Adjustable Spray Pipeline Layout for Precise Garden Bed Irrigation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current irrigation methods for garden beds, such as spraying and drip irrigation, are not standardized, leading to incomplete and imprecise watering, which affects plant growth and aesthetics.
Innovation Solution
A watering system with a closed-loop pipeline and adjustable spraying members mounted on a frame, allowing for precise and comprehensive irrigation by adjusting water discharge directions to target specific regions within the planting area.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If traditional spraying or drip irrigation is used for garden beds, then irrigation can be performed, but the irrigation is not standardized and cannot achieve comprehensive and precise coverage
Solution Approach 1:
The irrigation system is segmented into multiple spraying members distributed along a pipeline that follows the garden bed perimeter. Each spraying member independently covers a specific zone, enabling precise and comprehensive irrigation through modular segmentation of the irrigation task.
Solution Approach 2:
The system transitions from traditional point-based or line-based irrigation to a distributed multi-point spraying approach along the garden bed perimeter. By arranging spraying members at multiple locations and orientations, the system achieves two-dimensional comprehensive coverage with precise water delivery to different plant zones.
2Reliability
If multiple spraying members are distributed along the pipeline to cover different regions, then comprehensive irrigation is achieved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The pipeline serves multiple functions: it acts as both the water distribution conduit and the structural framework for mounting spraying members. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional support structures, thereby managing system complexity while achieving comprehensive irrigation coverage.
Solution Approach 2:
The closed-loop pipeline is positioned at a consistent height around the garden bed perimeter, creating equipotential conditions for water pressure distribution. This uniform positioning ensures reliable and consistent water delivery to all spraying members, achieving comprehensive coverage without requiring complex pressure regulation mechanisms.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the water outlets are fixed, then the system is simple, but the water discharge direction cannot be adjusted to target specific regions
Solution Approach 1:
The spraying members incorporate adjustable water outlets that can change discharge direction dynamically. This dynamic capability allows the system to adapt to different irrigation needs and target specific plant regions, enhancing versatility while maintaining relatively simple spraying member structures through straightforward mechanical adjustment mechanisms.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Ensures uniform and comprehensive irrigation, improving plant growth and aesthetics by standardizing the installation of the watering system, reducing water waste, and enhancing the neatness of planting devices.
Implementation Method 1
water outlets of the plurality of spraying members are capable of adjusting a water discharge direction relative to the frame to guide the water toward the interior of the frame for spraying
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AI summary
A watering system, a planting system, and an irrigation system are disclosed. A watering system for a planting device with a frame includes a watering pipeline and a plurality of spraying members. The watering pipeline is mounted on the frame. The plurality of spraying members are located on the watering pipeline, and the plurality of spraying members are spaced apart on the frame. Water outlets of the plurality of spraying members face towards an interior of the frame, and the water outlets of the plurality of spraying members are capable of adjusting a water discharge direction relative to the frame to guide the water toward the interior of the frame for spraying.