Aquaculture net cage

By introducing depth and size adjustment components into aquaculture cages and using drive motors and solar power, the problem of frequent replacements caused by fixed cage space has been solved. This enables automatic expansion and depth adjustment of the cage space, reducing labor intensity and saving energy.

CN223873050UActive Publication Date: 2026-02-06DONGGANG JIAQING AQUATIC PRODUCTS DEVELOPMENT CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520031490.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-01-07
Publication Date
2026-02-06
Estimated Expiration
2035-01-07

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Technical Problem

Existing aquaculture cages have a simple structure and fixed internal space. As the fish fry grow, the cages need to be replaced frequently, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive. In addition, the depth is inconvenient to adjust, resulting in poor practicality.

Method used

An aquaculture cage with depth and size adjustment components was designed. The cage space is expanded by using a drive motor and a lead screw structure. Combined with solar power, the cage space and depth can be automatically adjusted.

Benefits of technology

It enables the cage space to automatically expand as the fish fry grow, reducing the number of times the fish fry need to be transferred, lowering labor intensity, and saving energy through solar power.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses an aquaculture net cage which comprises a floating plate, a supporting frame is arranged on the floating plate, a depth adjusting structure is arranged on the floating plate, and a size adjusting assembly is arranged on the floating plate. The size adjusting assembly comprises a driving structure, a lower pull rod is arranged below the depth adjusting structure and sleeved with a moving plate, a connecting rod is arranged at the lower end of the lower pull rod, a spring is arranged between the connecting rod and the moving plate, and cross rods are vertically and symmetrically arranged at the two ends of the connecting rod. Fixed net cages are symmetrically arranged at the positions, close to the connecting rods, of the transverse rods, sliding grooves are formed in the inner walls of the fixed net cages, movable net cages are movably arranged in the fixed net cages, lantern rings are arranged at the ends, away from the fixed net cages, of the movable net cages, the transverse rods are movably sleeved with the lantern rings, and driving rods are hinged between the transverse rods and the movable plates. The utility model relates to the technical field of aquaculture, in particular to an aquaculture net cage.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model relates to the aquaculture technical field, concretely is an aquaculture net cage. BACKGROUND

[0002] The aquaculture net cage is a scientific aquaculture method developed gradually on the basis of temporary culture. It is a box body assembled by using mesh and arranged in a large water body, and water in the box body is exchanged through the mesh, so that a good live water protection environment suitable for aquatic animals is formed in the box body. Aquatic products or aquatic products for intensive culture can be cultured by using the net cage. The net cage has been widely applied and popularized in marine and freshwater aquaculture industry in China.

[0003] The existing net cage structure is relatively single, and the internal space is fixed. As the cultured fish grows gradually, the original net cage space is not suitable for continuing to culture the type of cultured fish. The existing method is that the breeder first fishes out the type of cultured fish, and then puts the type of cultured fish into another net cage for continuing to culture. In the whole culture process, the breeder needs to fish out and put in several times, which is very time-consuming and laborious. In addition, the depth of the net cage is not convenient to adjust, and the practicability is poor. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] In view of the above situation, in order to make up for the above-mentioned defects, the utility model provides an aquaculture net cage.

[0005] The utility model provides following technical scheme: the utility model provides a kind of aquaculture net cage, including floating plate, support frame is equipped on the floating plate, depth adjusting structure is equipped on the floating plate, size adjusting assembly is equipped on the floating plate;The size adjusting assembly includes drive structure, the drive structure is equipped on floating plate, depth adjusting structure is equipped with pull-down rod, the pull-down rod upper end is movably covered with moving plate, the lower end of the pull-down rod is vertically equipped with connecting rod, spring is equipped between the connecting rod and moving plate, the spring is covered on pull-down rod, the both ends of the connecting rod are vertically symmetrically equipped with cross bar, fixed net cage is symmetrically equipped on the position of the cross bar close to connecting rod, the inner wall of the fixed net cage is equipped with sliding groove, movable net cage is movably equipped in the fixed net cage, the movable net cage is movably equipped in the sliding groove, the other end of the movable net cage is equipped in the side of fixed net cage away from connecting rod, the end of the movable net cage away from fixed net cage is equipped with eye ring, the eye ring is movably covered on the cross bar, drive rod is hinged between the cross bar and moving plate, when needing to expand the rearing space of fry, drive structure is pressed on moving plate and moves downward, moving plate is moved along the cross bar in the direction away from pull-down rod by drive rod with eye ring, eye ring is slowly pulled out from fixed net cage in the process of moving, to expand the overall volume of fixed net cage and movable net cage, save the process of repeatedly salvaging fry, while protecting fry, reduce the work burden of rearing personnel.

[0006] Further, the drive structure includes a drive motor, the drive motor is arranged on the support frame, the floating plate is provided with an axle seat, a lead screw is arranged in the axle seat, one end of the lead screw away from the axle seat is connected to the output end of the drive motor, a screw pair is sleeved on the lead screw, pressure rods are symmetrically arranged on the side surface of the screw pair, the lower ends of the pressure rods are arranged above the both ends of the moving plate, the drive motor is started, and the lead screw rotates with the drive motor. As known from the prior art, the screw pair moves downward during the rotation of the lead screw, and the pressure rods move downward with the screw pair, thereby providing power for the realization of the size adjusting assembly.

[0007] The depth adjusting structure comprises a threaded hole one, the threaded hole one is symmetrically provided with two ends on the floating plate, a lifting plate is arranged below the floating plate, threaded holes two are arranged at the two ends of the lifting plate, the threaded holes two are arranged below the threaded holes one, threaded rods are arranged in the threaded holes one and the threaded holes two, the threaded rods are arranged below the lifting plate and above the floating plate, a pulling plate is arranged below the threaded rods, the pulling plate is arranged below the lifting plate, and a pull rod is arranged below the lifting plate, when the depth of the movable net cage of the fixed net cage in the water body needs to be adjusted, the threaded rods are rotated, the threaded rods are slowly moved downward in the process of rotation because the threaded rods are connected with the threaded holes one through threads, the floating plate is separated from the lifting plate in the process of movement of the threaded rods, the lifting plate is moved downward, the lifting plate is moved downward with the pull rod, the pull rod is moved downward with the fixed net cage and the movable net cage through the cross bar, and the distance between the net cage and the floating plate is adjusted, so that the height of the net cage from the water surface in the water body is adjusted.

[0008] Preferably, the two ends of the cross bar are provided with anti-disengagement plates to prevent the sleeve ring from being disengaged from the cross bar in the movement process, and ensure the normal use of the movable net cage and the fixed net cage.

[0009] Further, the support frame is provided with a solar panel, solar energy is converted into electric energy to provide power for the driving motor, and energy is saved.

[0010] The driving motor is a servo motor, which is convenient for adjusting the steering and adjusting the rotating speed as required.

[0011] The water breeding net cage with the above structure has the following beneficial effects:

[0012] 1. The feeding space of the net cage can be expanded with the increase of the number and volume of the fry through the size adjusting assembly, and the process of repeatedly fishing the fry is saved, so that the work burden of the feeders is reduced while the fry is protected.

[0013] 2. The depth of the net cage in the water body can be adjusted according to the feeding demand through the depth adjusting assembly, and the practicability is high.

[0014] 3. The anti-disengagement plates are arranged to prevent the sleeve ring from being disengaged from the cross bar in the movement process, and ensure the normal use of the movable net cage and the fixed net cage.

[0015] 4. The solar panel is arranged on the support frame, solar energy is converted into electric energy to provide power for the driving motor, and energy is saved. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0016] The accompanying drawings are used to provide further understanding of the present application, and constitute a part of the specification, and are used to explain the present application together with embodiments of the present application, and do not constitute a limitation to the present application. In the drawings:

[0017] Figure 1 A structural schematic view of the aquaculture net cage according to the present application is shown in the figure;

[0018] Figure 2 A Figure 1 An enlarged view of A in the figure;

[0019] Figure 3 A state view of the aquaculture net cage according to the present application when the depth is adjusted;

[0020] Figure 4 A top view of the fixed net cage and the movable net cage in the aquaculture net cage according to the present application.

[0021] 1, floating plate, 2, support frame, 3, depth adjustment structure, 4, size adjustment assembly, 5, driving structure, 6, pull-down rod, 7, connecting rod, 8, spring, 9, crossbar, 10, fixed net cage, 11, sliding groove, 12, movable net cage, 13, thimble, 14, driving rod, 15, moving plate, 16, driving motor, 17, shaft seat, 18, lead screw, 19, lead screw pair, 20, pressing rod, 21, threaded hole one, 22, lifting plate, 23, threaded hole two, 24, threaded rod, 25, pull plate, 26, anti-drop plate, 27, solar panel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments of the present application; based on the embodiments in the present application, all the other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0023] It should be noted that the words "front", "back", "left", "right", "up" and "down" used in the following description refer to the directions in the drawings, and the words "in" and "out" respectively refer to the directions towards or away from the geometric center of a particular component.

[0024] As Figure 1 , Figure 2 , Figure 3 , Figure 4As shown, the embodiment provides a kind of aquaculture net cage, including floating plate 1, support frame 2 is equipped on floating plate 1, solar panel 27 is equipped on support frame 2, depth adjustment structure 3 is equipped on floating plate 1, size adjustment assembly 4 is equipped on floating plate 1;Size adjustment assembly 4 includes drive structure 5, drive structure 5 is equipped on floating plate 1, depth adjustment structure 3 is equipped with pull-down rod 6 below, pull-down rod 6 upper end is movably sleeved with moving plate 15, the lower end of pull-down rod 6 is vertically equipped with connecting rod 7, spring 8 is equipped between connecting rod 7 and moving plate 15, spring 8 is sleeved on pull-down rod 6, the both ends of connecting rod 7 are vertically symmetrically equipped with cross bar 9, fixed net cage 10 is symmetrically equipped on the position of cross bar 9 close to connecting rod 7, the inner wall of fixed net cage 10 is equipped with sliding slot 11, movable net cage 12 is movably equipped in fixed net cage 10, movable net cage 12 is movably equipped in sliding slot 11, the other end of movable net cage 12 is equipped on the side of fixed net cage 10 away from connecting rod 7, the end of movable net cage 12 away from fixed net cage 10 is equipped with sleeve ring 13, sleeve ring 13 is movably sleeved on cross bar 9, drive rod 14 is hinged between cross bar 9 and moving plate 15, the both ends of cross bar 9 are equipped with anti-drop plate 26.

[0025] As shown, Figure 1 、 Figure 3 Drive structure 5 includes drive motor 16, drive motor 16 is equipped on support frame 2, drive motor 16 is servo motor, shaft seat 17 is equipped on floating plate 1, screw rod 18 is equipped in shaft seat 17, the end of screw rod 18 away from shaft seat 17 is connected to the output end of drive motor 16, screw rod 18 is sleeved with screw rod pair 19, pressure bar 20 is symmetrically equipped on the side of screw rod pair 19, the lower end of pressure bar 20 is equipped on the upper side of the both ends of moving plate 15.

[0026] As shown, Figure 1 、 Figure 3 Depth adjustment structure 3 includes threaded hole one 21, threaded hole one 21 is symmetrically equipped with both ends on floating plate 1, lifting plate 22 is equipped below floating plate 1, threaded hole two 23 is equipped at both ends of lifting plate 22, threaded hole two 23 is equipped below threaded hole one 21, threaded rod 24 is equipped in threaded hole one 21 and threaded hole two 23, threaded rod 24 is equipped below lifting plate 22, threaded rod 24 upper end is equipped above floating plate 1, pull plate 25 is equipped below threaded rod 24, pull plate 25 is equipped below lifting plate 22, pull-down rod 6 is equipped below lifting plate 22.

[0027] Specific use, when need to expand the fish feeding space, start drive motor 16, drive motor 16 with lead screw 18 rotation, from the prior art can know that the lead screw 18 in the process of rotation with screw pair 19 moves down, screw pair 19 with the pressure bar 20 moves down, the pressure bar 20 presses the moving plate 15 to move down, the moving plate 15 through the drive rod 14 with the sleeve ring 13 along the cross bar 9 moves away from the direction of the lower pull rod 6, the sleeve ring 13 in the process of movement drives the movable net cage 12 slowly from the fixed net cage 10, to expand the overall volume of fixed net cage 10 and movable net cage 12, when need to adjust the depth of the movable net cage 12 in the water body of fixed net cage 10, rotate threaded rod 24, because threaded rod 24 and threaded hole 1 21 are connected through thread, therefore threaded rod 24 slowly moves down in the process of rotation, the floating plate 1 and the lifting plate 22 lose fixation in the process of threaded rod 24 movement, so that the lifting plate 22 moves down, the lifting plate 22 with the lower pull rod 6 moves down, the lower pull rod 6 through the cross bar 9 with fixed net cage 10 and movable net cage 12 moves down, to adjust the distance between the net cage and the floating plate 1, thereby adjusting the height of the net cage from the water surface in the water body.

[0028] It is to be noted that the relative terms such as first and second and the like in this context are used merely for distinguishing between one entity or action from another, without necessarily requiring or implying any such actual relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises", "comprising", or any other variations thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but can include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.

[0029] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described, it is to be understood that for the purpose of the present application, the embodiments change, modify, replace and vary in many ways without departing from the principles and spirit of the present application, and the scope of the present application is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An aquaculture net pen, characterized in that: The utility model provides a kind of net cage, including floating plate, support frame is equipped on the floating plate, depth adjustment structure is equipped on the floating plate, size adjustment component is equipped on the floating plate;The size adjustment component includes drive structure, the drive structure is equipped on floating plate, the depth adjustment structure is equipped with pull-down rod, the pull-down rod upper end is movably covered with moving plate, the lower end of the pull-down rod is vertically equipped with connecting rod, spring is equipped between the connecting rod and moving plate, the spring is covered on pull-down rod, the both ends of the connecting rod are vertically symmetrically equipped with crossbar, fixed net cage is symmetrically equipped on the position of the crossbar close to connecting rod, sliding slot is equipped on the inner wall of the fixed net cage, movable net cage is movably equipped in the fixed net cage, the movable net cage is movably equipped in sliding slot, the other end of the movable net cage is equipped in the side of fixed net cage away from connecting rod, the end of the movable net cage away from fixed net cage is equipped with eye ring, the eye ring is movably covered on crossbar, drive rod is hinged between the crossbar and moving plate.

2. An aquaculture net pen according to claim 1, characterised in that: The drive structure includes drive motor, the drive motor is equipped on support frame, shaft seat is equipped on the floating plate, screw is equipped in the shaft seat, the end of the screw away from shaft seat is connected to the output end of drive motor, screw pair is covered on the screw, pressure rod is symmetrically equipped on the side of the screw pair, the lower end of the pressure rod is equipped on the both ends of moving plate.

3. An aquaculture net pen according to claim 2, characterised in that: The depth adjustment structure includes screw hole one, the screw hole one is symmetrically equipped with both ends on floating plate, lifting plate is equipped below the floating plate, screw hole two is equipped at both ends of the lifting plate, the screw hole two is equipped below screw hole one, screw rod is equipped in screw hole one and screw hole two, the screw rod is equipped below lifting plate by penetrating screw hole one and screw hole two, the upper end of the screw rod is equipped above floating plate, pull plate is equipped below the screw rod, the pull plate is equipped below lifting plate, the pull-down rod is equipped below lifting plate.

4. An aquaculture net pen according to claim 3, characterised in that: The both ends of the crossbar are equipped with anti-drop plate.

5. An aquaculture net pen according to claim 4, characterised in that: The support frame is equipped with solar panel.

6. An aquaculture net pen according to claim 5, characterised in that: The drive motor is servo motor.