JP2020005510A - Water tank cleaning device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a water tank cleaning device which can quickly and smoothly remove dirt accumulated on a bottom in a water tank in which aquarium fishes such as goldfish and tropical fish are reared.SOLUTION: A water tank cleaning device comprises on a water absorption hole 3, a water absorption valve mechanism 10 having a water absorption valve body 9 which can be opened and closed and which can allow flow of water W in only one direction to a pump chamber 2 side from a water absorption body 8 side. A water discharge body 11 is provided on a discharge hole 4, and on the water discharge hole, a water discharge valve mechanism 13 having a water discharge valve body 12 which can be opened and closed and which allows flow of water in only one direction from a pump chamber side to the water discharge body side, is provided. A filter member 14 is detachably provided on the water discharge body, and on the water discharge body, regulation parts 15, 16 for regulating opening limit of the water absorption valve body and the water discharge valve body are provided.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to an aquarium cleaning tool used to remove dirt and the like accumulated at the bottom of an aquarium that breeds ornamental fish such as goldfish and tropical fish.

  Conventionally, as a water tank cleaning tool of this type, a pump chamber is formed inside a pump section, a water inlet and a water discharge port communicating with the pump chamber are formed in the pump section, and a self-elastic restoration expandable / contractible body is formed in the pump section. A suction / discharge chamber communicating with the pump chamber is formed inside the expandable / contractible body, and a water suction pipe having a length reaching the bottom of the water tank is provided at the water suction port, and the water suction port is connected to the pump chamber side from the water suction pipe side. A water-absorbing valve mechanism having a water-absorbing valve body that can open and close freely to allow water to flow in only one direction is provided, a water-discharging pipe is provided at a water-discharging port, and a water-discharging port is provided on the water-discharging pipe side from the pump chamber side. 2. Description of the Related Art There is known a structure in which a water discharge valve mechanism having a water discharge valve body that can be freely opened and closed to allow water to flow in only one direction is provided, and a filter member is provided in a water discharge pipe.

  Then, the expandable body is contracted by grasping it by hand, and after the contraction is released, the expanded body is expanded by self-elasticity restoration. The suction through the water intake port through the water absorption valve mechanism, the waste in the pump chamber is discharged from the water discharge port through the water discharge valve mechanism together with the water by the contraction of the expansion and contraction body, and the waste discharged from the water discharge port is captured by the filter member. The member is removed from the water discharge pipe to remove the dirt trapped on the filter member.

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 60-62261

  However, in the case of these conventional structures, a water suction port and a water discharge port communicating with the pump chamber are formed in the pump section, and the water suction valve body allows the water to flow in only one direction from the water suction pipe side to the pump chamber side at the water suction port. A water discharge valve having a water discharge valve body that allows water to flow in only one direction from the pump chamber side to the water discharge pipe side is disposed at the water discharge port. Water and dirt in the water tank are sucked up by alternately opening and closing the valve body and the water discharge valve body of the water discharge valve mechanism, and the waste is removed by repetition of the discharge. Therefore, water is discharged from the water absorption valve body of the water absorption valve mechanism and the water discharge valve mechanism. If the opening / closing angle of the valve body is excessively wide, it is difficult to quickly repeat suction and discharge, and there is a disadvantage that the workability for cleaning dirt may be reduced accordingly.

  An object of the present invention is to solve such inconvenience. Among the present invention, the invention according to claim 1 has a pump chamber formed inside a pump section, and the pump section has a pump chamber formed therein. A communicating water suction port and a water discharge port are formed, and an expandable and contractible body capable of self-elastic restoration is disposed in the pump section via a suction and discharge pipe, and the pump is inserted into the inside of the expandable and contractible body through the suction and discharge pipe. A suction / discharge chamber communicating with the chamber is formed, and a water absorbing body is disposed at the water suction port, and the water suction port is freely openable and closable to allow flow of water in only one direction from the water absorbing body side to the pump chamber side. A water-absorbing valve mechanism having a water-absorbing valve body is disposed, a water-discharging body is disposed at the water-discharging port, and the water-discharging port is opened and closed to allow water to flow only in one direction from the pump chamber side to the water-discharging element side. A water discharge valve mechanism having an operable water discharge valve body is provided, and a filter member is removably provided on the water discharge body. , In aquarium cleaning tool, characterized in that formed by disposing a regulating portion for regulating the opening extent of the water valve body and the water discharge valve body.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the water-absorbing valve body is formed in a thin plate shape capable of closing a water intake port, a pivot portion is formed on one side of the water-absorbing valve member, and the pump portion is pivotally mounted on the pump portion. The water discharge valve body is formed in a thin plate shape capable of closing the water discharge port, a pivotal portion is formed on one side of the water discharge valve body, and the pump portion has the pivotal portion. The present invention is characterized in that a bearing portion is formed, and the invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the water-absorbing valve body is formed in a warp-elastic thin film shape capable of closing a water-absorbing port. A fixed portion is formed on one side of the body, a mounting portion for the fixed portion is formed on the pump portion, and the water discharge valve body is formed in a thin film shape capable of closing a water discharge port and capable of warping elasticity. A fixing portion is formed on one side of the body, and a mounting portion for the fixing portion is formed on the pump portion. That.

  As described above, in the present invention, the pump portion is inserted into the water tank, the expandable body is contracted by grasping it by hand, and after the contraction is released, self-elasticity is restored. The swelling causes the dirt in the water tank to be sucked into the pump chamber together with the water from the water inlet through the water suction valve mechanism by the swelling of the expanding and contracting body. When the water is discharged from the water discharge port, i.e., when the water is sucked into the pump chamber, the water suction valve body of the water suction valve mechanism opens and the water discharge valve body of the water discharge valve mechanism closes to discharge water from the pump chamber. The water suction valve body of the water suction valve mechanism closes and the water discharge valve body of the water discharge valve mechanism opens and repeats the expansion and contraction of the expansion / contraction body a plurality of times, and the water suction valve body and the water discharge valve mechanism of the water suction valve mechanism. Repeat the opening and closing operations of the water discharge valve body to remove waste discharged from the water discharge port. The filter member is caught by the filter member, the filter member is removed from the water discharge body, and the dirt caught by the filter member is removed. At this time, a restricting portion for restricting an opening limit of the water suction valve body and the water discharge valve body is provided. Therefore, excessive opening operation of the water absorption valve body and the water discharge valve body can be regulated, and the water absorption valve body of the water absorption valve mechanism and the water discharge valve body of the water discharge valve mechanism accompanying the expansion and contraction of the expansion / contraction body. Alternate opening and closing operations can be performed smoothly, and accordingly, the suction of water into the pump chamber due to the expansion of the expandable body and the discharge of water from the pump chamber due to the contraction of the expandable body can be performed smoothly and promptly. The wastewater can be collected smoothly by the filter member, and the water tank can be cleaned smoothly.

  Further, in the invention according to claim 2, the water-absorbing valve body is formed in a thin plate shape capable of closing the water-intake port, a pivotal attachment portion is formed on one side of the water-absorbing valve body, and the water-absorbing valve body is pivotally connected to the pump section. On the other hand, a bearing part of a water discharging valve body is formed, while the water discharge valve body is formed in a thin plate shape capable of closing a water discharge port, a pivotal part is formed on one side of the water discharge valve body, and a pivotal part is formed on the pump part. Is formed, the opening and closing operations of the water intake valve body and the water discharge valve body can be reliably performed, and the suction of water into the pump chamber and the discharge of water from the pump chamber can be performed smoothly and quickly. And the water tank can be cleaned smoothly.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, the water-absorbing valve body is formed in a thin film made of a warp-elastic synthetic resin capable of closing the water-intake port, and a fixing portion is formed on one side of the water-absorbing valve body. An attachment portion for a fixing portion is formed on the pump portion, and the water discharge valve body is formed in a thin film made of a warp-elastic synthetic resin capable of closing a water discharge port, and a fixing portion is provided on one side of the water discharge valve body. Is formed, and the mounting portion of the fixed portion is formed on the pump portion. Therefore, the water suction valve mechanism and the water discharge valve mechanism open and close by the warp elasticity of the water suction valve body and the water discharge valve body, and the water suction valve body and the water discharge valve body are opened and closed. The opening and closing operation of the pump can be reliably performed, the water can be sucked into and discharged from the pump chamber smoothly and quickly, and the water tank can be cleaned smoothly.

1 is an overall perspective view of a first embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial exploded perspective view of the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partial side sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partial side sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a partial plan sectional view of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial side sectional view of a use state of a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a partial side sectional view of another use state of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a use state figure of the first example of an embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial side sectional view of a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a partial plan sectional view of a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial side sectional view of a use state of a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a partial side sectional view of another use state of the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial side sectional view of a third example of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 13 is a partial perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention. It is a fragmentary sectional side view of a 4th form example of an embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial perspective view of a 5th form example of an embodiment of the present invention. It is a partial side sectional view of a 5th form example of an embodiment of the present invention.

  FIGS. 1 to 18 show an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 1 to 8 show a first embodiment, FIGS. 9 to 12 show a second embodiment, FIGS. 13 and 14 show a third embodiment, 15 and 16 show a fourth embodiment, and FIGS. 17 and 18 show a fifth embodiment.

  In the first embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, reference numeral 1 denotes a pump unit, which is formed in a cylindrical shape as shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3, and 4, and a pump chamber 2 is provided inside the pump unit 1. A water inlet 3 communicating with the pump chamber 2 is formed at the bottom of the pump unit 1, and a water outlet 4 communicating with the pump chamber 2 is formed at a side of the pump unit 1. In this case, as shown in FIG. 3, the expandable / contractible body 5 is formed of a rubber material so as to be hollow, and the pump chamber 2 is provided inside the expandable / contractible body 5. A suction / exhaust chamber 7 communicated with a suction / exhaust tube 6 is formed in the water intake port 3 and a water absorber 8 is provided. In this case, the water absorber 8 has a plurality of water absorption holes 8a at the bottom. Open / close operable water suction valve formed in a bottom cylindrical shape and allowing water W to flow in only one direction from the water absorbing body 8 side to the pump chamber 2 side at the water suction port 3. A water suction valve mechanism 10 having a water outlet 9 is provided, a water discharge body 11 is provided at the water discharge port 4, and the water discharge port 4 allows the flow of the water W in only one direction from the pump chamber 2 side to the water discharge body 11 side. A water discharge valve mechanism 13 having a water discharge valve body 12 that can be freely opened and closed is provided, and a filter member 14 is removably provided on the water discharge body 11.

  In this case, as shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5, the water-absorbing valve body 9 is formed in a thin plate made of synthetic resin having rigidity capable of closing the water-inlet port 3, and a pair of water-absorbing valve bodies 9 is provided on one side of the water-absorbing valve body 9. Are formed on the pump section 1 and the bearing sections 1a are formed on the pump section 1. On the other hand, the water discharge valve body 12 is made of synthetic resin capable of closing the water discharge port 4. A pair of pivots 12a, 12a are formed on one side of the water discharge valve body 12, and bearings 1b, 1b of the pivots 12a, 12a are formed in the pump unit 1. As a result, the water-absorbing valve body 9 is configured to be freely opened and closed by a pair of pivot portions 9a, 9a and bearing portions 1a, 1a, and the water discharge valve body 12 is formed by a pair of pivot portions 12a, 12a and a bearing portion 1b. 1b to open and close freely.

  Reference numerals 15 and 16 denote regulating portions. As shown in FIGS. 2, 4 and 5, the regulating portion 15 is formed so as to protrude from the bottom of the pump portion 1, and the regulating portion 15 comes into contact with the water-absorbing valve body 9 to absorb water. The opening limit of the body 9 is regulated, whereby the excessive opening operation of the water-absorbing valve body 9 is regulated, and the regulating portion 16 is formed so as to protrude from the side of the pump section 1 and contacts the water discharging valve body 12. The opening limit of the water discharge valve body 12 is regulated, whereby the excessive opening operation of the water discharge valve body 12 is regulated.

  Since the first embodiment of the present embodiment has the above-described configuration, as shown in FIG. 8, the pump unit 1 is inserted into the water tank S, and the inflatable body 5 is gripped and contracted by hand. As shown in FIG. 6, the dirt D in the water tank S is sucked into the pump chamber 2 together with the water W from the water inlet 3 through the water suction valve mechanism 10 by the expansion of the expansion / contraction body 5 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the dirt D in the pump chamber 2 is discharged from the water discharge port 4 through the water discharge valve mechanism 13 together with the water W due to the contraction of the expansion / contraction body 5, that is, as shown in FIG. When W is sucked in, the water suction valve body 9 of the water suction valve mechanism 10 opens and the water discharge valve body 12 of the water discharge valve mechanism 13 closes. As shown in FIG. The water suction valve element 9 of the valve mechanism 10 is closed and the water discharge valve element 12 of the water discharge valve mechanism 13 is opened. Outflow and contraction are repeated a plurality of times, and alternate opening and closing operations of the water suction valve body 9 of the water suction valve mechanism 10 and the water discharge valve body 12 of the water discharge valve mechanism 13 are repeated to capture the dirt D discharged from the water discharge port 4 on the filter member 14. Then, the filter member 14 is removed from the water discharging body 11 and the dirt D captured by the filter member 14 is removed.

  In this case, since the regulating portions 15 and 16 for regulating the opening limits of the water-absorbing valve element 9 and the water-discharge valve element 12 are provided, excessive opening operations of the water-absorbing valve element 9 and the water-discharge valve element 12 are prevented. The opening and closing operation of the water absorption valve body 9 of the water absorption valve mechanism 10 and the water discharge valve body 12 of the water discharge valve mechanism 13 accompanying the expansion and contraction of the expansion / contraction body 5 can be smoothly performed. The water W can be sucked into the pump chamber 2 by the expansion of the expansion / contraction body 5 and the water W can be discharged from the pump chamber 2 by the contraction of the expansion / contraction body 5 smoothly and quickly. D can be captured smoothly by the filter member 14, and the water tank S can be cleaned smoothly.

  Further, in this case, the water-absorbing valve body 9 is formed in a thin plate shape capable of closing the water-intake port 3, and a pair of pivot portions 9 a and 9 a are formed on one side of the water-absorbing valve body 9. On the other hand, the water discharge valve body 12 is formed in a thin plate shape capable of closing the water discharge port 4, and a pair of pivotally mounted water discharge valve bodies 12 is formed on one side of the water discharge valve body 12. Since the parts 12a and 12a are formed and the bearings 1b and 1b of the pivot parts 12a and 12a are formed in the pump part 1, the opening and closing operations of the water intake valve body 9 and the water discharge valve body 12 are reliably performed. Thus, the suction of the water W into the pump chamber 2 and the discharge of the water W from the pump chamber 2 can be performed smoothly and quickly, and the cleaning of the water tank S can be performed smoothly.

  The second embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 to 12 shows another example of the structure of the water suction valve body 9 of the water suction valve mechanism 10 and the water discharge valve body 12 of the water discharge valve mechanism 13. In this case, as shown in FIGS. The valve body 9 is formed in a thin film shape made of a warp-elastic synthetic resin capable of closing the water intake port 3, and a fixing portion 9 b is formed on one side of the water absorbing valve body 9. An attachment portion 1c is formed, the water discharge valve body 12 is formed in a thin film made of a warp elastic synthetic resin capable of closing the water discharge port 4, and a fixing portion 12b is formed on one side of the water discharge valve body 12. The mounting portion 1d of the fixing portion 12b is formed on the pump portion 1. In this case, the fixing portions 9b and 12b are fixed to the mounting portions 1c and 1d by an adhesive means, and the warp elasticity of the water absorption valve body 9 and the water discharge valve body 12 is used. It is configured to open and close freely.

  In addition, a regulating portion 15 protrudes from the bottom of the pump portion 1, and the regulating portion 15 abuts on the water-absorbing valve body 9 to regulate the opening limit of the water-absorbing valve body 9. The operation is restricted, and the restricting portion 16 is formed so as to protrude from the side of the pump portion 1 and abuts on the water discharge valve body 12 to restrict the opening limit of the water discharge valve body 12, whereby the excessive displacement of the water discharge valve body 12 is prevented. Is configured such that the opening operation of the is restricted.

  In this second embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the water absorption valve mechanism 10 and the water discharge valve mechanism 13 open and close due to the warp elasticity of the water absorption valve body 9 and the water discharge valve body 12, and the water absorption valve body 9 and The opening and closing operation of the water discharge valve body 12 can be reliably performed, and the suction of the water W into the pump chamber 2 and the discharge of the water W from the pump chamber 2 can be performed smoothly and quickly. Can be smoothly performed, and excessive opening operations of the water absorption valve element 9 and the water discharge valve element 12 can be performed by the regulating portions 15 and 16 that regulate the opening limits of the water absorption valve element 9 and the water discharge valve element 12. The opening and closing operations of the water absorption valve body 9 of the water absorption valve mechanism 10 and the water discharge valve body 12 of the water discharge valve mechanism 13 accompanying the expansion and contraction of the expansion / contraction body 5 can be performed smoothly. The water W is sucked into the pump chamber 2 by the expansion of the contracted body 5 and the expanded / contracted body 5 It is possible to simplify the structure of the water valve mechanism 10 and the water discharge valve mechanism 13 it is possible to perform the discharge of water W from the pump chamber 2 due to shrinkage smoothly and quickly.

  13 and 14 show another example of the structure of the water-absorbing body 8. The water-absorbing body 8 of the first embodiment is formed in a bottomed cylindrical shape having a plurality of water-absorbing holes 8a at the bottom. However, in this case, it is formed in a tapered funnel shape having a water absorption hole 8a, a scraping member 8b is protruded on a side portion, and the dirt D settling on the bottom of the water tank S is scraped out by the scraping member 8b. ing.

  In the third embodiment, the same operation and effect as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, and the sand or the like at the bottom of the water tank S can be scraped by the scraping member 8b of the water absorbing body 8, and the settled filth D can be removed favorably.

  The fourth embodiment shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 also shows another example structure of the water absorbing body 8. In this case, the dirt D formed in a flared flared shape having the water absorbing hole 8 a and settled on the bottom of the water tank S is widened. It is configured to inhale.

  In the fourth embodiment, the same function and effect as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, and the dirt D in the water tank S can be widely sucked by the flared water-absorbing body 8 which spreads out and settles. The waste D can be removed favorably.

  The fifth embodiment shown in FIGS. 17 and 18 also shows another structure of the water absorbing body 8, and in this case, the fifth embodiment is formed in a tapered funnel shape having a water absorbing hole 8a in which the scraping member 8b does not exist. .

  In the fifth embodiment, the same function and effect as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, and the water W and the dirt D in the water tank S can be reliably sucked by the tapered funnel-shaped water absorbing body 8, It is possible to satisfactorily remove the precipitated dirt D.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, but includes water W, pump 1, bearing 1a, bearing 1b, mounting 1c, mounting 1d, pump chamber 2, water inlet 3, and water outlet. 4, expansion / contraction body 5, suction and discharge pipe 6, suction and discharge chamber 7, water absorption body 8, water absorption valve body 9, pivoting portion 9a, fixed portion 9b, water absorption valve mechanism 10, water discharge body 11, water discharge valve body 12, pivot The structures and the like of the attachment portion 12a, the fixing portion 12b, the water discharge valve mechanism 13, the filter member 14, the regulating portion 15, and the regulating portion 16 are appropriately changed and designed.

  As described above, the intended purpose can be sufficiently achieved.

W Water 1 Pump section 1a Bearing section 1b Bearing section 1c Mounting section 1d Mounting section 2 Pump chamber 3 Water suction port 4 Water discharge port 5 Expanding and contracting body 6 Suction and discharge pipe 7 Suction and discharge chamber 8 Water absorbing body 9 Water absorbing valve body 9a Piston section 9b Fixed part 10 Water absorption valve mechanism 11 Water discharge body 12 Water discharge valve body 12a Pivot part 12b Fixed part 13 Water discharge valve mechanism 14 Filter member 15 Regulation part 16 Regulation part

Claims (3)

  A pump chamber is formed inside the pump section, and a water inlet and a water discharge port communicating with the pump chamber are formed in the pump section, and a self-elastically recoverable expandable / contractible body is provided in the pump section via a suction pipe. A suction / discharge chamber communicating with the pump chamber via the suction / discharge pipe is formed inside the expansion / contraction body, a water absorber is disposed at the water inlet, and a pump is provided at the water inlet from the water absorber side. A water-absorbing valve mechanism having a water-absorbing valve body that can be freely opened and closed to allow water to flow in only one direction to the chamber side, a water-discharging body is provided at the water-discharging port, and the pump chamber is disposed at the water-discharging port. A water discharge valve mechanism having a water discharge valve body that can be opened and closed freely to allow water to flow in only one direction from the water discharge body side to the water discharge body side, and a filter member is removably disposed on the water discharge body. A water tank cleaning device comprising a regulating portion for regulating an opening limit of the water intake valve body and the water discharge valve body. .   The water-absorbing valve body is formed in a thin plate shape capable of closing a water intake port, a pivot portion is formed on one side of the water-absorbing valve body, a bearing portion of the pivot portion is formed on the pump portion, and the water discharge is performed. The valve body is formed in a thin plate shape capable of closing the water discharge port, a pivot portion is formed on one side of the water discharge valve body, and a bearing portion of the pivot portion is formed on the pump portion. The water tank cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein:   The water-absorbing valve body is formed in a warp-elastic thin film shape capable of closing a water intake port, a fixed portion is formed on one side of the water-absorbing valve body, and a mounting portion of the fixed portion is formed on the pump portion, The water discharge valve body is formed in a thin film shape capable of warping elasticity capable of closing a water discharge port, a fixed portion is formed on one side portion of the water discharge valve body, and a mounting portion of the fixed portion is formed on the pump portion. The water tank cleaning tool according to claim 1, wherein