JP2008188000A - Irrigation for in-vehicle plant - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide irrigation for an in-vehicle plant reducing frequency and labor for artificial irrigation to plants for appreciation or the like loaded in a vehicle in view of the fact that irrigation to the plant must be done periodically or every day if necessary, time and labor for a user to come to the vehicle to water the plant or fill up an irrigation water-reserving tank is not so little, and also solving the problem that the irrigation water can not be filled up in a term of little rain when procurement of the irrigation water depends only on rainwater because of being affected by the weather. <P>SOLUTION: A vehicle is characterized in introducing condensed water generated from a steam generator of an in-vehicle air conditioner, or rainwater to the in-vehicle plant as irrigation water. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a method for irrigating a plant mounted on a vehicle.

  Conventionally, when placing plants such as pot plants, hydroponics, hydroponics, etc. for ornamental purposes on vehicles, it is common to irrigate the plants with water from outside the vehicle or replenish the water storage tank for irrigation Is.

  However, plant irrigation must be done on a regular basis, sometimes on a daily basis, and it is necessary for those who do irrigation or replenishment of irrigation water storage tanks to the on-board plant every time. There is a lot of trouble.

  In addition, there is such annoyance, and it is generally not widely used to mount plants for ornamental purposes in automobiles.

  In the present invention, it is an object to reduce the frequency and labor of artificial irrigation to ornamental plants mounted on automobiles, etc. The problem is that irrigation water cannot be replenished during periods when there is a large amount of weather and there is little rain.

  In the vehicle of the invention of claim 1 that solves this problem, the condensed water generated from the evaporator of the air conditioner mounted on the vehicle is introduced into the irrigation water storage tank that stores the water, and further the water in the storage tank is It is characterized in that it is configured to supply and irrigate an on-vehicle plant.

  In the vehicle of the invention of claim 2, in the configuration of the invention of claim 1 or claim 4, the pump or the water supply valve is operated by a timer to perform irrigation, and the irrigation time and frequency can be set by the timer. is there.

  Since the irrigation time can be easily changed, appropriate irrigation can be performed depending on the type of plant mounted on the vehicle.

  In the vehicle of the invention of claim 3, in the configuration of the invention of claim 1 or claim 4, when a constant humidity is reached by a soil humidity sensor with variable set humidity, the pump or water supply valve is operated to perform irrigation. Appropriate irrigation is possible depending on the type of plant on board.

  The vehicle of the invention of claim 4 is characterized in that, in the configuration of the invention of claim 1, the rainwater poured on the vehicle is introduced into the irrigation water storage tank.

This is due to the fact that the air conditioner operation frequency of the vehicle is low, so that only the condensed water from the air conditioner is insufficient for irrigation water to the on-vehicle plant, and the labor for supplementing the irrigation water artificially increases. Reduce. In addition, in a system that only introduces rainwater, replenishment of irrigation water is too dependent on the weather, so the introduction of condensed water from the air conditioner and the introduction of rainwater can complement each other and replenish irrigation water. It has become.

  In the above vehicle, a filter for filtering each water may be installed in the condensed water introduction part of claim 1 and the rainwater introduction part of claim 4.

  In this way, it is possible to prevent entry of mixed foreign matter.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the trouble of irrigation by a human hand to a vehicle-mounted plant, and it is possible to promote mounting a flower or a green plant on a vehicle for ornamental use, which is not so common at present.

  By installing flowers and greens in the car, the color and scent can be expected to soften the eyes and mind of the driver and the person on board.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
A. Schematic configuration of a vehicle system in an example embodiment of the present invention:
B. Variation:

A. Schematic configuration of the vehicle system 10 in the embodiment of the present invention:
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram showing an outline of a irrigation system for a plant mounted on a vehicle 101 in an embodiment of the present invention. The vehicle 101 accumulates condensed water from an evaporator 103 of an air conditioner or rainwater poured on the vehicle by a rainwater accumulating device 104 for irrigation of the plant 102 on which it is mounted, and stores it in an irrigation water storage tank 105. It is used for irrigation of the plant 102 mounted on the plant.

  The evaporator 103 attached to the air conditioner is provided with a condensed water accumulating device 106 for receiving condensed water generated from the evaporator 103. The condensed water receiving unit 106 is connected to the upper end of the drain hose A107. In addition, an upper end of a drain hose B113 is connected to the rain water collecting device 104. A water receiving port 108 is provided in the upper part of the irrigation water storage tank 105, and the lower end of the drain hose A 107 or the drain hose B 113 is located at the water receiving port 108 part of the irrigation water storage tank 105, and the drain hose A 107 or the drain hose A 113. Condensed water and rain water passing through the hose B 113 are introduced into the irrigation water storage tank 105 through the water receiving port 108.

  A check valve 110 is provided in the water receiving port 108 together with a filter 109 for filtering the water to be introduced. The check valve 110 is provided from the water receiving port 108 for irrigation water in the irrigation water storage tank 105. The filter 109 plays a role of preventing the outflow, and reduces the cause of clogging or failure of the water pump and piping by preventing foreign matter from entering.

  The filter may be attached to the upper end portion of the drain hose A107 or the drain hose B113.

  Moreover, the overflow part 114 may be provided in case the irrigation water storage tank 105 becomes full.

  From this irrigation water storage tank 105, irrigation water is supplied through a water supply pump 112 through an irrigation pipe A 111 leading to the plant 102. The water supply pump 112 plays a role of power for supplying water from the irrigation water storage tank 105.

The water pump 112 is connected to the manual switch A 115 via the wiring A 116, and the water pump 112 operates according to a signal and an instruction from the manual switch A 115 and performs irrigation to the plant 102.
B variant

  B-1. In the above embodiment, in FIG. 2, a timer 201 is connected to the water pump 112 together with the manual switch A 115 via the wiring B 202, and the water pump 112 is connected to either the manual switch A 115 or the timer 201. The outline of the structure which operates by a signal and an instruction | indication and performs the irrigation to the plant 102 is shown.

  B-2. In FIG. 3, in the embodiment of FIG. 1, the humidity sensor 301 is connected to the water pump 112 together with the manual switch A 115 via the wiring C 302, and the water pump 112 is connected to the manual switch A 115 or the humidity sensor 301. The outline of the structure which operates by the signal and instruction | indication from either and performs the irrigation to the plant 102 is shown.

  Further, instead of the timer 201, the humidity sensor 301, and the manual switch A115, it is conceivable to supply water by using other signals and instructions such as a water level gauge and a temperature sensor.

  B-3. In the above embodiment, in FIG. 4, the irrigation water storage tank 105 is positioned higher than the plant 102 via the irrigation pipe B, and shows a schematic configuration of the irrigation system using the potential energy of the stored water. .

  The water supply adjustment of the irrigation timing and the irrigation amount is performed by opening and closing the water supply valve 402, and the water supply valve 402 is operated by a signal and instruction from the manual switch B404 connected via the wiring D403.

  2 and 3, the manual switch B404 can be operated by other signals and instructions such as a timer 201, a humidity sensor 301, a water level gauge, and a temperature sensor to supply water.

  The plant 102 mounted on the vehicle in the present invention can be cultivated within a range not departing from the gist of the present invention, such as potted plant, hydroponics, hydroponics and the like.

  As mentioned above, although the example of some embodiment was demonstrated about this invention, this invention is not limited to such embodiment at all, and various aspects in the range which does not deviate from the summary. Implementation is possible.

Since the vehicle in the present invention can be industrially mass-produced, it has industrial applicability.

  1 is a diagram illustrating an overall schematic configuration of a vehicle system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.   It is explanatory drawing which shows the equipment state of the timer of the 1st modification of this invention.   It is explanatory drawing which shows the equipment state of the humidity sensor of the 2nd modification of this invention.   It is explanatory drawing which shows the outline of the water storage tank position difference for irrigation which is the 3rd modification of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Vehicle system 101 ... Vehicle 102 ... Plant 103 ... Evaporator 104 ... Rain water accumulating device 105 ... Irrigation water storage tank 106 ... Condensate water accumulating device 107 ... Drain hose A
108 ... Water inlet 109 ... Filter 110 ... Check valve 111 ... Irrigation pipe A
112 ... Water pump 113 ... Drain hose B
114 ... overflow portion 115 ... manual switch A
116: Wiring A
201 ... Timer 202 ... Wiring B
301 ... Humidity sensor 302 ... Wiring C
401: Irrigation tube B
402 ... Water supply valve 403 ... Wiring D
404 ... Manual switch B

Claims (4)

  A irrigation water storage tank for storing condensed water generated from an evaporator of the air conditioner by operation of an air conditioner (air conditioner) mounted on the vehicle, and stored in the irrigation water storage tank A vehicle comprising a system for irrigating a plant loaded with water on the vehicle.   The vehicle according to claim 1 or 4, further comprising a system capable of setting the irrigation time and frequency by a timer for irrigation from the irrigation water storage tank of claim 1 or 4. The vehicle according to claim 1 or 4.   5. The vehicle according to claim 1, wherein the humidity in the planted soil is sensed by a humidity sensor with respect to the timing and amount of irrigation from the irrigation water storage tank according to claim 1 or 4, and set humidity. The vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a system for performing irrigation when the pressure reaches the water level.   The vehicle according to claim 1, further comprising a system for introducing a part of rainwater poured onto the vehicle into a water storage tank for irrigation of plants loaded on the vehicle according to claim 1.

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