A breeding barrel and an ecological circulating breeding system

The design of the aquaculture bucket with adjustable height and diameter solves the problems of pond adaptability and maintenance difficulties, enabling widespread application and efficient harvesting, and improving the applicability and economy of bucket aquaculture in ponds.

CN224522127UActive Publication Date: 2026-07-21HUNAN FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE (HUNAN FISHERIES ORIGINAL SEED SITE) +1
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
HUNAN FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE (HUNAN FISHERIES ORIGINAL SEED SITE)
Filing Date
2025-09-05
Publication Date
2026-07-21

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Technical Problem

The existing prefabricated standardized plastic aquaculture tanks require a 'pond adaptation tank' when used, which limits their widespread application. The aquaculture tanks are inconvenient to maintain and difficult to harvest.

Method used

Design an adjustable height and diameter aquaculture tank. The tank body is composed of movable plates, and the bottom and support components are deformable. Combined with locking and support components, it can be customized to adapt to different water depths. It also has a built-in fish-driving board to facilitate fishing.

Benefits of technology

It breaks through the application bottleneck of the pool-based bucket aquaculture method, adapts to different water depths, improves harvesting efficiency, and reduces maintenance difficulty and fish damage rate.

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Abstract

The utility model discloses a kind of breeding barrels, comprising: barrel body, barrel bottom, the barrel body is formed by being enclosed by multiple boards, along barrel body height direction, first locking member is provided on the barrel body upper end and tightly holds multiple boards, second locking member is provided on the lower end and tightly holds multiple boards, the barrel bottom can be connected to barrel body, the barrel bottom is set as deformable and is expanded to be conical, opening is provided on the barrel bottom, first support member that can support breeding barrel is provided on the breeding barrel, second support member that can support fish driving board is provided in the breeding barrel. The utility model discloses a kind of breeding barrels height and diameter size can be personalized by adjusting the size of board and set, so that breeding barrel can adapt to different water depth according to local conditions, truly break the bottleneck of restricting pond barrel type breeding mode popularization, so that pond barrel breeding method can be widely popularized, and centralized fishing can be realized in built-in fish driving board in barrel, improve fishing efficiency.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to a breeding tank and an ecological circular breeding system. Background Technology

[0002] In the field of modern intensive aquaculture, the pond-in-bucket culture method, as a culture mode that integrates the concept of high-density recirculating aquaculture technology, has been increasingly used due to its advantages such as high water utilization, strong pollution control, and centralized feeding management. The core of this mode is to use large culture buckets as culture units and place them directly inside the pond water body to achieve centralized culture in the buckets. For example, the floating culture bucket structure described in the patent published by Huazhong Agricultural University (CN216164460U, a floating recirculating aquaculture device).

[0003] Currently, the aquaculture tanks widely used in pond-in-tank aquaculture are primarily manufactured using injection molding or rotational molding of large plastic components based on molds of specific specifications. This results in standardized, modular, and fixed-size aquaculture tanks, with common market heights of 3 meters, 4 meters, and 5 meters, and corresponding fixed diameters based on capacity requirements. While this prefabricated and rigid structural design ensures the overall strength of the tank and the economy of mass production, it presents the following problems in terms of large-scale promotion and adaptability to various application scenarios: First, the standardization of the tank body requires a "pond-adapted tank," which limits its application. Existing prefabricated plastic aquaculture tanks are designed to be submerged in ponds, which places stringent requirements on the depth of the pond's infrastructure: the actual water depth of the pond must be approximately greater than the overall height of the tank to ensure the water level inside the tank. This "pond-to-tank" model greatly limits the application of this technology. For the numerous shallow ponds (average depth less than 3 meters) or areas with complex terrain in my country, directly using aquaculture tanks of standard height (e.g., 3 meters or more) becomes difficult or even infeasible. If aquaculture farms want to adopt this technology, they often need to carry out large-scale, costly modifications to deepen the ponds, which significantly raises the initial investment threshold and weakens the technology's universality and economic benefits.

[0004] Second, maintenance and repair are inconvenient, and fishing is difficult; Most existing plastic aquaculture tanks are integrally molded. Once installed in deep ponds (such as by anchoring with a floating base), the tank itself is difficult to lift. If repair is needed, the entire pond must be emptied, which is difficult to repair. Furthermore, the narrow and deep space of the tank makes it difficult to achieve large-scale, concentrated, and efficient driving and harvesting. The harvesting efficiency is low, the harvesting time is long, and the fish injury and mortality rates increase during the harvesting process, affecting the quality and commercial value of the fish sold on the market. Utility Model Content

[0005] This utility model provides an aquaculture bucket to solve the technical problems of existing prefabricated standardized plastic aquaculture buckets requiring "pond adaptation buckets" which limit their widespread use, as well as the inconvenience of maintenance and harvesting difficulties.

[0006] A fish farming container includes: a container body and a container bottom. The container is configured to accommodate a fish-driving board that can move relative to the container body along its height. The container body is formed by multiple pieces of wood. Along the height of the container body, a first locking member is provided at the upper end of the container body to hold the multiple pieces of wood, and a second locking member is provided at the lower end to hold the multiple pieces of wood. The container bottom is connected to the container body and is deformable and can unfold into a cone shape. An opening is provided on the container bottom. A first support member is provided on the container to support the container, and a second support member is provided inside the container to support the fish-driving board.

[0007] Preferably, the sheet material is a fiberglass sheet.

[0008] Preferably, each of the plates has an insertion part and an installation groove at both ends, and multiple plates are connected end to end to form the barrel body.

[0009] Preferably, the upper and / or lower ends of the joint between two adjacent plates are connected to the first locking member and / or the second locking member by fasteners.

[0010] Preferably, the first locking member is configured as a ring clamp, the first locking member is located at the upper end of the barrel body, and the first locking member covers the upper ends of multiple plates.

[0011] Preferably, the bottom of the barrel is sandwiched between the inner wall of the barrel body and the second locking member, and the three are locked together by fasteners.

[0012] Preferably, the bottom of the bucket is a canvas bucket bottom.

[0013] Preferably, at least a portion of the first locking member protrudes from the outer wall of the barrel to form the first support member.

[0014] Preferably, the second support member is configured as a plurality of support frames or annular rings spaced apart along the circumference of the barrel.

[0015] This utility model also provides an ecological circular aquaculture system, including a floating platform and an aquaculture tank as described above, supported on the floating platform.

[0016] This utility model allows for the personalized setting of the height and diameter of an aquaculture bucket by adjusting the size of the board material. This enables the bucket to be adapted to different water depths, truly breaking through the bottleneck that restricts the promotion of bucket aquaculture in ponds. This allows the bucket aquaculture method to be widely promoted, and the addition of a fish-driving board inside the bucket enables centralized harvesting, improving harvesting efficiency. Attached Figure Description

[0017] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this utility model or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art 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 based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0018] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the breeding bucket of this utility model; Figure 2 This is a top view of the breeding bucket of this utility model; Figure 3 This is a side view of the aquaculture bucket of this utility model; Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the board material in the breeding tank of this utility model; Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the first locking component in the breeding tank of this utility model; Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the second locking component in the aquaculture tank of this utility model; Figure 7 This is a schematic diagram of the flange component in the aquaculture tank of this utility model; Figure 8 Schematic diagram of the fish-driving board in the aquaculture bucket of this utility model; Figure 9 This utility model presents a schematic diagram of an ecological aquaculture system. Detailed Implementation To make the above-mentioned objectives, features, and advantages of this application more apparent and understandable, the specific embodiments of this application are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Many specific details are set forth in the following description to provide a thorough understanding of this application. However, this application can be implemented in many other ways different from those described herein, and those skilled in the art can make similar modifications without departing from the spirit of this application. Therefore, this application is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

[0019] 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.

[0020] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" 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 "first" or "second" 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.

[0021] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, the terms "installation," "connection," "joining," 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 or an electrical connection; 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 according to the specific circumstances.

[0022] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified and limited, "above" or "below" the second feature can mean that the first feature is in direct contact with the second feature, or that the first feature is in indirect contact with the second feature through an intermediate medium. Furthermore, "above," "on top of," and "over" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a higher horizontal level than the second feature. "Below," "below," and "under" the second feature can mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply that the first feature is at a lower horizontal level than the second feature.

[0023] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" or "set on" another element, it can be directly on the other element or there may be an intervening element. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it can be directly connected to the other element or there may be an intervening element. The terms "vertical," "horizontal," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only and do not represent the only possible implementation.

[0024] like Figure 1-8 As shown, the present invention provides a breeding tank 100, which includes a tank body 101 and a tank bottom 102.

[0025] The barrel body 101 is formed by multiple plates 110. Along the height direction of the barrel body, the upper end of the barrel body 101 is provided with a first locking member 120 that holds the multiple plates 110 together, and the lower end is provided with a second locking member 130 that holds the multiple plates 110 together. The barrel bottom 102 can be connected to the barrel body 101. The barrel bottom 102 is configured to be deformable and unfold into a cone shape. The barrel bottom 102 is provided with an opening 102a. The breeding barrel 100 is provided with a first support member 100a that can support the breeding barrel 100. The breeding barrel 100 is configured to accommodate a fish-driving board 200 that can move relative to the barrel body along the height direction of the barrel body. The breeding barrel 100 is provided with a second support member 100b that can support the fish-driving board 200.

[0026] This utility model discloses a culture tank 100 for placement in ponds or public waters (such as reservoirs, rivers, etc.). It can be supported on a floating platform 300 by a support member 100a, allowing the culture tank 100 to be partially submerged in the water and partially above the water surface. The tank body 101 is formed by multiple plates 110. The height and diameter of the tank can be customized by adjusting the size of the plates 110, allowing the culture tank to adapt to different water depths. This truly breaks through the bottleneck restricting the promotion of pond-based tank culture, enabling the widespread adoption of this method. A limiting member 100b installed inside the culture tank 100 can support a fish-driving board 200 installed inside the tank. When fishing is needed, the fish-driving board 200 is raised to drive the fish to the top of the tank, enabling centralized fishing, improving fishing efficiency, and greatly reducing fish injury and mortality.

[0027] In this embodiment, the sheet material 110 can be selected from materials such as metal and plastic. In one embodiment, the sheet material 110 is set as fiberglass sheet (FRP), which is lightweight, strong, corrosion resistant, easy to transport, and can be used for a long time when submerged in water, thus reducing the overall cost of the product.

[0028] like Figure 4As shown, in this embodiment, each plate 110 has an insertion part 110a and a mounting groove 110b at both ends. Multiple plates 110 are connected end to end to form a barrel body 101 (the insertion part 110a of one plate 110 is inserted into the mounting groove 110b of the adjacent plate, and the insertion part 110a of the adjacent plate is then inserted into the mounting groove 110b of the next plate 110, and so on, to form an end-to-end connection). In this way, multiple plates 110 are connected end to end to form an annular barrel body 101 (e.g., circular or elliptical), which is quick and convenient to assemble and easy to maintain. During maintenance, it is not necessary to replace the entire barrel body; only the plates that need to be replaced need to be replaced.

[0029] like Figure 5 As shown, in this embodiment, the first locking member 120 and the second locking member 20 can be disposed on the outer wall or the inner wall of the barrel body. Their structural form can be a ring clamp, etc., and the clamp material can be metal, plastic, etc. In one embodiment, the first locking member 120 is a ring clamp, disposed on the upper end of the barrel body 101 to cover the plate 110. That is, the first locking member 120 covers at least a portion of the outer wall and / or inner wall of multiple plates 110 and the upper end of the plates 110. In another embodiment, the first locking member 120 is provided with a covering groove 121, and the upper end of the plate 110 can be disposed within the covering groove 121 to achieve the covering of the upper end, outer wall, and inner wall of the plate 110. With this arrangement, the first locking member 120 not only locks multiple plates 110 in the circumferential direction... The plate 110 is covered at its upper end, and the multiple plates 110 have a good locking effect and are easy to install. In one embodiment, the second locking member 130 can adopt the same structure as the first locking member 120. In this case, along the height direction of the barrel, the multiple plates 110 are equivalent to being sandwiched between the first locking member 120 and the second locking member 130. The multiple plates 110 are connected end to end by snap-fit, and the overall structure is stable and reliable. In other embodiments, the second locking member 130 can also adopt other structures. For example, the second locking member 130 can be set as a sheet-like locking plate, which is connected to the multiple plates 110 and locked by fasteners to achieve locking between the multiple plates 110. In one embodiment, the second locking member 130 is set as a ring-shaped plate, such as a PP plate, which is connected to the multiple plates by fasteners to achieve locking.

[0030] In this embodiment, the upper and / or lower ends of the connection 110 (where the insertion part 110a mates with the mounting groove 110b) of each pair of adjacent plates 110 along the height direction of the barrel body are also connected to the first locking member 120 and / or the second locking member 130 by fasteners (140a). This arrangement is equivalent to any plate 110 being connected to the adjacent plate 110, the first locking member 120, and / or the second locking member 130 by the same fastener. With this structure, the entire barrel body 101 structure is tightly connected, not easily damaged, and has a longer service life. In other embodiments, fasteners (140b) are also provided at the middle part of the connection 110 between two adjacent plates 110 along the height direction of the barrel (excluding the connection between the upper and lower ends and the first locking member 120 and the second locking member 130). Multiple fasteners can be provided at intervals according to the length of the plate 110. The fasteners can be bolts, rivets, or other fasteners. With this arrangement, the middle part of the two adjacent plates 110 along the height direction of the barrel is also fastened by fasteners, and multiple plates will not detach from the connection at the middle part, so the overall structure can be stable.

[0031] In this embodiment, the bottom 102 of the bucket is made of materials such as plastic and silicone, so it can be deformed and unfolded. For example, in one embodiment, the bottom 102 of the bucket is set as a canvas bucket bottom. With this setting, the bottom 102 and the body 101 are made of different materials, which makes it easier to construct a conical bottom space.

[0032] In this embodiment, the bottom 102 can be connected to the outer wall or inner wall of the body 101. In one embodiment, the bottom 102 is connected to the inner wall of the body 101. In another embodiment, the bottom 102 is connected to the body 101 via a second locking member 130, that is, the bottom 102 is sandwiched between the inner wall of the body 101 and the second locking member 130, and a stable connection is achieved by locking the three together with fasteners. In other embodiments... The bottom 102 of the bucket can also be connected to the inner wall of the body 101 via a connector 140. That is, the bottom 102 of the bucket is sandwiched between the inner wall of the body 101 and the connector 140, and the three are locked together by fasteners to achieve a stable connection. The connector 140 can be, for example, a metal or plastic plate. For example, in one embodiment, the connector 140 is set as a PP plate, and the fastener can be a bolt, etc. With this setting, the bottom 102 of the bucket is sandwiched between the inner wall of the body 101 and the connector 140, and the connection effect is better. In one embodiment, the connector 140 and the second locking member 20 can be set as the same component. This setting can reduce costs and has a good overall fixing effect.

[0033] In this embodiment, the opening 102a is connected to a flange 102b or a pipe fitting. This arrangement, as... Figure 3As shown, since flanges or pipe fittings are usually made of metal and have a large weight, when the bottom 102 of the tank is placed in water, the weight of the flanges or pipe fittings can make the opening 102 located at the bottom of the entire breeding tank 100, which is conducive to the sedimentation of waste into the opening 102 for discharge.

[0034] In this embodiment, the first support member 100a is disposed on the first locking member 120. In one embodiment, at least a portion (outer protrusion 122) of the first locking member 120 protrudes from the outer wall of the barrel body 101 to form the first support member 100a. With this arrangement, the aquaculture barrel 100 can be supported on the floating platform 300 through the radial protrusion 121. In one embodiment, the first locking member 120 is provided with a hook (not shown in the figure). The hook can facilitate the hoisting of the entire aquaculture barrel out of the water for easy maintenance.

[0035] In this embodiment, the second support member 100b is disposed inside the breeding tank. In one embodiment, it is disposed at the bottom of the tank body 101, for example, at the connection or junction of the tank body 101 and the tank bottom 102. In another embodiment, at least a portion (the inner protrusion) of the second locking member 130 protrudes from the inner wall of the tank body 101 to form the second support member 100b. In another embodiment, the second support member 100b may be configured as a plurality of support frames spaced apart along the circumference of the tank body 101. The support frames may be connected to the second locking member 130, the inner wall of the tank body 101, or the aforementioned connecting member 140. In one embodiment, the second support member 100b is connected to the second... The locking member 130 is used to lock the second support member 100b to the second locking member 130 by fasteners. In one embodiment, the fasteners lock the second support member 100b, the second locking member 130, the bottom of the bucket 102, and the body of the bucket 101 at the same time. This setting is reasonable in fastener setting, the locking is stable and the cost is low. The support frame can be, for example, an angle iron. In another embodiment, the second support member 100b can also be an annular ring, which can be connected to the second locking member 130 or the inner wall of the body of the bucket 101 or the aforementioned connecting member 140. In this setting, the second support member 100b can better support the fish-driving board 200 placed in the breeding bucket 100.

[0036] In this embodiment, multiple plates 110 are provided with water inlet holes, which can directly guide water into the breeding tank or be used to install water inlet components to guide water into the breeding tank.

[0037] In this embodiment, a fish-driving board 200 can be placed inside the breeding tank 100. The fish-driving board 200 can be set as an annular plate, and its shape can match the shape of the inner cavity of the breeding tank. Normally, the fish-driving board 200 is supported at the lower end of the tank body by the second support member 100b. When fishing, the fish-driving board 200 can be lifted by a crane to drive the fish from the bottom of the breeding tank 100 to the water surface, which is convenient for fishing.

[0038] This utility model also provides an ecological circular aquaculture system, which includes a floating platform 300 and the aforementioned aquaculture tank 100 supported on the floating platform 300.

[0039] In summary, the height and diameter of the aquaculture bucket of this utility model can be customized by adjusting the size of the board material, allowing the aquaculture bucket to be adapted to different water depths according to local conditions. This truly breaks through the bottleneck restricting the promotion of the pond bucket aquaculture method, enabling the pond bucket aquaculture method to be widely promoted. Furthermore, fish-driving boards can be installed inside the bucket to achieve centralized harvesting, improving harvesting efficiency.

[0040] It should be noted that the above description of the upper end, lower end, top end, bottom end, etc. of the multiple components describes a general range area, and does not limit specific end areas.

[0041] The technical features of the above embodiments can be combined in any way. For the sake of brevity, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0042] The embodiments described above are merely illustrative of several implementation methods of this application, and while the descriptions are specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the utility model patent. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can make various modifications and improvements without departing from the concept of this application, and these all fall within the protection scope of this application. Therefore, the protection scope of this application should be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A breeding tank, characterized in that, include: The tank has a body and a bottom. The breeding tank is designed to accommodate a fish-driving board that can move relative to the tank body along its height. The tank body is formed by multiple pieces of wood. Along the height of the tank body, the upper part of the tank body is provided with a first locking member that holds the multiple pieces of wood together, and the lower part is provided with a second locking member that holds the multiple pieces of wood together. The bottom of the tank is connected to the tank body. The bottom of the tank is designed to be deformable and unfold into a cone shape. The bottom of the tank has an opening. The breeding tank has a first support member that can support the breeding tank. The breeding tank has a second support member that can support the fish-driving board inside the breeding tank.

2. The aquaculture tank according to claim 1, characterized in that, The sheet material is made of fiberglass.

3. The aquaculture tank according to claim 1, characterized in that, Each of the aforementioned plates has an insertion part and an installation groove at both ends, and multiple plates are connected end to end to form the barrel body.

4. The aquaculture tank according to claim 3, characterized in that, The upper and / or lower ends of the joint between any two adjacent plates are connected to the first locking member and / or the second locking member by fasteners.

5. A breeding tank according to claim 1, characterized in that, The first locking component is a ring-shaped clamp, located at the upper end of the barrel body, and covering the upper ends of multiple plates.

6. The aquaculture tank according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom of the barrel is clamped between the inner wall of the barrel body and the second locking member, and the three are locked together by fasteners.

7. The aquaculture tank according to claim 1, characterized in that, The bottom of the bucket is made of canvas.

8. A breeding tank according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, At least a portion of the first locking member protrudes from the outer wall of the barrel to form the first support member.

9. A breeding tank according to any one of claims 1-7, characterized in that, The second support is configured as multiple support frames or rings spaced apart along the circumference of the barrel.

10. An ecological circular aquaculture system, characterized in that, It includes a floating platform and an aquaculture tank supported on the floating platform as described in any one of claims 1-9.