Watering device incorporating a light source
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing garden watering systems do not effectively illuminate plants in low light conditions, requiring separate lighting solutions and increasing the number of objects in the soil around plants, which can be aesthetically unpleasing and inefficient.
Innovation Solution
A watering device with a built-in light source, featuring a reservoir with an exterior surface and an inner chamber that houses a light source, allowing for dual functionality of plant watering and illumination, reducing the need for separate lighting and enhancing garden aesthetics.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a separate lighting system is added to illuminate plants in low light conditions, then illumination capability is improved, but device complexity and the number of objects in the soil increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the lighting system and watering system into a single integrated device. The light source is housed within the reservoir structure, merging two previously separate functions (illumination and watering) into one unified system, thereby reducing the number of objects needed in the garden while maintaining both capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The reservoir is designed to serve multiple functions: it stores water for the watering spike and simultaneously houses the light source for illumination. This multi-functional design eliminates the need for separate lighting equipment, directly addressing the contradiction by providing both watering and lighting through a single device
2Device complexity
If a light source is permanently contained within the reservoir, then integration is improved, but ease of repair and replacement deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The reservoir is divided into distinct segments: the outer reservoir structure and the inner light-housing chamber. This segmentation allows the light source to be accessed and replaced independently while maintaining the integrated appearance and functionality of the overall device, resolving the contradiction between integration and repairability
3Reliability
If the inner chamber is sealed to protect the light source, then reliability is improved, but accessibility for maintenance deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The light source is extracted from the main reservoir interior and placed in a separate accessible chamber with a removable lid. This extraction allows the light source to be protected within its own enclosed space while maintaining easy accessibility through the removable lid, resolving the contradiction between protection and accessibility
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device provides both water supply and illumination to plants, enhancing garden beauty, reducing the number of objects in the soil, and allowing for flexible lighting options, including solar and LED lights, extending usage time beyond daylight hours.
Implementation Method 1
The invention also encourages use of energy conservation techniques already attained in the field of garden lighting such as solar lamp posts, floating lights and LED lights amongst many others
Implementation Method 2
These vary from fully automated electronic systems using sprinklers to drip feed systems using a reservoir, usually in the form of an inverted container which uses gravity and a watering spike to drip feed plants over a period of time
Data Source
AI summary
A Watering device incorporating a light source (5) consisting of at least one inner chamber (2) attached to the exterior surface of the reservoir (1), said inner chamber (2) projecting or extending inwardly, said reservoir (1) having a mouth (3) which is able to be screwed or attached easily to commonly available drip feed devices or watering spikes (4), the inner chamber (2) wall at the exterior surface of the reservoir or extending outwardly from the reservoir exterior surface having a hole to accommodate fully or partially a light source or light sources (5) within the chambers), said light sources providing illumination of the reservoir (1), the plant, and surroundings or part thereof.