ES1069217U - Trap for mosquito collection (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Trap for collecting mosquitoes, consisting of a device to capture mosquitoes for a scientific sanitary purpose, of those that are installed on farms for breeding/fattening of animals of all kinds, being those that attract mosquitoes based on radiation ultraviolet, characterized in that it consists of a cap or protective dome (1) with indicator lights (1.3), a housing (1.1) for rechargeable power supply battery, through a connector (1.2) that, preferably and/or indistinctly, can be of 6 or 12 volts, transmitting or cutting power supply by acting on a switch (1.5), also having a control module (2) that is reset with pushbutton (1.4), a diode plate (3) with some six or eight "led" diodes (3.1) of last generation inserted almost entirely in the plate (3), made of methacrylate, an absorption module (4), also manufactured in methacrylate, with a fan (4.1), protected for a rejil (4.2), a ventilation module (5) with two, three or more filter openings (5.1) protected with mosquito netting, and two clapets (5.2) fitted with recovery springs, coupling, in the lowest part of the assembly, a standardized container (6). (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Trap to collect mosquitoes.

Introduction

The trap for collecting mosquitoes is a invention intended for health or scientific purposes of research consisting of a device that attracts mosquitoes leaving them trapped inside for comfortable capture  subsequent and laboratory use by researchers to study / prediction of epidemics and transmission of diseases to people or animals

It is a very simple device in shape of methacrylate tube with a bait based on ultraviolet light, a absorption fan and a trapdoor to prevent leakage of mosquitoes

The device is complemented with containers or storage bags, a control system with switch, reset button, power batteries and lights signaling devices

Object of the invention

The object of the present invention, as expressed in the introduction, is to make available to scientists researchers, veterinarians or people related to health public interested in any measure on the transmission of diseases, via dipterans and specifically mosquitoes, a device which allows the capture of said diptera for later use in analysis and laboratory monitoring.

The capture device is based on the attraction phenomenon that mosquitoes feel by light ultraviolet, according to studies of general knowledge. There are traps based on ultraviolet light that normally serve to proceed subsequently to the extermination of the insects that have been captured, being able to be complemented with electrocutors, adhesive bands or similar elements. In the case of the invention that is of interest, as stated before, the capture of mosquitoes and their subsequent conservation for scientific purposes or sanitary It is a small device, of autonomous operation that, as we will see in the description later, it can be placed anywhere and operated preferably at night. For purely sanitary reasons and monitoring and / or prevention of diseases or epidemics, are already many farms that have similar devices being desire from the author of this invention the development of an apparatus that improves sensibly the characteristics of the current ones as will explain in this document.

Field of the Invention

The present invention has its effects within of the Current Needs of Life Section, Activities Rural It is related especially to the activities of insect capture, especially mosquitoes and from the point of industrial and commercial view with the production and sale of accessories trap for scientific and / or health purposes.

Background of the invention

The known background in relation to this invention refer to various trap type devices that used in private homes, farms, shelters, restaurants, hospitals, etc. in order to catch all kinds of insects and prevent them from landing on food with the consequent lack of hygiene and danger of disease transmission, some of them very serious. In that sense the devices to catch are known flies, moths, butterflies and mosquitoes but with the purpose of exterminating them once captured or, in some cases, the same moment of its capture already supposes its extermination because they fall electrocuted or burned. There are also devices that emanate Very harmful vapors for these diptera causing death of the that approach or are in the area of influence of the device.

There are also devices used systematically in farms or animal breeding and fattening centers in order to make available to the authorities sanitary the captured dipterans for their study and monitoring of epidemics or new disease outbreaks according to the regulations in force.

The most frequent capture procedure is promote the approach of insects to the trap device based on the attraction they have towards the light.

It is well known that butterflies and moths, just like flies have a marked tendency to fly very near the lamps or light bulbs. That's why it's normal to see great number of butterflies flying at night around the luminaries of the villages, which delights the Bats that feed incessantly in those places.

Well, in the case of mosquitoes there are certain wavelengths of light that they perceive, which they exert greatest attraction to them and this happens if it's light ultraviolet. This type of attraction is called "photopositive" leads directly to the traps marketed in multiple ways causing death by electric shocks, by contact with incandescent elements, by  stick to tapes or sticky platforms or motifs Similar.

In the invention at hand, the inventor aims to improve existing devices by introducing a series of technical innovations to optimize what is usually used today Find in the bouquet market. Observer of these such relevant circumstances, take advantage of the effect "photopositive" towards ultraviolet light, only for the process of attraction to the trap but then, far from exterminating simply to the insects that have fallen in it, it encloses them in a  enclosure to dispose of them at the time it is decided experiment with them well from a scientific point of view and health or from the point of view of public health and of Avoid epidemics It is, as we will see, a solution that it includes novel ideas whose practical realization is relatively Simple and cost effective.

Description of the invention

The present invention relates to a trap device to capture insects for scientific purposes or sanitary consisting of several sections according to the function that play.

At the top is the device of capture whose basic function is to attract mosquitoes which is achieved based on ultraviolet radiation generated by a series of special "led" diodes. This upper section is housed also the electronic device for controlling the device with the Power battery and power outlet for recharging. All this is protected with a kind of cap that preserves the set of inclement weather and rainfall atmospheric

In a section immediately below it find the absorption device that basically consists of a fan whose flow is projected down.

Then and following down, it find a ventilation module with the particularity that its walls have a series of openings with mosquito nets that retaining the mosquitoes captured, they allow the free exit of the air flow that generates fan movement.

At the top of this ventilation module small rotating clappers are installed normally closed by action of the appropriate springs but that they open slightly as soon as the fan starts up.

This ventilation module can be separated from the rest by means of quick closing elements having coupled in its lower part, by means of a threaded crown, a container of storage of mosquitoes caught.

Although the dimensions of the containers of Storage are standardized to easily proceed to your replacement, the inventor has thought about the circumstance of not have spare parts and equip the device with a kind of elastic sleeve-shaped transition element that can be connect to bottles of different diameters.

With the provision just described, the apparatus that concerns us will be located in the field in which they move farm animals and will be scheduled to start Run at night. The mosquitoes, attracted by the light ultraviolet, will approach the plate that supports the corresponding diodes and most of them will be absorbed by the flow generated by the fan, they will go to the module ventilation through the opening formed by the ajar flaps and they will go to the lower container or bottle where, alive or dead,  will remain locked until the person responsible for the analysis Newspapers go pick them up. To do this it will proceed to separate the container or jar of the rest of the appliance and will place a lid on your upper part taking the container to the laboratory. Other identical container will be placed for the device to follow running until the next pick up.

In another design alternative for cases in that, for whatever reason, a spare part of standardized container, the use of a sleeve of transition to which you can attach any bottle of the Usual in a house.

Special mention deserves the control module electronic that activates, controls and monitors operation General of the apparatus of the invention with indicator lights indicating normal, certain lack states or breakdown situation or Need to recharge batteries. In the detailed description that included in the preferred embodiment by the inventor are concretized these aspects.

Brief description of the drawings

Five figures are included for better understanding of the invention with the following meaning:

Figure one

Schematically represents an exploded view of the main components of the invention, arranged vertically to better understand the coupling or assembly of envelopes others. The following elements are indicated:

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Protective cap

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Battery housing

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Connector for battery recharge

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Signaling pilots

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Reset button

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General switch

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Control module

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Diode plate

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Ultraviolet diodes

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Absorption module

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Fan

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Grating

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Ventilation module

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Filter openings

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Clappers

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Normalized container

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Figure 2

This figure represents the same elements defined in figure 1 but arranged in position definitive once coupled to each other and reflecting the overall appearance of the device in order of operation. They have indicated the same elements of the previous figure.

Figure 3

This figure represents an accessory of the invention consisting of a coupling sleeve between the device and any type of bottle that you want to use to store mosquitoes in case, for any reason, you don't know dispose of the ordinary container. The following is noted:

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Coupling sleeve

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Threaded ring

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Cloth

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Elastic ring.

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Figure 4

This figure depicts an assembly in the that the coupling sleeve that joins by its high part to the whole of the device and for its low part to a any jar. The same elements of figures are indicated previous and also the following:

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Jar.

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Figure 5

This figure shows the detail Schematic of the ultraviolet light luminescent diode plate which is a basic element of the apparatus of the invention because in it lies the trap focus that attracts mosquitoes for capture. Be has represented the case of six diodes connected in parallel but It can be mounted with more or less diodes, as appropriate. Is characteristic the mounting of each diode on a plate methacrylate so that, for the most part, it is inserted on the plate so that the ultraviolet light emitted by the set is blurred with the appearance that the entire plate emits light purplish In addition to the items included above, it is noted the next:

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Protection resistance.

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Description of a preferred embodiment

The trap for collecting mosquitoes (Figs. 1 a 5), which as indicated above, consists of a device to capture mosquitoes for scientific purposes sanitary, of which they are installed in farms for animal husbandry all types.

Being one of those that attract mosquitoes based of ultraviolet radiation, it is characterized, according to one embodiment preferred by the inventor, because it consists of a cap or dome protective (1) that, in addition to performing this function, houses in the housing (1.1) a power battery that, preferably  interchangeably it can be 6 or 12 volts, with the possibility if recharged through the connector (1.2). In the same cap (1) a general switch (1.5) is installed to stop and start-up of the device, a reset button (1.4) and about signaling pilots (1.3) whose meaning we will detail more ahead.

Following in descending order, it is found installed the control module (2) with a series of components electronics mounted according to a circuit designed by the inventor to regulate and optimize the operation of the device. Also more certain details of this control module will be explained later (2).

In an immediately inferior plane is the diode plate (3) consisting of a flat plate of methacrylate of a substantially circular shape and about 5 mm. from thickness in which a series of "led" diodes are inserted (3.1) of last generation, in number of about 5 to 8, depending on the device size; they are those that produce ultraviolet rays which, as is known, especially attract dipterans and mosquitoes. These diodes (3.1) constitute one of the novelties of the invention as other known devices use high consumption lamps and poor efficiency. Although the diodes (3.1) could be mounted in the air, the inventor does so by inserting them in holes made in the plate (3) leaving each diode (3.1) almost completely introduced in the plate (3) in such a way that its light diffuses through the methacrylate resulting that said plate (3) emits the light ultraviolet blur as if the entire plate was a single lamp which further favors the attraction of mosquitoes To her.

This methacrylate plate (3) is characterized also because its upper part is painted black with so that ultraviolet light is emitted exclusively towards below that is where the mosquitoes come so that can be absorbed by the fan.

Under the diode plate (3) is vertically placed a methacrylate tube of an external diameter of about 125 mm., height of about 80 - 100 mm. and wall thickness of order of 5 mm. This tube constitutes the absorption module (4) which is complemented by a fan (4.1) protected above by a grid (4.2) to avoid possible damage when handling the device running.

At the bottom of the absorption module (4) is coupled, with quick closures (not shown), another cylinder, also methacrylate, of the same diameter and thickness, about 50 - 70 mm height we have called the ventilation module (5) the which has two, three or more on its side walls filter openings (5.1) protected with mosquito net for enable the passage of the air flow generated by the fan (4.1) preventing the possible escape of mosquitoes that They access that site. At the top of this module ventilation (5) clappers (5.2) are installed which, in the position of rest, completely close the inner section of the module but that they open down as soon as the fan (4.1 is set to March). The closing of the clappers (5.2), which rotate on hinges next to the methacrylate cylinder generatrix, it is produced thanks to springs, not represented, and their function is that of ensure a unidirectional downward flow of the air that drives the fan (4.1) such that if the fan stops for any reason, the clappers (5.2) close automatically preventing a possible escape of mosquitoes from the bottom up.

To complete the description of the components of this invention, we will say that there is one more element that can be use or not, depending on the case. It's about the sleeve of coupling (7) that can be attached to the ventilation module (5), thanks to the existence of the threaded ring (7.1). In the ring threaded starts the sleeve itself made of fabric (7.2) and finished in an elastic ring (7.3) of rubber or similar liable to imprison the neck of any type of bottle (8) that can do the times of sporadic storage enclosure of mosquitoes

Make this description of the components basic of the invention and indicated the vertical succession of these elements, it's easy to understand that mosquitoes that flutter in the proximity of the device can approach the same attracted by the ultraviolet light emitted by the "led" diodes (3.1) inserted in the diode plate (3) in which case they result sucked by the downward air flow generated by the fan (4.1) installed in the absorption module (4). The trapped mosquitoes move down through the rack (4.2) and then through the slot formed by the two clappers (5.2) ajar by the air flow itself displaced by the fan (4.1) and go to the ventilation module (5) to finally fall into the normalized container (6) where they will remain until That are collected for laboratory analysis. For your transfer said normalized container (6) is separated and protected with a lid. If the device is intended to continue operating normally it is necessary to place another standardized container (6) that will exist as a spare It is also easily understood that any bottle (8) may be used as a storage container using the coupling sleeve (7) (Figs. 3 and 4).

At this point, we will explain function of the control module (2) that is loaded by simple pressing the switch (1.5) at which time the ignition of diodes (3.1) and fan start-up (4.1).

The inventor has conceived said control module (2) in such a way that it can be fed interchangeably with 6 or 12 volt battery voltages. The module itself converts and stabilizes the supply voltage that reaches the diodes conveniently lowered thanks to protective resistances (9) (Fig. 5).

The trap for collecting mosquitoes is designed for nighttime operation in which period the Fan (4.1) is rotating continuously.

When the person responsible for the collection arrives in the morning, stops the device and rearms it, pressing the reset (1.4) for your next night start for which, the control module (2) is equipped with the corresponding photocell

When the device works correctly there is a witness (1.3) that looks green meaning that too That the battery has enough charge. Yes, on the contrary there is any problem in the control module itself (2), fault in the fan (4.1), diodes (3.1) fused or battery charge insufficient, another pilot (1.3) lights up in red. In these circumstances cease the downward air flow and the Clappers (5.2) are closed by the action of their recovery springs preventing the possible escape of mosquitoes that have already fallen into the module (5) or in the container (6).

An insufficient battery charge for the operation during a full night is signaled by a third pilot (1.3) that looks yellow and indicates the need for a recharge that is done through the connector (1.2).

In summary, the control module (2) ensures the automatic start-up of the device when the light threshold preset at night and stop at arrival day. It also ensures that the fan is permanently in operation and reports the state of charge of the battery and of any pre-programmed dysfunction according to the design of the project, the inventor reserving the introduction of any type of improvements depending on the needs that practice daily advise.

The inventor complements the set by incorporating a maximum and minimum thermometer (not shown) whose reading is provided to the laboratory while mosquito samples are not mattering that these are alive or dead for analysis purposes and prediction of possible diseases and epidemics.

It is not considered necessary to make the content of this description for a subject matter expert can understand the scope and advantages derived from the invention, as well as develop and implement the object of the same.

However, it should be understood that the invention has been described according to a preferred embodiment thereof, so which may be subject to change without affecting or suppose any alteration of the basis of said invention. Is say, the terms in which this description has been exposed preferred of the invention, should always be taken with character Broad and not limiting.

Claims (4)

1. Trap for the collection of mosquitoes, consisting of a device to capture mosquitoes with a sanitary scientific purpose, of which they are installed in farms for the breeding / fattening of animals of all kinds, being those that attract mosquitoes based on radiation ultraviolet, characterized in that it consists of a protective cap or dome (1) with signaling pilots (1.3), a housing (1.1) for rechargeable battery power, through a connector (1.2) that, preferably and / or interchangeably, can be 6 or 12 volts, transmitting or cutting power supply by actuation on a switch (1.5), also having a control module (2) that is reset with a push button (1.4), a diode plate (3) with about six or eight latest-generation "led" diodes (3.1) inserted almost entirely in the plate (3), made of methacrylate, an absorption module (4), also made of methacrylate, with a fan (4.1), protected for a grille a (4.2), a ventilation module (5) with two, three or more filter openings (5.1) protected by mosquito netting, and two clappers (5.2) equipped with recovery springs, coupling, in the lower part of the assembly , a standardized container (6). 2. Trap for collecting mosquitoes, according to claim one, characterized in that it can be complemented with a coupling sleeve (7) that can be adjusted over the mouth of any bottle (8). 3. Trap for collecting mosquitoes, according to previous claims, characterized in that the fan (4.1) is permanently running and in case of failure the closing of the claps (5.2) occurs with appropriate signs of normality, breakdown or insufficient battery charge through signaling pilots (1.3). 4. Trap for collecting mosquitoes, according to previous claims, characterized in that the diode plate (3) emits the ultraviolet light laterally and downwards as it is painted black at the top.