Aquarium Cleaner Segmented Flow for Filter Clogging
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fish bowl cleaners require excessive time and effort to clean due to moderate suction power, which allows bottom materials to block filters, and often necessitate separate water trays and hoses, making them inconvenient for effective water purification and re-supplying.
Innovation Solution
A fish bowl cleaner with a hollow body featuring a suction port, bottom material discharge port, and water outlet, powered by a driving unit with a rotary shaft and propellers that separates and filters contaminants, allowing for efficient removal and re-circulation of purified water, and includes a bottom material strainer to prevent filter clogging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If suction power is increased to quickly remove contaminants, then cleaning speed is improved, but bottom material passes through to block the filter
Solution Approach 1:
The suction path is segmented into two separate discharge paths: one for water and contaminants that passes through the filter, and another for bottom material that bypasses the filter. This segmentation allows strong suction power to be used without blocking the filter, as bottom material is routed separately.
Solution Approach 2:
A separation mechanism acts as an intermediary between the suction inlet and the filter, diverting bottom material away from the filter path while allowing water and contaminants to pass through. This intermediary structure prevents filter blockage while maintaining high suction power.
2Reliability
If suction power is reduced to prevent filter blockage, then filter reliability is improved, but cleaning time increases
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the discharge into filtered water path and unfiltered bottom material path, the system can maintain strong suction power continuously without worrying about filter blockage, thus reducing cleaning time while preserving filter functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the flow parameters by creating separate velocity and flow rate paths for water and bottom material, allowing optimized suction power that prevents filter blockage while maintaining high cleaning efficiency.
3Reliability
If conventional cleaners move water outside the fish bowl for purification, then water purification is achieved, but separate water trays and hoses are required making operation inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The cleaner integrates the purification function directly into the fish bowl by using an overflow port and internal water circulation. The purified water is discharged back into the same fish bowl through the overflow mechanism, eliminating the need for separate water trays and hoses, thus improving ease of operation while maintaining purification effectiveness.
Solution Approach 2:
The cleaner performs multiple functions within a single device: suctioning contaminants, separating bottom material, purifying water through filtration, and returning purified water to the fish bowl. This multi-functionality eliminates the need for additional external equipment, making the system more convenient to operate.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables quick and strong removal of contaminants, prevents filter clogging, and allows for immediate re-supply of purified water, reducing cleaning time and effort while maintaining a comfortable fish bowl environment.
Implementation Method 1
a first propeller coupled to the rotary shaft, and sucking water and a bottom material through the suction port as the rotary shaft is rotated by the driving unit
Implementation Method 2
a bottom material strainer installed across an internal cross-section of the body
Implementation Method 3
a second propeller positioned at an upper portion (water outlet side) of the bottom material strainer, coupled to the rotary shaft, and returning water passing through the bottom material strainer to a fish bowl as the rotary shaft is rotated by the driving unit
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure relates to an aquarium cleaner, and provided is the aquarium cleaner comprising: a hollow body including a suction port, a water outlet and a floor material discharge port; a connection part formed at one end of the body and connected to a power-providing means; a rotary shaft, which extends in the direction traversing the longitudinal center in the body, and has a portion exposed from the body so as to be rotated by means of power; a propeller, which is coupled to be linked to the rotary shaft, and transfers fluid toward the water outlet through the suction port as the rotary shaft rotates by means of power; and a floor material filter, which is coupled to the rotary shaft so as to be angularly spaced from the extension direction of the rotary shaft, and is positioned on a fluid transfer path.