KR20210101068A - smart plant cultivation pot - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart plant cultivation flowerpot to achieve a balanced effect of reducing the concentration of fine dust. According to the present invention, the smart plant cultivation flowerpot comprises: an inner vessel into which plants are planted; an outer vessel accommodating the inner vessel and having a water storage space formed at the bottom; a water supply unit mounted on the outer vessel; a light emission unit supported by the outer vessel and emitting light to the plant planted in the inner vessel; an illuminance sensor installed on the outer vessel to detect illuminance; a moisture sensor mounted on the inner vessel to detect moisture contained in the soil in which the plants are planted; a temperature sensor mounted on the inner barrel to detect the temperature of the soil in which the plants are planted; a control unit controlling operation of the light emission unit and the water supply unit by using information received from the illuminance sensor, the moisture sensor, and the temperature sensor; a driving part coupled to move the outer vessel and controlled and driven by the control unit; and a plurality of dust sensors measuring the concentration of fine dust at different locations and transmitting measurement to the control unit at set intervals together with location information and identification information. The control unit compares the concentration of fine dust detected by the dust sensor and controls the driving unit to move the outer vessel to the position with the highest concentration of fine dust.

Description

Smart plant cultivation pot {smart plant cultivation pot}

The present invention relates to a smart plant pot, and more particularly, to a smart plant pot capable of autonomously supporting vegetation plants.

In general, pots having various shapes and designs are used to grow plants such as flowers or trees independently from the ground in various indoor or outdoor environments including homes and offices.

These pots are usually purchased with plants in them, or they are purchased separately and planted with desired plants. Plants planted in pots receive nutrients through photosynthesis, so in order for plants to grow properly, light and moisture are required. Supply is important.

Conventional potted plants have to be placed in a place exposed to sunlight for photosynthesis, etc. of plants, which not only greatly affects depending on the location, but also has a problem in that the growth of plants is not performed properly due to periodic negligence in management.

In addition, conventional flowerpots have a problem in that soil is discharged together with water by drainage, etc., so that even if a flowerpot holder is installed, the surroundings are polluted.

As an example of a cultivation device for cultivating plants, a plant cultivation machine has been published in Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0598013.

The plant cultivation apparatus is a container with an open top in a cylindrical shape, and a transparent tube that is installed through both sides of the container and is vertically connected to one side of the horizontal tube and the horizontal tube having an outlet at the bottom and has a water inlet at the top It includes a water supply means made of a vertical pipe, a heater provided at the bottom of the container, and a controller capable of controlling the operation of the heater from the outside of the container.

However, since the conventional plant cultivation machine as described above does not have a function of supporting the growth of plants itself, plants may die due to negligence in management, such as plant death when left unattended for a long period of time in a state where water is not supplied.

On the other hand, recently, the number of days with high fine dust concentration is increasing throughout the year. To improve the indoor pollution environment, there is a trend to install pots with plants that can reduce fine dust concentrations. There is a disadvantage in that it is difficult to obtain the effect of reducing fine dust in a place where the concentration of fine dust is high while being relatively far away from the air.

The present invention has been devised to improve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a smart vegetation pot that can achieve a balanced effect of reducing the concentration of fine dust by moving flowerpots according to indoor fine dust concentration distribution information.

In order to achieve the above object, a smart vegetation pot according to the present invention includes: an inner passage in which plants are planted; an outer tube accommodating the inner tube and having a water storage space at the lower portion; a water supply unit mounted to be supported on the outer cylinder and provided with a supply pipe so as to pump the water stored in the outer cylinder and discharge it to the upper portion of the outer cylinder; a light irradiation unit supported by the outer tube and irradiating light to the plants planted in the inner tube; an illuminance sensor installed on the outer cylinder to detect illuminance; a moisture sensor mounted on the inner tube to detect moisture contained in the soil in which the plant is planted; a temperature sensor mounted on the inner tube to detect the temperature of the soil in which the plant is planted; a control unit for controlling driving of the light irradiation unit and the water supply unit using information received from the illuminance sensor, the moisture sensor, and the temperature sensor; a driving unit coupled to move the outer cylinder and driven by being controlled by the control unit; and a plurality of dust sensors that measure the concentration of fine dust at different locations and transmit to the control unit at intervals set together with location information identification information, wherein the control unit compares the concentration of fine dust detected from the dust sensor. and control the driving unit to move the outer cylinder to a position with the highest concentration of fine dust.

According to an aspect of the present invention, a water level sensor for detecting the water level in the water storage space; Controlled by the control unit and mounted on the outer cylinder to cool the surrounding air, the condensed water supply to supply the condensed water into the storage space of the outer cylinder or the planting space of the inner cylinder; further comprising, the control unit is the water level sensor When it is determined that the water level detected in is less than the first water level, and it is determined that the water supply time has arrived from the information detected from the water sensor, the condensed water supply unit is controlled to be operated.

The condensed water supply unit is connected in an arc shape along the edge of the injection hole formed to penetrate into the water storage space from the upper surface of the outer cylinder and inclined upward, and has an arc-shaped groove in which the falling water guide surface exposed to the injection hole is drawn inward. a falling water guide pipe extending obliquely and formed of a metal material having thermal conductivity; It is preferable to include a thermoelectric element mounted on the opposite side of the falling water guide surface on the upper part of the falling water guide pipe to cool the falling water guide pipe.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a bent post supported by the outer cylinder and extending upwardly formed so as to be bendable, and one end of the bent post is fixedly disposed on the upper end of the bent post, and below a set reference temperature, the incident light is emitted from the inner cylinder. A light condensing adjustment unit having a reflector having a reflective surface that is bent and deformed to reflect it to the planting area and reflect it so that when it rises above the reference temperature, the irradiation ratio of the incident light to the planting area is reduced than the irradiation rate for the reference temperature; In addition, the reflector of the light converging adjustment unit is formed of a bimetal material.

In addition, the control unit processes the fine dust concentration distribution information obtained by matching the fine dust concentration received from the dust sensors with the location information to be transmitted to a registered mobile communication terminal at every set period, and the mobile communication terminal receives the received fine dust concentration distribution information. The dust concentration distribution information is recorded in the storage unit, and when a reading request signal is received, the recorded fine dust concentration distribution information is displayed and provided on the display unit.

According to the smart vegetation pot according to the present invention, the vegetation body can move to a place with a high fine dust concentration to support the reduction of fine dust, and it provides the advantage that it can operate to enable its own vegetation.

1 is a view showing a smart vegetation pot according to the present invention,
Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the smart plant pot of Figure 1,
FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the control system of the smart vegetation pot of FIG. 1 .

Hereinafter, a smart vegetation pot according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing a smart vegetation pot according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the smart vegetation pot of FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the control system of the smart vegetation pot of FIG.

1 to 3, the smart vegetation pot 100 according to the present invention is a vegetation body 110, a driving unit 130, a water supply unit 150, a light irradiation unit 160, an illuminance sensor 171, A temperature sensor 173 , a moisture sensor 175 , a water level sensor 177 , and a control unit 180 are provided.

The vegetation body 110 has an inner tube 112 and an outer tube 114 .

The inner tube 112 is formed to have a planting space with an open upper part so that plants can be planted, and a drain hole is formed in the lower part.

The outer cylinder 114 is formed to have an inner accommodating space with an open upper portion to accommodate the inner cylinder 112 .

The outer tube 114 has a support plate 116 formed in the middle to support the inner tube 112 to be spaced upwardly from the water storage bottom surface 115, and the water storage bottom surface 115 extending downward from the support plate 116. ) is used as the water storage space 117 .

The light collection adjustment unit 120 is installed on the outer tube 114 to adjust the irradiation ratio of the light irradiated into the planting area of the inner tube 112 according to the temperature.

In an environment of temperature conditions in which planted plants can grow normally, the light collecting adjustment unit 120 reflects light irradiated from natural light or indoor lighting, etc. to be irradiated to the planted plants as much as possible. Operation of the light irradiation unit 160 to be described later are designed to minimize In addition, the light collecting adjustment unit 120 is capable of reducing the light reflected to be irradiated to the planted plants when the indoor temperature is high so as to impede the growth of the planted plants.

The light collecting adjustment unit 120 is supported by the outer cylinder 114 and extends upwardly, and the bent post 122 is formed so as to be bendable, and one end is fixedly disposed on the upper end of the bent post 122. Below the set reference temperature, the incident light is reflected to the planting area of the inner tube 112, and when it rises above the reference temperature, the reflective surface ( 124a) with a reflector 124.

The reflector 124 is formed of a bimetal material in which two metal plates having different coefficients of thermal expansion are joined and the reflective surface 124a is convexly curved when the temperature rises. Here, the reflective surface of the half body 124 may be coated with a material having a high reflectance.

Here, the bending post 122 is applied so that the reflection direction and height of the reflector 124 to the planting plant for external incident light can be easily adjusted.

According to this structure, while it is possible to improve the efficiency of inflow of external light into the planting plant, when the vegetation body 110 is directly exposed to the sunlight in midsummer or is in a high-temperature environment around the heater, the light tank to the planting plant It is possible to prevent death by heat by attenuating the death rate.

The traveling unit 130 is configured to travel by the forward and reverse rotation of the wheels 132 on the traveling body 131 coupled to the lower portion of the outer cylinder 114 so as to move the outer cylinder 114 .

The driving unit 130 is mounted on the wheel 132 itself and may be constructed to support forward and backward rotation by forward and reverse rotation by a rim motor controlled by the control unit 180 and turning by selective rotation.

The condensed water supply 140 is controlled by the control unit 180 and is mounted on the outer tube 114 to cool the surrounding air to supply the condensed condensed water to the storage space of the outer tube 114 .

The condensed water supply 140 is constructed of a dripping water guide pipe 142 and a thermoelectric element 144 .

The dripping water guide pipe 142 is connected in an arc shape along the edge of the injection hole 114a formed to penetrate into the water storage space 117 from the upper surface of the outer cylinder 114 and is inclined upwardly and is exposed to the injection hole 114a. The falling water guide surface 142a has an arc-shaped groove drawn inward, extends obliquely upward, and is formed of a metal material having thermal conductivity.

The thermoelectric element 144 includes a thermoelectric element 144 mounted on the opposite side of the falling water guide surface 142a at the top of the falling water guide tube 142 to cool the falling water guide tube 142 .

According to this structure, when the portion in contact with the falling water guide surface 142a of the thermoelectric element 144 is operated to cool, the falling water guide pipe 142 is also cooled, and accordingly, the air cooled on the surface of the falling water guide surface 142a. The condensed water from the water is supplied to the water storage space 117 through the injection hole 114a along the dripping water guide surface 142a.

Unlike the example shown, the condensed water supply 140 is controlled by the control unit 180 and is mounted on the outer cylinder 114 to cool the surrounding air to supply condensed condensed water into the planting space of the inner cylinder 112. Can be constructed of course there is

The water supply unit 150 is mounted to be supported in the water storage space 115 of the outer cylinder 114 and pumps the stored water, and the pump (P) 152 extends from the pump 152 to the upper portion of the outer cylinder 114. It has a supply pipe 154 capable of discharging the water supplied to the soil of the inner cylinder 112 . The portion extending upwardly from the outer cylinder 114 of the supply pipe 154 is formed as a bending support pipe 154a to be deformable by bending.

The light irradiation unit 160 is supported by the outer tube 114 to irradiate light to the plants planted in the inner tube 112 . The light irradiation unit 160 is operated by the control unit 180, and a light emitting diode that emits light by the supplied power may be applied as a light source. The light irradiation unit 160 may be constructed to receive power from a battery (not shown).

The illuminance sensor 171 is installed on the outer tube 114 to detect the illuminance, and provides the detected illuminance information to the vegetation control unit 185 .

The temperature sensor 173 is mounted on the inner tube 112 to detect the temperature of the soil in which the plant is planted and provides it to the vegetation control unit 185 .

The moisture sensor 175 is mounted on the inner tube 112 to detect moisture contained in the soil in which the plant is planted and provides it to the vegetation control unit 185 .

The water level sensor (s) 177 detects the water level stored in the water storage space 117 of the outer cylinder 114 and provides it to the control unit 180 .

The dust sensor 210 is respectively installed at different positions in the indoor environment where the vegetation body 110 is installed to measure the fine dust concentration, and the measured fine dust concentration information and location information identification information corresponding to its location It is transmitted to be provided to the control unit 180 at intervals set together.

The control unit 180 uses the information received from the illuminance sensor 171 , the temperature sensor 173 , the moisture sensor 175 , the water level sensor 177 , and the dust sensor 210 to the driving unit 130 and the light irradiation unit. (160), control the operation of the pump (152).

The control unit 180 includes a vegetation communication unit 187 and a vegetation control unit 185 .

The vegetation communication unit 187 provides the information received from the dust sensor 210 to the vegetation control unit 185 and performs communication with the mobile communication terminal 300 through the terminal communication unit 310 .

When the water level detected by the water level sensor 177 is less than the first water level, and it is determined that the water supply time has arrived from the information detected from the water sensor 175, the vegetation control unit 185 controls the condensed water supply 140 to operate. do.

In addition, when it is determined that the water level detected by the water level sensor 177 is higher than the first water level and the water supply time has arrived from the information detected from the water sensor 175, the vegetation control unit 185 detects it from the temperature sensor 173. The pump 152 is operated so that the water supply amount set to correspond to the set temperature is supplied.

In addition, the vegetation control unit 185 controls the light irradiation unit 160 to operate when the illuminance detected by the illuminance sensor 171 corresponds to the light irradiation condition and corresponds to the daytime.

In addition, the vegetation control unit 185 compares the concentration of fine dust detected from each dust sensor 210 , and controls the driving unit 130 to move the vegetation body 110 to a position with the highest fine dust concentration. Here, the location information of each dust sensor 210 is recorded in the memory (not shown) of the vegetation control unit 185 , and the amount of rotation of each wheel 132 is detected and received from each dust sensor 210 . It may be constructed to control movement to a destination using signal strength information.

In addition, the vegetation control unit 185 sets the fine dust concentration distribution information obtained by matching the fine dust concentration received from the dust sensors 210 with the location information to the mobile communication terminal 300 registered at every set period. processed to be sent through.

The vegetation control unit 185 records the vegetation guide information transmitted from the mobile communication terminal 300 in its own memory, and determines the water supply cycle and light irradiation amount according to the recorded vegetation guide information, and the water supply unit 150 and the light irradiation unit. (160) controls this operation.

The mobile communication terminal 300 includes a terminal communication unit 310 , an operation unit 320 , a display unit 330 , a terminal control unit 340 , and a storage unit 350 .

The terminal communication unit 310 performs communication with the vegetation communication unit 187 .

The terminal control unit 340 processes the function set through the operation unit 320 to be performed, and displays the display target information through the display unit 330 . The terminal control unit 340 processes the indoor fine dust distribution information received from the control unit 180 through the terminal communication unit 310 to be recorded in the storage unit 350 .

The storage unit 350 includes the vegetation support unit 360 that provides guide information for the growth of plants planted in the vegetation body 110, and the indoor fine dust distribution information received from the control unit 180 through the terminal communication unit 310. A recorded indoor fine dust distribution recording unit 370 is provided.

The mobile communication terminal 300 records the fine dust concentration distribution information received from the control unit 180 in the storage unit 350 , and when a reading request signal is received, the recorded fine dust concentration distribution information is displayed on the display unit 330 . displayed and provided. Therefore, the user can check the indoor fine dust concentration distribution information through the mobile communication terminal 300, and provide the vegetation guide information corresponding to the vegetation target plant type recorded in the vegetation support unit 360 to the control unit 180. can

According to the smart vegetation pots described above, the vegetation body can move to a place with a high fine dust concentration to support the reduction of fine dust, and it provides the advantage that it can operate to enable its own vegetation.

110: vegetation body 112: inner tube
114: outer cylinder 130: driving part
150: water supply unit 160: light irradiation unit
171: illuminance sensor 173: temperature sensor
175: moisture sensor 177: water level sensor
180: control unit

Claims (5)

the inner passage in which the plant is planted;
an outer tube accommodating the inner tube and having a water storage space at the lower portion;
a water supply unit mounted to be supported on the outer cylinder and provided with a supply pipe so as to pump the water stored in the outer cylinder and discharge it to the upper portion of the outer cylinder;
a light irradiation unit supported by the outer tube and irradiating light to the plants planted in the inner tube;
an illuminance sensor installed on the outer cylinder to detect illuminance;
a moisture sensor mounted on the inner tube to detect moisture contained in the soil in which the plant is planted;
a temperature sensor mounted on the inner tube to detect the temperature of the soil in which the plant is planted;
a control unit for controlling driving of the light irradiation unit and the water supply unit using information received from the illuminance sensor, the moisture sensor, and the temperature sensor;
a driving unit coupled to move the outer cylinder and driven by being controlled by the control unit;
A plurality of dust sensors that measure the concentration of fine dust at different locations and transmit to the control unit at intervals set together with location information identification information;
The control unit compares the concentration of fine dust detected from the dust sensor, and smart vegetation pot, characterized in that for controlling the driving unit to move the outer cylinder to the position with the highest fine dust concentration. According to claim 1, wherein the water level sensor for detecting the water level in the storage space;
A condensed water supply controlled by the control unit and mounted on the outer cylinder to supply condensed water condensed by cooling the surrounding air into the storage space of the outer cylinder or the planting space of the inner cylinder; further comprising;
The control unit is a smart vegetation pot, characterized in that when the water level detected by the water level sensor is less than the first water level, and when it is determined that the water supply time has arrived from the information detected from the water sensor, it controls the condensed water supply to be operated. . The method of claim 2, wherein the condensed water supply
It is connected in an arc shape along the edge of the injection hole formed to penetrate into the water storage space from the upper surface of the outer cylinder and inclined upwardly, and the falling water guide surface exposed to the injection hole has an arc-shaped groove drawn inward and is inclined upwardly. a water drop guide tube formed of a metal material having thermal conductivity;
Smart vegetation flowerpot comprising a; thermoelectric element mounted on the opposite side of the falling water guide surface on the upper part of the falling water guide pipe to cool the falling water guide pipe. 4. The method of claim 3, wherein the bent post is supported by the outer cylinder and extends upwardly formed so as to be bendable, and one end is fixedly disposed on the upper end of the bent post so that the incident light is directed to the planting area of the inner cylinder below the set reference temperature. and a light condensing control unit having a reflector having a reflective surface that is bent and deformed to reflect it and reflect it so that when it rises above the reference temperature, the irradiation rate of the incident light to the planting area is reduced than the irradiation rate for the reference temperature; and , The reflector of the light collection control unit is a smart vegetation pot, characterized in that formed of a bimetal material. The method of claim 4, wherein the control unit processes the fine dust concentration distribution information obtained by matching the fine dust concentration received from the dust sensors with the location information to be transmitted to a registered mobile communication terminal at every set period,
The mobile communication terminal records the received fine dust concentration distribution information in the storage unit, and when a reading request signal is received, the recorded fine dust concentration distribution information is displayed and provided on the display unit.

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