JP3200508U - Siphon structure of aquaponics system - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a siphon structure of an aquaponics system that can easily adjust the water level of a cultivation box and is advantageous for cultivation of plants having various attributes. SOLUTION: A hollow insertion member 51 is inserted into the bottom of a cultivation box, a connection pipe is fixed to the lower part of the insertion member 51, the connection pipe is connected to the aquaculture box, and the lower part of the peripheral surface of the tube body 54 is connected. A plurality of radial penetration grooves 541 are provided, the lower end of the tube body 54 is attached and positioned around the outer periphery of the upper end portion of the fitting member 51, and the flow guide tube 55 slides in the height direction inside the tube body 54. In addition to being accommodated, the lower portion of the flow guide tube 55 is inserted into the fitting member 51 and positioned, the lid 56 is attached to the upper surface of the tube body 54, and the adjustment cylinder 57 on the outer peripheral surface of the tube body 54. Is slidably attached in the height direction. [Selection] Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a siphon structure of an aquaponics system capable of adjusting the water level.

The aquaponics system is an ecosystem composed of plants, fish, bacteria or microorganisms, and mainly converts fish excretion into plant nutrients. In the actual system structure, the aquaponics system contains bacteria in the aquaculture wastewater. Nutrients necessary for the growth of plants are generated through nitrification by, and waste water is finally converted into nutrients necessary for plants and absorbed, so that water purification can be achieved.
Therefore, the entire Aquaponics system is a closed water circulation system, which has the advantage that no water exchange is required for aquaculture, and there is no need to use water for hydroponics. It belongs to the technology of organic cultivation and aquaculture combined with the action of, and can provide natural and healthy foods by mankind.

  By the way, all of the currently known aquaponics systems use a pumping pump to suck up the water and excreta in the extraction tank and provide it to the plant cultivation box, followed by a siphon structure installed in the plant cultivation box. Water is transported by the body and returned to the aquarium, but the siphon structure used in these conventional aquaponics systems cannot adjust the water level, and the plant being grown is immersed in water for a long time. Often rot.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, adjust the water level of the cultivation box, is advantageous for cultivation of plants with various attributes, and is easy and convenient to adjust the water level. It is to provide a siphon structure of a knicks system.

  The present invention comprises a culture box, a power pump, a cultivation box, a communication pipe, and a siphon structure, the power pump is installed in the culture box, one end of the communication pipe is connected to the power pump, and the communication A hollow insertion member having a convex edge on the outer periphery of the upper end of the aquaponics system siphon structure with the free end of the tube directed to the cultivation box and the siphon structure installed in the cultivation box A nut member, a connecting pipe, a pipe body, a flow guide pipe having an enlarged portion at one end, a lid body, and an adjustment cylinder body, and the fitting insertion member is fitted into the bottom of the cultivation box, and the fitting insertion A first male screw thread part and a second male screw thread part are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the member, and the nut member is screwed to the first male screw thread part on the lower surface side of the cultivation box, and the second male screw thread part is in front. A connecting pipe is fixed, the connecting pipe is connected to the aquaculture box, a plurality of radial penetration grooves are provided at intervals in the lower part of the peripheral surface of the pipe body, and the lower end of the pipe body is It is attached and positioned at the position of the convex edge of the fitting member, the flow guide tube is slidably accommodated in the height direction inside the tube body, and the other end portion of the flow guide tube is The lid is attached to the upper surface of the tube body and positioned, and the adjustment cylinder body is slidably attached to the outer peripheral surface of the tube body in the height direction.

A concave step edge may be provided on the upper surface of the convex edge portion of the fitting member, and the tube body may be incorporated and positioned in the concave step edge.
A plurality of O-rings are installed inside the insertion member, a plurality of annular grooves are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the flow guide tube, and the other end of the flow guide tube is accommodated in one of the annular grooves. The part may be positioned.
In some cases, a hollow outer tube is included, a plurality of radial penetration grooves are provided on a peripheral surface of the outer tube, and the outer tube is attached to the outer periphery of the tubular body.

  According to the present invention, there is no need to exchange water in aquaculture, there is no need to do water for hydroponics, and the adjustment tube is slid in the height direction or the flow guide tube is in the height direction. It is easy to cultivate plants with various attributes because the water level of the cultivation box can be easily adjusted by simply sliding it.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the siphon structure of the aquaponics system which shows the Example of this invention. It is a perspective view of the siphon structure of the aquaponics system which shows the Example of this invention. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional view of an aquaponics system according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a principal part expanded sectional view of the aquaponics system which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the 1st water level adjustment operation | movement of the aquaponics system which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the 2nd water level adjustment operation | movement of the aquaponics system which concerns on the Example of this invention. It is a schematic sectional drawing of the aquaponics system which shows another example of use of this invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 3, the siphon structure 50 of the present invention includes an aquaculture box 10 capable of culturing fish organisms, a power pump 20, a cultivation box 30 capable of hydroponically cultivating plants, a communication pipe 40, and a siphon structure 50. Installed in the Aquaponics system.
A power pump 20 is installed in the aquaculture box 10, one end of the communication pipe 40 is connected to the power pump 20, a free end of the communication pipe 40 is directed to the cultivation box 30, and the siphon structure 50 is located in the cultivation box 30. Installed.

Then, by the operation of the power pump 20, the water and excrement in the culture box 10 are pumped up, transported from the communication pipe 40 into the cultivation box 30, and water is transported using the siphon structure 50. Return inside.
This aquaponics system does not require water exchange in aquaculture and does not require water for hydroponics.
This configuration is the same as the conventional aquaponics system.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the siphon structure 50 according to the present invention includes a hollow fitting member 51, a nut member 52, a connecting pipe 53, a pipe body 54, a convex edge 511 around the outer periphery of the upper end. It is comprised from the flow guide tube 55 provided with the enlarged part 551 at one end, the cover body 56, and the adjustment cylinder 57.
The insertion member 51 is a member that is inserted into the bottom of the cultivation box 30, and a first male screw thread portion 512 and a second male screw thread portion 513 are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the fitting insertion member 51 continuously in the vertical direction. A nut member 52 is screwed to the first male screw thread portion 512 on the lower surface side of the cultivation box 30, and the second male screw thread portion 513 is used to fix the connection pipe 53.

A plurality of radial penetration grooves 541 are provided in the lower part of the circumferential surface of the tube body 54 at intervals in the height direction, and the lower end of the tube body 54 is attached to the position of the convex edge portion 511 of the fitting member 51 and positioned. Is done. A concave step edge 514 is provided on the upper surface of the convex edge portion 511 of the fitting member 51, and the tubular body 54 is incorporated into the concave step edge 514 and positioned.
The flow guide tube 55 is accommodated in the tube body 54 so as to be slidable in the height direction, and the other end portion of the flow guide tube 55 is inserted into the fitting member 51 so as to be slidable in the height direction. Is positioned. A plurality of O-rings 515 are installed at intervals in the height direction inside the fitting member 51, and a plurality of annular grooves 552 are provided at intervals in the height direction around the outer periphery of the flow guide tube 55. The O-ring 515 is accommodated in the annular groove 552 and positioned.

The lid 56 is attached to the upper surface of the tube body 54. In addition, the adjustment cylinder 57 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the tube body 54 so as to be slidable in the height direction, and the height of the adjustment cylinder 57 can be adjusted with respect to the tube body 54.
Further, a hollow outer tube 58 can be included. A plurality of radial penetration grooves 581 are provided on the peripheral surface of the outer tube 58, and the outer tube 58 is attached to the outer periphery of the tube body 54 (see FIG. 7).

In the siphon structure 50 of the present invention, a plurality of radial penetration grooves 541 are provided in the lower part of the peripheral surface of the tube body 54, and an adjustment cylinder 57 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the tube body 54 so as to be adjustable in height. Therefore, the adjustment cylinder 57 can shield the penetration groove 541 of the tube body 54 to adjust the level of the water level entering the tube body 54 (see FIGS. 4 and 5).
The water that has entered the pipe body 54 enters from the enlarged portion 551 of the diversion pipe 55 by the siphon action, and flows into the culture box 10 from the connection pipe 53.

In addition, the user can adjust the height of the flow guide tube 55. That is, by pulling the flow guide tube 55 directly upward or pushing it down, the annular grooves 552 having different heights of the flow guide tube 55 and the O-ring 515 in the fitting member 51 are engaged and positioned (FIG. 6). Reference), the height of the water level of the cultivation box 30 can be adjusted.
This is advantageous for the cultivation of plants with different attributes, the overall adjustment method is simple, convenient and very practical.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, gravel stones or large foamed bricks can be put in the cultivation box 30. A hollow outer tube 58 having a plurality of radial penetration grooves 581 is attached to the outer periphery of the tube body 54.
If it does in this way, a different kind of plant can be grown, the above-mentioned water level adjustment effect is also attained, and it is very practical.

  The above is an explanation of the embodiments of the present invention, and does not limit the scope of rights of the present invention. Any changes or modifications that do not depart from the scope of the utility model registration request of the present invention are within the scope of rights of the present invention. included.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Farming box 20 Power pump 30 Cultivation box 40 Communication pipe 50 Siphon structure 51 Insertion member
511 Convex edge portion 512 First male screw thread portion 513 Second male screw thread portion 514 Concave step edge 515 O-ring 52 Nut member 53 Connection pipe 54 Pipe body 541 Penetration groove 55 Conducting pipe 551 Expansion part 552 Annular groove 56 Lid 57 Adjustment Cylindrical body 58 Outer tube 581 Penetration groove

Claims (4)

A culture box, a power pump, a cultivation box, a communication pipe, a siphon structure, the power pump is installed in the culture box, one end of the communication pipe is connected to the power pump, and a free end of the communication pipe Is directed to the cultivation box, and the siphon structure is a siphon structure of an aquaponics system installed in the cultivation box,
The siphon structure includes a hollow fitting member, a nut member, a connecting pipe, a tube body having a convex edge portion around the outer periphery of the upper end portion, a diversion tube having an enlarged portion at one end, a lid body, and an adjustment cylinder body. Configured, the insertion member is inserted into the bottom of the cultivation box, and a first male screw thread portion and a second male screw thread portion are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the insertion member, and the lower surface side of the cultivation box is The nut member is screwed to the first male screw thread part, the connection pipe is fixed to the second male screw thread part, the connection pipe is connected to the aquaculture box, and a plurality of diameters are formed at the lower peripheral surface of the pipe body. Directional penetration grooves are provided at intervals in the height direction, and the lower end of the tubular body is attached and positioned at the position of the convex edge of the fitting member, and the flow guide pipe is formed in the tubular body at a height. And the other end of the flow guide tube is inserted into the fitting insertion portion. It is inserted into a material and positioned, the lid is attached to the upper surface of the tube, and the adjustment cylinder is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the tube so as to be slidable in the height direction. Siphon structure of Aquaponics system.   2. The aquaponics system according to claim 1, wherein a concave step edge is provided on an upper surface of the convex edge portion of the insertion member, and the tubular body is incorporated and positioned in the concave step edge. Siphon structure.   A plurality of O-rings are installed inside the insertion member, a plurality of annular grooves are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the flow guide tube, and the other end of the flow guide tube is accommodated in one of the annular grooves. The siphon structure of the aquaponics system according to claim 1, wherein the part is positioned.   The hollow outer tube is included, a plurality of radial penetration grooves are provided on a peripheral surface of the outer tube, and the outer tube is attached to an outer periphery of the tubular body. Siphon structure of Aquaponics system.

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