KR20100001769U - Water cleaner for aquarium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an aquarium cleaner, the main body is formed with a plurality of drain holes in the bottom and lower sidewall, respectively; Fixing means installed on the main body to fix the main body to the aquarium; A filter placed inside the main body to filter foreign substances introduced together with the water stored in the aquarium; And a pump having a suction port for sucking water and foreign substances stored in the aquarium, and a discharge port for flowing water and foreign substances introduced into the suction port to the main body. According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to effectively remove the foreign matter in the aquarium without putting water in the aquarium.

Aquarium, cleaner, pump, filter

Description

Aquarium Cleaner {WATER CLEANER FOR AQUARIUM}

The present invention relates to an aquarium cleaner for removing foreign matters accumulated in an aquarium, and more particularly, to an aquarium cleaner for removing foreign matters generated by feeding and excretion of an ornamental fish and deposited on the bottom of an aquarium.

In general, the aquarium is sanded on the bottom of the interior to suit the habitat of the aquarium, such as aquarium fish, and plants and / or various kinds of sculptures are installed thereon.

And because the water in the aquarium is stationary, no oxygen is supplied to the water. Accordingly, the fish and the like are able to breathe comfortably and oxygen is continuously supplied to the aquarium water by an oxygen (air) feeder so that the water in the aquarium does not decay.

However, as the water in the aquarium grows over time, foreign substances are generated by the excreta and over-feeding of ornamental fish that live therein, and they sink to the bottom of the aquarium and mix in the sand or accumulate on the aquarium. Water becomes polluted or rots, and eventually the fish that live in it die.

In order to prevent this, the aquarium is periodically cleaned to remove fish droppings and food debris. In general, a method of washing sand after removing all water, sand, and sculptures from the aquarium from the aquarium is used.

However, the method of washing the sand as described above is to remove all the sculptures and sand installed in the aquarium and then to clean the aquarium, and to reinstall all after the cleaning is completed, not only requires a lot of time and effort, but also the temperature of the fish The habitat of the fish suddenly changes and the fish is stressed. In addition, when the size of the aquarium is large, there is a limit to cleaning the aquarium in the above manner.

In order to solve the above problems, using an aquarium cleaning device composed of a suction pipe and a pump to mix the sand into the suction pipe to float the foreign matter, it is known to drain the foreign matter and water to the outside of the aquarium.

However, the above method has the advantage that it can be cleaned while leaving the reefs and sculptures installed in the aquarium as it is, but since the water in the aquarium is discharged to the outside of the aquarium with foreign matters, new water must be supplied again from the outside as much as the amount of discharged water. At this time, a small amount of sand is also discharged along with foreign matter or water, so the habitat environment and water temperature in the aquarium are suddenly different.In this case, fish such as tropical fish sensitive to changes in water temperature and habitat environment are subject to severe stress or death. The problem still exists.

The present invention is designed to solve the conventional problems as described above, the purpose of the present invention, while maintaining the temperature of the water in the aquarium and the habitat environment of the fish as it is to effectively remove the foreign matter accumulated on the sand or in the sand of the aquarium bottom. To provide an aquarium cleaner that can.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an aquarium cleaner capable of removing foreign matter suspended in water in an aquarium.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide an aquarium cleaner that filters the foreign matter introduced with the water by allowing the water in the aquarium to pass evenly through the filter.

The purpose of the present invention as described above is to mix the sand of the aquarium bottom or the suction port of the pump is placed in the water to inhale the water and foreign substances in the aquarium with the pump, the foreign matter is filtered through the filter, the water passed through the filter This is accomplished with an aquarium cleaner that allows it to get back into the aquarium.

More specifically, an object of the present invention is a main body is formed with a plurality of drain holes in the bottom and lower sidewall; Fixing means installed on the main body to fix the main body to the aquarium; A filter placed inside the main body to filter foreign substances introduced together with the water stored in the aquarium; And a pump having a suction port for sucking water and foreign substances stored in the aquarium, and a discharge port for discharging the water and foreign substances introduced into the suction port to the main body.

In this case, the aquarium cleaner may further include a suction pipe mounted to the suction port of the pump and an expansion pipe connected to the lower end of the suction pipe so as to suck the foreign matter contained in the sand of the aquarium bottom through the suction force of the pump.

In addition, the aquarium cleaner, water dispersing means may be further provided to evenly distribute the water supplied into the main body throughout the filter.

According to the present invention, it is possible to effectively remove foreign substances in the aquarium without adding water in the aquarium.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to maintain the water temperature and the habitat of the fish without changing the water in the aquarium without exchanging sand, thereby protecting fish sensitive to changes in the temperature and habitat of the water.

In addition, according to the present invention, as well as foreign matter contained in the sand in the aquarium, it is possible to remove the foreign matter floating in the water in the aquarium has the advantage that can improve the habitat environment of the fish in the aquarium.

In addition, according to the present invention, the water in the aquarium can be evenly passed through the filter to filter the foreign matter introduced with the water, it is possible to use the optimum filter and there is an effect that the efficiency of removing the foreign matter.

Hereinafter, the configuration and the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

First Embodiment

First, a first embodiment of an aquarium cleaner according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8.

The present embodiment is a cleaner for removing the foreign matter accumulated in the aquarium (1), as shown in Figure 1, the main body 10 is formed with a plurality of drain holes 11 in the bottom and lower sidewalls, respectively; Fixing means (20) installed on the main body (10) to fix the main body (10) to the aquarium; A filter 30 housed inside the main body 10; A pump (50) having a suction port (51) and a discharge port (52) and connected to the main body (10) through a drain pipe (40) connected to the discharge port (52); A suction pipe (60) mounted to the suction port (51) of the pump (50); An expansion pipe unit 70 connected to the lower end of the suction pipe 60; It consists of a handle (80) formed in the pump (50).

As shown in FIG. 2, the main body 10 is formed in a box shape in which the upper main body 10A and the lower main body 10B are integrally formed, and filters foreign substances from the water discharged from the pump 50 therein. The main filter 30 is placed.

The upper body 10A has a wide upper portion and a narrower lower portion, and a lower main body 10B having a rectangular cross-sectional shape is formed under the upper main body 10A.

By forming the upper body 10A in a shape having a wide upper end and a narrow lower end, the filter 30 can be easily installed in the lower main body 10B to be described later, and the filter can be easily removed from the lower main body 10B.

The lower body 10B is a place where the filter 30 is placed, and the filter 30 is inserted in close contact with the inside of the wall which is substantially vertical.

At this time, the lower body 10B has a plurality of drainage holes 11 at the bottom and sidewalls so that the water discharged from the pump 50 can be discharged back into the aquarium 1 through the filter 30 placed therein. Is formed. At this time, the maximum height of the upper end of the drain hole 11 formed in the lower side wall is formed as low as H than the upper height of the filter 30, as shown in Figure 3, the water discharged from the pump 50 is not discharged to the drain hole first This is to prevent the foreign matter from flowing back into the aquarium without being filtered by the filter 30 by allowing the filter 30 to be discharged after passing through the filter 30.

Meanwhile, in this embodiment, since the water sucked from the aquarium 1 is introduced into the aquarium again, the installation position of the main body 10 in which the filter 30 is placed should be close to the aquarium. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the main body 10 is installed on the inner sidewall of the aquarium, and for this purpose, the fixing unit 20 is installed to fix the main body 10 to the aquarium.

As shown in FIG. 3, the fixing means 20 forms a locking jaw 21 having a “┓” shape at an upper end of the main body 10 to hang the locking jaw 21 at the upper end of the aquarium, As shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of adsorptive plates 22 are attached to and fixed to the outside of the side of the main body 10 to thereby be fixed to the inner wall of the aquarium.

The filter 30 placed inside the lower body 10B filters water discharged from the pump 50 to collect foreign substances and to pass water. To this end, the filter is preferably provided to fill the inner shape of the lower body (10B) so that the water filled in the lower body (10B) discharged from the pump 50 passes through the filter (30). For example, the filter 30 may be manufactured in a block shape having the same shape as the inner shape of the lower body 10B, and the material may be easily obtained at home and may be made of a cotton or nonwoven material having excellent filtering function. have.

The drain pipe 40 is configured such that water discharged from the pump 50 is supplied to the main body 10. That is, one end of the drain pipe 40 is fixed to the upper end of the upper body (10B) and the other end is connected to the discharge port 52 of the pump 50 so that the water in the aquarium discharged from the pump 50 to the main body 10 Let it flow through. In addition, the drain pipe 40 preferably uses a hose or a pleated hose made of a flexible material so as to move the cleaner freely.

At this time, one end of the drain pipe 40 is equipped with a nozzle 92 for injecting water discharged from the pump 50 toward the main body 10 so that the drain pipe 40 is connected to the upper body by the nozzle 92. It may be fixed to 10A.

1 and 5, the pump 50 is provided with a suction port 51 and a discharge port 52, respectively, the capacity of the pump 50 is enough to suck the foreign matter in the bottom of the aquarium It can be used if it has suction power of.

On the other hand, the suction pipe 60 is a section in which water and foreign matter is sucked, one end is connected to the suction port 51 of the pump 50, the other end is connected to the expansion pipe 70 to be described later. At this time, the length of the suction pipe 51 may be extended or shortened depending on the depth of the aquarium.

That is, the length of the suction pipe 60 is preferably variable according to the depth of the aquarium. Therefore, the present embodiment reflects this, and further includes a plurality of connection pipes 100 as shown in Figure 5 to be connected in series according to the depth to adjust the length of the suction pipe (60).

And the expansion pipe part 70 is connected to the lower portion of the suction pipe (60). At this time, the diameter of the expansion pipe 70 is formed larger than the diameter of the suction pipe 60 attached to the upper portion. This is caused by the mixing of the expansion unit 70 and the suction force of the pump 50, the sand and foreign matter rises into the expansion unit 70, and then the suction force of the pump is reduced by the enlarged inner diameter of the expansion unit 70 is somewhat weight This is to allow the sand to sink again by its own weight and light foreign matter to be easily sucked into the suction pipe (60) attached to the top.

In addition, as shown in Figure 6, the lower end of the expansion pipe 70, the lower end of the expansion pipe is attached to the wall 2 of the aquarium bottom made of glass during the cleaning due to the suction force of the pump 50. To prevent the attachment portion 71 to be recessed in the longitudinal direction of the expansion pipe 70 may be formed.

The handle 80 is located above the pump 50, whereby the user can easily move the cleaner. At this time, the handle 80 or the pump 50 is preferably installed on / off (ON / OFF) switch (S) so that the user can easily operate and stop the pump 50.

Here, the shape of the handle 80 fixed to the upper surface of the pump 50 is a hemispherical handle as shown in Figure 5, or may be implemented as a vertical handle 80A having a vertical length as shown in FIG. Can be.

Next, the operation of the aquarium cleaner according to the present embodiment will be described.

When using the aquarium cleaner of the present embodiment having the configuration as described above, as shown in Figure 8, first connect the main body 10 and the pump 50 to the drain pipe 40, respectively. And the main body 10 is fixed to the wall 2 of the aquarium using the fixing means 20 so that the main body 10 is located inside the aquarium 1. Thereafter, while holding the handle 80 attached to the upper surface of the pump 50, while inserting the expansion portion 70 into the sand (3) in the aquarium (1) by a suitable depth while gently moving the sand together with the sand Makes foreign matter accumulated between the sand.

When the foreign matter rises with the sand in this way, the sand sinks again by its own weight, and only the foreign matter risen is sucked into the suction pipe 60 together with the water and discharged to the main body 10 along the drain pipe 40 by the pump 50. .

The water discharged to the main body 10 passes through the filter 30 and the water flows back into the aquarium 1 through the lower drain 11, and the foreign matter is filtered by the filter 30 to clean the foreign matter in the aquarium.

Second Embodiment

Next, a second embodiment of the aquarium cleaner according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 11. In the present embodiment, the same reference numerals are used for the components corresponding to the first embodiment.

In this embodiment, the water dispersing means is further provided to allow the water discharged to the main body 10 to be evenly distributed throughout the filter 30.

In more detail, when the water discharged to the main body 10 is biased to either side, foreign matters accumulate on only one side of the filter 30. In this case, since the filter 30 does not effectively filter the foreign matter, water dispersing means is further provided so that water discharged to the main body 10 can be evenly spread and absorbed throughout the filter 30.

Such water dispersing means may be provided in various forms.

That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the water dispersing means includes an inclined plate 91 formed at an inner wall edge of the upper body 10A and water discharged from the pump 50 with respect to the inclined plate 91 at a right angle. It may consist of a nozzle 92A for spraying. With this configuration, the water supplied through the drain pipe 40 is discharged to the inclined plate 91 by the nozzle 92A, so that the water is spread along the inner wall of the upper body 10A along the inclined plate 91, whereby water Spread evenly across the filter.

Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 9, the water dispersing means includes a cover 93 having a curved shape covering the upper surface of the upper body 10A, and water toward the bottom curved surface 93A of the cover 93. It may consist of a nozzle 92B to be injected. By this configuration, the water discharged through the drain pipe 40 is sprayed upward toward the curved surface 93A by the nozzle 92B, and the sprayed water flows along the curved surface 93A of the bottom surface of the cover 93. Thus, water is evenly supplied throughout the filter 30.

In addition, the water dispersing means, as shown in Figure 10, it may be made of a semi-circular injection tube 94 of the upper portion is opened horizontally across the upper portion of the upper body (10A). By this configuration, the water discharged through the drain pipe 40 flows to both sides of the upper part of the injection pipe 94 and is distributed and supplied to the filter 30.

At this time, it is preferable to further include a configuration capable of rotating the injection pipe 94 to empty the water remaining in the injection pipe 94. This is achieved by the fixing jaw 94B which integrally forms the rotary handle 94A extending to the outside of the upper body 10 and the injection pipe 94 and fixes the rotary handle 94A. And it is more preferable that the fixing jaw (94B) has a shape in which the upper portion is cut to facilitate the replacement of the filter 30 by allowing the injection pipe 94 to be attached and detached.

Here, since the water introduced along the injection pipe 94 may be discharged to the outside of the main body 10 by the pressure of the pump 50, it is preferable to cover the upper portion of the main body 10 with the cover 93.

As described above, in the present embodiment, the filter 30 can be effectively used by dispersing the water discharged from the pump evenly by using the water dispersing means to supply the filter 30.

Since other configurations and operations are the same as in the first embodiment, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Third Embodiment

Next, a third embodiment of the aquarium cleaner according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 15. In the present embodiment, the same reference numerals are used for the same configuration as the first embodiment.

Aquarium cleaner according to the present embodiment, the body 10, the fixing means 20, the filter 30 and the pump 50, the suction pipe 60 and the expansion pipe 70 may be additionally provided. At this time, the configuration of the main body 10, the fixing means 20, the filter 30, the suction pipe 60 and the expansion pipe 70 is the same as the first embodiment.

In the present embodiment, however, the discharge port 53 of the pump 50 is rotatably connected to the nozzle 92 that sprays the water discharged from the pump 50 toward the main body 10. In this case, the discharge port 53 may not be connected to the nozzle 92 and may be rotatably mounted to the main body 10 directly.

As the discharge port 53 is rotatable with respect to the nozzle 92, the suction port 51 of the pump 50 may be disposed to face an arbitrary direction. That is, as shown in FIG. 12, the suction port 51 may be disposed to face upward, or as shown in FIG. 13A, may be disposed to face downward.

At this time, the suction port 51 may be equipped with a connection pipe 101 that can be connected to the suction pipe (60). In this case, the connection pipe 101 is preferably made of a flexible material so that the suction pipe 60 and the expansion pipe portion 70 can be cleaned while moving to each point of the aquarium (1).

In addition, as shown in (b) and (c) of FIG. 13, the suction port 51 is provided with a plurality of through holes 51a which are relatively smaller than the tubular shark to prevent entry of the tubular shark. Therefore, although water can be introduced through the suction port 51, it is impossible to enter the ornamental fish swimming in the aquarium 1. This is arranged in the water of the aquarium 1 without connecting the connection pipe 101 or the suction pipe 60 to the suction port 51, so that the water of the aquarium 1 flows into the suction port 51 to float in the aquarium. This is to filter out foreign substances that carry.

On the other hand, the fixing means 20 in the present embodiment, the main body 10 is disposed on the water surface as shown in Figure 14, or as shown in Figure 15 the aquarium (1) so that a part can be submerged in water It is preferable that the suction plate 22 is made of a suction plate 22 which can change the fixed point with the wall 2. In addition, the fixing means 20 can be replaced by a different configuration than the suction plate 22 if the fixing position can be changed.

In the present embodiment as described above, as shown in FIG. 14, the first embodiment is connected to the suction pipe 51 of the pump 50 by connecting the connection pipe 101, the suction pipe 60, and the expansion pipe 70 in order. The sand 3 at the bottom of the aquarium can be cleaned in the same manner as in the example. At this time, the main body 10 is fixed to the wall 2 of the aquarium 1 by the suction plate 22 on the water surface.

In addition, when water purification is necessary because foreign matter floats in the water of the aquarium 1, as shown in FIG. 15, only the suction port 51 of the pump 50 is immersed in water so that the through hole of the suction port 51 The water of the aquarium may be introduced through the 51a. In this case, a portion of the main body 10 may also be installed in the aquarium 1 so that the suction port 51 is submerged in water.

In this case, the position of the main body 10 should be changed from the position shown in FIG. 14 to the position shown in FIG. 15, which is possible because the fixing means 20 consists of the adsorption plate 22. However, since the adsorption force of the adsorption plate 22 is significantly reduced in the state of being submerged in water, it is preferable that the adsorption plate 22 is installed on the main body 10 so that at least one of the adsorption plates 22 is positioned on the water surface.

Fourth Embodiment

Next, a fourth embodiment of the aquarium cleaner according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 16. In the present embodiment, the same reference numerals will be used for the same configuration as the above embodiments.

In this embodiment, the auxiliary case 13 is mounted on the side of the main body 10, the pump 50 is inserted into the auxiliary case (13). And one side of the auxiliary case 13 is partially cut so that the suction port 51 of the pump 50 can be installed. In this case, the connection port 101, the suction pipe 60 and the expansion pipe 60 as in the third embodiment may be installed in the suction port 51 in order.

In addition, the discharge port 52 of the pump 50 is provided on the upper portion of the pump 50 extends for a long time. At this time, the water dispersing means is provided in the discharge port 52 so that the water discharged from the discharge port 52 is evenly sprayed to the filter 30 from the upper portion of the main body 10. The water dispersing means at this time may be any one of the configuration described in the second embodiment, in this embodiment is connected to the discharge port 52 and the bent pipe 96 to one side, a plurality of drain holes to the lower side It consists of the injection pipe 95 in which 95A was formed. And the other side of the injection pipe 95 may be closed, as shown, may be made to be opened and closed by a stopper (97).

This embodiment performs the same function as the first embodiment, but is similar to the second embodiment in that it is provided with water dispersing means, and the pump 50 is fixed to the main body 10 and the inlet port of the pump 50 51 is similar to the third embodiment in that the flexible connection pipe 101 is mounted. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the suction pipe 60 and the expansion pipe 70 can be moved freely in the aquarium by using the connecting pipe 101, and the aquarium can be cleaned. The water dispersing means is provided so that the water in the filter 30 is evenly distributed. It can be filtered by dispersing, and because the pump 50 is fixed, not only does not need to work while holding the pump 50, but also does not need a handle for holding the pump 50.

The rights of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments described above, but are defined by what is stated in the claims, and those skilled in the art can make various modifications and adaptations within the scope of the rights described in the claims. It is self-evident.

1 is an exploded perspective view showing a first embodiment of an aquarium cleaner according to the present invention,

2 is a perspective view showing a main body according to the first embodiment;

Figure 3 is a side cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the fixing means according to the first embodiment,

Figure 4 is a side sectional view showing another embodiment of the fixing means according to the first embodiment,

5 is an exploded perspective view showing a connector according to the first embodiment;

6 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the expansion pipe according to the first embodiment,

7 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the handle according to the first embodiment,

8 is a use state diagram showing an example of use of the aquarium cleaner according to the first embodiment,

9 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of a second embodiment of an aquarium cleaner according to the present invention;

10 is a perspective view showing another form of the second embodiment;

11 is a perspective view showing still another form of the second embodiment;

12 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the aquarium cleaner according to the present invention;

13 is a diagram showing the configuration of a pump according to a third embodiment;

14 and 15 is a state diagram showing the use example of the aquarium cleaner according to the third embodiment,

16 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the aquarium cleaner according to the present invention.

Claims (14)

A main body in which a plurality of drainage holes are formed in the bottom and the sidewalls, respectively; Fixing means installed on the main body to fix the main body to the aquarium; A filter placed inside the main body to filter foreign substances introduced together with the water stored in the aquarium; And And a pump having a suction port for sucking water and foreign substances stored in the aquarium, and a discharge port for discharging the water and foreign substances introduced into the suction port to the main body. The method of claim 1, The suction port, the aquarium cleaner, characterized in that a plurality of through-holes are formed to prevent entry of the ornamental fish into the pump. The method of claim 1, Aquarium cleaner, characterized in that it further comprises a suction pipe mounted to the suction port of the pump and the expansion pipe connected to the lower end of the suction pipe to suck the foreign matter contained in the sand of the aquarium bottom through the suction force of the pump. The method of claim 3, The lower end of the expansion pipe, the aquarium cleaner, characterized in that the bottom of the expansion pipe is formed by the attachment preventing portion to be recessed in the longitudinal direction of the expansion pipe to prevent it from being attached to the wall of the aquarium due to the suction force of the pump. The method of claim 3, Aquarium cleaner, characterized in that the plurality of connecting pipes for varying the length of the suction pipe is selectively installed between the suction port and the suction pipe of the pump. The method of claim 3, Aquarium cleaner, characterized in that the connection between the suction port and the suction pipe, a flexible material connecting the suction port and the suction pipe so that the suction pipe and the expansion pipe can be moved freely in the aquarium. The method of claim 3, Aquarium cleaner, characterized in that the handle is further provided on the pump. The method of claim 7, wherein Aquarium cleaner, characterized in that the handle or the pump is further provided with a switch for turning on / off (ON / OFF) operation of the pump. The method of claim 1, The fixing means is an aquarium cleaner, characterized in that the locking jaw formed on the top of the main body to be caught on the top of the aquarium. The method of claim 1, The fixing means is an aquarium cleaner, characterized in that the plurality of adsorption plate attached to the outside of the side of the body to be attached to the inner wall of the aquarium. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10, Aquarium cleaner, characterized in that the water dispersion means is further provided to evenly distribute the water supplied into the main body throughout the filter. The method of claim 11, The water dispersing means is an aquarium cleaner, characterized in that consisting of a nozzle for injecting water toward the inclined plate formed on the inner wall edge portion of the upper body. The method of claim 11, The water dispersing means is an aquarium cleaner, characterized in that consisting of a cover for covering the upper surface of the upper body, and a nozzle for spraying water toward the bottom of the cover. The method of claim 11, The water dispersing means is an aquarium cleaner, characterized in that the semi-circular injection pipe horizontally across the upper portion of the upper body.

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