KR20090090292A

KR20090090292A - Appatatus of controling temperature for fishing pot

Info

Publication number: KR20090090292A
Application number: KR1020090072161A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이재훈
Original assignee: 이재훈
Priority date: 2009-08-05
Filing date: 2009-08-05
Publication date: 2009-08-25

Abstract

The present invention relates to a water temperature control device for a fishbowl, the thermoelectric element of the upper surface and the bottom surface is mutually generated or cooled in accordance with the polarity of the power applied through the power input terminal, and the thermoelectric element is bonded to the upper surface of the thermoelectric element heat exchange with the thermoelectric element A first heat conducting member formed of a metal material, a blower fan mounted on an upper surface of the first heat conducting member, and a metal material joined to a bottom surface of the thermoelectric element to exchange heat with the thermoelectric element, and a lower end of which is stored in a fishbowl. It is provided with a main heat exchanger extending to a length that can be submerged in the water. According to the water temperature control device for a fish tank, it is possible to cool or heat the water in the fish tank by switching the power polarity applied to the thermoelectric element, it provides a simple structure.

Description

Apparatus of controling temperature for fishing pot

The present invention relates to a water temperature control device for a fish tank, and more particularly, to a water temperature control device for a fish tank that can be cooled or heated by heat exchange with water in a fish tank.

Generally, fish tanks are used to raise fish for ornamental purposes in homes and offices. Such a fish tank has a built-in oxygen generator for supplying oxygen.

In addition, a heater or a cooling device is required to maintain the water temperature when maintaining a constant water temperature.

That is, in the case of tropical fish, a heating heater is installed in a fish tank to maintain the water temperature, or in the case of cold fish, a cooling device that cools the water temperature for maintaining the water temperature is installed.

However, if you want to change the fish in the fish tank from tropical fish to cold, the existing heater will be useless and you need to purchase and install a cooling device. In the opposite case, the fish from the fish tank to tropical fish If you want to do so, the existing cooling system will be useless, so you need to purchase and install a heater separately.

In addition, even if the ornamental fish in the tank is not changed, it may be necessary to heat the tank to increase the water temperature in order to maintain the temperature within a certain range according to the change in the surrounding temperature or to cool the tank to lower the water temperature in the tank. In this case, the burden of installing both the cooling device and the heater is generated.

In particular, in the case of a heater, a heater rod is applied to most of the heaters and installed in the fish tank, so that a short circuit may occur due to coating damage or poor insulation of the wire, and in this case, the fish may be dead.

In addition, in the case of a general heater rod is large, the installation area takes a lot of problems that it is difficult to install in a small fish tank small.

The present invention was devised to improve the above problems, and its object is to provide a water temperature control device for a fishbowl, which is simple in structure and small in size, and capable of selectively cooling and heating.

In order to achieve the above object, the water temperature control device for a fishbowl according to the present invention includes a thermoelectric element which generates heat or cools the upper and lower surfaces of the fish tank according to the polarity of the power applied through the power input terminal; A first heat conductive member formed of a metal material and bonded to an upper surface of the thermoelectric element so as to exchange heat with the thermoelectric element; A blowing fan mounted on an upper surface of the first heat conductive member; And a main heat exchanger formed of a metal material to be bonded to a bottom surface of the thermoelectric element, and formed of a metal material so that the lower end thereof is immersed in water stored in the fish tank.

Preferably, the main heat exchange part includes a second heat conducting member formed of a metal material bonded to a bottom surface of the thermoelectric element to heat exchange with the thermoelectric element; It is coupled to the second heat conducting member; and a heat exchange rod extending downward to be partially submerged in the water stored in the fish tank.

More preferably, the heat exchange rod has a hollow hollow and has a suction tube portion for sucking water stored in the fish tank, and a discharge pipe portion for discharging the heat exchanged water sucked through the suction tube portion to the fish tank in a tubular shape. It is formed, and further provided with a pump installed to suck water through the suction pipe.

In addition, a power supply for supplying power to the thermoelectric element; A polarity switching switch installed on a power supply line between the power supply unit and a power input terminal of the thermoelectric element to switch the polarity of the power applied to the thermoelectric element; It is preferable to further include a temperature controller for controlling the power applied to the thermoelectric element from the power supply.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the first heat conductive member has a structure in which a plurality of heat dissipation fins are exposed in the housing, and a support pad formed of an insulating material to support the fish tank is provided on the bottom of the housing.

According to the water temperature control device for a fish tank according to the present invention, by switching the power polarity applied to the thermoelectric element it is possible to cool or heat the water in the fish tank, it provides a simple structure.

Hereinafter, a water temperature control apparatus for a fish tank according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in more detail.

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state in which a water temperature control apparatus for a fish tank according to the present invention is mounted in a fish tank.

Referring to FIG. 1, the water temperature control device 100 for a fish tank includes a thermoelectric element 110, a first heat conductive member 120, a blowing fan 130, and a heat exchanger 140.

The thermoelectric element 110 may also be referred to as a Peltier element, and the upper and lower surfaces thereof generate heat or cool to each other according to the polarity of the power applied through the power input terminal.

The first heat conductive member 120 is formed of a metal material to be bonded to the upper surface of the thermoelectric element 110 so as to exchange heat with the thermoelectric element 110.

The first heat conducting member 120 has a structure in which a plurality of heat dissipation fins 122 are exposed to the outside air in the housing 121 having the front rear surface open to expose the outside air so as to increase the heat radiation effect.

The bottom surface of the housing 121 that is joined to the thermoelectric element 110 is formed to be wider than the top surface of the thermoelectric element 110.

The first heat conductive member 120 is formed of a metal having good thermal conductivity such as aluminum.

The first heat conductive member 120 may be formed to be in contact with the upper surface of the thermoelectric element 110 to exchange heat with the outside, and may be formed in a shape different from the illustrated structure.

A support pad 125 formed of a heat insulating material is bonded to the bottom surface of the housing 121 of the first heat conductive member 120 to support the top plate of the fish tank 200.

The support pad 125 may be formed of various materials such as a rubber material having low thermal conductivity.

The blowing fan 130 is mounted on the upper surface of the first heat conductive member 120.

Blowing fan 130 is applied to increase the heat exchange efficiency of the first heat conductive member 120 with the outside air.

The blowing fan 130 is coupled to the housing 121 of the first heat conductive member 120 by a coupling member, for example, a screw.

The main heat exchanger 140 is bonded to the bottom of the thermoelectric element 110 is formed of a metal material so that the heat exchange with the thermoelectric element 110 and the lower end is extended to a length that can be submerged in the water stored in the fish tank 200 Formed.

The main heat exchanger 140 includes a second heat conductive member 141 and a heat exchanger rod 143.

The second heat conductive member 141 is formed in a plate shape wider than the area of the bottom surface of the thermoelectric element 110 and is joined to the bottom surface of the thermoelectric element 110.

The second thermal conductive member 140 may be formed of an aluminum material having good thermal conductivity.

Heat exchange rod 143 is coupled to the second heat conductive member 141 is formed in the form of the 'U' overturned so as to be partially submerged in the water stored in the fish tank 200 is extended downward.

The heat exchange rod 143 may be integrally formed with the second heat conductive member 141.

In addition, the heat exchange bar 143 is formed of a material, for example, aluminum material is suppressed corrosion.

Reference numeral 142 denotes a bracket for joining the heat exchange rod 143 to the second heat conductive member 140, and may be omitted when the heat exchange rod 143 is directly bonded to or integrally formed with the second heat conductive member 140. Of course.

The heat exchange rod 143 may be formed in a structure in which a plurality of heat exchange rods 143 are bonded to the second heat conductive member 141, or may be formed in a hollow hollow form to increase a contact area with water.

In addition, the outer circumferential surface of the heat exchange rod 143 may be formed to be wrinkled.

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 2, the heat exchange rod 143 is formed in a tubular shape having a hollow hollow 144 may be provided with a pump (P) 145 therein.

That is, the heat exchange rod 143 is a suction pipe portion 143a for sucking the water stored in the fish tank 200 and the discharge pipe portion 143b for sucking the heat exchanged by the suction pipe portion 143a to the fish tank. It is formed in communication.

Reference numeral 142a is an auxiliary housing installed between the suction pipe part 143a and the discharge pipe part 143b of the heat exchanger rod 143 having the hollow 144 to accommodate the pump 145.

The control system of the water temperature regulating device will be described with reference to FIG. 3.

The power supply unit 160 supplies power to the thermoelectric element 110.

The power supply unit 160 may supply power input through a power cord 161 capable of receiving commercial power, for example, a DC power source required to drive the thermoelectric element 110, the blower fan 130, and the pump 145. Supply power by converting it.

Reference numeral 163 is a power switch installed between a power cord and a power supply line to control a power supply on / off.

A polarity switching switch 180 is provided on the power supply line between the power supply unit 160 and the power input terminals 111 and 112 of the thermoelectric element 110 to switch the polarity of the power applied to the thermoelectric element.

The polarity switching switch 180 is the center of the three contact terminals 182a and 182b spaced apart from each other with respect to the positive terminal 181b and the negative terminal 181a for supplying the thermoelectric element 110 of the power supply unit 160. The contact terminals 182b provided on the upper and lower sides of the contact terminals 182a provided at the upper and lower sides of the contact terminals 182a are commonly connected to each other, and the handles (not shown) of the contact terminals 182a and 182b coupled to each other are connected by a user's sliding operation. When the voltage is raised or lowered, the potential applied to the thermoelectric element 110 is changed.

The temperature controller 170 is configured to adjust the power applied from the power supply unit 160 to the thermoelectric element 110.

In the illustrated example, the temperature controller 170 is illustrated as a manipulator 171 that can set the temperature by rotation. Unlike the illustrated example, various structures such as a structure for setting a temperature while viewing a display screen may be applied. Of course.

Here, the power control method from the power supply unit 160 to the thermoelectric element 110 by adjusting the temperature controller 170 is a power supply line from the power supply unit 160 to the thermoelectric element 110 by the operation of the temperature controller 170. A variable resistor interlocked with the manipulator 171 may be applied to adjust the current applied through the controller 171, or a structure for adjusting a supply voltage to the thermoelectric element 110 may be used.

The blower fan 130 and the pump 145 are configured to receive electric power from the power supply unit 160, and select driving on / off between the power supply unit 160, the blower fan 130, and the pump 145. Of course, an operation selection switch (not shown) may be provided.

When the water temperature of the fish tank 200 is high, the bottom surface of the thermoelectric element 110 is cooled when the water temperature of the fish tank 200 is high, the upper surface may be used by operating the polarity switching switch 180 so that the upper surface, the contrary When the water temperature of the 200 is low, the bottom surface of the thermoelectric element 110 may generate heat, and the polarity switching switch 180 may be manipulated and used to cool the upper surface.

1 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a state in which the water temperature control apparatus for a fish tank according to the present invention is mounted on a fish tank,

Figure 2 is a view showing another embodiment of the water temperature control device for a fish tank of Figure 1,

3 is a control system circuit diagram of the water temperature control device for a fish tank of FIG.

Claims

In the water temperature control device for a fish tank,

A thermoelectric element which generates heat or cools the upper surface and the lower surface in opposition to each other according to the polarity of the power applied through the power input terminal;

A first heat conductive member formed of a metal material and bonded to an upper surface of the thermoelectric element so as to exchange heat with the thermoelectric element;

A blowing fan mounted on an upper surface of the first heat conductive member;

And a main heat exchanger formed of a metal material to be bonded to the bottom surface of the thermoelectric element, the main heat exchanger having a lower end extending to a length that can be submerged in the water stored in the fishbowl. Water temperature regulator.

The method of claim 1, wherein the main heat exchanger

A second heat conductive member formed of a metal material bonded to a bottom surface of the thermoelectric element and heat exchanged with the thermoelectric element;

Combined with the second heat conducting member and the heat exchanger rod extending downward to be partially submerged in the water stored in the fish tank; Water temperature control device for a fish tank characterized in that it comprises.

The tube of claim 2, wherein the heat exchange rod has a hollow hollow and a suction tube portion for sucking water stored in the fish tank, and a discharge tube portion for discharging the heat exchanged water sucked through the suction tube portion to the fish tank. It is formed in the shape,

A water temperature control device for a fishbowl, further comprising a pump installed to suck water through the suction pipe part.

The method of claim 3,

A power supply unit supplying power to the thermoelectric element;

A polarity switching switch installed on a power supply line between the power supply unit and a power input terminal of the thermoelectric element to switch the polarity of the power applied to the thermoelectric element;

And a temperature controller for controlling the power applied from the power supply unit to the thermoelectric element.

The method of claim 4, wherein the first heat conductive member has a structure in which a plurality of heat radiation fins are exposed in the housing,

The water temperature control device for a fish tank, characterized in that provided on the bottom surface of the housing is a support pad formed of a heat insulating material to support the fish tank.