Modular vertical water storage greening system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11317573-B2
Application number	US-202016991183-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 12, 2020
Priority date	Feb 12, 2018
Publication date	May 3, 2022
Grant date	May 3, 2022

Abstract

A modular vertical water storage greening unit includes a water tank (1), a planting groove (2), and a water supply device. The water tank (1) and the planting groove (2) are arranged on a facade of a building. The planting groove (2) is installed at a front wall of the water tank (1). The water supply device includes a main water pipe (14) and a capillary tube (15). A certain amount of water is supplied to the interior of the water tank (1) so as to water a plant in the planting groove (2). A modular vertical water storage greening system includes a plurality of the modular vertical water storage greening units. Compared with conventional facade greening techniques, the unit solves the problems, such as nonuniformity watering of plants, low watering levels, and high maintenance costs.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A modular vertical water storage greening unit comprising:
a water tank;
a planting groove; and
a water supply device,
wherein the planting groove is installed on a front wall of the water tank; the water supply device includes a main water pipe and a capillary tube, the capillary tube being connected with the main water pipe and the water tank; the front wall of the water tank is provided with water holes; and a rear wall of the planting groove is provided with drainage holes corresponding to the water holes;
wherein the planting groove is mounted on the front wall of the water tank by suspension; the water holes and the drainage holes are both overflow ports; a soil substrate and a plant are arranged in the planting groove; the rear wall of the water tank is provided with a mounting hole; a longitudinal section of the water tank is an inverted triangle structure; the front wall of the water tank is inclined, and a lower end of a side wall of the water tank is provided with a connecting port; a bottom of the planting groove is provided with leakage holes; a front wall and a rear wall of the planting groove are parallel to the front wall of the water tank; and the capillary tube communicates with the water tank through the connecting port; and
wherein an angle between the front wall and the rear wall of the water tank is 30 degrees; and the planting groove is suspended on the front wall of the water tank by a curved branch portal; the soil substrate consists of an artificial filling layer, a planting soil layer and a covering layer from bottom to top; a number of the leakage holes is 3 to 4; an outside of the leakage hole is provided with a mudguard net; the water tank is provided with a vertical water blocking plate that divides the water tank into a plurality of water storage spaces; the water blocking plate is not in contact with a bottom of the water tank to form a transfer port so that when water is added to the water tank through the capillary tube and connecting port, a water level of each of the plurality of water storage spaces is the same.

2. The modular vertical water storage greening unit according to claim 1 , wherein the modular vertical water storage greening unit is applied to a greening of a building exterior wall.

3. A modular vertical water storage greening system comprising:
a plurality of units that are vertically arranged,
wherein each of the units is the modular vertical water storage greening unit of claim 1 .

4. The modular vertical water storage greening system according to claim 3 , wherein the modular vertical water storage greening system is applied to a greening of a building exterior wall.

Assignees

• Univ Soochow

Inventors

• Zhai Jun

Classifications

• Y02P60/20

  Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions in agriculture, e.g. CO2 · CPC title

• A01G9/025 Primary

  Containers and elements for greening walls (for covering roofs A01G9/033) · CPC title

• A01G9/023

  Multi-tiered planters · CPC title

• A01G27/00

  Self-acting watering devices, e.g. for flower-pots · CPC title

• A01G27/005 Primary

  Reservoirs connected to flower-pots through conduits · CPC title