KR102438266B1 - The filter for aquarium - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a functional aquarium top filter. The functional aquarium top filter of the present invention includes a filter body detachably coupled to a top surface of a water tank; a base plate coupled to a bottom surface of the filter body; at least one top cover opening and closing a top surface opening of the filter body and having at least one through hole formed; a plurality of rails disposed on the base plate within the filter body; and a plurality of partitions disposed to be spaced apart from each other on the rails and forming spaces in which filter media are individually accommodated. According to the present invention, installation and maintenance can be simple compared to conventional products.

Description

Functional aquarium top filter {The filter for aquarium}

The present invention relates to a functional aquarium top filter, and more specifically, the filtration efficiency for water in the tank is more excellent, and the functionality can be expanded beyond the conventional simple structure, and the installation and maintenance are conventional because the top is detachable. It relates to a functional aquarium top filter that can be made much simpler.

The aquarium filter improves the water quality by filtering foreign substances through the filter of the filter by flowing fresh water in the aquarium, while allowing the plants in the aquarium to grow over a long period of time.

Referring to FIG. 1, which is a prior art, in a conventional aquarium, a well-known bubble generator 2 is externally installed in a water tank 1 of a certain size, while a filter cloth 4 for collecting fine water of a filtration tube 3 at the bottom and Place the filter thread (5) for collecting large blisters, then fill with artificial or natural aquatic plants and clean water to raise fish.

A tube 6 of a certain length is installed between the water tank 1 and the bubble generator 2, and air bubbles are sent to the filter plate 3 at the bottom through the tube 6 and blown out. Therefore, in order to filter the conventional aquarium, the water in the water tank 1 is purified in the direction of the arrow using compressed air, and the filter cloth 4 and the filter yarn 5 at the bottom collect foreign substances in the water to maintain the cleanliness. has been

However, the conventional aquarium has a disadvantage in that it is necessary to periodically change the water as well as to extract and wash the filter yarn because foreign substances are collected in the filter yarn 5 at the bottom in the water tank 1 .

Accordingly, in recent years, a device having functionality is being developed. A conventional aquarium filtration device manufactured according to such a function has a structure in which water introduced from a water tank passes through the filter tank and then flows out into the water tank by an underwater motor or the like.

Here, the water flowing out is used to form a water stream inside the water tank to dissolve oxygen in the water in the water tank and to guide the floating matter at the bottom of the tank to a filter. Since life such as fish and aquatic plants normally inhabit in a tank, an appropriate water flow helps the tank ecosystem by facilitating the dissolution and supply of oxygen.

However, excessive water flow can generate moss, cause noise, and be harmful to fish and plants. Therefore, if the water output is excessive, a water flow distribution device such as a rain bar or a duck spout or a water flow control valve is provided on the water outlet side of the filter.

However, even if the water flow is dispersed, there is still a problem in that there are still excessive cases in a narrow tank, and if the water outlet is arbitrarily reduced, the water flow inside the filter tank is weakened and the filtration ability is lowered. In addition, there is a limit that cannot significantly reduce the amount of water discharged because the underwater motor is overloaded.

On the other hand, on the side of the aquarium filtration device, various floating substances contained in the introduced water are accumulated on the inlet side of the filtration tank. Therefore, sufficient water flow is required so that the suspended matter collides with the filter medium and is crushed. Since the bacteria living in the filter tank are extremely fine, the decomposition time can be shortened only when the suspended matter is pulverized to some extent.

A soft and stable water flow is suitable for a water tank, and a strong and fast water flow is required for a filter tank, but the existing filters have limitations in accommodating these demands.

In order to solve this structural problem, a gravity filter capable of supplying oxygen directly to the filtration tank is also widely used.

Since aerobic bacteria are mainly used to stably operate the tank, supplying oxygen to improve the filtration capacity is very effective and yielding good results. Since the dissolution of oxygen is proportional to the contact area, the filtration tank is large enough to supply sufficient oxygen, or it is implemented in such a way that the filtration tank is sprayed.

This type of filter should be installed outside the water tank, but it is difficult to configure and manage the piping, requires an excessive amount of extra space, and has an open top, so there is a risk of noise and leakage. And, it is known that aerobic filtration generates a lot of secondary filtered sludge due to digestion.

Depending on the type of filter, the filter tank should be cleaned after several weeks to several months of operation. The cleaning of the filter tank is not only complicated, but it also destroys the filtering ecosystem where the filter bacteria inhabit, and it takes at least one week to restore it.

In addition, if the cleaning period is missed and oxygen is not supplied to the filtration tank, the inside of the filtration tank will decay and the ecosystem of the aquarium may be destroyed. The required filtration capacity of an aquarium differs depending on the environment of the tank, namely the presence or absence of aquatic plants and the number of fish.

Even in a small tank, if there are many fish, large filtration capacity is required. Therefore, it is necessary to select an appropriate filtration capacity according to the actual occurrence of pollutants. Due to the problem of water output, the filtration capacity must be selected according to the size of the tank, and if insufficient, it must be supplemented with another type of filter.

As discussed above, aquarium management is effectively governed by the advertising and management of aquarium filters. Aquarium filtration equipment is functionally used for filtration, but since it is used in a special environment such as a water tank, it must be designed in consideration of size, noise, water output, ease of management, and appearance in addition to filtration capacity. There is a demand for a filter device for an aquarium to have sufficient filtration ability, but to manage the water flow inside the tank and clean the filter tank, and to have a small installation space as much as possible, no noise, and a beautiful appearance.

Although the techniques related to such an aquarium filtering device have been known in FIGS. 2 and 3, etc., in the case of the prior art including FIG. 1, the technical development is required in that the functionality is inevitably deteriorated due to its structural limitations.

Korean Intellectual Property Office Application No. 10-1995-0016297 Korean Intellectual Property Office Application No. 10-2016-0064683 Korean Intellectual Property Office Application No. 20-2003-0018765 Korean Intellectual Property Office Application No. 20-2005-0033458

An object of the present invention is that the filtration efficiency for water tank water is better, while the functionality can be expanded beyond the conventional simple structure, and the installation and maintenance can be much simpler than the conventional one because the top surface is detachable. is to provide

The object is, the filter body detachably coupled to the upper surface of the water tank; a base plate coupled to a lower surface of the filter body; at least one top cover which opens and closes the upper surface opening of the filter body and has at least one through hole; a plurality of rails disposed on the base plate within the filter body; and a plurality of partitions that are spaced apart from each other on the rail and form a space in which the filter medium is individually accommodated.

A height difference between the plurality of partitions may be different from each other.

a first space portion formed on one side of the filter body into which water in the water tank flows; a water inlet pipe installed to connect the first space and the water tank; an underwater motor coupled to an end of the water inlet pipe in the water tank; a second space formed on the other side of the filter body through which the filtered water is discharged to the water tank; and a plurality of water discharge pipes connected to the second space and forming a line through which filtered water is discharged to the water tank.

input unit; And based on the input signal of the input unit may further include a controller for controlling the operation of the underwater motor.

It may further include a removable lighting means for removably coupled to the bottom surface of the base plate.

The removable lighting means, a plurality of lamps; a pair of coupling fixtures coupled to the bottom surface of the base plate to be spaced apart from each other; And while integrally supporting the plurality of lamps, it may include a lamp supporter slidingly coupled to the coupling jig.

According to the present invention, the filtration efficiency for water in the tank is more excellent, and the functionality can be extended beyond the conventional simple structure, and since it is a top surface detachable method, there is an effect that installation and maintenance can be significantly simpler than conventional ones.

1 to 3 are structural diagrams of a general functional aquarium top filter.
4 is an installation state diagram of a functional aquarium top filter according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
5 is an enlarged perspective view of the functional aquarium top filter shown in FIG.
6 is a bottom perspective view of FIG. 5 .
FIG. 7 is an internal structural diagram of FIG. 5 .
8 is a control block diagram of the functional aquarium top filter of FIG.
9 is a bottom perspective view of a functional aquarium top filter according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
10 is an exploded perspective view of the removable luminaire shown in FIG.
11 is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG. 10 .
12 is an installation state diagram of a functional aquarium top filter according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
13 to 15 are views showing the internal structure of the functional aquarium top filter shown in FIG. 12 from different angles.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, the embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail so that those of ordinary skill in the art can easily implement them.

However, since the description of the present invention is merely an embodiment for structural or functional description, the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited by the embodiment described in the text.

For example, the embodiment is capable of various changes and may have various forms, so it should be understood that the scope of the present invention includes equivalents capable of realizing the technical idea.

In addition, the object or effect presented in the present invention does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all of them or only such effects, so the scope of the present invention should not be construed as being limited thereby.

In the present specification, the present embodiment is provided to complete the disclosure of the present invention, and to completely inform those of ordinary skill in the art to the scope of the present invention. And the invention is only defined by the scope of the claims.

Thus, in some embodiments, well-known components, well-known operations, and well-known techniques have not been specifically described to avoid obscuring the present invention.

Meanwhile, the meaning of the terms described in the present invention is not limited to the dictionary meaning, and should be understood as follows.

When a component is referred to as being “connected to” another component, it should be understood that the component may be directly connected to the other component, but another component may exist in between. On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a certain element is "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that the other element does not exist in the middle. Meanwhile, other expressions describing the relationship between elements, that is, “between” and “immediately between” or “neighboring to” and “directly adjacent to”, etc., should be interpreted similarly.

The singular expression is to be understood as including the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise, and terms such as "comprises" or "have" refer to the specified feature, number, step, action, component, part or these It is intended to indicate that a combination exists, and it is to be understood that it does not preclude the possibility of the existence or addition of one or more other features or numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

All terms used herein have the same meanings as commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs, unless otherwise defined.

Terms defined in the dictionary should be interpreted as being consistent with the meaning of the context of the related art, and cannot be interpreted as having an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the description of the embodiment, the same reference numerals are assigned to the same components, and descriptions of the same reference numerals will be omitted in some cases.

(Example 1)

4 is an installation state diagram of a functional aquarium top filter according to a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the functional aquarium top filter shown in FIG. 4, FIG. 6 is a bottom perspective view of FIG. 5 is an internal structure diagram, and FIG. 8 is a control block diagram for the functional aquarium top filter of FIG. 4 .

Referring to these drawings, the functional aquarium top filter 100 according to this embodiment is installed on the upper surface of the water tank 10 as shown in FIG. Functionality can be expanded, and since it is a detachable top surface, installation and maintenance can be much simpler than before.

The functional aquarium top filter 100 according to this embodiment that can provide such an effect includes a filter body 110 detachably coupled to the top surface of the water tank 10 and a base coupled to the lower surface of the filter body 110 . It includes a plate 120 and a top cover 130 that opens and closes the upper surface opening of the filter body 110 but has a through hole 131 formed therein.

By the structure of the filter body 110, the base plate 120 and the top cover 130, the functional aquarium top filter 100 according to this embodiment can form a closed box structure. Accordingly, it is possible to provide the beauty of a simple appearance.

For replacement of the filter medium (not shown), the top cover 130 forms a cover-type structure that is easily removable.

The top cover 130 is applied in plurality so that the filter medium can be easily replaced by location. In addition, a plurality of through holes 131 are formed in the top cover 130 so that the top cover 130 can be easily removed. The through hole 131 serves as a kind of handle.

On the other hand, a plurality of rails 140 are disposed on the base plate 120 in the filter body 110, and a plurality of partitions 150 are disposed to be spaced apart from each other on the rail 140 and form a space in which the filter medium is individually accommodated. ) is provided.

A filter medium may be replaceably disposed between the partitions 150 . In addition, the partitions 150 are arranged with different height differences so that the water in the water tank 10 can pass through the filter media.

Since the amount of filter media used may vary depending on the size of the water tank 10 , the spacing, position, and arrangement structure of the partition 150 may be varied. In addition, although the partition 150 is provided in a fixed type in this embodiment, it may be of a movable type that is slidable along the longitudinal direction of the rail 140 on the rail 140 . In this case, there is an advantage that the interval between the partitions 150 can be easily adjusted.

A first space portion 111 through which water in the water tank 10 flows is formed on one side of the filter body 110 . Then, a water inlet pipe 161 is installed to connect the first space 111 and the water tank 10 . A connector 134 may be added for installation of the water inlet pipe 161 .

And, although not shown in detail in the drawings, the underwater motor 162 is coupled to the end of the water inlet pipe 161 in the water tank 10 .

When the submersible motor 162 is operated, the water in the water tank 10 may be directed to the first space 111 through the water inlet pipe 161, and thereafter, the water filling up the first space 111 will naturally flow. It may be filtered while passing through the partition 150 .

On the other side of the filter body 110 , a second space 112 through which the filtered water is discharged to the water tank 10 is formed. In addition, a water discharge pipe 163 is disposed in the second space 112 to form a line through which filtered water is discharged to the water tank 10 .

The water discharge pipe 163 may have a shorter length than the water inlet pipe 161 . In addition, a plurality of water discharge pipes 163 may be applied to reduce noise.

On the other hand, the functional aquarium top filter 100 according to the present embodiment is further equipped with an input unit 170 and a controller 180 for controlling equipment.

The input unit 170 inputs a signal for use of the functional aquarium top filter 100 according to the present embodiment. It may be in the form of a button attached to one side of the filter body 110, or may be in the form of a portable remote control.

The controller 180 controls the operation of the underwater motor 162 based on the input signal of the input unit 170 . That is, when the submersible motor 162 operates, the water in the water tank 10 flows into the first space 111 through the water inlet pipe 161, and then flows to the opposite side by the step structure of the partitions 150 and is applied to the filter medium. After being filtered by the water, it moves to the second space 112 and causes a series of actions to be performed so that it can be discharged back to the water tank 10 through the water discharge pipe 163 .

The controller 180 performing this role may include a central processing unit 181 (CPU), a memory 182 (MEMORY), and a support circuit 183 (SUPPORT CIRCUIT).

The central processing unit 181 may be one of various computer processors that can be industrially applied to control the operation of the underwater motor 162 based on the input signal of the input unit 170 in this embodiment.

The memory 182 (MEMORY) is connected to the central processing unit (181). The memory 182 is a computer-readable recording medium, which may be installed locally or remotely, and may be easily available such as, for example, random access memory (RAM), ROM, floppy disk, hard disk, or any digital storage form. It may be at least one memory.

The support circuit 183 (SUPPORT CIRCUIT) is coupled with the central processing unit 181 to support typical operation of the processor. The support circuit 183 may include a cache, a power supply, a clock circuit, an input/output circuit, a subsystem, and the like.

In this embodiment, the controller 180 controls the operation of the submersible motor 162 based on the input signal of the input unit 170, such a series of control processes may be stored in the memory 182. Typically, software routines may be stored in memory 182 . Software routines may also be stored or executed by other central processing units (not shown).

Although the process according to the present invention has been described as being executed by a software routine, it is also possible that at least some of the processes of the present invention are performed by hardware. As such, the processes of the present invention may be implemented in software executed on a computer system, implemented in hardware such as an integrated circuit, or implemented by a combination of software and hardware.

According to this embodiment, which acts based on the structure as described above, the filtration efficiency for the water in the tank is more excellent, and the functionality can be expanded beyond the conventional simple structure, and the installation and maintenance are conventional because the top surface is detachable. It can be much simpler.

(Second embodiment)

9 is an internal projection bottom perspective view of a functional aquarium top filter according to a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view of the removable luminaire shown in FIG. 9, and FIG. 11 is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG.

Referring to these drawings, the functional aquarium top filter 200 according to the present embodiment also includes a filter body 110 that is detachably coupled to the top surface of the water tank 10 (refer to FIG. 4 ), and the lower surface of the filter body 110 . It includes a base plate 120 coupled to the, and a top cover 130 that opens and closes the upper surface opening of the filter body 110 but the through hole 131 is formed. Their structure, function, and role are the same as in the above-described embodiment. Therefore, redundant description is avoided.

On the other hand, in the functional aquarium top filter 200 according to the present embodiment, a detachable lighting means 290 is detachably coupled to the bottom surface of the base plate 120 .

This detachable lighting means 290 includes a plurality of lamps 291, a pair of coupling fixtures 295 coupled to the bottom of the base plate 120 to be spaced apart from each other, and a plurality of lamps 291 integrally supported. On the other hand, it may include a ramp supporter 293 slidingly coupled to the coupling jig (295).

The lamp 291 may be a waterproof LED lamp 291 . Multiple is applied.

The coupling jig 295 is a structure coupled to the bottom surface of the base plate 120 to be spaced apart from each other, and supports the lamp supporter 293 . The coupling fixture 295 is provided as a pair.

The coupling jig 295 includes a jig base 295a, a slot 295b formed in the center of the jig base 295a, and a pair of sides coupled to the jig base 295a based on the slot 295b. It includes a wall 295c and a rear wall 295d disposed opposite to the intersection of the pair of sidewalls 295c.

The lamp supporter 293 is a structure that integrally supports the plurality of lamps 291 and is slidably coupled to the coupling jig 295, and a plurality of lamp supporters 293 is also applied.

The lamp supporter 293 integrally supports the plurality of lamps 291, but is cross-connected to the lamp support 293a disposed in the slot 295b of the coupling fixture 295, and the lamp support 293a, and the coupling fixture ( 295 includes a fixing support 293b fixed between the jig base 295a, the side wall 295c and the rear wall 295d.

Even if this embodiment is applied, the filtration efficiency of the water tank is more excellent, and the functionality can be expanded beyond the conventional simple structure, and the installation and maintenance can be significantly simpler than the conventional one because the top surface is detachable.

(Example 3)

12 is an installation state diagram of a functional aquarium top filter according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 13 to 15 are views showing the internal structure of the functional aquarium top filter shown in FIG. 12 from different angles.

Referring to these drawings, the functional aquarium top filter 300 according to the present embodiment has a structure in which a trickling filter 302 is added on the top filter 100 introduced in the first embodiment.

Description of the structure of the top filter 100 introduced in the first embodiment will be omitted. An exterior cover part 301 is provided to integrally support the top filter 100 and the water spray filter 302 introduced in the first embodiment.

The watering type filtering unit 302 includes a watering pipe 390 having a plurality of through-holes (not shown) formed in the outer wall, a plurality of pipe supports 306 supporting the watering pipe 390, and a pipe support 306 . ) while supporting the perforated plate 304 in which a plurality of holes 305 are formed, the support 309 for supporting the perforated plate 304, and the lower space 307 forming the lower part of the support 309, and the lower and a side space portion 303 formed on the side of the space portion 307 .

At this time, the water inlet pipe 161 described above passes through the first space 111 of the filter body 110 and is disposed in the side space 303 of the water spray filter 302, and then the water spray pipe part ( 390) is connected. In addition, a plurality of water delivery pipes 308 are formed in the side space 303 and the first space 111 of the filter body 110 .

Accordingly, the water in the water tank 10 introduced through the water inlet pipe 161 moves to the watering pipe 390 and then through a plurality of through-holes (not shown) formed in the outer wall of the watering pipe 390 . After being discharged, it falls along the hole 305 of the perforated plate 304 and is first filtered by the filter medium filled in the lower space 307, and then is moved to the side space 303 to pass the water delivery pipe 308 through the first space 111 of the filter body 110 . After that, the secondary filtration action by the filter medium in the filter body 110 proceeds again, and with this structure, the filtration efficiency can be further increased.

Even if this embodiment is applied, the filtration efficiency of the water tank is more excellent, and the functionality can be expanded beyond the conventional simple structure, and the installation and maintenance can be significantly simpler than the conventional one because the top surface is detachable.

As such, the present invention is not limited to the described embodiments, and it is apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, it should be said that such modifications or variations shall fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

10: water tank 100: functional aquarium top filter
110: filter body 111: first space portion
112: second space 120: base plate
130: top cover 131: through hole
140: rail 150: partition
161: water inlet pipe 162: underwater motor
163: water discharge pipe 170: input unit
180: controller

Claims (6)

Filter body detachably coupled to the upper surface of the water tank;
a base plate coupled to a lower surface of the filter body;
at least one top cover which opens and closes the upper surface opening of the filter body and has at least one through hole;
a plurality of rails disposed on the base plate within the filter body; and
a plurality of partitions spaced apart from each other on the rail and forming a space in which the filter media is individually accommodated;
Removable lighting means removably coupled to the bottom surface of the base plate;
The removable lighting means,
a plurality of lamps;
a pair of coupling fixtures coupled to the bottom surface of the base plate to be spaced apart from each other; and
Functional aquarium top filter comprising a; while integrally supporting the plurality of lamps and slidingly coupled to the coupling jig.
According to claim 1,
Functional aquarium top filter, characterized in that the difference in height of the plurality of partitions is arranged differently.
According to claim 1,
a first space portion formed on one side of the filter body into which water in the water tank flows;
a water inlet pipe installed to connect the first space and the water tank;
an underwater motor coupled to an end of the water inlet pipe in the water tank;
a second space formed on the other side of the filter body through which the filtered water is discharged to the water tank; and
A functional aquarium top filter, which is connected to the second space and further comprises a plurality of water discharge pipes forming a line through which filtered water is discharged to the water tank.
4. The method of claim 3,
input unit; and
Functional aquarium top filter, characterized in that it further comprises a controller for controlling the operation of the underwater motor based on the input signal of the input unit.
5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
It further comprises a trickle-type filter installed on the top filter,
The trickling filtration unit,
A watering pipe portion having a plurality of through-holes formed in the outer wall;
a plurality of pipe supports for supporting the water spray pipe;
a perforated plate supporting the pipe supports and having a plurality of holes;
a support for supporting the perforated plate;
a lower space forming a lower portion of the support;
Functional aquarium top filter comprising a; side space portion formed on the side of the lower space portion. delete

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