An aquaculture oxygenation machine
By designing a limit rod and float structure, combined with a water level switch and clamping assembly, the problem of aerator swaying caused by water surface fluctuations was solved, and the aerator was able to be stably installed in the water.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- COLLEGE OF ENG TECH HUBEI UNIV OF TECH
- Filing Date
- 2025-06-24
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-19
AI Technical Summary
When existing aerators for aquaculture are fixed and installed using anchors and wire ropes, they are prone to swaying when the water surface is rippling, resulting in unstable installation.
The system employs a limit rod and float structure, combined with a water level switch and clamping assembly. The opening and closing of the clamping assembly is controlled by a float and a contact switch, ensuring that the float and limit rod adjust their positions as the water level rises or falls, thus maintaining the stability of the aerator.
This achieves stability of the aerator when the water surface fluctuates, prevents shaking, ensures the equipment is firmly positioned in the water, and improves the stability and adaptability of the installation.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model relates to the field of aquaculture equipment technology, specifically to an aquaculture oxygenator. Background Technology
[0002] An aerator is a device used to increase the dissolved oxygen content in water, widely used in aquaculture, wastewater treatment, and pond ecological restoration. An aerator introduces oxygen into the water through mechanical or physical means, increasing the dissolved oxygen concentration. Mechanical aeration uses a motor-driven impeller or water pump to thoroughly mix air and water, promoting oxygen dissolution. Aeration uses an air pump to inject compressed air into the water, releasing oxygen through bubble bursts. Water circulation aeration uses a water pump to circulate the water, increasing the contact area between water and air and accelerating oxygen exchange.
[0003] Aerators are needed in aquaculture. Utility model patent CN220174203U discloses an aquaculture aerator, relating to the field of aquaculture machinery technology. It includes a main body with a base at its front end, floats at both ends, a protective canopy at the top of the base, and an aeration component at the upper left of the base. In use, the base is first placed in the water requiring aeration. The floats keep the base afloat. A controller activates the adjustment mechanism, moving the base to a suitable position. The aeration component then aerates the water. When a fixed position is needed, a first motor is activated, rotating the winding drum clockwise or counterclockwise, stretching or retracting the wire rope. When the wire rope stretches, the anchor sinks to the bottom. Once the anchor touches the bottom, the wire rope is released, indicating whether the anchor has reached the bottom, thus achieving the desired fixation.
[0004] However, this aquaculture aerator, which is fixed in the water with anchors and steel cables, is prone to shaking when the water surface is rippled, resulting in an unstable installation. Therefore, an aquaculture aerator is proposed to solve the problems mentioned above. Utility Model Content
[0005] To address the shortcomings of existing technologies, this utility model provides an aquaculture aerator that can move with the water level and ensure stable installation. It solves the problem that common aquaculture aerators, which are fixed in the water with anchors and wire ropes, are prone to shaking when the water surface is rippled, resulting in unstable installation.
[0006] To achieve the above objectives, this utility model provides the following technical solution:
[0007] An aquaculture aerator includes a limiting rod, a float plate sleeved on the surface of the limiting rod, a water level switch at the bottom of the float plate, and a clamping assembly fixedly installed at the top of the float plate.
[0008] The water level switch includes two mounting rods fixedly installed at the bottom of the float plate. A float block is slidably mounted on the surface of the mounting rod. A contact switch adapted to the float block is fixedly installed at the bottom of the float plate. The contact switch is electrically connected to the clamping assembly.
[0009] Furthermore, the clamping assembly includes two mounting plates fixedly installed on the top of the floating plate. Each of the two mounting plates is fixedly mounted with a clamping electric cylinder on its opposite side, and a clamping arc plate is fixedly installed on the movable end of the clamping electric cylinder.
[0010] Furthermore, the clamping arc plate is adapted to the limiting rod, and the float is slidably mounted on the surface of the limiting rod.
[0011] Furthermore, a limiting base plate is fixedly installed at the bottom end of the mounting rod, the limiting rod slides through the limiting base plate, and a reset switch adapted to the float is fixedly installed at the top of the limiting base plate.
[0012] Furthermore, two mounting bases are fixedly installed at the bottom of the floating plate, and a floating barrel is fixedly installed at the bottom of the mounting base.
[0013] Furthermore, an air pump is fixedly installed on the top of the float plate, and an oxygen supply pipe is fixedly installed at the output end of the air pump. The oxygen supply pipe is located below the float plate, and air holes are opened on the surface of the oxygen supply pipe.
[0014] Furthermore, a mounting base plate is fixedly installed at the bottom end of the limiting rod, and a reinforcing rib plate is fixedly installed at the top of the mounting base plate, with one side of the reinforcing rib plate being fixedly connected to the surface of the limiting rod.
[0015] Furthermore, several bottom inserts are fixedly installed on the bottom of the mounting base plate, and the bottom ends of the bottom inserts are pointed.
[0016] Compared with the prior art, this utility model provides an aerator for aquaculture, which has the following beneficial effects:
[0017] 1. This aquaculture aerator, by fitting a float plate onto a limiting rod, makes the aerator more stable in the water and prevents it from shaking. The float plate and the limiting rod are fixed by a clamping assembly. A water level switch is installed at the bottom of the float plate. When the water level rises, the float rises and contacts the contact switch. The contact switch controls the clamping assembly to open, so that the float plate on the limiting rod rises with the water level, ensuring that the aerator is on the water surface. This solves the problem of common aquaculture aerators, which are fixed in the water with anchors and wire ropes, easily shaking when the water surface is rippling, resulting in insufficient stability of the aerator installation.
[0018] 2. This aquaculture aerator has a reset switch installed on the top of the limiting base plate. When the water level drops, the float follows the water surface down and contacts the reset switch, opening the clamping assembly and causing the float to move on the limiting rod, so that the float falls back to the water surface. Attached Figure Description
[0019] Figure 1 This is a frontal cross-sectional view of the structure of this utility model;
[0020] Figure 2 This is a front sectional view of the water level switch of this utility model;
[0021] Figure 3 This is a top sectional view of the clamping assembly of this utility model;
[0022] Figure 4 This is a three-dimensional schematic diagram of the float plate and float bucket of this utility model.
[0023] In the diagram: 1. Limiting rod; 2. Float plate; 3. Mounting rod; 4. Float block; 5. Contact switch; 6. Clamping assembly; 61. Mounting upright plate; 62. Clamping electric cylinder; 63. Clamping arc plate; 7. Limiting base plate; 71. Reset switch; 8. Mounting base; 9. Float; 10. Air pump; 11. Oxygen supply pipe; 12. Mounting base plate; 13. Reinforcing rib plate; 14. Bottom insert rod. Detailed Implementation
[0024] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0025] Please see Figures 1 to 4This embodiment of an aquaculture aerator includes a limiting rod 1, a float 2 fitted onto the surface of the limiting rod 1, a water level switch at the bottom of the float 2, and a clamping assembly 6 fixedly installed on the top of the float 2. The float 2 is fitted onto the limiting rod 1 to prevent it from swaying, and the clamping assembly 6 fixes the float 2 and the limiting rod 1 to prevent them from swaying with the waves.
[0026] The water level switch includes two mounting rods 3 fixedly installed at the bottom of the float plate 2. A float block 4 is slidably installed on the surface of the mounting rod 3. A contact switch 5 adapted to the float block 4 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the float plate 2. The contact switch 5 is electrically connected to the clamping assembly 6.
[0027] Specifically, when the water level rises, the float 4 rises and contacts the contact switch 5, controlling the clamping assembly 6 to work and separate from the limit rod 1, so that the float 2 moves on the limit rod 1 and adjusts the height of the float 2 according to the water level.
[0028] Please see Figure 2 and Figure 3 In this embodiment, the clamping assembly 6 includes two mounting plates 61 fixedly installed on the top of the floating plate 2. Each of the two mounting plates 61 is fixedly installed with a clamping electric cylinder 62 on the side away from each other. The movable end of the clamping electric cylinder 62 is fixedly installed with a clamping arc plate 63.
[0029] The clamping arc plate 63 is adapted to the limiting rod 1, and the float 4 is slidably installed on the surface of the limiting rod 1. The clamping electric cylinder 62 drives the clamping arc plate 63 to move, clamping the limiting rod 1, thereby fixing the float 2 and the limiting rod 1.
[0030] Secondly, a limiting base plate 7 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the mounting rod 3, and the limiting rod 1 slides through the limiting base plate 7. A reset switch 71 adapted to the float 4 is fixedly installed at the top of the limiting base plate 7. When the water level drops, the float 4 falls and contacts the reset switch 71, controlling the clamping assembly 6 to open, causing the float plate 2 to fall to the water surface.
[0031] Please see Figure 1 and Figure 2 In this embodiment, two mounting bases 8 are fixedly installed at the bottom of the float 2, and a float 9 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the mounting base 8. The float 9 provides buoyancy for the float 2 and the equipment above it.
[0032] An air pump 10 is fixedly installed on the top of the float 2, and an oxygen supply pipe 11 is fixedly installed at the output end of the air pump 10. The oxygen supply pipe 11 is located below the float 2, and air holes are opened on the surface of the oxygen supply pipe 11. When the air pump 10 is started, air is introduced into the water through the oxygen supply pipe 11 to increase the oxygen content in the water.
[0033] Meanwhile, a mounting base plate 12 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the limiting rod 1, and a reinforcing rib plate 13 is fixedly installed at the top of the mounting base plate 12. One side of the reinforcing rib plate 13 is fixedly connected to the surface of the limiting rod 1.
[0034] The mounting base 12 has several bottom inserts 14 fixedly installed at its bottom, with pointed ends. The bottom inserts 14 are inserted into the bottom to fix the limiting rod 1 in the water.
[0035] The working principle of the above embodiment is as follows: the float plate 2 is sleeved on the limiting rod 1, and the clamping assembly 6 fixes the float plate 2 and the limiting rod 1. When the water level rises, the float 4 rises and contacts the contact switch 5, controlling the clamping assembly 6 to work, and the clamping arc plate 63 separates from the limiting rod 1. When the water level drops, the float 4 falls and contacts the reset switch 71, controlling the clamping assembly 6 to work, and the clamping arc plate 63 separates from the limiting rod 1.
[0036] The installation, connection, or setting methods disclosed in this embodiment are all common mechanical connection methods, and any method that achieves the desired beneficial effect can be implemented. Furthermore, all electrical components in this embodiment are electrically connected to the main controller and power supply. The main controller can be a conventional, known device such as a computer that performs control functions. Those skilled in the art can control the electrical components through simple programming, and the existing disclosed power connection technologies are common knowledge in the field. Therefore, this embodiment will not elaborate further on their specific structural composition and working principles.
[0037] It should be noted that the orientations or positional relationships indicated herein are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are only for the purpose of facilitating the description of this application and simplifying the description, and are not intended to indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of this application.
[0038] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.
[0039] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. An aquaculture aerator, comprising a limiting rod (1), characterized in that: The surface of the limiting rod (1) is fitted with a float plate (2), the bottom of the float plate (2) is provided with a water level switch, and the top of the float plate (2) is fixedly installed with a clamping assembly (6). The water level switch includes two mounting rods (3) fixedly installed at the bottom of the float plate (2). A float block (4) is slidably installed on the surface of the mounting rod (3). A contact switch (5) adapted to the float block (4) is fixedly installed at the bottom of the float plate (2). The contact switch (5) is electrically connected to the clamping assembly (6).
2. The aquaculture aerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping assembly (6) includes two mounting plates (61) fixedly installed on the top of the floating plate (2). Each of the two mounting plates (61) is fixedly installed with a clamping electric cylinder (62) on the side away from each other. The movable end of the clamping electric cylinder (62) is fixedly installed with a clamping arc plate (63).
3. The aquaculture aerator according to claim 2, characterized in that: The clamping arc plate (63) is adapted to the limiting rod (1), and the float (4) is slidably installed on the surface of the limiting rod (1).
4. The aquaculture aerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom end of the mounting rod (3) is fixedly installed with a limiting base plate (7), the limiting rod (1) slides through the limiting base plate (7), and the top of the limiting base plate (7) is fixedly installed with a reset switch (71) that is compatible with the float (4).
5. An aquaculture aerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom of the float (2) is fixedly equipped with two mounting bases (8), and the bottom of the mounting bases (8) is fixedly equipped with floats (9).
6. The aquaculture aerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: An air pump (10) is fixedly installed on the top of the float (2), and an oxygen supply pipe (11) is fixedly installed at the output end of the air pump (10). The oxygen supply pipe (11) is located below the float (2), and air holes are opened on the surface of the oxygen supply pipe (11).
7. An aquaculture aerator according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom end of the limiting rod (1) is fixedly installed with a mounting base plate (12), and the top of the mounting base plate (12) is fixedly installed with a reinforcing rib plate (13). One side of the reinforcing rib plate (13) is fixedly connected to the surface of the limiting rod (1).
8. An aquaculture aerator according to claim 7, characterized in that: The bottom of the mounting base plate (12) is fixedly equipped with several bottom inserts (14), and the bottom end of the bottom inserts (14) is pointed.
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Aquaculture aerator
CN220174203U