An automatic water and fertilizer integrated sprinkling irrigation device for melaleuca alternifolia seedlings
By designing an automated sprinkler irrigation device integrating water and fertilizer for Melaleuca alternifolia seedlings, the device utilizes a drive motor and transmission mechanism to achieve the sliding of the slide bar and nozzle, automatically applying water and fertilizer. This solves the problem of high water and fertilizer demand during the growth of Melaleuca alternifolia and reduces cultivation costs.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- GUANGXI FORESTRY RES INST
- Filing Date
- 2024-01-24
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-12
AI Technical Summary
Melaleuca alternifolia requires a lot of water and fertilizer during its growth, which leads to a heavy workload for staff and increases cultivation costs.
An automated sprinkler irrigation device integrating water and fertilizer for Melaleuca alternifolia seedlings was designed. The device uses a drive motor to drive a rotating shaft, bevel gear, and threaded rod to achieve sliding of the slide bar and nozzle, thereby automatically applying water and fertilizer.
The system enables automated watering and fertilization of Melaleuca alternifolia, reducing the workload of staff and lowering cultivation costs.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] This utility model belongs to the field of Melaleuca alternifolia seedling cultivation technology, specifically an automated sprinkler irrigation device integrating water and fertilizer for Melaleuca alternifolia seedlings. Background Technology
[0002] *Melaleuca alternifolia* is a shrub belonging to the genus *Melaleuca* in the family Myrtaceae. Its bark is grayish-white, thick and soft, peeling off in thin flakes; branchlets are cylindrical. Leaves are alternate, lanceolate, and green. Flowers are sessile, densely arranged in terminal spikes. Capsules are hemispherical, 3-4 mm in diameter; seeds are obovate or nearly triangular, about 1 mm long. Flowering occurs multiple times per year.
[0003] However, the cultivation of Melaleuca alternifolia currently on the market requires the use of cultivation boxes. Since Melaleuca alternifolia requires a lot of water and fertilizer during its growth, staff need to apply water and fertilizer frequently, resulting in a large workload for staff and increasing the cost of cultivating Melaleuca alternifolia. To address this, we have proposed an automated sprinkler irrigation device that integrates water and fertilizer for Melaleuca alternifolia seedlings. Utility Model Content
[0004] To address the problem that Melaleuca alternifolia requires a large amount of water during its growth, necessitating frequent watering by staff, thus increasing the workload and cost of its cultivation, this utility model provides the following technical solution: an automated sprinkler irrigation device integrating water and fertilizer for Melaleuca alternifolia seedlings, comprising a cultivation box with a protective door on its surface, a placement platform at the bottom of the cultivation box's inner cavity, a shell fixedly connected to the top of the cultivation box, a drive motor fixedly installed within the inner cavity of the shell, a rotating shaft fixedly connected to the bottom of the drive motor via a coupling, a sliding rod slidably inserted into the inner cavity of the cultivation box, a connecting rod fixedly connected to the bottom of the sliding rod, a water pipe fixedly connected to the bottom of the connecting rod, a nozzle at the bottom of the water pipe, and a drive mechanism within the cultivation box capable of driving the sliding rod to slide within the cultivation box.
[0005] Preferably, the driving mechanism includes a threaded rod, a first bevel gear, and a second bevel gear. The first bevel gear is fixedly connected to the bottom of the rotating shaft, and the second bevel gear is fixedly connected to one end of the threaded rod. The first bevel gear and the second bevel gear are connected by tooth meshing. The other end of the threaded rod is rotatably inserted into the inner wall of the incubator. A threaded hole is opened on the surface of the slide rod, and the threaded rod passes through the slide rod by being inserted into the threaded hole. The threaded rod and the threaded hole are connected by threads.
[0006] Preferably, a support rod is fixedly connected to the top of the slide rod, a limiting block is fixedly connected to the top of the support rod, a limiting groove is opened in the inner cavity of the incubator, and the limiting block is slidably inserted into the limiting groove.
[0007] Preferably, the number of nozzles is several, and the several nozzles are evenly distributed at equal intervals.
[0008] Preferably, the other end of the slide rod is fixedly connected to a slider, and the inner cavity of the incubator is provided with a slide channel, in which the slider is slidably inserted.
[0009] Preferably, the water pipe inside the incubator is connected to the water tank outside the incubator via a flexible hose.
[0010] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are:
[0011] By placing the Melaleuca alternifolia culture dish on a platform and then electrically activating a drive motor, the motor rotates a shaft, which in turn rotates a first bevel gear. This first bevel gear, through its teeth, drives a second bevel gear, which in turn rotates a threaded rod. Since the threaded rod and threaded hole are connected by a threaded connection, the threaded rod causes a sliding rod to slide. This sliding motion of the sliding rod causes a slider to move within a track, making the sliding rod more stable. The sliding rod also causes a water pipe to slide, which in turn causes a spray nozzle to slide, thus achieving a sliding watering effect on the Melaleuca alternifolia. Furthermore, the sliding rod also causes a support rod to slide, which in turn causes a limiting block to slide within a limiting groove, further stabilizing the sliding rod. This system enables automatic water and fertilizer application for the Melaleuca alternifolia, reducing the workload of staff and lowering the cultivation cost. Attached Figure Description
[0012] The accompanying drawings are provided to further illustrate the present invention and form part of the specification. They are used together with the embodiments of the present invention to explain the present invention, but do not constitute a limitation thereof. In the drawings:
[0013] Figure 1 This is a front view of the overall structure of this utility model;
[0014] Figure 2 This is a cross-sectional view of the overall front view of this utility model;
[0015] Figure 3 This is a cross-sectional view of the overall side structure of this utility model;
[0016] Figure 4 This utility model Figure 3 A magnified structural diagram of A in the middle;
[0017] In the diagram: 1. Incubator; 2. Protective door; 3. Placement platform; 4. Outer shell; 5. Drive motor; 6. Rotating shaft; 7. Slide rod; 8. Connecting rod; 9. Water pipe; 10. Nozzle; 11. Slider; 12. Slide track; 13. First bevel gear; 14. Threaded hole; 15. Threaded rod; 16. Second bevel gear; 17. Support rod; 18. Limiting block; 19. Limiting groove. Detailed Implementation
[0018] The technical solutions of the present utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings of the embodiments of the present utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present utility model, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present utility model without creative effort are within the protection scope of the present utility model.
[0019] Depend on Figures 1-4 The present invention includes an incubator 1, a protective door 2 on the surface of the incubator 1, a placement platform 3 at the bottom of the inner cavity of the incubator 1, a shell 4 fixedly connected to the top of the incubator 1, a drive motor 5 fixedly installed in the inner cavity of the shell 4, a rotating shaft 6 fixedly connected to the bottom of the drive motor 5 via a coupling, a sliding rod 7 slidably inserted into the inner cavity of the incubator 1, a connecting rod 8 fixedly connected to the bottom of the sliding rod 7, a water pipe 9 fixedly connected to the bottom of the connecting rod 8, a nozzle 10 at the bottom of the water pipe 9, and a drive mechanism that can drive the sliding rod 7 to slide within the incubator 1.
[0020] Meanwhile, the drive mechanism includes a threaded rod 15, a first bevel gear 13, and a second bevel gear 16. The first bevel gear 13 is fixedly connected to the bottom of the rotating shaft 6, and the second bevel gear 16 is fixedly connected to one end of the threaded rod 15. The first bevel gear 13 and the second bevel gear 16 are connected by tooth meshing. The other end of the threaded rod 15 is rotatably inserted into the inner wall of the cultivation box 1. A threaded hole 14 is opened on the surface of the slide rod 7. The threaded rod 15 passes through the slide rod 7 by being inserted into the threaded hole 14. The threaded rod 15 and the threaded hole 14 are connected by threads. The drive mechanism can drive the slide rod 7 to slide, thereby driving the nozzle 10 to slide, so as to achieve the effect of automatic watering of Melaleuca alternifolia.
[0021] In addition, a support rod 17 is fixedly connected to the top of the slide rod 7, and a limiting block 18 is fixedly connected to the top of the support rod 17. A limiting groove 19 is opened in the inner cavity of the incubator 1, and the limiting block 18 is slidably inserted into the limiting groove 19. The setting of the support rod 17 and the limiting block 18 can make the slide rod 7 more stable when sliding.
[0022] Furthermore, the number of nozzles 10 is several, and these nozzles 10 are evenly distributed at equal intervals, which can improve the uniformity of watering.
[0023] Additionally, a slider 11 is fixedly connected to the other end of the slide rod 7. A slide 12 is provided in the inner cavity of the incubator 1. The slider 11 is slidably inserted into the slide 12. The slider 11 makes the slide rod 7 more stable when sliding and prevents the slide rod 7 from tilting.
[0024] Furthermore, the water pipe 9 inside the incubator 1 is connected to the water tank outside the incubator 1 via a flexible hose.
[0025] Working principle: When watering *Melaleuca alternifolia*, first place the *Melaleuca alternifolia* culture dish on the placement platform 3, then start the drive motor 5 via electrical connection. The drive motor 5 will drive the rotating shaft 6 to rotate, which in turn will drive the first bevel gear 13 to rotate. The first bevel gear 13 will drive the second bevel gear 16 to rotate through its teeth, which in turn will drive the threaded rod 15 to rotate. Since the threaded rod 15 is connected to the threaded hole 14 via a threaded rotation, the threaded rod 15 will drive the sliding rod 7 to slide. When the rod 7 slides, it will cause the slider 11 to slide within the slide rail 12, thus making the rod 7 more stable when sliding. When the rod 7 slides, it will also cause the water pipe 9 to slide, which will transport water and fertilizer. The water pipe 9 will also cause the nozzle 10 to slide, thus achieving the effect of applying water and fertilizer to the Melaleuca alternifolia. When the rod 7 slides, it will also cause the support rod 17 to slide, which will cause the limiting block 18 to slide within the limiting groove 19, thus making the rod 7 more stable when sliding.
[0026] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus.
[0027] Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to these embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present invention, the scope of which is defined by the appended claims and their equivalents.
Claims
1. An automated sprinkler irrigation device integrating water and fertilizer for Melaleuca alternifolia seedlings, comprising a cultivation box (1), characterized in that: The surface of the incubator (1) is provided with a protective door (2), the bottom of the inner cavity of the incubator (1) is provided with a placement platform (3), the top of the incubator (1) is fixedly connected with a shell (4), the inner cavity of the shell (4) is fixedly installed with a drive motor (5), the output end of the bottom of the drive motor (5) is fixedly connected with a rotating shaft (6) through a coupling, the inner cavity of the incubator (1) is slidably inserted with a slide rod (7), the bottom of the slide rod (7) is fixedly connected with a connecting rod (8), the bottom of the connecting rod (8) is fixedly connected with a water pipe (9), the bottom of the water pipe (9) is provided with a nozzle (10), and the inner cavity of the incubator (1) is provided with a drive mechanism that can drive the slide rod (7) to slide inside the incubator (1).
2. The automated sprinkler irrigation device for Melaleuca alternifolia seedlings according to claim 1, characterized in that: The driving mechanism includes a threaded rod (15), a first bevel gear (13), and a second bevel gear (16). The first bevel gear (13) is fixedly connected to the bottom of the rotating shaft (6), and the second bevel gear (16) is fixedly connected to one end of the threaded rod (15). The first bevel gear (13) and the second bevel gear (16) are connected by tooth meshing. The other end of the threaded rod (15) is rotatably inserted into the inner wall of the incubator (1). The surface of the slide rod (7) is provided with a threaded hole (14). The threaded rod (15) passes through the slide rod (7) by being inserted into the threaded hole (14). The threaded rod (15) and the threaded hole (14) are connected by threads.
3. The automated sprinkler irrigation device for Melaleuca alternifolia seedlings according to claim 2, characterized in that: A support rod (17) is fixedly connected to the top of the slide rod (7), and a limiting block (18) is fixedly connected to the top of the support rod (17). A limiting groove (19) is opened in the inner cavity of the incubator (1), and the limiting block (18) is slidably inserted into the limiting groove (19).
4. The automated sprinkler irrigation device for Melaleuca alternifolia seedlings according to claim 3, characterized in that: The number of nozzles (10) is several, and the several nozzles (10) are evenly distributed at equal intervals.
5. The automated sprinkler irrigation device for Melaleuca alternifolia seedlings according to claim 4, characterized in that: The other end of the slide rod (7) is fixedly connected to a slider (11), and the inner cavity of the incubator (1) is provided with a slide channel (12), and the slider (11) is slidably inserted into the slide channel (12).
6. The automated sprinkler irrigation device for Melaleuca alternifolia seedlings according to claim 5, characterized in that: The water pipe (9) inside the incubator (1) is connected to the water tank outside the incubator (1) via a flexible hose.