JP2003061508A - Aquarium - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an aquarium which radiates light having varied colors and fully can exhibit presentation effect of colors and obtain a water tank for appreciation in which rise of temperature of water tank water due to long- time illumination is suppressed and electric power cost of illumination is inexpensive. SOLUTION: This aquarium is obtained by attaching an illumination device 2 having a multicolor light-emitting light source composed of a collective body of highly luminescent light-emitting diodes of red, blue and green and a controller for controlling the lightening state of the each light-emitting diode to the upper part of a water tank body 1 or the interior of the water tank body 1.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an aquarium for breeding and watching ornamental fish such as tropical fish and goldfish, which is provided with a lighting device having a multicolor light emitting source composed of a group of high brightness light emitting diodes. It is an enhanced visual effect.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In an aquarium for breeding tropical fish and the like, a lighting device with a built-in fluorescent lamp may be attached to the upper part of the aquarium in order to improve the visual recognition effect. Illuminated to make it easier to see.

However, the illumination device using the fluorescent lamp has a drawback that the color tone of the illumination light cannot be changed and the visual effect is monotonous. Fluorescent lamps generate much less heat than incandescent lamps, but they generate a considerable amount of heat, and the temperature of the water in the aquarium rises due to continuous use over a long period of time, cooling the aquarium water depending on the fish. There was a need. Further, there is also a problem that the power consumption becomes considerable during continuous use.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to obtain an aquarium for ornamental fish, which is capable of irradiating light of various colors in a variety of colors and exerting a full color rendering effect. Another object of the present invention is to obtain an aquarium for aquarium fish in which an increase in the temperature of the aquarium water is suppressed even by long-time illumination and the lighting power cost is low.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the invention according to claim 1 provides a multicolor light emitting light source comprising an assembly of red, blue and green high brightness light emitting diodes, and each of the above light emitting diodes. This is an aquarium for aquarium fish in which a lighting device having a control device for controlling the lighting state is attached to the upper part of the aquarium.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an illuminating device including a multicolor light emitting light source including an assembly of red, blue and green high brightness light emitting diodes and a control device for controlling a lighting state of each of the light emitting diodes. , Is an aquarium for ornamental fish installed inside the aquarium.

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the embodiments. 1 to 3 show an example of an aquarium for ornamental fish according to the present invention. In the drawings, reference numeral 1 indicates a body of the aquarium. The aquarium body 1 is a relatively large one made of a glass plate, an acrylic resin plate, a polycarbonate resin plate, or the like. For example, the width is 70 cm, the depth is 50 cm, and the depth is 30 c.
It has a rectangular parallelepiped shape of about m.

A tubular lighting device 2 is attached to the water tank body 1 along the longitudinal direction of its upper opening.
As shown in FIG. 2, the lighting device 2 is roughly configured by a main body 3, a transparent pipe 4, and two side plates 5 and 5 made of a metal plate such as stainless steel.

As shown in FIG. 3, the main body 3 has a plurality of high-intensity light emitting diodes (LEDs) 6, 6, 6, ... A light source unit (multicolor light emitting light source) mounted in a line in the order of red, blue and green, and a control unit (not shown) having a microprocessor for controlling the current to each light emitting diode 6 of this light source unit. And is accommodated in the gutter-shaped cover 8.

The control section performs on / off control of current to each high-intensity light-emitting diode 6 and current value control, and independently turns on / off and adjusts brightness of each high-intensity light-emitting diode 6. It has a function.
These controls can be appropriately set by turning on / off a plurality of built-in dip switches.

The transparent pipe 4 is made of a transparent material such as acrylic resin or glass, and the main body 3 is housed inside. The side plate 5 is used to attach the lighting device 2 to the aquarium 1, and the lower part is 2
It is bent many times to form a step. The side plate 5 is fixed so as to watertightly close both ends of the transparent pipe 4 containing the main body 3.

A cable 9 for supplying electric power to the light source section and the control section is connected to the side plate 5 from one end of the main body section 3.
Has been pulled out to the outside. The lighting device is attached to the aquarium body 1 by locking the bent step portions of the lower portions of the side plates 5 and 5 to the opening edge portions in the upper part of the aquarium body 1.

In such an ornamental fish tank, the control unit of the main body 3 controls the microprocessor by
Light of 16.7 million colors is emitted from the light source unit into the water tank main body 1 along with various light emission patterns such as color circulation and strobe, and the inside of the water tank is beautifully colored. For this reason, tropical fish in the aquarium are colored in a fantastic color, and various color rendering effects are obtained, and the aquarium water itself is also colored in various colors.

Further, since a high-intensity light emitting diode is used as a light source, the amount of heat generated is small even though the light is bright, and the temperature of the water in the water tank rises even if it is used continuously for a long time. I won't let you. Furthermore, it consumes little power and saves energy. Further, the light emitting diode 6 itself has a very long life, and since there is no mechanically movable part in the lighting device, almost no maintenance is required.

FIGS. 4 to 6 show another example of the ornamental fish tank of the present invention, which is an example in which the transparent pipe 4 of the lighting device is attached in a state of being sunk below the water surface. . In this example, the main body 3 has a structure similar to that of the previous example, and is similarly housed in the transparent pipe 4, and both ends of this transparent pipe 4 are made of an acrylic resin plate, a glass plate, or the like. It is watertightly closed by a sealing plate 10.

Reference numeral 11 in the drawing is an elongated plate-like mounting plate made of metal such as stainless steel. The mounting plate 11 has a length longer than the length of the aquarium body 1 in the longitudinal direction, and plate-shaped mounting brackets 12, 12 are located below the mounting plate 11 at positions slightly inward from both ends thereof. It is extended to and is provided integrally.

The transparent pipe 4 is attached to the mounting brackets 12 and 12 by means such as screwing the sealing pipes 10 and 10 to the lighting device 2 of this example. The lighting device 2 is attached to the aquarium body 1 by locking both ends of the mounting plate 11 to the edges of the upper opening of the aquarium body 1, as shown in FIG. 4 is located in the water tank body 1 and emits light under the water surface.

Even in the aquarium fish tank of this example, it is possible to obtain the same operational effects as those of the previous example. Also, since the light is directly irradiated into the water, there is no reflection on the water surface,
Even if the water depth of the aquarium becomes deep, sufficient light will reach the bottom.

In the present invention, the structure of the main body portion 3 is not limited to the above-mentioned structure, and one in which a plurality of high-intensity light emitting diodes 6 of each color are alternately arranged in a plane or in one piece. It is also possible to arrange three high-luminance light-emitting diodes 6 inside the lamp shade to form a lamp, and use one or more of the lamps.

The control unit may be controlled by an external controller, a personal computer or the like other than the built-in microprocessor and DIP switch. Such a control unit is installed externally. Also included in the present invention.

[0021]

As described above, according to the aquarium for aquarium fish of the present invention, a multicolor light emitting light source composed of an assembly of red, blue and green high-intensity light emitting diodes, and a lighting state of each of the light emitting diodes. Since it has an illuminating device equipped with a control device for controlling, 16.7 million colors of light are accompanied by various light emission patterns such as color circulation and strobe,
The inside of the aquarium is illuminated and the inside of the aquarium is beautifully colored. For this reason, tropical fish in the aquarium are colored in a fantastic color, and various color rendering effects are obtained, and the aquarium water itself is also colored in various colors.

Further, since the high-intensity light-emitting diode is used as the light source, the amount of heat generated is small in spite of the high illuminance, and the temperature of the water in the water tank is raised even if it is used continuously for a long time. Nothing. Furthermore, it consumes little power and saves energy. Further, the high-brightness light emitting diode itself has an extremely long life, and since there is no mechanically movable part in the lighting device, it is possible to obtain an excellent effect that maintenance is almost unnecessary.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of an ornamental fish tank according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of an example of the ornamental fish tank according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a main part of an example of the ornamental fish tank of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another example of the ornamental fish tank of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the structure of another example of the ornamental fish tank of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a main part of another example of the ornamental fish tank according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Water tank body, 2 ... Lighting device, 3 ... Main body section, 4 ...
・ Transparent pipe, 5 ・ ・ Side plate, 6 ・ ・ High-intensity light-emitting diode, 7 ・ ・ Mounting member, 8 ・ ・ Cover, 9 ・ ・ Cable, 10 ・ ・ Sealing plate, 11 ・ ・ Mounting plate, 12 ・ ・Mounting bracket

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A lighting device equipped with a multicolor light emitting source composed of an assembly of red, blue and green high-intensity light emitting diodes and a control device for controlling a lighting state of each of the light emitting diodes is attached to an upper part of an aquarium. Aquarium for ornamental fish. 2. A lighting device equipped with a multicolor light-emitting light source composed of an assembly of red, blue, and green high-intensity light-emitting diodes and a control device for controlling the lighting state of each of the light-emitting diodes is mounted inside a water tank. Aquarium for ornamental fish.