JP2010051256A - Mobile cultivation system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cultivation system including an inclining device of a cultivation bench on a work line on which the cultivation bench moves, as a result, capable of collecting or cleaning from one side, leaves, trash and dust fallen on the cultivation bench in process of cultivation by inclining the cultivation bench to one direction with the inclining device, and enabling a cleaning worker of the cultivation bench to easily perform cleaning work only by moving on one side of the bench in the straight-line direction without going around the surroundings of the cultivation bench. <P>SOLUTION: The cultivation system comprises an inclining device which holds a short side of the cultivation bench and rotatably raises the cultivation bench to one direction. The inclining device comprises a drop preventing mechanism so as not to move the cultivation bench downward in the case of inward arranging and rotatably raising the cultivation bench, and a washing-drying device in parallel with an inclined angle of the rotatably raised cultivation bench. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a mobile cultivation system including a cultivation bench on which a growing plant is loaded while moving.

  A conventional mobile cultivation system in facility horticulture, for example, as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-252315 (Patent Document 1), inputs a cultivation bench from a predetermined entrance to a wide cultivation area and matches the cultivation area to the stage of growth. While growing from one direction to the other direction, take out the growing bench from the outlet at the other end, remove the grown plant from the bench, empty the cultivation bench, the entrance of one end of the cultivation area In the meantime, a cultivation apparatus in which a region for sowing and germination is formed on a line to form a circulation type cultivation system is known.

  JP-A-11-333381 (Patent Document 2) also discloses a cultivation bench apparatus that includes a bench inclination changing means that makes it possible to change the inclination angle of the bench body so that the growing plants can be easily maintained. is there.

  In the invention of Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2007-044620 (Patent Document 3), an inclined conveying unit that conveys an object to be conveyed in an inclined posture while maintaining the inclined posture, and an inclination while changing the posture of the conveyed object from a horizontal posture to an inclined posture. A cleaning apparatus is provided that includes a posture change guide means for guiding toward the transport means.

JP 2007-252315 A Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-333881 JP 2007-044620 A

  As in Patent Document 1 cited as an example of the mobile cultivation system in the conventional facility horticulture, it is introduced into the cultivation growing place from one place, and gradually moved to the bench taking out place while changing the cultivation position by the growth of the plant, Take out a cultivation bench equipped with plants that can be harvested from the breeding place, harvest the plants, then re-seed the empty bench and construct a recycling type cultivation method that puts it into the breeding place In the existing cultivation system, dust that accumulates fungi grows in the cultivation bench due to dust accumulation on the bench, leakage of soil from the cultivation plant, and fallen leaves of the plant itself as the plant grows. Therefore, after the plant is harvested, the inside and outside of the cultivation bench are cleaned, and then the cultivation bench is transferred to the sowing process.

  The usual method for cleaning the cultivation bench is that the cleaning worker sweeps the cultivation bench and collects and removes the garbage in one place, or sucks the garbage on the bench with a suction cleaner and then attaches it with a high pressure washer Workers go around the cultivation bench in a state where the garbage and soil are washed away, drained and dried until they are flatly placed on the rail.

  Regular cultivation bench cleaning work is difficult if the worker is only working from one side of the long side of the cultivation bench, and if the cleaning work is not done from both sides, a good cultivation bench can not be cleaned, The cultivation bench cleaning worker performs cleaning while rotating around the cultivation bench many times, which causes a reduction in work efficiency.

  In Patent Document 2, although the tilt angle of the bench body can be changed, and the bench tilt degree changing means is provided, and the workability such as cleaning is improved, it depends on the tilt angle before and after the fixed column. The cleaning operator needs to move to each location, and it is difficult to easily perform the bench cleaning operation in this embodiment as well.

  Therefore, in the present invention, in a mobile cultivation system in which plant cultivation and growth is performed while moving, a part of the work line from after the plant is harvested until the sowing operation is performed, while the cultivation bench is arranged on the line and inclined to one side In addition, the worker collects and removes dead leaves, dirt, dirt, or dust accumulated on the bench on one side, and removes mud, dirt, dust, etc. and liquid (water or water Proposal of a cultivation system that can be easily washed and sterilized from one long side of the cultivation bench by spraying a solution mixed with chloric acid), and washing according to the angle of the cultivation bench that is inclined to rotate up An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile cultivation system that includes a drying apparatus and its area and can easily clean, wash and sterilize a cultivation bench.

  In order to achieve the above object, a mobile cultivation system according to claim 1 of the present invention is a cultivation area in which a cultivation bench loaded with cultivation crops in a rectangular shape in plan view is arranged on a wide rail and is cultivated in the cultivation area. In a mobile cultivation device that connects the input port for feeding the bench and the extraction port for removing the cultivation bench from the cultivation area, the short side of the cultivation bench is held in a part of the work line connecting the input port and the extraction port. The tilting device for rotating and raising the cultivation bench in one direction is provided.

  The mobile cultivation system according to claim 2 is the mobile cultivation system according to claim 1, wherein the tilting device is provided with a fall prevention mechanism so that the cultivation bench does not move downward when the cultivation bench is arranged and rotated up. It is characterized by having.

  The mobile cultivation system according to claim 3 is the mobile cultivation system according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein a cleaning device is disposed adjacent to the tilting device, and the cleaning is parallel to the tilt angle of the rotated cultivation bench. A cleaning region of the apparatus is formed.

  The mobile cultivation system according to claim 4 is the mobile cultivation system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the inclination device is provided with a cleaning device and a drying device adjacent to each other, and the rotation angle of the cultivation bench is increased. A parallel cleaning device and a cleaning / drying region of the drying device are formed.

  The mobile cultivation system according to claim 5 is the mobile cultivation system according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein the work line connecting the input port and the take-out port is provided with a work auxiliary rail branched from the work line. A tilting device is provided on the auxiliary rail.

  A mobile cultivation system according to a sixth aspect is the mobile cultivation system according to the fifth aspect, wherein a storage section capable of storing a plurality of cultivation benches is arranged at the end of the work auxiliary rail, and the cultivation bench that has passed through the tilting device is stored. It is characterized by doing.

  According to the mobile cultivation system of the present invention, since the cultivation bench is tilted on the work line on which the cultivation bench moves, the leaves, dust, dust, etc. that fall on the cultivation bench during the cultivation process are inclined. Can be collected or cleaned from one side by tilting the cultivation bench in one direction. Therefore, the cleaning worker for the cultivation bench can easily perform the cleaning work by moving only one side of the bench in a straight line direction without going around the cultivation bench, thereby improving the work efficiency. .

  Furthermore, the cultivation bench lifted upward at an angle by the tilting device includes a cleaning device or a cleaning / drying device having both cleaning and drying functions and its region in parallel with the tilt angle. Even if washing is performed by spraying, water can be uniformly washed over the entire surface of the cultivation bench. And since the water after washing | cleaning can be collected in one direction, while preventing the scattering of the water to a working place, the water drain on a cultivation bench can be performed in a short time. Further, since the water drainage on the cultivation bench is good, drying can be performed in a short time, and the cleaning operation is efficiently performed in a short time.

  In FIG. 1, the top view which shows the whole cultivation system provided with embodiment of this invention, FIG. 2 is a side view which illustrates the work line of embodiment of this invention from a side, FIG. FIG. 4 is a view showing the tilting device from the front of the work line, FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 4, and FIG. 6 is a state in which the cleaning device or the cleaning drying device is provided in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the entire cultivation system showing the second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a side view of the work auxiliary rail of the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. It is a figure which shows the partial expansion of FIG.

  A cultivation system 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a cultivation area 2 that is an area for growing a wide-area plant for a certain period of time, and a work area 3 that is adjacent to the cultivation area 2 and performs sowing, harvesting, and washing operations.

  The cultivation benches 4 on which the growing plants are loaded in a rectangular shape in plan view form a row in the cultivation region 2 in the vertical and horizontal directions in the plan view, and are arranged with substantially no gap other than the management path. An input slot 5 is arranged on one end side of the cultivation area 2 and an extraction opening 6 is arranged on the other end side, and an input rail 7 of a rail that feeds the cultivation bench 4 from the input opening 5 to the tip of the cultivation area 2, And the taking-out rail 8 for taking out the cultivation bench 4 from the protrusion of the other end side in the cultivation area 2 to the taking-out port 6 is provided.

  A wide-area rail 9 for connecting the input rail 7 and the output rail 8 to spread the cultivation bench 4 in the cultivation area 2 evenly in a plurality of rows in the cultivation area 2, two for each line of the cultivation bench 4 is an input rail 7 and an extraction rail. 8 is arranged. The wide-area rail 9 allows the cultivation bench 4 to be spread over the cultivation area 2 in a plurality of rows and evenly, and is input from the input rail 7 and taken out from the output rail 7, so that the plant grows on the wide-area rail 9. The cultivation bench gradually moves from its input side to its take-out side.

  Although not shown, the input rail 7 and the take-out rail 8 are substantially the same height, and the wide-area rail 9 is arranged higher than those rails. The input rail 7 to the wide-area rail 9 or the wide-area rail 9 to the take-out rail Elevating device 10 for raising or lowering the cultivation bench in 8 is provided at a position where the wide-area rail 9, the input rail 7 and the take-out rail 8 are in contact with each other, so that the cultivation bench 4 can satisfactorily shift to each rail. Yes.

  In the work area 3, a work rail 11 serving as a work line that connects the take-out rail 8 of the take-out port 6 to the input rail 7 of the input port 5 is arranged, and on the work bench 11 on the cultivation bench 4. Harvesting plants grown in the area, and cleaning and sowing of benches are carried out. Note that a lifting device 10 is provided for transferring the rail from the take-out rail 8 to the work rail 11 and from the work rail 11 to the input rail 7.

  The rear surface of the cultivation bench 4 is provided with wheels for traveling on the wide rail 9 and the work rail 11, that is, moving in the lateral direction (see FIG. 1). Two wheels A31 are arranged at positions corresponding to one rail, and two wheels B31 configured to sandwich the rail with two identical and large bearings, respectively, at positions corresponding to the other rail. Yes.

  Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 1, the harvesting space 12, the cleaning unit 13, and the seeding space 14 are disposed in the work area 3 in the order from the right, and a tilting device 15 is disposed in the cleaning unit 13.

  The tilting device 15 includes a holding portion 16 that holds substantially the entire length of both short sides of the cultivation bench 4 that are rectangular in plan view, and a movable portion 17 that rotates and lifts the holding portion 16. They are joined together. In the holding part 16, the left and right holding parts 16 are independently joined to the movable base 18 with the shaft A20 of the fulcrum A19 and a bearing interposed therebetween. Further, the holding portion 16 includes an axis A20 on the outside and a holding frame 21 on the inside. This holding frame 21 has a U-shaped cross-sectional view that is open toward the inside, and when the cultivation bench 4 that moves the work rail 11 in the standby state enters the inside, the gap between the upper, lower, left, and right gaps. It is arrange | positioned so that it may keep and may not contact.

  The stopper 22 of the fall prevention mechanism of the cultivation bench 4 is arrange | positioned on the upper surface of the said holding frame 21 (FIG. 3). The stopper 22 is joined to the holding frame 21 by a solid screw with a position that is off the center of gravity and is easily rotated in a direction in which one end of the stopper 22 faces downward as a fulcrum B23.

  In the movable portion 17, an arm A 27 and an arm B 28 are connected to a rotation shaft 26 that serves as a fulcrum C 25, and rollers 29 are disposed on the left and right holding portions 16 at positions where the bottom surface of the holding frame 21 is pressed in the distal direction of the arm A 27. . The arm B28 is substantially at the center of the entire length of the rotary shaft 26 and at the center of the cultivation bench 4, and its tip is connected to one end of the telescopic device 24, and the other end of the telescopic device 24 is a part of the movable base 18. And are joined in a rotatable state.

  By pulling the arm B28 along with the operation of the telescopic device 24, the rotating shaft 26 rotates and the arm A27 is rotated at substantially both ends of the rotating shaft 26, so that the roller 29 comes into contact with the holding frame 21 and starts lifting. The holding frame 21 rises while rotating around the fulcrum A19, and the roller 29 gradually approaches the contact position with the holding frame 21 to the fulcrum A19 so that the holding part 16 can be tilted around the fulcrum A19. It has become. Note that the inclination angle of the holding frame 21, that is, the holding portion 16, is set to 45 to 65 degrees in the present invention.

  6 shows a state in which a cleaning / drying device 32 for forming a cleaning region or a cleaning / drying region in accordance with the inclination angle of the holding unit 16 is provided. The washing / drying device 32 is formed in a plane substantially parallel to the entire surface of the cultivation bench 4 held in the holding unit 16 and at a slight distance from the cultivation bench 4 so that high-pressure water or warm water is applied to the entire surface of the cultivation bench 4. A cleaning region or a cleaning / drying region for uniformly supplying wind and room temperature air is formed.

  After the growth stage is completed, the cultivation bench 4 taken out from the cultivation area 2 to the extraction port 6 through the take-out rail 8 is transferred to the work rail 11 in the work area 3, and after harvesting the plant in the harvest space 12 The work rail 11 is moved to the cleaning unit 13. And it penetrate | invades into the inclination apparatus 15 of the washing | cleaning part 13, and the short side of the planar view rectangle of the cultivation bench 4 penetrate | invades without the holding frame 21 contacting in the U-shaped cross section of the holding frame 21 of the holding part 16 . Along with the intrusion in the holding frame 21 of the cultivation bench 4, one end of the stopper 22 is inclined downward by its own weight, and the lower end thereof is arranged below the upper end of the cultivation bench 4. The cultivation bench 4 pushes up and invades the portion in contact with the cultivation bench 4 at the lower end of the inclination 22. And since the lower end of the stopper 22 is arrange | positioned below the upper end of the cultivation bench 4 with the completion | finish of invasion of the cultivation bench 4, even if it tries to move to the direction opposite to the direction where the cultivation bench 4 invaded, the movement is blocked. Can be done.

  As described above, after the cultivation bench 4 has passed through the holding portion 16 and the stopper 22, the operator operates the telescopic device 24 and rotates the arm A27 upward, whereby the holding frame 21 is centered on the fulcrum A19. Rotate up to. The cultivation bench 4 is tilted together with the holding frame 21 according to the rotation angle of the holding portion 16 without sliding down in the direction in which the cultivation bench 4 has entered, that is, in the opposite direction.

  When the holding unit 16 rotates and rises to an appropriate angle of inclination, that is, an angle at which the worker can easily clean the cultivation bench from one direction, the worker is cultivated below the cultivation bench 4 as shown in FIG. The bench 4 is swept and cleaned from the long side of the bench 4 to collect the dust downward and then removed, and a high-pressure cleaning liquid is sprayed to clean the soil and dirt on the top surface of the bench.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, when the holding unit 16 rotates and rises to an angle that is substantially parallel to the cleaning / drying device 32 and maintains a slight gap, a high-pressure liquid such as hypochlorous acid is supplied from the cleaning / drying device 32. A solution containing an acid is sprayed onto the upper surface of the cultivation bench 4 to perform sterilization, and then water is sprayed to wash away hypochlorous acid and soil dirt. Then, warm air and outside air are ventilated on the upper surface of the cultivation bench 4.

  Even if the above-described cleaning operation is performed, the cultivation bench 4 is inclined by the tilting device 15, so that the drainage is not only good, but the water droplets adhering to the upper surface of the cultivation bench 4 are also lowered by the ventilation of warm air or outside air. Therefore, the drying efficiency is improved and the cleaning can be performed on the work rail 11 so that the cleaning work can be easily performed without moving the cultivation bench 4 to a dedicated cleaning place.

  The cultivation system 40 shown in FIG. 7 includes a rotation device 44 in the harvest space 42 and the sowing space 43 in the work area 41 adjacent to the cultivation area 2, and the cultivation bench 4 that moves the cultivation area 2, the input rail 7, and the take-out rail 8. The working line that connects the harvesting space 42 and the sowing space 43 is connected by a moving rail 45. The moving rail 45 has the same configuration as that of the input rail 7 and the take-out rail 8 and has substantially the same height as these rails.

  A part of the moving rail 45 is provided with a work auxiliary rail 46 at a different height, and the cultivation bench 4 is moved up and down to a different rail height by the lifting device 10 from the moving rail 45 to grow on the work auxiliary rail 46. The bench 4 can be moved.

  The work auxiliary rail 46 is provided with a cleaning part 49 and a storage part 47 at the end of the rail. The cleaning device 49 is also provided with the same tilting device 15 as in Example 1, and both short sides of the cultivation bench 4 in the plan view rectangular shape are sandwiched between the holding frames 21 of the holding portion 16 having a U-shaped cross-sectional view. By pushing the arm 27, the arm 27 is pushed up, and the holding portion 16 rotates and rises with the fulcrum A19 as a fulcrum. It is the same as that of Example 1 that it is configured so that it rotates by its own weight and does not fall even if the cultivation bench 4 in the holding section 16 rotates and rises by the lower end of the stopper 22 below the upper surface of the cultivation bench 4. is there. Although not shown, the cleaning / drying device 32 shown in FIG. 6 can be attached to the tilting device 15 of the second embodiment shown in FIG.

  The cultivation bench 4 whose work has been completed by the tilting device 15 of the cleaning unit 49 is operated again with the wheels 30 and 31 attached to the bottom surface of the cultivation bench 4 at the same time as the holding unit 16 of the tilting device 15 shifts to the horizontal state. By riding on the auxiliary rail 46, the cultivation bench 4 can be moved in the direction of the storage section 47 (see FIG. 8).

  The storage unit 47 is provided separately from the work area 41, and includes a device for stacking the cultivation bench 4, a drying device, and the like inside thereof to prevent propagation of various bacteria due to drying of the cultivation bench 4. By efficiently storing the cultivated bench 4 that is vacant, a space that does not interfere with the work is secured, and the number of benches for adjusting the amount of cultivation is used.

  When the cultivation bench 4 is supplied from the storage unit 47 to the work area 41, the cultivation bench 4 is fixed by fixing the stopper 22 to the holding frame 21 with a pin 48 so that the stopper 22 does not tilt due to its own weight as shown in FIG. Can pass through the tilting device 15 easily.

  In the cultivation system 40 in Example 2 comprised as mentioned above, the plant grown in the cultivation area | region 2 is transferred to the work area | region 41 from the taking-out port 6. FIG. Then, the rotation device 44 of the harvesting space 42 changes the angle of the cultivation bench 4 by 90 degrees, changes the rail to be mounted from the take-out rail 8 to the moving rail 45, and the worker performs the harvesting operation. After the harvesting operation is completed, the cultivation bench 4 moves on the moving rail 45 and is moved up and down by the lifting device 10 from the moving rail 45 to the work auxiliary rail 46 having a different installation height. Transition is made to the rail 46.

  Thereafter, the cultivation bench 4 enters the cleaning unit 49 and is disposed in the tilting device 15. Since the operator operates the movable portion 17 and the arm A27 starts rotating in the upward direction, the holding frame 21 is also pushed by the moving portion 17 and starts rotating upward, and the holding portion 16 rotates and rises around the fulcrum A19. Since the cultivation bench 4 is stored in the holding unit 16 and is not dropped by the stopper 22, the cultivation bench 4 rises according to the angle at which the holding unit 16 is lifted. When the operator finishes the rotation and rise, the surface of the cultivation bench 4 is swept from the upper side to the lower side, and the cleaning work is performed by removing dust and adhering soil on the surface by cleaning or spraying with high-pressure water. Since the cultivation bench 4 maintains the inclined state, water droplets adhering to the surface can be dropped downward relatively quickly by the cleaning operation, so that the surface of the cultivation bench can be dried quickly. Further, when the washing / drying device 32 is arranged substantially in parallel with the inclined cultivation bench 4, the disinfecting operation by spraying the disinfectant, the washing of the disinfectant with high-pressure water, and the removal of adhering dust and soil. Since then, ventilation with warm air or outside air is performed, it is possible to quickly dry the surface of the cultivation bench.

  After completion of the cleaning operation or the drying operation, the inclination of the inclination device 15 is released, the cultivation bench 4 is mounted on the operation auxiliary rail 46, and sent from the cleaning unit 49 to the storage unit 47. The storage unit 47 is preferably equipped with a stacking device for storing benches that are not used for cultivation in order to adjust the production amount, and a further disinfection and drying device for cultivation benches. The cultivation bench is grown according to the production amount. It is possible to systematically supply the bench that has been cleaned and sterilized to the region 2.

  When supplying the cultivation bench from the storage unit 47 to the moving rail 45 and the sowing space 42, the stopper 22 of the tilting device 15 is fixed to the holding frame 21 by the pin 48, so that the cultivation bench 4 can be supplied smoothly. It can be made possible.

It is a top view which shows the whole cultivation system provided with embodiment of this invention. It is a side view which illustrates the work line of an embodiment of the invention from the side. FIG. 2 shows details and a partially enlarged view. It is the figure which illustrated the inclination apparatus from the work line front. It is the elements on larger scale of FIG. It is a side view which shows the state provided with the washing | cleaning apparatus or the washing-drying apparatus in embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the whole cultivation system which shows the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the side surface of the work assistance rail of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the partial expansion of FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cultivation system 2 Cultivation area | region 3 Work area | region 4 Cultivation bench 5 Entry slot 6 Entry slot 7 Entry rail 8 Entry rail 9 Wide area rail 10 Lifting device 11 Work rail 12 Harvest space 13 Washing part 14 Seeding space 15 Inclination apparatus 16 Holding part 17 Movable Part 18 Movable base 19 Support point A
20 axis A
21 holding frame 22 stopper 23 fulcrum B
24 telescopic device 25 fulcrum C
26 Rotating shaft 27 Arm A
28 Arm B
29 Roller 30 Wheel A
31 Wheel B
32 Washing / Drying Device 33 Water Supply Line 40 Cultivation System 41 Work Area 42 Harvesting Space 43 Sowing Space 44 Rotating Device 45 Moving Rail 46 Work Auxiliary Rail 47 Storage Unit 48 Pin 49 Washing Unit

Claims (6)

Work on the cultivation area where the cultivation bench loaded with cultivation crops in a rectangular shape in plan view is arranged on a wide rail, a feeding port for introducing the cultivation bench into the cultivation area, and an outlet for taking out the cultivation bench from the cultivation area In mobile cultivation equipment connected by line,
A mobile cultivation system characterized in that a tilting device for rotating and raising the cultivation bench in one direction while holding the short side of the cultivation bench is provided in a part of the work line connecting the input port and the extraction port.   The mobile cultivation system according to claim 1, wherein the tilting device is provided with a fall prevention mechanism so that the cultivation bench does not move downward when the cultivation bench is arranged and rotated.   The movement according to claim 1 or 2, wherein a cleaning device is arranged adjacent to the tilting device to form a cleaning region of the cleaning device parallel to the tilt angle of the cultivation bench that has been rotated and raised. Cultivation system.   The tilting device has a cleaning device and a drying device arranged adjacent to each other, and a cleaning device and a drying / drying region of the drying device are formed parallel to the tilt angle of the cultivation bench that has been rotated and raised. The mobile cultivation system according to claim 1 or claim 2.   The movement according to claim 1, 2, 3, or 4, wherein the work line connecting the input port and the take-out port is provided with a work auxiliary rail branched from the work line, and the work auxiliary rail is provided with a tilting device. Cultivation system. The mobile cultivation system according to claim 5, wherein a storage unit that can store a plurality of cultivation benches is arranged at an end of the work auxiliary rail, and the cultivation bench that has passed through the tilting device is stored.

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