JP2011244800A - Water level maintenance type hydroponics kit - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a water level maintenance type hydroponics kit maintaining constant the water level of a culture solution to be supplied to a culture bed without using electricity for the hydroponics kit.SOLUTION: This hydroponics kit is used by installing a pole and attachment metal fittings in a hydroponics container, attaching a holder to the attachment metal fittings followed by fixing with a fixed knob, putting fine gravel or soil suitable for hydroponics into a culture container having innumerable holes on the bottom so as to make a culture bed, sowing seeds on the bed followed by placing on a culture solution tank, and setting on the holder, a water storage bottle in which a culture solution is put. As a result of this, the culture solution flows out, and when the culture solution reaches a set water level, culture solution flow automatically stops, and the water level of the culture solution to be supplied to the culture bed is always maintained constant.

Description

  The present invention relates to a water level maintaining hydroponics kit for automatically growing leaf water vegetables, herbs and the like by hydroponics from seeds on a household veranda, etc., and automatically keeping the water level of the culture solution constant.

Conventionally, main hydroponic cultivation kits used on home verandas are of the following types.
(I) Put a small gravel or soil suitable for hydroponics into a container (culture container) with fine eyes on the bottom, make a culture floor, sow seeds there, and place it on the water tank (culture liquid tank) .
The culture solution is put into the culture solution tank so that the lower part of the culture bed is immersed in the culture solution.
Hydroponic culture kit that grows vegetables while replenishing the culture solution so that the bottom of the culture bed is always immersed in the culture solution.
(B) Create a culture bed in the same manner as in (a) above, sow seeds on it and place it on the culture broth.
Hydroponic cultivation kit that automatically adjusts the water level by circulating the culture solution using an underwater pump in order to keep the depth at which the lower part of the culture bed is immersed in the culture solution.
(C) Although (b) and (b) above are systems for supplying a culture solution directly to the bottom of the culture bed, a hydroponic cultivation kit that sprays the culture solution on the bottom of the culture bed using a spray device.
(D) Hydroponic cultivation kit that generates air bubbles with an air pump, applies the air bubbles to the bottom of the culture bed, and supplies the culture solution to the culture bed.

The conventional household hydroponics kit has the following problems.
In the hydroponics kit of (i) above, the vegetables are absorbed by the culture solution and the culture solution is reduced by evaporation of the culture solution, the liquid level supplied to the culture bed is lowered.
Moreover, when the water level of the culture solution supplied to the culture bed is high and reaches the surface of the culture bed, the seeds seeded on the culture bed do not rot or germinate, or seedlings that have just germinated will rot.
There is a problem that it is difficult to confirm the water level of the culture solution at a glance, and it is difficult to always keep the water level of the culture solution where the vegetables grow smoothly.
Since the hydroponics kit of (b), (c), and (d) uses an underwater pump, a culture solution injection device, and an air pump, the cost of the kit increases.
Moreover, there is a problem that the submersible pump, the culture solution jetting device, and the air pump need to be powered and cannot be used in a place where the power cannot be taken.
The present invention is intended to solve the above problems.

A pole (2) and a mounting bracket (4) are provided in the culture solution tank (1) into which the culture solution is placed.
Mount the holder (3) on the mounting bracket (4) and fix it with the fixing knob (5).
A culture vessel (7) having innumerable holes at the bottom is placed on the culture solution tank (1), and the water storage bottle (6) is set in the holder (3).
When the liquid level of the culture tank (1) falls below the culture solution outlet surface of the water storage bottle (6), air enters the water storage bottle (6), the culture solution flows out, and the culture solution reaches the culture solution outlet surface. Then, since the air does not enter, the outflow of the culture solution is stopped, and the liquid level of the culture solution tank (1) is automatically maintained constant.

The water level maintaining hydroponics kit of the present invention has the following effects.
(B) Since the structure is simple, it can be made cheaply.
(B) Since it does not require a power supply, it can be used anywhere.
(C) By making the water storage bottle transparent, it is easy to manage the culture solution because the amount of the culture solution contained can be seen at a glance.
(D) Since the culture solution is stored in a water storage bottle, the number of times of watering can be reduced.
(E) Can be used for cuttings, cuttings, hydroculture, and has a wide range of applications.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
(A) A pole (2) and a mounting bracket (4) are provided in the culture medium tank (1).
(B) Mount the holder (3) on the mounting bracket (4).
(C) Set the water storage bottle (6) in the holder (3).
(D) Place the culture vessel (7) on the culture solution tank (1).
The present invention has the above configuration.
When using the present invention, as shown in FIG. 5, a small gravel or soil suitable for hydroponics is put in a culture vessel (7), a culture floor is made, seeds such as vegetables are seeded there, and a culture solution Place on tank (1).
Next, when the water storage bottle (6) containing the culture solution is set in the holder (3), the glass bulb (10) in the water storage bottle (6) is pushed up to the pole (2) as shown in FIG. (6) Air enters and the culture solution in the water storage bottle (6) flows out.
When the water level in the culture solution tank (1) reaches the culture solution outlet surface of the cap (8) of the water storage bottle (6), air does not enter the water storage bottle (6), and the outflow of the culture solution stops.
When the water level in the culture solution tank (1) drops, a gap is formed between the culture solution and the culture solution outlet surface of the cap (8), and air enters the water storage bottle (6) and cultures in the water storage bottle (6). Liquid begins to flow.
Thus, while the culture solution is in the water storage bottle (6), the water level of the culture solution tank (1) is kept constant.
The water level of the culture solution tank (1) is adjusted with the fixing knob (5) by adjusting the holder (3) so that the bottom surface of the culture vessel (7) is immersed in the culture solution.
A gap is provided between the culture solution tank (1) and the bottom surface of the culture vessel (7) so that the vegetables grow and the roots extend sufficiently from the bottom surface of the culture bed.
As described above, the pole (2) and the mounting bracket (4) are attached to the culture medium tank (1) as shown in FIG. 2, but the pole (2) and the mounting bracket (4) as shown in FIG. There is also a method in which a) is attached to the culture vessel (7).
In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, there is also a method in which a pole (2) and a mounting bracket (4) are attached to a culture vessel (11) in which water does not leak, and a bottom net (12) is laid to create a culture bed. .
Place the packing (9) on the cap (8) so that the culture solution does not flow even if the storage bottle (6) is turned upside down when the culture solution is put into the water storage bottle (6) and set in the holder (3). Place the glass bulb (10) in the bottle (6).
Thus, when the water storage bottle (6) is turned upside down, the glass bulb (10) comes into close contact with the packing (9) and plugs, and the culture solution in the water storage bottle (6) does not flow out.
The glass sphere (10) may be a metal or other material.
In addition, the storage pot (6) has a cover in which an aluminum vapor deposition film is attached to a heat insulating material such as foamed polyethylene as shown in FIG. 9 because the culture solution becomes hot when exposed to direct sunlight in the hot summer season. Suppresses the rise in cover temperature.
In the cold winter season, the cover is replaced with a black binny as shown in FIG. 10, and the temperature of the culture solution is increased to improve the growth of vegetables and the like.
The cover is provided with a window through which the culture solution can be seen.
FIG. 8 shows the holding part in two stages in order to hold the water storage bottle (6) more stably.

Perspective view of the present invention The exploded perspective view of Example 1 of the present invention. The exploded perspective view of Example 2 of the present invention. The exploded perspective view of Example 3 of the present invention. Perspective view of culture bed Cross section of water bottle Illustration of the water bottle set in the holder Illustration of two-stage holder Illustration of summer water storage bottle cover Explanatory drawing of water storage bottle cover for winter

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Culture liquid tank 2 Pole 3 Holder 4 Mounting bracket 5 Fixing knob 6 Water storage bottle 7 Culture container 8 Cap 9 Packing 10 Glass ball 11 Bottom hole non-culture container 12 Bottom net 13 Culture soil 14 Two-stage holder

Claims (1)

  A hydroponics container is provided with a pole and a mounting bracket, a holder is attached to this mounting bracket, fixed with a fixing knob, a culture vessel is placed in a culture solution tank, a culture solution is placed in a water storage bottle, and the holder is set, The culture solution is replenished from the water storage bottle to the culture solution tank. When the water level reaches the set water level, the supply is stopped. Water level maintenance type hydroponic cultivation kit.

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