KR20140111852A - Apparatus for growing plants - Google Patents

Abstract

An apparatus for growing plants, according to the present invention, can increase a cultivation area per unit area by stacking housings. In addition, a water can be supplied up to the lowermost housing by supplying the water to the uppermost housing. Moreover, the soil humidity of each housing can be optimized by controlling a supply motor though a soil humidity sensor.

Description

{Apparatus for growing plants}

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a plant cultivation apparatus, and more particularly, to a plant cultivation apparatus capable of cultivating a plant by laminating in multi-stages.

Recently, as most of the residential environment has been changed into apartments and office buildings, there has been a growing interest in planting vegetables and vegetables indoors in order to create self-sufficiency or an emotional environment of leaf-eating vegetables.

However, there is a problem that the area in which plants such as plants and vegetables can be cultivated in a limited space such as an apartment or an office is very small and limited.

On the other hand, Korean Patent Laid-Open No. 10-2011-0082214 and Korean Patent No. 10-0332158, No. 10-500019, etc. disclose conventional techniques for cultivating plants such as plants and vegetables within a limited space. .

Korean Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 10-2011-0082214 discloses a method of manufacturing a plant in which each individual housing is composed of a combination of independent individual housings in which at least one plant cultivation groove is formed in which seedling plants of the unit are planted, An irrigation water hole formed in each layer to penetrate the bottom of the cultivation housing assembly from the uppermost end of the cultivation housing assembly to introduce water required for plant growth from a water supply pipe into a plant cultivation groove of each individual cultivation housing, And a drainage channel formed to penetrate from the uppermost end of the cultivation housing assembly to the lowermost end and having a drain hole formed at a position opposite to the plant cultivation groove of each individual cultivation housing to drain water leaking from the plant cultivation groove, One end is connected to the irrigation water hole of the irrigation channel located at each floor, For controlling the amount of water supplied from the irrigation channel to the plant cultivation groove side and to the outlet hole of the water regulating means and for supplying water in the form of droplets to the plant cultivation groove of each individual cultivation housing ) Dispensing means. ≪ Desc / Clms Page number 2 >

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0332158 discloses a method for producing an aerial cultivator comprising a plurality of aerial cultivators formed upright, a space maintaining mechanism for maintaining a spacing of aerial cultivation periods, a rotating base for rotating the aerial cultivators having multiple layers, A water supply unit installed at an upper end of the pipe for spraying the nutrient solution; a diffusion unit installed at a pipe below the space holding unit to spray the nutrient solution from the water distributor with a public reaper; A pad, and a nutrient solution tank containing a circulation pump.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0500019 also discloses an air purifier which is formed upright in a multi-layered structure and includes a plurality of air purifier arranged in a row, a space maintaining means for maintaining the interval of aerial cultivation period, A water supply pipe for supplying water to each of the vertical pipes; a water supply pipe connected to the branch pipe of the vertical pipe, An upper and a lower water circulation pipe for collecting the water discharged to the lower part of the aerial reaper and then introducing the water to the outside water supply tank, And a circulation pump circulating the heating and circulating heat.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2011-0082214 Korean Patent No. 10-0332158 Korea Patent No. 10-0500019 Korean Patent No. 10-1181133

An object of the present invention is to provide a plant cultivation apparatus capable of cultivating a plant by stacking it in a multi-stage and watering the whole with only the upper water supply, thereby simplifying management.

1. A plant cultivating apparatus comprising a housing (150) stacked in a multi-stage structure to house plants, the housing (150) comprising: a housing body (151) A connection part 155 integrally formed with the housing body 151 and projecting upward or downward to be assembled with the housing 150 disposed on the upper side or the lower side and having a hollow 153 formed therein; And a coupling part 152 formed on the connection part 155 and coupled with the connection part 155 of the housing 150 to be stacked. The humidity sensor 150 is installed inside the housing 150 to adjust the humidity inside the housing 150 A soil moisture sensor 30 for sensing; A light source module (40) for providing a light source of a predetermined wavelength to the housing (150); And a supply module (50) for supplying water to the housing (150).

A discharge port is formed on the lower side of the housing 150, and the discharge ports of the plurality of the housings 150 stacked in the vertical direction may be staggered.

Another aspect of the present invention is a plant cultivation apparatus for growing plants by stacking in multi-stages, comprising: a plurality of housings (10) stacked in multi-stages and in which plants are grown; A connecting bar (20) connecting the housings (10) so that the housings (10) can be stacked; A soil humidity sensor (30) installed in the housing (10) and sensing the humidity inside the housing (10); A light source module (40) for providing a light source of a predetermined wavelength to the housing (10); And a supply module (50) for supplying water to the housing (10).

The connecting bar (20) has a connecting body (21) formed in the form of a long bar; A fitting portion (22) intercommunicating with the fitting portion (12); A hollow 23 penetrating the connection body 21 and the fitting portion 22 may be formed.

A discharge port 14 is formed on the lower side of the housing 10 and each discharge port 14 of the plurality of housings 10 stacked in the vertical direction may be staggered.

The supply module (50) comprises a supply motor (52) for supplying water; A guide tube 54 disposed along the hollow and guiding the water; And a control unit for turning on / off the supplying motor 52 according to a signal received from the soil humidity sensor 30. [

The plant cultivation apparatus according to the present invention can increase the cultivation area per unit area by stacking the housings and supply the water to the uppermost housing by supplying water to the uppermost housing.

Further, in the plant cultivation apparatus according to the present invention, the discharge ports formed in the respective housings are staggered and arranged in a zigzag manner, so that the water flow path is increased and the water is efficiently stored in each of the housings.

In addition, the plant cultivation apparatus according to the present invention has an effect of optimizing the soil humidity of each housing by controlling the supply motor through the soil humidity sensor.

1 is a perspective view of a plant cultivation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a front view of Fig. 1
Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of the housing shown in Figure 2;
Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the housing shown in Fig.
5 is a front view showing a plant grower according to the second embodiment of the present invention
6 is a cross-sectional view showing a housing coupling structure according to the third embodiment of the present invention
7 is a cross-sectional view of the plant cultivation apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention
Figure 8 is a cross-sectional view of the housing of Figure 7

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear. Even if the terms are the same, it is to be noted that when the portions to be displayed differ, the reference signs do not coincide.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed.

The terms first, second, etc. in this specification may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, the first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, the second component may also be referred to as a first component. And / or < / RTI > includes any combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the relevant art and are to be interpreted in an ideal or overly formal sense unless explicitly defined in the present application Do not.

Also, when a part is referred to as "including " an element, it does not exclude other elements unless specifically stated otherwise.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a plant cultivating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the housing shown in FIG. 2, It is a perspective view.

As shown in the figure, the plant cultivation apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a plurality of housings 10 in which plants are grown, a connection bar 20 connecting the respective housings 10 so that the housings 10 can be stacked, A soil humidity sensor 30 installed inside the housing 10 for sensing the humidity inside the housing 10, a light source module 40 for providing a light source of a predetermined wavelength to the housing 10, And a supply module (50) for supplying the culture medium or water to the housing (10).

The housing 10 is recessed so as to contain soil, culture soil or culture liquid therein, and is formed in a hemispherical shape in this embodiment.

The housing 10 includes a housing body 11 recessed inwardly, an engaging portion 12 projecting upward from the inner side of the housing body 11 to be engaged with the connecting bar 20, And an outlet 14 arranged to penetrate the housing 10 to discharge the water or the culture liquid downward.

The coupling part 12 is formed in a cylindrical shape in the present embodiment, and a hollow 13 is formed inside the coupling part 12. The coupling bar 20 is fitted into the coupling part 12.

The discharge port 14 is for discharging the water flowing down from the soil contained in the housing 10 downward. In this embodiment, the discharge port 14 is formed so as to pass through the lower portion of the housing 10, 10).

In the present embodiment, the connection bar 20 is coupled to surround the outer side of the coupling part 12, but may be inserted into the hollow 13 to be inserted into the hollow part 13 unlike the present embodiment.

The connecting bar 20 includes a connecting body 21 formed in the shape of a long bar and a fitting part 22 fitted to the fitting part 12. The connecting body 21 and the fitting part 22 are formed.

The connecting bar 20 has a lower diameter and a smaller upper end 24 and is connected to the connecting bar 20 of the connecting bar 20 which is coupled to the inside of the housing 10 when the connecting bar 20 is coupled to the housing 10, And the upper end 24 of the connecting bar 20 is inserted and assembled inside the engaging part 12. [

At this time, the upper end 24 is supported in the housing 10 in the coupling part 12 or in the fitting part 22 of the connecting bar 20 disposed on the upper side. In the present embodiment, the upper end 24 is supported by the connecting bar 20 disposed on the upper side.

The soil humidity sensor 30 senses the humidity inside the housing 10 and is disposed on the connecting bar 20 and penetrates the connecting body 21 in the present embodiment.

And the electric wires or the like connected to the soil humidity sensor 30 are disposed through the hollows 13 and 23.

The soil humidity sensor 30 may be installed in each of the housings 10, but may be installed in any one of a plurality of stacked housings.

That is, even if water is supplied to the uppermost housing 10, the water flows into the housing 10 at the lowermost stage through the discharge port 14, and the soil humidity sensor 30 is installed only in the housing 10 at the lowermost stage The humidity of the entire stacked plant cultivation apparatus can be managed by appropriately maintaining the soil humidity inside the housing 10 at the lowermost stage.

The structure and operation principle of the soil moisture sensor 30 are generally known to those skilled in the art and will not be described in detail.

The light source module 40 is provided to be coupled to the connection bar 20 connected to the top of the uppermost housing 10 to artificially supply a light source having the most favorable wavelength for growing the cultivated plant.

The light source module 40 includes a light source body 41 coupled to the connection bar 20 and a light source 42 installed in the light source body 41.

The light source 42 is an LED in this embodiment.

The light source body 41 is disposed horizontally and a power cable or the like is disposed through the hollows 13 and 23 of the housing 10 and the connecting bar 20.

The supply module 50 includes a supply motor 52 for supplying water and an uppermost housing 10 stacked and disposed along the hollows 13 and 23 of the housing 10 and the connecting bar 20 And a control unit (not shown) for turning on / off the supplying motor 52 according to a signal received from the soil humidity sensor 30. [

The supply module 50 supplies water or a culture liquid to the housing 10. In the present embodiment, water is supplied only to the uppermost housing 10, and the connection bar 50, which is coupled to the upper end of the upper housing 10, (55) connected to the guide pipe (54) is disposed in the main body (20).

When the humidity sensed by the soil humidity sensor 30 is lower than a reference value, the control unit operates the supply motor 52 to operate the supply motor 52 And supplies the water to the discharge portion 55.

The supply motor 52 is connected to a water supply pipe or a separate tank so as to supply water or a culture liquid to the guide pipe 54.

The guide pipe 54 is disposed along the hollows 13 and 23 of the housing 10 and the connecting bar 20 stacked in the vertical direction.

The discharge portion 55 may discharge the water or the culture liquid supplied from the guide tube 54 in a liquid state or may be discharged in a spray state through a nozzle.

When the housing 10 is stacked in the vertical direction, the discharge ports 14 of the respective housings 10 are staggered in zigzag form.

That is, when water is supplied to the uppermost housing 10, the remaining water supplied to the uppermost housing 10 is discharged through the discharge port 14 to the lower housing 10, The length of the flow of water is increased, so that a larger amount of water can be contained in the soil inside the housing 10.

Water is supplied through the discharging portion 55 disposed in the uppermost housing 10, and it is preferable to dispose watering soil having a high water content in the uppermost housing 10 and watering soil having a higher water content in the lower watering direction Do.

The soil moisture sensor 30 may be installed in each of the housings 10 and may be installed in only one of the plurality of stacked housings.

5 is a front view showing a plant grower according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the plant regenerator according to the present embodiment differs from the first embodiment in the supply module 150.

That is, in this embodiment, a plurality of stacked plant cultivation apparatuses 100 are arranged, and a supply module 150 capable of supplying water to all of the plurality of arranged plant cultivation apparatuses 100 is disposed.

The supply module 150 includes a supply motor (not shown), a supply pipe 152 connected to the supply motor for supplying water to each of the plant cultivation devices, A discharge unit 155 for supplying water to the uppermost housing 10 of the housing 10 and a collecting pipe 154 for collecting water flowing through the housing 10 in a zigzag manner.

The supply pipe 152 is provided with discharge portions 155 for supplying water to the plant cultivation apparatuses 100 and is connected to the soil humidity sensor 30 installed in each plant cultivation apparatus 100 The discharge portions 155 are opened and closed.

That is, each discharge unit 155 is provided with a valve (not shown) that is opened or closed according to a signal of a control unit, and the control unit controls the flow rate of the water in the plant cultivation apparatus 100 Only the discharge portion 155 is opened to supply water.

Since the remaining configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, the detailed description will be omitted.

6 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a housing coupling structure according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the housing 110 according to the present embodiment is formed such that the engaging portion 112 protrudes to the outside of the housing body 111.

That is, the coupling part 112 of the housing 110 protrudes downward from the outer surface of the housing body 111, and the fitting part 112 protruding downward is fitted into the fitting part 112 of the connecting bar 20 22 are combined and assembled.

Here, the connection bar 20 is coupled in the opposite direction to the first embodiment, and the upper end 24 is disposed to face downward.

Since the remaining configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, the detailed description will be omitted.

In the above-described embodiments of the present invention, the housing 10 is of hemispherical shape. However, the shape of the housing 10 is not limited to a hemispherical shape, but may be variously shaped like a rectangular parallelepiped, .

FIG. 7 is a sectional view showing a plant cultivation apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view showing the housing of FIG.

As shown in the figure, the housing 150 according to the present embodiment includes a housing body 151 formed inwardly concave, a housing 153 formed integrally with the housing body 151 and projecting upward, and a hollow 153 And a coupling part 152 formed in the coupling part 155 and inserted and coupled with a coupling part 155 disposed on the lower side.

The upper end 154 of the connecting part 155 is inserted and coupled into the engaging part 152 of the upper housing 150.

In this case, since the housing 150 and the connecting bar are integrally formed, unlike the first embodiment, the housing 150 is easily assembled.

The above-mentioned electric wire or the like may be disposed in the hollow 153 of the connection unit 155, and the soil humidity sensor 30 may be installed as in the first embodiment.

In this embodiment, the connecting portion 55 protrudes upward from the inner side of the housing 150. However, unlike the present embodiment, the connecting portion 55 may be formed so as to protrude downward from the outer surface of the housing 150, Do.

Since the remaining configuration is the same as that of the first embodiment, the detailed description will be omitted.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, It is to be understood that the invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. It is therefore to be understood that the above-described embodiments are illustrative in all aspects and not restrictive.

10: housing 12:
13: hollow 14: outlet
20: connecting bar 22:
23: hollow 24: top
30: soil humidity sensor 40: light source module
50: supply module 150: housing
151: housing body 152:
153: hollow 154: top
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Claims (6)

A plant cultivation apparatus in which a housing (150) is arranged so as to be stacked in multiple stages to grow plants,
The housing 150
A housing body 151 formed concavely inward;
A connection part 155 integrally formed with the housing body 151 and protruding upward or downward to be assembled with the housing 150 disposed on the upper side or the lower side and having a hollow 153 formed therein;
And a coupling part 152 formed on the coupling part 155 and coupled to the coupling part 155 of the housing 150 to be stacked,
A soil humidity sensor (30) installed in the housing (150) and sensing the humidity inside the housing (150);
A light source module (40) for providing a light source of a predetermined wavelength to the housing (150);
And a supply module (50) for supplying water to the housing (150).
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the housing (150) is provided with a discharge port and the discharge ports of the plurality of housings (150) stacked vertically are staggeredly arranged in a staggered arrangement.
A plant cultivation apparatus for growing plants by stacking in multi-
A plurality of housings (10) stacked in multi-stages and in which plants are grown;
A connecting bar (20) connecting the housings (10) so that the housings (10) can be stacked;
A soil humidity sensor (30) installed in the housing (10) and sensing the humidity inside the housing (10);
A light source module (40) for providing a light source of a predetermined wavelength to the housing (10);
And a supply module (50) for supplying water to the housing (10).
The method of claim 3,
The connecting bar (20)
A connecting body 21 formed in the form of a long bar;
A fitting portion (22) intercommunicating with the fitting portion (12);
And a hollow (23) passing through the connecting body (21) and the fitting part (22) is formed.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the outlet (14) is formed on the lower side of the housing (10), and each outlet (14) of the housings (10) stacked in the vertical direction is staggered.
The method according to claim 1 or 3,
The supply module (50)
A supply motor 52 for supplying water;
A guide tube 54 disposed along the hollow and guiding the water;
And a controller for turning on / off the supply motor (52) according to a signal received from the soil humidity sensor (30).

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