JP5584714B2 - エアー駆動式フィルタ装置 - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01K—ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; AVICULTURE; APICULTURE; PISCICULTURE; FISHING; REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS
- A01K63/00—Receptacles for live fish, e.g. aquaria; Terraria
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Claims (3)
- (a)内部と開口を有するハウジングと、
(b)前記ハウジングに水を吸い込む空気圧駆動式ポンプと接続される取込アセンブリと、
(c)前記ハウジングの内部中に、垂直方向にスライドさせることで、垂直方向に取り付けられる、着脱可能なフィルタカートリッジと、
を含むフィルタ装置であって、
前記フィルタカートリッジは、前記ハウジングの内部を、略水平方向に並んで配置される水取込チャンバと水排出チャンバに分割し、
前記ハウジングの開口は、前記水取込チャンバの底に位置し、
前記取込アセンブリは、前記開口と前記空気圧駆動式ポンプとの間のリフトチューブを含み、
さらに、
(d)前記ハウジングの前記水取込チャンバの中に、前記開口と接続され、前記水取込チャンバが水で満たされる水位まで水を吸い込ませるチューブ延長部を含み、前記開口と前記チューブ延長部が、前記取込アセンブリと前記水取込チャンバとの間の液体連通を提供し、前記チューブ延長部は、リフトチューブ及びチューブ延長部を通過する水流の運動量を向上させるために、気泡の浮かび上がる全距離を長くするように機能し、
前記ハウジングは、水槽の内側に前記ハウジングを、前記ハウジングの下部領域が水槽の水位の下に位置し、前記ハウジングの上部領域が前記水槽の水位の上に位置するように取り付けるための取付構造体を含む
ことを特徴とするフィルタ装置。 - 前記リフトチューブと前記空気圧駆動式ポンプとの間に取り付けられた拡散部品をさらに含む
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のフィルタ装置。 - 前記ハウジングは、前記水排出チャンバから外部に延びて前記水排出チャンバの水位を画定する排出口をさらに含み、
前記排出口の位置は、前記水槽への取り付け後の前記水槽の水位以上の位置で、前記水取込チャンバの前記水位より低く、前記水取込チャンバの前記水位と、前記水排出チャンバの前記水位との差分が、前記フィルタカートリッジを通過する水にほぼ一定の流速を生じさせる位置である、
ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載のフィルタ装置。
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US10486092B2 (en) | 2017-11-21 | 2019-11-26 | Spectrum Brands, Inc. | Aquarium filter arrangement with vibration isolation |
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