JPH03195434A - Water tank for aquarium fish - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate detachment, inspection and cleaning by providing plural partitioning materials, bottom filter, etc., on the rear face of vertical sheet material in a specific water tank body and simultaneously fitting a detachable filtering material, pump and heater therein. CONSTITUTION:Plural partitioning materials 15 are provided on the rear face of vertical sheet material 14 in a water tank body 7 fitting a transparent frame body in the interior of an outer frame body in which front face, part of lateral side faces and upper face are opened and closing open face of front face and literal side face and as necessary, a bottom filter 6 forming elected receiving piece is detachably provided on the rear edge and simultaneously a filtration material 2, pump 3 and heater 4 are fitted in a detachable filtration tank 5 to facilitate detachment of the above mentioned device and simplify inspection and cleaning.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to an aquarium for ornamental fish used for raising freshwater fish and tropical fish mainly for ornamental purposes.

<Prior Art> Conventionally, as aquarium tanks for breeding fish, those described in, for example, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 44-9505 and Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 44-9506 are known.

In the above-mentioned aquarium, a filtration device, a thermostat, a heater, etc. necessary for raising fish are installed inside the aquarium, and the wiring and tubes thereof are housed inside the aquarium stand.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the above-mentioned aquarium, it is not possible to separate the stand and the aquarium body, making it extremely troublesome to change the water in the aquarium or clean the inside of the aquarium. Met.

Accordingly, there has been a demand for an aquarium in which various filtration devices, thermostats, heaters, pumps, etc. housed in the aquarium can be easily installed and removed.

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above, and includes a transparent frame mounted inside an outer frame whose front, left and right side parts, and a top surface are open. Inside the aquarium body, which has open surfaces on the left and right sides sealed watertight, multiple partitions are installed on the back of the vertical plate, and if necessary, a bottom filter with an upright receiving piece formed on the rear edge can be installed and removed. The invention is characterized in that a removable filtration tank is provided with a filtration material, a pump, and a heater.

<Function> The aquarium fish tank of the present invention has a removable filtration tank and a bottom filter that are removable, so the filter material, pump, and heater attached to the removable filtration tank can be easily removed for inspection and cleaning. I can do it.

Further, by providing a receiving piece on the bottom filter, the removable filter tank can be installed and removed without causing the gravel placed on the top surface to fall into the tank.

<Example> Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings.

The ornamental fish tank l of the present invention includes a removable filter tank 5 equipped with a filter material 2, a pump 3, and a heater 4, and a bottom filter 6 on which gravel a or the like is placed. It can be stored as much as possible.

Aquarium body 7 constituting the aquarium fish tank 1 of the present invention described above
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the front, part of the left and right sides, and the top are open, and the inside of the outer frame 8 is made of synthetic resin, etc., and is made of glass, transparent synthetic resin, etc. A transparent frame 9 having a U-shaped cross section is attached, and the open front and side surfaces are watertightly closed with silicone adhesive, and a lighting fixture 10 is attached to the open upper surface of the outer frame 8 to close the front upper surface. This is a structure in which a lid member 11 that can be opened and closed is provided in a removable or rotatable manner. The above-mentioned transparent frame 9 may be made of glass or transparent synthetic resin and integrally molded into a U-shape, but it may also be formed into a U-shape by bonding the side edges of three transparent flat plates. Alternatively, thin pillars may be interposed on the side edges and glued in a U-shape. Furthermore, transparent plates may be pasted on the inside of the front, left and right sides of the outer frame 8, and the upper and lower edges are glued. It may be sealed watertight with an agent.

Two raised protruding pieces 12 are formed on the bottom surface of the aquarium main body 7 to face each other along the lateral direction, and the stopper part 1
Set it to 3.

The removable filter tank 5 that is removably housed inside the aquarium body 7 described above has partition members 15 on both sides of the rear surface of the vertical plate member 14.
．． A horizontal partition 15a is provided below between both partitions 15.15 to form a heater chamber 16 below the horizontal partition 15a, and a vertical partition 15b% 15c is provided above the horizontal partition 15a. The upper part of the horizontal partition 15a is divided into three parts by providing the first filter chamber 17 and the second filter chamber on the left and right sides.
It has a configuration in which a filtration chamber 18 and a pump chamber 19 are arranged side by side, and each chamber is open at least at the rear.

In the heater chamber 16 described above, fitting portions 21 into which the left and right rubber portions 20 and 20 of the heater 4 with a thermostat are fitted are fitted.
are formed on the left and right sides, and a number of thin slit-shaped first water holes 22a are bored at the lower side edge of the vertical plate 14 to communicate the outer surface of the vertical plate 14 with the heater chamber 16. and,
A second water passage hole 22b and a third water passage hole 22c similar to the first water passage hole 22a are formed in the horizontal partition member 15a, respectively, to communicate the heater chamber 16, the first filtration chamber 17, and the filtration chamber 18. . Further, a fitting hole 23 is formed in the horizontal partition member 15a so as to face the pump chamber 19, and the pump 3 installed in the pump chamber 19 is made to face the heater chamber 16 through the fitting hole 23. Further, the horizontal partition member 15a is provided with a notch 25 through which the power cord 24 of the thermostatic heater 4 is inserted.

The heater 4 with a thermostat is removably attached to the heater chamber 16 using rubber parts 20 at both ends, and is designed to prevent the heat generating part 26 from coming into contact with the synthetic resin outer frame 8, partition material 15, etc. and causing thermal deformation. ing. In addition, the power cord 24 of the heater 4 with a thermostat is connected to the notch 25.
It is guided upward from the pump chamber 19 through the lead-out portion 27 provided at the upper end of the back surface of the outer frame body 8 constituting the water tank body 7 and connected to the current collector portion 28 provided on the back surface of the lid body 11. .

Further, a fourth water passage hole 22 is provided on one side of the vertical plate material 14 described above.
d to communicate the outer surface of the vertical plate material 14 and the first filtration chamber 17, and a notch 30 for guiding the discharge branch pipe 29 of the pump 3 to the filtration chamber 18 is provided at the upper end of the vertical partition material 15c. establish. Further, a support groove 32 is formed at the upper end of one side of the vertical plate 14 to guide the discharge pipe 31 of the pump 3 to the outer surface of the vertical plate 14.

The first filtration chamber 17 and the second filtration chamber 18 described above are each filled with the filter material 2, the pump 3 is installed in the pump chamber 19, and the discharge pipe 31 extending upward is connected to the support groove 32.
A discharge branch pipe 29 that is inserted through the notch portion 30 and extended to the outer surface of the vertical plate member 14 and branched from above the discharge pipe 31 is made to face the second filtration chamber 18 through the notch portion 30. The power cord of the pump 3 may be connected from the lead-out portion 27 to the current collecting portion 28 in the same manner as the power cord 24 of the thermostatic heater 4 described above, and the current collecting portion 28 may be connected to a household power source.

Note that the above-described lighting fixture 10 of the lid member 11 is also connected to the current collecting unit 28, and power is supplied to the lighting fixture 1O, the pump 3, and the heater 4 with a thermostat.

As described above, when the removable filter tank 5 equipped with the filter material 2, the heater 4 with a thermostat, and the pump 3 is stored in the water tank main body 7, the lower end of the vertical plate 14 is connected to a part of the stopper of the outer frame 8. 13 so that it does not shift in the front-rear direction. Further, the stopper part 13 formed on the side inner wall and the back inner wall of the outer frame 8
When each of the partition members 15b and 15c of the removable filtration tank 5 is fitted into the support portion 33 having the same structure as the above, the partition members 15b and 15c will not shift laterally.

Similar to the above-mentioned removable filter tank 5, the above-mentioned water tank body 7
The bottom filter 6, which is removably housed inside the holder, has a plurality of leg pieces 36 on the lower surface of a horizontal plate 35 having a plurality of small holes 34, and a receiving piece 37 on the rear edge of the horizontal plate 35. It is formed in an upright shape.

On the top surface of the bottom filter 6 mentioned above, for breeding fish,
Alternatively, in order to improve the visual effect, gravel a, glass bulbs, etc. that are larger than the width of the small hole 34 may be placed. Even when the main body 7 is loaded or removed, the gravel a on the top surface does not fall onto the bottom surface of the aquarium.

The ornamental fish tank l of the present invention has the above-described configuration, and when in use, the pump 3 is installed in the pump chamber 19, the discharge pipe 31 is extended from the support groove 32 to the outer surface of the vertical plate material 14, and each filtration chamber 1
7. A removable filter tank 5 filled with the filter material 2 in 18 and fitted with the heater 4 in the heater chamber 16 is stored inside the aquarium main body 7 on the rear side, and a bottom filter 6 is installed on the internal bottom of the aquarium main body 7.
Fit it and place gravel a etc. on the top surface. Then, when the thermostatic heater 4 and pump 3 are operated with water in the water tank body 7, the water heated in the heater chamber 16 of the removable filtration tank 5 flows out from the discharge pipe 31 of the pump 3 into the water tank. Alternatively, it flows out from the discharge branch pipe 29 of the pump 3 into the second filtration chamber 18 .

In addition, since the water in the heater chamber 16 is sucked by the operation of the pump 3, the pressure in the heater chamber 16 is reduced, but the water in the tank main body flows through the first water hole 22a, and the water in the water tank body flows into the second water hole. 22
Water in the first filtration chamber 17 flows in from b, and water in the second filtration chamber 18 flows in through the third water passage hole 22c.

Therefore, the water in the aquarium main body flows into the heater chamber 16 through the first water hole 22a, through the fourth water hole 22d through the first filtration chamber 17, and through the fourth water hole 22d. There is a process in which water flows from the second filtration chamber 18 to the heater chamber 16 through the third water passage hole 22c.
The water inside is supplied by the pump 3 from the discharge pipe 31 to the inside of the water tank main body 7 and becomes a circulating flow, or a part of the water is supplied to the second filtration chamber 18 through the discharge branch pipe 29 and becomes a circulating flow. .

In the above-mentioned circulation flow, water flowing into the heater chamber 16 from the first water passage hole 22a flows through the gravel a on the bottom filter 6.
etc., so it is not contaminated and the second
Since the water passing through the filtration chamber 18 is refiltered without returning to the aquarium body, the filtration effect can be sufficiently enhanced.

Although the present invention has been described above based on the embodiments shown in the drawings, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above (and may be implemented in any manner as long as the configuration described in the claims is not changed). I can do it.

<Effects of the Invention> As explained above, according to the present invention, the water temperature in the aquarium can be adjusted to a constant level, and in addition, dust, fish excrement, etc. contained in the water can be removed by the filter material, and clean water can be obtained. It can be circulated in the aquarium.

The aquarium fish tank of the present invention has a transparent frame attached to the open front, right and left sides of the outer frame and sealed watertight with adhesive, so that it is easy to manufacture and provides an aesthetically pleasing aquarium.

In addition, the aquarium fish tank of the present invention has a removable filtration tank and a bottom filter that are removable, so the filter material, pump, and heater attached to the removable filtration tank can be easily removed to remove each member and the tank body. It can be cleaned and inspected.

Furthermore, since the water from the heater chamber fitted with the heater is supplied into the aquarium, temperature-controlled water is supplied into the aquarium, and the water in the aquarium is always maintained at the optimum temperature. be able to.

In addition, since the bottom filter described above has a receiving piece, it is possible to prevent gravel placed on the top surface from falling when installing and removing the bottom filter and removable filtration tank, making installation and removal work extremely easy. Therefore, it does not cause any trouble and has high practical value.

[BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS] The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a perspective view as seen diagonally from the rear, FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view, and FIG. The figure is a vertical cross-sectional view of the line from Figure 3 rv to TV, Figure 5
The figures are a vertical sectional view taken along the line V-V in FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of the removable filtration tank in a raised state, and FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the removable filtration tank. 1 is an aquarium tank, 2 is a filter material, 3 is a pump, 4 is a heater, 5 is a removable filter tank, 6 is a bottom filter, 7 is an aquarium body, 14 is a vertical board material, 15 is a partition material, 35 is a horizontal material The plate material, 36 is a leg piece, and 37 is a receiving piece. Figure 1

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A vertical plate is installed inside the aquarium body, which has a transparent frame attached to the inside of the outer frame whose front, part of the left and right sides, and the top are open, and the open faces of the front and left and right sides are closed watertight. An aquarium fish tank comprising a removable filter tank with a plurality of partitions provided on the rear surface of the tank. (2) The aquarium fish tank according to claim (1), wherein a removable filter tank and a bottom filter having an upright receiving piece formed on the rear edge are removably provided inside the tank main body. (3) The aquarium fish tank according to claim (1) or (2), wherein the removable filter tank is equipped with a filter material, a pump, and a heater.