KR20130005040U - Device for Growing a Plants - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a plant cultivation apparatus, and more particularly, the lathe means are stacked in multiple stages, and the laminated means is connected to each other by a cylindrical connecting means, and the connection means of the culture medium or water is formed inside the connecting means and laminated. By forming a discharge means on the side of each shelf means, if the culture solution or water is put into the top shelf means without the power means such as a motor or a pump so that the culture solution can be supplied to all the shelf means stacked by gravity, It is related to a plant cultivation apparatus that is simple in structure and inexpensive, and thus can be easily used by a general person in a home or a living space, and can be used for a long time due to a low probability of failure.

Description

Device for Growing a Plants

The present invention relates to a plant cultivation apparatus, and more particularly, the lathe means are stacked in multiple stages, and the laminated means is connected to each other by a cylindrical connecting means, and the connection means of the culture medium or water is formed inside the connecting means and laminated. By forming a discharge means on the side of each shelf means, if the culture medium or water is put into the top shelf means without the power means such as a motor or a pump so that the culture solution or water can be supplied to all the shelf means stacked by gravity The present invention relates to a plant cultivation apparatus that is simple in structure and inexpensive, and thus can be easily used by the general public at home or living space, and has a low probability of failure.

In general, vegetable cultivation at home not only satisfies the current consumer who wants to consume fresh pollution-free vegetables regardless of the season regardless of the cropland due to industrialization, but is also suitable for maintaining freshness. Is a kind of method.

In addition, the hydroponic cultivation method is a cultivation method that allows the roots of hydroponic plants suspended in the water is cultivated in a submerged state, allowing consumers to enjoy fresh pollution-free vegetables.

In indoor vegetable cultivation and hydroponic cultivation, the cultivated plants accommodated on the container side grow by absorbing nutrients from water in which various nutrients supplied from the outside are dissolved, and proper water supply and temperature control are key.

However, conventionally, there is no suitable vegetable cultivation apparatus in the room, so the types of vegetables grown were not varied, and there were many cases of slow growth. In addition, planting and planting vegetables in a narrow place such as a room or a veranda is inconvenient, but it also requires a separate space for storing items such as shovels, hoe or humus, which are necessary for vegetable cultivation.

In addition, the conventional vegetable cultivation apparatus or hydroponic plant cultivation apparatus generally adopts a structure in which water is supplied to the vessel from a water supply pipe of a plant accommodated inside the vessel installed to communicate with each other, and a heater is installed for temperature management of the water to be supplied.

However, such a conventional cultivation apparatus is suitable for large-scale installation in a large-scale plastic house complex, etc., but since the required cost is enormous, it is difficult for the general person to easily install and use it in a home or a space adjacent to the home.

As a technique for cultivating hydroponic plants from the point of view of the public, for example, the Korean hydroponic cultivation device case, a reservoir for storing the culture solution, and the inside of the case are divided into two layers and the culture water channel A plurality of shelf members formed therein, a plurality of redistribution members provided on the plurality of shelf members, a plurality of illumination members provided on the plurality of redistribution materials, an illumination control unit, and a storage tank according to the operation of the circulation pump. It comprises a culture medium circulation unit for circulating the culture medium or water.

However, Korean Patent No. 10-1034513 has a structure in which a reservoir is installed at the bottom of a case and a circulating pump is used to circulate a culture solution or water to the top. In addition, there is a problem that occurs frequently from time to time, a circulation pump, etc. is required to consume electrical energy, there was a problem that is expensive.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to overcome the above problems, by stacking the shelf means in multiple stages and connected between the stacked shelf means by a cylindrical connecting means, but forms a connection passage of culture medium or water inside the connecting means, By forming a discharge means on the side of each stacked shelf means, if the culture medium or water is put into the upper shelf means without the power means such as a motor or a pump, the culture solution or water can be supplied to all the stacked shelf means by gravity It is to provide a plant cultivation device that can be used for a long time because the structure is simple and the unit price is low and the general public can easily use it at home or living space.

The present invention relates to a plant cultivation apparatus, the first shelf means of the upper and the second shelf means of the bottom is formed by being connected to each other by the connecting means, the inner side of the first shelf means and the second shelf means is discharged Means are formed, and some of the connecting means is open at the top, the lower part is closed, there is a connection passage is formed therein and the discharge port is formed at the bottom, so that some of the culture liquid or water introduced into the inner space of the first shelf means by gravity Characterized in that it is supplied to the inner space of the second shelf means through the discharge means formed on the inner side of the first shelf means, the connecting passage inside the connection means, the discharge port of the lower connection means and the discharge means formed on the inner side of the second shelf means. do.

At this time, the second shelf means further comprises a third shelf means connected to and fixed to the second shelf means by a connecting means, the inner side of the third shelf means discharge means is formed, the connecting means The other part of the upper and lower openings are formed in the interior of the connecting passage, and the connecting means of the upper part and the lower portion is closed, the connecting passage is formed in the interior and the discharge port is formed in the lower, the first shelf means inside The discharge means formed on the inner side of the first shelf means by gravity, the other part of the culture solution or water introduced into the space, the connection passage inside the connection means, the connection passage inside the connection means, the discharge port below the connection means and the third shelf means It is characterized in that it further comprises a function to be supplied to the inner space of the third shelf means via the discharge means formed on the inner side.

Preferably, the inner space of the first shelf means or the second shelf means is characterized in that the planting means is formed with a planting hole is combined.

Also preferably, a lighting means is formed below the first shelf means, and an illumination control means for controlling the illumination intensity of the lighting means is formed on the outer side of the first shelf means.

According to the present invention, in a plant cultivation apparatus in which the lathe means are stacked in multiple stages, the culture medium or water is added to all the lathe means stacked by gravity when the culture medium or water is put into the uppermost shelf means without the power means such as a motor or a pump. This can be supplied, the structure is simple and the unit price is low, so that the general public can easily use in the home or living space, etc., there is an effect that can be used for a long time with a small probability of failure.

1 is a perspective view of a plant cultivation apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a front view of a plant cultivation apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 3a to 3c is an exploded cross-sectional view for explaining the connecting means according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a partial exploded cross-sectional view for explaining the culture or water discharge according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Prior to describing the details for the practice of the present invention, the terminology or words used in this specification and claims may properly define the concepts of the terminology in order for the inventor to best describe his or her invention. It should be interpreted as a meaning and a concept corresponding to the technical idea of the present invention based on the principle that the present invention.

In addition, when it is determined that the detailed description of the known function and the configuration related to the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, it should be noted that the detailed description is omitted.

Hereinafter, a plant cultivation apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

1 is a perspective view of a plant cultivation apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a front view of a plant cultivation apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, Figures 3a to 3c is a preferred embodiment of the present invention 4 is an exploded cross-sectional view for explaining a connection means according to the present invention, and FIG.

First, referring to Figure 1, the plant cultivation apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first shelf means 100 of the top, the second shelf means 100 of the interruption, and the third shelf means 100 of the bottom ) Is stacked in three stages and is formed by connecting and supporting the connecting means (20a-20d, 30a-30d) between each stacked lathe means (100).

Each shelf means 100 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, but a rectangular plate having a predetermined thickness is formed at a predetermined point in a height direction, thereby forming a predetermined internal space for planting a plant on the upper surface.

The cultivation means 200 is coupled to a rectangular plate formed at a predetermined point in the height direction of the first shelve means 100, and the seed of hydroponic plants is introduced into the upper surface of the cultivation means 200 so that the hydroponic medium may be grown by the culture liquid or water. Cultivation of plants is implemented. In addition, the suspended second shelf means 100 and the lower third shelf means 100 can be grown by planting seedlings or planting young vegetable sprouts in which the culture soil is laid and the seed germination.

Of course, in the case of hydroponic cultivation only, the cultivation means 200 are respectively coupled to the rectangular plate formed at a predetermined point in the height direction of each shelve means 100, the seed of hydroponic plant flows into the upper surface of the cultivation means 200. As a matter of course, the cultivation of hydroponic plants by the culture medium or water can be realized.

The cultivation means 200 is a rectangular plate having the same shape as a rectangular plate formed at a predetermined point in the height direction of each shelving means 100, and a plurality of planting holes are formed for introducing seeds of hydroponic plants or roots of hydroponic plants. It can be composed of barbed wire.

Each of the upper and lower surfaces of each shelf means 100 is formed with a coupling hole for coupling the respective connection means (20a-20d, 30a-30d), the user is each shelf means 100, each cultivation means 200 ) And the respective connecting means 20a-20d and 30a-30d can be easily assembled with the plant cultivation apparatus.

Dispensing means (11b, 21b, 31b) are formed at the points corresponding to the discharge ports (22a, 22b) of the connecting means (20a-20d, 30a-30d) of the inner side of each shelf means 100, the uppermost shelf means (100) The culture solution or water introduced into the inner space may be gradually supplied to the inner space of each shelf means 100 by gravity even without a power means such as a motor or a pump.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, each shelf means 100 is set in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, the number of the connecting means for supporting two shelf means 100 connected to each other was set to four, according to each shelf means ( It is preferable that the number of discharge means formed in 100 is also four.

The point at which each of the connecting means 20a-20d and 30a-30d is connected to each of the shelf means 100 is preferably a point spaced a predetermined distance from the corner of each shelf means 100, whereby each of the connection means 20a- Discharge means 11b, 21b, 31b formed at points corresponding to the discharge ports 22a, 22b of 20d, 30a-30d can be easily formed in a square shape.

3A to 3C, FIG. 3A is an exploded cross-sectional view of the connecting means 20a, FIG. 3B is an exploded cross-sectional view of the connecting means 20b, and FIG. 3C is an exploded cross-sectional view of the connecting means 30a. .

In FIG. 3A, the connecting means 20a has an upper surface open and a lower surface closed, but a discharge port 22a is formed at a lower side thereof, and the culture solution introduced through the discharge means 11b is introduced into the inner space of the uppermost shelf means 100. Alternatively, the culture liquid or water is supplied to the inner space of the suspended shelf means 100 through the discharge port 22a and the discharge means 21b.

In FIG. 3B, the connecting means 20b has an upper surface and a lower surface thereof, but a discharge port 22b is formed at a lower side thereof, and the culture medium or water introduced into the inner space of the uppermost shelf means 100 and introduced through the discharge means 11b. It moves to supply to the connecting means 30b.

The connecting means 20b is properly rotated and fixed by the user so that the discharge port 22b is positioned at a different angle from the discharge means 21b, and the connecting means 30b is manufactured and connected to the same shape as the connecting means 20a. The culture solution or water moved by the means 20b is supplied to the inner space of the lower shelf means 100 through the discharge port and the discharge means 31b formed in the connecting means 30b.

In FIG. 3c, the connecting means 30a is formed in a cylindrical shape with the upper and lower surfaces closed, and performs the function of connecting and supporting the respective shelf means 100 without supplying the culture solution.

Since the upper surface of the connecting means (30a) is closed, the culture fluid introduced into the connecting means (20a) can be moved to the interior space of the suspended shelf means 100 without moving further down.

Referring to FIG. 4, FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view of a portion of the middle shelf means 100 corresponding to the discharge means 21b.

In Figure 4, the upper and lower surfaces of the particular point of the suspended shelf means 100 is formed with a coupling hole for coupling with the connecting means (20b, 30b), the lower surface of the coupling means 20b is inserted into the coupling In the upper portion of the connecting means (30b) is coupled to insert.

The connecting means 20b and 30b coupled to the stopping shelf means 100 are supported and coupled by the locking step 23b. As described above, the connecting means 20b is the stopping shelf means 100 by the discharge means 21b. ) Can be supplied with culture or water.

On the other hand, in the present invention, the shape of each shelf means 100, each connecting means (20a-20d, 30a-30d) is a point of coupling with each shelf means 100, connecting the two shelf means 200 to each other The number of connecting means, the number of lathe means 100 to be stacked, the shape of the connecting means used at a specific point, etc. is not limited to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, of course.

In particular, the user can freely assemble the plant cultivation apparatus using the connection means having various shapes shown in Figures 3a to 3c in the desired portion, whereby the culture solution or water introduced into the inner space of the uppermost shelf means 100 The speed of moving to each shelf means 100 can be adjusted as desired.

In addition, the suspension and the lower shelf means having a plurality of holes connected to the discharge means so that the culture fluid or water can be evenly distributed on the bottom surface of the shelf means from the discharge means of the shelf means (100) The distribution pipe (not shown) may be disposed diagonally to the bottom surface of the lower shelf means, or a nonwoven fabric that can easily move the culture solution or water may be installed on the bottom surface of the shelf means.

1 and 2, the lighting control means 300 is formed on the outer side of the uppermost shelf means 100 of each shelf means 100, the lighting control means 300 is a predetermined temperature condition or user Control the illumination intensity of the luminaire 400 to maintain the optimum temperature conditions for plant growth in accordance with the specified temperature conditions.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the culture medium or water is automatically supplied to each shelf means 100 by gravity even without a separate power means, and according to the type of plants for each shelf means 100 according to the type of the optimal illumination intensity By maximizing the growth effect of the plant can be easily achieved.

Hereinafter, the operation of the plant cultivation apparatus according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention in detail.

The user installs each cultivation means 200 in the inner space of each shelve means 100, and coupling between the shelve means 100 by connecting means 20a-20d, 30a-30d, each connecting means ( The shapes of 20a-20d and 30a-30d are freely selected, and the respective connecting means 20a-20d and 30a-30d are appropriately rotated so that each discharge means and each discharge port are located at the same point or at different points. .

After fixing plant seeds or plant roots to planting holes of each cultivation means 200, a predetermined amount of culture liquid or water is introduced into the uppermost shelf means 100, and the temperature condition of the lighting control means 300 is stored on each shelf. The means 100 is set to suit the characteristics of the plant to be cultivated or a predetermined temperature condition is selected.

According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a portion of the culture solution introduced into the inner space of the uppermost shelf means 100 is introduced into the upper portion of the connecting means 20a via the discharge means formed on the inner side of the uppermost shelf means 100 and discharge port 22a And culture medium or water are simply supplied to the inner space of the suspended shelf means 100 by moving to the inner space of the suspended shelf means 100 via a discharge means formed on the inner side of the suspended shelf means 100.

In addition, some of the culture liquid or water introduced into the inner space of the uppermost shelf means 100 is introduced into the upper portion of the connecting means 20b via the discharging means 11b, moves to the connecting means 30b, and is formed in the connecting means 30b. By moving to the inner space of the lower shelf means 100 via the discharge port and the discharge means 31b, the culture solution or water is simply supplied to the inner space of the lower shelf means 100.

In addition, the connecting means (20c, 20d, 30a, 30c, 30d) is set to use a type of shape that performs only the function of connecting and supporting each shelf means 100 without the function of moving the culture solution or water, but the present invention This is not limited to this, of course, can be replaced by appropriately adopting other shapes.

As described above and described with reference to a preferred embodiment for illustrating the technical idea of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the configuration and operation as shown and described as described above, and the deviation from the scope of the technical idea It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many modifications and variations can be made to the present invention without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, all such appropriate changes and modifications and equivalents should be considered to be within the scope of the present invention.

100: shelf means 200: cultivation means
300: lighting control means 400: lighting means
20a-20d, 30a-30d: connection means 11b, 21b, 31b: discharge means
22a, 22b: discharge port 23b: locking jaw

Claims (4)

The first shelf means and the second shelf means of the lower end is formed by being connected to each other by the connecting means (20a-20d), the discharge means is formed on the inner side of the first shelf means and the second shelf means, Some of the connecting means 20a-20d are open at the top and closed at the bottom thereof, and a connection passage is formed therein, and a discharge port is formed at the bottom thereof, whereby some of the culture solution or water introduced into the first shelf means is caused by gravity. The second through the discharge means formed on the inner side of the first shelf means, the connection passage inside the connection means (20a-20d), the discharge port of the lower portion of the connection means (20a-20d) and the discharge means formed on the inner side of the second shelf means Plant cultivation apparatus supplied to the interior space of the shelf means. The method of claim 1,
And a third shelf means connected to and fixed to the second shelf means by a connecting means (30a-30d) at the lower end of the second shelf means, discharge means is formed on the inner side of the third shelf means , The other part of the connecting means (20a-20d) is the upper and lower openings are formed in the interior of the connecting passage, some of the connecting means (30a-30d) the upper portion is open and the lower portion is closed but the connecting passage is formed inside And the discharge port is formed in the lower portion, the discharge means formed in the inner side of the first shelf means by the other part of the culture medium or water introduced into the first shelf means internal space, the connecting passage in the connection means (20a-20d), It is further provided a function to be supplied to the internal space of the third shelf means through the connection passage in the connection means (30a-30d), the discharge hole in the lower portion of the connection means (30a-30d) and the discharge means formed on the inner side of the third shelf means. Containing plant Cultivation device. The method of claim 1,
Plant cultivation apparatus, characterized in that the cultivation means 200 is formed in the planting hole is formed in the inner space of the first shelf means or the second shelf means. The method of claim 1,
An illumination means 400 is formed below the first shelf means, and an illumination control means 300 for controlling the intensity of illumination of the illumination means 400 is formed on an outer side of the first shelf means. Plant cultivation device.

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