JPH0236083B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention utilizes the ecological habits of cockroaches, ants, and other similar insects that engage in crawling activities that are harmful to hygiene. This invention relates to furniture, such as storage cabinets and food storage cabinets, which is equipped with an insect repellent device that prevents insects from entering the structures that house foods and the like.

Conventional configurations and their problems In general, this type of furniture is easy for cockroaches and other insects to invade, so a trapping device is used or a gasket is installed at the contact area between the opening and the door to prevent them from entering. There is. Since the trapping device is disposed in a passageway for cockroaches, etc., although some effects can be expected, it cannot prevent all cockroaches etc. from entering the structure. In addition, products that use packing may leave small gaps due to deterioration over time, and on the other hand, cockroaches can invade even if there is a gap of just 1 mm, so it cannot be expected to be effective as a means of preventing intrusion. .

By the way, as an electric insect repellent, the one shown in FIG. 3 is known. This insect repellent includes an insulating base material 1, a pair of electrode bodies 3 and 4 arranged in parallel on the upper surface thereof with a gap 2, and the electrode bodies 3 and 4.
It consists of a dry cell battery 5 that applies voltage between the two.

For example, cockroaches secrete a sticky substance on the soles of their legs, so it is known that if a voltage of about 10 volts is applied between the two legs of a cockroach, it will receive a severe electric shock. Now, when the cockroach 6 is trying to move on the floor and its legs cross the interval 2 and touch the surfaces of the electrode bodies 3 and 4,
A voltage is applied to the cockroach 6, and the cockroach 6 receives a violent electric shock and flies away. After experiencing this several times, the cockroach will eventually move to the electrode body 3,
4, it stops and tries to turn back in the opposite direction to the direction it was traveling, and finally stops trying to get near the electrode bodies 3 and 4. This is because by experiencing several electric shocks, the cockroaches acquire a kind of learning effect, visually detecting that something dangerous is present and trying to defend themselves. This can be seen from the fact that it reacts similarly to another material made of the same material as the electrode body to which no voltage is applied. Therefore, such a device can be expected to have the effect of repelling cockroaches by preventing them from coming near the cockroaches, in addition to simply giving an electric shock to the cockroaches to prevent them from advancing.

The present inventors have considered installing the above electric insect repellent, which is effective as an insect repellent, in a structure having an opening. For example, as shown in FIG. 4, there is an opening 9 of a storage cabinet 10 in which a drawer 8 having a front plate 7 is disposed in the opening 9 so as to be freely retractable.
A band-shaped electric insect repellent 11 is attached to the rim of the mouth so that the ends abut against each other. However, in this configuration, as shown in FIG.
Since the drawer 8 was located at the level of the upper surface of the surrounding area, when the drawer 8 was pulled outward, the abutting portion 12 of the electric insect repellent 11 was exposed, resulting in a very unsightly appearance.

OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION In view of the above-mentioned problems, an object of the present invention is to provide furniture in which the butt part of the electric insect repellent is not visible even when the drawer is pulled outward.

Structure of the Invention In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the furniture of the present invention includes a structure in which a drawer having a front plate on the front surface is disposed so as to be freely retractable in an opening, and a rim of the structure around the opening of the structure. and a band-shaped electric insect repellent whose ends are butted against each other, and the electric insect repellent comprises at least one pair of electrode bodies arranged opposite to each other with a minute insulation gap to which a voltage is applied. The abutting part of the insect repellent is located on the lower side around the opening, and according to this configuration, when the drawer is housed in the opening of the structure, the butting part of the electric insect repellent can be touched with the front plate of the drawer. Moreover, when the drawer is pulled outward, the abutting part of the electric insect repellent is hidden by the drawer, eliminating the unsightly appearance caused by the exposed abutting part of the electric insect repellent. It is something that can be done.

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 13 denotes a storage cabinet having a plurality of openings 14 on the front side, and a drawer 16 having a front plate 15 on the front side is disposed in the opening 14 so as to be freely retractable. Further, a band-shaped electric insect repellent 18 is attached to the mouth rim 17 surrounding the opening 14, with the ends facing each other.
The abutting portion 19 of this electric insect repellent 18 is located at the lower side around the opening 14. The electric insect repellent 18 is powered by a power source 20, for example.
A voltage of about 6V to 40V is applied to it, and it is composed of a pair of resin electrode bodies 22 and 23 that are integrated by extrusion molding or other means with a minute (approximately 2 mm) resin insulation part 21 interposed therebetween. .

As explained in the above configuration, the abutting part 19 of the electric insect repellent 18 is located at the lower side around the opening 14 of the storage cabinet 13, so when the drawer 16 is placed inside the opening 14, the position shown in FIG. As shown, the butt part 19 of the electric insect repellent 18 is covered by the front plate 15 of the drawer 16, so it is not exposed to the outside. 19 is hidden by drawer 16,
This eliminates the unsightly appearance caused by the abutting portion 19 being exposed.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, since the abutting portion of the electric insect repellent 1 is located at the lower side around the opening of the structure, when the drawer is housed in the opening of the structure, Not only can the front panel cover the butt part of the electric insect repellent, but even when the drawer is pulled outward,
Since the abutting portions of the electric insect repellent are hidden by the drawers, it is possible to easily eliminate the unsightly appearance caused by the exposed abutting portions of the electric insect repellent.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of furniture showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a partially sectional side view of the same furniture, FIG. 3 is a plan view of a conventional electric insect repellent, and FIG. 4 is the electric insect repellent. 1 is an exploded perspective view of an insect repellent device that is a premise of the present invention and includes a tool. 13...Storage cabinet (component), 14...
...Opening, 15...Front plate, 16...Drawer, 1
7... Mouth rim, 18... Electric insect repellent, 19... Butt part, 20... Power supply part, 21... Insulation part,
22, 23...electrode body.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A structure in which a drawer with a front plate is disposed in the opening so that it can freely appear and retract from the opening, and a band-shaped electric insect repellent device arranged around the opening of this structure with its end abutting against the edge of the structure's mouth. The electric insect repellent includes at least a pair of electrode bodies to which a voltage is applied and which are arranged facing each other with a small insulation interval, and the abutting part of the electric insect repellent is located at the lower side around the opening. Furniture.