Intelligent self-sustaining aquarium fish culture system and use method

Abstract

The invention discloses an intelligent self-holding aquarium fish culture system and a use method, and belongs to the technical field of aquarium fish culture. The fish tank comprises a fish tank body, the top of the fish tank body is provided with a bait casting module used for feeding and a lighting module, and the inner side of the bottom of the fish tank body is provided with a heating module used for heating the fish tank, a water supplementing module, an air supplementing module used for purifying and oxygenating and an electric control module. The electric control module is electrically connected with the bait casting module, the lighting module, the heating module, the water supplementing module and the air supplementing module in sequence to achieve control over a circuit in the fish tank body. According to the invention, the functions of automatic water replenishing, bait casting, water purification, temperature control, oxygenation and illumination of aquarium fish culture are realized, the fish tank culture can be kept for a certain time, and the workload of aquarium fish raising enthusiasts is effectively reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of ornamental fish breeding, and more particularly to an intelligent self-sustaining ornamental fish breeding system and a usage method thereof. Background Art

[0002] With the continuous improvement of people's living standards and the remarkable improvement of living conditions, more and more people choose to raise ornamental fish to relieve stress, ease tension, decorate micro-environments such as homes, offices, and store bars. Raising ornamental fish can also eliminate the troubles and fatigue of work and study, add fun, cultivate the body and mind, refine sentiment, enliven the space, beautify the environment, and increase environmental humidity. Beautiful fish tanks have good decorative effects, brighten the indoor color, add natural vitality, and add vitality. Aquarium breeding is one of the popular hobbies around the world, with approximately 60 million enthusiasts globally.

[0003] Raising ornamental fish involves fish tanks. A fish tank, also known as an ecological fish tank or an aquarium, is a container for ornamental purposes, specifically for raising aquatic animals and plants. It is an animal breeding device, usually with at least one side made of transparent glass or high-strength plastic. Currently, there are many types of fish tanks, including those made of new materials and with new styles. Various daily management of raising ornamental fish includes the timed on or off of water temperature control equipment, lighting equipment, oxygenation pumps, water circulation pumps, and feeding equipment, etc. The regular start and stop of any function directly affect the breeding quality of ornamental fish. Currently, the essence of these fish tanks is still ordinary non-intelligent fish tanks, which require a manual management mode with human intervention. These ornamental fish breeding systems have not yet achieved complete self-sustainability and require frequent manual water changes, manual water replenishment, manual constant temperature, manual feeding, manual lighting, manual oxygen addition, manual cleaning, and manual maintenance of the water circulation system. As a result, ornamental fish enthusiasts have to spend time and energy on these trivial matters every day. This not only increases the labor intensity of the breeders, brings many troubles to the breeders, but also cannot control the environment in the fish tank according to the habits of the fish. Moreover, this regular management work is not easy for modern people with an increasingly busy life rhythm. In addition, due to reasons such as business trips, vacations, outings, negligence, and forgetfulness, it may also lead to the death of fish, especially valuable fish species, causing economic losses and mental torture.

[0004] Currently, the functions of existing fish tanks are still relatively single. When raising fish, breeders generally need to spend a lot of time taking care of the fish. In addition to regularly changing water and adding bait, breeders also need to constantly pay attention to water quality conditions such as water temperature and dissolved oxygen. With the acceleration of the pace of life, the traditional feeding method can no longer meet the needs. People urgently need intelligent fish tanks that can be used in various environments and conditions to reduce the extra workload of raising ornamental fish. Summary of the Invention

[0005] The object of the present invention is to solve the problem that the breeding system cannot be self-sustaining during the breeding process of ornamental fish, resulting in ornamental fish enthusiasts having to spend time and energy on some trivial matters every day.

[0006] To achieve the above object, the present invention provides an intelligent self-sustaining ornamental fish breeding system, including a fish tank body. A feeding module and a lighting module for feeding are arranged at the top of the fish tank body. A heating module, a water replenishing module, an air supplement module for purifying and oxygenating, and an electric control module are arranged on the inner side of the bottom of the fish tank body. The electric control module is electrically connected to the feeding module, the lighting module, the heating module, the water replenishing module, and the air supplement module in sequence to control the internal circuit of the fish tank body.

[0007] Preferably, a manual water discharge port is arranged on the bottom side wall of the fish tank body. The cross-section of the fish tank body is rectangular, and the material of the fish tank body is one of glass and transparent acrylic.

[0008] Preferably, the feeding module includes a bait tank, a feeding motor, a screw rod, and an eccentric motor. The screw rod is fixedly installed at the bottom of the bait tank. The output shaft of the feeding motor is rotationally connected to the screw rod. The bait in the bait tank flows onto the screw rod through the vibration of the eccentric motor, realizing vibrating the bait with poor fluidity to the bottom of the bait tank and pushing the bait into the fish tank body under the rotation of the feeding motor.

[0009] The included angle of the bottom cross-section of the bait tank relative to the horizontal direction is not less than 5°.

[0010] Preferably, the lighting module includes a lighting lamp for turning on and off the lighting.

[0011] Preferably, the heating module includes a heating pipe and a temperature sensor. The heating pipe is one of a heating plate and a heating film. The heating pipe controls the water temperature in the fish tank body according to the temperature set by the temperature sensor.

[0012] Preferably, the water replenishing module includes a water replenishing tank, a water level sensor, and a water replenishing pump. The water replenishing tank is communicated with the water replenishing pump through a water pipe fitting. The water level sensor is installed on the inner wall of the fish tank body. The water replenishing tank is used to hold water. When the water level sensor detects that the water level in the fish tank body is lower than the lowest position of the sensor, the water replenishing pump works to pump the water in the water replenishing tank into the fish tank body until the water level reaches the highest value of the water level sensor.

[0013] Preferably, the air supplement module includes an air supplement pump, an air pipe, and a sponge filter for purifying water quality. One end of the air pipe is communicated with the outlet of the air supplement pump, and the other end is communicated with the sponge filter.

[0014] Preferably, the electronic control module includes a liquid crystal display and a PCB main board. The liquid crystal display is installed on the front side wall of the fish tank body. The PCB main board is electrically connected to the feeding motor, the eccentric motor, the lighting lamp, the heating pipe, the water replenishing pump and the air supplementing pump respectively. And the PCB main board is electrically connected to the temperature sensor to control the heating module to heat the inside of the fish tank body. The PCB main board is electrically connected to the water level sensor to control the water replenishing module to add water to the inside of the fish tank body.

[0015] A method for using an intelligent self-sustaining ornamental fish breeding system includes the following steps:

[0016] S1: Automatic feeding of bait in the fish tank: Store the bait in the bait tank of the feeding module. Control the feeding motor and the eccentric motor to start through the electronic control module. The feeding motor drives the screw rod arranged at the bottom of the bait tank to rotate and push the bait horizontally into the fish tank. The eccentric motor vibrates to collapse the bait with poor fluidity onto the screw rod and push it out, realizing the timed and quantitative feeding of the feeding machine controlled by the feeding module;

[0017] S2: Control the turning on and off of the lighting lamp in the lighting module through the electronic control module;

[0018] S3: Control of the water temperature in the fish tank body: During the use of the fish tank, control the temperature of the water in the fish tank according to the temperature set by the temperature sensor. When the water temperature is too low, control the heating pipe in the heating module to heat the water body through the electronic control module, realizing the automatic temperature control of the water body in the tank;

[0019] S4: Automatic water replenishment in the fish tank body: During the long-term use of the fish tank, as the water evaporates and is lost, the water level in the fish tank will drop. When the water level sensor detects that the water level is lower than the lowest position of the water level sensor, control the water replenishing pump in the water replenishing module to work through the electronic control module to pump the water in the water replenishing tank into the fish tank until the water level reaches the highest value of the water level sensor;

[0020] S5: Automatic air supplementation in the fish tank body: During the operation of the fish tank, control the air supplementing pump in the air supplementing module to pump air into the water body in the tank through the electronic control module to increase the oxygen content. The sponge filter arranged at the air outlet in the air supplementing module realizes the purification of the water quality in the tank. The air supplementing module can regularly increase the oxygen content in the water body and purify the water body;

[0021] S6: Control each functional module through the electronic control module to perform full-automatic feeding, temperature control, lighting, water replenishment, oxygenation and water purification on the fish tank at fixed times and in fixed quantities, ensuring that the fish tank can operate self-sustainingly for a certain period of time.

[0022] Therefore, compared with the prior art, the present invention patent has the following beneficial effects;

[0023] The present invention realizes functions such as automatic water replenishment, feeding, water purification, temperature control, oxygenation, and lighting of the ornamental fish breeding system through the automatic control of the feeding module, lighting module, heating module, water replenishment module, and air supplement module. The intelligent breeding tank provided can ensure the reliable operation of the breeding for a certain period of time, greatly reducing the workload of ornamental fish breeding enthusiasts, avoiding the time and energy spent by enthusiasts on some trivial matters every day, and making the scope of application of the ornamental fish breeding system more extensive. At the same time, the structure of the present invention is simple and flexible, facilitating popularization.

[0024] The technical solution of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0025] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;

[0026] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the top structure of the fish tank body of the present invention

[0027] Figure 3 is a top view of the bottom structure of the fish tank body of the present invention;

[0028] Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of the control circuit principle of the PCB main board of the electronic control module of the present invention;

[0029] Figure 5 is the circuit diagram of the feeding module in the present invention;

[0030] Figure 6 is the circuit diagram of the lighting module in the present invention;

[0031] Figure 7 is the circuit diagram of the heating module in the present invention;

[0032] Figure 8 is the circuit diagram of the water replenishment module in the present invention;

[0033] Figure 9 is the circuit diagram of the air supplement module in the present invention.

[0034] Reference numerals:

[0035] 1. Fish tank body; 11. Manual water discharge port; 2. Feeding module; 21. Bait trough; 22. Feeding motor; 23. Screw; 3. Lighting lamp; 4. Heating module; 41. Heating pipe; 42. Temperature sensor; 5. Electronic control module; 51. Liquid crystal display; 52. PCB main board; 6. Water replenishment module; 61. Water replenishing pump; 7. Air supplement module; 71. Air supplement pump. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS

[0036] The technical solution of the present invention will be further described below with reference to the drawings and embodiments.

[0037] Unless otherwise defined, the technical terms or scientific terms used in the present invention shall have the ordinary meanings understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains. The "first", "second" and similar terms used in the present invention do not denote any order, quantity or importance, but are only used to distinguish different components. Words such as "comprising" or "including" mean that the elements or objects appearing before the word cover the elements or objects listed after the word and their equivalents, without excluding other elements or objects. Words such as "connected" or "coupled" are not limited to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. "Upper", "lower", "left", "right", etc. are only used to represent relative positional relationships, and when the absolute position of the object being described changes, the relative positional relationship may also change accordingly.

[0038] Embodiment

[0039] Please refer to Figures 1-9 , the present invention provides an intelligent self-sustaining ornamental fish breeding system and a usage method, including a fish tank body 1. A manual water discharge port 11 is provided on the bottom side wall of the fish tank body 1. The cross-section of the fish tank body 1 is rectangular, and the material of the fish tank body 1 is one of glass and transparent acrylic. Among them, a feeding module 2 and a lighting module for feeding are provided at the top of the fish tank body 1. The lighting module provided at the top includes a lighting lamp 3 for turning on and off the lighting. The feeding module 2 includes a bait tank 21, a feeding motor 22, a screw 23 and an eccentric motor. The screw 23 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the bait tank 21. During installation, the included angle between the bottom cross-section of the bait tank 21 and the horizontal direction is not less than 5°, and the screw 23 is fixed at the lowest point of the bottom surface of the bait tank 21, so that the output shaft of the feeding motor 22 is rotationally connected to the screw 23. At the same time, the bait in the bait tank 21 flows onto the screw 23 through the vibration of the eccentric motor (not shown in the figure), realizing vibrating the bait with poor fluidity to the bottom of the bait tank 21 and pushing the bait into the fish tank body 1 under the rotation of the feeding motor 22, so as to realize the timed and quantitative feeding of the feeding machine controlled by the feeding module 2.

[0040] Inside the bottom of the fish tank body 1, there are a heating module 4 for heating the fish tank, a water replenishing module 6, an air supplement module 7 for purifying and oxygenating, and an electronic control module 5. The heating module 4 includes a heating tube 41 and a temperature sensor 42. The heating tube 41 is one of a heating plate and a heating film. The heating tube 41 can control the temperature of the water in the fish tank body 1 according to the temperature set by the temperature sensor 42. When the water temperature is too low, the heating tube 41 in the heating module 4 is controlled by the electronic control module 5 to heat the water body, realizing automatic temperature control of the water body in the tank. The water replenishing module 6 includes a water replenishing tank, a water level sensor, and a water replenishing pump 61. The water replenishing tank (not shown in the figure) is connected to the water replenishing pump 61 through water pipe fittings. The water level sensor is installed on the inner wall of the fish tank body 1. The water replenishing tank is used to hold water. When the water level sensor detects that the water level in the fish tank body 1 is lower than the lowest position of the sensor, the water replenishing pump 61 works to pump the water in the water replenishing tank into the fish tank body 1 until the water level reaches the highest value of the water level sensor, realizing automatic replenishment of the water level in the fish tank body 1. The air supplement module 7 includes an air supplement pump 71, an air pipe, and a sponge filter (not shown in the figure) for purifying water quality. One end of the air pipe is connected to the outlet of the air supplement pump 71, and the other end is connected to the sponge filter.

[0041] During use, the electronic control module 5 is electrically connected to the feeding module 2, the lighting module, the heating module 4, the water replenishing module 6, and the air supplement module 7 in sequence to realize the control of the circuit in the fish tank body 1. The electronic control module 5 includes a liquid crystal display 51 and a PCB main board 52. The liquid crystal display 51 is installed on the front side wall of the fish tank body 1. At the same time, the PCB main board 52 is electrically connected to the feeding motor 22, the eccentric motor, the lighting lamp 3, the heating tube 41, the water replenishing pump 61, and the air supplement pump 71 respectively. And the PCB main board 52 is electrically connected to the temperature sensor 42 to control the heating module 4 to heat the fish tank body 1. The PCB main board 52 is electrically connected to the water level sensor to control the water replenishing module 6 to add water to the fish tank body 1. Through the control of the electronic control module 5, it can ensure the full-automatic feeding, temperature control, lighting, water replenishing, oxygen increasing, and water purification functions of the fish tank at a fixed time and in a fixed amount, ensuring that the fish tank can operate independently for a certain period of time, greatly reducing the workload of ornamental fish breeding enthusiasts, avoiding the time and energy spent by breeding enthusiasts on some trivial matters every day, and making the applicable range of this ornamental fish breeding system wider.

[0042] A method for using an intelligent self-sustaining ornamental fish breeding system includes the following steps:

[0043] S1: Automatic feeding of bait in the fish tank: Store the bait in the bait tank 21 of the feeding module 2. Control the feeding motor 22 and the eccentric motor to start through the electronic control module 5. The feeding motor 22 drives the screw 23 arranged at the bottom of the bait tank 21 to rotate and push the bait flatly into the fish tank. The eccentric motor vibrates to vibrate and collapse the bait with poor fluidity onto the screw 23 and push it out, realizing the timed and quantitative feeding of the feeding machine controlled by the feeding module 2.

[0044] S2: Control the turning on and off of the lighting lamp 3 in the lighting module through the electronic control module 5;

[0045] S3: Control the water temperature in the fish tank body 1: During the use of the fish tank, control the water temperature in the fish tank according to the temperature set by the temperature sensor 42. When the water temperature is too low, control the heating tube 41 in the heating module 4 to heat the water body through the electronic control module 5 to achieve automatic temperature control of the water body in the tank;

[0046] S4: Automatic water replenishment in the fish tank body 1: During the long-term use of the fish tank, as the water evaporates and is lost, the water level in the fish tank will drop. When the water level sensor detects that the water level is lower than the lowest position of the water level sensor, control the water replenishing pump 61 in the water replenishing module 6 to work through the electronic control module 5 to pump water from the water replenishing tank into the fish tank until the water level reaches the highest value of the water level sensor;

[0047] S5: Automatic air supply in the fish tank body 1: During the operation of the fish tank, control the air supply pump 71 in the air supply module 7 to aerate the water body in the tank through the electronic control module 5. The sponge filter set at the air outlet in the air supply module 7 realizes the purification of the water quality in the tank. The air supply module 7 can oxygenate the water body regularly and purify the water body;

[0048] S6: Control each functional module through the electronic control module 5 to feed the fish and control the temperature, lighting, water replenishment, oxygenation, and water purification of the fish tank regularly and quantitatively to ensure that the fish tank can operate automatically for a certain period of time.

[0049] Therefore, the present invention realizes the functions of automatic water replenishment, feeding, water purification, temperature control, oxygenation, and lighting of the ornamental fish breeding system through automatic control of the circuit control system. The intelligent breeding tank provided by it can ensure the reliable operation of the breeding for a certain period of time, greatly reducing the workload of ornamental fish breeding enthusiasts, avoiding the time and energy spent by breeding enthusiasts on some trivial matters every day, and making the applicable range of the ornamental fish breeding system wider.

[0050] Finally, it should be noted that: The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and are not intended to limit them. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: They can still modify or equivalently replace the technical solutions of the present invention, and these modifications or equivalent replacements cannot make the modified technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.

Claims

1. An intelligent self-sustaining ornamental fish breeding system, characterized by: The invention comprises a fish tank body, wherein a feeding module and a lighting module for feeding are arranged on the top of the fish tank body, a heating module for heating the fish tank, a water replenishing module, an air replenishing module for purifying and oxygenating, and an electric control module are arranged on the inner side of the bottom of the fish tank body, and the electric control module is electrically connected with the feeding module, the lighting module, the heating module, the water replenishing module, and the air replenishing module in sequence to realize control of the circuit in the fish tank body.

2. The intelligent self-sustaining ornamental fish breeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: A manual drain port is arranged on the bottom side wall of the fish tank body. The cross section of the fish tank body is rectangular. The material of the fish tank body is one of glass and transparent acrylic.

3. The intelligent self-sustaining ornamental fish breeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bait feeding module comprises a bait feeding trough, a bait feeding motor, a screw and an eccentric motor, wherein the screw is fixedly mounted at the bottom of the bait feeding trough, the output shaft of the bait feeding motor is rotatably connected to the screw, and the bait in the bait feeding trough flows into the screw through the vibration of the eccentric motor, so that the bait with poor fluidity is vibrated to the bottom of the bait feeding trough and pushed into the fish tank body under the rotation of the bait feeding motor; The bottom cross section of the bait trough is inclined at an angle of not less than 5° relative to the horizontal direction.

4. The intelligent self-sustaining ornamental fish breeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The lighting module includes a lighting lamp for turning lighting on and off.

5. The intelligent self-sustaining ornamental fish breeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The heating module includes a heating tube and a temperature sensor. The heating tube adopts one of a heating plate and a heating film. The heating tube controls the temperature of the water in the fish tank body according to the temperature set by the temperature sensor.

6. The intelligent self-sustaining ornamental fish breeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The water replenishment module includes a water replenishment tank, a water level sensor and a water replenishment pump. The water replenishment tank is connected to the water replenishment pump through a water pipe. The water level sensor is installed on the inner wall of the fish tank body. The water replenishment tank is used to hold water. When the water level sensor detects that the water level in the fish tank body is lower than the lowest position of the sensor, the water replenishment pump works to draw water from the water replenishment tank into the fish tank body until the water level reaches the highest value of the water level sensor.

7. The intelligent self-sustaining ornamental fish breeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The air supply module includes an air supply pump, an air pipe and a sponge filter for purifying water quality. One end of the air pipe is connected to the outlet of the air supply pump, and the other end is connected to the sponge filter.

8. The intelligent self-sustaining ornamental fish breeding system according to claim 1, characterized in that: The electric control module includes a liquid crystal display and a PCB main board, the liquid crystal display is mounted on the front end side wall of the fish tank body, the PCB main board is electrically connected to the bait casting motor, the eccentric motor, the lighting lamp, the heating tube, the water supply pump and the air supply pump, respectively, and the PCB main board is electrically connected to the temperature sensor for controlling the heating module to heat the fish tank body, and the PCB main board is electrically connected to the water level sensor for controlling the water supply module to add water to the fish tank body.

9. A method for using the intelligent self-sustaining ornamental fish breeding system according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: S1: Automatic feeding of bait in the fish tank: The bait is stored in the bait trough in the feeding module, and the feeding motor and the eccentric motor are turned on by the electronic control module. The feeding motor drives the screw arranged at the bottom of the bait trough to rotate and push the bait into the fish tank. The eccentric motor vibrates and causes the poorly fluid bait to collapse onto the screw and be pushed out, so that the feeding module controls the feeding machine to feed the bait at a fixed time and in a fixed quantity; S2: Control the on and off of the lighting lamp in the lighting module through the electronic control module; S3: Control of water temperature in the fish tank: The fish tank controls the temperature of the water in the fish tank according to the temperature set by the temperature sensor during use. When the water temperature is too low, the heating tube in the heating module is controlled by the electric control module to heat the water, thereby realizing automatic temperature control of the water in the tank; S4: Automatic water replenishment in the fish tank: As the water evaporates and is lost during long-term use, the water level in the fish tank will drop. When the water level sensor detects that the water level is lower than the lowest position of the water level sensor, the water replenishment pump in the water replenishment module is controlled by the electronic control module to pump water from the water replenishment tank into the fish tank until the water level reaches the highest value of the water level sensor; S5: Automatic air replenishment in the fish tank body: During operation, the fish tank controls the air replenishment pump in the air replenishment module through the electronic control module to aerate and oxygenate the water in the tank, and the sponge filter arranged at the air outlet of the air replenishment module purifies the water quality in the tank. The air replenishment module can regularly oxygenate and purify the water; S6: The electronic control module controls each functional module to automatically feed the fish tank, control temperature, light, replenish water, increase oxygen, and purify water at a fixed time and quantity, ensuring that the fish tank can operate autonomously for a certain period of time.

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