Annular automatic drip irrigation watering device suitable for potted plants
By using an annular automatic drip irrigation device with a humidity sensor and a quantitative water pumping mechanism in potted plants, the problem of difficult watering time and water volume in potted plants is solved, the uniform distribution of soil moisture and water resources are achieved, and the growth environment of potted plants is improved.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202421009857.5
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-05-10
- Publication Date
- 2025-01-03
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-05-10
AI Technical Summary
Existing potted watering devices are difficult to accurately control the watering time and water volume, resulting in uneven distribution of soil moisture, which can cause problems such as waste of water and uneven watering.
An annular automatic drip irrigation watering device including a humidity sensor, a quantitative water pumping mechanism and a water storage tank is designed. The soil moisture is detected in real time through the humidity sensor, and the metering pump is controlled to achieve automatic, uniform and reduced watering.
The uniformity of the water distribution of potted soil is achieved, water resource waste is reduced, damage to potted crops caused by excessive dryness or excessive wetness is avoided, and the growth environment of potted plants is improved.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of potted plant drip irrigation, in particular to an annular automatic drip irrigation watering device suitable for potted plants. Background Art
[0002] As we all know, potted plants include potted plant experiments in scientific research and decoration in life. Whether it is for potted plant experiments or life decoration, regular watering and controlled watering are necessary.
[0003] For example, a Chinese utility model patent discloses a device that is placed under the flowerpot of a potted plant to form its base and has an automatic watering function (publication (announcement) number CN204350723U). The device consists of a bottom box, a box cover and a water-drawing cotton core. One end of the water-drawing cotton core is placed in the bottom box, and the other end passes through the hole on the box cover and is inserted into the bottom soil of the potted plant (it can pass through the bottom water-permeable hole of the flowerpot). The water in the bottom box is transported upward along the water-drawing cotton core to the bottom soil of the potted plant due to capillary action; it has a simple structure and does not require electricity, and realizes in-situ, single, continuous and automatic watering of potted plants placed on desktops, bookshelves, windowsills, the ground or other places; it is separate and independent from the potted plants, and can be moved out from under one potted plant and placed under another potted plant to water it; the amount of watering per unit time can be controlled by selecting water-drawing cotton cores of different thicknesses; under normal circumstances, after being filled with water, different potted plants can be continuously watered for 15-45 days.
[0004] However, when the inventors implemented this device, they found the following defects: the time and amount of watering the potted plants are difficult to control, and too much or too little watering may inhibit crop growth on the one hand and affect the test progress on the other hand; traditional watering methods, such as sprinkler irrigation and watering, still have a certain degree of water waste and uneven watering, which may also cause the moisture content of some soil in the potted plants to be too high and the moisture content of some soil to be too low, which is not conducive to the growth of crops in the potted plants and has certain limitations in use. Utility Model Content
[0005] 1. Technical issues to be solved
[0006] In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, the utility model provides an annular automatic drip irrigation device suitable for potted plants, which can control the watering amount of potted plants in real time, improve the uniformity of soil moisture distribution in the potted plants, and reduce the waste of water resources.
[0007] (II) Technical solution
[0008] To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the utility model provides the following technical solutions: an annular automatic drip irrigation and watering device suitable for potted plants, comprising a flowerpot, a drip irrigation mechanism built into the upper part of the flowerpot, a humidity sensor, a quantitative pumping mechanism and a water storage tank, the drip irrigation mechanism comprising an annular water distributor, the bottom of the annular water distributor is provided with at least 4 drip irrigation holes, the humidity sensor is inserted into the soil in the flowerpot, the water suction end of the quantitative pumping mechanism extends into the water storage tank, the water outlet end of the quantitative pumping mechanism is connected to the input end of the annular water distributor, the quantitative pumping mechanism comprises a control box, a metering pump and a controller installed on the control box, the humidity sensor is connected to the metering pump signal through the controller; further, the controller is a conventional PLC controller on the market or other electrical control element with equivalent signal processing effect, which is not further elaborated and limited here.
[0009] Preferably, a vertical pipe connected to each drip irrigation hole is provided at the bottom of the annular water distributor, and water seepage holes are provided on the annular water distributor and the vertical pipe.
[0010] Preferably, a conical thorn head is provided at the bottom of the vertical pipe.
[0011] Preferably, it also includes a fixed clamp ring, which is interference-fitted in the flowerpot, and the humidity sensor and the annular water distributor are both fixedly mounted on the fixed clamp ring; further, the humidity sensor is threadedly connected to the fixed clamp ring, and the annular water distributor and the fixed clamp ring are fixedly connected by bolts or the like.
[0012] Preferably, a tray is installed at the bottom of the flowerpot, supporting feet are provided at the bottom of the tray, the bottom of the supporting feet is in close contact with the bottom wall of the flowerpot, a plurality of water holes are provided on the tray, an overflow pipe is installed at the bottom of the flowerpot, and the top of the overflow pipe is lower than the bottom of the tray.
[0013] Preferably, it also includes a base tray, and the flower pot is placed on the base tray.
[0014] Preferably, a battery and a USB interface electrically connected to the battery are installed on the control box, and the battery provides electrical energy for the controller and the metering pump.
[0015] Preferably, the fixing collar is integrally connected to the tray via a humidity sensor; further, the humidity sensor is threadedly connected to the tray.
[0016] (III) Beneficial effects
[0017] Compared with the prior art, the utility model provides an annular automatic drip irrigation and watering device suitable for potted plants, which has the following beneficial effects: the annular automatic drip irrigation and watering device suitable for potted plants detects the soil moisture in the flowerpot in real time through a humidity sensor. When the soil moisture is lower than 15%, the humidity sensor transmits a signal to the controller, and the controller controls the metering pump to start. The metering pump pumps a fixed amount of water in the water storage tank into the annular water distributor, and the water drips into the soil in the flowerpot through the drip irrigation holes, thereby realizing automatic, uniform, and reduced watering, thereby saving time, labor, and water, and to a certain extent avoiding the wilting or even death of potted crops due to excessive cracking or excessive moisture in the potted soil, thereby improving the uniformity of soil moisture distribution in the potted plants and reducing the waste of water resources. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0018] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional structural schematic diagram of the utility model;
[0019] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the top plan structure of the utility model;
[0020] Figure 3 The utility model Figure 2 Schematic diagram of the cross-section structure at AA in the middle;
[0021] Figure 4 It is a schematic diagram of the connection structure of the fixed clamp ring, the tray and the humidity sensor of the utility model;
[0022] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the annular water distributor of the utility model;
[0023] Markings in the attached figure: 1. flower pot; 2. humidity sensor; 3. water storage tank; 4. ring water distributor; 5. drip irrigation hole; 6. control box; 7. metering pump; 8. controller; 9. vertical pipe; 10. seepage hole; 11. cone thorn head; 12. fixing clamp ring; 13. tray; 14. supporting foot; 15. water permeable hole; 16. overflow pipe; 17. base tray; 18. battery; 19. USB interface. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0024] The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of the utility model.
[0025] See also Figure 1-5The utility model discloses an annular automatic drip irrigation device suitable for potted plants, comprising a flowerpot 1, a drip irrigation mechanism built into the upper part of the flowerpot 1, a humidity sensor 2, a quantitative pumping mechanism and a water storage tank 3, the drip irrigation mechanism comprising an annular water distributor 4, at least four drip irrigation holes 5 are arranged at the bottom of the annular water distributor 4, the humidity sensor 2 is inserted into the soil in the flowerpot 1, the water suction end of the quantitative pumping mechanism extends into the water storage tank 3, the water outlet end of the quantitative pumping mechanism is connected with the input end of the annular water distributor 4, the quantitative pumping mechanism comprises a control box 6, a metering pump 7 and a controller 8 installed on the control box 6, the humidity sensor 2 is connected to the metering pump 7 by signal through the controller 8; further, the controller 8 is a conventional PLC controller on the market or other electrical control components with equivalent signal processing effects, which will not be further described or limited here; further, the capacity of the water storage tank 3 is 3L, and the pumping pipe on the metering pump 7 is inserted into the water storage tank 3.
[0026] Specifically, a vertical pipe 9 connected to each drip irrigation hole 5 is provided at the bottom of the annular water distributor 4, and seepage holes 10 are provided on the annular water distributor 4 and the vertical pipe 9; the vertical pipe 9 can be inserted into the bottom of the soil in the flowerpot 1, and water penetrates into the soil evenly and dispersedly through the annular water distributor 4 and the seepage holes 10 on the vertical pipe 9, further improving the uniformity of water distribution in the soil, so as to improve the watering effect on the potted plants.
[0027] Specifically, a conical head 11 is provided at the bottom of the vertical pipe 9 ; the conical head 11 can facilitate the vertical pipe 9 to be inserted into the soil in the flowerpot 1 , reduce the resistance during the insertion of the vertical pipe 9 , and improve the installation smoothness of the vertical pipe 9 .
[0028] Specifically, it also includes a fixed clamp ring 12, which is interference-fitted in the flower pot 1, and the humidity sensor 2 and the annular water distributor 4 are both fixedly mounted on the fixed clamp ring 12; further, the humidity sensor 2 is threadedly connected to the fixed clamp ring 12, and the annular water distributor 4 and the fixed clamp ring 12 are fixedly connected by bolts or the like; the fixed clamp ring 12 can connect the humidity sensor 2 and the annular water distributor 4 as a whole, and under the action of the fixed clamp ring 12, the installation stability of the humidity sensor 2 and the annular water distributor 4 in the flower pot 1 can be improved.
[0029] Specifically, a tray 13 is installed at the bottom of the flower pot 1, and a supporting foot 14 is provided at the bottom of the tray 13. The bottom of the supporting foot 14 is in close contact with the bottom wall of the flower pot 1. A plurality of water holes 15 are provided on the tray 13. An overflow pipe 16 is installed at the bottom of the flower pot 1, and the top of the overflow pipe 16 is lower than the bottom of the tray 13. A certain water storage space is left between the tray 13 and the bottom wall of the flower pot 1. When the metering pump 7 is powered off or fails, watering can be carried out by manual watering. When watering is excessive, excess water flows into the water storage space for storage, and this part of the stored water evaporates and re-enters the soil through the water holes 15 to replenish the soil. The overflow pipe 16 can control the water level in the water storage space. When the water level is too high, excess water overflows outward through the overflow pipe 16.
[0030] Specifically, it also includes a base tray 17, and the flower pot 1 is placed on the base tray 17; the base tray 13 can receive the water overflowing from the overflow pipe 16 to prevent the overflow water from flowing around.
[0031] Specifically, the control box 6 is installed with a battery 18 and a USB interface 19 electrically connected to the battery 18. The battery 18 provides power for the controller 8 and the metering pump 7. The USB interface 19 can be connected to an external power source to replenish power for the battery 18. When a power outage occurs, the battery 18 provides power for the metering pump 7 and the controller 8 to ensure normal drip irrigation operation of the potted plants.
[0032] Specifically, the fixed clamp ring 12 is integrally connected to the tray 13 through the humidity sensor 2; further, the humidity sensor 2 is threadedly connected to the tray 13; the humidity sensor 2 integrally connects the tray 13 and the fixed clamp ring 12, and the soil between the tray 13 and the fixed clamp ring 12 can be lifted from the flowerpot 1 by lifting the fixed clamp ring 12 upwards, so that the operator can observe the root system of the potted plant, thereby improving the convenience of operation.
[0033] When in use, the humidity sensor 2 is inserted into the soil in the flowerpot 1 to monitor the humidity value in the corresponding flowerpot 1 in real time and generate a humidity signal according to the humidity value and send the humidity signal; when the humidity sensor 2 shows that the humidity in the potted soil is lower than 15%, the transmission signal is given to the controller 8 of the given amount pumping mechanism to control the start of the metering pump 7. Each time the metering pump 7 is turned on, it pumps 200 ml of water for drip irrigation; the battery 18 can be charged using the USB interface 19. A single charge can be used for one month, and it can also be connected to an external power source for a long time without power outage.
[0034] Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present application, rather than to limit it. Although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the aforementioned embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical solutions described in the aforementioned embodiments, or replace some or all of the technical features therein with equivalents. However, these modifications or replacements do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application.
Claims
1. A circular automatic drip irrigation device suitable for potted plants, characterized in that: The invention comprises a flower pot (1), a drip irrigation mechanism built into the upper part of the flower pot (1), a humidity sensor (2), a quantitative water pumping mechanism and a water storage tank (3), wherein the drip irrigation mechanism comprises an annular water distributor (4), the bottom of the annular water distributor (4) is provided with at least four drip irrigation holes (5), the humidity sensor (2) is inserted into the soil in the flower pot (1), the water suction end of the quantitative water pumping mechanism extends into the water storage tank (3), and the water outlet end of the quantitative water pumping mechanism is connected to the input end of the annular water distributor (4); The quantitative water pumping mechanism comprises a control box (6), a metering pump (7) installed on the control box (6), and a controller (8); the humidity sensor (2) is connected to the metering pump (7) by signal via the controller (8).
2. The annular automatic drip irrigation device suitable for potted plants according to claim 1, characterized in that: A vertical pipe (9) communicating with each drip irrigation hole (5) is provided at the bottom of the annular water distributor (4), and water seepage holes (10) are provided on both the annular water distributor (4) and the vertical pipe (9).
3. The annular automatic drip irrigation device suitable for potted plants according to claim 2, characterized in that: The bottom of the vertical pipe (9) is provided with a cone piercing head (11).
4. The annular automatic drip irrigation device suitable for potted plants according to claim 3, characterized in that: It also comprises a fixed clamp ring (12), the fixed clamp ring (12) is interference-mounted in the flower pot (1), and the humidity sensor (2) and the annular water distributor (4) are both fixedly mounted on the fixed clamp ring (12).
5. The annular automatic drip irrigation device suitable for potted plants according to claim 4, characterized in that: A tray (13) is installed at the bottom of the flower pot (1) in an interference fit, a support foot (14) is provided at the bottom of the tray (13), the bottom of the support foot (14) is in close contact with the bottom wall of the flower pot (1), a plurality of water permeable holes (15) are provided on the tray (13), an overflow pipe (16) is installed at the bottom of the flower pot (1), and the top of the overflow pipe (16) is lower than the bottom of the tray (13).
6. The annular automatic drip irrigation device suitable for potted plants according to claim 1 or 5, characterized in that: It also comprises a base tray (17), and the flower pot (1) is placed on the base tray (17).
7. The annular automatic drip irrigation device suitable for potted plants according to claim 1, characterized in that: The control box (6) is equipped with a storage battery (18) and a USB interface (19) electrically connected to the storage battery (18), and the storage battery (18) provides electrical energy for the controller (8) and the metering pump (7).
8. The annular automatic drip irrigation device suitable for potted plants according to claim 5, characterized in that: The fixed collar (12) is integrally connected to the tray (13) via the humidity sensor (2).