JPS606207Y2 - pest trap container - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an assembly type pest-catching container for adhesively capturing sanitary pests such as cockroaches and small animals such as rats.

Recently, housing structures and heating equipment have been improved, making it warm all year round, and people's diet has become richer, making it a perfect living environment for cockroaches and other creatures.

For example, when it comes to cockroaches, they live in drawers, openings, cupboards, refrigerators, under or behind gas staples, and in the gaps between them, and at night or when no one is around, they seek food and water to find their habitat. It emerges, crawls, and becomes active.

As mentioned above, sanitary pests such as cockroaches and small animals such as rats are active over a wide range of areas, invading people's living spaces, contaminating them, and causing discomfort.

In order to eradicate these cockroaches, there is a need for a trapping container that can be easily installed in any place where they live or work, and that has sufficient container retention and toughness to withstand use.

Further, there is a need for a capture container that does not take up much space for storage during distribution and can be assembled quickly and easily when used.

Conventional assembly-type pest traps use materials with high strength or thickness to maintain container retention and toughness, or have two or more locking parts during assembly, or are reinforced. Methods such as adding or adding parts have been used.

However, all of these methods are expensive or
It was complicated to assemble and lacked practicality.

Furthermore, a trapping container using an adhesive is well known as a very simple method that is safer than conventional methods.

This adhesive type capture container uses adhesive inside the container.
An attractant such as bait is placed on top of the adhesive, and cockroaches are attracted and captured by the adhesive.

However, in this container, the adhesive became a hindrance to the cockroaches entering the container, reducing the capture rate and causing problems.

This is because cockroaches are winged insects, but they rarely fly and usually crawl around behind objects or along walls.
Perhaps because of this, their sense of touch and smell are significantly developed, and they move their long senses of touch to explore their surroundings, sensing danger even in the slightest change. They act quickly and have a defensive instinct that allows them to escape from danger and ensure safety.

For this reason, even if they approach a container, they often sense the adhesive with their antennae and run away, or even if their antennae or front legs are caught by the adhesive, they forcibly retreat and run away.

This is the fate of capture containers using adhesives, but efforts have been made to eliminate these problems as much as possible.

That is, as mentioned above, some cockroaches approach the trapping container, sense the adhesive through their sense of touch and escape, and others do not escape and are caught by the adhesive, but then forcefully escape.

For the former, the insects were attracted to the adhesive using attractants and baits that had a strong attracting force that outweighed the fear of adhesives, or the inside of the container was darkened by attaching an eave to the container.

Regarding the latter, many studies have been conducted, including increasing the adhesive strength of the adhesive, installing treads and sliding boards, and changing the shape of the opening.

However, the former attractants and baits have not yet been found to have a strong attracting power, and the eaves of containers have not been solved because they actually obstruct the sense of touch. However, the number of cockroaches that sense the adhesive and escape from the former is greater than the number of cockroaches that escape from the adhesive once attached to the latter, so this is a fundamental solution from a comprehensive perspective. It has not become.

The present inventor observed how cockroaches that approached a capture container behaved toward the container, adhesive, etc., and found that (1) they touch part or the entire container with their sense of touch, explore it, and then run away; Things that do not escape, (2) Things that enter the interior through the opening of a container and search with the sense of touch and escape, things that do not escape (3) Things that enter the inside of the container through the opening, search with the sense of touch and escape, things that do not escape, and (1) ), (2), and (3) alternately.

I also learned that each of these behaviors is influenced by the structure of the container, and among these behaviors, there is a high probability that cockroaches will be caught in the adhesive for behavior (3).

Furthermore, when we observed the behavior of cockroaches in the container structure, we found that the structure of the container is such that when looking inside and in front of the container from the opening of the container, which is the entry point for cockroaches, the internal space is large and the visibility is wide. When it is threatened, it behaves as described in (3) above and is relatively unwary of the adhesive, entering the interior through the opening and being caught by the adhesive.

As a result, the cockroach capture rate was higher than expected.

The present invention was developed in view of the above circumstances, and its purpose is to not only significantly improve the ability to capture pests, but also to be able to be easily inserted and installed in narrow spaces and small gaps. It is an object of the present invention to provide a pest-catching container capable of expanding its range of use.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to the drawings.

A in the drawing is the container body.

The container body A is made of any material such as cardboard, plastic, metal, etc., and the top plate 1, side plate 2, bottom plate 3, side plate 4, and stopper plate 5 are sequentially folded along a fold line 6. 7. 8. 9, and an insert piece 1 is attached to the edge of the ceiling plate 1.
A is formed in the mounting plate 5, and a notch 5a is formed in the mounting plate 5, and a handle 1 is formed in the ceiling plate 1 and both side plates 2 and 4.
b, 2a, and 4a are formed, and openings 10 are formed in both side plates 2 and 4.

And the length of the front side 1c of the ceiling board 1 is 1□
is larger than the length of the rear side 1d of 1°, and the side plate 2
In the case of the side plate 4, the length 13 of the front side 2c is smaller than the length 14 corresponding to the rear side 2d, and the length 15 of the front side 4c of the side plate 4 is smaller than the length 14 corresponding to the rear side 2d. The length is smaller than the length 16 corresponding to the side 4d,
Furthermore, in the mounting plate 5, the length of the front side 5c is 1
7 is larger than the length 18 of the rear side 5d.

And each fold line 6. 6. 7. 8. 9. 9 and insert the insert piece 1a into the notch 5a and handle 1b.
By standing up the capture container B, as shown in FIG. 2, is assembled.

After assembly, at least four face plates, namely the ceiling plate 1, side plate 2°4, and bottom plate 3, form an annular shape, and the ceiling plate 1 is inclined forward with respect to the bottom plate 3, so that the capture container B has a wedge shape. .

In addition, in the capture container B, the length 11 of the front side 1c of the ceiling plate 1 is smaller than the length 19 of the side 3c of the bottom plate 3, and the length 1° of the rear side 1d of the ceiling plate 1 is The length of the rear side 3d of the bottom plate 3 is smaller than the length Jio.

Therefore, the cross section of the capture container B is trapezoidal.

For this reason, in a normal annular square shaped capture container, the upper part,
When a force is applied from the side, the container tilts in the direction of the force, but the capture container B according to the present invention disperses the force and has a restoring force that makes it difficult to deform even under considerable force. .

That is, when a force is applied from above, since the bottom surface is wider than the ceiling surface, the force spreads to the side plates 2.4 on both sides, is dispersed, and is absorbed by the bottom surface.

Also, at this time, the side with the higher ceiling surface tries to dent first and the side panels 2.4 move inward, and the side panels 2 and 4 on the lower ceiling surface also try to fall inward. Side plate 2,
Since the movement of both ends of the side plates 2 and 4 is not the same, torsional strain occurs in the side plates 2 and 4.

The action of trying to recover from this torsional strain acts on the side plates 2 and 4, creating a restoring force and exhibiting toughness against forces from above.

Further, there are two types of force from the sides: a direction along the side plates 2 and 4 and a direction passing through the side plates 2 and 4.

When a force is applied in the former direction, since the ceiling plate 1 is inclined with respect to the bottom plate 3, and since the four face plates are funnel-shaped, the force is almost uniformly distributed to all the face plates. Since force is applied in the axial direction, it has high strength and is difficult to deform.

When a force in the latter direction is applied, since the ceiling plate 1 is inclined, the higher side of the ceiling tends to fall down first, but the lower side of the ceiling only moves smaller than this movement, so the side plate 2 Distortion occurs due to a difference in movement between the two ends, and the action of trying to undo this torsional distortion becomes a restoring force.

At this time, the same kind of strain occurs on the other side plate 4, so the force is dispersed and absorbed by the restoring force of the side plates 2 and 4 on both sides, and becomes a force that prevents it from falling.

In addition, in this capture container B, the front and rear sides 1 of the ceiling plate 1 are
The length 11.1° of c and 1d is the front and rear sides 3c of the bottom plate 3.
, 3d length 19t The smaller the length is compared to 110, the higher the container holding ability and toughness will be.

Furthermore, the length of the front and rear sides 1c and ld of the ceiling board 1 is 11.1
When the degrees are not equal, the strength is higher than when they are equal.

Further, in this case, one of the lengths 11 and 1 degrees of the front and rear sides 1c and ld of the ceiling plate 1 can be set to 0.

What is shown in FIG. 5 is another embodiment of the present invention, in which the length 1 of the front side IC of the ceiling board 1 is set to 0, and the handle 1 is set to 0.
d, 2a, and 4a are excluded.

What is shown in FIG. 6 is another embodiment of the present invention, in which the lengths of the front and rear sides 1c and ld of the ceiling plate 1 are 11.1° and the front and rear sides 3c and 3d of the bottom plate 3, respectively. Length '9v '1
It is smaller than 0 and excludes waist handles 1b, 2a, and 4a.

7 to 9 are other embodiments of the present invention, in which the ceiling plate 1 has an inclination angle θ of 3 to 20 degrees with respect to the bottom plate 3 in the assembled state. and the height h of the container on the lower side of the ceiling plate 1 is 1o7rrIn or more, 3orr
It becomes below rIn.

Such a capture container B has the following main features.

(1) Adhesive is provided on the bottom, and the inclination angle θ of the ceiling board 1 is 06
The trapping containers generally have a low cockroach trapping efficiency, and especially when the height of the container is low, the trapping efficiency becomes extremely low.

However, by inclining the ceiling plate 1 with respect to the bottom plate 3 so that the inclination angle θ is 3° or more, the efficiency of catching cockroaches is significantly increased.

(2) In addition, when the angle of inclination θ is less than 3° and more than 20°, there is almost no increase in the number of cockroaches captured;
Good capture is possible within this range.

(3) The height h of the container on the lower side of the ceiling plate 1 is 107717
The number of cockroaches caught increases when the number is 71 or more, and the number of cockroaches caught is 30 or less than 10Mn.
Above the range, there is almost no increase in the number of catches, and good catching is possible when the height h of the container on the lower side of the ceiling plate 1 is in the range of 10 to 30 TrrIIt.

(4) By tilting such a capture container B,
Without increasing the height of the entire container, it is possible to obtain an increase in capture efficiency equivalent to or greater than that achieved by increasing the height of the entire container.

For this reason, the trapping container B can be made smaller, leading to a reduction in price.
It can be used in narrow places such as under or behind gas staples or in gaps between them.

Regarding such characteristics, the following can be considered.

In other words, in general, when cockroaches approach capture container B, if there is adhesive on the bottom etc., they sense danger by touch, smell, sight, etc., and it is difficult for cockroaches to enter the container, especially when the height of the container is low.
When the inclination angle θ of the ceiling plate is 0° and it is horizontal to the bottom surface, the interior space of the container feels narrow and cramped, and the user becomes more wary of the adhesive, making it even more difficult to penetrate into the container.

However, when the ceiling of the container is sloped, the depth inside the container expands upward, and the space is large, the cockroach's sense of touch and vision feel spacious, causing a strong sense of vigilance and danger. There is relatively little resistance to adhesives, etc., and the product penetrates into the container and is captured by the adhesive.

On the other hand, cockroaches entering from the higher side of the ceiling have a wider space inside the container than those from the lower side, and can be trapped without much resistance.

The lower the height h of the container on the lower side of the ceiling plate 1, the more pronounced the effect of the angle of inclination θ becomes. I think that it has a big influence on

It is believed that by sloping the ceiling plate 1 in this way, cockroaches become less wary and can easily enter the container.

Next, the capture container B shown in FIGS. 7 to 9 will be described with reference to comparative examples and test examples.

Test example 1 The entrance of the cylindrical capture container B is the opening that is completely open from the lower end to the upper end of the two front and rear end faces, and the height h of the container on the lower side of the ceiling plate 1 in contact with the opening is constant,
The number of cockroaches captured in the trap B was investigated by varying the inclination angle θ of the ceiling plate 1.

Capture container B is made of cardboard, and its size is 15-1 in length and 80 in width.
In ran, the height h of the container is 1-, and the inclination angle θ is 00.2.
°, 3°, 5°, 10°, 15°, 20°, 25'
, 30', an adhesive was placed on the entire inside of the bottom of the container, and an attractant was placed in the center.

In the test, the nine types of containers described above were placed in a room of approximately 10C711 at equal distances from the wall, and 45 black cockroaches were released.
Two moments after installation, the number of cockroaches captured in the container was counted.

The same procedure was conducted for the German cockroach.

The above test was repeated five times, and the total values for each type of cockroach are shown below.

As is clear from the table, when the inclination angle θ of the ceiling board 1 is 0°, almost no capture occurs, but as the inclination angle θ increases,
The number of cockroaches captured increased, and when the tilt angle θ was 3° or more, the number of cockroaches caught was more than twice that when the tilt angle θ was 00.

In addition, an increase in the number of fish caught was observed when the angle of inclination θ was 3° or more and 20' or less, but the number of catches became almost constant from 20° or more.

Test example 2 The test was conducted in the same manner as Test Example 1.

However, the height h of the container on the lower side of the ceiling plate 1 was set at 2-.

The test results are shown below.

As is clear from the table, the inclination angle θ of the ceiling plate 1 increases.

Accordingly, the number of cockroaches caught increased, and an increase was seen when the angle of inclination θ was 3° or more and 15° or less, but from 15° or more, the number of cockroaches caught remained almost constant.

This showed a similar tendency to the results of Test Example 1, and it was found that by sloping the ceiling plate 1, its trapping performance was improved.

Test example 3 The test was conducted in the same manner as Test Example 1.

However, the height h of the container on the lower side of the ceiling plate 1 was set at 3-.

The test results are shown below. As is clear from the table, the number of cockroaches captured increases as the inclination angle θ of the ceiling board 1 increases, and an increase was seen when the inclination angle θ was 3° or more and 5° or less, but from 5° or more, the number of cockroaches captured increased. It became almost constant.

This showed the same tendency as the results of Test Examples 1 and 2, and it was found that by sloping the ceiling board 1, its trapping performance was improved.

Test Example 4 The inclination angle θ of the ceiling plate 1 of the cylindrical capture container B was kept constant, and the height h of the ceiling plate 1 was varied. The number of cockroaches captured in the container was determined for one container with a fully open opening, and one container with one of the three heights tested, with one of the openings closed. Examined.

The container is made of cardboard, and the bottom plate is 150mm long.

When the width is 8-, the inclination angle θ of the ceiling plate 1 is 5°, and the height h of the container on the lower side of the ceiling plate 1 is 0.5.107F! Of the three types of containers listed in I11, there are two types: one with openings on the front and two end faces, and one with either opening closed for height h of 1-, for a total of 5 types of capture containers. Regarding B, an adhesive was placed on the entire inside of the bottom surface, and an attractant was placed in the center.

Further, the test was conducted in the same manner as in Test Example 1.

However, the number of cockroaches was 25 in each case.

The test results are shown below.

As is clear from the table, the inclination angle θ of the ceiling plate 1 is 50, the height h of the container on the lower side of the ceiling plate 1 is 10771771, and the capture container No. 30 has an opening at the front and rear. 28. No. 29, height h of the container
When the temperature was lowered, the number of cockroaches caught decreased significantly.

In addition, when the opening of the trap is set to only one side, such as in traps No. 31 and No. 32, the number of cockroaches caught decreases significantly, and the degree of decrease is much lower than that of the opening. Met.

This shows that when cockroaches invade, the height of the opening is relevant; the height needs to be 107 rrIn or more, and two opposing openings are needed.

Next, although excluding the test examples, as a result of examining the size of the container, it is possible to make the container smaller as long as the width is 4 mm or more so that the capture efficiency is not significantly reduced.

In this case, it can be used not only on normal floors, but also in small gaps and narrow places such as inside drawers and open cabinets.

In addition, because of its wedge-shaped shape, it is easy to install even in narrow spaces by entering from the low side of the ceiling so that it won't touch things.

Next, the shape is not limited to the above-described one, and partition walls having openings large enough for cockroaches to freely enter may be provided on the sides 3c and 3d of the bottom plate 3.

The handle of the capture container B is not limited to the capture container B shown in FIG. 9, but may be any of the various types shown in FIGS. 10, 11, 12, and 13, as long as it does not impair the structure or function of the container. Needless to say, shapes can be devised.

The handle of the capture container B shown in FIGS. 11, 12, and 13 can be folded down and attached to the ceiling plate 1 when not needed.

Furthermore, it goes without saying that containers having various shapes shown in FIGS. 14, 15, 16, and 17 can be easily devised as pest traps according to the present invention.

As detailed above, the present invention has a hexahedral container body A.
This pest-catching container is characterized in that a ceiling plate 1 is inclined in one direction toward the front or rear with respect to a bottom plate 3, and at least one side of the container body A is provided with an opening large enough for pests to freely enter.

Therefore, since the ceiling plate 1 has an inclination, the ability to catch pests can be significantly improved.

In addition, since the ceiling plate 1 is inclined in one direction from front to back with respect to the bottom plate 3, and the container body A has a wedge shape and can be made compact, it can be easily inserted and installed in narrow spaces or small gaps. It is possible to expand the scope of its use.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is an exploded view of the present invention-embodiment, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the assembled state, Fig. 3 is a front view of the same, Fig. 4 is a rear view of the same, and Fig. 5 is a rear view of the same.
Fig. 6 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 7 is a developed view of a capture container according to another embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 8 is a side view of the same in the assembled state, and Fig. 9 is a perspective view of another embodiment of the present invention. The figure is a perspective view of the same.
10 to 17 are perspective views of pest traps according to other embodiments of the present invention. 1 is the ceiling plate, 3 is the bottom plate, and A is the container body.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A pest control device characterized in that a ceiling plate 1 of a hexahedral container body A is inclined in one direction forward and backward with respect to a bottom plate 3, and an opening is provided on at least one side of the container body A to allow the pests to freely enter. Capture container.