JPH0224501B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to an electric insect repellent installed at the opening of a structure having an opening/closing body such as a door, such as kitchen furniture, food storage, or other food preservation rooms. be.

Conventional Structure and Problems Generally, this type of furniture or storage room has an opening/closing body such as a door that closes the opening, but the opening/closing body is left open or the opening is closed. When there is a slight gap between the main body and the opening/closing body, there is a problem that insects such as cockroaches can enter. Usually, an insect trap is used or a gasket is provided between the opening and the opening/closing body to prevent insects. Although the insect trap is somewhat effective because it is placed in the path of insects such as cockroaches, it cannot prevent all insects from entering the main body having an opening. In addition, those that use packing may create small gaps due to aging, and insects such as cockroaches can enter even if there is a gap of just 1 mm, so it cannot be said to be a complete pest control method.

By the way, insects, especially cockroaches, secrete sticky substances on the backs of their limbs, so when a relatively low voltage is applied between their two limbs, they are sensitive to electric shock, and they tend to jump due to the electric shock. It has

For this reason, an electric insect repellent as shown in Fig. 4 has been devised. This electric insect repellent has at least a pair of electrode bodies 1, 1 arranged on the surface of an insulating substrate 2 with a small gap 3 between them.
It is designed to apply a low DC voltage of 10 to 40V. Note that 4 in the figure indicates a power source such as a dry battery.

Here, the cockroach 5 crawls as shown in the figure, and when its limbs touch the pair of electrode bodies 1, 1, it feels an electric shock and runs away, or goes into a convulsive state, or temporarily loses consciousness and rolls over. Therefore, it is extremely effective as an insect repellent.

The present inventors have considered installing the electric insect repellent described above, which is effective as an insect repellent, in a structure having an opening and an opening/closing body. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, an electric insect repellent 8 is attached to the edge of the opening 7 of the storage cabinet 6. Note that 9 in the figure is a door that is an opening/closing body. If the electric insect repellent 8 comes into contact with the door 9, it may be damaged or short-circuited, so it is preferable to use a gasket 10 to protect it and improve sealing and insect repellency.

By the way, the electric insect repellent 8 that has been considered so far has a pair of electrode bodies 1, 1 and a gasket 10 integrally formed as shown in FIG. It was fixed using needle 11. In this case, the tucking needle 11 is the fifth needle.
As shown in the figure, the abutting portions 12 at both ends of the electrode bodies 1, 1, and the V-cut portion 13 of one electrode body 1 at the corner of the opening 7 of the storage cabinet 6.
Opening 7 of storage cabinet 6 while straddling the
The electric insect repellent 8 was fixed by driving it into the rim of the mouth. The tacker needle 11 is made of an electrically conductive material, and has the function of improving the electrical conductivity of the divided portion.

However, in the above configuration, the tactile needle 11 is exposed on the surface, which is not very desirable in terms of appearance.

Purpose of the Invention In view of the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an electric insect repellent in which, when an electric insect repellent is fixed to a structure having an opening with a tacker needle, the tacker needle is not exposed to the surface after fixation. The purpose is to provide

Structure of the Invention In order to achieve the above object, the electric insect repellent of the present invention includes at least one pair of electrode bodies and a packing, which are arranged with an insulating gap in between, and the packing is connected to one of the pair of electrode bodies. According to this configuration, for example, when this electric insect repellent is fixed to a structure having an opening with a tack needle, one of the electrodes located on the back side of the By driving the tacker needle into the electrode body and fixing it, the tacker needle is covered with packing, so that an excellent appearance can be obtained.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.

In the figure, reference numeral 21 denotes a storage cabinet having an opening 22 and a door 23, and an electric insect repellent 25 is attached to the surface of the lip 24 surrounding the opening 22 of the storage cabinet 21 facing the door 23.
As shown in FIG. 2, this electric insect repellent 25 includes an insulating substrate 26 made of flexible rubber or synthetic resin, and a pair of belt-shaped strips disposed on the insulating substrate 26 with an insulating gap 27 interposed therebetween. Electrode bodies 28, 28
and a gasket 29 disposed so as to cover a part of the surface of the one electrode body 28,
In addition, in this embodiment, the packing 29 is integrally molded with the electrode body 28 and has a hollow portion 30 therein, thereby imparting elasticity to the whole. A low voltage, for example, 10 to 40 V, is applied to the pair of electrode bodies 28, 28 by a power source 31.

When attaching the electric insect repellent 25 having the above structure to the surface of the opening 24 surrounding the opening 22 of the storage cabinet 21 facing the door 23, it is fixed by driving in the tacker needle 32.
As shown in FIG. 1, the abutment portion 33 of both ends of the electrode bodies 28, 28 located on the back side of the packing 29, and the V-cut portion 3 of one electrode body 28 at the corner of the opening 22 of the storage cabinet 21.
4, it pierces through the packing 29 and is driven into the edge 24 of the opening 22 of the cabinet 21. As a result, the tacker needle 32 is covered with the packing 29 and is not exposed to the outside, resulting in a good appearance.

FIG. 3 shows another embodiment of the present invention,
In this embodiment, after the tacker needle 32 is driven in, the packing 29 is bent to prevent the tacker needle 32 from being exposed to the outside. This embodiment also provides the same effects as the above-mentioned embodiment. Note that the tacker needle 32 is made of a conductive material.
2, the electrical conductivity of the divided portion is also improved. Furthermore, in the configurations shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cross-sectional area of the electrode body is larger than that in the configuration shown in FIG. 6 described above, so that losses due to electrical conduction can be reduced.

Effects of the Invention As described above, in the electric insect repellent of the present invention, the gasket is disposed so as to cover the surface of one of at least a pair of electrode bodies. When fixing with a tatker needle to a structure having a part, the tatker needle can be covered with the packing by driving the tatker needle into one electrode body located on the back side of the packing, and as a result, the tatker needle Since it is no longer exposed to the outside, it is possible to obtain an excellent appearance.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a storage cabinet that employs an electric insect repellent according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view showing the installed state of the electric insect repellent, and FIG.
Figure 4 is a partial sectional view showing another embodiment of the present invention.
The figure is a configuration diagram of a conventional electric insect repellent, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a storage cabinet that employs the electric insect repellent, which is the premise of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view showing the installed state of the electric insect repellent. be. 27... Insulating gap, 28, 28... A pair of electrode bodies, 29... Packing.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An electric insect repellent device comprising at least a pair of electrode bodies and a gasket arranged with an insulating gap interposed therebetween, the gasket being disposed so as to cover the surface of one of the pair of electrode bodies.