JPH0759485A - Assembled aquarium - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide an assembled aquarium enabling easy maintenance and cleaning and having excellent appearance by providing an aquarium main body and a lid composed of a rear lid openably attached to the rear edge of the upper face of the aquarium main body and a front lid attached to the front edge of the rear lid and providing an illumination lamp at the lower face of the aquarium tank. CONSTITUTION:This assembled aquarium A for the breeding and raising of admiration fish such as goldfish and tropical, fish and water plant is provided with an aquarium main body 1 and a lid 3 detachably covering the upper surface of the top opening of the aquarium main body 1. The lid 3 is divided to a rear lid 42 openably hinged with a rear hinge Hr separably attached to the rear edge of the top opening of the aquarium main body 1 and a front lid 44 hinged with a front hinge Hf to the front edge of the rear lid 42 in a state foldable upward. An illumination lamp is detachably attached to the lower face of the lid 3. Partition walls 7, 8 to divide the space in the aquarium main body into a main chamber and an assistant chamber are removably attached to the aquarium main body from the top opening of the main body to facilitate the maintenance of admiration fish and water plant and the cleaning of the aquarium main body and to improve the appearance of the aquarium tank.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an aquarium assembly for breeding and growing ornamental fish such as goldfish and tropical fish and aquatic plants.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, when breeding and growing ornamental fish such as goldfish and tropical fish and aquatic plants in an aquarium, a transparent glass plate is covered on the upper opening of the aquarium and necessary for breeding and growing them on the glass plate. It is common to arrange equipment such as various lighting lamps, filters, and pumps.

[0003]

However, in the conventional work such as cleaning the inside of the aquarium, water replacement and other maintenance, and putting in and out of ornamental fish and aquatic plants, the above equipment has been removed from the aquarium and the glass plate must be removed. Since the work is carried out after removing and opening the upper surface of the opening of the water tank, there is a problem that the work is not only troublesome, but also that the appearance of the equipment is not good because the equipment is placed on the water tank. .

An air pump used for supplying air to water in a water tank or forcibly circulating the water through a filter medium is housed in a hermetically sealed and narrow pump case. There is another problem that the inside of the pump case is overheated, causing a failure of the pump and impairing its durability.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a water tank assembly having a simple structure, which solves all the above problems.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, there is provided a water tank main body, and a lid body detachably capped on an opening upper surface of the water tank main body. An aquarium assembly, wherein the lid is a rear lid that is hinged to a rear edge of an opening upper surface of the aquarium body through a separable rear hinge, and a front edge of the rear lid. And a rear lid body that is hinged upward with a partial hinge so as to be foldable upward, and an illumination lamp is detachably attached to a lower surface of the lid body.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, the lid is made of a transparent body.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 3, in the structure according to claim 1, in the water tank main body,
A partition wall for partitioning the inside of the water tank body into a main chamber and an auxiliary chamber from the upper surface of the opening is mounted so as to be accessible.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 4, there is provided a water tank assembly comprising a water tank body and a lid body detachably capped on an opening upper surface of the water tank body, wherein the lid body Is characterized in that a closed upper pump chamber is formed, an electromagnetically actuated air pump is housed in the upper pump chamber, and an electromagnet of the air pump is exposed from the pump case and housed in the upper pump chamber.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 16 show a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of a water tank assembly equipped with the device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a main part fractured view of the water tank assembly. 3 is an overall perspective view, FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the water tank assembly, FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view taken along line 4 of FIG. 2, and FIG. 5 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG.
Is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG. 6, and FIG.
-8 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line -8, Fig. 9 is a view taken in the direction of arrow 9 in Fig. 8, and Fig. 10 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line 10-10 in Fig. 4.
11 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line 11-11 of FIG.
2 is a partial sectional view taken along line 12-12 of FIG.
Is an enlarged partial view taken along line 13-13 of FIG. 7, and FIG.
FIG. 15 shows a partial cross-sectional view taken along line 14-14 of FIG.
16 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view taken along line 15-15 of FIG.
FIG. 16 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along the line 16-16 of FIG. 14.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the water tank assembly A is composed of a water tank body 1, an outer frame 2 and a lid 3. The tub body 1 is constituted by edging by the upper edge frame 1 ₂ the upper edge all around the water tank 1 ₁ is formed into a box-like open top of a transparent acrylic resin. The outer frame 2 is constructed by integrally arranging a back plate 2 ₁ on a rear edge of a lower edge frame 2 _{2, and} the water tank body 1 is inserted from above the back plate 2 _{1 so} as to be detachable. The lid 3 is
As will be described later in detail, it is composed of an upper lid 4 and an intermediate lid 5 and is detachably attached to the upper surface of the opening of the water tank body 1.

In the water tank body 1, a bottom partition wall 7 is accommodated and installed at the bottom portion thereof, and a side partition wall 8 is accommodated and supported at the back portion thereof. Thus, the bottom partition wall 7 and the side partition wall 8 can be put in and taken out from the upper surface of the opening of the water tank body 1 as shown by the chain line in FIG.

[0014] Then the bottom structure of the partition wall 7 with reference to mainly FIGS. 2-6 and FIGS. 11 and 12 will be described in detail, this is the bottom wall ₇₁ is formed dish-shaped synthetic resin material, It has a standing wall 7 ₂ which stands up from the back portion thereof at a substantially right angle. _On the lower surface of the bottom wall 71, a plurality of rib pieces 10 for maintaining a space are provided so as to project downward.
When the charging is installed from the upper surface of the opening to the bottom thereof, the rib piece 10 defines a bottom water channel 11 between the bottom partition wall 7 and the bottom wall of the water tank body 1. Also in the bottom wall ₇₁ of the bottom partition wall 7 is a number of slits 12, as clearly shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 is bored, the bottom so water flows into waterways 11 through these slits 12 ing. Further the dish-like bottom wall 7 _1, gravel group such Oiso as the bottom filter medium 13 is adapted to be laid.
In addition, the upper edge of the front wall of the bottom partition wall 7 extends forward and upward,
A tapered lip piece 14 (see FIG. 4) is integrally projected. The lip piece 14 faces the front wall of the aquarium body 1 with a slight gap, and when the bottom partition wall 7 is pulled up to be taken out, the bottom filter medium 1
3 That is, the gravel is guided and dropped from the bottom partition wall 7 to the inner bottom of the water tank body 1, and the water tank body 1 is dragged by the drag of the gravel.
I try not to hurt.

Next, the structure of the side partition wall 8 will be described in detail. The side partition wall 8 is also made of a synthetic resin material, and the water tank body 1
A front wall 8 ₁ which is arranged so as to be detachable from the upper surface of the opening of the water tank main body 1 and faces the front surface of the water tank body 1, and a filter material case 8 ₂ which is integrally formed on the back surface thereof.

[0016] The front wall ₈₁ has a slit 18 of plural rows are bored opposite to the filter medium case _82, the water of the tank body 1 through the slits 18 to flow into the filtration casing 8 ₂ Has become.

At the lower edge of the front wall 8 ₁ of the side partition wall 8,
The standing wall 7 ₂ of the bottom partition wall 7 is connected in a watertight manner, and as shown clearly in FIGS.
The side partition wall 8 divides the inside of the water tank body 1 into a main chamber Cm in the front part and an auxiliary chamber Ca in the rear part. As shown in FIG. 1, ornamental fish, aquatic plants, stones, driftwood, and other ornaments are accommodated in the main chamber Cm, and the auxiliary chamber Ca has filter media 24, 25, a submersible pump as described later in detail. P
w Other equipment is accommodated.

As clearly shown in FIG. 6, the filter medium case 8 is provided.
_The inside of ₂ is divided into a front primary filtration chamber 21 and a rear secondary filtration chamber 22 by a wall 20 having a large number of water flow holes 19 formed therein, and the front face of the primary filtration chamber 21 is directly connected to the front wall. 8 ₁
And a plurality of small holes 23 are formed in the back surface of the secondary filtration chamber 22, and the inside of the secondary filtration chamber 22 passes through these small holes 23 to the auxiliary chamber Ca at the rear of the water tank body 1. Communicated. A plate-shaped primary filter medium 24 made of a porous material is accommodated in the primary filtration chamber 21, and a secondary filter medium 25 such as gravel such as Oiso or an ion exchange resin is accommodated in the secondary filtration chamber 22. There is. Thus, the water in the main chamber Cm of the aquarium body 1
As will be described later, after passing through the primary filter medium 24 and the secondary filter medium 25 to be filtered stepwise, it flows into the auxiliary chamber Ca at the back of the water tank body 1.

The bottom portion as clearly shown in FIGS.
Standing wall 7 of partition wall 7₂Front of the front, downwards
Heater case 50 that bulges in is detachably attached
It A plurality of locking claws 51 are provided on the upper back surface of the heater case 50.
On the other hand, the standing wall 7₂Corresponds to the locking claw 51
A plurality of locking holes 52 are formed in the bottom wall 7
₁A plurality of stoppers 53 are provided on the upper surface of the rear portion so as to project. Previous
The heater case 50 cooperates with the bottom filtration case 7 to heat the heater.
A heater chamber 54, and the heater chamber 54 is a heater case.
Through a water outlet 55 consisting of a plurality of small holes formed in 50
It communicates with the main room Cm. The heater chamber 54 has a rod-shaped support.
A heater Hs with a stat is accommodated sideways. Hey
A pair of clamping claws 56 is provided on the left and right sides of the rear case 50.
The heater Hs is projectingly provided on the body and these clamping claws 56
It is detachably attached to the heater case 50. In FIG.
As shown, the heater Hs is formed in a rod shape having a circular cross section.
And caps 57 made of an elastic material are fitted on both ends thereof.
The cap 57 is clamped by the clamping claw 56.
Be held. In addition, the heater Hs contains a nichrome wire.
A heating unit 58 and a temperature control unit 59 including a thermostat
Consists of. The electric wire 62 connected to the heater Hs is provided in the heater chamber 54.
It is extended to the outside through the auxiliary chamber Ca. Heater case
At the upper edge of the space 50, the front wall 8 of the side partition wall 8₁Along
The heat dissipation port 61 is opened and heated by the heater Hs.
The heated water in the heater chamber 54 is heated from the heat dissipation port 61 to the front wall.
8₁Rises up in the main room Cm along with and evenly in the main room Cm
The water in the chamber Cm can be heated evenly
It

When the gravel 13 as the bottom filter medium is laid on the bottom wall 7 ₁ of the bottom partition wall 7, the heater case 50 is used.
The lower half portion of the heater Hs is covered with the gravel 13, and the heater case 50 prevents direct contact between the gravel 13 and the heater Hs to prevent attachment and accumulation of waste products and the like on the heater Hs. Is not heated, damaged or damaged. The operation of the heater Hs with thermostat can heat the water in the water tank body 1 to a predetermined temperature.

As clearly shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, in the auxiliary chamber Ca, the equipment accommodating chamber 26 is provided so as to surround the filter medium case 8 _2.
The submersible pump Pw is housed in the lower part of the equipment housing chamber 26. The submersible pump Pw is suction-held on the standing wall 7 ₂ of the bottom partition wall 7 through a plurality of suction cups 28, and its suction port 30 is opened to the auxiliary chamber Ca. The lower end of an expandable and contractible water supply pipe 32 is detachably connected to the discharge port 31 of the submersible pump Pw. As shown in FIG. 7, the water supply pipe 32 extends substantially vertically upward through a support wall 8 ₃ which is integrally formed with the side partition wall 8 and extends substantially horizontally. 33. The outlet 33 _{1 of the} elbow 33 penetrates the front wall 8 ₁ of the side partition wall 8 and opens at the upper part inside the main chamber Cm of the water tank body 1.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, wherein the upstream side or side of the elbow 33 than the outlet 33 ₁ bypass pipe 35 is integrally formed with the cap-shaped bypass valve 36 times in the bypass pipe 35 It is movably fitted. The bypass pipe 35 and the bypass valve 36 include the bypass valve 36.
Valve opening 37 capable of continuously adjusting the opening area by controlling the rotation of
Is opened, and the valve port 37 is opened to the auxiliary chamber Ca. A stopper groove 38 is formed in the base portion of the bypass valve 36 in the circumferential direction thereof, while a stopper piece 39 that engages with the stopper groove 38 is provided on the bypass pipe 35 so that the bypass valve 36 can be rotated by these engagements. The moving angle is restricted. An adjusting photograph 40 is integrally provided on the bypass valve 36 so that the bypass valve 36 can be rotationally adjusted by pinching the photographing 40.

The pressurized water from the submersible pump Pw is a water pipe 32.
And it can be discharged to the upper part in the main chamber Cm through the elbow 33, and by opening the valve port 37, a part of the water flowing through the water supply pipe 32 can be short-circuited back to the submersible pump Pw through the auxiliary chamber Ca. You can The flow rate of water flowing from the water supply pipe 32 to the main chamber Cm can be adjusted by rotationally adjusting the bypass valve 36, and the strength of the water flow in the main chamber Cm can be continuously adjusted.

As clearly shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 13, the upper lid 4 which detachably caps the upper surface of the opening of the water tank body 1,
It is composed of a front lid 4 _{1 made} of a transparent synthetic resin material and a rear lid 4 ₂ made of an opaque synthetic resin material, and a rear edge of the front lid 4 ₁ is attached to a front edge of the rear lid 4 _2. Are connected via a front hinge Hf, and the front lid 4 ₁ can be opened and closed in the vertical direction with respect to the rear lid 4 ₂ .
It is polymerized and folded as shown by the three-dot chain line. Rear lid 4
₂ trailing edge is connected so as to be separated in the rear edge of the upper edge frame 1 ₂ of the tank body 1 via a separable rear hinge Hr, the rear cover 4 ₂ whereas Ueenwaku 1 ₂ It can be opened and closed vertically.

The rear hinge Hr is the upper edge frame 1 of the water tank body 1.
_{2 includes} a female member 70 formed of a plurality of hollow cylinders integrally provided at the rear edge of the rear lid 4 and a male member 71 formed of a plurality of insertion pins integrally formed at the rear edge of the rear lid 4 _2. The rear hinge Hr is assembled by inserting and coupling the male member 71 into the female member 70.

As shown by the chain line in FIG. 13, the upper surface of the opening of the water tank body 1 can be fully opened by folding the upper lid 4 in two and opening it upward around the rear hinge Hr. Easy access and maintenance.
Further, as shown in FIG. 3, by separating the rear hinge Hr, the entire lid 3 can be separated from the aquarium body 1, and cleaning of the aquarium body 1, water replacement, and other maintenance can be easily performed. it can.

As shown clearly in FIG. 13, a transparent intermediate lid 5 is detachably fitted and supported on the back side of the transparent front lid 4 ₁ through a packing 9. The intermediate lid 5 is formed in a dish shape and has a bottom plate 5 ₁ which bulges downward.
Even when the upper lid 4 is closed, the inside of the water tank body 1 can be seen through the front lid 4 ₁ and the intermediate lid 5. When the water tank main body 1 is filled with water, the bottom plate 5 ₁ of the intermediate lid 5 is immersed in the water so that the surface of the water is not wavy and diffuse reflection of light is eliminated. The aquarium fish and aquatic plants in the aquarium body 1 can be clearly seen.

The intermediate lid 5 can also be used as a tray, for example, a bait box or other small items can be stored therein.

[0029] As clearly shown in FIG. 13 to 15, the bottom plate 42 of transparent via a packing 63 to the opening lower surface of the rear cover 4 ₂ is fixed detachably, its rear cover 4 in ₂ fractions The upper pump chamber 44 and the housing recess 3 which are hermetically sealed by the wall 43
4, a support plate 46 is supported in the upper pump chamber 44 via a bracket 45, and the air pump Pa accommodated in the upper pump chamber 44 is elastically mounted on the support plate 46. It is supported via support legs 47.
The upper pump chamber 44 is formed in a hermetically sealed manner without a vent, so that the operating noise of the air pump Pa does not leak to the outside.

As shown in FIG. 14, the air pump Pa is of an electromagnetic operation type, and its electromagnet So is directly stored in the upper pump chamber 44 in an exposed state. Thus, by exposing the electromagnet So, that is, the heat generating portion from the pump case Cp in this manner, the heat radiated from the electromagnet So is generated in the pump case C.
The pump case Cp is prevented from rising in temperature without being trapped inside p. Further, by exposing the electromagnet So from the pump case Cp, the power supply wire 64 connected to the electromagnet So can be formed thin (according to the technical standard of electrical equipment), whereby the operating vibration of the air pump Pa causes the power supply wire 64 to move. It can be suppressed as much as possible from being transmitted to the outside.

A flexible conduit 48 is connected to the discharge port of the air pump Pa, the conduit 48 extends through the bottom plate 42 to the auxiliary chamber Ca, and the lower end thereof is in the water supply pipe 32. It is connected to the air pipe 49 to be inserted. An air stone 41 is connected to the jet outlet at the lower end of the air pipe 49. According to the operation of the air pump Pa, the pressurized air is supplied to the conduit 48, the air pipe 49 and the air stone 41.
The water in the auxiliary chamber Ca can be sucked up into the water supply pipe 32 through the water supply pipe 32 through the water supply pipe 32, and can be discharged from the elbow 33 into the main chamber Cm of the water tank body 1.

As described above, in this embodiment, the water in the auxiliary chamber Ca is supplied by the submersible pump Pw or the air pump Pa.
Can be selectively released into the main chamber Cm.

[0033] The rear cover 4 illumination lamp in the housing recess 34 formed in the front part of the ₂ Lf i.e. two fluorescent lamps are accommodated detachably, according to the lighting of the illumination lamp Lf if, it is possible to mainly irradiating the water tank body 1 ₁ of the primary chamber Cm. The lower half of the housing recess 34 is immersed in the water in the water tank body 1 and the bottom plate 42 is in contact with water over the entire surface thereof.
It is possible to prevent the clouding of No. 2 and the ripple of water and allow the light from the fluorescent lamp Lf to be well transmitted into the water to enhance the illumination effect. A ventilation port 34 ₁ is opened in the accommodation recess 34 to prevent overheating in the recess 34.

The operation of the first embodiment will now be described. If the submersible pump Pw is operated as described above, the water in the main chamber Cm of the aquarium body 1 will have the side partition wall 8 and the bottom partition wall. After diverting to 7, it joins in the auxiliary chamber Ca. Thus, the water toward the side partition wall 8 passes through the group of slits 18 and flows to the filtration case 8 ₂ as shown by arrows (a) in FIGS. 4 and 6, where the primary and secondary filter media 24, 25 flow. After being filtered step by step through, it flows into the auxiliary chamber Ca. On the other hand, the water toward the bottom partition wall 7 is filtered through the bottom filter medium 13 made of gravel as shown by arrows (b) in FIGS.
It passes through the slit 12 of the bottom partition wall 7, enters the bottom channel 11, and flows from there to the auxiliary chamber Ca.

The water joined in the auxiliary chamber Ca is sucked into the submersible pump Pw through the suction port 30, and the filtered water pressurized therein passes from the discharge port 31 through the water pipe 32 and the elbow 33 above the main chamber. It is discharged to the upper part of Cm. When the valve opening 37 is opened by controlling the bypass valve 36 by grasping the adjustment photograph 40 here, a part of the water flowing through the water supply pipe 32 flows into the auxiliary chamber Ca through the valve opening 37. It is possible to short-circuit and recirculate to the submersible pump Pw. And adjusting the flow rate of water to be discharged from the outlet 33 ₁ to the main chamber Cm by variably controlling the opening area of the valve port 37 by controlling the rotation of the bypass valve 36, the intensity of the water flow of the water in the main chamber Ca It can be adjusted steplessly.

When the air pump Pa is operated instead of the submersible port Pw, the pressurized air from the discharge port 31 is jetted into the water pipe 32 through the conduit 48, the air pipe 49 and the air stone 41, and the jetted air is ejected. By the ascending airflow of the above, the bottom filter medium 13 and the primary and secondary filter media 24, 2
The filtered water that has flowed into the auxiliary chamber Ca through 5 is sucked into the water supply pipe 32, and is discharged from there through the elbow 33 into the main chamber Cm together with the air. Then, as described above, the bypass valve 3
By controlling the opening / closing of 6, a part of the water flowing through the water pipe 32 can be bypassed to the auxiliary chamber Ca.

Further, if both the submersible pump Pw and the air pump Pa are operated as described above, the purified water in the auxiliary chamber Ca can be controlled by the submersible pump Pw and the air pump Pa in cooperation with each other. It is possible to discharge the total amount together with air into the main chamber Cm through the water supply pipe 32, increase the amount of filtered water per unit time of the water in the water tank body 1 and increase the flow velocity of the water flowing therethrough. it can.

The water in the water tank body 1 is controlled to a constant temperature by the operation of the heater Hs with a thermostat. According to the operation of the heater Hs, the heater chamber 5
The water in the heater 4 is heated, and the heated water is discharged from the heat dissipation port 6 at the upper edge of the heater case 50 as shown by the arrow (a) in FIGS.
After passing through No. 1 and rising along the front wall 8 ₁ of the side partition wall 8, the water in the main chamber Cm flows evenly from above to below to uniformly heat the water in the chamber Cm.

By the way, the lid 3 can open the front half of the entrance / exit of the aquarium body 1 by opening the front lid 4 ₁ around the front hinge Hf, so that the ornamental fish can be fed. can, can be further fully open the aperture the upper surface of the tank main body 1 by opening upwardly rear portion cover 4 ₂ around the rear hinge Hr front cover 4 ₁ from folded state on the rear cover 4 ₂ The maintenance of the water in the aquarium body 1 and the replacement of aquatic plants and ornamental fish can be easily performed, and the hinge Hr is separated as shown in FIG. It is possible to clean the water tank body 1 by separating the air pump Pa and the like from the water tank body 1 and also separating the bottom and side partition walls 7 and 8 to which equipment is attached from the water tank body 1 from the water tank body 1.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described above.
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments, and various embodiments are possible within the scope of the present invention. For example, in the lid,
Other than the illumination lamp and the air pump, other devices may be incorporated, and the illumination lamp may be provided on the front lid.

[0041]

As described above, according to the invention described in claim 1, there is provided a water tank assembly including a water tank body and a lid body detachably capped on the upper opening surface of the water tank body. The lid is a rear lid that is openably and closably attached to the rear edge of the upper surface of the opening of the aquarium body via a separable rear hinge, and the front edge of the rear lid is folded upward with the front hinge. A front lid that is hinged so that it can be folded is provided, and an illumination lamp is detachably attached to the lower surface of the lid. Therefore, by rotating the lid together with the illumination around the rear hinge, The upper surface of the opening can be fully opened easily, maintenance of the aquarium main body, maintenance of ornamental fish and aquatic plants can be performed easily, and the aquarium main body itself can be cleaned very easily by separating the lid from the aquarium main body. be able to. Furthermore, the appearance is very good, and the ornamental effect can be further enhanced.

According to the invention of claim 2, in the invention of claim 1, the front lid is made of a transparent body, so that the inside of the aquarium body can be seen from above the lid. It is possible to further enhance the ornamental effect.

Further, according to the invention of claim 3, in the invention of claim 1, a partition wall is provided in the water tank body for partitioning the water tank body into a main chamber and an auxiliary chamber from an upper surface of the opening. Since it is mounted so that it can be put in and out, the partition wall can be separated from the water tank body very easily, and maintenance such as cleaning of these members can also be carried out very easily by attaching the filter material and other members to the partition wall. Can be done.

Further, according to the invention described in claim 4, there is provided a water tank assembly comprising a water tank body and a lid body which is detachably capped on an opening upper surface of the water tank body, wherein the lid body is provided. Forms an airtight upper pump chamber, accommodates an electromagnetically actuated air pump in the upper pump chamber, and exposes the electromagnet of the air pump from the pump case to accommodate the heat in the upper pump chamber. The air pump itself can be prevented from overheating without being trapped inside the pump case.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an aquarium assembly including a device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an overall perspective view of a main part of the aquarium assembly broken away.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the water tank assembly.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view taken along the line 4 of FIG.

5 is a vertical sectional view taken along line 5-5 of FIG.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 6-6 of FIG.

7 is a vertical cross-sectional view taken along line 7-7 of FIG.

8 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line 8-8 of FIG.

9 is a view taken along line 9 of FIG.

10 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along the line 10-10 in FIG.

11 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 11-11 of FIG.

12 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line 12-12 of FIG.

13 is a partially enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line 13-13 of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along line 14-14 of FIG.

FIG. 15 is a partial vertical cross-sectional view taken along line 15-15 of FIG.

16 is a partial cross-sectional view taken along the line 16-16 in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Water tank body 3 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Lid body 4 ₁・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Front lid body 4 ₂・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Rear lid body 7 ・ ・・ ・ ・ ・ Partition wall (bottom partition wall) 8 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Partition wall (side partition wall) 44 ・ ・ ・ ・ Upper pump chamber Cm ・ ・ ・ ・ Main Chamber Ca ... Auxiliary chamber Cp ... Pump case Hf ... Front hinge Hr ... Rear hinge Lf ... Lighting lamp (fluorescent lamp) Pa ···· Air pump So ···· Electromagnet

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A water tank body (1) and this water tank body (1)
And a lid body (3) detachably capped on the upper surface of the opening of the water tank body, the lid body (3) being separable from the rear edge of the upper surface of the opening of the water tank body (1). Rear hinge (Hr)
A rear lid (4 ₂ ) which is hinged so as to be openable and closable through the front, and a front portion which is hinged so as to be able to be folded upward with a front hinge (Hf) at a front edge of the rear lid (4 ₂ ). With a lid (4 ₁ ),
An aquarium assembly characterized in that an illumination lamp (Lf) is detachably attached to the lower surface of the lid (3). 2. The aquarium assembly according to claim 1, wherein the front lid (3) is made of a transparent material. 3. A main chamber (Cm) and an auxiliary chamber (C) inside the water tank body (1) from the upper surface of the opening.
The aquarium assembly according to claim 1, wherein partition walls (7, 8) for partitioning into (a) are mounted so as to be accessible. 4. A water tank body (1) and this water tank body (1)
And a lid body (3) detachably capped on the upper surface of the opening of the water tank assembly, wherein a closed upper pump chamber (44) is formed in the lid body (3), Upper pump room (4
4) The electromagnetically actuated air pump (Pa) is housed in the pump case (C) and the electromagnet (So) of the air pump (Pa) is housed in the pump case (C).
p) exposed and housed in the upper pump chamber (44).