CN209201742U - Plant forms observe hydroponic device - Google Patents

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CN209201742U
CN209201742U CN201821729529.7U CN201821729529U CN209201742U CN 209201742 U CN209201742 U CN 209201742U CN 201821729529 U CN201821729529 U CN 201821729529U CN 209201742 U CN209201742 U CN 209201742U
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Plant forms observe hydroponic device, for realizing the culture to plant, observation on Growth.It is equipped with water outlet in the lower part of cabinet, pipe valve is equipped on water outlet;Culture liquid case is equipped in the top of cabinet, culture solution inlet pipe is equipped in the bottom of culture liquid case, adjuster is equipped on the front side wall of cabinet, circular hole there are two being set on the front side wall of adjuster, the lower end of culture solution inlet pipe is protruded into adjuster inner cavity after passing through first circular hole, it is fixed with tap water inlet pipe in second circular hole, the regulating mechanism for adjusting liquid outflow ratio in culture solution inlet pipe and tap water inlet pipe is equipped on adjuster;The clamping device of clamping plant is equipped in the inside of cabinet;It is equipped with horizontal axis on the right side wall of cabinet, is rotatably equipped with connecting plate on transverse axis, several support frames is fixed on connecting plate, optical filter is equipped on support frame, headlamp is removably installed on a support frame wherein.The device, which can be convenient, realizes culture to plant, observation on Growth.

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Plant forms observe hydroponic device
Technical field
The utility model relates to technical field of plant culture, specifically a kind of plant forms observe hydroponic device.
Background technique
Plant water planting (Hydroponics) is a kind of sanitation and hygiene, environment friendly and pollution-free Soilless Culture Methods.The cultivation side Formula can replace soil cultivation to provide moisture, the growth factors such as nutrient to individual plants, can normal growth and to complete its whole A life cycle.However, general hydroponic device can not morphological feature to plant and growing state carry out system observation with it is quasi- Really observation.Moreover, because the degeneration-resistant border of water planting plant and anti-interference ability are fragile, pass through acquisition individual plants or tissue at present The observed pattern of sample will cause plant it is undermined and be unfavorable for long-term dynamics observation.The utility model provides a plant shape State observes hydroponic device, and set plant water planting is integrated with form observing function, can be realized during plant water planting to shape State feature carries out harmless observation in situ and observes with sustainable Growth trends, provides height for the accurate observation of plant growing way feature Effect, convenient and fast tool observe plant water planting and its Growth trends and are synchronized realization.
Utility model content
The purpose of this utility model is to provide a kind of plant forms to observe hydroponic device, for realizing the training to plant It supports, observation on Growth.
The technical solution adopted by the utility model to solve its technical problems is that: plant forms observe hydroponic device, it is wrapped Include cabinet, characterized in that be equipped with water outlet in the lower part of cabinet, pipe valve is equipped on water outlet;Training is equipped in the top of cabinet Nutrient solution case is equipped with culture solution inlet pipe in the bottom of culture liquid case, adjuster is equipped on the front side wall of cabinet, before adjuster Circular hole there are two setting on side wall, the lower end of culture solution inlet pipe is protruded into adjuster inner cavity after passing through first circular hole, at second Tap water inlet pipe is fixed in circular hole, one end of tap water inlet pipe is extend into adjuster inner cavity, is equipped with and is adjusted on adjuster The regulating mechanism of liquid outflow ratio in culture solution inlet pipe and tap water inlet pipe;
Gage is movably installed on the front side wall of cabinet;
The inside of cabinet be equipped with clamping device, the clamping device include the support rod being fixed on cabinet wall, with The compression bar of motion bar, the bottom plate being fixed on motion bar and bottom plate articulated connection that support rod is slidably connected is fixed on compression bar Several plant plugs, the locking structure that is arranged between compression bar and bottom plate, on the bottom plate equipped with several spaced sets Plant slot is equipped with groove in plant beyond the Great Wall, and compression bar is bonded rearward recess with bottom plate and plant slot surrounds the holding chamber of clamping plant;
It is equipped with horizontal axis on the right side wall of cabinet, connecting plate is rotatably equipped on transverse axis, if being fixed on connecting plate Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches support frame is equipped with optical filter on support frame, is removably equipped with headlamp on a support frame wherein.
Further, the regulating mechanism includes being arranged in the intracorporal scale plate of case, by scale plate and adjuster to fix company The fixed link that is connected together, the shaft being rotatably installed on scale plate, the gear for being fixed in shaft and being placed in adjuster inner cavity Plate, the sealing-plug being fixed on baffle, the handle being fixed in shaft, the pointer being fixed on handle, setting scale plate with Push plate between adjuster, the spring being arranged between push plate and scale plate, baffle and sealing-plug are semicircular structure, in bullet The end face of the nozzle and sealing-plug of culture solution inlet pipe or tap water inlet pipe is coplanar under the action of spring, is equipped on scale plate aobvious Show the scale graduation line of the tap water proportion entered in water tank.
Further, the gage includes main scale, the auxiliary scale for being slidably arranged in main scale both ends, is all provided on main scale and auxiliary scale There is length scale line.
Further, it is equipped with elongated slot on the front side wall of cabinet, pushing block is fixed on main scale, cunning is fixed on pushing block Block, sliding block are placed in elongated slot, and several V-shaped grooves are equipped on the outer wall of sliding block, are equipped on the inner wall of elongated slot a pair of with V-shaped groove one The circular cone answered, circular cone is mating with V-shaped groove and is in close contact.
Further, the locking structure include the locking plate for being fixed on compression bar, be fixed on locking plate it is flexible insert Block is equipped with the slot mating with inserted block on bottom plate.
Further, it is fixed with trunnion on compression bar, otic placode is fixed on bottom plate, trunnion and otic placode are articulated and connected.
Further, damping piece is equipped between ruler slot and auxiliary scale.
The beneficial effects of the utility model are: plant forms provided by the utility model observe hydroponic device, may be implemented Culture to plant can at any time measure plant length by gage in the growth course of plant.Clamping device can Multiple plant are carried out while be cultivated, in order to compare.On cabinet be equipped with optical filter and headlamp, can according to need to The illumination of wavelength needed for providing plant in cabinet.The device not only can be convenient the water planting to plant, moreover it is possible in the growth of plant Plant is observed and measured at any time in the process, it is easy to operate, using simple.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the front schematic view of the utility model;
Fig. 2 is the position view of clamping device in cabinet;
Fig. 3 is the appearance schematic diagram of gage;
Fig. 4 is the schematic diagram of auxiliary scale;
Fig. 5 is the assembling schematic diagram of main scale and auxiliary scale;
Fig. 6 is the assembling schematic diagram of gage and sliding block;
Fig. 7 is A in Fig. 2 to local direction view;
Fig. 8 is the assembling schematic diagram of support ring and optical filter;
Fig. 9 is the assembling schematic diagram of adjuster and cabinet;
Figure 10 is the assembling schematic diagram of adjuster and scale plate;
Figure 11 is the assembling schematic diagram of adjuster and culture solution inlet pipe;
Figure 12 is B in Fig. 9 to local direction view;
Figure 13 is the schematic three dimensional views of clamping device;
Figure 14 is the front schematic view of Figure 13;
Figure 15 is the schematic top plan view of Figure 13;
In figure: 1 cabinet, 11 water outlets, 12 elongated slots;
2 adjusters, 21 sealing rings, 22 fixed links, 23 scale plates, 231 scale graduation lines, 24 push plates, 25 springs, 26 turns Axis, 27 handles, 271 pointers, 28 baffles, 281 protrusions, 282 sealing-plugs;
3 culture liquid cases, 31 culture solution inlet pipes, 32 tap water inlet pipes;
4 main scales, 41 ruler slots, 42 auxiliary scales, 43 blocks, 44 length scale lines, 45 mounting holes, 46 pushing blocks, 461 sliding blocks;
5 support rods, 51 motion bars;
6 bottom plates, 61 plant slots, 62 otic placodes, 63 compression bars, 64 trunnions, 65 plant plugs, 66 grooves, 67 locking plates, 68 inserted blocks, 69 slots;
7 support frames, 70 optical filters, 71 connecting plates, 72 horizontal axis, 73 headlamps, 74 gag lever posts;
8 is hinged.
Specific embodiment
As shown in Fig. 1 to Figure 15, the utility model mainly include cabinet 1, water outlet 11, culture liquid case 3, regulating mechanism, Gage, clamping device, support frame 7, optical filter 70 and headlamp 73, with reference to the accompanying drawing retouch the utility model in detail It states.
As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2, cabinet 1 is the Transparent Parts of cuboid structure, is equipped with water outlet in the lower part of cabinet front wall Mouth 11 is equipped with pipe valve on water outlet.
It is equipped with culture liquid case 3 in the top of cabinet front end, culture solution is housed in culture liquid case, in the bottom of culture liquid case Equipped with culture solution inlet pipe 31;It is equipped with circular hole on the top of the front side wall of cabinet, adjuster 2 is equipped in circular hole, such as Fig. 9 to Figure 11 Shown, adjuster 2 is cylindrical hollow structure, and cabinet is stretched out in the front end of adjuster, the rear end of adjuster be placed in cabinet and The rear end opening of adjuster, is fixed with sealing ring 21 in the inner cavity of adjuster, is set on sealing ring there are two through-hole, is being adjusted The rear end of device is equipped with the scale plate 23 being located in vertical plane, is fixedly connected between scale plate and adjuster by several fixed links 22 Together;Fixed link can be four, and upper and lower, left and right are arranged.As shown in figure 11, scale graduation line is equipped on scale plate 231, between scale plate and adjuster be equipped with push plate 24, between push plate and scale plate be equipped with several springs 25, spring with push away Plate, spring and scale plate are fixedly connected with.Shaft 26 is installed in the center rotating of scale plate, hand is vertically and fixedly provided in shaft Handle 27 is fixed with pointer 271 on handle, and pointer is used to indicate ratio shared by water, and shaft is slidably connected with push plate.Close Shaft one end of adjuster is fixed with baffle 28, and baffle is semicircular structure, is fixed with protrusion 281, protrusion in baffle the center point It is connected with shaft.Sealing-plug 282 is fixed on baffle, sealing-plug is semicircular rubber parts.When rotational handle, it can drive The rotation of baffle and sealing-plug.Fixed link 22, scale plate 23, push plate 24, spring 25, shaft, handle 27 and baffle 28 constitute Regulating mechanism adjusts the proportion of water and culture solution by regulating mechanism.
It is set on the front end face of adjuster there are two circular hole, the upper end of culture solution inlet pipe is connected to culture liquid case, culture solution The lower end of inlet pipe is extend into adjuster inner cavity after passing through one of circular hole, and tap water inlet pipe is fixed in another circular hole 32, the end face of the end and sealing-plug of culture solution inlet pipe and tap water inlet pipe is in same vertical plane under the action of the spring.
After culture solution inlet pipe, tap water inlet pipe are contacted and compressed with sealing-plug, it may be implemented to culture solution inlet pipe and oneself The closure of water inlet pipe.When rotating handle makes pointer point to 100%, sealing-plug blocks culture solution inlet pipe completely, and originally Water inlet pipe is completely open, and it is entirely tap water that it is intracorporal, which to enter case at this time,;When rotating handle makes pointer point to 60%, sealing-plug Culture solution inlet pipe nozzle is blocked to 60% area, tap water inlet pipe nozzle is blocked 40% area by sealing-plug, entered at this time Culture solution accounts for 40% in the intracorporal liquid of case, and tap water accounts for 60%;When rotating handle makes pointer point to 50%, sealing-plug will be trained Nutrient solution inlet pipe nozzle blocks 50% area, and tap water inlet pipe nozzle is blocked 50% area by sealing-plug, enters cabinet at this time Culture solution accounts for 50% in interior liquid, and tap water accounts for 50%;When rotating handle makes pointer point to 20%, sealing-plug is by culture solution Inlet pipe nozzle blocks 20% area, and tap water inlet pipe nozzle is blocked 20% area by sealing-plug, and it is intracorporal to enter case at this time Culture solution accounts for 80% in liquid, and tap water accounts for 20%;When rotating handle makes pointer point to 0%, sealing-plug is by culture solution inlet pipe Nozzle blocks 0% area, and tap water inlet pipe nozzle is blocked 100% area by sealing-plug, enters the intracorporal liquid of case at this time Middle culture solution accounts for 100%, and tap water accounts for 0%.
It is equipped with gage in the front side of cabinet, as shown in Figures 3 to 5, gage includes main scale 4 and two auxiliary scales 42, in main scale Middle part be equipped with mounting hole 45, be respectively equipped with ruler slot 41 at the both ends of main scale, auxiliary scale 42 be slidably fitted in ruler slot, in main scale With length scale line 44 is equipped in auxiliary scale, damping piece is equipped between auxiliary scale and ruler slot, to avoid auxiliary scale voluntarily from ruler slot It removes.It is equipped with block 43 in auxiliary scale, auxiliary scale is pushed into or is pulled out ruler slot to facilitate.Pass through horizontal positioned gage, Ke Yishi Now to the measurement of plant root long, stem length in cabinet.Auxiliary scale and the adjustable assembly method of main scale, can to different length plant into Row root measurement.Vertical elongated slot 12 is equipped on the front side wall of cabinet, as shown in fig. 6, being fixed in the mounting hole of main scale Pushing block 46 is fixed with sliding block 461 on pushing block, several V-shaped grooves is equipped on the left and right sides wall of sliding block, in the inner wall of elongated slot Be equipped with the circular cone mating with V-shaped groove, circular cone is rubber parts, and circular cone is mating with V-shaped groove, and circular cone and V-shaped groove is in close contact.The close contact of circular cone and V-shaped groove can make gage fix in a certain height and position, push up and down The movement to gage may be implemented when pushing block, and then adjust the height of gage, in order to which the plant to different location carries out length Measurement.
Clamping device is equipped in cabinet, as shown in FIG. 13 to 15, clamping device includes being fixedly connected and setting with cabinet In the intracorporal support rod 5 of case, the motion bar 51 being slidably connected with support rod inner cavity, the bottom plate 6 and bottom plate being fixed on motion bar The compression bar 63 of articulated connection, the plant plug 65 being fixed on compression bar, the locking plate 67 being fixed on compression bar, bottom plate is vertically placed, The plant slot 61 of several spaced sets is equipped on bottom plate, plant slot is semicircle.A pair of of otic placode 62 is equipped on bottom plate, The end of compression bar is equipped with trunnion, and trunnion and otic placode 8 are articulated and connected.Plant plug is rubber parts, is equipped with groove 66 beyond the Great Wall in plant;When After plant plugs in plant slot, the holding chamber of clamping plant is surrounded between groove and plant slot.Plant is placed on plant slot In after, compression bar is bonded with bottom plate, is at this time compressed plant by plant plug.Inserted block 68 is fixed on locking plate, in bottom plate Side be equipped with slot 69, the relatively fixed of compression bar and bottom plate may be implemented in inserted block after being placed in slot.Inserted block is rubber parts, with Inserted block is filled in slot convenient for what be can be convenient.Locking plate, inserted block and slot constitute locking structure, in support rod and activity Jackscrew is equipped between bar.
Illumination is provided for the growth to plant, horizontal axis 72 is equipped on the right side wall of cabinet, is rotatably equipped on transverse axis Connecting plate 71, fixed on connecting plate there are three circular support frames 7, and optical filter 70 is equipped in support frame.As needed, exist Headlamp 73 is removably installed, to choose the light of required wavelength by the optical filter on the support frame in corresponding support frame. Gag lever post 74 is equipped on headlamp, the setting of gag lever post can be convenient the installation of headlamp, disassembly, while gag lever post is extend into Connecting plate can also be avoided relative to the rotation of horizontal axis in aperture on wall box, so that the light that headlamp issues continues not Disconnected enters in cabinet, needed for the growth for plant.
The application method of plant forms observation hydroponic device, comprising the following steps:
(1) clamping to plant is realized by clamping device, tap water and culture solution is added into cabinet;
(2) headlamp is enabled as needed, provides illumination for plant strain growth;
(3) height, the width dimensions of plant are measured by gage.

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1. plant forms observe hydroponic device, it includes cabinet, characterized in that is equipped with water outlet in the lower part of cabinet, is being discharged Mouth is equipped with pipe valve;It is equipped with culture liquid case in the top of cabinet, culture solution inlet pipe is equipped in the bottom of culture liquid case, in cabinet Front side wall is equipped with adjuster, is set on the front side wall of adjuster there are two circular hole, the lower end of culture solution inlet pipe passes through first It is protruded into after circular hole in adjuster inner cavity, tap water inlet pipe is fixed in second circular hole, one end of tap water inlet pipe is extend into In adjuster inner cavity, the adjusting machine for adjusting liquid outflow ratio in culture solution inlet pipe and tap water inlet pipe is equipped on adjuster Structure;
Gage is movably installed on the front side wall of cabinet;
It is equipped with clamping device in the inside of cabinet, the clamping device includes the support rod being fixed on cabinet wall and support If the motion bar that bar is slidably connected, the compression bar being articulated and connected with bottom plate, is fixed on compression bar the bottom plate being fixed on motion bar Dry plant plug, the locking structure being arranged between compression bar and bottom plate are equipped with the plant of several spaced sets on the bottom plate Slot is equipped with groove in plant beyond the Great Wall, and compression bar is bonded rearward recess with bottom plate and plant slot surrounds the holding chamber of clamping plant;
It is equipped with horizontal axis on the right side wall of cabinet, is rotatably equipped with connecting plate on transverse axis, is fixed on connecting plate several Support frame is equipped with optical filter on support frame, is removably equipped with headlamp on a support frame wherein.
2. plant forms according to claim 1 observe hydroponic device, characterized in that the regulating mechanism includes that setting exists The intracorporal scale plate of case, the fixed link by scale plate and adjuster are fixed together, turn being rotatably installed on scale plate Axis, the baffle for being fixed in shaft and being placed in adjuster inner cavity, the sealing-plug being fixed on baffle, the hand being fixed in shaft Handle, the push plate being arranged between scale plate and adjuster, is arranged between push plate and scale plate the pointer being fixed on handle Spring, baffle and sealing-plug are semicircular structure, under the action of the spring the nozzle of culture solution inlet pipe or tap water inlet pipe with The end face of sealing-plug is coplanar with, and the scale graduation for showing access into the tap water proportion in water tank is equipped on scale plate Line.
3. plant forms according to claim 1 observe hydroponic device, characterized in that the gage includes main scale, sliding The auxiliary scale at main scale both ends is set, length scale line is equipped on main scale and auxiliary scale.
4. plant forms according to claim 3 observe hydroponic device, characterized in that be equipped with length on the front side wall of cabinet Slot is fixed with pushing block on main scale, and sliding block is fixed on pushing block, and sliding block is placed in elongated slot, if being equipped on the outer wall of sliding block Dry V-shaped groove, be equipped on the inner wall of elongated slot with the one-to-one circular cone of V-shaped groove, circular cone is mating and close with V-shaped groove Contact.
5. plant forms according to claim 1 observe hydroponic device, characterized in that the locking structure includes being fixed on The locking plate of compression bar, the inserted block flexible being fixed on locking plate are equipped with the slot mating with inserted block on bottom plate.
6. plant forms according to claim 1 observe hydroponic device, characterized in that trunnion is fixed on compression bar, Otic placode is fixed on bottom plate, trunnion and otic placode are articulated and connected.
7. plant forms according to claim 1 observe hydroponic device, characterized in that be equipped with resistance between ruler slot and auxiliary scale Damping member.
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