DE202016104850U1 - Device for killing insects - Google Patents

Abstract

An insect flapper apparatus (10) comprising a housing and a plurality of flapping surface defining filaments, and a mechanism for drawing the filaments into the housing; characterized in that the mechanism is a detent mechanism adapted to retract the filaments from at least one predefinable extended position to at least one predefinable retracted position, the filaments each having a plurality of cusps along the longitudinal axis thereof, particularly in a twisted shape about the longitudinal axis.

Description

The present invention relates to a device for killing insects, especially flies. In particular, the invention relates to a device according to the preamble of claim 1.

For insect killing, there are a variety of different types of fly swatter and the like. Depending on what type of insects are to be killed, the fly swatter must meet certain requirements. In many cases, however, these devices are only suitable for use at home, either because they are unsightly or because they are bulky or because they are not suitable for transport. This disadvantage also has many fly swatters with smaller striking surface or sliding mechanism.

The US 2008/0190012 A1 describes a fly swatter having a housing with a slide mechanism for integrating a planar fan of straight filaments. In the housing, a slider can be moved, wherein the slider has a retaining pin at a rear end. The housing is telescopic.

The DE 8813691 U1 describes a fly swatter in fan shape with elastic bristles made of plastic, wherein the bristles can be pushed into a handle of the fly swatter. The bristles are secured by a Bleckhülse to a handle and can be moved between a front and a rear stop position.

The US 3,905,146 A describes a fly swatter with a fan of flat tabs, which are mounted around a hinge. A sliding mechanism allows the tabs to be retracted into a flyswatter handle.

The CN 202697528 U describes a net for catching insects, which can be arranged in a palm, and can be stowed away after use space-saving.

The object is to provide a device for killing insects, which has advantages of the previously described fly swatter and is particularly compact and simple in construction, in particular also inexpensive to produce. In particular, the advantages of previously known fly swatters should be realized in a device which has a high practical suitability, with the simplest possible operation. It is also an object to provide a device for killing insects so that even with a Mechanimus to reduce the impact area still a very effective club face for killing insects can be provided. Last but not least, it is an object to implement an insect-killing device so that the device functions in a very reliable manner, even in the event that the insect to be implanted is in a position of difficulty.

At least one of these objects is achieved by a device according to claim 1. Advantageous developments of the invention are explained in the subclaims. The features of the exemplary embodiments described below can be combined with one another, unless this is explicitly denied.

An insect clatter device has a housing and a plurality of filaments defining a face, and a mechanism for retracting the filaments into the housing. According to the invention, it is proposed that the mechanism is a latching mechanism adapted for drawing in the filaments from at least one predefinable extended position into at least one predefinable retracted position, the filaments each having a plurality of cusps along its longitudinal axis, in particular in a twisted form about the longitudinal axis.

Thanks to the locking mechanism, the filaments can be positioned in predefined relative positions on the housing, be it fully extended with a maximum impact area, be it only in an intermediate position with only partially fanned out clubface. Thanks to the twisted shape of the filaments, the filaments align independently of a specific relative position in an advantageous manner and form as dense as possible, but still dampening impact surface, for example, in an intermediate position.

The mechanism allows a particularly compact arrangement of the filaments in the housing. For example, a compact fly swatter can be provided with a particularly small total volume in the collapsed state. The face area defined by the spanned filaments may be adaptable by the mechanism. The face area of the device can be increased by a multiple, in particular a factor of 2 to 10 or even 20, by means of the mechanism.

The bulges or twists of the filaments provide a good cushioning on impact (eg less residue when killing a fly). The filaments are advantageously made of wire, in particular steel wire. The filaments advantageously have a diameter of less than 1.5 mm, or less than 1.0 mm. In this way it can be ensured that there is little or no residue on the insects when they come into contact with insects Substrate remain. Each filament may, for example, consist of a single metal or wire or plastic rod in wavy form.

The device can only have a good 50% of the length in the retracted state in the collapsed state. The device can be dimensioned such that it can be integrated in a ballpoint pen. For example, the device is only 1 cm to 1.5 cm wide when retracted.

The housing may be formed as a handle, and for example, have an ergonomic surface geometry and / or haptic structures. Preferably, the housing is designed as a handle and dimensioned / dimensioned so that the device fits completely into a trouser pocket or is integrable to a keychain, especially with absolute dimensions less than 15 cm, or less than 10 cm, or even less than 8 cm.

The housing or filament body may e.g. made of aluminum, stainless steel, brass or plastic. This choice of material also optionally relates to the other components of the insect clapper device.

According to one exemplary embodiment, the at least one predefinable extended position and / or the at least one predefinable retracted position are each defined by a recess in a groove of the housing, along which groove a filament bearing or positioning sliding block of the insect flapper device is translationally displaceable, wherein the latching mechanism on Sliding block is formed, and wherein the filaments are rigidly embedded in the sliding block. This allows a fairly exact specification of the individual positions, and at the same time the device can be provided inexpensively from a few parts. Adjustment screws on the sliding block can allow replacement of the filament fan.

According to one embodiment, the filaments each have a width or a cross-sectional diameter of less than 1.5 mm, or less than 1.0 mm.

According to one embodiment, the filaments consist of wire, in particular steel wire, or of plastic with a sufficient rigidity. This stiffness can ensure that the filaments have a certain desired preload and are particularly well adapted for cushioning and / or for use in different positions.

According to one embodiment, the latching mechanism is a translatory sliding mechanism between the retracted position and the extended position, comprising a slide knob mounted externally on the housing, each at least in the retracted position and the extended position and optionally in further intermediate positions by cooperating with at least one elastic, in the housing or on a / on the sliding block of the insect clatter device mounted spring element is fixable. This arrangement also favors a robust construction and allows a design of the mechanism for different applications, be it different relative positions, be it different types / sizes of the device for different types of insects.

According to one embodiment, the latching mechanism comprises a translatory slide mechanism along a single axis.

According to one embodiment, the latching mechanism comprises a locking mechanism for at least one retracted position and an extended position and comprises three relatively moving parts.

According to one exemplary embodiment, the latching mechanism defines at least one translational displacement axis for a blocking element which is aligned at least approximately orthogonally to the displacement axis of the filaments.

According to an exemplary embodiment, the latching mechanism has a blocking pin which cooperates with a spring element that can be prestressed in particular by pressure, such that the blocking pin protrudes from a slider button of the insect flapper device in a first position and can be pressed into the slider button in a second position and at least partially, in particular with a shoulder, can be positioned or pressed under the housing, which blocking pin is formed geometrically corresponding to recesses in a / of the groove of the housing.

According to one embodiment, the latching mechanism comprises a slider button of the insect flapper device on which slider button a blocking pin is positionable in at least two height positions of which the blocking pin positively engages the housing in one height position and blocks the slider button, and relative to another height position is displaceable to the housing.

According to one embodiment, the housing has a length of less than 25 cm.

According to one embodiment, the housing has a width or a diameter of less than 9 cm.

In one embodiment, the retracted state length of the insect clatter device is less than a factor of 0.7 or less than a factor of 0.6 or less than a factor of 0.5 of the extended length of the insect clatter device.

The face area may be increased by a factor of 5 to 10 or 20 by means of the retracted state mechanism.

At least one of the aforementioned objects is also provided by an insect flapper having a housing and a plurality of flapping surface defining filaments and a latching mechanism for retracting the filaments from at least one predefinable deployed position to at least one predefinable retracted position within the housing, in particular a previously described insect flapper device fabricated by embedding a plurality of filaments in a slide block slidably mounted in the housing and supporting a spring-loaded lock pin on the slide block in at least two height positions of which the lock pin positively engages the housing and blocks the slide block at a height position and at a different height position is displaceable relative to the housing. This provides a compact, robust design with a variety of ways to adapt the device to the desired application.

The insect clatter device can also be produced by integral molding, in particular comprising injection molding, both of the filaments and of the slide block to a one-piece part, or produced by adhesion, in particular gluing or soldering, or mechanical compression of the filaments with the sliding block.

At least one of the aforementioned objects is also achieved by use of a ballpoint pen housing or pen housing for providing a housing for an insect clatter device for supporting a slide block therein, particularly for a previously described insect clatter device. As a result, the insect flapper device can be integrated in a cost-effective and very pragmatic way into already existing articles of daily use, which facilitates their use in everyday life, in particular the use of mobile devices on the move.

In the following drawing figures, the invention will be described in more detail, reference being made to reference characters, which are not explicitly described in a respective drawing figure, to the other drawing figures. Show it:

1A . 1B . 2A . 2 B in a plan view and in a sectional side view in each case in a schematic representation of two variants of a housing of an insect clatter device according to one of the embodiments;

3A . 3B . 4A . 4B in a side view and in plan view in each case in a schematic representation of two variants of a cap of a housing of an insect clatter device according to one of the embodiments;

5A . 5B . 5C . 5D in two side view and in plan view and in a view from below in each case in schematic representation a sliding unit or a slider button of an insect clatter device according to one of the embodiments;

6A . 6B in a side view and in plan view in each case in a schematic representation of a blocking pin of an insect clatter device according to one of the embodiments;

7A . 7B in a plan view and in a rear side view in each case in a schematic representation of a sliding block and fixed thereon filaments of an insect clatter device according to one of the embodiments;

8A . 8B in an exploded view and in a state complimented in the housing in each case in a sectional side view of a schematic representation of components of an insect clatter device according to an embodiment; and

In the 1A . 1B is a housing 11 an insect clapper device 10 ( 8A ) shown in embodiments. In a tour 11.1 for a sliding mechanism, designed here as a straight groove, a slide button 14 ( 5A ) are slidingly stored. Two recesses 11:11 . 11:12 define a retracted position of the slider knob 14 , The width b11.1 between two edges 11:13 the groove 11.1 as well as the depth of the groove 11.1 are on the dimensions of a blocking pin 15 ( 6A ) Voted. By means of the slider button 14 can a sliding block 12 ( 7A ) in the housing 11 be relocated. On the sliding block 12 are filaments 13 fastened, which define a striking surface with an area greater than the cross-sectional area of the housing in the extended state. The individual filaments 13.1 . 13.2 , ... can fan out as soon as the sliding block 12 forward to the extended position 11:11 is pushed.

The housing has an annular geometry according to one of the possible variants ( 1B ), so a cylindrical outer surface 11.4 , and may be circumferentially closed, except for the groove 11.1 , The housing 11 is open on both sides and can be made particularly cost-effective from a piece of pipe. At the open housing ends can each in the 3A . 3B . 4A . 4B shown caps 11.2 . 11a.2 to be assembled.

In the 2A . 2 B is another case 11a an insect clapper device 10 ( 8A ) shown in embodiments. This case 11a is closed on one side, with an integral end 11.3 at which a bore 11:31 is provided for attaching, for example, a string or chain.

In the 3A . 3B is a housing cap 11.2 shown an eyelet 11:31 has in the form of a half ring. In the 4A . 4B is a housing cap 11a.2 shown a hole 11:31 having.

In the 5A . 5B . 5C . 5D is a manually operable eg by means of a thumb slider button 14 shown on which two shots 14.1 for in the sliding block 12 engaging fasteners 17 ( 8A ) and a through hole 14.2 are formed. There is also a picture 14.3 for the locking pin 15 intended. The pictures 14.1 are each in a guide bar 14.6 arranged, which corresponds geometrically to the groove 11.1 is formed, in particular a little narrower. The jetty 14.6 slides in the groove 11.1 , and an outer surface 14.4 with the contour of the housing surface 11.4 slides on the housing surface 11.4 , On the optional concave slightly inwardly curved surface of the slider knob 14 can for the purpose of good feel and hold in the sliding direction also haptic structures 14.5 , In particular grooves or webs or fields and trains are formed, which are preferably aligned transversely to the sliding direction.

In the 6A . 6B is the blocking pin 15 shown comprising a head 15.1 , a hull 15.3 and one of them bounded recording 15.2 for a spring element 16 ( 8A ). Between the head 15.1 and hull 15.3 is a shoulder 15.4 formed, which under the housing 11 . 11a or under an inner circumferential surface 11.5 of the housing is positionable. The width or the diameter b15.1 of the head corresponds approximately to the diameter of the through hole 14.2 , The width or diameter b15.3 of the fuselage is slightly smaller than the diameter of the receptacle 14.3 , As related to the 8A . 8B explained in more detail, the blocking pin 15 elastically biased so on the sliding block 12 be stored that the trunk 15.3 in a first height position ( 8B ) with the wall of the housing 11 . 11a collided, and is located in a second lower, depressed height position below the wall. In other words: the hull 15.3 is geometrically corresponding to the recesses 11:11 . 11:12 formed and can due to the bias of the spring element 16 in the recesses 11:11 . 11:12 engage. The locking mechanism can be achieved by manually pressing the head 15.1 be released down / unlocked so that the filaments 13 can be moved.

In the 7A . 7B is the sliding block 12 shown in detail. In this embodiment, the sliding block 12 a massive body on which the filaments 13 are attached, on one in a cavity 12.3 formed soil 12:31 , The attachment can be done eg by means of material connection. In particular, the filaments 13 embedded in predefined orientation at a minimum depth rigidly in the sliding block, in particular to each filament to give a predetermined orientation or (acting as a reaction force lateral force) bias and to be able to define the desired fan shape. Optionally, the filaments are integrally integral with the slide block 12 molded or formed.

For receiving and fixing the slider button 14 are on the sliding block 12 two fasteners in the form of threaded holes 12.1 and further a seat or a blind hole 12.2 for the locking pin 15 as well as a groove 12.5 for the footbridges 14.6 educated. An outer circumferential surface 12.4 is geometrically corresponding to an inner circumferential surface of the housing 11 . 11a formed, in particular cylindrical. Like the case 11 . 11a can the sliding block 12 be formed symmetrically with respect to a symmetry axis S.

From the 8A shows how the insect clapper device works 10 mountable after the sliding block 12 into the housing 11 . 11a was pushed. The housing 11 . 11a forms a sleeve for the sliding block 12 , The sliding block can be positioned positively in the housing.

From the 8B It can be seen that the insect flapper device 10 has only three relatively moving / movably mounted parts, namely the sliding block 12 that together with the slider button 14 and the filaments 13 translationally displaceable relative to the housing 11 is stored, and also the blocking pin 15 which translationally displaceable relative to the sliding block 12 is stored, in one direction at least approximately orthogonal to the translational direction of the sliding block 12 , The thus formed sliding mechanism 18 thus comprises three relatively moving / moving parts and two translational displacement axes, which are aligned at least approximately orthogonal to each other.

The insect clapper device 10 is thus extremely robust, easy and quick to use, and remains inexpensive to produce. The insect clapper device 10 is set up for a wide variety of mobile applications.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

10

 Insect flapper device, in particular fly flap device

11, 11a

 Housing, in particular corpus for filaments

11.1

 Guide for sliding mechanism, in particular straight groove

11:11

 Recess in groove, or extended position

11:12

 Recess in groove, or retracted position

11:13

 edge

11.2, 11a.2

 Cover / cap

11.3

 Housing end with integral housing

11:31

 Eyelet or bore

11.4

 Outer casing surface

11.5

 Inner surface area

12

 sliding block

12.1

 fastener

12.2

 Seat or blind hole for blocking pin

12.3

 Cavity for filaments

12:31

 Bottom, attachment surface or point or transition between filament and sliding block

12.4

 Outer casing surface

12.5

 groove

13, 13.1, 13.2, ...

 filaments

14

 Sliding unit, in particular sliding knob on sliding bearing

14.1

 Mounting for fastening element

14.2

 Through hole or snap-in opening

14.3

 Recording for blocking pin

14.4

 Outer surface or sliding surface

14.5

 haptic structure, in particular groove or bridge or field

14.6

 guide web

15

 blocking pin

15.1

 head

15.2

 Recording for spring element

15.3

hull

15.4

 shoulder

16

 spring element

17

 Fastening element, in particular screw

18

 sliding mechanism

asf

 Impact area

B11.1

Width of the guide

b15.1

 Width of the head of the locking pin

b15.3

 Width of the fuselage of the locking pin

S

 axis of symmetry

SF

 Playing surface

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

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Cited patent literature

• US 2008/0190012 A1 [0003]
• DE 8813691 U1 [0004]
• US 3,905,146 A [0005]
• CN 202697528 U [0006]

Claims (9)

Insect clapper device ( 10 ) having a housing and a plurality of a striking surface defining filaments and a mechanism for drawing the filaments into the housing; characterized in that the mechanism is a detent mechanism adapted to retract the filaments from at least one predefinable extended position to at least one predefinable retracted position, the filaments each having a plurality of cusps along the longitudinal axis thereof, particularly in a twisted shape about the longitudinal axis. The insect flapper apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one predefinable deployed position and / or the at least one predefinable retracted position are each defined by a recess in a groove of the housing along which groove a filament bearing or positioning slide block of the insect flapper is translationally displaceable the locking mechanism is formed on the sliding block, and wherein the filaments are rigidly embedded in the sliding block. An insect clatter device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the filaments each have a width or a cross-sectional diameter of less than 1.5 mm, or less than 1.0 mm; and / or wherein the filaments are made of wire, in particular steel wire, or of plastic with a sufficient rigidity. An insect clatter device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the detent mechanism is a translational slide mechanism between the retracted position and the extended position comprising a slider knob mounted externally on the housing, which cooperate respectively in at least the retracted position and the extended position, and optionally in further intermediate positions is fixable with at least one elastic, mounted in the housing or on / on the sliding block of the insect clapper spring element. An insect clatter device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the detent mechanism comprises a translational slide mechanism along a single axis, and / or wherein the detent mechanism comprises a detent mechanism for at least one retracted position and extended position and comprises three relatively moving parts, or wherein the detent mechanism is at least defines a translational displacement axis for a blocking element which is aligned at least approximately orthogonal to the displacement axis of the filaments. An insect clatter device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the detent mechanism comprises a blocking pin cooperating with a particular pressure-biasable spring element such that the blocking pin protrudes from a slider button of the insect flapper device in a first position and into the slider button in a second position can be pressed and at least partially, in particular with a shoulder, can be positioned or pressed under the housing, which blocking pin is formed geometrically corresponding to recesses in a / of the groove of the housing. An insect clatter device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the detent mechanism comprises a slider button of the insect flapper device on which slider button a blocking pin is positionable in at least two height positions of which the blocking pin positively engages the housing and blocks the slider button in a height position, and in a different height position is displaceable relative to the housing. An insect clatter device according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the housing has a length of less than 25 cm, and / or wherein the housing has a width or a diameter of less than 9 cm, and / or the length of the insect clatter device in the retracted state is smaller than a factor of 0.7 or is less than a factor of 0.6 or less than a factor 0.5 of the length of the insect clatter device in the extended state. An insect clatter device comprising a housing and a plurality of flapping surface defining filaments, and a detent mechanism for retracting the filaments from at least one predefinable extended position to at least one predefinable retracted position within the housing, in particular an insect flapper device according to any one of the preceding claims made by embedding a plurality of Filaments in a slidably mounted in the housing sliding block and bearings a spring-loaded locking pin on the sliding block in at least two height positions, of which the blocking pin cooperates in a height position positively with the housing and blocks the sliding block, and is displaceable in a different height position relative to the housing.

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