Net cage cleaning robot capable of sucking falling particles in real time
By designing a cage cleaning robot that can suck up detached particles in real time, and using graded filtration technology, the problem of particle diffusion caused by cleaning equipment was solved, achieving efficient recovery of attached materials and seawater purification, thus ensuring the health of the marine aquaculture environment.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Applications(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- DALIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY
- Filing Date
- 2026-01-30
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-21
AI Technical Summary
Existing cleaning equipment causes the spread of detached particles when removing attached materials, which affects the marine aquaculture environment and health, and lacks real-time recycling and purification methods.
Design a cage cleaning robot that can suck up detached particles in real time. It includes a cleaning brush, a walking track, a suction port for detached particles, a filter chamber and a drainage chamber. It uses a graded filtration system to recover the detached particles and purifies the seawater through a primary filter and a fine filter.
It achieves simultaneous intake and recovery of attached substances during the cleaning process, reducing diffusion, and the graded filtration reduces the impact on the aquatic environment of aquaculture, ensuring health.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This invention belongs to the technical field of marine aquaculture cage cleaning equipment, specifically relating to a cage cleaning robot that can suck up detached particles in real time. Background Technology
[0002] Existing cleaning equipment, while removing attached organisms, causes a large number of detached particles to spread inside the net cages. These particles, carried by ocean currents, can lead to localized turbidity, decreased oxygen levels, or the spread of pathogens, adversely affecting the health and growth environment of farmed species. Current technologies lack methods for real-time recovery of detached organisms and effective purification of discharged seawater. Summary of the Invention
[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide a method that can extract detached and attached materials in real time during the cleaning process and recover them through graded filtration, while simultaneously discharging the purified seawater laterally back into the cages, thereby reducing pollution to the water inside the cages and protecting the health of the aquaculture organisms. The technical solution is as follows:
[0004] A cage cleaning robot capable of real-time suction of detached particles, characterized in that it comprises a cleaning robot shell 100, a cleaning brush disc 110, a walking track 120, a detached attachment suction port 130, a filter chamber 140, and a drainage chamber 150. The cleaning brush disc 110 is disposed at the front of the cleaning robot shell 100. The walking track 120 is symmetrically rotatably connected to the left and right sides of the front surface of the cleaning robot shell 100, and the two walking tracks 120 are respectively disposed on the left and right sides of the cleaning brush disc 110. The detached attachment suction port 130 is connected to the rear of the cleaning robot shell 100. Filter chambers 140 are provided on the left and right sides inside the rear end of the cleaning robot shell 100. A primary filter screen 141 and a fine filter screen 142 are respectively connected to the front and rear of the filter chambers 140. Attachment collection nets 146 are threadedly connected to the outer surfaces of the two filter chambers 140. The front end of the robot casing 100 has a drainage chamber 150. The detached debris suction port 130, the filter chamber 140, the drainage chamber 150, and the debris collection net 146 are internally interconnected. There are three cleaning brushes 110 arranged in a triangle. A suction port check valve 131 is provided between the detached debris suction port 130 and the filter chamber 140. The pore size of the primary filter 141 is larger than that of the fine filter 142. A primary filter chamber check valve 143 and a fine filter chamber check valve 144 are respectively provided between the debris collection net 146 and the primary filter 142 and the fine filter 143. A suction power device 145 is connected to the outside of each of the primary filter chamber check valve 143 and the fine filter chamber check valve 144. A drainage chamber check valve 151 is connected to the drain outlet on the drainage chamber 150.
[0005] The beneficial effects of this invention are as follows: during the cleaning process, the adhering substances are simultaneously sucked in and recovered, which significantly reduces the diffusion of detached adhering substances inside the cage; the graded filtration method achieves effective separation and centralized collection of adhering substances of different particle sizes from seawater, reducing the impact of cleaning operations on the aquaculture water environment; and the structure is compact and the functional integration is high. Attached Figure Description
[0006] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the present invention;
[0007] In the diagram: 100 Cleaning robot shell, 110 Cleaning brush, 120 Walking track, 130 Detached material suction port, 131 Detached material suction port check valve, 140 Filter chamber, 141 Primary filter, 142 Fine filter, 143 Primary filter chamber check valve, 144 Fine filter chamber check valve, 145 Small external suction power unit, 146 Detached material collection net, 150 Drainage chamber, 151 Drainage chamber check valve. Detailed Implementation
[0008] Reference Figure 1 The aforementioned net cage cleaning robot, capable of real-time suction of detached particles, is characterized by comprising a robot shell 100, cleaning brushes 110, walking tracks 120, a suction inlet 130 for detached particles, a filter chamber 140, and a drainage chamber 15. The robot shell 100 is made of corrosion-resistant material and is used to install and protect the internal structure. Three cleaning brushes 110 are arranged in a triangular pattern at the front end of the shell and are driven by a motor to rotate and remove deposits from the net cage surface. The walking tracks 120 are symmetrically arranged on both sides of the cleaning brushes 110, allowing the device to adhere to the net cage and move stably along its surface.
[0009] The detached attachment inlet 130 is located symmetrically on the left and right sides of the lower end of the equipment. During the operation of the cleaning brush 110, the detached attachment is sucked into the equipment through the inlet 130 under the impact of the suction fluid. The inlet check valve 131 is used to prevent the suction fluid from flowing back.
[0010] The filter chamber 140 is equipped with a primary filter 141 and a fine filter 142 in sequence. The primary filter 141 is used to remove larger-sized deposits, and the fine filter 142 is used to remove smaller-sized deposits. An axial main channel for conveying seawater is formed inside the filter chamber 140.
[0011] To maintain rapid axial flow in the main channel of the filter chamber while simultaneously collecting lateral particles, an independent lateral suction channel, namely a small external suction power unit 145, is provided outside the primary filter chamber check valve 143 and the fine filter chamber check valve 144 between the filter chamber 140 and the attachment collection net 146. This channel creates a local negative pressure zone between the filter chamber 140 and the attachment collection net 146, allowing detached attachments trapped by the filter screen to enter the attachment collection net 146 laterally and be stored therewhile the main flow passes through the filter chamber at high speed. The primary filter chamber check valve 143 and the fine filter chamber check valve 144 prevent backflow of attachments sucked into the net. The aperture of the attachment collection net 146 is smaller than that of the primary filter screen 141 and the fine filter screen 142. Seawater entering the net is discharged through the net's pores, while detached attachments are effectively held in place.
[0012] Seawater, after being filtered through two stages, enters the drainage chamber 150 and is discharged through the side drain outlet via the drainage chamber check valve 151, thus completing the continuous operation process of cleaning, suction, filtration and discharge.
[0013] Furthermore, the number, diameter, and bristle type of the cleaning brushes 110 can be adjusted according to the different mesh materials and types of attached materials in different net cages; the apertures of the primary filter 141 and the fine filter 142 can be replaced to adapt to the recycling needs of attached materials of different particle sizes; the attached material collection net bag 146 adopts a detachable structure, which makes it easy to remove the whole bag and process it centrally after the cleaning operation is completed.
[0014] Of course, the above description is not intended to limit the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the examples given above. Any changes, modifications, additions or substitutions made by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present invention should also fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A cage cleaning robot capable of real-time suction of detached particles, characterized in that: The cleaning robot includes a shell (100), a cleaning brush (110), a walking track (120), a suction port (130) for detached debris, a filter chamber (140), and a drainage chamber (150). The cleaning brush (110) is located at the front of the cleaning robot shell (100). The walking track (120) is symmetrically rotatably connected to the front surface of the cleaning robot shell (100), and the two walking tracks (120) are respectively located on the left and right sides of the cleaning brush (110). The suction port for detached debris is connected to the rear of the cleaning robot shell (100). (130) The cleaning robot shell (100) has filter chambers (140) inside the left and right sides at the tail end. The filter chambers (140) are connected to a primary filter (141) and a fine filter (142) at the front and rear of the filter chambers (140) respectively. The outer surfaces of the two filter chambers (140) are threaded with attachment collection nets (146). The front end of the cleaning robot shell (100) has a drainage chamber (150). The attachment suction port (130), the filter chambers (140), the drainage chamber (150) and the attachment collection nets (146) are interconnected.
2. The cage cleaning robot capable of real-time suction of detached particles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of cleaning brushes (110) is three, and the cleaning brushes (110) are arranged in a triangle.
3. The cage cleaning robot capable of real-time suction of detached particles according to claim 1, characterized in that: A suction inlet check valve (131) is provided between the detached attachment inlet (130) and the filter chamber (140).
4. The cage cleaning robot capable of real-time suction of detached particles according to claim 1, characterized in that: The pore size of the primary filter (141) is larger than that of the fine filter (142).
5. The cage cleaning robot capable of real-time suction of detached particles according to claim 4, characterized in that: The attachment collection net (146) is provided with a primary filter chamber check valve (143) and a fine filter chamber check valve (144) between the primary filter (142) and the fine filter (143), respectively.
6. The cage cleaning robot capable of real-time suction of detached particles according to claim 5, characterized in that: The primary filter chamber check valve (143) and the fine filter chamber check valve 144 are each connected to a suction power device (145).
7. The cage cleaning robot capable of real-time suction of detached particles according to claim 1, characterized in that: A drain check valve (151) is connected to the drain outlet on the drain chamber (150).