JPH0598823A - Tank unit - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make a tank unit, made up of plural pieces of water tanks solidly connected with one another, manufacturable easily and inexpensively, as well as to change mutual positional relations of tanks according to relations and tastes with a setup spot, thereby making the tank unit formable into various shapes. CONSTITUTION:This tank unit consists of a pair of water tanks 1 and 2 independently with each other, and a connecting member 3 having these tanks detachably connected to each other and forming a solid tank unit. Two flanges 12, 22 are solidly formed in each upper end peripheral edge of these water tanks but a part, and a flange 30 being connected to a part where the tank flange is not formed, is solidly installed in this connecting member 3.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a water tank unit in which two or more water tanks are connected to each other.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, it has been practiced to form two or more types of pools in an integrated pool unit. The pools have different water depths, or one of them is a running water pool and the other is a bubble bath.

[0003]

In the above-mentioned structure, the pools having different shapes in the two tanks are integrally joined, so that the overall shape becomes complicated and the manufacturing cost becomes high. .. There is also a demand to change the positional relationship between the two tank pools by changing the positional relationship with each other depending on the location where the pool is installed and the preference of the user. There is a problem that it becomes high.

The present invention has been made in order to eliminate the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, is easy to manufacture and can be manufactured at low cost, and the tanks can be manufactured according to the relationship with the installation place and the preference. It is an object of the present invention to provide a water tank unit that can be formed into various shapes by changing the positional relationship.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention comprises a plurality of independent water tanks and a connecting member that detachably connects these water tanks to each other to form an integrated water tank unit. A flange is formed integrally with the peripheral portion except a part thereof, and the connecting member is integrally provided with a flange that is joined to a portion of the water tank in which the flange is not formed.

The end portion of the flange integrally formed on each of the water tanks and the end portion of the flange formed on the connecting member are
It is preferable that ribs extending downward are formed to face each other, and the ribs are overlapped and bolted to be detachably coupled. Further, a groove for discharging overflow water from the water tank to the outside of the water tank is formed in at least a part of the flange, and a grating is detachably attached to the groove, and the end of the water tank is connected to the connecting member at the bottom of the groove. It is preferable to have a structure in which the end portions of are connected by bolts.

[0007]

In the above structure, each member is easy to manufacture and convenient to carry because it is composed of a plurality of independent water tanks and a connecting member that detachably connects them to each other. Moreover, water tank units of various shapes can be formed simply by selecting the connecting members, and further, by forming the connecting portion so that the bolts and the like cannot be seen from the outside, an excellent appearance can be obtained.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS As shown in FIG. 1, a water tank unit of the present invention comprises a first water tank 1, a second water tank 2, and a connecting member for detachably connecting them to each other to form an integrated water tank unit. It consists of 3. The first water tank 1 is a tank portion 11
A flange 12 is integrally formed on the peripheral edge of the upper end of the flange except a part thereof, and an end portion 15 of the flange 12 is formed with a coupling rib described later. The second water tank 2 is integrally formed with a flange 22 on the peripheral edge of the upper end of the tank portion 21 except for a part thereof, and an end portion 25 of the flange 22 is also formed with a coupling rib described later. Further, inside the tank portion 21, steps 23 and 24 when a person goes in and out are formed. Further, the connecting member 3 is connected to the first water tank 1 and the second water tank 2 corresponding to the flange 30 having a shape corresponding to the portion where the flange is not formed and the end portions 15 and 25 of the flange. It has an end 35 with a rib for use. The first water tank 1, the second water tank 2, and the connecting member 3 may be integrally formed by FRP or the like. When the water tank is large, two or three molded products may be joined together to form an integrated water tank.

When the pair of water tanks 1 and 2 and the connecting member 3 are connected to each other, the water tank unit has a shape as shown in FIGS. That is, the first water tank 1 and the second water tank 2 are integrally connected by the connecting member 3 and the flange is added by the flange 30, so that the peripheral edges of the tank portion 11 and the tank portion 21 are respectively attached. A flange is formed all around. The second aquarium 2
A groove 90 for receiving overflow water, which will be described later, is formed on the peripheral edge of the. Further, the first water tank 1 and the second water tank 2 are different from each other in depth and shape so that they can be conveniently used for different purposes. For example,
The first water tank 1 may be used as a bubble bath by attaching an appropriate foam generating means (not shown), and the second water tank 2 may be used as a running water pool by attaching water flow generating means (not shown). In this case, the operation switches for the foam generating means and the water flow generating means may be provided at the peripheral portions of the first water tank 1 and the second water tank 2, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 5, the structure of the connecting portion between the connecting member 3 and the second water tank 2 taken along the line BB in FIG.
The side end of the flange 30 of the connecting member 3 is bent downward to form a downward rib 36 at the lower end, and the peripheral edge 28 of the second water tank 2 facing this is also opposed in the same shape. Then, the rib 26 is formed, and the groove 90 is formed in the upper portion by superposing the ribs 36 and 26. Further, the ribs 36 and 26 are detachably coupled to each other by tightening them with bolts 60, and the grating 9 is arranged on the groove 90 so that overflow water from the tank portion 21 flows into the groove 90 through the grating 9. I am trying to do it. The overflow water may be discharged to the outside of the water tank unit by an appropriate device (not shown), and may be washed and recycled for reuse.

At the end of the flange 12 of the first water tank 1 and the end of the flange 30 of the connecting member 3, as shown in FIG. 6, downwardly extending ribs 15 and 35 are formed to face each other. The ribs 15 and 35 are overlapped with each other and fastened with bolts 60 so as to be detachably coupled. The coupling structure between the connecting member 3 and the flange end portion 25 of the second water tank 2 is similarly configured.

The structure of the connecting portion between the connecting member 3 and the first water tank 1 and the second water tank 2 in the section taken along the line AA in FIG. 2 is constructed as shown in FIG. That is, the second
Upper edge portion 28 of the water tank 2 and the flange 30 of the connecting member 3
A side portion of the flange 30 is bent downward to form an L-shaped section 39, and a peripheral portion 28 of the second water tank 2 facing the same also faces each other with a similar shape. An L-shaped portion 29 is formed and these ends are releasably joined by overlapping each other and tightened with a bolt 61, and a groove 90 for overflow water is formed by the L-shaped portions 39 and 29. Grating 9 on 90
Are arranged. In addition, at the connecting portion between the upper end peripheral portion of the first water tank 1 and the flange 30 of the connecting member 3, the side end portion of the flange 30 extends by bending downward, and the tip end portion thereof extends in the horizontal direction to form the rib 38. Further, the upper end portion of the peripheral wall of the water tank 1 extends horizontally facing the rib 38 to form a rib 18, and the ribs 38 and 18 are overlapped with each other and fastened with a bolt 63 so as to be detachably coupled. Has been done.

In each of the above-mentioned connecting structures, the surface portions are butted, and the back side thereof is connected with a bolt, or the lower side of the grating is connected with a bolt, so that the person using the aquarium cannot see the bolt or the like. In this way, the aesthetics are improved.

8 and 9 respectively use the first water tank 1 and the second water tank 2, which are connected to the connecting member 3 as described above.
Connecting members 3a and 3 formed of two pieces having different shapes from
The structure of the connecting portion may be the same as that of the above embodiment. 8 and 9 above
The positional relationship between the first water tank 1 and the second water tank 2 in the water tank unit shown in Fig. 2 is different from that shown in Fig. 2, so that the shapes of the integrated water tank units are different from each other. Water tank units of various shapes can be formed by changing only the connecting member in accordance with the relationship or the preference.

In the above embodiment, only an example in which two water tanks are connected to each other by a connecting member is shown, but three or more water tanks may be connected, and the use of each water tank is limited to a pool. However, it is applicable to various things such as baths and aquariums for fish culture.

[0016]

As described above, the water tank of the present invention is composed of a plurality of water tanks independent of each other and the connecting member for detachably connecting them, so that it is easy to manufacture each member. In addition, it is convenient for transportation, and moreover, the water tank units of various shapes can be formed simply by selecting the connecting member, and therefore, the manufacturing cost is low. Further, by forming the connecting portion so that the bolts and the like cannot be seen from the outside, a product having an excellent appearance can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a water tank and a connecting member in an exploded state showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state where the members of FIG. 1 are combined.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG.

5 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of part D in FIG.

FIG. 8 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 showing another example of the water tank unit.

FIG. 9 is a view corresponding to FIG. 2 showing still another example of the water tank unit.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 1st water tank 2 2nd water tank 3,3a, 3b Connection member 11,21 Tank part 12,22,30 Flange 15,18,26,35,36 Coupling rib

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of water tanks independent from each other, and a connecting member for detachably connecting these water tanks to each other to form an integrated water tank unit. And a flange integrally formed with the connecting member, and the connecting member integrally includes a flange that is coupled to a portion of the water tank where the flange is not formed. 2. A downwardly extending rib is formed to face each other at an end of a flange formed integrally with each water tank and an end of a flange formed on a connecting member, and the ribs are overlapped with each other. The aquarium unit according to claim 1, wherein the aquarium unit is configured to be detachably coupled by bolting together. 3. A groove for discharging overflow water from the water tank to the outside of the water tank is formed in at least a part of the flange, and a grating is detachably mounted on the groove, and the bottom of the groove is the end of the water tank. The aquarium unit according to claim 1, wherein the portion and the end of the connecting member are connected by a bolt.