JP2002036798A - Gas and liquid pipe flow art device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a gas and liquid pipe flow art device to be utilized for visual effect, by streaming under pressure a mixture of gas and liquid, or a solid object added in all directions, without relying on bubble ascending in water and liquidity of convection. SOLUTION: A liquid and gas pipe flow art device streams under pressure a mixture of gas and liquid, or a solid object added through a transparent or tinted pipe from a pump streaming under pressure both gas and liquid. A flow speed and a direction of a flow is adjusted by changing a diameter and shape of pressure streaming pipe, which enhances a visual effect with colorless, colors, light generation, reflection, dialysis, and the like.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pump for pumping a gas and a liquid together (a pump for pumping in a multi-phase flow), wherein the gas and the liquid are pumped in a mixed state, and a solid is mixed if necessary.
The present invention relates to a gas-liquid pipe flow art device that uses a flow state caused by pumping for decoration and appreciation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a method of flowing bubbles for appreciation is a method in which a gas is released into a container having a liquid to freely raise bubbles, and a situation in which bubbles rise and move is used for decoration and appreciation. Alternatively, a method has been used in which a substance is mixed into a liquid in a container to cause convection, and the mixed substance is caused to flow by the convection, and the flow state is appreciated. They did not have the function of pumping and flowing in each direction such as up and down, length and width, and lacked power for decoration and appreciation.

[0003] Further, conventionally, the method of bubble flow for appreciation is as follows.
The moving (rising) speed of the bubble was only the rising speed due to the buoyancy of the bubble. That is, there is no function of adjusting the speed, and the effect of decoration and appreciation is monotonous.

[0004] Further, conventionally, the method of bubble flow for appreciation is as follows.
Although the coloring liquid, the luminous body, the reflecting body and the like flowed, there was no fluidity in a free direction, so that the decoration and appreciation effects were not powerful and monotonous.

Furthermore, the conventional bubble flow method for appreciation is a method according to the rising speed of the bubble, and there is no method for adjusting the flow speed of the bubble. .

Further, in the conventional method of mixing and flowing gas and liquid, an air compressor such as a blower or a compressor is used as a method of sending air into water, but there is a drawback that noise and vibration are large. Was.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks of the conventional art for decoration and appreciation of a gas-liquid tube flow art. In addition to the method, there is the development of a gas-liquid tube flow art device that allows the fluid to flow in free directions such as up and down, vertical and horizontal.

A further object of the present invention is to develop a gas-liquid pipe flow art apparatus which enhances the decoration and appreciation effect and eliminates monotony by pumping both gas and liquid, as well as a method of sending air into water. is there.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a gas-liquid tube flow art apparatus which further enhances the decoration and appreciation effect by not only mere free flowing of air bubbles and the like but also flowing of contaminants such as coloring liquids, luminous bodies and reflectors under pressure. In development.

It is a further object of the present invention to develop not only a method according to the rising speed of bubbles but also a gas-liquid pipe flow art device which can adjust the flowing speed of bubbles and liquid to enhance the decoration and appreciation effect.

A further object of the present invention is to develop a gas-liquid pipe flow art apparatus which does not use a blower or an air compressor such as a compressor for air supply into water and does not generate noise or vibration.

[0012]

According to the present invention, to solve the above-mentioned problems, a pump 1 for alternately pumping a gas and a liquid and for pumping the gas and the liquid together is provided with a pumping pipe 2 and a pumping pipe. A part or the whole of 2 is made transparent or colored, the pumping tube 2 is disposed in a free direction, the gas and the liquid are pumped together by the operation of the pump 1, and the pump 1 is passed through the pumping tube 2, It is characterized in that the passing state of gas and liquid is used for decoration and appreciation.

Further, the present invention is characterized in that the liquid passing through the pressure feed pipe 2 is colored, or a luminous body or a reflector is mixed in the liquid and pressure-fed to enhance the decoration and the viewing effect.

Further, the present invention provides a method for controlling the flow of gas and liquid,
From the inner side or the outer side where the pumping pipe 2 is disposed,
Is characterized by further enhancing the decoration and the viewing effect.

Further, according to the present invention, the diameter of the pressure feed pipe 2 may be enlarged or reduced in the course of installation, and the diameter may be changed not only to a circle but also to any shape. It is characterized in that the liquid is pumped, the flow velocity and fashion in the pumping tube 2 are changed, and the decoration and the viewing effect are further enhanced.

[0016]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One example of a gas-liquid pipe flow art apparatus of the present invention is as follows.
Claim 1 will be described with reference to FIG.
Is provided with a pumping tube 2 attached to a pump 1 that pumps gas and liquid alternately and pumps both gas and liquid, and makes a part or the whole of the pumping tube 2 transparent or colored. When the pump 1 is operated, the gas and the liquid are pumped together by the operation of the pump 1, the gas is passed from the pump 1 through the pumping pipe 2, and the passing state of the gas and the liquid in the pumping pipe 2 is used for decoration and appreciation.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the liquid passing through the pressure feed pipe 2 is colored, or a luminous body or a reflector is mixed into the liquid and pressure-fed to enhance the decoration and the viewing effect. It is.

Further, the present invention illuminates the pumping tube 2 with the flow of gas and liquid from the inside or the outside where the pumping tube 2 is provided, and further enhances the decoration and appreciation effect.

Further, according to the present invention, the diameter of the feed pipe 2 is enlarged, reduced, deformed, etc. in the middle of the installation to feed the gas and the liquid, thereby changing the flow velocity and fashion in the feed pipe 2, This is to further enhance the viewing effect.

The "pump 1 for alternately pumping gas and liquid and pumping both gas and liquid" according to claim 1 is a gas-liquid pumping device (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-201071) or Gas-liquid pump device (JP-A-11-336687),
Gas-liquid winding pump device (JP-A-2000-170649)
Such as a pump that rotates the winding of the pipe, pumps the gas and liquid alternately for each rotation, and pumps it together.There is a rotating shaft or a fixed shaft. And a pump configured to be used as a liquid passage.

Similarly, "... a part or the whole of the feed pipe 2 is made transparent or translucent or colored ..." means that the pipe main body of the feed pipe 2 is made transparent, translucent or colored, It enhances the viewing effect.

Similarly, "... Arranging the pumping pipe 2 in a free direction" means that the pumping pipe 2 is straight or curved downward, left and right or back and forth, and is flat or curved or three-dimensional. Can also be arranged freely in the required direction.

In the second aspect, "... Illuminate from inside or outside of the pressure-feeding pipe 2. To tell.

The color of the liquid passing therethrough or the mixing of a luminous body or a reflector into the liquid is a color effect due to the flow of the liquid to be pumped, and the effect of decoration and appreciation. It is to increase.

In the third aspect, ".. Illuminate the pumping tube 2 from the inside or outside where the pumping tube 2 is arranged." The decoration and the viewing effect are enhanced by the flowing reflected light and passing light.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the gas and the liquid are pressure-fed by expanding, reducing, and deforming the diameter of the pressure-feeding pipe 2 in the middle of the installation.
・ ”Means that the diameter of the pressure feed pipe 2 may be enlarged or reduced in the middle of the installation, and may be deformed not only in a circle but also in any way. A change occurs to enhance the decoration and the viewing effect.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, "... Disposing the pressure feeding pipe 2 inside the liquid of the container 3" means that the pressure feeding pipe 2 is pressure-fed into water in a water tank or the like (not shown), and Gas and liquid are allowed to flow in free directions such as up and down, vertical and horizontal, straight line, curved line, flat surface, three-dimensional shape, curved surface, etc. to enhance decoration and appreciation effects.
In this case, the decoration or appreciation effect may be further enhanced by using an aquarium animal, a plant, or an underwater decoration device in the water of the aquarium or the like.

The reason for using the pump 1 for alternately pumping gas and liquid and pumping both gas and liquid without using a blower or a compressor for underwater air supply is that gas and liquid are pumped in a mixed state. Therefore, since the flow state of gas and liquid inside the transparent tube can be appreciated from the outside, the gas and liquid can be pressure-fed together in a mixed state, which is difficult with conventional blowers and compressors. (60rpm), low noise, no vibration, no need for cooling equipment, no water hammer or cavitation in conventional pumps. This is because there are the above advantages such as the ability to supply air to the deep part in the water.

The figures shown in the drawings are a pump 1, a pressure pipe 2,
Although illustrations of the circulating tube 5 and the like are shown, these are conceptual illustrations of only a few examples, and it goes without saying that there are many other methods.

The piping of the gas-liquid pipe flow art apparatus of the present invention is not limited to being installed alone, but may be installed underwater and arranged together with seafood and seaweed, or may be arranged together with a tree or a workpiece. .

[0031]

According to the present invention, pipes can be formed not only in the conventional flowability due to bubble rise but also in vertical, horizontal and vertical directions or in any direction.
In a mixture of gas and liquid, solids may be mixed in some cases, and bubbles can be flowed in a required direction.

Both the gas and the liquid are pumped together with a solid, if necessary, so that not only the flow of bubbles but also the flow of a liquid or a solid are added, and the effect of decoration or appreciation is enhanced.

Since the liquid flows, the contaminants such as the colored body, the luminous body, and the reflector mixed in the liquid are caused to flow together with the liquid, and the variety of fluidity can be used as decoration or appreciation.

The diameter of the pumping tube was adjusted to be large or small, or changed to a shape other than a circle.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 (a) is a pump 2 for sending gas and liquid from a pump 1.
Fig. 3 shows an example in which an upper and lower flow is made by passing through and pressure-fed. (B) shows an example of a pump 1 for pressure-feeding a gas and a liquid, and an example of a method of circulating from a circulation pipe 5 from a pressure pipe 2 to a large diameter section 3 of the pressure pipe, a narrow diameter section 4 of the pressure pipe, and the like. The figure is shown.

FIGS. 2A and 2B show various examples of piping, (a) a piping example mainly based on an upward flow, and (b) a piping example mainly showing a downward flow.
(C) Example of piping mainly for lateral flow, (d) Example of piping mainly for enlarged upstream and downstream, (e) Example of piping mainly for stacking type flow, (f) Mainly for mosquito coil flow And (g) an example of free piping.

[Description of Signs] 1 Pump 2 Pumping tube 3 Pumping tube large diameter portion 4 Pumping tube narrow diameter portion 5 Circulation tube 6 Inlet 7 Pipe winding 8 Power source 9 Connecting device 10 Attached plate 11 Discharge tube 12 Water source

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A pump 1 for pumping a gas and a liquid alternately and pumping the gas and the liquid together. A pumping pipe 2 is provided, and a part or the whole of the pumping pipe 2 is made transparent or colored. Gas and liquid are pumped together by the operation of the pump 1, and the gas and liquid passing through the pumping tube 2 are passed from the pump 1 and the gas and liquid passing state of the pumping tube 2 is used for decoration, appreciation and the like. apparatus. 2. The gas-liquid pipe flow art according to claim 1, wherein the liquid passing through the pressure feed pipe 2 is colored, or a luminescent substance or a reflective substance is mixed into the liquid and pressure-fed to enhance the decoration and the viewing effect. apparatus. 3. The decorating or appreciating effect is further enhanced by illuminating the flow of gas and liquid from the inside or outside of the pumping pipe 2 with the pumping pipe 2 illuminated. Gas liquid flow art equipment. 4. A gas and a liquid are pumped by enlarging, reducing and deforming the diameter of the pumping pipe 2 in the course of installation, thereby changing the flow velocity and fashion in the pumping pipe 2 to further enhance the decoration and appreciation effect. The gas-liquid pipe flow art device according to claim 1, 2, or 3.