Fly Repellent System Using Reflected Light
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for ridding areas of flies are inadequate as they either fail to effectively repel or kill flies, and there is a need for a more efficient and non-toxic solution.
Innovation Solution
A fly repellent system comprising a water-filled sphere with a hemispherical protrusion, a metal cone, an arc-shaped ring, a cover cone, and a light source with a battery-operated switch, where the liquid inside the sphere reflects light to repel flies, and the system can be mounted using a ring for easy placement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If chemical traps or killing devices are used to eliminate flies, then flies can be killed, but toxic substances are introduced into the environment
Solution Approach 1:
The invention converts harmless natural elements (light and water) into a fly-repelling mechanism. The water-filled sphere reflects and refracts light to create disorienting visual effects that flies find annoying, thereby converting benign physical phenomena into an effective non-toxic repellent system that eliminates flies without introducing chemicals.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention replaces chemical-based fly control systems with a physical-optical system. Instead of using toxic substances, the system employs a water-filled transparent sphere that manipulates light through refraction and reflection to create visual disruption, substituting chemical action with optical physics to achieve fly repellency.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If a water-filled sphere is used to repel flies through light reflection, then a non-toxic solution is provided, but the device complexity increases compared to simple chemical traps
Solution Approach 1:
The water-filled sphere serves multiple functions simultaneously: it acts as a light reflector, refractor, and visual disruptor. The single component performs all necessary optical functions to repel flies, eliminating the need for multiple separate parts or complex mechanical mechanisms, thereby reducing overall system complexity despite the sophisticated optical effects produced.
Solution Approach 2:
The system utilizes naturally occurring light sources (sunlight or ambient lighting) and the inherent optical properties of water to create the repellent effect. No additional power sources, moving parts, or complex control mechanisms are required - the water sphere passively manipulates available light to achieve fly repellency, making the system self-sufficient and mechanically simple.
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 system effectively repels flies by using reflected light from the liquid-filled sphere, providing a non-toxic and efficient means to eliminate flies from a given area, with the ability to be mounted in various locations.
Implementation Method 1
The bowl reflects light, which annoys flies and repels them
Implementation Method 2
The inner cavity of the sphere and the hemispherical protrusion are filled with a liquid... the liquid inside the sphere reflects light
Data Source
AI summary
A fly repellent system for repelling flies. A liquid-filled sphere is partially disposed inside a cone. The sphere is secured to the cone by an arc-shaped ring pivotally attached to a bottom edge of the cone. Apertures are disposed at or near a top edge of the cone. The top edge of the cone is disposed within a cover cone such that the cover cone partially covers apertures. A light source is disposed through the top edge of the cover cone. The light source has a switch is operatively connected to a battery that is operatively connected to a plurality of lights. A mounting ring may suspend the system. When the lights are turned “on”, the cover cone directs the light through the apertures to illuminate the liquid in the sphere. The illuminated sphere repels flies.