KR20160058065A - Plant growth device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a plant cultivation apparatus, and more specifically, to a plant cultivation apparatus which can satisfy various preferences by improving the design of the apparatus; minimizing the volume of the apparatus and damage thereto during the movement and storage of the apparatus which can supply both lighting and water; and allowing a control operation by an application program. The plant cultivation apparatus comprises: a body (10); a supporting device (20); and an upper cap (40) equipped with a lighting device (30).

Description

Plant growth device

The present invention relates to a plant cultivation apparatus, and more particularly, to a plant cultivation apparatus capable of improving the design of a plant cultivation apparatus and minimizing volume and breakage of a plant cultivation apparatus capable of supplying both light and moisture, The present invention relates to a plant cultivation apparatus that can maintain a constant distance between a light and a plant and can control the plant by an application program, thereby enhancing efficiency in plant cultivation while satisfying consumer's various preferences.

Due to urbanization, green spaces have been shrinking a lot and modern people have been under a lot of stress due to the complicated and diverse living environment.

Recently, there have been recent studies on plant factories that grow plants using light, water and nutrients artificially provided in artificial cultivation facilities, and research on horticultural therapy that heals plants by cultivating plants in pots to heal mind and body Do.

Among them, the plant factory includes a body including a port through which a plant grows, a lighting device installed on the body and supplying light, And a water supply device for supplying water to the water tank.

The dual illumination device is an important factor for inducing photosynthesis of plants. Conventionally, fluorescent lighting, incandescent lighting, and high-pressure sodium lighting have been used. Recently, LED lighting devices have been used. Lighting devices are mainly used to provide plants with light sources suitable for photosynthesis by arranging red LEDs, blue LEDs and white LEDs at an arbitrary ratio.

Studies for providing light suitable for the growth of plants using such an artificial lighting apparatus have confirmed the effect of blue light in the vicinity of 450 nm wavelength and red light in the wavelength region of 600 to 700 nm. Particularly, red light near a wavelength of 660 to 670 nm is preferable as a light source because of high reaction efficiency.

However, in spite of these many research results, the conventional plant factories are so large that they can not be used on a desk or a table in an office or a home, and they are intended only for quick and efficient growth of plants, .

In the case of small pots used mainly for horticultural therapy, there was no separate light source and water supply source, so that it was difficult to cultivate the plants if they were not managed by the people constantly.

Recently, a number of techniques for a small plant cultivation apparatus that allows a plant to be grown on a desk by applying a lighting device and a water supply device applied to the plant plant to a small port have been developed. For example, 10-2013-0143171 and published utility model 20-2012-0001174.

Such conventional small plant cultivation apparatuses include a body including a pot planting port, an illuminating device installed in a supporting device protruding from the body, and a water supply device installed adjacent to the port and supplying water to the port through a wick However, in the conventional small-sized plant cultivation apparatuses, since the lighting apparatus is installed in a support device having a predetermined height and integrally fixed to the body so that the illumination device irradiates light at the upper part of the plant, And there is a problem that the support device is damaged during the movement.

In addition, since the plant plant or the small plant cultivation apparatus described above are manufactured in a single form in a factory, users are required to view the same design all the time once they are purchased and used, so that they can not satisfy the desires of modern people seeking diversity.

In addition, since the conventional plant plant or the small plant cultivation apparatuses can not control the operation remotely and can be controlled only through the operation panel provided in the apparatus itself, it is not only inconvenient to operate the plant cultivation apparatus, It is not satisfactory.

In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a plant cultivation apparatus of a size capable of being placed on a desk or a table, The purpose of this cover is to use characters including animals and insects to induce children's curiosity and improve their design.

In addition, the above-described plant cultivating apparatus includes a body including a port and an upper cap provided with a lighting device connected to the body through a removable and extendable support device. When moving or storing, the upper cap is brought into close contact with the body to minimize volume In addition, the support device connected to the upper cap is drawn out to form a space necessary for the growth of the plant. In addition, the lighting device can be positioned on the flora, thereby improving the convenience of use and improving the plant growth effect There are other purposes to be made.

In addition, the above-described plant cultivation apparatus is provided with control means capable of wireless communication so that a lighting apparatus and a water supply apparatus of a plant cultivation apparatus can be remotely controlled through an application program provided in a smart device including a cellular phone, (Temperature, humidity) and the like of the user by using a smart device, thereby improving convenience of use.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus for supporting a plant, the apparatus comprising: a body including a port through which a plant grows; a supporting device installed vertically to the body to adjust a length of a vertical protrusion from the body; And an upper cap provided with a lighting device on the lower surface thereof.

The upper cap or the upper cap cover or the body cover is assembled to be assembled by the assembling means and is installed so as to form various characters such as an animal, an insect, or a Pororo.

In addition, a water supply device for supplying water to the inside of the upper cap or the lower part of the port is further provided. The water supply device includes a water storage tank provided in the upper cap or below the port, When the water supply device is installed inside the upper cap, the wick is installed to pass through the inside of the support device.

In addition, the lighting device is composed of LEDs of red, blue, and white, and red and white are irradiated at the beginning of plant growth, and red, blue, and white LEDs are illuminated after the plant growth period.

In addition, the above-described plant cultivation apparatus is provided with control means for controlling the operation of a plant cultivation apparatus including a lighting apparatus, and the control means is installed in a smart device such as a smart phone or a smart pad, An operation control signal that is configured to be wirelessly communicable with an application program and is input through an application program to an illumination device or the like constituting the plant cultivating device and controls the current state of the plant cultivating device (such as the plant growth state, temperature, humidity, State, etc.) to the application program.

According to the present invention having such a configuration as described above, it is possible to assemble an upper cap or a cover in a plant cultivation apparatus of a size that can be placed on a desk or a table to form various characters such as insects, animals, It is possible to obtain various interior effects by the plant cultivation device, thereby inducing the curiosity of the user including the children, thereby making them interested in plant cultivation and improving the design property.

In addition, since the upper cap is attached to the port by the support device and the upper cap is lifted up to the upper part of the port according to the degree of growth of the plant, the upper cap is brought into close contact with the port, The upper cap is raised and lowered in accordance with the growth rate of the plant to ensure the space required for the growth of the plant and the light can be continuously irradiated from the upper part of the plant, Not only the satisfaction is improved but also the plant growth is promoted and the plant is prevented from being bent or laughed toward the light, thereby achieving a balanced plant growth.

In addition, the above-described plant cultivation apparatus can be remotely controlled through an application program provided in a smart device, thereby allowing a user to easily check and control growth conditions and growth conditions of the plant, thereby improving convenience in use.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a plant cultivation apparatus according to the present invention;
2 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a plant cultivation apparatus according to the present invention.
3 is a view showing the internal structure of the plant cultivation apparatus;
4 is a view showing a supporting device
5 is a view showing the internal structure of the plant cultivation apparatus;
6 is a view showing the structure of the control means of the plant cultivation apparatus;
7 is a diagram showing an embodiment of an application program for controlling the operation of the plant cultivation apparatus
8 is a view showing an example of use during storage and transportation of a plant cultivation apparatus
9 is a view showing a drawer-type water storage tank of a plant growing apparatus;
10 is a view showing another embodiment of the plant cultivation apparatus
11 is a view showing another example of assembly for forming a character of a plant cultivation apparatus
12 is a view showing an example of forming a multi-stage body of a plant cultivation apparatus;

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The plant cultivation apparatus according to the present invention mainly comprises a body 10 including a port 12 for growing plants, a support 10 installed vertically to the body 10 to adjust the vertical protrusion length from the body 10, An apparatus 20, and an upper cap 40 installed on the support apparatus 20 and having a lighting device 30 on a lower surface thereof.

One embodiment of such a plant cultivation apparatus will be described below with reference to Figs. 1 to 8. Fig.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a plant cultivation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a body 10 including a port 12 for growing plants, a body 10 capable of entering and exiting the body 10, And a top cap 40 installed on the supporting device 20 and having an illuminating device 30 installed on a lower surface thereof.

1 to 3, the body 10 comprises a port 12 for culturing a culture liquid or a culture soil and a plant necessary for growing the plant, and a body cover 14 covering the outer periphery of the port 12 And an insertion port 16 into which the supporting device 20 is inserted is formed at an upper portion of the body 10 and a supporting device 20 is provided between the outer peripheral surface of the port 12 and the inner peripheral surface of the body cover 14. [ Is inserted into the space 18.

On the other hand, the port 12 is formed in a shape such that the upper part is opened, the lower part is clogged or the drain hole is perforated like a normal flowerpot.

4, the support device 20 is formed to have a double pipe structure and is adjustable in length. The support device 20 is formed such that its position is fixed at the time of withdrawing from the body 10. For this purpose, the support device 20 And a fixing means 50 for fixing the position of the fixing means 50 to the corresponding positions of the supporting apparatus 20 and the body 10, A plunger can be used and various other methods can be practiced by those skilled in the art, so that the illustration and description of other embodiments are omitted.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the upper cap 40 is installed in the lower frame 42 so that the lighting device 30 composed of a plurality of LEDs 32 faces downward. Control means (not shown) for controlling the operation are provided and the upper surface is blocked by an upper cap cover 44 designed to form the character.

2, the upper cap 40 or the upper cap cover 44 or the body cover 14 is detachably attached to the upper cover 40 or the body cover 14 by means of the assembly means. For this purpose, The clip 62 in which the fixing protrusions protrude and the fixing groove 64 in which the clip 62 is inserted are fixed to the upper cap 40 and the supporting device 20 or the lower frame 42 and the upper cap cover 44, And between the port 12 and the body cover 14 constituting the body 10. The upper cap 40 or the upper cap cover 44 or the body cover 14 may be assembled in various ways.

The upper cap 40 or the upper cap cover 44 or the body cover 14 may be designed to use a character such as an animal, an insect or a Pororo. For example, 40 are formed into a ladybug shape or a bead shape as shown in Fig. 1, and a product of a desired design is assembled if necessary, thereby completing a desired character design.

In addition, the upper cap cover 44 may be formed by replacing only a part of the body with a ladybug or a bee as shown in FIG.

3 and 5, the plant cultivation apparatus is further provided with a water supply device 70 for supplying water together with nutrients, if necessary, The water supply device 70 includes a water storage tank 72 and a wick 74 connecting the water storage tank 72 and the port 12 to the water storage tank 72, And may further include a pump (not shown) or a valve (not shown) if necessary.

3, the wick 74 is provided so as to contact the port 12 through the inside of the supporting device 20, and the water supply device 70 is installed in the upper cap 40. When the water supply device 70 is installed inside the upper cap 40, The water storage tank 72 is disposed below the port 12 and the water storage tank 72 and the port 12 are directly connected to the wick 74 as shown in FIG. Thereby allowing water to be supplied to the port 12.

The illumination device 30 is composed of LEDs of red, blue, and white, and red and white are irradiated at the beginning of plant growth, and red, blue, and white LEDs are illuminated after the plant growth period.

In the above, red is used for photosynthetic efficiency of 650 ~ 680 nm, which is useful for growing well after roots are sprouted by intertwined elongation (growth between the nodes and nodes).

And the blue wavelength is 435 ~ 450nm, which inhibits the growth of the interlabials and inhibits the plants from growing too high, making the stems and leaves more tight.

Therefore, when the two light sources are dimmed at an appropriate ratio depending on the plant, the plant growth is greatly affected. Accordingly, red light and white light are mainly irradiated at the early stage of plant growth after germination after germination of the seed, It is advantageous to irradiate both the red light, the blue light and the white light at the mid and late growth stage.

In addition, the plant cultivation apparatus further includes sensors (not shown) for measuring a growth environment (temperature, humidity, roughness) of a plant (not shown) and a camera .

The plant cultivation apparatus is further provided with a control means 80 for controlling the operation of the various devices constituting the plant cultivation apparatus such as a pump, a valve, a camera, and a sensor, As shown in FIG. 6, the control means 80 is provided in a smart device such as a smart phone or a smart pad, and is capable of wirelessly communicating with an application program for controlling the lighting device. The control means 80 includes an operation control signal To the various devices constituting the plant cultivation apparatus, and transmits the current state (temperature, humidity, illumination device, image obtained from the camera, control state, etc.) of the plant cultivation apparatus to the application program.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 7, the application program allows the user to control the lighting time and illumination of the LEDs of the lighting apparatus, to allow the user to control the humidity, i.e., the supply amount of water, And stores the plant photograph taken from a camera provided in the smart device together with the photographing date so that the user can easily check the growth state of the plant.

The photographs of the plants can be used by using a camera of a smart device or a camera provided in a plant cultivation device.

The plant cultivation apparatus of the present invention having the above-described structure, as shown in FIG. 8, inserts the support device 20 into the body 10 to move the upper cap 40 in close contact with the port 12 , The support device 20 is taken out and used as shown in Figs. 1 to 3 at the time of use, and may be converted into a desired design as shown in Fig. 1 during use.

Further, the supporting device 20 can control the length of the protrusion according to the degree of growth of the plant, so that the lighting device is always placed on the top of the plant, and the phenomenon that the plant is bent toward the light or is not supplied with light, .

The application program of the smart device monitors the temperature / humidity and the illuminance at all times and stores them in a unit of time. By controlling the pump or valve for moisture supply according to the condition of temperature and humidity, it helps the plant growth. In addition, according to the illuminance obtained from the illuminance sensor, the brightness of LED illumination is controlled to control plant growth.

In the figure, reference numeral 33 denotes a wire connecting the illumination device and the power source.

9, in the plant cultivation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, a water storage tank 72, which can be inserted or removed in a drawer form, is provided under the port of the body 10 to facilitate water replenishment will be.

10, in the plant cultivation apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention, the body 10 is fixed to the lower end of the length-adjustable support device 20 and forms the lower surface of the plant cultivation apparatus A base plate 11 and a port 12 are disposed on the base plate 11 or a port 12 and a water supply device are disposed. Are connected to support members 43 and 43 protruding outwardly from the upper and lower base plates 40 and 40 respectively and are supported by a support 43 of the upper cap 40, The upper end of the upper cap 40 and the upper end of the upper cap 40 may be coupled to each other so that the support 43 of the upper cap 40 and the support device 20 are formed in a fixed state, May be formed so as to be assembled with the lower frame 42.

11, various characters can be formed by replacing a part of the character to be displayed with the upper cap cover 44 or the body cover, as shown in FIG. 11. In the case of an insect, The head portion 44a may be formed in a fixed shape, and the body portion 44b may be designed so as to be compatible with various insect shapes so as to be replaceable.

12, the body 10 is formed so as to be divided into multiple stages and assembled or detached by the fastening member 10a so that the upper and lower lengths of the ports 12 can be expanded or shortened. For example, when the body 10 is configured to include the port 12 and the body cover 14, both the port 12 and the body cover 14 are formed in a multi- (12) is formed in a multi-stage structure. When the multi-stage structure is formed, the additional body (10) containing soil at the lower end of the existing body (10) (10b) is further assembled.

In this process, as shown in FIG. 12, the fastening member 10a is composed of fixing protrusions and fixing grooves which mesh with each other, and those skilled in the art can carry out various other methods.

In order to facilitate assembly of the body 10, the bottom 10c of the body 10 may be detachably coupled to the body 10 so that the body 10 can be adjusted to a desired length do.

10: Body 20: Supporting device
30: Lighting device 40: Top cap

Claims (6)

A plant (10) comprising a plant (12)
A support device 20 installed vertically on one side or both sides of the body 10 and provided with a fixing means 50 for tightly contacting the body 10 or vertically protruding from the body 10 to adjust the length of the protrusion, ),
And an upper cap (40) installed on the support device (20) and provided with a lighting device (30) on a lower surface thereof,
The upper cap 40 is attached to the body 10 by the support device 20 or is vertically protruded from the body 10 and is fixed by fixing means in a state in which the protrusion length is adjusted,
The upper cap 40 is designed to form a character and a part of the upper cap cover 44 or the upper cap cover 44 constituting the upper cap 40 or the upper cap is designed to be replaceable by assembling means Characterized in that the upper cap (40) constituting the desired design or the upper cap cover (44) constituting the upper cap are configured to form the character by the replacement assembly and the protruding length of the support device (20) So that the lighting device is positioned on the top of the plant. The water purifier according to claim 1, further comprising a water supply device (70) for supplying water into the upper cap (40), wherein the water supply device (70) , And a wick (74) connecting the water storage tank (72) to the port (12) and installed to pass through the interior of the support device (20). The water treatment system according to claim 1, further comprising a water supply device (70) for supplying water to the lower part of the port (12), wherein the water supply device (70) comprises a water storage tank (72) And a wick (74) for directly connecting the water storage tank (72) and the port (12) to supply water to the port (12) by an osmosis phenomenon. The lighting device according to claim 1, characterized in that the lighting device is composed of LEDs of red, blue, and white, and blue and white are irradiated at the beginning of plant growth and LEDs of red, blue, Plant cultivation apparatus. The plant cultivation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the plant cultivation apparatus is provided with control means for controlling the operation of a plant cultivation apparatus including a lighting apparatus, and the control means comprises an application program for controlling the lighting apparatus, Wherein the plant cultivation apparatus is configured to be wirelessly communicable to control the operation of the plant cultivation apparatus through an application program and to allow the user to confirm the current state of the plant cultivation apparatus. The plant cultivation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the body (10) is divided into multiple stages and assembled or detached by a fastening member to extend or shorten the upper and lower lengths of the port (12).

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