RU224971U1 - PHYTOMODULE FOR PLANTS - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to agriculture, namely to devices for growing plants and landscaping vertical surfaces. The phytomodule is designed for growing crops in a vertical plane, as well as for decorative vertical gardening. It can also be used in phytodesign of premises for advertising (attracting consumer attention to plants) and to create a “dynamic garden”. The technical result of the utility model is to increase the reliability of the design for growing plants. The specified technical result is achieved due to the fact that a phytomodule for plants is claimed, made in the form of similar trays for installing pots with plants in them, where the trays are fixed on a vertical support and located floor by floor, spaced apart from each other in height, with the vertical support mounted on the bottom a rotating platform, characterized in that the vertical support is formed by at least one hollow pipe, the bottom of which is inserted into the central through hole on top of the lower tray adjacent to it, and the top is inserted into the central through hole from the bottom of the upper tray adjacent to it, and each tray is made in in the form of a bowl formed by a central through hole and on top by a cylindrical protrusion corresponding to the diameter of the hollow pipe of the vertical support, with the possibility of being attached to it in the upper part of the tray and with the possibility of being attached to the central hole in the lower part of the tray; a first slope is made from the cylindrical protrusion of the tray towards the peripheral region, and the peripheral sides of the bowl are formed in the form of a second slope towards the central region of the bowl; the place where the first and second slopes of the tray combine is made at the deepest point of the bowl.

Description

DESCRIPTION

The utility model relates to agriculture, namely to devices for growing plants and landscaping vertical surfaces. The phytomodule is designed for growing crops in a vertical plane, as well as for decorative vertical gardening. It can also be used in phytodesign of premises for advertising (attracting consumer attention to plants) and to create a “dynamic garden”.

The closest analogue is the “Device for three-dimensional planting of flowers” according to the patent CN212696815U, publ.: 2021-03-16.

The utility model discloses a three-dimensional flower planting device, which contains a counterweight water tank, an upper end of the counterweight water tank is connected to a cultivation stand, an upper end of the counterweight water tank is rigidly connected to a water adding pipe, a side end of the water tank with a counterweight is rigidly connected to the water drainage pipe, and the cultivation container contains a long rotating shaft and a plurality of cultivation trays, which are arranged on the long rotating shaft from top to bottom in the form of sleeves. At the upper end of the water tank with the balancing weight, a pair of communicating hidden grooves is formed, a motor is connected to one hidden groove, the output shaft of the motor is fixedly connected to the drive gear, the lower end of the long rotating shaft is rotationally connected to the lower end in the other hidden groove, and a section of the long rotating shaft, located on the inside of the hidden groove, is motionlessly connected to the driven gear. The side end of the elastic hose, located next to the cultivation tray, is rigidly connected to a number of attachments. Due to the arrangement of the motor, long rotating shaft and cultivation trays, when sunlight irradiation is required during the daytime, the motor can be started to drive the long rotating shaft to rotate the cultivation trays so that flowers and plants are evenly irradiated with sunlight.

The technical problem with the known solution is that the plant trays have a flat bottom, which will lead to stagnation of water and rotting of the plant roots.

In addition, the water storage tank is located inside the tray rotation mechanism, which carries the risk of short circuits and damage to the motor. Even if the body of the water container is isolated from the block with the motor that rotates the trays, excess moisture in the container will contribute to rapid rusting of the wiring and structural components.

Also, the presence of a hose for supplying water outside the trays spoils the appearance and is not aesthetically pleasing.

Thus, the prototype design is unreliable in operation, is not effective for maintaining plants and is not visually presentable.

The purpose of the utility model is to eliminate these disadvantages.

The technical result of the utility model is to increase the reliability of the design for growing plants.

The specified technical result is achieved due to the fact that a phytomodule for plants is claimed, made in the form of similar trays for installing pots with plants in them, where the trays are fixed on a vertical support and located floor by floor, spaced apart from each other in height, with the vertical support mounted on the bottom a rotating platform, characterized in that the vertical support is formed by at least one hollow pipe, the bottom of which is inserted into the central through hole on top of the lower tray adjacent to it, and the top is inserted into the central through hole from the bottom of the upper tray adjacent to it, and each tray is made in in the form of a bowl formed by a central through hole and on top by a cylindrical protrusion corresponding to the diameter of the hollow pipe of the vertical support, with the possibility of being attached to it in the upper part of the tray and with the possibility of being attached to the central hole in the lower part of the tray; a first slope is made from the cylindrical protrusion of the tray towards the peripheral region, and the peripheral sides of the bowl are formed in the form of a second slope towards the central region of the bowl; the place where the first and second slopes of the tray combine is made at the deepest point of the bowl.

Preferably, the edges of the peripheral region of the tray bowl are provided with cutouts for draining water.

Preferably, in the region of the first slope, grooves are made on its surface, forming the intersection of groups of parallel and radial grooves, and in the region of the second slope, grooves are made on its surface opposite each radial groove.

Preferably, the rotating platform is formed by a cylindrical surface mounted on a support platform, where the rotation moment of the platform is generated by the rotation of the electric motor shaft, and the upper edge of the cylindrical surface of the rotating platform is made corresponding in diameter to the central through hole of the tray bowl with the possibility of being attached to the central hole in the lower part of the tray.

Preferably, the upper edge of the cylindrical surface of the rotating platform is made in the form of a plane forming the bottom of a water container, where a glass of water is formed from at least one vertical support and two trays adjacent to it, while in the side wall of each hollow pipe of the vertical support there is a at least one through hole, inside each of which a pipe for irrigation is brought out through a sealed gasket, the ends of the pipes are connected through parallel installed bends in the water supply channel, the bottom of which is lowered near the bottom of the water tank, and the top is connected to the suction pipe of the hydraulic pump, and the hydraulic pump is installed on the topmost tray of a glass of water.

Preferably, a battery is installed on top of the hydraulic pump, to the power supply of which the hydraulic pump is connected through the control unit.

Preferably, a solar battery is installed on top of the battery, connected through a charging unit to the battery.

Brief description of drawings

Figure 1 shows the design of one module link.

Figure 2 shows an example of joining module elements (trays with a hollow pipe).

Figure 3 shows an example of a minimally assembled phytomodule - two-story (A) and one section higher - three-story (B).

Figure 4 shows a photograph of a prototype phytomodule of minimal assembly - two-story.

Figure 5 shows a photograph of a prototype of a three-story phytomodule.

Figure 6 shows the diagram and structure of the phytomodule on a rotating platform and the principle of installing an auto-irrigation system channel in it.

Figure 7 shows the diagram and structure of a phytomodule on a rotating platform with an installed channel for an automatic watering system and the principle of pouring water into a container (glass).

Figure 8 shows the diagram and design of the phytomodule on a rotating platform and the operating principle of the automatic watering system.

Figure 9 shows an example of a hydraulic pump accumulator with a solar battery.

Figure 10 shows still images of the rotation of a prototype phytomodule on a rotating platform with pots installed in trays.

Figure 11 shows a view of the rotating platform of the prototype in its working position.

In the drawings: 1 - tray, 2 - hollow pipe, 3 - cylindrical protrusion, 4 - central through hole of the tray, 5.1 - first slope, 5.2. - second slope, 6.1 - radial grooves, 6.2 - circular grooves, 7 - recess, 8 - cutout for draining water, 9 - support platform, 10 - electric motor, 11 - gear, 12 - electric motor shaft, 13 - gear wheel, 14 - electric motor power wires, 15 - electric motor control unit, 16 - control unit power wire, 17 - power supply, 18 - power supply electrical wire, 19 - socket, 20 - water supply channel for the auto-irrigation system, 21 - sealed gasket, 22 - irrigation pipe, 23 - hydraulic pump, 24 - hydraulic pump accumulator, 25 - suction pipe of the hydraulic pump, 26 - container with water reserves, 27 - water, 28 - solar battery, 29 - through holes in the hollow pipe.

Implementation of a utility model

The phytomodule for plants is made in the form of trays of the same type for installing pots with plants in them, where the trays are fixed to a vertical support and located floor by floor with a height indentation from each other, and from below the vertical support is installed on a rotating platform, the rotation of which is carried out using an electric motor.

What is new is that (see Fig. 1) the vertical support is formed by at least one hollow pipe 2, the bottom of which is inserted into the central through hole 4 on top of the lower adjacent tray 1, and the top is inserted into the central through hole 4 from the bottom of the upper adjacent with it tray 1 (see Fig. 2).

Each tray 1 is made in the form of a bowl formed by a central through hole 4 and on top by a cylindrical protrusion 3 corresponding to the diameter of the hollow pipe 2 of the vertical support, with the possibility of being attached to it in the upper part of the tray 1 and with the possibility of being attached to the central hole 4 in the lower part of the tray 1 This phytomodule is a structural element, the load-bearing part of which is pipe 2 onto which trays 1 of the phytomodule are put on (attached).

From the cylindrical protrusion 3 of the tray 1 towards the peripheral area, a first slope of 5.1 is made. The peripheral sides of the bowl are formed in the form of a second slope of 5.2 towards the central region of the bowl. The place where the first 5.1 and second 5.2 slopes of tray 1 combine is made at the deepest point of the bowl.

This design of the phytomodule makes it possible to form multi-story phytomodules (see Fig. 3 (A, B)) of any given height and at the same time exclude the formation of a water tank inside the rotating platform, which ensures reliable operation of the electronic components of the electric motor 10 and its control unit 15, which do not exposed to water vapor and protected from any contact with it.

The formed first 5.1 and second 5.2 slopes with the formation of the deepest part of the bowl of tray 1 in the area of their alignment ensure that the bottom of the pots with plants is held above the pit, with the edges of the pots with plants resting only on the slopes 5.1 and 5.2. This reduces the risk of water stagnation and rotting of plant roots, since the bottom of the pots will only be in contact with water at the time of watering and for a short time after it. Then, air will enter the space between the pots, which will erode the moisture in the deepest part of the bowl and under the bottom of the pots. As a result, the water under the pots in this design of trays 1 does not stagnate.

In case of water overflow when watering manually, it is preferable to use cutouts 8 on the edges of the peripheral area of the tray bowls to drain excess water. Excess water will drain through them into the lower trays, from where it can be scooped out.

And if in the area of the first slope 5.1 on its surface grooves are made, forming the intersection of groups of circular 6.2 parallel and radial 6.1 grooves, and in the area of the second slope on its surface recesses 7 are made opposite each radial groove 6.1, this will even better ensure ventilation and uniform distribution of water in the bottom of the bowls of trays 1.

Cutouts 8, notches 7 and grooves 6.1, 6.2 perform the functions of drainage windows and ventilation, which remove excess liquid in case of excessive (erroneous) watering, and these windows also serve as additional air access to the bottom zone of the pot and the root zone of plants. They provide even better ventilation, in addition to the formed first 5.1 and second 5.2 slopes in the bowls of trays 1.

Thus, providing better conditions for plants in the phytomodule in comparison with the prototype ensures an increase in the reliability of its design for growing plants.

The rotating platform can be formed, for example, in the form of a support platform 9 with a rotating cylindrical surface, the rotation torque of which can be achieved by transmitting rotation to a gear 13 formed around the rotating cylindrical surface. The rotational moment can be transmitted to the gear 13 from the gear 11, and to it from the rotation of the shaft 12 of the electric motor 10.

Moreover, the upper edge of the cylindrical surface of the rotating platform is made corresponding in diameter to the central through hole of the bowl of tray 1 with the possibility of being attached to the central hole 4 in the lower part of tray 1.

The electric motor 10 can rotate the phytomodule trays in different directions if the power wires 14 of the electric motor 10 are powered through the electric motor control unit 15. In this case, the control unit 15 of the electric motor 10 is powered from wire 16 coming from power supply 17, which is connected to socket 19 through electrical wire 18.

If the phytomodule is used in manual watering mode, then the entire device is limited to the implementation examples described above.

If the phytomodule is used with an automatic watering system, then the upper edge of the cylindrical surface of the rotating platform is made in the form of a plane forming the bottom of the water tank. A glass of water is formed (see Fig. 6) from at least one vertical support (pipe 2) and two adjacent trays 1, while at least one through hole 29 is made in the side wall of each hollow pipe 2 of the vertical support, inside each of them, through a sealed gasket 21, a pipe 22 for irrigation is brought out (see Fig. 7).

The ends of the pipes 22 for irrigation are connected through parallel installed branches in the water supply channel 20 (see Fig. 6), the bottom of which is lowered near the bottom of the water tank, and the top is connected to the suction pipe 25 of the hydraulic pump 23. The hydraulic pump 23 is installed on the topmost tray 1 glass of water (see Fig.8). Before installing the hydraulic pump 23 in a glass of water (forming a container with phytomodule water), water 27 is poured into a glass from a container with a water reserve 26, for example, a jug or watering can, to the required volume.

A battery 24 can be installed on top of the hydraulic pump 23, to the power supply of which a hydraulic pump 23 is connected through a control unit (not shown). The battery can be recharged from the mains periodically or it can do this automatically if a solar battery 28 is installed on top of the battery (see example in Fig. .9), connected via a charging unit to battery 24.

In operating condition (see Fig. 8), the automatic watering system operates due to the operation of the hydraulic pump 23, which can be turned on automatically for a given period of time through its control unit, which will supply power from the battery 24 at scheduled intervals.

When the hydraulic pump 23 is turned on through pipe 25, water 27 is drawn in through channel 20 from the glass and flows out on each floor of the phytomodule through pipes 22 into the bowls of trays 1, providing watering.

As tests have shown, there is enough water in the glass for several days of watering.

The rotation of the phytomodule (see Figure 4, Figure 5), manufactured according to the claimed utility model, occurs stably and reliably (see Figure 10). Under no circumstances does water, either in manual watering mode or in automatic watering mode, enter the system of electronic components of the rotating platform, which, as can be seen from Fig. 11, is located at the very bottom under the lower tray.

Each bowl of the phytomodule tray is sealed, so watering is done by filling the inner surface of the bowl with water manually or by automatic watering, as a result, moisture is absorbed by the soil through the perforated bottom of the pots with plants. But the water does not leave the tray bowl and therefore does not come into contact with the electronic components of the rotating platform.

In the photo (see Fig. 4, Fig. 5) there is pipe 2, 50 cm long, onto which two and three modules are attached, respectively. If you take a longer pipe, you can form the same number of floors, but the top floor of the phytomodule will be at a higher height. In this way you can make flower columns.

When placing such flower columns, for example, in a greenhouse, you can significantly increase the planting area if different phytomodules are made with pipes of 2 different heights, so that the pots with plants do not overlap the floors. This design makes it possible to ensure that all plants receive a sufficient amount of light, even without the need to rotate the columns with phytomodules.

Claims (7)

1. A phytomodule for plants, made in the form of trays of the same type for installing pots with plants in them, where the trays are fixed to a vertical support and located floor by floor, spaced apart from each other in height, and from below the vertical support is installed on a rotating platform, characterized in that the vertical the support is formed by at least one hollow pipe, the bottom of which is inserted into the central through hole on top of the lower tray adjacent to it, and the top is inserted into the central through hole from the bottom of the upper tray adjacent to it, each tray is made in the form of a bowl formed by the central through hole and on top with a cylindrical protrusion corresponding to the diameter of the hollow pipe of the vertical support, with the possibility of being attached to it in the upper part of the tray and with the possibility of being attached to the central hole in the lower part of the tray; a first slope is made from the cylindrical protrusion of the tray towards the peripheral region, and the peripheral sides of the bowl are formed in the form of a second slope towards the central region of the bowl; the place where the first and second slopes of the tray combine is made at the deepest point of the bowl. 2. Phytomodule for plants according to claim 1, characterized in that at the edges of the peripheral area of the tray bowl there are cutouts for draining water. 3. Phytomodule for plants according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that in the area of the first slope, grooves are made on its surface, forming the intersection of groups of parallel and radial grooves, and in the area of the second slope, grooves are made on its surface opposite each radial groove. 4. Phytomodule for plants according to claim 1, characterized in that the rotating platform is formed by a cylindrical surface mounted on a support platform, where the rotation moment of the platform is generated by the rotation of the electric motor shaft, and the upper edge of the cylindrical surface of the rotating platform is made corresponding in diameter to the central through hole of the bowl tray with the ability to be attached to the central hole in the bottom of the tray. 5. Phytomodule for plants according to claim 4, characterized in that the upper edge of the cylindrical surface of the rotating platform is made in the form of a plane forming the bottom of a water container, where a glass of water is formed from at least one vertical support and two trays adjacent to it, with In this case, in the side wall of each hollow pipe of the vertical support there is at least one through hole, inside each of which a pipe for irrigation is brought out through a sealed gasket, the ends of the pipes are connected through parallel installed bends in the water supply channel, the bottom of which is lowered near the bottom of the water tank, and the top is connected to the suction pipe of the hydraulic pump, and the hydraulic pump is installed on the uppermost tray of the glass of water. 6. Phytomodule for plants according to claim 5, characterized in that a battery is installed on top of the hydraulic pump, to the power supply of which the hydraulic pump is connected through the control unit. 7. Phytomodule for plants according to claim 6, characterized in that a solar battery is installed on top of the battery, connected through a charging unit to the battery.