- Document Number:
20120090228
- Appl. No:
13/337600
- Application Filed:
December 27, 2011
- نبذة مختصرة :
A method is provided which can efficiently remove conidia and microbe or the like of a phytopathogen from air and does not cause generation of ozone originated from discharge or so, thereby preventing occurrence of a plant disease without damaging a plant. There are also provided a flying organism removing apparatus and a plant protecting apparatus which can adequately capture flyable organisms, such as spores of a phytopathogen and/or small vermin, by applying an electrostatic field to the flyable organisms. An electrostatic field generated by dielectric polarization is applied to flyable organisms.
- Inventors:
Toyoda, Hideyoshi (Kyoto, JP); Matsuda, Yoshinori (Kyoto, JP); Nonomura, Teruo (Nara, JP); Kakutani, Koji (Mie, JP); Kusakari, Shin-ichi (Osaka, JP); Higashi, Katsuhide (Ibaraki, JP)
- Claim:
1-14. (canceled)
- Claim:
15. A flying organism removing apparatus comprising: a plurality of electric conductors, a power supply which is electrically connected to the plurality of electric conductors and sets the plurality of electric conductors to a predetermined potential in such a way that an electric field is generated by the plurality of electric conductors; and a plurality of dielectric covers located at a position where dielectric polarization is caused by the electric field generated by the plurality of electric conductors, wherein a plurality of dielectric covered conductors are formed by the plurality of electric conductors and the plurality of dielectric covers, each of the plurality of dielectric covered conductors is formed by a pair of one of the plurality of electric conductors and one of the plurality of dielectric covers, a plurality of dielectric covered conductor groups are formed by the plurality of dielectric covered conductors, each of the plurality of dielectric covered conductor groups is formed by a predetermined number of dielectric covered conductors in the plurality of dielectric covered conductors, each of the plurality of dielectric covered conductor groups is arranged along one corresponding surface in a plurality of predetermined surfaces different from one another, and a flyable organism can be captured by an electric field generated via the plurality of dielectric covers.
- Claim:
16. The flying organism removing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the plurality of dielectric covered conductor groups include a first dielectric covered conductor group and a second dielectric covered conductor group, wherein the first dielectric covered conductor group and the second dielectric covered conductor group are positioned at an outermost surface of the plurality of predetermined surfaces different from one another, and the electric conductor is covered with the dielectric cover at least at the outer side of the outermost surfaces in each of the dielectric covered conductors forming the first dielectric covered conductor group and the second dielectric covered conductor group.
- Claim:
17. The flying organism removing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein at least one dielectric covered conductor forming one dielectric covered conductor group is positioned between adjoining ones of the dielectric covered conductors forming the dielectric covered conductor group adjoining the one dielectric covered conductor group.
- Claim:
18. The flying organism removing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the plurality of electric conductors is charged to a positive voltage or a negative voltage by the power supply.
- Claim:
19. The flying organism removing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the plurality of dielectric covered conductors forming each of the plurality of dielectric covered conductor groups are supported by flexible elongated supports.
- Claim:
20. The flying organism removing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein at least a part of the electric conductor is covered with the dielectric cover forming the same dielectric covered conductor.
- Claim:
21. The flying organism removing apparatus according to claim 20, wherein each of the plurality of electric conductors has an approximately rod-like shape, each of the plurality of dielectric covers has an approximately cylindrical shape, the electric conductor is arranged inside the dielectric cover along a longitudinal direction thereof, and the plurality of dielectric covered conductors are arranged to be separated from and in parallel to one another to permit air to flow.
- Claim:
22. The flying organism removing apparatus according to claim 20, wherein each of the plurality of electric conductors has an approximately rod-like shape, each of the plurality of dielectric covers has an approximately semicylindrical shape including an outer surface and an inner surface, the electric conductor is arranged on an inner surface side of the dielectric cover and along a longitudinal direction thereof, and the plurality of dielectric covered conductors are arranged to be separated from and in parallel to one another to permit air to flow.
- Claim:
23. The flying organism removing apparatus according to claim 15, wherein at least one dielectric covered conductor group of the plurality of dielectric covered conductor groups is arranged so as to cover a predetermined opening formed to permit air to flow.
- Claim:
24. A plant protecting apparatus comprising: a plant arrangement zone where a plant is arranged; and a surrounding part surrounding the plant arrangement zone, wherein at least a part of the surrounding part can transmit visible light, and the flying organism removing apparatus as set forth in claim 1 is provided in the portion of the surrounding part where air can flow.
- Claim:
25. A method of preventing occurrence of a plant disease by using the flying organism removing apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein the flyable organism is charged with a high electrostatic voltage by the dielectric covers contacting the electric conductors charged with a high voltage or the dielectric covers adjacent thereto, and the charged flyable organism is adsorbed by the dielectric covers to be removed from the air.
- Claim:
26. A method of preventing occurrence of a plant disease by using the flying organism removing apparatus as set forth in claim 15, wherein the flyable organism can be captured by an electrostatic screen formed by an electric field generated by the dielectric polarization of the dielectric covers.
- Current U.S. Class:
47/13
- Current International Class:
01; 01; 01
- الرقم المعرف:
edspap.20120090228
Processing Request
No Comments.