Bed Bug Detection Roll With Adhesive Insecticide Compartments
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for detecting and eliminating bed bugs are inefficient, hazardous to sanitation personnel, and limited in versatility due to dust pollution and ineffective placement on horizontal surfaces, with existing devices failing to maintain insecticide efficacy and requiring extensive treatment times.
Innovation Solution
A device with a structure that includes a main portion and a flap allowing insect entry, featuring apertures filled with a double-sided adhesive insecticide powder, allowing for flexible positioning and minimizing dust release, ensuring prolonged efficacy and ease of use.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If diatomaceous earth powder is spread freely on the floor, then bed bugs can be eliminated through contact, but dust is released into the air creating hazardous working conditions and silicosis risk
Solution Approach 1:
The device segments the insecticide powder into confined compartments within a structure, preventing it from being freely dispersed as dust. The powder is contained in specific locations (apertures, recesses, or compartments) where it can only be accessed by bed bugs entering the device, not by air currents.
Solution Approach 2:
The device structure acts as an intermediary between the insecticide powder and the environment. It mediates the interaction by allowing bed bugs to contact the powder while blocking air currents from picking up and dispersing the dust, thus protecting sanitation personnel and inhabitants.
2Reliability
If diatomaceous earth powder is applied in infested rooms, then bed bugs can be targeted, but sanitation personnel must wear protective equipment and treatment duration extends to approximately 5 weeks
Solution Approach 1:
The device is pre-assembled with insecticide powder already contained in the structure before deployment. This preliminary preparation eliminates the need for sanitation personnel to manually handle and spread loose powder, reducing treatment time and eliminating the need for extended protective equipment wear.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed to be self-contained and ready-to-use, with the insecticide already positioned in the correct locations. The structure itself provides the necessary containment and positioning functions, eliminating the need for complex application procedures and extended treatment monitoring.
3Reliability
If a complex system with insecticide is used for bed bug eradication, then elimination can be achieved, but the system is limited to vertical positioning and cannot be effectively placed on horizontal surfaces
Solution Approach 1:
The device structure is designed with universal positioning capability, featuring engagement elements that allow it to be effectively placed on both vertical surfaces (walls) and horizontal surfaces (floors, furniture). This multi-positioning versatility eliminates the limitation of previous systems that could only function in vertical orientations.
4Ease of operation
If insecticide is placed in apertures without proper containment, then bed bugs can contact it upon entry, but the insecticide may be inaccessible if the device is positioned horizontally
Solution Approach 1:
The insecticide is placed in specific local positions within the device structure (apertures, recesses, or compartments) that are strategically designed to be accessible from multiple directions. This local positioning ensures that bed bugs can contact the insecticide regardless of whether the device is positioned vertically or horizontally, as the insecticide is exposed at entry points and internal surfaces.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device provides a safe, efficient, and versatile solution for detecting and eliminating bed bugs, maintaining insecticide potency, and reducing environmental pollution, allowing for effective use on various surfaces without significant dust dispersion.
Implementation Method 1
a double-sided adhesive strip, an upper face of which is arranged on a face of the main portion that faces the supporting surface such that the adhesive strip completely covers the face of the at least one aperture
Implementation Method 2
an insecticide in powder form that at least partially fills the at least one aperture arranged in the main portion
Data Source
AI summary
A roll for assembling a device (2) for detection and elimination of pest insects includes a wound up, continuous band of fibrous material, the band having a main portion (22) and a first flap folded thereover, wherein at least one aperture (35) is arranged in the main portion along at least part of the length of the continuous band, the face facing away from the first flap such that the adhesive strip completely covers over the at least one aperture, the aperture being at least partially filled with an insecticide in powder form. The roll may include a second flap, wherein the first flap and the second flap at least partially overlap and the second flap is sandwiched between the main portion and the first flap.