KR200257909Y1 - Droplet watering device for culturing orchid - Google Patents

Abstract

It is to provide a drip irrigation device capable of supplying a certain amount of water and / or nutrient solution to a potted plant, a wood plant or a stone plant orchid at regular time intervals in the air. The drip irrigation device of the present invention includes a liquid storage unit 11 for storing water and / or nutrient solution, a droplet dropping tube 11-3 extending in a vertical direction from the lower portion of the liquid storage unit 11, and the droplets. The dropping tube 12 provided in the lower portion of the liquid reservoir and fluid drop connected to the lower portion of the dropping reservoir so that the dropping tube can be accommodated therein, and the dropping period of the drop falling from the liquid reservoir into the dropping tube through the dropping tube. A water / nutrient solution supply unit (10) comprising an adjustable valve assembly (13) and a liquid supply pipe (14) in fluid communication with one end of the valve assembly; A height maintaining member (20) for maintaining the water / nutrient solution supply unit (10) at a predetermined height position; And a support member 30 provided below the height maintaining member to stably support both the water / nutrient solution supply unit and the height maintaining member. Pollen-growing plants, especially those that are grown by storing enough water in the roots of orchid plants, which have a low water function, can automatically supply droplets of water and / or nutrients to the air at regular intervals for a certain period of time. Good growth conditions can be maintained without frequent care for irrigation or nutrient supply.

Description

Drip irrigation device for rich cultivation {DROPLET WATERING DEVICE FOR CULTURING ORCHID}

The present invention relates to a drip irrigation device for plants, particularly abundant cultivation, and more particularly to a drip irrigation device for supplying water / nutrient solution to a plant grown by dropping droplets in the air for cultivation of a stone crop orchid, especially a stone crop rich. It is about.

In growing plants, the proper supply of water or nutrients to plants as needed is critical for the growth of plants. In particular, when cultivating plants in pots, it is necessary to pay special attention to the excessive supply of water / nutrient solution or the lack of proper supply, both of which do not help the growth of plants.

Regarding a device for supplying water / nutrient solution for the growth management of potted plants, a conventionally known device is that a nutrient solution contained in a nutrient solution is inserted into a potter soil by inserting a plunger containing nutrient solution in pollen soil. There is something that slowly penetrates into the soil by the action. This is a disposable nutrient injector that allows the nutrient solution to be slowly injected into the soil so that the root can absorb the nutrient solution.

In addition, the Republic of Korea Utility Model Publication No. 1996-9642 (published on April 12, 1996) is a watering control device for potted plants that are planted in potted soil to be watered in potted soil, and controls the first water supply to be inserted at the bottom of the bucket. Passed through, the water supply drop hole formed at the bottom of the primary water supply control tank, and the rotary roller installed in the vertical downward of the water supply drop hole and the water supply adjustment groove is provided, and connected to the roller through the shaft on the outside of the main body to adjust the water supply by rotation. Disclosed is a watering regulator for a plant consisting of a rotary knob to adjust and a final water drop hole formed below the main body.

The conventional watering device is to insert all the water in the potted soil to supply water / nutrient solution, there is no development yet for the watering device for the growth management of potted plants that need water / nutrient solution in the air to be. That is, water or nutrients are supplied to exposed or lightly bubbly orchids that are raised while exposing the roots to the surface of the stone or lightly buried in the woody areas of the tree, especially in growing fertility. Until now, homes and offices use only conventional sprayers to spray water / nutrient solution.

In general, such a stone or wood-bearing orchid can maintain a good growth state of the plant due to the storage function of the root, which is characteristic of the orchid family in a place such as a greenhouse where humidity is maintained. However, in a place other than a greenhouse where the humidity is insufficient or not maintained at an appropriate level, such as indoors or in an office, even if water is supplied, the water flows down the surface of the stone so that the roots of the stormy weather may store moisture. Since there is not enough space, water should be supplied frequently. As a result, the inadequate supply of water and / or nutrient solutions resulted in poor growth or death. Thus, in homes or offices where humidity is not maintained at an appropriate level, it is necessary to pay considerable attention to watering and / or nutrient supply to prevent the growth and death of stone crop orchids well.

In addition, even if the water / nutrient solution is sprayed using a sprayer in the usual manner while paying considerable attention to the growth of stone or wood-grown orchids, especially fertilized eggs, the supplied water / nutrient solution dries out quickly due to evaporation. There is an inconvenience to write.

Moreover, the roots of the turbulence grow and soar toward the air, which not only needs to fix these roots to the surface of the stone or the wood of the tree, but also to supply water / nutrient solution to the roots, which is necessary for growth management. Importantly, the work for this is also cumbersome.

As a result, there is a demand for the development of a device that can more conveniently and effectively supply watering and / or nutrient solution in relation to the growth management of wood-growing or stone-growing orchids. In addition, there is a demand for a method in which the growing roots of abundant eggs live on the surface of a stone or a wood part of a tree without being killed while floating in the air.

The present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned conventional problems and requirements related to the cultivation and / or growth management of pollen plants, in particular the cultivation or growth management of tree or stone crop orchids.

Specifically, an object of the present invention is to provide a drip irrigation device capable of continuously supplying water and / or nutrient solution to a potted plant or a tree planter or a stone plant orchid at regular time intervals in the air and finely adjusting the amount of droplets supplied. It is to provide.

1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the drip irrigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed around the stone palate orchid.

Figure 2a is a cross-sectional view of the drip irrigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2b is a cross-sectional view showing a modified embodiment of the support member of the drip irrigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3a is a cross-sectional view showing the valve assembly of the drip irrigation device in a closed state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3b is a cross-sectional view showing the valve assembly of the drip irrigation device in the open state according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a partial cross-sectional perspective view showing a drip irrigation device according to another embodiment of the present invention in which a water / nutrient solution supply unit is mounted on an animal-shaped hollow molded body, and only the animal-shaped molded body is cut out.

* Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

1: drip irrigation system 2: stonework orchid

3: accompanying 4: home

10: water / nutrient solution supply unit 11: liquid storage unit

12: Droplet 13: Valve Assembly

14: liquid supply pipe 20: height holding member

30: support member 40: molded body

41: base 131: valve body

132: valve stem 133: rotary wheel

134: fastener

According to the present invention, in the drip irrigation apparatus for dropping water, nutrient solution, or a mixture of water and nutrient solution from the air downward to supply the plant, a liquid storage unit for storing water and / or nutrient solution, and in the lower portion of the liquid storage unit A drop passage extending in the vertical direction, a drop passage provided at a lower portion of the liquid storage portion so as to accommodate the drop drop tube, and storing droplets falling from the drop drop tube; A water / nutrient solution comprising a valve assembly fluidly connected to and in fluid communication from the liquid reservoir to a drop period of droplets falling from the liquid reservoir to the drop container through the drop drip tube; A supply device section; A height holding member for holding the water / nutrient solution feeding device at a predetermined height; A drip irrigation device is provided below the height maintaining member and includes a support member for stably supporting both the water / nutrient solution supply unit and the height maintaining member.

According to an aspect of the present invention, the valve assembly includes a vertical through hole communicating with the droplet dropping tube on an upper side thereof, a horizontal through hole communicating with the liquid supply pipe on one side thereof, and an opening of the other side of the valve assembly. A valve body having an opening formed therein, a valve stem inserted through the opening of the valve body to adjust the internal cross-sectional area of the valve while advancing or retracting therein, a rotating wheel attached to one end of the valve stem, and a packing ring. It consists of a valve stem fastener that keeps the valve stem sealed in the valve body. A taper is formed between the horizontal through hole and the vertical through hole of the valve body, and the tip of the valve stem is correspondingly tapered. A screw is formed in a horizontal position at a predetermined position of the opening of the valve body, and a screw is correspondingly engaged at a predetermined position of the valve stem. On the outer circumferential surface of the opening end of the valve body, for example, a rod-type height retaining member having a vertical circular hole formed at one end thereof is fixed to the valve body using a circular nut, and the valve stem is kept sealed in the valve body via a packing ring. A screw is formed to allow the valve stem fastener to be fastened.

Further, the height retaining member may be a single rod, a multi-joint rod, a so-called bellows type tube having flexibility and good shape retention, or a molded body having a constant shape in which a water / nutrient solution supply unit is accommodated and mounted therein at a predetermined height position. It can be configured as.

In addition, the support member for stably supporting both the water / nutrient solution supply unit and the height maintaining member, when the height maintaining member is configured as a single rod type, forms a lower end thereof in the form of a pin or a nail, The lower end may be fastened correspondingly to the fastening groove formed on the edge of the woodwork or the stone work head. In addition, in the case where the height retaining member is a molded body having a uniform shape, the height retaining member and the supporting member may be integrally formed, and a balance weight made of any material having a weight capable of withstanding the weight of the entire apparatus may be installed at the bottom part contacting the ground. have. In addition, the height retaining member and the support member may be formed in a shape having a predetermined shape, and each of them may be separately configured so that the lower end of the height retaining member may rotate back and forth within a predetermined angle range by a hinge or the like at the upper end of the support member (or pedestal). Can be combined.

Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

First, referring to Figure 1 showing a perspective view of the drip irrigation device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the drip irrigation device 1 is a water / nutrient solution supply unit 10 and a water / nutrient solution supply unit as a whole The edge of the height holding member 20 for holding the 10 at a predetermined height position, and the head 3 on which the stonework plunger 2 is placed (for example, to hold the height holding member 20 firmly). And a support member 30 for fastening to and supporting the groove formed in the groove. The water / nutrient solution supply unit 10 positioned above the stone cropping lamella 2 by the height maintaining member 20 and the support member 30 supplies water, nutrient solution, or a mixture thereof to the root portion of the stone cropping lamella 2. Drop in the form of droplets.

The water / nutrient solution supply unit 10 of the drip irrigation device 1 includes, for example, a liquid storage unit 11 that primarily stores water and / or nutrient solution to be supplied to the stone cropping pit 2, and a liquid storage unit ( A dropping cycle of droplets falling from the liquid reservoir 11 to the dropping cylinder 12 by blocking or communicating the flow of the liquid from the dropping container 12 with the dropping cylinder 12 temporarily storing the falling drops from It consists of a valve assembly 13 to be adjusted and a liquid supply pipe 14 extending from one end of the valve assembly 13 to drop water and / or nutrient solution to the root portion of the stone crushing breeze 2.

Hereinafter, with reference to Figures 2, 3a and 3b with respect to the structure of the drip irrigation device 1, in particular the water / nutrient supply device 10 and the valve assembly 13 according to an embodiment of the present invention It demonstrates in detail.

2 is a cross-sectional view of the drip irrigation device 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. In Fig. 2, the upper end of the liquid reservoir 11 is covered with a lid 11-1. As shown in FIG. 2, the lid 11-1 may be fastened by forming a screw on an upper circumference of the upper end of the liquid reservoir 11 and forming a screw corresponding to the inner circumferential surface of the lid 11-1. . On the inner bottom surface of the liquid reservoir 11, a mesh filter 11-2 for removing foreign matter in water or nutrient solution is disposed. In the center of the outer bottom surface of the liquid reservoir 11 is formed a dropping tube 11-3 extending vertically downward.

The lower portion of the liquid reservoir 11 is provided with a drop container 12 to maintain the airtight while receiving the droplet drop tube (11-3). The manner of mounting the drop container 12 under the liquid reservoir 11 can take any suitable manner. As an example, the top edge surface of the drop container 12 may be adhered to the outer bottom surface of the liquid reservoir 11. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the threaded protrusion 11-4 is formed on the outer bottom surface of the liquid reservoir 11 at a position spaced radially outward from the drop drip pipe 11-3, The inner diameter of the dropping cylinder 12 is formed to correspond to the outer diameter of the screwing protrusion 11-4, and the screw corresponding to the threaded portion of the screwing protrusion 11-4 on the upper inner circumferential surface of the dropping cylinder 12. It may take a method of molding and screwing. In addition, although not shown in the figure, a system in which the liquid reservoir 11 and the dropping cylinder 12 are integrally formed may be used.

Next, the structure of the valve assembly 13 according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 3A and 3B.

The valve assembly 13 of the present embodiment is inserted into the valve body 131 through the valve body 131 and an opening formed on one side of the valve body 131, and the dropping tube 12 is moved forward or retracted therein. Valve stem 132 for adjusting the volume of the space in fluid communication between the liquid supply pipe 14 and the rotating wheel 133 attached or integrally formed to the rear end of the valve stem (left end in the drawing); And a fastener 134 for sealingly retaining one end of the valve stem 132 inserted into the valve body 131 so as to be forward / retracted.

The upper portion of the valve body 131 is provided with a screw fastening portion 131-2 having a vertical through hole 131-1 formed at the center thereof, and the screw fastening portion 131-2 correspondingly has a dropping tube 12. Is fastened to the screw forming hole 12-1 formed in the bottom center portion of the base plate). The liquid supply pipe 14 is fastened to one end of the valve body 131 (left end in the figure). On the other hand, an outer circumferential thread portion 131-3 is formed on the outer circumferential surface from the right end of the valve body 131 to a predetermined length to the left side, and a through-hole formed in the upper end of the height maintaining member 20 is fitted thereinto a ring-shaped nut ( The height retaining member 20 is mounted by screwing 131-4, and a fastener 134 for sealingly holding one end of the valve stem 132 is interposed between the packing rings 134-1. Screw is tightened.

In the valve body 131, a taper is formed between the horizontal through hole 131-5 and the vertical through hole 131-1 connected to the liquid supply pipe 14 fastened to one end of the valve body 131. The tip of the valve stem 132 is also tapered correspondingly. An inner circumferential surface screw 131-6 having a predetermined length is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the opening of the valve body 131, and a screw 132-screwed corresponding to the inner circumferential surface screw 131-6 on the outer circumferential surface of the valve stem 132. 1) is formed. Accordingly, when the rotating wheel 133 is rotated forward / reversely, the screw 132-1 formed on the valve stem 132 is set on the inner peripheral surface screw 131-6 of the valve body 131. With the reverse rotation, the valve stem 132 is moved forward or backward, whereby the volume of the fluid communicating space between the drop container 12 and the liquid supply pipe 14 is adjusted so that the liquid supplied through the liquid supply pipe 14 can be controlled. The enemy's drop period is controlled. A state in which the valve stem 132 is fully advanced toward the liquid supply pipe 14 by rotating the rotating wheel 133 attached to the valve stem 132 is shown in FIG. 3A, in which the liquid supply pipe 14 is connected to the valve stem 132. Drops do not fall off. Meanwhile, FIG. 3B shows a state in which the valve stem 132 is retracted in a direction away from the liquid supply pipe 14 by rotating the rotary wheel 133 in the opposite direction as above, and in this state, the liquid supply pipe 14 is moved through the liquid supply pipe 14. Droplets drop at the most frequent frequency. As a result, by appropriately adjusting the rotating wheel 133, the dropping period of the droplets can be finely and appropriately adjusted.

The valve assembly 13 described above is provided in the lower portion of the drop container 12 to block or communicate the flow of liquid from the drop container 12, and the liquid falling from the liquid reservoir 11 into the drop container 12. The dropping period of the drop is adjusted, and eventually, the dropping period of the drop falling to the root portion of the wind turbulence 2 through the tip hole of the liquid supply pipe 14. Thus, the structure of the valve assembly 13 is not limited to that illustrated in the drawings of this embodiment as long as it can adjust the drop period of the drop.

For example, the valve assembly may be used as the injection liquid adjusting mechanism of the conventional ringer liquid injection device, in which case the droplet dropping tube and the liquid supply tube are composed of one member, which is composed of a flexible tube and the flexible tube. It is possible to provide a rod that moves / retracts in a threaded manner which can reduce or expand the cross-sectional area of the flexible tube by applying or releasing the pressing force to the flexible tube on the side of the side. That is, as the rod rotates, the cross-sectional area of the flexible tube changes, thereby adjusting the period in which the drop falls.

Hereinafter, the height holding member 20 for holding the water / nutrient solution supply unit 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention at a predetermined height, and the supporting member 30 for firmly supporting the height holding member 20. And these modified examples.

In Figure 2, the height maintaining member 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured in the form of a single rod. As described above, the rod-shaped height retaining member 20 in the present embodiment has a through hole formed in the upper end portion, and the through hole is fitted around the outer circumferential threaded portion 131-3 of the valve body 131. Thereafter, when the ring nut 131-4 is screwed into the through hole of the height maintaining member 20 while screwing the outer threaded portion 131-3 of the valve body 131, the height maintaining member 20 becomes water / nutrient solution. It is firmly mounted to the supply apparatus 10.

In the embodiment of the present invention shown in Figs. 1 and 2, in the hole or groove 4 formed at the proper position of the upper edge of the head 3, where the air flan 2 is placed at the lower end of the height maintaining member 20. A nail-shaped support member 30 formed to a size to be press-fitted is formed. However, the height retaining member 20 and the support member 30 need only maintain the water / nutrient solution supply unit 10 at a predetermined height in the air. The diameters of the grooves 4 which are all formed integrally in the form of a single rod and formed in the accompaniment 3 may coincide with the outer diameter of the rod so as to press the rod into the groove 4. On the other hand, the support member 30 is provided in the form of a circular bolt to fasten it to the lower end of the height maintaining member 20 in such a way that it can be rotated separately from the rod-shaped height maintaining member 20 (see Fig. 2b). , A bolt may be screwed into the hole 4 formed in the board 3.

In the above embodiment, the height retaining member 20 and the support member 30 are illustrated as being fastened to the holes 4 formed in the upper edge of the head 3, but the water / nutrient solution supply unit 10 Is stored and mounted at a predetermined height position in a molded article having a predetermined height and shape, and the assembly (provided as a drip irrigation device of the present invention) prepared in this manner is disposed around the head 2 to cultivate water and nutrient solution to the plant. Or droplets of these mixed liquids can be supplied by dropping them from the air. One embodiment of this is shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 shows an embodiment in which the height maintaining member 20 and the support member 30 are formed of a new shaped molded article having a predetermined height, and a partial cross-sectional perspective view in which only the torso portion of the new shaped molded article 40 is cut off. to be. In this embodiment, the body portion of the shaped body 40 of the new shape can be fixed while the water / nutrient supply unit 10 in order to maintain the water / nutrient supply unit 10 at a predetermined height. Form a structure (not shown in the figure). The liquid supply pipe 14 of the water / nutrient solution supply unit 10 extends to the end of the beak via the neck of the new shaped body 40. The rear portion of the valve stem 132 of the valve assembly 13 is elongated to protrude out of the new shaped body, and engages the rotary wheel 133 at the end of the extension. The lower part of the molded body having such a new shape is fixed to a pedestal 41 made of an arbitrary shape with a heavy material capable of supporting the entire self weight. The pedestal 41 serves as the support member 30 in the previous embodiment.

In the present embodiment, the height retaining member and the supporting member of the water / nutrient solution supply unit 10 are illustrated as the molded body 40 of the new shape and the pedestal 41 of the heavy material of the arbitrary shape, but the new shape illustrated in the drawings. It can shape | mold in shapes other than this, It can also shape | mold in the shape of other animals other than a bird, and can also shape | mold into a hollow body in rock form.

According to the drip irrigation device according to the present invention, water can be automatically supplied at regular intervals for a predetermined time period to a potted plant or a tree planting or a stone plant (particularly abundant), which should frequently supply water, nutrient solution, or a mixture thereof. Therefore, it is possible to maintain good growth conditions without paying attention to the watering or nutrient supply to the growing plant.

Moreover, in cases of abundance, the roots initially attached to the surface of the stone or to the woody part of the tree remain well adhered to, and care for these roots does not interfere with growth, but the newly growing roots grow in the air. Because there is a soaring habit, if you do not properly supply water or nutrient solution to the root soaring toward the air, it will die. When the droplets of water and / or nutrient solution are periodically dropped in the root portion of the wind turbulence using the drip irrigation device according to the present invention, the falling droplets are sufficiently supplied to the roots while riding down the leaves and roots. In addition to preventing the death of the roots, it is also possible to obtain a new root rooting well toward the surface of the stone or the wood surface of the tree, and the effect that it can be activated.

In addition, according to the drip irrigation system according to the present invention, since water is periodically brought down from the top of a certain amount of plants, in particular, a stone or woody crop breeze for a certain period of time, the water is sufficiently contacted with the roots, so that water is not in contact with the roots. Sufficient time is provided to be stored. Accordingly, even without paying particular attention to the water supply and nutrient solution, it is possible to grow a stone crop or a wood crop egg in a good growth state, it is a great help for growing eggs and healthy eggs.

Claims (6)

In the drip irrigation apparatus in which water, a nutrient solution, or a mixture thereof is dripped downward from the air and supplied to a plant, A liquid reservoir 11 for storing water, nutrient solution, or a mixture thereof, a droplet dropping tube 11-3 extending vertically from the lower portion of the liquid reservoir 11, and the droplet dropping tube 11- 3) is provided in the lower portion of the liquid reservoir 11 so as to be accommodated in the drop cylinder 12 for storing the drop falling from the drop drip pipe 11-3, and the fluid in the lower portion of the drop cylinder 12 A valve assembly 13 connected in communication and capable of adjusting a dropping period of the droplets falling from the liquid reservoir 11 to the dropping tube 12 through the droplet dropping pipe 11-3; A water / nutrient solution supply unit 10 including a liquid supply pipe 14 connected in fluid communication with one end; A height maintaining member (20) for holding the water / nutrient solution supply unit (10) at a predetermined height position; And a support member (30) provided under the height maintaining member (20) to stably support both the water / nutrient solution supply unit (10) and the height maintaining member (20). The valve assembly (13) according to claim 1, wherein the valve assembly (13) has a vertical through hole (131-1) communicating with the drop drip pipe (11-3) at an upper side thereof and is in fluid communication with the liquid supply pipe (14) on one side. A horizontal through hole 131-5 is formed and a valve body 131 having an opening having a predetermined length that is opened at the other side thereof is inserted through the opening of the valve body 131 to move forward or retract therein. The valve stem 132 to be sealed in the valve body 131 via a valve ring 132 for adjusting the internal cross-sectional area of the valve, a rotating wheel 133 attached to one end of the valve stem 132, and a packing ring. Drip irrigation device, characterized in that consisting of the fastener 134 for fastening the valve stem. The method of claim 2, wherein the horizontal through hole 131-5 and the vertical through hole 131-1 of the valve body 131 is tapered, and the tip of the valve stem 132 is tapered correspondingly. Drip irrigation system. The height-retaining member 20 according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the height-retaining member 20 has a single rod, a multi-joint rod, a bellows-type tubular body having flexibility and shape retention, or an animal or rock shape. A drip irrigation device, characterized in that formed of a hollow body configured to be any one of the molded body so that the water / nutrient solution supply unit (10) can be stored and mounted at a predetermined height position therein. 5. The drip irrigation device according to claim 4, wherein the support (30) is a support (30) made of a material having a weight that fixes the lower portion of the molded body and can withstand the weight of the entire device. 6. The drip irrigation device according to claim 5, wherein the molded body and the pedestal are formed of an integral molded body.