KR20210077025A - Tray for plant cultivation - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a tray for plant cultivation including: a tray body having one or more kit detachable parts for selectively attaching and detaching a kit for seed capsules in which a plurality of seed capsules containing seeds are provided and a kit for sprout cultivation in which a seedling plate having germinated seeds are provided; and a base on which the tray body is separably seated.

Description

Tray for plant cultivation {TRAY FOR PLANT CULTIVATION}

The present invention relates to a tray for growing plants.

Recently, in response to the needs of consumers who want a well-being life and high-quality ingredients, plant cultivation machines that can be used as home appliances have been released.

A plant grower is a device that artificially controls the environment of a growing space to grow seeds or seedlings into mature plants.

For example, the plant grower artificially creates a lighting environment through electronic control of the light source module, artificially creates a culture environment through electronic control of the culture solution module, and artificially creates an air-conditioning environment through control of the air conditioning module.

Such a plant grower, after mounting the kit for seed capsules equipped with unit seed capsules for accommodating the medium in which the seeds are stored on the tray, or after mounting the kit for sprout cultivation accommodating the seedling plate from which the seeds have germinated on the tray, these trays By supplying the culture medium to each kit through the plant, the plant is grown.

However, the conventional plant grower is structured to grow plants by mounting only a kit for seed capsules on one tray, or to grow sprouts by mounting only a kit for sprout cultivation, so that a kit for seed capsules and a sprout are placed on one tray. Since the cultivation kit cannot be mounted and cultivated at the same time, the user's selection is narrowed, and there is a problem in that the user's convenience is reduced.

Domestic Patent Publication No. 10-2019-0128829

The present invention is to solve the above problems, and it is possible to grow a variety of plants at the same time by compatible and selectively mounting a kit for seed capsules and a kit for sprout cultivation, a wider choice of plants to cultivate, and a user It is an object of the invention to provide a tray for plant cultivation that can also improve the convenience of.

An object of the present invention, a kit for seed capsules in which a plurality of seed capsules containing seeds are provided and a kit for sprout cultivation in which a seedling plate from which germinated seeds are provided is a tray body having one or more kit detachable parts that are selectively detachable; and a base on which the tray body is separably seated, it can be achieved by a tray for plant cultivation.

Here, the culture medium flow path portion provided on the tray body to form a flow path through which the culture solution flows; and a plurality of culture solution nozzles provided in the culture fluid flow path part, and providing the culture solution flowing through the culture fluid flow path part to the seedling plate of the seed capsule and the sprout cultivation kit of the kit for seed capsules mounted on the kit detachable part. can

The kit detachable unit may further include a plurality of nozzle through-holes through which the culture solution nozzle protrudes toward the seed capsule kit and the sprout cultivation kit.

The culture medium flow passage portion may have a shape in which the cross-sectional area of the flow passage gradually increases as the distance from the inlet portion into which the culture solution flows is increased.

a guide projection provided on any one of the kit for seed capsules and the kit for sprout cultivation and the tray body; And the kit for the seed capsule and the kit for cultivating the sprout and the other one of the tray body, the guide projection is fitted to guide the mounting of the kit for the seed capsule and the kit for sprout cultivation and the tray body. may include more.

The base may include a chamber in which the culture solution discharged through the tray body is collected.

The base may further include a culture solution draining part for draining the culture solution collected in the chamber to the outside.

According to the present invention, the structure of the tray is improved so that the kit for seed capsules and the kit for sprout cultivation are compatible and selectively mounted, so that various plants can be grown at the same time, the choice of plants to be grown is widened, and the user convenience can also be improved.

1 is a view in which a kit for seed capsules is mounted on a tray for plant cultivation according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view of Figure 1;
3 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of FIG. 1;
Figure 4 is a bottom perspective view showing a state in which the kit for seed capsules is mounted on the tray body of Figure 1;
Figure 5 is a bottom perspective view of the tray body of Figure 2;
Figure 6 is a bottom perspective view of the kit for seed capsules of Figure 2;
7 is a view in which a sprout cultivation kit is mounted on a tray for plant cultivation according to an embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 8 is an exploded perspective view of Figure 1 2 of Figure 7,
9 is a cross-sectional view of the main part of FIG. 7;
10 is a bottom perspective view showing a state in which the kit for sprout cultivation is mounted on the tray body of FIG. 7;
11 is a perspective view of the seedling plate of FIG. 7 separated from the sprout cultivation kit;
12 is a view in which a kit for seed capsules and a kit for sprout cultivation are mounted on a tray for plant cultivation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Advantages and features of the present invention and methods of achieving them will become apparent with reference to the embodiments described below in detail in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. However, the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed below, but may be implemented in various different forms, and only these embodiments allow the disclosure of the present invention to be complete, and those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains. It is provided to fully understand the scope of the present invention to those skilled in the art.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing the embodiments and is not intended to limit the present invention. As used herein, the singular also includes the plural unless specifically stated otherwise in the phrase. As used herein, “comprises” and/or “comprising” does not exclude the presence or addition of one or more other components in addition to the stated components. Like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout, and "and/or" includes each and every combination of one or more of the recited elements. Although "first", "second", etc. are used to describe various elements, these elements are not limited by these terms, of course. These terms are only used to distinguish one component from another. Accordingly, it goes without saying that the first component mentioned below may be the second component within the spirit of the present invention.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein will have the meaning commonly understood by those of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. In addition, terms defined in a commonly used dictionary are not to be interpreted ideally or excessively unless specifically defined explicitly.

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

1 to 6 show a tray for plant cultivation according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in these drawings, the tray 1 for plant cultivation according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a tray body 10 and a base 50 .

The tray body 10 has a rectangular plate shape and is detachably coupled to the base 50 .

The tray body 10 is a seed capsule kit 100 in which a plurality of seed capsules 150 in which the seeds 157 are accommodated are provided, and a seedling plate 250 in which the seeds 157 are germinated, a sprout cultivation kit 200 , see FIG. 7 ) includes a plurality of kit detachable parts 11 that are selectively detachable.

The plurality of kit detachable parts 11 have a long hole shape having a predetermined length and width, and are penetrating through the plate surface of the tray body 10 in parallel.

On the other hand, although it is illustrated that a plurality of kit detachable parts 11 are provided in this embodiment, the present invention is not limited thereto, and one or more kit detachable parts 11 may be provided.

Here, the configuration of the seed capsule kit 100 and the sprout cultivation kit 200 detachable from the tray 1 for plant cultivation according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described later.

In addition, on one side of each kit detachable part 11, guide grooves 21 recessed to a predetermined depth along the coupling direction of each kit 100 and 200 and the tray body 10 are provided. Guide protrusions 111 and 211 for guiding the mounting of each kit 100 and 200 mounted on the kit detachable part 11 are fitted into the guide groove 21 .

On the rear surface of the tray main body 10 facing the base 50, a culture fluid flow path 31 forming a flow path through which the culture solution provided to each kit 100 and 200 mounted on the kit detachable part 11 flows is provided.

The culture medium flow path part 31 may have a tube shape in which a flow path through which the culture solution flows is formed.

On one side of the culture fluid flow path part 31, a culture solution inlet part 35 into which a culture solution from the outside flows is provided.

The culture medium inlet 35 is located on one side of the kit detachable part 11 located in the central region of the tray main body 10 , and the culture fluid flow path 31 has each kit detachable part 11 centered on the culture solution inlet 35 . ) is branched towards. The culture medium flow path part 31 branched toward each kit detachable part 11 is arranged side by side along the longitudinal direction of one side of each kit detachable part 11 .

A plurality of culture fluid nozzles 41 are provided in the culture fluid flow path part 31 arranged side by side along each kit detachable part 11 .

The plurality of culture solution nozzles 41 communicate with the culture solution flow path part 31 , and are disposed at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the kit detachable part 11 .

In addition, the plurality of culture solution nozzles 41 are protrudably coupled to the plurality of nozzle through-holes 15 formed through the periphery of the kit detachable part 11 . The free end of each culture solution nozzle 41 is positioned toward the kit for seed capsules 100 and the kit for sprout cultivation 200 mounted on the kit detachable part 11,

Thereby, the culture medium flowing through the culture medium flow path part 31 is through the culture solution nozzle 41, the seed capsule 150 of the kit 100 for the seed capsule mounted on the kit detachable part 11 and the sprout cultivation kit 200 ) is provided on the seedling plate 250 of

On the other hand, the culture medium flow path part 31 disposed along the longitudinal direction of the kit detachable part 11 has a cross-sectional shape in which the cross-sectional area of the flow path is gradually increased as the distance from the culture solution inlet part 35 is increased.

Accordingly, the culture solution flowing through the culture solution flow path part 31 may be uniformly discharged through each culture solution nozzle 41 irrespective of the position of each culture solution nozzle 41 .

The base 50 has a rectangular cylindrical shape with an upper side opened. The tray body 10 is detachably coupled to the opening of the base 50 .

A chamber 51 is formed inside the base 50 , and the chamber 51 is shielded by the tray body 10 and each kit 100 and 200 .

The chamber 51 collects the culture solution discharged through each kit 100 and 200 of the tray body 10 .

In addition, the chamber 51 is accommodated to expose the medium 155 of the seed capsule 150 of the kit 100 for seed capsules, and the root of the sprout grown on the seedling plate 250 of the kit for sprout cultivation 200 is grown. to form a space area that

The bottom surface of the base 50 may be formed with a gradient so that the culture solution collected in the chamber 51 is naturally drained.

In addition, the base 50 is provided with a culture solution draining part for draining the culture solution collected in the chamber 51 to the outside. Here, a filtration filter for filtering foreign substances contained in the culture solution drained to the outside may be provided in the culture solution drainage unit.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the seed capsule kit 100 and the sprout cultivation kit 200 applied to the plant cultivation tray 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be briefly described.

First, the kit 100 for seed capsules will be described.

The seed capsule kit 100 is provided with a plurality of seed capsules 150 in which the seeds 157 are accommodated.

The seed capsule 150 is a capsule body 151 in the form of a capsule containing the medium 155 in which the seeds 157 are accommodated, and a cap ( ) that fixes and covers the medium 155 on the upper portion of the capsule body 151 . 161) is installed. These seed capsules 150 are made in unit form, and are provided in the kit 100 for seed capsules.

The seed capsule kit 100 has the same cross-sectional shape and size as the kit detachable part 11 .

Kit 100 for seed capsules has a plate shape, and on the outer edge of the kit 100 for seed capsules, as shown in FIG. 6 , guide protrusions 111 formed to protrude at a certain height in the coupling direction with the tray body 10 . ) is provided. The guide protrusion 111 may have a cross-sectional shape and size corresponding to the guide groove 21 formed in the kit detachable part 11 .

Accordingly, when the kit for seed capsules 100 is mounted on the kit detachable part 11, the guide protrusions 111 formed in the kit 100 for seed capsules are inserted into the guide grooves 21 formed in the kit detachable part 11. By being coupled, the kit 100 for seed capsules is guided to position alignment in the kit detachable part 11, so that it can be conveniently mounted.

In addition, the kit 100 for seed capsules has a plurality of seed capsule detachable holes 115 through which a plurality of seed capsules 150 are detachable. A plurality of seed capsule detachable holes 115 may be formed through the seed capsule 150 at intervals in consideration of the size of the plant growing in the kit 100 for seed capsules.

The seed capsule detachable hole 115 is formed with a nozzle communication hole 121 that communicates with the free end of the culture solution nozzle 41 exposed. The free end of the culture solution nozzle 41 exposed through the nozzle communication hole 121 is disposed toward the side of the seed capsule 150, and the culture solution flowing through the culture solution flow path part 31 is the seed through the culture solution nozzle 41. It is provided as a medium 155 accommodated in the capsule 150 .

In addition, on one side of the seed capsule detachable hole 115, a capsule alignment groove 125 of a certain depth is recessed along the coupling direction of the seed capsule 150 and the seed capsule detachable hole 115. In this capsule alignment groove 125, a capsule alignment jaw (not shown) formed to protrude at a certain height along the coupling direction of the seed capsule 150 and the seed capsule detachment hole 115 is fitted on one side of the seed capsule 150 . do.

Accordingly, when the seed capsule 150 is mounted on the seed capsule detachment hole 115, the capsule alignment jaw is fitted into the capsule alignment groove 125, and the seed capsule 150 is positioned in the seed capsule removal hole 115. Guided so that it can be easily installed.

Here, the kit 100 for seed capsules is not detachably detachable from a plurality of seed capsules 150 , and a plurality of seed capsules 150 may be provided integrally.

And, in the upper portion of the kit 100 for seed capsules, a handle 131 for holding the kit 100 for seed capsules to be detachable from the kit detachable part 11 is provided.

By this configuration, as shown in FIG. 1, the kit detachable part 11 of the tray body 10 for the kit 100 for seed capsules in which a plurality of seed capsules 150 in which the seeds 157 are accommodated are provided. be seated on

At this time, the seed capsule 150 is suspended and supported in the kit 100 for seed capsules, and at the same time, the medium 155 of the seed capsule 150 protrudes from the tray body 10 and the chamber 51 of the base 50. will be located in

And, in a state in which the kit for seed capsules 100 is seated on the kit detachable part 11 of the tray main body 10, when the culture solution is introduced through the culture solution inlet part 35, the introduced culture fluid flow path part 31 ) flows along, and is introduced into the medium 155 of the seed capsule 150 mounted in each seed capsule detachment hole 115 through each culture solution nozzle 41 .

A portion of the culture medium introduced into the medium 155 of each seed capsule 150 is supplied to the seeds 157 , and the remaining culture solution naturally flows and is collected in the chamber 51 of the base 50 .

Thus, by mounting the kit 100 for seed capsules in the kit detachable part 11 of the tray 1 for plant cultivation according to an embodiment of the present invention, the seeds stored in the medium 155 of the seed capsule 150 ( 157) by supplying the nutrients of the culture medium to germination and growth, so that plants can be cultivated.

Next, the kit 200 for sprout cultivation will be described.

The sprout cultivation kit 200 is provided with a seedling plate 250 from which seeds are germinated, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 11 .

The sprout cultivation kit 200 has the same cross-sectional shape and size as the kit detachable part 11 . The sprout cultivation kit 200 is modularized to be compatible with the kit detachable unit 11 together with the seed capsule kit 100 .

The sprout cultivation kit 200 has a cylindrical shape with one side open, and a single seedling plate 250 is detachably accommodated therein. The seedling plate 250 may have a built-in nonwoven fabric that helps the root of the sprout to be settled. Here, the seedling plate 250 is divided into several sprouts of different varieties.

The upper end of the kit for sprout cultivation 200 is seated along the circumference of the kit detachable part 11 .

As shown in FIG. 11 , guide protrusions 211 are provided on the outer wall of the sprout cultivation kit 200 to protrude at a predetermined height in the coupling direction with the tray body 10 . The guide protrusion 211 may have a cross-sectional shape and size corresponding to the guide groove 21 formed in the kit detachable part 11 .

The guide projection 211 formed in the kit for sprout cultivation 200 is modularized and compatible with the kit 100 for seed capsules, the same position as the guide projection 211 formed in the kit 100 for seed capsules, the same cross section shape and the same size.

Accordingly, when the sprout cultivation kit 200 is mounted on the kit detachable part 11, the guide protrusion 211 formed on the sprout cultivation kit 200 is fitted into the guide groove 21 formed in the kit detachable part 11. , the sprout cultivation kit 200 is guided to position alignment in the kit detachable part 11, so that it can be conveniently mounted.

A plurality of nozzle communication holes 221 through which the free end of the culture solution nozzle 41 is exposed is formed on the side wall of the sprout cultivation kit 200 . The plurality of nozzle communication holes 221 correspond to the position of the culture solution nozzle 41 and are formed through the sprout cultivation kit 200 at intervals along the longitudinal direction.

Accordingly, the free end of the culture solution nozzle 41 exposed through the nozzle communication hole 221 is disposed on the seedling plate 250 , and the culture solution flowing through the culture solution flow path part 31 is sprouted through the culture solution nozzle 41 . A uniform distribution is provided on the upper portion of the seedling plate 250 provided in the cultivation kit 200 .

In addition, a plurality of drains 225 are provided on the sidewall of the sprout cultivation kit 200 to drain the culture solution introduced into the sprout cultivation kit 200 .

A plurality of drains 225 are positioned between the seedling plate 250 and the nozzle communication hole 221 so as to communicate with the chamber 51 of the base 50, and are formed through the sidewall of the sprout cultivation kit 200 at an interval. have.

Accordingly, the culture medium in the sprout cultivation kit 200 is able to maintain a certain level. That is, when the level of the culture medium introduced into the sprout cultivation kit 200 exceeds the height of the drain 225, the culture medium flowing into the sprout cultivation kit 200 and the excess water level is drained through the drain 225 to the base 50 It is naturally discharged into the chamber 51 of In this way, by providing the drain 225 in the sprout cultivation kit 200, and controlling the level of the culture solution in the sprout cultivation kit 200 to be constant, the sprouts grown in the seedling plate 250 are immersed in an excessive amount of culture solution. and can reduce necrosis.

Here, the seedling plate 250 is not detachably detachable from the sprout cultivation kit 200 , and may be formed integrally with the sprout cultivation kit 200 .

And, on the upper portion of the sprout cultivation kit 200, a handle 231 for holding the sprout cultivation kit 200 detachably from the kit detachable part 11 is provided.

By this configuration, as shown in FIG. 7 , the kit 200 for sprout cultivation in which the seedling plate 250 from which seeds have germinated is provided is seated on the kit detachable part 11 of the tray body 10 .

And, when the culture solution is introduced through the culture solution inlet part 35 in a state in which the sprout cultivation kit 200 is seated on the kit detachable part 11 of the tray body 10, the introduced culture solution flows through the culture fluid flow path part 31. It flows along, and is introduced into the upper part of the seedling plate 250 of the sprout cultivation kit 200 through each culture solution nozzle 41 .

The culture medium in the sprout cultivation kit 200 is maintained at a certain level, so that the sprouts germinated on the seedling plate 250 can be hydroponically grown.

On the other hand, when the culture solution introduced into the sprout cultivation kit 200 exceeds the height of the drain 225 , the excess culture solution is discharged to the chamber 51 of the base 50 through the drain 225 and collected.

Thus, the sprout cultivation kit 200 is mounted on the kit detachable part 11 of the plant cultivation tray 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention, and the nutrients of the culture medium are supplied to the sprouts germinated on the seedling plate 250 to germinate. And by growing, it becomes possible to grow a sprout.

In addition, the tray for plant cultivation according to the present invention (1) is, as shown in FIG. 12, a kit for seed cultivation in which a seed capsule 150 is provided 100 and a seedling plate 250 are provided, a sprout cultivation kit 200 ) compatible and selectively mounted on the kit detachable part 11 to grow a variety of plants at the same time, expand the choice of plants to be grown, and improve user convenience.

On the other hand, in the above-described embodiment, guide projections 111 and 211 are provided in the seed capsule kit 100 and the sprout cultivation kit 200, and the guide projections 111 and 211 are fitted to the tray body 10. Guide grooves ( 21) is shown to be provided, but is not limited thereto, and a guide groove 21 is provided in the seed capsule kit 100 and the sprout cultivation kit 200, and guide projections 111 and 211 are provided on the tray body 10. may be provided.

As mentioned above, although embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains can realize that the present invention can be embodied in other specific forms without changing its technical spirit or essential features. you will be able to understand Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all respects and not restrictive.

1: Tray for growing plants
10: tray body
11: Kit detachable part
15: nozzle through hole
21: guide home
31: culture medium flow path part
35: culture medium inlet
41: culture medium nozzle
50: base
51: chamber
55: culture medium drainage unit
100: kit for seed capsules
150: seed capsule
200: kit for sprout cultivation
250: seedling plate

Claims (7)

A tray body having one or more kit detachable parts in which a kit for seed capsules in which a plurality of seed capsules are accommodated, and a kit for sprout cultivation in which a seedling plate from which seeds are germinated is provided are selectively detachable; and
A tray for plant cultivation comprising a base on which the tray body is detachably seated. According to claim 1,
a culture fluid passage portion provided on the tray body to form a passage through which the culture liquid flows; and
A plurality of culture solution nozzles provided in the culture fluid flow path part, and providing the culture solution flowing through the culture fluid flow path part to the seedling plate of the seed capsule and the sprout cultivation kit of the kit for seed capsules mounted on the kit detachable part. Tray for growing plants. 3. The method of claim 2,
The kit detachable unit, the culture medium nozzle further comprises a plurality of nozzle through-holes through which the culture solution nozzle protrudes toward the kit for seed capsules and the kit for sprout cultivation, further comprising a tray for plant cultivation. 3. The method of claim 2,
The culture medium passage portion has a shape in which the cross-sectional area of the passage gradually increases as the distance from the inflow portion into which the culture liquid flows, the tray for plant cultivation. According to claim 1,
a guide projection provided on any one of the kit for seed capsules and the kit for sprout cultivation and the tray body; and
The kit for seed capsules and the kit for sprout cultivation and the other one of the tray body are provided, and the guide projection is fitted to guide the mounting of the kit for the seed capsule and the kit for sprout cultivation and the tray body. Including, a tray for growing plants. According to claim 1,
The base includes a chamber in which the culture solution discharged through the tray body is collected, a tray for plant cultivation. 6. The method of claim 5,
The base further comprises a culture solution draining portion for draining the culture solution collected in the chamber to the outside, plant cultivation tray.

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