KR20240000811U - Plant pot for preventing overflooding - Google Patents

Abstract

This specification provides a plant meal that can prevent the spilling and water overflow of special soil, general soil, or appendages contained in the plant meal. The plant powder according to the present invention is coupled to a drainage hole formed on the bottom so as to contact the side wall, and is provided with a drain pipe extending toward the upper main surface of the plant powder in contact with the side wall. The plant meal according to the embodiment disclosed herein can be manufactured in a simple process by combining a drain pipe with a conventional plant meal structure.

Description

{PLANT POT FOR PREVENTING OVERFLOODING}

This specification relates to all plant components regardless of size and shape.

A plant pot, including a flower pot, has a structure for planting and growing trees or flowers. Plant pots are typically shaped like a hollow jar with a bottom and side walls so that the inside can be filled with soil. Meanwhile, the bottom of the plant pot is provided with drainage holes in various ways so that the water irrigated into the pot is absorbed by the roots of the plant and the remaining water can drain without pooling on the bottom. Drainage holes are used to prevent plant roots from rotting due to excessive moisture. However, if the type of soil mixed or the internal soil is compressed and density increases over time, a problem arises in which the water irrigated remains in the internal soil for a long time before flowing out to the drain. In the past, various types of drainage structures have been proposed to solve this drainage problem.

Patent Publication No. 10-2022-0052853 Registered Utility Model No. 20-0348057 Chinese Patent Publication CN 108781871

Likewise, it is a necessary condition for plant growth to prevent roots from rotting due to excessive moisture caused by water that penetrates the soil when watering plants. Separately, if the water supply rate is faster than the absorption rate of the soil and roots, water may overflow onto the plant pot along with the soil at the top of the plant pot. In other words, there is a need to prevent the spilling and water overflow of exclusive soil, general soil, or appendages contained in plant soil. In particular, if water overflows into areas where drainage is difficult or cleaning is difficult, such as indoor spaces, it may be difficult to clean up the water.

Patent Publication No. 10-2022-0052853 discloses a drainage structure for a flower pot that includes a hollow tube-shaped drain pipe connected to a drainage hole on the bottom of the flower pot that is coupled with a water receiving stand. This technology has the effect of facilitating the drainage of water permeating into the soil through a drain pipe buried in the soil of the flower pot and controlling the level of water stored in the pedestal. However, when watering, it is impossible to prevent the water that accumulates on the soil from overflowing over the top of the pot before the water penetrates into the soil.

Registered Utility Model No. 20-0348057 relates to a flower pot structure that prevents water from flowing out during irrigation, and discloses a flower pot structure that includes an air passage and drain pipe connected from the top edge of the flower pot to the bottom of the flower pot. This structure allows water that overflows over the soil of the pot to move to the bottom through some drainage pipes. However, since the drain pipe is installed on the outside of the pot, the water that flows out to the part where the drain pipe is not installed not only overflows out of the pot, but also a separate structure for hanging the drain pipe must be provided at the top of the pot, making the configuration complicated.

Chinese Patent Publication CN 108781871 discloses a water pipe installed inside a plant pot. However, the water pipe is not designed to drain water overflowing onto the soil, but is structured to absorb water that has penetrated into the soil through the water flow hole (9). Therefore, like the previous prior technologies, it is not suitable for quickly draining water overflowing onto the soil.

The embodiments disclosed in the present specification are intended to solve the above-described problems, and aim to provide plant meal that does not allow water to overflow out of the plant meal when watering.

The problems that the present invention aims to solve are not limited to the problems mentioned above, and other problems not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

This specification provides plant powder to prevent water overflow.

In one aspect of the present invention, the plant pot may include one or more drainage holes formed on the bottom to be in contact with the side wall, and one or more drainage pipes whose lower ends are coupled to the drainage holes and extend toward the upper main surface of the side wall in contact with the side wall. there is.

In another aspect of the present invention, the top of the drain pipe may be located below the upper main surface of the plant pot.

In another aspect of the present invention, the cross section of the drain pipe may be defined by a semicircle, or an arc and a line connecting both end points of the arc.

In another aspect of the present invention, the separation distance between the upper main surface of the plant powder and the upper opening of the drain pipe may be 15 to 25 mm.

In another aspect of the present invention, the length between the two points constituting the cut surface of the drain pipe may be 15 to 45 mm.

Another aspect of the present invention may further include a filter covering the upper opening of the drain pipe.

In another aspect of the present invention, the shape of the drainage hole may be limited by the boundary line of the side wall of the plant material and an arc toward the center of the bottom of the plant material.

Another aspect of the present invention may include two drain pipes opposing each other on the circumference of the side wall of the plant pot when viewed from above.

In another aspect of the present invention, the number of drain pipes may be three.

The plant meal according to the embodiment disclosed in this specification has the effect of preventing water overflow and the phenomenon of spilling of the soil dedicated to plant meal, general soil, or appendages contained in the plant meal. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent the floor from becoming dirty both indoors and outdoors, and especially in the case of indoors, floor cleaning becomes difficult.

In addition, the plant meal according to the embodiment disclosed in this specification has the effect of being able to be manufactured in a simple process by combining a drain pipe with a conventional plant meal structure.

Meanwhile, the effects that can be obtained from the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below. You will be able to.

The following drawings attached to this specification illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention, and serve to further understand the technical idea of the present invention along with specific details for implementing the design, so the present invention is described in such drawings. It should not be interpreted as limited to the specific details.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of plant powder according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 2 is a plan view of the plant powder according to the embodiment of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of plant powder according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 4 is a plan view of the plant powder according to the embodiment of Figure 3.
Figure 5 is a perspective view of plant powder according to another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 6 is a plan view of the plant powder according to the embodiment of Figure 5.
Figure 7 shows a cross-sectional view of the drain pipe of Figures 1 to 6.

The technology disclosed herein can be applied to plant matter, including pollen. However, the technology disclosed in this specification is not limited to this and can be applied to all devices and methods to which the technical idea of the technology can be applied.

It should be noted that the technical terms used in this specification are only used to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the spirit of the technology disclosed in this specification. In addition, the technical terms used in this specification, unless specifically defined in a different way in this specification, should be interpreted as meanings generally understood by those skilled in the art in the field to which the technology disclosed in this specification belongs. It should not be interpreted in a very comprehensive sense or in an excessively reduced sense. In addition, if the technical term used in this specification is an incorrect technical term that does not accurately express the idea of the technology disclosed in this specification, it is a technical term that can be correctly understood by a person with ordinary knowledge in the field to which the technology disclosed in this specification belongs. It should be understood and replaced with . Additionally, general terms used in this specification should be interpreted as defined in the dictionary or according to the context, and should not be interpreted in an excessively reduced sense.

Terms containing ordinal numbers, such as first, second, etc., used in this specification may be used to describe various components, but the components should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, a first component may be named a second component without departing from the scope of the present invention, and similarly, the second component may also be named a first component.

Hereinafter, embodiments disclosed in the present specification will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings. However, identical or similar components will be assigned the same reference numbers regardless of reference numerals, and duplicate descriptions thereof will be omitted.

Additionally, when describing the technology disclosed in this specification, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known technology may obscure the gist of the technology disclosed in this specification, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, it should be noted that the attached drawings are only intended to facilitate easy understanding of the spirit of the technology disclosed in this specification, and should not be construed as limiting the spirit of the technology by the attached drawings.

Hereinafter, embodiments disclosed in this specification will be described in detail with reference to the attached drawings.

Figure 1 shows a perspective view of plant powder according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this specification, a plant pot is defined as a container for planting and growing trees or flowers and includes flower pots limited to flowers. Referring to Figure 1, the plant soil includes a side wall 10 extending upward from the bottom. Referring to FIG. 2, the side wall 10 or bottom is generally circular when viewed from above, but is not limited thereto and may be a polygon including a square, an oval, or any other free shape. However, in this specification, for convenience, the description is based on circular plant powder. On the bottom of the plant pot, one or more drainage holes (22a, 22b, 22c, 22d) are formed inside the side wall (10). In FIG. 1, four drainage holes 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d are exemplarily shown facing each other, but the position or number of drainage holes formed may be varied as needed. The shape of the drainage holes 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d is defined by, for example, a boundary line of the side wall 10 of the plant pot and an arc toward the center of the bottom of the pot. The curvature or length of the arc may be variable. The lower end of the drain pipe 20 is in contact with the side wall 10 from any of the drain holes 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d, and is in contact with the inner surface of the side wall 10 to form an upper main surface 11. extends towards. Here, the side of the drain pipe 20 has a sealed shape, so that water flowing into the top of the drain pipe 20 can be drained directly into any of the drain holes 22a, 22b, 22c, and 22d without leaking in the middle. there is. In Figure 1, the main surface 11 is treated as a line for convenience, but in the case of actual plant powder, it is common to form a surface even if there is a difference in curvature and area.

Continuing to refer to FIG. 1, the length of the drain pipe 20 starts from the drain hole 22a and extends to a position lower than the main surface 11. An opening 21 is formed at the top of the drain pipe 20, and the distance (a) between the opening 21 and the main surface 11 may be, for example, 15 to 25 mm, and most preferably 20 mm. The length of a takes into account the height at which the plant pot is filled with soil, but the height of the top of the drain pipe (20) is similar to the height of the soil, so that if the water fills up faster than the rate at which it is absorbed into the soil filled with the plant pot (11) It is arranged so that it can drain through the drain pipe (20) before overflowing. This prevents the spilling and water overflow of the exclusive soil, general soil, or plant matter contained in the soil, thereby preventing the floor from becoming dirty, especially in places where floor cleaning is difficult. The cut surface of the drain pipe 20 may have various shapes such as a semicircle, cylindrical shape, square, or polygon, and preferably has a semicircular shape. If the cut surface of the drain pipe 20 is designed as a half-pipe having a semicircular shape, it has the advantage of being able to cut and utilize existing widely used cylindrical pipes. The drain pipe 20 may be formed integrally with the side wall 10 and the drainage holes 22a-22d during the manufacture of plant manure, or may be later attached in a detachable manner to plant manure in a form in which only the drain pipe 20 is omitted. If the detachable drain pipe 20 is adopted, it has the effect of utilizing discarded waste resources such as pipes and hoses. On the other hand, if the shape of the cut surface based on the plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the drain pipe 20 is a semicircular semi-tubular shape, or if it is an arc shorter than a semicircle, the amount of arcs constituting the cut surface of the drain pipe 20 The length (b) between the two end points may be 15 to 45 mm. In the embodiments of Figures 1 and 2, b may be selected from, for example, 15 mm, 30 mm or 45 mm. The upper opening 21 of the drain pipe 20 may be provided with a filter 30 to prevent soil filled with plant fertilizer from flowing into the drain pipe 20 during watering. For example, the filter 30 may be a mesh, and various types of filters may be used as long as they can prevent the inflow of soil.

3 to 6 show other embodiments of the present invention. In the embodiments of Figures 3-6, the drainage holes (22a-22d) and drain pipes (20a-20c) provided in the plant pots are similar to those described with reference to Figures 1-2. However, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 3-4, two drain pipes 20b and 20c and one additional drain pipe 22a are formed opposing each other on the circumference forming the side wall 10 when viewed from above. In the embodiment of Figures 5-6, one drain pipe (20a) of the drain pipes (22a, 22b, 22c) shown in the embodiment of Figures 3-4 is omitted and two drain pipes (20b, 20c) facing each other are used. It is provided. The number or location of the drain pipes 20a-20c may be varied in consideration of the type of plant planted in the plant pot, the nature of the soil, and the user's convenience. The drain pipes (20a-20c) are coupled to the drainage holes (22a, 22b, 22c) and extend toward the top of the plant pot while contacting the inner surface of the side wall (10), and the separation distance from the main plant pot (11) is It is the same as described with reference to 1-2. Likewise, the shape of the cut surface of the drain pipes (20a-20c) may have various shapes such as a semicircle, square, or polygon, and may preferably have a semicircular shape, based on a plane orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the drain pipe (20). If the shape of the cut surface is a semi-circle, or an arc shorter than a semicircle, the length (b) between the two points that make up the cut surface of the drain pipe (20a-20c) is 15 to 45 mm. Can be selected from the range. That is, the number, shape, length of b, etc. of the drain pipes 20a-20c can be combined in various ways as needed.

Figure 7 is a cutaway view of the drain pipe 20 viewed from the side of the plant waste. The drain pipe 20 may be in the form of a complete semi-pipe, but in order to adhere closely to the side wall 10 shown in FIGS. 1, 3, and 5, the area of the opening 21 at the top is the bottom coupled to the drainage hole 22 at the bottom of the plant pot. It may have a tapered shape so that it is larger than the area of .

The term “part” used in this specification may be the minimum unit of an integrated part or a part thereof. “Part” may be the minimum unit or part of one or more functions. The “part” may be implemented mechanically or electronically.

As used herein, the term “one” is defined as one or more than one. Additionally, the use of introductory phrases such as “at least one” and “one or more” in a claim may mean that the same claim contains introductory phrases such as “at least one” and “one or more” and ambiguous phrases such as “an.” The introduction, if any, of another claim element by the ambiguous phrase "one" shall be construed to mean that any particular claim containing the claim element so introduced is limited to a design containing only one such element. It shouldn't be.

In this document, expressions such as “A or B” or “at least one of A and/or B” may include all possible combinations of the items listed together.

Unless otherwise specified, terms such as “first” and “second” are used to optionally distinguish between the elements described by such terms. Accordingly, these terms are not necessarily intended to indicate temporal or other priority of such elements, and the mere fact that particular means are recited in different claims does not indicate that a combination of such means cannot be advantageously used. . Accordingly, these terms are not necessarily intended to indicate temporal or other priority of such elements. The mere fact that a particular measure is cited in different claims does not indicate that a combination of these measures cannot be used usefully.

In addition, terms such as “front,” “back,” “top,” “top,” “bottom,” “bottom,” “over,” and “bottom” in the detailed description and claims are used for descriptive purposes. It is not necessarily used to describe permanent relative positions. It is understood that the terms so used are interchangeable under appropriate circumstances such that the embodiments of the invention described herein can be operated in other directions than, for example, shown or otherwise described herein.

For simplicity and clarity of illustration, it will be understood that elements shown in the figures have not necessarily been drawn to scale. For example, the dimensions of some elements may be exaggerated relative to others for clarity. Additionally, where considered appropriate, reference numbers may be repeated between the drawings to indicate corresponding or similar elements.

The arrangement of components to achieve the same function is effectively “related” so that the desired function is achieved. Accordingly, any two components combined to achieve particular functionality may be considered to be “related” to each other such that the desired functionality is achieved, regardless of structure or intervening components. Likewise, two such associated components may be considered “operably connected” or “operably coupled” to each other to achieve a desired function.

The terms “comprising,” “having,” “consisting of,” “consisting of,” and “consisting essentially of” are used interchangeably. For example, any method may include at least the operations included in the drawings and/or the specification, or may include only the operations included in the drawings and/or the specification. Alternatively, the word “comprising” does not exclude the presence of elements or acts listed in a claim.

In the above, preferred embodiments of the technology of this specification have been described with reference to the attached drawings. Here, the terms or words used in the specification and claims should not be construed as limited to their usual or dictionary meanings, but should be interpreted as meanings and concepts consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. The scope of the present invention is not limited to the embodiments disclosed in this specification, and the present invention may be modified, changed, or improved in various forms within the scope described in the spirit and claims of the present invention.

10: side wall 11: top main surface
20, 20a, 20b, 20c: drain pipe
21, 21a, 21b, 21c, 21d: opening
22, 22a, 22b, 22c, 22d: drain hole
30: filter

Claims (9)

A plant powder for preventing water overflow, comprising at least one drainage hole formed on the bottom surface to contact the inner surface of a side wall, and a lower end joined to the drainage hole and in contact with the inner surface of the side wall to form an upper main surface of the side wall. comprising one or more drain pipes extending toward,
The side of the drain pipe is sealed so that water flowing into the top of the drain pipe is quickly drained into the drain hole. According to claim 1,
The top of the drain pipe is located below the upper main surface of the plant pot. According to claim 1,
The cross section of the drain pipe is defined by a circle, a semicircle, or an arc and a line connecting both end points of the arc. According to claim 2,
The separation distance between the upper main surface of the plant powder and the upper opening of the drain pipe is 15 to 25 mm. According to claim 3,
The length between the two points constituting the cut surface of the drainage pipe is 15 to 45 mm. According to claim 1,
A plant pot further comprising a filter covering the upper opening of the drain pipe. According to claim 1,
The shape of the drainage hole is defined by the boundary line of the side wall of the plant pot and an arc toward the center of the bottom of the pot. According to claim 1,
A plant pot comprising two drain pipes facing each other on a circumference of a side wall of the plant pot viewed from above. According to claim 1,
The number of drain pipes is three, for plants.