Simulated-Flame Electric Insect Eliminator With Safety Cage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electric insect eliminators focus on pest control but neglect aesthetics and useful functionality, often having closed designs that hinder light emission and are not visually appealing.
Innovation Solution
An insect eliminator with a transparent safety cage that enhances light emission, featuring a light portion with simulated flame flickering and constant light sources, along with a conducting grid for insect elimination, all housed in a durable and aesthetically pleasing design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a closed design is used for safety, then safety is improved, but light emission and aesthetics are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a transparent cage made of transparent material (acrylic, glass, or polycarbonate) instead of a traditional closed opaque housing. This transparent enclosure maintains safety by preventing contact with the conducting grid while allowing light to pass through freely, thus resolving the contradiction between safety and light emission. The transparent material acts as a flexible shell that provides protection without blocking illumination.
2Reliability
If a closed design is used for safety, then safety is improved, but aesthetics are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The transparent cage provides a modern, sleek aesthetic while maintaining safety. The transparent material allows the internal components and lighting effects to be visible, creating an attractive display effect that a traditional closed housing would obscure. This resolves the contradiction by providing both safety and enhanced aesthetics.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates multiple light sources including white LEDs, colored LEDs, and UV lights that create dynamic lighting effects visible through the transparent cage. The simulated flame effect with flickering yellow and orange lights adds visual appeal. These color changes and lighting effects enhance aesthetics while the transparent cage ensures they remain visible, resolving the contradiction between safety and aesthetics.
3Device complexity
If conventional lighting is used, then simplicity is improved, but simulated flame effect and aesthetics are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses flickering light sources that simulate the natural flickering of a real flame. The white LEDs and colored LEDs are controlled to create periodic on-off patterns and intensity variations that mimic flame behavior. This periodic action creates a realistic simulated flame effect that enhances aesthetics without requiring actual fire, resolving the contradiction between simplicity and aesthetics.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs multiple light sources with different colors (white, yellow, orange, red, green, blue, purple) and combines them to create realistic flame colors. The simulated flame effect uses yellow and orange lights that flicker to resemble real fire, while additional colored LEDs provide ambient lighting effects. This multi-color approach creates visually appealing flames without complex mechanical components, resolving the contradiction between simplicity and aesthetics.
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 solution provides both effective insect elimination and enhanced aesthetics by allowing for increased light emission and a visually appealing design, improving user experience and functionality.
Implementation Method 1
at least one UV light source provided in the housing and configured to emit UV light
Implementation Method 2
a conducting grid positioned inside of the transparent cage
Implementation Method 3
a plurality of flickering light sources configured to simulate a flame
Data Source
AI summary
An electric insect eliminator including a light portion and a conducting grid with a transparent cage surrounding the conducting grid to prevent contact while allowing light to pass therethrough and also amplifying the light emitted from the device.


