouth, and nose around dogs and cats that are highly sensitive to electric shock.

  Thus, according to the present invention, it is possible to reliably give an electric shock to the periphery of the tongue, mouth and nose of dogs and cats having a high sensitivity to the electric shock. And dogs and cats who have learned electric shock will not be close to the place for the time being or forever.

  Further, in this embodiment, the output lamp 3 is housed in the lamp housing recess 7a, and the opening is covered with an opaque door 9 so that the light can be opened and closed at all times. Therefore, dogs and cats do not have a sense of vigilance by sensing the blinking of the output lamp 3, and can reliably repel dogs and cats regardless of day or night.

  When a person confirms whether or not an impact voltage is generated from the impact voltage generator 1, the door 9 may be opened and the blinking of the output lamp 3 may be confirmed.

  In the above embodiment, the second conductive sheet 5b is disposed on the inner surface of the bait storage container 5a except for the vicinity of the upper end thereof, but the second conductive sheet 5b is disposed only on the bottom surface of the bait storage container 5a. You may do it. Furthermore, when a dog or cat or the like tries to eat food, the forefoot and hind legs may be placed on the first conductive sheet 4 and the head may be pushed into the food placement unit 5 to eat the food 6. In this case, the body such as a dog and cat does not touch the upper end portion of the bait placement unit 5, so the second conductive sheet 5b is arranged on the entire inner surface of the bait storage container 5a, or the bait placement unit is made of a conductive material. Even if it is set as the bait storage container formed in (1), it is possible to reliably give an electric shock to the periphery of the tongue, mouth and nose of dogs and cats which are highly sensitive to electric shock.

  FIG. 2 is a schematic sectional view showing another embodiment of the animal repelling apparatus according to the present invention. In FIG. 2, the same components as those of the previous embodiment shown in FIG.

  In the previous embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the bait placement unit 5 is composed of the bait storage container 5a and the second conductive sheet 5b disposed on the inner surface of the bait storage container 5a. The mounting part 5 was comprised with the bait storage container formed with the electroconductive material.

  That is, the bait mounting part 5 is electrically connected to the plus-side output terminal 1 b of the impact voltage generator 1 via the conductive wire 11, and the bait 6 is placed near the center of the inner bottom surface of the bait mounting part 5. I did it.

  Also in this embodiment, the output lamp 3 is housed in the lamp housing recess 7a, and the opening is covered with an opaque door 9, so that the light from the output lamp 3 is always exposed to the outside. Since no leakage occurs, dogs and cats do not have a sense of vigilance by detecting the blinking of the output lamp 3, and the dogs and cats can be reliably repulsed regardless of day or night.

  When a person confirms whether or not an impact voltage is generated from the impact voltage generator 1, the door 9 may be opened and the blinking of the output lamp 3 may be confirmed.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view showing still another embodiment of the animal repelling apparatus according to the present invention. In FIG. 3, the same components as those of the previous embodiment shown in FIG.

  In the previous embodiment shown in FIG. 1, in order to prevent light from the output lamp 3 from leaking to the outside at all times, the output lamp 3 is covered with an opaque door 9 so that it can be opened and closed. In this embodiment, a push button 12 is provided as a switch means, and the output lamp 3 is turned on only when the push button 12 is pushed.

  As a result, the output lamp 3 does not blink at all times, so that no warning is given to the cat at night as in the previous embodiment shown in FIG. Further, when a person checks whether or not an impact voltage is generated from the impact voltage generator 1, the push button 12 may be pressed to check the blinking of the output lamp 3.

  In addition, the Example using this push button 12 is applicable also to what made the bait | load mounting part like FIG.

  FIG. 4 is a schematic circuit diagram of an output lamp circuit for changing the illuminance of the output lamp according to the brightness of the installation place in the animal repelling device according to the present invention. In the output lamp circuit shown in the figure, CdS 13 is connected in series to the output lamp 3 as an optical sensor. CdS 13 is a sensor element whose resistance value varies depending on the amount of light striking the sensor surface. Specifically, the resistance value decreases as the amount of light increases, and the resistance value increases as the amount of light decreases. And CdS13 is arrange | positioned in the place which can sense the light of an installation place.

  Therefore, if the circuit configuration is as shown in FIG. 4, when it is dark at night, the resistance value of CdS 13 is high, so the illuminance of the output lamp 3 is low. By adjusting the illuminance to such an extent that the cat is not wary, even if the output lamp 3 blinks, the cat is not warned. And since it is dark at night, it is easy for a person to confirm whether or not an impact voltage is generated even if the illuminance of the output lamp 3 is low.

  When it is bright as in the daytime, the resistance value of CdS 13 is low, and the illuminance of the output lamp 3 is high. However, in the daytime, the cat is less likely to feel the blinking of the output lamp 3, so the cat is not wary. On the other hand, since the illuminance of the output lamp 3 increases during the daytime, it becomes easy for a person to check whether or not an impact voltage is generated.

FIG. 5 is a schematic circuit diagram showing a modification of the output ramp circuit. Output ramp circuit shown in the figure is obtained by adding a variable resistor R ₁ and the fixed resistor R _2, R ₃ and the transistor Tr to that shown in FIG. And if it is set as a circuit structure as shown in FIG. 5, the illumination intensity (degree of light and darkness) of the output lamp 3 can be freely adjusted by changing the resistance value of the variable resistance R. FIG. And since the output lamp circuit of FIG. 5 is also provided with CdS13, the illumination intensity of the output lamp 3 can be changed according to the brightness of an installation place. In addition, by combining an optical sensor and an integrated circuit component, it can be lit dark at night and can be lit brightly during the day.

  The embodiment using this CdS 13 can also be applied to a bait mounting portion as shown in FIG.

  The animal repelling device of the present invention can be installed in any place such as a flower bed, a kitchen garden, a garbage dump, etc., and can be used to repel dogs, cats, wild animals, and the like who roam outdoors.

It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows one Example of the animal repelling apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the other Example of the animal repelling apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing which shows the further another Example of the animal repelling apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is a schematic circuit diagram of the output lamp circuit for changing the illumination intensity of an output lamp according to the lightness and darkness of an installation place in the animal repelling device which concerns on this invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic circuit diagram showing a modification of the output ramp circuit of FIG. 4.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 Animal repelling device 1 Impact voltage generator 1a Negative output terminal 1b Positive output terminal 2 Battery 3 Output lamp 4 First conductive sheet 5 Feed placement portion 5a Feed storage container 5b Second conductive sheet 6 Bait 7 Storage box 7a Lamp storage recess 8 Switch 9 Non-translucent door 10, 11 Conductive wire 12 Push button 13 CdS

Claims (5)

  A first conductive sheet, a bait placement portion at least partially formed of a conductive material, an impact voltage generator electrically connected to the first conductive sheet and the bait placement portion, and an impact An animal repelling device comprising: an output lamp that is turned on when the voltage generator generates an impact voltage; and the output lamp is covered with an opaque door so as to be opened and closed.   A first conductive sheet, a bait placement portion at least partially formed of a conductive material, an impact voltage generator electrically connected to the first conductive sheet and the bait placement portion, and an impact An animal repelling device comprising: an output lamp that is lit when the voltage generator generates an impact voltage, and that is lit only when the output lamp operates the switch means.   A first conductive sheet, a bait placement portion at least partially formed of a conductive material, an impact voltage generator electrically connected to the first conductive sheet and the bait placement portion, and an impact It is equipped with an output lamp that is turned on when the voltage generator generates an impact voltage, and a light sensor. The light sensor senses the light and darkness of the installation location. In addition, the animal repelling device is designed to increase the illuminance of the output lamp when it is bright compared to when it is dark.   The bait placement portion includes a bait storage container formed in a concave shape with an insulating material, and a second conductive sheet disposed on the inner surface of the bait storage container, and the impact voltage generation device includes the first and second impact voltage generators. The animal repelling device according to claim 1, wherein the animal repelling device is electrically connected to the conductive sheet.   The animal repelling device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the entire bait mounting portion is formed of a conductive material.

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