KR102635287B1 - Auto water supplying apparatus for flower pot - Google Patents

Abstract

According to the present invention, provided is an automatic water supply device for a flowerpot, which comprises: a main body unit positioned on the outside of a flowerpot filled with soil and planted with plants or inserted into and fixed to the soil of the flowerpot, and coupled with a water container; a spray unit positioned on the edge of the soil surface of the flowerpot while surrounding the plant, and spraying water in the water container supplied from the main body unit toward the center of the plant or the flowerpot; a timer unit configured in the main body unit and adjusting the supply time of the water supplied from the main body unit to the spray unit; and a pumping unit configured in the main body unit and driven by the timer unit to assist the movement of the water supplied from the main body unit to the spray unit so that the water can be sprayed from the spray unit.

Description

{Auto water supplying apparatus for flower pot}

The present invention relates to an automatic watering device for flower pots, and more specifically, to an automatic water supply device for flower pots, which is configured in a flower pot and allows water to be sprayed and supplied toward the soil surface of the flower pot for a certain period of time, thereby simplifying the task of watering the flower pot. It is about an automatic water supply device.

In general, a flower pot is a cultivation space filled with soil, planted with a plant, and allowed to grow while supplying water regularly.

However, if the person who manages the flower pot neglects the task of watering the flower pot, the water in the flower pot becomes insufficient and the soil becomes dry, which often causes the plant to die.

Accordingly, in order to solve the above problems, a flowerpot structure capable of automatic watering has been disclosed.

Here, the conventional pot structure capable of automatic watering is a pot equipped with a cultivation tank and a water storage tank, a packing stopper press portion protruding upward from the inner bottom of the water tank, a water tank body that is inserted upside down into the water tank, and the above. The part that is fitted into the spout of the water tank main body and covers the water bottle inlet has a double structure. Of the double structure, the outer part has a stopper hole formed in the center, and the inner part is composed of a first packing stopper and a second packing stopper, and the packing stopper is A water tank consisting of a water tank stopper with a structure in which the second packing stopper can be tilted by a pressing part, a water tank holder for supporting the water tank when the water tank is inserted into the water tank, a cultivation tank that is a space for cultivating plants, and A partition wall separating the space between the water storage tank and the cultivation tank, which is formed with several holes through which water can flow from the water storage tank to the cultivation tank, and an adjustment that is adjacent to the hole in the partition wall inside the cultivation tank to alleviate the water intake speed. Includes parts, etc.

However, since the conventional pot structure capable of automatic watering has a structure in which water is supplied from a reservoir to the bottom of the cultivation tank, water is absorbed up to the middle part of the soil filled in the cultivation tank, making it impossible for water to be supplied to the roots of the plants. However, there is a problem in that it hardens and dries the soil surface, which reduces breathability and eventually causes the roots to die.

In addition, since the conventional pot structure capable of automatic water supply has a structure in which the water in the water tank is automatically supplied to the cultivation tank from the water tank, the water supply from the water tank to the cultivation tank continues until all the water in the water tank is exhausted. Due to excessive water supply, the roots of the plants rot and the soil other than the roots becomes dry, making it difficult to manage the pots evenly.

(Patent Document 0001) Registered Patent 10-1677675

(Patent Document 0002) Registration Practical 20-0404231

(Patent Document 0003) Registration Practical 20-0267191

(Patent Document 0004) Public Patent 10-2018-0087787

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an automatic watering device for flower pots that is configured in a flower pot and allows water to be sprayed and supplied toward the soil surface of the flower pot for a certain period of time, thereby simplifying the task of watering the flower pot.

Meanwhile, the purpose of the present invention is not limited to the purposes mentioned above, and other purposes not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description below.

According to the present invention, a main body part located on the outside of a pot filled with soil and planted with a plant, or inserted and fixed into the soil of the pot and coupled with a water tank; A spraying part that surrounds the plant and is located at the edge of the soil surface of the pot and sprays water from the water tank supplied from the main body toward the center of the plant or flower pot; A timer unit configured in the main body and controlling the supply time of water supplied from the main body to the spray unit; and a pumping unit configured in the main body and driven by a timer to assist the movement of water supplied from the main body to the spray unit to enable spraying of water from the spray unit. An automatic water supply device for a flower pot is provided.

Here, the main body includes a housing; A coupling cap configured on the upper side of the housing and allowing the water tank to be coupled; an insertion hole formed on the lower side of the housing and allowing the housing to be inserted into the surface of the soil of the pot at a predetermined depth; An injection pipe that protrudes from the coupling cap and allows water from the water tank coupled to the coupling cap to be injected into the moving tube inside the housing; and a discharge pipe configured to communicate with the moving pipe on one side of the housing and allowing water injected into the moving pipe through the injection pipe to be discharged toward the spray unit.

In addition, the spray unit includes a spray pipe that has a diameter corresponding to the inner peripheral surface of the pot and is located at the edge of the soil surface of the pot while covering the stem portion of the plant; a spray nozzle that protrudes at predetermined intervals on the inner peripheral surface of the spray pipe and sprays water supplied from the main body toward the center of the flower pot or the plant; and an injection pipe) and is connected to the discharge pipe of the main body through a hose, and preferably includes an inflow pipe that allows water discharged from the discharge pipe to flow into the injection pipe and be sprayed through the injection nozzle.

In addition, the timer unit includes a rotation lever configured on the outside of the moving tube inside the housing of the spray unit and opening and closing the moving tube by rotating a valve configured inside the moving tube; A rotation cap configured on the outside of the housing and coupled to the rotation lever to enable rotation of the rotation lever; It is configured to communicate on the outside of the housing so that the rotating cap penetrates the inside of the housing and is coupled to the rotating lever. When the rotating cap is rotated at a 90-degree angle through an inclined surface formed at an angle of 0 to 90 degrees counterclockwise, the rotating lever Rotation ensures that the moving tube is completely opened and that the moving tube remains open by the rotary lever when the rotating cap is rotated at an angle of 350 degrees through a horizontal plane extending from the guide slope and formed at an angle of 90 degrees to 350 degrees. guide tube; A rotating shaft that is inserted into a groove formed on the rear side of the rotating cap and moves back and forth according to the depth of the groove to rotate the rotating cap; A rotating gear formed integrally with the rotating shaft and rotating when the rotating shaft rotates; A pressure spring located between the rear of the rotary cap and the rotary gear so that the rotary cap and the rotary lever are in elastic contact with each other; A dial in which the housing is positioned on the outside while connected to the rotating shaft, and when rotated counterclockwise, rotates the rotating shaft to open the moving pipe, or when rotating in the opposite direction, rotates the rotating shaft in the opposite direction to close the moving pipe; And it is configured between the rotation gear and the dial, and is contracted when the dial is rotated in the range of 0 degrees to 350 degrees by the manager, and the dial is relaxed so that the dial is rotated to an angle of 0 degrees in the range of the angle while the moving pipe is opened. It is desirable to include a spring spring that causes the moving tube to close.

In addition, the pumping unit includes a screw rotation shaft configured on the outside of the moving tube inside the housing of the spraying unit and rotating a screw configured inside the moving pipe so that the water moved to the moving pipe moves toward the spraying unit at high speed; And it is connected between the screw rotation shaft and the rotation gear of the timer section, and provides a gear ratio so that the screw rotation shaft rotates at a predetermined number of rotations through the rotational force of the rotation gear rotated by the mainspring spring of the timer section. When the mainspring spring is relaxed, a predetermined load is provided. It is desirable to include a gearbox that allows the mainspring spring to have a timer function.

According to the present invention, it is possible to conveniently water the flower pot by spraying and supplying water toward the soil surface of the flower pot for a certain period of time.

Meanwhile, the effects of the present invention are not limited to the effects mentioned above, and other effects not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the description of the claims.

1 is a perspective view showing an automatic water supply device for flower pots according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 2 is a view showing water being supplied to a flower pot by the automatic water supply device for the flower pot of Figure 1; and
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of a timer unit and a pumping unit in the automatic water supply device for flower pots of FIG. 1.

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

As shown in Figures 1 to 3, the automatic water supply device 100 for a flower pot according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is located outside the flower pot 1 filled with soil and planted with a plant, or inside the flower pot 1. The main body 110, which is inserted and fixed into the soil and coupled to the water tank 10, is located at the edge of the soil surface of the pot 1 while surrounding the plant, and the water of the water tank 10 supplied from the main body 110 is used to feed the plant or the plant. A spray unit 120 configured to spray water toward the central portion of the flower pot 1, and a timer unit 130 configured in the main body 110 and controlling the supply time of water supplied from the main body 110 to the spray unit 120. ) and is configured in the main body 110 and driven by the timer 130 to assist the movement of water supplied from the main body 110 to the sprayer 120 to enable spraying of water from the sprayer 120. Includes a pumping unit 140, etc.

The main body 110 is located on the outside of the pot 1 filled with soil and planted with a plant, or is inserted and fixed into the soil of the pot 1 and is a means to which the water tank 10 is coupled, and is a housing having a predetermined volume ( 111), a coupling cap 112, which is configured on the upper side of the housing 111 and allows a water container 10 such as a water bottle to be coupled, and is configured on the lower side of the housing 111 and the housing 111 is configured to attach the soil of the pot 1. An insertion hole 113 that is inserted into the surface to a predetermined depth, protrudes from the coupling cap 112, and allows water from the water tank 10 coupled to the coupling cap 112 to be injected into the moving tube 114 inside the housing 111. A discharge pipe is configured to communicate with the moving pipe 114 on one side of the injection pipe 115 and the housing 111 and allows the water injected into the moving pipe 114 through the injection pipe 115 to be discharged toward the spray unit 120. (116), etc.

Here, the main body 110 may further include a support 117 that allows the lower side of the housing 111 to be stably positioned outside the flower pot 1 instead of the insertion hole 113.

In addition, a plurality of through holes 115a may be formed in the injection pipe 115, through which a drug tube containing nutrients or fertilizers, etc., may be inserted into the injection pipe 115 at a predetermined height. The medicine can be injected into the moving pipe 114 through and the water in the water tank 10 can be injected into the moving pipe 114 through the through hole 115a of the injection pipe 115.

Therefore, according to the main body portion 110, it is configured on one side of the flower pot 1 or is inserted and fixed into the soil surface of the flower pot 1, so that it can be easily applied to the known flower pot 1 without separately modifying the structure of the flower pot 1, improving usability. This can be improved.

The spray unit 120 is located at the edge of the soil surface of the pot 1 while surrounding the plant, and sprays the water in the water tank 10 supplied from the main body 110 toward the plant or the central portion of the pot 1. As a means, a semicircular or circular spray pipe 121, which has a diameter corresponding to the inner peripheral surface of the pot 1 and is located at the edge of the soil surface of the pot 1 while covering the stem part of the plant, the spray pipe 121 It is formed on one side of the spray nozzle 122 and the spray pipe 121, which protrude at predetermined intervals on the inner peripheral surface and allow the water supplied from the main body 110 to be sprayed toward the center portion of the flowerpot 1 or the plant. An inflow pipe that communicates with the discharge pipe 116 of the main body 110 through the hose 124 so that the water discharged from the discharge pipe 116 flows into the spray pipe 121 and is sprayed through the spray nozzle 122. (123), etc.

Here, the semicircular or circular spray pipe 121 preferably has an oval-shaped cylindrical structure, through which the water supplied to the pot 1 evaporates through a predetermined area when placed on the soil surface of the pot 1. It can assist plant growth by suppressing the growth of weeds, etc.

In addition, the spray nozzle 122 protrudes upward at an oblique angle with respect to the spray pipe 121, so that water is sprayed like a fountain toward the plant, and through this, the manager can visually see that water is supplied to the flowerpot 1. It is good to make it easy to check and at the same time provide the viewer with an aesthetic feeling like watering the plants in the pot (1) like a fountain.

Therefore, according to the spray unit 120, the water in the water tank 10 supplied from the main body 110 is sprayed toward the central part of the plant or pot 1, so that water is sprayed evenly on the soil surface of the pot 1. This can be done to prevent water from concentrating in a part of the pot (1) and the soil of the pot (1) from easily drying out.

The timer unit 130 is configured in the main body 110 and is a means for controlling the supply time of water supplied from the main body 110 to the spray unit 120, and is located in the inner moving tube of the housing 111 of the spray unit 120. (114) A rotation lever 131 configured on the outside and configured to open and close the moving pipe 114 by rotating the valve configured inside the moving pipe 114, configured on the outside of the housing 111 and coupled to the rotating lever 131 to rotate. The rotation cap 132, which enables rotation of the lever 131, is configured to communicate with the outside of the housing 111 so that the rotation cap 132 penetrates the inside of the housing 111 and is coupled to the rotation lever 131. When the rotation cap 132 is rotated at an angle of 90 degrees through the inclined surface 133a formed at an angle of 0 to 90 degrees clockwise, the moving pipe 114 is completely opened by the rotation lever 131 and the guide inclined surface When the rotary cap 132 is rotated at an angle of 350 degrees through the horizontal surface 133b extending from (133a) and formed at an angle of 90 degrees to 350 degrees, the moving tube 114 is opened by the rotary lever 131. A rotation guide tube 133 that maintains the rotation shaft is inserted into the groove 132a formed on the rear side of the rotation cap 132 and moves back and forth as much as the depth of the groove 132a to rotate the rotation cap 132. (134), a rotary gear 135 that is formed integrally with the rotary shaft 134 and rotates when the rotary shaft 134 rotates, and a rotary cap 132 so that the rotary cap 132 and the rotary lever 131 are in elastic close contact with each other. The housing 111 is located on the outside while connected to the pressure spring 136, which is located between the rear and the rotation gear 135, and the rotation shaft 134, and when rotated by the manager, the rotation shaft 134 is rotated to move the moving tube 114. When it opens or rotates in the opposite direction, it is configured between the dial 137 and the rotation gear 135 and the dial 137 to close the moving pipe 114 by rotating the rotation shaft 134 in the opposite direction, and is configured by the administrator to dial ( When 137) is rotated in an angle range of 0 degrees to 350 degrees, the dial 137 is contracted to open the moving tube 114, and the dial 137 is gradually relaxed to rotate to an angle of 0 degrees in the angle range, thereby opening the moving tube 114. It includes a spring spring 138 that closes it.

Here, when the dial 137 is rotated from 0 degrees to 90 degrees by the manager, the timer unit 130 rotates the rotation cap 132 along the inclined surface 133a of the rotation guide tube 133 to move the tube. (114) is opened, and in this state, when the dial 137 is further rotated in the range of 350 degrees, the rotation cap 132 is rotated along the horizontal surface 133b of the rotation guide tube 133 to move the moving tube 114. ) is maintained in an open state, and then, the main spring 138, which is contracted when rotated by the dial 137 or the rotary cap 132, is gradually relaxed, and the dial 137 or the rotary cap 132 is maintained for a predetermined period of time. While rotating in the opposite direction, the moving pipe 114 is closed when rotating in an angle range of 0 degrees.

Therefore, according to the timer unit 130, the moving tube 114 of the main body unit 110 can be opened and closed automatically for a predetermined period of time through the rotation of the dial 137 and the spring spring 138, and through this, the manager can The growth of plants can be promoted by automatically supplying a desired amount of water to the flowerpot 1 for a desired period of time.

The pumping unit 140 is configured in the main body 110 and is driven by the timer 130 to assist the movement of water supplied from the main body 110 to the spraying unit 120, thereby discharging the water from the spraying unit 120. As a means to enable spraying, water is moved to the moving pipe 114 by rotating the screw 141 configured on the outside of the moving pipe 114 inside the housing 111 of the spraying unit 120 and inside the moving pipe 114. It is connected between a screw rotation axis (not shown) that moves toward the injection unit 120 at a high speed, and a screw rotation axis (not shown) and the rotation gear 135 of the timer unit 130. A gear ratio is provided so that the screw rotation shaft (not shown) rotates at a predetermined number of rotations through the rotational force of the rotary gear 135 rotated by the mainspring spring 138, and a predetermined load is provided when the mainspring spring 138 is relaxed. It includes a gearbox 143 that allows the main spring 138 to have a timer function.

Therefore, according to the pumping unit 140, the screw 141 is rotated at a predetermined number of rotations during the operating time of the timer unit 130, so that water is supplied at a strong pressure toward the spraying unit 120, through which , It is better to allow the manager to easily confirm with the naked eye that water is supplied to the flower pot (1), while also providing the viewer with an aesthetic feeling like watering the plants in the flower pot (1) like a fountain.

Hereinafter, the operation of the automatic water supply device for flower pots according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described as follows.

First, the housing 111 of the main body 110 is inserted into the soil surface of the pot 1 through the insertion hole 113 to a predetermined depth or is stably positioned outside the pot 1 through the pedestal 117.

Thereafter, with the spray pipe 121 of the spray unit 120 positioned at the edge of the soil surface of the flower pot 1, the inlet pipe 123 and the discharge pipe 116 of the housing 111 are connected through the hose 124. connected.

Afterwards, the water tank 10 is coupled to the coupling cap 112 of the housing 111.

Thereafter, when the dial 137 of the timer unit 130 configured in the housing 111 is rotated counterclockwise from 0 degrees to 90 degrees by the administrator and then rotated to any one angle in the range of 350 degrees, the timer The rotation cap 132 of the unit 130 is rotated along the inclined surface 133a and the horizontal surface 133b of the rotation guide tube 133, so that the moving pipe 114 of the housing 111 is opened and discharged through the hose 124. Water passing from the pipe 116 to the inlet pipe 123 of the spray unit 120 is sprayed into the flower pot 1 through the spray nozzle 122 of the spray pipe 121.

Afterwards, the mainspring 138, which is contracted when rotated by the dial 137 or the rotary cap 132, is gradually relaxed, and the dial 137 or the rotary cap 132 is rotated in the opposite direction for a predetermined period of time, forming an angle of 0 degrees. When rotating within this range, the moving tube 114 is closed. At this time, the screw 141 of the pumping unit 140 is rotated at a predetermined number of rotations during the operation time of the timer unit 130 to generate strong pressure toward the spraying unit 120. Ensure that water is supplied.

Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to conveniently water the pot (1) by spraying and supplying water to the soil surface of the pot (1) for a certain period of time.

Although preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described with reference to the attached drawings, those skilled in the art may make various substitutions and modifications without departing from the technical spirit or essential features of the present invention. and changes are possible, so it can be understood that it can be implemented in other specific forms. Therefore, the embodiments described above should be understood in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive.

Claims (5)

A main body portion (110) located on the outside of the pot (1) filled with soil and planted with a plant, or inserted and fixed into the soil of the pot (1) and coupled with the water tank (10); A spray unit 120 that surrounds the plant and is positioned at the edge of the soil surface of the pot 1 and causes the water in the water tank 10 supplied from the main body 110 to be sprayed toward the plant or the central portion of the pot 1; A timer unit 130 configured in the main body 110 and controlling the supply time of water supplied from the main body 110 to the spray unit 120; and a pumping system configured in the main body 110 and driven by the timer 130 to assist the movement of water supplied from the main body 110 to the spraying unit 120 to enable water to be sprayed from the spraying unit 120. Includes 140,
The main body 110 is,
housing (111); A coupling cap 112 configured on the upper side of the housing 111 and allowing the water tank 10 to be coupled thereto; An insertion hole 113 formed on the lower side of the housing 111 and allowing the housing 111 to be inserted into the surface of the soil of the flowerpot 1 to a predetermined depth; An injection pipe 115 that protrudes from the coupling cap 112 and allows water in the water tank 10 coupled to the coupling cap 112 to be injected into the moving tube 114 inside the housing 111; And a discharge pipe 116 configured to communicate with the moving pipe 114 on one side of the housing 111 and allowing water injected into the moving pipe 114 through the injection pipe 115 to be discharged toward the spraying unit 120. ,
The timer unit 130,
A rotation lever 131 configured on the outside of the moving pipe 114 inside the housing 111 of the injection unit 120 and configured to open and close the moving pipe 114 by rotating a valve configured inside the moving pipe 114; A rotation cap 132 configured on the outside of the housing 111 and coupled to the rotation lever 131 to enable rotation of the rotation lever 131; An inclined surface (133a) is configured to communicate with the outside of the housing 111 so that the rotation cap 132 penetrates the inside of the housing 111 and is coupled to the rotation lever 131, and is formed at an angle of 0 to 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction. When the rotation cap 132 is rotated at an angle of 90 degrees, the moving pipe 114 is completely opened by the rotation lever 131 and a horizontal surface extending from the guide inclined surface 133a and formed at an angle of 90 degrees to 350 degrees When the rotation cap 132 is rotated at an angle of 350 degrees through (133b), the rotation guide tube 133 maintains the moving pipe 114 in an open state by the rotation lever 131; A rotation shaft 134 that is inserted into the groove 132a formed on the rear surface of the rotation cap 132 and moves back and forth by the depth of the groove 132a to rotate the rotation cap 132; A rotation gear 135 that is formed integrally with the rotation shaft 134 and rotates when the rotation shaft 134 rotates; A pressure spring 136 located between the rear of the rotation cap 132 and the rotation gear 135 so that the rotation cap 132 and the rotation lever 131 are in elastic close contact; The housing 111 is located on the outside while connected to the rotating shaft 134, and when rotated counterclockwise, the rotating shaft 134 is rotated to open the moving tube 114, or when rotated in the opposite direction, the rotating shaft 134 is opened in the opposite direction. A dial 137 that rotates to close the moving tube 114; And it is configured between the rotation gear 135 and the dial 137, and when the dial 137 is rotated in the range of 0 degrees to 350 degrees by the manager, the dial 137 is contracted to open the moving tube 114. ) is relaxed to rotate to an angle of 0 degrees in the corresponding angle range, and includes a spring spring 138 that closes the moving pipe 114. delete The method of claim 1, wherein the injection unit 120 is:
A spray pipe (121) having a diameter corresponding to the inner peripheral surface of the pot (1) and covering the stem portion of the plant and located at the edge of the soil surface of the pot (1);
A spray nozzle 122 protrudes from the inner peripheral surface of the spray pipe 121 at a predetermined interval and causes the water supplied from the main body 110 to be sprayed toward the center portion of the flower pot 1 or the plant; and
It is formed on one side of the injection pipe 121 and communicates with the discharge pipe 116 of the main body 110 through the hose 124, so that the water discharged from the discharge pipe 116 flows into the injection pipe 121 and enters the injection nozzle. An automatic water supply device for flower pots, characterized in that it includes an inlet pipe (123) that allows spraying through (122). delete The method of claim 1, wherein the pumping unit 140,
By rotating the screw 141, which is configured on the outside of the moving pipe 114 inside the housing 111 of the spraying unit 120 and inside the moving pipe 114, the water moved to the moving pipe 114 is moved to the spraying unit 120 at a high speed. A screw rotation axis (not shown) that moves toward; and
It is connected between the screw rotation axis (not shown) and the rotation gear 135 of the timer unit 130 and is rotated by the mainspring spring 138 of the timer unit 130 through the rotational force of the rotation gear 135. (not shown) includes a gear box 143 that provides a gear ratio so that the mainspring spring 138 rotates at a predetermined number of rotations and provides a predetermined load when the mainspring spring 138 is relaxed so that the mainspring spring 138 has a timer function. Features an automatic watering device for flower pots.

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