JP2008183006A - Communicated type aquarium - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an aquarium promoting growth of rearing aquatic organism, making appreciators enjoy various swimming patterns and easy to clean by imparting variety to swimming patterns of aquarium fishes with a small amount of water. <P>SOLUTION: The aquarium has straight swimming length of fishes which is only communicating pipe (2a, 2b) length longer than configuring with an aquarium tank, with reduced water by configuring the aquarium to horizontally connecting two main tanks (1a, 1b) with two communicating pipes (2a, 2b), wherein appreciators can enjoy variations of views of fishes passing the communication pipe (2a, 2b) from its shape. The aquarium suppresses the weight of the rearing apparatus from its reduced water volume and facilitates effective water cleaning in installing a water cleaning apparatus. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

一般家庭の鑑賞魚等の飼育のための水槽装置Aquarium equipment for breeding fish for viewing at home

従来の水槽を連結させる方式に関して、以下の方式のものがある。
特開２００３−０３３１２４号公報（要約、図） 特開２００４−０６５１３７号公報（要約、図） 特開２００５−１３７２８０号公報（要約、図） これらの方式は、後付けで複数の水槽を垂直方向に連通流路を付与する方式に関するものであるが、飼育する生物の習性によっては水底を好むものもあり、移動の様子が観察できない場合があったり、後付であるため不安定である場合が考えられる。There are the following methods for connecting conventional water tanks.
JP2003-033124 (summary, figure) Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-065137 (summary, figure) Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-137280 (summary, figure) These methods are related to a method of adding a plurality of water tanks in the vertical direction as a retrofit, but depending on the habits of the organisms to be reared, some prefer the water bottom, and the movement may not be observed. Or it may be unstable because it is a retrofit.

本発明は、直接複数の水槽をジョイントして構成することにより、従来の方式に比べて、連通流路の安定性を確保し、水底を好む水族の移動も観察できるようにするものである。  According to the present invention, a plurality of water tanks are directly connected to form a joint, thereby ensuring the stability of the communication channel and observing the movement of the aquarium who prefers the bottom of the water as compared with the conventional method.

同時に少ない水量で、観賞魚の遊泳パターンの変化や距離を与えることで、飼育する水生生物の発育促進を促し、かつ鑑賞者が変化に富んだ遊泳パターンを楽しむことが出来るようにする水槽装置を提供する。  At the same time, by providing a change in the swimming pattern and distance of the ornamental fish with a small amount of water, we will promote the growth of the aquatic organisms to be bred and provide an aquarium device that allows viewers to enjoy a variety of swimming patterns To do.

２つ以上の主飼育水槽部とこれらの主水槽部を連結する連通管部分より構成する。主水槽部の側面に他の主水槽部と連通するための穴（１つ以上）を設け、主水槽同士を連通管でつなぐ。このことにより、従来案に比べ水平方向に飼育する水族の好みに応じた高さの安定した連通形態を持った水槽を提供する。同時に少ない水量で飼育生物の遊泳距離を長くできる。
尚、穴は側面だけでなく、上部、下部に開け垂直方向に連結するバリエーションをとることも可能である。It consists of two or more main breeding water tank sections and a communication pipe section connecting these main water tank sections. Holes (one or more) for communicating with the other main water tanks are provided on the side surfaces of the main water tanks, and the main water tanks are connected by a communication pipe. This provides a water tank having a stable communication form with a height corresponding to the preference of aquariums reared in the horizontal direction compared to the conventional plan. At the same time, the swimming distance of the breeding organisms can be increased with a small amount of water.
It should be noted that the hole can be formed not only on the side but also on the upper and lower portions and connected in the vertical direction.

図１に水槽の側面に穴を２つずつ開けた２つの主水槽（図１の１ａ、１ｂ）と２つ連通管（１ａ、２ｂ）を上下に配した形で構成した水槽装置の概観を示す。また図２に本装置を構成する主水槽と連通管とに分解した図を示す。
図３の左は主水槽（１ａ）で２つの穴（３ａ、３ｂ）を持つ。図３の右は連通管（２ａ）の概観を示す。FIG. 1 shows an overview of a water tank apparatus configured by vertically arranging two main water tanks (1a, 1b in FIG. 1) and two communicating pipes (1a, 2b) each having two holes on the side surface of the water tank. Show. FIG. 2 shows an exploded view of a main water tank and a communication pipe constituting the apparatus.
The left side of FIG. 3 is a main water tank (1a) having two holes (3a, 3b). The right side of FIG. 3 shows an overview of the communication pipe (2a).

第２の解決手段として、個々取り外して洗浄したい場合や、連結したい主水槽の数をユニット拡張したい場合には、主水槽にあけた各穴と連通管にジョイント機構を設ける。  As a second solution, when it is desired to remove and wash each unit or to expand the number of main water tanks to be connected, a joint mechanism is provided in each hole and communication pipe formed in the main water tank.

ジョイント機構をネジ式にした場合の実施例について図３に示す。
図３の左は主水槽（１ａ）の正面図で右に、連通管を接続する部分のジョイント機構（４）の拡大図を示す。FIG. 3 shows an embodiment in which the joint mechanism is a screw type.
The left side of FIG. 3 is a front view of the main water tank (1a), and the right side is an enlarged view of the joint mechanism (4) of the portion connecting the communication pipes.

図３に於いて示したジョイント部は、主水槽側面に対して突出した（凸ネジ）とした例を示したが、主水槽素材が厚みがある場合には、主水槽側面を凹ネジ、連通管先端を凸ネジとしてジョイント機構を実現する。
図４に、主水槽側面を凸ネジとした例を、図５に凹ネジとした実施例を示す。In the example shown in FIG. 3, the joint portion protrudes from the main water tank side surface (convex screw). However, when the main water tank material is thick, the main water tank side surface has a concave screw and communication. A joint mechanism is realized with the tube tip as a convex screw.
FIG. 4 shows an example in which the main water tank side surface is a convex screw, and FIG.

ネジ式の実現例を示したが、ジョイント機構は、ネジ式、パッキン等を使用した方式が考えられる。本方式は、ジョイント機構を設けることに関して、ジョイント機構の実現手段を問わず、直接水槽と連通管を直接接続することを特徴とする。Although a screw-type realization example has been shown, the joint mechanism may be a screw type, a system using packing, or the like. The present system is characterized in that the water tank and the communication pipe are directly connected regardless of the means for realizing the joint mechanism with respect to providing the joint mechanism.

第３の課題解決手段として、飼育開始後、そのままの形態で水槽装置を洗浄する場合や、主水槽を単独で使用したい場合に対応するために、水漏れを防止する目的で、主水槽に開けられた穴に対する連通管の代わりにキャップをつけることにより、主水槽を独立して使用することを可能とする。  As a third problem solving means, after the start of breeding, open the main water tank to prevent water leakage in order to clean the water tank device as it is or to use the main water tank alone. The main water tank can be used independently by attaching a cap instead of the communication pipe to the formed hole.

キャップ形状は、ジョイント機構方式に依存するが、たとえば、ネジ式にした場合には、ねじ形のキャップを使用する。主水槽の穴をふさぐためのキャップの実現例を図６に示す。この実施例では、キャップは、主水槽の外側からかける場合、あるいは内側かけることが選択できる。  The cap shape depends on the joint mechanism system. For example, in the case of a screw type, a screw type cap is used. An implementation example of a cap for closing the hole of the main water tank is shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the cap can be selected to be applied from the outside of the main water tank or from the inside.

以上ジョイント機構をネジ式で実現する場合を例として説明したが、つくりつけで図１の完成図の形で提供する場合には、必ずしもジョイント機構をそなえる必要はない。  The case where the joint mechanism is realized by a screw type has been described above as an example. However, when the joint mechanism is provided in the form of the completed drawing of FIG. 1, it is not always necessary to provide the joint mechanism.

また、作りこみで供給する場合、図１の完成図を主水槽間にまたがる１枚の板の上に構築することで、低重量を保ったまま装置全体の強度を増すこともできる。図７に補強板（６）と接続した実施例を示す。  Moreover, when supplying it by making, it can also increase the intensity | strength of the whole apparatus, maintaining a low weight by constructing the completion figure of FIG. 1 on the board of 1 sheet which straddles between main water tanks. FIG. 7 shows an embodiment connected to the reinforcing plate (6).

従来案に比べ水平方向に連通管が接続できるため、飼育する水族の好みに応じて連通管の高さや安定した連通形態を持った水槽が提供でき、飼育する生物に負担が少ないように、連結された主水槽を独立に洗浄したり、個々主水槽を単独でも使用することが可能となる。  Compared with the previous plan, the communication pipe can be connected in the horizontal direction, so that it can provide a tank with a height of the communication pipe and a stable communication form according to the preference of the breeding aquarium, and it is connected so that there is less burden on the creature to be bred It becomes possible to wash the main water tank independently or to use the individual main water tanks alone.

図１に示すように、２つの主水槽（１ａ、１ｂ）を、上下に配する２本の連通管（２ａ、２ｂ）で繋いだ場合について説明する。低層を好む生物は、下側の連通管ｂ（２ｂ）を通って、また、上層を好む生物は上層の連通管ａ（２ａ）を通って、主水槽ａと主水槽ｂ（１ａ、１ｂ）間を移動する。  As shown in FIG. 1, the case where two main water tanks (1a, 1b) are connected by two communicating pipes (2a, 2b) arranged up and down will be described. The organism that prefers the lower layer passes through the lower communication pipe b (2b), and the organism that prefers the upper layer passes through the upper communication pipe a (2a) to pass through the main water tank a and the main water tank b (1a, 1b). Move between.

また生物は、繋いだ主水槽と連通管を足した距離だけ移動できるため、１つの水槽で構成するより少ない水量で長い回遊ルートが確保できる。  Moreover, since the living thing can move only the distance which added the connected main water tank and the communication pipe, a long excursion route can be ensured with the less water quantity comprised with one water tank.

また、水槽を掃除する際には、図８に示す様にある主水槽（１ａ）に飼育生物を集め連通管にキャップ（５ａ、５ｂ）をすることで、各主水槽を順次清掃することが出来る。このため、生物を別の容器に移し替えることなく、また飼育装置を動かすことなく掃除が出来る。  Also, when cleaning the aquarium, each main aquarium can be cleaned sequentially by collecting the rearing organisms in the main aquarium (1a) as shown in FIG. 8 and putting caps (5a, 5b) on the communication pipes. I can do it. For this reason, it is possible to clean the organism without moving it to another container and without moving the breeding device.

更に図９の主水槽の一方を完全密封形にし上部に穴をあけ、もう一つの主水槽の底部に穴をあけ、垂直に主水槽を配置して連通管でする構成をとってもよい。  Further, one of the main water tanks in FIG. 9 may be completely sealed, a hole may be formed in the upper part, a hole may be formed in the bottom part of the other main water tank, and the main water tank may be arranged vertically to form a communication pipe.

本発明の実施形態を示す装置全体構成図Overall configuration diagram of an apparatus showing an embodiment of the invention 本発明を構成する主水槽と連通管を分離したときの図The figure when the main water tank and communication pipe which comprise this invention are isolate | separated 主水槽の連通管とのジョイント機構の拡大図Enlarged view of joint mechanism with main water tank communication pipe ジョイント機構を主水槽側を凸ネジ、連通管側を凹ネジで構成した場合の例Example when the joint mechanism is configured with a convex thread on the main water tank side and a concave thread on the communicating pipe side ジョイント機構を主水槽側を凹ネジ、連通管側を凸ネジで構成した場合の例Example when the joint mechanism is configured with a concave thread on the main water tank side and a convex thread on the communicating pipe side 主水槽の穴をふさぐために使用するキャップの実施例Examples of caps used to close holes in the main tank 補強用の板と接合した場合の実施例Example of joining with a reinforcing plate キャップを使用して清掃する方法の実施例Example of how to clean using a cap 主水槽を垂直に連結した場合の実施例Example when main water tanks are connected vertically

符号の説明Explanation of symbols

１ａ：主水槽ａ
１ｂ：主水槽ｂ
２ａ：連通管ａ
２ｂ：連通管ｂ
３ａ：主水槽の穴ａ
３ｂ：主水槽の穴ｂ
４ ：主水槽ジョイント部
４ａ：主水槽ジョイント部
４ｂ：主水槽ジョイント部
５ａ：キャップ
５ｂ：キャップ1a: Main water tank a
1b: Main water tank b
2a: Communication pipe a
2b: Communication pipe b
3a: Hole a in the main tank
3b: Hole b of the main water tank
4: Main water tank joint 4a: Main water tank joint 4b: Main water tank joint 5a: Cap 5b: Cap

Claims (3)

２以上の主水槽を１つ以上の連通管で結合した形状を有する水槽装置。A water tank apparatus having a shape in which two or more main water tanks are connected by one or more communication pipes. 水槽装置洗浄の際に、連通管にキャップをつけることで、装置を構成する各主水槽を順次洗浄することを可能とする水槽装置。A water tank apparatus capable of sequentially cleaning each main water tank constituting the apparatus by attaching a cap to the communication pipe during the water tank apparatus cleaning. 請求項１の形態の完成品として提供する場合もあるが、利用者のニーズにより、主水槽の個数や連結方向（水平連結、垂直連結等）のバリエーションが考えられ、これに応じるために、ジョイント機構を持った主水槽、連通管により、ユニット化も可能とする水槽装置。Although it may be provided as a finished product in the form of claim 1, depending on the needs of the user, variations in the number of main water tanks and connection directions (horizontal connection, vertical connection, etc.) are conceivable. A water tank device that can be unitized by a main water tank with a mechanism and a communication pipe.

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