KR20100042313A - Sea water sterilizing apparatus and aquarium having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A seawater sterilizer and a seawater aquarium including the same are provided, which can improve seawater sterilization and virus infection blocking effect by applying ultra-violet ray and optical catalytic reaction. CONSTITUTION: A seawater sterilizer comprises: a first sterilization unit(100) sterilizing various kinds of the noxious bacteria of the seawater using ultra-violet ray and optical catalytic reaction; a front head portion(200) in which a water exit is formed; and a back-end part(300) in which a water inlet is formed. The water exit is integrally formed in the side of the front head portion. The sterilization unit includes: a reaction chamber in which the photo catalyst substance is filled; a tube pipe included inside the reaction chamber; and an ultra-violet ray sterilization lamp.

Description

Seawater sterilizer and seawater aquarium having same {SEA WATER STERILIZING APPARATUS AND AQUARIUM HAVING THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a seawater sterilization apparatus, and more particularly, to a seawater sterilization apparatus for sterilizing various harmful bacteria in a live fish aquarium, and a seawater aquarium having the same.

In general, if the live fish is kept in the aquarium for a long time, the amount of dissolved oxygen rapidly decreases due to the breathing of the live fish, and the excreta pollutes the sea water, which increases the turbidity of the sea water, thereby promoting the reproduction of various harmful bacteria such as Salmonella bacteria. Simultaneous infection with bacteria causes various infectious diseases such as food poisoning and pulmonary disease.

In order to prevent this, a method of administering special fungicides as a means of ensuring the activity of live fish in the seawater, suppressing bacterial infection and giving a bactericidal effect may be devised. not.

Conventionally, in order to secure the safety of edible fish sashimi, a technique of removing harmful substances by filtering waste products generated from aquarium water by mounting a filtration filter or the like in a seawater aquarium has been adopted. Various harmful bacteria, including the problem was not able to sterilize.

In addition, when manufacturing a conventional seawater sterilization apparatus as shown in Figure 1, the head portion 3 is coupled to the front end and a separate outlet member on the side portion of the reaction chamber (pipe) 1 is a seawater sterilization process is performed Since the welding method (5) is applied, it is difficult to manufacture the device and there is a problem that the manufacturing cost increases.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a seawater sterilization device excellent in seawater sterilization and virus infection blocking effect by applying ultraviolet and photocatalytic reaction with filtration by the filter.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a seawater sterilization apparatus which can form a water outlet for discharging seawater integrally in a head portion of a seawater sterilization apparatus to simplify the manufacture of the apparatus and reduce the manufacturing cost.

Another object of the present invention to provide a seawater aquarium having a seawater sterilization device as described above.

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

Seawater sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object is a sterilization unit for sterilizing various harmful bacteria of seawater using ultraviolet light and photocatalytic reaction, coupled to the front end of the sterilization unit, the seawater of the sterilization unit It may be configured to include a front head portion is formed in the discharge port is discharged, and the rear portion is coupled to the rear end of the sterilization portion, the inlet port is formed in which seawater is introduced into the sterilization portion.

In addition, the water outlet is preferably formed integrally on the side of the front head.

In addition, the sterilization unit is open at both ends and is formed in a cylindrical shape, the reaction chamber is filled with a photocatalytic material therein, a tube tube provided in the reaction chamber, and the ultraviolet sterilization lamp provided in the tube tube; Can be.

In addition, the front head portion is preferably formed thicker than the side portion thickness of the side portion where the water outlet is formed.

In addition, the frontal head is preferably inserted into the front end of the reaction chamber is seated on one side, it is preferable that the frontal seating groove is connected to the outlet.

In addition, the frontal portion is preferably formed with a tube tube fixing hole connected to the frontal seating groove so that the tube tube is fixed through the frontal seating groove.

In addition, at least one sealing member may be provided between the inner circumferential surface of the tube tube fixing hole and the rear end of the tube tube.

In addition, the front head is preferably coupled to the cover member is formed on the other side of the tube tube fixing hole to seal the open surface, the wire insertion hole is inserted into which the current supply line is connected to apply the current to the ultraviolet sterilization lamp. .

In addition, the rear end portion is inserted into the rear end of the reaction chamber is inserted into one side, it is preferable that the rear mounting groove is connected to the inlet.

Sea water aquarium according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object, is provided in the aquarium container, the lower portion of the aquarium container, a filtration filter unit for filtering harmful substances in the seawater of the aquarium container, the upper portion of the aquarium container The seawater sterilization device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, which is provided to sterilize harmful germs of the seawater of the aquarium container, an inlet pipe connecting the bottom of the aquarium container and an inlet of the seawater sterilization device, It may be configured to include an outlet pipe connected to the outlet of the seawater sterilization device, and a circulation pump installed on the inlet pipe.

In addition, the filtration filter unit is formed through a plurality of filter panels of the non-woven material through the bottom of the aquarium vessel.

Specific details of other embodiments are included in the detailed description and the drawings.

According to the seawater sterilization apparatus of the present invention and the seawater aquarium having the same as described above has one or more of the following effects.

First, the filtration filter unit mounted at the bottom of the aquarium vessel to filter out the waste generated from the tank organisms to remove various harmful substances, and the seawater sterilization treatment by ultraviolet and photocatalytic reaction in the seawater sterilizer mounted on one side of the aquarium It can be carried out to remove various harmful bacteria, including Salmonella, Vibrio bacteria. Therefore, the seawater filtration and sterilization effect is excellent, and the virus infection blocking effect is excellent, it is possible to effectively improve the water quality of the seawater aquarium.

Second, by forming an outlet for seawater discharge integrally in the front head (head) coupled to seal the front end of the reaction chamber (pipe) to weld a separate outlet member to the pipe when manufacturing a conventional seawater sterilizer (see Figure 1) By eliminating the disadvantages of the method, the production of the seawater sterilization device is simple and can reduce the manufacturing cost.

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

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them will be apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but can be implemented in various different forms, and only the embodiments make the disclosure of the present invention complete, and the general knowledge in the art to which the present invention belongs. It is provided to fully inform the person having the scope of the invention, which is defined only by the scope of the claims. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a seawater sterilization apparatus and a seawater aquarium having the same according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. For reference, in the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of related known functions or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted.

2 and 3 is a combined perspective view and an exploded perspective view of the seawater sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 4 is a plan view of Figure 2, Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of Figure 4, Figure 6 It is a perspective view of the front head part (head part) of 2, FIG. 7 is a front view of FIG. 6, and FIG. 8 is sectional drawing along the BB line of FIG.

As shown in Figure 1 to 8, the seawater sterilization apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a sterilization unit 100, the front head (head) 200 and the rear portion 300, etc. Can be.

The sterilization unit 100 sterilizes various harmful bacteria of seawater, such as salmonella and vibrio bacteria, using ultraviolet and photocatalytic reactions. The reaction chamber 110, the tube tube 120, and the ultraviolet sterilization lamp 130 ) May be provided.

The reaction chamber 110 provides a space for sterilizing various harmful bacteria of seawater introduced through the inlet 301 of the rear part 300 which will be described later, and both ends of the reaction chamber 110 may be formed in a cylindrical pipe shape.

Both ends of the reaction chamber 110 are connected to the inlet 201 of the front head 200 and the inlet 301 of the rear part 300, respectively.

The reaction chamber 110 may be externally screwed with female threads 210a and 310a respectively formed in the front seating groove 210 and the rear seating groove 310 of the rear end 300 on the outer circumferential surfaces of both ends. 110a and 110b may be formed.

The reaction chamber 110 is filled with a photocatalytic material such as titanium oxide (TiO 2), zinc oxide (ZnO), tin oxide (SnO 2), and the like.

The tube tube 120 provides an independent space for installing the ultraviolet sterilization lamp 130 to be described later in the reaction chamber 110. Tube tube 120 may be made of a variety of materials, preferably made of a quartz material.

Tube tube 120 may be formed as a cylindrical tube having a diameter much smaller than the inner diameter of the reaction chamber (110).

The tube tube 120 has one end facing the rear part 300 is closed, the other end facing the front head part 200 is opened, and the other end of the tube tube 120 is the tube tube fixing hole 211 of the front head part 200. It is preferable to be inserted into and fixed at).

UV sterilizing lamp 130 is formed in the shape of a circular rod is provided inside the tube tube (120). The ultraviolet sterilization lamp 130 is connected to a current supply line (not shown) introduced through the wire insertion hole 213a of the cover member 213 which will be described later, and sterilizes various harmful germs of seawater introduced into the reaction chamber 110. In order to emit ultraviolet rays.

The front head part (head part) 200 is formed in the form of a cylindrical cover and is screwed to the front end of the reaction chamber 110. The front head 200 is formed with an outlet 201 through which seawater is discharged from the reaction chamber 110. Preferably, the outlet 201 may be integrally formed on the side of the frontal head 200. That is, the water outlet 201 may be formed by integrally forming a hole in the side of the frontal head 200 in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the frontal head 200.

The frontal head 200 is preferably formed to be thicker than the other side portion in the thickness of the side portion 201a in which the water outlet 201 is formed.

The frontal head 200 may have a frontal seating groove 210 connected to the outlet 201 so that the front end of the reaction chamber 110 is seated on one side thereof, and may be formed in a circular shape. An internal thread 210a may be formed on the inner circumferential surface of the front seating recess 210 so as to be screwed to the male thread 110a at the front end of the reaction chamber 110.

The frontal head 200 is formed with a tube tube fixing hole 211 connected to the frontal seating groove 210 so that the tube tube 120 is fixed through the frontal seating groove 210. At least one sealing member 211a, for example, a rubber ring may be provided between the inner circumferential surface of the tube tube fixing hole 211 and the outer circumferential surface of the tube tube 120.

The front head 200 is coupled to the cover member 213 for sealing the open surface of the tube tube fixing hole 211 to the other side of the opposite side coupled to the reaction chamber 110. The cover member 213 may be formed with a wire insertion hole 213a into which a current supply line (not shown) connected to apply the current to the ultraviolet sterilization lamp 130 is inserted.

The tail portion 300 is formed in a cylindrical cover shape shorter than the length of the front head portion 200, is screwed to the rear end of the reaction chamber (110). The tail portion 300 is formed with an inlet 301 through which seawater flows into the reaction chamber 110. Preferably, the inlet 301 may be formed to penetrate the center of the end portion of the tail portion 300.

The rear part 300 may have a rear seating groove 310 connected to the inlet 301 in a circular shape so that the rear end of the reaction chamber 110 is inserted into one side. An internal thread 310a may be formed on the inner circumferential surface of the rear seating groove 310 so as to be screwed into the male screw 110b of the rear end of the reaction chamber 110.

9 is a perspective view schematically illustrating a seawater aquarium equipped with a seawater sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a front view of FIG. 9.

9 and 10, the seawater aquarium 20 of the present invention is a seawater sterilization apparatus 10, aquarium vessel 21, inlet pipe 22, outlet pipe 23, circulation pump 24 and It may be configured to include a filtration filter 25.

Seawater sterilization apparatus 10 described with reference to Figures 1 to 8 fastening means to the upper side of the aquarium vessel 21 to sterilize various harmful bacteria of seawater stored in the aquarium vessel 21 using ultraviolet and photocatalytic reaction, For example, it is fastened and fixed with a bolt (not shown). Here, the seawater sterilization apparatus 10 is formed in the front of the head (head portion) 200 is coupled to seal the front end of the reaction chamber 110, the water outlet 201 is integrally formed by the conventional seawater sterilization apparatus (Fig. 1) By eliminating the disadvantages of the method of welding the separate outlet member 5 to the pipe (reaction chamber) (1) during manufacture, the production of seawater sterilization apparatus can be simplified and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

The inlet pipe 22 is installed to connect the bottom surface of the aquarium vessel 21 and the inlet 301 of the seawater sterilization apparatus 10, and the circulation pump 24 on the inlet pipe 22 to circulate the seawater along the pipe. ) Is installed.

The water discharge pipe 23 is connected to the water outlet 201 of the seawater sterilizer 10 so as to face the inside of the aquarium vessel 21.

Filtration filter unit 25 is provided in the lower portion of the aquarium container 21 to filter harmful substances of the seawater stored in the aquarium container 21. For example, the filtration filter unit 25 may be formed through a plurality of holes (not shown) formed in the bottom surface of the aquarium container 21, and a plurality of filter panels 25a of a nonwoven material may be stacked.

The seawater aquarium 20 having the seawater sterilization apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a filtration filter unit 25 provided in the lower portion of the aquarium vessel 21, for example, a plurality of nonwoven filter panels 25a. As seawater passes through, wastewater generated from tank organisms (live fish) is filtered to remove various harmful substances.

In addition, by the action of the circulation pump 24, the seawater is introduced into the reaction chamber 110 through the inlet () of the rear portion 300 of the seawater sterilization device 10 through the inlet pipe 22 and the front head ( To 200). At this time, ultraviolet rays are generated in the ultraviolet sterilization lamp 130 to react with the photocatalyst filled in the reaction chamber 110 to sterilize various harmful bacteria in seawater. Here, in the seawater sterilization treatment by the photocatalytic reaction, when ultraviolet rays (UV) having a certain level or more of energy are irradiated on the surface of the photocatalytic material such as titanium oxide, zinc oxide, tin oxide, electron transfer occurs on the surface of the particles of the photocatalytic material. Holes are created. The generated holes react with oxygen or water (sea water) in the air to form compounds of strong oxidizing power (OH radicals) to sterilize bacteria on the surface of the photocatalytic material to remove various harmful bacteria.

Seawater sterilized by ultraviolet light and photocatalytic reaction through the reaction chamber 110 is discharged to the aquarium vessel 21 through the water discharge pipe 23 connected to the water outlet 201 formed integrally with the frontal head 200. .

That is, the present invention performs a primary filtration treatment for waste products generated in the tank in the filtration filter unit 25 installed in the lower portion of the aquarium vessel 21 to remove various harmful substances, and is mounted on one side of the aquarium Secondary seawater sterilization by ultraviolet light and photocatalytic reaction may be performed in the seawater sterilizer 10 to remove various harmful bacteria including Salmonella, Vibrio, and the like.

Although embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains may implement the present invention in other specific forms without changing the technical spirit or essential features thereof. I can understand that. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive. The scope of the present invention is shown by the following claims rather than the above description, and all changes or modifications derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and their equivalents should be construed as being included in the scope of the present invention. do.

1 is a view schematically showing a conventional seawater sterilization apparatus.

Figure 2 is a combined perspective view of the seawater sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the seawater sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a plan view of FIG. 2.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

6 is a perspective view of the frontal head (head) of FIG. 2.

7 is a front view of FIG. 6.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 7.

Figure 9 is a perspective view schematically showing a seawater aquarium equipped with a seawater sterilization apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a front view of FIG. 9.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

10: seawater sterilizer 20: seawater aquarium

21: aquarium vessel 22: water supply piping

23: water discharge pipe 24: circulation pump

25: filtration filter unit 100: sterilization unit

110: reaction chamber 120: tube tube

130: UV germicidal lamp 200: front head (head)

210: front seating groove 300: rear end

310: rear seating groove

Claims (11)

Sterilization unit for sterilizing various harmful bacteria of seawater using ultraviolet light and photocatalytic reaction; Coupled to the front end of the sterilization unit, the front head portion is formed with a water outlet for discharging sea water of the sterilization unit; And Coupled to the rear end of the sterilization unit, seawater sterilization apparatus comprising a rear end is formed inlet for the introduction of seawater into the sterilization unit. The method of claim 1, The water outlet is a seawater sterilization device, characterized in that integrally formed on the side of the front head. The method of claim 1, wherein the sterilization unit, Reaction chamber is open at both ends, the photocatalyst material is filled therein; A tube tube provided inside the reaction chamber; And Seawater sterilization apparatus comprising an ultraviolet sterilization lamp provided inside the tube tube. The method of claim 3, wherein The frontal head is a seawater sterilization apparatus, characterized in that the thickness of the side portion where the water outlet is formed thicker than the other side portion. The method of claim 3, wherein The front head portion is a seawater sterilization apparatus, characterized in that the front surface seating groove is connected to the outlet so that the front end of the reaction chamber is inserted into one side. The method of claim 5, Seawater sterilizing apparatus is characterized in that the frontal portion is formed with a tube tube fixing hole connected to the frontal seating groove so that the tube tube is fixed through the frontal seating groove. The method of claim 6, At least one sealing member is provided between the inner circumferential surface of the tube tube fixing hole and the outer circumferential surface of the tube tube. The method of claim 6, The front head is sealed to the other side of the open surface of the tube tube fixing hole, the cover member is formed, the cover member is formed with a wire insertion hole is inserted into the current supply line is connected to apply the current to the UV sterilization lamp Sterilizer. The method of claim 3, wherein The rear end portion of the seawater sterilization apparatus, characterized in that the rear seating groove is connected to the inlet so that the rear end of the reaction chamber is inserted into one side. Aquarium containers; A filtration filter unit provided at a lower portion of the aquarium container and filtering harmful substances of seawater stored in the aquarium container; The seawater sterilization apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 9, which is provided on the aquarium vessel and sterilizes harmful bacteria of seawater stored in the aquarium vessel; An inlet pipe connecting a bottom surface of the aquarium container to an inlet port of the seawater sterilizer; A water discharge pipe connected to the water outlet of the seawater sterilizer; And Seawater aquarium comprising a circulation pump installed on the water supply pipe. The method of claim 10, The filtration filter unit is perforated with the bottom surface of the aquarium vessel, seawater aquarium, characterized in that formed by stacking a plurality of non-woven filter panels.

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