JPS6331582Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] Technical Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a processing device for capturing small animals such as mice, and to a control device for controlling the operation thereof.

Prior Art The applicant for utility model registration has already developed an automatic trapping device that transports captured small animals, such as rats, to a predetermined processing position using air currents, slaughters them at the processing position, and wraps them in plastic bags. We are developing. In that device, a suction fan is used to generate ventilation flow inside the tube for capturing and transporting, but when the tube is installed over a wide area, the suction fan has a large suction capacity. This makes the equipment expensive and large in size.

Purpose of the invention Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an effective control means for transporting small animals over a wide range with a small suction capacity.

Outline of the invention Therefore, the present invention was designed to
Airflow is allowed to flow only through the tube where the mouse has entered, and airflow is not allowed to flow through other tubes.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

First, FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of an automatic capture processing device 1, which is the premise of the present invention.

This automatic capture processing device 1 includes a plurality of attractant supply devices 2, a carrier supply device 3, and a common processing device 4. Each attractant supply device 2 and carrier supply device 3 are provided for each tube 5 for capture, and the processing device 4 is provided at the end of the tube 6 for transfer.

The tubular body 5 branches from the tubular body 6, has a plurality of entry ports 7 formed on its side surface, and is provided with an opening/closing body 8 at the entry port 7 portion. These opening/closing bodies 8 are provided movably, and both are driven by an air cylinder 9 serving as a driving means.

Next, FIG. 2 shows the shutter 10 provided between the tubular bodies 5 and 6 and the air cylinder 11 as its driving means. That is, in this position, the tube bodies 5 and 6 are connected to each other with the shutter 10 interposed inside the casing in a sealed state, and this shutter 10 is connected to the air cylinder 11 by the connecting body 13. There is. Note that the shutter 10 on the side corresponding to the tube body 6
A sponge body 14 is attached to the surface of the tube body 6 in order to improve its adhesion to the opening surface of the tube body 6.

Next, FIG. 3 shows the piping path 15 of the air cylinders 9, 11. Air source 17 of pressurized air 16
are connected to the air cylinders 9 and 11 by piping 18 via an electromagnetic three-port switching valve 19, respectively. Air cylinder 9 in this embodiment,
11 is, for example, a single-acting spring return type.

FIG. 4 shows the control circuit 20. As shown in FIG.
An intrusion detection sensor 21 and a delay-off type timer relay 22 are connected in series to a power source 23, and a solenoid 24 of the switching valve 19 is connected to a contact 25 driven by the timer relay 22. , are connected in series to the power supply 23. Holding contact 26 of timer relay 22
are connected in parallel to the sensor 21.
The sensors 21 are each provided inside the tubular body 5, and are turned on when a small animal such as a mouse enters inside.

The attractant supply device 2 includes pipe bodies 5 and 6.
It supplies a small amount of attractant inside the
Further, the carrier supply device 3 supplies the carrier 27 into the tube body 5 when transporting the captured mouse. Further, the processing device 4 is internally equipped with a suction fan and an automatic packaging machine, kills the transported mice, and automatically wraps them in plastic bags or the like.

Function of the invention Next, the function of the automatic capture processing device 1 and the main parts of the invention will be explained.

In the standby state, the switching valve 19 is switched in the direction shown by the solid line in FIG.
11 are both in the return position by built-in springs. Therefore, the entry port 7 is in an open state by the opening/closing body 8, and the opening surface of the conveying pipe body 6 is all closed by the shutter 10.

In this state, when a mouse enters the entrance 7 and approaches the sensor 21, the sensor 21
is on, timer relay 22
closes the holding contact 26, which simultaneously closes the contact 25 and activates the solenoid 24. As a result, the switching valve 19 is switched to the position shown by the broken line, so that the pressurized air 16 flows into the air cylinders 9 and 11 through the pipe 18. At this time, the air cylinder 9 at the position where the mouse has entered moves the opening/closing body 8 to the front of the entry port 7, thereby restraining the mouse inside. Furthermore, the air cylinder 11 of the tube 5 into which the mouse has entered opens the front surface of the transportation tube 6 by retracting the shutter 10. Such an operation is performed only on the trapping tube 5 at the position where the mouse has entered, and the other tubes 5 remain in a standby state. Further, the carrier supply device 3 automatically supplies the carrier 27 into the interior of the trapping tube 5.

On the other hand, the processing device 4 receives the detection signal from the sensor 21 and immediately activates the internal suction fan.
An air flow 28 in the conveying direction is generated inside the tube body 6. At this time, since the shutters 10 of the other pipe bodies 5 are closed, the suction capacity required for the processing device 4 is
It is sufficient that the aerodynamic force necessary for conveyance is generated inside one tube 5 and the common tube 6.

When an air flow is generated inside the tube body 5, the carrier 27 sequentially moves inside the tube bodies 5 and 6 together with the air flow 28, and supports the captured mouse inside the body while supporting the processing device 4. Move it inside.
Even if the trapped mouse is small, the transport body 27 deforms on the rear side in the transport direction and moves while almost completely blocking the internal spaces of the tubes 5 and 6, so the trapped mouse will not be able to move through the tube. Inside the bodies 5 and 6, as the transport body 27 moves, it is efficiently transported to the processing position.

When this series of operations is completed and a predetermined period of time has elapsed, timer relay 22 turns off contact 25 and holding contact 26. Therefore, since the switching valve 19 returns to its original position, the air cylinders 9 and 11 automatically return to the standby position by the action of the built-in spring. Then, inside the processing device 4, the mouse is killed by, for example, injecting gas, and the mouse and the carrier 27 are sealed and packaged in a plastic bag or the like, and then dumped into a storage container or the like. .

Modification of the invention In the above embodiment, the shutter 10 is always connected to the tube body 6.
However, on the contrary, when the shutter 10 is in the standby state, it is in the open state, and the opening surfaces of the other tubes 5 are closed except for the tube 5 where the mouse has entered. A similar effect can be obtained by closing it.

Furthermore, although the above embodiment assumes that the trapping tube 5 is installed on the floor, the trapping tube 5 may also be installed in the ceiling, interior space, etc. A bendable vinyl tube or the like may be connected to the entry port 7 to expose a portion such as a mouse passage. In this case, the mouse has a habit of invading the inside of the hole, so it climbs inside the tube and enters the trapping tube 5 from inside the entrance 7.
go inside.

Effects of the invention In this invention, a shutter is provided between the many trapping tubes and the transportation tube, and when a mouse enters, the tube at the entry position and the transportation tube are separated. Since the airflow can only pass between the two, the suction capacity of the processing device can be reduced, and the airflow can be used efficiently.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is an overall side view of the automatic capture processing device.
Figure 2 is a partially cutaway plan view of the shutter section, Figure 3
The figure is a connection diagram of the piping section, and FIG. 4 is a circuit diagram of the control circuit. 1...Automatic capture processing device, 2...Attractant supply device, 3...Transportation body, 4...Processing device, 5...Pipe body for capture, 6...Pipe body for transportation, 7...Intrusion mouth,
8... Opening/closing body, 9... Air cylinder, 10... Shutter, 11... Air cylinder, 12... Casing, 15... Piping path, 16... Pressure air, 1
7... Air source, 18... Piping, 19... Electromagnetic type 3
Port type switching valve, 20... control circuit, 21...
Sensor, 22... Delay-off type timer relay, 23... Power supply, 24... Solenoid, 25...
...Contact, 26...Holding contact, 28...Air flow.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] (1) Airflow in the transport direction is generated inside a transport pipe and a plurality of capture pipes branching from these pipes, and the air flow enters the capture pipe. An automatic small animal trapping and processing device that transports small animals to a processing position includes an entry port provided for each trapping tube, an opening/closing member for the entry port, a driving means for this opening/closing member, a sensor for detecting intrusion, and a capturing device. A sealing shutter provided at the branching point between the transport pipe and the transport pipe, a drive means for this shutter, and a detection signal from the above sensor as input conditions, an entry port corresponding to the sensor being detected. an automatic capture control device characterized by comprising: a control circuit that operates a driving means of an opening/closing body in the direction of closing the shutter, and sets only the shutter corresponding to the sensor being detected by the driving means of the shutter to an open state; . (2) The control circuit sets all shutters in advance in a closed state, and when it receives a detection signal from a sensor, it uses a drive means to move the shutter at the position corresponding to the sensor being detected in the open direction. The automatic capture control device according to claim 1 of the utility model registration claim, characterized in that the device is moved.