KR100784686B1 - Series connection type flower pot control system - Google Patents

Abstract

A management system for a series connection of a flower pot allowing easy integrated management and expansion installation of flower pots is provided to control a quantity of water to be supplied to the flower pots individually according to the characteristics of plants planted in the flower pots. A management system for a series connection of a flower pot(100a,100b,100c,100n) comprises a plurality of flower pots, a water supply device and a central management apparatus(200) containing a control device for controlling the water supply device. The management system contains: a plurality of water inlet holes connected to a water supply nozzle; an electric valve at the water supply nozzle; a microcomputer each at a plurality of flower pots to control the electric valve; a plurality of sub-communication ports each at the plurality of flower pots to be connected to a microcomputer electrically; a water supply pipe to connect the water supply device and the water inlet hole, or the water inlet hole and the water inlet hole of other flower pots; and a communication cable to connect the control device and the sub-communication ports, or the sub-communication ports and the sub-communication ports of other flower pots.

Description

Series Connection Type Flower Pot Control System

1 is a conceptual diagram briefly showing the configuration of the present invention,

2 is a block diagram of a series extended potted plant management system according to an embodiment of the present invention,

3 is a perspective view of the flowerpot shown in FIG.

4 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the flowerpot shown in FIG.

5 is a perspective view of the central management apparatus shown in FIG.

6 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the central management device shown in FIG.

7 is a configuration diagram of the connection cable shown in FIG.

8 is a block circuit diagram showing a control relationship between a flower pot and a central management apparatus.

<Description of Symbols for Major Parts of Drawings>

100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n: Potted plant 110: Watering nozzle

120: drain port 130: water supply port

140: outlet 150: microcomputer

160: solenoid valve 170: secondary communication port

180: auxiliary sensor

200: central management unit 210: water supply means

220: control means 230: outlet

240: suction port 250: suction means

260: communication means 270: positive communication port

280: sensor

300: connection cable 330: water supply pipe

340: discharge pipe 370: communication cable

The present invention relates to a potted plant management system, and more particularly, to a series extended potted plant management system that is easy to install and expand the planter integrated management of pots.

As the city grows larger, the green spaces for people to relax are becoming less and less. As a result, more and more people grow indoors large and small plants indoors to feel the smell of nature, and companies and factories have a lot of pots in offices and factories to improve the working environment of workers.

For this reason, a system for managing a large amount of pollen in recent years has been developed. Prior arts include Utility Model Registration No. 388807 and Utility Model Registration No. 411131. These prior art supplies water to a plurality of pots at regular time intervals, it is easy to manage the water supply of the pots.

However, the prior art is a method of supplying the same amount of water to a plurality of pots collectively, so that if the temperature, humidity and illumination conditions of the places where each pot is provided, or the type of plants planted in the pots are different Not suitable

In view of the above, the present invention is capable of individually controlling the quantity supplied to the pots according to the characteristics of the plants planted in the pots, and the series extended potted plant management that can easily be extended connection of the pots as needed The purpose is to provide a system.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the central management apparatus including a plurality of flower pots having a water supply nozzle and a drain hole, water supply means for supplying water to the plurality of flower pots, and a control means for controlling the water supply means. A plant management system comprising: a plurality of water supply ports respectively provided in the plurality of flower pots and connected to the water supply nozzles; An electromagnetic valve installed in the water supply nozzle; A microcomputer respectively installed in the plurality of flower pots to control the solenoid valve; A plurality of secondary communication ports respectively provided in the plurality of flower pots and electrically connected to the microcomputer; A water supply pipe connecting the water supply means with the water supply port or the water supply port with another water supply port; And a communication cable connecting the control means and the sub communication port or the sub communication port and the sub communication port of another flower pot.

Preferably, the central management apparatus is further provided with a plurality of sensors connected to the control means for measuring the temperature, humidity, illuminance of the surrounding environment.

In addition, the pot is connected to the microcomputer and preferably further provided with an auxiliary sensor for measuring the soil humidity and temperature of the pot.

In addition, the microcomputer stores the unique identification code and management information of the plant planted in the pot, and interprets the command signal received from the control means of the central management device to modify the management information of the plant, and the modified information to the central management device It is recommended to control the opening and closing of the solenoid valve.

In addition, the central management device further comprises a suction means, it is preferable to discharge the discharge water flowing through the inlet through the outlet.

In addition, the discharge water is discharged from the potted plant or the potted plant to the central management device through the discharge pipe.

In addition, the central management apparatus may further include a communication means connected to the external device by wire or wirelessly.

In addition, the water supply pipe, the communication cable, the discharge pipe is preferably integrated into one connection cable.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a conceptual diagram briefly showing the configuration of the present invention, Figure 2 is a block diagram of a series extended potted plant management system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Plant pot management system of the present invention is composed of a plurality of pots (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n), the central management unit 200, the connection cable 300, as shown in Figure 1 and 2, It has a form in which the pot 100 is connected in series.

Flower pots (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) has a water supply port 130, the outlet 140, the secondary communication port 170, as shown in Figure 2, the serial type via the connection cable 300 Leads to. Therefore, each pot (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) receives the water supply and control signals through the preceding pot (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n). And water discharged from each pot (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) is sent to the central management device 200 via the outlet 140 of the preceding pot (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) .

The central management apparatus 200 includes a water supply means and a control means, and receives a control signal of an administrator through an external device (not shown: for example, a personal computer, a mobile communication terminal, etc.) connected by wire or wirelessly. The central management apparatus 200 controls the amount of water supplied to each of the pots (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) by controlling the solenoid valve provided in each of the pots (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n).

The present invention of such a system is connected to the central management device 200 through the pollen (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) is preceded by the additional pots (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n), water supply pipe And the arrangement of the drainage pipe and the communication cable (or control cable) is simple, and the additional installation of the pots (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) is easy.

Next, we will look at the detailed configuration of the pot (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) and the central management unit (200).

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the pot shown in Figure 2, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the pot shown in Figure 3, Figure 5 is a perspective view of the central management device shown in Figure 2, Figure 6 5 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the central management device shown in Figure 5, Figure 7 is a block diagram of the connection cable shown in FIG.

Pots 100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n are divided into a storage space 102 in which plants are planted and a floor space 104 in which other members are installed, as shown in FIGS. 110, a plurality of water inlets 130, a plurality of outlets 140, a microcomputer 150, a solenoid valve 160, a plurality of secondary communication ports 170, an auxiliary sensor 180. A drain hole 120 for discharging water introduced into the storage space 102 is formed at the bottom of the storage space 102. The drain hole 120 communicates the storage space 102 and the floor space 104.

The water supply nozzle 110 is installed inside the pots 100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n, and sprays water onto the plants planted in the pots 100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n. The water supply nozzle 110 is connected to the water supply port 130 through the first lake 132.

Water supply port 130 is provided on the side of the pot (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n). The water supply port 130 is provided on different sides of the pots (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n), respectively, and communicate with each other via the first lake 132, as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, two water inlets 130 are provided on both sides of the pots 100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n, respectively.

Discharge port 140 is provided on both sides of the pot (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) in parallel with the water supply port (130). The outlet 140 is connected to the drain 120 through the second lake 142, the water discharged through the drain 120 to the outside of the pollen (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n).

On the other hand, the water supply port 130 and the outlet 140, the opening and closing means, such as a valve or stopper (500, see Fig. 2) that can block the flow of fluid if necessary, and fastening means such as a coupler to facilitate the connection of the pipe Each of these is preferably provided.

The solenoid valve 160 is installed in the water supply nozzle 110. The solenoid valve 160 opens and closes according to an external signal to adjust the amount of water supplied to the plant through the water supply nozzle 110.

The microcomputer 150 is installed in the bottom space 104 of the pots (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) and is connected to the solenoid valve 160. The microcomputer 150 manages the plant information (for example, the type of plant, the planting time, the watering cycle of the plant, the amount of water supplied, the amount of sunshine, etc.) and the respective pollen planted in the pots 100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n. Stores a unique identification code (IP for LAN connection) that can specify (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n). In addition, the microcomputer 150 uses the central management apparatus 200 as a master, interprets the command received from the central management apparatus 200, modifies the plant management information, and transmits the modified information to the central management apparatus 200. The microcomputer 150 supplies moisture to the plant by controlling the solenoid valve 160 and measures the temperature and soil humidity of the pollen (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) through the auxiliary sensor 180 and then measures the moisture. The saved value.

The secondary communication port 170 is provided on both sides of the pots (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n). The secondary communication port 170 is connected to the microcomputer 150 to transmit information or signals stored in the microcomputer 150 to the outside, or serve as an input / output terminal for transmitting external information or signals to the microcomputer 150.

Auxiliary sensor 180 is installed in the pot (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n). Auxiliary sensor 180 is composed of one or more sensors (for example, soil humidity sensor, temperature sensor, roughness sensor, etc.), and measures the temperature, soil humidity of the pollen (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n), and measure The calculated value is sent to the microcomputer 150.

The central management apparatus 200 is a device for controlling the respective flower pots 100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n, and as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the display unit 202, the inlet 204, the outlet 206 ), Power input unit 208, water supply means 210, control means 220, outlet 230, suction port 240, suction means 250, communication means 260, positive communication port 270, The sensor 280 is provided.

The display unit 202 is installed outside the central management apparatus 200 to visually indicate an operating state of the central management apparatus 200. The display unit 202 is electrically connected to the control unit 220.

The inlet 204 is formed to protrude on one side of the central management apparatus 200, is connected to the water supply tank or the water supply source to supply water to the central management apparatus 200. The inlet 204 may be omitted when the water management tank is provided in the central management apparatus 200. Outlet 206 is protruded on one side of the central management unit 200, is connected to the sewer pipe or other piping to collect the water recovered from the pollen (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) to the central management unit 200 Drain to the outside.

The power input unit 208 is installed on the side of the central management apparatus 200 and is electrically connected to the control means 220. The power input unit 208 is connected to an external power supply through a power cable or the like to supply a current to the central management apparatus 200. When the battery or other power source is installed in the central management apparatus 200, the power input unit 208 may not be provided.

The water supply means 210 is installed in the central management apparatus 200 and is connected to the inlet 204 and the outlet 230. Water supply means 210 is composed of a device such as a pump, and discharges the water flowing through the inlet 204 through the outlet 230.

In contrast, the suction means 250 is connected to the outlet 206 and the suction port 240, and discharges the discharge water flowing through the suction port 240 through the outlet 206.

On the other hand, the outlet 230 and the suction port 240 is provided on one side of the central management device 200, and has a fastening means such as a screw or coupler for connecting the pipe.

Communication means 260 are respectively installed in the central management apparatus (200). The communication means 260 is wirelessly or wiredly connected to a PC or other short-range communication device and transmits a user's input signal to the control means 220. As the communication means 260, a universal asynchronous receiver transmitter (UART) may be used.

Positive communication port 270 is installed in parallel with the outlet 230 and the suction port 240, it is connected to the control means 220. The positive communication port 270 is connected to a LAN cable or a communication cable.

The sensor 280 is installed on the surface of the central management apparatus 200 or is detachably connected to the central management apparatus 200. The sensor 280 measures the temperature, humidity, and illuminance of the surroundings of the flower pots 100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n, and sends them to the control means 220.

The control means 220 is electrically connected to the water supply means 210, the suction means 250, the communication means 260, the positive communication port 270, the sensor 280, and the like, to collect information from them and their respective Command signals are sent to the components to control their operation. That is, the control means 220 stores the information input through the sensor 280 and the communication means 260 and analyzes the information to control the operation of the water supply means 210 and the suction means 250. In addition, the control unit 220 converts the voltage or current supplied through the power input unit 208 into a predetermined size and transmits it through the positive communication port 270. The voltage or current transmitted through the positive communication port 270 is supplied to the microcomputer 150 installed in each of the pots (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) is used as a power source.

The connection cable 300 is a form in which the water supply pipe 330, the discharge pipe 340, and the communication cable 370 are integrated into a single cover, and the central management apparatus 200 and the flowerpot (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) Or connect the pots (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) and the pots (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n). The connection cable 300 is a water supply port 130, a discharge port 140 of the potted plant (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n), the secondary communication port 170 or the outlet 230 of the central management unit 200, The suction port 240, the positive communication port 270 is fitted to enable separation. Therefore, the central management unit 200 and the flowerpot (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) or the flowerpot (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) and the flowerpot (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) is connected to the cable Supply water or drainage via 300, and exchange other electrical signals.

The control relationship of the potted plant management system configured as described above is as follows. 8 is a block circuit diagram showing a control relationship between a flower pot and a central management apparatus.

As shown in FIG. 8, the central management apparatus 200 and the pots 100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n or the pots 100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n and other pots 100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) is electrically connected to each other via the secondary communication port 170 and the positive communication port 270. Therefore, the information stored or input to the control means 220 is transmitted to the microcomputer 150, and conversely, the information stored or input to the microcomputer 150 is transmitted to the control means 220.

The operation process of the pollen management system of the present invention is as follows.

First, input the basic information of the plant planted in each of the pots (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) and the identification code of the pots (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) to the control means 220. Then, the control means 220 sets the water supply cycle of each pot (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) based on the input information, taking into account the current ambient temperature and humidity measured by the sensor 280 Correct the initially set water supply cycle. Then, the control means 220 sends the set water supply cycle to the microcomputer 150 provided in the pots (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n), and controls the water supply means 210 to each of the pots (100a, 100b) , 100c ... 100n).

The microcomputer 150 stores unique identification codes and management information of plants planted in flower pots 100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n, and receives command signals received from the control means 220 of the central management apparatus 200. Analyze and correct the management information of the plant, and transmits the modified information to the central management device 200, and controls the opening and closing of the solenoid valve 160. And the microcomputer 150 receives the soil humidity and temperature values of the pots (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) from time to time via the auxiliary sensor 180 and sends them to the control means 220. Then, the control unit 220 corrects the previously set water supply period in consideration of the deviation between the measured value measured by the sensor 280 and the measured value measured by the auxiliary sensor 180.

Each of the pots (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) has a unique identification code and the control means 220 separately manages the information according to these identification codes, according to the present invention pots (100a, 100b, 100c) ... 100n) can be managed according to the characteristics of the plant planted.

In addition, since the present invention is a form in which each pot (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) is connected in series, even if a plurality of pots (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n) are arranged arbitrarily piping is complicated It is not easy, it is easy to install additional expansion of the pot (100a, 100b, 100c ... 100n).

According to the present invention, the amount of water can be adjusted according to the characteristics of the plants planted in each pot, it is easy to expand the connection of the pot.

Although the present invention has been illustrated and described with respect to specific preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains should have the following claims. Various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of the technical idea of the present invention described.

Claims (9)

In the pot management system comprising a plurality of flower pots provided with a water supply nozzle and a drain hole, a central management device including a water supply means for supplying water to the plurality of flower pots and a control means for controlling the water supply means, A plurality of water supply ports respectively provided in the plurality of flower pots and connected to the water supply nozzles; An electromagnetic valve installed in the water supply nozzle; A microcomputer respectively installed in the plurality of flower pots to control the solenoid valve; A plurality of secondary communication ports respectively provided in the plurality of flower pots and electrically connected to the microcomputer; A water supply pipe connecting the water supply means with the water supply port or the water supply port with another water supply port; And And a communication cable connecting the control means and the sub communication port or the sub communication port and the sub communication port of another flower pot. The method according to claim 1, The central management device is connected to the control means and further comprising a plurality of sensors for measuring the temperature, humidity, illuminance of the surrounding environment serially expandable plant management system. The method according to claim 1, The plurality of flower pots are connected to the microcomputer and further comprising a supplementary sensor for measuring the soil humidity and temperature of the pot plant series expansion pot management system. The method according to claim 1, The microcomputer stores the unique identification code and management information of the plant planted in the pot, interprets the command signal received from the control means of the central management device, modifies the management information of the plant, and manages the modified information in the central management. And extended to the device, characterized in that for controlling the opening and closing of the solenoid valve. The method according to claim 1, The central management apparatus further comprises a suction means, and the series extended potted plant management system, characterized in that for discharging the discharge water flowing through the inlet through the outlet. The method according to claim 5, The discharge water is a series extended potted plant management system, characterized in that discharged from the potted plant or the potted plant to the central management device through the discharge pipe. The method according to claim 1, The central management device is a series extended potted plant management system characterized in that it further comprises a communication means connected to the external device by wire or wireless. The method according to claim 1, The water supply pipe and the communication cable series extended potted plant management system, characterized in that integrated into one connection cable. The method according to claim 6, The water supply pipe, the communication cable, the discharge pipe is a series extended plant pot management system, characterized in that integrated into one connection cable.

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