JPH06165630A - Insecticidal and rodenticidal method and its apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To automatically discharge a corpse to the outside of a capturing box by irradiating an organism which is an object for extermination such as a cockroach or a rat with microwaves and exterminating the organism. CONSTITUTION:An organism which s an object for extermination and enters a capturing box is irradiated with a high frequency and exterminated and a blasting pressure is applied into the box to discharge the corpse to the outside of the capturing box. A cylindrical shelter 7 is vertically movably attached to the interior of a capturing chamber 6 having an inlet 4 and a blasting port 5. An entrance 9 is provided in the lower part of the front end of the shelter 7 and opened and closed with a shutter 12. If a cockroach enters the shelter 7 through the entrance 9, the shutter 12 is pushed down with a driving lever 14 to close the entrance 9. A microwave generated with a magnetron is then applied to kill the cockroach. The operation is repeated while opening and closing the shutter 12. At the end of one day, the driving lever 14 is swung upward with a driving motor 15 to lift the shelter 7. A wind from a cross flow fan 21 is blown from the blasting port 5 into the capturing chamber 6 to discharge the corpse to the cockroach from the inlet 4 to the outside.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an insecticidal and rodenticidal method for exterminating harmful insects such as cockroaches and rats, and an apparatus for carrying out this method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a kitchen of a restaurant,
In many cases cockroaches and mice are produced, and it is necessary to remove them for hygiene.

By the way, conventionally, as a method for exterminating cockroaches and the like, an adhesive paper is placed in a paper-made collection box having an entrance for cockroaches, and an attractant agent is sprayed on the adhesive paper to collect from the entrance. The method of adhering and fixing the cockroach that has entered the box to the adhesive paper is adopted. In addition, an electric wire insecticide method is also used in which an electrode wire is arranged inside the collection box and an invading cockroach or the like is killed by a voltage.

[0004]

In the conventional method for exterminating cockroaches, since the cockroaches are adhesively fixed to the adhesive paper, if a certain number of cockroaches are adhesively fixed on the adhesive paper, it is further Even if the cockroaches enter the collection box, they cannot be collected and the insecticidal efficiency is poor. In addition, the electric shock killing method requires a high voltage, which is troublesome to handle and dangerous.

Further, in all of the conventional cases, since a collection box containing a carcass must be handheld and processed,
In particular, there is a problem that young people dislike the treatment and may be left as it is.

[0006] The present invention has been made in view of the current situation, and a first object thereof is to efficiently remove a large amount of harmful insects such as cockroaches and rats, and to bring these carcasses close to hands. It is an object of the present invention to provide an insecticidal and rodenticidal method that can be treated without any treatment.

A second object of the invention is to provide an apparatus for carrying out the above method.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned first object, the insecticidal and rodenticidal method of the present invention uses 2,460 insects to be exterminated such as cockroaches and rats that have entered the collection box.
It is characterized in that it is irradiated with a high frequency wave such as a microwave of MHz to be killed, and more preferably, it is characterized in that the dead air of the organism is discharged to the outside of the collection box by applying wind pressure inside the collection box.

The present invention includes, as means for achieving the second object, a collection box having an entrance for an organism to be exterminated; a shutter which is actuated by driving means to open and close the entrance; an entrance. A detector for detecting the invasion of harmful insects from the fish and giving a shutter closing signal to the driving means; a high-frequency transmitter for irradiating the inside of the collection box with a high frequency for a predetermined time while the shutter is closed; A blower means for blowing air into the collection box in this state and discharging the carcass in the collection box from the entrance is respectively provided.

In the apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the shutter is driven to open after the high frequency irradiation.

Further, the high frequency oscillator is preferably provided with an irradiation time timer for setting a high frequency irradiation time.

Further, it is more preferable that the blower means is provided with a blower timer for setting the blow time.

[0013]

[Function] The extermination target organism that has entered the collection box is surely killed within a few seconds to a few tens of seconds in the collection box under the irradiation of high frequency. The dead body is exposed to the outside of the box by applying air pressure to the inside of the collection box after death.

In the insecticidal and rodenticidal device according to the present invention,
When a harmful insect or the like enters the collection box through the entrance, the shutter closes and the collection box becomes a closed space, and the collection box is killed by the high frequency waves emitted from the high frequency oscillator. Carcasses such as pests in the collection box are discharged from the entrance by blowing air from the blowing means.
Therefore, the carcass can be dropped onto the floor surface without approaching the dead body, and can be treated with a broom or an electric vacuum cleaner along with other dust on the floor surface.

Since the irradiation time of the high frequency is, for example, about 5 to 10 seconds in the case of a cockroach, it is heated to the environmental temperature (around 28 ° C.) preferred by the cockroach, and a sufficient attracting effect can be obtained.

In the apparatus of the present invention, by driving the shutter to open the shutter after the driving means irradiates the high frequency, the blowing means is not driven for each insecticidal operation, and the carcasses such as harmful insects can be discharged together. It will be possible.

Further, by providing the high-frequency oscillator with an irradiation time timer for setting high-frequency irradiation time, the optimum irradiation time can be set according to the kind of pests to be exterminated, and It can be widely used for extermination.

Further, by providing the air blowing means with an air blowing timer for setting the air blowing time, the air blowing means can be activated in accordance with the cleaning time of the set place, and dead bodies such as harmful insects can be left on the floor for a long time. There is no problem such as being installed.

[0019]

EXAMPLES The insecticidal and rodenticidal method of the present invention irradiates a target organism such as a cockroach and a mouse that has entered the collection box with a high frequency wave such as a microwave of 2,460 MHz to kill it.
If necessary, wind pressure is applied to the inside of the box after death, and the carcass inside the box is discharged to the outside by this wind pressure. The voltage for generating high frequency is preferably about 1,000 V to 2,000 V. The time depends on the target organism, but it is several seconds for cockroaches and tens of seconds for rats.

Next, the device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show an insecticidal and rodenticidal device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. The device 1 is provided with a rectangular box-shaped main body case 2, and in the main body case 2, A collection box 3 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the collection box 3 has a collection chamber 6 having an inlet 4 divided into a plurality of sections 4a on the front surface and a blower port 5 on the back surface, and the collection chamber 6. Room 6
As shown in FIG. 4, a notch 8 is provided at the lower edge of the front surface of the shelter 7, which is a rectangular tube-shaped shelter that moves up and down inside. It becomes the entrance 9 of the. As shown in FIG. 1, a detector 10 for detecting intrusion of cockroaches or the like into the collection box 3 is installed near the entry port 9.

At the end position of the cutout 8 of the shelter 7,
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a vertical fitting groove 11 is provided, and a belt-plate shaped shutter 12 is fitted in the fitting groove 11 so as to be movable up and down. It is normally urged upward by the spring 13 and is normally open. The drive lever 14 presses the spring 13 downward against the biasing force of the spring 13 to slide it in the fitting groove 11 and close it.

As shown in FIG. 4, the drive lever 14 has a base end fixed to a shaft 16 which is driven by a drive motor 15 to rotate in the forward and reverse directions. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, it is located right above the shutter 12 in the open state. Further, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, an interlocking pin 17 fixed to the shelter 12 is located directly above the intermediate portion of the drive lever 14 in the longitudinal direction. The driving force of the lever 14 is transmitted to the shelter 12, and the shelter 12 is moved up and down.

That is, from the state shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, by swinging the drive lever 14 in the clockwise direction, the interlocking pin 17 is pushed up by the drive lever 14 and the shelter 12 rises and is closed by the shelter 12. The blower port 5 that has been opened is opened, and the drive lever 14 is swung counterclockwise, whereby the shelter 12 descends by its own weight, and the lower end of the shelter 12 lands on the floor surface of the collection chamber 6 and the blower port is opened. 5
Is designed to close. Then, by further swinging the drive lever 14 counterclockwise from this state, the shutter 12 is pressed by the tip portion thereof, and the shutter 12 in the open state is closed.

Shaft 1 for driving this drive lever 14
6, a control cam 18 is fixedly installed as shown in FIG. 5, and the control cam 18 rotates forward and backward by driving the shaft 16, and four limit switches Sa arranged around the control cam 18. ₁ , Sa ₂ . It is designed to control Sb ₁ and Sb ₂ .

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1, a blower duct 19 located on the rear side of the collection chamber 6 is connected to the blower port 5, and the upper end portion of the blower duct 19 is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3 and FIG. 3, a cross flow fan 21 driven by the blower motor 20 is installed. When the shelter 12 is raised, the cross flow fan 21 is driven to blow air from the blower port 5 into the collection chamber 6, and the force causes the dead bodies such as cockroaches to be collected in the collection chamber 6. It can be discharged from the inlet 4 to the outside. This will also be described later in detail.

The blower motor 20 has a structure as shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 4, a blower timer 22 composed of a 24-hour timer is provided, and the blower motor 20 is driven for a fixed time when the time set by the blower timer 22 is reached.

On the other hand, on the top of the collection box 3, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG.
A waveguide 23a for irradiating the collection box 3 with a microwave of 460 MHz is provided, and the irradiation of the microwave can eliminate cockroaches and the like.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the magnetron 23 is provided with an irradiation time timer 24. By setting the irradiation time timer 24, the irradiation time of microwaves can be arbitrarily set. Has become. By this, it can be applied not only to cockroaches but also to other harmful insects such as mice.

The detector 10 installed in the vicinity of the entrance 9 is a light emitting diode 2 as shown in FIG.
5, a phototransistor 26, an amplifier 27, and a diode 28 are combined into a group, and this group is connected in parallel by the number of each section 4a of the entrance 4. The optical signal received by the phototransistor 26 is a roach. By being blocked by intrusion, intrusion of cockroaches or the like is detected. Then, this detection signal is used as a Schmitt circuit 30, a delay circuit 31, a monostable circuit 32, and an amplifier 33.
Is input to the signal generating circuit 29, and the output signal of the signal generating circuit 29 is input to the irradiation time timer 24 as a start signal, as shown in FIG.

In FIG. 7, SW ₁ is a changeover switch that is switched from the contact points a, b to the contact points a ′, b ′ by the input of the start signal. The contact points a ′, b of the changeover switch SW ₁ are shown. The relay RL is excited by switching to the ´ side, and the changeover switch SW _{2 of the} blower timer 22
The electric power from the commercial power source 34 is supplied to the magnetron 23 via the. The changeover switch SW ₂ is a blower timer 2
When the time set in 2 is reached, the contact a side is switched to the contact b side, and after a certain period of time, the contact a side is switched again.
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 35 is an electronic control circuit.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. When the detector 10 detects that cockroaches or the like have entered the collection box 3, a start signal is input from the signal generation circuit 29 to the irradiation time timer 24. Then, the changeover switch SW ₁ changes from the contacts a and b to the contact a.
It is switched to the ‘b’ side, and power is supplied to the drive motor 15 via the relay RL and the limit switch Sb ₁ . As a result, the drive motor 15 is activated, and the drive lever 14 moves counterclockwise in FIG.

When the drive lever 14 swings counterclockwise, the tip of the drive lever 14 presses the shutter 12 and the shutter 12 begins to close against the biasing force of the spring 13. Then, the limit switch Sa is first closed by the control cam 18 shown in FIG.
The limit switch Sb ₁ opens when 9 is closed.
Therefore, the drive motor 15 stops.

On the other hand, when the relay RL is excited by the energization of the relay RL, the power from the commercial power source 34 is supplied to the magnetron 23 via the changeover switch SW ₁ of the blower timer 22, and the magnetron 23 is heated by its heater. After the heating time (about 3 seconds) has passed, the collection box 3 is irradiated with microwaves. As a result, cockroaches and the like that have entered the collection box 3 die. The irradiation time of the microwave is set by the irradiation time timer 24.

When the time set by the irradiation time timer 24 elapses, the changeover switch SW ₁ is switched from the contact points a ', b'side to the contact points a, b. At this time, since the limit switch Sa ₂ is closed, a current having a polarity opposite to the above flows through the drive motor 15, and the drive motor 15 starts rotating in the reverse direction. Then, the drive lever 14 starts to swing clockwise in FIG. 1, and first, the limit switch S
b ₁ closes.

When the drive lever 14 swings clockwise in FIG. 1, the shutter 12 starts to open due to the urging force of the spring 13, and when the drive lever 14 swings to the position where the shutter 12 is completely opened, the limit switch is opened. Sa ₂ opens. For this reason, the drive motor 15 stops and returns to the initial state.

The above-described operation is performed by the collection box 3 for cockroaches and the like.
It is repeated every time it invades, and therefore a large amount of carcasses such as cockroaches is accumulated in the collection box 3.

On the other hand, when the time set by the blower timer 22 is reached, the changeover switch SW ₂ is changed over from the contact a side to the contact b side, and the drive motor 15 is provided with the limit switch S.
Power is supplied via b ₂ and also to the blower motor 20.

The drive motor 15 is provided with a limit switch Sb.
_When power is supplied via ₂ , the drive lever 14 swings clockwise in the drawing, and the shelter 7 is lifted. When the drive lever 14 starts to swing clockwise, the limit switch Sa ₁ is _first closed by the control cam 18 shown in FIG. 5, the shelter 7 is raised to the top dead center, and the blower port 5 is completely opened. Then, the limit switch Sb ₂ is opened. Therefore, the drive motor 15 stops.

On the other hand, when power is supplied to the blower motor 20, the crossflow fan 21 is driven by the drive, and the blower duct 1 is driven.
The air is blown into the collection box 3 through the air blower 9 and the blower port 5.
Therefore, a large amount of dead cockroaches accumulated on the bottom surface of the collection chamber 6 is discharged to the outside from the inlet 4 due to the wind pressure.

When a certain period of time elapses after the start of air blowing, the changeover switch SW ₂ of the air blowing timer 22 changes from the contact b side to the contact a.
Side, the blower motor 22 is stopped,
Power is supplied to the drive motor 15 via the limit switch Sa ₁ . Then, the drive lever 14 swings counterclockwise in FIG. 1, and the shelter 7 starts to descend.

When the shelter 7 begins to descend, the limit switch Sb ₂ is closed by the control cam 18 shown in FIG. 5, the shelter 7 descends to the bottom dead center, and its lower end is on the bottom of the collection chamber 6. At the time of landing, the limit switch Sa ₁
Opens. Therefore, the drive motor 15 is stopped, and
Return to the initial state shown in.

Since the carcass on the bottom of the collection chamber 6 is automatically discharged from the inlet 4 to the outside by the wind pressure from the cross flow fan 21, the carcass can be easily treated. By synchronizing the discharge of the carcass with the cleaning time of the kitchen or the like where the insecticide 1 is installed, there is no problem that the carcass is left on the floor of the kitchen for a long time, which is hygienic. Is.

FIG. 8 shows a second embodiment of the present invention, in which the shelter 7 in the first embodiment is omitted, a shutter 7 is directly provided at the inlet 4 of the collection chamber 6, and a blower port 5 is provided. The opening / closing lid 40 is provided.

That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the opening / closing lid 40 is opened by the blow pressure from the cross flow fan 21, and its opening is regulated by a stopper 41 provided on the opening / closing lid 40. Therefore, the air can be blown toward the bottom surface of the collection chamber 6, and the stopper 41 has a function of a weight for stabilizing the closed state of the opening / closing lid 35. In other respects, the structure is the same as that of the first embodiment and the operation is the same.

If the cross flow fan 21 is driven,
The opening / closing lid 40 automatically opens and the cross flow fan 2
When 1 is stopped, it automatically closes, and the same effect as the first embodiment can be obtained with a simpler structure.

In each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the dead bodies such as cockroaches are discharged once a day has been described, but it may be discharged every time the magnetron 23 is driven, or the manual switch is operated. You may make it only when it does.

Although the above description has been directed to cockroaches and rats, it goes without saying that the present invention can be widely applied to other than these.

[0049]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY According to the present invention, the target organisms to be exterminated are killed by high frequency waves such as microwaves, so that they can be extinguished reliably in a short time, and high voltage is not directly applied to the organisms like electric shock insects. It is easy to handle.

Further, according to the present invention, the carcasses of the harmful insects exterminated by the irradiation of the high frequency are discharged to the outside from the entrance by the air blown from the air blowing means. Can be dropped. Therefore, it can be easily treated together with other dust on the floor using an electric vacuum cleaner, a broom, or the like. Moreover, since the inside of the collection box is appropriately heated by the irradiation of the high frequency, it is possible to increase the effect of attracting cockroaches.

In the device of the present invention, the shutter is opened and driven by the drive means after the irradiation of the high frequency, so that the blower means is not driven for each insecticidal operation, and the carcasses of the harmful insects are collectively discharged. Is possible.

Further, by providing an irradiation time timer for setting the irradiation time of the high frequency in the high frequency oscillator, the optimum irradiation time can be set according to the type of the pests to be exterminated, so that it can be used for exterminating all the pests. It can be used for a long time.

Further, by providing the air blowing means with an air blowing timer for setting the air blowing time, the air blowing means can be activated in time with the cleaning time of the set place, and the dead body of the pest can be installed on the floor for a long time. There is no problem such as being done.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing an insecticidal device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an external view of FIG. 1 as viewed from the left.

3 is an internal configuration diagram of FIG. 2 viewed from the front. FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing details around a drive lever.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a positional relationship between a control cam and a limit switch.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a detector and a signal generation circuit.

FIG. 7 is a circuit diagram showing a drive circuit of an insecticidal device.

FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing an insecticidal device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Insecticidal device, 3 ... Collection box, 4 ... Inlet, 5 ... Blower, 6 ... Collection chamber, 7 ... Shelter, 9 ... Inlet, 1
0 ... Detector, 12 ... Shutter, 14 ... Drive lever,
15 ... Drive motor, 17 ... Interlocking pin, 19 ... Blower duct, 20 ... Blower motor, 21 ... Cross flow fan,
22 ... Blower timer, 23 ... Magnetron, 24 ... Irradiation time timer, 40 ... Open / close lid, 41 ... Stopper.

Claims (6)

[Claims] 1. A method for killing insects and rats, which comprises irradiating organisms to be exterminated such as cockroaches and rats that have entered the collection box with high frequency waves such as microwaves to kill them. 2. An organism to be exterminated such as a cockroach or a mouse that has entered the collection box is irradiated with a high frequency wave such as a microwave to be killed, and then a wind pressure is applied to the inside of the collection box to collect the dead body of the organism. A method for killing insects and rodents, which is characterized by discharging it outside the box. 3. A collection box having an entrance of an extermination target organism; a shutter which is actuated by the drive of the drive means to open and close the entrance; and a drive box which detects the entry of a harmful insect from the entrance. A detector that gives a shutter closing signal; a high-frequency oscillator that irradiates the collection box with a high frequency for a predetermined time when the shutter is closed; and a fan that blows air into the collection box when the shutter is open to collect the collection box. A blower for discharging a carcass therein from the entrance. 4. The insecticidal and rodenticidal device according to claim 3, wherein the driving means drives the shutter to open after the high frequency irradiation. 5. The insecticidal and rodenticidal device according to claim 3, wherein the high frequency oscillator includes an irradiation time timer for setting a high frequency irradiation time. 6. The insecticidal and rodenticidal device according to claim 3, 4 or 5, wherein the blower unit has a blower timer for setting a blower time.