KR-20260062361-A - Indoor Water-mill Apparatus

Abstract

An embodiment of the present invention relates to an indoor water wheel device capable of generating interest in children and providing an indoor ornamental effect by making water beads made of a superabsorbent polymer (hydrogel) material look pretty like colored beads and circulating them instead of water to rotate the water wheel.

Inventors

• 심상준

Assignees

• 심상준

Dates

Publication Date

20260507

Application Date

20241029

Claims (1)

1. Hydrogel water beads formed by making water beads of superabsorbent polymer (hydrogel) material into colorful beads so that they can circulate instead of water; A transparent tank filled with hydrogel water beads on the inside; A pump unit for forcibly circulating hydrogel water beads contained in a water tank; A water bead circulation section formed as a circular transparent tube in the shape of an "L" on the upper side of the pump section, configured such that hydrogel water beads introduced through an inlet section by the driving of the pump flow through a flow path and are discharged through an outlet section, wherein the inlet section is formed in the shape of a funnel and the outlet section has a downward inclined surface formed to discharge the hydrogel water beads downward; A water wheel having a rotation axis located at the center and rotating by the force of hydrogel water beads falling from the outlet of the water bead circulation section; and A support frame in which a waterwheel rotation shaft is inserted inwardly into a rotation shaft insertion part formed on the upper side, and an insertion groove formed on the lower inner side is inserted into the upper part of an aquarium so as to be detachably attached to a water tank, and the position of the waterwheel can be adjusted (depending on the position); An indoor waterwheel device characterized by including

Description

Indoor Water-mill Apparatus The present invention relates to an indoor water wheel device for household or educational use, and more specifically, to an indoor water wheel device that can stimulate children's interest and provide an indoor ornamental effect by making water beads made of hydrogel material look pretty like colored beads and circulating them instead of water to rotate the water wheel. Generally, a watermill is a device that rotates using the volume and drop of flowing water. In the past, it was mainly used as a tool for grinding grain, but gradually it is being used as a means for creating beautiful environments, landscaping, and supplying oxygen to ponds. Therefore, in recent years, the installation of these devices has been gradually spreading not only in various entertainment facilities and the interiors and exteriors of buildings but also in ordinary homes to stabilize emotions, enhance landscaping, and heighten the atmosphere. However, when installing a waterwheel, in places where there is no flowing water or the water volume is insufficient, a method is adopted to forcibly supply water from the top of the waterwheel by driving a pump along with creating a pond of an appropriate size, and lighting is installed around it. However, when water is used in this way, scale buildup occurs, causing inconvenience such as frequent cleaning and replacement with fresh water, so there was a disadvantage that it was not easily selected as a landscaping waterwheel by various consumers. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an indoor waterwheel device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an exemplary diagram of a water bead circulation unit according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a detailed assembly view of a waterwheel and a support frame according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an indoor waterwheel device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. In assigning reference numerals to the components of each drawing, identical components are assigned the same reference numeral whenever possible, even if they are shown in different drawings. Furthermore, when describing embodiments of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of related known components or functions could obscure the essence of the present invention, such detailed description is omitted. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an indoor water wheel device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an example of a water bead circulation section of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a detailed assembly view of a water wheel and a support frame of FIG. 1. An indoor water wheel device according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a hydrogel water bead (1), a transparent water tank (10), a pump unit (20), a receiving unit (30), a water wheel (40), a distance maintaining unit (50), a support frame (60), and a water bead circulation unit (70), as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3. The hydrogel water beads (1) are formed by making water beads of a superabsorbent resin material into colorful beads so that they can be circulated instead of water in an indoor water wheel device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Super absorbent polymers are named as super absorbent polymers (hydrogel), super absorbent polymers (transparent bead type), Super Absorbent Polymer Power, etc., and are commercialized in various fields and are generally used in feminine sanitary pads, baby diapers, ice packs, etc. According to an embodiment of the present invention, water beads made of super absorbent polymer material can be made into colorful beads to replace water in a water wheel (waterwheel), and hydrogel water beads (1) formed to be circulating instead of water can be made of super absorbent polymer material and used. The transparent water tank (10) has an inner space in which hydrogel water beads (1) can be filled instead of water, and the hydrogel water beads (1) filled in the inner space can be formed of a transparent material that can be seen from the outside for ornamental purposes. The pump unit (20) is a device for forcibly circulating hydrogel water beads (1) contained in a water tank using a pump, and is installed in the receiving unit (30) to draw up the water filled in the water tank (10) and circulate it back to the water tank (10) through the water wheel (40). The receiving section (30) is located on one side of the water tank (10) and forms a receiving space for the device including the pump section (20). The water wheel (40) has a rotating shaft located at the center and rotates around the rotating shaft by the force of the falling hydrogel water beads (1), causing the hydrogel water beads (1) that are pulled up by the pump unit (20) to fall into the water tank (10), thereby circulating the h