ES1065870U - Sliding aeroponal cultivation system (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding) - Google Patents

Abstract

Sliding aeroponic culture system, characterized essentially by the fact of being composed of a set of culture columns that have a channel made on its surface where special sliding supports are placed for culture vessels that have a mechanism of fixing with springs. (Machine-translation by Google Translate, not legally binding)

Description

Aeroponic sliding culture system.

This utility model refers to a innovative sliding support system designed to improve the aeroponic cultivation process of plants or seeds as it facilitates especially the placement and removal of the containers for cultivated plants thanks to its improved container system Sliding with locking spring mechanism.

Aeroponics is the most hydroponic system modern. The first aeroponic system was developed by Dr. Franco Massantini at the University of Pia (Italy), what he allowed to create the so-called "culture columns".

A culture column consists of a column PVC, or other materials, placed vertically, with perforations in the side walls, where the plants at the time of transplant.

The roots grow in darkness and pass the greatest part of the time exposed to the air, hence the name of aeroponics

Inside the cylinder a pipe Distribute the nutrient solution by medium spray or low pressure.

The main advantage of aeroponics is the excellent aeration that the system provides to the roots, one of the limiting factors that hydroponics has.

Just consider that the amount of Dissolved oxygen in water is measured in mg / l, or parts per million (ppm), being 5-10 mg / l at 20 ° C, while the amount of oxygen dissolved in the air is measured in percentage (21%), which indicates that the concentration of oxygen in the air is order of 20,000 times higher than its concentration gas dissolved in water.

For some years, researchers Australians have developed new aeroponic systems commercials consisting of a plastic tank that feeds a growth chamber in which the roots are found in complete darkness A pump is responsible for distributing and spraying finely the nutritive solution, which allows to attend numerous distribution points, for each of which the nutritive solution

The most recent aeroponic innovation developed in Australia differs fundamentally from those other aeroponic systems because it incorporates technology Ultrasonic, which allows to project the nutrient solution at low pressure, with finely powdered drops and no problems obstructions in pipes and spray nozzles.

It is a technology based on principles that are used in clinics and hospitals to treat patients suffering from certain asthmatic problems, the ultrasonic spraying of vaporized water, at temperature Ambient and low pressure.

Aeroponics has also been used with great success in plant propagation and, more specifically, in the propagation of cuttings of herbaceous (chrysanthemum) or woody (ficus) species difficult to
root.

The device, object of this report, It has numerous features that make it really useful since which represents a whole technological innovation in the management of aeroponic culture systems as it allows to perform visual checks of both roots and columns and other system components and especially in handling and replacement of parts without affecting the rest of the installation.

To better understand the scope of the model we will describe it on the attached drawings in which it has been materialized a preferred design of the same given by way of example without limitation.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 shows a view of a panel of crop columns that adopt the sliding model,

Fig. 2 shows a detail of the location of the sliding container holder,

Fig. 3 shows the container holder sliding without lock activated,

Fig. 4 shows the container holder sliding in locked position and

Fig. 5 shows mechanism details slider

As can be seen in the drawings, the model It consists of a set of culture columns (1) whose tubes they can have circular, triangular, elliptical section, etc. with a upper irrigation system (2) with sprinklers (3). These columns of crop (1) have a longitudinal section as a channel in the that the container holders (4) are inserted.

We can observe in the container holder, die cut hole (5) for placing the baskets (12) of the plants, swivel locking tab (6), springs (7), sliding channels (8), sliding channel stop (9), notch of turn (10) and support for springs.

As can be seen in the drawings, the support for sliding containers (4) it has a central base plate which has in its upper part a hole punched (5) in the that have to place the interchangeable baskets (12) of the seeds or plants to be cultivated, allowing the growth of roots through the inside of the column (1) and the stem and leaves on the outside of the column.

In figure 5 it can be seen that this two channels with rails (8) are attached to its side plate, the inner lane being shallower than the outer lane, to facilitate the introduction of the support in the channel of the culture column These gutters present a piece in their ends (9) acting as a stop of the support base plate (4).

The action of the springs (7), which are located anchored in supports (11) of the ends of the channels of sliding, keeps the side channels hugging the plate base (4).

This container holder has a swivel tab (6) in its center whose mission is to get a perfect anchorage of the support for containers (4) in the column crop (1) when placed horizontally as It is observed in 2 and 4.

To facilitate the rotation of the locking tab (5) in the anchor channel, notches have been made in the front center channel of the rails (10).

With this arrangement, support for Sliding containers can be easily placed and removed in the channels practiced in the culture columns. With a simple pressure is inserted into the channels and displacement is allowed by sliding along the column.

To anchor the support in the desired position just turn the tab until the block click sounds in the horizontal position.

To remove or slide the bracket to the containers just rotate the tongue again and compress slightly support the springs and perform the operation desired.

With this system it is very simple to place, move or remove the holders for the containers in the columns of culture.

This system can be used even in oblique or horizontal position, and can be used to containers with seeds, plants or other components of the team.

This system allows to verify the status of the inside the culture columns without having to dismantle the column panels.

This aeroponic culture system can be used to cover walls, floors, etc ... in homes, greenhouses, farms, gardens, etc ...

Within the essentiality of the invention, they fit variants of detail, also protected and so may vary the container support spring adjustment system, type of channels with rails and, of course, any dimensions and subjects in which it is carried out.

Claims (2)

1. Sliding aeroponic cultivation system, essentially characterized by the fact that it is composed of a set of culture columns that have a channel made on its surface where special sliding supports are placed for crop containers that have a mechanism spring fixing. 2. Sliding aeroponic culture system, according to the 1st claim, characterized in that it has a spring fixing mechanism based on a rotating tongue located in the front central area of the base plate of the sliding container holder whose rotation up to horizontal locking position, facilitated by the presence of two notches in the center and interior of the lateral sliding rails, allows the rails to be anchored in the channel located in the culture columns.