JPH11346629A - Attracting and killing device for mosquito or capturing device therefor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an attracting and killing device for mosquitoes producible at a low cost without using a means for generating gaseous carbon dioxide as a constituent element and capable of safely and efficiently exterminating the mosquitoes by installing a heating element for generating a warm temperature, an electric stunning part to which a high voltage is applied, etc., in the ceiling part in a livestock barn. SOLUTION: This attracting and killing device for mosquitoes is obtained by installing a heating element 52 for generating a warm temperature, an electric stunning part 53 to which a high voltage is applied and a protective cover 54 formed around the electric stunning part 53 and the heating element 52, electric stunning part 53 and protective cover 54 are provided in a part of the ceiling C in a livestock barn D. Furthermore, a capturing device for the mosquitoes is preferably composed by installing a tacky material having a tacky surface for capturing the mosquitoes formed on the outer surface and the heating element for heating the tacky material and hanging the tacky material from the ceiling part in a house. The color of the heating element 52 and/or the electric stunning part 53 or the heating element and/or the tacky material preferably has a lower lightness than that of other parts.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a mosquito killer or trap for safely and efficiently exterminating mosquitoes by using heat and carbon dioxide indoors or outdoors. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Mosquitoes, which are representatives of harmful flying insects, are one of the most harmful unpleasant insects that fly by sucking human blood and carbon dioxide emitted by respiration and suck human blood. In order to exterminate mosquitoes, various devices such as mosquito coils, electronic mosquito coils, and electric shock mosquito coils have been proposed.

[0003] For example, an "electric shock insect killing device" described in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-10388 discloses an electric shock net to which a high voltage is applied, a fluorescent lamp for generating near ultraviolet rays, and a far infrared heater for generating heat rays. An outer casing having an insecticide means comprising a carbon dioxide gas cylinder and the like, and an opening formed in a front surface for accommodating the electric shock net, the fluorescent lamp, the far infrared heater, and the carbon dioxide gas cylinder,
An insect tray formed below the outer casing and a barrier net that covers the electric shock net so as not to be exposed to the outside. The fluorescent lamp is mounted on the inner wall of the outer casing, and emits light containing a large amount of spectrum having a wavelength of 3000 to 4000 angstroms. The far-infrared heater is a far-infrared radiator that emits heat rays containing a large amount of spectrum in the far-infrared region of a wavelength of 7 to 10 microns. The carbon dioxide gas cylinder generates a carbon dioxide gas intermittently by pressing a nozzle by a solenoid for controlling the ejection of the carbon dioxide gas. And
This is a device in which mosquitoes are induced into the device by the above-described insect attracting means, and the electric shock is caused by the electric shock net to kill the insects.

[0004] A "mosquito trigger capture device" described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 6-46 is a rectangular parallelepiped capture container provided on an installation surface and a lower half of a side surface of the capture container. Mosquitoes, an adhesive layer provided on the inner surface of the capture container, and a trigger substance provided in the capture container and comprising a heating element and carbon dioxide gas generating means. The heating element, which is a means for inducing mosquitoes, is a portable body warmer wrapped in used socks, and the carbon dioxide generating means generates carbon dioxide by putting a tablet of calcium carbonate into a cylindrical cup filled with water. In addition, carbon dioxide gas is supplied into the above-mentioned capture container from a through hole formed in a lid of the cup. The carbon dioxide gas supplied into the capture container flows out of the entrance formed on the side surface of the capture container to the outside to induce mosquitoes, and the induced mosquitoes are formed on the inner surface of the capture container. It is caught by the adhesive layer and eventually dies.

[0005]

However, in each of the above-mentioned conventional apparatuses, the carbon dioxide gas generator is a constituent element and is incorporated in the apparatus, so that the apparatus itself has to be large in size. And the price is expensive.

Therefore, the present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems of the conventional apparatus,
It is an object of the present invention to provide a novel mosquito attractant and mosquito trap that can be manufactured at low cost without using a carbon dioxide generating means as a constituent element and, therefore, without being large. .

[0007]

Means for Solving the Problems The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the first invention (the invention according to claim 1) comprises a heating element for generating heat, A mosquito attractant comprising a lightning unit to which a high voltage is applied, and a protection cover formed around the lightning unit, wherein the heating element, the lightning unit, and the protection cover are provided inside a livestock barn. It is characterized by being provided on a ceiling portion.

The second invention (the invention according to claim 2)
Is a mosquito trap comprising at least an adhesive body having an adhesive surface for capturing mosquitoes on an outer surface thereof, and a heating element for heating the adhesive body, wherein the adhesive body is a house. It is characterized by being suspended from an indoor ceiling.

The third invention (the invention according to claim 3)
A housing having one opening formed on the outside and the other opening formed on the inside, and configured to allow air to flow through the one and the other openings; and a housing arranged in the housing. A heating element for generating heat, an electric shock unit disposed in the housing to which a high voltage is applied, and a protective cover disposed in the housing and outside the electric shock unit. In addition, the housing is mounted in a mounting opening formed in a wall surface of the house.

A fourth invention (the invention according to claim 4)
According to the first, second or third aspect of the invention, the heating element and / or the electric shock portion or the heating element and / or the adhesive body have a color lower in brightness than other portions. It is assumed that.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A mosquito killer or a mosquito trap according to each embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. First, a mosquito killer 50 according to the first embodiment will be described. Note that the mosquito repellent device 50 according to the first embodiment is the first invention (claim 1).
Described invention).

This mosquito repellent device 50 is used for a house that keeps domestic animals such as dogs to control mosquitoes that mainly live in the yard. As shown in FIGS. High-voltage generation circuit 51 formed on the ceiling of
An electric heater 52 formed on the lower surface of the electric heater 1, an electric shock portion 53 formed below the electric heater 52, a protective cover 54 formed below the electric shock portion 53,
It has.

The kennel D is a well-known type provided with a gable-shaped roof portion R at the upper part of a box B, and an inverted U-shaped opening at the front of the box B for a dog to enter and leave. A portion O is formed. The upper end inside the roof portion R is a ceiling surface C, and the high voltage generation circuit portion 51 is formed on the top of the ceiling surface C. The outer and inner surfaces of the kennel D are painted white. The high-voltage generating circuit 51 is a device for applying a high voltage to the electric shock unit 53. A power cord 55 having an AC outlet plug 55a attached to one end thereof is provided at one end of the high-voltage generating circuit 51. Is provided. This power cord 55
Is extended to the outside through a through hole (not shown) formed on the back surface of the box B, and can be connected to a power supply provided on an outer wall of a house or the like. A pilot lamp 56 is attached to the front of the box B and above the opening O. This pilot lamp 5
Reference numeral 6 is connected to the other end of the high-voltage generation circuit section 51 via a conducting wire 57.

The electric heater 52 is a heating element constituting the present invention, is formed on the lower surface of the high-voltage generating circuit 51, and is a member for generating heat in the kennel D. Black paint is applied. In the middle of the ceiling surface C, the electric heater 52
The electric shock section 53 is formed below the lower part of FIG. The electric shock unit 53 is composed of a frame (not shown) and a large number of metal wires arranged in a mesh on the frame, and the color of the frame is black like the electric heater 52. I have. Further, the electric shock 5
Below the protective cover 3, the above-mentioned protective cover 54 is formed.
The protective cover 54 is detachable so that the electric shock unit 53 and the like can be cleaned, and has a net-like shape in which a mosquito can easily enter and a gap through which the dog's ears and tail cannot pass is formed. ing. The box B is provided with the protective cover 5.
A switch is provided which is energized by the mounting of the cover 4, and is configured so that a high voltage is not applied to the electric shock section 53 when the protective cover 54 is removed. The protective cover 54 is coated with a white paint.

Next, a method of using the mosquito repellent device 50 according to the first embodiment will be briefly described. First, the AC outlet plug 55a is connected to an outlet (not shown) provided on an outer wall of a house or the like. This allows
The pilot lamp 56 is turned on, and the electric heater 5 is turned on.
2 generates heat, generates heat in the kennel D and applies a high voltage to the electric shock unit 53. Although the mosquito extermination device 50 is not connected to a carbon dioxide generator, a dog (not shown) living in the kennel D is used as the carbon dioxide generator. That is, mosquitoes are induced in the kennel D using the heat generated by the electric heater 52 and the carbon dioxide gas generated by the dog as the inducing means. Since the frame portions of the electric heater 52 and the electric shock section 53 are black and the inner surfaces of the protective cover 54 and the kennel D are white, mosquitoes induced in the kennel D It is drawn and passes through the protective cover 54 to come into contact with the electric shock portion 53 and be electrocuted.

Therefore, according to the mosquito repellent device 50 according to the first embodiment, the mosquitoes living in the home garden can be effectively eliminated and the mosquitoes are attracted into the kennel D. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent mosquitoes from entering the house. In addition, since mosquitoes living in the home garden are extremely effectively controlled and the population density is reduced, dogs, which are important pets for humans, are less likely to be sucked by mosquitoes, and dogs transmit by transmitting mosquitoes It is possible to prevent a situation of infection with an infectious disease such as filaria.
In addition, since the mosquito extermination device 50 according to this embodiment does not include a carbon dioxide gas generator as a component, the overall size can be reduced, and the device can be manufactured at lower cost. .

Next, a second embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. This embodiment describes a mosquito trap, and corresponds to the present invention (the invention of claim 2).

This mosquito catcher 60 is for hanging a mosquito by hanging it from a ceiling in a room, and as shown in FIG.
A heat control unit 61 formed on the ceiling surface C of the house, a heat dissipation box 62 formed on the lower surface of the heat control unit 61, and an adhesive sheet 63 formed on the outer peripheral surface of the heat dissipation box 62 And

The heat control section 61 is a device which is white on the outside and adjusts the temperature of an electric heater described later incorporated in the heat dissipation box 62. And
A power cord 64 is provided on a side surface of the thermal control section 61. The power cord 64 is connected to the heat control unit 61.
Is connected to a sealing socket 65 formed in the vicinity of. The heat dissipation box 62 is formed so as to hang down from the lower surface of the heat control section 61, and houses therein an electric heater 66 as a heating element constituting the present invention. This electric heater 6
6 is configured to generate heat by connecting the power cord 64 to the ceiling socket 65. The adhesive sheet 63 is detachably formed on the outer surface of the heat dissipation box 62. The adhesive sheet 63
Is colored black and is coated with an adhesive having such an adhesive strength that the mosquito does not come off again when it stops.

Next, the mechanism of the thermal control section 61 for adjusting the temperature of the electric heater 66 will be briefly described. 4, 67 is a thyristor, 68 is a control unit, 69 is a detector, and 70 is a thermistor. When the power cord 64 is connected to the ceiling socket 65, the power is turned on and the electric heater 66 is in a heat generating state. The electric heater 6
The heat dissipated from 6 is transferred to the thermistor 70, and a temperature change of the thermistor 70 is detected by the detector 69. This detection result is transmitted to the control unit 68. Then, the control unit 68 controls the thyristor 67.
Control the switching operation of. Thus, the temperature of the heat radiated from the electric heater 66 can be maintained at an appropriate temperature. Note that a triac may be used instead of the thyristor 67. The temperature of the electric heater 66 may be adjusted by using a bimetal 71 to detect a temperature change in a certain range to open and close the circuit, as shown in FIG.

A mosquito trap 6 according to the second embodiment.
No. 0 is used by being attached to the ceiling C in the room, and mosquitoes are attracted by the carbon dioxide gas generated by human breathing and the heat dissipated from the heat dissipating box 62, and the adhesive sheet 63 effectively prevents the mosquitoes in the room. Therefore, according to the mosquito catcher 60, mosquitoes can be captured and exterminated very efficiently. Also, unlike conventional mosquito coils and electronic mosquito coils used in homes, they do not use chemicals, so they are harmless to the human body, and their eyes and throats do not hurt even if they continue to use. Also,
Since the mosquitoes are captured by the adhesive sheet 63, the mosquito remains are not scattered in the room, so that cleaning can be easily performed, and the use can be continued by simply replacing the adhesive sheet 63. That is, according to the mosquito trap 60 according to this embodiment, the mosquito trap 5 according to the first embodiment described above.
As in the case of No. 0, since the carbon dioxide gas generator is not a constituent element, the entire apparatus can be reduced in size and can be produced at low cost.

Next, a mosquito attractant 80 according to a third embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that the mosquito repellent device 80 corresponds to the third invention (the invention described in claim 3).

As shown in FIG. 6, this mosquito repellent device 80 is used by being installed on a wall W of a house. As shown in FIG. 7, an attachment opening H formed in the outer wall W is used. The housing 81 includes a housing 81 provided therein, a power supply unit 82 formed in the housing 81, an electric heater 83, an electric shock unit 84, and a protective cover 85.

The housing 81 has one opening 80 on the outdoor side.
a is formed in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped
, Bottom plate 81b, left side plate 81c, right side plate 81d,
And a back plate 81e. A large number of ventilation holes 81f are formed in the lower half of the back plate 81e. In addition, these many ventilation holes 81f are the other openings according to the present invention. Further, a flange portion 86 is formed on the outer peripheral edge of the housing 81. On the front side of the housing 81, one partition plate 87 having one end fixed to the front side of the left side plate 81c and the other end fixed to the front side of the right side plate 81d is formed. Below the partition plate 87, there is formed another partition plate 88 having one end fixed to the front side of the left side plate 81c and the other end fixed to the front side of the right side plate 81d. Further, a first protection plate 89 is fixed to the tip of the top plate 81a. This first protective plate 89 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, a first rectangular shape is formed by projecting from the base end side to the tip end side in a state of being gradually inclined downward.
, A first side cover 89b formed from the right end of the first front plate 89a to the upper front of the right plate 81d, and a left side plate 81c from the left end of the front plate 89a. And a second side cover 89c formed over the upper front part.

A second protective plate 90 is formed on one of the partition plates 87. This second protective plate 90
The second front plate 90a formed in a rectangular shape by projecting from the front of the one partition plate 87 in a state of being inclined in the same manner as the first front plate 89a, and the second front plate 90a A third side cover 90b formed from the right end to the front halfway portion of the right plate 81d, and a fourth side cover formed from the left end of the front plate 89a to the front halfway portion of the left plate 81c. And a side cover 90c. Further, a third protection plate 91 is formed on the other partition plate 88. This third protection plate 9
1 is a third front plate 91a which projects obliquely downward from the front of the other partition plate 87 and is formed in a rectangular shape.
And the right side plate 81 from the right end of the third front plate 91a.
d, a fifth side cover 91b formed over the lower front portion of the front plate 89a and the left side plate 81 from the left end of the front plate 89a.
and a sixth side cover 91c formed over the lower front part of the front cover c. These first to third protective plates 89, 90, and 91 prevent rainwater and the like from entering the housing 81 and also prevent a finger from being carelessly inserted into the housing 81. It is a member of.

The power supply section 82 is connected to the housing 81.
The pilot lamp 92 is attached to the vicinity of the junction between the top plate 81a and the back plate 81e. The pilot lamp 92 protrudes into the room through a through hole (not shown) formed in the back plate 81e. Further, a pull switch 93 is attached to a lower end of the power supply unit 82. An operation string 94 is attached to the pull switch 93, and a knob 95 is formed at the tip of the string 94. The string 94 and the knob 95 are located below the housing 81 through small holes (reference numerals are omitted) formed in the bottom plate 81b of the case 81.

The electric heater 83 is supported by a support (not shown) slightly outside the center of the housing 81 from the center. The electric heater 83 is a heating element that constitutes the present invention, and is a device that generates heat when turned on and dissipates heat to the surroundings to attract mosquitoes. The electric shock portion 84 is formed outside the electric heater 83.
The electric shock unit 84 includes a frame (not shown) and a number of metal wires arranged in a mesh shape in the frame.
The protective cover 8 is provided outside the electric shock portion 84.
5 are formed. The protective cover 85 is formed in a mesh shape having a gap in which mosquitoes can easily enter and a human finger cannot be inserted. It is configured. Note that the frame portions of the electric heater 83 and the electric shock portion 84 are black so that mosquitoes can easily stop, and the case 81, the protective cover 85, the first to third protective plates 89, 90, 91, and the like are white. .

Next, a method of using the mosquito repellent 80 according to the third embodiment and the effects thereof will be briefly described.
The mosquito repellent device 80 uses, as means for attracting mosquitoes, not only the heat radiated from the electric heater 83 to the outside of the room but also the carbon dioxide gas discharged from the human body in the room and radiated outside from the ventilation opening to the outside of the room. In use, when the knob 95 is pulled down, the power is turned on, the pilot lamp 92 is turned on, and the electric heater 83 is energized to generate heat and generate heat, and a high voltage is applied to the electric shock section 84. .
Mosquitoes induced by the heat and carbon dioxide gas pass through the gaps between the first to third protective plates 89, 90, and 91 and try to enter the room through the one opening 80a. And
It passes through the protective cover 85 and stops at the electric shock part 85, resulting in an electric shock. That is, the mosquitoes living around the house are attracted by the heat and carbon dioxide and gather around the mosquito extermination device 80 and try to enter the mosquito extermination device 80. The mosquitoes which are not likely to invade the mosquito repellent device 80 are killed by the electric shock. Therefore, it is possible to effectively prevent damage caused by mosquitoes living outdoors invading the room and sucking blood.

In the mosquito killers 50 and 80 according to each of the above-described embodiments, the frame portions and the like of the electric shock parts 53 and 84 are each made black, while the kennel D, the protective cover 54 or the case 81, and the protective Cover 85 and first to third protection plates 8
9, 90, 91 are white, and in the mosquito trap 60, the adhesive sheet 63 is black, while the thermal control unit 61
Is described as white, but in the present invention (the invention according to claim 4), at least the heating element and / or the electric shock portion or the heating element and / or the adhesive body have a brightness higher than other portions. Should be a low color, for example,
The electric shock parts are not only black but also brown, dark blue, purple,
It is not necessarily white, but may be light yellow, sky blue, or the like, as long as it is green or the like, and the case or the cover is a color having a higher lightness than the color of the electric shock portion.

[0030]

As is clear from the description of the mosquito attracting or trapping device according to each of the embodiments described above, first, the mosquito trapping device according to the first invention (the invention according to claim 1) comprises: Since the mosquito is attracted by utilizing the carbon dioxide generated by the breathing of the livestock in the barn together with the heating element formed in the extermination device, it is not necessary to use the carbon dioxide generating means, so that the size is increased. And can be manufactured at low cost. In addition to effectively eliminating mosquitoes that live around the barn, it is possible to effectively prevent livestock from being sucked by mosquitoes, and that livestock become infected with mosquito-borne infectious diseases. Can be prevented.

The second invention (the invention according to claim 2)
The mosquito catcher according to the above is installed and used on the indoor ceiling,
It is configured to capture mosquitoes indoors by the above-mentioned sticky body by inducing mosquitoes by the carbon dioxide gas generated by human breathing and the heat radiated from the heating element, so that mosquitoes that have entered the room can be effectively prevented Not only can it be captured, but the device can be manufactured at low cost without increasing the size of the device. In particular, this mosquito trap is harmless to the human body because it does not use chemicals, unlike mosquito coils and electronic mosquito coils used in conventional homes.
Eyes and throats do not hurt even after continued use.
In addition, since mosquitoes are captured by the adhesive surface formed on the surface of the adhesive, cleaning can be easily performed without mosquito carcasses scattered in the room, and use can be continued simply by replacing the adhesive. can do.

The third invention (the invention according to claim 3)
The mosquito repellent device according to the above is configured to be used by being attached to an opening formed in the wall of the house, and the mosquito that inhabits the house by the heating element and the carbon dioxide gas generated by the respiration of the human in the room Can be effectively induced, and the induced mosquitoes gather around the mosquito's extermination device and try to invade the mosquito's extermination device. A mosquito that attempts to enter the mosquito repellent is killed by the electric shock. Therefore, also in the present invention, since the carbon dioxide generating means is not a constituent element, it can be manufactured at a low cost without increasing the size and effectively eliminate mosquitoes living around the house. It is possible to effectively prevent damage caused by sucking human blood.

Further, the fourth invention (the invention according to claim 4)
The mosquito killer or the mosquito trap according to the item (1),
Or, because the electric shock part or the heating element and / or the adhesive body is a color having a lower brightness than other parts, the induced mosquito almost certainly stops in the electric shock part and is electrocuted.
Or, it is captured on the sticky surface. Therefore, it is extremely unlikely that the induced mosquito will fly away without stopping on the electric shock portion or the adhesive surface, and the mosquito can be eliminated very efficiently.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a right side view showing a mosquito attractant according to a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the mosquito attractant according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a mosquito trap according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram showing a mechanism for controlling the temperature of an electric heater of a mosquito trap according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a circuit diagram showing a mechanism for controlling the temperature of an electric heater of a mosquito trap according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a mosquito attractant according to a third embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a right side view showing a mosquito repellent device according to a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 50 mosquito killer 52 electric heater 53 electric shock unit 54 protective cover D kennel C ceiling 60 mosquito catcher 63 adhesive sheet 66 electric heater C ceiling 80 mosquito attacker 81 housing 81f ventilation hole 83 electric heater 84 electric shock unit 85 Protective cover W Wall H Mounting opening

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Kiyoshi Makiya 1-1, Ikugaoka, Ichigaoka, Yawatanishi-ku, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka Prefecture (72) Inventor Tetsuya Aoki 1 Kibukicho, Kasugai-shi, Aichi Prefecture Chubu Seiki Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshihiro Inoue 1 Kibukicho, Kasugai-shi, Aichi Prefecture Chubu Seiki Co., Ltd.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A mosquito attractant comprising: a heating element for generating heat; an electric shock portion to which a high voltage is applied; and a protective cover formed around the electric shock portion. A mosquito extermination device, wherein the heating element, the electric shock part, and the protective cover are provided on a ceiling portion in the barn. 2. A mosquito trap comprising at least an adhesive body having an adhesive surface for capturing mosquitoes on an outer surface thereof, and a heating element for heating the adhesive body, wherein the adhesive body is provided. Is a mosquito trap that is suspended from the ceiling of a house. 3. A housing having one opening formed on the outside and the other opening formed on the inside so that air flows through the one and the other openings. A heating element disposed to generate heat, an electric shock portion disposed in the housing and applied with a high voltage, and a protective cover disposed inside the housing and outside the electric shock portion, A mosquito assault device, comprising: a housing; and the housing is mounted in a mounting opening formed in a wall of a house. 4. The heating element and / or the electric shock section or the heating element and / or the adhesive body are colored in a lower brightness than other parts.
A mosquito trap or mosquito trap as described in the above.