KR102305694B1 - Low noise water tank device that does not require water exchange - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a water tank device requiring no exchange, which includes an ornamental fish bowl, a water tank disposed on the lower side of the fishbowl and purifying microorganisms with water, an LED panel installed on the upper side surface of the fishbowl, a water supply pipe pumping up the water purified in the water tank to the fishbowl, and a control unit controlling a water discharge pipe side valve during the operation of the pump. During the operation of the pump, the water discharge pipe side valve remains locked by the control unit. When the water purified in the water tank is completely raised to the fishbowl and the load on the pump becomes *?*", the control unit stops the pump operation. After the passage of preset time, the control unit opens the water discharge pipe side valve to start discharging the water in the fishbowl to the water tank. When a water level sensor detects that the water in the fishbowl is at a low level, the control unit locks the valve and the water in the fishbowl is no longer discharged. According to the present invention, no regular fishbowl water exchange is required and water can be used semi-permanently. The only requirement is replenishing the moisture that evaporates, and thus an economical and convenient use is possible.

Description

Low noise water tank device that does not require water exchange

The present invention relates to a water tank device for a low-noise fish tank that does not require water exchange. Even worse, since periodic replacement of water in the fish tank is unnecessary, water can be used semi-permanently, so you only need to replenish the evaporated moisture. am. In addition, the present invention is a fish tank and LED hydroponic culture system, a technology related to aquaponics apparatus for a fish tank and hydroponics.

Korean companion animals have entered the era of 10 million people, but there is a problem with follow-up management. Accordingly, interest in companion fish and companion plants that are convenient to raise instead of companion animals and can be managed in a small space is increasing. The ornamental fish industry is growing as one of the three largest pets along with dogs and cats.

In the case of a fish tank, it is inconvenient to have to change the water periodically. In addition, when installed indoors due to the bubble generating device, the noise is very loud at quiet night, which may cause sleep disturbance.

Aquaponics is a new technology that combines aquaculture and hydroponics of plants. In other words, fish excrement is decomposed into microorganisms to become nutrients for plants in the tank, and the plants absorb nitrogen and the remaining clean water is returned to the tank. Aquaponics is a system in which water is continuously circulated through a pipe connecting the fish tank and the shelf of the plant. In a normal fish farm, when the amount of excrement of fish increases, water must be replaced frequently because it acts as a toxin.

Aquaponics is an eco-friendly farming method in that no fertilizers and pesticides are used, and there are very few wasted resources. There is this. This method has the advantage that water consumption is only one-tenth of that of a general farm, and has recently been attracting attention as an eco-friendly farming method and is gradually spreading.

Prior art 1 is Patent Registration No. 10-2043640 (aquaponics cultivation apparatus).

1 is a prior art related to an aquaponics cultivation apparatus that can grow crops and fish together, and since air bubbles are mixed with water by an ejector, the amount of dissolved oxygen can be increased. The aquaponics cultivation apparatus shown in FIG. 1 includes a pump 100; an ejector connected to the pump in communication with the pipe and mixing bubbles with the water pumped by the pump to generate bubble mixed water; a water treatment unit 300 connected to the ejector in communication with the pipe and treating the mixed water generated by the ejector; It is connected to the water treatment unit in communication with the pipe and is configured to include a receiving unit 400 that receives the treated water treated by the water treatment unit.

The accommodating part is connected to the pump in communication with the pipe to supply water mixed with fish excrement to the pump, and the ejector includes an ejector inlet through which water is introduced from the pump; an air inlet through which external air is introduced; an ejector outlet for discharging the mixed bubble water in which the bubbles generated in the air are mixed with the water, the water treatment unit comprising: a housing forming a space therein and accommodating other components; a plurality of nozzles formed on one upper side of the housing and installed on an ejector and a lower bottom surface of the root growth space; and a drain port formed on a lower bottom surface of the root growth space, wherein the receiving part inlet is connected in communication with the nozzle and a pipe, and the drain port is in communication with the water tank.

However, in the prior art 1, when the water in the cultivation plate and the fish tank decays, the water needs to be replaced, a special ejector is required to circulate the water, and a carbon filter is also required and needs to be replaced. When the aquaponics cultivation apparatus of the prior art 1 is installed indoors, there is also a problem in that a lot of noise is generated.

Prior art 2 is Korean Patent Publication No. 10-1650057 (a plant cultivation apparatus using a fish tank and LED lighting). The present invention includes a base having a constant thickness and area; a fishbowl mounting stand for potted plants assembled and manufactured from an aluminum profile and installed on the base; a fish tank disposed on the upper part of the fish tank installation table; a flowerpot which is disposed on the lower side of the fishbowl and is supported by the potted plant combined use; an LED lighting lamp positioned above the flowerpot and supported on the flowerpot combined fishbowl mounting table; a water supply pipe connected to the fish tank through a pipe to supply moisture required to the soil filled in the pot; a solenoid valve connected to the water supply pipe to open and close the pipe; a humidity sensor installed in the flowerpot to measure the humidity of the soil; and a controller that compares and determines the amount of humidity detected by the humidity sensor to open and close the solenoid valve and simultaneously control on/off of the LED lighting lamp. However, the present invention does not need to change the water, whereas the prior art 2 has a problem that the water needs to be replaced frequently.

Prior Art 3 is a technology related to microorganisms and artificial ecosystems for the production of proteins, foods and useful co-products from C1 substrates, in Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0134906 No. 10-2018-0134906. This technology is a microbial and biological process that converts gaseous C1-containing substrates such as syngas, generator gas, and reusable H2 in combination with CO2 into nutritional and other useful by-products. Prior Art 3 discloses microorganisms for the production of proteins, foods and useful co-products on C1 substrates, in some embodiments the microorganisms are selected from one or more of polythermophiles, hyperthermophiles, eosinophils, basophils and thermophiles. Described include obligate and/or breathable chemically autotrophic microorganisms, including one or more of the extremophiles.

However, prior art 3 has a problem in that it does not provide microorganisms such as Rhodobacter capsulatus as in the present invention and also does not provide an aquaponics device. Fish tanks are inconvenient to have to change the water periodically. In addition, when installed indoors due to the bubble generating device, the noise is very loud at quiet night, which may cause sleep disturbance. The present invention is an invention that does not separately install a bubble generator and a problem of frequently and periodically replacing water for a fish tank or hydroponics.

Registered Patent Publication No. 10-2043640 Registered Patent Publication No. 10-1650057 Laid-open Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0134906

The present invention has been devised to solve the problem of periodic water exchange and noise problem of conventional fish tanks, and an object to be solved is to provide a low-noise water tank device that does not require water exchange.

Another problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide an aquaponics device that does not require water exchange in an apparatus for hydroponics together with a fish tank, and does not require a separate bubble generator or filtration device.

The low-noise water tank device of the present invention includes: a fish tank containing ornamental fish, a tank installed below the fish tank to purify water with microorganisms; an LED panel installed on the upper side of the fish tank;
a water supply pipe for pumping purified water from the water tank to the fish tank; is configured to include a control unit for controlling a valve on the drain pipe side when the pump is operating; The position of the water supply pipe outlet of the water supply pipe is installed lower than the low water level of the fish tank, but is installed to be spaced apart from the bottom of the fish tank; The shape of the drain pipe outlet of the drain pipe is a “” shape, and is installed horizontally on the bottom surface of the water tank so that the drained water flows in horizontally without directly falling vertically on the bottom surface of the water tank;
the valve on the drain pipe side is locked by the control unit so as not to be drained when the pump is operated to raise the purified water of the water tank containing the microorganisms into the fish tank; When the water purified in the water tank is completely raised to the fish tank and the load on the pump becomes "0", the control unit stops the operation of the pump; completely exposed; the microbial house has radially arrow-shaped microbial house pores at the bottom of the water tank; 10 minutes after the microbial house is completely exposed, the control unit opens the valve installed in the drain pipe to open the fish tank. draining water into the tank; and improving the dissolved oxygen amount for the microorganisms in the tank.

delete

delete

delete

delete

The present invention does not require periodic water exchange of a fish tank, so water can be used semi-permanently, so it is convenient and economical to use because only the evaporated moisture needs to be replenished. there is

According to the present invention, it is possible with an aquaponics device that can be hydroponically cultivated together with a fish tank, so that about 50 plants such as ginseng and lettuce can be hydroponically cultivated to increase income or to perform ornamental hydroponics. There are advantages.

1 is a view showing the prior art.
2 is a front view showing the overall concept of the present invention.
3 is a side view of the present invention.
4 is an enlarged view of volcanic stone according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an enlarged view of a microbial house according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a view showing the installation of a hydroponic cultivation tank according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a view showing the mesh structure of the hydroponic cultivation tank according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

Figure 2 is a front view showing the overall concept of the present invention, Figure 3 is a side view of the present invention, Figure 4 is an enlarged view of a volcanic stone according to an embodiment of the present invention. 5 is an enlarged view of a microbial house according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a view showing the installation of an aquaponics hydroponic container according to an embodiment of the present invention. 7 is a view showing the mesh structure of the aquaponics hydroponic cultivation tank according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a front view showing the overall concept of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2 , the water tank 20 is installed on the lower side of the fish tank 10 , and the fish tank 10 and the tank 20 are fixed by the supports 30 provided on both sides. An LED panel 40 is installed on the upper side of the support 30 , and the LED panel 40 is one embodiment.

The tank device of the present invention does not require replacement, and includes: a fish tank 10 containing ornamental fish, a tank 20 installed at the lower side of the fish tank 10 to purify water with microorganisms; The LED panel 40 installed on the upper side of the fish tank 10, the water supply pipe 14 for raising the water purified in the water tank 20 to the fish tank 10 with a pump, and the pump 21 are operated When it is configured to include a control unit 50 for controlling the valve on the side of the drain pipe.

The aquarium fish enters the fish tank 10 , and the purified water in the water tank 20 by the water supply pipe 13 is raised to the fish tank 10 by the pump 21 . The water supply pipe outlet 12 is installed slightly below the low water level (B) of the fish tank 10 , and the water supply pipe inlet 14 is installed on the bottom surface of the water tank 20 .

Installing the water supply pipe outlet 12 slightly lower than the low water level (B) of the fish tank 10 is to reduce noise. If the water supply pipe outlet 12 is higher than the low water level B of the fish tank 10 , noise is generated by the water falling from the water supply pipe outlet 12 to the fish tank 10 .

Another technical reason to install the water supply pipe outlet 12 slightly lower than the low water level (B) of the fish tank 10 is, if the water supply pipe outlet 12 is installed on the bottom of the fish tank 10, the power supply This is because when the water in the fish tank is completely discharged to the tank 20 through the water supply pipe 13, the aquarium fish may die.

In addition, the water supply pipe inlet 14 must be installed on the bottom surface of the water tank 20. The purpose of doing this is to completely put the water in the water tank 20 into the fish tank 10 so that the volcanic stone 26 in the tank 20 is completely removed. This is to improve the oxygen dissolved amount of water by exposing it to air.

As described above, the height of the water supply pipe outlet 12 and the water supply pipe inlet 14 of the water supply pipe 13 is one of the important factors in the present invention. The principle of operation according to the present invention is that when the pump 21 operates and the water in the tank 20 completely reaches the bottom through the water supply pipe 13 and the volcanic stone 26 is completely exposed, the water level in the fish tank 10 is high ( A) becomes

When the water in the water tank 20 is completely raised to the fish tank 10 and the load on the pump 21 becomes "0", the control unit 50 stops the operation of the pump 21, and for a certain period of time (about 10 minutes) After ), the control unit 50 opens the valve 25 installed in the drain pipe 23 to start draining, and when the water in the fish tank 10 is detected by the water level sensor 11 as the low water level (B), the valve Close (25) so that the water in the tank (10) is no longer drained.

The valve 25 installed in the drain pipe 23 operates in conjunction with the pump 21 .

The height of the drain pipe inlet 22 may be installed to match the low water level (B) of the fish tank 10, but in that case, the excreta of the ornamental fish accumulated on the bottom of the fish tank 10 and debris such as feed may not be discharged well. Therefore, the height of the drain pipe inlet 22 must be installed on the bottom surface of the fish tank 10, and this configuration is also one of the important elements in the present invention. As described above, the drain pipe inlet 22 of the drain pipe 23 is installed on the bottom surface of the fish tank 10 , and the drain pipe outlet 24 is “installed along” the bottom surface of the water tank 20 .

Here, the meaning of “installed softly” means that the drain pipe outlet 24 is installed (“ ”-shaped structure) so that it is horizontal with the bottom surface of the water tank 20 , and it is one of the important elements in the present invention. This is because, by installing the drain pipe outlet 24 horizontally with the bottom surface of the water tank 20 , the water of the fish tank 10 smoothly flows into the bottom of the water tank 20 to greatly reduce noise. If the drain pipe outlet 24 is installed vertically rather than horizontally with the bottom surface of the water tank 20, the water falling from the fish tank 10 collides with the bottom surface of the water tank 20 in the front, thereby generating noise. .

A microbiome 31 is installed in the water tank 20 and falls into the water tank 20 drop by drop.

The installation position of the microbiome 31 is installed higher than the high water level C of the upper part of the water tank 20 so that the microbiome 31 is not submerged in water. Microorganisms include Rhodobacter capsulatus microbes, which purify ammonia, nitrates, and phosphates.

3 is a side view of the present invention. The LED panel 40 is installed on the support 30 on the upper side of the fish tank 10 . A control unit 50 is installed on the side of the water tank 20 , and the control unit 50 controls the pump 21 and the valve 25 .

Specifically, referring to FIG. 2 , the pump 21 is operated by the controller 50 , and when the pump 21 is operated, the valve 25 is operated to Close the valve (25) to prevent water from coming down into the water tank (20). When the water in the water tank 20 is completely raised to the fish tank 10, the pump 21 stops operating, and the bottom of the tank 20 is exposed for a certain period of time (about 10 minutes) in the absence of water. After a certain period of time has elapsed, when the valve 25 is operated to release the lock state, the water in the fish tank 10 flows into the tank 20 through the drain pipe 23 .

When the water level sensor 11 detects that the water in the fish tank 10 goes down to the low water level (B), the control unit 50 closes the valve 25 and the water in the fish tank 10 goes down to the tank 20. lock it so it doesn't go away Then, the pump 21 operates to supply purified water from the water tank 20 to the fish tank 10 through the water supply pipe 13 . At this time, the water tank 20 becomes the high water level (C).

4 is an enlarged view of the volcanic stone 26 laid on the bottom of the water tank 20 .

Numerous voids 27 are formed in the volcanic stone 26 . This serves to increase the dissolved amount of oxygen. As the number of the voids 27 increases, the dissolved amount of oxygen increases. In another embodiment of the present invention, the volcanic stone 26 may be replaced with basalt.

5 is an enlarged view of the microorganism house 28 that is laid on the floor together with the volcanic stone 26 in the water tank 20 . The microbe house 28 is radially arrow-shaped, and the microbe house voids 29 are formed, so that the microbes are attached and survived to purify the water.

6 is a diagram showing the configuration of aquaponics according to another embodiment.

Aquaponics has a virtuous cycle structure by cultivating ornamental fish and plants together.

The bottom surface of the plant growing tank 60 is installed to come below the low water level (B) of the fish tank 10, so that the roots of the plants are not exposed to the air. The height of the plant growing tank 60 is higher than the high water level (A) of the fish tank 10 so that water does not overflow. An embodiment of the present invention is a structure for hanging the plant growing tank (60) on both sides of the upper portion of the fish tank (10).

7 shows the structure of the lower part of the plant cultivation barrel (60).

The lower part of the plant growing tube 60 is made of a mesh structure 61 . The purified water of the water tank 20 is supplied to the plant cultivation trough 60 through the water supply pipe 13, and the purified water supplied to the plant cultivation trough 60 is transferred to the fish tank 10 through the mesh structure 61. it will flow

Although the LED panel 40 is operated to view the ornamental fish, it is operated for the photosynthetic action of the plants in the plant growing tank 60 when used as an aquaponics device.

The structure for achieving the above object of the present invention is as follows.

A water tank 20 is installed in the lower part of the fish tank 10 in order to achieve the first object of the present invention, which does not need to periodically replace the water, and only needs to replenish the evaporated water. The microorganism tank 31 for supplying Rhodobacter encapsulates microorganisms is installed in the upper part of the water tank 20 to continuously supply the microorganisms drop by drop, and the bottom has a lot of voids to improve the oxygen dissolved amount Place the microorganism house 28 together with the volcanic stone 26 or basalt formed. A material with many voids, such as volcanic stone 26 or basalt, increases the amount of dissolved oxygen and prevents water from rotting, and makes it possible to sufficiently supply oxygen to plants for ornamental fish or hydroponics.

The microbe house 28 serves to maintain the Rhodobacter encapsulates microbes so that they can survive well. The location of the drain pipe inlet 22 is installed on the bottom surface of the fish tank 10 so that the wastes such as excrement or feed of the ornamental fish in the fish tank 10 can be discharged into the tank 20 .

By doing as described above, the first object of the present invention can be achieved.

The structure for achieving the second object of the present invention is a structure for achieving the purpose of low noise. First, the position of the water supply pipe outlet 12 is lower than the low water level (B) of the fish tank 10 so that the water supplied is not exposed to the air. When the position of the water supply pipe outlet 12 is higher than the low water level B, when the water in the water tank 20 is supplied to the fish tank 10, it is exposed to the air and a noise falling into the fish tank 10 is generated.

Second, the location of the drain pipe outlet 24 is installed horizontally (““”-shaped structure) with the bottom surface of the water tank 20 so that the water discharged through the drain pipe 23 smoothly flows to the bottom of the water tank 20 will come in If the location of the drain pipe outlet 24 is not installed horizontally so as to be soft on the bottom surface of the water tank 20, but is installed vertically or away from the bottom surface, the water of the fish tank 10 collides with the tank 20 in the front. This will cause noise.

It should be construed that the scope of the present invention extends to a range substantially equivalent to the embodiment of the present invention, and various modifications are carried out by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs within the scope of the technical spirit of the present invention. is possible

The present invention is an economical water tank device that only needs to replenish the evaporated water because water exchange is not required in the fish tank and thus water can be used semi-permanently. According to the present invention, it is possible with an aquaponics device that can be hydroponically cultivated together with a fish tank, so that about 50 plants such as ginseng and lettuce can be hydroponically cultivated to increase income or to perform ornamental hydroponics. It works.

The aquaponics technology of the present invention can produce organic eco-friendly plants, and it is a sustainable and densely producible system that does not require fertilizers and does not use chemical pesticides, and is a useful invention for urban regeneration and environmental industries.

delete

10: fish tank 11: water level sensor
12: water supply pipe outlet 13: water supply pipe
14: water inlet 20: water tank
21: pump 22: drain pipe inlet
23: drain pipe 24: drain pipe outlet
25: valve 26: volcanic stone
27: volcanic stone pore 28: microbe house
29: microbe house air gap 30: support
31: microbiome 40: LED panel
50: control unit 60: hydroponics
61: mesh structure A: fish tank high water level
B: Low water level in the tank C: High water level in the tank

Claims (10)

In the water tank,
A fish tank 10 containing ornamental fish, and a tank 20 installed at the lower side of the fish tank 10 to purify water with microorganisms; an LED panel 40 installed on the upper side of the fish tank 10;
a water supply pipe (13) for raising the water purified in the water tank (20) to the fish tank (10) with a pump (21); and a control unit 50 for controlling the valve 25 on the drain pipe 23 side when the pump 21 operates; The position of the water supply pipe outlet 12 of the water supply pipe 13 is installed lower than the low water level (B) of the fish tank 10, but is installed to be spaced apart from the bottom of the fish tank 10;
The shape of the drain pipe outlet 24 of the drain pipe 23 is in the shape of a “”, and is installed horizontally on the bottom surface of the water tank 20 so that the water drained is perpendicular to the bottom surface of the water tank 20 . to flow horizontally without falling directly;
When the pump 21 is operated to raise the purified water of the water tank 20 containing the microorganisms to the fish tank 10, the valve 25 on the drain pipe 23 side is the control unit (50) to keep it in a locked state so that it does not drain; When the water purified in the water tank 20 is completely raised to the fish tank 10 and the load applied to the pump 21 becomes “0”, the control unit 50 stops the operation of the pump 21;
the water purified in the water tank 20 is raised to the fish tank 10 so that the microorganism house 28 is completely exposed;
the microbial house 28 has radially arrow-shaped microbial house pores 29 at the bottom of the water tank 20; 10 minutes after the microorganism house 28 is completely exposed, the control unit 50 opens the valve 25 installed in the drain pipe 23 to drain the water from the fish tank 10 into the water tank 20 . by doing;
A low-noise water tank device that does not require water exchange, characterized in that it improves the dissolved oxygen amount for the microorganisms in the water tank (20). delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete delete

Images