JP4767244B2 - Improvement of outdoor hydroponics equipment for safe plant growth - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an improved apparatus for the safe growth of plants against excess sunshine hours, storms, heat and the like in an outdoor hydroponic cultivation apparatus for plants.

  Generally, in the case of outdoor hydroponics, the sunshine hours of the vegetables to be cultivated cannot be adjusted. At the stage, flower buds are attached and the product value is significantly reduced.

  Also, in open-sea hydroponics, some measures are needed to protect plants from storms during the typhoon season. Therefore, conventionally, there is known a method of attaching an iron frame on a cultivation tank and extending a tent on the cultivation tank in accordance with a storm forecast. However, with this level of countermeasures, not only did the work take a lot of work, but there was also a lot of danger that the tent was blown out by a severe storm.

  Furthermore, plants may be damaged and become unable to grow due to heat in summer, severe cold in winter, snowfall, or the like.

  This application 1st invention makes it a subject to provide the outdoor ground hydroponic cultivation apparatus which can adjust the sunshine time which a plant receives.

  The second invention of the present application aims to provide an outdoor hydroponic cultivation apparatus that can protect plants from storms,

  It is an object of the third invention of the present application to provide an outdoor hydroponic cultivation apparatus capable of temporarily evacuating a plant from hot summer in summer, severe cold in winter, snowfall, and the like.

Therefore, the first invention of the present application is
The front drive band wheel and a rear wheel drive band wheel by turning over a pair of left and right endless drive belt to be traveling drive, formed a long upper cultivation ku band and a long lower retracted ku band to run inverted inverse than, a large number plants planted panels to the endless drive belt, running coupled with the endless drive belt,
In the upper cultivation zone, place a long cultivation tank before and after putting the culture solution that immerses each root of the plant planting panel,
In the lower evacuation zone, arrange a dark room that can accommodate a number of plant planting panels that reversely run by detaching each root from the immersion liquid from the upper cultivation zone,
In the darkroom, a replenishing device for sprinkling water or a culture solution to the roots of the plant was provided, and a water receiving tank for receiving the sprinkling was provided at the bottom.
A plant outdoor hydroponics device with darkroom is proposed.

The second invention of the present application is
The front drive band wheel and a rear wheel drive band wheel by turning over a pair of left and right endless drive belt to be traveling drive, formed a long upper cultivation ku band and a long lower retracted ku band to run inverted inverse than, a large number plants planted panels to the endless drive belt, running coupled with the endless drive belt,
In the upper cultivation zone, place a long cultivation tank before and after putting the culture solution that immerses each root of the plant planting panel,
In the lower evacuation zone, a storm avoidance room capable of accommodating a large number of plant planting panels that reversely run by detaching each root from the immersion liquid from the upper cultivation zone,
In the storm avoidance room, provided a remedial device for sprinkling water or culture solution to the roots of the plant , provided a water receiving tank to receive the sprinkling at the bottom,
Proposal of plant outdoor hydroponic cultivation equipment with storm avoidance room,

The third invention of the present application is
The front drive band wheel and a rear wheel drive band wheel by turning over a pair of left and right endless drive belt to be traveling drive, formed a long upper cultivation ku band and a long lower retracted ku band to run inverted inverse than, a large number plants planted panels to the endless drive belt, running coupled with the endless drive belt,
In the upper cultivation zone, place a long cultivation tank before and after putting the culture solution that immerses each root of the plant planting panel,
In the lower evacuation zone, arrange a conditioning room that can accommodate a large number of plant planting panels that reversely run by detaching each root from the immersion liquid from the upper cultivation zone,
In the conditioning greenhouse, provided a replenishment device for sprinkling water or culture solution to the roots of the plant, and provided a water receiving tank for receiving the watering at the bottom,
We propose a plant outdoor hydroponic cultivation device with a conditioning room.

According to the first invention of the present application,
If the plant grown in the upper cultivation tank, for example, sunshine for 14 hours a day promotes reproductive growth and attaches flower buds, and the vegetative growth stagnates, the sunshine to the plant in the upper cultivation tank When, for example, 12 hours elapses, the plant planting panel is stored in the lower darkroom, the sunshine is cut off further, and this can be repeated to guide the plant to the desired growth (vegetative growth). is there.

  According to the second invention of the present application, the plant planting panel cultivated in the upper cultivation tank is quickly evacuated to the lower storm avoidance room by driving the endless belt before the storm comes, and the plant is removed from the storm. You can protect it.

  According to the third invention of the present application, the plant planting panel of the upper cultivation tank is transferred to the lower temperature greenhouse and temporarily placed in the cool air during hot summer in summer, severe cold in winter, and snowfall, thereby recovering the plant. It can protect against hard damage.

  By driving the endless belt in the present invention, when the plant planting panel moves from the upper cultivation zone to the lower retreat zone, the plant planting panel moves in an inverted state with the roots up and the leaves and stems down. There is also a configuration that moves in a normal state with the roots down and the leaf stems up with an appropriate correction mechanism.

  In addition, when the plant planting panel enters each room in an inverted state, the “repair device” supplies water or a culture solution to an upward root, and the plant planting panel enters each chamber in a normal state. When entering, the thing which immerses a plant root in the remedial tank which put water or the culture solution in the tank similar to an upper cultivation tank is preferable.

Embodiments of the First Invention Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b), bearings (1) and (1) are mounted on the left and right upper portions of the front end of the long frame (F), and bearings (2) and (2) are also mounted on the left and right upper portions of the rear end. The shafts (3) and (4) supported by the bearings (1), (1) and (2) and (2) are respectively provided on the shafts (3) and (4), and in this example, a pair of left and right drive pulleys ( 5), (5) and the driven pulleys (6), (6) are fixed, and the front and rear pulleys (5), (6) and (5), (6) are wire ropes in this example as endless belts. (7), (7), the upper cultivation zone (A) that extends long and linearly in the upper part, and the lower retreat zone (B) that inverts and extends linearly in the lower part. And form.

  (8) is a guide pulley that guides the wire ropes (7) and (7) in a slightly upward inclination behind the drive pulley (5), and (9) is a wire rope (5) inverted from the drive pulley (5). 7) A guide pulley that guides (7) slightly downward.

  In the upper cultivation zone (A), the right and left wire ropes (7) and (7) are connected to the narrow metal panels (10) in the front and rear adjacent state at the left and right ends of each panel (11). ) ..., (11) ... are connected and supported by these panels (10) ... Each plant (10) is provided with a large number of planting holes, and each planting hole has a plant (P) ... with the roots down and the leaf stems up. It is planted in the state of facing (hereinafter referred to as plant planting panel).

  In this example, as shown in FIG. 1 (b), guide rails (12) and (12) having a U-shaped cross section are laid at the travel positions of the wire ropes (7) and (7), and both rails ( The left and right ends of the wire ropes (7) and (7) and the panels (10) are slidably held in the grooves 12) and 12).

  Below the plant planting panel group supported as described above, a cultivation tank (13) containing a long culture solution (14) in the front and rear is installed, and the plant (P). The roots are soaked.

  An overflow port (15) is formed in the front end side wall of the cultivation tank (13), a receiving tank (16) for receiving the culture solution flowing down from the overflow port (15) is installed, and connected to the receiving tank (16) The culture solution is sucked by the pump (18) through the circulation pipe (17), and the culture solution is filtered by the filtration tank (19) and supplied into the rear end portion of the cultivation tank (13).

  The cultivation tank (13) is supplemented with a new culture solution.

  (20) is a forward / reverse rotation type motor installed on one side of the drive pulley (5), from a small pulley (21) fixed to the output shaft thereof to a large fixed to the drive pulley shaft (3). The rotation is transmitted to the pulley (22) via the belt (23).

  The lower retreat zone (B) is provided with a long dark room (24) before and after the wire ropes (7) and (7) of the zone (B) should run inside.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 (a) and 2, the dark room (24) includes upper and lower side walls (25), (25), left and right side walls (26), (26) and a rear side wall (27) made of heat insulating plates. This is a rectangular cylinder with a front end opening, and wire ropes (7) and (7) introduced into the chamber (24) from the front end opening are crossed laid on the inner side surfaces of the left and right side walls (26) and (26). The U-shaped guide rails (28) and (28) are slidably held in the grooves and extend to the driven pulley (6) through a hole in the rear side wall (27).

  A rectangular door (29), which is also made of a heat insulating plate, is attached to the opening of the front end of the heat insulating dark room (24) by a hinge (30) at the lower end thereof so that the door (29) has a door. The upper and lower long grooves (31) and (31) are opened to allow the wire ropes (7) and (7) to pass through when opening and closing, and a large number of hairs are put on the ground at the grooves of the long grooves (31) and (31). A so-called mohair (32) formed by planting is bonded to block the incidence of light.

  (33) is a lock screw with a handle (34) that is rotatably provided on the upper inner surface of the door (29), and is screwed into a female screw (35) provided at the front end opening of the dark room (24). When the door (29) is closed, the interior of the chamber (24) becomes a dark room.

  On the ceiling in the dark room (24), as a remedial device, in this example, a plurality of water sprinkling pipes (36) having a large number of water spouts are provided, and water is supplied to the water sprinkling pipes (36) from outside. Pump.

  (37) is a water receiving tank installed on the bottom surface in the dark room (24), and the accumulated water is discharged through the drain pipe (38).

  Further, a temperature adjuster (39) such as a heat pump is installed below the dark room (24), and the air adjusted to a desired temperature from the adjuster (39) is passed through the duct (40) to the dark room (24). I'm trying to send it in.

Next, an example of adjusting the sunshine hours using the above apparatus will be described.
The long-lasting plant “Spinach” has a limit of sunshine hours of 14 hours, and spinach plants that have flower buds in the early stages of sunshine hours exceeding 14 hours, and that have flower buds with small leaf stems have a commercial value. Disappear.

  Therefore, when the spinach planting panel is being cultivated in the cultivation tank (13) as shown in FIG. 1 (a), when the sunshine time has passed 12 hours, the motor (20) is first rotated forward. The wire ropes (7), (7) are run counterclockwise by the forward rotation of the pulley (5), thereby removing the planting panel group from the cultivation tank (13), and the lower retreat zone (B) It is moved while being reversed and guided into the dark room (24).

  When the plant planting panel group is guided into the dark room (24), the door (29) is closed, and the lock screw (33) is screwed into the female screw (35), thereby blocking the sunlight from the spinach.

  In the dark room (24), water is sprayed to the roots of the plants from the water spouts of the water pipes (36), and low temperature air of 10 ° to 15 ° C. is sent from the temperature regulator (39) to the dark room. Each plant becomes dormant due to darkness and low temperature.

  The next day, the door (29) is opened, the motor (20) is rotated in the reverse direction, the plant planting panel group is moved clockwise from the dark room (24), and the cultivation position on the upper cultivation tank (13) in a normal posture. Then, the cultivation for 12 hours of sunshine is repeated in the same manner as described above.

  Thus, by limiting the sunshine per day to 12 hours and repeating darkness and low temperature, spinach grows into rich leaf stems while continuing vegetative growth while stagnating reproductive growth.

The embodiment of the second aspect of the invention The storm avoiding room installed in the lower evacuation zone is a square tubular frame made of lightweight steel and a thin wire mesh stretched on the door frame, excluding the temperature regulator. The other structure is substantially the same as FIGS.

  According to the forecast of the storm, the culture solution of the upper cultivation tank (13) is collected in a reserve tank shortly before the arrival time, and then the plant planting panel group is run counterclockwise by the forward rotation of the motor (20). It is guided into the room to avoid windstorms, the door is closed, and water is supplied to the roots of the plant using a remedial device.

  When the storm has subsided, return the culture solution to the cultivation tank, and then return the plant planting panel group inside the room to the upper cultivation tank, and resume normal cultivation.

  The storm avoidance room has a thin wire mesh stretched on the left and right sides and the top and bottom sides of the frame structure shown in FIG. 1 of the cultivation apparatus, and a wire mesh door can be opened and closed. Good.

A third embodiment of the invention The air conditioning room disposed in the lower retreat zone is a structure in which the rear surface of the rectangular cylinder assembled by the heat insulating plate is closed and the door is attached to the front surface so that the door can be opened and closed. A temperature regulator is provided. The other structure is substantially the same as FIGS.

  In the summer, when the cultivation in the upper cultivation tank is continued as it is on a hot and hot day, if the plant is expected to be damaged, the plant planting panel group is run counterclockwise to enter the conditioning room. After guiding and closing the door, the plant is protected from damage by sending a cool air of 15 ° to 20 ° C. into the conditioning room by a temperature controller.

  When the conditioning room is a dark room type conditioning room, as an example of its use, when a plant that has been grown in the upper cultivation tank has grown to a size suitable for shipping, the plant planting panel group is led into the conditioning room, where Plants can be kept fresh when stored in the dark at temperatures as low as 10 ° -15 ° C.

(A) It is a vertical side view of the outdoor hydroponic cultivation apparatus with a darkroom according to the first invention of the present application. (B) It is an enlarged plan view of a part of the above. It is an enlarged slope view of a part of a dark room.

Explanation of symbols

5 Front Drive Pulley 6 Rear Drive Pulley 7 Wire Rope A Upper Cultivation Zone B Lower Retreat Zone 10 Panel P Plant 13 Cultivation Tank 24 Dark Room 29 Door 36 Watering Pipe 39 Temperature Adjuster

Claims (3)

A pair of left and right endless belts are hung around the front and rear belts so that they can be driven to form a long upper cultivation zone and a long lower evacuation zone that reversely runs backward . a large number plants planted panels to the endless drive belt, running coupled with the endless drive belt,
In the upper cultivation zone, place a long cultivation tank before and after putting the culture solution that immerses each root of the plant planting panel,
In the lower evacuation zone, arrange a dark room that can accommodate a number of plant planting panels that reversely run by detaching each root from the immersion liquid from the upper cultivation zone,
In the darkroom, a replenishing device for sprinkling water or a culture solution to the roots of the plant was provided, and a water receiving tank for receiving the sprinkling was provided at the bottom.
Plant outdoor hydroponics equipment with darkroom. A pair of left and right endless belts are hung around the front and rear belts so that they can be driven to form a long upper cultivation zone and a long lower evacuation zone that reversely runs backward . a large number plants planted panels to the endless drive belt, running coupled with the endless drive belt,
In the upper cultivation zone, place a long cultivation tank before and after putting the culture solution that immerses each root of the plant planting panel,
In the lower evacuation zone, a storm avoidance room capable of accommodating a large number of plant planting panels that reversely run by detaching each root from the immersion liquid from the upper cultivation zone,
In the storm avoidance room, provided a remedial device for sprinkling water or culture solution to the roots of the plant , provided a water receiving tank to receive the sprinkling at the bottom,
Plant outdoor hydroponics equipment with storm avoidance room. A pair of left and right endless belts are hung around the front and rear belts so that they can be driven to form a long upper cultivation zone and a long lower evacuation zone that reversely runs backward . a large number plants planted panels to the endless drive belt, running coupled with the endless drive belt,
In the upper cultivation zone, place a long cultivation tank before and after putting the culture solution that immerses each root of the plant planting panel,
In the lower evacuation zone, arrange a conditioning room that can accommodate a large number of plant planting panels that reversely run by detaching each root from the immersion liquid from the upper cultivation zone,
In the conditioning greenhouse, provided a replenishment device for sprinkling water or culture solution to the roots of the plant, and provided a water receiving tank for receiving the watering at the bottom,
Plant outdoor hydroponic equipment with controlled greenhouse.

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