CN101257931A - Insect trapping apparatus with fog generator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present application discloses an insect trapping apparatus that has a fog generator for generating a fog comprising at least one attractant. The device comprises a frame providing at least one outlet opening (36) and at least one inlet opening (32) . Each of the outlet and inlet openings are communicated, either directly or indirectly, to a surrounding atmosphere. An insect trap chamber (42) is communicated to the surrounding atmosphere through the at least one inlet opening. At least one airflow generator (46) is operable to generate an inflow flowing inwardly from the surrounding atmosphere through the at least one inlet opening and then into the insect trap chamber. This enables the inflow to draw insects attracted to the device into the insect trap chamber . The device also comprises an attractant supply comprising an insect attractant and a liquid. The attractant supply may have any form, and the liquid and the attractant may be together in one container (22) as a solution or mixture .

Description

Insect trapping apparatus with aerosol generator

The application requires the U.S. Provisional Application No.60/696 that submits on July 6th, 2005, and 523 and the U.S. Provisional Application No.60/811 that submits on June 7th, 2006,417 priority, its full content is incorporated the application into as a reference at this.

Technical field

The present invention relates to insect trapping apparatus, for example those are designed so that to lure and catch with one or more attractants the equipment of flying insect.

Background technology

The prior art insect trapping apparatus relies on for example propane of a kind of fuel of burning, produces a kind of high CO that has ₂The outflow waste gas of content.To equipment, this equipment has the inlet air flow that is used for insecticide inspiration trap chamber (for example mesh bag) to waste gas with attract insects.In U.S. Patent No. 6,145,243, No.6,840,005 and No.6,892,492 and U.S. Patent application No.2004-0244276A1 and No.2004-0237382A1 in the example of this device is disclosed.

The present invention attempts to take a kind of diverse ways to produce the attractive eluting gas of winged insect.

Summary of the invention

One aspect of the present invention provides a kind of insect trapping apparatus, and this equipment has aerosol generator, is used to produce the smog that comprises at least a attractant.Use the smog that disperses attractant to be considered to help attract and catch insecticide.

This device comprises the framework that at least one outlet and at least one inlet are set.Each outlet and inlet are connected with ambient atmosphere directly or indirectly.Insect trap chamber communicates with ambient atmosphere by at least one inlet.At least one flow generator can be operated producing inlet air flow, inlet air flow by at least one inlet from ambient atmosphere to internal flow, enter insect trap chamber then.This makes that inlet air flow can be indoor with the insecticide suction insect trapping that is attracted to device.

This device also comprises the attractant supply source that contains attractant and liquid.The attractant supply source can have any form, and liquid and attractant can be used as solution or mixture is placed in the container together, or liquid and attractant can be placed in the independent container.The term container refers to comprise attractant or liquid, or any structure that comprises of both, and can be the integral part on the equipment of being fixed to, or dismountable part.

A kind of loader that is used to carry attractant and liquid is set, and aerosol generator is communicated with loader so that loader is transported to aerosol generator with the attractant supply source.Aerosol generator also is communicated with at least one outlet, and can operate the smog that contains liquid and attractant with generation, and smog is used for the outlet of attract insects auto levelizer is discharged by at least one.

The smog that another aspect of the present invention provides a kind of use to be made up of at least a attractant attracts and catches the method for flying insect.This method is used a kind of insect trapping apparatus, and this equipment comprises: the framework of at least one outlet and at least one inlet is set, and each outlet and inlet are connected with ambient atmosphere; By at least one insect trap chamber that enters the mouth and be connected with ambient atmosphere; With at least one flow generator, thereby it can be operated and produce inlet air flow, inlet air flow by at least one the inlet from ambient atmosphere to internal flow, enter insect trap chamber then, thereby make that inlet air flow can be indoor with the insecticide inspiration insect trapping that attracted to device; Described method comprises the following steps:

Discharge the smog that comprises liquid and attractant by at least one outlet, so that attract insects is arrived equipment;

Use at least one flow generator to produce inlet air flow, this inlet air flow by at least one inlet from ambient atmosphere to internal flow, enter insect trap chamber then, thereby make the inlet air flow can the insecticide inspiration insect trapping that is attracted to device by smog is indoor.

In following detailed description, accompanying drawing and claim, other purpose of the present invention, aspect and advantage are with apparition.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the profile diagram of insect trapping apparatus constructed according to the invention;

Fig. 2 is the side view of various internal parts that schematically shows the insect trapping apparatus of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the close-up detail view of the theme among the circle A in the displayed map 2;

Fig. 4 is the sketch map of the selected internal part of the equipment of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is the liquid reservoir in the displayed map 4 only, nebulizer, the sketch map of nozzle and pipeline;

Fig. 6 is the sketch map that has to the similar parts of Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 is the sketch map similar to Fig. 4, but has shown the another kind of selectable structure of not using liquid reservoir;

Fig. 8 is the only aerosol generator in the displayed map 7 and the sketch map of pipeline;

Fig. 9 is the sketch map of erecting device that is used for removably installing aerosol generator that is in aperture position that aerosol generator partly inserts;

Figure 10 shows the aerosol generator in the erecting device that is inserted into Fig. 9 fully;

Figure 11 shows the aerosol generator in the erecting device that is inserted into Fig. 9 fully in the closed position;

Figure 12 shows the profile diagram of the elementary cell with integrally provided liquid container;

Figure 13 is the indicative flowchart that is used to control insect trapping apparatus work;

Figure 14 is the vertical view of another selectable aerosol generator;

Figure 15 illustrates the embodiment of the pouch that comprises liquid attractant; With

Figure 16 is the independent cutaway view of attractant releasing device;

Preferred implementation

Fig. 1 shows a kind of exemplary winged insect trap constructed according to the invention, generally with 10 expressions.In a broad sense, device 10 general utility functions are to emit a kind of smog F that comprises at least a attractant and attract mosquito and other to bite the insecticide of meat.Then, inlet air flow is with the trap chamber in the insecticide suction apparatus that is attracted, and at this, insecticide is hunted down and is killed by poison or dehydration/hunger.Perhaps, the user who is devoted to insecticide research can select not kill the insecticide that catches, and before its death it is done the live body observation from installing to take out 10.No matter in user's thought whether the specific purposes of catching insecticide are arranged, the general function of device 10 is attraction and catches winged insect.About how using the present invention to realize that the detailed description of these general utility functions will discuss below.

Device 10 comprises supporting frame structure, generally with 14 expressions.Scaffold 14 comprises shell 16, supports shell 16 from pedestal 12 upwardly extending single vertical extending pillars 17.In an illustrated embodiment, use a pillar 17 to support shell 16, although can use a plurality of pillars, or other structure except that can using pillar.In addition, framework can comprise wheel 18, as shown in Figure 1.In addition, scaffold 14 can also comprise the support platform 20 that is used to carry container 22, will describe in detail below, so that framework 14 and container 22 can transport together as a unit.Go out ground as shown, wheel 18 is longitudinal ends that are rotatably installed in platform 20 underlying foundation 12, and a pair of supporting strut 21 is installed in the relative longitudinal end of pedestal 12.

Yet scaffold 14 can have any structure or the configuration that is suitable for carrying the functional unit that describes below.For example, also can use the trishores device, or building equipment is so that attach it on the wall or on the fence, as U.S. Patent application No.10/686, shown in 815.Can use any other appropriate structures.

Shell 16 comprises drain pan 24 and the top shell 26 that is installed on the drain pan 24.Shell 24 and 26 combinations also utilize traditional securing member, binding agent, fastening or any other suitable manner to be fixed together.In an illustrated embodiment, shell 24 and 26 is made by the plastics die casting; Yet shell 24,26 and shell 16 can be made and can be adopted Any shape, configuration or structure usually by any material.

Tubular inlet ozzle 28 is outstanding downwards and whole with drain pan 24 formation from drain pan 24.Inlet ozzle 28 has by securing member or snap fit and is fixed on the inlet ozzle 28 and forms the open lower end 30 of inlet ozzle 28 parts.Open lower end 30 defines the import 32 of insecticide, can know that by the detailed description of back ozzle 28 has been applied in vacuum, is installed 10 insecticides that smog F attracted that send and can be inhaled in the insect inlet 32 and be hunted down.Inlet ozzle 28 and import 32 can be carried by framework 14 in any suitable manner, and the structure with description shown in the figure is exemplary structure.Therefore, also can adopt other structure.

Outlet ozzle 34 coaxial inlet ozzle 28 inside that are installed in.Outlet ozzle 34 provides the smog outlet 36 that is positioned at its lower end.The function of outlet ozzle 34 and its smog outlet 36 is that the smog F that allows to be produced is from wherein outwards flowing downward.Mosquito and other insecticide of being attracted by smog F will smell smog, and find source (that is, outlet 36) along it.From disclosed structure, be appreciated that because outlet ozzle 34 is coaxial with inlet ozzle 28, will be when reaching outlet 36 so fly to the insecticide that is attracted in the source (that is outlet 36) of smog F very near insect entry 30.As a result, the insecticide that is attracted can fly in the vacuum area that is formed by the vacuum that communicates with inlet ozzle 28 and insect entry 30, so insecticide is sucked into device 10 and is trapped in wherein.In Fig. 1, flow into arrow and flow out the respective flow that arrow is represented vacuum inlet and smog F outflow.For the more detailed details and the variation of this respect of disclosed structure, can be with reference to above-mentioned patent and application.In addition, also can be with reference to the U.S. Patent No. 6,286,249 of JIUYUE in 1996 submission on the 17th.

The top shell 26 of shell 16 comprises entrance door 40, and it can open and close the mobile opening that enters that forms that opens and closes with realization between the position on shell wall.Door 40 can be installed on the top shell 26 pivotally, so that open and close by pivot latch pin or other structure.Broad aspect of the present invention, door 40 can be can be whole separable with shell 16, perhaps can be connected with shell with any appropriate structures, to carry out switch motion.In fact, being provided with of door 40 is unnecessary at all, and it just makes every effort to feature easily.The effect of entrance door 40 and the opening that is associated thereof is to make the user can enter the inside of shell 16, but being provided with of it is dispensable.

As will be described in further detail below, mesh bag 42 (in the mesh bag 42 inner insect trap chamber that form) is removably mounted in the shell 16.The installation of described sack and use are known, and schematically explanation in Fig. 4.The chamber that sack 42 limits communicates with insect entry 30, makes to be deposited in bag 42 by the insecticide of vacuum inspiration, in this dehydration, death.In other words, the material of sack 42 can be handled with poison, is used to make the purpose of insecticide expiry feature; Yet this is not an essential feature of the present invention.Entrance door 40 and the opening that is associated with it form the passage that enters shell 16 inside, allow the user to enter mesh bag 42 as required, to take out/to change.Simultaneously, another alternatively can use plastic cement box or any other suitable structure to replace mesh bag 42.In disclosed embodiment, door 40 is formed by transparent material, the situation that makes the user can see sack 42, thus whether decision needs to take out or replacing.Particularly, whether transparent material can make the user expire maybe and will expire with the insecticide that eyes are examined in the bag 42.The present invention more generalized aspect, door 40 needs not to be transparent, and further, as previously described, the opening that device needn't have door 40 and be associated.For further details about installation or feeding mesh bag 42 or other insect trap chamber, can be with reference to above-mentioned patent/application.

Optional bait can be contained in the shell 44, as being installed in the outlet ozzle 34 of showing.The structure of shell is known from other application, and for example Application No. 2005-0019361A1 does not describe in detail herein.

As mentioned above, framework provides at least one outlet 36 and at least one inlet 32.In outlet 36 and the inlet 32 each communicates with ambient atmosphere.They can be provided on the framework 14 by any way and the coaxial configuration that illustrates is not restrictive.On the contrary, can surpass one opening in any suitable position use.For example, opening can be positioned at the different piece of equipment, and can offset mutually, or is on the different subassemblies of equipment.

Mesh bag 42 provides insect trap chamber, and insect trap chamber 32 communicates with ambient atmosphere by entering the mouth.Particularly, as shown in Figure 4, the inlet air flow that enters inlet 32 by fan 46, then enters within the mesh bag 42 then along upwards guiding of nozzle 30.It is known being used to guide the structure of inlet air flow, does not need to describe in detail herein.Can be with reference in the application that is incorporated into this any one.

Provide at least one flow generator, and in the illustrated embodiment, this is provided by fan 46.Thereby fan 46 comprises the electrification signal and make blade 48 rotations produce the electromotor of inlet air flow.Particularly, the fan 48 generation inlet air flow of can working so that inlet air flow by inlet 32 from ambient atmosphere to internal flow, enter then within the insect trap chamber that mesh bag 40 provides.It is indoor that this makes inlet air flow the insecticide that is attracted to device can be sucked the insect trapping of sack 40.

As seeing among Fig. 4,, as described below for aerosol generator provides a kind of liquid reservoir 50.Liquid reservoir 50 has roof 52, and roof 52 has a series of openings 54.A part of air-flow that these openings 54 make fan 46 produce can forward in the liquid reservoir, discharges the wherein purpose of the smog of generation to reach by exporting 36.Can provide described opening 54 by mesh screen,, prevent that simultaneously insecticide from entering liquid reservoir 50 so that gas can flow into.

Flow generator can provide by single fan as shown in the figure, or provides by a plurality of fans.In addition, air-flow can produce by the device that any other appropriate device or be used to produces inlet air flow.And flow generator needn't be used for discharging or help vapour discharge to flow out stream, is preferred although flow generator is used for discharging or helps vapour discharge to flow out stream.Any other suitable constructions or device can be used for replacing shown flow generator.

Device 10 also comprises the attractant supply source, and this attractant supply source comprises insect attractant and liquid supply liquid.This term is used for including the embodiment of wide region.For example, the attractant supply source can be made of the mixture or the solution of insect attractant in single container and base fluid (base liquid).It also can constitute by attractant and the base fluid that is placed in the different vessels.Base fluid can be any suitable liquid, for example water.Because the utilizability of water and low cost, so water is preferred.

Attractant can be any type that is suitable for attracting insecticide, and can be liquid or solid-state.If solid-state, preferred attractant is a particulate form so that it is more easily sneaked in the liquid.The example of suitable attractant can be molecular weight at the attractant below 100, for example butanoic acid and fatty acid (as, C4, C5 and C6 fatty acid).The attractant that preferably has high miscibility.Also can use other attractant, for example have the attractant of higher molecular weight, or have the attractant of low miscibility, the invention is not restricted to given example.

Can be with reference to the U.S. Provisional Application No.60/811 that submitted on June 7th, 2006,417, the full content of this application is incorporated into this, as a reference, is used to instruct suitable attractant and composition.

In the embodiment of Fig. 1-4, the attractant supply source is that liquid (preferred water) is mixed together formation solution with attractant.Solution is stored in the container 22.With 56 solution of representing attractant and water.Container has lid 58, the opening on lid 58 covering containers 22 roofs.Fig. 1 shows cover closing, and Fig. 2 shows lid and opens.The user can fill container 22 by uncap 58.When the liquid that uses is water, the user will preferably use the pipe filling containers, or supply with the liquid filling containers from other water.Attractant can provide with liquid or particulate form, and the user can mix water generates attractant/aqueous solution 56.

Replace the attractant in the aqueous solution, attractant and water can be a kind of mixture.Preferred solution, because solution does not separate, and attractant may be deposited to the bottom of container 22 in the long mixture of time one.For fear of these, if use mixture, then little stirring vane or other agitator (not shown) can place in the container 22, mixture is mixed continuously and prevent that attractant from separating or sedimentation.

Fig. 2 shows the pump 60 that is installed in below the container.Pump 60 is installed in the outside, and has the inlet 62 that inserts by the opening in the diapire that is formed on container 22.This makes pump 60 can extract solution 56 out from container 22.For with sealing means tightly fixed pump 60 and its inlet, inlet 62 has external screw thread, and the annular ring 64 of female thread is threaded onto on the inlet.Annular gasket or seal 66 and be set between the circle 64 and the inner surface of vessel bottom wall, to prevent the leakage of solution 56.Pump 60 has the outlet 64 that is connected to carrier pipe 66 (for example plastics or metal catheter).In addition, power line 68 is connected to pump 60 and transmitting power is used for its work for pump 60.The opposite end of power line 68 is connected with controller 70, and this will discuss in the back.

Pump 60 can have any kind and have any structure or form.Illustrate the method that pump 60 and it is mounted and do not possess limited significance.

As a kind of selection, immersible pump 72 can be set in the container 22, replaces outside pump 60.Use such pump 72, pipeline 66 will be connected with pump by the known manner of the opening on chamber wall with this connection of any formation.

As another selection, handlance 74 can be set.Handlance 74 can replace kinetic pump to use, or except kinetic pump standby as under the situation about damaging at kinetic pump.Handlance 74 has known structure and is used to hold and be convenient to the handle 76 of pump pressure.Handlance 74 passes through to increase the pressure work of solutions/mixtures 56 superjacent air spaces, thereby makes solutions/mixtures 56 enter within the pipeline 66.

Pump 60 and pipeline 66 can be considered to constitute a kind of possible modification of the loader 78 of supplying with attractant and liquid.Similarly, any alternative said pump, or any other device that is used to supply with attractant and liquid are no matter whether together for solutions/mixtures or separate, can be considered to comprise the loader that is used to supply with attractant and liquid.Any suitable mechanism that is used for feed fluid and attractant, system or device can be considered to loader.

Aerosol generator 80 is communicated with loader 78, makes loader 78 carry the attractant supply source to give aerosol generator 80.In the embodiment of Fig. 1-4, loader 74 is transported to liquid reservoir 50 with solution 56 from container 66.Particularly, pump 60 is by pipeline 66 pumping solution 56, and the opposite end of pipeline 66 is connected with liquid reservoir 50.Aerosol generator 80 is installed to the diapire of liquid reservoir 50.

The aerosol generator 80 that uses among this embodiment is submersible types and can operates with the generation of the solution from liquid reservoir 50 smog.As shown in Figure 4, be connected with liquid reservoir 50 and aerosol generator 80, so smog F goes out by outlet ozzle 34 owing to export ozzle 34.In solution or the mixture, smog F will comprise that the smog of liquid and attractant drips because attractant and liquid coexist, and smog drips is finally discharged by the outlet 36 that attracts insecticide auto levelizer 10.

Preferably, aerosol generator 80 is a kind of electromechanical devicies.More preferably, thus generator 80 is a kind of ultrasonic units that produce smog F with ultrasonic frequency vibration of operating.Such device is known in the prior art, need not describe in detail at this.They are called as aerosol apparatus or nebulizer sometimes.Preferably, yet and not necessarily, aerosol generator 80 will be connected to identical controller 70 by line (as, power line 68), thereby can control the electric power that flows to aerosol generator 80 selectively.Can use the device that is used to produce smog F of other type, and the present invention does not wish to be limited to any particular type yet.

Be positioned at Mackeyville, the APC international corporation of PA can provide the example of suitable ultrasound wave aerosol generator.For example, can use the aerosol generator of piezoelectric ceramics crystal type.According to APC, the model example that is fit to use is 50-1010 (1.65MHz aerosol apparatus plate) and 50-1025 (2.4MHz aerosol apparatus plate).Can be with reference to the information on the website of APC about these models, network address: http://www.americanpiezo.com/products services/nebulizers.html.

According to this network address:

Therefore, in other factors, the frequency of the generator of choosing is influential to the drop size of gained.Therefore, can select frequency to drip with the smog that produces within the expected range.1.65 be suitable for producing the smog that smog with appropriate size drips to the scope (this scope is representational for these APC examples) of 2.4MHz.Other frequency outside the scope also can be used.

Replace being used to produce the ultrasonic measuring device of smog, can use the passage of the mouth type that hazes to distribute the liquid in the microgranule.Because running into easily, blocks and other problems at nozzle, so preferably use ultrasonic unit.Yet the use of nozzle within the scope of the present invention.Other suitable device except nozzle or ultrasonic unit also can be used for the present invention.

The selectivity that Fig. 4 and Fig. 6 show liquid reservoir liquid level sensor 90 adds.For example, this can be a float switch 92.Float switch has the buoyant flotation members 94 of energy, and flotation members 94 swims in the liquid reservoir 50 and is installed on the bar 96.The upper end of bar 96 is connected to pick off 98.Pick off can be any suitable pick off, for example uses the pick off of one or more magnetic switches or reed switch.Float 94 will the fluctuation along with the fluctuation of the liquid level of liquid 56 in the liquid reservoir 50.The height that pick off 98 is connected in the bar 96 of float 94 by monitoring is monitored the liquid level of liquid in the liquid reservoir 50.Pick off 98 also is used for control pump 60, and can be directly electrically connected to pump 60, perhaps is electrically connected to controller 70.In a word, when pick off 98 detects floats 94, and the liquid level in this moment liquid reservoir is above predetermined minimum filler the time, and pump 60 will keep non-activation, promptly needn't the extra solutions/mixtures of pumping enter within the liquid reservoir 50.If pump 60 is being worked and carry liquid for liquid reservoir 50, stop the work of pump 60 when then pick off 98 can work as liquid reservoir 50 interior liquid levels and reached maximum filler based on float 94.Similarly, if float 94 drops to (liquid level in the liquid reservoir 50 drops under the minimum filler) under the minimum filler, then pick off 98 can detect this situation and as the start-up operation of pump 60, so that extra solutions/mixtures 56 is injected in the liquid reservoir.

Use this sensing system, can guarantee that liquid level is within the correct scope that is used to make aerosol generator 80 can work and produce smog F.This scope can depend on type, driving frequency of these factors such as the aerosol generator 80 that uses or the like.

The function of controller 70 management different pieces.Preferably, controller 70 comprises processor and/or the special circuit that is used for this purpose.Controller 70 controls flow to the electric power of the electromotor of aerosol generator 80, pump 60 and fan 46.Controller 70 preferably is connected to power supply (as the AC power supplies socket of standard) and from the power supply received power.When trapper does not use, there is not power to send arbitrary parts to by controller 70.When trapper was started by the user, controller 70 can begin transmitting power and give fan 46.Preferably, controller 70 state that also detects float switch pick off 98 determines that liquid in the liquid reservoir 50 is whether below minimum filler.If above minimum filler, will beginning transmitting power so, it makes aerosol generator 80 work; If not above minimum filler, then first transmitting power is come process pump 60, thereby supply with solutions/mixtures 56 to liquid reservoir 50.In case the amount of liquid meets the requirements in the liquid reservoir 50, will supply with aerosol generator 80 power so.

Can revise the control scheme that is used for controller 70, and described abovely not possess limited significance.This scheme can be based on the particular type of employed parts and number and is changed.Similarly, there is not the certain order of step or action especially to need.

Figure 13 shows a kind of exemplary process diagram that is used for the operation of control device 10.This logic can harden in the circuit of controller 70, or provides with software format.This flow chart only is illustrative rather than restrictive.

In module 300, the user presses or with " beginning " or " opening " switch of other mode starting drive 10.In module 302, the user presses " stopping " or " closing " switch of equipment.These switches can provide by single switch (for example switch of trigger type), perhaps provide by the switch that separates.Such switch can be any structure, and can be set on the Users panel of device external.

After module 302, when the user had pressed or started " stopping " or " closing " switch in other mode, in module 303, all functions of device 10 were terminated, and logic ends at module 310.

After module 300, next step is that controller 70 is via module 304 operation self diagnosis inspections.These inspections are well known, herein no longer explanation.If check failure, then this logic proceeds to module 306, stops all functions of device 10 in module 306.Then, in module 308, LED is activated with fast blink.LED preferably places near the off/on switches of outside of device 10, the fault that exists in the signal subscriber equipment.

If check and pass through, activate green LED in the module 312 so.This LED preferably places near the off/on switches of device 10 outsides, and gives the user with the signal hint that equipment is started working.Then, in module 314, start fan 46.Then, in module 316, controller 70 determines that whether liquid level sensor 90 is at maximum filler.

If liquid level sensor detects not at maximum filler, in module 318, activate pump so and start timer T3.In module 320, if timer T3 does not reach 60 seconds, logic loops turns back to module 316 and is in maximum filler to check whether liquid level sensor detects.If like this, logic proceeds to module 326 so.If not so, logic is got back to module 320 (at this time timer T3 does not restart) by module 318 so.This circulation continues to detect up to liquid level sensor 90 and reaches maximum filler (thereby logic proceeds to module 326) or timer T3 reaches 60 seconds.

If timer has reached 60 seconds, expression is supplied with liquid and is used up, and logic moves on to module 322, and pump is closed in module 322.So above-mentioned flicker LED is activated slowly flicker, and the signal user supplies with liquid and need recharge.Logic proceeds to module 310 with termination routine then.Can use other indicator, for example different LED or audible noise.

Liquid level sensor 92 be at first maximum filler or since in module 318 pump operated result and reaching within 60 seconds under the situation of maximum filler, logic proceeds to module 326.In module 326, pump is closed.And then, in module 328, activate aerosol generator and start timer T1.Module 330 determines when that timer T1 reaches 10 seconds.In case reach 10 seconds, in module 332, stop generator, and start timer T2.Module 334 determines when that timer T2 reaches 10 seconds.In module 336,338, repeat these operations in 340 and 342.This causes producing smog in pulsation or pulse.This is because at least two reasons are desirable.The first, it makes smog discharge with the amount that increases, and is similar to mammal and exhales the typical bait of mosquito.The second, when smog moved in the device outside, the steady stream meeting of smog caused that part smog drips collision, dripped thereby may form bigger smog, and these smog drip too big and can not propagate in air.Yet this impulse action is just preferred, rather than necessary.Can use successive smog to produce.

After module 342, logic is got back to module 316, in module 316, constantly repeats described process as described.

This exemplary process diagram is not restrictive.Any variable can change, and can use any logic that other is fit to, step, or order.

In another embodiment, the attractant supply source can be made up of liquid container that liquid is housed and the attractant receptacle that the attractant that separates with liquid is housed.This will replace liquid is remained in the identical container together with attractant.The reason that has multiple use to separate container, this may depend on the attractant of use.For example, can lose efficacy, then need in the container that separates, hold and store attractant if a certain attractant makes moist for a long time.

In order to manage the distribution from the supply liquid of separate sources, loader can comprise and is used for feed fluid to the liquid feed device of aerosol generator be used to supply with the attractant loader of attractant to aerosol generator.Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 have shown a kind of like this device, and pipe 100 is liquid feed devices, and pipe 102 is attractant loaders.Can be used for substituting pipe 102 or another pipe 104 except that pipe 102, also as the attractant loader.Equally as seen from Figure 7, attractant feeder sleeve 102 is incorporated liquid feed organ pipe 100 into so that liquid and the attractant carried by those pipes just mixed before being transported to aerosol generator 80.

If desired, can adopt attractant and liquid feed device separately at the embodiment shown in Fig. 1-6.Yet, going out as shown, these loaders 100,102 and 104 (if use) directly carry liquid and attractant to arrive the surface of non-latent aerosol generator 110.Feed fluid and attractant are to form thin film on the active surface 112 of generator 110, active surface 112 is surfaces up.Generator 110 is preferably dynamo-electric, ultrasonic unit for example, thus it can be operable to the ultrasonic frequency vibration and to produce smog F from the thin film on the active surface 112 of ultrasonic unit.

For the thin film on the surface 112 that keeps aerosol generator 110, loader is exercisable, continuous feed fluid and attractant, and to form thin film on active surface 112, thin film has the thickness within the range of needs.Preferred film thickness scope is 1 to 2 inch, but this scope can serve as that revise on the basis with some factor.1-1.75 the scope of inch is preferred.These scopes can be used together with arbitrary above-described device or other equipment.When using 1.65 devices in the 2.4MHz scope, the smog that these film thicknesses are created in the scope that needs drips, and this will be described below.

In order to realize this, can use any known metering device or pump.The particular type of this device and structure will rely on the liquid of charging or the concrete property of attractant.In addition, if desired, realize metering by gravity transfer liquid or attractant, this does not just need pump.For such application, need to be used to control the valve of flow, usually, can use any suitable structure or device.

In another embodiment, the attractant supply source can comprise stores the liquid mix and the container of attractant, shown in the embodiment among Fig. 1-6, loader supplies to liquid and the attractant that mixes within the liquid reservoir, so that the blended liquid in liquid reservoir and the liquid level of attractant be held, thereby on the active surface of ultrasonic unit, form thin film.The formation of the thin film in the embodiment of Fig. 7 and Fig. 8 that this has utilized single container combination among Fig. 1-6 of storage of liquids and attractant together.

Fig. 9-11 shown make aerosol generator 80/110 dismounting and replace easy and custom-designed another embodiment.Fig. 9 is a kind of sketch map of erecting device, and this erecting device is used for removably aerosol generator being installed in aperture position, aerosol generator 80/110 local the insertion.Figure 10 has shown that aerosol generator is inserted in the erecting device of Fig. 9 fully.Figure 11 has shown that aerosol generator 80/110 is inserted in the erecting device among Fig. 9 in the closed position fully.

In these figure, the diapire 122 of liquid reservoir 50a connects at pivot 120 place's hinges.This makes wall 122 be pivotally attached to enable possition, state as shown in Figure 9 downwards.In this case, aerosol generator 80/110 can easily be removed or be replaced in the space shown in 124.In Figure 10, aerosol generator 80/110 is inserted in the space 124, and diapire 122 still is articulated in its enable possition.In Figure 11, wall 122 upwards articulates, so that aerosol generator 80/110 is put into its operating position.Suitable latch or lock (not shown) can be set, so that wall 122 is fixed on the closed position.

As can be seen, annular seal or packing ring 126 are installed to the top of aerosol generator 80/110 from these figure, and corresponding groove 128 is set at and will installs on the lower surface of liquid reservoir of generator 80/110.Sealing member 126 is contained in the groove 128, prevents that with generation liquid/attractant from spilling the sealing of the bottom of liquid reservoir 50a.Can use any sealing member that other is fit to, shown structure is not restrictive.

Alternatively, contact member 130 can be set on the wall 122 (or any other wall restriceted envelope 124), and corresponding contact member 132 can be set on the generator 80/110.Contact member 130 generally is connected to power supplier by controller 70.Contact member 132 is connected to the active component of aerosol generator 80/110.When contact member 130,132 engaged, energy can be carried by the coupling part.Similarly, when contact member 130,132 disconnects, energy delivery will be interrupted.The use of localized as shown in figure contact member 130,132 has avoided setting up the needs of independent coupling part, as setting up the power supply coupling part at operating position by aerosol generator 80/110 is installed simply.

This modification that is used for more easily removing and replace aerosol generator 80/110 is fully optionally.

Figure 12 has shown another distinguishing characteristics.In Figure 12, container 22a and support platform 20a form a single piece.In addition, the antetheca of container 22a and pillar 17a are whole forms.This is preferably by being blown the casting parts or using the technology of some other expectations to realize by plastics.

When producing smog F, the size that needs control smog to drip attracts the ability of insecticide with raising.For example, need to produce smog so that the diameter that at least 50% or more smog in smog drips be 3 microns or below.More preferably, 65% or more diameters be 3 microns or below, even more preferably 70% or more diameters be 3 microns or below.Can use other suitable scope.For example, the diameter that preferred 60% smog drips is less than 5 microns, and more preferably the diameter that drips of 70% smog is less than 5 microns.Similarly, require to produce smog so that the diameter that at least 40% smog drips in smog be 1.5 microns or below, more preferably the diameter that drips of at least 50% smog is less than 1.5 microns.

Preferably (yet and non-essential), be used for fume extraction device (promptly, when its discharges outlet) temperature range around temperature (, the temperature of device outer air)+/-15% scope within, and preferred temperature is within temperature+/-10% encloses around.

The scope of described drop size meets the demands because their performances more as above-mentioned patent of quoting and application in this assignee's of describing the CO that produces based on incendiary device formerly ₂Plume.That is to say that the smog plume will be diffused into ground downwards from installing, this is the plume geometry that meets the demands for attracting insecticide.

In addition, believe that described drop size range meets the demands,, thereby better attract insecticide to follow air-flow because they can see through Insect Senses easilier.It is believed that bigger smog drips may be not easy to permeate sensory organ.Certainly, different insecticides has different behaviors and sensory capacity, and the influence of drop size can change between different insects (or different species of the insecticide of same type).

In another alternate embodiments, aerosol generator comprises that two independent aerosol generators-are used for base fluid, and one is used for attractant.Therefore, liquid and attractant are transported to two independent aerosol generators respectively.Because in this alternate embodiments, use two aerosol generators, so the structure that above-mentioned and an aerosol generator interrelate can Cheng Shuanwei two (that is, and two pumps, two containers that are used for base fluid and attractant, two liquid reservoirs, or the like).Preferably, the output of each aerosol generator flows into independent pipeline, and these pipelines (for example, 45 degree) at an angle intersect so that impel two kinds of output smog to mix finally outflow equipment outlet together mutually.

Preferably, but not necessarily, each aerosol generator produces the droplet of about 2-3 micron or littler (more preferably 2 microns or littler).The drop of every kind of smog (that is, base fluid smog and attractant smog) can collide and combine and form the mixing drop with attractant and base fluid (being generally water).The final preferred diameter of " mixing " drop is 5 microns or littler.Two pipelines that preferably are provided for two kinds of smog outputs intersect, thereby mix as far as possible substantially with the droplet collision that impels every kind of smog.Preferably, relative surface tension and the miscibilty of choosing base fluid and attractant is convenient to the drop combination.

Should be appreciated that the running frequency of two aerosol generators is different, and be adjusted to the particular fluid that is fit to atomizing.Similarly, it is different being used to carry the feed speed of liquid and attractant, and is adjusted to the atomization quantity that is fit to needs.And the quantity of independent aerosol generator is not limited to two, three or more aerosol generators can be used to the to atomize liquid/attractant of greater number.

As the above-mentioned another kind of alternate embodiments that is used for Vltrasonic device, can use the ultrasonic unit of a plurality of sensor types.Figure 14 has shown the vertical view of an example of this device 400.Graphic display unit 400 has main body 402 and six pick offs or active component 404,406,408,410,412,414, and each active component is in above-mentioned ultrasonic frequency vibration.The advantage of a plurality of active component devices 400 is that it will work under one or more (but be less than all) active component situation out of service.

Use another advantage of the device 400 of a plurality of active components to be, only use the active component of selecting number, keep other active component not work.If in the active component of operation is malfunctioning or out of service, one in so idle active component can be moved and replaces it.For example, initial active component 404,408 and 412 can be work, and active component 406,410 and 414 can not worked.Controller can monitoring element 404,408 and 412 to have determined whether that an element quits work or malfunctioning (for example, it is with too high or too low frequency vibration).If it is out of service or malfunctioning that in element 404,408 and 412 one is determined, then controller can switch in idle element 406,410 and 414 and start that element of operation.For active component uniform distribution more, controller can switch to the most approaching active component that does not have work that is detected malfunctioning active component, and (for example element 404 is malfunctioning will cause operating element 410, element 412 is malfunctioning will to cause active element 406, and element 408 is malfunctioning will to cause operating element 414).

Though illustrated active component is 2 * 3 arrays, they can be arranged to any structure.For example, use 3 * 3 arrays, or they can be arranged to the structure of triangle or typical circular.

Therefore, can the utilization and operation scheme control the work of the active component of any number.Therefore, in a broad sense, controller will move M active component, and a remaining N active component (all the other elements) is not worked, and M+N equals a plurality of active components here.In illustrated embodiment, M equals 3 (active components 404,408 and 412), and N equals 3 (active components 406,410 and 414).When controller detects in M the active component one when malfunctioning, its one of can move in N the active component replaces malfunctioning active component.As long as in N active component one operate as normal still, this replacement just can be lasting at the life period that installs.

In another optional embodiment, attractant S can be sealed in the pouch 500 and sell with liquid form, as shown in figure 15.Pouch 500 can have any structure, and (for example, typical pouch CAPRI-SUN) is exactly an example of the structure that is fit to be used for child's fruit juice.Pouch 500 can be made by paper tinsel, plastics or other any suitable impermeable material.Can fill by opening at production period pouch 500, then closing seam shown in sealing member 502.Can pass through heat seal, binding agent or the sealing of any alternate manner.

Figure 16 has shown another alternate embodiments, comprises the attractant releasing device 600 that is designed to easily sting out pouch 500.The remainder of structure shown in Figure 16 and device is isolated, but should be appreciated that, this structure be set at container 22 outer walls top, be fit to make liquid attractant flow into the positions that are used for the blended container of base fluid downwards from pouch 500.

This device 600 comprises the receptor 602 that is used to receive pouch 500.Receptor 602 is preferably configured as has the size identical with pouch 500.Receptor 602 can form with the wall of diagram container 22 is whole, perhaps can be the separate part that is connected to chamber wall.Preferably, still not necessarily, receptor 602 extends to the inside of diagram container 22.

Should be appreciated that attractant receptor 602 can be configured to receive the package of other type of storing liquid attractant, for example chest etc.Therefore, attractant releasing device 600 is not limited to from the diagram pouch and discharges liquid.

Receptor 602 also has movably structure, this movably structure pivotally be installed on the pivotally connected part at 606 places with the form of door 604, be used for moving between the make position that pouch 500 is placed on the enable possition of receptor 602 and closes receptor 602 allowing.Pivotally connected part 606 can be a pair of hanger, and hanger pivotally is bonded on the pin on door 604 the opposite side.Door 604 preferably has and is used for to receiving the bonding part 608 of wall extruding pouch 500 to extrude liquid attractant.Bonding part 608 can constitute integral body with door 604, or the parts that form separately.

The cutting knife 610 that is used to cut or thrust pouch 500 is preferably carried in bonding part 608.Cutting knife 610 can be by one or a series of nail, blade, sawtooth, outthrust waits provides.Can use any suitable structure that is used to cut or thrust the pouch wall.

On the wall of receptor 602, have one or more outlets 612,614, be used for making liquid attractant to discharge, thereby flow out into the container 22 from receptor 602 from pouch.

In operation, the user places receptor 602 with pouch 500, closes door 604 then.Preferably, door 604 has the latch that can unclamp to keep door in the closed position.When door 604 was closed, cutting knife 610 thrust or cuts pouch 500, thereby liquid attractant is discharged therefrom.In addition, bonding part 608 engages and extruding pouch 500 and flatten pouch 500 to the inwall of receptor 602.Drain attractant and entering in the receptor 602 from pouch 500 so forcibly mixes with base fluid 56 so that enter in the container 22 by action of gravity.Preferably, the inner surface of composition surface 608 will engage near the inwall of receptor 602 so that the abundant inner surface on compression engagement surface 608 and receive pouch 500 between device 602 inwalls.

In a modification, receptor 602 or its wall can be cage or network structure, thereby are used to make liquid attractant easily to discharge.

In another modification, cutting knife 610 can be the horizontal blade that switches to the bottom fully from the top of pouch 500.In addition, cutting knife 610 is removable and be installed on the spring, so that after thrusting pouch 500, its engages the inwall of receptor 602 and is advanced to inside in the hole near the spring biasing.This will make bonding part 604 engage the reception wall in the mode that flushes.Perhaps, receive wall and have the opening that cutting knife is passed, thereby avoid making in the cutting knife indentation hole.

Cutting knife 610 (or a plurality of cutting knife) can also have groove or jut on its surface, be used to promote liquid attractant to flow out through cutting knife (a plurality of cutting knife) 610.

The application is all incorporated in all patents and application into as mentioned herein.

The detailed description in front only is used for illustrating 26S Proteasome Structure and Function principle of the present invention, and never meaning is confined to this.On the contrary, the invention is intended to comprise all changes, modification in the spirit and scope of claim, substitute, distortion and equivalent.

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1. insect trapping apparatus comprises:

The framework of at least one outlet and at least one inlet is set, and each outlet and inlet are connected with ambient atmosphere;

By at least one insect trap chamber that enters the mouth and be connected with ambient atmosphere;

At least one flow generator, thereby it can be operated and produce inlet air flow, inlet air flow by at least one the inlet from ambient atmosphere to internal flow, enter insect trap chamber then, thereby make that inlet air flow can be indoor with the insecticide inspiration insect trapping that attracted to device;

The attractant supply source that comprises attractant and liquid;

Be used to carry the loader of attractant and liquid;

Aerosol generator is communicated with loader, so that loader is transported to aerosol generator with the attractant supply source,

Aerosol generator also is communicated with at least one outlet, and can operate a kind of smog that comprises liquid and attractant of generation, and this smog is discharged by at least one outlet, so that attract insects is arrived equipment.

2. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 1, thus wherein aerosol generator is the ultrasonic unit that can operate vibration generation smog under ultrasonic frequency.

3. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein liquid is water.

4. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein attractant is with particulate form solubilized or blendable solid attractant in liquid.

5. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein attractant is the liquid attractant.

6. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the attractant supply source comprises the attractant receptacle of the attractant of the liquid container of storing liquid and storage and fluid separation applications.

7. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein loader comprises the liquid feed device and the attractant loader that is used for attractant is transported to aerosol generator that is used for liquid is transported to aerosol generator.

8. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 6, wherein attractant loader and liquid feed device are transported to aerosol generator with attractant and liquid simultaneously.

9. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the attractant supply source comprises container, and this container contains liquid and the attractant of storing together as mixture or solution, and wherein loader is transported to aerosol generator with mixture or solution.

10. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein aerosol generator produce smog so that in the smog at least 50% drop have 3 microns or littler diameter.

11. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 10, wherein aerosol generator produce smog so that in the smog at least 65% drop have 3 microns or littler diameter.

12. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 11, wherein aerosol generator produce smog so that in the smog at least 70% drop have 3 microns or littler diameter.

13. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein aerosol generator produce smog so that in the smog at least 60% drop have 5 microns or littler diameter.

14. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 13, wherein aerosol generator produce smog so that in the smog at least 70% drop have 5 microns or littler diameter.

15. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein aerosol generator produce smog so that in the smog at least 40% drop have 1.5 microns or littler diameter.

16. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein aerosol generator produce smog so that in the smog at least 50% drop have 1.5 microns or littler diameter.

17. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein loader is carried liquid and attractant, to form thin film on the active surface of ultrasonic unit, vibration produces smog with the thin film from the active surface of ultrasonic unit under ultrasonic frequency thereby ultrasonic unit can be operated.

18. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein loader comprises liquid reservoir, and wherein supersonic generator is the submersible supersonic generator that is contained in the liquid reservoir, and loader can be operated so that liquid and attractant are imported liquid reservoir.

19. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 18 also comprises the liquid level sensor of the liquid level that is used for sensing liquid reservoir attractant supply source.

20. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 19, wherein loader comprises the one or more pumps that are used for the attractant supply source is transported to liquid reservoir.

21. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 20, wherein liquid level sensor is connected with one or more pumps, thereby can (a) in case the attractant supply source that liquid level sensor senses in the liquid reservoir has reached maximum filler, one or more pumps just stop pumping attractant supply source, in case (b) the attractant supply source that senses in the liquid reservoir of liquid level sensor has dropped to minimum filler, one or more pumps just start pumping attractant supply source in liquid reservoir.

22. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 21 also comprises controller.

23. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 22, wherein each in liquid level sensor and the pump joins controller to, and controller comes control pump from liquid level sensor reception information.

24. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 1 also comprise the controller of the operation that is used to control aerosol generator, thereby its middle controller control aerosol generator produces smog with pulse intermittently.

25. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein ultrasonic unit comprises a plurality of active components, thereby each active component all can be operated under ultrasonic frequency and vibrates.

26. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 25 further comprises the controller that is used to control active component,

Wherein thereby this controller can be operated M the active component work that makes, and N remaining active component do not work, and wherein M+N equals a plurality of active components;

Wherein in case of detecting in M the active component is malfunctioning, one that will move in N the active component replaces malfunctioning active component.

27. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 9 also is included in the attractant releasing device that is provided with on the container,

The attractant releasing device comprises the receptor of the packaging part that is used to receive the attractant that comprises liquid form, with the cutting knife that is used to cut or thrust packaging part, the attractant releasing device is connected with internal tank, is oriented to allow liquid attractant to flow into container from packaging part.

28. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 27, wherein the attractant releasing device comprises removable frame, and this removable frame is configured to the wall extruding packaging part to receptor, to exert pressure to liquid attractant.

29. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 28, wherein cutting knife is set on the removable frame.

30. insect trapping apparatus as claimed in claim 29, wherein removable frame is a door, and this door is formed at the closed position and closes receptor, and is movable to the enable possition so that packaging part is placed in the receptor.

31. a method of using insect trapping apparatus to attract and catch insecticide, this insect trapping apparatus comprises: the framework of at least one outlet and at least one inlet is set, and each outlet and inlet are connected with ambient atmosphere; By at least one insect trap chamber that enters the mouth and be connected with ambient atmosphere; With at least one flow generator, thereby it can be operated and produce inlet air flow, inlet air flow by at least one the inlet from ambient atmosphere to internal flow, enter insect trap chamber then, thereby make that inlet air flow can be indoor with the insecticide inspiration insect trapping that attracted to device; Described method comprises the following steps:

Discharge the smog that comprises liquid and attractant by at least one outlet, so that attract insects is arrived equipment;

Use at least one flow generator to produce inlet air flow, this inlet air flow by at least one inlet from ambient atmosphere to internal flow, enter insect trap chamber then, thereby make the inlet air flow can the insecticide inspiration insect trapping that is attracted to device by smog is indoor.

32. method as claimed in claim 31, wherein aerosol generator is a ultrasonic unit, and wherein said method comprises step: the vibration ultrasonic unit produces smog under ultrasonic frequency.

33. method as claimed in claim 32, wherein liquid is water.

34. method as claimed in claim 31, wherein attractant is the liquid attractant.

35. method as claimed in claim 31, wherein the attractant supply source comprises the attractant receptacle of the attractant of the liquid container of storing liquid and storage and fluid separation applications.

36. method as claimed in claim 35, wherein loader comprises liquid feed device and attractant loader, and described method comprises step: with the liquid feed device liquid is transported to aerosol generator and with the attractant loader attractant is transported to aerosol generator.

37. method as claimed in claim 36, wherein attractant loader and liquid feed device are transported to aerosol generator simultaneously with attractant and liquid.

38. 31 described methods as claimed in claim, wherein the attractant supply source comprises container, and this container contains together as the liquid and the attractant of mixture or solution, and wherein loader is transported to aerosol generator with mixture or solution.

39. method as claimed in claim 31, wherein aerosol generator produces smog, so that at least 50% drop has 3 microns or littler diameter in the smog.

40. method as claimed in claim 39, wherein aerosol generator produces smog, so that at least 65% drop has 3 microns or littler diameter in the smog.

41. method as claimed in claim 40, wherein aerosol generator produces smog, so that at least 70% drop has 3 microns or littler diameter in the smog.

42. method as claimed in claim 31, wherein aerosol generator produces smog, so that at least 60% drop has 5 microns or littler diameter in the smog.

43. method as claimed in claim 42, wherein aerosol generator produces smog, so that at least 70% drop has 5 microns or littler diameter in the smog.

44. method as claimed in claim 41, wherein aerosol generator produces smog, so that at least 40% drop has 1.5 microns or littler diameter in the smog.

45. method as claimed in claim 44, wherein aerosol generator produces smog, so that at least 50% drop has 1.5 microns or littler diameter in the smog.

46. method as claimed in claim 41, wherein loader is carried liquid and attractant, forming thin film on the active surface of ultrasonic unit, the operation ultrasonic unit is vibrating under ultrasonic frequency, thereby the thin film from the active surface of ultrasonic unit produces smog.

47. method as claimed in claim 42, wherein loader comprises liquid reservoir, and wherein supersonic generator is the submersible supersonic generator that is contained in the liquid reservoir, and loader is with liquid and attractant input liquid reservoir.

48. method as claimed in claim 47, wherein insect trapping apparatus also comprises the liquid level sensor of attractant supply source liquid level in the sensing liquid reservoir.

49. method as claimed in claim 48, wherein insect trapping apparatus comprises the one or more pumps that are used for the attractant supply source is transported to liquid reservoir.

50. method as claimed in claim 49, wherein liquid level sensor is connected with one or more pumps, wherein said method also comprises: in case (a) the attractant supply source that senses in the liquid reservoir of liquid level sensor has reached maximum filler, the pumping that just stops one or more pumps is to stop pumping attractant supply source, in case (b) the attractant supply source that senses in the liquid reservoir of liquid level sensor has dropped to minimum filler, just moves one or more pumps and starts pumping attractant supply source in liquid reservoir.

51. method as claimed in claim 50 also comprises controller, this controller is controlled the work of one or more pumps based on liquid level sensor.

52. method as claimed in claim 51, wherein smog is discharged from intermittent pulse.

53. method as claimed in claim 32, wherein ultrasonic unit comprises a plurality of active components, and each active component all vibrates under ultrasonic frequency and produces smog.

54. method as claimed in claim 53, its middle controller make M active component work, a remaining N active component is not worked, and wherein M+N equals a plurality of active components;

In case of detecting in M the active component is malfunctioning, one that just moves in N the active component replaces malfunctioning active component.

55. method as claimed in claim 38, wherein insect trapping apparatus also comprises the attractant releasing device that is arranged on the container, and described method is further comprising the steps of:

The packaging part of storing liquid attractant is arranged in the attractant receptor of attractant releasing device; With

Use cutting knife to thrust or cut packaging part, so that liquid attractant flow in the container from packaging part.

56. as method as described in the claim 55, wherein said method also comprises step: the removable frame of mobile attractant releasing device, with wall extruding packaging part, thereby liquid attractant is exerted pressure to receptor.

57. method as claimed in claim 56, wherein cutting knife is set on the removable frame, and mobile as previously mentioned removable frame also can cause the cutting knife cutting or thrust packaging part.

58. method as claimed in claim 57, wherein removable frame is a door, and mobile as previously mentioned removable frame comprises step: be placed on the enable possition the attractant receptor and (b) close the closed position moving door of receptor in order to make packaging part from (a).

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