KR101158002B1

KR101158002B1 - Multipurpose plant cultivation device

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Publication number: KR101158002B1
Application number: KR1020120029638A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 안주현
Original assignee: 안주현
Priority date: 2012-03-23
Filing date: 2012-03-23
Publication date: 2012-06-25

Abstract

PURPOSE: A multi-functional plant cultivator capable of easily assembling and disassembling is provided to enable users to easily clean and manage the plant cultivator, and to grow plants using both hydroponic culturing method and soil culturing method. CONSTITUTION: A multi-functional plant cultivator comprises the following: a water storage tank(10) for storing water to be supplied to plants; a pump unit installed on one inner side of the water storage tank for transferring the water inside the water storage tank to the upper direction; a humidifying body unit with the upper side connected to the pump unit for falling the water along to the inclined outer circumference of the body; a flowerpot storing space for mounting a flowerpot; a water distribution unit surrounding the lower circumference of the humidifying body unit for controlling the supply of the water into the flowerpot storing space; a spray unit body(31) with a fountain hole(31a) formed on the upper side and connected to the pump unit for spraying the water; an inclined body unit(32) integrated with the spray unit body; a free fall body unit(33) for freely falling the water to the lower direction; a water distribution path(51) contacting with the free falling water; and a distributor including distribution holes(52a) and distribution caps sealing the distribution holes.

Description

Multipurpose plant cultivation device

The present invention relates to a multi-purpose plant cultivator, and more specifically, it is possible to control the indoor humidity by circulating water in the form of a fountain, it is possible to cultivate several types of plants can combine hydroponic cultivation and land cultivation in one plant cultivator A multipurpose plant cultivator that can be used.

In the living room or veranda of a typical house, planters are installed to plant ornamental plants or vegetables, but such a pot is caused by the user having to supply nutrients or water to the pot each time. In order to solve this problem, a hydroponic cultivation apparatus for cultivating plants or vegetables can be grown indoors for ornamental purposes.

In addition, a multi-purpose cultivation device for supplying water used in the hydroponic cultivation device in the form of a fountain to install a plurality of hydroponic cultivation pots has been disclosed in Korean Patent Registration No. 367528.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a water supply-type multipurpose pot of the prior art Korean Registered Room No. 367528.

Referring to the drawings, the conventional water supply-type multi-use pot is formed of a water tank 1 of the upper opening that can hold water, and a plurality of drainage holes 3 are formed around the installation pipe 2 placed in the center thereof. 1) a wide bowl-shaped pot body 5 detachably installed on the upper part of the body 1, a through hole 6 drilled in the center thereof is fitted into the installation pipe 2, and a plurality of water holes 7 are provided on the bottom surface. A plurality of drilled settled parts 8 are formed and inserted, inserted into the pedestal 9 installed on the inner bottom of the planter body 5, the installation pipe 2, and a sprayer 15 installed at the upper end thereof. , The lower end portion is configured to include a water fountain tube 17 inserted into the outlet of the pump 16 installed in the reservoir (1).

Such a conventional water-type multi-use planter has a disadvantage that can not cultivate various kinds of plants to cultivate only hydroponic plants by supplying water to the potted plant seated in the settled portion 8 through the sprayer 15 at the top, Water is sprayed in the form of a spray is often generated when the water drops on the surrounding floor has a somewhat uncomfortable for indoor use.

Therefore, there is a growing demand for a plant cultivator capable of cultivating a variety of plants to overcome the unreasonable points of the conventional water-type multi-use pots.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a multi-purpose plant cultivator that can serve as hydroponic cultivation and land cultivation by supplying or blocking the water to a plurality of pots seated in the plant cultivator Is in.

Another object of the present invention is to allow moisture to be evaporated in the air by using water circulated for hydroponic cultivation, so that humidity can be controlled indoors.

Still another object of the present invention is to make the assembly and disassembly of the plant cultivator very simple to facilitate the cleaning and management of the plant cultivator.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object, the storage means for storing the water supplied to the plant, the pump means is installed on one side of the storage tank for forcibly transferring the water of the storage tank upwards; A body having a cross-sectional structure of upper and lower light, a humidifying body part in which an upper end of the body is connected to the pump means, and water drops downward along the outer periphery of the body, and is spaced apart from the humidifying body part by a predetermined interval. It is provided to include a plurality of pot storage space, and a water distribution unit for supplying or blocking the supply of water to be dropped into the potted storage space formed to surround the lower outer edge of the humidifying body portion.

In addition, the humidifying body portion is a water jet portion is connected to the pump means is formed in the upper end of the body and the water injection unit body, the continuous jaw formed inclined downward and integrally formed with the injection unit body The inclined body portion is provided integrally with the inclined body portion, and has a larger inclination angle than the inclined surface of the inclined body portion is provided including a free drop body portion freely falling down.

And the water distribution unit is formed to surround the lower outer periphery of the humidifying body portion and the water distribution path to contact the free-falling water, and the plurality of distribution holes to be discharged to the water storage tank by a predetermined interval spaced on the water distribution path Is formed, the distribution means including a distribution cap for opening and closing the respective distribution holes, and has a step higher than the water distribution passage and one side is connected to the water distribution passage and the other side is respectively connected to the potted plant storage space, the water The water supplied from the distribution furnace is provided including a water supply passage which is transferred to the bottom of the pot storage space.

In addition, the pot storage space has a lower step than the water supply passage and one side is connected to the water supply passage and formed to surround the inner periphery of the pot storage space, the water supplied from the water supply passage A water transport path branched to both sides along an inner circumference of the space, a planter seat surface on which a planter is raised to have a step higher than the water transport path at the center of the bottom of the flowerpot storage space, and an opposite side to the water supply path The side is provided with a drain hole which is drained to the water tank while hitting the water branched through the water transfer path to both sides.

In addition, the water storage tank is formed of an upper portion of the plastic material is opened and the receiving water is stored therein, the humidifying body and the potted storage space and the water distribution unit is integrally formed of a plastic material is coupled to the top of the water storage tank It is characterized by.

In addition, one end is coupled to the upper end of the humidifying body portion is provided with a height adjustment rod and the upper canopy is coupled to the other end of the height adjustment rod and a plurality of LED lamps are installed inside.

According to the present invention as described above, by supplying or blocking the water supply to the plurality of pots seated in the plant cultivator can be combined with hydroponic cultivation and land cultivation effect that can grow various kinds of plants in one plant cultivator There is.

In addition, the water supplied circulating for hydroponic cultivation flows along the outer surface of the humidifying body, thereby controlling the humidity of the room even without a separate indoor humidifier.

In addition, the plant cultivator is integrated into a structure that can be separated into two stages up and down to reduce the manufacturing cost, it is very easy to clean the inside of the storage tank by separating up and down.

1 is an exploded perspective view of a water supply-type multipurpose pot of the prior art Korean Registered Room No. 367528.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the state of use of the multi-purpose plant cultivator according to the present invention.
3 is a perspective view of a multi-purpose plant cultivator according to the present invention.
4 is a plan view of a multi-purpose plant cultivator according to the present invention.
5 is an exploded perspective view of a multipurpose plant cultivator according to the present invention.
Figure 6 is a view showing the cross-sectional structure of the multi-purpose plant cultivator according to the present invention.
7 is a view showing the water flow in the cross-sectional structure of the multi-purpose plant cultivator according to the present invention.
8 is a view showing the water flow on the top view of the multi-purpose plant cultivator according to the present invention.

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

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the state of use of the multi-purpose plant cultivator according to the invention, Figure 3 is a perspective view of the multi-purpose plant cultivator according to the invention, Figure 4 is a plan view of the multi-purpose plant cultivator according to the invention, Figure 5 is a present invention 6 is an exploded perspective view of the multi-purpose plant cultivator, Figure 6 is a view showing a cross-sectional structure of the multi-purpose plant cultivator according to the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the multi-purpose plant cultivator according to the present invention is installed on one side of the storage tank 10 and the receiving space of the storage tank 10, the upper portion is opened and the receiving space therein is forced to transfer the water upwards The pump means 20, the humidifying body portion 30 and the humidifying body portion 30 for supplying moisture to the air while being forced to be connected to the pump means 20, the water being forced to drop down to the center Connected or connected to the plurality of pot storage space 40, the humidifying body portion 30 and each pot storage space 40, the potted plant is spaced at a predetermined interval to supply or block the water to the pot storage space (40) It is configured to include a water distribution unit (50).

The storage tank 10 is preferably molded integrally as a plastic material. Pump means 20 is installed inside the receiving space of the storage tank 10, height measuring means 11 for determining the height of the water stored in the storage tank 10 inside the storage tank 10 is installed. It is usually supplied to the pot and the amount of water remaining to be easily judged from the outside.

Height measuring means (11) can be installed in a variety of known methods, in the present invention, the through hole (11a) is formed on the lower side of the side of the water storage tank (10) by connecting the transparent tube (11b) to the through hole (11a) The tank 10 is installed upward from the outer surface. In addition, if the amount of water stored in the storage tank 10 is lower than the predetermined scale, water is replenished by marking a predetermined scale on the outer surface of the transparent tube 11b or the storage tank 10 on which the transparent tube 11b is installed. .

The pump means 20 is an inlet pipe 21 through which water enters from the bottom of the receiving space of the water storage tank 10, a motor pump 22 connected to one end of the inlet pipe 21, and one end of the motor pump 22. The water inside the water storage tank 10 is operated by the operation of the motor pump 22, including a supply pipe 23 coupled to one side of the upper end and coupled to the other end of the humidifying body part 30. Into the pump along the), the water introduced into the motor pump 22 is forced to be moved upward along the supply pipe (23).

The humidifying body part 30 has a fountain hole 31a connected to the supply pipe 23 at the upper end of the body, and an injection part body 31 for spraying water to the outside through the fountain hole 31a, and an injection part body 31. The inclined body portion 32 which is integrally formed downwardly and has an inclined continuous jaw, and the inclined angle which is formed downwardly integrally with the inclined body portion 32 and larger than the inclined surface of the inclined body portion 32 It has a free drop body portion 33 is free to fall freely without contact with the outer surface to bring down.

The inclined body portion 32 has a conical upper and lower light cross-sectional structure, and water sprayed from the spraying body 31 falls downward while contacting the outer surface of the inclined body portion 32. And the falling water hits the jaw (32a) of the inclined body portion 32, the water supply in the air more active, the free fall body portion 33 so that the water free fall vertically.

The water distribution unit 50 is formed to surround the outer periphery of the lower end of the free drop body portion 33 and is bent to the outside of the humidifying body portion 30 so that the free drop water contact with the water distribution path 51, Distribution means 52 is provided on the distribution path 51 and the water supply passage 53 for supplying water to the pot storage space 40.

The water distribution channel 51 is formed by the vertical wall 60 spaced apart from the free fall body portion 33 by the width of the water distribution channel 51, the free fall water is the water distribution channel 51 They collide with both walls of the wall, causing vortices to generate bubbles.

Dispensing means 52 includes a plurality of distribution holes 52a which are formed at a plurality of spaced intervals on the water distribution channel 51 and a distribution cap 52b that opens and closes the distribution holes 52a. Directly discharged to the storage tank 10 or to close the distribution hole (52a) to the distribution cap (52b) so as not to discharge downward.

Here, the distribution hole 52a may be formed in a number corresponding to a position corresponding to each pot storage space 40 as shown in FIG. 4B, and each compartment having several pot pot storage spaces 40 as shown in FIG. 4A. It may be formed in a number corresponding to each.

The water supply passage 53 has one side connected to the water distribution passage 51 and the other side connected to the flowerpot storage space 40, and the water supply passage 53 formed to have a step higher than that of the water distribution passage 51. do. This is the water distribution path 51 is formed by the above-mentioned vertical wall 60 to form a bone and cut a part of the vertical wall 60 to supply water to the potted storage space 40 to potted storage space 40 Will be connected.

The flower pot storage space 40 has a lower step than the water supply passage 53, and one side thereof is connected to the water supply passage 53 and is formed to surround the inner circumference of the flower pot storage space 40. In the center of the bottom of the pot storage space 40, the potted plant seating surface 42, which is raised to have a step higher than the water transport path 41, and the flower pot is seated, and the water transport path opposite the water supply path 53 ( 41 and a drainage hole 43 through which water is drained to the reservoir tank 10.

Water transfer path 41 is the water supplied from the water supply passage 53 is branched to both sides along the inner circumference of the pot storage space 40 so that the branched water on the opposite side of the water supply passage 53 again meets the drain hole Water is discharged to the reservoir tank 10 through 43. At this time, the water branched to both sides meets and encounters the oxygen is generated around the drain hole 43, so that the water containing a large amount of oxygen is supplied to the pot.

The multi-purpose plant cultivator according to the present invention configured as described above is preferably formed of a plastic material, as shown in FIG. 5, to be separated into two upper and lower bodies.

The lower part of the storage tank 10 is opened is formed integrally, the upper part of the humidification body, potted storage space 40 and the water distribution unit 50 is integrally molded to be seated on the top of the storage tank (10) As the upper body is integrally separated, the body can be easily separated, so it is very easy to clean foreign substances such as water dregs attached to the inner surface of the water storage tank 10. The structure is simple because it is integrally molded with plastic and the manufacturing cost is reduced. do.

Hereinafter will be described in detail the operational relationship of the multi-purpose plant cultivator according to the present invention.

7 is a view showing the water flow in the cross-sectional structure of the multi-purpose plant cultivator according to the present invention, Figure 8 is a view showing the water flow on a plan view of the multi-purpose plant cultivator according to the present invention.

When power is applied to the motor pump 22 through an external power source or an internal battery, water in the storage tank 10 flows into the motor pump 22 through the inlet pipe 21 and upwards along the supply pipe 23. Forced transfer to the water, the water is sprayed to the outer edge of the humidifying body portion 30 through the fountain hole (31a) in communication with the supply pipe (23).

And water flows downward along the inclined body portion 32, so that moisture is evaporated in the atmosphere to act as a humidifier to control the humidity in the room. At this time, by hitting the water by the jaw (32a) formed in the inclined body portion 32 so as to fall downward to further promote the evaporation of moisture in the atmosphere.

The water falling downward along the inclined body portion 32 is freely dropped along the body length direction of the free drop body portion 33 to impinge on the water distribution path 51, at this time by the distribution cap (52b) In the water distribution passage 51 in which the distribution holes 52a are blocked, the free-falling water first strikes the surface of the water distribution passage 51, and is lower than the bottom surface of the water supply passage 53, or the stepped portion 51a or Vortex is formed on the water distribution path 51 by hitting each other against the wall of the free-falling body portion 33 opposite to the vertical wall 60. As the foam is generated in the water by the vortex as described above, the water contains a large amount of oxygen, when supplying a water containing a large amount of this oxygen to the pot has the effect of promoting plant growth.

In addition, water freely falling around the water distribution passage 51 in which the distribution hole 52a is opened is immediately discharged to the storage tank 10 below through the distribution hole 52a and connected to the surrounding water supply path 53. No water is supplied to the pot storage space 40.

The water distribution unit 50 can supply or block water to the potted plant, as shown in FIG. 7, the distribution hole 52a is closed by the distribution cap 52b so that the water is continuously supplied to the pot storage space 40. In hydroponic cultivation can be cultivated, the distribution hole (52a) is open to the potted plant storage space 40 is not supplied with water can grow cultivated pots can be grown in one plant cultivation hydroponic and It has the advantage of being able to serve as a homegrown culture.

The water flowing into the potted plant storage space 40 along the water supply passage 53 is branched to both sides along the inner circumference of the potted plant storage space 40 in the water transport path 41 as shown in FIG. 8. This is supplied, and the water branched to both sides again to meet and bump, so that the water containing a large amount of oxygen is supplied to the pot again.

The water supplied to the pot is discharged to the water storage tank 10 along the drain hole 43, the water is circulated again through the motor pump 22 to cultivate the plant, the height measuring means installed in the water storage tank (10) ( Use 11) to find out the level of water remaining after evaporation in the atmosphere and replenish it as needed.

This water replenishment is a multi-purpose plant cultivator according to the present invention is formed in the upper and lower two-stage separation structure to easily separate the upper body to replenish water, it is possible to separate the water storage tank 10 can be easily cleaned .

Figure 9 is a perspective view of the state of use of the multi-purpose plant cultivator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to the drawings, the multi-purpose plant cultivator according to the second embodiment is coupled to the upper end of the humidifying body portion 30, the height adjustment rod 70 and the other end of the height adjustment rod 80 It is configured to include an upper canopy 80 is coupled and installed with a plurality of LED lamps 81 inside.

Height adjustment rod 70 can be configured by combining a pipe of multiple stages so that the length can be adjusted to correspond to the height of the plant to be planted in the pot, and can be variously modified by other known techniques.

The illumination source of the LED lamp 81 has an effect of promoting plant growth, and can enhance the aesthetics as an auxiliary illumination source at night.

In addition, a control unit (not shown) may be separately provided to arbitrarily adjust the lighting time of the LED lamp and the operating time of the motor pump 22 according to the type of plant.

Although the present invention has been described in connection with the above-mentioned preferred embodiments, it is possible to make various modifications and variations without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the appended claims should include all such modifications and changes as fall within the scope of the present invention.

10: reservoir tank 11: height measuring means
11a: through hole 11b: transparent tube
20: pump means 21: inlet pipe
22: motor pump 23: supply pipe
30: humidification body portion 31: the injection unit body
31a: fountain hole 32: inclined body portion
33: free-fall body portion 40: pot storage space
41: water transport path 42: flower pot seating surface
43: drain hole 50: water distribution
51: by water distribution 52: distribution means
52a: distribution hole 52b: distribution cap
53: water supply path 60: vertical wall
70: height adjustment rod 80: upper canopy
81: LED lamp

Claims

A storage tank in which water supplied to the plant is stored;
A pump means installed at one side of the water storage tank and forcibly transferring water of the water storage tank upward;
A body having a cross-sectional structure of upper and lower light, a humidifying body part in which an upper end of a body is connected to the pump means, and water drops downward along an outer circumferential slope of the body;
A plurality of flower pot storage spaces spaced apart from the humidifying body part by a predetermined interval and the flower pots seated therein;
A water distribution unit which is formed to surround the lower outer edge of the humidifying body part and supplies or cuts off the water to the flowerpot storage space; A versatile plant cultivator, comprising:

The method of claim 1,
The humidifying body portion
An injection unit body in which a fountain hole formed at an upper end of the body is connected to the pump means and water is sprayed out through the fountain hole;
An inclined body portion which is formed integrally with the injection portion body and has a continuous jaw inclined downward;
It is formed integrally with the inclined body portion multipurpose plant cultivator characterized in that it comprises a free fall body portion having a larger inclination angle than the inclined surface of the inclined body portion freely falling water downward.

The method of claim 1,
The water distribution unit
A water distribution path formed to surround the lower outer edge of the humidifying body part and contacting freely falling water;
Distributing means is formed on the water distribution channel spaced apart at regular intervals and a plurality of distribution holes for discharging the water to the reservoir tank, the distribution means including a distribution cap for opening and closing the respective distribution holes;
The water supply passage has a step higher than the water distribution passage and one side is connected to the water distribution passage and the other side is respectively connected to the flowerpot storage space, so that the water supplied from the water distribution passage is transferred to the bottom of the flowerpot storage space. A versatile plant cultivator, comprising:

The method of claim 3, wherein
The potted storage space is
It has a lower step than the water supply passage and one side is connected to the water supply passage and is formed to surround the inner periphery of the flower pot storage space, the water supplied from the water supply path both sides along the inner periphery of the flower pot storage space A water channel branched to,
A planter seating surface on which the planter is raised to have a step higher than the water transport path at the center of the bottom of the plant storage space;
Multipurpose plant cultivator, characterized in that it comprises a drain hole which is drained to the water tank while the water branched on both sides of the water transport passage on the opposite side of the water supply path.

The method of claim 1,
The water storage tank is formed of an upper portion of the plastic material is opened and the receiving water is stored therein, the humidifying body and the potted storage space and the water distribution unit is molded in a plastic material is characterized in that coupled to the top of the water storage tank Versatile plant cultivator.

The method of claim 1,
Multipurpose plant cultivator further comprises a height adjusting rod whose one end is coupled to an upper end of the humidifying body and whose height is adjusted, and an upper canopy coupled to the other end of the height adjusting rod and having a plurality of LED lamps installed therein.