LU102648B1

LU102648B1 - A Full-automatic Irrigation and Drainage Integrated Three-dimensional Cultivation Device

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Publication number: LU102648B1
Application number: LU102648A
Authority: LU
Inventors: Liuqing Yang
Original assignee: Univ Central South Forestry & Technology
Priority date: 2021-03-11
Filing date: 2021-03-11
Publication date: 2021-09-13

Abstract

The invention discloses a full-automatic irrigation and drainage integrated three- dimensional cultivation device, which comprises a water tank and a column. A plurality of pallets with water storage chambers are formed on the column at intervals. The pallet is provided with an exhaust valve, which includes an outer cylinder and an inner pipe. The side wall of the outer cylinder is provided with a water inlet communicating with the water storage cavity at a position near the bottom. The upper section of the inner pipe seals through the bottom of the outer cylinder. The lower section of the pipe body passes through the bottom of the pallet and is fixedly connected to the bottom of the pallet.

Description

Description LU102648 A Full-automatic Irrigation and Drainage Integrated Three-dimensional Cultivation Device

TECHNICAL FIELD The invention relates to the technical field of plant cultivation, in particular to a full- automatic irrigation and drainage integrated three-dimensional cultivation device.

BACKGROUND In the field of plant cultivation, whether it is soil culture or soilless culture, watering is an indispensable step. According to different watering methods, it can be divided into sprinkler irrigation, drip irrigation and root and seedling water absorption methods. At present, most container-grown plants are irrigated by root and seedling water absorption. The specific process is as follows: a water storage area and a planting area are formed in the cultivation container. The planting area can be directly filled with soil or substrate to cultivate plants, or plants are cultivated in the form of a cultivation container. When watering, the water level in the water storage area rises to immerse the soil or substrate in the planting area, and water is absorbed through the roots and seedlings. With regard to the water absorption method of roots and seedlings, an urgent problem to be solved is: After irrigating the cultivation soil or cultivation substrate, how to avoid the problem of roots and seedlings being submerged for a long time because the water level is too high for a long time, because the plants may drown 1f they are soaked for a long time. At present, the corresponding water level adjustment system 1s usually used to solve this problem. With the water level adjustment system, a corresponding dynamic drainage structure needs to be arranged. The overall structure is complicated, which is not LU102648 conducive to saving cultivation costs. In addition, for some three-dimensional family landscapes, office area greening and other plants, in order to save space and improve aesthetics, columns or stands are usually set up, and then multiple plants of the same or different plants are cultivated at intervals along the height of the columns. In this cultivation method, watering is required step by step, which is very inconvenient. Moreover, the watering process usually relies on manual labour and has a low degree of automation. It is not only time-consuming and labour-intensive, but also inconvenient for people who frequently travel or have no time to take care of.

SUMMARY In view of this, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a fully automatic irrigation and drainage integrated three-dimensional cultivation device so as to improve the convenience and automation of plant irrigation and drainage, while saving irrigation and drainage costs and water resources. The present invention solves the above-mentioned problems through the following technical means: A full-automatic integrated three-dimensional cultivation device for irrigation and drainage, comprising a water tank and a column. A plurality of pallets with water storage chambers formed therein are arranged on the column at intervals along the height direction. The pallet is provided with a exhaust valve. The exhaust valve includes an outer cylinder body and an inner tube body. Both ends of the outer cylinder body are sealed. The side wall of the outer cylinder body is provided with a water inlet communicating with the water storage cavity at a position close to the bottom.

The upper LU102648 section of the inner tube is sealed through the bottom of the outer cylinder and sleeved with the outer cylinder.

The lower section of the inner tube passes through the bottom of the pallet and is fixedly connected to the bottom of the pallet.

There is a gap between the top of the inner tube and the inner top surface of the outer cylinder.

The water tank supplies water to the topmost pallet through a pumping system, the inner pipe body at the upper layer communicates with the pallet at the adjacent lower layer through a drain pipe, and the pallet at the bottom layer communicates with the water tank through a return pipe.

Further, the water pumping system includes a water pump and a water inlet pipe, and the water pump communicates with the topmost pallet through the water inlet pipe.

Further, the outer wall of the pallet is provided with LED lights.

Further, it also includes a first time controller, a second time controller, and a main control module.

The main control module is electrically connected to the water pump, the LED light, the first time controller, and the second time controller, respectively.

Further, a water level controller is provided in the water tank, and an alarm is electrically connected to the water level controller.

Further, the water tank is arranged at the bottom of the column, the column is a hollow structure, and the water inlet pipe, the drain pipe, the return pipe, and the lines for controlling the LED light all pass through the column.

Further, the pallet is fixedly connected with the upright column through a fixed block, the pallet is hung with the fixed block, and the fixed block and the upright column are connected by bolts.

Further, the top end of the outer cylinder is sealed by a cap that is connected with the LU102648 threaded of the outer cylinder.

Further, a filter screen 1s provided at the water inlet hole.

Further, a rotating table driven to rotate by a motor is provided in the pallet, the motor is electrically connected to the main control module, and the opening of the drain pipe is provided with a nozzle.

The beneficial effects of the present invention: The automatic irrigation and drainage integrated three-dimensional cultivation device of the present invention includes a water tank and a column.

A plurality of pallets with a water storage cavity formed therein are arranged at intervals on the column, and a diffuse drain valve is arranged in the pallet.

It includes an outer cylinder body and an inner tube body.

The side wall of the outer cylinder body is provided with a water inlet communicating with the water storage cavity at a position near the bottom.

The upper section of the inner tube body is sealed through the bottom of the outer cylinder body.

The lower section passes through the bottom of the pallet and is fixedly connected to the bottom of the pallet.

There is a gap between the top end of the inner tube and the inner top surface of the outer cylinder.

The water tank supplies water to the topmost pallet through the pumping system, and is located in the upper layer.

The pipe body communicates with the pallet at the adjacent lower layer through the drain pipe, and the pallet at the bottom layer communicates with the water tank through the return pipe.

The cultivation device with this structure uses a pumping system to supply water to the top pallet.

After the cultivation substrate or soil of the cultivation container placed in the pallet is soaked, the siphon principle is used to automatically drain the water, and the water level is lowered to a position that ensures that the plants are not soaked for a long LU102648 time, and then realize the automatic irrigation and drainage of each layer of pallets step by step, and finally return the water in the bottom pallet to the water tank through the return pipe, which not only improves the convenience and automation of plant irrigation and drainage, but also saves irrigation. Emission costs and water resources.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES The present invention will be further described below with reference to the drawings and ermbodiments. Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Figure 2 is a partial schematic diagram of Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the exhaust valve of Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of the exhaust valve according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. Figure 5 is a partial schematic diagram of the pallet portion of the Embodiment 2 of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Embodiment 1 As shown in Figures 1-4, A full-automatic irrigation and drainage integrated three- dimensional cultivation device, comprising a water tank 1 and a column 2, The water level controller 12 is electrically connected to an alarm 13, and when the water level controller 12 senses that the amount of water in the water tank 1 is insufficient or excessive, it will signal the alarm 13 to make the alarm 13 alarm. The column 2 is fixedly LU102648 arranged on the top of the water tank 1, and a plurality of pallet 3 with internal water storage chambers are alternately arranged on both sides of the column along the height direction. The pallet 3 is fixedly connected to the column 2 by a fixing block 14, the pallet 3 is hooked to the fixing block 14, and the fixing block 14 is connected to the column 2 by bolt. When the pallet needs to be disassembled, only the pallet needs to be lifted up to separate the pallet from the fixed block, which greatly improves the convenience of plant cultivation. The top of the pallet is open, and a bracket for placing the cultivation container 15 is arranged in the main body of the pallet. Seedlings are planted in the cultivation container. The lower section of the cultivation container is immersed in the water storage cavity.

The pallet 3 is provided with an exhaust valve 4, the exhaust valve 4 includes an outer cylinder 401 and an inner pipe 402, the outer cylinder 401 is installed in the water storage cavity, the bottom end of the outer cylinder 401 integrally forms a bottom plate for sealing. The top end of the outer cylinder is sealed by a cover 404. Specifically, the upper section of the outer cylinder 401 is provided with an external thread section, and the inner side wall of the cover 404 is provided with an internal thread matching the external thread section. The cover body 404 is threaded with the external thread section. The side wall of the outer cylinder 401 is provided with a water inlet 403 communicating with the water storage cavity at a position close to the bottom. The position of the side wall of the outer cylinder 401 near the bottom is set with the infringing hole 403 connected with the water storage cavity, and the water infringing hole 403 is provided with a filter 405, which prevents impurities from entering the inner tube body through the filter, thus avoiding the blockage of the inner tube body.

The upper section of the inner tube body 402 seals LU102648 through the bottom plate of the outer cylinder 401 and is sleeved with the outer cylinder.

In some embodiments, the outer cylinder and the inner tube body can be integrally formed.

The lower section of the inner tube body passes through the bottom of the pallet and is fixedly connected to the bottom of the pallet.

A preferred way is for the lower part of the inner tube body to be connected to the bottom thread of the pallet for easy removal.

There is a gap between the top end of the inner tube and the inner top surface of the outer cylinder, and the bottom end of the inner tube is a water outlet hole.

The water tank 1 supplies water to the topmost pallet 3 through a water pumping system.

The water pumping system includes a water pump 501 and a water inlet pipe 502. The water pump 501 is connected to the topmost pallet through the water inlet pipe 502. The inner pipe body in the upper layer communicates with the pallet in the adjacent lower layer through the drain pipe 6, and the pallet in the bottom layer communicates with the water tank through the return pipe 7. In specific use, water is supplied to the top pallet through the water pump 501. After the cultivation substrate or soil of the cultivation container placed in the pallet is infiltrated, the siphon principle is used to automatically drain the water through the inner tube body, and the water level is lowered to ensure that the plants are not exposed for a long time.

Soaking position, and then through the overflow valve 4 in each layer of pallets to realize the automatic irrigation and drainage of each layer of pallets step by step, and finally the water in the bottom pallets flows back Specific use, through the pump 501 to the top of the pallet water supply, to be placed in the pallet of the cultivation of the container of the cultivation substation or soil after immersion using the principle of siphon automatically through the inner tube drainage, the water level down to ensure that the plant is not LU102648 soaked for a long time position, and then through the exhaust valve in each layer of the pallet 4 step by step to achieve the automatic irrigation and drainage of each layer of the pallet, and finally the bottom pallet water through the return pipe 7 back into the water tank 1, not only improve the plant irrigation, drainage convenience and automation, At the same time, irrigation and drainage costs and water resources are saved.

The drainage principle of the flood valve is: add water to the water storage cavity, the water level in the water storage cavity rises slowly, because the water inlet 503 is connected to the water storage cavity, the water level in the outer cylinder 501 will also rise slowly. When the water level rises to the bottom of the cultivating container 15, the substrate or soil in the cultivating container 15 begins to absorb water to meet the growth needs of the seedlings. As the water level continues to rise, the water level gradually flows over the top water inlet of the inner tube 502. When the soil or substrate in the cultivation container 15 is soaked to meet the demand, stop adding water. At this time, according to the siphon principle, as long as the amount of water flowing over the top of the inner tube 502 is sufficient to fill the inner space of the inner tube 502, then the water inlet 503 A siphon drain is formed between the water outlet and the water outlet, and the water flows through the drain pipe 6 and is discharged into the lower pallet 3 step by step. The water in the water storage cavity is gradually discharged so that the water level will gradually drop to the height of the water inlet hole, which ensures that the lower section of the cultivation container will not be infiltrated for a long time, which meets the drainage needs of plant irrigation, and the overall structure is simple, reliable, and greatly saving the cost of drainage. In addition, it is necessary to add that: in the process of immersion irrigation, there may be water inflow and drainage.

At this time, as long as the LU102648 water inflow rate 1s adjusted reasonably, the demand for rising water level can be met.

This is a person skilled in the art.

The content can be determined without a doubt based on common knowledge.

To sum up, the cultivation device with this structure uses the siphon principle to automatically drain after the cultivation substrate or soil is infiltrated, and the water level is lowered to a position that ensures that the plants are not soaked for a long time, which realizes the gradual automatic irrigation and drainage of the pallet.

It not only improves the convenience and automation of plant irrigation and drainage, but also saves irrigation and drainage costs and water resources.

It can be widely used in green wall vertical structure systems.

As a further improvement to the above technical solution, the outer wall of the pallet is provided with LED lights 8 of different colours in order to improve the landscape effect.

As a further improvement to the above-mentioned technical scheme, it also includes the first time controller 9, the second time controller 10 and the main control module 11. The main control module 11 is connected with the pump 501, LED light 8, the first time controller 9 and the second time controller 10, a time controller for the time control of led lights, a time controller for the time control of the water pump.

Under the control of the main control module 11, combined with the time controller, the pump 501 and LED light 8 can be turned on and off at a predetermined time, thus meeting the needs of timed irrigation and timed light landscape.

The entire control process is an existing technology and is not detailed here.

As a further improvement to the above technical solution, the column 2 is a hollow LU102648 structure, and the water inlet pipe 502, the drain pipe 6, the return pipe 7 and the lines for controlling the LED lamp 8 all pass through the column.

This structural design is not only conducive to saving space, but also avoiding the disorder of the wiring and affecting the overall aesthetics.

Embodiment 2 Compared with Embodiment 1, the difference of this embodiment is: as shown in FIG. 5, the pallet 3 is provided with a rotating table 17 driven to rotate by a motor 16. Specifically, the motor body is fixed at the bottom of the pallet.

The output shaft of the motor passes through the bottom of the pallet and is connected to the rotating table.

The motor 16 is electrically connected to the main control module 11, and a nozzle 18 is provided at the opening of the drain pipe 6. For some plants that need sprinkler irrigation, the cultivation container is placed on the rotating table, controlled by the main control module, the motor and water pump are started regularly, and the rotating table drives the cultivation container to rotate, and at the same time, spray water from the nozzle to spray the plants.

Therefore, the adoption of this structure is beneficial to improve the diversity, adaptability and convenience of plant irrigation.

In addition, for immersion irrigation, the rotation of the rotating table will disturb the water flow, which is beneficial to improve the sufficiency of the water flow to the soil, thereby helping to improve the effect of immersion irrigation.

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and not to limit them.

Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the preferred embodiments, the technical solution of the present invention can be modified or equivalently replaced LU102648 without departing from the purpose and scope of the technical solution of the present invention, which should be covered by the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

CLAIMS LU102648

1. A full-automatic irrigation and drainage integrated three-dimensional cultivation device, comprising a water tank and a column, characterized in that the column is provided with a plurality of pallets with a water storage cavity formed therein at intervals along the height direction, and an exhaust valve is arranged in the pallet; the exhaust valve includes an outer cylinder and an inner tube; both ends of the outer cylinder are sealed; the side wall of the outer cylinder is provided with a water inlet hole communicating with the water storage cavity at a position near the bottom; the upper section of the inner tube is sealed through the bottom of the outer cylinder and is sleeved with the outer cylinder; the lower section of the inner tube passes through the bottom of the pallet and is fixedly connected to the bottom of the pallet; the top end of the inner tube is connected to the outer cylinder; there is a gap between the inner top surface; the water tank supplies water to the top pallet through the pumping system, the upper inner pipe is connected to the adjacent lower pallet through the drain pipe, and the bottom pallet is connected to the water tank through the return pipe.

2. The full-automatic irrigation and drainage integrated three-dimensional cultivation device according to claim 1, wherein the pumping system comprises a water pump and a water inlet pipe, and the water pump communicates with the topmost pallet through the water inlet pipe.

3. The full-automatic irrigation and drainage integrated three-dimensional cultivation device according to claim 2, wherein the outer wall of the pallet is provided with LED lights.

4. The full-automatic irrigation and drainage integrated three-dimensional cultivation LU102648 device according to claim 3, characterized in that it further comprises a first time controller, a second time controller and a main control module; the main control module is electrically connected to the water pump, the LED light, the first time controller and the second time controller.

5. The full-automatic irrigation and drainage integrated three-dimensional cultivation device according to claim 4, characterized in that a water level controller 1s provided in the water tank, and further comprises an alarm electrically connected with the water level controller.

6. The full-automatic irrigation and drainage integrated three-dimensional cultivation device according to claim 5, characterized in that the water tank is arranged at the bottom of the column and the column is a hollow structure; further, the water inlet pipe, the drain pipe, the return pipe and the control lines of the LED lights pass through the column.

7. The full-automatic irrigation and drainage integrated three-dimensional cultivation device according to claim 6, characterized in that the pallet is fixedly connected with the column through a fixed block, the pallet is hooked with the fixed block, and the fixed block and the column are connected by bolts.

8. The full-automatic irrigation and drainage integrated three-dimensional cultivation device according to claim 7, characterized in that the top end of the outer cylinder is sealed by a cap that is connected with the screw thread of outer cylinder.

9. The full-automatic irrigation and drainage integrated three-dimensional cultivation device according to claim 8, characterized in that a filter screen is provided at the water inlet hole.

10. The full-automatic irrigation and drainage integrated three-dimensional cultivation LU102648 device according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that the pallet is provided with a rotating table driven by a motor, the motor is electrically connected to the main control module, and the opening of the drain pipe is provided with a nozzle.