JPH11253712A - Apparatus for separation by suction of solid and liquid for water tank - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To wash a solid body in a water tank by taking it out by a simple operation without transferring outside fishes and shellfishes in the water tank by a method wherein the solid body and the water in the water tank are simultaneously sucked, the solid body is separated in a filter tank, and the filtered water is allowed to flow back to the water tank with a pump. SOLUTION: In the case where water and gravel 2A are stained, priming water is poured into a filter tank 6 by detaching a plug body, and an electromotive pump 8 is operated. The water and the gravel 2A in a water tank 2 are sucked into the filter tank 6 from a suction duct 4, separated into a solid and a liquid with a filter body, a solid body such as the gravel 2A or the like is caught in the filter body, and the filtered water is returned back into the water tank 2 from a discharge duct 10 through the electromotive pump 8. Then, the suction duct 4 and the discharge duct 10 are detached from the water tank 2, the gravel 2A in the filter body is stirred with a stirring blade and washed while clean water or washing water is supplied to the filter tank 6 from another water source, and the stained washing water is discarded through a discharge duct 10. The washed gravel 2A together with the filter body are taken out from the filter tank 6, and returned again to the water tank 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a solid-liquid suction / separation apparatus suitable for aquariums of seafood such as tropical fish.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a home having a conventional aquarium for breeding fish and shellfish, for example, a breeding aquarium for tropical fish for appreciation, in order to maintain good health of fish and the like, solid matter such as gravel laid inside is periodically removed. I take it out and wash it on a daily basis. In that case, once the seafood is taken out of the water tank and transferred to another tank, the gravel inside is further taken out with a scoop etc. And washing.

[0003]

For this reason, it is difficult and time-consuming to remove fish and shellfish and remove gravel when the size of the tank is increased, and the habitat environment such as water temperature has been rapidly increased. To give unnecessary stress to seafood.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of such a conventional technical background, and can remove solids such as gravel from the aquarium by a simple operation without transferring fish and shellfish in the aquarium to the outside. It is intended to be washable and to keep the habitat comfortable without abrupt changes.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a water suction passage communicating with a water tank, a filtration tank having a stirring function therein, an electric pump, and a drainage passage to the water tank. And simultaneously suctioning solids such as gravel and water in the water tank and water, separating solids in the filtration tank, and returning the filtered water to the water tank by the electric pump. It is in the suction separation device.

[0006]

Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a solid-liquid suction / separation apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The suction path 4 communicates with a breeding aquarium 2, a filtration tank 6, an electric pump 8, Aquarium 2
And a discharge path 10 to the discharge port. In the aquarium 2, a solid such as gravel 2A is laid in addition to the bred fish and shellfish and water. The suction passage 4 is formed of a flexible hose or the like. One end of the suction passage 4 faces the bottom of the water tank 2, and the other end is connected to the filtration tank 6.

The filtration tank 6 has a filtration function and a stirring function. As shown in FIG. 2, the filtration tank 6 has a bottomed space in an internal space composed of a cylindrical housing 6A and a lid 6B. A cylindrical filter body 6C is stored. A detachable plug 6D is attached to the lid 6B in a watertight manner.
A shaft 6F penetrates through the shaft sealing device 6E. A stirring blade 6G is provided at a lower end of the shaft 6F, and a rotating handle 6H is provided at an upper end.

Next, a method of using the present invention will be described. When the water or the gravel 2A becomes dirty, the plug 6D is removed, priming water is injected into the filtration tank 6, and the electric pump 8 is operated. The water and the gravel 2A in the water tank 2 are sucked into the filter tank 6 from the suction passage 4, and are separated into solid and liquid by the filter 6C in the filter tank 6, and solid matter such as the gravel 2A is captured in the filter 6C. The filtered water passes through the electric pump 8 and is discharged from the discharge path 10 to the water tank 2 again.
Reflux into In this way, solid matter such as gravel in the aquarium can be taken out by a simple operation without transferring fish and shellfish in the aquarium to the outside. In addition, since the stored water is also purified and returns, the aquatic environment of the fish and shellfish, such as water temperature and water quality, can be prevented from rapidly deteriorating.

After taking out the gravel 2A from the water tank 2, the suction path 4 and the discharge path 10 are removed from the water tank 2, and the handle 6H is rotated while absorbing clean water or cleaning liquid from another water source, thereby stirring the water. The gravel 2A in the filter 6C is stirred and washed by the blade 6G, and the dirty washing water may be discarded through the discharge path 10. The washed gravel 2A is taken out of the filtration tank 6 together with the filter body 6C,
What is necessary is just to return to the water tank 2 again.

Alternatively, as another embodiment, the electric pump 8 is designed to be used for both forward and reverse rotations, and when the filter tank 6 is washed, water is absorbed in a reverse direction from the discharge path 10 from another water source.
Alternatively, by using a switching valve for reversing the direction of water flow to the filtration tank 6, the filtration tank 6 is back-washed to discharge and discard dirt captured and to remove the gravel 2A in the filtration tank 6. You can also. Here, the filter body 6C may use a filter having a different filtration performance in combination.

[0012]

As described above, when washing the gravel 2A, the fish and shellfish are taken out of the water tank or transferred to another water tank, and the gravel inside is taken out with a scoop or the like. Not only can the conventional troublesome work of moving and overturning to remove gravel and wash it besides eliminating the troublesome work, but also easy to remove seafood when transferring and removing gravel even if the tank becomes large. . In addition, the conventional problem of giving unnecessary stress to fish and shellfish can be solved without a sudden change in the habitat such as water temperature.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. As another application example, the filtration tank 6 is disposed above the electric pump 8 in which the motor shaft is arranged vertically.
By integrally forming the housing 6A and the casing of the electric pump 8, the overall structure of the apparatus can be simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a solid-liquid separation and cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the filtration tank 6 of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 4 ... suction passage, 6 ... filtration tank, 8 ... electric pump.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A suction tank (4) communicating with a water tank, a filtration tank having an agitation function therein, an electric pump, and a discharge path to the water tank, wherein solid matter such as gravel in the water tank is provided. A solid-liquid suction / separation device for a water tank, wherein water and water are simultaneously sucked, a solid substance is separated in the filtration tank, and the filtered water is returned to the water tank by the electric pump.