CN108458894B - Portable integrated soil and soil solution collection system - Google Patents
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Abstract
The portable integrated soil and soil solution collecting device comprises a metal protective shell, and a soil solution collecting unit and a soil collecting unit which are arranged in the protective shell, wherein the soil solution collecting unit comprises a vacuum pump, a sample collector, a sample cover, a telescopic push rod, a filtering ceramic head, a vacuum pump connecting port, a three-way valve and a hose; the soil acquisition unit comprises a telescopic acquisition steel pipe, the telescopic acquisition steel pipe is arranged between a metal protection shell and the steel pipe, a 1/8 circular arc chute is arranged on the metal protection shell or the steel pipe, a transverse clamping groove is arranged on the 1/8 circular arc chute, and threads matched with the transverse clamping groove of the 1/8 circular arc chute are arranged on the telescopic acquisition steel pipe. The device is scalable, and the size is little, and the rigidity is strong, and is not fragile, conveniently carries, can take soil and soil solution simultaneously in situ, and soil solution's collector and collector are integrated design, reduce the sampling and carry the article, avoid loss and the pollution that the sample transfer caused.
Description
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of soil and soil solution collecting devices, in particular to a portable integrated soil and soil solution collecting device and a using method thereof.
Background
Soil and soil solutions are both the basis of soil science research. Soil reflects the integrity, total carbon, total nitrogen and the like of the soil; the soil solution is used as one of the most active areas in the soil, and reflects the effective performance of the soil, such as effective carbon, effective nitrogen and the like. The simultaneous collection, detection and analysis of the two are the precondition for guaranteeing the authenticity of the soil scientific research. At present, the soil and the soil solution are collected separately, and a proper soil hole is dug before the soil solution is collected, and then the soil solution is collected. The process requires more tools, is not easy to carry, and is difficult to ensure the consistency of sampling space. The collector and the collector of the soil solution are in a separated state, so that the soil solution is inconvenient to carry and is easy to cause loss and pollution of samples. In addition, the device for collecting soil and soil solution is large in volume and inconvenient to carry due to the requirement of sampling depth. Therefore, an invention of a portable integrated soil and soil solution collecting device is necessary.
Disclosure of Invention
The technical problems to be solved are as follows: the portable integrated soil and soil solution collecting device provided by the invention is telescopic, small in size, strong in rigidity, not easy to damage and convenient to carry, soil and soil solution can be adopted in situ at the same time, and a collector of the soil solution are integrally designed, so that the objects carried by sampling are reduced, and the loss and pollution caused by sample transfer are avoided.
The technical scheme is as follows: the utility model provides a portable integration soil and soil solution collection system, includes metal protective housing and locates soil solution collection unit and soil collection unit in the protective housing, soil solution collection unit includes vacuum pump, sample collector, sample lid, scalable push rod, filtration ceramic head, vacuum pump connector, three-way valve and hose, the vacuum pump passes through the vacuum pump connector and is connected with the three-way valve, and the one end and the filtration ceramic head of hose are connected, and the other end passes through the three-way valve and is connected with sample collection lid, and sample collector locates the below of sample lid, and the one end and the filtration ceramic head of scalable push rod are connected, and the other end is located outside the metal protective housing, and metal protective housing and flexible steel pipe are equipped with the steel pipe that supplies filtration ceramic head to reciprocate, are equipped with the spout in the steel pipe; the soil acquisition unit comprises a telescopic acquisition steel pipe, the telescopic acquisition steel pipe is arranged between a metal protection shell and the steel pipe, a 1/8 circular arc chute is arranged on the metal protection shell or the steel pipe, a transverse clamping groove is arranged on the 1/8 circular arc chute, and threads matched with the transverse clamping groove of the 1/8 circular arc chute are arranged on the telescopic acquisition steel pipe.
The top of the device is provided with a cross-shaped metal spiral handle cover which is in threaded connection with the metal protective shell.
The metal protective shell is internally provided with a transparent seat groove, and the sample collector is arranged in the seat groove.
The metal protective shell is provided with a visual window which is used for observing the sample collector.
The metal protective shell is provided with a telescopic triangular bracket.
The bottom of above-mentioned steel pipe is equipped with degree of depth adjustment lid, degree of depth adjustment lid and steel pipe threaded connection.
The outer wall of the lower part of the steel pipe is provided with a concave push rod clamping groove which is used for fixing the filter ceramic head.
The outer surface of the telescopic collecting steel tube is provided with scales.
The beneficial effects are that: when collecting the sample, adjust the flexible steel pipe sampling depth that gathers of taking the scale through the degree of depth adjustment lid, rotatory, flexible steel pipe outer wall screw thread is fixed with the horizontal draw-in groove combination of spout, gathers soil sample. The telescopic push rod is pushed, the filtering ceramic head is fixed on an inner telescopic collection steel pipe, the depth is adjusted, the filtering ceramic head is distributed along a soil collection hole, the whole device is stabilized by using a telescopic triangular bracket, a soil solution is collected, a sampling process is observed through a visible window, and in-situ simultaneous collection of soil and a soil solution sample is realized. The telescopic collection steel tube design greatly reduces the volume of equipment and improves portability. The soil solution is collected and collected in an integrated design, so that the carrying quantity of sampling tools is reduced, and the loss and pollution of samples in the transferring process are avoided. Compared with the existing collector, the device has small size and no reduction in sampling depth, can simultaneously adopt soil and soil solution in situ, is convenient to carry, avoids sample loss and pollution, and ensures the consistency and the authenticity of samples.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention. 1-cross type metal spiral handle cover, 2-sample collection cover, 3-sample collector, 4-seat groove, 5-telescopic push rod, 6-1/8 circular arc chute, 7-filtration ceramic head, 8-telescopic collection steel tube, 9-push rod clamping groove, 10-vacuum pump connector, 11-three-way valve, 12-hose, 13-visual window, 14-metal protective shell, 15-telescopic tripod, 16-steel tube and 17-depth adjustment cover.
Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of a cross-sectional structure of a 1/8 circular arc chute, and it can be seen from the figure that the 1/8 circular arc chute is arranged on a metal protective shell, a transverse clamping groove is arranged on the 1/8 circular arc chute, and a thread matched with the transverse clamping groove of the 1/8 circular arc chute is arranged on the outer wall of the telescopic collecting steel tube.
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The utility model provides a portable integration soil and soil solution collection system, includes metal protective housing 14 and locates soil solution collection unit and soil collection unit in the protective housing, soil solution collection unit includes vacuum pump, sample collector 3, sample lid 2, scalable push rod 5, filtration ceramic head 7, vacuum pump connector 10, three-way valve 11 and hose 12, the vacuum pump passes through vacuum pump connector 10 and is connected with three-way valve 11, and the one end of hose 12 is connected with filtration ceramic head 7, and the other end passes through three-way valve 11 and is connected with sample collection lid 2, and sample collector 3 locates the below of sample lid 2, and the one end of scalable push rod 5 is connected with filtration ceramic head 7, and the other end is located outside metal protective housing 14, is equipped with the steel pipe 16 that supplies filtration ceramic head 7 to reciprocate in the metal protective housing 14, is equipped with the spout in the steel pipe; the soil acquisition unit comprises a telescopic acquisition steel pipe 8, the telescopic acquisition steel pipe 8 is arranged between a metal protection shell 14 and a steel pipe 16, a 1/8 circular arc chute 6 is arranged on the metal protection shell 14 or the steel pipe 16, a transverse clamping groove is arranged on the 1/8 circular arc chute (6), and threads matched with the transverse clamping groove of the 1/8 circular arc chute 6 are arranged on the telescopic acquisition steel pipe 8. The top of the device is provided with a cross-shaped metal spiral handle cover 1, and the cross-shaped metal spiral handle cover 1 is in threaded connection with a metal protective shell 14. The metal protective shell 14 is internally provided with a transparent seat groove 4, and the sample collector 3 is arranged in the seat groove 4. The metal protective shell 14 is provided with a visual window 13, and the visual window 13 is used for observing the sample collector 3. The metal protective shell 14 is provided with a telescopic tripod 15. The bottom end of the steel pipe 16 is provided with a depth adjusting cover 17, and the depth adjusting cover 17 is in threaded connection with the steel pipe 16. A concave push rod clamping groove 9 is formed in the outer wall of the lower part of the steel pipe 16, and the push rod clamping groove 9 is used for fixing the filter ceramic head 7; the outer surface of the telescopic collection steel tube 8 is provided with scales for adjusting and setting the collection depth.
The working principle of the specific embodiment is as follows: when the sample is collected, the sampling depth is adjusted through the telescopic collection steel pipe 8, and the soil sample is collected through rotation and threaded connection fixation. After taking out the soil sample, the sampling depth is adjusted again, the telescopic push rod 5 is pushed, the filtering ceramic head 7 is clamped at a fixed position along the 1/8 circular arc chute 6, the whole device is slowly put into a soil collection hole, the telescopic triangular support 15 is fixed, the sample collector 3 is clamped in the seat groove 4, the sample cover 2 is covered, the vacuum pump is connected, the flow is regulated through the three-way valve 11, the soil solution reaches the sample collector 3 through the hose 12, the sample collection amount is observed through the visual window 13, and the device is taken out after the collection requirement is met. The device can collect soil and soil solution samples in situ. The design of the cross-shaped metal spiral handle cover 1 can be used for sampling together by beating and rotating, so that the sampling difficulty is simplified. The telescopic collection steel tube 8 is designed to greatly reduce the volume of equipment and improve portability. The soil solution directly enters the sample collector 3 through the hose 12 to realize integration, so that the number of the sampling tools carried is reduced, and the loss and pollution of the sample part are avoided.
The specific embodiment has the following beneficial effects: compared with the existing collector, the device has small size and no reduction in sampling depth, can adopt soil and soil solution in situ at the same time, is designed integrally for collection and collection, is very convenient to carry, avoids sample loss and pollution, and ensures the consistency and the authenticity of samples.
The foregoing is merely illustrative of specific embodiments of the present invention, and the scope of the invention is not limited thereto, but any changes or substitutions that do not undergo the inventive effort should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.
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1. The portable integrated soil and soil solution collecting device is characterized by comprising a metal protective shell (14) and a soil solution collecting unit and a soil collecting unit which are arranged in the protective shell, wherein the soil solution collecting unit comprises a vacuum pump, a sample collector (3), a sample cover (2), a telescopic push rod (5), a filtering ceramic head (7), a vacuum pump connecting port (10), a three-way valve (11) and a hose (12), the vacuum pump is connected with the three-way valve (11) through the vacuum pump connecting port (10), one end of the hose (12) is connected with the filtering ceramic head (7), the other end of the hose is connected with the sample collecting cover (2) through the three-way valve (11), the sample collector (3) is arranged below the sample cover (2), one end of the telescopic push rod (5) is connected with the filtering ceramic head (7), the other end of the telescopic push rod is arranged outside the metal protective shell (14), a steel pipe (16) for the filtering ceramic head (7) to move up and down is arranged in the metal protective shell (14), and a chute is arranged in the steel pipe (16). The soil collecting unit comprises a telescopic collecting steel pipe (8), wherein the telescopic collecting steel pipe (8) is arranged between a metal protective shell (14) and a steel pipe (16), a 1/8 circular arc chute (6) is arranged on the metal protective shell (14) or the steel pipe (16), a transverse clamping groove is formed in the 1/8 circular arc chute (6), and threads matched with the transverse clamping groove of the 1/8 circular arc chute (6) are formed in the telescopic collecting steel pipe (8); the top of the device is provided with a cross-shaped metal spiral handle cover (1), and the cross-shaped metal spiral handle cover (1) is in threaded connection with a metal protective shell (14); a transparent seat groove (4) is formed in the metal protective shell (14), and the sample collector (3) is arranged in the seat groove (4); a visual window (13) is arranged on the metal protective shell (14), and the visual window (13) is used for observing the sample collector (3); a telescopic triangular bracket (15) is arranged on the metal protective shell (14); a depth adjusting cover (17) is arranged at the bottom end of the steel pipe (16), and the depth adjusting cover (17) is in threaded connection with the steel pipe (16); a concave push rod clamping groove (9) is formed in the outer wall of the lower part of the steel pipe (16), and the push rod clamping groove (9) is used for fixing the filtering ceramic head (7); the outer surface of the telescopic collecting steel tube (8) is provided with scales.
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