CN204244853U - Plant cultivating device - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is a plant cultivation device capable of uniformizing the density of photon beams emitted to all the plants arranged in a cultivation area such that the stem ratio is higher than the virtual wall. A plant cultivating device (1) has a cultivating frame (3) having a plurality of pillars (7) and a mounting portion ( 4), the cultivation frame has a virtual cuboid-shaped cultivation area (15) surrounded by six virtual walls (16, 17, 18, 19) and open to the left and right sides, and the plants are positioned so that the stem is lower than the virtual wall. The above mode is arranged in the cultivation area, and the LED lighting device (5) with the LED light fixture (13) is arranged in the cultivation area in the manner of being positioned below the upper virtual wall and above the plants, and on the upper virtual wall of the cultivation area , the lower virtual wall, the front virtual wall and the rear virtual wall are respectively provided with reflective components (14, 6, 21) with reflective surfaces facing the inner side of the cultivation area.

Description

plant cultivation device

technical field

The utility model relates to a plant cultivation device which uses, for example, an LED lighting device as a light source and is used in plant factories, vegetable factories, seedling raising devices and the like.

In this specification and the claims of the utility model, the up, down, left and right in FIG. 2 are referred to as up and down, left and right, the left side in FIG. 3 is referred to as the front, and the right side is referred to as the rear.

Background technique

As a plant cultivation device using an LED lighting device, the present applicant has previously proposed the following plant cultivation device, which has: a cultivation rack having a plurality of pillars, and a cultivation tank provided using the pillars and in which plants are planted. and the LED lighting device, which is arranged on the cultivation frame at intervals above the mounting portion, and the cultivation frame has a virtual cuboid-shaped cultivation area surrounded by six virtual walls, so that the plants can The stems are arranged in the cultivation area above the lower virtual wall, and the LED lighting device including the LED lamp is arranged in the cultivation area below the upper virtual wall and above the plants (see Patent Document 1).

However, recently, for the purpose of reducing equipment costs and power consumption costs, the basis for using the minimum number of LED lamps is to ensure the photon beam density required for the growth of plants grown in the cultivation tanks placed on the mounting part. Above all, the density of the photon beams emitted to all the plants grown in the cultivation tank placed on the mounting part is sought to be uniform.

prior art literature

patent documents

Patent Document 1: Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2013-17397

Utility model content

The purpose of this utility model is to provide a plant cultivation device according to the above requirements. On the basis of using the necessary minimum number of lamps in order to ensure the photon beam density required for plant growth, it can make the stem ratio lower than the virtual wall. The above mode is configured to equalize the density of the photon beams emitted by all the plants in the cultivation area.

In order to achieve the above object, the utility model consists of the following aspects.

1) A plant cultivation device having a virtual cuboid-shaped cultivation area surrounded by six virtual walls, plants are arranged in the cultivation area so that the stem ratio is lower than the virtual wall, and a lamp using an artificial light source is provided. The lighting device is arranged in the cultivation area in a manner that is located below the upper virtual wall and above the plants,

On the upper virtual wall, the lower virtual wall, the front virtual wall, and the rear virtual wall of the cultivation area, reflective components with reflective surfaces facing the inner side of the cultivation area are arranged respectively.

2) The plant cultivation device as described in 1) above, wherein the cultivation area is open to the left and right sides.

3) The plant cultivating device as described in 1) or 2) above, which has a cultivating frame having a plurality of pillars and a mounting portion provided by the pillars and placed on a cultivation tank in which plants are planted, and the cultivating frame There are a plurality of cultivation areas, and the lighting device is arranged on the cultivation frame at intervals above the placing part. On the lighting device, a reflection member whose lower surface is a reflection surface is provided in a manner positioned on the upper virtual wall of the cultivation area. .

4) As the plant cultivation device described in any one of the above 1) to 3), a cultivation tank for hydroponic cultivation is placed on the mounting part of the cultivation frame, the upper side of the cultivation tank is covered by a cover, and the plants are rooted. The plant is planted in the cultivation tank in such a way that the lower side of the cover extends and the stem passes through the through hole formed on the cover and extends upward of the cover, and the part below the cover in the cultivation tank is supplied with water and nutrients. The nutrient solution, the cover is composed of a reflective member with at least one side as a reflective surface, and the cover is arranged on the lower virtual wall of the cultivation area with the reflective surface facing upward.

5) As the plant cultivation device described in any one of the above 1) to 3), a cultivation tank for soil cultivation is placed on the mounting part of the cultivation frame, the upper side of the cultivation tank is covered by a cover, and the cultivation tank The lower side of the cover is filled with soil, and the plants are planted in the soil in the cultivation tank in such a way that the roots extend from the lower side of the cover and the stem passes through the through hole formed in the cover and extends upward of the cover. The cover is composed of a reflective member with at least one surface as a reflective surface, and the cover is arranged on the lower virtual wall of the cultivation area with the reflective surface facing upward.

6) As the plant cultivating device described in any one of the above 1) to 5), crosspieces are arranged between the adjacent pillars of the cultivating frame, and the reflective member whose inner surface in the front-rear direction is a reflective surface is positioned at the front of the cultivating area. The mode on the virtual wall and the rear virtual wall can be freely assembled and disassembled and hung on the crosspieces of the front part and the rear part of the cultivation frame.

7) The plant cultivation device according to any one of 1) to 6) above, wherein the lighting device is composed of an LED lighting device having an LED lamp. Utility Model Effect

According to the plant cultivation apparatuses of the above 1) to 7), there is a virtual cuboid-shaped cultivation area surrounded by six virtual walls, and the plants are arranged in the cultivation area so that the stem ratio is lower than the virtual wall. The lighting device of the lamp of the light source is arranged in the cultivation area in such a manner that it is located below the upper virtual wall and above the plants. In this plant cultivation device, the upper virtual wall, the lower virtual wall, the front virtual wall, and the rear The virtual walls are respectively provided with reflective members whose reflective surfaces face the inner side of the cultivation area. Therefore, the light emitted from the lamps of the lighting device can not only be directly irradiated on the plants, but also be reflected by the reflective surfaces of the reflective members and then irradiated on the plants. Therefore, on the basis of using the minimum number of lamps, such as LED lamps, to ensure the photon beam density required for plant growth, it is possible to make the density of photon beams emitted to all plants uniform.

According to the plant cultivating device of the above 2), since the cultivating region is open toward the left and right sides, air flow can be formed in the cultivating region, and air conditioning management in the cultivating region can be performed. Furthermore, by arranging the cultivation areas in the left-right direction, it is possible to easily expand the cultivation areas.

According to the plant cultivating apparatuses of 4) and 5) above, since the cover covering the upper side of the cultivating tank also serves as the reflecting member arranged on the lower virtual wall of the cultivating area, the structure can be simplified and the cost can be reduced.

According to the plant cultivating device of the above 6), since the reflective members arranged on the front virtual wall and the rear virtual wall of the cultivation area can be easily attached and detached, the reflective members can be detached as needed, thereby enabling easy observation of plants. To confirm the growth status of the plants, and simply observe the lighting device to confirm whether the lighting device needs to be maintained.

In addition, if the front virtual wall and/or rear virtual wall of the cultivation area is the side facing the operator performing the cultivation work, by removing the reflection member, it is possible to prevent the reflection member from becoming an obstacle to the cultivation work and the lighting device. maintenance work.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view partially showing the schematic structure of the plant cultivating device of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along line A-A of Fig. 1 .

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of Fig. 2 .

Fig. 4 is a perspective view schematically showing a cultivation area.

Detailed ways

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This embodiment applies the plant cultivation device of the present invention to hydroponic cultivation of plants.

1 to 3 show a part of the structure of the plant cultivation device of the present invention, and Fig. 4 schematically shows the cultivation area of the plant cultivation device of the present invention.

In the following description, the term "aluminum" includes aluminum alloys in addition to pure aluminum.

In FIGS. 1 to 3 , the plant cultivation device 1 has: a cultivation rack 3 provided with a plurality of mounting parts 4 for placing cultivation tanks 2 for hydroponic cultivation at intervals along the vertical direction; and an LED lighting device. 5, which are arranged on the cultivation frame 3 at intervals above the respective loading parts 4 . Moreover, it is preferable that the LED lighting device 5 is attached to the cultivation frame 3 so that the height position of the LED lighting device 5 with respect to the mounting part 4 can be changed.

The upper side of the cultivation tank 2 is covered by a cover 6. The cover 6 is composed of a reflective member whose at least the upper surface is a reflective surface. The plants P extend their roots on the lower side of the cover 6 and the stems pass through holes formed on the cover 6 (omitted). Illustrated) is planted in the cultivation tank 2 in the manner of extending to the top of the cover 6 through. Furthermore, the nutrient solution L containing water|moisture content and a nutrient component is supplied to the part below the cover 6 in the cultivation tank 2, and this nutrient solution L can be recycled.

The cultivation frame 3 has: a plurality of aluminum pillars 7 arranged at intervals along the front-rear direction and the left-right direction; The plurality of aluminum rails 8 and 9 arranged at intervals and fixed to the pillar 7 are provided with the mounting portion 4 by any rails 8 and 9 located at the same height position. For example, between the front and rear crosspieces 8 arranged between the pillars 7 adjacent in the left-right direction, a plurality of receiving members made of aluminum extruded profiles extending in the front-rear direction are arranged at intervals in the left-right direction. 11, thereby setting the loading part 4.

The LED lighting device 5 has: a picture frame-shaped horizontal frame 12; a plurality of straight tube-shaped LED lamps 13 detachably mounted on the horizontal frame 12 with the length direction facing the left and right directions; The plate-shaped reflective member 14 is detachably mounted on the horizontal frame 12 with the reflective surface facing downward, and the LED lighting device 5 is supported on the support member 10 made of aluminum extruded profile fixed to the pillar 7 . Although not shown, LED lamps 7 are mounted with LED chips, and it is preferable to use only LED packages that emit a photon beam density required for the growth of all the plants in the cultivation tank 2 placed on each mounting portion 4 .

The mounting part 4 has a virtual cuboid-shaped cultivation area 15 that is long in the left-right direction and surrounded by six virtual walls. As shown in FIG. 4 , the upper and lower virtual walls 16 and 17 and the front and rear virtual walls 18 and 19 of the cultivation area 15 have a long rectangular shape in the left-right direction. On the upper virtual wall 16 , the lower virtual wall 17 , the front virtual wall 18 and the rear virtual wall 19 of the cultivation area 15 , there are respectively provided reflection members whose reflection surfaces face the inside of the cultivation area 15 .

The reflection member 14 of the LED lighting device 5 is arranged on the upper virtual wall 16 of the cultivation area 15 . In addition, a cover 6 covering the upper side of the cultivation tank 2 is arranged on the lower virtual wall 17 of the cultivation area 15 , and the cover 6 also serves as a reflection member for directing the reflection surface toward the inside of the cultivation area 15 . The front and rear inner surfaces of the reflection member 21 arranged on the front virtual wall 18 and the rear virtual wall 19 of the cultivation area 15 serve as reflection surfaces, and the reflection member 21 is detachably suspended on the front side portion of the cultivation frame 3 via the suspension member 22. and the crosspiece 8 of the rear part, thereby being located on the front virtual wall 18 and the rear virtual wall 19 of the cultivation area 15 . The suspension part 22 is screwed and fixed on the part near the upper end of the reflective part 21 and extends upward with a vertical strip-shaped suspension part 22a, and is integrally arranged on the upper end of the suspension part 22a and is connected to the entire upper surface of the crosspiece 8. and the upper part of the inner surface in the front-rear direction, and the hook portion 22b is free to engage and disengage with respect to the rail 8 .

As reflective members arranged on the upper virtual wall, lower virtual wall, front virtual wall, and rear virtual wall of the cultivation area 15, for example, those formed of synthetic resins such as polycarbonate, polyethylene, polychlorinated biphenyls, ABS, and acrylic are used. Fine-density foam board, steel plate coated with resin on the surface, or synthetic resin board with metal vapor-deposited on the surface. As specific examples, "Panlite" manufactured by Teijin Corporation, "Mcpet" manufactured by Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., "Diffure" manufactured by Reverse Corporation, etc. are used. In addition, the reflective member cover 6 arranged on the lower virtual wall of the cultivation area 15 may be made of expanded styrene.

In the above-mentioned embodiment, one reflective member 14, 6, 21 is arranged on all the virtual walls 16, 17, 18, 19 of the cultivation area 15 respectively, but it is not limited to this, and it is also possible to arrange multiple reflecting members on one virtual wall. a reflective part. In addition, there are also cases where a plurality of cultivation areas 15 are arranged on the cultivation rack 3 so as to be located at the same height position. reflective parts.

In the above-mentioned embodiments, the plant cultivation apparatus is suitable for hydroponic cultivation of plants, but it is not limited thereto, and may be suitable for soil cultivation of plants. In this case, the plants are planted in the soil loaded into the cultivation tank for soil cultivation placed on the mounting part 4, the upper side of the cultivation tank is covered by the cover 6, and the cover 6 in the cultivation tank is located below. The side part is filled with soil, and the plants are planted in the soil in the cultivation tank in such a way that the roots extend on the lower side of the cover 6 and the stem passes through the through hole formed on the cover 6 and extends to the top of the cover 6. 6 is composed of a reflective member whose upper surface is a reflective surface, and the cover 6 is arranged on the lower virtual wall 17 of the cultivation area 15 so that the reflective surface faces upward, and the upper surface becomes a reflective surface facing the inner side of the cultivation area 15 .

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, an LED lighting device including an LED lamp is used, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a lighting device including a fluorescent lamp, for example, may also be used.

Industrial Applicability

The plant cultivation device of the utility model is suitable for use in plant factories, vegetable factories, seedling raising devices and the like which use LED lighting devices as artificial light sources.

Claims (8)

1. a plant cultivating device, there is the virtual rectangular-shaped cultural area surrounded by six virtual wall, plant with make stem than lower virtual wall be arranged in top mode be configured in cultural area, the lighting device with the light fixture employing artificial light source is to be arranged in the below of upper virtual wall and to be configured in cultural area than the mode that plant is positioned at top, the feature of described plant cultivating device is

The upper virtual wall of cultural area, lower virtual wall, front virtual wall and rear virtual wall are configured with reflecting surface respectively towards the reflection part inside cultural area.

2. plant cultivating device as claimed in claim 1, is characterized in that, cultural area to the left and right two sides is open.

3. plant cultivating device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, there is cultivating stand, this cultivating stand has many pillars and utilizes pillar and arrange and supply kind of the mounting portion being implanted with cultivation of plants groove mounting, cultivating stand has multiple cultural area, lighting device is configured at spaced intervals on cultivating stand above mounting portion, on lighting device, is provided with in the mode be positioned in the upper virtual wall of cultural area the reflection part that lower surface is reflecting surface.

4. plant cultivating device as claimed in claim 2, it is characterized in that, there is cultivating stand, this cultivating stand has many pillars and utilizes pillar and arrange and supply kind of the mounting portion being implanted with cultivation of plants groove mounting, cultivating stand has multiple cultural area, lighting device is configured at spaced intervals on cultivating stand above mounting portion, on lighting device, is provided with in the mode be positioned in the upper virtual wall of cultural area the reflection part that lower surface is reflecting surface.

5. the plant cultivating device according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, it is characterized in that, the mounting portion of cultivating stand is placed with the cultivating groove of water-cultivating, the upside quilt cover of cultivating groove covers, plant with make root the downside of cover extend and stem from the through hole be formed in cover through and above cover extend mode be planted in cultivating groove, for the ratio cover part on the lower in cultivating groove, supply comprises the nutrient solution of moisture and nutrient component, the reflection part covered by being at least simultaneously reflecting surface is formed, cover is configured in the lower virtual wall of cultural area in reflecting surface mode upward.

6. the plant cultivating device according to any one of Claims 1 to 4, it is characterized in that, the mounting portion of cultivating stand is placed with the cultivating groove of soil cultivation, the upside quilt cover of cultivating groove covers, soil is loaded to the part on the lower of the ratio cover in cultivating groove, plant with make root the downside of cover extend and stem from the through hole be formed in cover through and above cover extend mode be planted in the soil in cultivating groove, the reflection part covered by being at least simultaneously reflecting surface is formed, and covers and is configured in the lower virtual wall of cultural area in reflecting surface mode upward.

7. plant cultivating device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, be configured with crosspiece at an adjacent intercolumniation of cultivating stand, fore-and-aft direction inner surface is that the reflection part of reflecting surface is detachably suspended on the front part of cultivating stand and the crosspiece of rear section in the mode be positioned in the front virtual wall of cultural area and rear virtual wall.

8. plant cultivating device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, lighting device is made up of the LED light device with LED lamp.