Aquatic contaminator elimination device

• US 10,240,312 B2
• Filed: 10/19/2014
• Issued: 03/26/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/20/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jeong Yong Lee
• Original Assignee: Jeong Yong Lee
• Inventors: Lee, Jeong Yong
• Primary Examiner(s): Gurtowski, Richard C
• Application Number:
  US15/030,603
• Publication Number:
  US 20160265179A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,619 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: B01D 15/02 with moving adsorbents
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 35/32 for collecting pollution from open water
• CPC Class Codes: B63B 45/02 the devices being intended to illuminate the way ahead or other areas of environments
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 1/28 by sorption using ion-exchange C02F1/42; sorbent compositions B01J
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2101/32 Hydrocarbons, e.g. oil
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2103/007 Contaminated open waterways, rivers, lakes or ponds
• CPC Class Codes: C02F 2201/008 Mobile apparatus and plants, e.g. mounted on a vehicle for biological treatment C02F2203/008
• CPC Class Codes: E02B 15/045 Separating means for recovering oil floating on a surface of open water E02B15/048 takes precedence; separation in general B01D
• CPC Class Codes: E02B 15/10 Devices for removing the material from the surface E02B15/041, E02B15/042, E02B15/06 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: E02B 15/106 Overflow skimmers with suction heads; suction heads
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 20/204 Keeping clear the surface of open water from oil spills

Abstract

An apparatus for removing water contaminants, in which when water contaminants, such as oil, green algae and red algae, are generated on the water surface, the apparatus sucks in the water contaminants, passes the sucked in water contaminants through an absorbent paper in order that the water contaminants are absorbed by the absorbent paper, and makes the absorbent paper roll periodically or continuously, thereby maintaining the absorbability of the absorbent paper contaminated by the water contaminants. The apparatus includes a suction pipe for sucking in the water contaminants from an inlet; a suction pump connected to the suction pipe for sucking in the water contaminants from the inlet to the outlet side of the suction pipe; and an absorbent paper installed at the periphery of the inlet of the suction pipe, wherein the absorbent paper is installed to be movable in the inlet and absorb the water contaminants.

Claims

1. A water contaminant removing apparatus for removing water contaminants, the apparatus comprising:

an upper housing positioned above a surface of water;

a first roller disposed in the upper housing;

a lower housing positioned below the surface of water;

a second roller disposed in the lower housing;

an intake pipe disposed between the upper and lower housings;

fixing holes formed on upper and lower surfaces of the intake pipe; and

an absorption cloth inserted into the fixing holes and including one end wound on the first roller and the other end wound on the second roller, the absorption cloth configured to move upward and downward through the fixing holes when the first and second rollers operate.

2. The water contaminant removing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an intake pump to which the intake pipe is connected.

3. The water contaminant removing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the intake pipe includes a first inlet submerged in water and a second inlet surrounding the first inlet and wherein

a diameter of the second inlet is greater than a diameter of the first inlet.

4. The water contaminant removing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a buoyancy unit is disposed inside or outside of the intake pipe.

5. The water contaminant removing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the fixing holes are formed on upper and lower surfaces of the second inlet.

6. The water contaminant removing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a supporting film disposed in an inlet of the intake pipe, the supporting film preventing the absorption cloth from being pushed backwards.

7. The water contaminant removing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a first coupling member coupling the upper housing with the intake pipe; and

a second coupling member coupling the lower housing with the intake pipe.

8. The water contaminant removing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:

a length adjustable pipe coupled to the second inlet to adjust a length of the intake pipe; and

a length-adjusting unit coupled to a side portion of the length adjustable pipe to adjust the length of the length adjustable pipe.

9. The water contaminant removing apparatus according to claim 1, the water contaminant removing apparatus being coupled with one selected from the group consisting of a ship, a submarine, a robot ship, an RC ship, a robot submarine, and an RC submarine.

10. The water contaminant removing apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:

an underwater camera disposed adjacent to an inlet of the length adjustable pipe; and

a monitor displaying images captured by the underwater camera.

11. The water contaminant removing apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a lighting unit disposed adjacent to the underwater camera to radiate light in a direction in which the underwater camera captures images.