Rotating Ring Insect Trap with Adjustable Openings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing insect traps, such as funnel traps, often capture non-targeted insects due to their design, which is not reversible and only suitable for specific insect sizes, limiting their effectiveness in protecting crops and gardens from various pest species.
Innovation Solution
A trapping device with a movable ring component that allows for reversible adjustment of opening sizes, enabling the escape of multiple insect sizes by rotating the ring to position smaller openings opposite the main opening, facilitating the release of targeted or non-targeted insects based on size.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a funnel trap with fixed opening size is used, then the trap structure is simple and easy to manufacture, but it can only target insects of specific size and cannot release non-targeted insects
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies the dynamics principle by introducing a rotatable ring with multiple openings of different sizes that can be rotated to different positions. This allows the trap to dynamically adjust which openings are aligned with the funnel, thereby adapting to target different insect sizes. The ring can be rotated to align specific openings with the funnel for trapping particular insect sizes, and rotated again to align different openings for releasing other insects, making the trap structure adaptable rather than fixed.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the single opening into multiple separate openings of different sizes arranged on a rotatable ring. Instead of having one fixed opening, the trap now has multiple segmented openings (first opening, second opening, third opening, etc.) with different dimensions, allowing selective alignment with the funnel to target different insect size categories.
2Adaptability or versatility
If openings of different sizes are provided to target different insect sizes, then the trap can be more versatile, but the device becomes more complex and difficult to operate
Solution Approach 1:
The rotatable ring provides a simple dynamic mechanism for adjusting which openings are active. The ring can be easily rotated to different predetermined positions where specific openings align with the funnel. This rotational adjustment is much simpler than manually opening/closing multiple separate flaps or adjusting complex mechanisms, making the trap versatile while maintaining ease of operation.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If a fixed trap design is used for a specific insect species, then the trap design is simple, but it captures non-targeted insects of different sizes which is not desired
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by providing different openings with different local characteristics (different sizes) at different positions on the rotatable ring. Each opening has a specific local quality suited for trapping or releasing insects of particular size ranges. By rotating the ring to align specific local openings with the funnel, the trap can selectively target or release specific insect size categories, reducing capture of non-targeted insects.
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AI summary
The invention relates in particular to a trapping device (1), which consists of a receptacle, with a bowl (2) for receiving said insects, surmounted by a cap (7) and a lid for the bowl (2), said bowl (2) and said cap (7) being shaped to be assembled. The bowl (2) has a first opening (35) having a first surface, and is provided with a movable member (4) having a second opening (41, 42, 43) and at least a third opening (41, 42, 43), these openings (41, 42, 43) having different surfaces smaller than that of said first opening (35), said member (4) being movable between a first position in which neither said second nor said third opening (41, 42, 43) are positioned opposite said first opening (35), and additional positions.The peripheral wall (20) of said bowl (2) is generally cylindrical and said movable member (4) has the form of a ring mounted movable in rotation around said peripheral wall (30), against the outer face of this wall.