KR102456016B1 - Flowerpot for adjusting the height - Google Patents

Abstract

Various embodiments relate to a height-adjustable flowerpot, and the height-adjustable flowerpot can easily adjust the height of the flowerpot according to a user's physical condition so that the elderly or the disabled can easily access gardening activities. The height-adjustable flowerpot includes a flowerpot body including a bottom surface and a sidewall having drainage holes; a height adjustment unit formed on the lower side of the pot body and supporting the pot body and varying the height of the pot body; and a frame connected to a lower end of the height adjusting unit and supporting the height adjusting unit. Various other embodiments are possible.

Description

Height-adjustable pots

Various embodiments to be described later relate to a height-adjustable flowerpot.

In general, a flower pot, which becomes a container for plants to grow, is placed alone on the ground or on an installation table formed by stairs, and can be used for horticultural or ornamental purposes by planting and nurturing plants of interest in the pot.

Recently, as the elderly population increases, the demand for tools for gardening and horticultural activities of the elderly with reduced physical function is increasing. The development of gardening tools, such as flowerpots, that can improve the convenience of gardening activities for the elderly or the disabled with physical difficulties, is required because it is difficult for the elderly to perform gardening and gardening activities on the ground because physical activities such as bending down are unnatural. have.

Various embodiments disclosed in this document may provide a height-adjustable flowerpot in which a user, such as an elderly person with a physical disability or a person with a disability, can easily adjust the height.

In addition, various embodiments may provide a height-adjustable flowerpot formed in a shape and size capable of gardening activities within a range that a user using a wheelchair or mobility aid can reach while sitting.

The technical problems to be achieved in this document are not limited to the technical problems mentioned above, and other technical problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention belongs from the description below. There will be.

The height-adjustable flowerpot according to various embodiments includes, for example, a flowerpot body including a bottom surface and a sidewall having drainage holes; a height adjustment unit formed on the lower side of the pot body and supporting the pot body and varying the height of the pot body; and a frame connected to a lower end of the height adjusting unit and supporting the height adjusting unit.

In various embodiments, the pot body may have a 'C' shape when viewed from the top.

In various embodiments, the height adjustment unit, a rotating shaft having a handle at one end,

A lead screw disposed vertically downward on the rotation shaft, a gear for transmitting rotational motion of the rotation shaft to the lead screw, and a nut having a screw engaged with a screw formed on an outer circumferential surface of the lead screw is formed inside. .

In one embodiment, the gear may be a bevel gear including a pinion gear fixedly arranged at one point of the rotation shaft and a ring gear fixedly arranged on one end of the lead screw.

In various embodiments, the height adjustment unit, the upper surface is fixed to the lower surface of the planter body, the gear is fixedly arranged on the inside, both sides of the bracket may further include a through hole through which the rotating shaft passes. .

In various embodiments, it may further include wheels provided on both sides of the lower end of the frame.

In various embodiments, the wheel unit may include a wheel and a foot brake that prevents rotation of the wheel.

In various embodiments, a flange extending downward of the drain hole and protruding from the lower surface of the flowerpot body may be provided.

In various embodiments, at least one support fixture may be provided at a point of an edge of the bottom surface where the bottom surface and the side wall meet.

In various embodiments, it may further include a transparent body covering the pot body to a predetermined height from the upper side.

The height-adjustable flowerpot according to various embodiments may easily adjust the height of the flowerpot according to the physical condition of the user to facilitate access to gardening activities for the elderly or the disabled who have limited physical activity.

The height-adjustable flowerpot according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may have a shape and size within a range that a user using a wheelchair or a mobility aid can reach in a seated state to enable gardening activities.

The height-adjustable flowerpot according to various embodiments may support gardening activities of the elderly and the disabled by including a configuration capable of mounting auxiliary tools (eg, poles, hoses) for gardening activities.

Effects obtainable in the present disclosure are not limited to the above-mentioned effects, and other effects not mentioned may be clearly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present disclosure belongs from the description below. will be.

1 is a side perspective view of a height-adjustable flowerpot according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
2 is a perspective view of a height-adjustable flowerpot viewed from the top according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
3 is a perspective view viewed from a lower surface of a height-adjustable flowerpot according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
4 is a cross-sectional view of a height adjustment unit of a height-adjustable flowerpot according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
5 is a view showing a portion of the lower surface of the pot body of the height adjustable pot according to various embodiments.
6 is a view showing a pole installed in a height-adjustable flowerpot according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
7 is a side view of a frame of a height-adjustable flowerpot according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;
8 is a view illustrating a transparent body placed on a height-adjustable flowerpot according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present document will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The various embodiments of this document and the terms used therein are not intended to limit the technical features described in this document to specific embodiments, and should be understood to include various modifications, equivalents, or substitutions of the embodiments. In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for similar or related components. The singular form of the noun corresponding to the item may include one or more of the item, unless the relevant context clearly dictates otherwise. As used herein, "A or B", "at least one of A and B", "at least one of A or B," "A, B or C," "at least one of A, B and C," and "A , B, or C," each of which may include any one of the items listed together in the corresponding one of the phrases, or all possible combinations thereof. Terms such as "first", "second", or "first" or "second" may simply be used to distinguish an element from other elements in question, and may refer elements to other aspects (e.g., importance or order) is not limited.

1 is a perspective view of a height-adjustable flowerpot according to various embodiments as viewed from the side, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a height-adjustable flowerpot according to various embodiments from the top, and FIG. 3 is a height-adjustable flowerpot according to various embodiments It is a perspective view viewed from the bottom.

1 to 3 , the height-adjustable flowerpot 100 according to various embodiments may include a flowerpot body 110 , a height adjuster 120 , and a frame 130 . The pot body 110 includes a bottom surface on which the drain hole 111 is formed and a side wall surrounding the bottom surface, so that a planting space in which a plant can be planted may be formed. The height adjustment unit 120 is formed on the lower side of the pot body 110 to support the pot body 110 , and can change the height of the pot body 110 . The frame 130 may be connected to the lower end of the height adjuster 120 to stably support the height adjuster 120 .

Referring to FIG. 2 , the height-adjustable flowerpot 100 according to various embodiments may have a 'C' shape when viewed from the top. If the flowerpot body has a 'U' shape, gardening activities may be possible within a range that a user using a wheelchair or mobility aid can reach while sitting.

4 is a cross-sectional view of a height adjustment unit of a height-adjustable flowerpot according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

Referring to FIG. 4 , the height adjustment unit 120 of the height adjustment flowerpot according to various embodiments includes a rotation shaft 121 , a lead screw 123 , a gear 122 , a nut 124 and a bracket 126 . can do. A handle 125 is provided in a lateral direction of the height adjustment unit 120 , and one end includes a rotation shaft 110 coupled to the handle 125 and disposed horizontally, and is located on the lower surface of the pot body 110 . It may be disposed transversely in the X-axis direction on the lower side of the flowerpot body 110 through the bracket 126 to be fixed. The lead screw 123 is disposed vertically downward at two points in the longitudinal direction of the rotation shaft 110 , and between the lead screw 123 and the rotation shaft 110 , a gear 122 is used as a medium for the rotation shaft 110 . Rotational motion may be transmitted to the lead screw 123 .

In various embodiments, the lead screw 123 may have a cantilever shape in which one end is fixed to a point of the gear 122 and a screw is formed on the outer circumferential surface. The nut 124 has a screw formed therein, and the lead screw is coupled at one end to elevate and lower, and the other end may be fixedly connected at a point on the upper surface of the frame. The upper surface of the briquette 126 is fixed to the lower surface of the flowerpot body 110, a space for fixing the gear 122 is formed therein, and a through hole through which the rotating shaft passes is formed on both sides of the briquette 126 .

In various embodiments, the height adjustment unit 120 may be fixedly coupled to the flowerpot body 110 through the bracket 126 , and may be fixedly coupled to the frame 130 through the lower end of the nut 124 . In addition, the height adjustment unit 120 transmits the rotational movement of the rotational shaft 121 to the lead screw 123 through the gear 122 when the rotational movement of the rotational shaft 121 occurs by operating the handle 125 . and the lead screw 123 rotates in one direction to loosen from the nut 124 to increase the height of the pot body 110 . Alternatively, when the rotational movement of the rotational shaft 121 occurs by the handle 125 operation, the height adjustment unit 120 transmits the rotational movement of the rotational shaft 121 to the lead screw 123 through the gear 122 and , while the lead screw 123 is rotated in a different direction and wound around the nut 124 , the height of the pot body 110 may be lowered. Therefore, the height adjustment unit 120 supports the pot body 110 through the rigid coupling structure of the components, and can easily implement the height adjustment of the pot body 110 by a simple rotation operation of the handle.

In various embodiments, the gear 122 is a pinion gear 122a and a lead screw ( It may be a bevel gear including a ring gear 122b fixed to one end of the 123). In this case, the rotational motion of the rotating shaft 121 may be transmitted to the lead screw 123 while the gear mountain of the piner gear 122a and the gear mountain of the ring gear 122b are engaged.

In various embodiments, the height adjuster may include a case that can accommodate some components. That is, a portion of the bracket 126 , the lead screw 123 , and the nut 124 may be casing so as not to be exposed to the outside.

5 is a view showing a portion of the lower surface of the pot body of the height adjustable pot according to various embodiments. That is, FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of part A of FIG. 3 .

Referring to FIG. 5 , the height-adjustable flowerpot 100 according to various embodiments extends downward of the drain hole 111 and the drain hole 111 through which water can drain at one point of the planter body 110 , and the planter body ( A flange 113 protruding from the lower surface of the 110 may be provided. A hose 10 is connected to the flange 113 so that water coming down through the drain hole may be guided to the sewer.

6 is a view showing a pole installed in a height-adjustable flowerpot according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

Referring to FIGS. 2 and 6 , the height-adjustable flowerpot 100 according to various embodiments is at least one post fixture 112 at a point on the edge of the bottom surface where the bottom surface and the sidewall of the flowerpot body 110 meet. can be provided. As shown in FIG. 6 , the support fixture 112 may be formed in pairs on the edges of the bottom surfaces facing each other. In various embodiments, the height-adjustable flowerpot 100 can easily install a prop for preventing the falling of a plant growing in height by having a post fixture.

7 is a side view of a frame of a height-adjustable flowerpot according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

Referring to FIG. 7 , the height-adjustable flowerpot 100 according to various embodiments may further include wheels provided on both sides of the lower end of the frame 130 . The wheel part is connected to the frame 130 and the bracket 131 , and may include the wheel 132 and a foot brake 133 for preventing rotation of the wheel 132 . The height-adjustable flowerpot 100 according to various embodiments is provided with wheels 132 and a foot brake 133 to facilitate movement of the flowerpot and can be stably fixedly disposed at a predetermined position after movement.

8 is a view illustrating a transparent body placed on a height-adjustable flowerpot according to various embodiments of the present disclosure;

Referring to FIG. 8 , the height-adjustable flowerpot 100 according to various embodiments may further include a transparent body 140 covering the flowerpot body 110 from the upper side to a predetermined height. The transparent body includes a body 142 in which the upper and lower ends of the sidewalls of the pot body are in contact with the body 142 and a cover 141 that blocks the upper portion of the body, and the body 142 and the cover 141 may be connected by a hinge. The height-adjustable pot 100 according to various embodiments includes a transparent body 140 that covers the pot body 110 at a predetermined height from the upper side, thereby protecting the planted plant and maintaining an appropriate temperature around the plant. and it may be possible to supply sunlight to the plants.

Claims (10)

A flowerpot body including a bottom surface and a side wall with drainage holes formed in a 'C' shape when viewed from above;
a height adjustment unit formed on the lower side of the pot body and supporting the pot body and varying the height of the pot body; and
a frame connected to the lower end of the height adjustment unit and supporting the height adjustment unit;
The height adjustment unit,
A handle is provided in the lateral direction,
A rotating shaft having one end coupled to the handle and disposed horizontally,
a lead screw vertically downwardly disposed on the rotating shaft;
a gear for transmitting the rotational motion of the rotating shaft to the lead screw; and
and a nut having a screw engaged with a screw formed on an outer circumferential surface of the lead screw and formed inside,
The upper surface of the height adjustment part is fixed to the lower surface of the planter body, the gear is fixedly arranged inside, and both sides include brackets having through holes through which the rotating shaft passes,
The gear is
It is a bevel gear comprising a pinion gear fixedly arranged at one point of the rotating shaft and a ring gear fixedly arranged on one end of the lead screw,
The height-adjustable flowerpot further comprising: a body seated along the upper end of the side wall of the flowerpot body and formed to a predetermined height;
delete delete delete delete The method according to claim 1,
A height-adjustable flowerpot further comprising wheels provided on both sides of the lower end of the frame.
7. The method of claim 6,
The wheel portion comprising a wheel and a foot brake to prevent rotation of the wheel, height-adjustable potted plant.
The method according to claim 1,
A height-adjustable flowerpot that extends downward of the drain hole and is provided with a flange protruding from the lower surface of the flowerpot body.
The method according to claim 1,
At one point of the edge of the bottom surface where the bottom surface and the side wall meet, at least one post fixture is provided, a height-adjustable flowerpot.
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