KR20170096325A

KR20170096325A - A Notice Board for checking Soil Moisture

Info

Publication number: KR20170096325A
Application number: KR1020160017563A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 정이준
Original assignee: 충북대학교 산학협력단
Priority date: 2016-02-16
Filing date: 2016-02-16
Publication date: 2017-08-24

Abstract

The present invention relates to a sign for checking soil moisture, which is used by being put in soil in which plants are planted. The sign consists of: a base plate; fabric paper attached on the outer side of the base plate and absorbing moisture contained in soil; and a water-reactive ink which reacts to moisture absorbed by being applied on the fabric paper and of which a color is changed. Accordingly, by instinctively recognizing the moisture content in soil in a flower pot, whether the flower pot is watered or not can be determined in an easy manner.

Description

Soil Moisture Checker A Notice Board for checking Soil Moisture

Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a soil moisture check mark, and more particularly, to a soil moisture check mark capable of intuitively grasping the content of water contained in soil by being inserted into a soil planted with plants.

For indoor decoration and emotional stability, indoor plants are often grown.

In this way, most people who grow plants indoors frequently plant plants in pollen plants without knowledge of the plant's environment or knowledge of the vegetation, and often do not give them water for too long, do.

It is easy for anyone to grow plants indoors, but it is not easy for everyone to grow plants properly.

There are a number of factors, but one of the biggest factors in determining whether a plant grows well or not is when it gives plants water.

If the soil contained in the pollen contains water and if it is contained, if it can be known roughly, not exactly, how much it is contained, it will be possible to determine more clearly the timing of watering the plant. For this reason, a number of techniques have been proposed for indicating how much water is contained in the soil contained in the flowerpot, such as the technique of Patent Application No. 10-2009-0112345, but most of the techniques have been expensive.

Application number: 10-2009-0112345 (public number: 10-2011-0055786, title: Pollen water shortage alarm)

Disclosure of Invention Technical Problem [8] Accordingly, the present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a water- The purpose of this paper is to provide a soil moisture confirmation sign.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a soil moisture check mark according to the present invention is inserted into a soil planted with plants, and includes a base plate; A fabric attached to an outer surface of the base plate to absorb moisture contained in the soil; And a water-reactive ink which changes color in response to moisture absorbed and applied to the fabric.

On the other hand, the soil moisture check mark according to the present invention includes a transparent case having a bottom surface open to the soil and a remaining surface sealed; A water-reactive ink applied on the inner surface of the transparent case and changing color in response to moisture; And a cloth band attached to the surface of the water-reactive ink and having a lower end buried in the soil to absorb moisture contained in the soil.

Here, the amount of the water-reactive ink is different depending on the plant species.

The outer surface of the water-reactive ink and the transparent case is adhered to a tape having the same color as the color of the water-reactive ink before reacting with water.

The soil moisture check mark according to the present invention having the above-described structure is not only inexpensive to manufacture, but also can be used to intuitively grasp the content of water contained in the soil of a flower pot There is an advantage in that it is easy to decide whether or not to do so.

In addition, it is possible to grasp the content of moisture contained in the soil through a specific pattern formed by the tape, and in addition, if the pattern is made to be humorous or interesting, there is an advantage that the atmosphere of the room can be adjusted brightly.

In addition, when the water-reactive ink is applied to the inner surface of the transparent case which is opened only at the lower part of the soil which is plugged into the soil and the remaining part is closed, moisture contained in the atmosphere around the pollen is not affected by the water- It is possible to react only with the water contained therein, so that there is an advantage that accuracy in grasping the water content in the soil can be improved.

1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a soil moisture check mark according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the soil moisture check mark shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 3 is a view showing the use state of the soil moisture check mark shown in FIG. 1;
4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of a soil moisture check mark according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the soil moisture check mark shown in FIG. 4. FIG.
FIG. 6 is a view showing the use state of the soil moisture check mark shown in FIG. 4;

Hereinafter, an embodiment of a soil moisture confirmation mark according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. FIG.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a soil moisture check mark according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view of a soil moisture check mark shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. This figure shows the use condition of the sign.

The soil moisture check mark according to the present invention is used for inserting the soil into planted soil, and is particularly used for checking whether or not the soil in the flowerpot contains moisture.

The soil moisture confirmation mark includes a base plate 10, a fabric 20 attached to the base plate 10, a water-reactive ink 30 applied to the fabric 20, (Not shown).

The base plate 10 is a thin panel having a predetermined strength and hardness, and serves as a skeleton for preventing the soil moisture check mark according to the present invention from being easily bent or bent when it is inserted into the soil.

The base plate 10 has a shape in which water droplets are turned upside down, that is, the bottom portion is sharp and the round portion is rounded.

The fabric 20 is formed in the same shape as the base plate 10 and attached to the outer surface of the base plate 10. It is preferable that the fabric 20 is made of fibers of other materials that absorb moisture on the surface or facilitate water absorption.

The fabric 20 is inserted into the soil when the base plate 10 is stuck to the soil and absorbs the moisture contained in the soil, thereby serving as a passage through which the moisture in the soil can rise.

The water-reactive ink 30 is applied to the fabric 20, and changes its color in response to moisture absorbed by the fabric 20. The water-reactive ink 30 has a different amount of coating (or coating thickness) depending on the species of the plant, and even if the same amount of water is absorbed, the color change is made different depending on the application amount of the water- So that the moisture management can be performed.

In other words, if a plant requires a large amount of water and another plant requires a small amount of water, and when it absorbs the same amount of moisture, the same color change occurs. If a plant grower treats the two plants equally It is easy and can damage plants. In order to prevent such a case, different amounts of water-reactive ink 30 are applied depending on plant species.

The tape 40 is adhered to the outer surface of the water-reactive ink 30. The tape 40 does not react with the water-and-moisture-reactive ink 30 and does not react with the water- It has the same color as the color. This tape 40 is attached to allow the desired pattern to appear when moisture is absorbed.

More specifically, a tape 40 having the same color as the color of the water-reactive ink 30 when not reacting with moisture, that is, the color of the original water-reactive ink 30 is adhered to the outer surface of the water- When the water-reactive ink 30 reacts with moisture, the color of the water-reactive ink 30 changes, while the tape 40 remains in its original color. Therefore, when the tape 40 is attached A specific pattern will be displayed.

When the tape 40 is attached in a smile shape using this principle, when the fabric 20 absorbs moisture, the color of the water-reactive ink 30 changes and the smile pattern of the tape 40 appears as it is. Through this smiley pattern, it is possible to intuitively know that there is enough water in the soil of the flowerpot.

In this state, as the time gradually decreases and the moisture content in the soil of the flowerpot decreases gradually, the water-reactive ink 30 tries to return to the original color, so that the color difference between the water-reactive ink 30 and the tape 40 becomes small , Whereby the pattern represented by the tape 40 becomes gradually thinner. This can intuitively know that the water content of the pollen soil is low, so you can add water to the pollen.

On the other hand, the soil moisture check mark according to the present invention may be formed in the form of a thin plate as described above, but it may be a thin bottle in which a space is formed as described below. This configuration will be described with reference to Figs. 4 to 6. Fig.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the soil moisture check mark according to the present invention, FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the soil moisture check mark shown in FIG. 4, and FIG. This figure shows the use condition of the sign.

The soil moisture check mark of the present invention as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6 is used for inserting into a soil planted with plants and includes a transparent case 50, a water-reactive ink 60 applied on the inner side of the transparent case 50 A cloth band 70 attached to the surface of the water-reactive ink 60; and a tape 80 attached to the outer surface of the transparent case 50.

The transparent case 50 is made of a transparent material so that the transparent case 50 is inserted into the soil at the bottom surface thereof and has a hollow space therein and can be seen from the outside. The transparent case (50) is opened at its bottom surface and closed at the other surface. Therefore, when the lower end surface of the transparent case 50 is inserted into the soil, the inner space of the transparent case 50 is not affected by the atmosphere around the pollen.

The water-reactive ink 60 is applied to the inner surface of the transparent case 50, and the color changes in response to moisture. The water-reactive ink 60 may have different coating amounts (or coating thicknesses) depending on plant species, so that even if the same amount of water is absorbed, the color change varies depending on the application amount of the water- So that the moisture management can be performed.

In other words, if a plant requires a large amount of water and another plant requires a small amount of water, and when it absorbs the same amount of moisture, the same color change occurs. If a plant grower treats the two plants equally It is easy and can damage plants. In order to prevent such a case, different amounts of water-reactive ink 60 are applied depending on plant species.

The cloth band 70 is attached to the surface of the water-reactive ink 60 by weaving in a net shape, and the lower end is buried in the soil to absorb moisture contained in the soil. This cloth band 70 absorbs moisture in the soil and then supplies this moisture to the water-reactive ink 60 to change the color of the water-reactive ink 60. Therefore, it is preferable that the fabric strip 70 is made of fibers of other materials that absorb moisture easily and absorb moisture.

The tape 80 is attached to the outer surface of the transparent case 50. The tape 80 does not react with moisture and has the same color as that of the water-reactive ink 60 before reacting with moisture. The tape 80 is attached so that the desired pattern is obtained through relative comparison with the color of the water-reactive ink 60 when the color of the water-reactive ink 60 that absorbed moisture is changed.

More specifically, a tape 80 of the same color as the color of the water-reactive ink 60 when not reacting with moisture, that is, the color of the original moisture-reactive ink 60, is adhered to the outer surface of the transparent case 50 When the water-reactive ink 60 reacts with moisture, the color of the water-reactive ink 60 changes while the tape 80 remains in its original color outside the transparent case 50, 80), the specific pattern will appear.

When the tape 80 is attached in the form of a smile using this principle, the color of the water-reactive ink 60 changes when the cloth band 70 absorbs moisture, and the color of the water- And is displayed outside through the transparent case 50, so that the smile pattern of the tape 80 appears as it is. Through this smiley pattern, it is possible to intuitively know that there is enough water in the soil of the flowerpot.

In this state, as the time gradually decreases and the water content in the soil of the flowerpot decreases gradually, the water-reactive ink 60 tries to return to the original color, so that the color difference between the water-reactive ink 60 and the tape 80 becomes small , Whereby the pattern represented by the tape 80 gradually becomes thinner. This can intuitively know that the water content of the pollen soil is low, so you can add water to the pollen.

As described above, in the present invention, the water-reactive ink 60 is applied to the inner space wall surface of the transparent case 50. The reason for this is that the water-reactive ink 60 is not affected by the moisture contained in the air around the pollen, but only by the moisture contained in the pollen soil.

It is easy to fabricate by simply applying water-reactive ink to the outer surface of the thin panel and plugging it into the soil. However, since the water-reactive ink reacts with moisture in the atmosphere to change color, the accuracy becomes lower. Accordingly, in order to solve such a problem, a method of applying the water-reactive ink 60 to the inner wall surface of the transparent case 50 has been adopted.

10: base plate 20: fabric
30: water-reactive ink 40: tape
50: transparent case 60: water-reactive ink
70: fabric strip 80: tape

Claims

As the plant is used in the planted soil,
A base plate (10);
A fabric 20 attached to an outer surface of the base plate 10 to absorb moisture contained in the soil;
And a water-reactive ink (30) having a color changed in response to moisture absorbed and applied to the fabric (20).

The method according to claim 1,
The water-reactive ink (30) is characterized in that the applied amount of the water-reactive ink (30) varies depending on plant species.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the water-reactive ink (30) is attached to the tape (40) having the same hue as the color of the water-reactive ink (30) before reacting with the water without reacting with the water- and moisture- Moisture check mark.

As the plant is used in the planted soil,
A transparent case 50 in which the lower surface to be inserted into the soil is opened and the other surface is sealed;
A water-reactive ink (60) coated on the inner side of the transparent case (50), the color of which changes in response to moisture;
And a fabric strip (70) attached to the surface of the water-reactive ink (60) and having a lower end embedded in the soil to absorb moisture contained in the soil.

The method of claim 4,
The water-reactive ink (60) is characterized in that the applied amount of the water-reactive ink (60) varies depending on the plant species.

The method of claim 4,
And a tape 80 having the same color as the color of the water-reactive ink 60 before the reaction with moisture is attached to the outer surface of the transparent case 50.