KR102149691B1 - Device For Capturing Impurity In The Aquarium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a foreign matter collecting device for a water tank, and is disposed in a water tank through which water flows by air bubbles generated by an aeration device to collect foreign substances that become fish excrement and food residues. The main body (1) disposed inside is a cylindrical body (11) in a cylindrical shape, a support part (3) that is fixed to the bottom side of the cylindrical body (11) to support spaced apart from the bottom of the water tank, and the upper part of the body (1). It includes a cover part 4 that allows the flow of air bubbles and water, and a dome guide part 12 in the form of a dome in which a tubular guide part 13 is protruded at the center and an aeration device is disposed at the lower side of the bottom. It is formed integrally in a dome shape under the cylindrical body 11, and a collecting part is formed in a valley shape by the lower portions of the cylindrical body 11 and the dome guide part 12, Since foreign matters that are arranged and suspended are dropped and collected by their own weight, foreign matters such as fish excrement can be easily collected without power, and the state of foreign matter collection can be easily identified by forming a transparent material, so the collecting device is removed from the tank to remove foreign matter. Therefore, since it is possible to delay the contamination of water in the tank, there is an effect of reducing the trouble of water management in the tank.

Description

Foreign matter collecting device for water tank{Device For Capturing Impurity In The Aquarium}

The present invention relates to a foreign matter collecting device for a water tank, and in particular, to a collecting device for a fish tank having an improved structure to easily collect and remove foreign matter such as excrement of fish in a fish tank such as a fish tank.

Recently, as a hobby, there are many households who raise ornamental fish by installing a water tank (fishing tank) indoors, and installing a water tank indoors has the advantage of controlling indoor humidity as well as a hobby. The management of the tank is essential to create an environment and conditions in which the fish in the tank can freely operate, since it is necessary to periodically clean the tank and discharge impurities to maintain a good environment for the fish to live.

It is a commonly used fish tank management method, along with water change that periodically changes the water in the fish tank, removes foreign substances from the bottom by using a dropper, siphon, etc., or uses the principle of a siphon by making the lake outlet lower than the inlet. It purifies the water inside the fish tank by discharging impurities and harmful substances (ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, nitrogen gas, etc.).

The existing fish tank water change method, such as water change, is inconvenient for users because a lot of labor is required as a person directly performs water change.When changing water using a dropper or siphon, foreign matter between other structures in the fish tank It is difficult to remove because the dropper or siphon does not come into contact with it.In addition, when using the dropper, the inconvenience of using the dropper several times. When using the siphon, organisms are injured or structures in the fish tank are damaged by the pressure of the siphon. There was.

In order to reduce this inconvenience, Korean Utility Model Publication No. 1996-0009015 (announced on October 14, 1996) has a cylindrical shape with open both ends, and a plurality of suction ports are formed at the lower edge to allow water to be sucked. An air rectifying pipe connected by a first air hose H is provided to the upper side of the main body case to supply air by the air pump P, and an upper stopper having a discharge port through which water is discharged, and the lower end of the main body case A lower stopper holding an air discharge pipe that is connected to the air rectifying pipe and the second air hose to supply air, and the water filled in the water tank by the air supplied from the air discharge pipe provided inside the body case. Disclosed is a purification apparatus for a water tank comprising a purification means for circulating and purifying, wherein a biofilter is provided in an acceleration pipe and a space portion.

However, the conventional purification device described above requires a lot of replacement cost because the filter for removing foreign substances such as fish excrement needs to be replaced for a certain period of time, and it is difficult to know when to replace the filter, so if the replacement time is exceeded, the excrement will decay. There was a problem that the water in the tank was contaminated.

Korean Utility Model Publication No. 1996-0009015 (announced on October 14, 1996)

An object of the present invention is to collect foreign substances floating in the water tank without a filter without power in order to solve the problem of removing foreign substances from the conventional water tank, and to easily identify the trapped state of foreign substances with the eyes. It is to provide a foreign substance collecting device for a water tank having an improved structure to be easily removed.

In order to achieve the above object, the foreign matter collecting device for a water tank according to the present invention is arranged in a water tank in which water flows by bubbles generated by the aeration device, and is for a water tank that collects foreign substances such as fish excrement and food residues. In the foreign matter collecting device,

The main body disposed in the water tank includes a cylindrical body in a cylindrical shape, a support part fixed to a bottom side of the cylindrical body to support spaced apart from the bottom of the water tank, and a cover part allowing bubbles and water to flow through the upper part of the body,

A dome-shaped dome guide portion in which a tubular guide portion is protruded in the central portion and an aeration device is disposed under the bottom surface is integrally formed in a dome shape under the cylindrical body,

It is configured in that the collecting portion is formed in a valley shape formed by the cylindrical body and the lower portions of the dome guide portion.

It is preferable that the cylindrical body and the dome guide part are formed of a transparent plastic material.

The support portion is formed with a connection portion coupled to the bottom of the cylindrical body, and the support portions protruding outwardly from the connection portion to support the main body, and while the air bubbles generated by the aerator flow with water, the support portion The water in the water tank outside the main body is introduced into the inner space of the dome guide part formed inside the main body through the space formed by the support parts separated from the bottom of the water tank, and is discharged through the guide part along with the air bubbles to circulate in the water tank. do.

The support portion is formed with a concave groove portion for arranging the weight body so that the body is held in the water tank.

In the cover portion, openings are formed in a plurality of locations adjacent to the connection portion of the cover so that air bubbles generated by the aeration device provided below the bottom of the dome guide portion are guided by the guide portion and flow to the outside.

As an auxiliary means for collecting foreign matter between the cylindrical body of the main body and the upper surface of the dome guide part, a porous plate having a plurality of holes may be disposed.

The porous plate is formed to include a plurality of inclined surfaces, and the foreign matter collecting device for a water tank, characterized in that holes are formed in the valleys formed by the inclined surfaces.

The foreign matter collecting device for a water tank according to the present invention is arranged in the water tank and the floating foreign matter falls by its own weight and is collected, so it is possible to easily collect foreign substances such as fish excrement without power, and it is formed of a transparent material to easily identify the foreign substance collection state. Because it is possible to remove foreign substances by removing the collecting device from the tank, contamination of the water in the tank can be delayed, so there is an effect of reducing the trouble of water management in the tank.

1 is a perspective view of a foreign matter collecting device for a water tank according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of the collecting device of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 1;
4 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which a porous plate is disposed as an auxiliary means for collecting foreign substances on the upper surface of the dome guide part of the collecting device of FIG. 1;
Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of the use state of Figure 4;
6 is a cross-sectional view of a modified example of the perforated plate of FIG. 4.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings showing embodiments of the present invention.

1 to 3, the apparatus for collecting foreign matter for a water tank according to the present invention includes a cylindrical body 1 disposed in a water tank not shown in the drawing, and a support fixed to the bottom side of the body 1 to support the body. It includes a part (3) and a cover part (4).

The main body 1 is formed by forming a dome guide part 12 protruding in a dome shape inside the cylindrical body 11, and a guide part 13 protruding at the center of the dome guide part 12 do. Thus, the valley formed by the lower portions of the cylindrical body 11 and the dome guide 12 by the inner surface of the cylindrical body 11 of the main body 1 and the roundly curved outer surface of the dome guide 12 By this, the collecting part 15 is formed. It is preferable that the cylindrical body 11 and the dome guide 12 are formed of a transparent plastic material such as acrylic.

The support part 3 has a connection part 31 coupled to the bottom of the cylinder 11 of the main body by a conventional coupling means such as a coupling structure of a screw or a boss and a groove, and the connection part protrudes outward. Thus, the support portions 33 supporting the main body 1 are formed to be spaced apart, and a concave groove portion 35 is formed on the upper surface of each of the support portions 33.

The concave portion 35 is provided with a weight such as gravel disposed on the bottom of the tank so that the main body 1 and the support portion 3 sink in the tank. The support portion 33 may be formed in various shapes as long as the concave portion 35 is formed on the upper surface, and in the illustrated embodiment, it is shown to be formed in four places in a circle, but may be formed in a shape of a square or other polygon. May be.

Under the dome guide part 12 integrally formed inside the cylindrical body 11 of the main body 1, an aeration device typically provided in the water tank is disposed, and bubbles generated by the aeration device are disposed in the dome guide part 12 It flows into the water tank through the curved bottom surface of and the guide part 13.

In the cover part 4, the openings 41 are connected to the connection part of the cover so that the air bubbles generated by the aeration device provided on the bottom of the dome guide part 12 are guided by the guide part 13 and flow to the outside. It is formed in a plurality of places in adjacent positions.

In this way, bubbles generated by the aeration device from the bottom side of the dome guide part 12 flow together with water, and at this time, the main body 1 is moved from the bottom of the water tank by the support parts 33 of the support part 3. Water in the water tank outside the main body is introduced into the inner space of the dome guide part 12 formed inside the main body through the space formed spaced apart from each other, and is discharged through the guide part 13 together with air bubbles, and is circulated in the water tank.

As shown in Figure 4, as an auxiliary means for collecting foreign matter between the upper surface of the cylindrical body 11 and the dome guide 12 of the main body, a porous plate 5 having a plurality of holes 51 formed thereon is to be disposed. The foreign material falling through the hole 51 of the perforated plate 5 is trapped without flowing from the bottom to the top between the cylindrical body 11 and the dome guide 12 even when water flows due to air bubbles. The collection efficiency is improved.

With this structure, as shown in the use state diagram shown in FIG. 5, the foreign matter collecting device according to the present invention is disposed in the water tank, and the gravel disposed on the bottom of the water tank is contained in the concave groove 35 of the support part 33 and collected. When the device is fixed and bubbles are generated by the aeration device 100 from the bottom side of the dome guide unit 12, the generated bubbles are passed through the dome guide unit 12 and the guide unit 13 together with water. While flowing from the bottom side of (4), air bubbles and water are discharged to the atmosphere through the surface of the tank through the opening 41 of the cover part.

Due to the flow of bubbles generated from the bottom of the dome guide 12, the water outside the main body 1 flows through the guide 13 from the bottom of the dome guide 12, while the excrement of fish and fish in the tank Foreign matter, which is a remnant of food, flows together, and is discharged through the dome guide part 12 and temporarily stagnates while exiting through the opening 41 of the cover part 4. At this time, foreign substances contained in the water Due to the weight, foreign substances in the tank are collected by falling to the lower portion between the cylindrical body 11 and the dome guide 12 and being accumulated.

During the flow of the bubbles and water, as the bubbles diffuse through the opening 41 of the cover 4 and the water flows, the residence time of the bubbles is extended, so that the time for the oxygen in the bubbles to be dissolved in the water in the tank is reduced. As it is extended, the amount of dissolved oxygen in water increases.

As long as the aeration device operates as described above, the water in the tank flows and circulates by the air bubbles generated by the aeration device, and in this process, the excrement contained in the water in the tank and the remaining parts of the food are contained in the cylinder body 11 ) And the dome guide part 12, since it is collected in the valley formed in the lower part of the upper surface, foreign substances can be collected without using a power device such as a motor for collecting foreign substances separately, and the cylindrical body 11 and the dome guide part (12) is formed of a transparent material so that foreign matter collection status can be easily checked from the outside of the tank, so that the foreign material does not decay and contaminate the water in the tank, remove the foreign material from the tank, empty the foreign material, and place it on the aeration device again. Since the replacement time of the water inside is extended, water management can be easily performed.

As shown in the modified example of FIG. 6, the perforated plate 5'is formed to include a plurality of inclined surfaces 52', and holes 51' are formed in the valleys formed by the inclined surfaces 52'. It is formed so that foreign matter flows from the upper surface of the perforated plate and is collected through the holes 51', and also prevents the collected foreign matter from easily exiting due to the flow of water due to bubbles on the upper side of the perforated plate.

The present invention can be used to make water management easier by collecting and discharging foreign substances such as excrement and food residues of fish in a tank so that foreign substances do not rot and contaminate water.

1: main body 3: base
4: cover part 5, 5': perforated plate
11: cylindrical body 12: dome guide part
13: guide part 31; connection part
33: support portion 35: concave portion
41: opening 51, 51': hole
52': slope 100: aeration device

Claims (7)

The main body 1 disposed in the water tank has a cylindrical body 11 having a cylindrical shape so as to be disposed in a tank in which water flows by air bubbles generated by the aeration device to collect foreign substances that become fish excrement and food residues, A support part 3 fixed to the bottom side of the cylindrical body 11 and supported at the bottom of the water tank, and a cover part 4 covering the upper part of the body 1 so that bubbles and water can flow, and the cover In the part 4, a plurality of openings 41 are located adjacent to the connection part of the cover so that air bubbles generated by the aeration device provided under the bottom of the dome guide part 12 are guided by the guide part 13 and flow to the outside. In the foreign matter collecting device for a water tank formed in a location,
A dome-shaped dome-shaped guide portion (12) in which a tubular guide portion (13) is protruded in the center portion and an aeration device is disposed on the lower side of the bottom surface is integrally formed in a dome shape from the bottom of the cylindrical body (11) The dome guide part 12 is formed of a transparent plastic material together with the cylindrical body 11
A collecting part is formed in a valley shape by the lower portions of the cylindrical body 11 and the dome guide part 12,
The support part 3 has a connection part 31 coupled to the bottom surface of the cylindrical body 11 of the main body, and the support parts 33 protruding outwardly supporting the main body 1 are formed to be spaced apart from the connection part. ,
While the air bubbles generated by the aeration device flow with water, the body 1 is separated from the bottom of the water tank by the support parts 33 of the support part 3 and the water in the water tank outside the body The dome guide part 12 formed inside the main body is introduced into the inner space and discharged through the guide part 13 together with air bubbles to be circulated in the water tank,
A foreign matter collecting device for a water tank, characterized in that the support part (33) has a concave groove (35) for arranging the weight body so that the body (1) is held in the water tank.
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As an auxiliary means for collecting foreign matter between the upper surface of the cylindrical body 11 and the dome guide 12 of the main body, it includes a plurality of inclined surfaces 52 ′, and a hole 51 ′ in the valley of the inclined surfaces 52 ′. ) Foreign matter collecting device for a water tank, characterized in that the porous plate (5') is arranged.

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