Modular Electric Mouse Killer with Disposable Compartment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional electric mouse killers are bulky, difficult to disassemble, and pose health risks due to urine and dirt stains, and they do not efficiently address the disposal of trapped mice.
Innovation Solution
A modular electric mouse killer design with a detachable compartment and high-voltage contact pieces, featuring a foldable paper compartment body and safety switches to prevent accidental electric shock, allowing for efficient electrocution and easy disposal of mice.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Device complexity
If the electric mouse killer uses an integrated structure, then the device is compact and simple to manufacture, but the device becomes bulky and increases transportation cost
Solution Approach 1:
The electric mouse killer is divided into two main segments: a reusable main body containing the high-voltage generation circuit and a disposable compartment containing the electrocution chamber. This segmentation allows the compact main body to be transported separately from the compartment, reducing overall transportation volume while maintaining structural simplicity.
2Ease of manufacture
If the electric mouse killer uses an integrated structure, then the device is simple to manufacture, but the device cannot be disassembled for cleaning
Solution Approach 1:
The disposable compartment is designed as a separate segment that can be easily detached from the main body after use. This segmentation enables users to simply remove and discard the contaminated compartment without needing to disassemble or clean the main body, maintaining manufacturing simplicity while dramatically improving ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The compartment is designed as a disposable component that is inexpensive to manufacture and replace. After use, the entire compartment containing the dead mouse and contaminants is discarded, eliminating the need for cleaning operations while keeping the device simple to manufacture.
3Device complexity
If the electric mouse killer maintains high-voltage contact pieces permanently installed, then the device is structurally simple, but urine stains and dirt accumulate on the contact pieces
Solution Approach 1:
The high-voltage contact pieces are extracted from the permanent structure and relocated to the disposable compartment. This extraction ensures that when the compartment is discarded, all contaminated contact pieces are removed together, eliminating biohazard accumulation while maintaining structural simplicity in the reusable main body.
Solution Approach 2:
The contact pieces are integrated into the disposable compartment rather than being permanent components. Each new compartment provides fresh, uncontaminated contact pieces, and the used compartment with contaminated contacts is discarded, preventing biohazard accumulation without complicating the overall device structure.
4Device complexity
If the electric mouse killer uses a non-detachable compartment, then the device structure is simple, but user exposure to biohazards increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into a reusable main body and a disposable compartment that contains all biohazard elements. This segmentation allows users to handle and discard only the sealed compartment without exposing themselves to contaminants, maintaining structural simplicity while minimizing biohazard exposure.
Solution Approach 2:
The compartment containing dead mice and contaminants is extracted as a separate removable unit. Users can safely detach and dispose of this compartment without direct contact with biohazards, while the main body remains simple in structure.
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 design provides a compact, sanitary, and safe solution for mouse control by ensuring efficient electrocution and easy disposal of mice, reducing user exposure to biohazards and improving safety performance.
Implementation Method 1
a high-voltage pack for generating high-voltage electricity
Implementation Method 2
the mice can be killed by corona when they encounter high voltage
Data Source
AI summary
The present invention discloses an electric mouse killer, comprising an electric mouse killer main body and an electric mouse compartment, wherein the electric mouse killer main body comprises a housing, a circuit board, a battery, a high-voltage pack and a high-voltage contact piece, the electric mouse compartment comprises a compartment body and a high-voltage conductive medium, and a plug-in port of the compartment body is connected to a plug-in end of the housing.