KR102203079B1 - Multistage automatic plant cultivating equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-stage automatic plant cultivation apparatus capable of cultivating plants that cannot be hydroponic, comprising: a plurality of pots arranged in multiple layers on a vertical line; A water supply device for discharging and supplying water to the uppermost potted plant; And a water tank in which water discharged from the flower pot is stored, and water supplied by the water supply device is stored, wherein the flower pots have a water level drainage operation and an internal water level drainage operation that drains downward when the water level rises above a predetermined height. Continuous drainage operation of continuously draining water down is performed, and when water is supplied by the water supply device, the rate at which water is supplied is faster than the rate at which water is drained by continuous drainage operation, and the position of the flowerpot is located below It is characterized in that the rate of drainage is relatively faster by the continuous drainage operation.
The present invention has the effect of being able to automatically cultivate plants that cannot be hydroponic by continuously performing drainage in addition to drainage according to the water level.
In addition, by configuring different speeds for performing continuous drainage in each flower pot, there is an effect of solving a problem that a difference occurs in a time when the root is submerged in water according to the location of the flower pot.

Description

Multi-stage automatic plant cultivation device {MULTISTAGE AUTOMATIC PLANT CULTIVATING EQUIPMENT}

The present invention relates to a plant cultivation apparatus, and more particularly, to an apparatus for cultivating plants by automatically watering pots arranged vertically in multiple stages.

In general, it was difficult to put the flower pot on the floor or in a decorative cabinet to cultivate the plant, or to put the flower pot in a narrow place. In addition, when a plurality of conventional flower pots are installed, the area occupied by the space part by the flower pots is increased.

In recent years, interest in organic crops has increased, and even in the case of cultivating crops indoors for the purpose of stability through plants, it is a reality that it is difficult to implement due to space constraints. As a method of solving such space constraints, plant walls or wall farms are being developed to install pots in a vertical direction near the wall. However, there is a disadvantage in that it is difficult to water and manage the flower pots arranged vertically in multiple stages.

On the other hand, technology for cultivating plants by automatically watering pots arranged in multiple stages has been developed for hydroponic plants. Hydroponic cultivation is a method of cultivating plants in a state in which the roots of plants are directly immersed in water rather than soil. Since water is continuously supplied so that the pots are filled with water, it is easy to cultivate plants by automatic watering. However, there is a disadvantage that the number of plants that can be grown is very small because it is limited to hydroponic plants that can be grown in a state where the roots are directly immersed in water.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication 10-2014-0122821 Korean Patent Registration 10-1499320

An object of the present invention is to provide a multi-stage automatic plant cultivation apparatus for cultivating by automatically watering and cultivating plants that cannot be hydroponically cultivated in order to solve the problems of the prior art described above.

Multistage automatic plant cultivation apparatus according to the present invention for achieving the above object, the root of the plant is located, a plurality of pots arranged in a multi-layer on a vertical line; A water supply device for discharging and supplying water to the uppermost potted plant; And a water tank in which water discharged from the flower pot is stored, and water supplied by the water supply device is stored, wherein the flower pots have a water level drainage operation and an internal water level drainage operation that drains downward when the water level rises above a predetermined height. Continuous drainage operation of continuously draining water down is performed, and when water is supplied by the water supply device, the rate at which water is supplied is faster than the rate at which water is drained by continuous drainage operation, and the position of the flowerpot is located below It is characterized in that the rate of drainage is relatively faster by the continuous drainage operation.

The multi-stage automatic plant cultivation apparatus of the present invention performs a "water level drainage operation" that drains down according to the water level for automatic watering, and continues to drain water in the pots to grow plants that cannot be hydroponically cultivated. By performing the “drainage operation”, water that fills the potted plant is discharged after a predetermined time so that the roots are not submerged in water. At this time, in order to solve the problem that the roots of the pots located at the bottom are submerged in water for a relatively long time, the draining speed of the pots located at the bottom is configured to be faster.

When water is supplied by the water supply device, water is sequentially supplied to the lower flower pots by a water level drainage operation performed in each flower pot, thereby filling the entire flower pots with water.

When the supply of water by the water supply device is stopped after the entire potted plant is filled with water, the roots located in each potted plant are exposed to the outside without being submerged in water after a predetermined time by a continuous drain operation performed in each pot.

At this time, the speed of the continuous drainage operation of each flowerpot is controlled based on the time until the roots located in each flowerpot are submerged in water and then exposed to the outside without being submerged in water by a continuous drainage operation, and preferably It is good practice to organize all of the times the same, but it is better to adjust them as close as possible. If you plant different types of plants, you can adjust them differently.

It is preferable that the water supply device automatically performs water supply operation at predetermined intervals, so that water supply is automatically performed.

The water level drainage operation is preferably performed by a drainage pipe installed through the lower surface of the case of the flower pot, and the continuous drainage operation is preferably performed by a delayed drainage hole formed on the side of the drainage pipe.

The present invention configured as described above has the effect of automatically cultivating plants that cannot be hydroponic by continuously performing drainage in addition to drainage according to the water level.

In addition, by configuring different speeds for performing continuous drainage in each flower pot, there is an effect of solving the problem that a difference occurs in the time when the root is submerged in water according to the location of the flower pot.

1 is a view for explaining the structure of a multi-stage automatic plant cultivation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view for explaining the structure of the drainage pipe applied to the multi-stage automatic plant cultivation apparatus according to the present embodiment.
3 is a view showing a wall farm to which the multi-stage automatic plant cultivation apparatus of the present invention is applied.

An embodiment according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

However, the embodiments of the present invention may be modified into various other forms, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described below. Shapes and sizes of elements in the drawings may be exaggerated for more clarity, and elements indicated by the same reference numerals in the drawings are the same elements.

And throughout the specification, when a part is "connected" to another part, this includes not only the case of being "directly connected", but also the case of being "electrically connected" with another element interposed therebetween. In addition, when a part "includes" or "includes" a certain component, it means that other components are not excluded and other components may be further included or provided unless otherwise specified. do.

In addition, terms such as "first" and "second" are used to distinguish one component from other components, and the scope of the rights is not limited by these terms. For example, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may be referred to as a first component.

1 is a view for explaining the structure of a multi-stage automatic plant cultivation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The multi-stage automatic plant cultivation apparatus of this embodiment includes a pot 1000 installed in a multilayer, a support part 2000 in which potted plants are fixed, a water tank 3000 for storing water for plant cultivation, and water in the water tank circulating in the flower pot 1000. It includes a water supply device (4000) for supply.

The flower pot 1000 is a configuration for providing the roots of plants for cultivation to be located inside, and supplying moisture and nutrition through the roots by filling water therein. The present invention is a structure in which a plurality of pots 1000 are arranged in a vertical direction so that a large amount of plants can be grown in a narrow space. A feature of the present invention is the structure of the flower pot 1000 and accordingly

The support part 2000 is vertically erected in order to arrange a plurality of flower pots 1000 in a multi-layered manner, and a plurality of flower pots 1000 are combined with different heights. The support part 2000 is typically a pillar shape having a narrow left and right width, but is not limited thereto, and may be a wall shape having a wide left and right width depending on the shape of the flower pot 1000.

The water tank 3000 is a space for storing water to be supplied to the flower pot 1000 and a space for recovering water discharged from the flower pot 1000. In the water tank 3000, not only pure water is stored, but a nutrient solution containing nutrients to be supplied to plants and water are mixed and stored, and in the present specification, the nutrient solution is referred to as water. Meanwhile, although not shown, a separate water supply device and a nutrient solution supply device are provided to continuously replenish consumed water and nutrients.

The water supply device 4000 is a device that circulates water stored in the water tank 3000 to be injected into the flower pot 1000, and includes a transport pipe 4100 and a pump 4200, and the end of the transport pipe 4100 Water is discharged from the discharge part 4110, which is a part, and flows into the flower pot 1000 located at the top. The water supply device 4000 allows water to be automatically discharged through the discharge unit 4110 at predetermined intervals by a timer or the like, and automatic cultivation is possible by such automatic water supply. Although the drawing shows a case where the transport pipe 4100 and the pump 4200 are located behind the support part 2000, the present invention is not limited thereto. Depending on the installation conditions, it may be formed to the side or the front of the support part 2000, or may have a structure inserted into the support part 2000.

Hereinafter, a detailed structure of the flower pot 1000 and an operation of the present embodiment according thereto will be described.

In this embodiment, the first flower pot 1100, the second flower pot 1200, the third flower pot 1300, and the fourth flower pot 1400 are located in multiple layers from above. The number of pots is not specific and can be increased or decreased.

The first pot (1100), the second pot (1200), the third pot (1300), and the fourth pot (1400) include cases (1110, 1210, 1310, 1410) and drainage pipes (1120, 1220, 1320, 1420). And the fixing plates 1130, 1230, 1330, and 1430 are the same, but there are differences in the specific structures of the drainage pipes 1120, 1220, 1320, and 1420.

Cases (1110, 1210, 1310, 1410) are spaces where the roots of plants are located and filled with water to supply moisture and nutrients to the roots. The top is open so that water falling from the top can be filled. The size and shape of the cases 1110, 1210, 1310, and 1410 are not particularly limited, but a sufficient space must be provided for the roots of plants to be grown. In the present invention, the case (1110, 1210, 1310, 1410) is not filled with soil, but a structure for fixing the roots may be added.

Drainage pipes (1120, 1220, 1320, 1420) are installed through the bottom of the case (1110, 1210, 1310, 1410) and discharge the water filled in the case (1110, 1210, 1310, 1410) downward. Performs the function of 2 is a view for explaining the structure of the drainage pipe applied to the multi-stage automatic plant cultivation apparatus according to the present embodiment. The drainage behavior by the drainage pipes 1120, 1220, 1320, and 1420 will be described in detail later.

The fixing plate (1130, 1230, 1330, 1430) is a configuration for fixing a plant, and through holes (1132, 1232, 1332, 1432) are formed, and the root of the plant is through holes (1132, 1232, 1332, 1432) After passing through, it is located inside the cases 1110, 1210, 1310, 1410, and the upper part of the stem is located outside the cases 1110, 1210, 1310, 1410. The through hole (1132, 1232, 1332, 1432) is formed wide so that the root or stem can pass, and a fixing member that can be fixed by holding the upper part of the root is inserted into the through hole (1132, 1232, 1332, 1432) to secure the plant. Can be fixed.

Hereinafter, the drainage behavior of the drainage pipe of the present embodiment will be described in detail.

2 is a view for explaining the structure of the drainage pipe applied to the multi-stage automatic plant cultivation apparatus according to the present embodiment.

Specifically, the drainage pipes 1120, 1220, 1320, and 1420 of this embodiment perform a drainage operation in two ways.

In the first drainage operation, when the level of water filled in the cases 1110, 1210, 1310, and 1410 rises above a certain level, water is discharged through the drainage pipes 1120, 1220, 1320, and 1420 and moves downward. , Is a "water level drain" action. If the height of the top of the drainage pipes (1120, 1220, 1320, 1420) is lower than the maximum height to fill the cases (1110, 1210, 1310, 1410), the case (1110, 1210, 1310, 1410) is filled Water moves downward through drainage pipes 1120, 1220, 1320, 1420. If water is continuously supplied to the cases 1110, 1210, 1310, 1410, water will overflow due to the height limit of the cases 1110, 1210, 1310, 1410, but if the direction of the overflowing is uncertain, water will The problem of bouncing out occurs. In this embodiment, since water filled above a predetermined level in the cases 1110, 1210, 1310, and 1410 is discharged downward through the drainage pipes 1120, 1220, 1320, 1420, the drainage position is constant. have.

And in this embodiment, in order to maximize the use of space, the drainage pipes 1120, 1220, 1320, and 1420 installed in the four flower pots 1000 are arranged to be located on the same vertical line. In this way, if the drainage pipes 1120, 1220, 1320, and 1420 are all located on the same vertical line, the water discharged from the upper drainage pipe falls into the lower drainage pipe and cannot fill the interior of the case. In this embodiment, a cover was installed above the drain pipe, so that water discharged from the upper drain pipe was filled into the case by riding the cover above the drain pipe below, and the fixing plates 1130, 1230, 1330, and 1430 were moved to the rear. It was extended and applied as a cover. At this time, by forming the water level drainage gaps 1122, 1222, 1322, 1422 at the top of the drainage pipes 1120, 1220, 1320, 1420, the water according to the water level was configured to move downward through the drainage pipe.

The second draining operation is a "continuous draining" operation in which the water filled in the cases 1110, 1210, 1310, and 1410 does not stay in the cases 1110, 1210, 1310, and 1410 but continues to be discharged at a slow rate.

Since the conventional plant cultivation apparatus by automatic watering is configured to be applied only to plants that perform hydroponic cultivation, the case is continuously filled with water so that the roots of the plants are always immersed in water. However, if the case (1110, 1210, 1310, 1410) is filled with water and the roots are directly immersed in water for plants that cannot be cultivated hydroponic, the roots are rather rotted. A continuous drainage operation is performed so that water filled in the cases 1110, 1210, 1310, and 1410 is discharged within a predetermined time so that no plants can be grown. By this continuous drainage operation, the roots located in the cases 1110, 1210, 1310, and 1410 are submerged in water only for a predetermined time and then exposed to the air. Conversely, if the exposure time to the air is too long, the roots dry and the plants cannot grow, and it is preferable to set the interval of the automatic watering described above to an interval such that the exposed roots do not dry out.

In this embodiment, the continuous drainage operation is a small size so that drainage proceeds at a rate relatively slower than the rate at which water is filled in the cases 1110, 1210, 1310, 1410 by the automatic water supply of the water supply device 4000. Delayed drainage holes 1123, 1223, 1323, 1423 are formed in the drainage pipes 1120, 1220, 1320, and 1420.

On the other hand, in this embodiment, since the water continuously drained flows into the case located at the bottom, the lower case is the result of the water that was originally inside the case and the water continuously drained and flowing from the top are combined, and the same conditions At, the rate of continuous drainage becomes slower. In this way, when the continuous drainage rate varies according to the location of the cases 1110, 1210, 1310, 1410, the plant planted in the lower case has a relatively long time for the roots to be submerged in water, and the interval of automatic watering A difficult problem arises. In order to solve this problem, in the present invention, the speed of continuous drainage is configured differently for each case, and specifically, the case located at the bottom is configured so that the continuous drainage is relatively faster. In this embodiment, the number of delayed drainage holes 1123, 1223, 1323, 1423 is configured differently, and the second drainage pipe 1220 formed in the second drainage pipe 1220 than the first delayed drainage hole 1123 formed in the first drainage pipe 1120 The number of delayed drainage holes 1223 is greater, and the number of third delayed drainage holes 1323 formed in the third drainage pipe 1320 is greater than the second delayed drainage holes 1223 formed in the second drainage pipe 1220, The number of the fourth delayed drainage holes 1423 formed in the fourth drainage pipe 1420 was made larger than the third delayed drainage holes 1323 formed in the third drainage pipe 1320. In the present embodiment, a different number of delayed drainage holes of the same size are formed, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and the installation position of the delayed drainage hole may be changed. It is possible to change the size of the delayed drainage hole or install an adjustment member that controls the drainage speed in the delayed drainage hole, and various methods may be applied together.

The operation of the multi-stage automatic plant cultivation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In a state in which plants are planted so that the root part is located inside the cases 1110, 1210, 1310, and 1410 through the fixing plates 1130, 1230, 1330, 1430 of the flower pot 1000 and the rest of the plants are located outside, the water supply device 4000 When is operated, water is injected into the first flower pot 1100 through the discharge part 4110.

When water falls from the top of the first flower pot 1100, the first case 1110 is filled with water by a cover extending to the rear of the first fixing plate 1130. When the water level of the first case 1110 rises and reaches the height of the first water level drainage gap 1122, the water injected thereafter flows into the first drainage pipe 1120 along the first level drainage gap 1122 and goes down. Drained. At this time, water is also drained through the first delayed drainage hole 1123 formed in the first drainage pipe 1120, but since the amount of drainage is relatively less than the water injected by the water supply device 4000, the first case 1110 ) The water level inside is maintained.

The water drained through the first drainage pipe 1120 of the first flower pot 1100 falls to the top of the second flower pot 1200, and is a second case by a cover extending to the rear of the second fixing plate 1230. (1210) is filled with water. When the water level of the second case 1210 rises and reaches the height of the second water level drainage gap 1222, the water injected thereafter flows into the second drainage pipe 1220 along the second level drainage gap 1222 and goes down. Drained. At this time, water is also drained through the second delayed drainage hole 1223 formed in the second drainage pipe 1220, but since the amount of drainage is relatively less than the water injected by the water supply device 4000, the second case 1210 ) The water level inside is maintained.

The water drained through the second drainage pipe 1220 of the second potted plant 1200 falls to the upper portion of the third potted plant 1300, and is a third case by a cover extending to the rear of the third fixing plate 1330. (1310) is filled with water. When the water level of the third case 1310 rises and reaches the height of the third water level drainage gap 1322, the water injected thereafter flows into the third drainage pipe 1320 along the third level drainage gap 1322 and goes down. Drained. At this time, water is also drained through the third delayed drainage hole 1323 formed in the third drainage pipe 1320, but since the amount of drainage is relatively less than the water injected by the water supply device 4000, the third case 1310 ) The water level inside is maintained.

The water drained through the third drainage pipe 1320 of the third pot 1300 falls to the top of the fourth pot 1400, and is a fourth case by a cover extending to the rear of the fourth fixing plate 1430. (1410) is filled with water. When the water level of the fourth case 1410 rises to the height of the fourth water level drainage gap 1422, the water injected thereafter flows into the fourth drainage pipe 1420 along the fourth water level drainage gap 1422 and goes down. It is drained and is recovered in the water tank (3000). At this time, water is also drained through the fourth delayed drainage hole 1423 formed in the fourth drainage pipe 1420, but since the amount of drainage is relatively less than that of the water injected by the water supply device 4000, the fourth case 1410 ) The water level inside is maintained.

Through the above process, water is supplied to the pots located below by the water level drainage performed in the pots located above, so that the case (1110, 1210, 1310, 1410) of all pots 1000 is filled with water to the full water level. Then, the water supply device 4000 stops operating. At this time, the timing at which the water supply device 4000 stops operating may be adjusted in consideration of the time the water is filled up to the fourth pot 1400, and a water level measuring device is installed in the fourth pot 1400 to reach a predetermined water level. It can also be controlled to stop when filled.

When the operation of the water supply device 4000 stops, continuous drainage by the delayed drainage holes 1123, 1223, 1323, 1423 formed in the drainage pipes 1120, 1220, 1320, 1420 continues, so that the cases 1110, 1210, 1310, 1410) gradually decreases, and the roots of plants are exposed to the outside without being submerged.

On the other hand, in the first pot 1100, only continuous drainage is performed by the first delayed drainage hole 1123, but in the second flowerpot 1200, the inflow of water drained from the first delayed drainage hole 1123 and the second delayed drainage hole 1223 ) Is performed together, and in the third pot (1300), the inflow of water drained from the second delayed drainage hole (1223) and continuous drainage from the third delayed drainage hole (1323) are performed together, and the fourth pot ( In 1400, the inflow of water drained from the third delayed drainage hole 1323 and continuous drainage by the fourth delayed drainage hole 1423 are performed together.

At this time, as described above, due to the difference in the delayed drainage holes 1123, 1223, 1323, 1423 formed in each drainage pipe (1120, 1220, 1320, 1420), the difference in the rate of continuous drainage from each flowerpot 1000 Put it. By setting the rate of continuous drainage in consideration of the amount of water continuously drained from the upper flowerpot, the time when the roots of the plants planted in each flowerpot 1000 are submerged in water is almost the same.

All water drained from each flower pot 1000 is collected in the water tank 3000, and when the water supply device 4000 is operated again after a predetermined time elapses, automatic watering is performed for the plants planted in the four flower pots 1000 do.

As described above, since the plant cultivation apparatus of the present invention can automatically cultivate plants that cannot be hydroponically cultivated, it is possible to increase the number of plants cultivated by applying a plurality of pots. In particular, because the pots can be placed upright, a wall farm can be constructed in a narrow space.

3 is a view showing a wall farm to which the multi-stage automatic plant cultivation apparatus of the present invention is applied.

As shown, more plants can be cultivated by arranging pots on both sides of the support column and placing them inside the space rather than the wall side.

The present invention has been described above through preferred embodiments, but the above-described embodiments are only illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention, and various changes are possible within the scope not departing from the technical idea of the present invention. Those of ordinary knowledge will understand. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be interpreted not by specific embodiments, but by the matters described in the claims, and all technical ideas within the scope equivalent thereto should be interpreted as being included in the scope of the present invention.

1000: potted plant 1100: first potted plant
1110: first case 1120: first drainage pipe
1122: first water level drainage gap 1123: first delayed drainage work
1130: first fixed plate 1200: second flower pot
1210: second case 1220: second drainage pipe
1222: 2nd water level drainage gap 1223: 2nd delayed drainage work
1230: Fixed Edition 2 1300: Plant 3
1310: 3rd case 1320: 3rd drainage pipe
1322: 3rd water level drainage gap 1323: 3rd delayed drainage work
1330: third fixed edition 1400: fourth flower pot
1410: fourth case 1420: fourth drainage pipe
1422: 4th water level drainage gap 1423: 4th delayed drainage
1430: fourth fixing plate 2000: support
3000: water tank 4000: water supply
4100: transport pipe 4110: discharge unit
4200: pump

Claims (7)

A plurality of pots in which the roots of the plant are located and arranged in multiple layers on a vertical line;
A water supply device for discharging and supplying water to the uppermost potted plant; And
It includes a water tank in which water discharged from the flower pot is stored, and water supplied by the water supply device is stored,
The flower pots perform a water level drainage operation of draining downwards when the water level rises above a predetermined height and a continuous drainage operation of continuously draining the water inside,
When water is supplied by the water supply device, the rate at which water is supplied is faster than the rate at which the water is drained by the continuous drainage operation, and the rate at which the water is drained by the continuous drainage operation is relatively faster as the position of the flowerpot is located below,
When the supply of water by the water supply device is stopped after the whole pots are filled with water, the roots located in each pot can be exposed to the outside without being submerged in water after a predetermined time by a continuous drain operation performed in each pot. ,
Multi-stage automatic, characterized in that the speed of the continuous drainage operation of each flowerpot is adjusted based on the time until the roots located in each flowerpot are submerged in water and then exposed to the outside without being submerged in water by a continuous drainage operation. Plant growing device.
The method according to claim 1,
When water is supplied by the water supply device, water is sequentially supplied to the lower pots by a water level drainage operation performed in each pot, and water is filled in all pots.
delete delete The method according to claim 1,
The water supply device is a multi-stage automatic plant cultivation apparatus, characterized in that automatically performing the water supply operation at predetermined intervals.
The method according to claim 1,
The water level drainage operation is a multi-stage automatic plant cultivation apparatus, characterized in that performed by a drain pipe installed through the lower surface of the case of the flower pot.
The method of claim 6,
The continuous drainage operation is multi-stage automatic plant cultivation apparatus, characterized in that performed by a delayed drainage hole formed on the side of the drain pipe.

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