JP5554589B2 - Water tank device with planter - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a water tank device with a planter in which a planter for cultivating land plants is attached to a water tank for cultivating ornamental fish such as tropical fish and goldfish and aquatic plants.

  BACKGROUND ART Conventionally, a planter-equipped water tank apparatus in which a water tank and a planter are installed together in a common container is known (see Patent Document 1 below).

Japanese Patent No. 3802632

  In the conventional water tank apparatus, the inside of the container is divided into a water tank zone and a planter zone by a vertical partition wall so that the water in the container goes back and forth between both zones through a plurality of small holes opened in the partition wall. It is configured.

  By the way, in order to cultivate land plants such as foliage plants and herbs that are planted in the planter zone long and well without dying due to root rot, it is always necessary to actively circulate clean water through the planter zone. Although it is required, the conventional device has a problem that it cannot satisfy the request because no such countermeasure is taken.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, and it aims at providing the novel water tank apparatus with a planter which solved the said problem.

In order to achieve the above object, the invention of claim 1 is provided with a planter for cultivating a land plant as well as a filtration device that circulates and filters the water in the aquarium body by a submersible pump. In the water tank device with a planter,
The planter is detachably provided on the open upper surface of the water tank body, and the bottom wall of the planter is formed on an inclined surface that is inclined upward along the flow direction of water ejected from the submersible pump with respect to a horizontal plane. A plurality of small holes communicating with the inside of the planter and the aquarium body are formed on the surface.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of small holes drilled in the bottom wall of the planter are along the direction of water flow from the submersible pump. It is characterized by being elongated.

  In order to achieve the above object, a third aspect of the present invention is characterized in that, in the first or second aspect, the water tank body and the planter are both formed to be transparent.

  According to the invention of each claim, the flow of water flowing in the tank body from the filtration device is improved, the purification effect of the water in the tank body is enhanced, and the growth of land plants planted in the planter is improved. Can do.

  In particular, according to the invention of claim 2, the plurality of small holes formed in the bottom wall of the planter along the flow direction of the water from the submersible pump allows the water to flow along the inclined surface of the bottom wall. It can be guided to further promote the circulation of new water into the planter.

  Furthermore, in particular, according to the invention of claim 3, it is possible to observe the flow state of the water flowing through the water tank body and the planter from the outside.

Overall perspective view of the water tank apparatus of the present invention 2 arrow view of FIG. Whole perspective view of planter The partially broken side view which shows the use condition of this invention water tank apparatus Sectional view along line 5-5 in FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below based on the embodiments of the present invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

  First, in FIGS. 1 and 2, the planter-equipped aquarium device can be attached to and detached from a rectangular parallelepiped aquarium body V having an open upper surface, an internal filtration device F installed in the aquarium body V, and an open upper surface of the aquarium body V And a planter P provided in the vehicle.

  The water tank body V is integrally formed of a transparent hard synthetic resin material such as acrylic or a glass material.

  The internal filtration device F is a conventionally known one, and a submersible pump 2 is provided on the upper part of a triangular cylindrical filter body 1. A plurality of fountain nozzles 4 are provided at the discharge port of the submersible pump 2. The ejection pipe 3 is connected. The suction cup 5 is attached to one corner of the water tank body V so as to be immersed in the water of the water tank. A suction port 6 leading to the suction side of the submersible pump 2 is opened on the outer surface of the filtration body 1, and a filter medium (not shown) is accommodated in the inside of the filtration body 1. The aquarium water sucked into the filtration body 1 is filtered by the filter medium and then ejected from the plurality of fountain nozzles 4 into the aquarium body V.

  In addition, since the internal type filter F is a conventionally well-known thing, the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the planter P has a size in which the planar area occupies approximately half of the upper surface of the opening of the water tank body V from a transparent synthetic resin material or glass material such as acrylic. It is formed in the shape of a flat rectangular dish, consisting of front and rear side walls 10 and 11 in the longitudinal direction, left and right side walls 12 and 13 in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal side walls, and a bottom wall 14. Outward receiving flanges 15 and 16 which can be seated on the upper edge of the water tank main body V are integrally projected on both side edges in the direction. The bottom wall 14 of the planter P is formed in an inclined surface inclined upward from the rear side wall 11 in the longitudinal direction toward the front side wall 10. The lower end portion and the lower end portion of the bottom wall 14 and the lower portion of the rear side wall 11 are smoothly connected to each other by arcuate surfaces 17 and 18 protruding outward.

  The bottom wall 14 is provided with a plurality of rows of small holes 20 along the longitudinal direction over the entire surface thereof, and the plurality of small holes 20 in adjacent rows are bent in the row direction. It is formed in a zigzag shape in plan view. The plurality of small holes 20 are formed as elongated holes that are elongated in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the planter P. Among the plurality of rows of small holes, those on the front and rear end sides of the bottom wall 14 are the arcuate surfaces 17, 18. Is straddling. Further, in the rear wall 11 in the longitudinal direction of the planter P and the right wall 13 in the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, concave grooves 21 and 22 for selectively inserting the electric cord 2C connected to the submersible pump 2 are provided. Is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the planter P accommodates a soil 30. The grain size of the soil 30 is larger than the lateral width of the plurality of small holes 20. Then, after planting land plants 31 such as foliage plants and herbs in the soil 30, this planter P is incorporated into the tank body V1 from its open upper surface, and its receiving flanges 15 and 16 are mounted on the tank body V1. Sit on the edge. Thereby, the planter P is attached to the upper part of the water tank main body V. As shown in FIG. In this attached state, the planter P occupies approximately half of the open upper surface of the water tank main body V, and the remaining approximately half is covered with a cover plate 24 made of an acrylic plate or a glass plate.

  The bottom wall 14 formed of an inclined surface inclined in the vertical direction of the planter P has an inclination angle θ (see FIG. 4) is arranged. As a result, as shown by the arrow a in FIG. 4, the new filtered water ejected from the ejection nozzle 14 of the ejection pipe 3 of the filtration device F installed in the water tank body V is inclined upward on the bottom wall 14 of the planter P. After flowing along an inclined surface that inclines in the vertical direction, it rises along the front side wall 10 in the longitudinal direction of the planter P. At this time, the water flows along the bottom wall 14 without being disturbed by being guided by the plurality of small holes 20 made of long holes. The jet water from the ejection nozzle 4 sucks and draws out the water staying in the planter P through the plurality of small holes 20 and flows into the planter P through the small holes 20. Thereby, in the planter P, the new water ejected from the ejection nozzle 4 can be circulated and circulated continuously, and the old water does not remain in the planter P, and is planted on the planter P. The root rot of 31 is prevented, its good growth is promoted, and the purification of the aquarium water is further promoted. Moreover, the flow of water flowing from the filtering device F through the water tank main body V can be improved, and the water purifying action in the water tank main body V can be enhanced. Moreover, since both the water tank main body V and the planter P are transparent, the flow of the water can be observed from the outside.

  The electric wire cord 2 </ b> C connected to the submersible pump 2 of the filtration device F is selectively inserted into the concave grooves 21 and 22 formed by the planter P and drawn out of the water tank body V.

  As mentioned above, although the 1st-3rd Example of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this Example, A various Example is possible within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the size of the planter is approximately half the opening area of the water tank body, but the size is not limited.

F ... Internal filter P ... Planter V ... Water tank body 2 ... Submersible pump 14 ... Bottom wall 20 ... Small hole

Claims (3)

A planter for cultivating a land plant (31) with a filtration device (F) adapted to circulate and filter the water in the aquarium body (V) with a submersible pump (2) in the aquarium body (V) ( In the water tank apparatus with a planter comprising P),
The planter (P) is detachably provided on the open upper surface of the water tank body (V), and the flow direction of the water ejected from the submersible pump (2) with respect to the horizontal surface of the bottom wall (14) of the planter (P). A plurality of small holes (20) communicating the inside of the planter (P) and the inside of the water tank body (V) are formed on the inclined surface. , Water tank device with planter.   The plurality of small holes (20) drilled in the bottom wall of the planter (P) are elongated along the flow direction of water from the submersible pump (2). The water tank apparatus with a planter as described in 1.   The water tank device with a planter according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the water tank body (V) and the planter (P) are both formed to be transparent.

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