TW201524339A - Planting container with an automatic irrigation and level adjustment mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

A planting container with an automatic irrigation and level adjustment mechanism, which utilizes a controller to directly control the irrigation interval and time of emptying of the container, so as to achieve the automatic irrigation object and reduce manpower needs. In addition, the container is provided with a sensor for sensing the liquid level, such that when the liquid level is influenced by the changes of weather, the sensor will send out a sensing signal to make liquid drained from a drainage unit compulsively, so as to ensure the liquid level in the container maintain in the predetermined height, thus improving the applicability and the planting quality of the container.

Description

Planting container with automatic irrigation and adjustment of liquid level mechanism

The invention provides a planting container with automatic irrigation and adjusting liquid level mechanism, which is related to the cultivation of plants.

The cultivation of traditional flowers, fruits, crops and other plants must be highly dependent on manpower. In addition to relying on years of experience, farmers must change the nature of irrigation or fertilization depending on the weather conditions to ensure the harvest's effectiveness. And the agriculture that must be seen in the sky has gradually declined in the situation that the economic benefits cannot be compared with the automation industry. Therefore, some operators have developed an organic vegetable that does not need artificial irrigation and management. The main reason is that a artificial vegetable is in a timed and quantitative manner. Supplying water and air, thereby eliminating the cultivation of manpower and reducing labor costs; however, when the dish is set in a natural environment, it will not be able to irrigate or fertilize according to weather conditions or different plants, for example, In the weather conditions of the rainy days, if the water supply is still regularly and quantitatively, the roots of the plants will be soaked in the too moist soil and there is a risk of decay, and vice versa. Therefore, the rapeseed cannot be applied to different plants, and It is also impossible to change the cultivation properties depending on the weather conditions, so it is still unable to reach and cultivate artificially. Same level, so the improvement is still necessary; In view of this, the present inventors have intensive studies and deeper concept, Li After many trials and developments, a planting container with automatic irrigation and adjustment of the liquid level mechanism was finally invented.

The invention provides a planting container with automatic irrigation and adjusting liquid level mechanism, and the main purpose thereof is to improve the shortage of general planting manpower or the lack of automatic climate regulation.

In order to achieve the foregoing object, the present invention provides a planting container having an automatic irrigation and adjusting liquid level mechanism, comprising: a container having a groove structure extending in a first direction, and the container has an irrigation inlet penetrating, a plurality of water level ports and a discharge port, wherein the water level ports are located at different first direction positions; an irrigation unit is connected to the irrigation inlet, and the irrigation unit comprises a power source connected to a nutrient tank, wherein the nutrient tank is provided Storing nutrients, the nutrient extracted from the nutrient tank is input into the container from the irrigation inlet; a controller is electrically connected with the power source of the irrigation unit to control the power source to operate; a sensor, electricity The controller is connected to the controller and is disposed in the container to sense the liquid level in the container. The sensor can be used by the user to set the liquid level height at the start of the action, and the sensing result of the sensor is used as the controller. Control basis; a plurality of forced drainage units electrically connected to the controller and respectively disposed at each of the water level ports, each of the forced drainage units being controlled by the controller to open and close; and a drain unit Electrically connected to the controller and disposed in the drain outlet, the drain opening and closing unit by the controller.

The invention directly controls the nutrients in the input container or drains water at a set time through the controller, achieves the purpose of automatic irrigation and reduces manpower demand, and at the same time sets a sensor electrically connected with the sensor in the container, when the climate is abnormal When the liquid level in the container exceeds the normal value, the drainage can be forced to ensure that the liquid level in the container is at a set value, thereby automatically adjusting under different climatic conditions, improving applicability and planting quality.

"this invention"

10‧‧‧ Container

11‧‧‧Irrigation entrance

12‧‧‧Water level

13‧‧‧Discharge

14‧‧‧Limited convex

20‧‧‧Irrigation unit

21‧‧‧Power source

22‧‧‧ nutrient tank

30‧‧‧ Controller

40‧‧‧ sensor

50‧‧‧forced drainage unit

60‧‧‧Draining unit

A‧‧‧planting utensils

A1‧‧‧ planting

A11‧‧‧ root

D‧‧‧ Height direction

Fig. 1 is a schematic view of a planting container having automatic irrigation and adjusting liquid level mechanism according to the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing the container of the planting container with automatic irrigation and adjusting liquid level mechanism of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view showing the planting container with the automatic irrigation and adjusting liquid level mechanism and the planting vessel.

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing the planting container with the automatic irrigation and adjusting the liquid level mechanism in combination with the planting vessel.

Fig. 5 is a schematic view showing the series connection of planting containers with automatic irrigation and adjusting liquid level mechanism according to the present invention.

In order to enable your review committee to have a better understanding and understanding of the purpose, features and effects of the present invention, please refer to the following [detailed description of the drawings] as follows: The present invention has the mechanism of automatic irrigation and adjustment of the liquid level mechanism. The container, as shown in Figures 1 to 5, comprises: a container 10 having a groove structure extending in a height direction D, and the container The container 10 has a plurality of irrigation inlets 11 , a plurality of water level ports 12 , and a discharge port 13 . Each of the water level ports 12 is located at a different height direction D, and the inner circumferential surface of the container 10 is provided with a plurality of limiting protrusions 14 . Each of the limiting protrusions 14 is located at a different height direction D; the container 10 is configured to accommodate the planting vessel A, and the planting vessel A is used for the planting plant A1 to project a root A11 into the container 10, the planting The vessel A can bear against the limiting protrusions 14 at different height positions; an irrigation unit 20 is connected to the irrigation inlet 11 , and the irrigation unit 20 includes a power source 21 connected to a nutrient tank 22 , the nutrient tank 22 The nutrient of the water or nutrient solution can be accommodated, and the nutrient of the water or nutrient solution extracted from the nutrient tank 22 is input into the container 10 from the irrigation inlet 11; a controller 30, and the power of the irrigation unit 20 The source 21 is electrically connected to control the power source 21 to operate; a sensor 40 is electrically connected to the controller 30 and disposed in the container 10 to sense the liquid level in the container 10, which is the sense of the embodiment. The detector 40 is a float sensor, and the sensor 40 can be used by the user to set the liquid for starting the action. The sensing result of the sensor 40 is used as a control basis of the controller 30; the plurality of forced drainage units 50 are electrically connected to the controller 30 and respectively disposed at each of the water level ports 12, and each of the forced drainage units 50 is subjected to The controller 30 controls the opening and closing; and a water discharge unit 60 electrically connected to the controller 30 and disposed at the discharge port 13, and the water discharge unit 60 is controlled to be opened and closed by the controller 30.

The above is the structural configuration and characteristics of the planting container with automatic irrigation and adjusting liquid level mechanism, and the aspect thereof is to place the planting vessel A directly in the container 10, and the planting vessel A is inside Planting A1 through the cultivation medium, and the root A11 of the planting A1 is inserted into the capacity. The method of irrigating is mainly set by the user to view the type of plant A1 or the water retaining property of the cultivating medium (such as soil or wood chips) in the planting vessel A. The controller 30 controls the irrigation interval, the irrigation duration, The draining time and the forced draining unit 50 corresponding to the liquid level required for planting, the controller 30 controls the power source 21 of the irrigation unit 20 to enter the container from the nutrient of the water or nutrient solution in the nutrient tank 22. Within 10, the water or nutrient solution is flooded to cover the root A11 of the plant A1, and the root A11 of the plant A1 can absorb the nutrients of the water or nutrient solution; and the controller 30 is not only based on the irrigation interval and irrigation. In addition to the duration control, the controller 30 controls the operation of the drain unit 60 according to the set drain time, and the user selects the planting A1 type, the water retaining property of the cultivation medium, or the planting stage to set the planting water or suction. During the time of the nutrient solution, the controller 30 opens the drain unit 60 according to the set time after stopping the input of the nutrient of the nutrient tank 22, thereby releasing the water or nutrient solution of the root portion A11 of the planting A1 at the set time to ensure the planting. Plant A1 root A11 dimension The best condition is the above; while the above is a normal normal use, when the container 10 is placed outdoors, the liquid level in the container 10 will be generated when there is a possibility of heavy rain due to weather conditions. The sensor 40 transmits an abnormal signal to the controller 30 when the sensor 40 senses that the liquid level is raised to be higher than the required liquid level of the plant set by the controller 30. And the controller 30 receives the abnormal signal of the sensor 40 and controls the corresponding forced drainage unit 50 to operate accordingly, and forcibly opens the forced drainage unit 50 corresponding to the required liquid level, thereby making the container The water or nutrient solution above 10 in the required liquid level is forcibly discharged, thereby ensuring that the optimal irrigation state can be maintained in different weather conditions; the above is the implementation of a single plant container, of course When the number of plants is large, it can be directly connected in series with most of the planting containers, as shown in Fig. 5, and the containers 10 are connected. In this way, the plurality of containers 10 can be directly irrigated under the operation of the single irrigation unit 20, and the sensor 40, the forced drain unit 50 and the drain unit 60 of the container 10 are electrically connected to the sensor 40, respectively. The same purpose and effect as the above-mentioned embodiment can be achieved at the same time.

It can be seen from the above that the planting container with automatic irrigation and adjusting the liquid level mechanism can set the irrigation interval, the irrigation duration, the drainage time and the liquid level required for planting as long as the planting or cultivation medium is different in operation. The forced drainage unit, the controller 30 can automatically control irrigation, periodic drainage or forced drainage, in addition to automatic irrigation, reduce labor costs, automatic adjustment function in the event of weather anomalies, to ensure that in different weather conditions It can still maintain the best irrigation status and improve the quality of planting and cultivation.

10‧‧‧ Container

11‧‧‧Irrigation entrance

12‧‧‧Water level

13‧‧‧Discharge

14‧‧‧Limited convex

40‧‧‧ sensor

50‧‧‧forced drainage unit

60‧‧‧Draining unit

A‧‧‧planting utensils

D‧‧‧ Height direction

Claims (4)

A planting container with automatic irrigation and adjusting liquid level mechanism comprises: a container having a trough structure extending in a height direction, and the container has an irrigation inlet, a plurality of water level ports and a discharge outlet, each of which The water level port is located at different height direction positions; an irrigation unit is connected to the irrigation inlet, and the irrigation unit comprises a power source connected to a nutrient tank, wherein the nutrient tank is provided with a nutrient for extracting the nutrient The nutrient in the tank is input into the container by the irrigation inlet; a controller is electrically connected to the power source of the irrigation unit to control the power source to operate; a sensor is electrically connected to the controller and disposed in the container The inner surface senses the liquid level in the container, and the sensor can be used by the user to set the liquid level height at the start of the action, and the sensing result of the sensor is used as the control basis of the controller; the plurality of forced drainage units, electricity The controller is connected to each of the water level ports, and each of the forced drainage units is controlled to be opened and closed by the controller; and a water discharge unit is electrically connected to the controller and configured The vent outlet of the drain unit that controls the open and close by. A planting container having an automatic irrigation and regulating liquid level mechanism according to the first aspect of the invention, wherein the nutrient tank contains water or nutrient solution nutrients. The planting container with automatic irrigation and adjusting liquid level mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is a float sensor. The planting container with automatic irrigation and adjusting liquid level mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the inner circumferential surface of the container is provided with a plurality of limiting convex portions, and each of the limiting convex portions is located at In the same height direction position; the container is provided for accommodating the planting vessel, and the planting vessel is for planting the planting body to protrude into the container, and the planting vessel can bear on the limiting convex portion at different height positions.