KR20140132989A - Device for vertical type water culture without pump - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a vertical type water culture device without a pump. More specifically, the present invention relates to a vertical type water culture device where air pressure sprayed via an air nozzle by an air supplying device and an atmospheric pressure working on the surface of a culture medium are mutually worked; thus allowing the culture medium inside a culture medium container be lifted, and accordingly grows the plants in an economical friendly manner with a small-sized water culture at an affordable price without a pump or a water lifting machine. In addition, the vertical type water culture device without the pump acts like a natural humidifier and a decoration for the inside of a house, and saves energy for cooling and heating and purifies the indoor air. In the present invention, provided is the vertical type water culture device without a pump comprising: a plurality of stands separately installed in each other and stand on the ground; and a plurality of flower pots seating posts independently installed in the different height direction having holes for the flower pot on the center and fixing holes on one side.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to a device for vertical water hydroponics,

The present invention relates to a vertical hydroponic cultivator in which a pump is not required. More specifically, the interaction between the air pressure injected to the air nozzle by the air supply device and the atmospheric pressure acting on the surface of the culture liquid elevates the culture fluid contained in the reservoir tank in the vertical direction so that it can be utilized in daily life without the need for a pump or a water pump. It is possible to cultivate environmentally friendly plants by low-cost small-scale hydroponic cultivation. It can save natural humidifier, interior effect, indoor air purification, and cooling and heating energy, and it is possible to observe water movement for air generator directly, , The principle of the air generator, the interaction between the pressure of the supplied air and the atmospheric pressure acting on the culture liquid, and the growth of the plant.

Generally, water cultivation (water culture, water cultivation) is a method of growing plants in a culture medium made of water and water-soluble nutrients without using soil. Sprout vegetables, fruit vegetables, vine plants, and other common plants can be cultivated by hydroponic cultivation. Hydroponic cultivation apparatuses capable of easily growing plants without being affected by places by applying hydroponic cultivation have been developed.

A typical hydroponic cultivation apparatus is a structure in which a nonwoven fabric (gauze, sponge, etc.) is laid or installed in a box. Seeds are seeded on the nonwoven fabric or seedlings are placed thereon, and the plant is cultivated by periodically supplying the culture medium. In case of such a structure, it is not easy to manage because it is small in scale and must be supplied with the culture medium from time to time. In the case of a plant having a long stem, it is necessary to install a separate device for supporting the stem. It is not absorbed by plants and is discharged to the outside, which is not good for cosmetics, and there is a problem of loss of culture liquid.

Korean Patent Registration No. 0130404 discloses a hydroponic cultivator having a structure in which a culture liquid is sprayed from a rotating spinneret at an upper portion through a connecting pipe and flows down on an inclined portion of a re-plate. In this related technique, depending on the type of plant, a separate device is needed to support the stem as the plant grows.

In the case of a vertical hydroponic cultivator using a pump, the air must be supplied because it is rotten if it is immersed in the culture solution, and an air supply should be separately used for supplying the air. However, the general air supply can not control the flow rate, it is possible to cultivate only the culture medium, and there is a problem that it is difficult to use for small scale hydroponics.

Accordingly, it is possible to raise the culture liquid without using a water pump and a pump, to improve the air pressure generated in the air valve, to prevent water backflow to the air generator, and to provide a low-cost small scale hydroponic cultivation There is a need for technology development.

Disclosure of the Invention The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a method for cultivating environment-friendly plants by low-cost small-scale hydroponics which can be utilized in daily life without requiring a pump or a water pump, The purpose of this research is to provide vertical water hydrants that can save energy for heating and cooling and naturally educate about various scientific phenomena.

In order to accomplish the above object, there is provided a vertical type hydroponic gardener, wherein a pump according to the present invention is not required, and includes a plurality of stationary stands spaced apart from each other and arranged in a vertical direction; A plurality of pot holders coupled to the plurality of stationary stands and spaced vertically apart from each other at different heights and having a fixing device at one side; At least one flower pot inserted and held in the pot holder; A water storage tank provided at the center of the lower ends of the plurality of stationary stands and arranged in line with a center line of the bowl for a flower pot and containing a culture liquid therein; A pipe-shaped air nozzle fixing pipe disposed inside the water reservoir and having an upper end and a lower end so as to be immersed in the culture liquid, and having an insertion port at one side; And the upper end of the air nozzle fixing pipe is connected to the upper end of the air nozzle fixing pipe so as to communicate with the air nozzle fixing pipe, the lower end of which is connected to the upper end of the air nozzle fixing pipe, ; And an air nozzle inserted into and fixed to the insertion port of the air nozzle fixing pipe and providing air pressure to the lower end of the culture liquid supply pipe.

The air nozzle is formed in a Y shape and is directed to the lower end of the culture liquid supply pipe. A groove for fixing the air nozzle is fixed to the upper portion of the insertion opening. The air nozzle includes an air supply hose connected to the air generator And air can be supplied from the air generator and sprayed toward the culture liquid supply pipe.

A check valve may be provided between the air nozzle and the air supply hose to prevent the culture liquid from flowing back toward the air generator.

According to the present invention, by the interaction of the air pressure injected by the air supply nozzle with the air nozzle and the atmospheric pressure acting on the surface of the culture liquid, the culture liquid contained in the culture liquid container is lifted in the vertical direction so that it can be utilized in daily life without the need for a pump or a water pump. Low-cost small-scale hydroponic cultivation that can produce eco-friendly plants.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to save natural humidifier, interior effect, indoor air purification, and cooling and heating energy.

In addition, according to the present invention, the movement of water for the air generator can be visually observed directly, so that the principle of fluid mechanics, wind force, air generator, the interaction of the supplied air with the atmospheric pressure acting on the culture liquid, And so on.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a vertical hydroponicser according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,
Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of the air nozzle and the check valve portion in Fig. 1,
3 is an enlarged perspective view of the culture medium supply pipe and the air nozzle fixing pipe portion.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used to designate the same or similar components throughout the 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. In addition, the preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below, but it is needless to say that the technical idea of the present invention is not limited thereto and can be variously modified by those skilled in the art.

1 is an enlarged perspective view of an air nozzle and a check valve portion in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of an air nozzle and an air nozzle fixing pipe portion FIG.

1 to 3, a vertical type water hydrator according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a stationary stand 2, a flowerpot holder 4, a flowerpot 10, a culture medium container 12, An air nozzle fixing pipe 14, a culture liquid supply pipe 20, an air nozzle 22, a fixing unit 24, a check valve 26, an air supply hose 28, and an air generator 30.

A plurality of stationary stands (2) are vertically spaced apart from each other. Referring to FIG. 1, it is preferable that the stationary stand 2 is widened in the outward direction from the center in order to facilitate the mounting and separation of the pollen 10. In addition, the stationary stand 2 is preferably extended in the outward direction from the lower end to facilitate insertion and withdrawal of the culture medium container 12. [

The pollen receiving stand 4 is coupled to the plurality of stationary stands 2 and is spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the vertical direction. For example, the pollen holder 4 may be formed in a disc shape as shown in FIG. 1, but the shape of the pollen holder is not limited thereto.

A pot holder (6) is provided at the center of the pot holder (4) to stably mount the pot (10).

A stationary hole (8) is provided at one side of the pot rest table (4) so that the culture liquid feed pipe (20) can be stably fixed to the pot rest table (4).

The pollen 10 is inserted into the pollen receiving hole 6 of the pollen receiving stand 4 and is stationed, and at least one is provided. For example, the pollen pots 10 may be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the vertical direction.

The culture liquid container 12 is provided at the center of the bottom of the plurality of stationary stands 2. The culture liquid container 12 is arranged on the same line as the center line of the potting hole 6. The culture medium is contained in the culture medium tank 12.

The air nozzle fixing pipe 14 is disposed inside the culture liquid container 12 so that the upper and lower ends thereof are immersed in the culture liquid. The air nozzle fixing pipe 14 has an inlet 16 and a groove 18 at one side thereof, and the air nozzle fixing pipe 14 has a pipe shape as a whole.

The upper end of the air nozzle fixing pipe 14 is fitted to the lower end of the culture liquid supply pipe 20 and the lower end of the air nozzle supply pipe 14 is submerged in the culture liquid inside the culture liquid bottle 12. [

The insertion port 16 is provided at one side of the air nozzle fixing pipe 14 so that the fixing portion 24 is fitted so that the air nozzle 22 can be fixed at the correct position.

The groove 18 has a shape extending upward from the upper end of the insertion port 16, and the air nozzle 22 is fitted and fixed.

The culture solution supply pipe 20 supplies the culture solution of the culture solution bottle 12 to the pollen 10 and is formed into a pipe shape.

To this end, the upper end of the culture medium supply pipe 20 is bent and directed to the pollen located at the top of the plurality of pollen 10. The central portion of the culture medium supply pipe 20 is inserted and fixed in the fixing holes 8 of the plurality of flower pot base 4. The lower end of the culture medium supply pipe 20 is connected to the upper end of the air nozzle fixing pipe 14 and communicates with the air nozzle fixing pipe 14.

The air nozzle 22 is inserted and fixed to the insertion port 16 of the air nozzle fixing tube 14, more specifically, the groove 18 and provides air pressure to the lower end of the culture liquid supply pipe 20. The air nozzle 22 is bent upward to be directed toward the lower end of the culture liquid supply pipe 20 and connected to the air supply hose 28 connected to the air generator 30 to receive air from the air generator 30, 20) direction.

The fixing portion 24 is a portion to which the air nozzle 22 is coupled and is fitted in the insertion port 16 to fix the position and direction of the air nozzle 22.

The check valve 26 is provided between the air nozzle 22 and the air supply hose 28 to prevent the culture liquid from flowing back toward the air generator 30.

The air supply hose 28 connects the air generator 30 with the tube in which the check valve 26 is located and provides the air pressure of the air generator 30 to the air nozzle 22.

The vertical type hydroponic cultivator in which the pump according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention is not required operates as follows.

When power is supplied to the air generator 30, air pressure is generated and air is supplied to the air nozzle 22 through the air supply hose 28 and the check valve 26.

The air pressure supplied to the air nozzle 22 is supplied to the lower end of the culture liquid supply pipe 20 to apply air pressure to the culture liquid supply pipe 20. On the other hand, atmospheric pressure acts on the surface of the culture solution contained in the culture solution container 12 in the downward direction. Thus, the pressure generated in the air generator 30 interacts with the atmospheric pressure acting on the culture liquid, so that the culture liquid contained in the culture liquid tank 12 moves vertically on the culture liquid supply pipe 20.

The culture solution which has moved to the upper end of the culture solution supply pipe 20 is bent to feed the culture solution to the flower pot 10 located at the uppermost position. When the culture liquid is supplied to the pollen 10 located at the uppermost part, the culture liquid is supplied to the pollen arranged at the lower part through a hole (not shown) provided at the lower end of the pollen 10. When the culture solution is supplied to the pollen 10 located at the lowermost part, the culture solution is collected again through the holes provided at the lower part of the pollen to the culture solution tank 12, so that the culture solution circulates as a whole.

When the power supplied to the air generator 30 is cut off, the check valve 26 prevents the culture liquid from flowing back toward the air generator 30.

By doing so, it becomes possible to cultivate eco-friendly plants with low-cost small scale hydroponic cultivation that can be utilized in everyday life. In addition, the vertical hydroponic cultivator according to the present invention, which does not require a pump, saves natural humidifiers, interior effects, indoor air purification, and cooling and heating energy.

In addition, the present invention makes it possible to directly observe the movement of water for the air generator, thereby enabling to observe the movement of water directly, There is scientific education effect on growth.

4 is a perspective view of a vertical hydroponic cultivator according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a front view of FIG. 2, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a flowerpot in FIG. Type air nozzle. The embodiment of FIG. 4 is similar to the embodiment of FIG. 1 except that the structure of the pollen holder and the structure of the air nozzle and the pollen structure are formed differently.

The stationary stand 102 is formed in a substantially U shape and the lower end thereof is coupled to a housing that houses the water storage tank 112 and the air generator 130.

On both sides of the pollen 110, a pair of pollen restraints 104 are formed in a protruding shape, and holes for inserting and fixing the pollen rests 104 are formed in the stationary stand 102. In addition, since the pot 110 includes the drain port 111, the culture liquid can be smoothly transferred from the pots in the upper part to the pots in the lower part.

The lower part of the culture solution supply pipe 120 is locked to the water storage tank 112, and the upper part thereof is bent downward to face the uppermost flower pot.

The air nozzle is formed in a Y shape so that it can be easily fitted and fixed to the lower end of the culture liquid supply pipe 120. 7 shows a state in which the Y-shaped air nozzle is fitted to the lower end of the culture liquid supply pipe 120. [

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, substitutions and substitutions are possible, without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention as disclosed in the accompanying claims. will be. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention and the accompanying drawings are intended to illustrate and not to limit the technical spirit of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments and the accompanying drawings . The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

2, 102 - Stand 4, 104 - Flower holder
10, 110 - flowerpot 12 - culture fluid container
14 - air nozzle fixing pipe 20, 120 - culture liquid supply pipe
22 - air nozzle 24 - fixing part
26 - Check valve 28 - Air supply hose
30, 130 - air generator 112 - reservoir

Claims (3)

A plurality of stationary stands spaced apart from each other and arranged in a vertical direction;
A plurality of pot holders coupled to the plurality of stationary stands and spaced vertically apart from each other at different heights and having a fixing device at one side;
At least one flower pot inserted and held in the pot holder;
A water storage tank provided at the center of the lower ends of the plurality of stationary stands and arranged in line with a center line of the bowl for a flower pot and containing a culture liquid therein;
A pipe-shaped air nozzle fixing pipe disposed inside the water reservoir and having an upper end and a lower end so as to be immersed in the culture liquid, and having an insertion port at one side;
And the upper end of the air nozzle fixing pipe is connected to the upper end of the air nozzle fixing pipe so as to communicate with the air nozzle fixing pipe, the lower end of which is connected to the upper end of the air nozzle fixing pipe, ; And
The air nozzle fixing pipe is inserted and fixed in the insertion hole of the air nozzle fixing pipe,
Wherein the pump is not required. The method according to claim 1,
The air nozzle is formed in a Y shape and is directed to a lower end of the culture liquid supply pipe. A groove for fixing the air nozzle is fixed to an upper portion of the insertion opening. The air nozzle is connected to an air supply hose connected to the air generator And the air is supplied from the air generator to the culture liquid supply pipe in the direction of the culture liquid supply pipe. 3. The method of claim 2,
Wherein a check valve is provided between the air nozzle and the air supply hose to prevent the culture liquid from flowing back toward the air generator.

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