TW202023379A - Fly trap - Google Patents

Abstract

A fly trap, including a body case, a container, a longwave ultraviolet (UVA) lamp, an airflow guidance device, a shortwave ultraviolet (UVC) lamp and a power supply device, is provided. The body case defines a space. The container is arranged below the space. The UVA lamp, being arranged in an upper area of the space, provides a longwave UV light to induce a fly enter the space. The airflow guidance device is over the container to generate an airflow for guiding the fly, being induced to the space, to the container. The UVC lamp is over the container to provide a shortwave UV light, irradiating the fly inside the container, to disable the fly. The power supply device is electrically connected to the UVA lamp, the airflow guidance device and the UVC lamp.

Description

Flying insect catching device

The invention relates to a device for catching flying insects. Specifically, the flying insect catching device of the present invention is mainly a device that catches insects, such as mosquitoes, which are more likely to approach humans and cause troubles, and accelerates to disable them.

In recent years, the phenomenon of global warming has become more and more serious, causing abnormal ecological changes, and various epidemics such as malaria, West Nile fever, dengue fever, etc., and the number of people infected is also increasing. These infectious diseases It spreads mainly through insects, mosquitoes and other flying insects.

In order to prevent flying insects from spreading various infectious diseases, there are currently various types of flying insect catching devices on the market for users to place indoors and outdoors. At present, most of the insect trapping devices on the market use the light and carbon dioxide of the insects to attract the insects into the insect trap. Usually, after using the insect trap for a period of time, the insect box must be taken out. After cleaning up, if the flying insects in the insect box are not dead yet, they may fly out of the insect box when the insect box is taken out and continue to multiply in a suitable environment.

In view of this, how to provide a flying insect catching device can not only improve the catching efficiency of flying insects, but also make the caught flying insects no longer active and reproductive in a short period of time, so as to prevent users from cleaning up flying insects When catching the insect trap box of the device, it is a problem that the industry needs to solve urgently so that the insects that have not been disabled have the opportunity to leave the insect trap box and continue to multiply.

The object of the present invention is to provide a flying insect catching device, which uses long-wave ultraviolet (UVA) to attract flying insects into the flying insect catching device, introduces the flying insects into the insect collection box through an airflow guide device, and then irradiates it with short-wave ultraviolet (UVC) The insect box, disables the flying insects in the insect box. Accordingly, the insect catching device of the present invention allows the user to avoid the insects that have not been disabled from flying out of the insect box again when cleaning the insect box.

To achieve the above objective, the present invention discloses a flying insect catching device, which includes a housing, an insect box, a long-wave ultraviolet (UVA) lamp, an airflow guide device, a short-wave ultraviolet (UVC) lamp, and a power supply device . The shell defines an accommodating space. The insect box is arranged below the accommodating space. The long-wave ultraviolet (UVA) lamp provides a long-wave ultraviolet, and the UVA lamp is disposed in an upper area of the accommodating space to attract a flying insect to enter the housing. The airflow guiding device is arranged above the insect box to generate an airflow to introduce the flying insects attracted into the shell into the insect box. A short-wave ultraviolet (UVC) lamp provides a short-wave ultraviolet, and the UVC lamp is set above the insect box to irradiate the insects in the insect box to disable the insects. The power supply device is electrically connected with the UVA lamp, the airflow guide device and the UVC lamp.

In addition, the present invention further discloses a flying insect catching device, which includes a housing, a water storage tank, a short-wave ultraviolet (UVC) lamp, and a power supply device. The shell defines an accommodating space and has at least one opening. The water storage tank is arranged below the accommodating space to use the water stored therein to attract a flying insect to enter the water storage tank through the at least one opening. The water storage tank has at least one drainage hole. The short-wave ultraviolet (UVC) lamp provides a short-wave ultraviolet, and the UVC lamp is arranged above the water storage tank to irradiate the flying insects in the water storage tank to disable the flying insects. The power supply The device is electrically connected to the UVC lamp.

After referring to the drawings and the embodiments described later, those skilled in the art can understand the other objectives of the present invention, as well as the technical means and implementation aspects of the present invention.

1a~1d、2‧‧‧Flying insect catching device

11、21‧‧‧Shell

11a、25‧‧‧Opening

12‧‧‧Insect box

13‧‧‧Long Wave UV Lamp

131‧‧‧Fixed plate

14‧‧‧Air guiding device

141‧‧‧wind cover

142‧‧‧Downwind hood

15, 23‧‧‧Shortwave UV lamps

16, 24‧‧‧Power supply device

17‧‧‧Fixed seat

18‧‧‧Insect Funnel

19‧‧‧Lighting

22‧‧‧Water storage tank

24‧‧‧Power supply device

26‧‧‧Drain hole

27‧‧‧Heat conduction device

Figures 1-6 depict the schematic structural diagrams of different embodiments of the flying insect trapping device 1a-1d of the present invention;

Figures 7-12 depict six-sided views of the insect trapping device 1a-1d of the present invention; and

Figures 13-18 depict a schematic diagram of the structure of the flying insect trap device 2 of the present invention.

The content of the present invention will be explained through the following examples. The examples of the present invention are not intended to limit the present invention to be implemented in any specific environment, application or special manner as described in the examples. Therefore, the description of the embodiments is only for explaining the present invention, not for limiting the present invention. It should be noted that, in the following embodiments and drawings, components that are not directly related to the present invention are omitted and not shown, and the dimensional relationship between the components in the drawings is only for easy understanding, and is not used to limit the actual ratio. In the case of no conflict, the following embodiments and the features in the embodiments can be combined with each other. In addition, the following orientations (such as front, back, top, bottom, sides, horizontal, vertical, etc.) are relative orientations, which can be defined according to the usage status of the flying insect trap.

The first embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figs. 1-2, which is a schematic diagram depicting the structure of the flying insect trapping device 1 of the present invention. The insect catching device 1 a includes a housing 11, an insect box 12, a long-wave ultraviolet (UVA) lamp 13, an airflow guide device 14, a short-wave ultraviolet (UVC) lamp 15 and a power supply device 16. The housing 11 defines an accommodation space. The insect box 12 is arranged below the accommodating space. The bottom of the containing space includes the bottom of the containing space, or other objects in the containing space, For example: under the aforementioned UVA lamp 13, air guide device 14, and UVC lamp 15.

The long-wave ultraviolet (UVA) lamp 13 includes a UVA bulb and a lampshade. The UVA lamp 13 can be arranged in the upper area of the accommodating space along the inner side of the housing 11 or can be arranged in the upper area of the accommodating space by a fixing plate 131. The UVA lamp 13 provides a long-wave ultraviolet light, such as ultraviolet light with a wavelength ranging from 315 nanometers (nanometer; nm) to 400 nm, to attract flying insects to approach the insect trapping device 1a and enter through the opening 11a of a housing 11壳11。 11. It should be noted that the shape and location of the UVA lamp 13 can be changed according to different designs, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Among them, the UVA lamp 13 is, for example, a UVA light emitting diode lamp, and the flying insect is, for example, a mosquito.

In one embodiment, the surface of the UVA lamp 13 is coated with a titanium dioxide layer. When long-wave ultraviolet (UVA) passes through the titanium dioxide layer, carbon dioxide gas is generated, which can further attract flying insects into the housing 11. In other embodiments, the flying insect trapping device 1a further includes a mosquito attractant, which is applied in the insect collection box 12 to further attract flying insects into the housing 11.

The airflow guiding device 14 is arranged above the insect box 12 to generate an airflow to introduce the insects attracted by the long-wave ultraviolet into the housing 11 into the insect box 12. In one embodiment, the air guiding device 14 includes a fan. In addition, in other embodiments, the airflow guiding device 14 further includes an upper air cover 141 and a lower air cover 142, which are arranged above the fan. It should be noted that the number of windshields shown in Figure 2 is two, but those with ordinary knowledge in the art can understand that the number of windshields can be changed according to the structural requirements of the insect trapping device 1a, and is not intended to limit the present invention , So I won't repeat it here.

The short-wave ultraviolet (UVC) lamp 15 is set above the insect box 12, and the UVC lamp 15 provides a short-wave ultraviolet light, for example, ultraviolet rays with a wavelength range of 100nm to 290nm to irradiate the insects in the insect box 12 to fly The worm is disabled, or unable to reproduce, or die. use The reason for short-wave ultraviolet rays is that almost all microorganisms, molds, spores, bacteria, and viruses are composed of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA), while short-wave ultraviolet rays can damage DNA and RNA The molecular structure makes the insects in the insect box 12 disabled, or unable to reproduce, or die, in order to achieve the insecticidal effect. Among them, the UVC lamp 15 is, for example, a UVC light emitting diode lamp.

In one embodiment, the UVC lamp 15 is arranged under the airflow guiding device 14. In other embodiments, if there are other objects between the insect box 12 and the air guide device 14, the UVC lamp 15 can also be placed under the other objects, so that the short-wave ultraviolet rays provided by the insect box 12 can be irradiated into the insect box 12 .

The power supply device 16 is electrically connected to the UVA lamp 13, the air guide device 14 and the UVC lamp 15 to provide the power required for the operation of the UVA lamp 13, the air guide device 14 and the UVC lamp 15, and can be controlled by a switch device switch. The power supply device 16 can be a battery, which directly supplies power to the UVA lamp 13, the air guide device 14 and the UVC lamp 15 during operation. In addition, the power supply device 16 may also be a plug connected to an external power source or a universal serial bus.

The second embodiment of the present invention is shown in Fig. 3-4. The second embodiment is an extension of the first embodiment. In this embodiment, the insect catching device 1b further includes a fixing base 17 to fix the insect box 12 in the housing 11, and the UVC lamp 15 can be set on one of the upper and lower sides of the fixing base 17. In one embodiment, the flying insect catching device 1 further includes an insect collecting funnel 18 arranged between the insect collecting box 12 and the fixing seat 17 to prevent the flying insects from leaving the insect collecting box 12 before being disabled. The insect collecting funnel 18 has a special opening design, which makes it easy for flying insects to enter the insect collecting box 12 from the fixing seat 17 through the insect collecting funnel 18, but it is not easy to escape from the insect collecting box 12 to the fixing seat 17 via the insect collecting funnel 18.

The third embodiment of the present invention is shown in Fig. 5. The third embodiment is the first embodiment And an extension of the second embodiment. In this embodiment, the flying insect trapping device 1c further includes a lighting lamp 19 and a lampshade 191. The illuminating lamp 19 can be a light-emitting diode (LED), which is arranged on the fixing plate 131 in the housing 11 to further attract flying insects, such as phototaxis flying insects, close to the flying insect capturing device 1. In addition, the illuminating lamp 19 generates heat energy during operation. By setting the wattage of the illuminating lamp 19 to maintain its temperature close to the temperature of the human body, the probability of flying insects being attracted to the insect capturing device 1 can also be improved.

The fourth embodiment of the present invention is shown in Fig. 6. The fourth embodiment is an extension of the first, second, and third embodiments. In this embodiment, the flying insect capturing device 1d further includes an upper cover 111, a button 112, and a power board 161. The upper cover 111 is disposed above the casing 11. The button 112 is arranged in the center of the upper cover 111 and is connected to the power supply device 16 as a switch for controlling the power supply device 16 to turn on or off. The power board 161 is disposed between the air guiding device 14 and the fixing base 17. The UVA lamp 13, the air guide device 14, the UVC lamp 15, and the power supply device 16 in the insect catching device 1 are all connected to the power board 161 in a centralized manner.

The insect traps 1a~1d can be black mosquito traps. The six-sided view of the insect trapping device 1a~1d is shown in Fig. 7-12. Figure 7 is the front view of the insect trapping device 1a~1d, Figure 8 is the rear view of the insect trapping device 1a~1d, Figure 9 is the left view of the insect trapping device 1a~1d, and Figure 10 is the fly trapping The right side view of the device 1a~1d, Figure 11 is the top view of the flying insect trapping device 1a~1d, and Figure 12 is the bottom view of the flying insect trapping device 1a~1d.

The fifth embodiment of the present invention is shown in Figures 13-18, which depicts the structure of the flying insect trapping device 2 of the present invention. The insect trapping device 2 includes a housing 21, a water storage tank 22, a short-wave ultraviolet (UVC) lamp 23 and a power supply device 24. The housing 21 defines an accommodation space and has at least one opening 25. The water storage tank 22 is set under the accommodating space to use the water stored therein to attract flying insects to pass The opening 25 of the housing 21 enters the water storage tank 22. The water storage tank 22 has at least one drainage hole 26 to prevent a water level of the water storage tank from being greater than a critical value. In other words, when the amount of water stored in the water storage tank 22 is too much, so that the water level exceeds the critical value, the excess water can be drained from the drain hole 26. Therefore, the position of the drainage hole 26 can be set as the critical value of the water level of the water storage tank 22.

The short-wave ultraviolet (UVC) lamp 23 can be a UVC light-emitting diode lamp, which is installed above the water storage tank 22. The UVC lamp 23 provides a short-wave ultraviolet light, for example: ultraviolet light with a wavelength range of 100nm to 290nm, which irradiates the storage tank. The flying insects (such as common house mosquitoes, aegypti mosquitoes and other different species of mosquitoes) in the water tank 22 disable the flying insects. The power supply device 24 is electrically connected to the UVC lamp 23 to provide power required by the UVC lamp 23 to operate.

In the present invention, the UVC lamp 23 can be changed according to the position of the opening 25. For example, as shown in FIGS. 13-15, if the opening 25 is provided on the side of the housing 21, the UVC lamp 23 can be placed closer to the top of the housing 21. For another example, as shown in FIGS. 16-18, if the opening 25 is provided above the housing 21, the UVC lamp 23 can be placed closer to the water storage tank 22.

Use UVC-LED to irradiate female mosquitoes, mosquito eggs or larvae. The closer to the mosquito, the stronger the UVC illumination. Under a certain luminous flux, it can achieve mosquito killing and sterilization effects. The results of the experiment found that the larvae will not die immediately within one hour after exposure to 74μW/cm ² of illuminance. However, observations continued for 24 hours and found that the larvae could no longer grow up normally and transformed into pupae and adult mosquitoes. They would stay in the early stages of the larvae, unable to grow up, and eventually die. If the female mosquitoes die immediately after irradiation, they will also lose their fertility. Observing the sperm in the seminal vesicles, it is found that the main reason is that their motility decreases. Please refer to the table below.

Many insecticides on the market have almost no oviticidal effect because they cannot penetrate the egg shell. The structure of the egg shell is different from that of the epidermis. It is secreted by the oocyte in the ovarian tube. The egg shell is divided into two layers. The resistant outer egg layer (outer yolk membrane) membrane epidermis contains chitin, which is a long-chain polymer, which is a strong material in nature and has a protective effect. The inner egg shell layer is composed of protein, and this layer has many small holes called egg pores. After the larvae are exposed to UVC-LED, their head and chest will stretch and eventually die. There are no dead larvae, and the larvae that are more active than unexposed larvae seem to have decreased mobility, are uncomfortable, and will no longer continue to grow up to multiple ages of larvae or pupae and adult mosquitoes. The larvae were placed in a black flying insect capture device, and within 5 minutes of UVC-LED irradiation, all the larvae died, including the first to fourth instar larvae, and all died.

This flying insect catching device can be placed in outdoor or indoor environments. The indoor environment can be combined with flower vessels and installation works of art. It can also be placed in home and work environments, such as living rooms, toilets, balconies, kitchens or restaurants, etc. . The outdoor environment can be used alone or combined with general lighting devices or other devices (such as trash cans), and can simultaneously have lighting, mosquito catching or other two or more functions.

The housing 21 can be designed to be black and opaque. After the water is stored in the water storage tank 22, the housing The internal accommodating space of 21 can create a corner of water and a dark space that is liked by flying insects and allows female mosquitoes to lay eggs comfortably. Specifically, the water storage tank 22 must create a dark and humid environment and clean static water. The water storage tank 22 is designed as a black bucket to attract female mosquitoes to approach, and the clear water in the water storage tank 22 will evaporate and release water vapor. The holes attract female mosquitoes to fly into the water storage tank 22 to multiply and lay eggs on the wall. At this time, UVC lamp 23 is used to irradiate the female mosquitoes, mosquito eggs and larvae in the water storage tank 22 to make the flying insects in the water storage tank 22 (Including adults and larvae) disability, infertility, inability to develop into adult mosquitoes or death, and make the eggs unable to hatch or even die.

The power supply device 24 can be a battery, which is electrically connected to the UVC lamp 23 and directly supplies power to the UVC lamp 23 during operation. In addition, the power supply device 24 may also be a plug connected to an external power source or a universal serial bus.

The sixth embodiment of the present invention is an extension of the fifth embodiment. The insect catching device 2 further includes an infrared sensor, which is electrically connected to the power supply device 24 and the UVC lamp 23 to control the opening and closing of the UVC lamp 23. Specifically, the infrared sensor provides an infrared ray to illuminate the water storage tank 22. When the infrared sensor detects that there are flying insects, insect eggs or other objects on the water surface that block the infrared rays, the UVC lamp 23 is controlled to turn on, and under continuous irradiation , So that female mosquitoes and mosquito eggs are exposed to ultraviolet light to die. If larvae appear, it can be quickly killed and extinct, achieving the effect of killing adult mosquitoes, larvae and mosquito eggs. In one embodiment, the UVC lamp can be set to turn on regularly (for example, every 15 minutes, every half an hour, etc.) or irregularly.

The seventh embodiment of the present invention is also an extension of the fifth embodiment. The insect catching device 2 further includes a long-wave ultraviolet (UVA) lamp arranged above the accommodating space. The UVA lamp provides a long-wave ultraviolet, for example, ultraviolet rays with a wavelength range of 315 nanometers (nanometer; nm) to 400 nm. In order to attract flying insects into the housing 21.

In one embodiment, the surface of the UVA lamp is coated with a titanium dioxide layer. When long-wave ultraviolet (UVA) passes through the titanium dioxide layer, carbon dioxide gas is generated, which can further attract flying insects into the housing 21.

Please refer to Figures 13-18 again for the eighth embodiment of the present invention. The eighth embodiment is also an extension of the fifth embodiment. The insect catching device 2 further includes a heat-conducting device 27, which is arranged between the UVC lamp 23 and the water storage tank 22, and extends from the UVC lamp 23 to the bottom of the water storage tank 22 to conduct the heat generated by the UVC lamp 23 to the water storage tank 22 For heating, a warm environment can be created after raising the water temperature, so as to increase the probability of flying insects entering the water storage tank 22 to reproduce and lay eggs. In addition, the UVC lamp 23 can generate light energy and heat energy at the same time, and the generated heat energy can also create a temperature that mosquitoes like, and the appropriate heat can also simulate the temperature of the human body surface. The insect trapping device 2 can not only eliminate pregnant female mosquitoes and inhibit reproduction, but also has a culling effect on mosquito eggs, mosquito larvae, larvae and adult mosquitoes.

In summary, the insect catching device of the present invention uses UVA lamps or water storage to attract the insects into the insect catching device, and the UVC lamp is set to irradiate the insect box or the water storage tank of the insect catching device, so that the insects are lost. Activity and reproduction ability to achieve insecticidal effect, by using LED light source to kill mosquitoes and attract mosquitoes, not only environmental protection, reusable, and non-toxic and no harmful substances.

The foregoing embodiments are only used to illustrate the implementation of the present invention and to explain the technical features of the present invention, and are not used to limit the protection scope of the present invention. Any change or equal arrangement that can be easily accomplished by a person familiar with this technology belongs to the scope of the present invention, and the scope of protection of the present invention shall be subject to the scope of the patent application.

1‧‧‧Flying insect catching device

11‧‧‧Shell

12‧‧‧Insect box

13‧‧‧Long Wave UV Lamp

14‧‧‧Air guiding device

15‧‧‧Shortwave UV Lamp

16‧‧‧Power supply device

Claims (14)

A flying insect catching device, including: A shell, defining an accommodating space; A set of insect boxes is set under the containing space; A long-wave ultraviolet (UVA) lamp, providing a long-wave ultraviolet, the UVA lamp is arranged in an upper area of the accommodating space to attract a flying insect into the housing; An airflow guiding device is arranged above the insect box to generate an airflow to introduce the flying insects attracted into the shell into the insect box; A short-wave ultraviolet (UVC) lamp providing a short-wave ultraviolet, the UVC lamp is set above the insect box, irradiates the insect in the insect box, and disables the insect; and A power supply device is electrically connected with the UVA lamp, the airflow guide device and the UVC lamp. The insect trapping device according to claim 1, wherein the airflow guiding device includes a fan. The insect catching device according to claim 2, wherein the UVC lamp is arranged under the airflow guiding device. The flying insect catching device as described in claim 1, further including: A fixing seat is used to fix the insect collection box in the shell. The flying insect catching device according to claim 4, wherein the UVC lamp is arranged at one of the upper and lower sides of the fixing base. The flying insect catching device described in claim 4 further includes: An insect collecting funnel is arranged between the insect collecting box and the fixing seat to prevent the flying insects from leaving the insect collecting box before being disabled. The insect catching device as described in claim 6, further including: An illuminating lamp is arranged in the housing to further attract the flying insects. The flying insect capturing device according to claim 7, wherein the illuminating lamp includes a light-emitting diode (LED). The insect trapping device of claim 1, wherein the surface of the UVA lamp is coated with a titanium dioxide layer, and when the long-wave ultraviolet (UVA) passes through the titanium dioxide layer, carbon dioxide gas is generated, which is suitable for further attracting the insects to enter Inside the shell. The flying insect catching device according to claim 1, further comprising a mosquito attractant, which is applied in the insect collection box to further attract the flying insects into the housing. A flying insect catching device, including: A housing defining an accommodating space and having at least one opening; A water storage tank is arranged below the accommodating space to use the water stored therein to attract a flying insect to enter the water storage tank through the at least one opening, wherein the water storage tank has at least one drainage hole to avoid the storage The height of one of the water tanks is greater than a critical value; A short-wave ultraviolet (UVC) lamp, which provides a short-wave ultraviolet, the UVC lamp is installed above the water storage tank to irradiate the flying insects in the water storage tank to disable the flying insects; and A power supply device is electrically connected to the UVC lamp. The insect trapping device described in claim 11 further includes: An infrared sensor is electrically connected with the power supply device and the UVC lamp to control the opening and closing of the UVC lamp. The insect trapping device described in claim 11 further includes: A long-wave ultraviolet (UVA) lamp, which provides a long-wave ultraviolet light, is set in The upper part of the containing space is used to attract the flying insects into the shell. The insect trapping device described in claim 11 further includes: A heat-conducting device is arranged between the UVC lamp and the water storage tank, and extends from the UVC lamp to the bottom of the water storage tank to conduct heat generated by the UVC lamp into the water storage tank to increase the water temperature.

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