NL2026251B1

NL2026251B1 - Fish tank convenient for changing water

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Publication number: NL2026251B1
Application number: NL2026251A
Authority: NL
Inventors: Xie Bailing
Original assignee: Nanjing Robust Information Tech Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-05-28
Filing date: 2020-08-11
Publication date: 2022-06-24
Also published as: WO2021237600A1; DE212020000082U1; NL2026251A

Abstract

The application discloses a fish tank convenient for changing water, which comprises a tank body; a tank base positioned on one side close to the ground of the tank body; a water treatment device positioned on one side far away from the tank base of the tank body; the water treatment device comprises an upper plate, a lower plate and a side plate, wherein the upper plate is positioned on one side of the lower plate far away from the tank base, the side plate is positioned between the upper plate and the lower plate, and the upper plate, the lower plate and the side plate form an accommodating space; a first dechlorination filtering screen and a heating assembly are arranged in the accommodating space; the upper plate is provided with a water injection port, and the lower plate is provided with a drain port; and the side wall of the tank body close to one side of the tank base is provided with a drain port. Through the fish tank convenient for changing water provided by the application, the existing problems of complicated operation, time and labor consumption and the like during water change of the fish tank can be solved.

Description

FISH TANK CONVENIENT FOR CHANGING WATER FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0001] The application relates to a fish tank, in particular to a fish tank convenient for changing water.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] The fish tank is mostly transparent. Water in the fish tank becomes turbid because of faeces from the fish, then dirt is left on an inner wall of the fish tank, compromising either aesthetics or water quality of a living environment of the fish. Therefore, the water in the fish tank needs to be periodically changed.

[0003] However, the water to be changed for the fish tank is usually tap water, and the fresh tap water contains a large amount of chlorine and lacks oxygen; with the change of seasons, the fresh tap water varies in temperature, especially in winter, the temperature of the fresh tap water is low, thus it cannot be directly used for the fish tank. In general, the fresh tap water cannot be used for the fish tank until it is left standstill for 1-3 days, optimally in an environment with sunshine. If it is a large fish tank, larger or more containers are needed for leaving the water standstill, during which time a large space needs to be taken, so that the existing method for changing water for the fish tank is complicated to operate, time-consuming and labor-consuming.

[0004] It can be seen therefrom that how to provide a fish tank convenient for changing water has become an urgent technical problem to be solved by a person skilled in the art..

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] The application provides a fish tank convenient for changing water, and aims to solve the existing problems of complicated operation, time and labor consumption and the like during water change of the fish tank.

[0006] The application provides a fish tank convenient for changing water, which comprises:

[0007] a tank body;

[0008] a tank base positioned on one side close to the ground of the tank body;

[0009] a water treatment device positioned on one side far away from the tank base of the 1 tank body;

[0010] the water treatment device comprises an upper plate, a lower plate and side plates, wherein the upper plate is positioned on one side far away from the tank base of the lower plate, the side plates are positioned between the upper plate and the lower plate, and the upper plate, the lower plate and the side plates form an accommodating space; a first dechlorination filtering screen and a heating assembly are arranged in the accommodating space; the upper plate is provided with a water injection port, and the lower plate is provided with a drain port; and

[0011] the side wall close to one side of the tank base of the tank body is provided with a drain port.

[0012] The fish tank convenient for changing water provided by the application comprises: a tank body; a tank base positioned on one side close to the ground of the tank body; a water treatment device positioned on one side far away from the tank base of the tank body; the water treatment device comprises an upper plate, a lower plate and side plates, wherein the upper plate is positioned on one side far away from the tank base of the lower plate, the side plates are positioned between the upper plate and the lower plate, and the upper plate, the lower plate and the side plates form an accommodating space; a first dechlorination filtering screen and a heating assembly are arranged in the accommodating space; the upper plate is provided with a water injection port, and the lower plate is provided with a drain port; and the side wall close to one side of the tank base of the tank body is provided with a drain port. According to the fish tank convenient for changing water provided by the application, the water treatment device is arranged to carry out dechlorination and heating treatment on fresh tap water. When the water in the fish tank is changed, the fresh tap water can be directly used for the fish tank without being left standstill, and the existing problems of complicated operation, time and labor consumption and the like during water change of the fish tank can be solved.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] In order to illustrate the technical solution of the present application more clearly, the drawings used in the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it would be obvious for a person skilled in the art to obtain other drawings according to these drawings without involving any inventive effort.

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[0014] FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing the structure of a fish tank convenient for changing water provided by the present application;

[0015] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the water treatment device shown in FIG. 1;

[0016] FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the structure of another fish tank convenient for changing water provided by the present application;

[0017] FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of another water treatment device shown in FIG. 1;

[0018] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of another water treatment device shown in FIG. 1;

[0019] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of another water treatment device shown in FIG. 1;

[0020] FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the water treatment device shown in FIG. 1;

[0021] FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of another water treatment device shown in FIG. 1;

[0022] FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing the structure of another fish tank convenient for changing water provided by the present application;

[0023] FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a filtering chamber shown in FIG. 9;

[0024] FIG. 11 is a cross-sectional view of another filtering chamber shown in FIG. 9;

[0025] FIG. 12 is a cross-sectional view of yet another filtering chamber shown in FIG. 9;

[0026] FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of yet still another filtering chamber shown in FIG. 9.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0027] Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present application, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without involving any inventive effort are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0028] FIG. 1is a schematic view showing the structure of a fish tank convenient for changing water provided by the present application. As shown in FIG. 1, the application provides a fish tank convenient for changing water, which comprises: a tank body 1, a tank base 2 and a water treatment device 3. Obviously, the fish tank is usually placed on the ground or on a table, so that the tank base 2 is located on one side of the tank body 1 close to the ground, and the tank base 2 serves to protect the tank body 1 and also serves to support the tank body 1. The water treatment device 3 is located on one side of the tank body 1 far away from the tank base 2. A side wall of the tank body 1 close to one side of the tank base 2 is provided with a drain port 11.

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The tank base 2 is provided with a drain passage 21 (shown by dashed lines in FIG. 1), one end of the drain passage 21 is communicated with the drain port 11, and the other end of the drain passage 21 is communicated with an external drain pipe 22. The water in the fish tank can be discharged through the drain port 11, the drain passage 21 and the external drain pipe 22. The size of the drain port 11 can be set according to the size of the fish tank, and is not intended to be limiting of the present application. A plug or baffle (not shown in FIG. 1) may be provided at the drain port 11 or the drain passage 21, and when the tank body 1 needs to be dried, the plug or baffle is pulled out or removed to ensure the smoothness of the drain port 11 or the drain passage 21.

[0029] FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the water treatment device shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the water treatment device 3 includes an upper plate 31 located at an end of the side plates 33 far away from the tank base 2, a lower plate 32 located at an end of the side plates 33 adjacent to the tank base 2, and side plates 33 forming an accommodating space with the upper plate 31 and the lower plate 32. The upper plate 31 is provided with a water injection port 311, and the lower plate 32 is provided with a drain port 321; the water injection port 311 is used for injecting tap water when changing water for the fish tank, and the water treated by the water treatment device flows into the fish tank through the drain port 321. A first dechlorination filtering screen 34 and a heating assembly 35 are provided in the accommodating space. The first dechlorination filtering screen 34 is used for filtering tap water in the accommodating space to remove chlorine from the tap water; the heating assembly 35 is used for heating the tap water in the accommodating space, so that the temperature of the water treated by the water treatment device 3 is suitable for the survival of fish. An active carbon filtering screen can be used as the first dechlorination filtering screen 34, which is nontoxic and harmless, and has a good dechlorination effect. A thermal resistor can be used as the heating assembly 35, outside of which a heat-conducting waterproof material can be wrapped, the cost of which is low, and the temperature is easy to control. The materials of the first dechlorination filtering screen 34 and the heating assembly 35 are not intended to be limiting of the present application.

[0030] According to a fish tank convenient for changing water, by arranging the water treatment device 3 and arranging the first dechlorination filtering screen 34 and the heating assembly 35 in the water treatment device 3, the water treatment device 3 plays a role in filtering 4 chlorine in tap water and heating, so that the water quality and the water temperature of water flowing out of the water treatment device 3 are suitable for the survival of fish. When the water in the fish tank is changed, fresh tap water does not need to be left standstill, but can be directly used for the fish tank, so that the existing problems of complicated operation, time and labor consumption and the like in changing the water in the fish tank can be solved.

[0031] FIG. 3 is a schematic view showing the structure of another fish tank convenient for changing water provided by the present application. The shape of the water treatment device 3 shown in FIG. 1 is a rectangular solid, the shape of the water treatment device 3 shown in FIG. 3 is a cylinder, and the shape of the water treatment device 3 shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 is only schematic, and are not intended to be limiting of the present application. The water treatment device 3 shown in FIG. 1 and the tank body 1 can be connected in a snap-fit manner (not shown in FIG. 1); as shown in FIG. 3, the water treatment device 3 and the tank body 1 are fixedly connected through the connecting block 12, and the water treatment device 3 and the tank body 1 can be connected in other ways, and which are not intended to be limiting of the present application.

[0032] FIG. 4 is a sectional view of another water treatment device shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper plate 31, the lower plate 32 and the side plates 33 of the water treatment device 3 may be of an integrated structure; as shown in FIG. 4, the upper plate 31 and the side plates 33 of the water treatment device 3 may have a detachable structure, and the upper plate 31 may be detached for convenient operation when water is injected into the accommodating space of the water treatment device 3. Whether the upper plate 31, the lower plate 32, and the side plates 33 are unitary or detachable is not intended to be limiting of the present application.

[0033] FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of another water treatment device shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 5, the inside of each of the side plates 33 is provided with a heating assembly 35. On the basis that the heating assembly 35 is installed in the accommodating space of the water treatment device 3, the heating assembly 35 is arranged in each of the side plates 33, so that the heating efficiency of the water treatment device 3 to water can be improved, and the heating time can be saved. The side plates 33 can be made of an insulating heat-conducting material, so that heat generated by the heating assembly 35 in the side plates 33 can be conducted to water in the accommodating space. 5

[0034] It should be noted that the shape, arrangement, distribution density, etc. of the heating assemblies 35 shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 5 are merely illustrative and are not intended to be limiting of the present application.

[0035] FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of another water treatment device shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 6, an oxygen pump 36 is provided in the accommodating space of the water treatment device 3. The oxygen pump 36 is used for charging oxygen or air into the water in the accommodating space so as to increase the oxygen content of the water in the accommodating space. The oxygen pump 36 needs to be communicated with the outside of the accommodating space to pump the air outside, oxygen in the outside oxygen storage device or oxygen generated by the outside oxygen generation device, etc., so as to inject oxygen into the accommodating space. The detailed structure of the oxygen pump 36 is not specifically limited in the present application as long as oxygen or air can be injected into the accommodating space. The oxygen pump 36 in the embodiment can also be used for injecting oxygen into the tank body 1 when the fish tank convenient for water exchange is not subjected to water exchange operation, and the tank body 1 and the water treatment device 3 can share one oxygen pump 36, so that the cost of the fish tank can be reduced.

[0036] As shown in FIG. 3, the fish tank convenient for changing water further includes a control switch 5 including a heating control button 51, an oxygen pump control button 52, and a power patch cord 53. The heating control button 51 is electrically connected to the heating assembly 35 (not shown in FIG. 3), and may be used to control the on-off state of the heating assembly 35, adjust the heating temperature of the heating assembly 35, and control the heating time of the heating assembly 35. The oxygen pump control button 52 is electrically connected to the oxygen pump 36 (not shown in FIG. 3) for controlling the on-off state of the oxygen pump 36 and adjusting the rotation speed of the oxygen pump 36. The power patch cord 53 is for plugging with a domestic power supply.

[0037] FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the water treatment device shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 7, the drain port 321 is provided with a piston 322. When the temperature of the fresh tap water differs from the room temperature, the piston 322 can be pulled out, so that the water in the water treatment device 3 is in a flowing state, in order to accelerate water change. When the temperature of the fresh tap water differs greatly from the room temperature and is 6 obviously lower than the room temperature, the piston 322 can be plugged, so that the tap water is in a static state in the water treatment device 3, the heating time can last long, the temperature of the tap water is increased to be close to the room temperature, and the tap water is suitable for the survival of fish.

[0038] FIG. 8is a sectional view of another water treatment device shown in FIG. 1. As shown in FIG. 8, an ultraviolet lamp 37 is provided on a side of the lower plate 32 adjacent to the tank base 2. After the water in the fish tank is completely discharged, the ultraviolet lamp 37 installed at the bottom of the water treatment device 3 can be turned on, and the ultraviolet lamp 37 can sterilize the fish tank so as to prevent bacteria bred in the fish tank from being harmful to the survival of the fish. The control switch 5 shown in FIG. 3 may also be provided with an ultraviolet lamp control button (not shown in FIG. 3) for controlling the switching state of the ultraviolet lamp, and the ultraviolet lamp control button may also be provided with different power gears, which are not intended to be limiting of the present application.

[0039] FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing the structure of another fish tank convenient for changing water provided by the present application. As shown in FIG. 9, the fish tank convenient for changing water further comprises a water filtering device 4, wherein the water filtering device 4 is located at one side of the water treatment device 3 close to the tank base 2, and the water filtering device 4 is communicated with an accommodating space of the water treatment device

3. FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a water filtering chamber shown in FIG. 9. With reference to FIGS. 9 and 10, the water filtering device 4 comprises a water filtering chamber 41, wherein a water inlet pipe 42 is arranged at one end of the water filtering chamber 41 close to the water treatment device 3, the water inlet pipe 42 is communicated with a drain port 321 (shown by a dashed block in FIG. 9), a water outlet pipe 43 is arranged at one end of the water filtering chamber 41 close to the tank base 2, and a second dechlorination filtering screen 44 is arranged inthe water filtering chamber 41. When the water in the fish tank is changed, the fresh tap water is injected from the water injection port 311 of the water treatment device 3 and flows out from the drain port 321. The water is always in a flowing state, in order to prevent chlorine in the tap water from being completely filtered off, a water filtering device 4 is further arranged below the water treatment device 3, a second dechlorination filtering screen 44 is arranged in a water filtering chamber 41 of the water filtering device 4, and the tap water is secondarily filtered, so 7 that the chlorine in the tap water can be completely removed. The second dechlorination filtering screen 44 may be the same as or different from the material of the first dechlorination filtering screen 34 and is not intended to be limiting of the present application.

[0040] FIG. 11 is a sectional view of another water filtering chamber shown in FIG. 9, and FIG.

12 is a sectional view of another water filtering chamber shown in FIG. 9. As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, a metal filtering screen 45 is provided in the water filtering chamber 41. The metal filtering screen 45 is used for filtering particulate impurities and the like in water. FIGS. 11 and 12 illustrate two shapes of the metal filtering screen 45, and the present application does not specifically limit the shapes of the metal filtering screen 45, the first dechlorination filtering screen 34, and the second dechlorination filtering screen 44.

[0041] FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of yet another filtering chamber shown in FIG. 9. As shown in FIG. 13, an inflator 46 is provided in the water filtering chamber 41. The volume of the inflator 46 is less than the volume of the oxygen pump 36 of the embodiment shown in FIG. 6.

The inflator 46 can inflate oxygen or air into the water filtering chamber 41 to increase the oxygen content of the water flowing through the water filtering chamber; filling the water with gas facilitates the discharge of chlorine.

[0042] In combination with the drawings of the present application, the water changing process of the fish tank convenient for water changing is described as follows:

[0043] step 1: the fish are caught out of the tank body 1, and the water in the tank body 1 is drained through an external drain pipe 22;

[0044] step 2: the ultraviolet lamp 37 is turned on to sterilize the tank body 1, wherein the time for sterilization can be determined by oneself, and the ultraviolet lamp 37 is turned off after the disinfection is finished;

[0045] step 3: the fresh tap water is poured into the water treatment device 3 through the water injection port 311;

[0046] step 4: a power patch cord 53 is plugged into a power jack, and a heating assembly 35 and an oxygen pump 36 are started through a heating control button 51 and an oxygen pump control button 52; the tap water flows out of the drain port 321 through filtering of the first dechlorination filtering screen 34 and heating of the heating assembly 35 in the water treatment device 3; the filtered and heated water flows into the tank body 1; 8

[0047] step 5: the fish is put back into the tank body 1, indicating the water changing operation of the fish tank is completed.

[0048] With regard to step 3, when the drain port 321 is provided with the piston 322, the drain port 321 can be plugged with the piston 322 before the fresh tap water is poured into the water treatment device 3 through the water injection port 311, and when the drain port 321 is pulled out can be determined according to the actual water temperature.

[0049] With regard to step 4, when the water filtering device 4 is provided, the inflator 46 is turned on, the water filtered and heated by the water treatment device 3 flows into the water filtering chamber 41 through the water inlet pipe 42, and the water flows into the tank body 1 through the water outlet pipe 43 after being filtered by the second dechlorination filtering screen 44 and the metal filtering screen 45.

[0050] The above description of steps 1 through 5 is illustrative only and is not intended to be limiting of the present application.

[0051] Like parts of the various embodiments in this specification are referred to with respect to each other.

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Claims

CONCLUSIONS

An aquarium suitable for changing water, characterized by: a tank body (1); a tank base (2) positioned on one side close to the ground of the tank body (1); a water treatment device (3) located on one side far away from the tank base (2) of the tank body (1); the water treatment device (3) comprises a top plate (31), a bottom plate (32) and side plates (33), the top plate (31) being placed on one side of the bottom plate (32) far away from the tank bottom (2}, the side plates (33) are interposed between the top plate (31) and the bottom plate (32), and the top plate (31), the bottom plate (32) and the side plates (33) form an accommodating space; a first dechlorination filter screen (34) and a heating assembly (35) are arranged in the accommodating space; the upper plate (31) is provided with a water injection port (311) and the lower plate (32) is provided with a drain port (321); and the side wall of the tank body (1) near one side of the tank bottom (2) is provided with a discharge port (11).

Aquarium suitable for changing water according to claim 1, characterized in that the heating assembly (35) is arranged inside the side plates (33).

Aquarium suitable for changing water according to claim 1, characterized in that an oxygen pump (36) is provided in the accommodation space of the water treatment device (3).

Aquarium suitable for changing water according to claim 1, characterized in that the discharge opening (321) is provided with a piston (322).

An aquarium suitable for changing water according to claim 1, characterized in that the tank bottom (2) is provided with a drain passage (21), one end of the drain passage (21) communicates with the drain port (11) and the other end of the discharge passage (21) communicates with an external discharge pipe (22).

An aquarium suitable for changing water according to claim 1, characterized in that an ultraviolet lamp (37) is arranged on a side of the lower plate (32) close to the tank base (2).

An aquarium suitable for changing water according to claim 1, characterized in that it further comprises a water filtering device (4) located on a side of the water treatment device (3) close to the tank base (2), the water filtering device (4) communicates with the accommodative space of the water treatment device (3).

An aquarium suitable for changing water according to claim 7, characterized in that the water filtering device (4) comprises a water filtering chamber (41), and a water inlet pipe (42) is arranged at one end of the water filtering chamber (41) close to the water treating device. (3), and the water inlet pipe (42) communicates with the discharge port (321), one end of the water filter chamber (41) close to the tank base (2) is provided with a water discharge pipe (43), and a second dechlorination filter screen (44 ) is fitted in the water filter chamber (41).

Aquarium suitable for changing water according to claim 8, characterized in that a metal filter screen (45) is arranged in the water filter chamber (41).

An aquarium suitable for changing water according to claim 9, characterized in that a pump (46) is provided in the water filter chamber (41).