KR101677675B1

KR101677675B1 - Decorative flowerpot for water automatic supply

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Publication number: KR101677675B1
Application number: KR1020160024057A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 박세연; 박세원
Original assignee: 박세연; 박세원
Priority date: 2016-02-29
Filing date: 2016-02-29
Publication date: 2016-11-24

Abstract

According to the present invention, continuous water supply is made from the lower part of the flowerpot by the valve opening / closing method to the inside of the upper part of the flowerpot, and the decrease of the water level can be easily confirmed by the color of LED lighting, It provides an ornamental flowerpot that automatically replenishes the water content so that the moisture content can be easily known through a terminal such as a smart watch.
An ornamental flowerpot automatically replenished with water according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises: a flowerpot lower case for containing water; A pollen upper case detachably coupled to the pollen lower case to receive the supply of water and to contain the soil to grow plants; The pollen lower case includes a lower case body having a water chamber and a diaphragm coupling hole formed on an upper portion of the water chamber; A water replenishment chamber formed along the circumference of the upper part of the pollen case in a state integrated with the lower case body to store a predetermined amount of water, a water inlet formed at an upper portion of the water replenishment chamber, A water replenishing tank having a water replenishing opening formed to communicate with the water chamber; A valve lever hinged to a wall side of the water chamber; A valve connected to one end of the valve lever to float on the water surface along the water level of the water filled in the water chamber; A water replenishing valve connected to the other end of the valve lever to open the water replenishing port when the water chamber becomes short of water according to the height of the port and to close the water replenishing port when the water chamber is filled with water; A diaphragm detachably coupled to the diaphragm coupling hole to support the bottom of the upper pot case and having a plurality of pierced perforated pockets; And a moisture supply capillary core inserted into the perforated pocket.

Description

A decorative flowerpot for water automatic supply,

The present invention relates to an ornamental flowerpot, in particular, the continuous supply of water to the inside of the flowerpot upper case by the valve opening / closing method from the flowerpot lower case, and the decrease of the water level can be easily confirmed by the color of LED lighting, And the water content in the flowerpot can be easily recognized through a terminal such as a smart watch or the like.

Plants planted in pots basically need nutrients, sunlight and water. When water becomes scarce, the plants stop growing and are dried. Therefore, care must be taken to avoid water shortages in pollen management. For this purpose, a wicking method is generally known. This is a method of continuously supplying water to pots using a wick in the bottom of the basin. However, in this case, the water in the support tube is not stored sufficiently, so that the number of replenishment increases and the replenishment timing is not well known.

It is known that the 'pale flower pot' that tells when water is replenished. This gentle flowerpot automatically tilts itself when it is short of water and tells you when to water automatically. However, this pellet is gradually tilted and can keep tilting continuously until it replenishes new water. Therefore, the direction of the vegetation of the plant changes in the middle, and in order to replenish the water, it is troublesome to separate the upper case and the lower case.

As a background of the present invention, Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1212764 has proposed a self-watering pot for supplying water using a capillary. A pollen body having a receiving space for containing soil necessary for plant growth; A water container disposed in a lower area of the flowerpot body and containing water therein; A plurality of capillaries disposed in a lower portion of the flowerpot body and inserted in the vertical direction from the upper portion to the lower portion over the entire area of the wall surface of the flowerpot body, ; And a water supply pipe disposed at one end of the pot body and connected to the plurality of capillaries, and the other end of the water tub is disposed in the water tub and supplies water of the water tub to the capillary tube by capillary phenomenon.

The background art has the advantage that the capillary and the auxiliary capillary arranged in the shape of a vein in the inside of the flowerpot body can supply the water to the plant spontaneously by receiving water from the water tank by the capillary phenomenon, There is no means for supplementing, and the amount of water in the water reservoir is fixed, so that the number of replenishment of water can not be greatly reduced.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1212764

According to the present invention, continuous water supply is made from the lower part of the flowerpot by the valve opening / closing method to the inside of the upper part of the flowerpot, and the decrease of the water level can be easily confirmed by the color of LED lighting, And an object of the present invention is to provide an ornamental flowerpot which is automatically replenished with moisture so that moisture content can be easily recognized through a terminal such as a smart watch.

The ornamental flower pot, which is automatically replenished with water according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention,

A pollen lower case for holding water;

A pollen upper case detachably coupled to the pollen lower case to receive the supply of water and to contain the soil to grow plants;

The pollen lower case includes:

A lower case body having a water chamber and a diaphragm coupling hole formed on an upper portion of the water chamber;

A water replenishment chamber formed along the circumference of the upper part of the pollen case in a state integrated with the lower case body to store a predetermined amount of water, a water inlet formed at an upper portion of the water replenishment chamber, A water replenishing tank having a water replenishing opening formed to communicate with the water chamber;

A valve lever hinged to a wall side of the water chamber;

A valve connected to one end of the valve lever to float on the water surface along the water level of the water filled in the water chamber;

A water replenishing valve connected to the other end of the valve lever to open the water replenishing port when the water chamber becomes short of water according to the height of the port and to close the water replenishing port when the water chamber is filled with water;

A diaphragm detachably coupled to the diaphragm coupling hole to support the bottom of the upper pot case and having a plurality of pierced perforated pockets;

And a moisture supply capillary core inserted into the perforated pocket.

In addition, the above-

An upper case body having a bottom plate in contact with an upper surface of the diaphragm, storing a predetermined amount of soil, and having a plurality of nonwoven fabric upturns protruded upward from an upper surface of the bottom plate;

A circular main plate which is housed in the upper case body and is supported by the nonwoven fabric lifting jaw;

And a moisture sensor disposed on the inner wall of the upper case body.

Further, the water replenishing tank is further provided with a water level sensor capable of detecting a safe water level, an appropriate water level, and a deficient water level according to the water level of the replenishing water filled in the water replenishing chamber,

The sensing signal measured by the water level sensor is classified into a safe water level, an appropriate water level, and a deficient water level so that each of the blue LED, the yellow LED, and the red LED attached to the water replenishing tank is correspondingly turned on.

The system further includes a controller and a communication module for processing the signal detected by the moisture sensor and transmitting the processed signal to a smart watch, a smart phone, and a tablet PC through a wired / wireless network to display the moisture state of the potted soil in real time do.

According to the ornamental flowerpot of the present invention, water is continuously supplied from the lower case of the flowerpot by the valve opening / closing method into the upper case of the flowerpot, so that the plant can be grown without replenishing water for a long period of time. Decreasing concerns about water management.

Further, the decrease in the water level in the water chamber to be supplied with moisture can be easily confirmed by the color of the LED lighting, so that the water injection timing can be easily determined.

In addition, the moisture content in pollen can be easily found through a terminal such as a smart watch.

In addition, it has an advantage that it can not be inclined like a pollen pot, can replenish water without detaching the pollen and the lower case, and has various merits that the shape of the lower pollen case can be varied.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of the specification, illustrate exemplary embodiments of the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention, Shall not be construed as limiting.
1 is a perspective view of an ornamental flowerpot according to the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a bottom perspective view of the bottom of Fig. 1 cut away. Fig.
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 1; FIG.
Figure 4 is a plan view of Figure 1;
5 is a plan view of a pollen upper case applied to the present invention.
Fig. 6 is a front view showing a state in which vegetation is planted in the ornamental pots of Fig. 1; Fig.
Fig. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of Fig. 1; Fig.
8 is an enlarged view of a portion 'K' in FIG.
9 is a configuration diagram of a water level detection and display system of a pollen replenishing water according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments shown in the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto.

The ornamental flowerpot 10 of the present invention comprises a flowerpot lower case 20 for storing water as shown in Figs. 1 to 3 and a flowerpot upper case 30 detachably connected to the flowerpot lower case 20 . At this time, the pollen upper case 30 is continuously supplied with water until the plants are stored in the pollen lower case 20 until the plants are exhausted from the water stored in the lower pollen case 20.

2 and 7, the pollen lower case 20 has a water chamber 21a and a lower case body 21 having a diaphragm coupling hole 21b formed on the upper portion of the water chamber 21a. The bottom surface of the lower case body 21 is flat and the pollen 10 is not inclined. The water chamber 21a has a limited internal volume, but is continuously supplied with water from the water replenishing tank 22 to be described later.

And a water replenishment tank 22 is provided integrally with the lower case body 21. Although the water replenishing tank 22 is integrally formed with the lower case body 21 in the present embodiment, it may be configured to be detachable and hermetically coupled and assembled.

The water replenishing tank 22 includes a water replenishing chamber 22a formed along the periphery of the pollen upper case 30 for storing a predetermined amount of water, a water inlet 22b formed at the upper portion of the water replenishing chamber 22a, And a water replenishment opening / closing port 22c formed to communicate with the water chamber 21a at one place in the bottom surface of the replenishing chamber 22a.

Therefore, the water replenishing tank 22 can store as much water as the volume of the water replenishing chamber 22a. The water filled in the water replenishing chamber 22a is supplied to the water chamber 21a of the lower pot case 20 through the water replenishment opening 22c as shown in FIG.

A valve lever 23 is connected to the wall side of the water chamber 21a by a hinge 29. One end of the valve lever 23 is provided at one end thereof with an inlet 24 rising on the water surface along the water level of the water filled in the water chamber 21a. And a water replenishing valve 27 for opening and closing the water replenishment opening / closing port 22c is provided at the other end of the valve lever 23 in accordance with the elevation position of the port 24.

8, the valve lever 23 is rotated in the clockwise direction about the hinge 29 so that the water replenishing valve 27 (see FIG. 8) Opens the water replenishing opening / closing port 22c. On the other hand, when the water chamber 21a is filled with water, the valve 24 is moved upward and the valve lever 23 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction around the hinge 29 to close the water replenishing valve 27, The water replenishment opening / closing port 22c is closed.

Thus, when the water level of the water chamber 21a is lowered at a certain height, the water replenishing valve 27 opens the water replenishment opening / closing port 22c, and when the water level of the water chamber 21a rises again, The replenishment valve 27 is operated to close the water replenishment opening / closing port 22c. Therefore, the water replenishing valve 27 intermittently continues to open and close the water replenishing opening / closing port 22c until the stored water in the water chamber 21a is exhausted.

A diaphragm 25 is assembled to the pollen bottom case 20. The diaphragm 25 is detachably screwed to the diaphragm coupling hole 21b. In this embodiment, the diaphragm 25 is engaged with the diaphragm coupling hole 21b of the pollen bottom case 20 through the engagement piece 25a. The diaphragm 25 supports the bottom of the pollen upper case 20 and has a plurality of pierced perforation pockets 251. The perforated pockets (251) of the core plug have a cylindrical shape with a closed bottom, and a small hole is formed on the surface, so that moisture can be penetrated into the inside. The length of the wick pocket 251 should be at least below the maximum stored level in the water chamber 21a and reach the bottom of the water chamber 21a at the maximum.

A moisture supply capillary wick 26 is inserted into the perforated pocket 251 for wicking. The capillary wick 26 for moisture supply may be in the form of a nonwoven fabric or a cotton pad so as to raise water in the water chamber 21a to a capillary phenomenon and supply water into the inside of the upper pot case 30. At this time, the capillary wick 26 for moisture supply is installed so as to protrude from the diaphragm 25 by a predetermined amount to be brought into contact with the circular plate 32 which will be described later.

As shown in FIG. 7, the pollen upper case 30 is provided with an upper case body 31 having a bottom plate 31a contacting the upper surface of the diaphragm 25 and storing a predetermined amount of soil. The upper case body 31 has a plurality of nonwoven fabric upturns 31b projecting upward from the upper surface of the bottom plate 31a. A circular base plate 32 is housed in the upper case body 31 and supported by the nonwoven fabric uprights 31b. The circular base plate 32 is brought into contact with the capillary wick 26 for supplying moisture to the soil so as to induce evaporation of water when the upper case 30 filled with soil is inserted into the lower pot case 20. The pollen upper case 30 has its bottom surface fixed to the coupling protrusion 25b formed on the upper surface of the diaphragm 25 and fixed thereto.

9, a moisture sensor 33 for sensing the amount of water present in the soil is installed on the inner wall of the upper case body 31. The moisture sensor 33 is connected to the water detection sensor 33 A controller 100 and a communication module 110 for displaying the water status of the potted soil in real time by transmitting signals to the terminal 500 through the wired / wireless network. The terminal 500 may be, for example, a smart phone, a smart watch, a tablet PC, or the like.

Also, the water replenishing tank 22 is provided with first, second and third water level sensors 41, 42, 43 (hereinafter, referred to as " first water level sensor ") that can detect the safe water level, the appropriate water level and the insufficient water level according to the water level of the replenishing water filled in the water replenishing chamber 22a And the detection signals measured by the water level sensors 41, 42 and 43 are classified into a safe water level, an appropriate water level and a deficient water level, and the first blue LED 51 attached to the water replenishing tank 22, The second yellow LED 52, and the third red LED 53 correspondingly.

The use method and operation of the ornamental flower pot 10 thus constructed will be described.

1, water is supplied through the water inlet 22b of the lower pot case 20 to fill the water chamber 21a and the water replenishment chamber 22a in the water replenishment tank 22 as shown in FIG. 7 Fill it. This is because water is not present in the water chamber 21a of the flowerpot lower case 20 and the mouth 24 is lowered, so that the water replenishment opening / closing port 22c is opened.

At this time, the water level sensor 41 senses the full water level, and the first LED 51 informing the safety level of the water level is lit in blue.

Then, the pollen upper case 30 in which the soil and the plant are planted is fitted into the pollen lower case 20.

Thereafter, the moisture supplying capillary wick 26 absorbs water in the raw-material chamber 21a as a capillary phenomenon and transfers it to the circular-portion direct plate 32 on the pollen upper case 30 side. Therefore, the circular base plate 32 spreads and evaporates water to be supplied to the soil.

8, when the water chamber 21a becomes short of water, the valve 24 is lowered and the valve lever 23 is rotated in the clockwise direction around the hinge 29 to close the water replenishment valve 27 open the water replenishment opening / closing port 22c. Water stored in the water replenishing chamber 22a on the side of the water replenishing tank 22 is supplied to the water chamber 21a of the pollen lower case 20 through the opened water replenishing opening 22c and replenished.

When the water is supplied to the water chamber 21a and the water is filled up, the valve 24 is lifted upward and the valve lever 23 is rotated counterclockwise about the hinge 29 to close the water replenishment valve 27 close the water replenishment opening / closing port 22c to stop water replenishment.

Thus, when the water level of the water chamber 21a is lowered at a certain height, the water replenishing valve 27 opens the water replenishment opening / closing port 22c, and when the water level of the water chamber 21a rises again, The water replenishing valve 27 replenishes the water in the water chamber 21a while closing the water replenishing opening / closing port 22c.

In this process, when the second water level sensor 42 is operated, the second LED 52 is turned on in yellow to inform the normal water level.

Thereafter, when the water level of the water chamber 21a further decreases in the absence of water replenishment by the water replenishing tank 22, the third water level sensor 43 is operated, and the third LED 53 is turned on in red And notify the deficient water level.

Therefore, the fluctuation of the water level can be grasped by the visual illumination light in real time, and the water cycle period can appropriately be secured.

The moisture sensor 33 measures the constant moisture content and transmits it to the terminal 500 of the smart watch, smart phone, tablet PC, etc. via the wired / wireless network via the controller 100 and the communication module 110 So that the pollen moisture can be more easily managed by displaying the water status of the pollen soil in real time.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art in light of the above teachings. will be. The invention is not limited by these variations and modifications, but is limited only by the claims appended hereto.

20: Pollen bottom case
21: Lower case body
22: Water supplement tank
23: Valve lever
24:
25: diaphragm
26: Moses wick for moisture supply
27: Water replenishment valve
30: Flower pot case
32: Circular section direct plate
41, 42, 43:
51: Blue LED
52: Yellow LED
53: Red LED

Claims

A flowerpot lower case 20 for storing water;
And a pollen upper case (30) detachably coupled to the pollen lower case (20) to receive water and to contain the soil to grow plants;
The pollen lower case (20)
A lower case body 21 having a water chamber 21a and a diaphragm coupling hole 21b formed in an upper portion of the water chamber 21a; A water replenishment chamber 22a formed along the circumference of the pollen upper case 30 in a state integrated with the lower case body 21 and storing a predetermined amount of water, a water replenishing chamber 22b formed above the water replenishment chamber 22a, A water replenishment tank 22 having an inlet 22b and a water replenishment opening 22c formed in the bottom surface of the water replenishing chamber 22a so as to communicate with the water chamber 21a; A valve lever (23) hinged to a wall side of the water chamber (21a); An auxiliary port (24) connected to one end of the valve lever (23) to float on the water surface along the water level of the water filled in the water chamber (21a); The water replenishment opening / closing port 22c is opened when the water chamber 21a becomes short of water in accordance with the height of the port 24 connected to the other end of the valve lever 23, A water replenishing valve 27 for closing the water replenishment opening / closing port 22c when the water is full; A diaphragm 25 detachably connected to the diaphragm coupling hole 21b to support the bottom of the upper pot case 30 and having a plurality of pierced perforation pockets 251; And a moisture supplying capillary wick 26 inserted into the perforation pocket 251,
The pollen upper case (30)
An upper case body 31b having a bottom plate 31a contacting the upper surface of the diaphragm 25 and storing a predetermined amount of soil and having a plurality of nonwoven fabric upturns 31b projecting upwardly from the upper surface of the bottom plate 31a 31); A circular circular plate (32) housed in the upper case body (31) and supported by the nonwoven fabric uprights (31b); And a moisture sensor 33 installed on the inner wall of the upper case body 31,
In the water replenishing tank 22,
Water level sensors 41, 42 and 43 for detecting a safe water level, an appropriate water level and a deficient water level according to the water level of the replenishing water filled in the water replenishing chamber 22a are further provided, and the water level sensors 41, ) Correspond to the blue LED 51, the yellow LED 52, and the red LED 53 attached to the water replenishing tank 22, respectively, classified into the safe water level, the appropriate water level and the insufficient water level Ornamental pollen which is automatically replenished with water.

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The method according to claim 1,
A controller 100 for processing the signal detected by the moisture sensor 33 and transmitting the sensed signal to a smart watch, a smart phone, and a tablet PC through a wired / wireless network to display the moisture state of the potted soil in real time, Wherein the water is automatically replenished.