KR20080107918A - Apparatus for capturing vermin - Google Patents

Abstract

A harmful insect capturing apparatus is provided to improve the capture efficiency of the induction lamp by making the light of the induction lamp reach all sides of the harmful insect capturing apparatus. A harmful insect capturing apparatus(100) comprises: a body housing(110) in which the inlet port through which insect enter is formed; an induction lamp(120) decoying an insect into the main body inner structure of the housing by irradiating the light to the outer side of the body housing; a capture unit(130) which is equipped in the body housing and catches the insect induced to the main body inner structure of the housing by the induction unit; and a diffusion unit(140) which is formed to surround at least a part of the induction lamp and is formed of the rough side which diffuses the light radiated from the induction lamp.

Description

{APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING VERMIN}

1 is a perspective view for explaining a conventional pest catching apparatus.

2 is a sectional view for explaining the internal structure of a conventional pest catching apparatus.

3 is a perspective view for explaining a pest catching apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a pest catching apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a diffusion unit in the pest catching apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a modification of the diffusion unit.

7 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a pest catching apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a perspective view for explaining a diffusion unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a perspective view for explaining the diffusion unit in the pest catching apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a perspective view for explaining a diffusion unit and a coupling unit in the pest catching apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a diffusion unit and a coupling unit in the pest catching apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

Description of the Related Art

100: Pest catching device 110: Body housing

120: manned lamp 130: capture unit

140: diffusion unit 142: rough surface

144: diffusion groove 160: control panel

The present invention relates to a pest catching apparatus, and more particularly, to a pest catching apparatus capable of improving attracting efficiency and ensuring stability of an attracting lamp.

Pests generally mean insects or animals that harm humans and livestock. Commonly seen pests in homes and offices are rats, cockroaches, dust mites, ants, ticks, centipedes and mosquitoes. These pests are devastating to the lives of people by eating food or textiles. It also carries pathogens that are harmful to the human body due to excretion. In recent years, as the environment has become increasingly polluted, the pests are becoming increasingly problematic. Therefore, in many households, companies or communities, efforts are being made to eliminate pests by using various methods.

Among these insects, devices for attracting insects such as flies, mosquitoes, moths and the like are attracted to insects by attracting insects and attracting them to the insects . Such a pest catching device is referred to in particular as a catcher or catcher.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view for explaining a conventional pest catching apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view for explaining an internal structure of a conventional pest catching apparatus.

1 and 2, a conventional insect trapping apparatus 10 includes a main body housing 11 in which an artificial lamp 13 is provided to attract insects, and a detergent 15 is attached to a lower portion of the main body housing 11 So that the insect attracted by the induction lamp 13 can be captured. A plurality of inflow openings 12 are formed in the upper part of the front surface of the main body housing 11 so that the insects are introduced into the main housing 11 through the inflow openings 12. [ A control panel 17 for controlling the operation of the insect trapping device 10, such as the operation of an induction lamp, is provided below the main body housing 11. [ The pest catching device can be placed on the floor or mounted on the wall surface (W) of the building.

However, the conventional pest catching apparatus has the following problems.

First, there is a problem that the efficiency of attraction of the induction lamp may be lowered because a rectangular area where the light of the induction lamp does not reach may be generated depending on the characteristics of the induction lamp or the installation position of the induction lamp.

Secondly, the fragments of the manned lamp can be discharged to the outside of the insect trapping apparatus when the manned lamp is broken, which makes it difficult to secure the stability of the insect trapping apparatus when the manned lamp is broken.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a pest control apparatus and a pest control apparatus capable of improving the attracting efficiency of an induction lamp, To provide a pest capture device.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a pest catching device capable of reducing the risk of injury of a user or the like due to fragments of a lead lamp when the lead lamp is broken.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the insect trapping apparatus includes a main body housing having an inflow port for insect inflow, a light source for irradiating the outside of the main housing to induce the insect pest into the main housing An attracting lamp, a capturing unit provided in the main body housing for capturing the insect attracted to the inside of the main body housing by the light irradiated from the attracting lamp, and a rough surface formed to surround at least a part of the attracting lamp, and a diffusion unit having a rough surface.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments. For reference, the same numbers in this description refer to substantially the same elements, and can be explained with reference to the contents described in the other drawings under the above rules, and contents which are judged to be obvious to the person skilled in the art or repeated can be omitted.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view for explaining a pest catching apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a sectional view for explaining a pest catching apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. Sectional view for explaining a diffusion unit in a pest catching apparatus according to the first embodiment.

3 and 4, a pest catching apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a main body housing 110, an attracting lamp 120, a catching unit 130, and a spreading unit 140, .

The main body housing 110 is formed in a box shape to form an outer surface of the device, and a plurality of inlet ports 112 may be formed at one side thereof. Such a main body housing 110 can be appropriately mounted according to a target position where the pest is to be captured, such as being placed on the floor or mounted on a wall surface of a building. In addition, the main body housing 110 is preferably formed of a light transmitting material in order to improve attracting ability of the induction lamp 120 to pests. In addition, a control panel 160 for controlling the operation of the insect trapping apparatus 100, such as an operation of the induction lamp 120, may be provided outside the main body housing 110.

The attracting lamp 120 is a component that attracts insects to the interior of the main body housing 110 by irradiating light to the outside of the main housing 110. The attracting lamp 120 may be composed of a light source for strongly irradiating ultraviolet rays in a wavelength band of 340 nm to 380 nm. It is generally known that flies and brownflies prefer light at 340 nm or 575 nm, moths and mosquitoes at 366 nm, and common insects prefer light at 340 nm to 380 nm . The attracting lamp 120 may be composed of a fluorescent lamp of a suitable wavelength band according to the type of insect to be attracted, but is not limited thereto. For example, the attracting lamp may be a light emitting diode (LED) that emits light of the wavelength band. Meanwhile, a plurality of the lamps 120 may be provided in the main body housing 110 according to design purposes, operating conditions, and the like. Also, a plurality of diffusion units 140 to be described later may be provided corresponding to each lead lamp 120. However, the plurality of manned lamps 120 may correspond to one diffusion unit 140, and the number of each of the manned lamp 120 and the diffusion unit 140 may vary depending on the design purpose and the like.

Capture unit 130 is a component for capturing pests. Here, "capturing" means not only capturing insects as alive, but also including capturing insects by killing them with electric shocks or insecticides. This capture unit 130 may be in the form of capturing pests using the catch surface 136 to which the tacky material is applied. In addition, the capturing unit may be a form of electrically insecting pests using a high voltage or a form of capturing pests by spraying medicines.

The capture unit 130 in the pest catch device 100 according to the present embodiment may include a supply roll 132 and a recovery roll 134 to continuously provide the catch surface 136. [ That is, feed roll 132 may provide catch surface 136 and withdrawal roll 134 may recover the supplied catch surface 136. A catch surface 136 may also be formed between the feed roll 132 and the recovery roll 134 such that the feed roll 132 and the recovery roll 134 are spaced from each other by a predetermined distance, Can be captured. Thus, the capturing unit 130 according to the present embodiment can continuously provide the capturing surface 136 by the roll method, so that the capturing unit 130 can continuously maintain capturing ability.

The capturing unit 130 may be disposed at a lower portion of the main body housing 110. Alternatively, the capturing unit 130 may be disposed at the rear of the handy lamp 120, 110, the capture unit 130 may be provided at various locations.

The diffusion unit 140 is a component that diffuses the light emitted from the incentive lamp 120 so that the light can proceed in all directions in front of the insect trapping apparatus 100. [ It is preferable that the light irradiated from the attracting lamp 120 passes through the diffusion unit 140 without light loss. Accordingly, it is preferable that the diffusion unit 140 is made of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) having a good transmission efficiency. However, the diffusion unit 140 may be made of another material having good permeation efficiency in addition to polymethylmethacrylate, for example, for design purposes. For example, the diffusion unit 140 may be manufactured by Qualtz, .

The diffusion unit 140 may be formed to surround at least a part of the draw lamp 120. And may be formed between the induction lamp 120 and the main body housing 110 so as to surround a part of the induction lamp 120. Even when the lead lamp 120 is ruptured due to overheating or the like, fragments of the lead lamp 120 may not be dispersed to the outside of the main housing 110 through the inlet 112 of the main housing 110. Accordingly, the stability of the insect trapping apparatus 100 can be ensured even when the incentive lamp 120 ruptures. It is preferable that the diffusion unit 140 surrounds the outside of the hand lamp 120 so that the light irradiated from the hand lamp 120 can be sufficiently diffused to the outside of the main housing 110 through the diffusion unit 140 .

A rough surface 142 may be formed on at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface of the diffusion unit 140 for diffusing light. In this embodiment, the diffusion unit 140 having the rough surface 142 on the inner surface is illustrated, but the rough surface 142 may be formed on the outer surface of the diffusion unit 140. The rough surface 142 may be formed through a blast process or a surface treatment.

The blast process is a process of roughening a material surface by spraying a small particle type abrasive on a material surface at a high pressure. Such a blast process can be classified into a sandblast using sand or the like as a grinding material, a grit blast using a copper grit as a grinding material, or a shot blast using a special steel as an abrasive material have. The rough surface 142 may be formed on one surface of the diffusion unit 140 by performing an appropriate blast process according to the material of the diffusion unit 140 or the like. However, the method of forming the rough surface 142 is not limited thereto, and may be variously selected depending on the material of the diffusion unit 140, the design purpose, and the like. For example, the rough surface 142 may be formed through a surface treatment such as an acid treatment or the like. That is, one surface of the diffusion unit 140 may be immersed in the acid to corrode one surface of the diffusion unit 140 to obtain the rough surface 142.

This rough surface 142 may be formed on all of one surface of the diffusion unit 140, but may be locally formed in a specific region. For example, the rough surface 142 may be formed in a plurality of band shapes or may be formed to be biased to one side. Whether the rough surface 142 is entirely formed or locally formed may be determined according to the positional relationship with the attractor lamp 120 or the degree of diffusion of the light irradiated from the attractor lamp 120 and the like. That is, even if the surface 142 is locally formed only on one surface of the diffusion unit 140 in consideration of the position of the attractor lamp 120 and the traveling direction of the light, The rough surface 142 may be formed on only a specific portion of one surface of the diffusion unit 140. [

The rough surface 142 may have various cross-sectional shapes depending on the forming method, and may have a shape in which the cross-section of the regular shape is repeated or the cross-section of the irregular shape is repeated. For example, the rough surface 142 may be in the form of a plurality of diffusion grooves 144. The diffusion grooves 144 may be formed in a concave shape, but are not limited thereto.

As shown in Fig. 5, in this embodiment, a diffusion unit 140 having a diffusion groove 144 formed in a concave shape is illustrated. Referring to FIG. 5, light irradiated from the induction lamp 120 may be refracted while passing through the diffusion groove 144. That is, the light incident on the diffusion grooves 144 can be diffused out of the diffusion unit 140 due to the concave shape of the diffusion grooves 144. Accordingly, the light irradiated from the induction lamp 120 can travel in all directions in front of the insect trapping apparatus 100. [

The light of the attracting lamp 120 may not be visible outside the insect trapping apparatus 100 depending on the characteristics of the attracting lamp 120 and the mounting position of the attracting lamp 120. [ However, in the pest catching apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment, the light irradiated from the incentive lamp 120 is refracted by the diffusing unit 140, so that the light of the incentive lamp 120 can be diffused to the outside. Accordingly, the insect trapping apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment can reach the conventional insect lamp 120 even in a rectangular area, thereby increasing the attracting efficiency against insects. Such an effect may be conspicuous in the attracting lamp 120, for example, a light emitting diode (LED) that irradiates light having a strong directivity.

6 is a cross-sectional view for explaining a modification of the diffusion unit.

Referring to FIG. 6, the rough surface 192 of the diffusion unit 190 may have a plurality of diffusion grooves 194, and the diffusion grooves 194 may be formed in a predetermined pattern. That is, the diffusion grooves may be formed in a concave shape as shown in FIG. 5, but the triangular cross-section may be formed in a repeated shape as shown in FIG. However, the shape of such a cross section can be formed regularly or irregularly according to the manufacturing method. The machined shape of the rough surface 192 can be variously selected depending on the extent to which the light irradiated from the induction lamp 120 is diffused.

FIG. 7 is a sectional view for explaining a pest catching apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view for explaining a diffusion unit according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

7 and 8, in the insect trapping apparatus 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention, the diffusion unit 240 is formed in a shape corresponding to the contour of the artificial lamp 120, Can be cut off from the outside.

The diffusion unit 240 according to the present embodiment is formed to cover the entire outer surface of the induction lamp 120 in correspondence with the external shape of the induction lamp 120. Accordingly, after the diffusion unit 240 is installed, the lead lamp 120 may be cut off from the outside. For this structure, the diffusion unit 240 may be formed into a tube shape elongated in the longitudinal direction. Although the diffusion unit 240 formed in the above-described shape is illustrated in the present embodiment, the shape of the diffusion unit 240 that can block the incentive lamp 120 from the outside is not limited thereto. For example, the diffusion unit 240 may be formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape. The attracting lamp 120 can be separated from the outside by inserting the attracting lamp 120 into the rectangular parallelepiped diffusion unit 240.

On one side of the diffusion unit 240, a rough surface 242 capable of diffusing the light irradiated from the induction lamp 120 is formed. The rough surface 242 may be formed on at least one of the inner surface or the outer surface of the diffusion unit 240. The rough surface 242 may be locally formed in a part of the diffusion unit 240 depending on the positional relationship with the attractor lamp 120 or the degree of diffusion of the light irradiated from the attractor lamp 120. [ This embodiment illustrates a diffusion unit 240 having a rough surface 242 locally formed on the inner surface thereof.

The diffusion unit 240 in this embodiment can be formed in such a shape as to block the incentive lamp 120 from the outside, thereby improving the stability of the insect trapping apparatus 200. [ That is, even when the induction lamp 120 is overheated, the wave front of the induction lamp 120 may not be dispersed to the outside. This is because even if the lead lamp 120 ruptures, all the fragments are gathered inside the diffusion unit 240.

Therefore, the pest catching apparatus 200 according to the present embodiment not only secures safety even in the event of the breakage of the incendiary lamp 120, but also ensures safety through the rough surface 242 provided in the diffusing unit 240 ) Can be increased.

9 is a perspective view for explaining the diffusion unit in the pest catching apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 9, in the pest catching apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention, the diffusion unit 340 may be formed in a sheet form and attached to the outer surface of the artificial lamp 120. For this purpose, the diffusion unit 340 is preferably made of a flexible material. The rough surface 342 may be formed on at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface so as to diffuse the light irradiated from the attractor lamp 120. Further, in order to adhere the diffusion unit 340 to the induction lamp 120, it is preferable that an adhesive material is applied to one surface of the diffusion unit 340.

In this embodiment, the rough surface 342 having the diffusion grooves 344 is formed on the inner surface, and the diffusion unit 340 having the rough surface 342 formed with the adhesive material applied to the inner surface is illustrated. The diffusing unit 340 can be easily installed by attaching the diffusing unit 340 having the rough surface 342 on the inner surface thereof to the outer surface of the lead lamp 120 as shown in Fig.

The diffusion unit 340 according to the present embodiment is formed in a sheet form so that the diffusion unit 340 can be easily installed and the space occupied by the diffusion unit 340 in the insect trapping device can be minimized. In addition, the attraction efficiency of the lead lamp 120 can be increased through the rough surface 342 provided in the diffusion unit 340.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view for explaining a diffusion unit and a coupling unit in the pest catching apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the pest catching apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention, Fig.

Referring to FIGS. 10 and 11, the pest catching apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention further includes a coupling portion 470 and a switching portion 480.

The engaging portion 470 is a component that is provided in the body housing and couples the body housing and the diffusion unit 440. The engaging portion 470 may be formed variously according to a method of joining the diffusion unit 440. For example, a male screw thread may be formed on the lower side of the diffusion unit, and a female thread may be formed on the coupling portion corresponding thereto. Through this structure, the diffusion unit can be coupled to the pest capture device.

In this embodiment, a coupling portion 470 having a guide groove is illustrated. That is, a guide vane 442 formed outwardly protruded is provided on the lower side of the diffusion unit 440, and a guide groove is formed in the engagement portion 470 so as to be inserted with the guide vane 442 inserted therein. One end of the guide groove is opened so that the guide vane 442 can be inserted and the other end is closed so that the inserted guide vane 442 is not released. The guide vane 442 and the guide groove may be formed at least one, but in the present embodiment, two guide vanes 442 and guide grooves are illustrated. Further, it is preferable that a fastening part (not shown) is formed at the end of the guide groove to fasten the guide vane 442. So that the inserted guide vane 442 can be prevented from being arbitrarily disengaged.

The administrator of the pest catching apparatus can easily insert the diffusion unit 440 into the main body housing by inserting one end of the guide vane 442 into the open end of the guide groove and then rotating the diffusion unit 440 .

In addition, the pest catching apparatus according to the present embodiment may further include a switching unit 480. The switching unit 480 is a component that turns on / off the power applied to the insect capturing device depending on whether or not the diffusion unit 440 is coupled to the coupling unit 470. In this embodiment, the switching unit 480 includes a reed switch 482 and a permanent magnet 484. However, the switching unit is not limited thereto, and may be variously selected depending on the design purpose and the like.

The reed switch 482 in this embodiment is formed at one closed end of the guide groove and the permanent magnet 484 is formed on the lower surface of the guide vane 442 and the diffusion unit 440 is completely engaged with the engaging portion 470 It is installed in a position corresponding to the reed switch 482. The reed switch 482 may be connected to the power source of the insect trapping device, or may be connected to a control unit for applying power to the induction lamp 420.

With this structure, the pest catching apparatus according to the present embodiment can supply power to the lead lamp 420 only when the spreading unit 440 is completely coupled to the engaging portion 470. Accordingly, the stability of the insect trapping apparatus can be further secured. That is, when the attracting lamp 420 is torn due to overheating, the fragments of the attracting lamp 420 are not emitted to the outside by the spreading unit 440 and the attracting lamp 420 It is possible to prevent the induction lamp 420 from being overheated in a state where the diffusion unit is not installed.

As described above, according to the pest catching apparatus of the present invention, the light irradiated from the induction lamp is refracted by the diffusion unit, and the light of the induction lamp can reach the conventional rectangular area, .

The insect trapping apparatus according to the present invention has the effect of securing the stability of the attracting lamp since fragments of the attracting lamp are not emitted to the outside even when the attracting lamp is broken due to overheating or the like.

The pest catching apparatus according to the present invention can use a spreading unit in the form of a sheet so that not only the spreading unit can be easily installed but also the space occupied by the spreading unit in the pest catching apparatus can be reduced.

The pest catching apparatus according to the present invention has a configuration capable of supplying power to the lead lamp only when the diffusing unit is completely engaged with the engaging portion, thereby assuring the stability of the pest catching apparatus.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to the preferred embodiments thereof, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims. It can be understood that

Claims (13)

A main body housing having an inlet through which insects enter; An induction lamp for irradiating light outside the main body housing to draw the pest into the main body housing; A capturing unit provided in the main body housing and capturing pests attracted to the interior of the main body housing by the light irradiated from the main lamp; And A diffusion unit formed to surround at least a part of the lead lamp and having a rough surface for diffusing light irradiated from the lead lamp; And the pest trapping device. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the rough surface has a plurality of diffusion grooves for diffusing light irradiated from the induction lamp, and the diffusion grooves are formed in a concave shape. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the rough surface has a plurality of diffusion grooves for diffusing light irradiated from the induction lamp, and the diffusion grooves are formed in a predetermined pattern. The method according to claim 1, Characterized in that said rough surface is locally formed on the surface of said diffusion unit. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the rough surface is formed by a blast process. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the diffusion unit is formed in a shape corresponding to an outer shape of the lead lamp to cut off the lead lamp from the outside. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the diffusion unit is formed in a tubular shape elongated in the longitudinal direction. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the diffusion unit is formed in a sheet form and attached to an outer surface of the lead lamp. The method according to claim 1, Wherein the diffusion unit is made of any one of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) or Qualtz. The method according to claim 1, Further comprising an engaging portion provided in the main body housing for engaging the main housing and the diffusion unit. 11. The method of claim 10, Further comprising a switching unit for turning on / off the power applied to the pest catching device according to whether the diffusion unit is coupled to the coupling unit. 11. The method of claim 10, Wherein a guide vane protruding outward is provided on a lower side of the diffusion unit, and a guide groove is formed in the coupling portion to allow the guide vane to be inserted and moved. The method according to claim 1, The insect trapping apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a plurality of the lead lamps are provided in the main body housing, and the plurality of spreading units are provided corresponding to the respective lead lamps.

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