Agricultural soil moisture monitor

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of soil moisture monitors, and discloses an agricultural soil moisture monitor which comprises a supporting carrier plate, a supporting cover is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the supporting carrier plate, a monitor host is fixedly installed on the front face of the supporting cover, and a monitoring display screen is fixedly embedded in the front face of the monitor host. A driving motor is fixedly mounted on the inner top wall of the supporting cover, a threaded transmission cylinder is fixedly mounted at the output end of the driving motor, a threaded transmission rod is in threaded connection with the inner ring of the threaded transmission cylinder, and a positioning ring is fixedly embedded in the upper surface of the supporting carrier plate; the bottom end of the threaded transmission rod penetrates through the positioning ring and extends to the position below the positioning ring, and a U-shaped sliding plate is fixedly installed at the bottom end of the threaded transmission rod. The agricultural soil moisture monitor has the characteristic of monitoring agricultural field soil in real time, the soil moisture monitor does not need to be manually carried for regular monitoring, and the agricultural field soil monitoring efficiency is improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of soil moisture monitors, in particular to an agricultural soil moisture monitor. Background Art

[0002] The soil moisture monitor is based on the principle of frequency domain reflection and can accurately monitor the soil moisture around the sensor. It is widely used in farmland, crop water consumption, forest hydrology, wetland hydrology, grassland ecology, soil erosion, environmental pollution, water cycle research and other fields. The full name of the soil moisture monitor is the soil moisture temperature rapid tester. It is suitable for soil moisture temperature measurement in various fields such as soil, hydrology, water quality, greenhouse, meteorology, agriculture, roads, bridges, and railways. The instrument has the significant advantages of low power consumption, easy to carry, and high cost performance. It can directly read the volumetric water content and temperature data of the soil. However, the existing agricultural soil moisture monitors still have the following problems:

[0003] 1. Existing agricultural soil moisture monitors are usually carried and monitored manually, and then the sensor probe is inserted into the soil. It is more laborious to insert the sensor probe into the hard soil, which reduces the flexibility of soil moisture monitoring.

[0004] 2. Existing agricultural soil moisture monitors do not have the feature of real-time monitoring of agricultural field soil. They need to be carried manually for regular monitoring, which is troublesome to operate when monitoring agricultural field soil. Therefore, the invention provides an agricultural soil moisture monitor. Summary of the invention

[0005] The present invention provides an agricultural soil moisture monitor, which solves the problem that the existing agricultural soil moisture monitor is usually carried manually for monitoring, and then the sensor probe is inserted into the soil. It is more laborious to insert the sensor probe into the soil for harder soil, which reduces the flexibility of soil moisture monitoring. In addition, the existing agricultural soil moisture monitor does not have the feature of real-time monitoring of agricultural field soil, and the soil moisture monitor needs to be carried manually for regular monitoring, which is troublesome to operate when monitoring the moisture content of agricultural fields.

[0006] The present invention provides the following technical solution: A soil moisture monitor for agriculture, comprising a support carrier, a support cover is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the support carrier, a monitor host is fixedly installed on the front of the support cover, a monitoring display screen is fixedly inlaid on the front of the monitor host, a driving motor is fixedly installed on the inner top wall of the support cover, a threaded transmission cylinder is fixedly installed on the output end of the driving motor, the inner ring of the threaded transmission cylinder is threadedly connected with a threaded transmission rod, a positioning ring is fixedly inlaid on the upper surface of the support carrier, the bottom end of the threaded transmission rod penetrates the positioning ring and extends to the bottom of the positioning ring, a U-shaped slide is fixedly installed on the bottom end of the threaded transmission rod, a first bearing is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the U-shaped slide, a threaded connecting shaft is fixedly connected to the inner ring of the first bearing, a threaded connecting shaft is threadedly connected to the outer surface of the threaded connecting shaft, a shell is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the threaded connecting seat, a monitoring board is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the shell, two sensor probes are fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the monitoring board, and a lithium-ion battery is fixedly installed on the upper surface of the monitoring board.

[0007] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, a connecting plate is fixedly connected to the front side of the shell, and an integrated solar cell panel is fixedly connected to the front side of the connecting plate.

[0008] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, a mounting plate is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the shell, and the mounting plate is located above the lithium-ion battery.

[0009] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, a battery compartment is fixedly connected to the back side of the support cover, and a charging socket is fixedly embedded on the back side of the battery compartment.

[0010] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, a reinforcement plate is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the support cover, a second bearing is fixedly embedded on the upper surface of the reinforcement plate, and an inner ring of the second bearing is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the threaded transmission cylinder.

[0011] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, two sliding holes are opened on the bottom surface of the support carrier, the top end of the U-shaped slide plate passes through the two sliding holes and extends to the inside of the support cover, and the outer surface of the U-shaped slide plate is slidably connected to the inner wall of the sliding hole.

[0012] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the left and right side surfaces of the support carrier are fixedly connected with support side panels, the bottom surfaces of the two support side panels are fixedly connected with two support legs, and the upper surface of the support cover is fixedly connected with a portable handle.

[0013] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the monitoring display screen is electrically connected to the monitoring instrument host through a wire, the monitoring instrument host is electrically connected to a microprocessor through a wire, and the microprocessor is electrically connected to a GPS positioning module through a wire.

[0014] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the lithium-ion battery is electrically connected to the sensor probe via a wire, and the sensor probe is electrically connected to the microprocessor via a wire.

[0015] As a preferred technical solution of the present invention, the microprocessor is electrically connected to a wireless communication module via a wire, the wireless communication module is connected to a monitoring terminal via a wireless signal, and the monitoring terminal is connected to a mobile phone APP via a wireless signal.

[0016] The present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0017] 1. The agricultural soil moisture monitor can install the housing and the sensor probe rod under the support plate through the first bearing provided at the bottom of the U-shaped slide plate and the cooperation with the threaded shaft and the threaded transmission cylinder, and can be flexibly disassembled at the same time. The U-shaped slide plate, the housing and the sensor probe rod can be driven to move downward through the operation of the driving motor and the cooperation with the threaded transmission cylinder and the threaded transmission rod, and the two sensor probe rods can be mechanically assisted to be inserted into the soil, thereby solving the problem of the current moisture monitor that it is more laborious to manually insert the sensor probe rod into harder soil, and improving the flexibility of soil moisture monitoring operation.

[0018] 2. The agricultural soil moisture monitor can continuously monitor the soil moisture through the shell and sensor probes by inserting two sensor probes into the soil and removing the support plate and the monitor host on the top of the shell. Through the setting of the microprocessor, wireless communication module, monitoring terminal and mobile phone APP, the soil moisture information can be transmitted to the monitoring terminal and mobile phone APP in real time. The user can access the latest soil moisture information anytime and anywhere, and timely understand the changes in soil moisture in different scenes such as farmland and geological monitoring points. Then, the device has the characteristics of real-time monitoring of agricultural field soil, without the need to carry the soil moisture monitor manually for regular monitoring, thereby improving the efficiency of agricultural field soil monitoring. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the front view of the present invention;

[0020] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the rear view of the present invention;

[0021] Figure 3 A sectional view of the front view of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the side view of the shell in the present invention;

[0023] Figure 5 For the present invention Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the structure enlargement in the middle;

[0024] Figure 6 It is a schematic diagram of the system structure of the present invention.

[0025] In the figure: 1. Support carrier; 2. Support cover; 3. Monitor host; 4. Monitoring display screen; 5. Drive motor; 6. Threaded transmission cylinder; 7. Threaded transmission rod; 8. Positioning ring; 9. U-shaped skateboard; 10. First bearing; 11. Threaded connecting shaft; 12. Threaded connecting seat; 13. Shell; 14. Monitoring board; 15. Sensor probe; 16. Lithium-ion battery; 17. Mounting carrier; 18. Support side panel; 19. Support leg; 20. Sliding hole; 21. Battery compartment; 22. Charging socket; 23. Portable handle; 24. Connecting plate; 25. Integrated solar panel; 26. Reinforcement plate; 27. Second bearing; 28. Microprocessor; 29. ​​Wireless communication module; 30. Monitoring terminal; 31. Mobile phone APP; 32. GPS positioning module. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0027] See also Figure 1-6A soil moisture monitor for agriculture comprises a supporting carrier plate 1, a supporting cover 2 is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the supporting carrier plate 1, a monitoring instrument host 3 is fixedly mounted on the front of the supporting cover 2, a monitoring display screen 4 is fixedly inlaid on the front of the monitoring instrument host 3, a driving motor 5 is fixedly mounted on the inner top wall of the supporting cover 2, a threaded transmission cylinder 6 is fixedly mounted on the output end of the driving motor 5, a threaded transmission cylinder 6 is threadedly connected to the inner ring of the threaded transmission cylinder 6 with a threaded transmission rod 7, a positioning ring 8 is fixedly inlaid on the upper surface of the supporting carrier plate 1, the bottom end of the threaded transmission rod 7 passes through the positioning ring 8 and extends to the bottom of the positioning ring 8, a U-shaped slide plate 9 is fixedly mounted on the bottom end of the threaded transmission rod 7, a first bearing 10 is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the U-shaped slide plate 9, a threaded connection shaft 11 is fixedly connected to the inner ring of the first bearing 10, a threaded connection seat 12 is threadedly connected to the outer surface of the threaded connection shaft 11, and a threaded connection seat The bottom end of 12 is fixedly connected with a shell 13, the bottom surface of the shell 13 is fixedly connected with a monitoring board 14, the bottom surface of the monitoring board 14 is fixedly connected with two sensor probes 15, and the upper surface of the monitoring board 14 is fixedly installed with a lithium-ion battery 16. The soil moisture value can be displayed through the monitoring display screen 4. Through the operation of the driving motor 5 and the cooperation with the threaded transmission cylinder 6 and the threaded transmission rod 7, the U-shaped slide plate 9, the shell 13 and the sensor probe 15 can be driven to move downward, which will provide power for the descent monitoring of the two sensor probes 15. The setting of the threaded connecting shaft 11 and the threaded connecting seat 12 can make the shell 13 flexibly disassembled and assembled, thereby improving the flexibility of the monitoring operation. Through the setting of the lithium-ion battery 16, it can provide electrical energy for the operation of the electrical components inside the shell 13 and the sensor probe 15, and can perform continuous monitoring.

[0028] In a preferred embodiment, a connecting plate 24 is fixedly connected to the front of the shell 13, an integrated solar panel 25 is fixedly connected to the front of the connecting plate 24, a mounting plate 17 is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the shell 13, the mounting plate 17 is located above the lithium-ion battery 16, a battery compartment 21 is fixedly connected to the back of the support cover 2, and a charging socket 22 is fixedly embedded on the back of the battery compartment 21. The integrated solar panel 25 can be powered by the setting of the connecting plate 24, and the integrated solar panel 25 can provide a sustainable energy supply for the monitor, which can reduce dependence on external power supplies, improve the autonomy and adaptability of the monitor, and is suitable for long-term monitoring of field soil. The setting of the battery compartment 21 can provide power to the monitor host 3 and the drive motor 5, which is convenient for monitoring and power supply.

[0029] In a preferred embodiment, the inner wall of the support cover 2 is fixedly connected with a reinforcing plate 26, the upper surface of the reinforcing plate 26 is fixedly inlaid with a second bearing 27, the inner ring of the second bearing 27 is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the threaded transmission cylinder 6, the bottom surface of the support carrier 1 is provided with two sliding holes 20, the top of the U-shaped slide plate 9 passes through the two sliding holes 20 and extends to the inside of the support cover 2, and the outer surface of the U-shaped slide plate 9 is slidably connected to the inner wall of the sliding hole 20, the left and right sides of the support carrier 1 are fixedly connected with support side plates 18, and the two support side plates The bottom surface of 18 is fixedly connected to two supporting legs 19, and the upper surface of the supporting cover 2 is fixedly connected to a portable handle 23. The reinforcing plate 26 and the second bearing 27 can support the threaded transmission cylinder 6, which will make the threaded transmission cylinder 6 more stable when rotating. The sliding hole 20 and the U-shaped slide plate 9 can make the threaded transmission rod 7 more stable when moving up and down, and avoid the threaded transmission rod 7 from rotating. The supporting legs 19 and the supporting side plates 18 can provide more stable support for the device during moisture monitoring.

[0030] In a preferred embodiment, the monitoring display screen 4 is electrically connected to the monitoring instrument host 3 through a wire, and the monitoring instrument host 3 is electrically connected to a microprocessor 28 through a wire. The microprocessor 28 refers to a central processing unit composed of one or a few large-scale integrated circuits. Compared with the traditional central processing unit, the microprocessor 28 has the advantages of small size, light weight and easy modularization. It can complete operations such as fetching instructions, executing instructions, and exchanging information with external memory and logic components. It is the operation control part of the microcomputer. It can form a microcomputer with a memory and peripheral circuit chips, the microprocessor 28 is electrically connected to the GPS positioning module 32 through a wire, the lithium-ion battery 16 is electrically connected to the sensor probe 15 through a wire, the sensor probe 15 is electrically connected to the microprocessor 28 through a wire, the microprocessor 28 is electrically connected to the wireless communication module 29 through a wire, the wireless communication module 29 is connected to the monitoring terminal 30 through a wireless signal, the monitoring terminal 30 is connected to the mobile phone APP 31 through a wireless signal, through the monitoring terminal 30 and the mobile phone APP 31, the real-time data, historical data and changing trends of various parameters of soil moisture can be viewed, which is convenient for understanding and analyzing the moisture status of the soil, and the moisture information of different ground soils can be understood by using the GPS positioning module 32, which is convenient for precise positioning irrigation.

[0031] Working principle: when using the device, first carry the device through the portable handle 23 and carry it to a suitable soil monitoring position, then take the shell 13 and place it under the support carrier 1, then rotate the threaded connection shaft 11 inside the threaded connection seat 12, so that the shell 13 can be installed at the bottom of the threaded transmission rod 7. When the shell 13 and the sensor probe 15 are installed, start the drive motor 5 to rotate in the positive direction, which can drive the threaded transmission cylinder 6 to rotate clockwise on the surface of the threaded transmission rod 7, which will cause the threaded transmission rod 7 to move downward inside the threaded transmission cylinder 6, and at the same time drive the shell 13 and the sensor probe 15 to move downward until the two sensor probes 15 are inserted into the soil and monitor the moisture of the soil. At the same time, the soil moisture value can be displayed on the monitoring display screen 4, and the moisture value can be remotely transmitted using the wireless communication module 29, and can also be obtained through the monitoring terminal 30 and the mobile phone APP 31, so as to facilitate timely irrigation of the field soil.

[0032] It should be noted that, in this article, relational terms such as first and second, etc. are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "comprises" or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article or device including a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also other elements not explicitly listed, or also includes elements inherent to such process, method, article or device.

[0033] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and variations may be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, and that the scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An agricultural soil moisture monitor, comprising a support plate (1), characterized in that: A support cover (2) is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the support carrier (1), a monitor mainframe (3) is fixedly mounted on the front of the support cover (2), a monitoring display screen (4) is fixedly inlaid on the front of the monitor mainframe (3), a drive motor (5) is fixedly mounted on the inner top wall of the support cover (2), a threaded transmission cylinder (6) is fixedly mounted on the output end of the drive motor (5), the inner ring of the threaded transmission cylinder (6) is threadedly connected to a threaded transmission rod (7), a positioning ring (8) is fixedly inlaid on the upper surface of the support carrier (1), the bottom end of the threaded transmission rod (7) passes through the positioning ring (8) and extends to the bottom of the positioning ring (8), A U-shaped slide plate (9) is fixedly mounted on the bottom end of the threaded transmission rod (7); a first bearing (10) is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the U-shaped slide plate (9); a threaded connection shaft (11) is fixedly connected to the inner ring of the first bearing (10); a threaded connection seat (12) is threadedly connected to the outer surface of the threaded connection shaft (11); a housing (13) is fixedly connected to the bottom end of the threaded connection seat (12); a monitoring board (14) is fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the housing (13); two sensor probes (15) are fixedly connected to the bottom surface of the monitoring board (14); and a lithium-ion battery (16) is fixedly mounted on the upper surface of the monitoring board (14).

2. The agricultural soil moisture monitor according to claim 1, characterized in that: A connecting plate (24) is fixedly connected to the front of the housing (13), and an integrated solar cell panel (25) is fixedly connected to the front of the connecting plate (24).

3. The agricultural soil moisture monitor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The inner wall of the housing (13) is fixedly connected with a mounting plate (17), and the mounting plate (17) is located above the lithium-ion battery (16).

4. The agricultural soil moisture monitor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The back side of the support cover (2) is fixedly connected to a battery compartment (21), and the back side of the battery compartment (21) is fixedly inlaid with a charging socket (22).

5. The agricultural soil moisture monitor according to claim 1, characterized in that: A reinforcing plate (26) is fixedly connected to the inner wall of the support cover (2), a second bearing (27) is fixedly embedded on the upper surface of the reinforcing plate (26), and an inner ring of the second bearing (27) is fixedly connected to the outer surface of the threaded transmission cylinder (6).

6. The agricultural soil moisture monitor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom surface of the support carrier (1) is provided with two sliding holes (20), the top end of the U-shaped slide plate (9) passes through the two sliding holes (20) and extends to the inside of the support cover (2), and the outer surface of the U-shaped slide plate (9) is slidably connected to the inner wall of the sliding hole (20).

7. The agricultural soil moisture monitor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The left and right side surfaces of the support carrier (1) are fixedly connected to support side plates (18), the bottom surfaces of the two support side plates (18) are fixedly connected to two support legs (19), and the upper surface of the support cover (2) is fixedly connected to a portable handle (23).

8. The agricultural soil moisture monitor according to claim 1, characterized in that: The monitoring display screen (4) is electrically connected to the monitoring instrument host (3) via a wire, the monitoring instrument host (3) is electrically connected to a microprocessor (28) via a wire, and the microprocessor (28) is electrically connected to a GPS positioning module (32) via a wire.

9. The agricultural soil moisture monitor according to claim 8, characterized in that: The lithium-ion battery (16) is electrically connected to the sensor probe (15) via a wire, and the sensor probe (15) is electrically connected to the microprocessor (28) via a wire.

10. The agricultural soil moisture monitor according to claim 8, characterized in that: The microprocessor (28) is electrically connected to a wireless communication module (29) via a wire, the wireless communication module (29) is connected to a monitoring terminal (30) via a wireless signal, and the monitoring terminal (30) is connected to a mobile phone APP (31) via a wireless signal.

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