Dispelling device

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of monitoring and sound control, in particular to a repelling device which comprises a mounting mechanism arranged on a wheel and / or the side of the wheel. The detector is used for detecting an organism close to the wheel, and in a preset detection range, the detector can detect the organism and send out a detection signal; a controller capable of outputting a control signal according to the detected signal; the loudspeaker can give out preset noise according to the control signal, and the noise is used for interfering and stimulating an organism close to the wheel within a preset loudspeaking range so as to repel the organism; and the loudspeaker is mounted on the mounting mechanism. According to the technical scheme, noise interference and stimulation can be carried out on the living body entering the preset detection range, so that expelling of the living body is achieved, meanwhile, when the living body leaves the preset detection range, noise output is stopped, and harm to physical and psychological health of nearby people caused by long-time and large-range noise is avoided.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the field of monitoring and sound control technology, and in particular to a repelling device. Background Technology

[0002] As people's living standards improve, their demand for environmental hygiene is increasing. In particular, there is an urgent need to find better ways to avoid the problem of animals such as cats and dogs defecating in inappropriate places.

[0003] Currently, pet ownership is very common, mainly including dogs and cats. Taking dog ownership as an example, for the dog's health, the cleanliness of the house, and interaction between owner and dog, owners usually take their dogs for walks outdoors. Regardless of whether the owner uses a leash, dogs will defecate indiscriminately in various places, including under trees, on sidewalk steps, and on car tires, causing great inconvenience to others. When dogs defecate on sidewalk steps, pedestrians may slip and fall, or step in feces and urine, and the smell is unpleasant and unhygienic. When dogs defecate under parked car wheels, it also causes unpleasant odors and contaminates the tires and rims. Car owners are extremely disgusted by tires being contaminated by pet excrement, which is a common phenomenon in society today. The current solution to this problem is often to use covers to shield the wheels. The covers, such as wooden boards, are removed from the wheels each time the car is used, and the owners then cover the wheels again when the car is parked. This process is very cumbersome and inconvenient, and it still cannot prevent pet dogs from defecating on the wheels and covers, causing pollution and unpleasant odors. In addition, when covering and removing the covers, the owners have to come into contact with the covers that are contaminated with excrement, which is unhygienic and detrimental to health. Summary of the Invention

[0004] The purpose of this application is to provide a repelling device that can prevent organisms, including pet dogs, from defecating in unsuitable places, reduce noise pollution to nearby people, and improve convenience and hygiene.

[0005] To address the aforementioned technical problems, this application provides a repelling device, comprising an installation mechanism disposed on a wheel and / or the side of the wheel; a detector for detecting organisms approaching the wheel, wherein the detector is capable of detecting organisms within a preset detection range and emitting a detection signal; a controller capable of outputting a control signal based on the detection signal; and a loudspeaker capable of emitting a preset noise based on the control signal, wherein the noise is used to interfere with and stimulate organisms approaching the wheel within a preset sound range, thereby repelling the organisms; the loudspeaker is mounted on the installation mechanism.

[0006] Preferably, the mounting mechanism includes a threaded fastening cap that can be mounted on the valve stem of the wheel; the speaker is mounted on the threaded fastening cap.

[0007] Preferably, the mounting mechanism includes a screw cap that can be mounted on the wheel bolts of the wheel; the speaker is mounted on the screw cap.

[0008] Preferably, the mounting mechanism includes a fixed end, which is disposed on the inner wall of the wheel arch cover on the side of the wheel.

[0009] Preferably, the detector includes an infrared thermal sensor, which is mounted on the mounting mechanism.

[0010] Preferably, the detector includes an image monitoring system capable of detecting organisms that move into a preset detection range.

[0011] In one embodiment of the deflector device, the mounting mechanism is located on the wheel and / or the wheel side. The wheel includes components such as tires, rims, spokes, hubs, wheel bolts, wheel nuts, wheel trim panels, and valve stems on the tires. The wheel side, i.e., the area near the wheel, includes components such as brake calipers and wheel arch covers. A detector is used to detect living organisms near the wheel. When an organism enters a preset detection range near the wheel, the detector detects the organism and sends a detection signal. Taking pet dogs as an example, it is common for pet dogs to defecate on vehicle wheels, causing pollution. The deflector device proposed in this embodiment aims to prevent wheel pollution from excrement. However, if a pet dog walks under the vehicle chassis, it does not enter the preset detection range of the detector and cannot defecate on the wheel, therefore it does not need to be detected by the detector. Therefore, the preset detection range of the detector is the area near the wheel. Within this preset detection range, when a living being such as a dog enters, the detector detects it and sends a detection signal. This signal indicates that a living being has been detected. The controller of the repelling device then outputs a control signal to the speaker based on the detection signal, causing the speaker to emit a preset noise. This noise disturbs and stimulates the dog, thus driving it away from the wheel and preventing it from defecating there. The speaker is mounted on the installation mechanism, located on the wheel and / or the side of the wheel. This limits the noise range to the vicinity of the wheel, i.e., the preset sound range, ensuring that living beings such as dogs near the wheel can hear it. Due to the physical effect of sound attenuation in air, people not near the wheel are not disturbed by the preset noise. Thus, living beings such as dogs near the wheel are driven away by the noise stimulation, preventing feces from being excreted on the wheel, improving hygiene and cleanliness, and increasing convenience for the car owner. It also prevents nearby people from being disturbed by noise.

[0012] Regarding the expulsion device proposed in this embodiment, it should be noted that:

[0013] Firstly, existing technologies aim to prevent car theft by installing anti-theft devices on vehicles. These devices trigger an audible alarm when the car is approached. While alerting thieves, this alarm also serves to warn nearby people, alerting them to the vehicle's security and the approach of unknown individuals, thus deterring thieves. However, if the alarm sound is set to a very low level, audible only to thieves approaching the vehicle, and designed to avoid disturbing others, it fails to provide an audible warning and therefore will not deter thieves.

[0014] The preset noise emitted by the speaker in this embodiment is only intended to disturb and stimulate living beings, such as pet dogs, near the wheel within a preset sound range. Outside the preset sound range, the preset noise is not used to warn nearby people, thereby avoiding disturbing others.

[0015] Secondly, animals' nature includes seeking advantage and avoiding harm. For pet dogs, the purpose is simply to find a suitable place to relieve themselves. When they hear loudspeaker noise near the wheels, because dogs have more sensitive hearing than humans and are more sensitive to stimulating noises such as firecrackers, metallic friction sounds, and low-frequency noises, pet dogs will leave the noisy area due to fear, stimulation, and irritability, avoiding the discomfort and fear caused by the noise. This is how they are driven away from the wheels.

[0016] However, if a thief steals a vehicle or its wheels, and enters the preset detection range of this deflector near the wheels, the thief will hear the noise of the deflector but will not leave because of the noise. Similarly, due to the desire to avoid harm and seek profit, the thief's goal is to illegally steal the tires and obtain illegal economic benefits.

[0017] Third, the detector in the repelling device can detect and identify approaching living beings, including cats and dogs, but does not generate a detection signal for other non-living objects entering the preset detection range. For example, when a vehicle approaches a metal guardrail, other vehicles, or a concrete pillar, the detector does not emit a detection signal. Of course, when a pedestrian passes through the wheel area and their legs are detected as entering the preset detection range, the preset noise emitted by the speaker is intended to cause discomfort to cats, dogs, etc., that are near the wheels. It is not a loud noise, and the noise will not have a significant impact on the pedestrian. The noise output stops after the pedestrian passes and leaves.

[0018] Fourth, the preset noise can include sounds that humans can hear normally, including various irritating sounds such as firecrackers, metallic friction, and the roar of a tiger; it can also include low-frequency noise that is difficult for humans to hear but can be clearly heard by animals such as dogs. Low-frequency noise is usually not clearly heard by humans, but it has adverse effects on human physical and mental health. This repelling device controls the noise within a preset sound range near the wheel, and only emits noise when a living being is detected within the preset detection range. When the detector does not detect a living being within the preset detection range, it means that the pet dog or other living being has moved away from the wheel and cannot excrete on the wheel. The detector stops emitting a detection signal, and the controller also stops controlling the speaker to emit noise when no detection signal is received. Therefore, the noise is not emitted continuously for a long time. When the preset noise includes low-frequency noise, the short duration of noise will not cause significant harm to the health of nearby people.

[0019] Fifth, in existing technologies, products that stimulate hearing by emitting noise do not explicitly control the noise source and range within the wheel area. Widespread noise will disturb nearby people and is detrimental to their physical and mental health. Furthermore, the timing of noise emission is not precisely controlled until the dog enters the vicinity of the wheels, nor is it precisely controlled until the dog leaves the vicinity. Prolonged noise emission is also detrimental to the physical and mental health of nearby people and results in wasted energy.

[0020] Compared to existing technologies, the repelling device proposed in this embodiment sets the noise level in both time and space. A speaker generating the noise is installed on a mounting mechanism located on the wheel and / or the side of the wheel. Due to the speaker's placement, the noise range can be precisely controlled within a preset sound range near the wheel. Furthermore, in terms of time, noise is only emitted when the dog enters the preset detection range, i.e., near the wheel area, and stops when the dog leaves the preset detection range. Therefore, this repelling device aims to prevent dogs and other organisms from defecating on the wheels, achieving repellency while minimizing noise interference to nearby personnel in both time and space. It also eliminates the need for users to constantly monitor whether the dog is near the wheel and manually activate the noise, thus improving convenience. Attached Figure Description

[0021] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the provided drawings without creative effort.

[0022] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a deflection device provided in this application;

[0023] Figure 2 The first structural schematic diagram provided in this application;

[0024] Figure 3 The second structural schematic diagram provided in this application;

[0025] in, Figure 1 Detector—11, Controller—12, Speaker—13;

[0026] Figure 2 and Figure 3 In the middle: wheel bolts—1, wheel bolt caps—2, bolt caps—3, valve stems—4. Detailed Implementation

[0027] The core of this application is to provide a repelling device that can prevent animals such as cats and dogs from defecating on wheels and other locations, while reducing noise pollution to the physical and mental health of nearby people, and is highly convenient to use.

[0028] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0029] Please refer to Figures 1 to 3 , Figure 1 A schematic diagram of a deflection device provided in this application; Figure 2 The first structural schematic diagram provided in this application; Figure 3 This is a second structural diagram provided for this application.

[0030] As shown in the figure, the repelling device includes a mounting mechanism disposed on the wheel and / or the side of the wheel; a detector 11 for detecting organisms near the wheel, which can detect organisms within a preset detection range and emit a detection signal; a controller 12 capable of outputting a control signal based on the detection signal; and a speaker 13 capable of emitting preset noise based on the control signal. The noise is used to interfere with and stimulate organisms near the wheel within a preset sound range, thereby repelling the organisms. The speaker 13 in the repelling device is mounted on the mounting mechanism. Since the mounting mechanism is disposed on the wheel and / or the side of the wheel, and the speaker 13, as the noise source, is mounted on the mounting mechanism, the noise emitted by the speaker 13 must be centered on the wheel position. The preset sound range set for the speaker 13, while surrounding the wheel, can also minimize the set noise impact range, thereby minimizing noise interference to nearby personnel. Simultaneously, when a living organism enters the preset detection range of detector 11, detector 11 emits a detection signal. Controller 12 then emits a control signal based on the detection signal, thereby controlling speaker 13 to emit noise. When the living organism is driven away by the noise interference and stimulation, leaving the preset detection range, detector 11 can no longer detect the organism, and stops emitting detection signals. Controller 12, upon the disappearance of the detection signal, stops emitting control signals, and speaker 13 stops emitting noise. This technical solution achieves the following: when a living organism enters the preset detection range and is disturbed and stimulated by noise, causing discomfort to organisms such as cats and dogs, thus preventing them from properly defecating at the wheel location, the noise disappears when the organism leaves the preset detection range and is driven away.

[0031] The preset detection range and preset sound range are not necessarily identical. The preset detection range is set within the range where an organism can approach the wheel and excrete waste at the wheel. Regarding the preset sound range, due to the physical characteristic of sound waves attenuating during propagation, excessively low noise at a given coordinate point may not cause significant interference or stimulation to organisms such as cats and dogs. Therefore, setting a reasonable preset sound range involves adjusting the power and volume of speaker 13. Within the preset sound range, significant noise interference can be caused to the organism. Outside the preset sound range, the organism may continue to hear some attenuated noise, but lower noise levels will not cause significant stimulation. This technical solution ensures that when an organism approaches the wheel (i.e., enters the preset detection range), it receives appropriate noise stimulation, causing it to move away from the wheel. Once it moves outside the preset sound range, noise outside this range will not cause significant interference or stimulation. In particular, for vehicles located in the same area, this repelling device will deter cats and dogs that frequently pass by, based on their behavioral habits caused by noise stimulation. This means that whenever a vehicle approaches the wheels, it will detour outside the preset sound range, thus preventing the wheels from being defecerated.

[0032] The above embodiment uses the installation of the repelling device at the wheel position of a vehicle as an example. However, installing the entire repelling device in other locations, including doorways, sidewalk steps, and other desired locations, with the installation mechanism positioned where animal excrement needs to be avoided and a speaker mounted on the mechanism, can also effectively repel animals such as cats and dogs due to noise. This avoids unnecessary excretion in the corresponding location, minimizing noise disturbance to the physical and mental health of nearby people in both time and space. Furthermore, it eliminates the need for manual operation of the repelling device each time, offering high convenience.

[0033] Based on the first embodiment above, a specific example of the mounting mechanism is given in the second embodiment. The wheel includes a valve stem 4, which is used to inflate and deflate the tire. The valve stem 4 typically has a threaded structure for threaded installation of an inflation device during inflation and deflation. When not inflating or deflation, the valve stem 4 is typically protected by a threaded cap. In this embodiment, the mounting mechanism includes a threaded fastening cap. The threaded cap originally installed at the valve stem 4 is removed and replaced with a threaded fastening cap. The threaded fastening cap is tightened onto the threads of the valve stem 4. Thus, the threaded fastening cap replaces the original threaded cap in protecting the valve stem. Simultaneously, the mounting mechanism is positioned on the valve stem 4 using the threaded fastening cap, and the speaker 13 is mounted on the mounting mechanism. That is, the corresponding structure on the threaded fastening cap can securely mount the speaker 13. When the vehicle is stationary, the valve stem 4 is located at any position within 360 degrees of the wheel's center. Therefore, both the mounting mechanism and the speaker 13 are located on the wheel. The speaker 13, as a noise source, emits noise that diffuses outwards from the wheel.

[0034] Based on the first embodiment, another specific example of the mounting mechanism is given in the third embodiment. The wheel is mounted on the vehicle via wheel bolts 1. Typically, a nut 2 is installed on the wheel bolt 1 or the nut fastened to it. The nut 2 is a cover used to protect the wheel bolt 1 and serves as an aesthetic decoration. In this embodiment, the nut 2 is replaced by a nut cap 3 from the mounting mechanism, and the nut cap 3 is installed on the wheel bolt 1. Normally, the original nut 2 is fastened to the wheel bolt 1 or the nut fastened to it using a snap-fit ​​structure. The nut cap 3 of this mounting mechanism can similarly be fastened in the same position. Simultaneously, the speaker 13 is mounted on the mounting mechanism; that is, the speaker 13 is fixedly mounted on the corresponding structure of the nut cap 3. Thus, the position of the speaker 13 is fixed at the wheel position, realizing that the noise source emits outwards from the wheel as the center.

[0035] Based on the first embodiment, another specific example of the mounting mechanism is given in the fourth embodiment. In the vehicle's body-in-white structure, a wheel arch cover is included around the wheel location. When the wheel is mounted on the vehicle, the wheel arch cover surrounds the wheel, forming an integral surrounding structure at the front, rear, and top of the wheel. The mounting mechanism includes a fixing end, which is disposed on the inner wall of the wheel arch cover. The fixing end can be installed by welding, bonding, or threading, among other methods. The speaker 13 mounted on the mounting mechanism is fixed to the inner wall of the wheel arch cover, located on the side of the wheel. When the speaker 13 emits noise, the noise is also located at the wheel location. Simultaneously, due to the surrounding structure of the wheel arch cover, the noise can also achieve a similar effect to a loudspeaker amplifier through the focusing effect of the wheel arch cover, with a preset sound range surrounding the wheel, causing the noise to diffuse outwards.

[0036] Based on the first to fourth embodiments described above, the fifth embodiment provides a specific example of the configuration of the detector 11 of the decoy device. In this embodiment, the detector 11 includes an infrared thermal sensor (infrared pyroelectric). The infrared thermal sensor is mounted on a mounting mechanism, so that when a living being such as a cat or dog approaches the wheel, the infrared thermal sensor can generate a detection signal within a preset detection range and transmit it to the controller 12. In this embodiment, the infrared thermal sensor is mounted on the mounting mechanism, that is, the position of the infrared thermal sensor is set on the wheel and / or the side of the wheel, which can directly detect the approach of a living being.

[0037] To further illustrate, the mounting mechanism includes a first structural part and a second structural part. The first structural part is fixed to the inner wall of the vehicle arch cover. For example, the first structural part is the fixed end in Embodiment 4 above, which is welded to the inner wall of the vehicle arch cover, and the speaker 13 is mounted on the first structural part. The second structural part includes the threaded fastening cap or screw cap cover 3 in the above embodiment, which is correspondingly mounted on the valve stem 4 of the wheel or the wheel bolt 1, and the infrared thermal sensor is mounted on the second structural part. When a living object is detected within the preset detection range of the infrared thermal sensor, i.e., when a cat or dog approaches the wheel, the detection signal is transmitted through the controller, which further transmits a control signal to make the speaker 13 emit noise on the inner wall of the vehicle arch cover.

[0038] It should be noted that: First, in the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can make various specific settings for the mechanical structure and positioning of the installation mechanism based on the structure of each component on the vehicle and wheel. Under the guidance of the technical solution proposed in this application, which sets the installation mechanism, speaker 13 and detector 11 on the wheel and / or wheel side, those skilled in the art can realize the technical solution of this application through various structural settings, and the technical effect achieved is to position the installation mechanism on the wheel and / or wheel side. All specific structural settings are realized under the guidance of the technical solution of this application.

[0039] Second, in the above embodiment five, the detection signal of the detector 11 can be transmitted through wireless signals such as Bluetooth, or through various means such as optical signals. This application does not limit this. The core of the technical solution of this application is to set a speaker 13 as a noise source on the wheel and / or the side of the wheel, and limit the space and time of the noise, so that the noise can drive away living beings such as cats and dogs, and prevent the wheel from being polluted by excrement, while minimizing the physical and mental harm to nearby people caused by the noise.

[0040] Furthermore, those skilled in the art can solve the technical problems related to power supply, waterproofing, and high / low temperature resistance of components in the de-energizing device by applying relevant technologies based on the technical solution of this application. For example, the de-energizing device can be powered by a button battery, a lithium-ion rechargeable battery, or a solar rechargeable battery. Further details are omitted here.

[0041] Based on the first embodiment above, the sixth embodiment provides another specific example of the configuration of the detector 11 of the decoy device. In this embodiment, the detector 11 includes an image monitoring system capable of detecting organisms moving into a preset detection range. The image monitoring system is installed on the vehicle, and its camera monitors the area surrounding the vehicle, particularly the wheel area. Image algorithms can identify organisms such as cats and dogs. When the image monitoring system detects a four-legged animal approaching the wheel in the image, indicating it has entered the preset detection range, a detection signal is generated. The controller 12 then sends a control signal to the speaker 13, which emits noise. In this embodiment, the detector 11 is not limited to being positioned on the wheel and / or the side of the wheel. The image monitoring system of the detector 11 can monitor the wheel area, thus enabling the detection of organisms within the preset detection range.

[0042] It should be noted that in the sixth embodiment of this application, the detector 11 in the decoy device includes an image monitoring system, which can be installed independently on the vehicle to detect organisms within a preset detection range. Furthermore, in the prior art, vehicles are generally equipped with cameras for driving assistance and security, including 360-degree surround monitoring and 540-degree transparent chassis monitoring. When the existing cameras are configured according to the technical solution proposed in this application, the image algorithm is set to detect organisms within a preset detection range at the wheel position. Then, when an organism enters the preset detection range, i.e., near the wheel, a detection signal is emitted, controlling the speaker to emit noise. This system is the technical solution proposed in this application. In addition to the driving assistance and security functions of existing cameras, this application adds the detection of organisms within a preset detection range to the existing camera hardware and image recognition software. Therefore, inspired by the technical solution of this application, the existing vehicle monitoring system is technically configured to recognize images, increase the preset detection range in the wheel area, and send out detection signals to organisms such as cats and dogs that enter the preset detection range. This added technical configuration and functional application conform to the technical solution of this application.

[0043] Furthermore, when the vehicle camera detects a living organism entering the preset detection range, the onboard control computer, acting as the controller in this application's technical solution, sends a control signal. This signal can be connected via cable to a speaker to emit noise. The speaker can be mounted on the inner wall of the wheel arch cover using a mounting mechanism. In this specific example, the implementation of this application's technical solution does not rely on a separately installed detector and controller, but rather on the vehicle's existing camera and onboard computer. This does not affect the independence, novelty, or inventiveness of this application's technical solution. The speaker proposed in this embodiment is also located on the wheel and / or the side of the wheel, with the wheel area as the noise source's center. This achieves noise repelling of living organisms such as cats and dogs, preventing the wheel from being soiled by excrement, and minimizing the impact of noise on nearby people in both space and time.

[0044] The above description of the disclosed embodiments enables those skilled in the art to make or use this application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of this application. Therefore, this application is not to be limited to the embodiments shown herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A repellent device, characterized in that The installation mechanism is arranged on the wheel and / or the side of the wheel; a detector for detecting a living body close to the wheel, the detector can detect the living body within a preset detection range and send a detection signal; a controller capable of outputting a control signal according to the detection signal; a speaker capable of sending a preset noise according to the control signal, the noise is used to interfere and stimulate the living body close to the wheel within a preset speaker range to achieve the purpose of driving away the living body; the speaker is installed on the installation mechanism.

2. The repellent device of claim 1, wherein, The installation mechanism includes a threaded fastening cap, which can be installed on the valve of the wheel; the speaker is installed on the threaded fastening cap.

3. The repellent device of claim 1, wherein, The installation mechanism includes a screw cap cover, which can be installed on the wheel screw of the wheel; the speaker is installed on the screw cap cover.

4. The repellent device of claim 1, wherein, The installation mechanism includes a fixed end arranged in the inner wall of the wheel arch cover on the side of the wheel.

5. A repellent device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein The detector includes an infrared thermal energy sensor installed on the installation mechanism.

6. The repellent device of claim 1, wherein, The detector includes an image monitoring system capable of detecting the living body moving into the preset detection range.

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