Conductive Polymer Insect Racket Frame Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing insecticide devices with high power voltage require numerous components for assembly, leading to laborious manufacturing processes and high inventory costs, making them less competitive on the market.

Innovation Solution

The insecticide device features a grippable racket-shaped tool with a flat annular frame, using electrically conductive polymer materials for the conductor elements and an integrated power voltage generator circuit, reducing the number of components and simplifying assembly through co-molding and elastic connections, along with optional LED lights for insect attraction.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If traditional metallic elements and complex plastic parts are used in insecticide devices, then the device can provide necessary coupling areas and structural support, but the number of components increases, assembly operations become laborious, and manufacturing costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveassembly simplicityVSAvoidnumber of components
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple separate components into a single integrated body made of electrically conductive polymer material. The body integrates the housing, coupling areas, and conductor elements that were previously separate metallic parts and complex plastic components, thereby reducing the total number of components and simplifying assembly operations while maintaining all necessary structural and electrical functions

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses electrically conductive polymer material to replace traditional metallic elements and complex plastic parts. This composite material provides both structural support and electrical conductivity in a single material system, eliminating the need for separate metallic conductor elements and reducing the overall component count while maintaining device functionality

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

2Productivity

If multiple separate components are used in insecticide devices, then each component can be optimized for its specific function, but inventory costs increase and assembly time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveassembly speedVSAvoidnumber of components
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple separate components into a single integrated body made of electrically conductive polymer material. This body combines the housing, coupling areas, and conductor elements that were previously separate parts, thereby reducing the total number of components from multiple separate pieces to a single integrated component, which directly reduces inventory complexity and assembly time

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

3Ease of manufacture

If complex plastic parts with multiple coupling areas are used, then all necessary connections can be provided, but manufacturing complexity and labor costs increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanufacturing costVSAvoidstructural complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses electrically conductive polymer material to replace complex plastic parts with multiple coupling areas. This single material system provides both structural support and electrical conductivity, eliminating the need for complex multi-component plastic assemblies with separate coupling areas, thereby reducing manufacturing complexity and labor costs while maintaining all necessary connection points

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

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

This design results in a more affordable, efficient, and versatile insecticide device with reduced assembly time and costs, offering high elimination capacity and reliable operation.

Implementation Method 1

a power voltage generator circuit, to which are connected said first electrically conductor element and second electrically conductor element, said power voltage generator circuit being predisposed to generate in said region of space delimited by the frame an electric field of intensity able to kill the insects that cross it

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectric Field: Electric Field

Implementation Method 2

Said first electrically conductor element and second electrically conductor element comprise at least one respective portion made of electrically conductive polymer material

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectElectrical Conduction: Conduction (electrical)

Data Source

PatentEP3322288B1Insecticide device
Publication Date: 2021.04.14 DEN DI DE NORA PAOLO
  • EP3322288B1 patent drawingFigure 1~2
  • EP3322288B1 patent drawingFigure 3~4
  • EP3322288B1 patent drawingFigure 5

AI summary

The insecticide device comprises a frame (8); a first electrically conductor element (3) and a second electrically conductor element (4) associated with said frame (8) and reciprocally positioned so as to define between them a region of space (5); a power voltage generator circuit (6), to which are connected the first electrically conductor element (3) and the second electrically conductor element (4), predisposed to generate in said region of space (5) an electric field of intensity able to kill the insects that cross it. The first electrically conductor element (3) and the second electrically conductor element (4) comprise at least one respective portion made of electrically conductive polymer material.