FR3014638A1 - AUTONOMOUS CULTIVATION FURNITURE OF INTERIOR PLANTS OPERATING UNDER ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to furniture for indoor furniture culture artificially reconstituting all the vital parameters necessary for the growth of plants which are: the rooting substrate (2), the nutrient supply (5); (6); 8), (7) and the light (3). All these parameters are managed automatically thanks to electrical equipment controlled by programmers (4) and (7) limiting the human intervention. This new concept aims to provide the opportunity to grow plants in unsuitable premises without space and natural light and solves the problem of maintenance during extended absences or holidays. The cultural furniture is particularly intended to make possible the cultivation of plants anywhere, without loss of space and maintenance constraints.

Description

The present invention relates to functional and autonomous interior culture furniture for cultivating plants under an artificial ecosystem. This new concept aims to provide the opportunity to grow plants in unsuitable premises such as: Offices; shops; workshop; dark apartment; basements etc., places devoid of space, natural light and even heating. Its long autonomy of functioning without human intervention, solves the problem of the lack of maintenance during the holidays, the prolonged absences as well as the carelessness on our part, often fatal for our plants. This programmable furniture device, overcomes all these disadvantages.

Indeed, it artificially reproduces all the conditions favorable to the vital development of plants: Space; the light; the water; floor; nutrients; temperature and air. As a first feature, the furniture meets its original function: Office; shelf table; closet etc. Its second specificity is that it has sites for receiving pots for growing plants; and is equipped with: From rooting substrate. Horticultural lighting. A programmer to regulate lighting. A reservoir of nutrient solution (water and fertilizer).

A pump to feed the plants in nutrient solution. A programmer to regulate the distribution of this solution. From a supply circuit of this solution. A flow system for returning the solution to the tank. A thermoptender to heat this solution.

An air pump. A hose with air diffuser to oxygenate the solution. A fan for the intake and mixing of air. From a probe to gauge the level of nutrient solution. An alarm light for the lack of this solution. (Of a possible heating cord for premises too cold). The accompanying drawings illustrate the example of the invention of a culture office: Figure 1 shows a front view of the device of the invention. Figure 2 shows the "aesthetic" view from the front in perspective. Figure 3 shows a variant of the device illustrating the functional part of the office.

Figure 4 shows the "aesthetic" perspective view of the functional part of the office.

With reference to these drawings, the growing office (for example) comprises pots (1) filled with substrate (2) which are fed with nutrient solution (fertilizer and water) contained in a tank (5). The distribution of this solution is conveyed to the pots by a pipe circuit (8) connected to a pump (6) and regulated by a programmer (7). The excess solution not consumed returns to the tank by pipes (9). A probe (14) placed in the tank (5) alerts the user by lighting a light (15) that the installation lacks nutrient solution. An immersion heater (10) is immersed in the reservoir (5) to ensure a constant temperature of the nutrient solution. A pipe equipped with an air diffuser (12) oxygen and brews the nutrient solution contained in the tank (5), through the action of an air pump (11). A lighting system with horticultural lamps (3) produces the light necessary for the growth of the plants. The duration of the lighting is regulated by a programmer (4), which also controls fans (13) to ensure the heat distribution and allow air circulation in the installation. The cultural furniture is particularly intended to make possible the life of plants anywhere, without loss of space and maintenance constraints.

Claims (6)

CLAIMS1) Interior furniture furniture designed to cultivate plants under an artificial ecosystem, characterized by the presence of pots (1) filled with substrate (2), automatically fed by a nutrient solution contained in a tank (5) heated by an immersion heater (10) and aerated by an air diffuser (12) connected to a pump (11) and illuminated by horticultural lamps (3) themselves cooled by a ventilation system (13). 2) Furniture according to claim 1 characterized in that the nutrient solution is fed to pots by a pipe circuit (8) and leaves in the tank (5) by pipes (9). 3) Furniture according to claim 1 characterized in that the daily lighting time of horticultural lamps (3) is automatically regulated by a programmer (4). 4) Furniture according to claim 1 characterized in that the management of the distribution of nutrient solution is automatically regulated by a pump (6) through a programmer (7), and the reservoir (5) has a sensor (14). ) lighting an alarm light (15) when the nutrient solution is missing. 5) Furniture according to claim 1 characterized in that the ventilation (13) is regulated with the same programmer (4) as lighting horticultural lamps (3). 6) Furniture according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is arranged in the form of a usual functional furniture, including desk, table, shelf or closet.