JP6562438B1 - Insect capturing device - Google Patents

Abstract

An imaging device for an insect trapping sheet that is compact and easy to carry. A case main body 2 having an open upper surface, a lid body 3 for closing the upper surface of the case main body 2 so as to be openable and closable, and a peripheral wall 8 fixed to a bottom plate 7 of the case main body 2 and rising from a peripheral edge of the bottom plate 7. The insect trapping sheet support part 11 that is surrounded by the trapping sheet 10, the moving table 13 that moves on the bottom plate 7 of the case body 2 along the longitudinal direction of the insect trapping sheet 10, and the frame mounted on the moving table 13 And an imaging unit 15 that is supported by the frame unit 14 and images the adhesive surface of the insect capturing sheet 10. When the frame portion 14 is in a standing posture protruding upward from the peripheral wall 8 of the case main body 2, it is possible to image the insect capturing sheet 10 by the imaging means 15, and when the case 14 is laid down via the hinge portion 22, the case main body by the lid 3 2 occlusion is possible. [Selection] Figure 5

Description

  The present invention relates to an imaging device that captures an insect capturing sheet in order to identify and count insects attached to the insect capturing sheet by image processing.

  In the survey of reptiles in food manufacturing factories, etc., individual types and names of worms captured by a trap are identified and counted.

  The insect trap captures insects by attracting them with light having a wavelength preferred by the insects and attaching the insects to the adhesive surface of the insect trap sheet. The insect trap sheet is formed in a strip shape having a width of about 5 cm and a length of about 50 cm, and can be removed from the trap.

  The investigation of reptiles was performed by the operator visually observing the reptiles adhering to the adhesive surface of the insect trap sheet removed from the trap. However, the reptiles adhering to the adhesive surface of the insect trapping sheet vary in size and are large in number, which has the disadvantage of placing a heavy burden on the operator who conducts the survey.

  Therefore, an imaging device is known that sets an insect capturing sheet removed from an insect trap and images insects attached to the adhesive surface (see Patent Document 1 below). This imaging device images an adhesive surface of an insect trapping sheet and outputs insect image data. The image data is transmitted to a survey device (such as a personal computer), and the type and name of the insects are identified and counted by the survey device.

  According to this, it is possible to identify and count the type and name of the reptile quickly and accurately while reducing the burden on the worker involved in the reptile survey.

JP 2008-99598 A

  However, this type of imaging device is relatively large, and no consideration is given to movement due to carrying or the like. For this reason, the insect capture sheet removed from the insect trap must be moved (transported) to another location where the imaging device is installed, not the factory where the trap is installed. There is an inconvenience that cannot be obtained quickly.

  Therefore, in order to easily and quickly investigate the insects attached to the insect catching sheet removed from the insect catcher, there has been a demand for an imaging device for the insect catching sheet that is compact and easy to carry.

  In view of the above-described points, an object of the present invention is to provide an insect-pickup sheet imaging apparatus that is compact and easy to carry.

  In order to achieve such an object, the present invention provides a case main body having an open upper surface, a lid for closing the upper surface of the case main body so as to be openable and closable, and a peripheral edge of the bottom plate fixed to the bottom plate of the case main body. An insect trap sheet support section that is surrounded by a peripheral wall standing upright and supports the strip trap sheet in a detachable manner with its adhesive surface facing upward, and along the longitudinal direction of the insect trap sheet supported by the trap sheet support section A moving base that moves on the bottom plate of the case main body, a frame portion mounted on the moving base, and an imaging means that is supported by the frame portion and images the adhesive surface of the insect trapping sheet. The moving part is provided on the moving base via a hinge part, and when the upright position protrudes upward from the peripheral wall of the case body with the upper surface open, the image capturing means can image the insect catching sheet. Characterized in that closure of the case body by the lid becomes possible when allowed tilted sideways via the di portion.

  According to the present invention, the frame portion that supports the imaging means is in a laterally inclined posture via the hinge portion. Thereby, an insect trap sheet support part, a movable stand, a frame part, and an imaging means can be accommodated compactly inside the surrounding wall of a case main body. And since a case main body can be obstruct | occluded and moved with a cover body, it can be brought into the factory etc. in which an insect trap is installed, for example.

  When investigating insects, the lid is opened to open the upper part of the case body, and the frame part is raised on the movable table via the hinge part. Thereby, it is possible to image the insect capturing sheet by the imaging means. Next, the insect catching sheet is set on the insect catching sheet supporting portion with its adhesive surface facing upward. In this state, the moving platform moves along the longitudinal direction of the insect catching sheet, and the insects attached to the insect catching sheet are imaged by the imaging means.

  In this way, since the insect trapping sheet to which insects are attached can be imaged at the factory, etc., it is not necessary to transport the insect trapping sheet to another place, and it is easy and quick to investigate the insects. Can be done.

  Further, in the present invention, the control unit includes a drive motor that drives movement of the movable table, and a control unit that controls the drive motor and the imaging unit, on the inner side surrounded by the peripheral wall of the case body. Is preferably provided on the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the case main body, including an operation unit for operating the drive motor and the imaging means.

  According to this, the control unit is provided along the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the case body so as not to obstruct the movement of the moving base, and the use space inside the case body can be made relatively small, and the case body can be made compact. it can.

Moreover, in this invention, it is preferable that the said case main body is equipped with the holding part which makes it possible to carry the said case main body obstruct | occluded with the said cover body in the outer surface of the said surrounding wall . According to this, it is possible to further easily carry the case body by gripping the grip portion.

1 is a perspective view illustrating an appearance of an imaging apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Explanatory top view which removes a cover body and shows the inside of a case main body. The explanatory front view which fractures | ruptures the front side of a case main body and shows an inside. The explanatory side view which fractures | ruptures one side of a case main body and shows an inside. Explanatory drawing which shows the inside of FIG. 1 by side view.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the imaging device of the present embodiment is housed integrally in a housing case 1. The housing case 1 is composed of a case body 2 and a lid 3.

  The lid 3 includes a rectangular top plate 4 and a hanging wall 5 that hangs along the periphery of the top plate 4. The lid 3 is detachably connected to the case main body 2 by a plurality of connectors 6 so as to close the upper surface of the case main body 2.

  The case main body 2 includes a rectangular bottom plate 7 (see FIG. 3) and a peripheral wall 8 that rises along the periphery of the bottom plate 7. A handle member 9 (gripping portion) is provided on the outer surface of one side surface of the peripheral wall 8 of the case body 2. By grasping the handle member 9, the imaging device can be easily carried.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, an insect capturing sheet support portion 11 for supporting the insect capturing sheet 10 is provided inside the case body 2. The insect trapping sheet support portion 11 supports the insect trapping sheet 10 at a position lower than the upper edge of the peripheral wall 8 of the case body 2 (position close to the bottom plate 7).

  The insect trapping sheet 10 has a sticky adhesive surface, and is formed in a strip shape having a width of about 5 cm and a length of about 50 cm. The insect catching sheet 10 is set in an insect catcher (not shown) and captures insects by attaching the insects to the adhesive surface.

  The insect catching sheet support unit 11 supports the insect catching sheet 10 that is removed from the catching device and to which the insects are attached, with the adhesive surface facing upward. The insect capturing sheet support portion 11 includes a pair of engaging members 12, and both engaging members 12 engage both ends of the insect capturing sheet 10 in the longitudinal direction. At this time, the insect catching sheet 10 is locked to the both locking members 12 in a state where an appropriate tension is applied in the longitudinal direction.

  In addition, a movable table 13 and a frame portion 14 are provided inside the case body 2. As shown in FIG. 3, the frame unit 14 supports a camera 15 as an imaging unit and an illumination device 16. The camera 15 employs a high-resolution image sensor such as a CCD or CMOS.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the movable table 13 is provided so as to be movable along a rail 17 provided on the bottom plate 7 of the case body 2. The rail 17 is extended along the longitudinal direction of the insect trap sheet 10 supported by the insect trap sheet support part 11.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the movable table 13 is provided with a drive motor 18. The drive motor 18 includes a pinion gear 19 on its drive shaft. The pinion gear 19 meshes with a rack 20 that extends along the rail 17. As a result, when the pinion gear 19 rotates and rolls along the rack 20, the moving table 13 moves along the rail 17.

  The drive motor 18 is a stepping motor and rotates the pinion gear 19 at a speed proportional to the frequency of the drive pulse. Thereby, the amount of movement of the movable table 13 corresponding to the amount of rotation of the pinion gear 19 can be accurately controlled.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the frame unit 14 is mounted on the movable table 13. A lower end portion of the frame portion 14 is connected to a support column portion 21 standing on the movable table 13 via a hinge portion 22. When the frame portion 14 is in the standing posture, the frame portion 14 protrudes upward from the peripheral wall 8 of the case main body 2 and, as shown in FIG. It is stored at a position lower than the upper edge.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, when the frame portion 14 is in the sideways posture, the column portion 21 of the movable base 13 projects upward from the upper edge of the peripheral wall 8 of the case body 2. However, since the lid 3 is provided with the hanging wall 5 on the entire circumference, the case body 2 can be closed with a relatively small protruding amount.

  As shown in FIG. 3, when the frame portion 14 is in the standing posture, the camera 15 and the lighting device 16 face the imaging symmetry plane (adhesive surface) of the insect capturing sheet 10. The frame unit 14 holds the cords extending from the camera 15 and the illumination device 16 at a relatively high position by standing. As a result, the cords extending from the camera 15 and the illumination device 16 do not interfere with the movement of the moving base 13 during photographing, and smooth photographing can be performed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the camera 15, the illumination device 16, and the drive motor 18 are controlled by the control unit 23. The control unit 23 includes an operation unit 24. The operation unit 24 includes a plurality of operation knobs 25, and the user can adjust the control content of the control unit 23 by operating the operation unit 24.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the control unit 23 and the operation unit 24 are fixed to the inner surface of the peripheral wall of the case body 2. Thereby, the space inside the case body 2 can be used effectively without interfering with the movement of the movable table 13.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 23 includes a terminal 26 (USB connector or the like) for connecting an investigation device such as a personal computer (not shown). By connecting an investigation device such as a personal computer to the control unit 23, the investigation device can start and stop the imaging operation, analyze image data, and the like.

  The camera 15 is moved and imaged by the control unit 23 based on predetermined control data (operation program). The moving table 13 moves intermittently while being positioned at predetermined pitches in the area of the insect trapping sheet 10 divided into a plurality of areas. At this time, the camera 15 takes an image of the opposing area at the stop position. The control unit 23 that has acquired the image data from the camera 15 sends the image data to an investigation device such as a personal computer. Based on the acquired image data, the investigation device identifies and counts the types and names of reptiles and outputs the investigation results.

  As described above, the imaging apparatus according to the present embodiment is compactly configured in a state of being accommodated in the housing case 1 with the case body 2 closed, and is easy to carry. Can be taken to places where it is necessary to conduct research on reptiles.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 2 ... Case main body, 3 ... Cover body, 7 ... Bottom plate, 8 ... Peripheral wall, 9 ... Handle member (grip part), 10 ... Insect catching sheet, 11 ... Insect catching sheet support part, 13 ... Moving stand, 14 ... Frame part, 15 ... Camera (imaging means), 18 ... Drive motor, 22 ... Hinge part, 23 ... Control unit, 24 ... Operation part.

Claims (3)

A case main body having an open upper surface, a lid for closing the upper surface of the case main body so as to be openable and closable, and being surrounded by a peripheral wall fixed to the bottom plate of the case main body and rising from the periphery of the bottom plate. An insect capturing sheet supporting portion that removably supports the sheet with its adhesive surface facing upward, and a movable table that moves on the bottom plate of the case body along the longitudinal direction of the insect capturing sheet supported by the insect capturing sheet supporting portion And a frame portion mounted on the movable table, and an imaging means that is supported by the frame portion and images the adhesive surface of the insect trapping sheet,
The frame portion is provided on the moving base via a hinge portion, and when the upright posture protrudes upward from the peripheral wall of the case main body, the imaging means can image the insect catching sheet, and the hinge portion An imaging device for an insect trapping sheet, wherein the case body can be closed by the lid when it is laid down. In the imaging device of the insect capturing sheet according to claim 1,
On the inner side surrounded by the peripheral wall of the case main body, a drive motor that drives the movement of the movable table, and a control unit that controls the drive motor and the imaging means,
The control unit includes an operation unit that operates the drive motor and the imaging unit, and is provided on an inner surface of a peripheral wall of the case main body. In the imaging device of the insect capturing sheet according to claim 1 or 2,
The insect trapping sheet imaging apparatus, wherein the case body includes a grip portion on the outer surface of the peripheral wall that enables the case body closed by the lid to be carried.