JP6205594B2 - Water tank for floating organisms - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a water tank for raising floating organisms such as jellyfish.

  For example, floating organisms such as jellyfishes, certain crustaceans, and fish are organisms that have low swimming ability and float in the flow of seawater. Therefore, in order to keep floating organisms in an artificial environment such as an aquarium for a long period of time, it is necessary to create a water flow suitable for the living environment of floating organisms, and it was said that it is difficult to keep them in ordinary households. .

  Therefore, as a domestic aquarium that can create a loose water flow suitable for the floating of floating organisms, for example, as shown in Patent Literature 1 to Patent Literature 3, floating aquatic organisms by making the side bottom and back of the aquarium curved or polygonal. An aquarium that has been devised to create a water flow suitable for the environment has been proposed.

However, curved side surfaces and polygonal side bottom surfaces as shown in Patent Documents 1 to 3, for example, are produced by once producing a cylindrical pipe made of acrylic resin or the like and then cutting it. In addition, since the plate-like body is produced by bending or bonding, the manufacturing process is complicated and the price of the water tank is very high. This was a major factor that hindered the spread to ordinary households.
In addition, the water tank manufactured as described above has an integral structure in which the curved bottom surface is fixed to the water tank body, and there is a problem that there are places where it is difficult to reach, and it is difficult to perform cleaning work etc. In the case of damage or the like, there is a problem that it is necessary to replace the entire water tank main body, and the cost burden is large. Furthermore, there is a problem that only a fixed pattern of water flow can be created because the position and shape of the drainage holes are fixed in an integrated structure, and various floating organisms cannot be raised by adjusting the water flow. It was.

JP-A-10-234250 JP 11-46622 A JP 2010-57383 A

  The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and can inexpensively produce a water tank capable of creating a water flow suitable for floating organisms. In addition, unlike a conventional integrated structure, a removable panel member is used. In order to facilitate maintenance such as repairs and cleaning operations, it is possible to adjust the water flow and to complete various floating organism breeding aquariums. It has been done.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the floating aquarium for aquatic organisms of the present invention divides a box-shaped aquarium body with a partition plate to form a front-side aquarium part and a rear-side filtration part, and within the aquarium part. It is a tank for breeding floating organisms with a substantially circular cross section,
Inside the water tank part, guide rails for guiding both side edges of the synthetic resin panel member for forming the water tank to the front side and the back side, and elastically deforming into a substantially circular shape, and both ends of the panel member are locked. The water tank having the first and second locking portions and having a substantially circular cross section as described above is configured such that both side edges are guided by the guide rail and both ends thereof are engaged with the first and second locking portions. It is formed by the panel member stopped .

Moreover, it is preferable that an upper portion of the first locking portion is provided with a filtered water supply pipe circulated from the filtering portion and a filtered water dispersion plate, and this is an invention according to claim 2. .

Moreover, it is preferable that the part located in the lower part of the supply pipe of a panel member is provided with the suction hole, and let this be the invention which concerns on Claim 3 .

Furthermore, the water tank main body can be covered with a cover body in which a viewing window is formed, and this is the invention according to claim 4 .

In the invention which concerns on Claim 1, the box-shaped water tank main body is partitioned off with a partition plate, the water tank part on the front side and the filtration part on the back side are formed, and the floating organism which provided the water tank with a substantially circular section in the water tank part. A breeding aquarium,
Inside the water tank part, guide rails for guiding both side edges of the synthetic resin panel member for forming the water tank to the front side and the back side, and elastically deforming into a substantially circular shape, and both ends of the panel member are locked. The water tank having the first and second locking portions and having a substantially circular cross section as described above is configured such that both side edges are guided by the guide rail and both ends thereof are engaged with the first and second locking portions. Since it is formed of a stopped panel member, it can be easily attached and detached by using a detachable panel member, unlike the conventional integrated structure, and maintenance such as repair and cleaning work. Can be performed easily.

Further, the panel member can be easily and reliably set at a predetermined position, and can be easily removed.

In the invention which concerns on Claim 2 , since the supply pipe of the filtered water circulated from the filtration part and the dispersion plate of filtered water were installed in the upper part of the 1st latching | locking part, Thus, filtered water can be supplied evenly and gently, and a water flow suitable for floating organisms can be easily created.

In the invention according to claim 3 , since the suction hole is provided in the lower part of the supply pipe of the panel member, the rapid suction action in the suction hole is alleviated and the floating organisms suck in The suction to the hole can be prevented.

In the invention which concerns on Claim 4 , since the water tank main body shall be covered with the cover body which formed the window part for appreciation, there existed the outstanding design effect and it can improve the design effect as an interior further. it can.

It is a perspective view which shows embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows the process of inserting a panel member. It is an enlarged view which shows a 1st latching | locking part. It is an enlarged view which shows a 2nd latching | locking part. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the combination with a cover body.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
1 is a perspective view showing an example of a jellyfish breeding tank, FIG. 2 is a front view, and FIG. 3 is a plan view. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a highly transparent acrylic resin, glass or the like, and a box-like water tank main body with an open top, 2 is a partition plate, and the partition plate 2 allows the front side water tank unit 3 and the back side filtration unit to be 4 is formed. Note that a lid and a lighting device (not shown) are placed in the upper opening.

  A water tank 5 having a substantially circular cross section is provided in the water tank section 3, while a general vertical filter device 11 is set in the filter section 4. In addition, a communication hole 2 a for communicating the water tank portion 3 and the filtration portion 4 is formed at the lower right end portion of the partition plate 2. The water introduced into the filtering device 11 through the communication hole 2a is circulated and supplied again from the supply pipe 9 (described later) into the water tank unit 3 through the water distribution pipe 11a and the flow rate adjusting valve 11b after the filtration process. Yes.

The water tank 5 having a substantially circular cross section is usually made by cutting a cylindrical pipe made of acrylic resin or bending or bonding a plate-like body, The circular water tank was fixed to the water tank body 1 with an adhesive or the like.
On the other hand, in the present invention, the water tank 5 having a substantially circular cross section is made of a thin and elastic synthetic resin having a thickness of about 0.5 to 2.5 mm, a width of 10 to 20 cm, and a length of 60 to 60 mm. A strip-shaped detachable panel member 6 of about 100 cm is inserted into the water tank 3 and elastically deformed into an arcuate curved surface. In addition, the thickness, width, length, etc. of the panel member 6 are designed according to the size of the water tank 5 to be formed, and are of course not limited to the above range.

Next, fixing of the panel member 6 will be described.
In the illustrated one, a pair of arc-shaped guide rails 7 and 7 are provided on the inner side of the water tank body, that is, the inner surface of the front surface of the water tank body 1 and the water tank side of the partition plate 2, as shown in FIG. Further, when the panel member 6 is inserted, it is elastically deformed in an arc shape along the guide rails 7 and 7, and an arcuate curved surface is automatically formed.
As shown in FIG. 5, the insertion tip 6 a of the panel member 6 is locked and fixed to a hook-shaped first locking portion 8 a provided on the inner side of the upper side surface of the water tank body 1. As shown in FIG. 6, the end portion 6b is locked and fixed to a second locking portion 8b provided in the vicinity of the upper portion of the other side surface (in the illustrated example, the starting point of the guide rail 7).
With such a structure, anyone can easily form the water tank 5 having a substantially circular cross section just by inserting the panel member 6 along the guide rails 7 and 7, and the water tank of the same shape always at the same position. 5 can be formed.

  In addition, a filtered water supply pipe 9 and a filtered water dispersion plate 10 circulated from the filtering unit 4 are installed above the first locking unit 8 a, and the filtered water is supplied to the water tank 5. It is comprised so that it can supply uniformly and loosely. In addition, the inclination angle of the dispersion plate 10 is inclined within a range of 10 to 45 degrees with respect to the vertical direction so as to create a water flow suitable for floating organisms.

The panel member 6 is provided with a plurality of suction holes 6c for discharging the water in the water tank to the outside of the water tank. In the illustrated example, the suction hole 6c is provided in a portion located in the lower part of the supply pipe 9, and the rapid suction action in the suction hole 6c is alleviated so that floating organisms are sucked into the suction hole 6c. It is configured to prevent this.
In addition, about the magnitude | size, the number, or installation position of the said suction hole 6c, what was designed optimally according to the kind of floating organism can be selected.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 7, the water tank main body 1 can also be covered with the cover body 20 which formed the window part 21 for appreciation. The cover body 20 is colored in an arbitrary color. In this case, the filter device or the like on the back surface portion is concealed to provide an excellent design effect, and it is as if looking into the water tank from the window portion 21 as if in a mini aquarium. The design effect as an interior can be further improved.

  In the aquarium for breeding floating organisms of the present invention having the above structure, it is possible to automatically elastically deform along the partition plate 2 in an arc shape by simply inserting the panel member 6 to complete the arc-shaped curved tank 5. it can. Therefore, it is possible to produce it easily and inexpensively as compared with the conventional integrated water tank. Further, since the panel member 6 can be freely attached and detached, maintenance such as repair and cleaning work can be easily performed. Further, the suction hole 6c provided in the panel member 6 can be replaced with an arbitrarily designed size, number, installation position, etc., or the water flow can be easily adjusted by operating the flow rate adjusting valve 11b of the filtration device 11. Therefore, the flow of water can be adjusted according to the ecosystems of various floating organisms, and the floating organisms can be bred in an optimum environment.

1 Water tank body 2 Partition plate
2a Communication hole 3 Water tank part 4 Filtration part 5 Water tank 6 Panel member
6a Insertion tip
6b Rear end of plug
6c Suction hole 7 Guide rail
8a First locking part
8b Second engaging portion 9 Supply pipe 10 Dispersion plate 11 Filtration device
11a Water pipe
11b Flow control valve 20 Cover body 21 Window

Claims (4)

A box-shaped aquarium body is partitioned by a partition plate to form a front-side aquarium part and a rear-side filtration part, and is a tank for breeding floating organisms provided with a substantially circular aquarium in the water tank part,
Inside the water tank part, guide rails for guiding both side edges of the synthetic resin panel member for forming the water tank to the front side and the back side, and elastically deforming into a substantially circular shape, and both ends of the panel member are locked. The water tank having the first and second locking portions and having a substantially circular cross section as described above is configured such that both side edges are guided by the guide rail and both ends thereof are engaged with the first and second locking portions. An aquarium for breeding floating organisms, characterized in that it is formed by a panel member stopped. The aquarium for breeding floating organisms according to claim 1 , wherein a filtered water supply pipe circulated from the filtering section and a filtered water dispersion plate are installed above the first locking section. The tank for raising floating organisms according to claim 2 , wherein a suction hole is provided in a portion of the panel member located in a lower portion of the supply pipe. The aquarium for breeding floating organisms according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the aquarium body is covered with a cover body having a viewing window.