TWI569720B - Automatic water exchange system - Google Patents

Description

Automatic water aquaculture system

The present invention relates to a culture system, and more particularly to an automatic water change culture system for breeding aquatic animals.

Because betta can not live like a group of fish, it must be cultured and sold in a single tank. Therefore, for the owners of fighting fish, single-cylinder farming is one of the main causes of their most headaches. A lot of space. In addition, because it is necessary to periodically change the water in the aquarium to maintain the health of the betta, it is a big problem for the aquarium to be a large aquaculture. It is impossible for the aquarium to spend the day helping them change the water. In order to save water change time, many farmers today use methyl blue to stabilize water quality and reduce the frequency of water exchange. However, methyl blue will still cause damage to fish, and the discharged wastewater will also pollute the environment. .

The other is to use the open mold fish tank for breeding, but this method is only used for a small number of cultured viewers. For a large number of aquaculture operators, the cost is too high and not cost-effective, and it is not suitable for sale. Therefore, how to make the betta fish grow smoothly without using the medicine, and to achieve cost saving, is the gist of the present invention.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic water aquaculture system that automatically changes water and avoids excessive water temperature changes during water mixing and water exchange.

Thus, the automatic water changing culture system of the present invention comprises a culture mechanism, a water pump mechanism, and a control device. The breeding mechanism comprises a plurality of culture tank units and a first overflow unit installed in the culture tank units, each of the culture tank units comprises a culture tank body, and a water liquid that can be carried into the underflow a buffer tank body in the culture tank, the first overflow unit comprises a first overflow bucket defining an overflow space, and a plurality of overflow spaces respectively connected to the first overflow bucket and the breeding a first siphon between the tanks, a first vent pipe connected to the first overflow bucket, and a first overflow pipe connected to the first overflow bucket, each of the first siphons having a suction inlet located below the surface of the respective culture tank, and a discharge port located below the water surface of the overflow space, the first overflow pipe having a height in the overflow space higher than the discharge port The overflow of the height. The water pump mechanism includes a water supply pipe for injecting water into the buffer tanks, and a water pump for pumping the water into the water supply pipe. The control device can programmatically control the water pump.

The effect of the invention: through the structural design of the breeding mechanism and the water pump mechanism, the siphon effect can be utilized to simultaneously change water of a plurality of culture tanks, and the sudden and drastic change of the water temperature of the culture tank can be effectively avoided, and the tanks are cultured. There is no water mixing phenomenon and it is an innovative breeding design.

3‧‧‧ farming institutions

30‧‧‧ bracket

31‧‧‧ breeding trough unit

311‧‧‧ culture tank

312‧‧‧buffer tank

313‧‧‧Connected parts

32‧‧‧First overflow unit

321‧‧‧First overflow bucket

323‧‧‧First siphon

324‧‧‧Inhalation

325‧‧‧Export

326‧‧‧First snorkel

327‧‧‧First overflow tube

328‧‧‧ overflow

4‧‧‧ Purification agency

41‧‧‧Septic tank unit

410‧‧‧ bait creatures

411‧‧‧ Purification tank

412‧‧‧Pre-filtering interval

413‧‧‧Filtered interval

414‧‧‧First water filter

42‧‧‧Second overflow unit

421‧‧‧Second overflow bucket

422‧‧‧Second siphon

423‧‧‧second snorkel

424‧‧‧Second overflow pipe

43‧‧‧Sterilization tank unit

431‧‧‧Disinfection tank

432‧‧‧Pre-disinfection interval

433‧‧‧After disinfection interval

434‧‧‧Second water filter

435‧‧‧heater

436‧‧‧Bactericidal lamps

5‧‧‧Water pump mechanism

51‧‧‧Water pump

52‧‧‧Water supply pipe

521‧‧‧Diversion section

6‧‧‧Control device

61‧‧‧Microcontroller

62‧‧‧Second communication module

7‧‧‧Remote control

71‧‧‧Control host

72‧‧‧First communication module

The other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the embodiments of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the automatic water aquaculture system of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a preferred embodiment of the present invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of the preferred embodiment.

As shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3, the preferred embodiment of the automatic water changing culture system of the present invention is suitable for breeding aquatic animals such as fish, shrimp, crab, etc., but not limited to the above categories. The automatic water aquaculture system comprises a culture mechanism 3, a purification mechanism 4, a water pump mechanism 5 connected between the purification mechanism 4 and the culture mechanism 3, a control device 6 electrically connected to the water pump mechanism 5, and a control unit 6 The wireless signal is connected to the remote control device 7 of the control device 6.

The culture mechanism 3 includes a bracket 30, a plurality of culture tank units 31 mounted on the bracket 30, and a first overflow unit 32 fixed to the bracket 30 and communicating with the culture tank units 31. . Each of the culture tank units 31 includes a culture tank 311 having an opening upwardly and accommodating water to culture the aquatic animal, a buffer tank 312 disposed in the upper half of the culture tank 311 and having an opening upward. The binding member 313 is detachably fixed to the coupling member 313 in the culture tank body 311, and the coupling member 313 can simultaneously detachably clamp the culture tank body 311 to the bracket 30. The buffer tank body 312 can receive the water liquid from the water pump mechanism 5, and can drip the water liquid into the culture tank body 311.

In this embodiment, the culture tank 311 used in the present case is The buffer tank body 312 is a commonly-used transparent beverage cup, but is not limited thereto. The culture tank 311, the buffer tank body 312 and the bracket 30 are detachably clamped together by the joint member 313. However, when the joint member 313 is fixed, the culture tank body 311 and the buffer tank body are fixed. The manner of the 312 is not limited to the clamping, and the manner in which the binding member 313 fixes the culture tank 311 to the bracket 30 is not limited to the clamping. The coupling member 313 can fix the culture tank in other manners. 311. The buffer tank body 312 and the bracket 30 are, for example, hooked.

The first overflow unit 32 includes a first overflow bucket 321 that is fixed to the bracket 30 and is substantially equal to the height of the culture tanks 311. The plurality of overflow tanks are respectively connected to the first overflow bucket 321 and a first siphon 323 between the culture tanks 311, a first vent pipe 326 connected to the top surface of the first overflow bucket 321 , and a first one inserted at the bottom of the first overflow bucket 321 Overflow tube 327. The first overflow bucket 321 defines a closed overflow space 322 that can accommodate the liquid water.

Each of the first siphons 323 has its opposite ends extending downwardly into the respective culture tanks 311 and the overflow space 322, and has a suction port 324 located below the liquid level of the culture tank 311. And a discharge port 325 located below the liquid level of the overflow space 322 for siphoning the water in the culture tank 311 into the overflow space 322 by a siphon effect. The first overflow pipe 327 is inserted into the bottom surface of the first overflow bucket 321 so as to have a larger diameter than the first siphon pipe 323, and has a diameter in the overflow space 322 and is higher than the first An overflow port 328 of the discharge port 325 of a siphon 323.

The purifying mechanism 4 includes a septic tank unit 41 installed under the cultivating mechanism 3, a sterilizing tank unit 43 located below the septic tank unit 41, and a sterilizing tank unit 41 and the sterilizing unit. A second overflow unit 42 between the trough units 43. The septic tank unit 41 includes a septic tank body 411 for receiving the water discharged from the first overflow pipe 327, and a first water filter 414 disposed in the septic tank body 411. The first water filter 414, the interior of the purification tank body 411 is divided into a pre-filtration section 412 and a post-filtration section 413. The pre-filtration section 412 is cultured with a bait organism 410, such as a leech or a rotifer, and can directly receive the first overflow. The water discharged from the flow tube 327 can be used to culture the bait organism 410 by using algae (not shown) in the water liquid, and on the one hand, the bait organism 410 used as a feed can be cultured, and on the other hand, the bait organism 410 can be utilized. Decomposing the algae from the water of the culture tank 311, reducing the water quality and the degree of oxidation, and achieving the initial purification of water quality. The first water filter 414 can filter the bait organism 410 in the barrier water, and the bait organism 410 and the algae are concentrated in the pre-filtration section 412, so that the water entering the post-filtration section 413 is relatively clean.

The structure and functional design of the second overflow unit 42 is substantially the same as that of the first overflow unit 32, and therefore will not be described in detail. The second overflow unit 42 includes a second overflow bucket 421, a second vent pipe 423 connected to the second overflow bucket 421, and a connection plugged into the second overflow bucket 421 and the filter. a second siphon 422 of the section 413 and a second overflow pipe 424 inserted into the bottom of the second overflow bucket 421. The second overflow unit 42 can also draw the water in the filtered section 413 into the second overflow bucket 421 through the siphon effect, and then discharge to the disinfection tank via the second overflow pipe 424. Unit 43.

The sterilizing tank unit 43 includes a sterilizing tank body 431 for receiving the water discharged from the second overflow unit 42, and a second water filter 434 and a heater 435 respectively disposed in the sterilizing tank body 431. A germicidal luminaire 436. The second water filter 434 partitions the interior of the sterilization tank 431 into a pre-disinfection section 432 and a post-disinfection section 433 for directly receiving water from the second overflow unit 42. The second water filter 434 can filter out impurities and/or bacteria in the water from the pre-sterilization section 432, and further purify the water entering the post-sterilization section 433. The heater 435 is disposed in the post-sterilization section 433 and is drivable by the control device 6 to heat the water in the post-sterilization section 433. The sterilization lamp 436 is disposed above the post-sterilization section 433 and can be activated by the control device 6, and generates ultraviolet light in the post-disinfection section 433 to further kill the bacteria in the water.

The water pump mechanism 5 includes a water pump 51 connected to the post-disinfection section 433, and a water supply pipe 52 connected between the water pump 51 and the buffer tanks 312. The water pump 51 can pump the water in the post-disinfection section 433 into the water supply pipe 52. The water supply pipe 52 has a plurality of diverting sections 521 respectively connected to the buffer tanks 312. The water pump 51 can be used. The pumped water is injected into the buffer tanks 312, respectively.

The remote control device 7 includes a control unit 71, and a first communication module 72 connected to the control unit 71. The control unit 71 is operable to set a control command and is sent to the first communication module 72 via the first communication module 72. The control device 6.

The control device 6 includes a microcontroller 61 and a second communication module 62 connected to the microcontroller 61 and receiving control commands from the first communication module 72. The microcontroller 61 can be programmed to control the operation of the water pump 51, the heater 435 and the germicidal lamp 436, and can be programmed to automatically control the opening and closing of the water pump 51, the heater 435 and the germicidal lamp 436. And being controlled by the control command received by the second communication module 62 to control the operation of the water pump 51, the heater 435 and the sterilization lamp 436, respectively.

In the embodiment, the remote control device 7 is a mobile device such as a smart phone, a tablet computer or a notebook computer, and the control device can be constructed by using a hardware device of the mobile device itself by downloading and installing a specific APP application. 71 and the function of the first communication module 72, and the remote control device 7 and the control device 6 can communicate and transmit data through wireless communication methods such as Wi-Fi, basket bud, ZigBee, internet or telephone communication network. The remote control device 7 can be used to remotely control the operation of the control device 6, for example, to drive the microcontroller 61 to activate or deactivate the water pump mechanism 5, or to change the control parameter setting of the microcontroller 61, and the like. However, when implemented, the remote control device 7 can also be a conventional remote control device composed of an electronic circuit, and the control device 6 can be remotely controlled by wireless communication.

When the automatic water-changing culture system of the present invention is used, the water can be injected into the overflow space 322 of the first tank 311 and the first overflow bucket 321 and the aquatic animals can be cultured in each of the culture tanks 311, for example A betta is cultured in each of the culture tanks 311, and the first siphons 323 are filled with the water, and are maintained in the pre-filtration section 412 of the purification tank 411. The bait material 410 is implanted, and a water liquid for breeding aquatic animals is injected into the sterilization tank body 431.

When the culture of the culture tank 311 gradually turns into a turquoise color over a period of time, it means that the algae in the water liquid is excessive, and in order to avoid the oxidation of the water liquid, the remote control device 7 can be operated to activate the control device 6 Start the water change operation. When the control device 6 is activated to drive and control the water pump 51 to start water exchange, the water in the disinfection section 433 of the sterilization tank body 431 is pumped into the water supply pipe 52, and simultaneously all the buffer tank bodies 312 are flow-injected. Then, the buffer tanks 312 are slowly overflowed and dropped into the culture tanks 311 to gradually increase the water level of the culture tanks 311. Further, in the siphoning action of the first siphons 323, the water in the culture tanks 311 is gradually introduced into the first overflow bucket 321 , and if the water flows into the overflow space 322 When the overflow port 328 of the first overflow pipe 327 is at the height, the raised water will overflow through the first overflow pipe 327 until the liquid level of the culture tank 311 and the overflow space 322. The liquid level is the same height. The water discharged from the first overflow pipe 327 is directly injected into the pre-filtration section 412 of the purification tank 411.

After the drained water is replaced into the purification tank body 411, the algae in the water liquid will become a nutrient source of the bait organism 410, and will be gradually decomposed and digested by the bait organism 410, so that the purpose of preliminary purification of the water can be achieved. At the same time, the water in the pre-filtration section 412 passes through the first water filter 414 and seeps into the post-filtration section 413.

Then, the siphon effect of the second overflow unit 42 can be reused, and the water in the filtered section 413 can be drained to the sterilization tank 431. In the pre-poison section 432, the water entering the post-disinfection zone 433 is filtered by the second water filter 434, and finally, the ultraviolet light of the germicidal lamp 436 is used for sterilization, and the heater 435 is driven to be disinfected. The water in section 433 is heated to a temperature suitable for the growth of aquatic animals for re-pumping into the culture facility 3 for water exchange and repeated use.

When it is necessary to supply food, it is only necessary to pick up the bait organism 410 cultured in the purification tank body 411 and add it to the culture tanks 311, which is quite convenient.

The above design can avoid the newly added water directly injected into the culture tank 311, effectively reduce the temperature variation range of the water liquid in the culture tank 311, so that the water temperature is stable and slowly changing, and all the culture tanks can be replaced at the same time. The water inside. And because each of the culture tanks 311 is independent, and the first overflow tube 327 has a larger diameter than the first siphon tubes 323, the first siphons 323 cannot reversely siphone the water in the overflow space 322 to the When the tank body 311 is cultured, the water liquid of each culture tank 311 is not mixed into other culture tanks 311, and there is no problem of water mixing between them. In addition, since the water of the entire culture system is repeatedly recycled, Therefore, there is no problem that the culture wastewater pollutes the environment.

Furthermore, since the fish germs are usually parasitic and do not parasitize the bait organism 410, after the filtration and sterilization of the purifying mechanism 4, the chance of returning the bacteria is very small, so the purifying mechanism can be used. The first water filter 414, the second water filter 434 and the sterilization lamp 436 are designed to avoid the spread of fish diseases.

And when the user wants to change the water pump 51, the warmer 435 and In the operation time or operation mode of the sterilization lamp 436, in addition to directly changing the control program of the microcontroller 61, the user can also adjust the microcontroller by operating the remote control device 7 to send a control command. Setting 61, changing the microcontroller 61 to control the setting of the water pump 51, or directly remotely controlling the microcontroller 61 to activate or deactivate the water pump 51, the warmer 435 and the sterilization lamp 436, convenient for the user When going out, you can still remotely control the automatic water changing system to change the water.

In addition, when the automatic water-changing culture system of the present invention is used in a sales place, when the aquatic animals in a culture tank 311 are to be sold, the culture tank 311 can be directly taken off to the consumer without replacement. The container can prevent the aquatic animals from being greatly disturbed, and can also avoid the inconvenience of replacing the container. After the original culture tank 311 is removed, it is also convenient to directly install another culture tank 311.

In summary, through the structural design of the breeding mechanism 3, the water pump mechanism 5 and the purification mechanism 4, the siphon effect can be effectively utilized to simultaneously change the water of the plurality of culture tanks 311, and the culture tank unit 31 can be utilized. The structural design makes that the newly added water liquid is not directly injected into the culture tank 311 of the cultured aquatic animal, which can effectively avoid the sudden and drastic change of the water temperature of the culture tank 311 and affect the growth of aquatic animals, and can be replaced. The aquaculture wastewater is improved in water quality, so that the replaced wastewater can be recycled repeatedly without polluting the environment. It is a very environmentally friendly design. The automatic control and remote control design of the control device 6 and the remote control device 7 can be further cooperated to achieve the purpose of automatically controlling a large amount of water exchange, and the operation of changing water, heating and ultraviolet light sterilization can be conveniently performed by remote remote control, which is quite convenient and practical. Therefore, indeed The object of the invention can be achieved.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, that is, the simple equivalent changes and modifications made by the patent application scope and patent specification content of the present invention, All remain within the scope of the invention patent.

3‧‧‧ farming institutions

30‧‧‧ bracket

31‧‧‧ breeding trough unit

311‧‧‧ culture tank

312‧‧‧buffer tank

313‧‧‧Connected parts

32‧‧‧First overflow unit

321‧‧‧First overflow bucket

323‧‧‧First siphon

326‧‧‧First snorkel

327‧‧‧First overflow tube

4‧‧‧ Purification agency

41‧‧‧Septic tank unit

410‧‧‧ bait creatures

411‧‧‧ Purification tank

412‧‧‧Pre-filtering interval

413‧‧‧Filtered interval

414‧‧‧First water filter

42‧‧‧Second overflow unit

421‧‧‧Second overflow bucket

422‧‧‧Second siphon

423‧‧‧second snorkel

424‧‧‧Second overflow pipe

43‧‧‧Sterilization tank unit

431‧‧‧Disinfection tank

432‧‧‧Pre-disinfection interval

433‧‧‧After disinfection interval

434‧‧‧Second water filter

435‧‧‧heater

436‧‧‧Bactericidal lamps

5‧‧‧Water pump mechanism

51‧‧‧Water pump

52‧‧‧Water supply pipe

521‧‧‧Diversion section

6‧‧‧Control device

7‧‧‧Remote control

Claims (8)

An automatic water changing culture system comprising: a culture mechanism comprising a plurality of culture tank units, and a first overflow unit installed in the culture tank units, each culture tank unit comprising a culture tank body, and a The first water overflow unit comprises a first overflow bucket defining an overflow space, and the plurality of branches are respectively connected to the overflow space and are respectively connected to the buffer tank body of the culture tank. a first siphon between the culture tanks, a first vent pipe connected to the first overflow bucket, and a first overflow pipe connected to the first overflow bucket, each first The siphon has a suction port located below the surface of the respective culture tank, and a discharge port located below the water surface of the overflow space, the first overflow pipe having a height in the overflow space and being higher than the An overflow port at the height of the discharge port; a water pump mechanism including a water supply pipe for injecting water into the buffer tanks, and a water pump for pumping the water into the water supply pipe; and a control device that can be programmed Control the Pump. The automatic water-changing culture system according to claim 1, further comprising a remote control device that is connected to the control device and remotely controls the control device to drive and control the operation of the water pump. The automatic water changing culture system according to claim 2, wherein the remote control device comprises a control host for operating a control command, and a first communication module for wirelessly transmitting the control command, the control device comprising a second communication module capable of wirelessly receiving the control command transmitted by the first communication module, and a control receivable by the second communication module The microcontroller that controls the pump is driven by the command. The automatic water-changing culture system according to claim 1, further comprising a purification mechanism, the purification mechanism comprising a purification tank unit, a sterilization tank unit, and a second overflow between the purification tank unit and the sterilization tank unit a flow unit, the purification tank unit has a purification tank body, and a first water filter disposed in the purification tank body, and the first water filter partitions the interior of the purification tank body into a filtered interval, and a The pre-filtration section of the broth that can be used to feed the bait organism and can receive the first overflow tube, the sterilizing tank unit includes a sterilizing tank body, and is disposed in the sterilizing tank body and partitions the interior of the sterilizing tank body into a a second water filter in the pre-disinfection zone and a post-disinfection zone, and a germicidal lamp that can generate ultraviolet light in the post-disinfection zone, the second overflow unit can drain the water in the filtered section to the pre-sterilization In the interval, the water pump is connected between the post-sterilization section and the water supply pipe. The automatic water aquaculture system according to claim 4, wherein the second overflow unit comprises a second overflow bucket, a second vent pipe connected to the second overflow bucket, and a connection plugged in the The second overflow bucket and the second siphon of the filtered section are interspersed with the second overflow bucket and the water in the second overflow bucket can be diverted into the second section of the pre-disinfection zone. An overflow pipe, and a top opening of the second overflow pipe is higher than an opening height of the second siphon pipe in the second overflow bucket. The automatic water-changing culture system according to claim 1, wherein the culture mechanism further comprises a support body, wherein the culture tanks are detachably and respectively mounted on the support, the buffer tanks are detachable Ground separately installed in the Wait for breeding in the tank. The automatic water changing culture system according to claim 6, wherein each of the culture tank units further comprises a joint member for detachably clamping the buffer tank body to the culture tank body. The automatic water changing culture system according to claim 1, wherein the diameter of the first overflow pipe is larger than the diameter of the first siphon pipes.