TWM541202U - Heating fish tank - Google Patents

Description

Heated fish tank

The present invention relates to a heated aquarium, and more particularly to a heated aquarium having a function of regulating water temperature for indoor breeding of aquarium pets.

According to the current busy society, people generally breed pets or plant flowers to moderately relax the tight nerves. However, due to the limited living space in the urban environment, and the fact that it is too busy to work to take care of pets or plants, it is a popular leisure activity to arrange fish tanks for aquarium pets at home.

In the process of raising aquarium pets, it is necessary to pay attention to a considerable number of factors, the most important of which is to maintain clean water quality, control water temperature, and adequate oxygen supply. In general, different aquarium pets are suitable for growing in different water temperatures, and the temperature of the water can not be changed too much to avoid the disease of the aquarium pet. Therefore, a heating device is usually arranged in the indoor aquarium to control the water temperature of the fish tank. .

As shown in FIG. 1 , the heating device 2 used in the conventional aquarium 1 is an external electric heating rod. The conventional heating device 2 has a heating coil inside and can be connected to the power source 4 through a wire 3 and is energized through the heating coil. The heat generated heats the culture water in the aquarium 1.

The conventional heating device for a fish tank has the following disadvantages. First, since the heating device 2 is a rod-shaped heater, only the aquaculture water in the aquarium 1 can be locally heated, thereby causing the aquarium 1 to be close to the heating device 2 The temperature of the aquaculture water is higher, while the temperature of the rest of the area is lower, resulting in uneven water temperature in the aquarium.

In addition, the conventional aquarium water temperature heating device 2 is heated by a heating coil. Therefore, if the outer casing of the heating device 2 is broken or the insulation structure is damaged, a short circuit condition will occur, causing a serious danger.

Due to the above reasons, the serious disadvantages of the existing aquarium heating device are caused. Therefore, how to overcome the above-mentioned shortcomings through the improvement of structural design has become one of the important topics to be solved by this undertaking.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a heating fish tank which does not need to be provided with a heating device and which has uniform heating and high safety.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a heating aquarium comprising: a fish tank body having a multi-faceted glass on a side thereof, at least one of the glass being a heating glass; the at least one heating glass having a heating film The heating glass can be connected to a temperature control device, and the temperature control device is electrically connected to a power source and the heating film, and the heating film current can be supplied through the temperature control device to generate a temperature to heat the body of the fish tank. Breeding water.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the height of the top edge of the heating film is a distance from the top edge of the heated glass.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the height of the top edge of the heating film is lower than the height of the aquaculture water level inside the body of the aquarium.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the heating film is a transparent conductive film.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the heating glass comprises a transparent substrate, and the heating film is adhered to a side of the transparent substrate through a glue film.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the heating glass has two transparent substrates disposed between the two transparent substrates, and the two sides of the heating film are bonded to the two transparent substrates through the two bonding films.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a conductive electrode is disposed on each side of the heating film, and the heating film is electrically connected to the temperature control device through the two conductive electrodes.

A preferred embodiment of the present invention, wherein the heating glass is further provided with a sense of temperature The detector is configured to detect the temperature of the culture water inside the aquarium body, and the temperature sensor is electrically connected to the temperature control device.

In order to further understand the features and technical contents of the present invention, please refer to the following detailed description and drawings of the present invention. However, the drawings are only for reference and description, and are not intended to limit the creation.

1‧‧‧fish tank

2‧‧‧heating device

3‧‧‧Wire

4‧‧‧Power supply

10‧‧‧fish tank body

11‧‧‧ glass

12‧‧‧heated glass

121‧‧‧Transparent substrate

122‧‧‧heat film

123‧‧‧Glued film

124‧‧‧Conductive electrode

125‧‧‧temperature sensor

126‧‧‧heat film top edge

13‧‧‧ farming height

20‧‧‧temperature control device

21‧‧‧Wire

22‧‧‧ plug

23‧‧‧Power supply

1 is a schematic perspective view showing a conventional aquarium heating device.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing the three-dimensional structure of the artificial heating aquarium.

Fig. 3 is a schematic front view showing the structure of the heated fish tank.

Figure 4 is a combined cross-sectional view of a first embodiment of a heated glass used in the present invention.

Figure 5 is a combined cross-sectional view of another embodiment of a heated glass used in the present writing.

As shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 5, the present invention provides a heating aquarium comprising: a fish tank body 10 which is a water tank composed of a plurality of transparent glass, the fish tank body 10 can hold aquaculture water inside, and various Aquatic plants, decorative objects, etc., used to breed aquarium pets for viewing.

The side surface of the aquarium body 10 has a multi-faceted glass 11, and at least one of the glass 11 is a heated glass 12. In this embodiment, the number of the heating glasses 12 is two, and the two pieces of the heating glass 12 are disposed on both sides of the aquarium body 10 in parallel with each other. Of course, in the actual application of the case, the number of heated glass is not limited to two pieces, and can be increased or decreased according to actual needs.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 or FIG. 5, the heating glass 12 used in the present invention is a fully transparent or nearly transparent multi-layer planar heater capable of generating temperature in a stable and average manner for the inside of the fish tank body 10. The aquaculture water is heated and controls the water temperature inside the aquarium.

As shown in FIG. 4, a first embodiment of the heating glass 12 used in the present invention has two transparent substrates 121, a heating film 122, and two bonding films 123. The heating film 122 is disposed between the two transparent substrates 121, and the heating film is A glue film 123 is disposed between the two sides of the 122 and the inner side of the transparent substrate 121, and is bonded through the glue film 123 and the transparent substrate 121. Both sides of the heating film 122 used in the heating glass 12 of the first embodiment are protected by the transparent substrate 121, so that the heating film 122 does not directly contact the culture water, and the heat generated by the heating film 122 indirectly heats the fish tank through the transparent substrate 121. Aquaculture water in the body 10.

As shown in FIG. 5, another embodiment of the heating glass used in the present invention is used. In this embodiment, the number of the transparent substrates 121 is reduced to one piece, and a heating film 122 is bonded to the film through a bonding film 123. On the transparent substrate 121. In this embodiment, the heating film 122 is disposed on the outer side surface of the transparent substrate 121, so that the heating film 122 does not come into contact with the culture water.

In the heating glass 12 used in the present invention, the material of each material layer is simply described as follows. The transparent substrate 121 may be made of a transparent plastic material. The transparent substrate 121 may be preferably made of a material other than the following materials: Propylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyimine (PI), polyurethane (PU). The glue film 123 is a hot melt adhesive film, and the material thereof can be selected from a PVB (polyvinyl butyral) film or an EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer) film. The heating film 122 can be a transparent conductive film, and the structure is substantially formed by a metal pattern layer or a metal oxide pattern layer formed by plating, sputtering, evaporation, deposition, or the like on the surface of a transparent plastic substrate. a conductive layer (not shown), and having at least one conductive electrode 124 on both sides of the heating film 122, the conductive electrode 124 can be electrically connected to the conductive layer or the conductive pattern on the surface of the heating film 122, and the current is passed The conductive layer on the surface of the film 122 is heated and the temperature is generated due to the impedance produced by the conductive layer.

The method for manufacturing the heating glass 12 is to laminate the transparent substrate 121, the heating film 122 and the bonding film 123 into a laminated sheet, and then soften or melt the bonding film 123 by heating and pressing in a vacuum environment. Thereafter, the heating film 122 and the transparent substrate 121 are bonded together to form a flat heating glass. Benchuang The heated glass 12 is a multi-layered bonded glass, so that it has excellent strength and can effectively prevent glass cracking.

A conductive electrode 124 is further disposed on both sides of the heating film 122. The conductive electrodes 124 and the conductive layer or the conductive pattern on the surface of the heating film 122 are electrically connected to conduct a current to the conductive layer on the surface of the heating film 122 or The conductive pattern causes the heating film 122 to generate a temperature.

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the conductive electrodes 124 on both sides of the heating film 122 of the heated glass 12 of the present invention can be further connected to a temperature control device 20 through the wires 21, so that the heating film 122 and the temperature control device 20 are Electrical connection. The temperature control device 20 has a plug 22 electrically connected through a plug 22 and a power source 23. The temperature control device 20 can transform the power supplied from the power source 23 to the heating film 122, and can control the amount of current delivered to the heating film 122 for the purpose of controlling the temperature of the heating film 122.

A temperature sensor 125 is further disposed on the heating glass 12 for detecting the temperature of the aquaculture water of the aquarium body 10. The temperature sensor 125 is electrically connected to the temperature control device 20 and can sense the fish body 10 The temperature of the internal culture water is fed back to the temperature control device 20 for the temperature control device 20 to control the water temperature inside the aquarium body 10 according to the message. Another important point of the design of the heated glass 12 of the present invention is that the height of the heated area of the heated glass 12 (i.e., the area in which the heated glass 12 is provided with the heating film 122) preferably has a lower level than the aquaculture water inside the aquarium body 10. The height is to avoid the fogging phenomenon caused by the temperature difference in the range above the height of the water surface of the culture water, which affects the aesthetics of the fish tank. Therefore, the dotted line drawn as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 represents the height of the top edge 126 of the heated film, and the height of the top edge 126 of the heated film is at a distance from the top edge of the heated glass 12 and is lower than the height of the aquaculture water level 13, Therefore, the height of the heating zone of the heated glass 12 does not exceed the level of the aquaculture water. Through the above manner, the heated glass 12 can cause the temperature generated by the heating film 122 to be completely absorbed by the culture water, and the temperature of the portion where the heated glass 12 is not in contact with the culture water is prevented from rising, so as to avoid excessive temperature difference between the heated glass 12 and the room temperature. Fogging phenomenon.

The heated aquarium of the present invention is actually tested, and the result is as follows: the heated aquarium tested in this embodiment has two pieces of 35 cm X 35 cm heated glass, and is supplied to the heating film 122 with a voltage and current of 36 V 3 A in conjunction with a temperature control device. The culture water is heated at a rate of 1 to 2 ° C per hour, and the average temperature of the culture water in the aquarium is increased by about 6-8 ° C from room temperature, and the water temperature difference between the inside of the aquarium is within 1 ° C. . Therefore, the created heated fish tank can achieve the purpose of effectively controlling the water temperature and uniformly heating the culture water.

[Possible effects of the examples]

The created heating aquarium through the above technical means, the beneficial effects produced by the main To be as follows:

1. The heating glass 12 used in the present invention forms a full-surface type heater, and the heating film 122 can heat the culture water in a large area, so that the culture water inside the aquarium body 10 can be heated evenly, so that the inside of the fish tank is everywhere. The average temperature of the water.

2. The created heating film 122 is protected by the transparent substrate 121 and does not directly contact the culture water, thereby avoiding the dangerous situation caused by the leakage of the existing heater.

3. The heating film 122 of the heated glass 12 of the present invention cooperates with the temperature control device 20 to heat the culture water in the fish tank at a steady and gentle speed, thereby maintaining the temperature stability of the culture water and avoiding rapid heating or cooling, resulting in aquarium Pets produce lesions such as white spots.

4. The heated glass 12 of the present invention is a multi-layered glued glass, so it has extremely high safety and avoids the dangerous situation of glass cracking.

The above description is only a preferred and feasible embodiment of the present invention, and thus does not limit the scope of the patent of the present invention. Therefore, any equivalent technical changes made by using the present specification and the contents of the schema are included in the scope of protection of the present creation. .

10‧‧‧fish tank body

11‧‧‧ glass

12‧‧‧heated glass

124‧‧‧Conductive electrode

125‧‧‧temperature sensor

126‧‧‧heat film top edge

13‧‧‧ farming height

20‧‧‧temperature control device

21‧‧‧Wire

22‧‧‧ plug

23‧‧‧Power supply

Claims (10)

A heating aquarium comprising: a fish tank body having a multi-faceted glass on a side thereof, at least one of the glass being a heating glass; the at least one heating glass being provided with a heating film, the heating glass being connectable A temperature control device is electrically connected to a power source and the heating film, and the heating film current can be supplied through the temperature control device to generate a temperature to heat the culture water in the fish tank body. A heated aquarium according to claim 1, wherein a height of a top edge of the heating film is a distance from a top edge of the heated glass. A heated aquarium according to claim 2, wherein a height of a top edge of the heating film is lower than a height of aquaculture water level inside the aquarium body. The heated fish tank according to claim 3, wherein the heating film is a transparent conductive film. The heating aquarium according to claim 4, wherein the heating glass comprises a transparent substrate, and the heating film is adhered to a side of the transparent substrate through a bonding film. The heating aquarium according to claim 4, wherein the heating glass has two transparent substrates, the heating film is disposed between the two transparent substrates, and both sides of the heating film are adhered to the two transparent substrates through the two bonding films. The heating aquarium of claim 4, wherein a conductive electrode is disposed on each side of the heating film, and the heating film is electrically connected to the temperature control device through the two conductive electrodes. The heating aquarium according to claim 7, wherein the heating glass is further provided with a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the culture water inside the aquarium body, and the temperature sensor is electrically connected to the temperature control device. The heated aquarium according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the transparent substrate is a transparent plastic substrate; the glue film is made of polyvinyl butyral (PVB) film or ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA). Transparent plastic film; the heating film is a transparent guide Electric film. A heated aquarium according to claim 9, wherein the transparent substrate is selected from one of the following types of plastic materials: polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), polystyrene (PS), polymethacrylic acid. Methyl ester (PMMA), polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polyimine (PI), polyurethane (PU).