KR102270291B1 - Fish farm sweeper - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a water tank floor cleaning apparatus for a fish farm, and to a water tank floor cleaning apparatus for a fish farm that can separate and store cleaning water and residues at the same time while cleaning the bottom of a fish tank water tank. For this purpose, by pumping the pump, the floor cleaning water of the farm is vacuum sucked and discharged, and the bottom of the farm is cleaned by rotating by hydraulic power according to the movement of the cleaning water in the upward direction. It has a cleaning water discharge piping unit that is connected in communication with the farm floor cleaning unit to transport the cleaned cleaning water, and a pump, and is in communication with the cleaning water discharge piping unit so that the cleaning water transferred from the cleaning water discharge piping unit flows in, Disclosed is a water tank floor cleaning apparatus for aquaculture, characterized in that it comprises a cleaning water suction and discharge facility for separately storing the included residues.

Description

Aquaculture tank floor cleaning device {Fish farm sweeper}

The present invention relates to an apparatus for cleaning the floor of a fish tank, and more particularly, to an apparatus for cleaning the floor of a fish tank while separately storing cleaning water and residues at the same time.

Prior art documents KR 10-1706604 and KR 10-0618937 disclose a cleaning device for cleaning the bottom of a fish tank. However, the prior art document KR 10-1706604 discloses only a cleaning device for cleaning only the floor of the farm, and the prior art document KR 10-0618937 discloses a device capable of sucking and discharging cleaning water as well as cleaning the floor. Since the cleaning water suction device and the floor cleaning device are separated through independent functions, there is a problem in that the structure of the device is complicated and the size of the device is large.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication KR 10-1706604 (Title of the invention: farm cleaner) Republic of Korea Patent Publication KR 10-0618937 (Title of the invention: fish farm cleaning device) Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. KR 10-2010-0094912 (Title of the invention: cleaning device for water tank) Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. KR 10-2017-0045799 (Title of the invention: Aquaculture farm floor cleaning device) Republic of Korea Patent Publication KR 10-1898396 (Title of the Invention: Underwater Bottom Cleaning System)

Therefore, the present invention was created to solve the problems described above, and it is possible to clean the bottom of the tank without moving the farmed fish residing in the farm, while not having a large size that can handle both the cleaning water and the debris at the same time. It is an object to provide an invention that can be operated.

However, the objects of the present invention are not limited to the above-mentioned objects, and other objects not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

The above-described object of the present invention is a farm floor cleaning unit that vacuum sucks and discharges the floor cleaning water of the farm by pumping the pump, and rotates by hydraulic power according to the upward movement of the cleaning water to clean the bottom of the farm , a cleaning water discharge pipe connected in communication with the farm floor cleaning unit to transfer the cleaning water discharged from the farm floor cleaning unit, and a pump, and communicate with the cleaning water discharge piping unit so that the cleaning water transferred from the cleaning water discharge piping unit flows in It can be achieved by providing a water tank floor cleaning apparatus for aquaculture, characterized in that it includes a cleaning water suction and discharge facility that separates and stores the residues included in the cleaning water.

In addition, the farm floor cleaning unit is disposed in the housing unit having a cleaning water suction port and the cleaning water suction port so that the cleaning water flows in from the farm floor floor, and is disposed on the upper side of the cleaning unit in the inner space of the cleaning unit cleaning the floor of the farm, and the housing unit, A plurality of hydraulic rotating body support plates that fixedly support the hydraulic rotating body part for rotating the linked cleaning unit by rotating by both sides, and the hydraulic rotating body part, and are provided with a cleaning water passage groove so that the cleaning water is moved in the upward direction through the cleaning water passage groove It includes a cleaning head having a.

In addition, the cleaning unit is disposed in the cleaning water suction port, and includes a brush unit for cleaning the floor of the farm, and a brush fixing plate disposed on the upper side of the brush unit in the cleaning water suction port, and fixing the brush unit, the plurality of hydraulic rotating body support plates include A first hydraulic rotating body support plate disposed on the upper side of the brush fixing plate in the inner space of the housing, and a second hydraulic rotating body supporting plate disposed at a predetermined distance to face the first hydraulic rotating body supporting plate in the inner space of the housing.

In addition, the hydraulic rotating body part includes a shaft coupled to the brush fixing plate by extending in the lower direction, and a fixing part fixed to the second hydraulic rotating body supporting plate by extending in the upper direction.

In addition, the first hydraulic rotating body support plate includes a shaft through-groove formed in the central region so that the shaft passes, and a cleaning water passage groove that is partitioned in the circumferential direction.

In addition, the second hydraulic rotating body support plate includes a fixing portion fixing groove formed in the central region so that the fixing portion is fixed, and a cleaning water passage groove that is partitioned in the circumferential direction.

In addition, the farm floor cleaning unit further includes a support unit having an air discharge valve unit that extends from the housing unit so that the direction of the head unit is adjusted according to an external force, and discharges the air therein.

In addition, the cleaning water suction and discharge facility unit controls the cleaning water suction and discharge pump unit, the cleaning water suction and discharge pump unit having a tank unit for separately storing the residue contained in the cleaning water from the cleaning water, a pump, and power supply, and includes a cleaning water suction and discharge pump unit A control unit for driving control is included.

In addition, the tank part is disposed so as to be inclined downward inside the tank part while connecting and welding the cleaning water inlet pipe part connected to the cleaning water discharge pipe part and the cleaning water inlet pipe part, and is included in the cleaning water introduced through the cleaning water inlet pipe part Residues sieve having a drain hole for filtering the collected remnants and formed to be inclined in the lower area of the tank, and connected to the remnant strainer and welded so that the remnants filtered in the remnant filter move downward by gravity. Includes storage bins.

According to the present invention as described above, there is an effect that the bottom of the tank can be cleaned without moving the farmed fish residing in the farm, and the cleaning water and the residue can be separated and treated at the same time.

In addition, according to the present invention, there is an effect that the brush bristles can be driven without power by hydraulic power rather than by electric power.

The following drawings attached to this specification illustrate a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and serve to further understand the technical spirit of the present invention together with the detailed description of the present invention, so the present invention is limited to the matters described in those drawings It should not be construed as being limited.
1 is a view schematically showing an installation method of a water tank floor cleaning apparatus in a farm according to an embodiment of the present invention;
2 and 3 are views schematically showing a farm floor cleaning unit according to an embodiment of the present invention,
4 is a view showing a brush fixing plate according to an embodiment of the present invention,
5 is a view showing a first hydraulic rotating body support plate according to an embodiment of the present invention,
6 is a view showing a second hydraulic rotating body support plate and a hydraulic rotating body according to an embodiment of the present invention,
7 is a view showing the flow of cleaning water inside the housing according to vacuum suction of cleaning water according to an embodiment of the present invention;
8 and 9 are views schematically showing a cleaning water suction and discharge facility according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In addition, one embodiment described below does not unreasonably limit the content of the present invention described in the claims, and it cannot be said that the entire configuration described in the present embodiment is essential as a solution for the present invention. In addition, descriptions of the prior art and matters obvious to those skilled in the art may be omitted, and the description of the omitted components (methods) and functions may be sufficiently referenced within the scope not departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 , the apparatus for cleaning the floor of a fish tank according to an embodiment of the present invention is a device for cleaning the floor of the fish tank 10 . At this time, the apparatus for cleaning the tank floor of the aquaculture farm of the present invention is a device capable of cleaning while leaving the fish to be cultured in the tank 10 as it is. Hereinafter, an apparatus for cleaning the tank floor of a farm according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the apparatus for cleaning the tank floor of a farm according to an embodiment of the present invention is a farm floor cleaning unit 100 that is disposed in the tank 10 of the farm and cleans the bottom of the tank of the farm, and is sucked at the same time as cleaning The cleaning water discharge piping unit 200 that discharges the cleaning water is arranged to be moved conveniently through a moving cart on the outside of the water tank 10, and it drives and controls the farm floor cleaning unit 100, and separates and stores the residues included in the cleaning water and cleaning water suction and discharge equipment.

The farm floor cleaning unit 100 may suction/discharge the cleaning water according to the floor cleaning and floor cleaning without moving the fish cultured in the water tank 10 . As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 , the farm floor cleaning unit 100 is submerged in the bottom of the water tank to clean the bottom of the water tank 10 , and the cleaning head unit 110 and the cleaning head unit 110 for cleaning the floor through brush bristles. It extends coupled from the upper end of the, and includes a support portion (or handle portion) the direction is switched according to the user's external force.

The housing 111 of the cleaning head 110 has a space formed therein. A brush part 112 , a brush fixing plate 113 , a hydraulic rotation body separation prevention plate 114 , a hydraulic rotation body support plate 115 , and a hydraulic rotation body part 116 to be described later are arranged and fixed in the inner space. A cleaning water inlet 111a is formed in the lower region of the housing 111 . The cleaning water suction port 111a is a space in which cleaning water including the residues of the farm floor is sucked. As shown in FIG. 4 , the diameter of the brush fixing plate 113 to be described later is formed smaller than the diameter of the housing 111 and the cross section is cross-section. By having a shape, it may be formed in the inner space of the lower end of the housing part 111 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , the brush unit 112 is disposed in the lower inner region of the housing unit 111 so that the cleaning water suction port 111a is formed. The brush unit 112 may be embodied as brush bristles, and may be rotated in contact with the bottom of the tank to clean the bottom of the tank. At this time, the brush bristles are rotationally driven by hydraulic power, not by electric power. That is, when the cleaning water suction and discharge pump, which will be described later, is driven, the cleaning water of the water tank floor is sucked through the cleaning water suction port 111a and moves upward, and through the support 120 to the cleaning water suction and discharge facility 300 . is emitted At this time, the impeller 116, which will be described later, is rotated by the cleaning water moving upward of the housing 111, and the brush fixing plate 113 interlocked with the impeller 116 rotates, so that it is fixed to the brush fixing plate 113. The brush bristles rotate.

The brush fixing plate 113 has a cross-section smaller than the inner diameter of the housing 111 as shown in FIG. 4 . The cleaning water moves upward through the cleaning water suction port 111a. As shown in FIG. 2 , the brush bristles 112 are fixedly coupled to the lower side of the brush fixing plate 113 in a cross shape. A coupling portion 113a is provided in the central region of the brush fixing plate 113 , and an impeller shaft 116a to be described later is coupled and fixed to the coupling portion 113a. Accordingly, when the impeller 116 rotates by hydraulic power, the impeller shaft 116a rotates and interlocks therewith to rotate the brush fixing plate 113 and the brush bristles 112 .

The hydraulic rotation body separation prevention plate 114 is arranged and fixed on the upper side of the brush fixing plate 113 and the inner region of the housing part 111 as shown in FIG. 2 to prevent separation of the hydraulic rotation body. The hydraulic rotation body separation prevention plate 114 is preferably provided with a cleaning water passage groove to be described later so that the cleaning water passes.

The hydraulic rotating body support plate 115 is disposed on both sides of the hydraulic rotating body 116 to induce the fixing and smooth rotation of the hydraulic rotating body 116 to be described later as shown in FIG. 2 . That is, the first hydraulic rotating body support plate 115a is disposed on the upper side of the hydraulic rotating body separation prevention plate 114 , and the second hydraulic rotating body supporting plate 115b is disposed on the upper side of the hydraulic rotating body part 116 . As shown in FIG. 5, the first hydraulic rotating body support plate 115a has a circular cross-section and a shaft through groove 115-1 is formed in the central region, and the cleaning water passes upward from the bottom of the tank in the outer region. The cleaning water passage groove 115-2 is partitioned. The cleaning water passage groove 115-2 may have a substantially rhombic shape.

The second hydraulic rotating body support plate 115b has a fixing groove formed in the central region as shown in FIGS. 2 and 6, and the cleaning water passage groove is formed in the outer region in the same manner as the first hydraulic rotating body supporting plate. A shaft fixing part 116b to be described later is fixed to the fixing groove.

The hydraulic rotating body 116 may be embodied as an impeller as rotating by hydraulic power generated as the cleaning water passes. As shown in FIG. 7 , when the cleaning water suction and discharge pump unit 320 is driven, the cleaning water of the water tank floor moves upward through the inner space of the housing unit 111 by vacuum suction. At this time, hydraulic power is generated according to the movement of the cleaning water, and the impeller 116 is automatically rotated, and thus the brush fixing plate 113 is rotated by the rotation of the shaft 116a. On the other hand, the shaft 116a penetrates the hydraulic rotation body separation prevention plate 114 and is fixedly coupled to the brush fixing plate 113 . The fixing part 116b is fixed to the fixing groove of the second hydraulic rotating body support plate 115b.

As shown in FIG. 2 , the support part 120 is formed to extend obliquely upward from the upper end of the housing part 111 . The support part 120 is a part gripped by the user and inductively changes the direction of the head part 110 according to the user's external force. An air discharge valve unit 121 is provided in one region of the support unit 120 . Before putting the farm floor cleaning unit 100 into the water tank 10 and driving it for the first time, the air discharge valve unit 121 to discharge the air present inside the support unit 120 or inside the cleaning water discharge pipe unit 200 to be described later. operate manually. One end of the support part 120 is in communication with one end of the cleaning water discharge pipe part 120 , and the other end of the cleaning water discharge pipe part 120 is in communication with the cleaning water inlet pipe part 313 . Accordingly, the cleaning water vacuum sucked upward from the inner space of the housing 111 flows into the cleaning water suction and discharge facility 300 through the cleaning water discharge pipe 200 .

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the cleaning water suction and discharge facility unit 300 includes a tank unit 310 that separates and stores the residues included in the cleaning water, a cleaning water suction and discharge pump unit 320, and a moving unit ( 330) and a control unit 340.

The tank unit 310 is disposed on the moving unit 330 to be easily moved to the outside of the water tank 10 . The upper part of the tank part 310 is provided with a water replenishment valve part 311 . The contribution water replenishment valve part 311 is connected to the water supply pipe part so as to replenish the contribution water in the tank. The vacuum gauge unit 312 is a vacuum gauge for displaying the vacuum in the tank unit 310 . This is because the cleaning water of the bottom of the tank can be vacuum sucked only when a vacuum is formed inside the tank unit 310 . Therefore, in the present invention, the inside of the tank unit 310 is guided to a vacuum in order to perform vacuum suction, and the inside air is discharged using the air discharge valve unit 121 . The cleaning water inlet pipe 313 is disposed on the side of the tank 310 to communicate with the cleaning water discharge pipe 200 .

As shown in FIG. 8 , the residue sieve part 314 is disposed to be inclined downwardly on the inside of the tank part 310 so that the residues included in the cleaning water can naturally move downward by gravity. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9 , the residue sieve part 314 is welded to the cleaning water inlet pipe part 313 . In addition, it is welded to the residue storage barrel 315 provided inclined at the lower end of the tank 310 . The residue filter 314 is provided with a water drain hole to separate the residue contained in the cleaning water. Therefore, through the water drain hole, the cleaning water falls into the lower part of the tank unit 310 by gravity, and the residue contained in the cleaning water moves downward by gravity along the inclined residue filter 314 and is connected to communication. It is separated and stored in the garbage storage container 315 .

The remnant storage barrel 315 is disposed to communicate with the remnant strainer 314 , and is inclined to the lower side of the tank 310 and protrudes to the outside of the tank 310 . A waste discharge part 316 is provided at the end of the waste storage barrel 315 . The residue discharge unit 316 may discharge the residue from the storage bin after cleaning is completed by turning the valve on/off.

The cleaning water suction and discharge pump unit 320 is connected and connected through the tank unit 310 and the cleaning water discharge pipe unit 317 . Cleaning water is vacuum sucked from the bottom of the tank by driving the cleaning water suction and discharge pump unit 320 . In order to be vacuum sucked, the inside of the tank 310 is in a vacuum state, and all of the air remaining in the support 120 and the cleaning water discharge pipe 200 must be discharged. The vacuum suctioned cleaning water is separated from the residue in the tank 310 , and the cleaning water from which the residue is separated is discharged to the outside through the cleaning water discharge pipe 317 . The control unit 340 drives and controls the necessary power and the pump unit 320 .

The moving unit 330 may be embodied as a moving cart, and may facilitate movement of the tank unit 310 .

On the other hand, the method of driving the water tank floor cleaning apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is as follows. First, the farm floor cleaning unit 100 is put in the water tank, and then tap water or water is replenished inside the tank unit 310 through the water replenishment valve 311 . In order to discharge the air remaining in the farm floor cleaning unit 100 and the cleaning water discharge piping unit 200, the air discharge valve unit 121 is operated and the valve is closed after approximately 5 to 10 seconds.

Next, when the cleaning water suction and discharge pump unit 320 is operated, the cleaning water is vacuum sucked through the cleaning water suction port 111a and flows in the upper direction of the housing unit 111 , thereby rotating the impeller 116 . The brush bristles are rotated according to the rotation of the impeller 116 to clean the bottom of the water tank. Residues generated according to the cleaning of the water tank floor are vacuum-sucked together with the cleaning water and stored separately by the remnants sieve unit 314 in the tank unit 310 .

In the description of the present invention, the description may be omitted for matters obvious to those skilled in the art and those skilled in the art, and the description of these omitted components (methods) and functions will be sufficiently referenced within the scope not departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. will be able

The description of the configuration and function of each part has been described separately for convenience of description, and if necessary, any configuration and function may be implemented by being integrated into other components, or may be implemented in more subdivision.

As mentioned above, although it has been described with reference to one embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications and applications are possible. That is, those skilled in the art will readily understand that many modifications are possible without departing from the gist of the present invention. In addition, if it is determined that the detailed description of the known functions related to the present invention and its configuration or the coupling relationship for each configuration of the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention, it should be noted that the detailed description is omitted. something to do.

10 : Aquaculture tank
11: ground
100: farm floor sweeper
110: cleaning head
111: housing part
111a: cleaning water inlet
112: brush part
113: brush fixing plate
113a: coupling part
114: hydraulic rotation body separation prevention plate
115: hydraulic rotating body support plate
115a: first hydraulic rotating body support plate
115-1: shaft through groove (fixing part fixing groove)
115-2: cleaning water passage groove
115b: second hydraulic rotating body support plate
116: hydraulic rotating body (or impeller)
116a: shaft
116b: fixed part
120: support (or handle)
121: air exhaust valve part
200: cleaning water discharge piping part
300: cleaning water suction and discharge facility
310: tank part
311: contribution water replenishment valve part
312: vacuum gauge part
313: cleaning water inlet piping part
314: dregs strainer
315: garbage storage barrel
316: residue discharge part
317: cleaning water discharge piping part
320: cleaning water suction and discharge pump unit
330: moving unit (or moving cart)
340: control unit

Claims (9)

A farm floor cleaning unit that vacuum sucks and discharges the floor cleaning water of the farm by pumping the pump, and rotates by hydraulic power according to the upward movement of the cleaning water to clean the bottom of the farm;
A cleaning water discharge piping unit that is in communication with the farm floor cleaning unit to transport the cleaning water discharged from the farm floor cleaning unit;
A cleaning water suction and discharge facility that includes the pump and is connected to the cleaning water discharge pipe so that the cleaning water transferred from the cleaning water discharge pipe flows in, and separates and stores the residues included in the cleaning water;
and a support portion having an air discharge valve for discharging the air remaining inside or the air remaining inside the cleaning water discharge pipe before driving the farm floor cleaning unit,
The cleaning water suction and discharge facility unit,
A tank unit for storing the residue contained in the cleaning water separately from the cleaning water,
Cleaning water suction and discharge pump unit having the pump;
A control unit for controlling the power supply and driving and controlling the cleaning water suction and discharge pump unit,
The tank part,
a cleaning water inlet pipe part connected to the cleaning water discharge pipe part;
As it is connected and welded to the cleaning water inlet pipe and disposed to be inclined downward inside the tank, the residue included in the cleaning water moves downward by gravity, and the cleaning water introduced through the cleaning water inlet pipe is disposed to be inclined downward by gravity. Residue sieve that moves to the lower part of the tank,
It is formed to be inclined in the lower region of the tank part, and includes a residue storage container part that is connected and welded to the residue filter part so that the residue filtered in the residue filter part moves downward by gravity,
By inducing the inside of the tank part to a vacuum, and discharging the remaining internal air using the air discharge valve part, the cleaning water suction and discharge pump part drives the cleaning water to be vacuum sucked from the bottom of the tank. floor cleaning device.
The method of claim 1,
The farm floor cleaning unit,
A housing unit having a cleaning water inlet so that cleaning water flows in from the bottom of the farm;
A cleaning unit disposed in the cleaning water inlet and cleaning the floor of the farm;
A hydraulic rotating body part disposed on the upper side of the cleaning part in the inner space of the housing part to rotate the linked cleaning part by rotating by the hydraulic power, and
It characterized in that it comprises a cleaning head portion having a plurality of hydraulic rotation body support plate fixedly supporting the hydraulic rotating body part from both sides, and the cleaning water passing groove is provided so that the cleaning water is moved in the upward direction through the cleaning water passing groove. Aquaculture tank floor cleaning device.
3. The method of claim 2,
The cleaner,
A brush unit disposed in the cleaning water inlet and cleaning the floor of the farm, and
and a brush fixing plate disposed on the upper side of the brush part in the cleaning water suction port and fixing the brush part,
The plurality of hydraulic rotating body support plates,
A first hydraulic rotating body support plate disposed on the upper side of the brush fixing plate in the inner space of the housing part, and
Aquaculture tank floor cleaning apparatus, characterized in that it comprises a second hydraulic rotation body support plate is spaced apart a predetermined distance to face the first hydraulic rotation body support plate in the inner space of the housing part.
4. The method of claim 3,
The hydraulic rotating body part,
a shaft coupled to the brush fixing plate by extending downwardly; and
By being formed extending in the upper direction, the aquarium floor cleaning device characterized in that it comprises a fixing part fixed to the second hydraulic rotating body support plate.
5. The method of claim 4,
The first hydraulic rotating body support plate,
a shaft through-groove formed in a central region through which the shaft passes; and
Aquaculture tank floor cleaning device, characterized in that it comprises a cleaning water passage groove that is partitioned in the circumferential direction.
5. The method of claim 4,
The second hydraulic rotating body support plate,
a fixing part fixing groove formed in the central region so that the fixing part is fixed; and
Aquaculture tank floor cleaning device, characterized in that it comprises a cleaning water passage groove that is partitioned in the circumferential direction.
3. The method of claim 2,
The support part,
A tank floor cleaning device for a farm, characterized in that it extends from the housing so that the direction of the head is adjusted according to an external force. delete delete

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