KR101797292B1

KR101797292B1 - Seed germination system

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Publication number: KR101797292B1
Application number: KR1020150136663A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 오지현
Original assignee: 오지현
Priority date: 2015-09-25
Filing date: 2015-09-25
Publication date: 2017-11-14
Also published as: KR20170037283A

Abstract

The present invention relates to a seed germination system, and more particularly, it relates to a seed germination system, which comprises a main body for controlling temperature, humidity, light, and moisture supplied to a seed while a seed to be germinated is inserted into the upper- A water bottle coupled to the lower part of the main body and storing water therein, and supplying moisture to the seeds stored in the main body; And a cover coupled to an upper portion of the main body to protect the seed.

Description

Seed germination system < RTI ID = 0.0 >

The present invention relates to a seed germination system, and more particularly, to a seed germination system in which an individual can directly germinate seeds and directly grow germinated plants.

In general, pollen is a container for growing various plants and plants, and various structures have been proposed and widely used according to kinds and forms of plants and plants to be planted.

The basic structure of such pollen is formed with circular or polygonal shape which is completely open at the top, but also has a structure in which the soil necessary for the growth of soil or other plants is filled, and a drainage hole for releasing water is formed at the lower surface.

In addition, the bottom of the flowerpot is provided with a separate drain pipe for supporting the water drained to the drain hole when supplying water required for plants, or a flowerpot support having such a drain pipe.

However, most of these pollen grains have already been germinated in separate soil, and plants grown to a certain size have been planted by being planted, and thus there is a disadvantage that they can not experience growing plants throughout the entire process from germination to seeding.

Accordingly, in the past, a seed germinated flower pot has been disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2011-0070042 (hereinafter referred to as "Prior Art 1").

The seed germicidal pollen disclosed in the prior art document 1 has a semi-spherical shape opening downward, a coupling protrusion 11 is formed on a lower outer periphery, an elliptical planting hole 12 is formed in an upper center portion, 13) are formed; A soil filling chamber 21 filled with soil is formed in the upward opening and a coupling groove 22 is formed in an upper outer periphery of the soil filling chamber 21, A hemispherical lower hemisphere 20 having a drain hole 23 in which a thin opening membrane 24 is formed; A lid 30 having a circular plate which is fastened to the planting hole 12 of the upper half section 10 so as to be opened and closed and has an operation groove 31 formed on an upper surface thereof and an elliptical coupling plate at a lower portion thereof; A support piece 42 having a spherical support groove 41 is formed so as to protrude upward in the oblique direction from the bottom of the lower hemisphere 20, (40) in which a "+" -shaped engagement support (43) is formed at the center of the body (42); And seeds of plants are planted in the soil (50) filled in the soil filling chamber (21) of the lower hemisphere (20).

In this prior art reference 1, the user can directly experience the whole process of growing plants by filling the soil in which the seeds of the plant are sown in the body of the pot, so that the plants grown in a certain size are planted in the pots The seeds of the plants are germinated and then grown.

However, the seed germination-type flowerpot disclosed in the above-mentioned prior art document 1 allows seeds to be germinated and grown by an environment of warming and moistening by sealing the upper half of the lower hemisphere filled with the seeds with seeds seeded therein, Such warming and moisturizing are difficult to maintain the warming and moisturizing by merely sealing by the combination of the upper half and lower half without detecting the temperature and humidity and controlling the temperature and humidity accordingly.

In addition, temperature, humidity, light dose, and moisture supply are important factors for seed germination and plant cultivation. In the preceding document 1, all of these factors are solely managed by the manager who manages pollen It is not only impossible to manage efficiently, but also has a problem in that it is difficult for ordinary people to grow plants.

The germination condition of the seeds varies depending on the kind of the seeds, such as temperature and humidity conditions, light irradiation amount, and moisture supply time. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult for a general person to check and manage the seeds individually.

The seed germination-type pollen described above and the technology therefor are described in detail in the following prior art documents, so that detailed description thereof will be omitted.

Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0070042

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method and apparatus for controlling the temperature and humidity of a seed, The present invention also provides a seed germination system which can directly grow seeds by germinating the seeds.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a seed germination system capable of monitoring and managing the temperature and humidity state of the seed germ, the light irradiation amount, and the water supply state continuously regardless of the current position of the individual have.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a seed germination system, comprising: a main body having seeds to be germinated in an upper end storage unit inserted therein and controlling temperature, humidity, light, and moisture supplied to seeds; A water bottle coupled to the lower part of the main body and storing water therein, and supplying moisture to the seeds stored in the main body; And a cover coupled to the top of the body to protect the seed.

The water pump includes a heating plate provided on a bottom surface of a storage portion of the main body to provide heat in the storage portion. The water pump is provided inside the main body and sucks the water stored in the water tank. Water may be supplied by spraying to include a spray nozzle.

In addition, a plurality of sensors, each of which is provided in the storage portion of the main body and which senses the temperature, humidity, and light in the storage portion, and a plurality of control means for controlling the temperature, humidity, The sensor group may further include an infrared sensor that is provided as a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit and detects the germination rate of the seed depending on whether the infrared ray is received or not. In the control group, an infrared ray control unit .

In addition, the seed germination system of the present invention may further include a wireless communication unit provided in the main body to enable wireless communication and a power supply unit for supplying power. The wireless communication unit may be a wireless communication unit such as WiFi communication, Bluetooth, Zigbee communication , Wireless LAN communication, 3G data communication, or 4G data communication can be used.

In addition, a germination pad having a seed therein may be provided in the storage portion of the main body, and the germination pad may include a base portion inserted into the storage portion of the main body; A pad portion provided on an upper surface of the base portion; A seat portion provided on the upper surface of the pad portion and coated with a germination promoting agent and having a seed placed on the upper surface thereof; And a protective cover provided on the upper surface of the seat portion to cover and wrap the seed on the upper surface of the seat portion.

Further, the protective cover of the germination pad may be provided so that its central portion is cut and overlapped with each other, and a separation groove may be formed in the storage portion of the main body so that the germination pad inserted into the storage portion can be separated from the storage portion. have.

Meanwhile, the seed germination system of the present invention is a smart device that manages seed germs according to registered information registered with unique information about seeds (seeds) from the seed germination as described above. And a server for collecting information on moisture supply and germination state of seed germs by wireless communication and providing analysis results for management to a smart device.

According to the seed germination system of the present invention, not only temperature and humidity suitable for seeds to be germinated are provided, but also light and moisture are periodically supplied at regular intervals, so that anyone can easily germinate and grow seeds.

According to the seed germination system of the present invention, the germination and growth of the seed can be continuously managed by monitoring and controlling the temperature and humidity of the seed germ, the light irradiation amount, and the water supply state regardless of the current position of the individual There are advantages.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a view showing a configuration of a seed gauze according to the present invention; FIG.
2 is a sectional view showing a configuration of a seed gauze according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing the construction of a seed gauze according to the present invention.
4 is a sectional view showing the construction of the seed gauze according to the present invention.
5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line aa in Fig.
6 is a cross-sectional view of a germination pad provided in the seed germination of the present invention.
7 is a use state diagram of a seed gauze according to the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a view showing a method of operating a seed germination system using a seed germination according to the present invention.

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

The terms used in the present invention are defined in consideration of the functions of the present invention and may vary depending on the intention or custom of the user or the operator. Therefore, the definitions of these terms are meant to be in accordance with the technical aspects of the present invention As well as the other.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification. Embodiments that include components replaceable as equivalents in the components may be included within the scope of the present invention.

In addition, optional terms in the following embodiments are used to distinguish one element from another element, and the element is not limited by the terms. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS In the following description of the present invention, detailed description of related arts which may unnecessarily obscure the gist of the present invention will be omitted.

1 to 8 are views showing a seed germination system and seed germs according to the present invention.

1 to 6, a seed groomer 100 according to the present invention includes a main body 200 having seeds 600 to be germinated on the upper surface thereof, A water bottle 300 for supplying water to the main body 200 and a cover 400 for protecting the seed 600 by being coupled to the upper part of the main body 200.

The main body 200 has a mounting protrusion 201 protruding upward with a smaller diameter than the main body 200 at its upper end and a hollow skirt 203 protruding downward at its lower end.

The inside of the cover 400 is formed into a hollow "∩" cross-sectional shape, and the mounting projection 201 of the upper end of the main body 200 is inserted into the lower end of the cover 400 and engaged. The cover 400 is formed of a transparent material so that the seed 600 provided on the main body 200 can be visually observed for the germination state.

The water container 300 has a mounting protrusion 301 formed at its upper end with a smaller diameter than the outer diameter of the water container 300 and inserted into the skirt portion 203 at the lower end of the main body 200 to be coupled thereto. At this time, a coupling protrusion 204 protruding along the inner circumferential surface of the skirt 203 is formed on the inner side surface of the skirt 203 of the main body 200, An engaging groove 302 protruding along the outer peripheral surface of the mounting projection 301 is formed. The main body 200 and the water bottle 300 are inserted into the coupling groove 302 formed in the mounting projection portion 301 of the water bottle 300 by the coupling projection 204 formed in the skirt portion 203 of the main body 200 So that it is possible to maintain a rigid coupling state.

The mounting part 201 of the main body 200 is formed with a receiving part 210 recessed at a central portion of the upper surface thereof and a germination pad 500 to be described later is inserted into the receiving part 210.

A heat generating plate 230 for providing heat to the receiving part 210 is provided on the bottom surface of the receiving part 210 so that the temperature inside the receiving part 210 can be kept constant.

Particularly, since the germination pad 500 having the seed 600 is provided in the storage part 210, humidity, light (light amount), moisture supply and the like inside the storage part 210 are stored in the seed The temperature sensor 270, the humidity sensor 240, and the humidity sensor 240 are installed on the mounting protrusion 201 forming the storage unit 210 as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, An LED 260, a spray nozzle 250, and the like. Accordingly, the temperature and humidity inside the storage unit 210 can be continuously detected and kept constant through the temperature sensor 270 and the humidity sensor 240, and a predetermined amount of light The water stored in the water tank 300 may be sprayed through the spray nozzle 250 to provide a certain amount of water to the seed 600 for a predetermined period of time. The spray nozzles 250 are provided on the upper portion of the mounting protrusion 201 to spray water to the central portion of the storage portion 210 (the portion of the seed pad provided on the germination pad 500 to be described later).

The mounting projection portion 201 further includes an infrared sensor 223 in addition to the temperature sensor 270 and the humidity sensor 240. The infrared sensor 223 forms a pair of the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion, Lt; / RTI > Each of the infrared sensors 223 may be provided in one pair or a plurality of pairs. Each of the light emitting units and the light receiving unit may be arranged on the inner surface of the receiving unit 210 facing each other. The seeds 600 provided on the germination pad 500 to be described later are placed in parallel. Accordingly, the germination rate of the seed 600 can be detected according to whether the infrared ray emitted from the light emitting portion of the infrared sensor 223 is received by the light receiving portion.

For example, when the infrared ray emitted from the light emitting portion of the infrared sensor 223 is received by the light receiving portion, the plant germinated by the seed 600 has not yet reached the proper growth length, and the infrared ray is blocked by the germinated plant, The germination pad 500 is taken out of the seed germination 100 and transferred to the pot 700. The germination pad 500 has a growth length sufficient to allow the growth length of the seed 600 to be transferred to the pot.

In this case, when a plurality of seeds 600 are provided on the germination pad 500 to be described later, the light receiving rate of the infrared sensor 223, which is a pair of the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit, The germination pads 500 can be transferred to the pots 700 only when the germination rate of the seeds 600 exceeds 50%, if necessary.

Here, the timing at which the germination pad 500 is transferred to the pollen 700 can be recognized by a user through a smart device to be described later.

In the meantime, in order to determine the germination rate of the seed 600, the infrared sensor 223 having a pair of the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit is provided in the mounting protrusion 201 as a plurality of groups. However, And the light receiving portion can be formed by alternating their positions. In addition, when one seed is used, the infrared sensor 223 is provided at two different heights, so that when the two infrared sensors 223 are simultaneously detected, it is determined as a normal germination rate, . Of course, embodiments in which the height of the infrared ray is high can be applied even when there are several seeds.

5, the inside of the main body 200 between the housing part 210 and the skirt part 203 may be provided with a plurality of holes (not shown) for controlling the temperature, humidity, light and water supply inside the housing part 210, And the control group is controlled through the temperature control unit 271, the humidity control unit 241, the LED control unit 261, and the infrared control unit 251, respectively. In particular, the user can control the seed gaiter 100 using a smart device (shown as "mobile phone" in FIG. 8)

A wireless communication unit 280 for enabling wireless communication between the seed goggles 100 and the smart device 800 and a power supply unit 290 for supplying power to the seed goggles 100 are further provided in the main body 200 . In particular, the wireless communication unit 280 may use at least one of WIFI, Bluetooth, NFC, beacon, Zigbee, wireless LAN, 3G data, or 4G data communication. Meanwhile, the power source unit 290 may use a power source directly connected to a commercial power source of 220 V, or may use a plurality of batteries as a power source.

3 to 5, a water pump 220 is provided inside the main body 200 to supply water stored in the water bottle 300 into the storage part 210 of the main body 200. As shown in FIG. One side of the water pump 220 is connected to the water pipe 300 through an inlet pipe 221 to force the water stored in the water pipe 300 into the water pipe 220 and then flows into the discharge pipe 222, The sprayed water is supplied to the spraying nozzle 250 through the discharge pipe 222 and sprayed to supply the sprayed water to the sprouting pad 500 in the storage unit 210. [

2 to 4, a germination pad 500 having a seed 600 therein is provided in the storage part 210 of the main body 200. [

As shown in FIG. 6, the germination pad 500 includes a flat base portion 510 inserted into the receiving portion 210 of the main body 200, and a fibrous structure provided on the upper surface of the base portion 510 A sheet portion 530 provided on the upper surface of the pad portion 520 and having a germination promoter coated thereon and a seed 600 placed on the upper surface of the pad portion 520, And a protective cover 540 covering the seeds 600 on the upper surface of the seat portion 530.

In particular, the protective cover 540 is a plurality of covers provided on both sides of the seat portion 530, and one end portion facing each other is provided so as to overlap with each other. Therefore, when the seed 600 is germinated, germinated plants penetrate the overlapped center portion of the cover 400 and grow. At this time, one or more seeds 600 provided on the seat part 530 of the germination pad 500 may be arranged in a line.

In order to facilitate the pulling out of the germination pad 500, the mounting recess 210 is formed in the housing part 210 having the germination pad 500, (Not shown). Therefore, the germination pad 500 inserted into the storage portion 210 of the main body 200 can be easily taken out from the storage portion 210 through the separation groove 202.

The germination pad 500 is drawn out when the germination rate of the seed 600 by the infrared sensor 223 exceeds a proper germination rate and the drawn germination pad 500 is transferred to the pot 700, The plant can be planted.

In addition, the seed germination 100 may be managed by providing information on the seed germinate 100 to the smart device 800 by wireless communication.

8, unique information about the seed (plant) 600 is registered from the seed gauges 100, and a smart device (all devices capable of wireless communication) that manages the seed gaiter 100 according to the registered information (For example, a mobile phone in the present embodiment) 800, and a wireless communication device for collecting and managing the moisture supply and germination state information of the seed germinate 100, To a server (800).

Particularly, the smart device 800 can receive and register data on the kind of seed (plant) 600 germinated in the seed germination machine 100 by wireless communication, the name of the plant, the start date of germination, The name of the plant, the start date of the germination, and the like from the smart device 800 and can select or input the seed.

The smart device 800 that provides unique information about the seed 600 with the seed gaiter 100 collects and registers the analysis data of the seed 600 from the server 900 to obtain seed germination The seed germs 100 may be provided with unique information about the seed 600 to be germinated.

The server 900 transmits germination information for the seed 600 germinated in the seed germination 100 by wireless communication, that is, information about the germination state in accordance with the water supply status, temperature data, humidity data, Data and the like are collected and registered and stored, thereby providing unique information of the seed 600 to the smart device 800, while the unique information of the seed 600 is continuously accumulated.

Accordingly, the user can manage the seed germinate 100 by viewing the unique information about the seed 600 provided in the smart device 800, and can also control the seed germination 100 as a whole Can be controlled and managed.

The operation of the seed germination system according to the present invention will now be described.

The seed 600 to be germinated is placed on the upper surface of the sheet portion 530 of the germination pad 500 and covered with the protective cover 540 on the upper portion of the sheet portion 530.

After the cover 400 is inserted into the receiving part 210 of the upper part of the main body 200 of the seed goggle 100 separated from the germination pad 500 equipped with the seed 600, To the body (200).

The cover 400 covers and protects the germination pad 500 provided in the storage unit 210 of the main body 200 and protects the cover 400 from the main body 200 by the transparent cover 400. [ The germination pad 500 in the storage portion 210 can be visually observed without separation.

In this state, the power of the power source unit 290 is applied to supply power to the seed gauze 100, and the heating plate 230 is operated to supply heat to the storage unit 210 to raise the temperature inside the storage unit 210 .

The temperature of the storage part 210 where the temperature rises is increased by the temperature sensor 270 provided in the mounting projection part 201 of the storage part 210 so that the temperature of the inside of the storage part 210 can be germinated The temperature is raised to a predetermined temperature, and thereafter, the temperature is maintained at the elevated temperature.

Humidity is also determined by the moisture and temperature sprayed into the housing part 210 by the water pump 220 and the humidity sensor 240 provided on the mounting projection part 201 The humidity in the storage part 210 also maintains a constant humidity as in the case of the temperature.

The water in the water bottle 300 coupled to the lower part of the main body 200 is introduced into the water pump 220 through the inflow pipe 221 by the water pump 220 provided in the main body 200 under the storage part 210, And the pressurized water is supplied to each of the spray nozzles 250 provided in the storage unit 210 through the discharge pipe 222 and sprayed to spray the water onto the sprouting pad 500 in the storage unit 210. [ .

In addition, an LED 260 is provided on the mounting protrusion 201 to adjust the lighting time of the LED 260 and provide light to the seed 600 of the germination pad 500.

Therefore, the seed 600 in the germination pad 500 can be germinated by the temperature, humidity, light, moisture, etc., which are supplied under optimum conditions in which the seed 600 can germinate.

In addition, the seed groomer 100 managed as described above can continuously monitor and manage the seed germinate 100 remotely.

That is, as shown in FIG. 8, the user can use the smart device 800 capable of wireless communication with the seed gauges 100 to measure the temperature and humidity of the seed gauze 100, the amount of light irradiation, the irradiation time, The user can monitor the seed gauze 100 at a remote place by controlling the temperature, humidity, light, water supply and the like of the seed gauze 100 through the smart device 800 as a result of monitoring. .

When the seed 600 is germinated as described above, the germination rate of the seed 600 is detected by a pair of infrared sensors 223 including a light emitting portion and a light receiving portion provided on the mounting projection 201 of the main body 200 As a result, when the germination rate of the seed 600 is higher than the proper germination rate, the germination pad 500 is separated from the seed germination 100 and transferred to the pollen 700, as shown in FIG.

Therefore, the seed germs 100 of the present invention can be easily germinated by anyone to grow plants, and the seed germs 100 of the present invention can be controlled through the smart device 800 at a remote place, can do.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the same is by way of illustration and example only and is not to be construed as limiting the present invention. It is obvious that the modification or improvement is possible.

It is intended that the present invention cover the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.

100: seed germination 200: body
201: mounting projection portion 202: separation groove
203: skirt portion 204: engaging projection
210: storage part 220: water pump
221: inlet pipe 222: discharge pipe
223: infrared sensor 230: heating plate
240: humidity sensor 241: humidity controller
250: Spray nozzle 251: Infrared ray control unit
260: LED 261: LED control unit
270: Temperature sensor 271: Temperature controller
280: wireless communication unit 290:
300: Water bottle 301: Mounting projection
302: coupling groove 400: cover
500: germination pad 510: base portion
520: pad portion 530: seat portion
540: protective cover 600: seed
700: Flower pot 800: Smart device
900: Server

Claims

A body for controlling the temperature, humidity, light, and moisture supplied to the seeds while a seed to be germinated is inserted into the upper part of the storage part;
A water bottle coupled to the lower part of the main body and storing water therein, and supplying moisture to the seeds stored in the main body;
A cover coupled to the top of the body to protect the seed; And
The storage portion of the main body includes a germination pad having a seed therein,
A plurality of sensors each of which is provided in a storage portion of the main body and which senses temperature, humidity, and light in the storage portion, and a plurality of control groups that control temperature, humidity, and light in the storage portion according to detection signals of the respective sensor groups Including,
The sensor group further includes an infrared sensor that is provided as a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit and detects the germination rate of the seed depending on whether the infrared ray is received, and the control group further includes an infrared ray control unit for controlling the infrared ray sensor,
The light emitting part and the light receiving part are provided so as to face each other with the germination pad interposed therebetween, thereby not only detecting the germination rate of the seed through the light receiving part according to the development state of the seed but also registering unique information about the seed from the seed germination Smart devices that manage seed germs according to the information; And a server for collecting information on moisture supply and germination state of the seed germs by wireless communication and providing analysis results for management to a smart device, wherein the user is provided with a timing to transfer the germination pad to the flowerpot Seed germination system.

The method according to claim 1,
And a heating plate provided on a bottom surface of the receiving portion of the main body to provide heat in the receiving portion.

The method of claim 2,
A water pump provided inside the main body and sucking the water stored in the water reservoir; and a spray nozzle connected to the water pump to spray water into the storage portion of the main body to supply the spray nozzle.

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The method of claim 2,
A wireless communication unit provided inside the main body to enable wireless communication; and a power supply unit for supplying power.

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The method according to claim 1,
The germination pad comprises: a base portion inserted into a storage portion of a main body;
A pad portion provided on an upper surface of the base portion;
A seat portion provided on the upper surface of the pad portion and coated with a germination promoting agent and having a seed placed on the upper surface thereof; And
And a protective cover provided on an upper surface of the seat portion to cover and wrap the seed on the upper surface of the seat portion.

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