JPS6112231A - Insect control apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention deals with cockroaches that perform sanitary and harmful activities.

Utilizes the ecological habits of similar insects such as ants to prevent these insects from entering structures that house items such as food, such as storage cabinets, food storage, bathrooms, houses, etc. This invention relates to an insect repellent device.

Conventional configurations and their problems In general, this type of device is easily invaded by insects such as cockroaches, so a trapping device is used or a gasket is provided at the contact area between the opening and the door to prevent intrusion. . Since the trapping device is disposed in a passageway for cockroaches, etc., although some effects can be expected, it cannot prevent all cockroaches etc. from entering the structure. Additionally, products that use packing may leave small gaps due to deterioration over time, and on the other hand, cockroaches and the like can invade even if there is a gap of only 11ffff, so it cannot be expected to be effective as a means of preventing intrusion. be.

By the way, an electric insect repellent as shown in FIG. 6 is known. This insect repellent device consists of an insulating base material 1, a pair of electrode bodies 3.4 arranged in parallel on the upper surface with an interval 2, and a dry battery 6 that applies voltage between the electrode bodies 3 and 4. It has become.

For example, cockroaches secrete sticky substances on the soles of their legs, so it is known that if a voltage of about 10 volts is applied between the two legs of a cockroach, it will receive a severe electric shock. Now, when the cockroach 6 is trying to move along the floor and its legs cross the gap 2 and touch the surfaces of the electrode bodies 3 and 4, a voltage is applied to the cockroach 6, and the cockroach 6 receives a severe electric shock. It jumps up and down. After experiencing this several times, the cockroach will eventually stop in front of the electrode body 3 and 4 and try to turn back in the opposite direction to the direction it was traveling.
Eventually, they no longer try to approach the vicinity of the electrode bodies 3 and 4. This is because by experiencing several electric shocks, the cockroaches acquire a kind of learning effect, visually detecting that something dangerous is present and trying to defend themselves.

This can be seen from the fact that it reacts similarly to other materials made of the same material as the electrode body to which no voltage is applied. Therefore, with such a device, in addition to simply applying an electric shock to the cockroaches to prevent them from advancing, it is also possible to expect a repellent effect of preventing cockroaches from approaching the cockroaches.

The present inventors have considered installing the above electric insect repellent, which is effective as an insect repellent, in a structure having an opening. That is, as shown in FIG.
The above-mentioned electric insect repellent 9 is attached to the rim of the mouth, and the power supply part 5 is attached to this.
This is a configuration in which a low voltage is applied.

According to this configuration, when insects such as cockroaches try to crawl into the opening 8, they touch the electric insect repellent device e and receive an electric shock, and the insects escape backwards, so that effective insect prevention can be achieved.

By the way, since the above-mentioned device is not equipped with a display device to display whether or not the electric insect repellent device 9 is operating with the expected function, there is a device in which the power source section 5 is a dry battery, for example. Due to battery consumption, the electric insect repellent 9 is not powered up as expected! There were cases in which the insect repellent function did not work because the device was left without voltage.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION The present invention takes into account the above-mentioned problems and aims to provide an insect repellent device that can notify the functional status of an electric insect repellent device.

Structure of the Invention In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the insect repellent device of the present invention is provided with a structure for accommodating objects, etc., and an opening of this structure, and a voltage is applied thereto, and a small insulation gap is provided. An electric insect repellent comprising at least one pair of electrode bodies arranged opposite to each other, and a display device for displaying the functional state of the electric insect repellent, the display portion of the display device being configured to be exposed to the outside of the structure. This allows the user to easily check the functional status of the electric insect repellent, thereby ensuring the ability to maintain its insect repellent function.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In the figure, 1o is the sink main body, which has a water tank 12 on the top plate 11, and a storage section 14 with an opening 13 at the front.
It has a door 16 that opens and closes the opening 13 of this storage section 14. A voltage is applied around the opening 13 from a power source 16 such as a dry battery, and a small insulation interval 1 is applied to the area around the opening 13.
An electric insect repellent device 2o consisting of a pair of electrode bodies 18 and 19 facing each other at a distance of 7 is disposed, and a power source section 1e consisting of a dry cell or the like is located above the opening 13 and located on a curtain plate 21 covered by the door 16. It is attached to. The power supply section 16
A display device 22 such as a liquid crystal display or a neon lamp is provided to notify the functional status of the electric insect repellent 2o. As shown in FIG. 4, this display device 22 is connected to a voltage sensor 23 that detects whether the battery 16 is properly set and whether the electric insect repellent device 20 maintains its intended function at a voltage (6V) or higher. voltage (6■
), the display device 22 is activated. The door 16 corresponding to the display section 22a of the display device 22 has a window hole equipped with a transparent glass 24 so that the display section 22a is exposed to the outside even when the door 16 is closed. 26 are provided.

According to the above configuration, the battery of the power supply unit 16 can be set normally, and the electric insect repellent 20 can maintain its intended function.

When the voltage is secured, the display section 228 of the display device 22 displays an image by lighting up, for example, and when the voltage of the power supply section 16 falls below a certain voltage, the display section 22a
For example, the user can check whether the electric insect repellent 20 is maintaining its intended function and is operating, and even when the electric insect repellent 2o is not functioning. It is never left unattended and always maintains a reliable insect repellent function.

To further explain the display method of the display device 22 in the above embodiments, in those using liquid crystal, characters,
It is preferable to display it with a picture or the like because it has a high appeal to the user, and in the case where the neon lamp is turned on and off, the electric insect repellent 20 is turned on and off in stages depending on the functional state of the electric insect repellent 20.
If the lights are turned off, the appeal to the user is high and it is convenient.

Furthermore, in the embodiment described above, the voltage sensor 23 was designed to detect the voltage state of the power supply section 16, but the electric insect repellent 2
0 to detect the voltage state between the electrode bodies 18 and 19 to detect and determine whether the electric insect repellent device 20 is operating with the intended function, and has the desired function. In some cases, the display device 22 may be activated.

Further, in the above embodiments, a sink was used as an example, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a bathroom can be used.

This can be applied to structures with openings, such as houses.

Effects of the Invention As is clear from the description of the above embodiments, the present invention is equipped with a display device that displays the functional status of the electric insect repellent, so the user can always check the functional status of the electric insect repellent. As a result, the electric insect repellent is not left in a non-functioning state, and the insect repellent function can always be reliably maintained.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 4 is a circuit diagram of the main parts, Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing the state in which the
The figure is a plan view of a conventional electric insect repellent, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an insect repellent device that is a premise of the present invention and is equipped with the electric insect repellent. 10...Sink (component), 13...
Opening, 17...Insulation interval, 18.19...
Electrode body, 2o...Electric insect repellent, 22...
・Display device, 22a... Display section O Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and one other person Figure 1 Figure 2 tl Figure 3. Figure 4 Figure 5

Claims (1)

[Claims] An electric insect repellent comprising a structure for storing objects, etc., and at least a pair of electrode bodies disposed around an opening of the structure, to which a voltage is applied and arranged facing each other with a small insulation interval; An insect repellent device comprising a display device that displays a functional state of the electric insect repellent device, the display portion of the display device being exposed to the outside of the structure.