WO2017073380A1

WO2017073380A1 - Drug component-releasing device

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Publication number: WO2017073380A1
Application number: PCT/JP2016/080652
Authority: WO
Inventors: 育正佐藤
Original assignee: 育正佐藤
Priority date: 2015-10-28
Filing date: 2016-10-17
Publication date: 2017-05-04
Also published as: JPWO2017073380A1; JP6541794B2

Abstract

Provided is a drug component-releasing device (1) characterized by being provided with: a case (9) that has a plurality of vent holes (11, 11) through which a gas containing a component of a drug (D) is released; a drug holding part (2) that holds the drug (D) inside the case (9); a gas-supplying means (3) for supplying the gas; and a gas-supplying direction switching means (5) for switching the direction of the gas supplied from the gas-supplying means (3) so that the gas is supplied toward a specific vent hole (11) among the plurality of vent holes (11, 11).

Description

Drug component release device

The present invention relates to a drug component releasing device installed outdoors.

As a device for preventing insect bites, a drug component releasing device described in Patent Document 1 is known. By carrying such a drug component release device, a person carrying the device can prevent insect bites.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-9747

However, in the drug component release device described in Patent Document 1, the direction in which the gas containing the drug component is sent is fixed, and the direction in which the gas is sent cannot be adjusted according to changes in environmental conditions or the like. Nowadays, there is a need for a device capable of preventing insect bites that can cope with changing environmental conditions and the like due to fear of dengue and other epidemics.

From such a viewpoint, an object of the present invention is to provide a drug component release device that can be installed outdoors and can change the direction in which a gas containing a drug component is sent in accordance with environmental conditions and the like.

In order to solve such a problem, the present invention provides a housing having a plurality of vent holes that release a gas containing a component of a medicine, a medicine holding portion that holds the medicine inside the housing, and the gas. An air supply means for supplying air; and an air supply direction switching means for switching the air supply direction of the air supply means so as to supply the gas toward a specific air hole among the plurality of air holes. .

According to such a configuration, the direction in which the drug component discharge device supplies the gas containing the drug component can be switched by the gas supply direction switching means. Therefore, when there is a change in the environmental conditions or the like, the gas containing the drug component can be effectively supplied by switching the air supply direction. For example, if a repellent against insects is used as a medicine, insect bites can be effectively prevented.

Further, the apparatus further includes a timer that measures time and outputs time information to the air supply direction switching unit, and the air supply direction switching unit is configured to send the gas to the specific air hole previously associated with the time information. It is good also as a structure which switches the air supply direction of the said air supply means so that it may be noticed.

According to such a configuration, when the set time comes, the air supply direction switching means switches the direction in which the gas containing the drug component is supplied to a specific direction previously associated with the time. Therefore, the gas containing the component of the medicine can be intensively sent in a preferable direction at that time.

Further, it further comprises a light / dark sensor that senses the brightness level of the surrounding environment and outputs light / dark information to the air supply direction switching means, wherein the air supply direction switching means is associated with the specific information previously associated with the light / dark information. It is good also as a structure which switches the air supply direction of the said air supply means so that the said gas may be supplied to an air vent.

According to such a configuration, when the brightness of the set surrounding environment is reached, the direction in which the air supply direction switching unit supplies the gas containing the drug component is associated in advance with the brightness of the surrounding environment. Switch to a specific direction. Therefore, it is possible to intensively supply a gas containing a drug component in a preferable direction in terms of brightness.

The medicine includes a component having a repellent effect or insecticidal effect against mosquitoes, and the plurality of vent holes are an upper vent hole provided on the upper side of the casing and a lower passage provided on the lower side of the casing. Air supply direction switching means for supplying the gas toward the lower vent hole during the day, and supplying the gas toward the upper vent hole during the night, It is good also as a structure which switches the air supply direction of the said air supply means.

According to such a configuration, a daytime mosquito, which is a diurnal mosquito that mainly flies in the low sky, can be avoided or killed during the day, and a nocturnal mosquito that often flies at a high position at night. It is possible to avoid or kill insects such as mosquitoes. According to the behavioral characteristics of the mosquito, the air supply direction switching means switches the direction of supplying the gas containing the drug component, so that the mosquito repellent or insecticide can be performed efficiently.

The air supply means may include a fan that is rotated by an electric motor, and the air supply direction switching means may be configured to switch the air supply direction of the air supply means by reversing the rotation direction of the fan.

According to such a configuration, the air supply direction switching means switches the air supply direction of the air supply means by reversing the rotation direction of the fan. The component release device can be reduced in size and cost.

In addition, a communication state switching unit that switches between a communication state and a non-communication state between the plurality of air holes and the air supply unit is further provided, and the air supply direction switching unit is configured to perform the specific communication by the communication state switching unit. It is good also as a structure which switches the air supply direction of the said air supply means by making a pore and the said air supply means into a communication state, and making another air hole and the said air supply means into a non-communication state.

According to such a configuration, since the communication state and the non-communication state of the plurality of vent holes and the air supply means are respectively switched, the air supply direction as in the air supply direction switching means that reverses the rotation direction of the fan Can be switched not only in the opposite direction but also in the other direction. Therefore, it is possible to cope with a finer switching of the air supply direction.

Moreover, it is good also as a structure further equipped with the fixing means which fixes the said housing to the to-be-fixed target object arrange | positioned outdoors.

According to such a configuration, the casing can be fixed to the fixed object by the fixing means. Therefore, if there is not enough space to install a work incorporating the drug component release device even in a place where the drug component release device is to be placed, the drug component release device can be used, for example, an existing streetlight post or a tree trunk. It can be fixed and arranged. In addition, since the drug component releasing device can be fixed to an existing streetlight column or tree trunk, it is not necessary to newly prepare a foundation or a column for installing the drug component releasing device. Therefore, the drug component releasing device can be quickly installed, and the cost for installation can be reduced. In addition, when the drug component release device is not in operation (for example, winter for mosquito countermeasures), the drug component release device can be collected, preventing deterioration of the drug component release device due to damage, theft, mischief, wind and rain, etc. it can.

Moreover, it is good also as a structure which further has an illumination means attached to the said housing.

According to such a configuration, when the illumination unit is turned on, the installation position of the drug component release device can be easily recognized, and people can be gathered near the drug component release device. Therefore, it is possible to prevent insect bites of people gathered near the drug component releasing device.

Moreover, it is good also as a structure further equipped with the photovoltaic power generation means attached to the said housing | casing, and the electrical storage means which stores the electric power generated by the said photovoltaic power generation means.

According to such a configuration, since the drug component releasing device includes the solar power generation means and the power storage means, the external electrical wiring of the drug component releasing device can be omitted. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the construction period for installing the drug component releasing device and to reduce the construction cost. In addition, the running cost can be reduced by using electric power generated by solar power generation. If the power of the lighting means can be covered by solar power generation, the running cost can be further reduced.

In the housing, a unit case including a fan, an electric motor that rotates the fan, and the medicine holding unit may be detachably disposed.

According to such a configuration, the housing can simplify the structure of the housing by detachably arranging the unit case including the fan, the electric motor, and the medicine.

According to the drug component release device of the present invention, the drug component release device can be installed outdoors, and when there is a change in environmental conditions, the drug component is contained to prevent more people from being bitten by insects. It is possible to change the direction in which the gas is supplied.

It is the perspective view which showed the chemical | medical agent component discharge | release apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the internal structure of the chemical | medical agent component discharge | release apparatus which concerns on 1st embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) is side surface sectional drawing, (b) is AA sectional drawing of (a). It is a figure which shows the chemical | medical agent component discharge | release apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention, Comprising: (a) is a front view, (b) is a rear view. It is side surface sectional drawing which showed the internal structure of the chemical | medical agent component discharge | release apparatus which concerns on 2nd embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the chemical | medical agent component discharge | release apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention. It is a principal part expanded side sectional view which shows the chemical | medical agent component discharge | release apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention. It is a principal part expansion disassembled perspective view which shows the chemical | medical agent component discharge | release apparatus which concerns on 3rd embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the chemical | medical agent component discharge | release apparatus which concerns on 4th embodiment of this invention. It is a principal part expanded side surface sectional view which shows the chemical | medical agent component discharge | release apparatus which concerns on 4th embodiment of this invention. It is a principal part expansion disassembled perspective view which shows the chemical | medical agent component discharge | release apparatus which concerns on 4th embodiment of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, in 1st embodiment, the case where the chemical | medical agent component discharge | release apparatus 1 is installed in the trunk of the tree planted in green spaces, such as an outdoor park, is illustrated. In the pharmaceutical component release apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1, the side on which the solar module 7 and the illuminating means 8 are arranged is described as the front side (front side), and the side on which the packing 12 is arranged is described as the back side (back side). .

(First embodiment)
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 (a) and (b), the drug component releasing device 1 holds a drug body 9 having a plurality of vent holes 11, 11,. It mainly includes a medicine holding unit 2, a fan 3 as an air supply means for supplying a gas containing the medicine D, and a damper 5a as a communication state switching means for switching the air supply direction of the fan 3.

As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 9 is a waterproof box-shaped member that accommodates various devices, and is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape. On the surface (outer surface) of the housing 9, a plurality of ventilation holes 11, 11,..., A light / dark sensor 5c, a solar module 7 (solar power generation means), an illumination means 8, a fixing means 10, a packing 12, , Is provided.

The plurality of ventilation holes 11, 11,... Are formed on the upper ventilation hole 11 a provided in the upper part of the front surface of the housing 9, the lower ventilation hole 11 c provided in the lower part of the front surface of the housing 9, and the both sides of the housing 9. And a pair of central vent holes 11b and 11d (11d is shown in FIG. 2B). The upper ventilation hole 11 a and the lower ventilation hole 11 c are provided in the lid member 13 a that closes the medicine replacement port 13 formed in the housing 9. The medicine replacement port 13 is provided at the upper part and the lower part of the front surface of the housing 9. The gas containing the drug D is sent out of the drug component discharge device 1 by the wind generated by the fan 3 through the upper vent hole 11a or the lower vent hole 11c. In order to avoid the intrusion of rainwater or the like into the plurality of air holes 11, a fan 20 having a cross-sectional fan shape is attached to the upper part of the opening. The number of the plurality of vent holes 11 is not limited.

The solar module 7 (photovoltaic power generation means) is a device that converts sunlight energy into electric power. In the present embodiment, the solar module 7 is installed between the upper ventilation hole 11a and the lower ventilation hole 11c. The solar module 7 is connected to a battery 6 described later.
The illumination means 8 is an apparatus that lights up at night to illuminate the surroundings of the drug component releasing apparatus 1. In this embodiment, the illumination means 8 is installed above the upper ventilation hole 11a. The illumination means 8 is connected to a battery 6 which will be described later.
The light / dark sensor 5c, the fixing means 10, and the packing 12 will be described in detail later.

As shown in FIG. 2 (a), inside the housing 9 is a medicine holding unit 2, a fan 3 (air supply means), an electric motor 4, an air supply direction switching means 5, and a damper 5a (communication). (State switching means), timer 5b, light / dark sensor 5c, battery 6 (power storage means), solar module 7 (solar power generation means), illumination means 8, and duct 14 are incorporated.

Inside the housing 9, the upper vent hole 11a and the central vent hole 11b and the lower vent hole 11c and the central vent hole 11d are communicated with each other by a duct 14 serving as a vent passage. The duct 14 extends in a substantially horizontal direction, and both end portions thereof communicate with the central vent holes 11b and 11d, respectively, a connecting portion 15a where the horizontal ducts 14b and 14d merge, and the fan 15 through the connecting portion 15a. A horizontal duct 14e, a branch part 15b that branches up and down after passing through the fan 3 from the horizontal duct 14e, an upper duct 14a that extends upward from the branch part 15b and communicates with the upper vent hole 11a. A lower duct 14c extending downward from the portion 15b and having a tip communicating with the lower vent 11c.

The drug holding part 2 is a member having an L-shaped cross section provided for holding the drug D. The chemical | medical agent holding | maintenance part 2 is provided in two places, the back surface of the upper ventilation hole 11a, and the back surface of the lower ventilation hole 11c. The drug holding unit 2 sandwiches the drug D between the drug holding unit 2 and the back surface of the lid member 13a, and releases a gas containing the component of the drug D. The medicine holding part 2 has a medicine heating part 2a at its L-shaped rising portion. The drug heating unit 2a holds the drug D, and at the same time, the drug heating unit 2a generates heat, thereby promoting the volatilization of the components of the drug D. In the present embodiment, there are two drug holding units 2, but the drug holding unit 2 is not limited to two. In the present embodiment, the drug D is assumed to contain a component having a repellent effect or an insecticidal effect against mosquitoes, but is not limited thereto.

The fan 3 (air supply means) is a device that supplies gas from the central ventilation holes 11b and 11d toward the upper ventilation hole 11a or the lower ventilation hole 11c. The fan 3 is installed on the extended line of the intermediate line of the horizontal ducts 14b and 14d facing the branch part 15b and in the central part of the horizontal duct 14e. Moreover, volatilization of the component of the medicine D is promoted by the wind generated by the fan 3. In this embodiment, the number of the fans 3 is one, but in order to make the gas containing the volatilized drug D reach farther, or to further promote the volatilization of the components of the drug D, a plurality of fans 3 are used. May be provided.

The electric motor 4 is provided for rotating the fan 3. The electric motor 4 is directly connected to the fan 3. It may be connected to the fan 3 via a gear or a belt. In the present embodiment, the number of electric motors 4 is one, but a plurality of electric motors 4 may be provided in accordance with the number of fans 3 or in order to make the wind generated by the fans 3 stronger.

The air supply direction switching means 5 is provided for switching the air supply direction of the wind generated by the fan 3. The air supply direction switching means 5 is connected to a damper 5a (communication state switching means), a timer 5b, and a light / dark sensor 5c. The air supply direction switching means 5 is configured by a so-called control computer, and is realized by the CPU reading and executing a program stored in a storage device such as a ROM (not shown). The storage device stores in advance a correlation table in which the rotation direction of the damper 5a is associated with time information or light / dark information. The air supply direction switching means 5 refers to the correlation table based on information from the timer 5b or the light / dark sensor 5c, determines the rotation direction of the damper 5a, and the direction determined as the current rotation direction of the damper 5a. Are controlled so as to switch the rotation direction of the damper 5a.

In the present embodiment, the correlation table of the storage device of the air supply direction switching unit 5 supplies gas toward the lower vent 11c during the day and supplies gas toward the upper vent 11a at night. The rotational direction of the damper 5a is set. The air supply direction switching means 5 determines whether it is daytime or nighttime based on the time or the degree of brightness of the surrounding environment. Note that the setting of the correlation table of the storage device of the air supply direction switching unit 5 is not limited to this setting.

The damper 5a (communication state switching means) is rotatably installed at the branch portion 15b of the duct 14. The damper 5a is rotated by an electric motor (not shown). The damper 5a opens the upper duct 14a and closes the lower duct 14c, for example, when supplying air to the upper ventilation hole 11a.

The timer 5b outputs time information to the air supply direction switching means 5.
The light / dark sensor 5 c senses the brightness level of the surrounding environment of the drug component release device 1 and outputs the light / dark information to the air supply direction switching means 5.
In addition, the structure provided with either one of the timer 5b or the brightness sensor 5c may be sufficient.

Battery 6 (power storage means) is a device that stores the power generated by the solar module 7. The battery 6 supplies power to the electric motor 4, the air supply direction switching means 5, and the electric motor and illumination means 8 (not shown) that rotates the damper 5 a.

The fixing means 10 is for fixing the frame 9 to a tree trunk, a work column or the like, which is an object to be fixed. One fixing means 10 is provided at each of an upper part and a lower part of the housing 9, and the shape thereof is U-shaped. Both ends of the U-shape of the fixing means 10 are connected to the housing 9. The U-shaped central part of the fixing means 10 can be separated on both sides in order to attach to the trunk of the tree that is the object to be fixed. Note that the position and number of the fixing means 10 are determined as appropriate depending on the shape, weight, and the like of the drug component release device 1, and are not limited to the position and number shown in the present embodiment. The fixing means 10 is preferably made of metal in consideration of tampering prevention and crime prevention. A material having a high friction coefficient such as rubber is preferably used on the outer periphery of the fixing means 10 so as to be firmly fixed to a tree trunk, a work column, or the like.

The packing 12 is for tightly fixing and connecting a gap between the cylindrical portion of the frame 9 and a tree trunk, a work column or the like, which is an object to be fixed, as much as possible. The packing 12 is made of a material having a high friction coefficient such as rubber. As shown in FIG. 1, the outer peripheral edge of the packing 12 in a plan view is a pair of front and rear

straight edges

30, 30 formed in a straight line, and a pair of left and right formed in an arc shape (in this embodiment, a semicircular shape). Concave arc edges 31, 31 are provided. The packing 12 is installed between two joint portions of the housing 9 and the upper and lower fixing means 10 and 10.

The drug replacement port 13 is a substantially rectangular opening provided in the housing 9 for exchanging the drug D. The medicine replacement port 13 is provided at the upper part and the lower part of the front surface of the housing 9. The medicine replacement port 13 is closed by a lid member 13a. On the inside of the housing 9 of the lid member 13a, a medicine holding portion 2 that holds the medicine D is provided. When the lid member 13a is removed from the medicine replacement port 13 and turned over, the medicine D can be exchanged. In the present embodiment, there are two drug replacement ports 13, but the number of drug replacement ports 13 is not limited to two.

The duct 14 is a passage for sending outside air taken in from the central ventilation holes 11b and 11d to the upper ventilation hole 11a and the lower ventilation hole 11c by the wind of the fan 3. The cross section of the duct 14 is circular or rectangular. In the present embodiment, the duct 14 is bifurcated toward the upper air hole 11a and the lower air hole 11c on the air supply side, but the number of branches is not limited to two. In the present embodiment, the duct 14 is bifurcated left and right toward the air supply side toward the central vent hole 11b and the central vent hole 11d, but the number of branches is not limited to two.

According to the drug component release device 1 according to the present embodiment, the direction in which the drug component release device 1 supplies the gas containing the component of the drug D can be switched by the air supply direction switching means 5. Therefore, when there is a change in the environmental conditions or the like, the gas containing the component of the medicine D can be effectively supplied by switching the air supply direction. In this embodiment, since the medicine D contains a component having a repellent effect or insecticidal effect on mosquitoes, insect bites by mosquitoes can be effectively prevented. If the medicine D containing a component having a repellent effect or an insecticidal effect against other insects is used, insect bites by other insects can be effectively prevented.

Moreover, in the chemical | medical agent component discharge | release apparatus 1 which concerns on this embodiment, when switching the rotation direction of the damper 5a based on the timer 5b, when it becomes the set time, the air supply direction switching means 5 makes the chemical | medical agent change means 5 by the timer 5b. The direction in which the gas containing the component D is supplied is switched to a specific direction (the lower ventilation hole 11c during the day and the upper ventilation hole 11a during the night) associated with the time in advance. Therefore, the gas containing the component of the medicine D can be intensively sent in a preferred direction at that time, and mosquito repellent or insect killing can be performed efficiently.

Furthermore, in the drug component release device 1 according to the present embodiment, when the rotation direction of the damper 5a is switched based on the light / dark sensor 5c, the light / dark sensor 5c causes the air supply direction when the brightness of the surrounding environment is set. The direction in which the switching means 5 sends the gas containing the component of the medicine D is specified in advance in relation to the brightness of the surrounding environment (the lower vent 11c during the day and the upper vent 11a at night). Switch to. Therefore, the gas containing the component of the drug D can be intensively sent in a preferable direction in the brightness, and mosquito repellent or insect killing can be performed efficiently.

In the drug component release device 1 according to the present embodiment, since air is supplied from the lower vent 11c during the day, it is possible to avoid or kill insects such as aedes mosquitoes which are diurnal mosquitoes flying mainly in the low sky. In addition, since the air is set to be supplied from the upper vent 11a at night, it is possible to avoid or kill insects such as the night mosquitoes that frequently fly at high positions. In accordance with the behavioral characteristics of the mosquito, the air supply direction switching means 5 switches the direction in which the gas containing the component of the drug D is supplied, so that mosquito repellent or insect kill can be performed efficiently. If it is not stung by the human striped mosquito, it can be avoided that it suffers from dengue fever.

Further, in the drug component release device 1 according to the present embodiment, the communication state and the non-communication state of the plurality of vent holes 11, 11,... And the fan 3 are respectively switched by the damper 5a (communication state switching means). The air supply direction can be switched not only in the opposite direction as in the air supply direction switching means 5 that reverses the rotation direction of the fan 3 used in the second embodiment, but also in the other direction. Can be switched. Therefore, if the number of the plurality of ventilation holes 11 and the number of dampers 5a are increased, it is possible to cope with a finer switching of the air feeding direction.

Further, in the drug component releasing apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment, the housing 9 can be fixed to an object to be fixed (for example, a tree trunk or a work column) by the fixing means 10. Therefore, even if it is a place where the drug component releasing device 1 is desired to be placed and there is no space for installing a workpiece incorporating the drug component releasing device 1, the drug component releasing device 1 can be used, for example, an existing streetlight column or tree. It can be fixed and placed on the trunk. In addition, since the drug component releasing device 1 can be fixed to an existing streetlight column or tree trunk, it is not necessary to newly prepare a foundation or a column for installing the drug component releasing device 1. Therefore, the medicine component release device 1 can be installed quickly, and the cost for installation can be reduced. Further, when the drug component releasing apparatus 1 is not operated (in this embodiment, since it is a mosquito countermeasure, in winter, etc.), the drug component releasing apparatus 1 can be collected and stored in a warehouse or the like. It can also prevent deterioration due to theft, mischief, wind and rain.

Further, in the drug component release device 1 according to the present embodiment, when the illumination unit 8 is turned on, the installation position of the drug component release device 1 can be easily recognized, and people can be gathered near the drug component release device 1. it can. Therefore, insect bites of people gathered near the drug component release device 1 can be prevented.

Further, since the drug component release device 1 includes a battery 6 (power storage means) and a solar module 7 (solar power generation means) made of a solar panel, the electrical wiring outside the drug component release device 1 can be omitted. Become. Therefore, it is possible to shorten the construction period for installing the drug component release device 1 and reduce the construction cost. Further, the running cost can be reduced by using the electric power generated by the solar power generation of the solar module 7. If the electric power of the illumination means 8 can also be covered by solar power generation, the running cost can be further reduced.

If the drug component release device 1 is fixed to a laterally extending object such as a tree branch or a work beam instead of a tree trunk or work strut, the air supply direction can be selected. Can be changed from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction.

(Second embodiment)
In 2nd embodiment, the case where 1 A of chemical | medical agent component discharge | release apparatuses are independently installed in the vicinity of sidewalks, such as an outdoor park, is illustrated (refer FIG. 3 (a) * (b) and FIG. 4). Hereinafter, the same reference numerals are given to the configurations already described, and the description thereof is omitted.
The drug component release device 1A is significantly different from the drug component release device 1 in that it does not have the fixing means 10 and the drug component release device 1A is self-supporting. Hereinafter, the difference will be mainly described.

The configuration of the drug holding unit 2, the timer 5b, the light / dark sensor 5c, the battery 6, and the solar module 7 is the same as that of the drug component release device 1, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the housing 9 is a waterproof casing member that accommodates various devices, and is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape. A plurality of ventilation holes 11, 11, a light / dark sensor 5 c, and a solar module 7 are provided on the surface (outer surface) of the housing 9, and the illumination means 8 protrudes from the upper portion of the housing 9. The illumination means 8 may be on the surface (outer surface) of the housing 9.
Further, the drug component releasing apparatus 1A includes a foundation 91 made of a concrete block. The foundation 91 is buried in the ground. The bottom of the housing 9 is fixed to the upper surface of the foundation 91.

The plurality of vent holes 11, 11 are provided in the upper part (upper vent hole 11a) and lower part (lower vent hole 11c) of the front surface of the housing 9. In the drug component releasing apparatus 1A, the plurality of air holes 11 on the non-air feeding side serve as air intake holes, and therefore the plurality of air holes 11 may not be provided at the center. The upper ventilation hole 11 a and the lower ventilation hole 11 c are provided in the lid member 13 a that closes the medicine replacement port 13 formed in the housing 9. In the present embodiment, the drug replacement port 13 is provided at one place on the front surface of the housing 9, but the number of the drug replacement ports 13 is not limited. Further, the number of the plurality of vent holes 11 is not limited.

As shown in FIG. 4, the housing 9 includes a medicine holding unit 2, a fan 3, an electric motor 4, an air supply direction switching unit 5, a timer 5 b, a light / dark sensor 5 c, a battery 6, a solar module 7, and a duct 14. Yes. However, the battery 6 and the solar module 7 may not be provided.

Inside the housing 9, the upper ventilation hole 11 a and the lower ventilation hole 11 c are communicated with each other by a duct 14 as an air passage. The duct 14 extends in a substantially vertical direction, and both ends thereof communicate with the upper vent hole 11a and the lower vent hole 11c.

The fan 3 (air supply means) is a device that supplies gas from the upper vent 11a toward the lower vent 11c, or conversely from the lower vent 11c toward the upper vent 11a. Depending on the rotation direction of the fan 3, the air supply direction is determined to be either. The fan 3 is installed in the middle of the duct 14 that connects the upper ventilation hole 11a and the lower ventilation hole 11c. In this embodiment, the number of the fans 3 is one, but in order to make the gas containing the volatilized drug D reach farther, or to further promote the volatilization of the components of the drug D, a plurality of fans 3 are used. May be provided.

The electric motor 4 is provided for rotating the fan 3. The electric motor 4 is interlocked with the fan 3 through a gear. It may be via a belt or the like. The air supply direction switching means 5 controls the rotation direction of the electric motor 4 to be reversed, so that the rotation of the fan 3 is reversed and the air supply direction can be reversed.

The air supply direction switching means 5 is provided in order to control the wind direction generated by the fan 3 as in the case of the drug component release device 1, and is constituted by a so-called control computer. The air supply direction switching means 5 in the drug component release device 1A controls the wind direction by switching the wind direction in the reverse direction by rotating the fan 3 in the reverse direction. This is different from the direction switching means 5.
In the drug component release device 1A, based on the information from the timer 5b or the light / dark sensor 5c, referring to the correlation table in which the rotation direction of the electric motor 4 stored in the storage device and the time information or light / dark information are associated with each other, The air supply direction switching unit 5 determines the rotation direction of the fan 3. When the current rotation direction of the fan 3 is different from the determined direction, the electric motor 4 is controlled so as to reverse the rotation direction of the fan 3. In addition, the damper 5a is not installed in the medicine component release device 1A.

Since the lower part of the housing 9 is embedded in the ground of the drug component releasing device 1A, if the necessary electrical wiring is embedded in the ground, the drug component releasing device 1A includes a battery 6 (power storage means), a solar module 7 (solar power generation means) may not be provided. If the battery 6 and the solar module 7 are not provided, the drug component releasing device 1A can be reduced in size.

Since the drug component release device 1A is self-supporting, it does not include the fixing means 10 for fixing to the fixed object.

The drug component release device 1A is self-supporting and does not have the fixing means 10, and therefore does not include the packing 12.

In the present embodiment, there is one drug replacement port 13 on the front surface of the housing 9. There are two drug holding portions 2 for holding the drug D on the inside of the housing 9 of the lid member 13a. When the lid member 13a is removed from the medicine replacement port 13 and turned over, the medicine D can be exchanged. When the lid member 13a is removed from the medicine replacement port 13, the two medicines D can be exchanged at once, and the duct 14 can be easily inspected. The number of medicine replacement ports 13 is not limited to one.

The duct 14 is a passage for sending outside air taken from one of the plurality of ventilation holes 11 to the other plurality of ventilation holes 11 by the wind of the fan 3. The duct 14 is not branched like the duct 14 of the drug component releasing device 1, and is arranged in a straight line from the upper vent 11a to the lower vent 11c of the drug component releasing device 1A. Since there are no bent parts, maintenance is easy and troubles during use are unlikely to occur.

In the drug component releasing apparatus 1A according to the present embodiment, the air supply direction switching unit 5 switches the air supply direction of the fan 3 by reversing the rotation direction of the fan 3, so that the structure of the duct 14 can be simplified. It is possible to reduce the size and cost of the drug component release device 1A.
The arrangement location of the drug component releasing device 1 attached to the fixed object is limited to a position where the fixed object is located, but the self-standing drug component releasing apparatus 1A can be arranged at an arbitrary position.

In addition, the self-supporting type drug component releasing device 1A has a relatively small space restriction as compared with the fixing means attached type drug component releasing device 1 that is highly required to be compact, and thus the difference in height of the vent holes 11 is greatly increased. It's easy to do. Furthermore, it is easy to change the position of the air holes 11 relatively freely or increase the number of the air holes 11.

(Third embodiment)
With reference to FIGS. 5 to 7, a drug component releasing apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
In 3rd embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the case where the chemical | medical agent component discharge | release apparatus 1B is arrange | positioned independently indoors etc. is illustrated. The drug component releasing device 1B is equipped with a portable pest control device S (see FIG. 6) on a lid member 16B disposed on the back side of the housing 9B, and sucks outside air from the back side to vent the front side 11 Is different from the first embodiment in that the outside air (gas) containing the components of the drug DB (see FIG. 7) is exhausted. Hereinafter, the difference will be mainly described.
In addition, the structure of the air supply direction switching means 5, the battery 6, the solar module 7, the illumination means 8, the vent hole 11, and the bag 20 shown in FIG. Since this is the same as that shown in FIG.

A medicine replacement port 9Ba for detachably engaging a lid member 16B having an intake port 16Ba is formed at the center of the back surface of the housing 9B (see FIG. 5). As shown in FIG.6 and FIG.7, the latching | locking part 9Bb which latches the latching piece 16Bb of the cover member 16B so that attachment or detachment is possible is formed in the upper side in the opening edge of chemical | medical agent replacement port 9Ba. A pair of left and right locking holes 9Bc for detachably locking the protruding piece 16Bc of the lid member 16B are formed on the lower left and right sides in the opening edge of the medicine replacement port 9Ba.

As shown in FIG. 6, on the side (back side) where the lid member 16B in the duct 14B is disposed, a small pest control device S, a device housing portion 16Bd that detachably houses the pest control device S, An installation space 9Bd is provided for placing the. Above and below the installation space 9Bd, there are formed an upper drug component air guide duct 14Bd and a lower drug component air guide duct 14Be that communicate with the upper duct 14Ba and the lower duct 14Bc via the junction 14Bb of the duct 14B.

As in the first and second embodiments, the vent hole 11 includes an upper vent hole 11a disposed at the upper part of the front surface of the housing 9B and a lower vent hole 11c disposed at the lower part thereof. The upper vent hole 11a and the lower vent hole 11c may be formed in the discharge port lid member 13Ba that is detachably provided in the duct discharge port 13B of the casing 9B, or may be formed integrally with the casing 9B.
The discharge port lid member 13Ba is different from the lid member 13a of the first embodiment in that the medicine holding portion 2 (see FIG. 2A) is not provided.

As shown in FIG. 7, the lid member 16B includes a rectangular plate-like lid member main body 16Bf, an intake port 16Ba formed in the lid member main body 16Bf, a locking piece 16Bb, a protruding piece 16Bc, a device housing portion 16Bd, And it has switch insertion hole 16Be mainly.

The intake port 16Ba is a hole for taking in outside air, and includes, for example, a large number of long holes. The intake port 16Ba is disposed on the back side of the intake port 40a of the pest control device S inserted in the device housing portion 16Bd having a substantially rectangular tube shape.
The locking piece 16Bb is an elastic piece formed in a substantially V shape (substantially U shape) when viewed from the side. The locking piece 16Bb is formed with a locking claw portion 16Bg that is locked to the locking portion 9Bb.
The protruding piece 16Bc is composed of a pair of flat plate pieces protruding downward from the lower end portion of the lid member main body 16Bf.

The device accommodating portion 16Bd has an inlet / outlet 16Bh for inserting the pest control device S at the upper end, a shelf portion 16Bi on which the pest control device S is placed at the lower end, and a lower discharge port of the pest control device S The air outlet 16Bj communicates with 40c.
The switch insertion hole 16Be is loosely inserted so that the knob of the switch 41 arranged to protrude from the unit case 40 of the pest control apparatus S can be slid from the back side (outside) of the lid member 16B. It is a hole.

The pest control apparatus S causes the outside air sucked by rotating the fan 44 by the electric motor 43 to pass through the net-like member 52 of the cartridge 50 to include the components of the medicine DB, and to supply the upper discharge port 40b and the lower discharge. Any device that discharges from the outlet 40c may be used (see FIG. 6). As the pest control apparatus S, for example, a commercially available electronic portable small-sized apparatus may be used, or a dedicated product may be used.

An example will be described in detail. As shown in FIG. 6 or FIG. 7, the pest control apparatus S mounts the cartridge 50 in the cartridge insertion hole 40d of the unit case 40, and faces the suction port 40a side of the unit case 40 toward the back surface side. The device is housed and used in the device housing portion 16Bd. The pest control apparatus S includes a unit case 40 in which a plurality of case bodies are assembled, the switch 41, a dry battery 42 provided in the unit case 40, an electric motor 43, and a fan 44.

As shown in FIG. 7, the unit case 40 has a suction port 40a and a switch knob arrangement hole 40e on the back side, a hook 40g on the front side, an upper discharge port 40b, a cartridge insertion hole 40d, and a medicine holding part on the upper side. 40f and a lower discharge port 40c on the lower side.

The suction port 40a is an opening for sucking outside air into the unit case 40, and includes a large number of slits.
The upper discharge port 40b and the lower discharge port 40c are blowout ports that are sucked into the pest control apparatus S by the fan 44 and pass through the net-like member 52 of the cartridge 50 to discharge outside air containing a drug component. is there.
The cartridge insertion hole 40d is an entrance through which the cartridge 50 is inserted into or pulled out from the unit case 40.

The medicine holding part 40f is a part that holds the cartridge frame 51 of the cartridge 50 inserted into the unit case 40 from the cartridge insertion hole 40d.
As shown in FIG. 7, the hook 40g (see FIG. 6) is hooked to the device housing portion 16Bd having a substantially rectangular tube shape and hook-like hooks for locking the pest control device S to the lid member 16B. It is a piece.

The switch 41 is a switch that turns on and off the electric motor 43 for driving the fan.
The dry battery 42 that supplies driving power to the electric motor 43 shown in FIG. 6 may be chargeable by the power of the solar module 7.
The fan 44 is an air supply means for sucking outside air from the suction port 40a (see FIG. 7) and sending it to the vent hole 11 through the upper discharge port 40b and the lower discharge port 40c.

The cartridge 50 may be a replaceable commercially available product or a dedicated product. For example, the cartridge 50 is mainly composed of a resin-made cartridge frame 51 having a substantially wheel shape and a net-like member 52 containing a medicine DB having a pest control component. The cartridge 50 is inserted into the unit case 40 through the cartridge insertion hole 40d, arranged in the space between the suction port 40a and the fan 44, and used in a state supported by the medicine holding portion 40f. The cartridge 50 only needs to be detachable from the pest control apparatus S, and the shape and the type of the medicine DB may be changed as appropriate.

The cartridge frame 51 includes a frame portion 51a, a disc-shaped center portion 51b formed at the center of the frame portion 51a, a spoke portion 51c formed radially from the center portion 51b toward the frame portion 51a, and a cartridge. And a locking projection 51d that locks to the opening edge of the insertion hole 40d.
The net-like member 52 is formed of a net member that is stretched between the frame portion 51a, the central portion 51b, and the spoke portion 51c and has air permeability through which the outside air that has entered from the suction port 40a passes.

As described above, the drug component releasing apparatus 1B shown in FIG. 6 includes the switch 41, the dry battery 42, the electric motor 43, the fan 44, the cartridge 50 (see FIG. 7), and the pest control apparatus S including the drug holding unit 40f. The unit case 40 is detachably disposed in the housing 9B. For this reason, the pharmaceutical component release apparatus 1B is provided with a space for installing the pest control apparatus S, the lid member 16B, the duct 14B, and the vent hole 11 in the housing 9B, thereby providing a small portable pest control apparatus S. The drug component can be released only by enabling it to be installed in the housing 9B. As a result, the drug component release device 1B can be made compact by simplifying its structure.

In the drug component release device 1B configured as described above, when the switch 41 is operated, the fan 44 of the pest control device S rotates. When the fan 44 rotates, the outside air sucked into the pest control device S from the suction port 16Ba through the suction port 40a passes through the net-like member 52 of the cartridge 50, so that the medicine component is contained in the outside air. The outside air passes through the upper duct 14Ba or the lower duct 14Bc through the upper discharge port 40b, the upper drug component air guide duct 14Bd, and the lower discharge port 40c, the lower drug component air guide duct 14Be, and the vent hole 11. Is released from the drug component release device 1B to control pests.

Note that the drug component release device 1B may be provided with a plurality of the same pest control devices S in the housing 9B. If comprised in this way, wind force can be increased with the some fan 44 and electric motor 43 which were provided in the chemical | medical agent component discharge | release apparatus 1B, and the control power can be powered up.

(Fourth embodiment)
A drug component release device according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
A medicine component release device 1C shown in FIG. 9 has a cartridge-type medicine DB attached to a lid member 16C provided on the back side of the housing 9C, and sucks outside air from an air inlet 16Ca of the lid member 16C, thereby venting the front side. 11 is different from the first embodiment in that the outside air containing the components of the drug DB is released. Hereinafter, the difference will be mainly described.
In addition, the structure of the fan 3, the air supply direction switching means 5, the battery 6, the solar module 7, the illumination means 8, the ventilation hole 11, and the bag 20 is the drug component release device 1 (the first embodiment) ( The description thereof will be omitted.

As shown in FIG. 8, a medicine replacement port 9Ca for detachably engaging the lid member 16C is formed at the center of the back surface of the housing 9C. An upper ventilation hole 11a and a lower ventilation hole 11c are installed on the front side of the housing 9B above and below the medicine replacement port 9Ca.
The duct 14C in the housing 9C shown in FIG. 9 includes a medicine replacement port 9Ca formed at the back side opening end, a medicine component air guide duct 14Cd formed inside the air inlet 16Ca of the lid member 16C, and a branching portion. 15b, and an upper duct 14Ca and a lower duct 14Cc.

The medicine component air guide duct 14Cd is sucked from the intake port 16Ca and passes through the net-like member 52 of the cartridge 50 attached to the medicine holding portion 16Cd of the lid member 16C, and the outside air containing the medicine component flows. The outside air that has passed through the drug component air guide duct 14Cd is released into the atmosphere from the upper duct 14Ca or the lower duct 14Cc via the branch portion 15b, thereby controlling pests.
As shown in FIG. 10, a cartridge 50 of the same product as that of the third embodiment is detachably inserted into a substantially rectangular tube-shaped medicine holding portion 16Cd integrally formed with the lid member 16C.

The lid member 16C includes a flat lid member main body 16Cf, an intake port 16Ca formed in the lid member main body 16Cf, a locking piece 16Cb, a protruding piece 16Cc, a drug holding part 16Cd, a drug locking part 16Cg, an inlet / outlet port 16Ch, a blower It has an outlet 16Cj and an engagement hole 16Ci.
The intake port 16Ca is composed of a number of long holes, like the intake port 16Ba of the third embodiment.
The locking pieces 16Cb and the protruding pieces 16Cc formed on the left and right side surfaces of the lid member 16C are detachably attached to the locking portions 9Cb and the locking holes 9Cc formed on the left and right inner walls of the opening edge of the medicine replacement port 9Ca. Has been.

The medicine holding portion 16Cd has an inlet / outlet 16Ch for inserting / removing the cartridge 50 at the upper end, has a medicine locking portion 16Cg on the left and right of the opening edge of the inlet / outlet 16Ch, and an engaging convex portion 51e of the cartridge 50 at the lower end. Has an engaging hole 16Ci.
As shown in FIG. 9, the electric motor 4 is held by a plurality of motor support portions 9 </ b> Cd constructed between the inner wall of the drug component air guide duct 14 </ b> Cd and the electric motor 4. A cord for connecting the electric motor 4 and the battery 6 is wired to the motor support portion 9Cd.

When the fan 3 is rotated, the drug component release device 1C configured in this way is sucked from the intake port 16Ca on the back surface side and passes through the net-like member 52 of the cartridge 50, whereby the drug is released into the outside air. Ingredients included. Since the outside air sucked from the back side is discharged out of the drug component release device 1B from the vent 11 on the front side of the drug component release device 1C, the flow of the outside air is smooth. For this reason, the medicine component releasing device 1C can make the fan 3 and the electric motor 4 compact, and can simplify the duct 14C.
In addition, since the drug component release device 1C has one cartridge 50 arranged on one lid member 16C provided on the back side, the number of drugs D in the first embodiment can be halved.

As mentioned above, the present invention is not limited to the first to fourth embodiments, and can be appropriately changed without departing from the gist of the present invention. The drug

component releasing devices

1, 1A, 1B, and 1C are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and may be drug component releasing devices having other configurations.

1,1A, 1B, 1C Drug component release device 2,16Cd, 40f Drug holding part 3,44 Fan (air supply means)
4, 43 Electric motor 5 Air supply direction switching means 5a Damper (communication state switching means)
5b timer 5c brightness sensor 6 battery (power storage means)
7 Solar modules (photovoltaic means)
8 Illuminating means 9, 9B, 9C Housing 9Ba, 9Ca, 13 Drug replacement port 10 Fixing means 11 Multiple vent holes 11a Upper vent hole 11c

Lower vent holes

13a, 16B,

16C Lid member

14, 14B, 14C Duct 40 Unit case S pest control device D, DB medicine

Claims

A housing having a plurality of vent holes for releasing a gas containing a drug component;
A medicine holding part for holding the medicine inside the housing;
An air supply means for supplying the gas;
An air supply direction switching means for switching an air supply direction of the air supply means so as to supply the gas toward a specific air hole among the plurality of air holes;
A drug component release device comprising:
A timer for measuring time and outputting time information to the air supply direction switching means;
The air supply direction switching means switches the air supply direction of the air supply means so that the gas is supplied to the specific air hole previously associated with the time information.
The drug component release device according to claim 1, wherein
It further comprises a light / dark sensor that senses the brightness level of the surrounding environment and outputs light / dark information to the air supply direction switching means,
The air supply direction switching means switches the air supply direction of the air supply means so that the gas is supplied to the specific air hole previously associated with the brightness information.
The drug component release device according to claim 1, wherein
The drug includes a component having a repellent effect or insecticidal effect against mosquitoes,
The plurality of vent holes include an upper vent hole provided on the upper side of the casing, and a lower vent hole provided on the lower side of the casing,
The air supply direction switching means supplies the gas toward the lower vent hole during the day, and supplies the gas toward the upper vent hole during the night. Switch air direction,
The drug component release device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein
The air supply means includes a fan rotated by an electric motor,
The air supply direction switching means switches the air supply direction of the air supply means by reversing the rotation direction of the fan.
The drug component release device according to claim 1, wherein
Further comprising a communication state switching means for switching between a communication state and a non-communication state of the plurality of vent holes and the air supply means,
The air supply direction switching means makes the specific ventilation hole and the air supply means communicate with each other by the communication state switching means, and makes the other ventilation holes and the air supply means non-communication, Switch the air supply direction of the air supply means,
The drug component release device according to claim 1, wherein
A fixing means for fixing the housing to an object to be fixed arranged outdoors;
The drug component release device according to claim 1, wherein
Further comprising illumination means attached to the housing,
The drug component release device according to claim 1, wherein
A solar power generation means attached to the housing; and a power storage means for storing the electric power generated by the solar power generation means,
The drug component release device according to claim 1, wherein
The drug component according to claim 1, wherein a unit case including a fan, an electric motor that rotates the fan, and the drug holding unit is detachably disposed in the housing. Ejection device.