Insect Catching Device With Removable Adhesive Layer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing insect-catching devices do not effectively reduce the number of insects in homes, as they lack a practical and efficient mechanism for capturing and disposing of insects without generating waste.
Innovation Solution
An insect-catching device comprising a self-supporting flexible structure with an adhesive surface attached to a night light, which extends beyond the light to capture insects, and a removable inner portion with an adhesive layer that can be discarded or recycled, allowing for easy replacement and minimizing waste.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a fixed adhesive insect-catching device is used, then insects can be captured, but the device generates waste and requires complete replacement
Solution Approach 1:
The insect-catching device is divided into two separate components: a reusable rigid outer portion and a disposable inner portion containing the adhesive layer. This segmentation allows the adhesive layer to be replaced independently after use, reducing waste compared to discarding the entire device, while maintaining reliable insect capture functionality through the preserved outer structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The design enables selective discarding of only the used adhesive inner portion while recovering and reusing the rigid outer portion. This approach minimizes waste generation by recovering the durable structural components, addressing the contradiction between effective insect capture and waste reduction.
2Loss of substance
If a removable inner portion is used, then waste is reduced through replacement, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into a permanent outer shell and a removable inner cartridge, creating a simple modular architecture. This segmentation achieves waste reduction through selective replacement while keeping the overall structural complexity manageable through clear functional separation of components.
Solution Approach 2:
The inner portion containing the adhesive layer is nested within the rigid outer portion, forming a compact integrated structure. This nesting arrangement allows the inner portion to be easily inserted and removed from the outer shell, achieving waste reduction through replacement while maintaining relatively simple device structure.
3Ease of manufacture
If the adhesive layer is permanently attached, then manufacturing is simpler, but waste increases and replacement is difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The manufacturing process is segmented into producing the outer shell separately and the inner adhesive portion separately, then assembling them together. This segmentation enables simpler manufacturing of each component while allowing the adhesive layer to be replaced without discarding the entire device, thus reducing waste.
Solution Approach 2:
The design enables the adhesive inner portion to be discarded after use while the outer shell is recovered for reuse. This approach addresses waste generation while maintaining manufacturing simplicity through modular component production and assembly.
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 effectively captures insects and reduces waste by using a removable adhesive layer that can be replaced, providing a practical solution for reducing insect populations in homes.
Implementation Method 1
an adhesive side comprising an adhesive substance. In one example, the adhesive substance attaches the insect-catching device to the night light; and the adhesive side extends beyond the night light such that insects may be captured upon the adhesive substance.
Implementation Method 2
An insect-catching device as shown in FIGS. 1-5 to be attached to an illuminating night light which has a light emitting portion
Data Source
AI summary
This disclosure relates to the field of illuminated insect-catching devices. In particular to insect-catching devices comprising an adhesive surface upon which insects are trapped. In particular the illuminating component is electrically powered.