JP2013005745A - Underground irrigation system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an underground irrigation system which can properly keep a water level of gravitational water in a soil portion without needing a facility such as a water level management unit, and thus can be suitably used to a slope.SOLUTION: The underground irrigation system 10 includes a water-stopping member 12 buried in the ground, and water supply members 14, 14a, 14b, and keeps the moisture in the soil in a condition proper for growth of plants by supplying water from under the ground. The water-stopping member 12 is a halved pipe obtained by cutting a corrugated pipe into two along the axial direction, and a plurality of groove portions 20 are formed on the inner surface side of the pipe to be aligned at axial intervals. In the underground irrigation system 10, water from a water supply source 16 is supplied into the groove portions 20 of the water-stopping member 12 through the water supply members 14, 14a, 14b to form soil portions 28 in a gravitational water state within the groove portions 20, and water is supplied therefrom to the soil by capillary action.

Description

  The present invention relates to an underground irrigation system, and more particularly to an underground irrigation system that supplies water from the underground to keep the moisture content of soil appropriately.

  Conventionally, surface irrigation for supplying water from the ground surface to the soil using a perforated hose or a sprinkler or the like laid on the ground surface is generally used for irrigation of fields and the like. Here, the water supplied to the soil by surface irrigation will also moisten the soil surface and the plant surface, but these waters only evaporate into the atmosphere (ie, surface evaporation), so wasting water. Occurs. In addition, the mud of the soil may hinder the work, and may cause problems such as mud splashing and solidification of the soil surface. Furthermore, in the case of house cultivation, the humidity in the house becomes excessively high due to moisture evaporated on the surface, which may cause plant diseases.

  On the other hand, in the underground irrigation in which water is supplied from the underground, the supplied water does not evaporate, so that waste of water can be reduced and water resources can be used efficiently. Moreover, the malfunction resulting from surface irrigation, such as the soil becoming muddy or the humidity in the house rising excessively, does not occur. For this reason, various underground irrigation systems have been proposed in recent years.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses an underground irrigation system proposed by the present applicant.
In this underground irrigation system, a water-impervious member formed in a container shape with an upper opening is buried in the ground such as a cultivated land. Then, water is supplied to the inside of the water-impervious member to form a gravity water-state soil portion, and water is supplied from the gravity water-state soil portion to the plant rhizosphere soil by capillary action. As an example, a horizontal tubular (horizontal container-shaped) water shielding member having an opening on the upper side is used.
JP 2010-29072 A [A01G 25/00]

  In the technique of Patent Document 1, a soil part in a gravitational water state is formed in the water-impervious member of the upper opening, so that when the water-impervious member is installed at an angle, the gravitational water in the water-impervious member is released from the opening during underground irrigation. There is a possibility of spilling. For this reason, in the technique of patent document 1, since it is necessary to install a water-impervious member horizontally, attention is required for the installation work of the water-impervious member, especially when applied to cultivated land (inclined land) having an inclination. Since the arrangement of the water shielding member is geographically restricted, such as the necessity of installing a water shielding member along the contour line, construction is complicated.

  Moreover, in the technique of patent document 1, although the water level management of the gravity water in a water-impervious member is performed by a water level management device, when this underground irrigation system is applied to an inclined land, it is equally with respect to soil. It is desirable that the level of gravity water in each water shielding member can be adjusted individually so that water can be supplied. However, if a water level management device is provided for each water shielding member for that purpose, the cost is significantly increased.

  Therefore, the main object of the present invention is to provide a novel underground irrigation system.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an underground irrigation system that can be suitably used on sloped land without requiring facilities such as a water level controller.

  The present invention employs the following configuration in order to solve the above problems. Note that reference numerals in parentheses, supplementary explanations, and the like indicate correspondence relationships with embodiments described later to help understanding of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention in any way.

  1st invention is formed in the container shape of an upper side opening, and the water-impervious member in which a plurality of grooves are formed at least at the bottom, and water is supplied to the grooves to form a gravitational water-state soil part inside the water-impervious member Underground irrigation system with water supply means.

  In the first invention, the underground irrigation system (10) includes a water-impervious member (12) and a water supply member (14, 14a, 14b) embedded in the underground, and supplies water from the underground to provide moisture in the soil. In a state suitable for plant growth. The water-impervious member is formed of synthetic resin, metal, or the like, and a plurality of grooves (20) arranged at intervals are formed at the bottom. The water supply member is a pipe that sends water from the water supply source (16) to each groove portion of the water shielding member, and is formed of a synthetic resin, a synthetic rubber, or the like. In this underground irrigation system, during irrigation, water from a water supply source is supplied by the water supply member into the groove portion of the water shielding member to form a soil portion (28) in the state of gravity water in the water shielding member, from which a capillary tube is formed. Water is supplied to the soil by the phenomenon.

  According to 1st invention, since the several groove part was formed in the inner surface side of the bottom part of a water-impervious member, and the soil part of the gravity water state was formed there, the water-impervious member was installed inclining However, it is possible to keep the water content of the soil part in the gravity water state almost uniform. Therefore, the moisture content of the soil portion in the capillary water state is not biased depending on the location, and the moisture content of the soil formation layer can be kept as uniform as possible. That is, it can be suitably used for sloping ground.

  Moreover, since the water content of the soil portion in the gravity water state can be kept almost even without using special equipment such as a water level management device, equipment costs, maintenance costs, etc. can be reduced.

  A second invention is dependent on the first invention, and the water-impervious member is formed in a horizontal tubular shape having an opening on an upper surface thereof, and a plurality of groove portions are arranged at intervals in the axial direction at the tube bottom portion.

  In the second invention, the water-impervious member (12) is formed in a horizontal tubular shape having an opening (18) on its upper surface. And the several groove part (20) arranged in the axial direction of a water shielding member at intervals in the pipe bottom part of a water shielding member is formed. In the embodiment, the water shielding member is a half pipe obtained by cutting the corrugated pipe into two along the axial direction, and the water shielding members extending to the vicinity of both ends of the cultivated land (100) are arranged at a predetermined interval. Are arranged as follows.

  A third invention is dependent on the first or second invention, and the water supply means includes a water conduit that extends along the water shielding member and guides water to the plurality of grooves through the pipe wall.

  In 3rd invention, a water supply member (14, 14a, 14b) contains the water conduit (14b) connected with a water supply source (16) via a water pipe (14a), for example. The water conduit extends along the bottom of the water-impervious member (12) to form a water channel that passes through the water-impervious member. Moreover, a water conduit has a hole (30), a space | gap, etc. in a tube wall, for example, and guides the water from a water supply source in each groove part (20) via the tube wall.

  According to the third invention, even if the water shielding member is installed so as to meander in the vertical direction, water is reliably supplied to each groove portion of the water shielding member. Therefore, the underground irrigation system can be suitably used not only for cultivated land having a uniform slope, but also for cultivated land with ups and downs (up and down).

  A fourth invention is dependent on the third invention, and the water guide pipe has a plurality of through holes formed in the pipe wall, and supplies water to the groove portion through the through holes.

  In the fourth invention, the water guide pipe (14b) is a perforated pipe having a plurality of through holes (26) in the pipe wall, and supplies water into the groove (20) of the water shielding member (12) through the through holes. . In the embodiment, circular through holes are formed in a line at predetermined intervals in the axial direction at the bottom of the conduit.

  A fifth invention is dependent on the fourth invention, wherein a plurality of grooves are arranged at a first interval in the axial direction of the water-impervious member, and a plurality of through-holes are arranged in the axial direction of the water guide pipe at the first interval or less. Lined up at two intervals.

  In the fifth invention, the water-impervious member (12) is formed in a horizontal tubular shape having an opening (18) on its upper surface, and a plurality of grooves (lined at first intervals in the axial direction) are formed in the tube bottom. 20) is formed. In addition, a plurality of through holes (26) are formed in the pipe wall of the water conduit (14b) so as to be arranged at a second interval equal to or less than the first interval.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, it is not necessary to strictly align the groove portion and the through hole when the water guide pipe is disposed in the water shielding member, so that the water guide pipe can be easily positioned in the axial direction. Can do.

  A sixth invention is dependent on any one of the first to fifth inventions, and further includes a diffusion preventing member embedded under the water shielding member.

  In the sixth aspect of the invention, the diffusion preventing member (34) is buried below the water shielding member (12). The diffusion preventing member is a sheet having a water shielding property formed of a synthetic resin or the like, and diffusion of water that has permeated into the soil by capillary action from the soil portion (28) in a gravity water state in the groove portion (20) of the water shielding member. To prevent. For example, the diffusion preventing member is disposed in a strip shape in a substantially horizontal direction so as to extend over the entire length of the water shielding member below the water shielding member.

  According to the sixth aspect of the invention, wasteful diffusion of water below the soil is prevented by the diffusion preventing member, so that moisture can be appropriately supplied to the plant rhizosphere.

  According to the present invention, since water is accumulated in each of the plurality of grooves of the water-impervious member and the soil portion in the gravitational water state is formed therein, the gravity water It is possible to keep the water content of the soil part in the state almost uniform. Therefore, it can be suitably used even on slopes. Moreover, since there is no need to use equipment such as a water level manager, equipment costs, maintenance costs, etc. can be reduced.

  The above object, other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description of embodiments with reference to the drawings.

It is an illustration figure which shows the underground irrigation system of one Example of this invention. It is an illustration figure which shows a mode that the underground irrigation system of FIG. 1 was applied to the sloping ground. It is an illustration figure which shows a mode that the underground irrigation system of FIG. 1 was applied to the sloping ground, (a) shows the cross section which looked at the part of the groove part of the water-impervious member from the axial direction, (b) shows the water-impervious member The cross section which looked at the part which is not a groove part from the axial direction is shown. It is an illustration figure which shows the flow of the water in the underground irrigation system of FIG. It is an illustration figure which shows the cross section which looked at the underground irrigation system which is another Example of this invention from the axial direction. It is an illustration figure which shows the cross section which looked at the underground irrigation system which is further another Example of this invention from the axial direction. It is an illustration figure which shows the flow of the water in the underground irrigation system of other Example of this invention. It is an illustration figure which shows the underground irrigation system of other Example of this invention. It is an illustration figure which shows a mode that the underground irrigation system of FIG. 7 was applied to the sloping ground. It is an illustration figure which shows the flow of the water in the underground irrigation system of FIG. It is an illustration figure which shows the underground irrigation system of other Example of this invention.

  Referring to FIG. 1, an underground irrigation system 10 (hereinafter simply referred to as “system 10”) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a water shielding member 12 and a water supply member 14 embedded in the underground, It is applied to a cultivated land (inclined land) 100 having an inclination, and water is supplied from the basement to keep moisture in the soil in an appropriate state for plant growth. Although details will be described later, in this system 10, water from the water supply source 16 is supplied to the inside of the water shielding member 12 by the water supply member 14, and the soil portion 28 in the state of gravity water is formed inside the water shielding member 12. From there, water is supplied to the soil by capillary action.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the water shielding member 12 is formed in a horizontal tubular shape having an opening 18 on the upper surface thereof by a material having a water shielding property such as a synthetic resin such as polyvinyl chloride or polyethylene, or a metal such as stainless steel. It is formed. The water-impervious member 12 is embedded in the cultivated land 100 along, for example, the root zone of the plant, and the inside thereof is filled with soil composed of the same components as the surrounding soil.

  In this embodiment, the water-impervious member 12 is a half-divided pipe having a semicircular cross-sectional shape, and the water-impervious members 12 extending to the vicinity of both ends of the cultivated land 100 are arranged so as to be arranged at a predetermined interval. (See FIG. 1). For example, in the cultivated land 100 having a plurality of reeds, the water-impervious member 12 may be disposed for each reed, or the water-impervious member 12 may be disposed at a ratio of one to two persimmons. The interval between adjacent water-impervious members 12 is, for example, 500-2000 mm. Moreover, the distance from the pipe bottom part of the water-impervious member 12 to the ground surface is, for example, 100 mm to 500 mm.

  A plurality of groove portions 20 are formed on the inner surface of the water shielding member 12 at intervals in the axial direction. Specifically, the water-impervious member 12 has a corrugated (bellows-like) tube wall that alternately repeats the annular ridges 22 and the valleys 24, and the inner surface side of the ridges 22 is circumferential. It becomes the annular groove part 20 extended over the perimeter. As an example, the water shielding member 12 can be obtained by cutting a general-purpose corrugated tube (corrugated tube) into two along the axial direction, and its outer diameter (outer diameter of the peak portion 22) is: For example, it is 50-300 mm, and each of the width | variety and the depth of the groove part 20 is 5-50 mm, for example. In addition, in FIG. 2, although the cross-sectional shape of the groove part 20 illustrated the thing of trapezoid shape, it is not limited to this, A suitable shape is applicable, for example, circular shape, square shape, etc. may be sufficient. In addition, the number, the arrangement depth, the arrangement interval, the size, and the like of the water shielding members 12 are not limited to the above-described numerical values, and may depend on the area of the cultivated land 100 to which the system 10 is applied, the soil components, the climatic conditions, and the like. It is set accordingly. This is the same in other embodiments described later.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the water supply member 14 is a pipe that sends the water in the water supply source 16 to the inside of the water shielding member 12, and is formed by appropriately connecting a plurality of straight pipes, flexible pipes, joints, and the like. , A water distribution pipe 14a connected to the water supply source 16, and a water conduit 14b branched from the water distribution pipe 14a.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the water conduit 14 b is a perforated tube formed of a synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride or a synthetic rubber, and extends in the axial direction along the bottom of the water shielding member 12. A water passage that passes through the water shielding member 12 is formed, and water from the water supply source 16 is guided to each groove 20 of the water shielding member 12. The upstream end of the water conduit 14b is connected to the water supply source 16 through the water distribution pipe 14a. Further, the downstream end of the water conduit 14b is appropriately sealed with a pipe end cap (not shown) or the like.

  In this embodiment, the water guide pipe 14b is placed on the valley portion 24 (the inner surface thereof) on the pipe inner surface side of the water-impervious member 12, and through holes 26 are formed in the pipe bottom portion so as to be arranged in the axial direction at regular intervals. Water is supplied into the groove 20 through the through hole. The outer diameter of the water conduit 14b is, for example, 5-30 mm, and the size of the through hole 26 formed in the tube wall of the water conduit 14b is, for example, 1-5 mm in diameter. However, the size, shape, formation position, number, and the like of the through-holes 26 are appropriately set according to the soil components of the cultivated land 100 to be applied, and by adjusting and changing these, from the water conduit 14b The amount of water supplied to the groove 20 can be controlled. For example, in this embodiment, the amount of water supplied from the water conduit 14b to the groove portion 20 is set to be approximately the same as the amount of water sucked up by the capillary phenomenon from the soil portion 28 in the gravity water state to the upper soil. ing.

  Returning to FIG. 1, the water supply source 16 is a water tank that is installed on the ground and stores water to be supplied to the cultivated land 100, and is connected to, for example, an agricultural water pipe (not shown), The water sent from the agricultural water pipe is stored inside. The amount of water stored in the water supply source 16 is appropriately set depending on the area of the cultivated land 100 and the like, and a constant amount or more of water is always stored in the water supply source 16. For example, when the water level in the water supply source 16 falls below a certain water level, water may be automatically supplied from the agricultural water pipe, or water may be appropriately supplied by manually opening and closing the plug. It may be.

  1 to 4, in such a system 10, during irrigation, water is supplied from the water supply source 16 by, for example, manually opening and closing a valve (not shown) provided in the water supply source 16. Water is supplied to the member 14. However, water may be automatically supplied from the water supply source 16 in a predetermined time period using a solenoid valve, a timer, or the like, or the water intake from the water supply source 16 may be adjusted appropriately to May be constantly supplied.

  The water supplied from the water supply source 16 to the water supply member 14 flows into the water guide pipe 14b through the water distribution pipe 14a, is transported through the water guide pipe 14b over the entire length of the water shielding member 12, and FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the water is discharged from each through hole 26 to the outside of the water guide pipe 14b and distributed into each groove 20 of the water shielding member 12 (water is supplied). As described above, the water supplied to the inside of the groove portion 20 gradually permeates into the soil inside the groove portion 20 and becomes gravity water and stays inside the groove portion 20. In the (groove portion 20), a soil portion 28 in a gravity water state is formed. At this time, the water level 30 of the gravitational water in the soil portion 28 is set to such a height that the groove portion 20 is filled with gravity water (that is, a height substantially equal to the inner surface of the valley portion 24).

  Then, the gravitational water in the impermeable member 12 (the groove portion 20), that is, the water in the soil portion 28 is sucked up and permeated into the soil on the upper side by a capillary phenomenon, and thereby the soil portion 28 in the gravitational water state. A soil portion 32 in a capillary water state is formed in the soil on the upper side. Here, although the moisture content of the soil portion 32 in the capillary water state varies depending on the moisture content of the soil portion 28, that is, the level of the gravity water level 30, in this system 10, Since the water is accumulated and the soil portion 28 in the gravitational water state is formed there, even if the water shielding member 12 is inclined and installed, the water level 30 of the gravitational water in the soil portion 28 in each groove portion 20. Are kept almost even. That is, for example, by keeping the gravity water level 30 of the soil portion 28 at an appropriate position in accordance with the plant cultivated on the cultivated land 100, the soil portion 32 having the optimum amount of water for the plant is realized on the cultivated land 100. Is done.

  As described above, according to this embodiment, water is accumulated in each of the plurality of groove portions 20 formed on the inner surface side of the water-impervious member 12, and the soil portion 28 in a gravity water state is formed therein. Even if the water-impervious member 12 is installed at an inclination, it is possible to keep the water content of the soil portion 28 in the gravity water state substantially uniform. Therefore, the water content of the soil portion 32 in the capillary water state is not biased depending on the location, and the water content of the soil layer can be kept as uniform as possible in the cultivated land 100 of the same system 10. That is, when embedding the water shielding member 12 underground, it is not necessary to accurately level the water shielding member 12, so that the water shielding member 12 can be suitably used even on an inclined land.

  Furthermore, for example, when an underground irrigation system is applied to an inclined land, it is necessary to individually adjust the water level of gravity water in each water-impervious member by a water level controller as in Patent Document 1 described above. According to this embodiment, the water level 30 of the gravitational water in the soil portion 28 can be maintained almost even without using special equipment such as a water level management device, so that equipment costs, maintenance costs, etc. are reduced. it can.

  Moreover, since the water guide pipe 14b is extended along the bottom part of the water-impervious member 12, and the water guide pipe 14b guides water to each groove part 20 of the water-impervious member 12, the water guide pipe 14b meanders in the vertical direction. Even if it is installed, water is reliably supplied to each groove portion 20 of the water shielding member 12. For this reason, the system 10 is suitably used not only for cultivated land having a uniform slope, but also for cultivated land with ups and downs (up and down). In particular, cultivated lands such as fields often have undulations even if they appear to be horizontal at first glance, so the effect of using the system 10 is great. Of course, the system 10 can also be suitably used on horizontal ground.

  Further, since the through holes 26 are formed in a row in the axial direction in the vicinity of the pipe bottom of the water conduit 14b, the water conduit 14b mainly lowers the water supplied from the water supply source 16 downward. Will be supplied. Therefore, for example, the root of the plant extending toward the water supply source enters the through hole 26 of the water conduit 14b so that the through hole 26 is not blocked or reduced. Water can be appropriately supplied into the groove portion 20 of the water shielding member 12.

  Furthermore, the system 10 can be widely applied from personal use to large-scale ones by appropriately changing the size and arrangement of the water supply pipe 12 according to the area of the cultivated land 100 and the like. For example, it can be used for a flower bed in a garden, and can be used for large-scale field farming or rice farming.

  As another embodiment of the system 10, as shown in FIG. 5, a diffusion preventing member 34 embedded under the water supply pipe 12 may be further provided. The diffusion preventing member 34 is a sheet having a water shielding property formed of a synthetic resin such as polyethylene and polyvinyl chloride, and regulates the movement of water supplied from the water shielding member 12 to the soil. As an example, the diffusion preventing member 34 is disposed in a strip shape in a substantially horizontal direction so as to cover the entire length of the water shielding member 12, for example, at a distance of 10-50 mm away from the bottom of the water shielding member 12. It starts up along the water member 12.

  By providing the diffusion preventing member 34 below the impermeable member 12, the water supplied to the soil from the impermeable member 12 is restrained from moving downward and laterally, and moves upward as capillary water. It becomes easy. Accordingly, water can be supplied more efficiently to the plant rhizosphere. However, the diffusion preventing member 34 may be disposed only in the substantially horizontal direction below the water shielding member 12. In addition, if the diffusion preventing member 34 is formed in a container shape or arranged over a wide area of the cultivated land 100, water may accumulate when there is rain, and root rot may occur. It is desirable to form a hole or the like in the diffusion preventing member 34 so that excessive water can be discharged downward.

  Moreover, in the above-mentioned Example, although the groove part 20 was formed in the circular arc shape extended over the circumferential direction perimeter of the water-impervious member 12, it is not necessary to be limited to this. The groove part 20 should just be formed in the bottom part (pipe bottom part) of the water-impervious member 12 at least, and can also be formed in the circular arc shape extended over a part of the circumferential direction of the water-impervious member 12. Further, for example, a groove portion 20 may be formed by arranging arc-shaped recesses arranged in the axial direction on the inner surface side of the bottom portion of the water-impervious member 12, or at a predetermined interval in the axial direction on the inner surface side of the bottom portion of the water-impervious member 12. A plurality of weir portions (for example, semicircular protrusions) to be partitioned may be formed, and each portion partitioned by the weir portions may be the groove portion 20.

  Moreover, it is not necessary to form the groove part 20 so that unevenness is repeated over the entire axial length of the water shielding member 12, and a plurality of groove parts 20 can be formed in a part of the water shielding member 12 in the axial direction. That is, the groove portion 20 of the water-impervious member 12 may be provided at a necessary place where irrigation is desired, and the bottom portion of the water-impervious member 12 includes the groove portion 20 in addition to the wave-shaped portion where the groove portion 20 is formed. You may have the planar part which is not formed. Further, the grooves 20 are not necessarily provided at regular intervals in the axial direction.

  Furthermore, since the groove part 20 should just be formed in the pipe inner surface side of the water-impervious member 12 at least as mentioned above, the pipe outer surface side of the water-impervious member 12 may be formed smoothly.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the water supplied from the water supply source 16 to the water supply member 14 is transported through the water guide pipe 14 b so as to cover the entire length of the water shielding member 12, and is introduced from each through hole 26. Although it went out of the water pipe 14b and distributed in each groove part 20 of the water-impervious member 12, it is not necessary to be limited to this.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6, a water supply hose 36 is inserted over the entire length of the water conduit 14b, and water discharged from the water supply hose 36 into the water conduit 14b is passed through each through hole 26 of the water conduit 14b. You may make it distribute in each groove part 20 of the water-impervious member 12 via. For example, as the water supply hose 36, for example, a so-called ooze tube in which water inside oozes out of the wall surface by applying water pressure can be used. In this case, since the water conduit 14b does not contact the soil, the through hole 26 is not clogged with soil or sand. That is, the deterioration of the water guiding function due to clogging of the water conduit 14 does not occur, and there is no need to clean or replace the interior of the water conduit 14b, so that the maintenance management of the system 10 is facilitated.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, water is supplied into each groove portion 20 through the circular through holes 26 formed in the axial direction at a predetermined interval in the tube bottom portion of the water conduit 14b. However, the present invention is not limited to this. The through holes 26 can be arranged in two or more rows in the circumferential direction, or can be arranged randomly distributed over the entire pipe wall of the water guide pipe 14b. For example, if the through holes 26 are arranged in two or more rows in the circumferential direction of the water guide pipe 14b, when the water guide pipe 14b is arranged in the water shielding member 12, the pipe bottom portion and the groove portion 20 of the water guide pipe 14b are arranged. Therefore, the positioning of the water guide pipe 14b in the circumferential direction can be easily performed.

  Moreover, you may make it form the through-hole 26 over the circumferential direction perimeter of the water conduit 14b, and may make the through-hole 26 in slit shape.

  However, the interval between the through holes 26 should be set to be equal to or less than the interval between the groove portions 20 of the water shielding member 12 so that at least all the groove portions 20 of the water shielding member 12 can be appropriately supplied with water. Is preferred. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, by setting the interval between the axial groove portions 20 of the water shielding member 12 to be equal to or less than the interval between the axial through holes 26 of the water conduit 14b. When the water guide pipe 14b is disposed in the water-impervious member 12, water can be appropriately supplied into the groove 20 without strict alignment between the groove 20 and the through hole 26, and the Can easily position the water guide pipe 14b in the axial direction.

  In addition, although not shown, the above-described bleed tube may be used as the water conduit 14b.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the plurality of water-impervious members 12 are regularly arranged, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the water-impervious members 12 may be irregularly arranged. Moreover, by arranging the water shielding members 12 throughout the cultivated land 100, the entire soil layer of the cultivated land 100 can be used as the soil portion 32 in the capillary water state. By disposing the water-impervious member 12 in the range, only a partial range of the soil layer of the cultivated land 100, that is, only a range desired by the farmer can be used as the soil water portion 32 in the capillary water state.

  Moreover, although the water-impervious member 12 is basically arranged linearly, it may be arranged to meander. Although illustration is omitted, for example, a single long water-impervious member 12 may be arranged in a zigzag manner so that water can be supplied to the entire surface of the cultivated land 100. Furthermore, when arrange | positioning such one elongate water-impervious member 12 over the several cultivation land 100 which wants to perform irrigation, the groove part 20 is formed in the water-impermeable member 12 previously. A portion and a portion where the groove portion 20 is not formed are provided, and in the ground of the cultivated land 100, a plurality of portions where the groove portion 20 is formed in the water shielding member 12 are folded back and arranged. A portion of the water-impervious member 12 where the groove portion 20 is not formed may be disposed in the section between the ground 100.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the water-impervious member 12 is illustrated as being formed in a horizontal tubular shape having an opening 18 on the upper surface, but is not limited to this, and is formed in a container shape with an upper opening. Any shape can be applied as long as it is formed and has a water storage function.

  For example, a system 10 that is another embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 8 is different from the system 10 in the embodiment of FIG. In the following, the same reference numerals are given to the portions common to the embodiment of FIG. 1, and the overlapping description is omitted or simplified.

  As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, in this system 10, the sheet-shaped water shielding member 12 is laid under the cultivated land 100 so as to spread over the entire surface of the cultivated land (inclined land) 100 having an inclination. The end portion of the sheet-shaped water-impervious member 12 is raised, whereby the water-impervious member 12 is formed in a container shape with an upper opening.

  The water-impervious member 12 is made of a water-impervious material such as a synthetic resin such as polyvinyl chloride or polyethylene, or a metal such as stainless steel. Line up regularly with a gap between each other.

  Further, the water supply member 14 includes a water guide pipe 14b which is a single long pipe, and by arranging the water guide pipe 14b in a zigzag manner by being folded back multiple times, all the groove portions of the water shielding member 12 are provided in the water guide pipe 14b. 20 is passed. For example, a through hole 26 is formed at a position corresponding to each groove 20 on the bottom of the conduit 14b.

  In such a system 10, during underground irrigation, water supplied from the water supply source 16 to the water supply member 14 is transported through the water conduit 14 b so as to cover the entire water shielding member 12. As shown in the figure, the water passes from the through holes 26 to the outside of the water guide pipes 14 b and is distributed (watered) into the grooves 20 of the water shielding member 12. The water supplied to the inside of the groove portion 20 gradually permeates into the soil inside the groove portion 20 and remains as gravity water in the groove portion 20. A soil portion 28 in a state is formed. And the gravity water in the water-impervious member 12 is sucked up and penetrated into the upper soil by the capillary phenomenon, whereby the soil portion in the capillary water state is introduced into the soil above the soil portion 28 in the gravity water state. 32 is formed.

  In this embodiment as well, as in the embodiment of FIG. 1, water can be stored in each of the groove portions 20 of the water shielding member 12, so that even if the water shielding member 12 is installed inclined in the axial direction, It is possible to keep the water content of the soil portion 28 in the water state uniform. Therefore, when embedding the water-impervious member 12 in the basement, it is not necessary to accurately level the water-impervious member 12, so that the impermeable member 12 can be suitably used even on an inclined land.

  Furthermore, since it is possible to supply water evenly to the soil of the cultivated land 100 without using special equipment such as a water level manager, equipment costs, maintenance costs, and the like can be reduced.

  In addition, the sheet-shaped water-impervious member 12 is not necessarily provided on the entire surface of the cultivated land 100, and can be formed in a part of the cultivated land 100, or distributed in the ground of the cultivated land 100. You can also. For example, when the sheet-shaped water-impervious member 12 is provided on the entire surface of the cultivated land 100, water may accumulate in the water-impervious member 12 when there is rain, and root rot may occur. It is desirable to form a hole or the like in a portion other than the formation position of the groove portion 20 on the bottom surface of the water shielding member 12 so that excessive water can escape downward.

  For example, when an example in which the sheet-shaped water-impervious members 12 are distributed and arranged in the ground of the cultivated land 100, a plurality of (two in this embodiment) cultivated land 100 to be irrigated as shown in FIG. A sheet-shaped water-impervious member 12 is embedded in each of these. The water supply member 14 includes, for example, a water guide pipe 14b which is a single long pipe. The water guide pipe 14b includes, in addition to the perforated pipe portion 38 having a through hole 26 and a gap in the pipe wall, A non-porous tube portion 40 in which no gap is formed is provided. Then, on the inner side (upper side) of the water shielding member 12, a plurality of perforated pipe portions 38 of the water guide pipe 14b are arranged by being folded back so that the water guide pipe 14b passes over all the groove portions 20 of the water shielding member 12. At the same time, the non-porous pipe portion 40 is arranged in the section between the water shielding members 12.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the amount of water supplied from the water conduit 14b to the groove portion 20 is managed so as to be approximately the same as the amount of water sucked up by the capillary phenomenon from the soil portion 28 to the upper soil. At the same time, the water level 30 of the gravitational water in the soil portion 28 is set to such a height that the groove 20 is filled with the gravitational water, but it is not necessary to be limited to this.

  For example, even if the amount of water supplied from the water conduit 14b to the groove 20 is larger than the amount of water sucked up by the capillary phenomenon from the soil 28 to the upper soil, the water supplied into the upstream groove 20 Since a part of the water overflows and is supplied into the downstream groove portion 20 in order, if the tube end cap or the like for sealing the downstream end of the water conduit 14b is removed, excess water is removed from the water conduit. It will be drained deep underground from the downstream end of 14b. In this case, due to the inclination of the water-impervious member 12, the water level 30 of the gravitational water in the soil portion 28 in the groove 20 is set to a height at which the groove 20 is naturally filled with gravity water.

  Moreover, it is not always necessary to set the gravitational water level 30 of the soil part 28 to such a height that the groove part 20 is filled with gravity water, and the area, soil components, and climatic conditions of the cultivated land 100 to which the system 10 is applied. Depending on the above, it may be set to an appropriate height within the depth range of the groove portion 20, or an appropriate height within the height range of the water shielding member 12 that is higher than the groove portion 20. You may make it set to.

  Furthermore, although the soil component in the water shielding member 12 is the same as the surrounding (external) soil component, the soil component in the water shielding member 12 is not particularly limited. For example, as the soil component in the water-impervious member 12, soil particles having a particle diameter larger or smaller than the surrounding soil components may be used. Moreover, the soil in the water-impervious member 12 can also be made into a multi-layered state, for example, forming a gravel layer, a sand layer, and a silt layer in order from the lower layer.

  Moreover, in each above-mentioned Example, although the water supply source 16 was connected with the agricultural water piping etc. and stored the water sent from there, it is not limited to this. For example, the water supply source 16 is not necessarily provided, and water may be directly supplied to the water supply member 14 from an agricultural water distribution pipe or the like.

  Furthermore, the specific numerical values such as the diameter and height described above are merely examples, and can be appropriately changed as necessary.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Underground irrigation system 12 ... Water shielding member 14 ... Water supply pipe 14b ... Water guide pipe 20 ... Groove part 26 ... Through-hole 28 ... Gravity water state soil part 32 ... Capillary water state soil part 34 ... Diffusion prevention member 100 ... Cultivated land

Claims (6)

A water-impervious member formed in a container shape with an upper opening and having at least a plurality of grooves formed at the bottom, and water supply means for supplying water to the grooves and forming a gravitational water-state soil portion inside the water-impervious member Equipped with an underground irrigation system.   2. The underground irrigation system according to claim 1, wherein the water-impervious member is formed in a horizontal tubular shape having an opening on an upper surface thereof, and the plurality of groove portions are arranged in the axial direction at a tube bottom portion at intervals.   The underground irrigation system according to claim 1, wherein the water supply means includes a water conduit that extends along the water-impervious member and guides water to the plurality of grooves through a pipe wall.   The underground irrigation system according to claim 3, wherein the water conduit has a plurality of through holes formed in the pipe wall, and supplies water to the grooves through the through holes.   The plurality of grooves are arranged at a first interval in the axial direction of the water shielding member, and the plurality of through holes are arranged at a second interval equal to or less than the first interval in the axial direction of the water conduit. 4. Underground irrigation system.   The underground irrigation system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a diffusion preventing member embedded under the water shielding member.

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