KR102379728B1 - Modular Garden Compose Of Flower Pots - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a garden created by using a module for gardening pots that allow the roots to come into contact with air so that the roots of plants can extend long and the thread roots can grow abundantly. That is, the present invention is a modular garden using flowerpots for a vegetable garden. The present invention is a plurality of pots for a vegetable garden that can be arranged continuously; a water tank unit including a water tank module for accommodating water therein, and a supply pipe module installed at one end of the water tank module to provide a movement path of water; a control unit including a humidity sensor module installed in the supply pipe module, a humidity sensor module, and an operation module connected to an external power module to calculate input signals of the humidity sensor module and the power module and output an output signal; a pump unit that operates in response to an output signal and is capable of discharging the water contained in the water tank unit; and a spraying unit provided with an opening/closing module operating in response to an output signal and a nozzle module for spraying water to plants.

Description

Modular Garden Compose Of Flower Pots

The present invention is a technology related to a garden composed of flowerpots.

Currently, there are many gardens in the city center and office buildings. A garden not only provides a place for people to relax, but can also alleviate the urban heat island phenomenon. Many gardens are built on the basis of these advantages. However, it is expensive to create a garden that exhibits the aforementioned advantages. In addition, the construction period is long.

However, even if a garden is created at high cost and over a long period of time, most of the pots currently used for garden composition are made of pots with poor air permeability and drainage. For example, most of the flowerpots used in the present garden composition are those disclosed in Korean Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2018-0010054. These pots create an environment for mold to thrive. In addition, it circles the roots of the planted plants and prevents them from absorbing nutrients from the soil smoothly. According to such a problem, the plant does not grow healthy, and a lot of manpower and cost are required to manage the plant.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2018-0010054 (published date: 2018.01.30)

An object of the present invention is to provide a garden formed by using, as a module, a potted plant for a vegetable garden that allows the roots of plants to grow long by contacting the air with the roots and to allow the thread roots to grow abundantly.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a garden that requires less manpower and less cost to cultivate the garden created in this way by using the environmental factor as a factor for calculating an operation control signal.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned will be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

A modular garden using a flowerpot for a vegetable garden of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem, a plurality of pots for a vegetable garden that can be continuously arranged;

a water tank unit including a water tank module for accommodating water therein, and a supply pipe module installed at one end of the water tank module to provide a movement path of the water;

a control unit including a humidity sensor module installed in the supply pipe module, a humidity sensor module and an external power module connected to the humidity sensor module, and a calculation module configured to calculate an input signal of the power module and output an output signal;

a pump unit operating in response to the output signal and capable of discharging the water contained in the water tank unit; and

An opening/closing module operating in response to the output signal, and a spraying unit provided with a nozzle module for spraying the water,

The potted plant for the garden,

A flowerpot having a first side plate module, a second side plate module, and a connection bar module having one end connected to the lower end of the inner surface of the first side plate module, and the other end being connected to the lower end of the inner surface of the second side plate module frame part;

a plurality of support units having a connection guide hole formed in the center of the lower surface, one end fixed to the upper end of the first side plate module, and the other end fixed to the upper end of the second side plate module; and

A plurality of outer protrusions that are formed in a plate shape and protrude to the outer surface are crossed with an inner protrusion protruding to the inner surface, one end of the outer protrusion and the inner protrusion is cut to form a through hole, and one side is formed in one of the support parts. It is connected to the guide hole, the other side may include a protrusion case portion connected to the connection guide hole formed in the other support.

The power module is

It is installed on the support part, further comprising a solar cell module for generating electricity from sunlight,

The connecting guide hole may be formed to have a width equal to or less than the protruding lengths of the inner protrusion and the outer protrusion.

The support part may be formed of a pipe having an empty interior, and the connection guide hole may be formed in a center of a lower surface of the pipe in a longitudinal direction of the pipe.

The connecting bar module may further include a first connecting bar installed on one side with respect to the center of the first side plate module and a second connecting bar installed on the other side.

At least one connection perforated hole is formed at one end and the other end of the support part, and may be connected to the first side plate module and the second side plate module by a connection module passing through the connection hole.

The modular garden using a flowerpot for a vegetable garden according to the present invention promotes the generation of fine roots while the roots come into contact with the air, and allows the thread roots to grow abundantly. In addition, the manpower and cost for cultivating the garden created in this way can be reduced by using the environmental factor as a factor for calculating the operation control signal.

And, in the present invention, the plant pot for the garden is formed in a structure to install a protrusion case on two support plates, so it is simpler to manufacture compared to a planter that is a tree on all sides, and can be quickly formed.

1 is a perspective view of a modular garden using a flowerpot for a vegetable garden according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a view showing a state in which a plurality of pots for a vegetable garden are connected according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a flowerpot for a vegetable garden constituting Figure 1;
Figure 4 is a block diagram of a modular garden using a flowerpot for a vegetable garden according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a view showing the operating state of the spraying unit installed in a flowerpot for a vegetable garden according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is an exploded perspective view of a flowerpot for a vegetable garden.
7 is a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I' of the flowerpot for a vegetable garden of FIG. 3 .
FIG. 8 is a view showing a state in which the protrusion case part is coupled to the support part of FIG. 4 .

The present invention can be clearly described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which the advantages and features of the present invention and methods for achieving them are described. The following descriptions and drawings are provided to fully inform those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains to the scope of the invention. Accordingly, it is merely an example of various embodiments of the present invention disclosed below and the content to be described below.

Accordingly, the present invention is not defined by the following content and embodiments disclosed below, but may be defined only by the claims.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8, a modular garden using a flowerpot for a vegetable garden of the present invention will be described. However, in the present specification, in order to make the description of the present invention clear and concise, with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 , after an overview of a modular garden using a flowerpot for a vegetable garden, the main feature of the present invention is a flowerpot for a garden will be described in detail.

1 is a perspective view of a modular garden using a flowerpot for a vegetable garden according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a view showing a state in which a plurality of flowerpots for a vegetable garden are connected according to an embodiment of the present invention.

A modular garden (1) using a potted plant for a vegetable garden is a garden composed of potted plants (2) for a vegetable garden that allows the roots to contact the air so that the roots of plants can extend long and the thread roots can grow abundantly. . As shown in FIG. 1, the modular garden 1 using such a potted plant for a vegetable garden can be a garden in which pots for a vegetable garden 2 are continuously arranged on the outside of a rectangular space. In addition, the modular garden (1) using a flowerpot for a vegetable garden is a garden (1-) in which a plurality of flowerpots (2) for a garden are connected in a line and form a wall as shown in FIG. 2 in addition to the shape as shown in FIG. 1) can be formed.

In this way, the modular garden (1, 1-1) using a flowerpot for a vegetable garden is connected to a plurality of flowerpots (2) for a vegetable garden and may be formed in various shapes. The modular garden using flowerpots for vegetable gardens created in this way provides a rest space (D) where users can take a break.

In addition, the modular garden (1) using a potted plant for a vegetable garden detects an environmental factor and uses it as an element of calculation to automatically supply water to the potted plant (2) for the garden, so that it can be effectively used without manpower to manage the garden. can be managed In addition, the modular garden 1 using flowerpots for a vegetable garden can be managed without the use of paid electricity, including the solar cell module 420 .

That is, the modular garden 1 using the potted plant of the present invention can be easily managed with natural energy while providing an environment in which plants can grow strongly. The modular garden 1 using such a potted plant for a garden includes a potted plant 2 for a vegetable garden, a water tank unit 3, a control unit 4, a pump unit 5, and a spray unit 6 .

Hereinafter, the components constituting the modular garden 1 using a flowerpot for a vegetable garden with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4 will be described in detail.

3 is a perspective view of a flowerpot for a vegetable garden constituting FIG. 1, and FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a modular garden using a flowerpot for a vegetable garden according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The flowerpot for the garden (2) becomes a flowerpot in which the user can plant a plant by accommodating the soil therein. In particular, the pot 2 for the vegetable garden allows air to smoothly flow into the soil through the through hole 330 formed in the protrusion case part 30 so that the roots of the plant can smoothly inhale the air. In addition, the water supplied from the water tank unit 31 through the through hole 330 is absorbed by the plant, the remaining water is smoothly discharged, and the root is prevented from rotting due to the excess water.

The flowerpot 2 for a vegetable garden having such a characteristic includes the planter frame part 10, the support part 20, the protrusion case part 30, etc. as components. In addition, the flowerpot 2 for a vegetable garden may be connected to the water tank unit 31 to receive water supplied from the water tank unit 31 .

The water tank unit 31 is spaced apart from the potted plant 2 for the vegetable garden and stores water supplied to the potted plant 2 for the vegetable garden. The water tank unit 31 includes a water tank module 31 , a supply pipe module 32 , and a branch pipe module 321 branched from the supply pipe module 32 . Here, the water tank module 31 becomes a storage module for accommodating the water B therein, and the supply pipe module 32 is installed at one end of the water tank module 31 to provide a path for the water B to move. becomes a pipe And the branch pipe module 321 is a pipe branched from the supply pipe module 32 .

The water stored in the water tank module 31 passes through the branch piping module 321 branched from the supply piping module 32 and the supply piping module 32 depending on whether the pump unit 5 operates or not, and the injection unit 6 ) can be sprayed to the pot (2) for the vegetable garden.

The control unit 4 is a device that operates the pump unit 5 and the injection unit 6 by calculating a signal applied from the outside. The control unit 4 receives a signal from the humidity sensor module 41 and the humidity sensor module 41 and the power module 42 installed in the supply pipe module 32 and outputs a single signal. include That is, the controller 4 may be a micro controller unit (MCU). Here, the operation module 43 may be an AND gate, in which a first input terminal is connected to the power module 42 , and a second input terminal is connected to the humidity sensor module 41 .

At this time, the humidity sensor module 41 may measure the external humidity, and if the measured value is a reference value, that is, a value greater than the noise margin is measured, the measured value may be output as a digital signal '1'. And the power module 42 is driven by commercial power, a device that converts commercial power to DC 5V and outputs it or a solar cell module 420 that converts sunlight into electricity and electricity generated from the solar cell module 420 It may be formed as a rechargeable battery module for storing.

The control unit 4 receives the digital signal from the humidity sensor module 41 and the power module 42, and when the digital signal '1' is received from the humidity sensor module 41 and the power module 42, the digital signal '1' ' can be output as an output signal. On the other hand, if any one digital signal is '0', the digital signal '0' may be output.

The control unit 4 controls the operation of the pump unit 5 and the injection unit 6 through an output signal, that is, a digital signal '0' or a digital signal '1'.

The pump unit 5 is a device that sucks water in the water tank unit 31 into the supply pipe module 32 through mechanical operation and pressure. The pump unit 5 operates by a signal output from the control unit 4 and supplies water to the injection unit 6 . For example, when commercial power is applied to the pump unit 5 and the digital signal '1' is applied from the control unit 4, the pump unit 5 is turned on and operated so that the minute is injected from the injection unit 6 .

The spraying unit 6 becomes a device for spraying the water supplied through the pump 5 to the potted plant 2 for a vegetable garden. The spray unit 6 includes an opening/closing module 61 and a nozzle module 62 . Here, the opening/closing module 61 may be installed between the nozzle module 62 and the supply pipe module 32 to block the flow of water moving from the supply pipe module 32 to the nozzle module 62 . The opening/closing module 61 may block or open the path of water according to a digital signal that is connected to the control unit 4 and transmitted.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIG. 5, the operating state of the injection unit will be described in detail.

5 is a view showing the operating state of the spraying unit installed in a flowerpot for a vegetable garden according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The injection unit 6 operates through a signal output from the control unit 4 , that is, an output signal. That is, when the digital signal '0' is input, the spray unit 6 may not spray water to the plant, and when the digital signal '1' is input, the spray unit 6 may spray water to the plant. At this time, the opening/closing module 61 of the injection unit is formed as a solenoid valve, and when a digital signal '0' is inputted through the control unit 4, the water path is blocked, and when a digital signal '1' is inputted, the water The water path can be opened so that it can escape.

The spraying unit 6 operates in this way and may selectively spray water to the potted plant 2 for the garden according to a signal transmitted from the control unit 4 . In addition, as the injection unit 6 is operated depending on the signal transmitted from the control unit 4 , it may be operated depending on the signal generated from the humidity sensor module 41 of the control unit 4 . That is, the spray unit 6 may spray water when the digital signal '1' is output from the humidity sensor module 41, and may not spray water when the digital signal '0' is output from the humidity sensor module 41. .

In this way, the spraying unit 6 is operated through an external environmental factor and can reduce the manpower and cost invested in gardening.

Hereinafter, with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7 , the components constituting the flowerpot for the garden that promote the generation of fine roots while the roots come into contact with the air and allow the thread roots to grow abundantly will be described in more detail.

6 is an exploded perspective view of a flowerpot for a vegetable garden, and FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I-I' of the flowerpot for a garden of FIG. 3 .

The flowerpot 2 for the garden is such that air is introduced through the through-holes 330 of the outer protrusions 310 and the inner protrusions 320 formed in the protrusion case part 30 so that the roots can smoothly contact the air. do. This promotes the growth of the root and allows the fine roots to grow abundantly from the root. In addition, the pot (2) for the vegetable garden can be manufactured in a variety of sizes, such as the connection bar module 120 of the planter frame part 10, the length of the support stand part 20, and the size of the protrusion case part 30, so it can be easily formed in various sizes. can be The flowerpot 2 for a vegetable garden having such a characteristic includes the planter frame part 10, the support part 20, the protrusion case part 30, etc. as components as described above. Here, the flowerpot frame unit 10 becomes a frame supporting the support unit 20 . The flowerpot frame part 10 includes a first side plate module 111 , a second side plate module 112 , and at least one connecting bar module 120 . This flowerpot frame part 10 is formed in a structure in which one end of the connection bar module 120 is connected to the inner surface of the first side plate module 111 and the other end is connected to the inner surface of the second side plate module 112 . can be In addition, the connection bar module 120 has one end connected to the center of the lower end of the first side plate module, and the other end is connected to the center of the lower end of the second side plate module as a connecting bar or a first side plate module as shown. It may be formed of a first connection bar 121 installed on one side and a second connection bar 122 installed on the other side based on the center of the .

Such a flowerpot frame part 10 may be formed in various sizes according to the length of the connecting bar module 120 and the sizes of the first side plate module 111 and the second side plate module 112 .

The support unit 20 is connected to the protrusion case part 30 and connects the protrusion case part 30 to the first side plate module 111 and the second side plate module 112 . This support unit 20 is formed of a pipe with an empty interior, and a connection guide hole 200 perforated along the longitudinal direction in the center of the lower surface, and a connection perforated hole 210 formed at one end and the other end of the upper and lower surfaces. formed into a structure. Here, the support part 20 has a diagonal surface formed in a diagonal direction so that the protrusion hole case part 30 can be easily fitted at the starting point where the connection guide hole 200 is formed, so that it is larger than the width of the connection guide hole 200 . It may further include an entrance guide hole having a width.

As such, the support part 20 may be formed of the first support part 21 and the second support part 22 having the same shape as the first support part 21 .

The support part 20 allows the protrusion case part 30 to be inserted and connected therein through the connection guide hole 200 . In addition, it may be connected to one side and the other side of the first side plate module 111 and the second side plate module through the connection module 220 penetrating the connection hole 210 and the connection hole 210 .

The protrusion hole case part 30 is formed in a plate shape of a plastic material, and a plurality of outer protrusions 310 protruding to the outer surface and inner protrusions 320 protruding to the inner surface are crossed, and one end of the outer protrusion and the inner protrusion is cut. It includes a through hole 330 . One side of the protrusion case part 30 may be connected to the connection guide hole 200 formed in the first support, and the other end may be connected to the connection guide hole 200 formed in the second support. The protrusion case part 30 may be connected to the first support part 21 and the second support part 22 . A description of such a protrusion case part 30 will be described later.

A flowerpot for a garden having such a component (2) can be manufactured in a simple manner compared to a flowerpot that is a tree on all sides. Accordingly, it can be manufactured at a low cost compared to the conventional manufacturing of flowerpots.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawing of FIG. 8, the characteristics of the protrusion hole case part will be described in more detail.

The protrusion case part 30 is an example of a shape in which one side is connected to the first support, the other side is connected to the second support, and an accommodation space is formed. 111) and the second side plate module 112 may be connected.

The protrusion case part 30 allows the soil and roots (B) of plants to be accommodated in the receiving space, and air flows into the soil and roots through the through hole 330, and the water (C) introduced into the soil Allow it to drain smoothly. Such a protrusion case part 30 allows the roots to come into contact with the air and provides an environment in which the large roots can grow abundantly. In addition, water flowing in from the outside is smoothly discharged through the through hole 330 and mold does not form in the protrusion case part 30 .

The protrusion hole case part 30 may be firmly fixed to the inside of the support part 20 through the inner protrusion 320 and the outer protrusion 310 accommodated inside the support part. Moreover, the inner protrusion 320 and the outer protrusion 310 are, as shown in FIG. 6, when the protrusion case part 30 forming the accommodation space is struck by the weight by soil and plants, the sagging force Correspondingly, as the protrusion case part 30 descends from the support part 20 , it can be more firmly fixed to the support part 20 .

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the accompanying drawings, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains can realize that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without changing its technical spirit or essential features. you will be able to understand Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

1: Modular garden using potted plants
2: Planter for garden 3: Water tank part
31: water tank module 32: supply pipe module
4: control unit 41: humidity sensor module
42: power module 420: solar cell module
43: operation module
5: Pump part 6: Injection part
61: opening/closing module 62: nozzle module
10: flowerpot frame part
111: first side plate module 112: second side plate module
120: connection bar module
121: first connecting bar 122: second connecting bar
20: support portion 21: first support portion
22: second support unit 200: connection guide hole
210: connection hole 220: connection module
30: protrusion case part 310: outer protrusion
320: inner projection 321: branch piping module
330: through hole A: plant

Claims (6)

delete A plurality of pots for a vegetable garden (2) that can be arranged continuously;
a water tank unit (3) including a water tank module (31) for accommodating water therein, and a supply pipe module (32) installed at one end of the water tank module (31) to provide a movement path of the water;
The humidity sensor module 41 installed in the supply pipe module 32, the humidity sensor module 41, and the external power module 42 are connected to the input signal of the humidity sensor module 41 and the power module. a control unit 4 including an arithmetic module 43 for calculating and outputting an output signal;
a pump unit (5) that operates in response to the output signal and is capable of discharging the water contained in the water tank unit (3); and
and an injection unit 6 provided with an opening/closing module 61 operating in response to the output signal and a nozzle module 62 for spraying the water,
The potted plant for the garden (2),
The first side plate module 111 , the second side plate module 112 , and one end is connected to the lower end of the inner surface of the first side plate module, and the other end is connected to the lower end of the inner surface of the second side plate module The planter frame unit 10 provided with the bar module 120;
When a connection guide hole 200 is formed at the center of the lower surface, one end is fixed to the upper end of the first side plate module 111, and the other end is fixed to the upper end of the second side plate module. ); and
It is formed in a plate shape and includes a plurality of outer protrusions 310 protruding to the outside and an inner protrusion 320 protruding to the inner surface, and a through hole 330 formed by cutting one end of the outer protrusion 310 and the inner protrusion. Including, one side connected to the connection guide hole 200 formed in any one support unit 20, and the other side is connected to the connection guide hole 200 formed in the other support unit 20, a protrusion case A modular garden using a potted plant for a vegetable garden, including a part (30). 3. The method of claim 2,
The power module 42,
It is installed on the support unit 20 and further comprises a solar cell module 420 for generating electricity from sunlight,
The connection guide hole 200,
A modular garden using a flowerpot for a vegetable garden, the width of which is formed to be less than the protrusion length of the inner protrusion 320 and the outer protrusion 310 . 3. The method of claim 2,
The support unit 20,
It is formed of a cuboidal pipe with an empty inside,
The connection guide hole 200,
A modular garden using a flowerpot for a vegetable garden, formed along the longitudinal direction of the pipe in the center of the lower surface of the pipe. According to claim 2, wherein the connection bar module 120,
A modular garden using a flowerpot for a vegetable garden, further comprising a first connection bar 121 installed on one side and a second connection bar 122 installed on the other side based on the center of the first side plate module 111 . According to claim 2, wherein the support unit 20,
At least one connection hole 210 is formed at one end and the other end, and the first side plate module 111 and the second side surface are formed by a connection module 220 penetrating the connection hole 210 . A modular garden using a potted plant for a garden, connected to the plate module 112 .

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