CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED PATENT APPLICATION

This patent application claims the benefit of Chinese Patent Application No. 201910384286.0 filed May 9, 2019, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

The present invention relates to the technical field of ornamental fish aquarium equipment, and in particular to an aquatic weed planting plate for an aquarium.

BACKGROUND

Aquatic weeds planted in an aquarium can greatly improve the ornamental value of the aquarium. Generally, the aquatic weeds are planted by burying their roots in the bottom sands or tying weights to their roots. By using the method of burying the roots of the aquatic weeds in the bottom sands, operations are tedious; what is more, excrement generated by aquatic animals is difficult to clean after it enters the bottom sands. By using the method of tying the weights to the roots of the aquatic weeds, the growth of the aquatic weeds is unfavorable, and the ornamental value of the aquatic weeds is reduced. Additionally, dirt, including the excrement generated by the aquatic animals, drifts away in the aquarium to reduce the ornamental value of the aquarium and pollute the water. Currently, a main dirt cleaning method is to filter by using a filtering system, but to a small aquarium without the filtering system, the dirt can be cleaned only by sucking and changing the water; so, there is a problem that the generated dirt cannot be cleaned in a short time, regardless of whether an automatic filtering system is mounted. Therefore, it is necessary to propose an aquatic weed planting plate for the aquarium to solve the above problems.

SUMMARY

In view of this, the objective of the present invention is to propose an aquatic weed planting plate for aquarium, which solves the problems of tedious operations and unfavorable aquatic weed growth when aquatic weeds are planted in an aquarium, and also solves the problem that aquatic animal excrement is difficult to clean in the aquarium.

To achieve the above objective, the present invention adopts the following technical solution: An aquatic weed planting plate for an aquarium comprises a plate body and at least four feet. The plate body is a rectangular plate. The at least four feet are arranged on the bottom surface of the plate body, and four corners of the bottom surface of the plate body are respectively provided with one foot. A plurality of planting holes is formed in the plate body at intervals. A plurality of dirt collecting holes is formed around each planting hole. The planting holes and the dirt collecting holes penetrate through the top surface and the bottom surface of the plate body. The dirt collecting hole is trumpet-shaped, and its large-diameter end is positioned on the top surface of the plate body.

The plate body is provided with fixing devices for fixing aquatic weeds, and each fixing device corresponds to one planting hole. The fixing device comprises a fixing sleeve, two clamping members and a luminous ring. The fixing sleeve is arranged on the plate body and is coaxial with the planting hole. The top surface of the fixing sleeve is higher than the top surface of the plate body. The two clamping members are arranged at the upper portion of the fixing sleeve and are bilateral symmetry. The clamping member comprises an arc clamping plate, a screw and an adjustment knob. The two arc clamping plates of the two clamping members are arranged in the fixing sleeve, and their two recesses are disposed opposite to each other. The middle portion of the arc clamping plate is provided with a fitting part. The screw is horizontally arranged; one end of the screw is inserted into the fixing sleeve and is rotationally connected with the fitting part of the arc clamping plate; the screw is in threaded connection with the fixing sleeve; one end, outside the fixing sleeve, of the screw is fixedly connected with the adjustment knob. The luminous ring sleeves the periphery of the fixing sleeve.

The plate body is provided with nets for collecting dirt, and each net corresponds to one dirt collecting hole. The net is located just under the dirt collecting hole. The lower portion of the net is funnel-shaped and is provided with a connecting tube. A plurality of conveying pipes is also arranged below the plate body, each conveying pipe is communicated with the plurality of connecting tubes, and each connecting tube is communicated with the corresponding conveying pipe. One end of the conveying pipe is closed while the other end passes through the plate body and is located above the plate body.

Preferably, the plate body is made of ceramic, and its thickness is in the range of 5-15 mm. Using such arrangement, the plate body can greatly sink into the bottom, does not pollute the water quality, does not influence the survival of aquatic lives and has excellent ornamental value.

Preferably, the height of the foot is in the range of 15-25 mm. Using such arrangement, there is enough space below the plate body such that the roots of the aquatic weeds can greatly grow, and the plate body occupies the space of the aquarium as small as possible.

Preferably, the fixing sleeve is detachably connected with the plate body, and the inner diameter of the fixing sleeve is in the range of 20-30 mm. Using such arrangement, the fixing sleeve has the enough space for placement of the aquatic weeds, and the aquatic weeds obtain the enough growth space.

Preferably, the fixing sleeve is in threaded connection with the plate body. Using such arrangement, the fixing sleeve is convenient to mount and detach and is practical.

Preferably, smooth transition parts are arranged at four corners of the plate body, the edges of the dirt collecting holes, the edges of the planting holes and the edges of the fixing sleeves. Using such arrangement, the plate body can effectively prevent from abrading the aquarium and scratching the aquatic animals.

Preferably, the net is detachably connected with the plate body. Using such arrangement, the net is convenient to mount and detach and can be timely cleaned and sterilized.

Preferably, the arc clamping plate is made of soft plastic. Using such arrangement, the arc clamping plate can protect the aquatic weeds from being scratched when fixing the aquatic weeds.

Preferably, two adjacent sides of the plate body are respectively provided with a first connector while the other two sides are respectively provided with a second connector. The first connector can be detachably connected with the second connector. Using such arrangement, a user can conveniently combine multiple aquatic weed planting plates as required.

By adopting the above technical solution, the present invention has the following beneficial effects:1. The planting holes are formed in the plate body. The plate body is also provided with the fixing devices for fixing the aquatic weeds. Therefore, the aquatic weeds do not float upwards and incline under the disturbance of the aquatic animals; such arrangement ensures the stability of the planted aquatic weeds and facilitates the growth of the aquatic weeds. The fixing device comprises the fixing sleeve and the two clamping members. The fixing sleeve and the planting hole are coaxially arranged. The distance between the two clamping members is adjustable such that the fixing device can be used for fixing different sizes of the aquatic weeds and has excellent universality. During planting of the aquatic weeds, first, the aquatic weeds firstly pass through the fixing sleeve and the planting hole at the same time; second, the distance between the two clamping members is adjusted to fix the aquatic weeds; so, the planting of the aquatic weeds is very simple. During adjustment of the clamping members, a proper distance is reserved between the clamping member and the aquatic weeds to facilitate the growth of the aquatic weeds.2. The luminous ring is arranged on the fixing sleeve, so it can effectively attract the aquatic animals close to the planting hole. The plurality of dirt collecting holes is arranged around the planting hole so that excrement generated by the aquatic animals can be effectively collected. The aquatic animals have the characteristics of phototaxis and nocturnal bowl movement; so, the luminous ring emits the light and can attract the aquatic animals to move around the planting hole; at this time, the excrement generated by the aquatic animals can be gathered in the dirt collecting holes and finally is deposited in the nets below the dirt collecting holes. The dirt collecting hole is trumpet-shaped; its large-diameter end is located on the top surface of the plate body so that the dirt collecting hole is convenient to collect the excrement; its small-diameter end is located on the bottom surface of the plate body so that the disturbance of water flow to the excrement can be reduced. Moreover, the excrement is collected at the lower portion of the plate body; so, the ornamental value of the aquarium is not influenced. The excrement can not be cleaned if it does not influence the water quality; therefore, the plurality of nets around the planting hole can form a fertilizer ring to provide abundant nutrients for the roots of the aquatic weeds to facilitate the growth of the aquatic weeds. Additionally, the luminous ring has a great decoration function to the aquarium and can improve the ornamental value of the aquarium.3. Multiple conveying pipes for conveying the excrement of the aquatic animals are arranged at the lower portion of the plate body. The conveying pipe is connected with the lower portions of the nets through the connecting tubes. Therefore, the efficiency of cleaning the excrement of the aquatic animals can be effectively improved. Each conveying pipe is in communication with the multiple connecting tubes. Each connecting tube is communicated with the corresponding conveying pipe. One end of the conveying pipe is closed, and the other end is located over the plate body. When the excrement needs to be cleaned, a suction pipe of an aquarium excrement cleaner only needs to fit for the ends, above the plate body, of the conveying pipes one by one to suck the excrement, but does not need to suck the excrement separately, which brings a great convenience for the user.4. The present invention further has the advantages of simple structure, convenience in use, low manufacturing costs and the like. It can fix the aquatic weeds, and can also collect the dirt in the aquarium, thereby improving the ornamental value of the aquarium, facilitating the growth of the aquatic weeds, reducing the water pollution, shortening the dirt cleaning time, and reducing the water consumption during suction of the excrement.

Therefore, the present invention is of great significance to popularize.

