JPH046545Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

【考案の詳細な説明】 この考案は、鑑賞用養魚水槽の改良に関するも
のである。[Detailed description of the invention] This invention relates to improvement of ornamental fish aquariums.

熱帯魚などを飼育、鑑賞するための従来の養魚
水槽は直方体で、底板の四隅に柱を立設し、隣接
した各二本宛の柱の間に四周を構成する板ガラス
を支持して板ガラスの下縁を底板の縁の上面に当
接し、上記柱と板ガラスの上に上枠を被せ、接着
剤やパテで板ガラスと底板、柱、上枠を固定して
いた。 Conventional fish aquariums for breeding and appreciating tropical fish are rectangular parallelepipeds, with pillars erected at the four corners of the bottom plate, and between each two adjacent pillars, supporting plate glass forming the four peripheries. The edge was brought into contact with the upper surface of the edge of the bottom plate, the top frame was placed over the pillars and the plate glass, and the plate glass, the bottom plate, the pillars, and the top frame were fixed with adhesive or putty.

しかし、上記養魚水槽は、運搬や保管に際して
１個宛積み上げなければならないので非常に嵩張
り、且つ取扱いにくい。 However, the above-mentioned fish aquariums are very bulky and difficult to handle because they must be piled up one by one for transportation or storage.

そこで、本考案は上記に鑑み提案されたもの
で、従来の養魚水槽における柱を廃し、四枚の板
ガラスを平行四角形を潰した形態にできるように
可撓連結片で連結して底板、上枠と分離し、購入
して使用するときに直方体に組み立てるようにし
たものである。 Therefore, the present invention was proposed in view of the above, and it eliminates the pillars in conventional fish aquariums, and connects the four glass plates with flexible connecting pieces so that they can be made into a crushed parallel rectangle. It is designed to be separated and assembled into a rectangular parallelepiped when purchased and used.

以下、図示の実施例を参照して説明する。 The following description will be made with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

第１〜５図において、１ａと１ｂは正面と背面
を構成する同大の正面パネル、２ａと２ｂは左右
の側面を構成する同大の側面パネルで、正面パネ
ルと側面パネルは高さが等しく、且つ両者は板ガ
ラスでも、透明な合成樹脂板でもよい。 In Figures 1 to 5, 1a and 1b are front panels of the same size constituting the front and back sides, 2a and 2b are side panels of the same size constituting the left and right sides, and the front panels and side panels have the same height. , and both may be plate glass or transparent synthetic resin plates.

二枚の正面パネル１ａと１ｂは同高の可撓連結
片３により取付けた側面パネルを介して連結し、
水槽の四周を構成する。 The two front panels 1a and 1b are connected via a side panel attached by a flexible connecting piece 3 of the same height,
It forms the four circumferences of the aquarium.

可撓連結片３は、この実施例では第４図に示す
ように両側に正面パネル、側面パネルを嵌合する
溝形部３′を背中合わせに備えた薄いプラスチツ
ク片からなり、各溝形部３′中に正面パネルと側
面パネルの高さ方向の縁部を嵌合し、接着で固定
してある。 In this embodiment, the flexible connecting piece 3 is made of a thin plastic piece with back-to-back grooves 3' for fitting the front panel and the side panels on both sides, as shown in FIG. The edges of the front panel and side panel in the height direction are fitted into the middle and fixed with adhesive.

各パネルの高さ方向の縁部を固定した可撓連結
片３は可撓性を有するので、四枚のパネル１ａ，
１ｂ，２ａ，２ｂは第５図に示すごとく平行四辺
形を潰した扁平な状態に折畳んでおくことができ
る。 Since the flexible connecting piece 3 that fixed the edge of each panel in the height direction has flexibility, the four panels 1a,
1b, 2a, and 2b can be folded into a flat parallelogram shape as shown in FIG.

４は底板で、その周縁部には上記パネルの下縁
部を可撓連結片３ごと受入れることができる連続
した上向きの溝４′を有する。また、５は底板４
と外形が同大な上枠で、周縁部には上記パネルの
上縁部を囲む下向きの壁５′を有する。これらの
底板、上枠は例えばプラスチツクで成形し、その
大きさは正面パネルの幅、側面パネルの奥行に応
じて定める。 Reference numeral 4 denotes a bottom plate, and its peripheral edge has a continuous upward groove 4' capable of receiving the lower edge of the panel together with the flexible connecting piece 3. Also, 5 is the bottom plate 4
The upper frame has the same external shape as the upper frame, and has a downward wall 5' surrounding the upper edge of the panel at its peripheral edge. These bottom plate and upper frame are made of plastic, for example, and their size is determined depending on the width of the front panel and the depth of the side panels.

なお、可撓連結片３は第４図のものに限定され
ず、第６図Ａのごく溝形部３′，３′の背向間隔が
狭いもの、あるいは同図Ｂのごとく溝形部の代わ
りにアングル部３″を有するもの、更には同図Ｃ
のごとくパネルの縁部外面にだけ接着、固定する
ものでもよい。また、同図Ｄに示すごとく可撓連
結片は予め彎曲させて成形し、その縁部に溝形部
３′やアングル部３″を設けてもよく、これは第４
図の四枚のパネルを平行四辺形に潰したときの両
端の可撓連結片に用いるのに適する。あるいは、
第６図Ｅのように、内外二枚の接着テープ３，３
を貼り合わせて可撓連結片を構成してもよい。 Note that the flexible connecting piece 3 is not limited to the one shown in FIG. 4, but may be the one shown in FIG. Instead, it has an angle part 3'', and furthermore, it has the angle part 3''
It is also possible to glue and fix it only to the outer edge of the panel, as in the example below. Furthermore, as shown in FIG.
Suitable for use as flexible connecting pieces at both ends when the four panels shown in the figure are collapsed into a parallelogram. or,
As shown in Figure 6E, two pieces of adhesive tape 3, 3 inside and outside
The flexible connecting piece may be constructed by pasting these together.

以上要するに、本考案の養魚水槽は上述のよう
に可撓連結片３で連結され、扁平に折畳んでおく
ことができる四枚のパネル１ａ，１ｂ及び２ａ，
２ｂと、底板４及び上枠５からなるため嵩ばら
ず、運搬、保管に場所をとらないと共に、非常に
取扱い易い。 In summary, the fish tank of the present invention consists of four panels 1a, 1b and 2a, which are connected by the flexible connecting piece 3 and can be folded flat, as described above.
2b, a bottom plate 4, and an upper frame 5, it is not bulky, does not take up much space for transportation and storage, and is very easy to handle.

そして、養魚水槽として使用するには扁平に畳
まれていた四枚のパネルを水槽の四周を構成する
ように広げ、その下縁部を底板の溝４′に上から
嵌込んで接着し、又、上から上枠５を被せ、壁
５′の内面に上縁部外面を接着して組立てればよ
い、この組立作業は極めて容易なので、購入者が
家庭で簡単に行うことができる。 To use it as a fish tank, the four panels that had been folded flat were spread out to form the four peripheries of the tank, and the lower edges were fitted into the grooves 4' of the bottom plate from above and glued together. All that is required is to cover the upper frame 5 from above and adhere the outer surface of the upper edge to the inner surface of the wall 5' to assemble it. This assembly operation is extremely easy and can be easily carried out by the purchaser at home.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief explanation of the drawing]

第１図は本案の養魚水槽の組立て状態の斜視
図、第２図は同上の縦断面図、第３図は第２図の
−線での横断面図、第４図は可撓連結片の斜
視図、第５図は四枚のパネルの折畳んだ状態の正
面図、第６図Ａ，Ｂ，Ｃ，Ｄ，Ｅは夫々可撓連結
片の他の例の斜視図であつて、図中、１ａと１
ｂ、２ａと２ｂはパネル、３は可撓連結片、４は
底板、４′は溝、５は上枠、５′は壁を示す。 Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the assembled fish tank of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view of the same as above, Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a flexible connecting piece. FIG. 5 is a front view of the four panels in a folded state, and FIGS. 6A, B, C, D, and E are perspective views of other examples of flexible connecting pieces, respectively. Middle, 1a and 1
b, 2a and 2b are panels, 3 is a flexible connecting piece, 4 is a bottom plate, 4' is a groove, 5 is an upper frame, and 5' is a wall.

Claims (1)

【実用新案登録請求の範囲】[Scope of utility model registration request] 同大の二枚の正面パネル、及び背面パネルと、
高さが上記正面パネル、背面パネルと同じで同大
の二枚の側面パネルとからなり、正面パネルの二
つの側縁に二枚の側面パネルの各一側縁を可撓連
結片で連結すると共に、背面パネルの二つの側縁
に上記二枚の側面パネルの各他側縁を可撓連結片
で連結し、可撓連結片によつて扁平に折畳み可能
な四枚のパネルと、上記四枚のパネルの下縁部を
可撓連結片ごと上から嵌合する溝部を周縁部に有
する底板と、上記四枚のパネルの上縁部を囲む下
向きの壁を周縁部に有する上枠とからなることを
特徴とする養魚水槽。 Two front panels and a back panel of the same size,
It consists of two side panels of the same height and size as the front panel and back panel, and one side edge of each of the two side panels is connected to the two side edges of the front panel with a flexible connecting piece. In addition, the other side edges of the two side panels are connected to the two side edges of the back panel by flexible connecting pieces, and four panels that can be folded flat by the flexible connecting pieces are provided. a bottom plate having a groove on its periphery into which the lower edges of the four panels are fitted from above together with the flexible connecting pieces; and an upper frame having a downward wall on its periphery surrounding the upper edges of the four panels. A fish tank characterized by: