Compact Insect Trap with Integrated CO2 Generator
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing insect traps have complex and uncompact structures, leading to high production costs and large volumes, making them inefficient for detecting and controlling bedbugs, which are difficult to eradicate due to their adaptive behaviors.
Innovation Solution
A simplified and compact insect trap design featuring a trap assembly with a housing containing a carbon dioxide generator, where the gas outlet is directly connected to a through hole, eliminating the need for a pipe and reducing the overall structure complexity, cost, and volume.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a pipe structure is used to connect the carbon dioxide generator to the through hole, then the gas flow path is established, but the structure becomes complex and the volume increases
Solution Approach 1:
The gas outlet of the carbon dioxide generator is directly integrated with the through hole in the housing, eliminating the need for a separate pipe structure. This merging of components simplifies the overall structure while maintaining the gas flow function, directly resolving the contradiction between reliability and device complexity
2Reliability
If a pipe structure is used to connect the carbon dioxide generator to the through hole, then the gas flow path is established, but the product volume increases
Solution Approach 1:
By combining the gas outlet function directly into the housing structure with the through hole, the patent eliminates the additional volume that would be occupied by a separate pipe, thereby reducing the overall product volume while maintaining gas flow reliability
3Reliability
If a complex internal structure is used in the trap, then the trapping function is enhanced, but the production cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The integration of the gas outlet directly into the housing structure reduces the number of parts that need to be manufactured and assembled, thereby lowering production costs while maintaining the trapping function through the simplified yet effective design
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 compact design enhances the trap's effectiveness in attracting and killing bedbugs and other insects by using carbon dioxide and heat lures, while the adhesive and attractants in the trapping box ensure efficient insect capture and death, reducing the difficulty in eradicating bedbugs.
Implementation Method 1
A carbon dioxide generator is arranged in the accommodating cavity
Implementation Method 2
an adhesive and attractants in the trapping box ensure efficient insect capture and death
Data Source
AI summary
An insect trap includes a trap assembly and a trapping box provided with an opening in the upper end thereof, wherein a killing component is arranged in the trapping box; the trapping box is arranged below the trap assembly, and the bottom of the trapping box is connected to the trap assembly; and a space for insects to pass through is maintained between the trap assembly and the upper edge of the trapping box. The insect trap can lure insects moving around the insect trap into the trapping box, and can effectively prevent insects from climbing onto the trap assembly.