KR20130104641A - Fish tank with led and air cleaner - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An LED lamp fishbowl is provided to separate a main body and a cover by combining the cover equipped with an LED lamp to the main body in a terminal connection method. CONSTITUTION: An LED lamp fishbowl comprises: a main body (20); covers; a heater; an air purifier; a power supplying unit; and a base (30). The cover is attached and detached from the upper part of the main body, and equipped with an LED lamp. The air purifier filters the air introduced into an inlet by a fan operated by a motor, and discharges the purified air through an outlet. The power supplying unit supplies the power to the lamp, heater, and air purifier. The base comprises a controller managing the LED lamp, heater, and air purifier by operating a switch.

Description

LED Lighting Fish Tank with Air Cleaner {FISH TANK WITH LED AND AIR CLEANER}

The present invention relates to an LED lighting fish tank having an air cleaning function, and equipped with an air purifier to clean indoor air, as well as a cover equipped with an LED light is neatly detached from the main body without connection of electric wires for ease of use. It relates to a fishbowl to enhance.

Fish tanks or aquariums provide a space for raising fish ornaments, and it is common to have a variety of devices for fish to live well.

Such a fish tank is used in various places such as a home or an office, and in most cases, the wall is made transparent so that the fish can be visually observed inside the fish tank.

In addition, fish tanks, which were previously used only as a space for raising fish, are often equipped with various devices due to technological development. For example, heaters, filters, and lighting devices are provided to provide an environment where fish can live. As well as the additional device is provided, such as a fish tank that provides the air cleaning function in the room is disclosed.

For example, Korean Patent No. 748643, 'A fish tank having an air cleaning function,' has been published as a technology for providing a function of purifying indoor air as well as an original tubular purpose by providing an air purifier in a fish tank.

However, the above technique has an disadvantage that the air purifier is formed in the upper portion of the fish tank, which is inconvenient to replace the water / fish in the fish tank, and thus the volume is considerably increased.

Of course, in the embodiment of the above technique is also described an example in which the air purifier is provided in the lower portion of the tank, but also there is a problem that there is a restriction of the space to use it because the volume of the plurality of enclosures is large and the overall volume of the fish tank increases.

In addition, when looking at a variety of known fish tanks are often equipped with lights, the lights are mounted on the upper portion of the body to illuminate the inside of the fish tank, in particular, when the lighting is mounted on the cover of the fish tank, the cover and the body are connected by wires As a result, when the cover is opened to replace water or fish, the electric wire is often stuck, and the user often causes inconvenience to the user by holding the cover with one hand.

Therefore, the air purifier is provided at the bottom of the tank to facilitate the replacement of water in the tank, and the cover is detachably attached to the upper portion of the body of the tank as well as providing a high space utilization by providing a slim coupling with the body of the tank. The reality is that there is a need to develop a new and advanced fish tank that is equipped with LED lights on the terminal, but the cover and the main body can be detachably and conveniently detached by a terminal connection method.

The present invention has been made to overcome the problems of the above technology, the main object of the present invention to provide a fish tank that can be utilized in a variety of spaces provided in the lower portion of the fish tank body in a slim form.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a convenience of fish tank management by allowing the cover having the LED lighting to be coupled to the main body by a terminal connection method so that the cover and the main body neatly separated.

Still another object of the present invention is to enable the heater provided in the fish tank to be automatically on / off according to the temperature change to conveniently control the water temperature.

A further object of the present invention is to attach a phytoncide layer to the filter of the air cleaner to further provide a comfortable environment in the room.

It is a further object of the present invention to provide a convenience to the user by determining the filter replacement cycle based on the amount of light or the air flow rate discharged from the air cleaner or controlling the lighting and the air cleaner to be driven at the same time.

In order to achieve the above object, the LED lighting fish tank with an air cleaning function according to the present invention, the main body providing a water tank function for receiving water; A cover having a LED light detachable from the upper part of the main body and having an LED light; The heater, which is mounted to the lower part of the main body, heats the water in the main body, an air purifier that purifies the air introduced into the inlet by a fan driven by a motor with a filter and discharges it to the outlet, and the lighting, the heater and the air. And a base, including a power supply for supplying power to the cleaner, and a controller for controlling the LED light, the heater, and the air cleaner by the operation of the switch.

In addition, the coupling portion of the cover and the main body is provided with a coupling portion by male and female coupling, the cover has a power terminal at the end of the cable extending from the illumination, the main body is a cable extending from the power supply device A power supply terminal at an end of the power supply device, a cable extending from the power supply device, and a side cover covering the power supply terminal, wherein the cover is detached from the main body by male and female coupling of the two power supply terminals and the coupling part; It is characterized by.

In addition, the controller, the light sensor for measuring the external light amount, and driving the illumination and the air purifier according to the light amount measured by the light sensor, the first light quantity information received by the light sensor perceived as dark, the illumination The air purifier is turned off and at the same time the air purifier is turned off and the light sensor receives the second light quantity information that the light sensor recognizes as bright. Fusion module; characterized in that it further comprises.

In addition, the LED light is composed of an LED indicating an illumination of a first color and an LED displaying an illumination of a second color of a different color than the first color, wherein the air cleaner is disposed between the fan and the outlet. And an air flow rate sensor for measuring a flow rate of air, wherein the controller comprises: an intake air database in which the air amount information sucked in accordance with the difference between the diameter of the intake port and the rotational speed of the fan by the motor driving car is processed in a database; And compares the air volume information measured by the air flow sensor with the air volume data displayed at the same fan speed in the intake air database, and according to the height of the difference, only one LED of the first and second color LEDs of the lighting And a fusion module having an air flow rate reference controller, characterized in that the ON process.

According to the LED lighting fish tank equipped with an air cleaning function according to the present invention,

1) The air cleaner can be placed in various spaces by equipping it in a fishbowl in a slim and neat form.

2) The phytoncide layer provides a pleasant environment indoors,

3) The air purifier is provided in the lower part of the main body of the fish tank, and the cover equipped with the lighting device is combined with the main body and the terminal connection method, so that the cover is neatly separated from the main body without hanging the wires, thereby providing convenience of environmental management in the fish tank. Not only,

4) The user can utilize the fish tank more conveniently by the automatic change of the water temperature as well as the convenient replacement method of the filter.

5) Provides the effect of pursuing convenience to the user by controlling the air purifier and lighting at the same time by the optical sensor to the air flow sensor.

1 is a perspective view showing a schematic appearance of a fish tank according to the present invention.
2 is a front view of a fish tank according to the present invention;
3 is a side view of a fish tank according to the present invention;
4 is an exploded perspective view of a fish tank according to the present invention.
5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the controller of the present invention;

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings are not drawn to scale and wherein like reference numerals in the various drawings refer to like elements.

1 is a perspective view showing a schematic appearance of a fish tank according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a front view of a fish tank according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a side view of a fish tank according to the present invention.

As can be seen from Figures 1 to 3, the fish tank of the present invention is formed in the form of a rectangular parallelepiped module having a relatively thin width, the cover 10 is detachably mounted on the upper portion of the fish tank and air at the bottom Although equipped with a purifier, it has a clean and simple appearance while showing a uniform cuboid module design.

That is, the fish tank of the present invention has a size and design that is good to be placed in the office desk as well as partitions and various spaces of the interior. The main reason is that it is made up.

The fish tank of the present invention includes a main body 20 including a large water tank to accommodate water, a cover 10 coupled to the main body 20 to be detachably mounted on the upper part of the main body 20, and an air cleaner at the lower part of the main body 20. It is composed of a base 30 including an air cleaner to provide a function.

The main body 20 is a basic configuration of a fish tank located between the cover 10 and the air purifier in a state including a fish, aquatic plants, and a water tank containing water.

The cover 10 is detachable from the upper part of the main body 20, including the LED light 50 on the inner bottom surface, wherein the LED light 50 provides a light source to the fish in the tank bar LED light 50 The power required for) is supplied through the power supply unit 35 of the base 30. The power supply of the power supply unit 35 flows through the main body 20 through the power terminal 45 to the cover 10. do.

At this time, the LED light 50 is not only made of a single color LED, but also made of two or more colors, such as white, blue, etc., as well as providing a light source necessary for the habitation of fish, as well as provide visual satisfaction to the user, As will be described later, a visual indication of the state of the filter by the air cleaner may also be provided.

The base 30 is located in the lower part of the main body 20 and includes an air purifier and at the same time includes various auxiliary devices necessary for the habitat of the fish, for example, a heater 80, a bubble generator, a filter and The basic configuration of the same fish tank may be optionally included and includes the controller 100 for controlling the LED light 50 and other accessories as well as the air cleaner and heater 80.

The detailed configuration of the fish tank will be described in more detail below with reference to FIG. 4.

Figure 4 is an exploded perspective view of the fish tank according to the invention seen from the back.

The cover 10 of the present invention is detachable from the main body 20 for replacement of the water tank management or the fish tank management, when combined with the main body 20, the dome shape to the c-shaped clockwise to show a clean appearance It has the same shape as rotated 90 degrees.

Specifically, the cover 10 is composed of a first cover 12 including an LED light 50 and a second cover 11 covering the first cover 12 above the first cover 12. In addition, the lower surface of the first cover 12 is male and female coupling by the coupling portion consisting of the structure of the upper surface and the projection / groove of the main body 20. In addition, the first and second covers 12 and 11 are also integrally coupled, and this coupling method may pursue various coupling methods such as protrusion / groove coupling.

The LED light 50 performs an illumination function toward the main body 20 on the lower surface of the first cover 12, and is preferably made of LEDs having strong straightness and energy saving among various lights.

As mentioned earlier, the lower circumference of the first cover 12 is provided with a coupling portion such as a coupling groove or a coupling protrusion for engaging with the upper circumference of the main body 20 so that the upper portion of the first cover 12 and the main body 20 is disposed. Removably bonded.

In addition, the power terminal 45 is formed in any one of male and female forms at the end of the cable extending to one side of the first cover 12 to supply power to the LED light 50.

The main body 20 of the present invention has a coupling portion that is detachably coupled to the coupling portion of the first cover 12 around the upper portion, and in this case, to provide an easy coupling relationship with the cover 10 and to improve durability. An upper portion of the main body 20 may further include a top guide 60, and may be coupled to the cover 10 via the top guide 60.

In addition, a cable extending from the power supply unit 35 of the base 30 passes along one side of the main body and has a power terminal 45 that is male and female coupled to the power terminal 45 of the LED light 50 at an end thereof. do.

That is, the power supply terminal 45 is composed of a pair to serve as a medium for supplying power to the LED light 50 of the cover 10, respectively, the end of the main body 20 side cable and the cover 10 side cable It is formed in the form of a male and female coupling so as to seek a convenient coupling relationship between the two.

As a result, the cover 10 requiring power can be neatly separated from the main body 20 without the phenomenon of mounting the wires, thereby providing convenience of cleaning or managing the water tank in the main body 20.

In addition, the cable and the power supply terminal 45 of the main body 20 are covered by the side cover 40 to have a state that is not exposed to the outside, the side cover 40 protects the power supply terminal 45 and the cable. So that they can maintain safety from external shocks.

A middle cover 70 may be formed on the lower surface of the main body 20. The middle cover 70 serves as a medium for connecting the main body 20 and the base 30, and the circumference of the main body 20 It may be formed along the part or may be sealed as the lower surface of the substantial body 20 to perform any one of the roles of bordering the base 30.

When the middle cover 70 has a surface, a plurality of heaters 80 protrude toward the space in the body 20 on the surface of the middle cover 70 or the lower surface of the body 20.

The heater 80 performs a function of warming the water in the main body, and is controlled by the controller 100 of the base 30 and is automatically set on / off according to the change in the water temperature, which will be described later.

In addition, although not shown in the drawings, it is also possible to install an air generator and a filter on the middle cover, so that it is possible to provide the best environment for fish to inhabit with only one fish tank of the present invention without a separate auxiliary device.

In addition, although not shown in the drawings, it is possible to visually display various control states, including a display unit, on one side of the main body 20, preferably, a switch peripheral portion.

The base 30 of the present invention is attached to the body 20 directly or through the middle cover 70 at the lower portion of the body 20, and provides a control function of the fish tank as well as an air cleaning function.

The base 30 includes a housing in which a predetermined space can be secured in the lower inside of the middle cover 70 or the main body 20 and includes various components therein.

Specifically, the base 30 includes a power supply device 35, an air purifier, a controller 100, a display unit (not shown), and a switch 31.

The power supply 35 may include a cable connected to the LED light 50 of the cover 10 as well as provide a function of supplying power to the controller 100, the heater 80, and the power socket 36. External power can be supplied.

The air cleaner is provided on one side of the base 30 to provide a function of purifying air, such as a room equipped with a fish tank, by introducing external air by driving the fan 94 and then by the filter 92. After purification, the air is discharged to outside.

Specifically, the air cleaner is composed of an inlet 91, a filter 92, a filter accommodating case 93, a fan 94, a motor 95, and an outlet 95.

The inlet 91 is formed on the rear side of the fish tank of the present invention to perform a function of introducing indoor air into the inside, the inlet air is filtered in a manner that foreign matter is filtered through a filter 92 located inside the inlet 91 Is purified.

The filter 92 is mounted in the filter accommodating case 93 in which one side wall is opened to be in contact with the air flowing from the inlet, and the other side wall is formed with a plurality of through holes for discharging the purified air through the outlet. The inlet 91 is separated from the base 30 and the filter 92 can be conveniently replaced by removing the filter 92 from the filter accommodating case 93. Such a filter 92 can use a filter for a variety of known materials. However, for example, a sponge is used to filter foreign substances in the air.

In particular, the filter 92 may contain a phytoncide component or may be combined with the phytoncide layer.

Phytoncide is a compound that refers to all substances with bactericidal properties produced by plants in the forest. It is a combination of phyton, which means plants, and cide, which means bactericidal power, and the main component of phytoncide, which is terpene. This substance produces a sweet smell in the forest.

Therefore, the phytoncide component is included in the filter itself, or the phytoncide layer is laminated on the filter to discharge the phytoncide component into the room together with the purified air, thereby providing the user with a more pleasant fragrance.

The fan 94 injects outside air into the inlet 91 and discharges it to the outlet 96 located behind the fan 94, that is, in front of the fish tank, and the driving of the fan 94 is performed by a motor ( 95).

According to the air purifier made of this configuration, not only provides the characteristics of purifying the indoor air, but also unlike the known technology, the air purifier dares to replace the water in the fish tank or to perform cleaning in the tank by placing the lower portion of the main body 20 It can be conveniently used without having to remove it from the fish tank, and can be manufactured in a slim configuration within the base 30 so that the fish tank itself can be manufactured in a simple and slim size so that the fish tank of the present invention can be utilized in various spaces. Provide the characteristics.

5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the controller of the present invention.

The controller 100 of the present invention provides a function of controlling the driving of the LED light 50, the heater 80, and the air cleaner, and indicates or displays a display unit (not shown) provided on the front of the base 20. By operating the switch 31 according to the user can conveniently set manually, or can perform automatic control.

The controller 100 basically includes a lighting control module 110, a water temperature control module 120, and an air purifying control module 130, and further includes a fusion module 140.

The lighting control module 110 controls the on / off of the LED light 50 mounted on the cover 10 by the operation of the switch 31 as well as the differential driving according to the color of the LED, the LED light of the present invention It is not composed of only a single color of the LED, but is composed of a plurality of LEDs, such as the first and second colors, it can provide a variety of driving effects by the color difference of the light.

For example, the lighting control module 110 causes the white LED, which is the first color, and the blue LED, which is the second color, to be turned on at the same time by a signal input according to the operation difference of the plurality of switches 31. Controls are provided to turn on only the LEDs or to turn off all LEDs.

The water temperature control module 120 is to automatically control the heater 80, the temperature sensor 125 is additionally mounted in the main body 20 to detect the water temperature to the temperature information received from the temperature sensor 125 Accordingly, a function of controlling whether the heater 80 is driven is performed.

For example, the water temperature control module 120 can set the reference temperature to 25 ° C. when the tropical fish is raised in the fish tank. When the water temperature is 25 ° C. or less, the heater 80 is controlled to the ON state. When the water temperature exceeds 25 ° C, the heater 80 can be controlled to the OFF state.

The air cleaning control module 130 also has a function of performing ON / OFF control of the air cleaner by operating the switch 31. When the air cleaning switch of the switch 31 is pressed once, the display unit displays ON. In addition, by operating the fan (95) of the air cleaner to operate the fan 94 so that the air cleaning function is activated and pressing the switch twice, the display unit OFF the drive of the motor (95) with the OFF indicator Stop the purifier from working.

The fusion module 140 automatically controls the air purifier and the LED light 50, and differentially controls the LED light 50 while driving the air cleaner periodically at a specific time, and the air clean state. Differential display using a plurality of colors of the LED light 50 provides the user with the convenience of not only determining whether to replace the filter, but also automatically driving the air cleaner.

In more detail, the fusion module 140 includes the light reference control unit 141 and the air reference control unit 142.

The light reference controller 141 may further include an optical sensor 145 to control the OM / OFF driving of the LED light 50 according to the light amount difference of the optical sensor 145, but the LED light 50 may be driven on. At the same time it performs the function to drive the air cleaner in reverse.

That is, when the amount of light measured by the light sensor 145 is small, that is, when the room is dark, the light reference control unit 141 receives such light amount information and turns on the LED light 50 and at the same time the motor of the air cleaner ( 95) to the OFF processing, if the room is turned on, the LED lighting 50 is OFF processing and at the same time the motor (95) of the air cleaner performs the function of ON processing.

In particular, in the case of living room / office, the interior is dark, which means that there is no person in the indoor space.In this case, only the LED light 50 is turned on to create a soft atmosphere of the room, but it is recognized as an unnecessary function because there is no person. The air purifier may be turned off.

In summary, the light reference control unit 141 drives the LED light 50 and the air cleaner according to the light amount measured by the light sensor 145, and transmits first light amount information recognized by the light sensor 145 as dark. The LED light 50 is ON, but the air cleaner is OFF, and the second sensor receives the light intensity information recognized by the light sensor 145, and the LED light 50 is OFF. Provides a function to handle ON.

Furthermore, the light reference control unit 141 includes a timer (not shown) and alternates the air cleaner according to a predetermined period from the ON driving time to the OFF driving time of the air cleaner due to the light quantity difference measured by the optical sensor 145. It may also include a function to turn ON / OFF.

The air flow rate reference control unit 142 displays a differential color using the first and second colors of the LED light through the air flow rate information measured by the air flow sensor 146 between the rear of the fan 94 and the outlet 95. To provide.

Air flow sensor (AFS) (146) is a sensor mainly used in automobiles, which is produced by simplifying the function of measuring the flow rate of the discharged air, which is a sensor using the Kalman vortex method (ultrasound, Pressure, mirror detection) and MAP sensors.

That is, in the present invention, the air flow rate sensor 146 grasps an estimated amount of air sucked in accordance with the driving of the fan 94, but compares the amount of air discharged with the amount of air discharged to determine the contamination state of the filter 92. To provide.

In other words, the air flow rate reference control unit 142 includes an intake air database in which the amount of air sucked in accordance with the driving strength of the fan 94 and the diameter of the intake port 91 is actually measured by learning and processed into a database.

In other words, the intake air database means that the intake air amount information differentiated according to the rotational speed of the fan 94 based on the diameter of the intake port 91 previously determined as data.

That is, the air flow rate reference control unit 142 compares the air amount information measured by the air flow rate sensor 146 with the intake air data of the intake air database extracted based on the rotational speed of the fan 94 at the measurement point, and the difference thereof. According to the height of the differential control of the LED light 50 different from the normal state.

In summary, the air flow rate reference control unit 142 recognizes that a large amount of foreign matter is caught in the filter 92 when the difference in air volume between the two is severe, and notifies the user that the filter replacement cycle has been completed. It is to be.

For example, when the amount of air measured by the intake air database and the air flow sensor 146 is greater than the reference difference (which can also be stored in the air reference control unit in advance by learning), the LED light 50 flickers or is prepared in advance. Only one of the first and second colors, for example, the second color, is turned on so that the user can recognize whether the filter is replaced.

By the fusion module 140, it is possible to control whether the air cleaner is automatically driven or the differential driving of the LED light 50 in accordance with the light source or the filter state, it can be provided to provide a convenience to the user. .

As described so far, the configuration and operation of the LED lighting fish tank having an air-cleaning function according to the present invention has been expressed in the above description and drawings, but this is merely an example and the idea of the present invention is limited to the above description and the drawings. Of course, various changes and modifications are possible without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention.

10: cover 11: second cover
12: first cover 20: main body
30: base 31: switch
35: power supply 36: power socket
40: side cover 45: power supply terminal
50: illumination (LED illumination) 60: top guide
70: middle cover 80: heater
91: suction port 92: filter
93: filter housing case 94: fan
95: motor 96: outlet
100: controller 110: light control module
120: water temperature control module 125: temperature sensor
130: air cleaning control module 140: fusion module
141: light reference control unit 142: air flow rate reference control unit
145: light sensor 146: air flow sensor

Claims (6)

LED lighting fish tank with air cleaning function,
A body providing a water tank function to receive water;
A cover having a LED light attached to and detached from the main body at an upper portion of the main body;
Mounted on the lower part of the main body,
A heater for heating water in the main body,
An air purifier for purifying the air introduced into the inlet by a fan driven by a motor with a filter and discharging it to the outlet;
A power supply for supplying power to the lighting, heater, and air cleaner;
An LED lighting fish tank having an air cleaning function, characterized in that consisting of; a base, including a controller for controlling the LED lights, heaters, air purifiers by operation of a switch. The method of claim 1,
The coupling portion of the cover and the main body is provided with a coupling portion by male and female coupling,
The cover has a power terminal at an end of the cable extending from the illumination,
The main body includes a power terminal at an end of the cable extending from the power supply, and a side cover covering the cable and the power terminal extending from the power supply,
LED cover fish tank having an air cleaning function, characterized in that the cover is detached from the main body by the male and female coupling of the two power terminals and the coupling. The method of claim 1,
The main body includes:
Further includes a temperature sensor for measuring water temperature,
The controller,
And a temperature control module for differentially turning on / off the heater according to the temperature of the temperature sensing sensor. The method of claim 1,
The air purifier,
LED lighting fish tank having an air-cleaning function, characterized in that the phytoncide layer is further laminated on one side of the filter. The method of claim 1,
The controller,
An optical sensor for measuring external light quantity,
Drive the LED light and the air cleaner according to the amount of light measured by the optical sensor,
Upon receiving the first light quantity information recognized as dark by the light sensor, the LED light is processed ON and at the same time, the air cleaner is OFF.
And a fusion module having an optical reference control unit configured to process the LED light while the second light quantity information is recognized as being bright by the light sensor and at the same time the air cleaner is on. LED lighting fish tank with air cleaning. The method of claim 1,
The LED lights,
LED which displays the illumination of a first color, and LED which displays the illumination of a 2nd color different from the said 1st color,
The air purifier,
Further provided with an air flow rate sensor for measuring the flow rate of air between the fan and the outlet,
The controller,
An intake air database which processes the amount of air sucked in accordance with a difference between a diameter of the intake port and a rotational speed of the fan due to a motor driving difference;
Compare the air volume information measured by the air flow sensor with the air volume data displayed at the same fan speed in the intake air database, and according to the height of the difference, only one LED of the first and second color LEDs of the lighting is turned on. And an fusion module having an air flow rate reference controller, characterized in that the processing further comprises an LED lighting fish tank with an air cleaning function.

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