KR20140025986A - Plant cultivation system which can recycle the culturing water - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a circulating plant cultivation apparatus, comprising: a water storage tank storing cultivation water; A first pump connected to the outlet side circulation hose of the water storage tank and operated to force the cultivation water in response to a signal from the controller; A first distributor configured to discharge the cultivation water through the first pump through one inlet and then discharge to a plurality of outlets; A plant cultivation box having a plurality of installed spaces spaced vertically to receive cultivation water discharged from the first distributor; A second distributor which allows the cultivation water passing through the plant cultivation box to be discharged through one outlet after being supplied through a plurality of inlets; A plurality of settling tanks for supplying and purifying the cultivated water discharged from the second distributor as described above; A second pump forcibly transferring the cultivation water passing through the settling tank to a water storage tank in response to a signal from a control unit; And a hot water heater installed at a front end or a rear end of the second pump to sterilize harmful bacteria and harmful microorganisms at a high temperature.

Description

Circulating plant cultivation system {PLANT CULTIVATION SYSTEM WHICH CAN RECYCLE THE CULTURING WATER}

The present invention relates to a circulatory plant cultivation apparatus, and more particularly, by installing a plurality of plant cultivation boxes, which can be loaded up and down, on a rooftop or in an idle space of a city to grow a plant to replace an existing plant cultivation plant. It can contribute to creating a pleasant environment such as urban landscaping and greening projects, and recycles by circulating the cultivated water used for plant cultivation using a circulation pump to make oxygen supply of the cultivated water smoothly. It is possible to promote the growth of plants by circulating nutrients and eco-friendly pest repellents according to the characteristics of cultivated plants, and to minimize the discharge of wastewater, thereby saving water resources and preventing environmental pollution. It is about.

In general, artificial hydroponic cultivation or nutrient cultivation method is used to prevent crop death due to soil contamination or germs generated when cultivating crops on the soil. In the cultivation method, the nutrient solution cultivation method connects panels to a bench or concrete structure. And, by installing a separate nutrient solution supply system is a cultivation method of spraying and spraying the liquid nutrient solution to the cultivated plant.

In addition, hydroponic cultivation is a cultivation method that allows ground water to be circulated and installed by connecting a cultivation panel to the floor surface by flattening the ground of the greenhouse or connecting a plurality of panels to maintain a constant height from the ground. It is a scientific farming technique that grows various crops by supplying a culture solution containing all the nutrients necessary for plant growth by a proper nutrient supply method, and is a cultivation method that can overcome various problems caused by soil cultivation. It is divided into solid medium cultivation using medium and pure hydroponic cultivation without medium.

Hydroponic cultivation or nutrient cultivation as described above, a large amount of crops can be harvested in a short period of time when the crop is grown, and because it is much less subject to the natural environment compared to soil cultivation, it is possible to cultivate even in the impossible farming. Crops include all horticultural crops, including cucumbers, tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, peppers and other fruits, lettuces, buttercups, andives, leaf onions, and perilla leafy vegetables, and roses, gerberas, chrysanthemums, carnations and lilies.

Conventionally known hydroponic cultivation is able to maintain high productivity and its cultivation area is steadily increasing.In such hydroponic cultivation, the nutrient solution supply system has been widely localized, but the drainage is continuously discharged to such acyclic hydroponic cultivation. There is a problem of environmental pollution. Solid medium cultivation should maintain approximately 20% drainage of the feed to ensure stability of the EC and nutrient ion balance in the medium. These drainages contain large amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus, and the balance between ions is broken. To reconstitute the ion balance of the drainage, it is necessary to analyze the inorganic ions in the drainage in real time, but it is not possible for farmers. There was a problem that the system cannot accurately reuse the drainage.

An object of the present invention devised to solve the problems of the prior art is to install a plurality of plant cultivation boxes that can be loaded up and down on a rooftop or in an idle space of a city, thereby cultivating plants, thereby replacing the existing plant cultivation. It can contribute to the creation of a pleasant environment, such as urban landscaping and greening projects, and by circulating the cultivated water used for plant cultivation by using a circulation pump, it is possible to recycle the oxygen of the cultivated water smoothly. It is a cyclic plant cultivation that prevents water pollution, promotes plant growth by circulating nutrients and eco-friendly pest repellents according to the characteristics of cultivated plants, and minimizes wastewater discharge, thereby saving water resources and preventing environmental pollution. In providing a device.

According to one aspect of the invention, the water storage tank for storing the cultivation water; A first pump connected to the outlet side circulation hose of the water storage tank and operated to force the cultivation water in response to a signal from the controller; A first distributor configured to discharge the cultivation water through the first pump through one inlet and then discharge to a plurality of outlets; A plant cultivation box having a plurality of installed spaces spaced vertically to receive cultivation water discharged from the first distributor; A second distributor which allows the cultivation water passing through the plant cultivation box to be discharged through one outlet after being supplied through a plurality of inlets; A plurality of settling tanks for supplying and purifying the cultivated water discharged from the second distributor as described above; A second pump forcibly transferring the cultivation water passing through the settling tank to a water storage tank in response to a signal from a control unit; And a hot water heater installed at a front end or a rear end of the second pump to sterilize harmful bacteria and harmful microorganisms at a high temperature.

Here, when the flow path of the first pump (PM1) and the fifth pump (PM5) is blocked, and the third pump (PM3) and the fourth pump (PM4) is operated, the nutrient or through the bypass passage 130 ' The nutrient input tank 120 in which the water to which the environmentally friendly pest repellent is circulated is circulated and recovered may be connected to the circulation hose 130 line after the settling tank 180.

The plant cultivation box may include: a main body having a shape of an inlet configured to form an inlet for receiving cultivated water from the outside on one side of the bottom, and an outlet for discharging cultivated water on the opposite side; A plurality of isolation drain plates installed on the bottom of the main body; Non-woven fabric is installed on the isolation drain plate; And a wire mesh installed on the nonwoven fabric.

At this time, the nutrient input network may be installed in the lower portion of the isolation drain plate.

In addition, it is possible to form a water level regulator on the outlet side of the main body.

At this time, the water level regulator is one end is connected to the outlet side of the main body using a pipe connecting device, the filtering network for filtering the packing and sediment to prevent leakage in the connection portion is installed, and forms a height adjusting portion extending in the vertical direction, The height adjustment unit is characterized in that the length can be adjusted in the form of a corrugated pipe or a flexible pipe capable of bending deformation to adjust the height of the outlet side of the water level controller.

In addition, a ruler may be formed on the side wall of the body to which the level controller is coupled to accurately measure the water level.

In addition, the filter unit may be installed at the front end or the rear end of the settling tank.

In addition, the water spraying device can be installed on the plant cultivation box top.

The present invention by installing a plurality of plant cultivation boxes that can be loaded up and down on the rooftop or idle space of the city center to grow plants, can replace the existing plant cultivation, pleasant environment, such as urban landscape and greenery business It can contribute to the composition, and by circulating the cultivated water used for plant cultivation by using a circulation pump, it is possible to recycle the oxygen of the cultivated water smoothly to prevent contamination of the cultivated water and to promote plant growth. And, by minimizing waste water discharge, it has the effect of saving water resources and preventing environmental pollution.

 In addition, the present invention by calculating the volume of the plant cultivation box to properly input the required amount of plant nutrients, it is possible to prevent problems due to malnutrition and overnutrition has the effect of cultivating quality plants. .

In addition, the present invention can be recycled by automatically circulating the cultivated water by the circulation pump, it is possible to minimize the work and manpower required for water supply, thereby reducing the cost.

In addition, the present invention can use both direct and indirect solar heat as a light source for plant cultivation, and in the room that does not receive direct solar heat by using halogen or LED as a light source, plant type plant that can grow many plants in a small space It can provide a cultivation environment, which has the effect of preparing for water shortage or food shortage.

In addition, the present invention has the effect that it is possible to cultivate multiple varieties because it is possible to batch-add or individually add nutrients or eco-friendly pest repellents required for plant cultivation by season, plant, plant cultivation box using a nutrient input tank and nutrient input network. .

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a plant cultivation apparatus according to the present invention.
Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a plant cultivation box according to the present invention.
Figure 3 is an assembly cross-sectional view of the plant cultivation box according to the present invention.
4 is an enlarged view of the main part of Fig.
5 is a conceptual view of installing a water spray on the plant cultivation box according to the present invention.

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

1 is a conceptual diagram showing a plant cultivation apparatus according to the present invention.

Referring to Figure 1, the plant cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is largely a water storage tank 110, nutrient input tank 120, the first pump (PM1), the first distributor 160, the second distributor 160 ' , Plant cultivation box 170, the settling tank 180, the second pump (PM2), and includes a water heater 210.

The water storage tank 110 is used for storing the cultivation water for supply to the plant box, the nutrient input tank 120 for injecting nutrients and eco-friendly pest repellent in accordance with the characteristics of the cultivated plant is a water storage tank ( 110 may be connected to the previous circulation hose 130 line.

The nutrient input tank 120 is an organic nutrient (liquid type) and environmentally friendly pest repellent (liquid type) for preventing pests according to the characteristics of the plant cultivation box (circulation hose 130 and bypass passage 130 ') 170), the organic nutrients that are introduced are harmless to the human body, can serve as environmentally friendly pest repellents, perform viruses and pathogens, and have a vitamin function that energizes the soil and strengthens roots. This increases the immune system of the crop.

Such organic nutrients promote the growth of healthy crops, enabling early harvesting and protecting crops from pests.

At this time, environmentally friendly pest repellents may be used, such as Baekduhong or sunflower oil, Baekduhong is effective in combating stink bugs, sunflower oil is effective in combating larvae, larvae, galvans, anthrax, white powder, calyx larvae and Samsik moth. There is.

The nutrient input tank 120 receives the signal from the control unit 101 when nutrient supply is required to automatically supply organic nutrients and eco-friendly pest repellent to the plant cultivation box 170, as shown in Figure 1 water storage tank 110 The third and fourth pumps PM3 and PM4 for controlling the nutrient supply amount and the cycle may be respectively formed in the supply line and the recovery line.

In this case, the operation of the third and fourth pumps PM3 and PM4 may be controlled by the control unit 101 signal.

The third pump (PM3) is installed in the supply line of the nutrient input tank 120, the third pump (PM3) serves to control the supply of nutrients, only when the nutrient supply is required to operate the nutrient input tank The nutrient or environmentally friendly pest repellent in the 120 is discharged and supplied to the circulation hose 130 line, and when the water storage tank 110 is operated to stop the supply line of the nutrient input tank 120 is closed.

In addition, a fourth pump PM4 is installed in a recovery line of the nutrient input tank 120, and the fourth pump PM4 recovers the water into which the nutrient or environmentally friendly pest repellent is introduced into the nutrient input tank 120. This is carried out, the nutrient or pest repellent is sucked into the water through the circulation hose 130 to be recovered into the nutrient injection tank 120.

At this time, in a situation where the third pump PM3 and the fourth pump PM4 are operated, the flow path of the first pump PM1 and the fifth pump PM5 is blocked, and the nutrient or Environmentally friendly pest repellents allow water to be circulated and recovered. This is to prevent nutrients or environmentally friendly pest repellents from being injected into the water storage tank 110 to rot the nutrients or environmentally friendly pest repellents.

The circulation hose 130 is connected to the lower outlet side of the water storage tank 110 to discharge the cultivation water.

At this time, the first hose (PM1) is connected to the circulation hose 130 of the outlet side is to supply the cultivation water automatically.

At this time, the first pump (PM1) is operated by receiving a signal from the control unit 101, the control unit in consideration of the conditions necessary for plant growth, such as water supply cycle and humidity and water temperature according to the characteristics of the cultivated plant The operation of the pump PM1 is controlled.

In this case, a shutoff valve 140 capable of manual operation may be installed between the first pump PM1 and the water storage tank 110.

Such a shutoff valve 140 allows to manually cut off the water supply during the maintenance work.

The cultivation water passing through the first pump PM1 is sent to the first distributor 160.

The first distributor 160 has a branched shape so that the cultivation water supplied through one inlet is discharged to the plurality of outlets.

The cultivated water distributed through the first distributor 160 is sent to the plurality of plant cultivation boxes 170 by the circulation hose 130.

The plant cultivation box 170 may be installed a plurality of spaced apart in the vertical direction.

Referring to the configuration of the plant cultivation box 170 with reference to the accompanying drawings in more detail as follows.

Figure 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a plant cultivation box according to the present invention, Figure 3 is an assembled cross-sectional view of the plant cultivation box according to the present invention, Figure 4 is an enlarged view of the main part of FIG.

2 to 4, the main body 171 of the enclosure shape is provided. The main body 171 forms an inlet for receiving cultivation water from the outside on one side of the bottom, and an outlet for discharging cultivation water on the opposite side.

Although the shape of the main body 171 is shown in the shape of a rectangular box, this is only one of the embodiments to help explain the present invention, various shapes (for example, a circular or triangular or irregular shaped enclosure shape) can be implemented. .

A plurality of isolation drain plates 172 are installed at the bottom of the main body 171.

The isolation drain plate 172 is spaced apart from the bottom of the main body 171 by a predetermined height to install the pots 179, the upper surface of the plate body is formed through the through holes that can easily penetrate. The isolation drain plate 172 may be manufactured using a metal plate material or a synthetic resin plate material.

The nonwoven fabric 173 is installed on the isolation drain plate 172. In this case, the nonwoven fabric 173 serves to filter the deposits flowing out of the pot 179 and to prevent evaporation of moisture.

In addition, a wire mesh 174 may be installed on the nonwoven fabric 173 to prevent the nonwoven fabric from floating by buoyancy.

In addition, the nutrient input network 175 may be installed below the isolation drain plate 172, and the nutrient input network 175 is to put the organic nutrients in a solid form into a net-type bucket.

In addition, the main body 171 may be equipped with a thing storage box 176 as shown in FIG. The object storage box 176 is to store the goods (for example, nutrients, environmentally friendly pest repellents, work tools, etc.) necessary for plant cultivation, and forms a hook portion 176a to be easily attached to the main body 171. can do.

The inlet and outlet of the main body 171 are detachably coupled to the circulation hose 130 by using the pipe connecting device (J).

At this time, the outlet portion side is connected to the water level controller 177 first pipe connection device (J) before connecting the circulation hose 130, and then the circulation hose 130 is piped to the outlet side of the water level controller 177 It can be connected to the connecting device (J).

The water level controller 177 is a device for adjusting the water level inside the main body 171, one end is coupled to the outlet side of the main body 171 using a pipe connecting device (J).

At this time, the connection portion may be installed for preventing the leakage packing, the filter net (F) for filtering the precipitate may be installed. The filter net (F) may be integrally assembled with the water level regulator 177.

The water level controller 177 forms a height adjusting part 177a extending in the vertical direction. At this time, the height adjustment unit 177a may be manufactured in the form of a corrugated pipe that can be adjusted in length, or may be manufactured in the form of a flexible pipe capable of bending deformation.

At this time, the height adjustment unit 177a may be manufactured using a transparent material to visually check the water level inside the tube.

Such, the height adjustment unit 177a can be adjusted to increase or decrease the height of the outlet side of the water level regulator 177, or cultivated inside the body 171 above the height of the outlet side of the water level regulator 177 When the number is filled, the discharge is made naturally, the water level inside the main body 171 can be adjusted.

At this time, a ruler 178 may be formed on the side wall of the main body 171 to which the level controller 177 is coupled to accurately measure the water level.

The present invention as described above by checking the amount of cultivated water put into the plant cultivation box 170 through the water level controller 177 and the ruler 178, by adjusting the height of the surface of the water arbitrarily, the plant needs an appropriate amount It is possible to inject moisture.

The cultivation water passing through the plant cultivation box 170 having the configuration as described above is sent to the second distributor 160 ′ through the circulation hose 130.

In this case, the second distributor 160 ′ has a structure opposite to that of the first distributor 160 installed at the rear end of the first pump PM1. That is, the cultivation water supplied through the plurality of inlets is discharged through one outlet.

The cultivated water combined in the second distributor 160 ′ is subjected to a purification process through the settling tank 180 as described above.

At this time, the settling tank 180 may be a plurality of sequentially arranged to repeat the purification process step by step.

In addition, the filter unit 190 may be installed at the front end or the rear end of the settling tank 180 to remove contaminants that do not settle. The settling tank 180 and the filter unit 190 to enable separate disassembly and assembly to remove contaminants or replace the filter unit 190.

In addition, the cultivation water passing through the settling tank 180 is recycled to the water storage tank 110 through the circulation hose 130 and recycled.

At this time, the cultivation water passing through the settling tank 180 may be forcibly transported using the second pump PM2. The second pump PM2 operates under the signal of the controller 101.

At this time, the control unit 101 may detect the water level of the settling tank 180 to operate when the predetermined level or more.

In addition, the hot water heater 210 may be installed at the front end or the rear end of the second pump PM2. The hot water heater 210 sterilizes and kills harmful bacteria or harmful microorganisms contained in water at a high temperature.

The cultivated water passing through the hot water heater 210 is sent to the water storage tank 110 to be recycled. At this time, the recycled water is replenished to the water storage tank 110.

In this case, a fifth pump PM5 may be installed between the hot water heater 210 and the water storage tank 110. The fifth pump PM5 controls the reduction of water in which nutrients or eco-friendly pest repellents are not added. .

For example, the water passing through the hot water heater 210 is pumped to be recovered to the water storage tank 110 in a state in which both the supply line and the recovery line on the nutrient injection tank 120 side are blocked while reducing the water.

The present invention as described above is a system for supplying cultivation water to the plantation bottom of the plant cultivation box 170, as shown in Figure 4 can be installed a separate water spraying device 220 on top of the plant cultivation box 170. .

Figure 4 is a conceptual diagram of installing the water spray in the plant cultivation box according to the present invention.

Referring to Figure 4, the water spraying device 220 according to the present invention is a cradle 221 is installed to cross the upper portion of the plant cultivation box 170, the sprinkler 222 is installed on the cradle 221 And a driving unit 223 for moving the sprinkler 222 on the holder 221.

At this time, the cultivation water can be supplied to the sprinkler 222 by branching the water supply line 130 ″ from the circulation hose 130 connected to the input side of the plant cultivation box 170.

At this time, the flow path switching valve 230 may be installed between the circulation hose 130 and the water supply line 130 ″ to supply water to the water spraying device 220 selectively.

For example, it is necessary to make the condition of the flow path switching valve 230 to be connected to the water storage tank 110-the plant cultivation box 170, and to apply an environmentally friendly pest repellent component to the leaves of the cultivated plant. If there is, the flow path switching valve 230 may be switched so that the water storage tank 110 is connected to the spring cooler 222.

The present invention as described above, by installing a plurality of plant cultivation boxes that can be loaded up and down on the roof or idle space in the city center to grow plants, it is possible to replace the existing plant cultivation, urban landscape and greenery projects It can contribute to the creation of a pleasant environment, and by circulating the cultivated water used for plant cultivation using a circulation pump to enable recycling, the oxygen supply of the cultivated water can be made smoothly, preventing contamination of the cultivated water and By accelerating growth and minimizing waste water emissions, it is possible to save water resources and prevent environmental pollution.

In addition, the present invention is to calculate the volume of the plant cultivation box to properly input the required amount of plant nutrients, it is possible to prevent problems due to malnutrition and malnutrition to cultivate high quality plants, cultivated water It is possible to minimize the work and manpower required for water supply, to reduce the cost, and to use both direct and indirect solar heat as a light source for plant cultivation, by automatically recycling by recycling the circulation by the circulation pump, By using halogen or LED as a light source in a room that does not receive direct solar heat, it is possible to provide a plant-type planting environment in which many plants can be grown in a small space, thereby preparing for water shortage and food shortage.

In addition, the present invention has the advantage that it is possible to cultivate multiple varieties because it is possible to batch-add or individually add nutrients or eco-friendly pest repellent required for plant cultivation by season, plant, plant cultivation box using a nutrient input tank and nutrient input network. do.

While the present invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, You can understand that you can. For example, a person skilled in the art can change the material, size and the like of each constituent element depending on the application field or can combine or substitute the embodiments in a form not clearly disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention, Of the range. Therefore, it should be understood that the above-described embodiments are only illustrative in all aspects and should not be construed as limiting the scope of the invention, and such modified embodiments are included in the technical idea described in the claims of the present invention.

110: water storage tank 120: nutrient injection tank
130: circulation hose 130 ': bypass gas
140: shut-off valve 160: the first distributor
160 ': second distributor 170: plant cultivation box
171: main body 172: insulating drain plate
173: nonwoven 174: wire mesh
175: nutrient input network 176: locker
176a: hanger 177: level controller
177a: height adjuster 178: ruler
179: pollen 180: sedimentation tank
190: filter unit 210: hot water heater
220: water spray device 221: holder
222: sprinkler 223: drive unit
230: flow path switching valve
F: filter network J: pipe connection
P: Packing PM1: First Pump
PM2: second pump PM3: third pump
PM4: fourth pump PM5: fifth pump

Claims (9)

A water storage tank 110 for storing cultivated water;
A first pump (PM1) connected to the outlet side circulation hose (130) of the water storage tank (110) and operating to forcibly transfer the cultivation water in response to a signal from the controller (101);
A first distributor 160 configured to discharge the cultivation water through the first pump PM1 to a plurality of outlets after being supplied through one inlet;
Plant cultivation box 170 is provided with a plurality of spaced apart in the vertical direction is provided to receive the cultivation water discharged from the first distributor (160);
A second distributor 160 ′ for cultivating water passing through the plant cultivation box 170 to be discharged through one outlet after being supplied through a plurality of inlets;
A plurality of settling tanks 180 for supplying and purifying cultivated water discharged from the second distributor 160 ';
A second pump (PM2) for forcibly transferring the cultivation water passing through the settling tank 180 to the water storage tank 110 in response to a signal from the control unit 101; And
And a hot water heater 210 installed at a front end or a rear end of the second pump PM2 to sterilize harmful bacteria and harmful microorganisms at high temperature.
The method of claim 1,
When the flow path of the first pump (PM1) and the fifth pump (PM5) is blocked, the third pump (PM3) and the fourth pump (PM4) is operated, the nutrient or environmentally friendly pest through the bypass passage 130 ' Recirculating plant cultivation device, characterized in that the nutrient input tank 120, the water repellent is circulated and recovered is connected to the circulation hose 130 line after the settling tank 180.
The method of claim 1,
The plant cultivation box 170 includes a main body 171 having an inlet for receiving cultivated water from the outside and forming an outlet for discharging cultivated water on the opposite side thereof;
A plurality of isolation drain plates 172 installed on a bottom of the main body 171;
A nonwoven fabric 173 installed on the isolation drain plate 172; And
Recirculating plant cultivation apparatus comprising a; wire mesh 174 is installed on the nonwoven fabric (173).
The method of claim 3,
Recirculating plant cultivation device, characterized in that the nutrient input network 175 is installed below the isolation drain plate (172).
The method of claim 3,
Circular plant cultivation device, characterized in that to form a water level regulator 177 on the outlet side of the main body (171).
6. The method of claim 5,
The water level regulator 177 is one end is coupled to the outlet side of the main body 171 using a pipe connecting device (J), the connecting portion is installed to filter the packing (P) and the sediment filter for preventing the leakage (F) is installed To form a height adjusting portion (177a) extending in the vertical direction,
The height control unit (177a) is a circulating plant cultivation device, characterized in that to adjust the height of the outlet side of the water level controller 177 is made in the form of a flexible pipe shape or flexible deformation can be adjusted in length.
6. The method of claim 5,
Recirculating plant cultivation device, characterized in that the ruler 178 is formed on the side wall of the main body 171 to which the water level regulator 177 is coupled to accurately measure the water level.
The method of claim 1,
Circular plant cultivation device, characterized in that to install the filter section 190 in the front or rear end of the settling tank (180).
The method of claim 1,
Circular plant cultivation device, characterized in that to install a water spraying device 220 on the plant cultivation box 170.

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