KR20150060228A

KR20150060228A - Wick for Bottom Irrigation for Cultivation of Plant and Manufacturing Method of The Same

Info

Publication number: KR20150060228A
Application number: KR1020130144410A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 조흥열
Original assignee: 조흥열
Priority date: 2013-11-26
Filing date: 2013-11-26
Publication date: 2015-06-03
Also published as: WO2015080383A1

Abstract

In the present invention, provided is a wick in bottom irrigation, comprising porosities which are made in a new structure and use water diffusion of capillarity and hydrophilic fibers, thereby properly supplying enough water to plants from lower side of soils; a water pipe which is made by braiding a plurality of fibers in a spiral shape and consists of hydrophilic fibers; and an outer layer of skin which is a tube shape and supports the water pipe by covering the outer surface of the water pipe.

Description

Technical Field [0001] The present invention relates to a method for producing a wick for a plant cultivation,

More particularly, the present invention relates to a wicking tube for plant cultivation, and more particularly, to a wicking apparatus for wicking a wick, which is capable of supplying water from the bottom to the soil using capillary force and water diffusion by hydrophilic fibers, The present invention relates to a bottom wall receiving wick for plant cultivation and a manufacturing method thereof.

Generally, a method of cultivating various plants such as vegetables, vegetables, seedlings, and flowers is widely used in the field (rice field) such as rice fields and fields. Sometimes a greenhouse or plastic greenhouse is installed to control the temperature of the plant. In some parts, pots and flower beds are used to grow plants inside the building or on the rooftops.

In recent years, there has been developed and provided a plant cultivation apparatus of a bottom tube type which supplies water at the bottom of the soil as a method for supplying appropriate water to plants while minimizing water consumption.

For example, Korean Patent Publication Nos. 10-0363906, 10-1187689, and 10-2002-0032504 disclose various techniques of a plant cultivation apparatus of the bottom-view type.

However, the plant cultivation apparatus of the bottom tube type requires a wick to supply water from the bottom to the soil.

The present invention has been made in view of the above point, and it is possible to supply water appropriately and adequately from the lower part of the soil to the plant by using the capillary force and the diffusion of the water by the hydrophilic fiber, The present invention provides a bottom wall receiving wick for plant cultivation constructed so as not to be picked, and a manufacturing method thereof.

The bottom wall receiving wick for cultivating a plant according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises a water body which is formed by twisting a plurality of strands in a spiral shape to form a gap and is formed of hydrophilic fibers, And a tube-like skin member which is wrapped and supported.

The skin is formed of a synthetic resin film.

According to another embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a method of manufacturing a bottom tube receiving wick for plant cultivation, comprising the steps of twisting a plurality of hydrophilic fiber strands in a helical shape to form a water body, And forming a sieve.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the bottom tube receiving wick for plant cultivation and the method of manufacturing the same according to the embodiment of the present invention are constructed by using a water tube body formed of pores and hydrophilic fibers, The absorption and the movement of the absorbent article are carried out. In other words, the capillary force of the pores and the diffusion of water by the hydrophilic fibers make it possible to efficiently perform the bottom irrigation where the lower water is supplied to the upper soil.

1 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a bottom wall receiving wick for growing a plant according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a planting apparatus for planting a root canal using a root canal receiving wick for plant cultivation according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a water supply pipe to which a bottom pipe receiving wick for plant cultivation according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, preferred embodiments of a bottom tube receiving wick and method of manufacturing the same according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

The present invention can be embodied in various forms and is not limited to the embodiments described below.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like numerals refer to like elements throughout.

First, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the bottom wall receiving wick for plant cultivation according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a water pipe 34 and a skin 32.

The water conduit 34 forms a gap and is formed by twisting a plurality of strands in a spiral shape.

When the water pipe 34 is formed by twisting a plurality of strands in a spiral shape, voids are formed naturally inside.

The water conduit 34 is formed of hydrophilic fibers.

The skin (32) is formed to appreciatively support the outer surface of the water body (34).

The skin (32) is formed in a tube shape.

The skin (32) is made of a synthetic resin film.

The skin (32) prevents moisture and the like contained in the internal water pipe (34) from being discharged to the outside.

The water conduit 34 is formed by twisting a plurality of hydrophilic fibers in a spiral twisted manner.

Next, a method of manufacturing a bottom tube receiving wick for plant cultivation according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

In another embodiment of the present invention, a method of manufacturing a bottom tube receiving wick for a plant material comprises the steps of forming a water body 34 by twisting a plurality of hydrophilic fiber strands in a spiral shape, And a step of forming the tubular-shaped skin 32 by double injection.

When the body tube 34 and the skin 32 are integrally formed by applying the double injection method as described above, the outer surface of the water pipe 34 and the inner surface of the skin 32 come into close contact with each other, And the water conduit body 34 is prevented from being easily separated from the skin 32 and pulled out.

When the water pipe 34 is twisted in the spiral direction as described above, even when one or two strands of the water pipe 34 are wound around the root of the plant, the water pipe 34 is not pulled out together when the plant is pulled.

Generally, since the roots of the plants extend to the places where water or nutrients are supplied, there is a case where the wicks 30 that are supplied with water are wrapped. In this case, when the unnecessary plants are pulled out, Sometimes it happens together.

Since the water tubular body 34 is formed in a state of being twisted with each other as well as the skin 32 is closely attached to the body tubular body 34, (34) are not pulled together.

When the wick 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention is formed of the water conduit 34 and the skin 32 as described above, the water is dispersed by the hydrophilic fiber of the water conduit 34, Is supplied to the soil 2 and is continuously supplied in response to the consumption of water through the roots of the plant in the soil 2 and the evaporation of the surface of the soil 2.

In this way, various nutrients are moved along with the movement of the water through the water pipe 34.

In other words, the wick 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention is similar to the structure of the stem and the body part in the stem of the actual plant, and performs its function similarly, thereby providing the optimal growth environment for the plant It is possible.

The wick 30 according to an embodiment of the present invention can be cut and used according to the root position of the plant (the plant extending roots on the surface side of the soil or the plant roots falling deeply in the soil, etc.) , It is possible to provide a suitable growing environment for each plant to be planted.

FIG. 2 shows a plant cultivation apparatus using a bottom tube receiving wick for plant cultivation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The plant cultivation apparatus includes a winner 10, a drainage plate 20, a loss preventing sheet 40, and a wick 30.

The low-prize winner 10 has a space in which water is stored.

The low winner 10 is formed in a box shape whose upper surface is opened.

One or a plurality of drain pipes (18) are installed in the low winner (10).

As described above, when the water pipe 18 is installed in the low water prize winner 10, the water is stored in the low water prize winner 10 until the water pipe 18 is installed.

Therefore, it is possible to prevent the water stored in the low-prize winner 10 from overflowing to the upper side of the drain pan 20.

The drain plate (20) is provided over the upper surface of the low winner (10).

A plurality of ventilation holes (23) and wedge holes (24) are formed in the drain plate (20) so as to discharge water and circulate air.

The lower winner 10 is formed by projecting a plurality of support rods 16 from the bottom surface in order to stably support the drain plate 20.

Even if the soil 2 is stacked above the drain plate 20, the support member 16 is bent downward to the drain plate 20, and a part of the water stored in the low- It is possible to prevent locking.

The loss preventing sheet (40) is installed on the upper surface of the drain pan (20).

A soil 2 for planting plants is laminated on the above-mentioned antioxidant sheet 40.

The loss preventing sheet 40 prevents the soil 2 from being lost through the vent hole 23 and the wick hole 24 of the drain pan 20.

The wick 30 according to the embodiment of the present invention is inserted into the wick hole 24 of the drain pan 20 through the loss prevention sheet 40. [

When the plant cultivation apparatus is constructed as described above, the water of the low winner 10 is continuously supplied to the soil 2 in accordance with the consumption of the water by the voids and the hydrophilic fibers of the water conduit 34 of the wick 30.

3 shows a water supply pipe 50 to which a wick according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

When the wick is installed in the water supply pipe 50 as described above, the water inside the water supply pipe 50 is discharged to the outside through the water pipe 34 positioned in the state where the end portion is exposed in the water supply pipe 50 .

The water supply pipe 50 can be used as a substitute for the whole point water, and can be widely used in a variety of agricultural and horticultural fields such as flower beds, flower pots, rooftop landscaping, indoor landscaping, and nutrient solution cultivation.

Although the preferred embodiments of the bottom tube receiving wick and planting method for plant cultivation according to the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited thereto, and various modifications may be made within the scope of the claims, And this is also within the scope of the present invention.

10 - the winner, 16 - support, 18 - drain, 20 - drain, 23 - vent
24 - wick hole, 30 - wick, 32 - epidermis, 34 - sieve body, 40 - Loss prevention sheet
50 - water supply pipe

Claims

A water tubular body formed by twisting a plurality of strands in a spiral shape to form voids and formed of hydrophilic fibers,
And a tube-shaped skin body that surrounds and supports the outer surface of the water pipe body in close contact with the outer surface of the water pipe body.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the epidermis is a synthetic resin film;

A plurality of hydrophilic fiber strands are spirally twisted to form a water body,
A method for manufacturing a bottom tube receiving wick for plant cultivation, comprising the step of forming a tubular type skin by double injection of a synthetic resin to enclose a formed body.