JP2003000084A - Pest control equipment for small animals - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a simple method for controlling pests such as mites, fleas, lice and the like attached to small animals.
An object of the present invention is to provide a pest control device for small animals. SOLUTION: It is formed in an elongated hollow shape,
Case 1 provided with slit 11a extending in the longitudinal direction
1, a rod-shaped insecticidal lamp 12 housed in a case, a lighting device 13 for lighting the insecticidal lamp, and a grip portion 14 provided outside one end of the case. The pest control device 10 is configured.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pest control device for small animals, which controls pests such as mites, fleas and lices attached to small animals such as dogs and cats that are bred as pets. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, small animals such as dogs, cats, and other pets that are bred in general households are prone to pests such as mites, fleas, and lice, which also cause skin diseases and various infectious diseases. At the same time, there is a possibility of moving to another person. Therefore, it is necessary to immediately exterminate pests such as mites, fleas and lice that attach to small animals.

[0003]

However, it is difficult to control pests such as mites, fleas, lice, etc., especially in the case of small animals with long-footed legs, and when they go out for a walk, etc., these pests are removed. I will bring it from outside. Therefore, it is necessary to exterminate pests after going out for a walk or the like. In order to exterminate such pests, it is necessary to scrape out the pests by brushing, or to pick them out individually with tweezers, for example, and the extermination work is complicated and troublesome. Further, when the pests are scraped out by brushing, there is a problem that the pests cannot be scraped out reliably because the pests cling to or bite on the surface of the body of the small animal.

In view of the above points, an object of the present invention is to provide a pest control device for small animals, which is capable of controlling pests such as mites, fleas and lice attached to small animals by a simple method.

[0005]

According to the present invention, the above object is to provide a case having an elongated hollow shape and having a slit extending in the longitudinal direction, and a rod-shaped insecticide housed in the case. A pest control device for small animals, comprising a lamp, a lighting device for lighting the insecticidal lamp, and a grip provided outside one end of the case.

In the pest control device for small animals according to the present invention, preferably, the insecticidal lamp is a UV lamp.

In the pest control device for small animals according to the present invention, the inner surface of the case is preferably constructed as a reflecting surface.

According to the above construction, with the insecticidal lamp, preferably the UV lamp, turned on by the lighting device, the holding part is held and the slit of the case is made to face the surface of the body of the small animal. Stroke along the surface. As a result, the light emitted from the insecticidal lamp, for example, the ultraviolet light emitted from the UV lamp is radiated from the inside of the case to the surface of the small animal body through the slit, so that the mites and fleas attached to the surface of the small animal body can be exposed. , Pests such as lice are killed by UV irradiation. Therefore, these pests do not cling or bite to the surface of the small animal's body. Then, by brushing the surface of the body of the small animal, the carcass of the pest will be easily removed.

Therefore, for example, for small animals bred as pets such as dogs, cats, etc., especially after going out for a walk or the like, by exterminating the pests attached to the surface of the body of these small animals by the pest control apparatus for these small animals. , Pests are surely and easily exterminated. At that time, since the ultraviolet light applied to the surface of the body of the small animal through the slit of the case is weak, the small animal is not harmed, and the pests can be exterminated safely.

When the inner surface of the case is formed as a reflecting surface, the light emitted from the insecticidal lamp is reflected by the inner surface of the case and the surface of the body of the small animal passes through the slit in the case. Will be irradiated toward. Therefore, the utilization efficiency of the light emitted from the insecticidal lamp is improved.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to FIGS. still,
The embodiments described below are preferable specific examples of the present invention, and therefore, various technically preferable limitations are given,
The scope of the present invention is not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise specified in the description below.

1 and 2 show the construction of an embodiment of a pest control device for small animals according to the present invention. In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a pest control device for small animals 10 includes a case 1
1, a UV lamp 12 as an insecticidal lamp, and a lighting device 13
And a grip portion 14.

The case 11 is made of, for example, aluminum and, in the illustrated case, is formed in an elongated hollow cylindrical shape with one end closed. Here, the above case 1
1 has a slit 11a extending along the longitudinal direction. Furthermore, the inner surface of the case 11 is configured as a reflective surface by, for example, attaching a reflective film (not shown) over substantially the entire surface thereof.

The UV lamp 12 is a rod-shaped, that is, straight tube, for example, an ultraviolet light lamp having an output of 6 W.
It is housed in 1. As a result, the ultraviolet light emitted from the UV lamp 12 is emitted to the outside through the slit 11a of the case 11, and the harmful insects on the surface of the body of the small animal are irradiated with the ultraviolet light.

The lighting device 13 is composed of, for example, a well-known inverter circuit or the like for lighting the UV lamp 12, and is housed inside a grip portion 14 described later.

The grip portion 14 is made of, for example, rubber or the like, and has a hollow cylindrical shape. As a result, the grip portion 14 is fixed to the case 11 by being fitted on the outside of the open end 11a of the case 11, and the lighting device 13 is housed inside.

FIG. 3 is a pest control device 1 for the small animals described above.
It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of 0. In FIG. 3, the small animal pest control device 10 includes a lighting device 13 for lighting the UV lamp 12, and
The lighting device 13 is a general commercial power source 15 as a driving power source.
(AC100V).

The small animal pest control apparatus 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above and operates as follows. First, by applying a drive voltage from the general commercial power supply 15 to the lighting device 13, the lighting device 13 is exposed to UV light.
The lamp 12 is turned on. As a result, the UV lamp 12
The ultraviolet light emitted from is reflected on the inner surface of the case 11,
Alternatively, the light is directly emitted from the slit 11a.

From this state, the user holds the grip portion 14 of the pest control device 10 for small animals with his / her hand, and makes the slit 11a of the case 11 face the surface of the body of the small animal to be controlled. In this state, the whole case 11 is moved so as to pat the surface of the body of the small animal. As a result, the ultraviolet light emitted from the slit 11a of the case 11 is radiated over the entire surface of the body of the small animal, and harmful insects such as mites, fleas, and lice on the surface of the body of the small animal are exposed to the ultraviolet light. Killed by irradiation.

Thereafter, the user brushes the surface of the body of the small animal with a brush to scrape out the carcass of the pest killed by the irradiation of ultraviolet light.
Remove carcasses of pests. In this case, the carcass of the pest do not cling to or bite on the surface of the body of the small animal, so that the carcass of the pest can be easily removed by brushing.

In this way, for small animals such as dogs and cats, which are bred as pets, especially after going out for a walk, etc., the pest control device 10 for small animals removes the pests attached to the surface of these small animals. By exterminating, the pests are surely and easily exterminated.

In the embodiment described above, the lighting device 1
3 is driven by the general commercial power source 15, but not limited to this, other power sources such as a dry battery or a rechargeable battery may be used. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case 11 is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape, but the case 11 is not limited to this and may be formed in an elongated hollow shape capable of accommodating an insecticidal lamp.

[0023]

As described above, according to the present invention, while the insecticidal lamp, preferably the UV lamp is turned on by the lighting device, the holding portion is held and the slit of the case is attached to the body of the small animal. Stroke across the surface of the body, facing the surface. Thereby, since the light emitted from the insecticidal lamp, for example, the ultraviolet light emitted from the UV lamp is radiated from the inside of the case through the slit to the surface of the body of the small animal,
Pests such as mites, fleas, and lice that attach to the surface of small animal bodies are killed by ultraviolet irradiation. Therefore, these pests do not cling or bite to the surface of the small animal's body. Then, by brushing the surface of the body of the small animal, the carcass of the pest will be easily removed.

Therefore, for small animals bred as pets such as dogs, cats, etc., especially after going out for a walk, etc., by exterminating the pests attached to the surface of the body of these small animals by the pest control apparatus for these small animals. , Pests are surely and easily exterminated. At that time, since the ultraviolet light applied to the surface of the body of the small animal through the slit of the case is weak, the small animal is not harmed, and the pests can be exterminated safely.

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide a very excellent pest control device for small animals, which is capable of controlling pests such as mites, fleas, lice and the like attached to small animals by a simple method. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view showing the configuration of an embodiment of a pest control device for small animals according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded side view showing the configuration of the small animal pest control device of FIG.

3 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the small animal pest control device of FIG. 1. FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Pest control equipment for small animals 11 cases 12 UV lamp (insecticidal lamp) 13 Lighting device 14 grip 15 General commercial power supply

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An elongated hollow member,
A case having a slit extending in the longitudinal direction, a rod-shaped insecticidal lamp housed in the case, a lighting device for lighting the insecticidal lamp, and a grip portion provided outside one end of the case, A pest control device for small animals, which is characterized by containing. 2. The pest control device for small animals according to claim 1, wherein the insecticidal lamp is a UV lamp. 3. The pest control device for small animals according to claim 1, wherein the inner surface of the case is configured as a reflecting surface.