Transparent Reservoir and LED Spray Path Indicator for Animal Training Collar
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing animal training apparatuses using spray deterrents face challenges in effectively managing spray substance levels, requiring complex counting devices to monitor deterrent application, and lack visual indicators for trainers to identify spray operations and substance levels.
Innovation Solution
An animal training apparatus with a transmitter and receiver system that includes a key input unit for selecting spray and vibration functions, a light emitting diode to visually indicate the spray path, and a transparent reservoir for visible substance level monitoring, allowing for varying spray and vibration intensities and durations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a counter is used to monitor spray substance levels, then the deterrent application can be tracked, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The spray substance reservoir itself serves as the monitoring mechanism through its transparent wall, allowing direct visual observation of the substance level without requiring external counting devices or sensors. The system monitors its own state through the inherent property of transparency.
Solution Approach 2:
The monitoring function is extracted from the electronic control system and placed directly into the physical structure of the reservoir. By making the reservoir wall transparent, the monitoring capability is built into the component itself rather than being a separate added function.
2Loss of information
If spray operation is not visually indicated, then the apparatus structure remains simple, but the trainer cannot identify spray operations
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses light emission (optical change) from an LED to indicate spray operation. The light provides visual feedback to the trainer about when the spray is active, using optical properties rather than mechanical or electronic indicators.
3Loss of information
If the reservoir is not transparent, then the apparatus structure is simpler, but the trainer cannot monitor substance levels with the naked eye
Solution Approach 1:
The reservoir wall is made transparent to allow visual observation of the spray substance level. This optical property enables the trainer to see through the reservoir wall and monitor the remaining substance without additional sensors or indicators.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables effective and visual control of spray operations, eliminating the need for complex counting devices and allowing trainers to monitor substance levels without error, while providing adjustable warnings for untrained and trained animals.
Implementation Method 1
a light emitting unit including a light emitting diode installed near a spraying nozzle of the spray unit and configured to display a spray path by illuminating the path of a emitted spray substance
Implementation Method 2
a spray unit for emitting spray substance in response to a spray operation command included in the signal received by the radio receiving unit
Implementation Method 3
a vibration unit for generating vibrations in response to a vibration operation command in the signal received by the radio receiving unit
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AI summary
A spray deterrent application type animal training apparatus and its control method is disclosed. The apparatus affixed to the collar of a dog provides a vibration stimulus, stimulus to olfactory sense and visual sense. The transparent spray deterrent reservoir case of the apparatus allows a trainer or an animal owner to simply identify level of spray substance. A light emitting diode (LED) is secured to the vicinity of a spraying nozzle of the spray unit and indicates a spray path by flashing a light on the spray path. Also, an animal is trained using stronger stimulus for a rapid learning at the beginning of training and is warned against an undesired behavior of an animal using light stimulus after being well trained.