CN219781283U - Fish pond hydrologic cycle filtration equipment - Google Patents
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Abstract
The utility model discloses fish pond water circulation filtering equipment, which comprises a fish pond, wherein one side of the bottom of the fish pond is communicated with a one-way pipeline, one end of the one-way pipeline, which is far away from the fish pond, is communicated with a sedimentation tank, a sedimentation barrel is attached to the inner wall of the sedimentation tank, a filtering component is arranged in the sedimentation barrel, a connecting pipe is arranged above the filtering component, the connecting pipe penetrates through the side wall of the sedimentation tank and is communicated with a clean water pond, a water suction pipe is arranged in the clean water pond, the top of the water suction pipe is fixedly connected with a platform, the platform is fixedly connected with the ground, the top surface of the platform is fixedly connected with a water pump, the bottom of the water pump is communicated with the water suction pipe, one side of the water pump is fixedly connected with a water outlet pipe, one end of the water outlet pipe, which is far away from the water pump, is positioned in the fish pond, the side of the water outlet pipe is fixedly connected with a support frame, the bottom of the support frame is fixedly connected with the ground, and one side, which is far away from the water outlet pipe, of the fish pond is provided with a cleaning mechanism fixedly connected with the ground. The utility model can realize water circulation and has better filtering effect, and can increase the dissolved oxygen in the water by the flowing of the water, thereby providing better growing environment for fish shoals.
Description
Technical Field
The utility model belongs to the technical field of filtering devices, and particularly relates to a fish pond water circulation filtering device.
Background
The fish pond is the home where fish survived, and excessive water pollution can lead to the death of fish, and current fish pond filter equipment is generally through taking out the water in the fish pond and filtering and returning it, and this kind of filtration mode makes the water change great, easily trails the fish school to the filter effect is not fine, and filtration efficiency is low, is unfavorable for the growth of fish school.
Therefore, there is a need for a fish pond water circulation filtration device to solve the above-mentioned technical problems.
Disclosure of Invention
The utility model aims to provide a fish pond water circulation filtering device which solves the problems in the prior art.
In order to achieve the above object, the present utility model provides the following solutions: the utility model provides fish pond water circulation filtering equipment which comprises a fish pond, wherein one side of the bottom of the fish pond is communicated with a one-way pipeline, one end of the one-way pipeline, which is far away from the fish pond, is communicated with a sedimentation tank, the inner wall of the sedimentation tank is provided with a sedimentation tank in a fitting way, a filtering component is arranged in the sedimentation tank, a connecting pipe is arranged above the filtering component, the connecting pipe penetrates through the side wall of the sedimentation tank and is communicated with a clean water pond, a water suction pipe is arranged in the clean water pond, the top of the water suction pipe is fixedly connected and communicated with a platform, the platform is fixedly connected with the ground, the top surface of the platform is fixedly connected with a water pump, the bottom of the water pump is communicated with the water suction pipe, one side of the water pump is fixedly connected and communicated with a water outlet pipe, one end of the water outlet pipe, which is far away from the water pump, is positioned in the fish pond, the side wall of the water outlet pipe is fixedly connected with a supporting frame, the bottom of the supporting frame is fixedly connected with the ground, one side, which is far away from the water outlet pipe, is provided with a cleaning mechanism, and the cleaning mechanism is fixedly connected with the ground.
Preferably, the filter component comprises a filter screen fixedly connected with the inner wall of the precipitation barrel, a filter box is arranged above the filter screen, the filter box is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the precipitation barrel, an activated carbon layer is arranged above the filter box, and the activated carbon layer is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the precipitation barrel.
Preferably, a plurality of inclined pipes are arranged in the filter box, and the upper end and the lower end of each inclined pipe are communicated with the precipitation barrel.
Preferably, the cleaning mechanism comprises an electric sliding rail fixedly connected with the ground, a lifting assembly is slidably connected to the top of the electric sliding rail, a base plate is fixedly connected to the top of the lifting assembly, a telescopic assembly is fixedly connected to the top of the base plate, a connecting plate is fixedly connected to one end, close to the fish pond, of the telescopic assembly, a fishing net is detachably connected to the side wall of the connecting plate through a bolt, and the fishing net is located above the fish pond.
Preferably, the lifting assembly comprises a sliding block which is in sliding connection with the top of the electric sliding rail, a hydraulic cylinder is fixedly connected to the center of the top surface of the sliding block, and the backing plate is fixedly connected to the top of the hydraulic cylinder.
Preferably, the telescopic assembly comprises a motor fixedly connected with the top surface of the base plate, a disc is fixedly connected with an output shaft of the motor, an electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected with the top surface of the disc, and the output end of the electric telescopic rod is fixedly connected with the connecting plate.
Preferably, the side wall of the unidirectional pipeline is fixedly connected and communicated with an electromagnetic valve, and the electromagnetic valve is electrically connected with external equipment.
Preferably, one end of a protection net is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the fish pond, the other end of the protection net is fixedly connected with the side wall of the fish pond, and the protection net is positioned above the unidirectional pipeline.
The utility model discloses the following technical effects: the water in the fish pond flows into the sedimentation tank in the sedimentation tank through the one-way pipeline, the water flowing into the sedimentation tank is subjected to preliminary sedimentation, some large particles can be left at the bottom of the sedimentation tank, impurities in the water can be filtered again through the filtering component along with rising of the water level, the filtering effect is good, meanwhile, the sedimentation tank can be taken out, and the sludge and the impurities in the sedimentation tank can be cleaned and replaced, so that the fish pond is very convenient to use; the filtered water flows into the clean water tank through the connecting pipe, the water in the clean water tank is pumped into the water pumping pipe through the water pump and flows back into the fish pond from the water outlet pipe, so that disturbance on the fish shoal is small, the water circulation state can be kept all the time, and the flowing water is more suitable for the growth of the fish shoal; the impurity floating on the surface in the fish pond can be fished out and removed through the cleaning mechanism, and a clean water quality environment is provided for the fish shoals. The utility model can realize water circulation and has better filtering effect, and can increase the dissolved oxygen in the water by the flowing of the water, thereby providing better growing environment for fish shoals.
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The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the utility model and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the utility model and together with the description serve to explain the utility model. In the drawings:
FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the present utility model;
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 1A in accordance with the present utility model;
FIG. 3 is a schematic view of the structure of the filter box of the present utility model;
in the figure: 1. a fish pond; 2. a unidirectional conduit; 3. an electromagnetic valve; 4. a sedimentation tank; 5. a clean water tank; 6. a water pumping pipe; 7. a platform; 8. a water pump; 9. a connecting pipe; 10. a precipitation barrel; 11. a support frame; 12. a water outlet pipe; 13. a filter screen; 14. a filter box; 15. an activated carbon layer; 16. an electric slide rail; 17. a slide block; 18. a hydraulic cylinder; 19. a backing plate; 20. a motor; 21. a disc; 22. an electric telescopic rod; 23. a connecting plate; 24. fishing net; 25. a chute; 26. and a protective net.
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The following description of the embodiments of the present utility model will be made clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which it is apparent that the embodiments described are only some embodiments of the present utility model, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the utility model without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the utility model.
In order that the above-recited objects, features and advantages of the present utility model will become more readily apparent, a more particular description of the utility model will be rendered by reference to the appended drawings and appended detailed description.
Referring to fig. 1-3, the utility model provides a fish pond water circulation filtering device, which comprises a fish pond 1, wherein one side of the bottom of the fish pond 1 is communicated with a one-way pipeline 2, one end of the one-way pipeline 2 away from the fish pond 1 is communicated with a sedimentation tank 4, the inner wall of the sedimentation tank 4 is provided with a sedimentation tank 10 in a fitting way, a filtering component is installed in the sedimentation tank 10, a connecting pipe 9 is arranged above the filtering component, the connecting pipe 9 penetrates through the side wall of the sedimentation tank 4 and is communicated with a clean water pond 5, a water suction pipe 6 is installed in the clean water pond 5, the top of the water suction pipe 6 is fixedly connected and communicated with a platform 7, the platform 7 is fixedly connected with the ground, the top surface of the platform 7 is fixedly connected with a water pump 8, the bottom of the water pump 8 is communicated with the water suction pipe 6, one side of the water pump 8 is fixedly connected and is communicated with a water outlet pipe 12, one end of the water outlet pipe 12 away from the water pump 8 is positioned in the fish pond 1, the side wall of the water outlet pipe 12 is fixedly connected with a supporting frame 11, the bottom of the supporting frame 11 is fixedly connected with the ground, one side of the fish pond 1 away from the water outlet 12 is provided with a cleaning mechanism fixedly connected with the ground.
The water in the fish pond 1 flows into the sedimentation tank 10 in the sedimentation tank 4 through the one-way pipeline 2, the water flowing into the sedimentation tank 10 is subjected to preliminary sedimentation, some large particles can be left at the bottom of the sedimentation tank 10, impurities in the water can be filtered again through the filtering component along with the rising of the water level, the filtering effect is good, meanwhile, the sedimentation tank 10 can be taken out, and the sludge and the impurities in the water can be cleaned and replaced, so that the fish pond is very convenient to use; the filtered water flows into the clean water tank 5 through the connecting pipe 9, the water in the clean water tank 5 is pumped into the water pumping pipe 6 through the water pump 8 and flows back into the fish pond 1 from the water outlet pipe 12, so that disturbance on the fish shoal is small, the state of water circulation can be kept all the time, and the flowing water is more suitable for the growth of the fish shoal; the impurities floating on the surface in the fish pond 1 can be fished out and removed through the cleaning mechanism, and a clean water quality environment is provided for the fish shoals. The utility model can realize water circulation and has better filtering effect, and can increase the dissolved oxygen in the water by the flowing of the water, thereby providing better growing environment for fish shoals.
Further optimizing scheme, filter component includes the filter screen 13 with sedimentation tank 10 inner wall rigid coupling, and filter screen 13 top is equipped with rose box 14, and rose box 14 and sedimentation tank 10 inner wall rigid coupling are equipped with active carbon layer 15 above the rose box 14, active carbon layer 15 and sedimentation tank 10 inner wall rigid coupling. The water quality is firstly subjected to primary filtration by the filter screen 13, partial particulate matters are filtered, then the water is subjected to secondary filtration by the filter tank 14, most of residual matters are filtered, and finally some micro-organisms in the water are filtered through adsorption by the activated carbon layer 15, so that the water quality of the supernatant fluid is good, and the supernatant fluid flows back to the fish pond 1 again, thereby realizing the recycling of the water and saving water resources.
In a further optimized scheme, a plurality of inclined pipes 25 are arranged in the filter box 14, and the upper end and the lower end of each inclined pipe 25 are communicated with the precipitation barrel 10. Most of the particles in the rising process of the water can fall into the wall of the inclined tube 25, so that the filtering effect is realized.
Further optimizing scheme, clearance mechanism includes the electronic slide rail 16 with ground rigid coupling, and electronic slide rail 16 top sliding connection has lifting unit, and lifting unit top rigid coupling has backing plate 19, and backing plate 19 top rigid coupling has telescopic assembly, and telescopic assembly is close to the one end rigid coupling of fish pond 1 and has connecting plate 23, and connecting plate 23 lateral wall is connected with the bailing 24 through the bolt can be dismantled, and bailing 24 is located fish pond 1 top. The telescopic assembly is lowered to a certain position through the lifting assembly, the connecting plate 23 is extended through the telescopic assembly, the fishing net 24 is driven to extend together, the fishing net 24 is made to pass through the surface of the fish pond 1, floaters in the fish pond 1 are cleaned, and the electric sliding rail 16 can cover the whole fish pond 1 area until the whole fish pond 1 is cleaned.
Further optimizing scheme, the lifting assembly comprises a sliding block 17 which is in sliding connection with the top of the electric sliding rail 16, a hydraulic cylinder 18 is fixedly connected to the center of the top surface of the sliding block 17, and a base plate 19 is fixedly connected to the top of the hydraulic cylinder 18. The hydraulic cylinder 18 pushes the pad 19, thereby achieving the effect of moving up and down.
Further optimizing scheme, the flexible subassembly includes the motor 20 with backing plate 19 top surface rigid coupling, and the output shaft rigid coupling of motor 20 has disc 21, and disc 21 top surface rigid coupling has electric telescopic handle 22, and electric telescopic handle 22's output and connecting plate 23 rigid coupling. The motor 20 can drive the disc 21 to rotate, and then drives the electric telescopic rod 22 to rotate, collects the floater through the fishing net 24, then controls the electric telescopic rod 22 to shrink, and the electric telescopic rod 22 is driven to rotate through the motor 20, so that the fishing net 24 is positioned outside the fish pond 1, impurities in the fishing net 24 are conveniently cleaned, and the next use is convenient.
Further optimizing scheme, the lateral wall rigid coupling of unidirectional conduit 2 and intercommunication have solenoid valve 3, solenoid valve 3 and external equipment electric connection. The electromagnetic valve 3 can control the communication of the unidirectional pipeline 2, the closing and the water flow, can realize the water circulation when in communication, can maintain the equipment when in closing, and can clean the sedimentation tank 10, and is convenient to use and simple to operate.
Further optimizing scheme, the bottom surface of the fish pond 1 is fixedly connected with one end of a protective net 26, the other end of the protective net 26 is fixedly connected with the side wall of the fish pond 1, and the protective net 26 is positioned above the unidirectional pipeline 2. Impurities in the water flow into the unidirectional pipeline 2 through the protective screen 26, but the fish shoal cannot pass through the protective screen 26, so that the fish shoal is protected.
In the description of the present utility model, it should be understood that the terms "longitudinal," "transverse," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," and the like indicate or are based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, merely to facilitate description of the present utility model, and do not indicate or imply that the devices or elements referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present utility model.
The above embodiments are only illustrative of the preferred embodiments of the present utility model and are not intended to limit the scope of the present utility model, and various modifications and improvements made by those skilled in the art to the technical solutions of the present utility model should fall within the protection scope defined by the claims of the present utility model without departing from the design spirit of the present utility model.
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1. A fish pond hydrologic cycle filtration equipment, its characterized in that: including fish pond (1), fish pond (1) bottom one side intercommunication has unidirectional conduit (2), unidirectional conduit (2) are kept away from the one end intercommunication of fish pond (1) has sedimentation tank (4), sedimentation tank (4) inner wall laminating is equipped with sedimentation tank (10), install filter equipment in sedimentation tank (10), the filter equipment top is equipped with connecting pipe (9), connecting pipe (9) pass sedimentation tank (4) lateral wall and intercommunication have clean water basin (5), install drinking-water pipe (6) in clean water basin (5), drinking-water pipe (6) top rigid coupling and intercommunication have platform (7), platform (7) and ground rigid coupling, platform (7) top surface rigid coupling has water pump (8), water pump (8) bottom with drinking-water pipe (6) intercommunication, water pump (8) one side rigid coupling and intercommunication have outlet pipe (12), outlet pipe (12) are kept away from one end of water pump (8) is located in fish pond (1), outlet pipe (12) lateral wall rigid coupling has support frame (11), support frame (11) bottom and ground clearance mechanism (12) are kept away from to one side, support frame (12) rigid coupling is equipped with ground clearance mechanism (1).
2. The fish pond water circulation filtration device of claim 1, wherein: the filter component comprises a filter screen (13) fixedly connected with the inner wall of the precipitation barrel (10), a filter box (14) is arranged above the filter screen (13), the filter box (14) is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the precipitation barrel (10), an activated carbon layer (15) is arranged above the filter box (14), and the activated carbon layer (15) is fixedly connected with the inner wall of the precipitation barrel (10).
3. The fish pond water circulation filtration device of claim 2, wherein: a plurality of inclined pipes (25) are arranged in the filter box (14), and the upper end and the lower end of each inclined pipe (25) are communicated with the sedimentation barrel (10).
4. The fish pond water circulation filtration device of claim 1, wherein: the cleaning mechanism comprises an electric sliding rail (16) fixedly connected with the ground, a lifting assembly is slidably connected to the top of the electric sliding rail (16), a base plate (19) is fixedly connected to the top of the lifting assembly, a telescopic assembly is fixedly connected to the top of the base plate (19), a connecting plate (23) is fixedly connected to one end of the telescopic assembly, which is close to the fish pond (1), of the telescopic assembly, a fishing net (24) is detachably connected to the side wall of the connecting plate (23) through bolts, and the fishing net (24) is located above the fish pond (1).
5. The fish pond water circulation filtration device of claim 4, wherein: the lifting assembly comprises a sliding block (17) which is in sliding connection with the top of the electric sliding rail (16), a hydraulic cylinder (18) is fixedly connected to the center of the top surface of the sliding block (17), and the backing plate (19) is fixedly connected to the top of the hydraulic cylinder (18).
6. The fish pond water circulation filtration device of claim 4, wherein: the telescopic assembly comprises a motor (20) fixedly connected with the top surface of the base plate (19), a disc (21) is fixedly connected with an output shaft of the motor (20), an electric telescopic rod (22) is fixedly connected with the top surface of the disc (21), and the output end of the electric telescopic rod (22) is fixedly connected with the connecting plate (23).
7. The fish pond water circulation filtration device of claim 1, wherein: the side wall of the unidirectional pipeline (2) is fixedly connected and communicated with an electromagnetic valve (3), and the electromagnetic valve (3) is electrically connected with external equipment.
8. The fish pond water circulation filtration device of claim 1, wherein: the fish pond is characterized in that one end of a protective net (26) is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the fish pond (1), the other end of the protective net (26) is fixedly connected with the side wall of the fish pond (1), and the protective net (26) is located above the unidirectional pipeline (2).
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