RU177200U1 - DEVICE FOR GROWING PLANTS - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to the field of crop production, and more particularly to devices for growing plants with an automatic watering system. A device for growing plants contains an external container 1 and an internal container 2 installed therein with the formation of a space 3 between the bottoms of the containers. In the bottom of the inner tank there are drainage holes 4 and landing slots, in which cartridges filled with porous granulate are installed 5. In the bottom region of the side surface of the inner tank there is a vertical and inwardly oriented groove 6, opposite which an opening 7 is made in the lateral surface of the outer tank, under which insert 8 made of transparent material is installed. The result is a simplification of the design, optimal use of the internal volume of the device. 4 C.p. fs, 3 ill.

Description

The utility model relates to the field of crop production and more particularly to devices for growing plants with an automatic watering system.

A device for growing plants with a system of automatic irrigation, which contains an external tank and installed in it an internal tank for soil and plants. (1) Legs are made outside on the bottom of the inner container, and after it is installed in the outer container, a space (gap) is formed between their bottoms. The inner tank contains a vertical and oriented inside the tank chute to its entire height, in which there are pipelines for automatic irrigation (for filling the bottom of the outer tank with liquid) and a pipe for installing a float indicator for liquid level in the outer tank. In the bottom of the inner container, drainage holes and funnel-shaped recesses oriented outward with a bottom and holes in the side surface are made. The patent owner produces a wide range of similar devices under the brand name LECHUZA. (2). Porous granular material (granulate), zeolite, pumice, volcanic rock, etc., is poured into the recesses and to the bottom of the inner container, and then the soil is poured and the plant is planted. According to the readings of the level, liquid (water and / or liquid fertilizers) is poured into the external container, which will be absorbed by the porous granulate in contact with it and located in the recesses, providing a metered supply of liquid to the plant.

The internal volume of the known devices is not fully used, since the trough in the internal container is made to its entire height for placement of pipelines. It takes time to open the bag with granulate and evenly distribute it in the inner container. Also, with possible siltation of the pores of the granulate and to ensure automatic watering, it is necessary to replace the granulate with its separation from the soil, which is associated with additional labor costs.

The task to which the utility model is directed is to simplify the design of the device, the optimal use of its internal volume along with ease of use.

The problem is solved in that the device for growing plants contains an external container corresponding to each other in shape and an internal container installed in it with the formation of the space between the bottoms of the tanks. In the bottom of the inner tank there are drainage holes and at least one seat socket in which a cartridge with holes is mounted vertically oriented and filled with porous granular material. In the bottom portion of the side surface of the inner container, a vertical and inwardly oriented groove is made, opposite which a hole is made in the side surface of the outer container, under which an insert of transparent material is installed. The cartridge may include a removable cover / bottom. The landing seat can be made in the form of an outward oriented and covering the cartridge glass with a bottom and holes in the side surface, the height of which corresponds to the height of the cartridge located below the bottom of the inner container. The bottom of the glass can be made removable. A funnel hinged lid can be installed in the opening of the external container.

The introduction into the device of a cartridge filled with porous granular material with holes will simplify the replacement of granules and improve the usability of the device. The execution of the outer trough in the inner tank only in its bottom section and the opposite hole in the outer tank to fill it with liquid allows the most optimal use of the internal volume of the device. Performing a transparent insert under the hole in the outer tank will allow you to control the amount of liquid in the tank and simplify the design of the device with the optimal use of its internal volume. Installing a hinged funnel lid in the opening of the outer tank increases the usability of the device. The presence of a removable cover on the cartridge allows its housing to be used repeatedly when replacing granulate. If necessary, the holes in the cartridge housing are cleaned. The implementation of the cartridge seat in the form of a glass, as one of the possible options, is also convenient to use the device. The implementation of the bottom of the glass removable allows you to replace the cartridge from the bottom of the outer tank, without removing soil with plants, which is also convenient and simple.

The utility model is illustrated by drawings of one of the possible options for its implementation with an oval cross-sectional shape of containers, which depict: FIG. 1 is a vertical section along the longitudinal axis of the complete assembly; FIG. 2 is a view aa in FIG. one; FIG. 3 is a top view of the bottom of the inner container.

A device for growing plants contains an external container 1 corresponding to each other in shape and an internal container 2 installed therein with the formation of a space 3 between the bottoms of the containers. In the bottom of the inner tank there are drainage holes 4 and two seat sockets, in which cartridges 5 are installed filled with porous granular material. In the bottom region of the side surface of the inner tank there is a vertical and inwardly oriented groove 6, opposite which an opening 7 is made in the side surface of the outer tank under which the insert 8 is made of transparent material. The cartridge may include a removable cover / bottom. The landing seat can be made in the form of an outwardly oriented and enclosing cartridge glass 9 with a bottom and holes in the side surface, the height of which corresponds to the height of the cartridge located below the bottom of the inner container 2 (Fig. 1 on the left). The bottom of the glass can be made removable. In the opening 7 of the outer container, a hinged lid-funnel 10 can be installed. The lateral surfaces of the containers 1, 2 are made with a step 11, forming a supporting surface around the perimeter of the device for their interface.

Obviously, the scope of the utility model is not limited to the above specific example of its implementation. The cross section of the containers can be varied: circle, oval, rectangle, polygon, etc., the external shape of the device: a truncated cone, a truncated pyramid, parallelepiped, etc. The number of drainage holes, the dimensions of the cartridge, including its height, their number, installation location are selected depending on the shape and size of the device (internal area, volume), which, in turn, are selected depending on the type of cultivated plants. The upper section of the cartridge can be located both at the level of the bottom of the internal container and above it. In this case, the liquid from the outer tank will be fed into the soil layers in the inner tank and to the roots of the plants (as in the wick method of automatic irrigation (RU 32658 U1, RU 93207 U1). The cartridge can be installed both inside the inside of the tank and outside. in the landing nest can be various, for example, how to fix the cartridge in jug filters for water purification, but this is not an object of a utility model. To form a space between the bottoms of the tanks, legs (like the prototype) made with Aruja bottom of the inner container. Those skilled in the art will recognize that many variations and changes in the apparatus described above. The meaning and scope of utility model should be taken in its broadest sense as set out in the claims.

Apply the device as follows. Cartridges 5 with porous granulate are installed in the landing slots of the inner container 2, soil is poured and plants are planted. Water the plants and monitor the water level through the insert 8. If necessary, through the lid funnel 10 fill the outer container 1 with liquid so that the bottom of the cartridge 5 is immersed in the liquid. If the device was installed in the garden, then after rain, checking through the insert 8 the water level in the inter-bottom space 3, if necessary, the excess water through the hole 7 is removed. The soil is moistened with cartridges 5, which absorb liquid from the outer tank 1. The plant goes into automatic watering mode and can do without additional watering for a long time, the need for which is determined through box 8 by the liquid level in the tank 1.

The device is simple in design and convenient to operate. An optimal soil moisture regime is being implemented, which prevents the death of the plant. Optimally used internal volume of the device.

Information sources:

1. US 8146292 B2. publ. 04/03/2012, priority 11/29/2009, Int. Cl. A01G 27/00, A01G 27/04.

2. Cache-pot with automatic watering system. 2017, information from the site:

http://proplanters.ru/kashpo-i-gorshki-s-avtopolivom.php

Claims (5)

1. A device for growing plants containing an external container corresponding to each other in shape and an internal container installed in it to form a space between the bottoms of the containers, while drainage holes and at least one landing socket are installed in the bottom of the internal container, in which a vertically oriented and a cartridge filled with porous granular material with openings, moreover, a vertical and inwardly oriented container is made in the bottom portion of the side surface of the inner container There is a chute, opposite which a hole is made in the side surface of the outer container, under which an insert of transparent material is installed. 2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that the cartridge contains a removable bottom cover. 3. The device according to p. 1, characterized in that the seat is made in the form oriented outward and covering the cartridge glass with a bottom and holes in the side surface, the height of which corresponds to the height of the cartridge, located below the bottom of the inner container. 4. The device according to p. 3, characterized in that the bottom of the glass is removable. 5. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that a hinged lid funnel is installed in the opening of the outer container.

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