A drip irrigation fertilization device based on crop root and soil moisture detection

By designing a drip irrigation and fertilization device for testing crop roots and soil moisture, the problems of inaccurate detection and waste of water in the prior art are solved, and precise irrigation of crops and efficient utilization of water resources are achieved.

CN111937729BActive Publication Date: 2025-01-03BEIJING FUTESEN AGRI TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202010947623.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2020-09-10
Publication Date
2025-01-03
Estimated Expiration
2040-09-10

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Technical Problem

The lack of devices in the prior art that can accurately detect the soil moisture in the roots of crops, resulting in difficult to finely control the amount of drip irrigation, resulting in the problem of waste of water and inaccurate detection results.

Method used

A drip irrigation and fertilization device based on the detection of crop roots and soil moisture, including an annular water storage tank, a soil rotation detection mechanism and a root drip irrigation mechanism, which can detect soil moisture without damaging the roots of the plant and directly go to the drip irrigation head through the drip irrigation head. Water supply at the roots to reduce water loss.

Benefits of technology

It has achieved precise irrigation and fertilization control for crops, reduced the ineffective loss of water resources, improved the rational use of water resources, and continuously monitored the growth status of crops and scientifically standardized planting.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a drip irrigation and fertilization device based on the detection of crop roots and soil moisture conditions, and relates to the field of agricultural planting technology. The present invention includes an annular water storage tank, on which a first "U"-shaped groove is provided, and a "U"-shaped water guide box connected to the inner cavity of the annular water storage tank is fixed around the first "U"-shaped groove on the top of the annular water storage tank, and a water receiving groove whose bottom end is connected to the "U"-shaped water guide box is fixed by bolts on the top end surface of the "U"-shaped water guide box, and a second U"-shaped groove matched with the U"-shaped water guide box is provided on the water receiving groove. The present invention can accurately control the irrigation and fertilization of crops that need to be detected and observed, detect the moisture conditions of the soil at the roots of crops without damaging the roots of plants, continuously supply moisture to the roots of crops, reduce water loss caused by ground drip irrigation or sprinkler irrigation, improve the rational use of water resources, and continuously detect the growth conditions of crops under different growth conditions, so as to facilitate data collection.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of agricultural planting, and in particular relates to a drip irrigation and fertilization device based on crop root and soil moisture detection. Background Art

[0002] The agricultural planting process is greatly affected by natural factors. In order to reduce the dependence of agricultural planting on natural factors or locally control the growth environment of crops and ensure the yield of crops, human intervention is required. Among them, artificial control of fertilization and irrigation is a commonly used means of agricultural planting regulation.

[0003] In the existing crop planting process, it is necessary to reasonably distribute fertilizer and water according to the soil moisture conditions to achieve refinement and control, reduce production cost investment and increase yield at the same time; there is no device in the existing technology that detects the roots and moisture conditions of crops to cooperate with the global drip irrigation and fertilization operation according to the local detection results during the crop planting process. Most of the existing technologies are manually digging the soil layer and observing in the farmland, which is not only inconvenient to operate and causes great damage to crops, but also the location of each observation or sampling is not easy, resulting in inaccurate detection results. Therefore, the drip irrigation and fertilization amount cannot be finely controlled, resulting in a certain degree of error. Summary of the invention

[0004] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a drip irrigation and fertilization device based on crop root and soil moisture detection. By being configured to observe the soil moisture at the root and deliver irrigation water or fertilizer water directly to the root of the crop, the problems of inaccurate crop planting detection results, large water consumption for surface irrigation, and large deviation in sampling detection results are solved.

[0005] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present invention is achieved through the following technical solutions:

[0006] The present invention is a drip irrigation and fertilization device based on crop root and soil moisture detection, comprising an annular water storage tank, a first "U"-shaped groove is provided on the annular water storage tank, a "U"-shaped water guide box connected to the inner cavity of the annular water storage tank is fixed around the first "U"-shaped groove on the top of the annular water storage tank, a water receiving groove whose bottom end is connected to the "U"-shaped water guide box is fixed by bolts on the top end surface of the "U"-shaped water guide box, and a second U"-shaped groove matching the U"-shaped water guide box is provided on the water receiving groove;

[0007] A soil rotation detection mechanism is fixed on the outer circumferential surface of the annular water storage tank and at the notch of the first "U"-shaped groove through a connecting seat;

[0008] The bottom end surface of the annular water storage tank is annularly and equidistantly fixed with adjustable support rods, and a root drip irrigation mechanism is arranged below the annular water storage tank and inside the adjustable support rods;

[0009] A water pump and a mixing box are fixed on the top of the annular water storage tank and outside the "U"-shaped water guide tank, and the water outlet of the mixing box is connected to the root drip irrigation mechanism through a water pipe;

[0010] The root drip irrigation mechanism includes a "U"-shaped guide box with an opening size the same as that of the first "U"-shaped groove, a guide tube connected to the inner cavity of the "U"-shaped guide box is fixed at the bottom of the "U"-shaped guide box, a soil-breaking cone is fixed at the bottom of the outer circumferential surface of the guide tube, and a downwardly inclined guide hole is opened on the outer circumferential surface of the soil-breaking cone, and a drip irrigation head connected to the inner cavity of the guide tube is fixed at the bottom end surface of the guide tube and located inside the soil-breaking cone.

[0011] Furthermore, a battery and a control panel are fixed on the top of the annular water storage tank and outside the "U"-shaped water guide tank, a first water pipe that passes through the annular water storage tank and is connected to the interior of the annular water storage tank is fixed to the water inlet end of the water pump, and a second water pipe that passes through the mixing box and is connected to the interior of the mixing box is fixed to the water outlet end of the water pump.

[0012] Furthermore, the soil rotation detection mechanism includes a connecting plate fixedly connected to the annular water tank through a connecting seat, a threaded sleeve threadedly connected to the connecting plate passes through the connecting plate, a sampling barrel is fixed to one end of the threaded sleeve located at the bottom of the connecting plate, a rotating rod passing through the top of the sampling barrel and extending into the interior of the sampling barrel is rotatably connected to the axis of the threaded sleeve, and a spiral soil-breaking fan blade cooperating with the inner cavity of the sampling barrel is fixed on a section of the outer surface of the rotating rod located inside the sampling barrel.

[0013] Furthermore, a first turntable is fixed on the top of the outer circumferential surface of the threaded sleeve, observation windows are equidistantly arranged in a circular shape on the outer circumferential surface of the sampling tube, a second turntable is fixed on the top of the rotating rod, and connecting sleeves matching the connecting seat are fixed at both ends of the connecting plate.

[0014] Furthermore, a stirring motor is fixed on the top of the mixing box, and the output shaft of the stirring motor passes through the mixing box and extends into the interior of the mixing box. An agitator is fixed at one end of the output shaft of the stirring motor located inside the mixing box, a feeding hopper passes through the top of one side of the mixing box, and a water injection pipe passes through the top of one side of the mixing box.

[0015] Furthermore, a filling port is provided on one surface of the "U"-shaped water guide box, and a sealing door panel is slidably connected to the end surface of the filling port. A connecting notch matching the water receiving trough is provided on the top of the "U"-shaped water guide box.

[0016] Furthermore, a filter plate is clamped inside the water receiving trough, and a "U"-shaped groove which is connected to the inner cavity of the water receiving trough and cooperates with the connecting notch is fixed on the bottom end surface of the water receiving trough.

[0017] Furthermore, the adjustment support rod includes an outer sleeve, the outer sleeve is threaded with an inner adjustment rod whose top is rotatably connected to the bottom of the annular water tank, an adjustment nut is fixed on an outer surface of a section of the inner adjustment rod located outside the outer sleeve, and a support plate is fixed to the bottom of the outer sleeve.

[0018] The present invention has the following beneficial effects:

[0019] The present invention can accurately control the irrigation and fertilization of crops that need to be detected and observed through the combined use of an annular water storage tank, a "U"-shaped water guide tank, a water receiving trough, a soil rotation detection mechanism and a root drip irrigation mechanism, and can detect the moisture condition of the soil at the roots of crops without damaging the roots of plants, and can continuously supply water to the roots of crops, reducing water loss caused by ground drip irrigation or sprinkler irrigation. Water resources directly reach the roots of plants, and can continuously supply water, reducing the ineffective loss of water resources, improving the rational use of water resources, and can continuously detect the growth conditions of crops under different growth conditions, facilitating data collection and more scientific and standardized planting.

[0020] Of course, any product implementing the present invention does not necessarily need to achieve all of the advantages described above at the same time. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the accompanying drawings required for describing the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the accompanying drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For ordinary technicians in this field, other accompanying drawings can be obtained based on these accompanying drawings without paying creative work.

[0022] Figure 1 It is a structural schematic diagram of a drip irrigation and fertigation device based on crop root and soil moisture detection of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 2 for Figure 1 The structural diagram from the lower left perspective;

[0024] Figure 3 for Figure 1 The main view;

[0025] Figure 4 for Figure 3 Schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure at AA in the middle;

[0026] Figure 5 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the annular water storage tank, "U"-shaped water guide tank, water pump, mixing box, battery, and control panel;

[0027] Figure 6 for Figure 5 The structural diagram from the lower left perspective;

[0028] Figure 7 It is a structural schematic diagram of the water tank;

[0029] Figure 8 It is a structural schematic diagram of the water receiving trough and the "U"-shaped channel;

[0030] Fig. 9 It is a structural diagram of the root drip irrigation mechanism;

[0031] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the structure in which the guide pipe and the earth-breaking cone tube cooperate with each other;

[0032] Fig.11 for Fig.10 A schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of ;

[0033] Fig.12 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of the earth-breaking cone;

[0034] Fig.13 It is a structural schematic diagram of the soil rotation detection mechanism;

[0035] Fig.14 for Fig.13 The structural diagram from the lower left perspective;

[0036] Fig.15 for Fig.13 A schematic cross-sectional structure diagram of ;

[0037] Fig.16 Schematic diagram of the internal structure of the mixing box.

[0038] In the accompanying drawings, the components represented by the reference numerals are listed as follows:

[0039] 1-annular water storage tank, 2-first "U"-shaped groove, 3-"U"-shaped water guide box, 4-water receiving groove, 5-second U"-shaped groove, 6-soil rotation detection mechanism, 601-connecting plate, 602-threaded sleeve, 603-sampling tube, 604-rotating rod, 605-spiral soil-breaking fan blade, 606-first turntable, 607-observation window, 608-second turntable, 609-connecting sleeve, 7-adjusting support rod, 8-root drip irrigation Mechanism, 801-"U" shaped flow guide box, 802-flow guide pipe, 803-soil-breaking cone, 804-flow guide hole, 805-drip head, 9-water pump, 10-mixing box, 11-battery, 12-control panel, 13-stirring motor, 14-stirrer, 15-feeding hopper, 16-water injection pipe, 17-filling port, 18-sealing door plate, 19-connecting notch, 20-filter plate, 21-"U" shaped channel. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0040] 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.

[0041] See also Figure 1-16 As shown, the present invention is a drip irrigation and fertilization device based on crop root and soil moisture detection, comprising an annular water storage tank 1, a drain pipe with a valve running through the bottom, used to drain excess water when needed, a first "U"-shaped groove 2 is provided on the annular water storage tank 1, a "U"-shaped water guide box 3 connected to the inner cavity of the annular water storage tank 1 is fixed around the first "U"-shaped groove 2 on the top of the annular water storage tank 1, a water receiving groove 4 whose bottom end is connected to the "U"-shaped water guide box 3 is fixed by bolts on the top end surface of the "U"-shaped water guide box 3, and a second U"-shaped groove 5 matched with the U"-shaped water guide box 3 is provided on the water receiving groove 4;

[0042] A soil rotation detection mechanism 6 is fixed on the outer circumferential surface of the annular water storage tank 1 and at the notch of the first "U"-shaped groove 2 through a connecting seat;

[0043] The bottom end surface of the annular water storage tank 1 is annularly and equidistantly fixed with adjustable support rods 7, and a root drip irrigation mechanism 8 is arranged below the annular water storage tank 1 and inside the adjustable support rods 7;

[0044] A water pump 9 and a mixing box 10 are fixed at the top of the annular water storage tank 1 and outside the "U"-shaped water guide box 3. The water outlet of the mixing box 10 is connected to the root drip irrigation mechanism 8 through a water pipe. A flow regulating valve and a valve are installed on this section of the water pipe to control the water input into the root drip irrigation mechanism 8.

[0045] The root drip irrigation mechanism 8 includes a "U"-shaped flow guide box 801 with the same opening size as the first "U"-shaped groove 2, and a flow guide tube 802 connected to the inner cavity of the "U"-shaped flow guide box 801 is fixed at the bottom of the "U"-shaped flow guide box 801, and a soil-breaking cone 803 is fixed to the bottom of the outer circumferential surface of the flow guide tube 802. A downwardly inclined flow guide hole 804 is opened on the outer circumferential surface of the soil-breaking cone 803, and a drip irrigation head 805 connected to the inner cavity of the flow guide tube 802 is fixed at the bottom end surface of the flow guide tube 802 and located inside the soil-breaking cone 803.

[0046] See also Figure 5 As shown, a battery 11 and a control panel 12 are fixed to the top of the annular water storage tank 1 and outside the "U"-shaped water guide tank 3, a first water pipe that passes through the annular water storage tank 1 and is connected to the interior of the annular water storage tank 1 is fixed to the water inlet end of the water pump 9, and a second water pipe that passes through the mixing box 10 and is connected to the interior of the mixing box 10 is fixed to the water outlet end of the water pump 9.

[0047] See also Figure 13-15 As shown, the soil rotation detection mechanism 6 includes a connecting plate 601 fixedly connected to the annular water tank 1 through a connecting seat, a threaded sleeve 602 threadedly connected to the connecting plate 601 passes through the connecting plate 601, a sampling tube 603 is fixed at one end of the threaded sleeve 602 located at the bottom of the connecting plate 601, and a rotating rod 604 passing through the top of the sampling tube 603 and extending to the inside of the sampling tube 603 is rotatably connected to the threaded sleeve 602 at the axis center, and a spiral soil-breaking fan blade 605 cooperating with the inner cavity of the sampling tube 603 is fixed on a section of the outer surface of the rotating rod 604 located inside the sampling tube 603.

[0048] A first turntable 606 is fixed to the top of the outer circumference of the threaded sleeve 602, observation windows 607 are equidistantly arranged in a circular shape on the outer circumference of the sampling tube 603, a second turntable 608 is fixed to the top of the rotating rod 604, and connecting sleeves 609 that cooperate with the connecting seat are fixed to both ends of the connecting plate 601.

[0049] See also Fig.16 As shown, a stirring motor 13 is fixed on the top of the mixing box 10, and the output shaft of the stirring motor 13 passes through the mixing box 10 and extends into the inside of the mixing box 10. An agitator 14 is fixed to one end of the output shaft of the stirring motor 13 located inside the mixing box 10, a feeding hopper 15 passes through the top of one side of the mixing box 10, and a water injection pipe 16 passes through the top of one side of the mixing box 10.

[0050] See also Figure 1-5 As shown, a filling port 17 is provided on one surface of the "U"-shaped water guide box 3, and a sealing door plate 18 is slidably connected to the end surface of the filling port 17. A connecting notch 19 that cooperates with the water receiving trough 4 is provided on the top of the "U"-shaped water guide box 3.

[0051] A filter plate 20 is clamped inside the water receiving tank 4 , and a U-shaped groove 21 communicating with the inner cavity of the water receiving tank 4 and cooperating with the connecting notch 19 is fixed on the bottom end surface of the water receiving tank 4 .

[0052] See also Figure 1-4 As shown, the adjustment support rod 7 includes an outer sleeve, on which an inner adjustment rod is threadedly connected at the top and rotatably connected to the bottom of the annular water tank 1, an adjustment nut is fixed on a section of the outer surface of the inner adjustment rod located outside the outer sleeve, and a support plate is fixed at the bottom of the outer sleeve.

[0053] A specific application of this embodiment is: when in use, according to the rooting depth of the crops planted, the root drip irrigation mechanism 8 is inserted to a suitable depth, and then the crops are planted in the middle position of the "U"-shaped guide box, and the annular water storage tank 1 and the adjustment support rod 7 are installed according to the position of the root drip irrigation mechanism 8 and the crops, and then the water receiving trough 4 and the soil rotation detection mechanism 6 are installed. After the installation is completed, it can automatically collect rainwater or dew in nature, collect the moisture into the annular water storage tank, and introduce it into the root drip irrigation mechanism 8 through the water pump 9 and the mixing box 10. Under the action of the drip irrigation head 805, it is gradually released, reducing the water loss caused by ground drip irrigation or sprinkler irrigation. The water resources directly reach the roots of the plants, can continuously supply water, reduce the ineffective loss of water resources, improve the rational use of water resources, and can continuously detect the growth conditions of crops under different growth conditions, which is convenient for collecting data and more scientific and standardized planting.

[0054] In the description of this specification, the description with reference to the terms "one embodiment", "example", "specific example", etc. means that the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representation of the above terms does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Moreover, the specific features, structures, materials or characteristics described can be combined in any one or more embodiments or examples in a suitable manner.

[0055] The preferred embodiments of the present invention disclosed above are only used to help illustrate the present invention. The preferred embodiments do not describe all the details in detail, nor do they limit the invention to the specific implementation methods described. Obviously, many modifications and changes can be made according to the content of this specification. This specification selects and specifically describes these embodiments in order to better explain the principles and practical applications of the present invention, so that those skilled in the art can understand and use the present invention well. The present invention is limited only by the claims and their full scope and equivalents.

Claims

1. A drip irrigation and fertigation device based on crop root and soil moisture detection, characterized in that: The invention comprises an annular water storage tank (1), wherein a first "U"-shaped groove (2) is formed on the annular water storage tank (1), a "U"-shaped water guide box (3) communicating with the inner cavity of the annular water storage tank (1) is fixed around the first "U"-shaped groove (2) on the top of the annular water storage tank (1), a water receiving groove (4) whose bottom end is connected with the "U"-shaped water guide box (3) is fixed to the top end surface of the "U"-shaped water guide box (3) by bolts, and a second "U"-shaped groove (5) cooperating with the "U"-shaped water guide box (3) is formed on the water receiving groove (4); A soil rotation detection mechanism (6) is fixed on the outer circumferential surface of the annular water storage tank (1) and at the notch of the first "U"-shaped groove (2) via a connecting seat; The bottom end surface of the annular water storage tank (1) is annularly and equidistantly fixed with adjustable support rods (7), and a root drip irrigation mechanism (8) is provided below the annular water storage tank (1) and at a position inside the adjustable support rods (7); A water pump (9) and a mixing box (10) are fixed at a position on the top of the annular water storage tank (1) and outside the "U"-shaped water guide tank (3); the water outlet of the mixing box (10) is connected to the root drip irrigation mechanism (8) through a water pipe; The root drip irrigation mechanism (8) comprises a "U"-shaped flow guide box (801) having an opening size the same as that of the first "U"-shaped groove (2); a flow guide tube (802) connected to the inner cavity of the "U"-shaped flow guide box (801) is fixed at the bottom of the "U"-shaped flow guide box (801); a soil-breaking cone (803) is fixed at the bottom of the outer circumferential surface of the flow guide tube (802); a downwardly inclined flow guide hole (804) is provided on the outer circumferential surface of the soil-breaking cone (803); and a drip irrigation head (805) connected to the inner cavity of the flow guide tube (802) is fixed at the bottom end surface of the flow guide tube (802) and located inside the soil-breaking cone (803); A storage battery (11) and a control panel (12) are fixed at a position on the top of the annular water storage tank (1) and outside the "U"-shaped water guide tank (3); a first water pipe that passes through the annular water storage tank (1) and is in communication with the interior of the annular water storage tank (1) is fixed at the water inlet end of the water pump (9); and a second water pipe that passes through the mixing box (10) and is in communication with the interior of the mixing box (10) is fixed at the water outlet end of the water pump (9); The soil rotation detection mechanism (6) comprises a connecting plate (601) fixedly connected to the annular water storage tank (1) via a connecting seat, a threaded sleeve (602) threadedly connected to the connecting plate (601) passing through the connecting plate (601), a sampling tube (603) being fixed to one end of the threaded sleeve (602) located at the bottom of the connecting plate (601), a rotating rod (604) passing through the top of the sampling tube (603) and extending into the interior of the sampling tube (603) being rotatably connected to the axis of the threaded sleeve (602), and a spiral soil-breaking fan blade (605) cooperating with the inner cavity of the sampling tube (603) being fixed to a section of the outer surface of the rotating rod (604) located inside the sampling tube (603); A first turntable (606) is fixed to the top of the outer circumferential surface of the threaded sleeve (602), observation windows (607) are equidistantly provided in a circular shape on the outer circumferential surface of the sampling tube (603), a second turntable (608) is fixed to the top of the rotating rod (604), and connecting sleeves (609) that cooperate with the connecting seat are fixed to both ends of the connecting plate (601).

2. A drip fertigation device based on crop root and soil moisture detection according to claim 1, characterized in that: A stirring motor (13) is fixed on the top of the mixing box (10), and an output shaft of the stirring motor (13) passes through the mixing box (10) and extends into the interior of the mixing box (10). An agitator (14) is fixed to one end of the output shaft of the stirring motor (13) located inside the mixing box (10). A feeding hopper (15) passes through the top of one side of the mixing box (10), and a water injection pipe (16) passes through the top of one side of the mixing box (10).

3. A drip fertigation device based on crop root and soil moisture detection according to claim 2, characterized in that: A filling port (17) is provided on one surface of the U-shaped water guide box (3), and a sealing door plate (18) is slidably connected to the end surface of the filling port (17). A connecting notch (19) cooperating with the water receiving trough (4) is provided on the top of the U-shaped water guide box (3).

4. The drip fertigation device based on crop root and soil moisture detection according to claim 3, characterized in that: A filter plate (20) is clamped inside the water receiving trough (4), and a "U"-shaped groove (21) is fixed to the bottom end surface of the water receiving trough (4), which is connected to the inner cavity of the water receiving trough (4) and cooperates with the connecting notch (19).

5. A drip fertigation device based on crop root and soil moisture detection according to claim 4, characterized in that: The adjusting support rod (7) comprises an outer sleeve, the outer sleeve having an inner adjusting rod threadedly connected to the top end thereof and rotatably connected to the bottom of the annular water storage tank (1), an adjusting nut being fixed to a section of the outer surface of the inner adjusting rod located outside the outer sleeve, and a supporting plate being fixed to the bottom of the outer sleeve.

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