Rodent trap

Abstract

This rodent trap comprises: a housing having a plurality of inlets through which rodents can enter; an attraction unit provided inside the housing to attract rodents; a control unit having a plurality of spray nozzles passing through the housing and a plurality of openings in communication with the plurality of spray nozzles; a killing unit that supplies chemicals for killing rodents to the plurality of spray nozzles; and a plurality of automatic opening / closing units for opening / closing the plurality of inlets.

Description

Guseo Trap

[0001] The following description concerns the trap.

[0002] Rat traps have been developed in various ways over a long period, primarily focusing on effectively capturing and disposing of rats. In particular, since rats can be a source of hygiene issues and disease transmission, rat control technology in residential areas and industrial facilities has been treated as highly important. These traps generally employ methods such as physically capturing rats or disposing of them using chemicals or poisons. Examples include striking rats, luring them with rat poison to kill them, or capturing them by applying electric shocks.

[0003] However, existing rat traps face various problems during the disposal of captured rats. If rat carcasses are left unattended for a long time, they can emit foul odors due to decomposition, and inadequate hygienic handling can increase the risk of infectious diseases. In particular, when a rat trap is a large-scale device capable of capturing multiple rats, disposing of a large volume of carcasses presents significant difficulties, placing a burden on the user to handle the carcasses directly.

[0004] Furthermore, most conventional rat traps are made of plastic or metal and are often used only once. This poses a problem that can cause environmental pollution upon disposal. Since plastic or metal rat traps do not decompose and remain in the environment for a long time, there is a growing demand for eco-friendly materials to address this issue. Consequently, there is a need for traps that reduce environmental pollution and can be easily disposed of after use.

[0005] The aforementioned background technology is one that the inventor possessed or acquired in the process of deriving the contents of the disclosure of the present application, and it cannot be considered as prior art disclosed to the general public prior to the filing of this application.

[0006] The objective of the embodiment is to provide a rodent trap that reduces environmental pollution and can be easily disposed of after use.

[0007] The problems to be solved in the embodiments are not limited to those mentioned above, and other unmentioned problems will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

[0008] A rodent trap according to an embodiment is described. It includes a housing having a plurality of inlets through which a rat can enter, a lure unit provided inside the housing to lure the rat, a control unit having a plurality of spray nozzles penetrating the housing and a plurality of openings communicating with the plurality of spray nozzles, a killing unit supplying a chemical substance to kill the rat to the plurality of spray nozzles, and a plurality of automatic opening and closing units for opening and closing the plurality of inlets.

[0009] According to one embodiment, the killing part may include a plurality of sponge foams or a plurality of urethane foam sprays.

[0010] According to one embodiment, the killing unit may be detachably coupled to each of the plurality of openings of the control unit.

[0011] According to one embodiment, the control unit may be equipped with a motion detection sensor that detects when a mouse enters the housing.

[0012] According to one embodiment, the control unit receives rat detection information from the motion detection sensor and controls the automatic opening / closing unit to close the plurality of inlets and controls the spray nozzle to spray the chemical substance at the rat.

[0013] According to one embodiment, the housing may be made of one or more materials selected from compressed paper, bioplastic, paper mold, and sawdust compression molding.

[0014] According to one embodiment, the housing may be formed in the shape of a polyhedral tube so as to be installable on a wall, ceiling, or shelf.

[0015] According to the embodiments, the rodent trap can demonstrate high eco-friendliness and hygiene by making the housing of an eco-friendly material and chemically killing rats through a killing part to minimize carcass residue.

[0016] The effects of the trap according to the embodiments are not limited to those mentioned above, and other unmentioned effects will be clearly understood by a person skilled in the art from the description below.

[0017] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a trap according to one embodiment.

[0018] FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a trap according to one embodiment.

[0019] FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a trap according to one embodiment.

[0020] Hereinafter, embodiments are described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. However, various modifications may be made to the embodiments, and thus the scope of the patent application is not limited or restricted by these embodiments. It should be understood that all modifications, equivalents, and substitutions to the embodiments are included within the scope of the rights.

[0021] The terms used in the embodiments are for illustrative purposes only and should not be interpreted as intended to be limiting. Singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. In this specification, terms such as "comprising" or "having" are intended to indicate the existence of the features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof described in the specification, and should be understood as not precluding the existence or addition of one or more other features, numbers, steps, actions, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

[0022] Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as generally understood by those skilled in the art to which the embodiments pertain. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with their meaning in the context of the relevant technology, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or overly formal sense unless explicitly defined in this application.

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[0024] In addition, when describing with reference to the attached drawings, identical components are assigned the same reference numeral regardless of drawing symbols, and redundant descriptions thereof are omitted. In describing the embodiments, if it is determined that a detailed description of related prior art could unnecessarily obscure the essence of the embodiments, such detailed description is omitted.

[0025] Additionally, terms such as first, second, A, B, (a), (b), etc., may be used when describing the components of the embodiments. These terms are intended merely to distinguish the components from other components, and the nature, order, or sequence of the components is not limited by these terms. Where it is stated that a component is "connected," "combined," or "joined" to another component, it should be understood that the component may be directly connected or joined to the other component, but that another component may also be "connected," "combined," or "joined" between each component.

[0026] Components included in any one embodiment and components having common functions shall be described using the same names in other embodiments. Unless otherwise stated, the descriptions given in any one embodiment may also apply to other embodiments, and specific descriptions shall be omitted to the extent of overlap.

[0027] The present embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings. For reference, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a trap (10) according to one embodiment, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a trap (10) according to one embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view of a trap (10) according to one embodiment.

[0028] The trap (10) includes a housing (100), a lure section (110), a control section (120), a killing section (130), and an automatic opening / closing section (140).

[0029] The housing (100) has multiple entrances (101) through which rats can enter and is formed in a polyhedral tube shape and installed on a wall, ceiling, or shelf. For example, the housing (100) may be formed as a rectangular or cylindrical body and may be formed in a structure in which multiple entrances (101) are distributed toward the front of the body. Through this, the housing (100) can accommodate rats approaching from multiple directions and may be easily customized to the space and environment in which it is installed due to the structure in which multiple entrances (101) are distributed.

[0030] The housing (100) is made of one or more materials such as compressed paper, bioplastic, paper mold, and compressed sawdust. This is intended to minimize the environmental impact of the housing (100) that is disposed of after killing rats, and by being made of one of the materials with different characteristics depending on environmental issues, it can have high environmental friendliness. For reference, compressed paper is easy to recycle due to its high biodegradability, bioplastic is also excellent biodegradability as it is made of plant-based raw materials, paper mold is easy to dispose of as it has high durability and excellent flexibility, and compressed sawdust is environmentally friendly as it is made of recycled sawdust and can reduce additional carbon energy required for post-processing due to its light weight.

[0031] The lure unit (110) is provided inside the housing (100) to lure rats. For example, the lure unit (110) may contain food that rats like or chemical lures such as pheromones, so that rats that detect this through their sense of smell may be induced to enter the inside of the housing (100). The location of the lure unit (110) may be a part facing adjacent to the spray nozzle (121) in consideration of the killing efficiency of the killing unit (130), but this may be changed according to the user's will.

[0032] The control unit (120) is formed with a plurality of spray nozzles (121) penetrating the housing (100) and a plurality of openings (122) communicating with the plurality of spray nozzles (121). For example, the control unit (120) is formed as a body having a flat bottom and is provided on the upper part of the housing (100), and the spray nozzles (121) provided at the lower ends of the plurality of openings (122) formed at each end penetrate the housing (100), thereby fixing the body of the control unit (120) to the housing (100).

[0033] The control unit (120) is equipped with a motion detection sensor that detects when a rat enters the housing (100). For example, the control unit (120) may be equipped with an infrared or ultrasonic type motion detection sensor at any part that penetrates the interior of the housing (100), including the spray nozzle (121). Through this, the control unit (120) can recognize that the rat lured into the interior of the housing (100) is sufficiently close to the spray nozzle (121), thereby allowing the chemical of the killing unit (130) to be released in a situation where optimal killing efficiency is achieved.

[0034] More specifically, the control unit (120) receives rat detection information from a motion detection sensor, controls the automatic opening / closing unit (140) to close a plurality of inlets (101), and controls the spray nozzle (121) to spray a chemical substance at the rat. By doing so, the control unit (120) prevents the rat from escaping to the outside of the housing (100) while avoiding the chemical substance, and can increase lethality by forming a sealed system.

[0035] Meanwhile, the control unit (120) may be formed such that the cross-section of the discharge port side of the spray nozzle (121) is inclined in a diagonal direction. This is done to account for the diffusivity of the chemical substance, so that the chemical substance flowing in a straight line inside the spray nozzle (121) can rapidly change its flow direction and flow rate at the discharge port side, thereby increasing the disorder of the molecules and enabling the chemical substance to diffuse within a short period of time. Additionally, the diagonal direction of the cross-section of the spray nozzle (121) may be such that the part of the spray nozzle (121) facing the inlet (101) of the housing is shorter than the opposite side, so that the flow direction of the chemical substance reaching the discharge port is directed toward the inlet (101).

[0036] The killing unit (130) supplies a chemical substance for killing rats to a plurality of spray nozzles (121). For example, the killing unit (130) may be provided in the control unit (120) in a structure such that the chemical substance flows into the interior of the spray nozzle (121) by communicating with the interior of the spray nozzle (121) within the opening (122).

[0037] At this time, the killing unit (130) accommodates multiple sponge foams or multiple urethane foam sprays. Through this, the killing unit (130) can extend the killing range of rats to the entire interior of the housing (100), because the sponge foam or urethane foam spray increases in volume inside the trap when sprayed, thereby restricting the movement of rats while simultaneously inducing suffocation. Furthermore, with this configuration, the killing unit (130) kills rats without physical impact, thereby minimizing contamination from corpse remains, which can increase hygiene safety in cooking facilities where hygiene is important or in multi-use facilities used by vulnerable groups.

[0038] The killing unit (130) is detachably coupled to each of the multiple openings (122) of the control unit (120). For example, the killing unit (130) can be coupled to the multiple openings (122) in a slide-in manner. A guide rail for this purpose may be formed on one of the inner surfaces of the killing unit (130) and the openings (122), and the position of the slide may correspond to the guide rail to enable detachable coupling in a slide-in manner.

[0039] Meanwhile, the killing part (130) can be fixed to a fixing member that makes a clicking sound when it reaches the end of the opening (122) completely when coupled to the opening (122). The fixing member may be provided at the end position inside the opening (122) and may be formed in the shape of a spring locking member so that the killing part (130) can be fixed to the end of the opening (122) or detached from the end depending on the state of the spring.

[0040] A plurality of automatic opening / closing units (140) open and close a plurality of entrances (101). For example, a plurality of automatic opening / closing units (140) may be provided at each of the plurality of entrances (101) and formed in the form of a sliding door or a rotary flap that crosses the entrance (101). Through this, the automatic opening / closing units (140) open and close the entrance (101) in a sliding or hinge rotational manner, and the timing of the movement may be determined according to a command from the control unit (120).

[0041] In this embodiment, the rodent trap (10) can exhibit high eco-friendliness and hygiene by making the housing (100) of an eco-friendly material and killing rodents chemically through the killing part (130) to minimize carcass residue.

[0042] Although the embodiments have been described above with reference to the limited drawings, those skilled in the art can apply various technical modifications and variations based on the above. For example, suitable results may be achieved even if the described techniques are performed in a different order than described, and / or if the components of the described system, structure, device, circuit, etc. are combined or assembled in a form different from described, or replaced or substituted by other components or equivalents.

[0043] Therefore, other implementations, other embodiments, and equivalents to the claims also fall within the scope of the claims set forth below.

Claims

1. Housing having multiple inlets through which rats can enter; A lure unit provided inside the above housing to lure a mouse; A control unit having a plurality of injection nozzles penetrating the housing and a plurality of openings communicating with the plurality of injection nozzles; A killing unit that supplies a chemical substance for killing rats to the plurality of spray nozzles above; and A plurality of automatic opening and closing units for opening and closing the aforementioned plurality of entrances; A trap containing 2. In Paragraph 1, The above-mentioned killing part is a trap comprising a plurality of sponge foams or a plurality of urethane foam sprays.

3. In Paragraph 1, The above killing unit is a trap that is detachably coupled to a plurality of openings of the above control unit.

4. In Paragraph 1, The above control unit is a rat trap equipped with a motion detection sensor that detects when a rat enters the housing.

5. In Paragraph 4, A rat trap in which the above-described control unit receives rat detection information from the motion detection sensor, controls the automatic opening / closing unit to close the plurality of inlets, and controls the spray nozzle to spray the chemical substance at the rat.

6. In Paragraph 1, The above housing is a trap made of one or more materials selected from compressed paper, bioplastic, paper mold, and compressed sawdust.

7. In Paragraph 1, The above housing is formed in a polyhedral tubular shape so as to be installable on a wall, ceiling, or shelf, forming a trap.

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