JPH0220943Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to an automatic water supply mechanism for plants.

Conventionally, watering plants has to be done manually, other than using rainwater, and this work has to be repeated many times using a watering can, bucket, etc. On the other hand, automatic water supply driven by mechanical or electrical power is also possible, but in this case there are problems with the installation of automatic water supply equipment, etc., and it is not easy to implement, especially when indoors. When used as an interior decoration for cultivated potted plants, etc., there were problems with piping such as hoses, making it difficult to implement.

In this invention, a deliquescent substance is stored in a container made of a semipermeable membrane material that allows only water to permeate, and a portion of the deliquescent substance in the container comes into contact with the air in the atmosphere, thereby supplying water to plants. To provide an automatic watering mechanism for plants that can be carried out automatically and easily without any manual work, and can also be used for potted plants used as interior decoration without any trouble.

The embodiment of the present invention will be explained in detail based on the drawings.
A shows a potted plant, and this potted plant A has a plant 3 planted in soil 2 filled in a flowerpot 1, and an automatic waterer 4 inserted into the surface of the soil 2 near the plant 3. This supplies moisture to the soil 2 and allows the plants 3 to grow.

Here, the structure of the automatic water dispenser 4 will be explained as follows. That is, this automatic water dispenser 4 has a stick-shaped container 5 made of a semi-permeable membrane material that allows only water to permeate, an opening 6 at the top of the container 5, and a deliquescent substance 7 stored in the container 5. The surface of the deliquescent substance 7 is brought into contact with the air in the atmosphere through the opening 6, the moisture in the atmosphere is absorbed by the deliquescent substance 7, and the moisture is transferred to the soil through the container 5 made of a semipermeable membrane material. 2
It is configured so that it can be supplied to In this embodiment, cellophane, bladder membrane, polyvinyl alcohol, etc. are used as the semipermeable membrane material, and the container 5 is made of these materials.

The diameter of the container 5 is reduced at the tip to facilitate insertion into the soil 2, and the deliquescent substance 7 is specifically made of calcium chloride or the like.

The embodiment of the present invention is configured as described above, in which the deliquescent substance 7 comes into contact with air in the atmosphere through the opening 6, and the moisture in the air in the atmosphere flows into the deliquescent substance 7. The water is absorbed into the soil 2 through the container 5 made of semipermeable membrane material. Therefore, water is continuously supplied into the soil 2 little by little, and the water is not artificially absorbed. There is no need to use a watering can or bucket for manual work, and moisture is supplied into the soil 2 automatically. Therefore, no mechanical or electrical energy is required, and there is no need to construct large-scale equipment.
It can be formed compactly.

According to the present invention, a deliquescent substance is stored in a container made of a semipermeable membrane material that allows only water to permeate, and a portion of the deliquescent substance in the container comes into contact with the air in the atmosphere. Water supply can be done automatically and easily without any manual work,
In addition, it can be used without any problem for potted plants used as interior decoration, and it also has the effect of contributing to energy saving.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of essential parts of the same example. A...potted plant, 1...flowerpot, 3...plant, 4...
...Automatic water dispenser, 5... Container, 6... Opening, 7...
...Deliquescent substance.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] An automatic water supply mechanism for plants in which a deliquescent substance 7 is stored in a container made of a semipermeable membrane material that allows only water to permeate, and a part of the deliquescent substance 7 in the container comes into contact with air in the atmosphere.