KR20230003986A - Plant support apparatus and pland management system with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a plant support apparatus and a plant management system using the same. According to the present invention, the plant support apparatus comprises a support supporting plant and a sensing unit installed on the support to detect cultivation environment information including temperature and humidity information around the plant. The support has a configuration which includes a spiral ring part to be bound to the plant by rotating motion to support the plant, such a supporting operation can be performed easily and quickly. The cultivation environment information including the temperature and humidity around the plant is detected and plant cultivation conditions can be changed on the basis of detected results, such that a cultivation operation can be efficiently managed.

Description

Plant support device and plant management system using the same {PLANT SUPPORT APPARATUS AND PLAND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH THE SAME}

The present invention relates to a plant support device, and more particularly, to a plant support device for supporting a plant stem so that it does not fall sideways while growing, and a control method of a plant management system using the same.

In general, in the case of cultivating plants, long-stemmed or tall plants have a characteristic of being easy to fall sideways due to weather such as rain or wind when they grow to a certain length. Prevention of lodging of these plants is an important work that has important meaning in cultivation, such as healthy growth, increase in production, and improvement in marketability, and its proportion is very large.

In other words, the stem growing in a plant has a characteristic of growing toward the sky, but the higher the height, the greater the force that the plant must bear to prevent itself from falling down. Occurs. Therefore, the work of installing supports to prevent plants from falling down is very important and accounts for most of the plant cultivation work.

Conventionally, in order to prevent the plant from falling over, a support such as a wire or rod having a straight shape next to the plant is fixed to the ground, and the plant and the support are directly bound and fixed using tongs or wire.

Alternatively, a plurality of towlines were installed side by side at a certain height from the ground, and the plants and towlines were connected and fixed using tongs or the like.

The work of fixing plants by installing materials other than these supports, such as wire ropes or tongs, is very cumbersome, slows down the work and reduces cultivation efficiency, and the tongs or wire directly touches the plant epidermis and completely absorbs the force to fall down. Since it has to be picked up, there is a problem that the plant is compressed and damaged, and the growth and marketability of the plant is reduced.

For example, Patent Documents 1 to 3 below disclose a plant support device technology for connecting a plant to a support rod or a towing line for supporting a plant using parts such as tongs.

However, plant support devices according to the prior art including the above patent documents have problems in that the fixing method between the plant and the support or towline uses separate materials or parts such as tongs, or the connection method is quite cumbersome and inconvenient.

Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. 20-2010-0009462 (published on September 29, 2010) Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0816652 (published on March 26, 2008) Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-1856761 (Announced on May 11, 2018)

An object of the present invention is to solve the above problems, and to provide a plant support device capable of easily and quickly performing a support operation by determining a plant using a support without separate materials or parts such as tongs.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a plant management system using a plant support device capable of efficiently managing plant cultivation work by sensing temperature or humidity around the plant and changing plant cultivation conditions based on the detected result. is to do

In order to achieve the above object, a plant support device according to the present invention includes a support for supporting a plant and a sensor installed on the support to detect cultivation environment information including temperature and humidity information around the plant, The support is characterized in that it is bound to the plant by a rotational motion using a spiral-shaped ring to support the plant.

In addition, in order to achieve the above object, the plant management system using the plant support device according to the present invention receives plant cultivation environment information detected from the plant support device, and plants are planted based on the received cultivation environment information. It is characterized in that it comprises a management terminal for controlling to change the cultivation conditions of.

As described above, according to the plant support device and the plant management system using the same according to the present invention, the effect of binding the plant by rotating the support without additional materials or parts such as tongs and performing the supporting work easily and quickly is obtained. .

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily install the support by pressing the ring part in the process of driving the support into the ground, and the effect of preventing safety accidents due to contact with the support while the operator bends the upper body is obtained.

In addition, according to the present invention, it is possible to efficiently manage the plant cultivation operation by sensing cultivation environment information including temperature and humidity around the plant and changing plant cultivation conditions based on the detected result. .

Accordingly, according to the present invention, the effect of preventing the lodging of plants and cultivating plants under optimal conditions to maximize cultivation efficiency and plant cultivation work efficiency is obtained.

1 is a block diagram of a plant support device and a plant management system using the same according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
2 to 4 are a perspective view, a plan view and a side view of the plant support device shown in FIG. 1, respectively.

Hereinafter, a plant support device and a plant management system using the same according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, terms indicating directions such as 'left', 'right', 'front', 'rear', 'upper' and 'downer' are defined as indicating each direction based on the state shown in each drawing. do.

The plant support is used for the purpose of fixing the sideways inclination of a plant's stem or leaf as it grows, or for guiding the growth direction of a plant in a desired direction.

A typical plant support is a straight support, which is driven into the ground around the plant and fixed by binding the plant and the support using a separate binding material such as tongs or wire.

However, binding the plant and the support with a separate binding material is cumbersome and reduces work efficiency, and the plant may be damaged when the binding material presses the plant.

In addition, the linear support has a sharp end and is coated with green in consideration of aesthetics, so it is not easily visible, and there is a risk of an accident in which a worker bends and injures his or her face.

In addition, since it is difficult to apply force to the linear support when driving it into the ground, there is a problem in that it is difficult to fix the support to the ground.

In order to solve these problems, the present invention simplifies the structure of a support for supporting plants, facilitates installation work, prevents safety accidents of workers, and minimizes damage to plants.

In addition, the present invention detects the cultivation environment of plants by providing a sensor for sensing temperature, humidity, etc. on the support, and changes and manages the cultivation conditions based on the detected result.

1 to 4 will be described in detail the configuration of a plant support device and a plant management system using the same according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 is a block diagram of a plant support device and a plant management system using the same according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 to 4 are a perspective view, a plan view, and a side view of the plant support device shown in FIG. 1, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 1, the plant support device 11 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a support 20 for supporting plants and a sensing unit installed on the support 20 to detect information about the cultivation environment around the plants. (30).

In addition, the plant management system 10 using the plant support device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention receives a detection signal of the sensing unit 30 provided in the plant support device 11, and the plant and a management terminal 12 that controls to change the cultivation conditions based on the cultivation environment information.

To this end, the plant support device 11 may further include a communication unit 40 that transmits a detection signal detected by the sensor 30 to the management terminal 12 .

In addition, the plant management system 10 using a plant support device includes a supply module 60 for supplying water, fertilizer, pesticide, etc. by changing plant cultivation conditions according to a control signal from the management terminal 12 and a greenhouse in which plants are grown. It may further include a driving module 70 for opening and closing a window or door of a vinyl house or the like.

First, the configuration of a plant support device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 2 to 4 .

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 , the plant support device 11 according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is bound to a plant without a separate binding material by using the rotation of the spiral ring 22 to secure the plant. It includes a support 20 for supporting and a sensing unit 30 installed on the support 20 and detecting information about the cultivation environment around the plant.

The support 20 supports and fixes the stem or leaf of the plant so that it does not tilt sideways as it grows, and functions to induce the growth direction of the plant in a desired direction.

To this end, the support 20 may include a support 21 that is fixed to the ground and secures the bearing capacity of the support 20, and a hook 22 provided at one end of the support 21 and bound to the plant. .

The support part 21 is formed in a substantially straight shape, and the ring part 22 is perpendicular to the support part 21 at the upper end of the support part 21 and may be formed horizontally with the ground.

The ring portion 22 may be formed in a spiral shape. Here, the ring part 22 may have a larger width (w2) of the end portion of the spiral shape than the width (w1) of the beginning portion of the spiral shape departing from the upper end of the support portion 21 (w1 < w2). .

So, as shown in FIG. 2, the support 20 is bound to the stem of the plant using the hook 22 by a rotational motion in a state where the lower end of the support 21 is built around the plant.

That is, the operator drives the support 20 into the ground next to the plant, inserts the plant into the end of the spiral ring 20, and then sets the support 20 with the support 21 as an axis as shown in FIG. By rotating in the direction of the arrow shown, the plant enters the beginning of the spiral shape.

And when the support 20 continues to rotate in the direction of the arrow, the ring part 22 is twisted and closely adhered to the stem of the plant, and strong fixing force is generated.

In addition, as the support 20 has the hook 22 formed horizontally at the top of the linear support 21, the present invention can easily install the support by pressing the hook in the process of driving the support into the ground, and the operator It is possible to prevent safety accidents caused by contact with the support while bending the virtual body.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 2, a configuration in which a single support 20 is erected next to a plant and bound to the plant for support has been described, but the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto.

For example, the present invention may be used as a temporary fence that can control access to a flower bed or hang a post by connecting a plurality of, for example, two supports 20 .

That is, when each of the ring parts 22 of the plurality of supports 20 are coupled to each other, each receives a strong supporting force and can be used as a fence.

Such a plant support device 11 may include a plurality of detection sensors for detecting a plant cultivation environment.

That is, the sensing unit 30 may include a first sensor 31 for sensing the temperature around the plant and a second sensor 32 for sensing the humidity around the plant.

The first detection sensor 31 is provided as a temperature sensor, and may be installed in the support part 21 or the ring part 22 of the support 20 in an attachment method or a coupling method.

The second detection sensor 32 is provided as a humidity sensor, and may be installed in the support part 21 or the ring part 22 of the support 20 in an attachment method or a coupling method.

For example, an installation groove (not shown) may be formed in the support part 21 or the hook part 22 of the support 20 so that each of the detection sensors 31 and 32 can be installed.

Alternatively, each of the detection sensors 31 and 32 is formed in a substantially square plate or disc shape by copying the shape of a small sticker, and may be attached using an adhesive or double-sided tape.

Each of the first and second detection sensors 31 and 32 may be provided in plurality as needed.

For example, when the first and second sensors 31 and 32 are respectively installed at the lower end of the stem of a plant, they may detect temperature or humidity around the lower end of the plant and soil.

In addition, when the first and second sensors 31 and 32 are installed at the upper end of the stem of the plant, the temperature or humidity around the upper end of the plant may be sensed.

That is, although the first and second sensors 31 and 32 in FIG. 2 are respectively installed at the upper end of the plant stem, the present invention is not necessarily limited thereto.

That is, the temperature and moisture level of the soil during plant cultivation, that is, humidity, is one of the very important cultivation environment information.

Therefore, the first and second sensors 31 and 32 may be installed at the lower end of the support 21 so as to detect soil temperature and humidity, respectively.

So, the first and second sensors 31 and 32 may be buried in the soil together with the lower end of the support 21 or installed close to the ground in the process of driving the support 21 into the ground, respectively.

In this way, the first and second sensors 31 and 32 are installed at the lower end of the support 21 to sense the temperature and humidity of the soil.

Meanwhile, the sensor 30 may further include a sensor for sensing cultivation environment information of various plants in addition to the temperature sensor and the humidity sensor.

For example, the sensing unit 30 may include a light quantity sensor for detecting the amount of sunlight irradiated, an illuminance sensor for detecting the illuminance around the plant, a wind quantity sensor and wind direction for detecting the wind volume or wind direction of the farm where the plant is planted. One or more various detection sensors such as detection sensors may be further included.

The communication unit 40 may communicate with the management terminal 12 in a wired or wireless communication method.

In addition, the plant support device 11 includes a power supply unit (not shown) for supplying power to drive the sensing unit 30 and the communication unit 40 and a control unit (not shown) for controlling the driving of each device. can include more.

The control unit may control driving of the communication unit 40 to turn each device on or off according to a control signal from the management terminal 12 or to transmit a detection signal to the management terminal according to a preset cycle.

Referring again to FIG. 1, the configuration of a plant management system using a plant support device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.

The plant management system 10 using a plant support device according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention includes a supply module 60 for supplying water, fertilizer, pesticides, etc. necessary for growing plants, a greenhouse or a house where plants are grown. Based on the cultivation environment information included in the detection signal received from the driving module 70 generating driving force to open and close the door or window and the sensing unit 30 of the plant support device 11, the supply module 60 and It may include a management terminal 12 that controls driving of the driving module 70 .

The supply module 60 may include a tank (not shown) for storing water, fertilizer, or pesticide and a pump (not shown) for pumping the water, fertilizer, or pesticide stored in the tank.

The driving module 70 may include a motor that generates a driving force to open or close a door or window by receiving power or receiving pneumatic or hydraulic pressure.

In addition, the driving module 70 is not necessarily limited thereto, and may generate a driving force to rotate or move a tray in which a plurality of plants are grown in a greenhouse or a house.

The management terminal 12 is received by the sensing unit 30 of each plant support device 11 through the communication module 51 communicating with the communication unit 40 provided in each plant support device 11 and the communication module 51 It may include a main control unit 50 that controls driving of each supply module 60 and the driving module 70 based on the detected signal.

The management terminal 12 is provided as a desktop computer or server and may further include a storage unit 52 for storing cultivation environment information for growing various plants.

Therefore, the main control unit 50 compares the cultivation environment information received from the sensor 30 provided in each plant support device 11 with the cultivation environment information stored in the storage unit 52, and based on the comparison result, each supply module 60 and a control signal for controlling driving of the driving module 70 may be generated.

Here, the cultivation environment information may further include information such as the amount of sunlight, the intensity of illumination, and the amount of wind along with information of temperature and humidity for cultivating plants.

Therefore, the main control unit 50 drives the supply module 60 to increase or decrease the supply amount of water, fertilizer, insecticide, etc. supplied to each plant based on the cultivation environment information received from each plant support device 11. You can control it.

In addition, the main controller 50 opens or closes the door or window of the greenhouse or house where plants are grown, or adjusts the opening angle based on the cultivation environment information received from each plant support device 11. can control the operation of

In addition, the main control unit may control driving of the driving module 70 to rotate or move a tray on which plants to be grown are installed based on the cultivation environment information received from each plant support device 11 .

Through the process as described above, the present invention can bind plants by rotating the support without additional materials or parts such as tongs, and can perform support work easily and quickly.

In addition, the present invention can efficiently manage cultivation work by sensing cultivation environment information including temperature and humidity around the plant and changing plant cultivation conditions based on the sensed result.

Although the invention made by the present inventors has been specifically described according to the above embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

The present invention detects cultivation environment information including temperature and humidity around the plant using a plant support device that binds and supports the plant, and changes the plant cultivation condition based on the detected result to efficiently manage the cultivation work. It is applied to a plant support device and a plant management system technology using the same.

10: Plant management system using a plant support device
11: plant support device
12: management terminal
20: support
21: support part 22: ring part
30: sensing unit
31: first detection sensor 32: second detection sensor
40: Ministry of Communications
50: main control unit 51: communication module
52: storage unit
60: supply module 70: drive module

Claims (8)

supports to support plants
A sensor installed on the support to detect cultivation environment information including temperature and humidity information around the plant;
The plant support device, characterized in that the support is bound to the plant by a rotational motion using a spiral-shaped ring to support the plant. According to claim 1,
The sensing unit includes a first sensor for sensing the temperature around the plant and
Plant support device characterized in that it comprises a second sensor for detecting the humidity around the plant. According to claim 2,
The sensing unit includes a light amount detection sensor for detecting the amount of sunlight irradiated thereon;
An illuminance sensor that detects the illuminance around plants and
The plant support device further comprising at least one of an air volume detection sensor and a wind direction detection sensor for detecting air volume or wind direction of a farm where plants are planted. According to claim 3,
The plant support device, characterized in that one or more sensors provided in the sensing unit are installed in an attachment or coupling manner to the support part or the ring part of the support. According to claim 2,
The plant support device, characterized in that the first and second sensors are installed at the lower end of the support to sense the temperature and humidity of the soil, respectively. According to claim 1,
The plant sensing device includes a communication unit that communicates with a management terminal provided in a plant management system;
A power supply unit that supplies power to each device and
Plant support device further comprising a control unit for controlling the driving of each device according to the control signal of the management terminal. In the plant management system using the plant support device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A plant management system using a plant support device comprising a management terminal that receives plant cultivation environment information sensed from the plant support device and controls to change plant cultivation conditions based on the received cultivation environment information. . According to claim 7,
A supply module that supplies water, fertilizer, and pesticides needed to grow plants, and
Further comprising a drive module that opens and closes the door or window of the greenhouse or house where plants are grown,
The management terminal controls driving of the supply module and the driving module based on the cultivation environment information stored in the internal storage unit and the cultivation environment information received from the plant support device. .

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