JP2010279326A - Plant hydroponic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a plant hydroponic apparatus having a simple structure to be facilitated in handling, adjustable to have optional intervals, and corresponding to easy change in the number of cultivation grounds and independent handling of the respective cultivation grounds. <P>SOLUTION: The plant hydroponic apparatus includes an adjustment mechanism where the horizontal intervals of a plurality of cultivation grounds 110 each horizontally positioned, are adjusted. The apparatus has magnetic poles at its surface adjacent to the cultivation ground 110 and facing the cultivation ground 110 so as to adjust the intervals via magnetic power between the magnetic poles. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus having a plurality of cultivated land arranged in the horizontal direction and an adjusting mechanism for adjusting a horizontal interval between the cultivated land.

  Conventionally, a plurality of cultivation sites for cultivating plants in the horizontal direction are arranged, and operations such as sunshine, irrigation, and fertilization are performed, and an adjustment mechanism that adjusts the horizontal intervals of the cultivation sites in response to plant growth is provided. A plant hydroponics apparatus is known.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, for example, a known plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus 500 has a plurality of cultivation areas 510 in which plants S are grown arranged in the horizontal direction.
Each cultivated land 510 is connected by a folding film 520, and according to the growth of the plant S, there is an interval between the folding film 520 fully extended to the maximum extended state. It is comprised so that it may adjust (for example, refer patent document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 03-5361 microfilm (pages 7 to 10, FIGS. 1 to 7)

  However, in the known plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus 500, since a plurality of cultivation sites 510 are connected by a folding film 520, the plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus 500 is equidistant only in a fully folded state and a fully extended state. Therefore, it was difficult to adjust to an arbitrary interval.

In addition, since the folding film 520 repeatedly expands and contracts, a lot of maintenance work is indispensable, and since a plurality of cultivation areas 510 are connected, there is a problem that they cannot be easily handled during manufacturing and maintenance. It was.
Furthermore, there has been a problem that the number of connected cultivation areas 510 cannot be changed, and individual cultivation areas 510 cannot be handled independently.

  The present invention solves the problems of the prior art as described above, that is, the object of the present invention is easy to handle with a simple structure, can be adjusted to an arbitrary interval, and is cultivated. It is to provide a plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus that can easily change the number of grounds and can handle each cultivation land independently.

  The invention according to claim 1 is a plant hydroponics apparatus having a plurality of cultivated land arranged in the horizontal direction and an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the horizontal interval between the cultivated land, wherein the cultivated land is adjacent. It has a magnetic pole on the surface facing the cultivation area, and the adjustment mechanism adjusts the interval by the magnetic force between the magnetic poles, thereby solving the problem.

  In the invention according to claim 2, in addition to the configuration of the plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus according to claim 1, the cultivated land has a pocket to which a magnet can be attached and detached, and the adjusting mechanism is configured to By changing the magnetic pole direction or changing to a magnet having a different magnetic force and adjusting the magnetic pole by attaching and detaching it to the pocket, the problem is further solved.

  In addition to the configuration of the plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus according to claim 2, the invention according to claim 3 is provided with a large number of pockets to which the magnet can be attached and detached, and the adjusting mechanism is attached to and detached from the pocket. By changing the magnetic pole direction of each magnet individually and changing the magnetic force as the sum of the attractive and repulsive forces of the plurality of magnets, the above-mentioned problem is further solved.

  The plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus of the present invention has a plurality of cultivated land arranged in the horizontal direction and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the horizontal interval between the cultivated land, so that Since the horizontal interval can be adjusted, it is possible to reduce the cultivation area at the start of plant growth and save energy by eliminating the need for sunshine, irrigation, and fertilization of unnecessary parts. In addition, the following special effects can be achieved.

  That is, the plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention has a magnetic pole on the surface of the cultivated land facing the adjacent cultivated land, and the adjusting mechanism adjusts the interval by the magnetic force between the magnetic poles. Because it does not require a mechanical structure to adjust the interval, it can be a simple structure, easy to handle, and easily change the number of multiple cultivation areas or individual cultivation The ground can be handled independently, the adjustable range is large, and it can be easily adjusted to an arbitrary interval.

  The plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus of the invention according to claim 2 has a pocket in which the cultivated land has a removable magnet, in addition to the effect produced by the plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus according to claim 1, and the adjustment mechanism is a magnet. By adjusting by changing the magnetic pole direction or changing to a magnet having a different magnetic force and attaching / detaching it to / from the pocket, a simpler structure can be obtained, and it can be easily adjusted to an arbitrary interval.

  The plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus of the invention according to claim 3 is provided with a number of pockets to which magnets can be attached and detached, and the adjustment mechanism is attached to and detached from the pockets in addition to the effect of the plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus according to claim 2. By changing the magnetic pole direction of each magnet individually and changing the magnetic force as the sum of the attractive and repulsive forces of a plurality of magnets, the range that can be further adjusted is large and can be easily adjusted at an arbitrary interval. it can.

The top view of the plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus which is one Example of this invention. Sectional drawing of the plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus which is one Example of this invention. The top view at the time of plant growth of the plant hydroponics apparatus of FIG. Sectional drawing at the time of plant growth of the plant hydroponics apparatus of FIG. The top view of the plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus which is the other Example of this invention. Sectional drawing of the conventional plant hydroponics apparatus. Sectional drawing at the time of plant growth of the conventional plant hydroponics apparatus.

  The plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus of the present invention is a plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus having a plurality of cultivation sites arranged in a horizontal direction and an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a horizontal interval between the cultivation sites. There is a magnetic pole on the surface facing the cultivation area, and the adjustment mechanism adjusts the interval by the magnetic force between the magnetic poles, it is easy to handle with a simple structure, and can be adjusted to any interval As long as the number of cultivated land can be easily changed and each cultivated land can be handled independently, any specific embodiment may be used.

That is, the plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus of the present invention may be any plant such as vegetables, cereals, fruits, ornamental plants, etc., or may start growing from any state such as seeds or seedlings. The growth may be completed in any state.
The plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus of the present invention may be installed indoors or outdoors, such as in a greenhouse or building, and sunshine, irrigation, fertilization, etc. are performed by any method. In particular, it is preferable to cultivate by artificial lighting by floating a plurality of cultivation sites in culture water containing a fertilizer component.

Below, the plant hydroponics apparatus which is an Example of this invention is demonstrated based on drawing.
As shown in FIG. 1, the plant hydroponics apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention has a plurality of cultivated areas 110 capable of cultivating plants S in a line floating on the culture water placed in the culture tank 130. And are arranged in parallel.

The cultivated land 110 is made of a lightweight material such as foamed resin, and is provided with a plurality of pockets 111 that can accommodate the magnets 112 on the surface facing the adjacent cultivated land 110, and at both ends in the longitudinal direction, respectively. Side magnets 113 are provided.
In addition, you may provide the stopper 114 in the opposing surface side of a longitudinal direction both ends so that the opposing surface of the adjacent cultivation land 110 may not contact directly.
The shape of the pocket 111 may be a hole having an opening only at the top or a recess having an opening at the opposing surface and capable of holding a magnet.

The culture tank 130 is provided with side frames 131 facing both ends in the longitudinal direction of the cultivated land 110, and a front frame 132 and a rear frame 135 are provided before and after the direction in which the plurality of cultivated land 110 are arranged.
Each side frame 131 is provided with a side guide magnet 133, and a repulsive force is generated between the side magnets 113 provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the cultivated land 110, so that the position in the longitudinal direction of the cultivated land 110. Is stipulated.

  In addition, front and rear regulating magnets 134 are provided on the front frame 132 and the rear frame 135 at positions facing the plurality of pockets 111 that can store the magnets 112 of the cultivated land 110, and are attractive between the magnets 112 of the cultivated land 110. Alternatively, a repulsive force is generated to define the position of the cultivated land 110 at the end in the direction in which the plurality of cultivated lands 110 are arranged.

A stopper 136 may be provided on the facing surface side so that the facing surface of the cultivation area 110 does not directly contact the front frame 132 and the rear frame 135.
The magnet 112, the side magnet 113, the side guide magnet 133, and the front / rear restricting magnet 134 are each configured to have different poles on the front and back of the plane (in the drawing, with different hatching depending on the pole on the opposite surface side). Represents).

Next, operation | movement of the plant hydroponics apparatus 100 which is 1st Example of this invention comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated based on FIG. 1 thru | or FIG.
At the initial growth stage of the plant S, as shown in FIG. 1, there is no interference between the plants S that are cultivated in the adjacent cultivated land 110, so that each of the pockets 111 of the cultivated land 110 (a to g). The magnets 112 are all housed in a direction in which the opposing poles generate an attractive force (indicated by a circle in the drawing), so that the smallest gap is maintained.

  The longitudinal positions of the plurality of cultivation areas 110 (a to g) are between the side magnets 113 provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the cultivation area 110 and the side guide magnets 133 provided on the side frame 131. It is fixed at a fixed position by repulsive force.

  In addition, the positions in the front-rear direction of the plurality of cultivated areas 110 (a to g) are all the magnets 112 in the respective pockets 111 on the surface facing the front frame 132 of the cultivated area 110a at one end. By accommodating the regulating magnet 134 in the direction in which the attractive force is generated, the cultivated land 110a is fixed in a state of being closest to the front frame 132.

  At this time, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the illuminating device 140 is provided on the upper portion and sunlight is artificially generated, the upper portions of the plurality of cultivated land 110 (a to g) out of the plurality of illuminating lights 141 and 142. Energy saving can be achieved by lighting only the illuminating lamp 141 located.

  When growing until the plants S cultivated in the adjacent cultivated areas 110 interfere with each other, as shown in FIG. 3, the polarity of the magnets 112 accommodated in the pockets 111 of every other cultivated area 110 is reversed. Thus, a repulsive force having the same size (indicated by x in the drawing) is generated between the magnets 112 of all the opposing surfaces adjacent to each other in the plurality of cultivation areas 110 (a to g).

Moreover, in each pocket 111 of the surface facing the rear frame 135 of the other end cultivation area 110g, the magnet 112 is accommodated in the direction in which the front and rear regulating magnets 134 of the rear frame 135 generate attractive force. In a state where 110 g and the rear frame 135 are closest to each other, the position is regulated, and the plurality of cultivation areas 110 (a to g) is widened, and all the cultivation areas 110 (a to g) are equally spaced. Fixed.
At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, all the plants S and 142 are turned on, so that all plants S can be evenly lit.

  In addition, it replaces with providing the back frame 135 as a control structure at the time of hold | maintaining the space | interval of several cultivation land 110 (ag) to the maximum, and connects the cultivation land 110a and the cultivation land 110g of both ends with a wire etc. May be.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the plant hydroponics apparatus 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention floats a plurality of cultivation areas 210 capable of cultivating plants S in a row to the culture water placed in the culture tank 230. And are arranged in parallel.

The cultivated land 210 is made of a lightweight material such as foamed resin, provided with a plurality of pockets 211 that can store magnets 212 on the surface facing the adjacent cultivated land 210, and at both ends in the longitudinal direction, respectively. Side magnets 213 are provided.
In addition, you may provide the stopper 214 in the opposing surface side of a longitudinal direction both ends so that the opposing surface of the adjacent cultivation land 210 may not contact directly.

The culture tank 230 is provided with side frames 231 facing both ends in the longitudinal direction of the cultivated land 210, and is provided with a front frame 232 and a rear frame 235 before and after the cultivated land 210 is aligned.
Each side frame 231 is provided with a side guide magnet 233, and a repulsive force is generated between the side magnets 213 provided at both ends in the longitudinal direction of the cultivated land 210, so that the position in the longitudinal direction of the cultivated land 210. Is stipulated.

Moreover, you may provide the stopper 236 in the opposing surface side so that the opposing surface of the cultivation land 210 may not contact the front frame 232 and the rear frame 235 directly.
The magnet 212, the side magnet 213, and the side guide magnet 233 are each configured to have different poles on the front and back of the plane (in the drawing, they are represented by different hatchings depending on the poles on the opposite surface side. ).

As shown in FIG. 5, the orientation of the magnetic poles of the magnets 212 on the opposing surfaces of the cultivated areas 210a, 210b, and 210c are all directed to the side where the attractive force acts, and the cultivated area 210d is the cultivated area in the foreground. The direction of the magnetic pole of the magnet 212 on the surface facing 210c is directed to the side where the attractive force acts at the four ends of the eight locations, and the other four locations toward the side where the repulsive force acts.
The cultivated areas 210e and 210f have the magnetic poles of the magnet 212 facing the front cultivated areas 210d and 210e, respectively, on the side where the attractive force acts on the two ends of the eight, and the other six. It is directed to the side where the repulsive force acts.

In the cultivated areas 210g and 210h, the orientation of the magnetic poles of the magnet 212 on the surface facing the cultivated areas 210f and 210g in the foreground is directed to the side on which the repulsive force acts.
Further, the positions of both outer sides of the outermost cultivation area 210 a and the cultivation area 210 h are defined by stoppers 236.

Next, the operation of the plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus 200 according to the second embodiment of the present invention configured as described above will be described.
The plant S is initially seeded or set in a seedling state outside the culture tank 230 at the start of growth, and then introduced into the culture tank 230 as the initial cultivation area 210a.

  Due to the difference in the sum of the attractive and repulsive forces of the respective opposing surfaces described above, the cultivated areas 210a, 210b, 210c in the initial stage of growth are closest to each other, the cultivated areas 210c, 210d are narrowly spaced, and the cultivated areas 210d, 210d, 210f are The intermediate intervals and the cultivation areas 210f, 210g, and 210h are held at wide intervals, respectively.

The cultivated land 210h is a completion position where the growth of the plant S is completed, and the cultivated land 210h is taken out of the culture tank 230 for harvesting the plant S, and at the same time, a new cultivated land 210 is introduced to the initial position.
At this time, all the cultivation land 210 moves to the completion position side, and the interval between the plurality of cultivation areas 210 is adjusted by changing the direction of the magnetic pole of each magnet 212.
By performing these operations in accordance with the growth rate of the plant S, the plants S in the adjacent cultivated land 210 (a to h) do not interfere with each other even while growing and harvesting the plant S continuously. Can be kept at intervals.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the cultivation area at the start of plant growth and to save energy by eliminating the need for operations such as sunshine, irrigation, and fertilization on unnecessary parts. It is easy to handle with a simple structure, the number of multiple cultivated land can be easily changed or each cultivated land can be handled independently, the range that can be adjusted is large, and any The plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus which can be adjusted to a space | interval can be provided.

  In addition, in the said Example, the longitudinal direction position of the cultivation land 110,210 is the side provided in the side magnet 113,213 and the side frame 131,231 provided in the longitudinal direction both ends of the cultivation land 110,210. Although it is prescribed | regulated by the repulsive force between the direction guide magnets 133 and 233, the space | interval of the longitudinal direction both ends of the side frames 131 and 231 and the cultivation fields 110 and 210 is the magnetic pole position of the adjacent cultivation areas 110 and 210. By narrowing it to such an extent that it does not deviate greatly, the side magnets 113 and 213 and the side guide magnets 133 and 233 may be omitted and guided directly.

Moreover, when omitting the side magnets 113 and 213 and the side guide magnets 133 and 233 and guiding them directly, the side frames 131 and 231 have rails or the like in order to prevent the positional deviation in the longitudinal direction of the cultivation areas 110 and 210. The cultivated land 110, 210 is directly engaged with the guide member and slides, or the cultivated land 110, 210 is provided with a roller to roll the guide member, etc. Further, the cultivation areas 110 and 210 may be positioned in the air so that they can be mechanically supported by the guide member, and the culture water may be supplied by watering or spraying.

100, 200, 500 ... Plant cultivation devices 110, 210, 510 ... Cultivated land 111, 211 ... Pockets 112, 212 ... Magnets 113, 213 ... Side magnets 114, 214 ... Stopper
520 ... Films 130, 230 ... Culture tanks 131, 231 ... Side frames 132 ... Front frames 133, 233 ... Side guide magnets 134 ... Front and rear regulating magnets 135, 235 ... Rear frame 136, 236 ... stopper 140 ... lighting device 141 ... lighting lamp 142 ... lighting lamp S ... plant

Claims (3)

In a plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus having a plurality of cultivated land arranged in the horizontal direction and an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the horizontal interval of the cultivated land,
The cultivated land has a magnetic pole on the surface facing the adjacent cultivated land,
The plant hydroponics apparatus characterized in that the adjusting mechanism adjusts the interval by the magnetic force between the magnetic poles. The cultivation area has a pocket to which a magnet can be attached and detached,
The plant hydroponic cultivation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the adjustment mechanism adjusts the magnetic pole direction of the magnet by changing or changing to a magnet having a different magnetic force and attaching / detaching the magnet to / from the pocket. Many pockets to which the magnet can be attached and detached are provided,
The plant according to claim 2, wherein the adjusting mechanism is configured to individually change the magnetic pole directions of the magnets attached to and detached from the pocket, and to change the magnetic force as the sum of the attractive and repulsive forces of the plurality of magnets. Hydroponic cultivation equipment.

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