JP3070945U - Artificial underwater aquarium - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide an aquarium for artificial aquatic organisms that is rich in reality as if real aquatic organisms are swimming vividly, has low cost, and has few failures. A pedestal (50), a transparent water tank box (30) installed on the pedestal (50), and an air outlet (15) above the water tank box (30) for discharging air sent from a pump into the water tank box (30). Upper lid 10 and upper lid 1
0, a separating plate 20 for separating the upper lid 10 and the aquarium box 30, a horizontal pipe 42 having a plurality of holes arranged at predetermined intervals along a diagonal line at the bottom of the aquarium box 30, An aquatic tank for artificial aquatic organisms, comprising an air transport pipe connecting a vertical pipe 40 extending upward from a horizontal pipe 42, and artificial underwater biological toys 2, 3, and 4 moving underwater by air from a plurality of holes.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to an artificial aquatic aquarium suitable for interior decoration, which makes it look as if a real underwater creature is swimming.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 The aquarium for live fish contains an aquarium box, a pedestal on which it is placed, a separator separating the water in the aquarium box and the air above it, a water temperature controller, an oxygen supply device, and filter media. , Is mainly composed. Appropriate landscape boards can be installed above the separating boards, or mirrors can be provided as an alternative. This ornamental aquarium has a fun breeding experience for those who use it to appreciate live fish.

[0003] On the other hand, however, in the case of a small aquarium box, maintenance is required to replace the water frequently, the appreciating effect is low because many fish cannot be put in, and the There are also problems such as jumping out and dying.

[0004] Therefore, conventionally, an aquarium containing artificial underwater creatures imitating real fish has been known in consideration of an ornamental effect and respect for life. The artificial aquatic aquarium has a rotating shaft and one drive magnet on the back of the container, and contains an artificial toy having a built-in magnet together with water. This causes the toy fish to swim underwater, either vertically or horizontally. Therefore, there is a certain appreciation effect.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 However, the conventional artificial aquatic life tank has the following problems. Since a fish-shaped toy only makes a uniform rotational movement along the line of magnetic force formed by the driving magnet, the movement is monotonous and dull. For this reason, the movement of a fish-type toy lacks the reality of the movement of a real fish. Also, this kind of toy requires a magnetic field when trying to create the effect of a real fish swimming. For this reason, a plurality of driving magnets and a driving device for generating the magnetic field are indispensable. Therefore, the structure of the tank is complicated, the cost is high, and the failure rate is increased.

An object of the present invention is to provide an aquarium for artificial aquatic organisms, which is rich in reality as if real aquatic organisms are swimming vividly, is low in cost, and has few failures. I do.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the artificial aquatic aquarium according to the present invention includes a pedestal, a transparent aquarium box installed on the pedestal, and a pump located above the aquarium box and pumped into the aquarium box. An upper lid having an air discharge port for discharging air, a separating plate below the upper lid to separate the upper lid from the aquarium box, and a plurality of holes provided at predetermined intervals along a diagonal line at the bottom of the aquarium box. It has an air transport pipe that connects a horizontal pipe arranged on the upper side with a vertical pipe extending upward from the horizontal pipe, and an artificial underwater biological toy that moves underwater by air from multiple holes. . For this reason, it is possible to realize underwater swimming using air bubbles that spread out completely from the bottom and have a simple structure compared to the case using magnets. In particular, the direction in which the bubbles move is not monotonous, unlike the direction of the magnetic field lines, so that the movement of the artificial underwater toy can be changed and the viewing effect is enhanced.

[0008] In another aspect, in the artificial aquatic life tank described above, the artificial underwater biological toy has a jellyfish shape, and comprises a main body, a bottom lid, and a plurality of sticks extending from the bottom lid, The stick rotates up and down around an axis that fits into the depression in the periphery of the bottom lid, so that the stick can spread outwards like a jellyfish's feet or move inwards. For this reason, the artificial toy underwater toy can perform the operation of floating and sinking in the vertical direction, and the appreciation effect is further enhanced.

[0009]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the artificial aquatic organism water tank according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 5.

As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the aquarium 1 of the artificial aquatic aquarium has a box 10 serving as an upper lid, a separating plate 20, an aquarium box 30, a wall pipe 40, and a pedestal 5. It is mainly composed of 0. The box 10 has the shape of a rectangular box having an appropriate thickness, and is provided with a bulb 11 and a fixing groove 12 on both sides of the bottom and at an appropriate place. As shown in FIG. 4, one air pump (not shown) is embedded inside the box 10, and an air pump outlet 15, an adjustment knob 14, and a power supply inlet 16 are provided on the back of the box 10. . At the top of the box 10, a bulb switch 13 for turning on and off the bulb 11 is provided.

The separating plate 20 is an oblong plate having a frame 23 around its periphery. The partition plate 20 is provided with fixed projections 22 so as to fit into the respective fixed grooves 12 on the bottom of the box 10. A hole 21 is provided near the rear edge of the separation plate 20. A rubber tube 41 described later is passed through the hole 21.

The aquarium box 30 is a box of a long elliptical column, and has a shallow groove 31 in a diagonal direction of a diagonal line at the bottom thereof. The air transfer pipe includes a wall pipe 40 serving as a vertical pipe, a bottom pipe 42 serving as a horizontal pipe, and a rubber pipe 41 attached above the wall pipe 40. The wall pipe 40 has a length corresponding to the depth of the water tank box 30. A bottom pipe 42 is connected to a lower end of the wall pipe 40. The bottom pipe 42 is provided with a plurality of air holes 43 upward at regular intervals.

The pedestal 50 has a long elliptical shape, and a convex portion 53 having a flat upper portion is provided inside the pedestal 50. In addition, the outer wall is provided with a convex edge 54 at an upper portion, and a height difference is provided between the outer wall and the inner convex portion 53. Further, concave grips 52 are provided on the two side surfaces of the bottom edge of the outer wall. Further, a groove 51 is provided between the projection 53 and the outer wall.

The artificial aquatic life tank is assembled in the following procedure. First, the water tank box 30 is placed on the pedestal 50. Then, the bottom pipe 42 connected to the wall pipe 40 is placed in the shallow groove 31 at the bottom of the water tank box 30 with the air hole 43 facing upward. Next, the wall tube 40 and the rubber tube 41 are connected, and the other end of the rubber tube 41 is passed through the hole 21 of the plate 20. Next, the frame 23 is fitted on the water tank box 30, and is fitted into the fixed projection 22 of the plate 20 through the fixing groove 12 at the bottom of the box 10. The rubber tube 41 passed through the separating plate 20 is connected to the air pump exhaust port 15 provided in the box 10 in advance. By such a procedure, the assembly of the water tank is completed. Next, a variety of differently designed artificial underwater toys, such as tropical fish, blowfish, dragon spawn or jellyfish, are placed in the water. The artificial aquatic aquarium is now complete.

When the specific gravity of the artificial underwater toy is slightly increased with respect to water, when the air pump emits bubbles from the bottom pipe 42, each artificial underwater toy rises due to the buoyancy of the bubbles, After the air bubbles emerge from the surface of the water, each artificial underwater biological toy slowly descends. By repeating in this way, movements are realized like real underwater creatures. The specific gravity of the artificial underwater toy and the specific gravity of water are adjusted by adding salt to the water or changing the weight built into the toy itself. The weight will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 4, the assembled water tank 1 is filled with water, and an appropriate amount of each artificial underwater biological toy, for example, a blowfish 2, a dragon spawn 3, a jellyfish 4, etc. Insert Among them, the jellyfish 4 is assembled in the following procedure as shown in FIG. The plurality of sticks 79 are hooked into the depression 78 on the peripheral edge of the bottom lid 75 so that the shaft 80 at the front end of the stick 79 moves to both sides of the depression 78. Next, the weight 81 is put into the projection 76 of the bottom cover 75, and the facing fitting holes 74 on the bottom of the main body 70 are aligned with the fitting columns 77 on the projection 76 of the bottom cover 75. At the same time, the protrusion 72 on the periphery of the main body 70 and the depression 78 on the periphery of the bottom cover 75 are also aligned, and the fitting column 77 of the bottom cover 75 and the fitting hole 74 of the main body 70 are fitted. By such a procedure, the assembly of the jellyfish 4 is completed.

Each artificial underwater biological toy has a built-in suitable weight 81. The weight 81 has such a weight as to be close to the specific gravity of water when incorporated in each artificial underwater biological toy. However, according to the change in the specific gravity of water and the amount of bubbles, several types of weights 81 having different weights are prepared so that the weight can be made suitable for a lively appearance. Artificial underwater toys slowly sink when placed in water. Taking the jellyfish 7 as an example, the feet (stick 79) of the jellyfish 7 move in the recesses 73 and the recesses 78, receive the buoyancy of water, and the stick 79 opens outward. Also, when the water tank 1 sinks near the bottom, the jellyfish 7 rises slowly due to the impact of the buoyancy of the rising bubbles coming out of the air holes 43 of the bottom pipe 42. The feet (stick 79) of jellyfish 7 shrink under the influence of the rise.

On the other hand, when the rising bubbles emerge on the water surface of the water tank 1, the jellyfish 7 loses buoyancy and sinks slowly. At the time of descent, the leg (stick 79) of the jellyfish 7 has a bend, so that it receives a vertically upward pressure and opens outward. Then, the buoyancy increases and it starts to rise again. In this way, the artificial underwater toy (jellyfish 4) repeatedly rises and falls, and moves up and down and moves as if it were real, making it look more lively and lively. For this reason, it becomes an artificial water tank for artificial aquatic life with high ornamental value.

[0019]

[Effect of the invention]

 According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an artificial aquatic aquarium that is rich in reality as if a real underwater creature is swimming lively, is low in cost, and has few failures.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing only an aquarium according to a preferred embodiment of the artificial aquatic organism aquarium according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view of parts of an aquarium part of the artificial aquatic organism aquarium of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view showing a preferred embodiment of an artificial aquatic organism water tank in a state where an artificial underwater organism type toy is put in the water tank of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a rear view as seen from the back of the paper of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an exploded view of a jellyfish, which is an example of an artificial aquatic organism type toy in the artificial aquatic organism tank of FIG. 3;

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 water tank 2 artificial underwater creature toy 3 artificial underwater creature toy 4 artificial underwater creature toy 10 box (top cover) 15 air pump exhaust port (air discharge port) 20 separating plate 21 hole 30 water tank box 40 wall pipe (vertical pipe) 41 rubber pipe 42 bottom pipe (horizontal pipe) 43 air hole 50 pedestal 70 jellyfish body 71 protrusion ring 72 protrusion 73 recess 74 fitting hole 75 bottom lid 76 protrusion pillar 77 fitting pillar 78 recess 79 stick 80 shaft rod 81 weight

Claims (2)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A pedestal, a transparent water tank box installed on the pedestal, and an upper lid above the water tank box and having an air discharge port for discharging air sent from a pump into the water tank box. A lower plate below the upper lid, separating the upper lid and the aquarium box; a horizontal pipe having a plurality of holes arranged at predetermined intervals above a diagonal line at the bottom of the aquarium box; A water tank for artificial aquatic organisms, comprising: an air transport pipe connected to a vertical pipe extending upward from the pipe; and an artificial underwater biological toy that moves underwater by air from the plurality of holes. 2. The artificial underwater toy has a jellyfish shape, and comprises a main body, a bottom lid, and a plurality of sticks extending from the bottom lid. 2. The artificial underwater creature according to claim 1, wherein the stick rotates vertically about the shaft, and the stick moves outward or inward like the jellyfish foot. Aquarium.