KR20090080260A - Tide Simulating Apparatus for Intertidal Sessile Organism - Google Patents

Abstract

A tide simulating apparatus for culturing sessile organisms on intertidal zone is provided to practice virtual tide environment by overcoming the limitation of research on the sessile organism. A tide simulating apparatus for culturing sessile organisms on intertidal zone comprises a base unit(20), transfer plate unit(30), actuator unit, tube unit(60), and air supply unit(80). The base unit contains sea water and has internal space. The transfer plate unit is horizontally placed on sea water and is possible to transfer to the opening direction of base unit. The actuator unit is connected with the transfer plate unit and wire(50) and transfer the transfer plate unit upward and downward to the sea water. The tube unit has hollow pipe and help the connection between sea algae and sessile organism.

Description

Tide Simulating Apparatus for Intertidal Sessile Organism

The present invention relates to a virtual algae interlocking device for cultivating intertidal flora and fauna, and more specifically, to realize the various environments of intertidal tidal wave not only in the laboratory but also outdoors, to overcome the limitations of research on intertidal attachment organisms. The present invention relates to a virtual algae interlocking device for cultivating intertidal attached plants and animals that can be useful to marine ecology and physiologists who study intertidal organisms, suggesting the production quality of aquaculture.

The intertidal zone, where the vertical distribution of organisms is clearly distinguished, has been studied by many scientists for the last 100 years and is still being studied by many scholars around the world. At this time, the main targets of intertidal studies are attached biota inhabiting intertidal rocks. However, reproducing the intertidal environment in the laboratory has been very difficult economically and spatially, which has been a limiting factor in intertidal biological research.

The intertidal zone corresponds to the area between the high water line where the seawater enters the shoreline by the high tide on the coast (low water line) and the lowest water line by the water (low water line). Therefore, intertidal attached plants and animals are exposed to the air twice a day depending on the algae, and extreme environmental changes such as very high or low temperature, salinity, nutrient restriction, very high light quantity, and drying during the exposure period. Experience.

On the other hand, adherent algae (large algae or microalgae) in algae aquaculture have been considered one of the biggest limiting factors. Overgrowth of adherent algae has caused problems in the production of algae farms, such as a drop in production quality and even a severe decrease in production due to diseases. And, adherent algae has been pointed out as a bigger problem in terrestrial farms. Thus, the adherence of adherent algae has been considered one of the greatest concerns for algae farmers, and methods of removing adherent algae that are less resistant to drying by using seaweed or by artificially exposing seaweeds (nets) to the air are Although it has been used for a long time in seaweed farms, such methods have been difficult to apply to land algae farming due to environmental differences.

Meanwhile, US Patent No. 5,467,739 "Apparatus for simulating a tide pool in an aquarium" by Jeff D. Boschert proposes a technique for realizing a virtual algae environment by adjusting the depth through a device for controlling the habitat environment of animals in an aquarium. However, there is a problem that can not be used for the cultivation of attached plants and animals due to problems of economics and manufacturing complexity, such as technical problems that require an additional water tank for realizing virtual low water.

As described above, the conventional virtual algae interlocking device is mainly proposed to control the habitat environment of animals in an aquarium, so that the virtual algae environment is realized indoors by adjusting the depth. However, the prior art is mainly focused on the cultivation of animals that can move the appropriate environment on their own, is not suitable for culturing the attached flora and fauna, there is a problem that can not be used for the cultivation of the attached flora and fauna due to economic and manufacturing complexity.

Therefore, the present invention has been proposed to solve the problems of the prior art, and provides a virtual algae interlocking device for cultivating a new type of intertidal flora and fauna that can be useful to marine ecology, physiologists studying intertidal organisms It aims to do it.

In addition, the present invention is to provide a virtual algae interlocking device for cultivating intertidal attached flora and fauna of a new type that can overcome the limitations of intertidal attached organisms research by realizing the various environments of the intertidal environment not only in the laboratory but also on land (outdoor). The purpose.

In particular, the present invention is easy to manufacture compared to the conventional algae interlocking device by realizing a virtual algae environment by lifting the organism itself due to the characteristics of the attached organism for a new type of intertidal flora and fauna can be produced more inexpensively An object is to provide a virtual bird interlock device.

According to a feature of the present invention for achieving the above object, the present invention is a virtual algae interlocking device for cultivating intertidal attached flora and fauna used for cultivating seaweeds and attached flora and fauna living in the intertidal zone, the seawater is accommodated, A base unit 20 in which an inner space 21 to be opened is formed; A transfer plate unit (30) installed horizontally on the seawater accommodated in the inner space (21) of the base unit (20) and installed to be transferable in the opening direction of the base unit (20); An actuator unit (40) connected to the transfer plate unit (30) by a wire (50) to transfer the transfer plate unit (30) in the up and down direction with respect to the seawater contained in the base unit (20); The conveying plate unit 30 having a hollow tube 62 so that one end of the hollow tube 62 is positioned above the conveying plate unit 30 and the other end is disposed below the conveying plate unit 30. A tube unit 60 coupled to the tube unit 60 to couple seaweeds and attached plants and animals to the hollow tube 62 positioned below the transfer plate unit 30; An air supply 82 is provided at the upper side of the transfer plate unit 30 through the hollow tube 62 and the air supply tube 83 of the tube unit 60 to introduce air into the hollow tube 62. And an air supply unit 80 to make it possible.

In the virtual algae interlock device for cultivating intertidal flora and fauna according to the present invention, the base unit 20 is a base frame 22 for receiving fresh water for temperature control, and accommodates seawater in the base frame 22 It may be provided with a unit tank (26) is installed so that the seaweeds and the attached animals and plants of the hollow tube 62 of the tube unit 60 is charged.

In the virtual algae interlocking device for cultivating intertidal flora and fauna according to the present invention as described above, the transfer plate unit 30 is formed in a square shape to have four corners, and the settling hole 36 to which the tube unit 60 is coupled is formed. A main plate 32 formed therein and an eye bolt 34 coupled to four corners of the main plate 32, and the actuator unit 40 corresponds to two corners of one side of the main plate 32. And pivotally coupled to the opening side of the base frame 22, connected to each other by a connecting shaft 45, and installed at two corners of the main plate 32 and the wire ( A pair of drive rollers 44 connected through 50 and two corners of the other side of the main plate 32 on the opposite side of the drive rollers 44 so as to be rotatable to the opening side of the base frame 22. A pair of driven rollers 46 coupled to each other and positioned in parallel to each other are connected to each other via the wire 50 and the base frame 22 to support the pair of driving rollers 44. The motor 42 connected with one drive roller can be provided.

According to the virtual algae interlocking device for cultivating intertidal flora and fauna according to the present invention, it is possible to produce a relatively small size compared to the prior art, and to test the environmental characteristics of the intertidal zone through a relatively simple configuration. It can be useful for marine ecology and physiologists studying. In particular, the present invention is configured to realize a virtual algae environment by lifting seaweeds and attached organisms themselves, and since the whole device is composed of one set, various environments of intertidal zones can be realized in the laboratory as well as outdoors. Overcome the limitations of research

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, FIGS. 1 to 5b. Meanwhile, in the drawings, descriptions and detailed descriptions of configurations and operations and effects thereof, which can be easily understood from related technologies in the art, such as technical contents related to general intertidal attachment organisms and actuators such as motors, etc. Omitted and illustrated with respect to the parts related to the present invention.

1 is a view for explaining a virtual algae interlocking device for cultivating intertidal flora and fauna according to the technical idea of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the virtual algae interlocking device (10, hereinafter referred to as "virtual algae interlocking device") for cultivating intertidal flora and fauna according to the present invention is a base unit 20, transfer plate unit 30, actuator unit 40, a tube unit 60, and an air supply unit 80. Such a virtual algae linkage device 10 is configured to realize a virtual algae environment by lifting algae and attached organisms themselves, and because the whole device is composed of one set, various environments of intertidal zones can be realized in the laboratory as well as outdoors. This will overcome the limitations of intertidal attachment studies.

More specifically, the base unit 20 is configured such that seawater is accommodated and an inner space 21 is opened upward. The base unit 20 is a structure having a function of accommodating seawater for experiments, together with the frame function of the basic device, including various preferred embodiments of the present invention described below to perform various modifications It is possible.

The transfer plate unit 30 is installed to be horizontally disposed on the seawater accommodated in the inner space 21 of the base unit 20, and is installed to be transferable in the opening direction of the base unit 20. And the actuator unit 40 is connected with the transfer plate unit 30 and the wire 50, and transfers the transfer plate unit 30 to the up-down direction with respect to the seawater accommodated in the base unit 20. As shown in FIG. The transfer plate unit 30 and the actuator unit 40 as described above are intended to give exposure time to seaweeds or attached plants and animals hanging on the tube unit 60 to form a driving structure of the virtual bird interlock device 10 according to the present invention. do. At this time, the transfer of the transfer plate unit 30, through a specific configuration, such as the preferred embodiment of the present invention to be described later, so as to be made uniform throughout, so as to obtain a stable culture conditions.

On the other hand, the tube unit 60 has a hollow tube 62, so that one end of the hollow tube 62 is positioned above the transfer plate unit 30 and the other end is positioned below the transfer plate unit 30. Coupled to the plate unit 30, the algae and the attached plants and animals are coupled to the hollow tube 62 which is located under the transfer plate unit 30. In addition, the air supply unit 80 includes an air supply 82 connected to the hollow tube 62 and the air supply tube 83 of the tube unit 60 on the upper side of the transfer plate unit 30 to provide a hollow tube ( 62) allow air to enter. As such, the virtual algae interlock device 10 according to the present invention allows to obtain the necessary culture conditions to control the amount of oxygen in the seawater through the tube unit 60 and the air supply unit 80.

The virtual algae interlocking device 10 according to the present invention realizes virtual algae by exposing seaweed or attached plants themselves to the air instead of changing the water depth. Such a virtual algae linkage device 10 can increase its size compared with the prior art, but can also simplify the configuration relatively. In particular, since the tube unit 60 can be uniformly exposed by the combination of the transfer plate unit 30 and the actuator unit 40, it is possible to effectively solve the imbalance problem upon exposure that may occur as the organism grows. In addition, the exposure time can be variously adjusted by the actuator unit 40, so that it is easy to apply the intertidal flora and fauna according to each habitat to examine the effects of exposure (drying) under various environmental conditions.

Therefore, the virtual algae interlocking device 10 according to the present invention is capable of flow culture, which is an essential element in the culture of intertidal attached plants and animals, which is difficult to find a good environment by itself, and can be used for adult studies as well as spore studies.

Figure 2 is a view for explaining a virtual algae interlocking device for cultivating intertidal flora and fauna according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3a to 3d is the main of the virtual algae interlocking apparatus for cultivating intertidal flora shown in Figure 2 Figure 4 is a view for explaining the configuration and their coupling relationship, Figure 4 is a view for explaining in detail the tube unit in the virtual algae interlocking device for intertidal flora and fauna culture shown in FIG.

2 to 4, the virtual bird interlocking device 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a base unit 20, a transfer plate unit 30, an actuator unit 40, a tube unit 60, and It is provided with an air supply unit (80).

Through such a configuration, the virtual bird interlocking device 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention allows the transport plate unit 30 of the transport plate unit 30 to move at the same time and uniformly moves the actuator unit 40. Through the tube unit 60 and the air supply unit 80 through the tube unit 60 and the air supply unit 80 to adjust the inflow of the air into the sea water located at the lower side of the transfer plate unit 30 characterized in that it can be adjusted It is done.

More specifically, the base unit 20 includes a base frame 22 having an internal space 21 and a unit tank 26 placed on the bottom surface 24 of the base frame 22 to receive seawater. It is made. Here, the base frame 22 accommodates fresh water for temperature control, and the unit water tank 26 accommodates seawater in the base frame 22 so that the algae and attached plants and animals of the hollow tube 62 of the tube unit 60 are accommodated. This combined portion is installed to be charged. At this time, the base frame 22 is composed of an aluminum profile (of course, not limited to the material and type thereof), the transfer plate unit 30, the actuator unit 40, the tube unit 60 and the air supply unit ( 80) The lamp is installed to support it. Particularly, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the base frame 22 is manufactured in the form of a rectangular box as a whole so as to have an open top and a bottom surface 24, so that the actuator unit can be transported stably. 40) can be configured. And, the base frame 22 to accommodate the fresh water, it is possible to adjust the temperature of the sea water (cultured water) accommodated in the unit water tank 62 while being circulated by the freezing device. The side wall of the base frame 22 and the unit tank 62 are made of flexible glass to maximize the transmission of light, and the cooled fresh water circulates between the unit tanks 62 so that the temperature of the culture medium is very effectively. To adjust.

The base unit 20 configured as described above is formed by placing the unit tanks 26 on the bottom surface 24 of the base frame 22 as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B. At this time, although not shown, the flexible glass plate is coupled to the side wall of the base frame 22. In addition, the bottom surface 23 additionally supports the support plate 28 to limit the minimum height of the transfer plate unit 30 (in this embodiment, the main plate 32) or to support the main plate 32 transferred to the lowest height. You will be able to install

Meanwhile, the transfer plate unit 30 includes a main plate 32 and an eye bolt 34. In this case, the main plate 32 is formed in a quadrangular shape to have four corners, and a settling hole 36 to which the tube unit 60 is coupled is formed. The eye bolts 34 are coupled to four corners of the main plate 32, respectively.

The actuator unit 40 also includes a pair of drive rollers 44, a pair of driven rollers 46, and a motor 42. At this time, the pair of drive rollers 44 are rotatably coupled to the opening side of the base frame 22 to correspond to two corners of one side of the main plate 32, and are connected to each other by the connecting shaft 45, It is connected to the eye bolt 34 and the wire 50 installed at the two corners of the (32). In addition, the pair of driven rollers 46 are rotatably coupled to the opening sides of the base frame 22 corresponding to two edges of the other side of the main plate 32 on the opposite side of the driving roller 44, and are positioned in parallel with each other. The drive roller and the wire 50 are connected. The motor 42 is installed to be supported by the base frame 22 and is connected to any one of the pair of drive rollers 44.

In the present embodiment, the main plate 32 applies a wide, flat, and transparent flexible glass plate to effectively transmit light to the inside. Then, the automatic control is made by the motor 42 to adjust the exposure time, the exposure height, and the like of the cultivation target such as seaweed or attached plants and animals to realize virtual algae interlocking. At this time, the exposure time adjustment can be realized by adjusting the drive program of the motor 42. In such an adjustment method, the main plate 32 is lifted within a short time (about 3-5 seconds), and then exposed for a desired time and then again. The algae can be submerged or the main plate 32 can be lifted very slowly like a real bird to maximize the realization of the virtual algae. Of course, the shangdong of the main plate 32 is capable of various forms of control as needed.

On the other hand, it is very important to balance the entire main plate 32 when the seaweed is exposed. In this embodiment, the eye bolts 34 are installed to correspond to each other at four corners of the main plate 32. After installing the four rollers 44, 46 near the opening of the base frame 22, the main plate 32 is generally balanced by pulling up the main plate 32 using the wire 50. It was made to be shanghai dong in this state. At this time, the four rollers 44 and 46 are a pair of drive rollers 44 directly connected to the motor 42 and a pair of driven rollers supporting the wire 50 on the opposite side of the drive rollers 44 ( 46). At this time, the pair of drive rollers 44 are supported by a bearing block 48 having a conventional pivotal support structure in a state in which they are connected so as to be rotated at the same time by the motor 42 by the connecting shaft 45 and the base frame 22. Is installed on. And a pair of driven roller 46 is also attached to the base frame 22 by the bearing block 47 which has a rotation support structure.

The transfer plate unit 30 and the actuator unit 40 having such a configuration are installed in the base frame 22 as shown in FIG. 3C, and the wire 50 is connected to the transfer plate unit 30 and the actuator unit ( The drive roller 44 and the driven roller 46 of 40 are installed in a state where they are installed. At this time, the other end of the wire 50 is fixed to the driving roller 44, the other end of the wire 50 is fixed to the eye bolt 34 installed on the four corners of the main plate 32, the other two wires 50 of the driving roller 44 ) Extends through the driven rollers 46 to the drive rollers 44.

Again, referring to Figures 2 to 4, the tube unit 60 in the virtual bird interlock device 10 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention has a hollow tube 62, one end of the hollow tube 62 A hollow tube 62 which is positioned above the transfer plate unit 30 and coupled to the transfer plate unit 30 so that the other end thereof is positioned below the transfer plate unit 30, and positioned below the transfer plate unit 30. Seaweeds and attached plants and animals are combined. That is, as shown in Figure 4, the tube unit 60 uses a hollow tube 62 to allow the air supplied from the air supply unit 80 to be introduced into the sea water, the upper side of the hollow tube 62 Combination of the disk 68 is configured. Then, the disc 68 is placed and fixed in the settling hole 36 of the main plate 32 described above, and the lower side of the hollow tube 62 is charged into the unit tank 26. In the present embodiment, the settling hole 36 has a stepped structure, and the disk 68 is a piece in the main plate 32 in a state in which it is parallel with the upper surface of the main plate 32 when the settling hole 36 is joined. The fixed bar 70 is fixed to (72) so that the position is fixed to keep the flow of air is constant, so as to smoothly regulate the seaweed flow essential for algae growth. In addition, the algae and attached plants and plants are to be installed on the rope (not shown) coupled to the hook 64 is coupled to the hollow tube 62 by the band 66 in the lower side of the disc 68.

On the other hand, although not shown, the configuration in which the algae or intertidal attached animals can be applied to the circular plate coupled to the lower circumference of the hollow tube 62, unlike the present embodiment, in which case each circular plate is drilled several small holes Minimize the water pressure that can be caused to lift the circular plate.

And, as shown in Figure 4, by the method of adjusting the exposure time of the culture object placed on the lower side of the hollow tube 62, the hanger 64 is installed on the lower side of the hollow tube 62 up and down to the intertidal biological exposure. The time difference can increase the realization of the natural environment in the laboratory.

After the assembly of the tube unit 60, the air supply unit 80 is installed as shown in FIG. 3d. The air supply unit 80 includes an air supply 82 connected to the hollow tube 62 of the tube unit 60 and the supply tube 83 on the upper side of the transfer plate unit 30, thereby providing a hollow tube ( 62) allow air to enter. At this time, the supply pipe 83 of the air supply unit 80 is a main pipe 84 extending from the air supply 82, distribution pipes 86 provided at regular intervals on the main pipe 84, each distribution pipe ( 86 and the hollow pipe 62 may be formed of a branch pipe 88.

5a and 5b is a view for explaining the operation of the virtual algae interlocking device for cultivating intertidal flora and fauna according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

5A and 5B, the virtual bird interlock device 10 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention having the configuration as described above, as shown in Figure 5a, the lower side unit through the main plate 32 It is configured to attach and experiment the culture object such as seaweed or attached plants and animals to the hollow tube 62 is charged to the seawater accommodated in the tank (26). At this time, the air supplied through the air supply unit (80, see FIG. 2) is introduced into the seawater of the unit tank 26 through the hollow tube 62 in order to enable the culture experiment according to the environment of the intertidal zone, Although not shown, the temperature of the seawater in the water tank 26 is controlled by fresh water whose temperature is controlled by a freezer. The adjustment of the exposure environment (exposure degree, time, etc.) of the intertidal zone is performed by the driving roller 44 rotated by the motor 42 (see FIG. 2) as shown in FIG. 5B. The wire 50 connected to the corner is adjusted by winding or unwinding.

As described above, the virtual algae interlocking device for intertidal flora and fauna cultivation according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown in accordance with the above description and drawings, which are just described for example and do not depart from the spirit of the present invention. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications can be made within the scope.

Such a virtual bird interlocking device for cultivating intertidal flora and fauna according to the present invention is not only seaweeds such as seaweed or shellfish inhabiting the intertidal zone, but also attached animals such as pearl mussels, oysters, barnacles, tubeworm earthworms, etc. The physiological responses of all intertidal habitats to the extent of exposure can be studied, and the results can be applied to the aquaculture industry.

1 is a view for explaining a virtual algae interlock device for cultivating intertidal flora and fauna according to the technical idea of the present invention;

2 is a view for explaining a virtual algae interlocking device for cultivating intertidal flora and fauna according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

3a to 3d is a view for explaining in detail the main configuration of the virtual bird interlocking device for intertidal attached flora and fauna culture shown in Figure 2 and their coupling relationship;

Figure 4 is a view for explaining in detail the tube unit in the virtual algae interlocking device for intertidal flora and fauna culture shown in Figure 2;

5a and 5b is a view for explaining the operation of the virtual algae interlocking device for cultivating intertidal flora and fauna according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: Virtual bird interlocking device (for cultivating intertidal flora and fauna)

20: base unit 21: internal space

22: base frame 26: unit tank

30: transfer plate unit 32: main plate

34: eye bolt 36: anchor hole

40: actuator unit 42: motor

44: drive roller 45: connecting shaft

46: driven roller 50: wire

60: tube unit 62: hollow tube

80: air supply unit 82: air supply unit

83: air supply pipe

Claims (3)

In the virtual algae interlocking device for cultivating intertidal attached flora and fauna used for cultivating seaweeds and attached flora and fauna living in the intertidal zone, A base unit 20 in which seawater is accommodated and an internal space 21 opening upward is formed; A transfer plate unit (30) installed horizontally on the seawater accommodated in the inner space (21) of the base unit (20) and installed to be transferable in the opening direction of the base unit (20); An actuator unit (40) connected to the transfer plate unit (30) by a wire (50) to transfer the transfer plate unit (30) in the up and down direction with respect to the seawater contained in the base unit (20); The conveying plate unit 30 having a hollow tube 62 so that one end of the hollow tube 62 is positioned above the conveying plate unit 30 and the other end is disposed below the conveying plate unit 30. A tube unit 60 coupled to the tube unit 60 to couple seaweeds and attached plants and animals to the hollow tube 62 positioned below the transfer plate unit 30; An air supply 82 is provided at the upper side of the transfer plate unit 30 through the hollow tube 62 and the air supply tube 83 of the tube unit 60 to introduce air into the hollow tube 62. Virtual algae interlock device for intertidal attached plant culture, characterized in that it comprises an air supply unit (80). The method of claim 1, The base unit 20 is a base frame 22 for receiving fresh water for temperature control, and It is characterized in that it comprises a unit tank (26) which is installed to accommodate the seawater in the base frame (22) and the portion where the seaweeds and attached plants and animals of the hollow tube (62) of the tube unit (60) is charged. Virtual algae interlocking device for cultivating intertidal flora and fauna. The method of claim 2, The transfer plate unit 30 is formed in a quadrangular shape to have four corners, the main plate 32 is formed with a settling hole 36 to which the tube unit 60 is coupled, Eye bolts 34 are respectively coupled to the four corners of the main plate 32, The actuator unit 40 corresponds to two corners of one side of the main plate 32 so as to be rotatably coupled to the opening side of the base frame 22, and is connected to each other by a connecting shaft 45. A pair of drive rollers 44 connected to the eye bolts 34 and the wires 50 installed at two corners of the end 32; On the opposite side of the drive roller 44 corresponding to the two corners of the other side of the main plate 32 is rotatably coupled to the opening side of the base frame 22, the drive roller and the wire 50 are located in parallel, respectively A pair of driven rollers 46 connected via And a motor (42) installed to be supported by the base frame (22) and connected to any one of the pair of drive rollers (44).

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