Novel magnetic brush capable of collecting dirt on surface of wall of aquarium
By incorporating a filter screen and scraper into the magnetic brush, the problem of poor cleaning performance of existing magnetic brushes is solved, enabling timely collection and effective removal of dirt from the aquarium walls, ensuring water quality and the health of aquarium organisms.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202423195618.6
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-12-24
- Publication Date
- 2025-10-31
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-12-24
AI Technical Summary
Existing magnetic brushes are ineffective at removing long-term accumulated dirt from aquarium walls and cannot collect the brushed dirt in a timely manner, causing the dirt to remain suspended in the water, affecting water quality and the health of aquatic life.
A novel magnetic brush was designed, comprising an inner brush body and an outer brush body. The inner brush body has a first bristle at the front and a filter screen at the rear to form a dirt storage chamber. The scraper is adjustable. The outer brush body and the inner brush body are magnetically attracted to each other. Dirt is collected through the filter screen and the scraper, and long-term accumulated dirt is scraped off.
It enables timely collection and effective removal of dirt from aquarium walls, preventing dirt from suspending and polluting the water, ensuring water quality and the health of aquatic life, providing good cleaning results and reducing cleaning difficulty.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of magnetic brush technology, specifically, it relates to a novel magnetic brush that can collect dirt from the surface of aquarium tank walls. Background Technology
[0002] Aquariums, as common ornamental containers, are often used to house various ornamental aquatic plants and animals. Their inner walls easily accumulate dirt, fish waste, algae, and other debris. Over time, this buildup can negatively impact the aquarium's ecosystem and aesthetics, necessitating regular cleaning. Magnetic brushes are commonly used aquarium cleaning tools. They consist of an external brush placed on the outer wall of the aquarium and an internal brush placed on the inner wall, which magnetically adheres to the external brush. Through magnetic attraction, the external brush drives the internal brush in synchronized motion, effectively cleaning both the inner and outer walls of the aquarium.
[0003] Most existing magnetic brushes only have bristles as cleaning components. Such magnetic brushes cannot effectively remove the dirt that has accumulated on the aquarium walls over a long period of time by relying solely on the friction of the bristles. The cleaning effect is poor. In addition, the dirt brushed off cannot be collected in a timely and effective manner. After the dirt falls off the tank wall, it will be suspended in the water. It is not only easy to re-adhere to the tank wall, but it will also cause pollution of the entire aquarium water, affecting the water quality and the health of aquatic organisms. Utility Model Content
[0004] To solve or partially solve the problems existing in related technologies, this utility model provides a novel magnetic brush that can collect dirt from the surface of aquarium tank walls. This novel magnetic brush can collect the dirt brushed off in a timely and effective manner, and can effectively remove dirt that has accumulated on the aquarium tank walls over a long period of time, with good cleaning effect.
[0005] This application provides a novel magnetic brush for collecting dirt from the surface of an aquarium tank wall. It includes an inner brush body and an outer brush body placed on the inner and outer sides of the aquarium tank wall, respectively. The inner brush body includes a first outer shell and an inner magnet disposed inside the first outer shell. The front section of the first outer shell facing the aquarium tank wall is provided with first bristles. The outer periphery of the rear section of the first outer shell facing the aquarium tank wall is detachably mounted with a filter screen via a filter screen frame. The cavity between the filter screen and the first bristles forms a dirt storage chamber for collecting and temporarily storing dirt. A scraper is installed between the left and right side walls of the dirt storage chamber. The height of the scraper is adjustable.
[0006] The external brush body includes a second outer shell and an external magnet disposed inside the second outer shell. The external magnet can attract the internal magnet. The second outer shell has bristles covering the inner wall of the second outer shell on the side facing the aquarium wall.
[0007] In one alternative embodiment, the first bristle group includes a left bristle group, a middle bristle group, and a right bristle group arranged sequentially at intervals. The left and right sides of the front end of the middle bristle group form a funnel-shaped opening with the front end of the left bristle group and the front end of the right bristle group, respectively. Two sludge collection paths are formed between the left bristle group, the middle bristle group, and the right bristle group at the rear end of the funnel-shaped opening. The sludge collection paths are connected to the sludge storage chamber.
[0008] In one alternative, the sludge collection path is bent at one end near the funnel-shaped opening.
[0009] In one alternative embodiment, the scraper includes a blade holder, a blade base, and a blade. The blade holder is vertically mounted on the left and right sides of the first outer casing facing the aquarium wall, located inside the sludge chamber. The blade holder has a strip-shaped adjustment hole along its extension direction. The blade base is adjustablely mounted on the blade holder by means of an adjustment bolt passing through the strip-shaped adjustment hole. The blade base is equipped with a blade that is inclined towards the first bristle side.
[0010] In one alternative, the height of the filter holder and blade holder is shorter than the thickness of the first bristles when the external brush body and the internal brush body are magnetically attracted, and the height of the filter screen is higher than the filter holder.
[0011] In one alternative, the hardness of the first and second brush bristles is lower than that of the aquarium tank wall.
[0012] In one alternative, a handle is mounted on the outer wall of the second outer shell of the outer cylinder brush body, and the handle is covered with soft silicone.
[0013] The beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0014] This invention features a first brush head with bristles in the front section of the first outer shell of the brush body facing the aquarium wall, and a filter screen in the outer periphery of the rear section. This allows the filter screen to collect large particles of dirt brushed off by the first brush head and scraper in a dirt storage chamber. This timely and effective collection of the brushed dirt prevents it from detaching from the tank wall and suspending in the water, thus protecting the water quality and the health of aquatic life.
[0015] By installing a scraper in the sludge collection chamber behind the first bristles, the scraper can effectively remove the dirt that has accumulated on the aquarium walls over a long period of time. This solves the problem that the friction of the bristles alone is not enough to effectively remove the dirt that has accumulated over a long period of time. It can effectively reduce the difficulty of cleaning, save time and effort, and achieve good cleaning results.
[0016] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only, and do not limit this application. Attached Figure Description
[0017] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained from these drawings without creative effort.
[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the in-cylinder brush body in one embodiment of this application;
[0019] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the overall structure of the external brush body in one embodiment of this application;
[0020] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram showing the distribution of the first bristles of the cylinder brush body in one embodiment of this application;
[0021] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of an embodiment of the present application showing the magnetic adsorption of the in-tank brush and the out-of-tank brush on the aquarium wall.
[0022] The following labels are used in the diagram: 10-Aquarium tank wall; 1-Inner tank brush body; 11-First outer shell; 12-Inner tank magnet; 13-First bristles; 131-Left side bristle assembly; 132-Middle side bristle assembly; 133-Right side bristle assembly; 134-Flare-shaped opening; 135-Sludge collection path; 14-Filter screen frame; 15-Filter screen; 16-Scraper; 161-Scraper holder; 1610-Strip adjustment hole; 162-Scraper base; 163-Blade; 164-Bolt; 17-Sludge storage chamber.
[0023] 2-Outer brush body, 21-Second outer shell, 22-Outer magnet, 23-Second bristles. Detailed Implementation
[0024] The specific embodiments of this application will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and examples. The following examples are used to illustrate this application, but are not intended to limit the scope of this application. Similarly, the following examples are only some embodiments of this application, not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.
[0025] In the description of this application, it should be understood that the terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc., indicating the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings, are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not 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.
[0026] Furthermore, the terms "second" and "first" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "second" or "first" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of that feature. In the description of this application, "multiple" means at least two, such as two, three, etc., unless otherwise explicitly specified.
[0027] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "linking," and "fixing," etc., should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or a connection that allows communication between components; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components, unless otherwise expressly limited. Those skilled in the art can understand the specific meaning of the above terms in this application based on the specific circumstances.
[0028] In this application, the terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "example," "specific example," or "some examples," etc., refer to a specific feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with that embodiment or example, which is included in at least one embodiment or example of this application. In this specification, the illustrative expressions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples. Moreover, without contradiction, those skilled in the art can combine and integrate the different embodiments or examples described in this specification, as well as the features of different embodiments or examples.
[0029] Most existing magnetic brushes are only equipped with bristles as cleaning components. They have problems such as being unable to effectively remove dirt that has accumulated on the aquarium walls over a long period of time by relying solely on the friction of the bristles, resulting in poor cleaning effect and the inability to collect the dirt brushed off in a timely and effective manner.
[0030] To address the aforementioned problems, this application proposes improvements and innovations, including the following embodiments.
[0031] In one implementation, please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4 A novel magnetic brush for collecting dirt from the surface of an aquarium tank wall is provided. It includes an inner brush body 1 and an outer brush body 2, respectively placed on the inner and outer sides of the aquarium tank wall 10. The inner brush body 1 includes a first outer shell 11 and an inner magnet 12 disposed inside the first outer shell 11. First bristles 13 are provided on the front portion of the first outer shell 11 facing the aquarium tank wall 10. A filter screen is detachably mounted on the outer periphery of the rear portion of the first outer shell 11 facing the aquarium tank wall 10 via a filter screen frame 14. The cavity between the filter screen 15 and the first brush bristles 13 forms a sludge storage chamber 17 for collecting and temporarily storing waste. A scraper 16 is installed between the left and right side walls of the sludge storage chamber 17, and the height of the scraper 16 is adjustable. The external brush body 2 includes a second outer shell 21 and an external magnet 22 disposed inside the second outer shell 21. The external magnet 22 can be attracted to the internal magnet 12. The second outer shell 21 is provided with second brush bristles 23 covering the inner wall of the second outer shell 21 on the side wall facing the aquarium tank wall 10.
[0032] Thus, by providing first bristles 13 in the front section of the first outer shell 111 of the brush body 1 facing the aquarium wall 10, and a filter screen 15 in the outer periphery of the rear section, large particles of dirt brushed off by the first bristles 13 and scraper 16 can be collected in the waste storage chamber 17 through the filter screen 15. This allows for timely and effective collection of the brushed dirt, effectively preventing dirt from detaching from the tank wall and suspending in the water, thus protecting the water quality and the health of aquatic life. By providing a scraper 16 in the waste storage chamber 17 located behind the first bristles 13, the scraper 16 can effectively remove dirt that has accumulated on the aquarium wall 10 over a long period of time. This solves the problem that the friction of the bristles alone is insufficient to effectively remove long-term accumulated dirt, effectively reducing cleaning difficulty, saving time and effort, and providing good cleaning results.
[0033] Specifically, through the attraction between the in-tank magnet 12 and the out-of-tank magnet 22, the in-tank brush 1 and the out-of-tank brush 2 are attracted to the inner and outer sides of the aquarium wall 10 with the sides respectively provided with the first bristles 13 and the second bristles 23 facing the aquarium wall 10. This allows the out-of-tank brush 2 to be pushed, causing the in-tank brush 1 to move synchronously, thus achieving the cleaning of both the inner and outer sides of the aquarium wall 10. The first outer shell 111 of the in-tank brush 1 has the first bristles 13 and a filter screen 15 respectively on the front and rear sections facing the aquarium wall 10. During cleaning, the end of the in-tank brush 1 with the first bristles 13 is used as the forward direction of the magnetic brush, ensuring that the first bristles 13 and the scraper 16 come into contact with the dirt in sequence when cleaning a new area. This ensures that the dirt cleaned by the first bristles 13 and the scraper 16 is collected by the filter screen 15 and temporarily stored in the dirt storage chamber 17.
[0034] In this embodiment, the scraper 16 includes a blade holder 161, a blade base 162, and a blade 163. The blade holder 161 is vertically installed on the left and right sides of the first outer shell 11 facing the aquarium wall 10, located inside the sludge storage chamber 17. A strip-shaped adjustment hole 1610 is provided on the blade holder 161 along its extension direction. The blade base 162 is adjustablely installed on the blade holder 161 through the strip-shaped adjustment hole 1610 via an adjusting bolt 164. The blade 163, which is inclined towards the first bristles 13, is installed on the blade base 162. Thus, by tilting the blade 163 towards the forward direction of the magnetic brush cleaning, during the process of the external brush body 2 driving the internal brush body 1 to clean the inner and outer sides of the aquarium wall 10, the blade 163 can scrape away the dirt that has accumulated on the aquarium wall 10 over a long period of time. This effectively removes dirt that is difficult to remove by the first bristles 13, saving time and effort, and achieving good cleaning results.
[0035] The installation height of the blade 163 can be adjusted by adjusting the height of the adjusting bolt 164 within the strip-shaped adjusting hole 1610. This allows the user to adaptively adjust the installation height of the blade 163 according to the thickness of the first bristles 13 after prolonged use of the magnetic brush due to wear and other reasons. This ensures that when the external brush body 2 and the internal brush body 1 are magnetically adsorbed for cleaning, the cutting edge height of the blade 163 matches the thickness of the first bristles 13. In other words, it ensures that during the cleaning process, the cutting edge of the blade 163 is in a state that can clean up accumulated dirt without contacting the aquarium tank wall 10, thereby preventing the scraper 16 from scratching the aquarium tank wall 10.
[0036] In some implementations, please refer to Figure 1 , Figure 3 , Figure 4The first brush bristles 13 include a left bristle group 131, a middle bristle group 132, and a right bristle group 133 arranged sequentially at intervals. The left and right sides of the front end of the middle bristle group 132 form funnel-shaped openings 134 between the front ends of the left bristle group 131 and the right bristle group 133, respectively. Two dirt collection paths 135 are formed between the left bristle group 131, the middle bristle group 132, and the right bristle group 133 at the rear end of the funnel-shaped openings 134, and these paths communicate with the dirt storage chamber 17. Thus, by arranging the first brush bristles 13 into three groups, it is possible to ensure that the first brush bristles 13 can effectively clean dirt while allowing the dirt washed off by the three groups of first brush bristles to flow smoothly into the dirt storage chamber 17 through the two funnel-shaped openings 134 and the corresponding two dirt collection paths 135. This effectively prevents the washed-off dirt from detaching from the brush body 1 inside the tank and mixing into the clean water environment of the aquarium.
[0037] In this embodiment, the two dirt collection paths 135 are bent at one end near the funnel-shaped opening 134. Thus, after a single push of the external brush 2 to drive the internal brush 1 forward to complete one cleaning cycle, during the process of the external brush 2 pulling the internal brush 1 back, the first bristles 13 at the bend of the dirt collection path 135 can block the returning dirt, effectively preventing dirt in the dirt storage chamber 17 from flowing out of the dirt collection path 135 during the backward pulling of the internal brush 1.
[0038] In some embodiments, the height of the filter holder 14 and the blade holder 161 is shorter than the thickness of the first bristles 13 when the external brush body 2 and the internal brush body 1 are magnetically attracted, and the height of the filter screen 15 is higher than the filter holder 14. In this way, even when the thickness of the first bristles 13 is compressed due to the magnetic attraction between the external brush body 2 and the internal brush body 1, and even after the thickness of the first bristles 13 decreases due to wear and other reasons after prolonged use of the magnetic brush, it can still be ensured that the ends of the filter holder 14 and the blade holder 161 will not contact the aquarium tank wall 10 during the cleaning process, thereby effectively preventing the filter holder 14 and the blade holder 161 from causing scratches to the aquarium tank wall 10.
[0039] In some embodiments, the hardness of the first bristles 13 and the second bristles 23 is lower than that of the aquarium wall 10. In this way, the first bristles 13 and the second bristles 23 can effectively clean the inner and outer sides of the aquarium wall 10 without scratching the aquarium wall 10.
[0040] In some embodiments, a handle 24 is mounted on the outer wall of the second outer shell 21 of the outer cylinder brush body 2, and the outer side of the handle 24 is covered with soft silicone. This makes it easy for the user to push and pull the outer cylinder brush body 2 by holding the handle 24, making the cleaning operation convenient and effortless. At the same time, the soft silicone can be used as a cushioning pad to effectively improve the comfort of holding the handle 24.
[0041] Finally, it should be noted that although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. Those skilled in the art can make changes, modifications, substitutions and variations to the above embodiments within the scope of the present invention, all of which should be included within the protection scope of this application.
Claims
1. A novel magnetic brush for collecting dirt from the surface of an aquarium tank wall, comprising an inner brush body (1) and an outer brush body (2) respectively placed on the inner and outer sides of the aquarium tank wall (10), characterized in that: The in-tank brush body (1) includes a first outer shell (11) and an in-tank magnet (12) disposed inside the first outer shell (11). The front section of the first outer shell (11) facing the aquarium tank wall (10) is provided with first bristles (13). The outer periphery of the rear section of the first outer shell (11) facing the aquarium tank wall (10) is detachably mounted with a filter screen (15) via a filter screen frame (14). The cavity between the filter screen (15) and the first bristles (13) forms a sludge storage chamber (17) for collecting and temporarily storing waste. A scraper (16) is installed between the left and right side walls of the sludge storage chamber (17). The height of the scraper (16) is adjustable. The external brush body (2) includes a second outer shell (21) and an external magnet (22) disposed inside the second outer shell (21). The external magnet (22) can be attracted to the internal magnet (12). The second outer shell (21) is provided with a second bristle (23) covering the inner wall of the second outer shell (21) on one side wall facing the aquarium tank wall (10).
2. The novel magnetic brush for collecting dirt from the surface of an aquarium tank wall as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The first bristle (13) includes a left bristle group (131), a middle bristle group (132), and a right bristle group (133) arranged at intervals. The left and right sides of the front end of the middle bristle group (132) form a funnel-shaped opening (134) between the front end of the left bristle group (131) and the front end of the right bristle group (133), respectively. Two dirt collection paths (135) are formed between the left bristle group (131), the middle bristle group (132), and the right bristle group (133) at the rear end of the funnel-shaped opening (134). The dirt collection paths (135) are connected to the dirt storage chamber (17).
3. A novel magnetic brush for collecting dirt from the surface of an aquarium tank wall, as described in claim 2, is characterized in that: The sewage collection path (135) is bent at one end near the funnel-shaped opening (134).
4. A novel magnetic brush for collecting dirt from the surface of an aquarium tank wall as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The scraper (16) includes a blade holder (161), a blade base (162), and a blade (163). The blade holder (161) is vertically installed on the left and right sides of the first outer shell (11) facing the aquarium tank wall (10) inside the sludge storage chamber (17). A strip-shaped adjustment hole (1610) is provided on the blade holder (161) along the extension direction of the blade holder (161). The blade base (162) is adjustablely installed on the blade holder (161) by means of an adjustment bolt (164) passing through the strip-shaped adjustment hole (1610). A blade (163) inclined towards the first bristle (13) is installed on the blade base (162).
5. A novel magnetic brush for collecting dirt from the surface of an aquarium tank wall as described in claim 4, characterized in that: The height of the filter frame (14) and the blade holder (161) is shorter than the thickness of the first bristles (13) when the outer brush body (2) and the inner brush body (1) are magnetically attracted, and the height of the filter screen (15) is higher than the filter frame (14).
6. A novel magnetic brush for collecting dirt from the surface of an aquarium tank wall as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The hardness of the first bristle (13) and the second bristle (23) is lower than that of the aquarium tank wall (10).
7. A novel magnetic brush for collecting dirt from the surface of an aquarium tank wall as described in claim 1, characterized in that: A handle (24) is installed on the outer wall of the second outer shell (21) of the cylinder brush body (2), and the handle (24) is covered with soft silicone.