TWM661364U - Integrated aquaponics and irrigation system - Google Patents

Abstract

An integrated aquaponics and irrigation device that fully integrates and utilizes the synergy between fish farming and plant cultivation; the new hydroponic part promotes the aquaponics relationship, using fish excrement to nourish plants, and plants help filter and purify water, thereby recycling solid waste as fertilizer; this new closed-loop system reduces resource waste, optimizes nutrient utilization, promotes the harmonious balance of the ecosystem, and demonstrates its eco-friendliness through an effective water-saving mechanism; while helping to promote environmentally friendly agriculture, it provides an adaptable and eco-friendly agricultural system and proves the potential for innovation in sustainable production.

Description

Integrated aquaponics and irrigation system

A planting and cultivation device, in particular an integrated aquaponics and irrigation device.

With the rapid population growth and drastic climate change, the effective use of land and water resources has become an urgent problem for many resource-scarce countries. Especially for some inland countries that lack natural water resources, how to develop more efficient and high-yield agriculture and fisheries has always been the direction of continuous attention and development for relevant practitioners.

In recent years, the concept of aquaculture and farming has been slowly spreading to every corner of the world. Many people have set up small ecosystems on the roofs of buildings, balconies at home, and even in the corners of living rooms, where plants are irrigated with fish and water. This not only creates beautiful green plants and a relaxing landscape of swimming fish, but also provides fresh, sanitary, and nutritious fruits and vegetables. The principle of the existing aquaculture system is mainly to nitrify the waste discharged into the water by the aquaculture, usually aquatic animals such as fish, and then absorb it by crops. By purifying the water by crops and recycling it as new aquaculture water, the water utilization efficiency is improved, and a large area of land is not required. It is a good way to solve the land and water resource problems of countries in agriculture and fish farming.

However, the aquaponics devices currently available on the market still take up a certain amount of space, and the planting tanks and breeding ponds are relatively large and difficult to move. At the same time, the existing aquaponics devices do not integrate waste removal devices, such as the excrement discharged by the fish will accumulate in the system, making the existing devices more difficult to maintain and use.

In order to optimize the installation space of the current aquaponics device and facilitate disassembly, assembly and movement, the present invention provides an integrated aquaponics and irrigation device, which includes a planting tank, a culture tank, a biological filter and sedimentation tank, a soil culture bed and a sewage tank in liquid communication; wherein: The planting tank is arranged above the culture tank, the biological filter and sedimentation tank, the soil culture bed and the sewage tank; a planting tank drainage pipe is connected from the bottom of the planting tank to the sewage tank; The culture tank, the biological filter and sedimentation tank, the soil culture bed and the sewage tank are arranged horizontally in liquid communication below the planting tank; an air pump and its pipeline are arranged in the culture tank; The biological filtration and sedimentation tank includes a biological filtration unit and a sedimentation tank which are arranged up and down and are in liquid communication; the sedimentation tank is arranged near the culture tank; the biological filtration unit includes a plurality of biological filters; the soil culture bed contains a culture soil, and a drip irrigation pipe is arranged above the culture soil; and the sewage tank is provided with a sewage tank water pump and its pipeline extending from the sewage tank to the planting tank, the culture tank or the soil culture bed.

A planting tank support supports the planting tank above the breeding tank, the biological filtration and sedimentation tank, the soil culture bed and the sewage tank.

The planting tank contains a planting liquid; and the cultivation tank contains a cultivation liquid.

The planting trough is provided with a floating raft for setting up a plant net, wherein the plant net is provided with a plurality of grids, and a plant is fixed in each grid.

Wherein, an aquatic animal is placed in the culture liquid and/or a plant is placed in the culture soil.

Wherein, a cultivation tank siphon ball is arranged in the cultivation liquid of the planting tank.

Wherein, a solid precipitator is arranged in the precipitator.

The planting tank, the breeding tank, the biological filtration and sedimentation tank, the soil culture bed and the sewage tank are detachably assembled tanks.

Preferably, the detachable and assembled slot is detachable and assembled by snap-fit or magnetic attraction.

From the above description, it can be seen that the new type has the following advantages and benefits:

1. This new model provides a hydroponic and drip irrigation technology that fully integrates and utilizes the synergy between fish farming and plant cultivation. The hydroponic part promotes a symbiotic relationship, using fish excrement to nourish plants, while plants help filter and purify the water, and then recycle solid waste as fertilizer, making the water in the system rich in nutrients, without the need to add external nutrients or fertilizers. This closed-loop system reduces resource waste, optimizes nutrient utilization, and promotes the harmonious balance of the ecosystem. This new model demonstrates its eco-friendliness through an effective water-saving mechanism. At the same time, in the hydroponic system, planting water and breeding water are recycled and reused at the same time, minimizing overall water consumption. In addition, the amount of water discharged from the drip irrigation bed is precisely controlled to provide only the necessary moisture required by the plants. This careful water resource management not only saves precious resources, but also contributes to the overall sustainability of the agricultural process. This new type of system helps promote environmentally friendly agriculture while providing an adaptable and ecologically friendly agricultural system and proves the potential for innovation in sustainable production.

2. This new model provides an agricultural system that combines hydroponics and drip irrigation technology with a detachable design, embodying the concepts of sustainability and autonomy. The design principle of this new model is to form different types of troughs by detachably connecting multiple frames. This unique assembly method not only ensures stability during operation, but also makes the assembly and disassembly process quick and simple. The mobility of the system is one of the key features of this new model, providing farmers and growers with unparalleled flexibility, space utilization and production efficiency. The modular design of this new model enables the entire system to be easily moved from one location to another to adapt to changes in the environment or changes in operational needs. Whether it’s to optimize sunlight exposure, respond to seasonal changes, or simply adapt to a new growing location, the removable nature of the system provides farmers with a dynamic and efficient device that supports sustainable and efficient farming.

3. The units and modules of the new model can be proportionally expanded to meet a variety of system requirements. This design allows the new model to be replicated and expanded to adapt to different sizes and configurations. The centralized function of the sewage tank simplifies water resource management, ensuring that each component receives the required supply to achieve optimal function. This scalability feature enhances the flexibility and versatility of the entire hydroponic and drip irrigation system, making it easy to customize to meet specific needs and space requirements.

The present invention will be described in detail below with several preferred embodiments. The attached drawings are merely some exemplary representatives or embodiments of the present invention. For those with ordinary knowledge in the field to which the present invention belongs, the present invention can also be applied to other similar situations based on these drawings without making any progressive efforts.

The "system", "device", "unit" and/or "module" used in the present invention below are a method for distinguishing different components, elements, parts, parts or assemblies at different levels. However, if other words can achieve the same purpose, the words can be replaced by other expressions. As shown in the present invention, unless the context clearly indicates an exception, the words "a", "an", "a kind" and/or "the" do not specifically refer to the singular, but may also include the plural. In general, the terms "including" and "comprising" only indicate that the steps and elements that have been clearly identified are included, and these steps and elements do not constitute an exclusive list, and the method or device may also include other steps or elements.

Flowcharts are used in the present invention to illustrate the operations performed by the system according to the embodiments of the present invention. It should be understood that the preceding or succeeding operations are not necessarily performed in exact order. Instead, the steps may be processed in reverse order or simultaneously. At the same time, other operations may be added to these processes, or one or more operations may be removed from these processes.

＜ Best Practice of Integrated Aquaponics and Irrigation Device ＞

1 to 5 , the novel integrated aquaponics and irrigation device 100 includes a planting tank 10, a culture tank 20, a biological filtration and sedimentation tank 30, a soil culture bed 40, and a sewage tank 50 that are in liquid communication.

＜ Planting Trough ＞

The planting trough 10 is preferably arranged above the breeding trough 20, the biological filtration and sedimentation tank 30, the soil culture bed 40 and the sewage tank 50. A preferred implementation method is to use a planting trough bracket 13 to support the planting trough 10 above other components/units.

The planting trough 10 is a trough body that can hold a planting liquid 11, so that the plants are suspended in the nutrient-rich liquid, and the roots are immersed in the liquid to absorb nutrients. Preferably, in order to improve the utilization efficiency of the plant planting area, the planting trough 10 is provided with a floating raft 12 to set up a plant net 12 including a plurality of grids 121, so that a plant P can be fixed in each grid 121. A planting trough drainage pipe 14 is connected from the bottom of the planting trough 10 to the sewage tank 50, and the non-nutritious or waste planting liquid 11 is discharged into the sewage tank 50.

＜ Farming tank ＞

The breeding tank 20, the biological filtration and sedimentation tank 30, the soil culture bed 40 and the sewage tank 50 can be arranged horizontally in liquid communication below the planting tank 10. The breeding tank 20 is also a tank body, which can hold a breeding liquid 21, so that an aquatic animal F, such as fish, can live in the breeding liquid 21. Preferably, a breeding tank siphon ball 22 can be provided in the breeding liquid 21 of the planting tank 10 to control the water level of the breeding liquid 21 in the planting tank 10. More preferably, an air pump and its pipeline 23 are arranged in the breeding tank 20 to supply the gas required for the life of the aquatic animal F.

＜ Biological filtration and sedimentation tank ＞

The biological filtration and sedimentation tank 30 includes a biological filtration unit 31 and a sedimentation tank 32 which are arranged vertically and are in fluid communication. The sedimentation tank 32 is arranged near the culture tank 20, receives the culture liquid 21 and precipitates the excrement and waste of the aquatic animals F therein and discharges it to the soil culture bed 40. Preferably, a solid precipitator 321 is preferably arranged in the sedimentation tank 32 to concentrate the precipitated excrement and waste.

The biological filter unit 31 includes a plurality of biological filters 311 for re-filtering and purifying the supernatant liquid that has been precipitated in the sedimentation tank 32. The clean and nutrient-rich liquid is discharged to the sewage tank 50 and supplied to the planting tank 10 and the soil culture bed 40. The biological filter 311 preferably contains colonies of nitrifying bacteria, which convert the toxic ammonia in the excreta of the aquatic animal F into components such as nitrite and nitrate, thereby promoting the health of the aquatic animal and providing a nitrate nutrient source for the plant P.

＜ Soil culture bed ＞

The soil culture bed 40 is used to receive the excrement of the aquatic animal F deposited at the bottom of the sedimentation tank 32 to form a culture soil 42 for planting the plant P. At the same time, it is provided with a drip irrigation pipe 41 for irrigating the culture soil 42 to save and minimize the use of liquid. Since the excrement of the aquatic animal F from the sedimentation tank 32 is a nutrient-rich organic fertilizer, the culture soil 42 of the soil culture bed 40 of the present invention does not require additional nutrient sources or fertilizers.

＜ Sewage tank ＞

The sewage tank 50 is used to receive the non-nutritious or waste planting liquid 11 of the planting tank 10. At the same time, in some preferred embodiments, a sewage tank pump and its pipeline 51 extend from the sewage tank 50 to the planting tank 10, the culture tank 20 or the soil culture bed 40 for the purpose of connecting the replenishing liquid. The sewage tank 50 serves as the center point of the present invention, effectively coordinating the flow of liquid to each module, module, unit or component. The sewage tank 50 serves as the cornerstone of the system, ensuring that the nutrient-rich liquid is distributed to the system.

On the other hand, the modular design of the preferred embodiment of the new invention can regard the planting trough 10, the biological filtration and sedimentation tank 30 and the soil culture bed 40 as a system unit, so that one sewage tank 50 can be used in conjunction with a plurality of the planting troughs 10, the biological filtration and sedimentation tank 30 and the soil culture bed 40 to form a system unit, thereby achieving a large-scale and high-efficiency setting.

＜ Detachable assembly tank design ＞

On the other hand, in order to make the present invention easy to disassemble and assemble for moving and transportation, each tank body includes the planting tank 10, the breeding tank 20, the biological filtration and sedimentation tank 30, the soil culture bed 40 and the sewage tank 50, and is in a detachable assembly form according to needs, such as snap-on or magnetic attraction, as shown in the magnetic attraction example of FIG6 , the walls of each tank body can be tightly connected to each other by magnetic strips M. When the present invention needs to be transported and moved, it is only necessary to drain the liquid therein and separate the magnetic strips, and then the present invention can be stacked, stored and moved to another place.

In addition, unless otherwise expressly stated in the text, the order of the components, elements and sequences, the use of numerals, or the use of other names described in the present invention are not used to limit the order of the processes and methods of the present invention. Although the above text discusses some novel embodiments that are currently considered useful through various examples, it should be understood that such details are only for the purpose of illustration, and the present invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but also includes its equivalent related changes and modifications.

In some embodiments, numbers describing the quantity of components and attributes are used. It should be understood that such numbers used in the description of the embodiments are modified by the modifiers "approximately", "approximately" or "substantially" in some examples. Unless otherwise specified, "approximately", "approximately" or "substantially" indicate that the numbers are allowed to vary by ±20%. Accordingly, in some embodiments, the numerical parameters used in the specification and the claims are approximate values, which may change according to the required features of the individual embodiments. In some embodiments, the numerical parameters should consider the specified significant digits and adopt the general digit retention method. Although the numerical domains and parameters used to confirm the breadth of the scope in some embodiments of the present invention are approximate values, in specific embodiments, the settings of such numerical values are as accurate as possible within the feasible range.

Finally, it should be understood that the embodiments described in the present invention are intended only to illustrate the principles of the embodiments of the present invention. Other variations may also fall within the scope of the present invention. Therefore, as an example and not a limitation, alternative configurations of the embodiments of the present invention may be considered consistent with the teachings of the present invention. Accordingly, the embodiments of the present invention are not limited to the embodiments explicitly introduced and described in the present invention.

100: Integrated aquaponics and irrigation device 10: Planting trough 11: Planting liquid 12: Floating raft 121: Grid 13: Planting trough support 14: Planting trough drain pipe 20: Culture trough 21: Culture liquid 22: Culture trough siphon ball 23: Air pump and its pipeline 30: Biofilter and sedimentation tank 31: Biofilter unit 311: Biofilter 32: Sedimentation tank 321: Solid precipitator 40: Soil culture bed 41: Drip irrigation pipe 42: Cultivated soil 50: Sewage tank 51: Sewage tank pump pipe F: Aquatic animals M: Magnetic strip P: Plants

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiment. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some examples or embodiments of the present invention, and are not absolutely used to limit the technical scope of the present invention. Unless it is obvious from the previous and subsequent texts or otherwise explained, the same reference numerals in the figures represent the same structure or operation. Among them: Figure 1 is a three-dimensional diagram of a preferred embodiment of the novel integrated fish vegetable symbiosis and irrigation device. Figure 2 is a front perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the novel integrated fish vegetable symbiosis and irrigation device. Figure 3 is a rear perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the novel integrated fish vegetable symbiosis and irrigation device. Figure 4 is a side perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the novel integrated fish vegetable symbiosis and irrigation device. Figure 5 is a top view of a preferred embodiment of the new type of culture tank, the biological filtration and sedimentation tank, the soil culture bed and the sewage tank. Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the new type of detachable tank body.

100: Integrated aquaponics and irrigation device

10: Planting trough

11: Planting liquid

12: Floating raft

121: Grid

13: Planting trough support

14: Planting trough drainage pipe

20: Breeding trough

40: Soil culture bed

41: Drip irrigation pipe

42: Cultivating the soil

50: Sewage tank

51: Sewage tank pump pipe

P: Plants

Claims (9)

An integrated fish-vegetable symbiosis and irrigation device comprises a planting tank, a culture tank, a biological filter and sedimentation tank, a soil culture bed and a sewage tank in liquid communication; wherein: The planting tank is arranged above the culture tank, the biological filter and sedimentation tank, the soil culture bed and the sewage tank; a planting tank drainage pipe is connected from the bottom of the planting tank to the sewage tank; The culture tank, the biological filter and sedimentation tank, the soil culture bed and the sewage tank are arranged horizontally in liquid communication below the planting tank; an air pump and its pipeline are arranged in the culture tank; The biological filtration and sedimentation tank includes a biological filtration unit and a sedimentation tank which are arranged up and down and are in liquid communication; the sedimentation tank is arranged near the culture tank; the biological filtration unit includes a plurality of biological filters; the soil culture bed contains a culture soil, and a drip irrigation pipe is arranged above the culture soil; and the sewage tank is provided with a sewage tank water pump and its pipeline extending from the sewage tank to the planting tank, the culture tank or the soil culture bed. An integrated fish-vegetable symbiosis and irrigation device as described in claim 1, wherein: a planting trough bracket supports the planting trough above the culture trough, the biological filtration and sedimentation tank, the soil culture bed and the sewage tank. An integrated fish-vegetable symbiosis and irrigation device as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein: the planting tank contains a planting liquid; and the cultivation tank contains a cultivation liquid. An integrated aquaponics and irrigation device as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein: the planting trough is provided with a raft for setting up a plant net, the plant net is provided with a plurality of grids, and a plant is fixed in each grid. An integrated fish-vegetable symbiosis and irrigation device as described in claim 3, wherein: an aquatic animal is placed in the cultivation liquid and/or a plant is placed in the cultivation soil. An integrated fish-vegetable symbiosis and irrigation device as described in claim 3, wherein: a cultivation tank siphon ball is provided in the cultivation liquid of the planting tank. An integrated aquaponics and irrigation device as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein: a solid precipitator is disposed in the sedimentation tank. An integrated fish-vegetable symbiosis and irrigation device as described in claim 1 or 2, wherein: the planting tank, the breeding tank, the biological filtration and sedimentation tank, the soil culture bed and the sewage tank are detachably assembled tanks. An integrated fish-vegetable symbiosis and irrigation device as described in claim 8, wherein the detachable assembly trough is disassembled and assembled by snap-on or magnetic means.