JP3238883B2 - Aquarium water sterilizer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A water supply duct is formed at a peripheral corner of a bottom surface of a water tank such as a pool, a water tank, a washing tank, etc. (hereinafter referred to as a water tank), and a drain duct is formed at a center part. A metal member for ions made of copper, silver, etc., which emits metal ions effective for disinfection of underwater bacteria, etc., is installed, and the water in the water tank is purified by the action of disinfection of the member by metal ions. A water disinfection device for an aquarium is provided.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Among various types of water tanks, large ones include, for example, pools for schools and sports facilities, water storage tanks for water supply in municipalities, water supply tanks for buildings, water storage tanks, and the like. For example, there are widely used washing tanks for fresh vegetables, fruits and the like in school facilities, hotels, restaurants, etc., but these require strict management on health and hygiene, such as pools, water storage tanks, water supply tanks, etc. For this, sterilization and purification treatment, mainly sterilization treatment with chlorine, ozone, etc., is obligatory, and it is also mandatory to always clean the washing tub and use fresh running water to prevent contamination by various bacteria. I have.

[0003] The material of the above-mentioned various water tanks is stainless steel, copper, enamel, aluminum plate, ceramic, plastic, etc., but it is hardly rusted in recent schools, sports facility pools, distribution reservoirs, water storage tanks, washing tanks, and the like. A water tank provided by welding a very strong and durable stainless steel plate is often used.

[0004]

2. Description of the Related Art However, for example, pools and water tanks are mainly used for automatic sterilization and purification treatment mainly by chlorine, ozone, filtration, etc., or by a manager periodically adding a chlorine agent. If you happen to forget about the operation of the automatic equipment or it may break down, or the manager may forget it, there is a risk that it will not be performed at all times, and if the number of people in the pool is abnormally large, If the amount of water used suddenly increases, the usual treatment may be insufficient. In particular, recently, O157 bacteria and parasite contamination of the water source are considered to be a problem. Always in parallel with
It has been desired to provide an effective means capable of performing treatments such as sterilization, sterilization, and antimicrobial treatment and extermination of microorganisms in water.

[0005] In addition, although the washing tank is always used with fresh water flowing, water always stays in the water tank and fresh water does not circulate throughout the entire water tank (especially at the bottom). Although there is a problem, on the other hand, since a chemical such as a chlorine agent cannot be used, there is no effective means for sterilizing water in the tank, and this has been a major problem.

[0006]

Conventionally, it is widely known that metal ions produced by metals such as copper, silver, titanium and other metals and their compounds have bactericidal, sterilizing, antibacterial, microbial control, and antifungal effects. Have been. For example, as a familiar example, if copper coins and copper wire are immersed in the water of a vase, the water will not rot (bacteria, microorganisms, mold, etc. will not propagate), so the plants will last longer and the kitchen sink It is widely known that a copper mesh dust pot does not give off odor. The present invention has an action such as sterilization of the metal ions,
The present invention is intended to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems by utilizing the water in various types of aquariums for sterilizing and purifying water.

[0007]

That is, the present invention provides a water supply by detachably attaching a water supply duct plate having a long plate shape and having water outlets at predetermined intervals along a peripheral corner of a bottom surface in a water tank. A duct is formed, and an ion metal member such as a copper plate or a silver plate is attached over substantially the entire length of the inside of the water supply duct or near the water outlet, and a water supply pipe is connected to a part of the water supply duct,

[0008] A drain duct is formed by detachably attaching a drain duct plate having drain outlets at set intervals to an opening of a square groove recessed in the center of the bottom surface in the water tank. A metal sterilizer for water in a water tank, which is provided with an ion metal member such as a copper plate or a silver plate attached over substantially the entire length or a part thereof and provided with a drain pipe connected to one end of a square groove,

The water in the water tank is provided so as to circulate from a water supply duct disposed in the water tank to the inside of the water tank and to the drain duct, so that the water contacts and approaches the metal member for ion in the water supply duct or the drain duct. The problem has been solved by a water sterilizer for water in a water tank, which is provided to be sterilized, sterilized, and antibacterial treated by the action of metal ions generated from the ion metal member when flowing. .

[0010]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention applied to a pool 1 made of stainless steel plate, which is an example of the water tank 1, will be described with reference to the drawings. A water supply duct plate 4 having a long plate shape and a water discharge port 6 opened at set intervals along a peripheral corner of the bottom surface 2 in the pool 1.
The water supply duct 3 is formed by detachably attaching the water supply duct 3, and an ion metal member 7 such as a copper plate 7 a or a silver plate 7 b is mounted over substantially the entire length inside the water supply duct 3 or in the vicinity of the water outlet 6. Cheap copper plate 7a
Is an expensive silver plate 7b
Is attached only in the vicinity of the water outlet 6 and connects the water supply pipe 5 to a part of the water supply duct 3,

A drain duct 8 is formed by detachably attaching a drain duct plate 9 having a drain port 10 at intervals of a set interval to an opening of a square groove recessed in the center of the bottom surface 2 in the pool 1. In addition, a metal member 7 for ions such as a copper plate 7a or a silver plate 7b is attached to substantially the entire length or a part of the inside thereof, and a drain pipe 11 is connected to one end of the rectangular groove. Water sterilizer,

The water in the pool 1 is provided so as to circulate from the water supply duct 3 disposed in the pool 1 to the pool 1 and to the drain duct 8. Disinfection device for water in a water tank, which is provided so as to be sterilized, sterilized, and antibacterial treated by the action of metal ions generated from the ion metal member 7 when the ion metal member 7 comes in contact with and flows close to the metal member 7. It is.

In the drawings, reference numeral 12 denotes a circulation pump.

In the above embodiment, a pool is taken as an example of a water tank. However, the present invention is applied to a water tank for a school, etc., a water tank, a water tank for a building, a washing tank for fresh vegetables in a hotel, a restaurant, and the like. It is most suitable for use in large water tanks that require sterilization, sterilization, and antibacterial treatment of water.

The material of the water tank is a metal such as a stainless steel plate, a steel plate, or an aluminum plate, plastic, ceramic, concrete, or the like.

The metal members for ions installed in the water supply duct and the drainage duct are made of copper, silver, titanium, etc. which generate metal ions effective for sterilization, sterilization, antibacterial and the like of underwater bacteria, and control of underwater microorganisms. Metal, a compound thereof, a plated product thereof, and the like, and a plate, a punching plate, a net plate, and the like obtained by processing them.

[0017]

The operation of the illustrated example pool 1 will be described. The circulation pump 12 is supplied with pressure from a circulation pump 12 (a filter cleaning device, an automatic chlorinating agent adding device, an ozone irradiation device, etc. may be provided along the piping) to the water supply pipe 5. The water is supplied into the water supply duct 3 and flows in contact with or close to the copper plate 7a and the silver plate 7b installed there, and the metal ions disinfect, sterilize, antibacterial, etc., and treat the microorganisms in the water (hereinafter referred to as “microbial control”) , Sterilization, etc.) and discharges and flows into the pool 1 from the water discharge port 6 of the water supply duct plate 4,

The water in the pool 1 is sucked by the circulation pump 12, flows into the drain duct 8 from the drain port 10 of the drain duct plate 9 on the bottom surface 2, and comes into contact with or approaches the copper plate 7a installed there. The water is then sterilized by the metal ions, and is treated by the drainage pipe 11 to the circulation pump 12. The circulation pump 12 pressurizes the water to the water supply pipe 5 again and circulates.

The metal members for ions, such as copper plates, are removed from the respective ducts 3, 8 at regular or any time, or when they become dirty or aged, and are cleaned and replaced. Is what you do.

[0020]

[Effect] Water from various water tanks such as pools and washing tanks is brought into contact with or close to metal members for ions such as copper plates and silver plates provided inside water supply ducts or drainage ducts arranged in the water tanks. In addition, since the treatment such as sterilization is performed by the action such as sterilization of the metal ions of the ion metal member, the water in the water tank is further purified in combination with the conventional sterilization treatment using chlorine, ozone, or the like. There is an excellent effect that can be achieved.

In the case where the ion metal member becomes dirty or aged due to long-term use or the like, the duct plate can be removed regularly or as needed to easily clean or replace the internal ion metal member. There are also maintenance benefits.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a pool (aquarium 1) made of stainless steel plate according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of an example implemented in Example).

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a portion B in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of a portion C in FIG. 2;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Water tank (pool, washing tank, etc.) 2 Bottom surface 3 Water supply duct 4 Water supply duct plate 5 Water supply pipe 6 Outlet 7 Ion metal member 7a Copper plate 7b Silver plate 8 Drain duct 9 Drain duct plate 10 Drain outlet 11 Drain pipe 12 Circulation pump

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ Identification code FI E04H 4/12 E04H 3/20 B (56) References JP-A-2-6895 (JP, A) JP-A-58-44134 ( JP, A) JP-A-8-155227 (JP, A) JP-A-51-159452 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) C02F 1/50 E04H 4/00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A water supply duct is formed by detachably attaching a water supply duct plate having a long plate shape and having water outlets at set intervals along a peripheral corner of a bottom surface in a water tank. A metal member for ions, such as a copper plate or a silver plate, is attached to substantially the entire length of the inside of the duct or in the vicinity of the water discharge port, and a water supply pipe is connected to a part of the water supply duct. A drain duct is formed by detachably attaching a drain duct plate with drain holes at set intervals to the opening of the square groove provided, and a copper plate or silver plate is formed over substantially the entire length of the inside or a part thereof. A water disinfection device for water in an aquarium, which is provided with an ion metal member such as an ion, and provided with a drain pipe connected to one end of a square groove, and a water supply duct for disposing water in the aquarium in the aquarium. From the tank and from the drain To be circulated and flowed to the metal member for ion in the water supply duct or the drainage duct when the water comes in contact with and approaches the metal member for sterilization, sterilization and sterilization by the action of metal ions generated from the metal member for ion. An apparatus for disinfecting water in an aquarium, which is provided for antibacterial treatment and the like.