JP2009106208A - Lighting apparatus for plant cultivation - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lighting apparatus for plant cultivation, which has the most suitable selecting pitch of an illumination lamp according to the kind and growth of a cultivated product so as to perform lighting according to the kind and growth of a cultivated product, and reduces leakage of light from a heat-discharging hole. <P>SOLUTION: This lighting apparatus for plant cultivation has illumination lamps 3 set above a cultivation bed 1, and includes a plurality of support members 4 which support the illumination lamp 3, and an almost horizontal guide rail 51 which supports the support members 4 in a laterally parallel condition in a movable manner in the row direction. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a lighting device for plant cultivation, and in particular, a plant in which an optimum pitch of a lighting lamp is selected in accordance with the type and growth of the cultivated product, and lighting according to the type and growth of the cultivated product can be performed. The present invention relates to a lighting device for cultivation.

In recent years, hydroponic cultivation in which plants are grown without using natural soil has been performed in plant factories.
Hydroponics has the advantage that it is possible to control soil pests that occur in hydroponics, avoid continuous cropping problems, and omit plowing and weeding operations.
In such hydroponics, the management of the above-ground part and the management of the underground part are important. For example, in the above-ground part, management of light, temperature, humidity, and air flow is performed. Concentration, dissolved oxygen concentration, electrical conductivity, and culture temperature are managed.

  On the other hand, in a plant cultivation environment that is completely shielded from light and does not enter the open air, it is illuminated with fluorescent lamps, etc., but it relies solely on artificial lighting in a closed cultivation room. In a multi-stage fully artificial light type plant cultivation environment, if the artificial light is not used efficiently, the electricity charge due to lighting will increase the cost of the cultivated vegetables.

  However, in conventional plant cultivation lighting devices, since the fluorescent lamp is fixed to the top plate, the degree of illumination is always constant, and appropriate lighting according to the type and growth of the cultivation cannot be performed, and Since the heat release hole is provided in a slit shape on the flat top plate, there is a problem that light leaks from the heat release hole and wastes artificial light.

  In view of the problems of the above-described conventional plant cultivation lighting device, the present invention selects the optimal pitch of the lighting lamp according to the type and growth of the cultivated product, and illuminates according to the type and growth of the cultivated product. Furthermore, it aims at providing the illuminating device of plant cultivation which can reduce the leakage of the light from a heat vent hole.

  In order to achieve the above object, a plant cultivation lighting device according to the present invention is a plant cultivation lighting device in which an illumination lamp is installed on a cultivation floor, and a plurality of support members that support the illumination lamp, And a substantially horizontal guide rail that is supported so as to be movable in the direction of alignment in a parallel state.

  In this case, it is possible to provide a frame body that has a substantially horizontal guide rail that engages with both ends of the support member, and supports the support member so as to be movable in the alignment direction in a side-by-side manner.

  In addition, the illuminating lamp is disposed below the support member at a predetermined interval, and a lower top plate reflector that projects from the lower surface of the support member to one side is provided, and at the other side on the upper side of the support member. An overhanging upper top reflector can be provided.

  In addition, a curved reflector having a substantially U-shaped cross section with an approximate parabola as a cross section can be provided so as to be rotatable about the illuminating lamp by arranging the illuminating lamp at the focal point of the parabolic surface.

  Moreover, the vertical guide rail which engages with the both ends of a some support member and supports this support member so that a vertical movement is possible can be continuously extended below from the edge part of the said guide rail.

According to the plant cultivation lighting device of the present invention, in a plant cultivation lighting device in which an illuminating lamp is installed on a cultivation floor, a plurality of supporting members that support the illuminating lamp, and the supporting members are arranged side by side. Since it is provided with a substantially horizontal guide rail that is movably supported in the alignment direction, the pitch of the illuminating lamp can be arbitrarily changed by moving the support member along the guide rail. The optimal pitch of the lighting lamp can be selected according to the type, growth, etc., and illumination according to the type, growth, etc. of the cultivated product can be performed.
Moreover, since the quantity and pitch of an illumination lamp can be changed after installing a guide rail, installation of an illuminating device can be performed simply.

  In this case, the frame has a substantially horizontal guide rail that engages with both ends of the support member, and includes a frame body that supports the support member so as to be movable in the alignment direction in a side-by-side manner. It is possible to integrate and easily install the lighting device.

  In addition, the illuminating lamp is disposed below the support member at a predetermined interval, and a lower top plate reflector that projects from the lower surface of the support member to one side is provided, and at the other side on the upper side of the support member. By providing an overhanging top top reflector, heat extraction holes are formed between the top and bottom top reflectors that are stacked in layers to increase reflection efficiency and reduce light leakage from the heat extraction holes. Can do.

In addition, a curved reflector having a substantially U-shaped cross section with an approximate parabola as a cross section is disposed at the focal point of the paraboloid and is provided so as to be rotatable about the illuminator. It is possible to increase the illuminance by concentrating the light, or to scatter the reflected light to the ceiling surface to make indirect light.
As a result, in addition to being able to cope with cultivated crops with high light saturation points to low cultivated crops, the ability to arbitrarily adjust the illuminance distribution on the cultivated surface is the ability to cultivate cultivated crops with different light saturated points Is possible.

  Moreover, by engaging the both ends of a plurality of support members and supporting the support members so as to be movable vertically, a vertical guide rail is continuously extended downward from the end portions of the guide rails, thereby From the side, the optimal pitch of the illuminating lamp can be selected in accordance with the type and growth of the cultivated product, and illumination according to the type and growth of the cultivated product can be performed.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a plant cultivation lighting device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  1 to 3 show a first embodiment of a lighting device for plant cultivation according to the present invention.

First, as the entire cultivation apparatus, the cultivation floor 1 composed of a water tank floating a planting panel is installed on the gantry 2 in upper and lower stages, and the plant cultivation lighting device of this embodiment is installed above each cultivation floor 1. I am doing so.
The plant cultivation lighting device has a plurality of support members 4 that support the illuminating lamp 3 and substantially horizontal guide rails 51 that engage with both ends of the support member 4, and the support members 4 are arranged side by side. And a frame body 5 that is movably supported in the arrangement direction.

The illuminating lamp 3 is a straight fluorescent lamp, and is attached to the support member 4 via a socket 31 at a predetermined interval.
As shown in FIG. 3 (b), the illuminating lamp 3 includes a curved reflector 6 having a substantially U-shaped cross section whose cross section is an approximate parabola, and the illuminating lamp 3 is arranged at the focal point of the parabolic surface. It is provided so as to be rotatable around the lamp 3.
On the upper surface of the curved reflector 6, there is provided a slit-like heat radiating part 61 for leading the air heated by the illuminating lamp 3 to the outside, and by utilizing convection due to the escape of air from the heat radiating part 61, While removing oxygen generated from the cultivation, air containing carbon dioxide is supplied from the surroundings to promote photosynthesis and keep the temperature around the cultivation constant.
In addition, the illuminating lamp 3 performs high-frequency lighting by an inverter and is provided with a dimming function in order to cope with a cultivated product that prefers strong light to a cultivated product that favors weak light.
Further, in order to optimize the photosynthesis, respiration, and commutation of the cultivated product, a light period (lamp ON) and a dark period (lamp OFF) are provided and controlled by a timer.
In addition to the straight tube fluorescent lamp, various light emitters such as various shapes of fluorescent lamps and light emitting diodes can be used for the illumination lamp 3.

The support member 4 has columnar protrusions 41 protruding in the longitudinal direction at both ends, and the protrusions 41 are slidably fitted into grooves 52 of a guide rail 51 described later.
Further, as shown in FIG. 3A, the support member 4 is provided with a lower top plate reflector 42 that protrudes from the lower surface to one side, and an upper portion that protrudes to the other side above the support member 4. A top plate reflector 43 is provided, and heat extraction holes 44 are formed between the top and bottom top plate reflectors that are stacked in layers to increase reflection efficiency and reduce light leakage from the heat extraction holes 44. Yes.
In addition, the heat release hole 44 of the support member 4 supplies air containing carbon dioxide from the surroundings while removing oxygen generated from the cultivated matter by using convection due to the release of air from the heat release hole 44, and photosynthesis Can be promoted and the temperature around the cultivation can be kept constant.

The frame body 5 is formed by connecting and fixing a pair of guide rails 51 disposed at opposing positions in a rectangular frame shape with two bars 53 such as angle members.
The guide rail 51 has a channel shape, and a protrusion 41 of the support member 4 is slidably inserted into a groove 52 formed inside.
The support member 4 can be fixed to the guide rail 51 at an arbitrary position by a locking member (not shown).
Moreover, the frame 5 is suspended from the gantry 2 by a hanging string 7 such as a chain so that the height of the frame 5 can be adjusted. The distance between the object and the lighting device can be kept constant.
The height adjusting mechanism attaches the hanging strap 7 to a horizontal rod 71 supported rotatably on the gantry 2 and rotates the horizontal rod 71 with a handle 72 to wind or unwind the hanging strap 7. To do.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 5A, the height adjusting mechanism is configured such that the hanging strap 7 is constituted by a chain and the ring of the chain is manually changed over to the gantry 2 or a manual handle or a motor ( The frame body 5 and the guide rail 51 can be moved up and down by winding them up (not shown).
Further, as shown in FIG. 5B, the height adjusting mechanism is provided with a ball screw 73 between the frame 5 or the guide rail 51 and the mount 2, and the ball screw 73 is driven by a motor 74 or manually. The frame body 5 and the guide rail 51 can be moved up and down.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5C, the guide rail 51 can be installed on the support member 4.
In this case, an engagement protrusion 46 having a large-diameter head is provided on the left and right upper portions of the support member 4, and the groove 52 is formed in the guide rail 51 so that each engagement protrusion 46 is slidably engaged. Install so that it faces downward.
The guide rails 51 are independently arranged in parallel in FIG. 5C, but can be connected by a crosspiece (not shown) to form a frame.

In FIG. 4, 2nd Example of the illuminating device of plant cultivation of this invention is shown.
This lighting device for plant cultivation is to install an illuminating lamp 3 on a cultivating floor 1, and a plurality of supporting members 4 that support the illuminating lamp 3 and substantially horizontal engaging with both ends of the supporting member 4. A frame body 5 having a guide rail 51 and supporting the support member 4 so as to be movable in the alignment direction in a side-by-side manner.
The plant-cultivating lighting device includes a vertical guide rail 54 that engages with both ends of the plurality of support members 4 and supports the support members 4 so as to be movable vertically from the end of the guide rail 51. It extends continuously.

The vertical guide rail 54 is made of the same channel-shaped member as the horizontal guide rail 51, and the groove 52 is continuously formed so that the support member 4 can move between the vertical guide rail 54 and the horizontal guide rail 51. is doing.
Further, the support member 4 includes a top plate reflecting plate 45 that forms a top plate and a side wall by abutting each other.
The support member 4 can be fixed to the vertical guide rail 54 at an arbitrary position by a locking member (not shown).
In addition, since it is the same as that of 1st Example about the other structure of an illuminating device, the description is abbreviate | omitted.

Thus, the plant cultivation lighting device according to each of the first and second embodiments includes a plurality of support members 4 that support the lighting lamp 3 in the plant cultivation lighting device in which the lighting lamp 3 is installed on the cultivation floor 1. The support member 4 is provided with a substantially horizontal guide rail 51 that supports the support member 4 so as to be movable in the side-by-side direction. Therefore, by moving the support member 4 along the guide rail 51, the illumination lamp 3 The pitch can be arbitrarily changed, whereby the optimum pitch of the illuminating lamp 3 can be selected in accordance with the type and growth of the cultivated product, and illumination according to the type and growth of the cultivated product can be performed. .
Moreover, since the quantity and pitch of the illumination lamp 3 can be changed after installing the guide rail 51, installation of an illuminating device can be performed simply.

  In this case, the guide rail 51 includes a substantially horizontal guide rail 51 that engages with both ends of the support member 4 and supports the support member 4 so as to be movable in the alignment direction in a side-by-side manner. The lighting device can be easily installed by integrating 51 with the frame body 5.

  Further, the illuminating lamp 3 is arranged below the support member 4 at a predetermined interval, and the support member 4 is provided with a lower top plate reflecting plate 42 that projects from the lower surface to one side, and at the upper part of the support member 4. By providing the upper top plate reflector 43 that projects to the other side, a heat release hole 44 is formed between the upper and lower top plate reflectors that are in a laminar shape to increase the reflection efficiency. The leakage of light can be reduced.

Further, the curved reflector 6 having a substantially U-shaped cross section with an approximate parabola as a cross section is provided by disposing the illumination lamp 3 at the focal point of the paraboloid and being rotatable about the illumination lamp 3. It is possible to increase the illuminance by concentrating the reflected light on the place, or to diverge the reflected light to the ceiling surface to make indirect light.
As a result, in addition to being able to cope with cultivated crops with high light saturation points to low cultivated crops, the ability to arbitrarily adjust the illuminance distribution on the cultivated surface is the ability to cultivate cultivated crops with different light saturated points Is possible.

  In addition, a vertical guide rail 54 that engages with both ends of the plurality of support members 4 and supports the support members 4 so as to be vertically movable extends continuously downward from the end portions of the guide rails 51. Also, from the side of the cultivated product, it is possible to select an optimal pitch of the lighting lamps 3 according to the cultivated product type, growth, and the like, and perform illumination according to the cultivated product type, growth, and the like.

  As mentioned above, although it demonstrated based on the Example of the hydroponics using the cultivation floor 1 which consists of a water tank which floats a planting panel about the lighting apparatus of the plant cultivation of this invention, this invention is limited to the structure described in the said Example. However, the configuration can be appropriately changed within a range not departing from the gist, such as being used for lighting devices such as plant factories other than hydroponics.

  The plant cultivation lighting device according to the present invention has a characteristic that an optimum pitch of the illuminating lamp is selected in accordance with the type and growth of the cultivated product, and illumination according to the type and growth of the cultivated product can be performed. For this reason, it can be used widely and suitably for plant factories where vegetables and other plants are cultivated.

It is sectional drawing of the cultivation apparatus which shows 1st Example of the illuminating device of plant cultivation of this invention. The lighting device of the plant cultivation is shown, (a) is a sectional view thereof, (b) is a side view thereof, (c) is an enlarged perspective view showing a guide rail and a support member, and (d) is a plan view of the frame body. is there. The lighting apparatus of the plant cultivation is shown, (a) is a front view showing an example in which upper and lower top plate reflectors are provided, and (b) is a perspective view of a curved reflector. The 2nd Example of the illuminating device of plant cultivation of this invention is shown, (a) is the front view, (b) is the same side view, (c) is a front view of a supporting member. (A) is a front view showing an example of a height adjustment mechanism, (b) is a front view showing another example of the height adjustment mechanism, and (c) is a side view showing an example in which a guide rail is provided on a support member. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cultivation floor 2 Stand 3 Illumination lamp 31 Socket 4 Support member 41 Protrusion part 42 Lower top-plate reflecting plate 43 Upper top-plate reflecting plate 44 Heat release hole 45 Top-plate reflecting plate 46 Engaging protrusion 5 Frame 51 Guide rail 52 Groove 53 Crosspieces 54 Vertical guide rails 6 Curved reflectors 61 Heat radiating portions 7 Hanging strings 71 Horizontal rods 72 Handles 73 Ball screws 74 Motors

Claims (5)

  In a plant cultivation lighting device in which an illuminating lamp is installed on a cultivation floor, a plurality of supporting members that support the illuminating lamp, and a substantially horizontal guide that supports the supporting member so as to be movable in the alignment direction in a side-by-side state. A plant cultivation lighting device comprising a rail.   The plant according to claim 1, further comprising a frame body that has a substantially horizontal guide rail that engages with both ends of the support member, and supports the support member so as to be movable in the alignment direction in a state where the support members are arranged side by side. Lighting equipment for cultivation.   An illuminating lamp is disposed below the support member at a predetermined interval, and a lower top plate reflector that projects from the lower surface of the support member to one side is provided, and the other side of the support member is projected to the other side. The lighting device for plant cultivation according to claim 1, wherein an upper top reflector is provided.   2. A curved reflector having a substantially U-shaped cross section with an approximate parabola as a cross section, wherein an illuminating lamp is disposed at a focal point of the parabolic surface and is rotatable about the illuminating lamp. The lighting device for plant cultivation according to 2 or 3.   2. A vertical guide rail that engages with both ends of a plurality of support members and supports the support members so as to be vertically movable extends continuously downward from an end portion of the guide rails. , 23 or 4 plant cultivation lighting device.

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