KR200404952Y1 - Apparatus for germinating seeds - Google Patents

Abstract

Seed germination is disclosed to promote seed germination. Seed germination is a germination chamber for placing trays in which seeds are seeded, a water storage compartment located at the bottom of the germination chamber, a water temperature control unit for cooling or heating water in the water storage compartment, and an upper portion of the germination chamber for cooling or heated water in the water temperature control unit. A guide pipe for transporting the water to the guide pipe, a feed pump for transporting the water from the water storage chamber to the guide pipe, and an inclined plate which is formed adjacent to both sides of the germination chamber, and the water transferred from the guide tube passes along the slope A temperature control unit that flows toward the lower part of the acyl to control the temperature inside the germination chamber, water tank for supplying water, moisture to receive the water from the water tank and deliver the water into the germination chamber in the state of fine droplets or steam And a controller for controlling the humidity controller including a supply pipe, a temperature controller, and the humidity controller. Therefore, the temperature control unit and the humidity control unit may adjust the inside of the germination chamber to an appropriate temperature and proper humidity to make an environment in which seeds placed inside the germination chamber are good to germinate.

Germination, Temperature Control, Moisture Control

Description

Seed germination {APPARATUS FOR GERMINATING SEEDS}

1 is a view for explaining a conventional seed germination.

Figure 2 is a perspective view for explaining the seed germination according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a front view for explaining the seed germination of FIG.

4 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining the seed germination of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a schematic front view for explaining a controller of the seed germination of FIG. 2.

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110: germination room 120: temperature control part

140: humidity control part 150: control part

The present invention relates to a seed germination, and more particularly to a seed germination that can promote germination by adjusting to the environmental conditions required for seed germination.

In general, the appearance of infants and roots in seeds is called germination. When sprouted in the soil, the germinated sprouts appear on the ground, called germination.

In general, external conditions for germinating seeds should be suitable for conditions such as humidity and temperature. Humidity is necessary not only for the nutrients accumulated in the seeds to turn into soluble, but also for the dry cell protoplasm to begin activity, and the physiological activity during germination is largely governed by temperature. The minimum temperature of germination is 0-10 ℃, the optimum temperature is 20-30 ℃, and the maximum temperature is 35-50 ℃. Low temperature crops have lower germination temperature than high temperature crops. In this way, when constant humidity and temperature conditions are appropriately applied to the seeds, growth functions are expressed and growth points appear on the outside of the seeds. That is, the abdominal roots or infants come out of the seed and germinate.

However, in the related art, there is a timely limitation in germinating seeds by cultivating after waiting until the season of temperature at which the seeds are easy to germinate in order to germinate seeds. For example, a manual cultivator growing bean sprouts should be soaked in water for 8 to 14 hours to germinate, and 6-7 days in summer and 7-8 days in winter until they grow in soybean sprouts. This takes 15 days, especially in cold places. Therefore, these bean sprouts grower has a hassle that has to be watered by hand every certain time, there is a problem that there is a time limit in germination because it depends on the natural climate.

In order to solve this problem it is possible to use a seed germinator that can control the temperature and moisture. Conventional seed germination can be used to germinate vegetable seeds, such as lettuce or bean sprouts.

As shown in FIG. 1, the conventional seed germinator is a sprayer 10 for spraying water, and a lower portion of the sprayer 10 and a sunscreen cover 21 is formed at an upper portion thereof, and a container 20 having a plurality of holes formed at a lower portion thereof. ), A water tank 30 including a spray pipe 11 below the vessel 20 and connected to the sprayer 10 and supported by the sprayer pedestal 12, and a plurality of holes of the vessel 20. A cultivation container 31 having a plurality of holes formed at the bottom and storing water 33, a support part 32 for supporting the cultivation container 31, and water in the water tank 30 is sprayed with a sprayer 10. It consists of a recirculation pump 50 for pumping up and a controller 60 for controlling the recirculation pump 50 at a predetermined interval.

However, the conventional seed germination is an advantageous structure for evenly supplying water into the cultivation vessel 31, but it is difficult to control the internal temperature of the cultivation vessel 31 to an appropriate temperature by simply spraying water, and cultivation by the water. Since the humidity inside the container 31 becomes high, it cannot be adjusted to an appropriate humidity.

Then, when the water delivered to the sprayer 10 is sprinkled toward the cultivation vessel 31 through a plurality of balls, the grains of the water are so large that the trays for planting the seeds are obstructed by water droplets, thereby preventing the germination of the seeds. In addition, it is possible to increase the temperature of the water, but on the contrary, when cooling as necessary, there is a problem that the natural slow cooling, but the work efficiency is lowered.

Therefore, one object of the present invention for solving the above problems of the present invention is a seed for controlling the temperature of the inside of the germination chamber flows around the germination chamber through the inclination plate heated or cooled through the inclination plate formed on the side of the germination chamber To provide a germination.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a seed germinator for controlling the humidity inside the germination chamber is equipped with a humidity control unit including a moisture supply pipe for transferring the water in the state of the water droplets or steam to the germination chamber.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to install a temperature sensor and humidity sensor, the seed germination can be automatically controlled to the appropriate temperature and the appropriate humidity in the germination room by the control unit received the detection signal of the sensors To provide.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object of the present invention, the seed germinator is provided with a germination chamber, a temperature control unit, a humidity control unit and a control unit. The germination chamber provides a placement space for placing trays in which the seeds are sown. The temperature control unit is located in the lower part of the germination chamber, a water temperature control unit for cooling or heating the water in the water storage room, a guide tube for transferring the water cooled or heated in the water temperature control unit to the upper part of the germination chamber, and guided in the water storage room. A feed pump for transporting the water to the pipe and a sloping plate having an inclined surface adjacent to both sides of the germination chamber. The temperature control unit may increase or decrease the temperature inside the germination chamber because the water transmitted from the guide tube flows toward the lower portion of the germination chamber along the inclined surface. The humidity control unit includes a water tank for supplying water and a moisture supply pipe receiving the water from the water tank and transferring the water into the germination chamber in the form of fine droplets or steam. The humidity control unit may vaporize the water to change it into water vapor, and then transfer the water vapor into the germination chamber to adjust the humidity inside the germination chamber. However, a nozzle may be mounted at the end of the moisture supply pipe, and water may be injected into the fine droplets through the nozzle. The controller controls the temperature controller and the humidity controller, respectively.

Conventional seed germination has a structure using a sprinkler in the germination chamber, which is advantageous to supply water evenly, but when sprinkled by the sprinkler, the particles of water are large and the soil inside the tray loses, and the humidity in the germination chamber is caused by the water. It becomes difficult to adjust.

However, the seed germination according to the present invention is not a method of adjusting the temperature by spraying the water inside the germination chamber, but because the water flows around the germination chamber along the inclined plate formed on the side of the germination chamber to regulate the temperature inside the germination chamber. It is easy to adjust the temperature inside the acyl. In addition, the humidity control unit connected to the inside of the germination chamber sprays fine droplets or water vapor into the inside, so it is easy to control the humidity inside the germination chamber. Therefore, the germination of seeds can be promoted by adjusting the humidity and an appropriate temperature suitable for germinating seeds inside the germination chamber. In addition, the humidity control unit generates an ultrasonic wave in the water, and may use an ultrasonic generator that generates water vapor on the surface of the water due to the violent vibration caused by the ultrasonic wave. It can be adjusted accurately.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited or limited by the embodiments.

Figure 2 is a perspective view for explaining the seed germination according to an embodiment according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a front view for explaining the seed germination of Figure 2, Figure 4 is a side cross-sectional view for explaining the seed germination of Figure 2 FIG. 5 is a schematic front view for explaining a controller of the seed germination of FIG. 2.

2 to 5, the seed germinator includes a germination chamber 110, a temperature controller 120, a humidity controller 140, and a controller 150.

The germination chamber 110 is formed in the inner space of the outer case 105, and the tray in which the seeds are planted is placed in the germination chamber 110 to fit the size. Seed germination in this embodiment can be used to germinate lettuce seeds, in other embodiments can be used to germinate vegetable seeds in addition to lettuce seeds, can also be used in other fields.

The interior of the germination chamber 110 includes a plurality of shelves 112 that partition the space up and down, and the interior of the shelves 112, a plurality of partition holes for passing moisture transmitted from the humidity control unit 140 ( 114) is formed. Since the tray is placed on the shelf 112 inside the germination chamber 110, the germination chamber 110 may be placed in multiple layers so that the space may be more effectively utilized. In the germination chamber 110, a humidity sensor 154 and a temperature sensor 152 are installed. The humidity sensor 154 and the temperature sensor 152 detect an internal temperature and humidity to control the controller 150. ) Can transmit a sense signal.

The temperature control unit 120 is mounted inside the outer case 105 including the germination chamber 110, and circulates the heated or cooled water around the germination chamber 110 so that the temperature of the germination chamber 110 is increased. It controls the temperature. In addition, the temperature controller 120 is controlled by a drive signal of the controller 150 and may be operated by a user's setting.

The temperature controller 120 includes a water storage chamber 122, a water temperature controller 124, a guide tube 132, a supply pump 134, and an inclined plate 136.

The water reservoir 122 is formed under the outer case 105 and is located at the bottom of the germination chamber 110. In addition, the water flows down the inclined plate 136 in the guide tube 132 installed on the outer upper portion of the germination chamber 110, and the flowed water moves back to the water storage chamber 122. The water reservoir 122 may receive water from the water tank.

The water temperature control unit 124 heats or cools the water in the water storage chamber 122, and includes a heating unit 126 and a cooling unit 128. Therefore, when the temperature of the germination chamber 110 is lowered, the water is heated to circulate around the germination chamber 110 to increase the temperature of the germination chamber 110, and when the temperature of the germination chamber 110 is increased, the water is cooled. By circulating around the germination chamber 110 to lower the temperature of the germination chamber (110).

The heating unit 126 includes an electric heater 127 for heating the water in the water reservoir 122. Therefore, when the water passes through the heating unit 126, the heater 127 is heated, and the water is heated by a condenser for connecting heat to the heater. However, in other embodiments of the present invention, various means of heating may be used in addition to the electric heater according to the intention of the designer.

The cooling unit 128 has a structure of lowering the water temperature by exchanging heat with water using a refrigerant, and includes a compressor (not shown), a condenser 130, and an evaporator 131. At this time, the cooling unit 128 is operated by the control of the control unit 150. The compressor compresses the refrigerant, the condenser 130 liquefies the refrigerant, and the evaporator 131 is connected to the condenser 130 to transfer cold air to the water in the water storage chamber 122. Therefore, the cooling unit 128 converts the refrigerant having a high temperature and high pressure gas state from the compressor to the condenser 130 through the control of the controller 150, converts the refrigerant into a liquid refrigerant state, and then passes the evaporator 131 in a low pressure state. It is converted to heat exchange with water.

The guide tube 132 is formed in a tube shape to guide the water heated or cooled in the water temperature control unit 124 to the upper portion of the germination chamber 110. At the end of the guide tube 132 on the top side of the germination chamber 110, a plurality of passage holes 133 for evenly delivering water to the inclined plate 136 are formed. As shown in Figure 4, the end of the guide tube 132 extends parallel and long at the top of the germination chamber 110, so that the water passing through the passage hole 133 therein is evenly spread, germination chamber 110 Evenly sprayed on the inclined plate 136 formed on the side of the.

The supply pump 134 transports the water heated or cooled by the water temperature control unit 124 to the guide tube 132, and transfers water from the water storage chamber 122 to the upper part of the germination chamber 110 through the guide tube 132. Pumped to circulate the water.

The inclined plate 136 is disposed on both sides of the germination chamber 110, and is inclined toward the germination chamber 110 because the inclination plate 136 is disposed to be inclined from the upper portion to the lower portion of the outer case 105. Accordingly, water may flow along the inclined surface of the inclined plate 136, and the temperature around the germination chamber 110 adjacent to the inclined plate 136 is changed by the water flowing out of the upper guide tube 132. For example, if you want to increase the temperature of the germination chamber 110, the heated water flows to the inclined plate 136 to increase the temperature around the germination chamber 110 to increase the temperature of the germination chamber 110, To lower the temperature of the germination chamber 110, the cooled water flows to the inclined plate 136 to cool the periphery of the germination chamber 110 to lower the temperature of the germination chamber 110. Then, the flowed water is moved back to the water storage chamber 122, the water moved to the water storage chamber 122 can be used again.

Humidity control unit 140 is mounted inside the outer case 105, and serves to adjust the internal humidity of the germination chamber (110). The humidity controller 140 includes a water tank, an ultrasonic generator 142, and a moisture supply pipe 144.

The water tank delivers water to the ultrasonic generator 142 from the outside of the outer case 105. In addition, water may be transferred from the water tank to the water storage chamber 122. However, in another embodiment of the present invention, the water tank may be installed inside the outer case according to the designer's intention. The ultrasonic generator 142 generates ultrasonic waves in water, and water vapor is generated on the surface of the water due to the violent vibration by the ultrasonic waves. The moisture supply pipe 144 guides the water vapor to move to the inner upper portion of the germination chamber 110, and the water vapor moves along the moisture supply pipe 144 manufactured and mounted in the form of a tube. However, in another embodiment of the present invention may use a method of producing water vapor by heating water in addition to the ultrasonic generator, according to the designer's intention, water is changed into fine droplets by mounting a nozzle at the end of the moisture supply pipe 144 Humidity inside the germination chamber can be adjusted.

Therefore, the seed germination according to the present invention is to control the temperature of the germination chamber because the heated or cooled water flows along the inclined plate 136 formed on the side of the germination chamber 110 to control the temperature of the germination chamber 110. This is easy.

In addition, it is easy to control the humidity inside the germination chamber 110 by spraying steam into the inside using the ultrasonic generator 142 in the humidity controller 140 connected to the germination chamber 110. Therefore, the germination of seeds can be promoted by adjusting the humidity and an appropriate temperature suitable for germinating seeds inside the germination chamber. In addition, since the ultrasonic generator 142 has a faster humidification effect, it is possible to effectively control the humidity inside the germination chamber 110.

The controller 150 is electrically connected to the temperature controller 120, the humidity controller 140, the temperature sensor 152, and the humidity sensor 154, and controls each of them. The controller 150 receives a detection signal from the temperature sensor 152 that senses the temperature inside the germination chamber 110, and operates the heating unit 126 to increase the internal temperature of the germination chamber 110. In order to lower the internal temperature of the germination chamber 110, the cooling unit 128 is operated. Then, the cooled water is operated through the guide pipe 132 by operating the feed pump 134 in the controller 150. The controller 150 is provided with a plurality of switches 156 for operating the controller 150 inside the outer case 105.

In addition, when the humidity sensor 154 detects the humidity of the germination chamber 110, the controller 150 operates the ultrasonic generator 142 to adjust the humidity to an appropriate humidity in the germination chamber 110. Therefore, the seed germination may be automatically operated by the controller 150 according to the temperature and humidity of the germination chamber 110, and the user does not need to operate the seed germination directly.

Therefore, the seed germination according to the present invention controls the temperature of the germination chamber by flowing heated or cooled water along the inclined plate formed on the side of the germination chamber. In addition, by using a ultrasonic generator in the humidity control unit connected to the germination chamber by spraying the steam to the inside can control the humidity in the germination chamber. Therefore, it is possible to promote the germination of seeds by adjusting the humidity and the appropriate temperature suitable for the seeds to germinate inside the germination chamber. In addition, since the humidification effect is faster by using an ultrasonic generator in the moisture generator, the humidity inside the germination chamber can be effectively controlled.

In addition, the temperature sensor and humidity sensor inside the germination chamber are sensed by the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor, respectively, and the control unit receives the detected signal to operate the temperature control unit and the humidity control unit automatically to operate at the proper temperature and proper humidity. It is convenient because the user does not need to operate the seed germination directly.

As described above, the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but those skilled in the art various modifications and changes of the present invention without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the claims below I can understand that you can.

Claims (8)

Germination chambers for placing trays with seeded seeds; A water reservoir located at a lower portion of the germination chamber, a water temperature controller for cooling or heating water in the water reservoir, a guide tube for transferring the water cooled or heated in the water temperature controller to an upper portion of the germination chamber, in the water reservoir A feed pump for transporting the water to the guide tube and an inclined plate providing an inclined surface at the side of the germination chamber, wherein the water delivered from the guide tube flows toward the lower portion of the germination chamber along the inclined surface. A temperature controller for controlling the temperature of the acyl; A humidity control unit including a water tank for supplying water, and a moisture supply pipe receiving water from the water tank and transferring the water into the germination chamber in the form of fine droplets or steam; And A controller for controlling the temperature controller and the humidity controller; Seed germination comprising. The method of claim 1, The water temperature control unit, A heating unit for heating water in the water storage chamber; And A cooling unit including a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a condenser connected to the compressor to liquefy the refrigerant, and an evaporator connected to the condenser to transfer cold air to water in the water storage chamber; Seed germination, characterized in that it comprises a. The method of claim 1, The control part is a seed germinator, characterized in that it comprises a temperature sensor for sensing the temperature inside the germination chamber. The method of claim 1, Seed germination, characterized in that the guide tube is formed with a plurality of passage holes for evenly delivering water to the inclined plate of the germination chamber. The method of claim 1, Seed germination, characterized in that the water flowing through the guide tube to the inclined plate is moved to the water storage room and reused. The method of claim 1, Seed germination, characterized in that the humidity control unit includes an ultrasonic generator. The method of claim 1, The control unit includes a humidity sensor for sensing the humidity in the interior of the germination chamber, seed germination, characterized in that for controlling the humidity control unit in accordance with the humidity inside the germination chamber measured from the humidity sensor. The method of claim 1, The germination chamber is provided with a plurality of shelves for partitioning the space up and down, the seed germination, characterized in that the shelf is formed with a plurality of partition holes for passing the moisture transferred from the humidity control unit.

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