WO2018130932A1

WO2018130932A1 - Automatic watering device, method and system

Info

Publication number: WO2018130932A1
Application number: PCT/IB2018/050118
Authority: WO
Inventors: 苏贵生
Original assignee: 苏贵生
Priority date: 2017-01-16
Filing date: 2018-01-09
Publication date: 2018-07-19

Abstract

The present invention relates to an automatic watering device, method and system. The automatic watering device comprises a housing. One end of the housing is provided with a water inlet that can be connected to an external water supply system. The other end of the housing is provided with a water outlet. The water inlet is provided with a first adapter. The water outlet is provided with a second adapter. The second adapter is detachably connected to a water outlet component. The automatic watering device also comprises: a control device; and a switch component and a radiofrequency identification component connected to the control device. The control device is installed inside the housing. The radiofrequency identification component is installed on the housing. The radiofrequency identification component is used to read flower pot data stored on a radiofrequency identification tag of a flower pot. The water inlet and the water outlet form therebetween a watering passage for allowing water from the external water supply system to flow inside the automatic watering device. The watering passage is provided with a water flow meter for obtaining water flow data for the watering passage. The watering passage is also provided with the switch component for performing an open or close operation to control water flow inside the watering passage. The water outlet component is for discharging, from inside the automatic watering device, the water flow between the switch component and the water outlet. The present invention can achieve intelligent control of a flower pot watering amount, is easy to use, and reduces manual labor.

Description

Automatic watering device, method and system

[Technical Field]

This invention relates to irrigation apparatus, methods and systems, and more particularly to an automatic watering apparatus, method and system.

【Background technique】

At present, when flowerpots in homes, offices, communities, public green spaces, etc. need to be watered, they are usually realized by a watering device such as a water outlet. However, most of the existing watering devices are watered by manual control, so the watering amount is difficult to control, and it is not possible to quantitatively and automatically water the water according to the amount of water required by the flowerpot, which is not intelligent enough and is easy to cause waste of water resources. , not environmentally friendly, labor intensity t3⁄4J.

[Summary of the Invention]

The object of the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies of the above technology and to provide an automatic watering device, method and system for realizing intelligent watering of flower pots. An automatic watering device provided by the present invention includes a casing, one end portion of the casing is provided with a water inlet connected to an external water supply system, and the other end portion of the casing is provided with a water outlet. a first adapter is mounted on the water inlet, a second adapter is mounted on the water outlet, the second adapter is removably connected to the water outlet, and the automatic watering device further includes a control device and the control a switch member connected to the device, a radio frequency reading member; the control device is connected to the housing; the radio frequency reading member is connected to the housing; and the radio frequency reading member is used for reading a flower pot The flowerpot data recorded in the RFID tag; a watering passage is formed between the water inlet and the water outlet for allowing water flow from the external water supply system to flow in the automatic watering device; a water flow detecting member is provided to obtain Water flow data in the watering passage; the watering passage is further provided with the switch member for performing an opening or closing operation to control the flow of water in the watering passage; the water outlet member is such that the switch member and The water flow between the water outlets is discharged from the automatic watering device.

Further, the water outlet member further includes a switch circuit board mounted in the housing, the switch circuit board is connected to the control device, and is provided with a switch button, and the switch button portion protrudes outside the housing .

Further, the housing is mounted with a manual button, and the switch member is coupled to the manual button. Further, the housing is mounted with a card at a position corresponding to the manual button, and the card is snapped to the manual button.

Further, the radio frequency reading member includes a housing, a bottom plate mounted to the housing, and a radio frequency reader mounted in the housing; one end portion of the housing is rotatably mounted to the bottom of the housing adjacent to the water outlet One end portion; the radio frequency reader is connected to the control device.

Further, a display screen and a button are mounted on the top of the housing, and the display screen and the button are respectively connected to the control device.

Further, a display lens is mounted on the display screen.

Further, the housing is mounted with a plurality of indicator lights, the plurality of indicator lights being coupled to the control device.

Further, the control device is provided with a Bluetooth module or a wireless communication module for communicating with the mobile terminal.

Further, the housing has a battery compartment, a battery is installed in the battery compartment, and a battery cover is detachably connected to the battery compartment, and the radio frequency reading member is rotatably mounted to the bottom of the casing and covers the battery cover.

Further, the first adapter is provided with a water flow detecting member, and the housing has a flow with the water The water detecting portion is received in the notch, and the water flow detecting member is connected to the control device.

Further, the housing includes a middle case, an upper case mounted to the top of the middle case, and a lower case mounted to the bottom of the middle case, and a chamber and the water inlet are formed between the middle case and the upper case, The water outlet, the control device and the switch member are installed into the chamber, the first adapter and the second adapter portion are located in the chamber, and the radio frequency reading member is mounted to the middle casing.

Further, the housing has a fertilizer chamber for placing fertilizer; a bottom of the fertilizer chamber is provided with a fertilizer switch connected to the second adapter, the housing is equipped with a fertilizer button, the fertilizer button Connected to the fertilizer switch; the fertilizer bin is detachably connected to the fertilizer bin cover.

Further, the control device is provided with a reminder module for reminding the user to regularly fertilize the flower pot.

Further, an air quality monitoring device is mounted on the housing, the air quality monitoring device for monitoring the air quality at the current location to determine how many flowerpots are present at the current location.

Further, the automatic watering device further includes a water outlet member connected to allow the water outlet member to be placed in the soil in the flowerpot to measure the soil moisture, and the humidity data is transmitted to the controlled device for analysis to compare The data of the flowerpot and the humidity device that requires the actual amount of water to obtain the actual water demand.

Further, the water outlet member is a nozzle.

Further, the method of operation includes the following steps:

a water flow from the external water supply system connecting the first adapter through the water inlet into the watering passage provided in the housing;

b. The water flow detecting member disposed in the watering passage transmits water flow information in the watering passage to the control device for analysis and instruction;

c. The control device passes the data of the flowerpot and the water demand read by the radio frequency reading device through the cloud Or setting a database in the automatic watering device for analysis to obtain the watering amount of the flower pot, and controlling the opening or closing of the switch member according to the amount of water to be poured, thereby realizing the flower pot according to the water demand and the flower pot data. Watering and issuing instructions;

d. after the switch member of the watering channel receives the instruction from the control device, performing an opening or closing operation to control the flow of water in the watering channel;

e. The water outlet member discharges water between the switch member and the water outlet from the automatic watering device.

Further, the automatic watering method of the automatic watering device comprises the following steps: The automatic watering device reads the data recorded by the radio frequency identification module installed in the flower pot through the radio frequency reader, and sends the data To the microcontroller

Sending the data to the mobile terminal by using a single chip microcomputer;

After receiving the data, the mobile terminal matches the data with a default database; according to the matching result, the mobile terminal issues a watering instruction to the automatic watering device; according to the watering instruction, the automatic watering device Control the watering of the flower pot.

Further, after the mobile terminal receives the data,

The mobile terminal sends the data to a cloud server;

The cloud server matches the data with a default database, and returns a matching result to the mobile terminal;

According to the matching result, the mobile terminal issues a watering instruction to the automatic watering device; according to the watering instruction, the automatic watering device controls watering the flower pot.

Further, the data is a flowerpot ID and a water demand.

Further, the radio frequency reader is a UHF radio wave reader; the radio frequency identification module is a UHF radio wave identification module. Further, the automatic watering device includes a manual switch for manual watering. Further, the first display component is configured to display an interaction between the automatic watering device and the flower pot, the automatic watering device and the mobile terminal.

Further, the mobile terminal includes a second display component for displaying interaction between the mobile terminal and the cloud server, the mobile terminal, and the automatic watering device.

Further, when the automatic watering device controls the watering of the flower pot, the metering component built in the automatic watering device measures the watering value of the flower pot each time, and returns the watering value to The single chip microcomputer.

Further, after the single-chip microcomputer receives the watering value, respectively, the watering value is fed back to the radio frequency identification module and the cloud server, and the radio frequency identification module and the cloud server respectively record the last watering Water value.

Further, the matching result includes the unsuccessful matching and the matching success. Further, when the matching result is that the matching is successful, the cloud server feeds back the latest watering value to the mobile terminal.

Further, the mobile terminal is connected to the automatic watering device via Bluetooth, and the mobile terminal is connected to the cloud server through a wireless network. By implementing the invention, the watering amount of the flower pot can be intelligently controlled, the use is convenient, environmental protection and energy saving, and the labor intensity is reduced at the same time.

[Description of the Drawings]

1 is a flow chart of a first embodiment of an automatic watering method provided by the present invention;

2 is a flow chart of a second embodiment of an automatic watering method according to the present invention; FIG. 3 is a flow chart of a third embodiment of an automatic watering method provided by the present invention; Figure 4 is a schematic view of the apparatus according to the second embodiment; Figure 5 is a schematic view of the second embodiment of the apparatus of the present invention; Figure 6 is an automatic watering device of the automatic watering system of Figure 4 Figure 7 is a schematic view of the automatic watering device of the automatic watering system shown in Figure 4 as a watering gun; Figure 8 is an automatic watering device of the automatic watering system shown in Figure 4 as a watering kettle Figure 9 is a front elevational view of the automatic watering device of another embodiment of the automatic watering system of Figure 4; Figure 10 is a right side view of the automatic watering device of Figure 9; Figure 11 is a view of Figure 9 Schematic diagram of the explosion of the automatic watering device.

【detailed description】

The invention will now be further described with reference to the drawings and embodiments. First Embodiment Referring to Figure 1, an automatic watering method provided by the present invention comprises the following steps:

S101: The automatic watering device reads the data recorded by the radio frequency identification module installed in the flower pot through the radio frequency reader, and sends the data to the radio frequency identification (RFID) to identify the specific by radio signal. Target and read and write relevant data without identifying mechanical or optical contact between the system and a specific target. The RFID module here can also be called a radio frequency tag, or a tag. Preferably, the radio frequency band adopts Ultra High Frequency (UHF), that is, a radio wave having a frequency of 300 to 3000 MHz and a wavelength of lm to: Idm. The radio waves in this band are also called decimeter waves. The data is the pot ID and water demand. The flowerpot ID can be, for example, the name of the plant in the flowerpot, such as the anthurium and white palm; or the name of the building/layer/number of the flowerpot, such as the 18th floor, the 18th floor, the 18th floor, etc., or other can distinguish different flowers. The name of the basin. The flower pot ID specifically described does not constitute a limitation of the present invention. The water demand can be recorded in different units of measurement, such as milliliters (ml), cubic meters (m ³ ), etc., and the specific recording unit does not constitute a limitation of the present invention. This embodiment is described in units of milliliters, and may be, for example, 200 ml or 500 ml.

The MCU is built into the automatic watering device and transmits data to and from the mobile terminal via Bluetooth.

The automatic watering device can include a first display component for displaying the interaction of the automatic watering device with the flower pot, the automatic watering device, and the mobile terminal. For example, when reading the data of the flower pot, the first display part displays the ID of the current flower pot, the name of the plant, and the like. The specifically shown content does not constitute a limitation of the present invention.

5102: Send the data to the mobile terminal by using a single chip microcomputer

The mobile terminal can be any Bluetooth-enabled device, such as a smart phone, a tablet computer, and the like. This embodiment employs a smart phone. The mobile terminal includes a second display component for displaying the interaction between the mobile terminal and the cloud server, the mobile terminal and the automatic watering device for the user to operate and understand the watering process, specifically the application APP. Users often carry smart phones with them when using automatic watering devices, and they can know the progress and progress of the entire watering operation in real time.

5103: After receiving the data, the mobile terminal matches the data with a default database. The matching result may be simply divided into unsuccessful matching and successful matching. When the matching result is that the matching is unsuccessful, the mobile terminal prompts a warning message. The warning message can be any one or combination of text, audio, image, video, such as "current flowerpot is not data". There may be multiple reasons for the unsuccessful match. For example, the flowerpot is a newly added flowerpot, and no data of the flowerpot is created in the database; or the flowerpot is not owned by the user. Therefore, when the match is unsuccessful, several possible warning messages and operation interfaces can be set to help the user complete the watering process.

5104: According to the matching result, the mobile terminal sends a watering instruction to the automatic watering device according to the watering value received by the mobile terminal, for example, 500 ml, and the mobile terminal can display the watering value. At the same time, the watering value is fed back to the automatic watering device, specifically for the single chip microcomputer.

S105: According to the watering instruction, the automatic watering device controls watering the flowerpot. The automatic watering device includes a metering component for measuring the watering value of the flowerpot each time. For example, if the watering instruction is 500ml, the metering unit will automatically stop watering when the amount of watering has reached 500ml.

The invention can automatically water the flower pots quantitatively, has the advantages of simple operation, convenient use, no waste of water resources, can reduce the labor intensity of the workers, meets the automation and intelligence of the modern quality life, and is suitable for the family, the office and the community. And the watering of different kinds of potted flowers in other public greening places. Second embodiment

Referring to FIG. 2, the present embodiment provides an automatic watering method based on the first embodiment. Steps similar to those of the first embodiment are not described in detail, and include the following steps:

5201: The automatic watering device reads the data recorded in the radio frequency identification module installed in the flower pot through the radio frequency reader, and sends the data to the single chip microcomputer

5202: Send the data to the mobile terminal by using a single chip microcomputer

5203: After the mobile terminal receives the data, the mobile terminal sends the data to a cloud server.

The mobile terminal transmits the data to the cloud server through wireless Internet access (WIFI), GPRS communication, etc., so that the data storage, data analysis, data prediction and the like of the database can be concentrated on the calculator with excellent performance. On the one hand, the existing mobile terminal can be applied to the method without a large change, which is convenient for different users to use; on the other hand, the user can read the data stored in the cloud server through different mobile terminals, so that even the user Inadvertent loss of existing mobile terminals will not affect existing data. S204: The cloud server matches the data with a default database, and returns a matching result to the mobile terminal.

When the matching result is that the matching is successful, the cloud server feeds back the latest watering value to the mobile terminal. For example, if the last watering value is 500ml, the value of 500ml will be returned to the mobile terminal.

5205: The mobile terminal sends a watering instruction to the automatic watering device according to the matching result.

5206: According to the watering instruction, the automatic watering device controls watering the flower pot.

Referring to FIG. 3, the present embodiment provides an automatic watering method based on the second embodiment. Steps similar to those of the second embodiment are not described in detail, and include the following steps:

5301: The automatic watering device reads the data recorded in the radio frequency identification module installed in the flower pot through the radio frequency reader, and sends the data to the single chip microcomputer.

5302: Send the data to the mobile terminal by using a single chip microcomputer

5303: After the mobile terminal receives the data, the mobile terminal sends the data to a cloud server.

5304: The cloud server matches the data with a default database, and returns a matching result to the mobile terminal.

5305: The mobile terminal sends a watering instruction to the automatic watering device according to the matching result.

5306: According to the watering instruction, the automatic watering device controls the watering of the flower pot, and the metering component built in the automatic watering device measures the watering value of the flower pot each time, and waters the watering device. The value is returned to the microcontroller.

The automatic watering device can include a manual switch for manual watering operations. Due to weather changes and plant growth, constant watering values are not appropriate even for the same plant grown in the same pot. For example, when the south returns to the south, the last watering value is too much water for the flower pot. Keeping the watering according to the latest watering value will burden the plant, such as the roots being covered with water and causing the roots to rot. In the same way, when the weather suddenly becomes dry, it is very likely that the problem of water shortage in the plant occurs. The manual switch is used to force the watering component on/off to adjust the watering value to the volume that the user deems appropriate. It can be understood that the so-called suitable volume can be a flower pot which does not produce water and the soil is full of water. When the user uses the manual switch, the actual watering value is not equal to the watering value of the watering instruction, so the watering value returned to the single chip microcomputer should be the actual watering value. Therefore, the present invention can more accurately record and predict the watering value of the flowerpot, and easily realize the watering, and is particularly suitable for the case of a large number of flowerpots.

S307: After receiving the watering value, the single-chip computer feeds back the watering value to the radio frequency identification module and the cloud server, respectively, and the radio frequency identification module and the cloud server respectively record the last watering value. Fourth embodiment

Referring to FIG. 4 to FIG. 6, this embodiment provides an automatic watering system based on the third embodiment, including an automatic watering device, a mobile terminal 50, and a cloud server 80. The automatic watering device is a watering truck 10, which is convenient to move, reduces labor intensity, and has a large water filling capacity, which can reduce the number of water filling and save time.

The watering cart 10 includes a vehicle body 12, a nozzle 13 mounted to the vehicle body 12, a control portion 11 and a water filling container for containing water. The water container is mounted in the vehicle body 12 and connected to the nozzle 13. The nozzle 13 is provided with a switch.

The control portion 11 is mounted to the vehicle body 12, for example, to the front side of the vehicle body 12, including a housing, a display screen 116 mounted to the surface of the housing, a single-chip microcomputer 111 mounted in the housing, and a Bluetooth module 117 connected to the single-chip microcomputer 111, and radio frequency identification. The module 112 and the radio frequency reader 113 connected to the single chip microcomputer 111.

The RFID module 112 is mounted to the flower pot for recording the pot ID and water demand. Flowerpot ID such as It can be the name of a plant in a flower pot, such as anthurium and white palm. The water demand can be expressed, for example, by 500 ml. The water demand can be obtained in advance by the following two methods. First: the senior master is manually watered for 2-4 weeks to get the water requirement of the flower pot. Second: put the sensor in the pot, each time The water time sensor detects the amount of water. After a period of time, such as 2-4 weeks, the water requirement of the flower pot can be obtained. The RFID module 112 is an RFID chip. Of course, the RFID module 112 can also be a UHF tag, and the user can select according to the actual situation.

The radio frequency reader 113 is connected to the radio frequency identification module 112 for reading the flowerpot ID and water demand recorded by the radio frequency identification module 112 and transmitting it to the single chip microcomputer 111. When the radio frequency reader 113 is close to the radio frequency identification module 112, the connection is automatically established to read the radio frequency identification module 112, and the flowerpot ID and water demand are quickly obtained. The display 116 is used to display the current watering pot ID and water demand and the watering progress. The radio frequency reader 113 is mounted to the position of the nozzle 13 near the water outlet end for reading the pot ID and water demand recorded by the radio frequency identification module 112.

The single chip microcomputer 111 is configured to send the flowerpot ID and the water demand to the mobile terminal 50, and receive the watering instruction issued by the mobile terminal 50 to control how much volume of water is poured on the flowerpot. The switch of the nozzle 13 is connected to the single chip microcomputer 111. When the single-chip microcomputer 111 receives the watering instruction from the mobile terminal 50, for example, the watering amount is 2500 ml, the single-chip microcomputer 111 issues an instruction to control the opening and closing of the switch of the nozzle 13 to pour 2500 ml of water into the flower pot.

The mobile terminal 50 includes a first control module 51 and a first processing module 52 connected to the first control module 51, a Bluetooth connection module 56, and a wireless communication module 55. The first processing module 52 is configured to send the flowerpot ID and the water demand to the cloud server 80, receive the returned watering amount of the cloud server 80, and issue a watering instruction to the single chip 111 according to the amount of water to be poured. The Bluetooth connection module 56 is connected to the Bluetooth module 117 for Bluetooth to enable the MCU 111 to interact with the mobile terminal 50. The wireless communication module 55 is a 3G or 4G communication module, and may also be a WIFI module. The mobile terminal 50 can be made through the wireless communication module 55. Wireless connection with the cloud server 80. Mobile terminal 50 can be a portable electronic device such as a cell phone, tablet computer, or the like. The first control module 51, the first processing module 52, the Bluetooth connection module 56, and the wireless communication module 55 can be integrated into one control APP. The pot ID currently being watered and the corresponding watering amount and watering schedule can also be displayed on the interface of the mobile terminal 50.

The cloud server 80 includes a second control module 81 and a second processing module 83 connected to the second control module 81, a database 82, and a reminder module 85. The database 82 is used to store the flowerpot ID and the corresponding watering amount, and the second processing module 83 is used to perform the received flowerpot ID and water demand with the flowerpot ID stored in the database 82 and the corresponding watering amount. Matching and returning the matched watering amount to the mobile terminal 50. The alert mode 85 is used to alert the mobile terminal 50 to remind the user to establish the flowerpot data when the received flowerpot ID does not match the flowerpot ID stored in the database 82.

As can be seen from the first embodiment, the cloud server 80 may not exist. At this time, the related data storage, data analysis, and data prediction functions are correspondingly completed by the mobile terminal 50. Accordingly, the mobile terminal 50 also includes a storage module to store data.

In this embodiment, the control portion 11 further includes a meter 114 connected to the single chip microcomputer 111. The meter 114 is mounted in the casing for measuring how much volume of water is poured on the flower pot each time and transmitting the volume value to the single chip microcomputer 111. The single chip microcomputer 111 is used to transmit the volume value to the mobile terminal 50. The mobile terminal 50 also includes a receiving module. The cloud server 80 further includes a recording module 84. The receiving module 53 is used to send the volume value to the cloud server 80, and the recording module 84 is used to record the volume value.

The radio frequency reader 113 includes a radio frequency switch for transmitting humidity frequencies of two different frequency bands to the radio frequency identification module 112. The radio frequency identification module 112 is used for feeding back humidity frequencies of two different frequency bands, and the radio frequency reader 113 is used. The humidity value of the flower pot is calculated based on the feedback and sent to the single chip microcomputer 111. The single chip microcomputer 111 is used to transmit the humidity value of the flowerpot to the mobile terminal 50. The mobile terminal 50 includes a third processing module 54 for using the humidity value of the flowerpot and the flowerpot according to the cloud server 80. The actual water demand volume is calculated and the actual water demand is sent to the cloud server 80, and the record module 84 of the cloud server 80 records the actual water demand. If the flowerpot is watered according to the actual water demand, the cloud server 80 returns the actual water demand to the first processing module 52 of the mobile terminal 50, and the first processing module 52 waters the single chip 111 according to the actual water demand. instruction.

In this embodiment, the control portion 11 further includes a sensor 115 connected to the single chip microcomputer 111, which is mounted to the flower pot for detecting the amount of water in the flower pot and transmitting the water amount value to the single chip microcomputer 111. The single chip microcomputer 111 is used to transmit the water amount value to the mobile terminal 50. The first processing module 52 of the mobile terminal 50 is configured to calculate the actual water demand of the flowerpot according to the water quantity value and the watering amount returned by the cloud server 80, and issue a watering instruction to the single chip 111 to control how much volume is poured on the flower pot. Water, so that it can control the amount of forest water in accordance with weather changes, without wasting water resources. Fifth embodiment

Referring to Fig. 7, unlike the fourth embodiment, the automatic watering device is a watering gun 20, and the watering gun 20 includes a watering gun body 21. The watering gun body has a water inlet 22 at the end, and a water outlet 23 at the other end. The water inlet 22 is connected to the water filling container, and is provided with a switch, and the switch is connected with the single chip 111. When the single chip microcomputer 111 receives the watering instruction from the mobile terminal 50, the single chip microcomputer 111 issues an instruction to control the opening and closing of the switch to perform the flower pot. How much volume of water is drenched. The control portion 11 is mounted to the watering gun body 21 and is adjacent to the water inlet 22. The radio frequency reader 113 is mounted to the watering gun body 21 near the water outlet 23 to facilitate reading of the pot ID and water demand recorded by the radio frequency identification module 112. Sixth embodiment

Referring to Fig. 8, unlike the fourth embodiment, the automatic watering device is a watering kettle 30 which includes a kettle body 31 and a nozzle 32 mounted to the kettle body 31. Water container installed to water The pot body 31 is connected to the nozzle 32. The nozzle 32 is provided with a switch, and the switch is connected to the single chip microcomputer 111. When the single chip microcomputer 111 receives the watering instruction issued by the mobile terminal 50, the single chip microcomputer 111 issues an instruction to control the on/off of the switch to discharge the volume of water to the flower pot. The control portion 11 is mounted to the kettle body 31, such as the front side of the kettle body 31. The radio frequency reader 113 is mounted to the position of the nozzle 32 near the water outlet end, so that the flowerpot ID and water demand recorded by the radio frequency identification module 112 can be read. Seventh embodiment

Referring to Figures 9, 10 and 11, an automatic watering device of another embodiment of the automatic watering system of the present invention includes a water outlet member 43. The automatic watering device includes a housing 40, a control device 60 and a switch member 70 mounted in the housing 40, and a radio frequency reading member 90 mounted to the bottom of the housing 40.

One end portion of the housing 40 has a water inlet and the other end portion has a water outlet. A first adapter 41 is mounted on the water inlet, and the first adapter 41 is used to connect with the water pipe. A second adapter 42 is mounted on the water outlet 42. The second adapter 42 is provided with a water outlet by a fastener 421 such as a plastic nut, and the water outlet 43 is used to water the flowerpot. The end portion of the switch member 70 is connected to the first adapter 41, and the other end portion is connected to the second adapter 42.

In the present embodiment, the housing 40 includes a middle case 44, an upper case 45 mounted to the top of the middle case 44, and a lower case 46 mounted to the bottom of the middle case 44. A chamber is formed between the middle casing 44 and the upper casing 45, and the water inlet and the water outlet described above. The control device 60 and the switch member 70 can be installed in the chamber. Alternatively, the control unit 60 and the switch member 70 may be mounted outside the chamber or connected to the housing 40. The first adapter 41 and the second adapter 42 are partially located in the chamber. The radio frequency reading member 90 is mounted to the bottom of the middle case 44. Alternatively, the radio frequency reading member 90 can be mounted outside of the chamber or connected to the housing 40.

The automatic watering device also includes a switch circuit board 100 that is mounted within the housing 40. The switch circuit board 100 is connected to the control device 60 and is provided with a switch button 101. The switch button 101 partially protrudes from the housing 40 In addition to the bottom, for the user to perform a switching action, the water outlet 43 can be closed or activated by the switch button 101.

The switch member 70 and the radio frequency reading member 90 are both connected to the control unit 60. The radio frequency reading component 90 is configured to read the data of the flowerpot and the water demand of the RFID tag on the flowerpot, and the control device 60 is configured to analyze the flowerpot data and the water demand read by the radio frequency reading component 90. The amount of water to be poured in the basin, and the opening/closing of the switch member 70 is controlled according to the amount of water to be poured, thereby watering the flower pot. For example, when the flower pot needs to be watered, the switch button 101 is pressed, and the information of the flowerpot data and the water demand amount recorded on the radio frequency identification mark on the flower pot are read by the radio frequency reading member 90, and sent to the control device. 60. The control device 60 analyzes the received flowerpot data and the water demand and the like to obtain the watering amount of the flowerpot, and controls the switch member 70 to open, and the water flow sequentially passes through the first adapter 41, the switch member 70, and the second adapter 42. The water outlet 43 is reached, and the water tank 43 is used to water the flower pot. The use is convenient, and the automatic and intelligent watering can be realized without causing waste of water resources and reducing the labor intensity. When the amount of watering reaches the water requirement of the flowerpot, the control device 60 controls the switch member 70 to close, thereby stopping the watering of the flowerpot, thus, the watering of the flowerpot is completed.

Specifically, the automatic watering device of the embodiment may include a casing 40. One end of the casing 40 is provided with a water inlet connected to the external water supply system, and the other end portion of the casing 40 may be provided with a water outlet. A first adapter 41 can be mounted on the nozzle, a second adapter 42 can be mounted on the water outlet, and the second adapter 42 can be detachably connected to the water outlet 43. The automatic watering device can further include a control device 60 and a control device. 60 connected switch member 70, radio frequency reading member 90; control device 60 is mounted to or connected to the housing 40; the radio frequency reading member 90 is mounted to or coupled to the housing 40; The radio frequency reading device 90 is used to read the data of the flower pot recorded in the radio frequency identification tag on the flower pot; a watering channel is formed between the water inlet and the water outlet to allow the water supply system from the outside (not shown on the figure) The water flow flows in the automatic watering device; the water flow channel is provided with a water flow detecting member 411 to obtain water flow data in the watering channel; The switch is further provided with a switch member 70 for performing an opening or closing operation to control the flow of water in the watering passage; and a water outlet member 43 for discharging the water flow between the switch member 70 and the water outlet from the automatic watering device.

Further, in order to allow the user to more accurately measure the water flow rate in the casing 40, the water flow detecting member 411 can be installed at a middle portion of the watering passage to avoid installation of the water inlet and the external water supply system. The difference in the area of the cut surface of the pipe causes the water to flow too fast or too slow, and the pressure is too large or too small, resulting in an error in the water flow. Therefore, when installed in the middle part of the watering channel, the average water flow rate in the watering channel can be obtained. .

The control device 60 is provided with a Bluetooth module for communicating with the mobile terminal, such as an APP of the mobile terminal, to implement information interaction. The mobile terminal is, for example, a portable electronic device such as a mobile phone or a tablet computer. After the control device 60 is connected to the mobile terminal through the Bluetooth module, the flowerpot data and the watering amount of the current flowerpot can be sent to the mobile terminal, and the watering instruction sent by the mobile terminal can be received through the Bluetooth module, for example, the amount of water to be watered. Wait to water the pot. It can be understood that the control device 60 can also be configured to communicate with the mobile terminal. The wireless communication module can be, for example, a 3G or 4G communication module, or can be, for example, a WIFI module.

A manual button 61 is mounted on the bottom of the housing 40. The manual button 61 is close to the water inlet. The bottom of the switch member 70 is connected to the manual button 61. The manual button 61 can be used to manually open or close the switch member 70 to effect watering of the flower pot. The constant water requirement of the flower pot is not suitable due to weather changes and the like. For example, when the south returns to the south, the constant water requirement of the flowerpot is relatively large for the plants. If the water is watered according to the constant water demand, the plant will be burdened, for example, the roots will be covered with water and the roots will rot. For the same reason, when the weather suddenly becomes dry, it is very likely that the problem of water shortage in the plant occurs. By turning on or off the switch piece by the manual button 61, the watering amount of the flower pot can be adjusted to achieve the optimal maintenance state of the flower pot.

The bottom of the housing 40 is fitted with an arcuate clip 62 at a position corresponding to the manual button 61. Card 62 card Set to manual button 61. The clip 62 prevents the manual button 61 from being detached from the housing 40.

In this embodiment, the two ends of the card member 62 are respectively formed with a hook portion 621. The bottom portion of the housing 40 has a bayonet 47, and the hook portion 621 is engaged in the bayonet 47 to mount the card member 62 to the housing. The bottom of the 40.

A display screen 63 and a button 64 are mounted on the top of the housing 40, and the display screen 63 and the button 64 are connected to the control unit 60, respectively. The display 63 is used to display the flowerpot data and watering amount of the currently watered flowerpot so that the user knows the current watering flowerpot data and watering amount. The button 64 is located on one side of the display screen 63. The button 64 is used to enable the Bluetooth mode or the wireless communication mode to establish communication with the mobile terminal through the Bluetooth mode or the wireless communication module.

A display lens 631 is mounted on the display 63 to protect the display 63 from water ingress.

The first adapter 41 is provided with a water flow detecting member 411, and the top of the housing 40 has a notch corresponding to the water flow detecting member 411, and the water flow detecting member 411 is housed in the notch. The water flow detecting member 411 is connected to the control device 60, and is controlled by the control device 60 for monitoring the water flow when the flower pot is watered, and transmits the monitored water flow to the control device 60. The control device 60 may display the water flow monitored by the water flow detecting member 411 on the display screen 63 or may transmit it to the mobile terminal.

A plurality of indicator lights 65 are mounted on the top of the housing 40, and a plurality of indicator lights 65 are coupled to the control unit 60. A number of indicator lights 65 are spaced apart and are located on the side of display 63 that is offset from button 64 (see Figure 9). When the flower pot is watered, a number of indicator lights 65 indicate the progress of the current watering, which serves as a reminder. In this embodiment, the indicator light 65 is an LED lamp, and there are seven. Assuming that the current pot is watered at 700 ml (ml), the seven indicators 65 are fully illuminated when watering begins. When 100 ml is poured, the first indicator 65 on the left is off. According to this, when all the seven indicator lights 65 are off, it indicates that the watering of the flower pot has been completed.

The bottom of the housing 40 has a battery compartment. A battery is installed in the battery compartment, and the battery is a disposable battery or a rechargeable battery. A battery cover 66 is detachably connected to the battery compartment for easy access to the battery cover 66 for battery replacement or for charging. The radio frequency reading device 90 is close to the water outlet, which is convenient for reading the flowerpot data and the water demand of the flowerpot. The radio frequency reading member 90 is rotatably mounted to the bottom of the housing 40 and covers the battery cover 66.

Specifically, the radio frequency reading member 90 includes a housing 91, a bottom plate 92 mounted to the housing 91, and a radio frequency reader 93 mounted in the housing 91. The bottom plate 92 covers the battery cover 66. The radio frequency reader 93 is connected to the control unit 60 for transmitting information such as the read flower pot data and the water demand to the control unit 60. One end portion of the outer casing 91 is provided with a rotating shaft 91 1 and a rotating shaft cover 912 at both end portions of the rotating shaft 91 1 . The shaft 91 1 has a receiving space with the shaft cover 912. A sleeve 401 is disposed on each side of the end portion of the housing 40 adjacent to the water outlet, and the sleeve 401 is embedded in the corresponding receiving space. The sleeve 401 and the rotating shaft 91 1 are connected by a fastener 913 such as a screw. The two ends of the fastener 913 are respectively provided with a spring 914 corresponding to the position of the sleeve 401, and an elastic ring 915 is disposed between the spring 914 and the sleeve 401. Spring 914 and spring ring 915 provide resilient support for rotation of shaft 91 1 . Elastic ring 915 is made of rubber, silicone or the like. Through this design, the radio frequency reading member 90 can be rotated relative to the bottom of the housing 40 to facilitate the opening of the battery cover 66, and the radio frequency reading member 90 can be rotated to the optimal position so that the flowerpot can be quickly read. Information such as flower pot data and water demand greatly facilitates user use.

The bottom of the housing 40 has a fertilizer chamber (not shown) for placing fertilizer. The bottom of the fertilizer compartment is provided with a fertilizer switch connected to the second adapter 42. The bottom of the casing 40 is provided with a fertilizer button, and the fertilizer button is connected with the fertilizer switch. A fertilizer compartment cover is detachably attached to the fertilizer compartment for easy placement of fertilizer. When the flower pot needs to be fertilized, the fertilizer button is manually pressed, and the fertilizer switch is opened to transfer the fertilizer in the fertilizer tank to the second adapter 42, at which time the fertilizer is dissolved in the water inside the second adapter 42 through The water outlet 43 waters the flowerpot to achieve the purpose of fertilizing the flowerpot.

In order to remind the user to regularly fertilize the flower pot, the control device 60 is provided with a reminder module, and the reminder module is used to remind the user to regularly fertilize the flower pot. The reminder module can be a voice broadcaster.

In addition, an air quality monitoring device (not shown) is mounted on the top of the housing 40. Air quality The volume monitoring device is used to monitor the air quality at the current location to determine how many flowerpots are present at the current location so that they do not fall when watered.

In other embodiments, the automatic watering device may further comprise two or more water outlets 43 so that one or more flowerpots can be watered at the same time, which can quickly water the flowerpot and reduce the artificial Labor intensity.

Preferably, the water outlet member 43 may be a nozzle.

Specifically, the operating method of the automatic watering device of the embodiment may include the following steps:

a. The water flow enters the watering passage provided in the casing 40 through the water inlet from the external water supply system connected to the first adapter 41;

b. The water flow detecting member 411 disposed in the watering passage transmits the water flow information in the watering passage to the control device 60 for analysis and instruction;

c The control device 60 analyzes the flowerpot data and the water demand read by the radio frequency reading device 90 through the cloud or the database disposed in the automatic watering device to obtain the watering amount of the flowerpot, and according to the watering amount Controlling the opening or closing of the switch member 70 to realize watering the flower pot according to the water demand and the flower pot data, and issuing an instruction;

d. The switch member 70 disposed in the watering passage receives the control device 60 to perform an instruction, and performs an opening or closing operation to control the flow of water in the watering passage;

e. The water outlet 43 discharges the water flow between the switch member 70 and the water outlet from the automatic watering device. The above embodiment merely expresses a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but cannot be It is to be understood as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that a number of variations and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the inventive concept. Further, such as combining different features in the various embodiments, etc., are all within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

WO 2018/130932 Claim PCT/IB2018/050118

An automatic watering device, comprising: a housing, one end portion of the housing is provided with a water inlet connected to an external water supply system, and the other end portion of the housing is provided with a water outlet. a first adapter is mounted on the water inlet, a second adapter is mounted on the water outlet, and the second adapter is detachably connected to the water outlet. The automatic watering device further includes a control device and a device a switching device connected to the control device, a radio frequency reading member; the control device is connected to the housing; the radio frequency reading member is connected to the housing; and the radio frequency reading member is used for reading flowers a flowerpot data recorded on the radio frequency identification tag on the basin; a watering passage is formed between the water inlet and the water outlet to allow water flow from the external water supply system to flow in the automatic watering device; The water passage is provided with a water flow detecting member for obtaining water flow data in the watering passage; the watering passage is further provided with the switch member for performing an opening or closing operation to control water flow in the watering passage The water outlet is Water flow between the switch member and is discharged from the outlet of the automatic watering apparatus.

2 . The automatic watering device according to claim 1 , wherein the water outlet member further comprises a switch circuit board mounted in the housing, the switch circuit board is connected to the control device, and a switch button, the switch button portion extending out of the housing.

The automatic watering device according to claim 1, wherein the housing is provided with a manual button, and the switch member is coupled to the manual button.

The automatic watering device according to claim 3, wherein the housing is provided with a card at a position corresponding to the manual button, and the card is attached to the manual button.

The automatic watering device according to claim 1, wherein the radio frequency reading member comprises a casing, a bottom plate mounted to the casing, and a radio frequency reader installed in the casing; one end portion of the casing Rotating an end portion of the bottom of the housing adjacent to the water outlet; the radio frequency reader is coupled to the control device.

6. The watering device according to claim 1, wherein the top of the housing is mounted a display screen and a button, the display screen and the button being respectively connected to the control device.

The automatic watering device according to claim 6, wherein the display screen is provided with a display lens.

The automatic watering device according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of indicator lights are mounted on the top of the housing, and the plurality of indicator lights are connected to the control device.

The automatic watering device according to claim 1, wherein the control device is provided with a Bluetooth module or a wireless communication module for communicating with the mobile terminal.

The automatic watering device according to claim 1, wherein the housing has a battery compartment, a battery is installed in the battery compartment, and a battery cover is detachably connected to the battery compartment, and the radio frequency is read. The piece is rotatably mounted to the housing and covers the battery cover.

The automatic watering device according to claim 1, wherein the first adapter is provided with a water flow detecting member, and the housing has a notch corresponding to the water flow detecting member, the water A flow detecting member is received in the notch; and the water flow detecting member is connected to the control device.

12. The automatic watering device according to claim 1, wherein the housing comprises a middle case, an upper case mounted to the top of the middle case, and a lower case mounted to the bottom of the middle case, the middle case and the Forming a chamber between the upper casing and the water inlet and the water outlet, the control device and the switch member are installed into the chamber, and the first adapter and the second adapter portion are located in the chamber. The radio frequency reading member is mounted to the middle case.

The automatic watering device according to claim 1, wherein the housing has a fertilizer chamber for placing fertilizer; and the bottom of the fertilizer chamber is provided with fertilizer connected to the second adapter. a switch, the housing is mounted with a fertilizer button, the fertilizer button is connected to the fertilizer switch; and the fertilizer chamber is detachably connected with a fertilizer cover.

The automatic watering device according to claim 13, wherein said control device is provided There is a reminder mode, which is used to remind the user to fertilize the flower pot regularly.

15. The automatic watering apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said housing is provided with an air quality monitoring device for monitoring air quality at a current location to determine current How many flower pots are in the position.

The automatic watering device according to claim 1, wherein the automatic watering device further comprises a water outlet member for allowing the water outlet member to be placed in the soil in the flowerpot to measure the moisture of the soil. And the humidity data is transmitted to the controlled device for analysis to compare the flowerpot data and the water demand to obtain the actual moisture demand of the humidity device.

17. The automatic watering apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the water discharge member is a nozzle.

18. The automatic watering apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the automatic watering method comprises the steps of: a. flowing water from the external water supply system connected to the first adapter through the water inlet to be disposed in the housing The watering channel;

c. The control device analyzes the flowerpot data and the water demand read by the radio frequency reading device through the cloud or the database disposed in the automatic watering device to obtain the watering amount of the flowerpot, and according to The watering amount should be controlled to open or close the switch member to realize watering the flower pot according to the water demand and the flower pot data, and issue an instruction;

19. The automatic watering apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the automatic watering method comprises the following steps:

The automatic watering device reads the data recorded by the radio frequency identification module installed in the flower pot through the radio frequency reader, and sends the data to the single chip microcomputer;

Sending the data to the mobile terminal by using a single chip microcomputer;

20. The automatic watering method of an automatic watering device according to claim 19, wherein: after the mobile terminal receives the data,

The mobile terminal sends the data to a cloud server;

The automatic watering method according to claim 20, wherein the data is a flowerpot ID and a water demand.

The automatic watering method according to claim 21, wherein the radio frequency reader is a UHF radio wave reader; and the radio frequency identification module is a UHF radio wave identification module.

23. An automatic watering method according to claim 22 wherein said automatic watering means comprises a manual switch for manual watering.

The automatic watering method according to claim 23, wherein the automatic watering device The device includes a first display component for displaying an interaction between the automatic watering device and the flower pot, the automatic watering device, and the mobile terminal.

The automatic watering method according to claim 24, wherein the mobile terminal comprises a second display component for displaying interaction between the mobile terminal and the cloud server, the mobile terminal and the automatic watering device.

The automatic watering method according to claim 25, wherein: when the automatic watering device controls watering of the flower pot, the metering component built in the automatic watering device measures each time The watering value of the flower pot is described, and the watering value is returned to the single chip microcomputer.

The automatic watering method according to claim 26, wherein: after receiving the watering value, the single-chip microcomputer feeds back the watering value to the radio frequency identification module and the cloud server respectively. The radio frequency identification module and the cloud server respectively record the latest watering value.

The automatic watering method according to claim 27, wherein the matching result comprises an unsuccessful matching and a successful matching.

The automatic watering method according to claim 28, wherein: when the matching result is that the matching is successful, the cloud server feeds back the latest watering value to the mobile terminal.

30. The automatic watering method according to claim 26, wherein the mobile terminal is connected to the automatic watering device via Bluetooth, and the mobile terminal is connected to the cloud server via a wireless network.