Coral substratum
By adjusting the design of the support legs and supporting components, the problems of stability and overturning of coral attachment substrates in the marine environment were solved, thus achieving stable coral growth and protection.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202520033793.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-01-07
- Publication Date
- 2025-12-16
- Estimated Expiration
- 2035-01-07
AI Technical Summary
Existing coral attachment substrates are easily damaged in ocean currents or high-speed water flow environments, and are difficult to fully adhere to the seabed surface, leading to unstable coral growth and the risk of capsizing.
A coral attachment base was designed, comprising adjustable legs, a support component, and a coral seat. The adjustable legs can adaptively adjust their height to conform to the seabed, the support component reduces water flow impact through a rotating part and a rolling ball structure, and the coral seat can rotate to dissipate water flow potential energy.
It improves the stability of the coral attachment substrate, prevents overturning, reduces coral damage, provides a safe growth environment, and helps corals adapt to complex seabed environments.
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Abstract
Description
TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The utility model relates to the field of coral attachment growth equipment in the ocean, specifically relates to a coral attachment base. BACKGROUND
[0002] The coral attachment base refers to the hard matrix or base relied on by coral polyps in the growth process to fix themselves and build coral reefs, which not only provides support for the growth of coral polyps, but also helps maintain the overall structural stability of coral reefs through its hardness and stability. Artificial attachment bases are widely used in coral reef ecological restoration.
[0003] In the prior art, most coral attachment bases can only fix corals on the surface of the seabed, but ocean current phenomena or high-speed movement of ocean currents often occur in the ocean. When artificially cultivated corals are present in such an environment, the corals are prone to damage when they confront the impact of ocean currents, which is not conducive to the growth and ecological restoration of corals. In addition, since the surface of the seabed is not a completely horizontal plane, the base of the existing coral attachment base cannot completely conform when it contacts the seabed, and the coral attachment base is prone to overturning when disturbed by other external forces. SUMMARY
[0004] The utility model aims at the deficiency in the prior art, and provides a coral attachment base to solve the above technical problems.
[0005] The utility model provides a coral attachment base, which comprises a coral growth base and further comprises:
[0006] The base is provided with a plurality of adjusting legs, which can adaptively adjust the height according to the different heights of the contact surface.
[0007] The receiving assembly is arranged on the base, and comprises a fixing ring, an outer ring, an inner ring and a rotating part. The fixing ring is fixedly installed on the base, and a groove is formed in the upper surface of the fixing ring. A rolling ball is slidably installed in the groove. The outer ring and the inner ring are located on the same horizontal plane and above the fixing ring. The outer ring is fixedly connected with the fixing ring. The rotating part is slidably installed between the outer ring and the inner ring, and a plurality of rotating parts are fixedly connected through a connecting ring.
[0008] The coral seat is rotatably installed on the receiving assembly, and a plurality of mounting holes are arranged on the coral seat. The coral growth base is detachably installed between the mounting holes.
[0009] Preferably, the number of adjusting legs is at least four, and a containing space is formed in each adjusting leg.
[0010] Preferably, a first mounting plate is fixedly mounted on one side wall of the accommodation space in the adjusting leg, a second mounting plate is slidingly mounted on the other side wall of the accommodation space in the adjusting leg, a first convex tooth with an angle downward is fixedly mounted on the first mounting plate, a second convex tooth with an angle upward is fixedly mounted on the second mounting plate, and the first convex tooth and the second convex tooth are mutually clamped.
[0011] Preferably, a sliding groove is formed on the other side wall of the accommodation space in the adjusting leg, the second mounting plate is slidingly connected with the sliding groove, a plurality of circular grooves are formed on the contact surface of the second mounting plate and the sliding groove in the vertical direction, a through hole is formed on the side wall of the adjusting leg, and a locking column is inserted into the through hole and is matched with the circular grooves on the second mounting plate.
[0012] Preferably, a sliding groove is formed on the other side wall of the accommodation space in the adjusting leg, the second mounting plate is slidingly connected with the sliding groove, a plurality of circular grooves are formed on the contact surface of the second mounting plate and the sliding groove in the vertical direction, a through hole is formed on the side wall of the adjusting leg, and a locking column is inserted into the through hole and is matched with the circular grooves on the second mounting plate.
[0013] Preferably, the cross section of the rotating part is rhombic.
[0014] Preferably, the coral seat is rotatably mounted on the rotating part, an annular channel is formed on the periphery of the coral seat, the ball is located in the annular channel and is slidingly connected with the annular channel, an external thread is arranged on the coral growth base, an internal thread is arranged in the mounting hole, and the coral growth base is threadedly connected with the mounting hole.
[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present application has the following beneficial effects:
[0016] The coral attachment base provided by the present application can adapt to various high-low and complex seabed environments by adjusting the length of the adjusting legs on the base, so that the base can stably and closely contact with the seabed, and a foundation is provided for the stable growth of corals, and the gap between the base and the seabed is prevented from existing, so that the overturning of the base is avoided. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following will briefly introduce the drawings needed to be used in the embodiment description. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only preferred embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can also be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.
[0018] Figure 1A schematic view of the coral attachment base of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 2 An exploded schematic view of the receiving assembly and the coral seat of the coral attachment base of the utility model;
[0020] Figure 3 An internal structure schematic view of the adjusting leg of the coral attachment base of the utility model;
[0021] Figure 4 A schematic view of the first mounting plate and the second mounting plate of the coral attachment base of the utility model;
[0022] Figure 5 A schematic view of the coral growth base of the coral attachment base of the utility model;
[0023] Figure 6 A schematic view of the coral seat of the coral attachment base of the utility model.
[0024] In the figure, 1, coral growth base;2, base;3, adjusting leg;4, fixing ring;5, outer ring;6, inner ring;7, rotating part;8, groove;9, rolling ball;10, connecting ring;11, coral seat;12, mounting hole;13, first mounting plate;14, second mounting plate;15, first protruding tooth;16, second protruding tooth;17, sliding slot;18, round groove;19, through hole;20, locking column;21, slide;22, ball;23, ring channel;24, external thread. Specific embodiments
[0025] This part will describe the specific embodiments of the utility model in detail, the preferred embodiments of the utility model are shown in the drawings, the role of the drawings is to supplement the description of the text part with graphics, so that people can intuitively and visually understand each technical feature and the overall technical scheme of the present application, but it cannot be understood as the limitation of the protection scope of the present application.
[0026] Example 1:
[0027] As Figures 1 to 6 shown, the utility model provides a kind of coral attachment base, including coral growth base 1, still include:
[0028] Base 2, base 2 is provided with several adjusting legs 3, adjusting leg 3 can be self-adapting height adjustment with the different contact surface height;
[0029] The receiving component is set on the base 2. The receiving component includes a fixed ring 4, an outer ring 5, an inner ring 6 and a rotating part 7. The fixed ring 4 is fixedly installed on the base 2. A groove 8 is opened on the upper surface of the fixed ring 4. A rolling ball 9 is slidably installed in the groove 8. The outer ring 5 and the inner ring 6 are located on the same horizontal plane and are located above the fixed ring 4. The outer ring 5 is fixedly connected to the fixed ring 4. The rotating part 7 is slidably installed in the area between the outer ring 5 and the inner ring 6. Several rotating parts 7 are fixedly connected to each other by a connecting ring 10.
[0030] The coral base 11 is rotatably mounted on the receiving component. The coral base 11 is provided with several mounting holes 12, and the coral growth substrate 1 can be detachably installed with respect to the mounting holes 12.
[0031] In use, first adjust the adjustable legs 3 on the base 2 so that the adjustable legs 3 can fully contact the seabed. When the adjustable legs 3 are fully against the seabed, the coral seat 11 will rotate on the receiving component under the drive of the water flow potential energy, avoiding direct impact between the coral on the coral seat 11 and the high-speed water flow, reducing the possibility of damage to the coral. At the same time, the rotating part 7 on the receiving component will also rotate under the impact of the water flow potential energy, further reducing the potential energy of the water flow and dissipating the impact force of the water flow, thus protecting the growth environment of the coral.
[0032] Example 2:
[0033] like Figures 1 to 6 As shown, in conjunction with the technical solution of Embodiment 1, in this technical solution, the number of adjustable legs 3 is at least four, and the adjustable legs 3 have an accommodating space inside. The number of adjustable legs 3 on the base 2 can be designed according to specific needs, and the accommodating space inside the adjustable legs 3 facilitates the installation of height-adjusting components.
[0034] Furthermore, a first mounting plate 13 is fixedly installed on one side wall of the internal storage space of the adjustable leg 3, and a second mounting plate 14 is slidably installed on the other side wall of the internal storage space of the adjustable leg 3. A first protruding tooth 15 with a downward angle is fixedly installed on the first mounting plate 13, and a second protruding tooth 16 with an upward angle is fixedly installed on the second mounting plate 14. The first protruding tooth 15 and the second protruding tooth 16 engage with each other. The second mounting plate 14 will fall freely under the action of gravity until it makes full contact with the seabed to complete the support work. In order to prevent the second mounting plate 14 from falling during the movement of the base 2, a locking post 20 is set to temporarily lock and limit the second mounting plate until it reaches the position to be installed, and then the lock on the second mounting plate 14 is released.
[0035] Further, the accommodating space in the adjusting leg 3 is provided with a sliding groove 17 on another side wall, the second mounting plate 14 is in sliding connection with the sliding groove 17, a plurality of circular grooves 18 are formed on the contact surface of the second mounting plate 14 and the sliding groove 17 in the vertical direction, a through hole 19 is formed on the side wall of the adjusting leg 3, a locking column 20 is inserted into the through hole 19, and the locking column 20 is matched with the circular groove 18 on the second mounting plate 14. The second mounting plate 14 slides in the sliding groove 17, in order to prevent the second mounting plate 14 from falling freely during movement, therefore the locking column 20 is inserted into the circular groove 18 on the back of the second mounting plate 14, the movement of the second mounting plate 14 is limited, after reaching the target area, the locking column 20 is pulled out, and the locking of the second mounting plate 14 is released.
[0036] Further, the inner side wall of the outer ring 5 and the outer side wall of the inner ring 6 are both provided with a sliding groove 21, the two ends of the rotating part 7 are in sliding connection with the two sliding grooves 21 respectively, the bottom of the rotating part 7 is in sliding connection with the rolling ball 9, and the top of the rotating part 7 is rotatably connected with a rolling ball 22. The two ends of the rotating part 7 are moved along the sliding grooves 21 on the outer ring 5 and the inner ring 6 respectively, the bottom is moved along the groove 8 of the fixed ring 4, and under the joint action of the above three, the movement track is more stable.
[0037] Further, the cross section of the rotating part 7 is rhombic. The rotating part 7 is similar to the bottom surfaces of two conical bodies which are connected with each other, and presents a shape of changing from small to large and then from large to small in the vertical direction.
[0038] Further, the coral seat 11 is rotatably installed on the rotating part 7, the peripheral edge of the coral seat 11 is provided with a ring channel 23, the rolling ball 22 is located in the ring channel 23 and is in sliding connection with the ring channel 23, the coral growth base 1 is provided with an external thread 24, the mounting hole 12 is provided with an internal thread, and the coral growth base 1 is in threaded connection with the mounting hole 12. The rolling ball 22 at the top of the rotating part 7 is matched with the ring channel 23 on the coral seat 11, which facilitates the overall rotation of the coral seat 11 under the impact of water flow, and the rotating is more convenient and easier to unload the impact force of water flow. The coral growth base 1 is in threaded connection between the mounting holes 12, the stability of the connection between the coral growth base 1 and the coral seat 11 is enhanced, the coral growth base 1 is prevented from being washed away by water flow, and the coral growth base 1 is also convenient to disassemble.
[0039] The working principle of the coral attachment base is as follows:
[0040] In use, the base 2 is moved to the seabed of the target sea area, the locking column 20 is manually moved out of the circular groove 18 on the second mounting plate 14 according to different geological environments of the seabed and different seabed base surfaces, so that the second mounting plate 14 can freely fall until the second mounting plate 14 is completely in contact with the seabed, the support work of the support leg 3 is completed, if the height of the seabed changes in the case of ocean movement, the second mounting plate 14 will continue to freely move downward under the action of gravity until it is in contact with the seabed to complete the support, because the second mounting plate 14 is designed to cooperate with the first mounting plate 13, so the second mounting plate 14 will only move in one direction, which can ensure the continuous support of the coral attachment base, when the ocean current attacks, the coral seat 11 will rotate around the bearing assembly under the impact of the water flow, avoiding the direct confrontation of the corals on the coral seat 11 with the ocean current, reducing the possibility of damage to the corals on the coral seat 11, and providing a long and safe growing environment for the corals, in order to make the coral seat 11 more easily rotate when it is subjected to the impact of the ocean current, the flow guide plate is installed around the coral seat 11, which increases the contact area of the coral seat 11 with the ocean current, so that the coral seat 11 is more easily rotated under the impact of the ocean current.
[0041] The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the present application in any form. Any person skilled in the art can make many possible changes and modifications to the technical solution of the present application without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present application, or modify it into equivalent embodiments with equivalent changes. Therefore, any modification, equivalent change and modification made to the above embodiments according to the technical solution of the present application, which does not deviate from the content of the technical solution of the present application, is within the protection scope of the present application.
Claims
1. A coral attachment base comprising a coral growth base (1), characterized in that, Also include: The base (2) is provided with several adjusting legs (3), which can be self-adapted to adjust the height with the different height of the contact surface; The receiving assembly is arranged on the base (2), which comprises a fixed ring (4), an outer ring (5), an inner ring (6) and a rotating part (7), the fixed ring (4) is fixedly installed on the base (2), the upper surface of the fixed ring (4) is provided with a groove (8), the rolling ball (9) is slidably installed in the groove (8), the outer ring (5) and the inner ring (6) are located on the same horizontal plane and above the fixed ring (4), the outer ring (5) is fixedly connected with the fixed ring (4), the rotating part (7) is slidably installed between the outer ring (5) and the inner ring (6), and the rotating part (7) is fixedly connected by the connecting ring (10); The coral seat (11) is rotatably installed on the receiving assembly, the coral seat (11) is provided with several mounting holes (12), and the coral growth base (1) and the mounting hole (12) are detachably installed.
2. A coral attachment base according to claim 1, wherein, The number of the adjusting leg (3) is at least four, and the adjusting leg (3) is provided with a containing space.
3. A coral attachment base according to claim 2, wherein, The first mounting plate (13) is fixedly installed on one side wall of the containing space of the adjusting leg (3), the second mounting plate (14) is slidably installed on the other side wall of the containing space of the adjusting leg (3), the first convex tooth (15) with downward angle is fixedly installed on the first mounting plate (13), the second convex tooth (16) with upward angle is fixedly installed on the second mounting plate (14), and the first convex tooth (15) and the second convex tooth (16) are mutually clamped.
4. A coral attachment base according to claim 3, wherein, The other side wall of the containing space in the adjusting leg (3) is provided with a sliding groove (17), the second mounting plate (14) is slidably connected with the sliding groove (17), a plurality of circular grooves (18) are formed on the contact surface of the second mounting plate (14) and the sliding groove (17) in the vertical direction, a through hole (19) is formed in the side wall of the adjusting leg (3), a locking column (20) is inserted into the through hole (19), and the locking column (20) and the circular groove (18) on the second mounting plate (14) are matched with each other.
5. A coral attachment substrate according to claim 4, wherein, The inner side wall of the outer ring (5) and the outer side wall of the inner ring (6) are provided with sliding grooves (21), the two ends of the rotating part (7) are slidably connected with the two sliding grooves (21) respectively, the bottom of the rotating part (7) is slidably connected with the rolling ball (9), and the top of the rotating part (7) is rotatably connected with the ball (22).
6. A coral attachment substrate according to claim 5, wherein, The cross section of the rotating part (7) is rhombus.
7. A coral attachment substrate according to claim 5, wherein, The coral seat (11) is rotatably installed on the rotating part (7), an annular channel (23) is formed on the periphery of the coral seat (11), the ball (22) is located in the annular channel (23) and is in sliding connection with the annular channel (23), an external thread (24) is arranged on the coral growth base (1), an internal thread is arranged in the mounting hole (12), and the coral growth base (1) is in threaded connection with the mounting hole (12).