JP2013021924A - Cultivation house - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cultivation house preventing damage by snow cover.SOLUTION: This cultivation house for cultivating plants retained by a retaining member includes a support stand supporting the retaining member, and a holding body rotatable around the horizontal axis and holding the retaining member supported on the support stand.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cultivation house for cultivating a plant held by a holding member.

  Conventionally, facility horticulture has been widely performed for the purpose of protecting plants such as crops from rainfall or the like, or adjusting the temperature environment, and a cultivation house is generally used in the facility horticulture. As shown in Patent Document 1, for example, this cultivation house is configured to cover an arched frame with a vinyl sheet and accommodate plants to be cultivated therein.

JP 2003-61481 A

  However, when the cultivation house as described above is used in a cold region with a large amount of snowfall, there is a problem that a large amount of snow accumulates on the roof portion and is damaged by the weight of the snow.

  Then, this invention makes it a subject to provide the cultivation house which can prevent the damage by snow accumulation.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problem, and is a cultivation house for cultivating a plant held by a holding member, and a support base that supports the holding member and a support base that supports the support member And a container that accommodates the holding member that is rotatable about a horizontal axis.

  Since the said cultivation house can fall the snow which accumulates on a container by rotating a container around a horizontal axis, it can prevent that a container is damaged by snow accumulation. In addition, since the container rotates, the container is not easily affected by wind even in the case of a typhoon or the like, and damage to the container due to a storm can be prevented. The “holding member” in the present invention is not limited as long as it can hold a plant, and is, for example, a concept including a hollow box-like shape, a panel-like shape, a planter, and the like.

  Moreover, the said cultivation house can further be equipped with the rotation means to rotate a container so that a container can be rotated automatically.

  The rotating means may include a rolling element that is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the container and is rotatable about a horizontal axis, and a drive source that rotationally drives the rolling element.

  Moreover, in the said cultivation house, it is preferable that a container is formed in the cylindrical shape extended in a horizontal direction. According to this configuration, the snow that accumulates on the container can be reliably dropped.

  Moreover, the said cultivation house may be comprised so that a container may be transparent and a part may be light-shielded, and this light-shielded part may extend in the axial direction of a container. According to this configuration, the amount of light irradiated to the plant in the container and the sunshine time for the plant are limited by rotating the container as necessary and arranging the light-shielded part on the top of the plant in the container. Can do. The “light shielding” of the present invention is a concept including not only the case where light is completely blocked, but also the case where light is partially blocked using, for example, a thin cloth or a cold water bottle. Further, in the present invention, “shielding part of the container” includes forming part of the container with a light shielding material, covering the outer side surface or the inner side surface of the container with a light shielding material, and the like.

  The cultivation house has a support frame and a plurality of covering members that are slidably supported by the support frame and extend in the axial direction of the storage body, and remove each covering member from the support frame. Can be configured. Thereby, a covering member can be replaced | exchanged easily and a container can also be comprised with the covering member of a respectively different material. In addition, as a covering member, various things, such as a vinyl sheet, a light shielding material, a heat insulating material, can be used, for example.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent the cultivation house from being damaged by snow.

It is a perspective perspective view which shows a part of cultivation house which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is front sectional drawing of the cultivation house which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is side surface sectional drawing of the cultivation house which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is the (a) front view of the rotation means in a cultivation house in the embodiment of the present invention, and (b) side sectional view. It is front sectional drawing of the holding member in a cultivation house in embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the cylindrical part in the cultivation house which concerns on the modification of the said embodiment. It is front sectional drawing of the cultivation house which concerns on the modification of the said embodiment. It is side surface sectional drawing of the cultivation house which concerns on the modification of the said embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a cultivation house according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cultivation house 1 according to the present embodiment includes a support 2 for supporting the holding member 4 that holds the plant P, and a container 3 that stores the holding member 4 on the support 2. It is equipped with.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the support base 2 includes a placement portion 21 on which a plurality of holding members 4 are placed, and a plurality of leg portions 22 that support the placement portion 21. The placement unit 21 has a plurality of cylindrical rollers 211 driven by a drive source (not shown) so that the placed holding member 4 can be conveyed in the horizontal direction. Each leg 22 is provided with a rotating means 5 described later so that the container 3 can be rotated around the horizontal axis.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an elevating mechanism 6 for elevating each holding member 4 may be provided at at least one end of the support base 2. The elevating mechanism 6 is configured to elevate and lower an elevating cage 61 that accommodates the holding member 4 by winding and feeding the chain 62, and the elevating cage 61 is configured to be able to be reversed together with the holding member 4. It may be. When the lift gauge 61 is thus inverted, it is preferable that the storage tank 7 in which the liquid is stored is provided below the lift gauge 61, so that the plant P is immersed in the liquid in the storage tank 7. For example, pest control, foliar fertilization, and removal of harmful substances can be performed.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the container 3 includes a plurality of cylindrical portions 31, and each cylindrical portion 31 is disposed between the leg portions 22 of the support base 2. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, each cylindrical portion 31 has a plurality of annular frames 311 and a plurality of horizontal frames 312 that connect the plurality of annular frames 311, and these annular frames 311 and horizontal frames 312 is covered with a transparent vinyl sheet 313. Further, as shown in FIG. 4A, the annular frames 311 at both ends of each cylindrical portion 31 are formed with engaging grooves 314 on the peripheral portion for engaging rolling elements 51 of the rotating means 5 described later. Yes. In addition, the container 3 may be comprised by the single cylindrical part, and it is preferable that the at least 1 openable and closable ventilation opening is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the rotating means 5 rotatably supports each cylindrical portion 31. More specifically, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the rotating means 5 includes a plurality of rolling elements 51 that engage with engaging grooves 314 in the annular frames 311 at both ends of each cylindrical portion 31, and a rotating shaft 52. And a drive source 53 that rotates each rolling element 51 around a horizontal axis. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4B, the rotating shaft 52 connects a plurality of rolling elements 51 that penetrate the leg portion 22 of the support base 2 and are horizontally arranged across the plurality of cylindrical portions 31. The plurality of cylindrical portions 31 are simultaneously rotated when driven by the drive source 53. The drive source 53 can be provided only on a part of the rotation shafts 52.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the holding member 4 has a hollow box shape and is divided into upper and lower parts. A plurality of through-holes 41 are provided on the upper surface of the holding member 4, and the through-holes 41 expose the leaves and stems on the upper surface of the holding member 4 and store the roots inside the holding member 4. P is held. The holding member 4 has an injection tube 42 for injecting a culture solution into the inside, and a discharge tube 43 for discharging the culture solution from the inside, and through this injection tube 42 a culture solution tank (not shown) ) From the inside through the discharge pipe 43, and returned to the culture tank (not shown) through a drain (not shown). The culture solution to be injected into the holding member 4 is not particularly limited, but is organic, such as water, chemical fertilizers such as nitrogen, phosphoric acid, or potash, or fertilizer extracts or animal and plant fermentation solutions. What dissolved the fertilizer in the suitable solvent can be used, and a natural plant growth promoter or a natural pest repellent can also be added. In addition, a sheet-like water retention material (not shown) can be accommodated inside the holding member 4 as needed, and the water retention material is not particularly limited. For example, a foamed polystyrene chip And a foamed polyurethane chip, a sponge chip, a thread ball, a piece of paper, or a fiber mat.

  The shape of the holding member 4 is not particularly limited. For example, the holding member 4 can have a rectangular parallelepiped shape with a length of 300 to 5000 mm, a width of 100 to 1000 mm, and a height of 10 to 100 mm, and a side wall thickness of 10 to 150 mm. It can be. Moreover, as a magnitude | size of the through-hole 41, it can be set as diameter 10-200 mm, for example, and the space | interval between each through-hole 41 can be set to 50-600 mm, for example. The material of the holding member 4 is preferably a material having heat insulation properties, but is not particularly limited. For example, a synthetic resin foam such as a polystyrene resin, a polyurethane resin, or a polyethylene resin, a synthetic resin foam, and a synthetic resin foam are used. A composite material such as a resin plate, a wooden plate, or a metal plate such as stainless steel can be used. When the holding member 4 is formed of a synthetic resin foam, a polyurethane resin paint (registered trademark Reball Mighty) is formed on the surface of the holding member 4. It is preferable to apply a waterproof paint such as

  Next, the usage method of the cultivation house 1 comprised as mentioned above is demonstrated.

  When using the said cultivation house 1, the several holding member 4 holding the plant P is mounted in the mounting part 21 of the support stand 2, and the plant P is cultivated in the container 3 (FIG. 1). And if the drive source 53 is driven as needed, the rotating shaft 52 and the rolling element 51 will rotate, and, thereby, the some cylindrical part 31 of the container 3 rotates around a horizontal axis.

  As mentioned above, since the cultivation house 1 which concerns on this embodiment can rotate the accommodating body 3 to the surroundings of a horizontal axis, it can fall the snow accumulated on the accommodating body 3 in the case of snowfall. Thereby, it can prevent that the container 3 is damaged with the weight of snow. Moreover, the cultivation house 1 which concerns on this embodiment cannot be easily received from the influence of a wind at the time of a typhoon etc. because the container 3 rotates, and can also prevent that the container 3 is damaged by a storm. Furthermore, the cultivation house 1 which concerns on this embodiment can also reduce the number of flame | frames compared with the conventional cultivation house, and uses the stainless steel etc. which could not be used from a viewpoint of cost conventionally for a flame | frame. be able to.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to these, A various change is possible unless it deviates from the meaning of this invention. For example, in the above embodiment, the transparent vinyl sheet 313 is used for each cylindrical portion 31 of the container 3, but a translucent or opaque material may be used.

  In the above embodiment, at least a part, preferably a half circumference, of the cylindrical portion 31 may be formed of a light shielding material extending in the axial direction of the cylindrical portion 31 or covered with the light shielding material. As the light shielding material, not only a material that completely blocks light, but also a material that partially blocks light, such as a cold chill, can be used. According to this configuration, by rotating the cylindrical portion 31 so that the light shielding material is positioned at the upper part, in the case of the light shielding material that completely blocks light, the sunshine time for the plant P can be adjusted, and part of the light is In the case of the light shielding material to be blocked, the amount of light for the plant P can be limited. A heat insulating material may be used in place of the light shielding material. That is, if at least a part, preferably a half circumference, of the cylindrical portion 31 is formed or covered with a heat insulating material extending in the axial direction of the cylindrical portion 31, cold air and hot air from the outside can be blocked.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the cylindrical portion 301 of the container includes a support frame 3011 and a plurality of covering members 3012 that are slidably supported by the support frame 3011 and extend in the axial direction of the cylindrical portion 301. It may be configured. According to this configuration, the covering member 3012 can be easily replaced, and if a part of the plurality of covering members 3012 is removed, the removed part can be used as a ventilation opening. The material of the covering member 3012 is not particularly limited. For example, various materials such as a vinyl sheet, a light shielding material, and a heat insulating material can be used, and a plurality of covering members 3012 are all made of the same material. There is no need to make it.

  In addition, at least one heat insulating portion 8 can be attached to the support base 2 inside the housing 3. The heat insulating portion 8 may be provided so as to cover the entire placement portion 21 as shown in FIG. 7 (a), and the top of the placement portion 21 as shown in FIG. 7 (b). It may be provided so as to cover half. According to this structure, the heat insulation of a cultivation house can be improved. In addition, although the heat insulation part 8 is not specifically limited, For example, it can produce with transparent materials, such as a vinyl sheet.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, cleaning tools, such as a brush and a mop, can also be provided so that the outer peripheral surface of the container 3 may be contact | abutted. Thereby, the outer peripheral surface of the container 3 can be easily cleaned by rotating the container 3.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the several cylindrical part 31 of the container 3 was rotated simultaneously by the drive source 53, it can also comprise so that each cylindrical part 31 may be rotated separately, and also the container 3 Can be rotated manually or by wind power.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the container 3 was formed in the cylindrical shape, as long as it can rotate around a horizontal axis, you may form in polygonal shape etc.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the mounting part 21 of the support stand 2 was one step | paragraph, the support base 20 can also provide two or more mounting parts 201 like the cultivation house 10 shown in FIG. In this case, it is preferable that the lifting mechanism 6 is provided at both ends of the support base 20 so that at least one lifting mechanism 6 can reverse the holding member 4.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, although the hollow box-shaped thing was used as the holding member 4, if it can hold | maintain the plant P, it will not be limited to this, Various things, such as a panel-like thing and a planter Can be used as a holding member.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,10 Cultivation house 2,20 Support stand 3 Container 4 Holding member 5 Rotating means 51 Rolling body 53 Drive source 3011 Support frame 3012 Cover member

Claims (6)

A cultivation house for cultivating a plant held by a holding member,
A support base for supporting the holding member;
A container that accommodates the holding member supported by the support base and is rotatable around a horizontal axis;
A cultivation house equipped with.   The cultivation house according to claim 1, further comprising a rotating means for rotating the container.   The cultivation house according to claim 2, wherein the rotating means includes a rolling element that is in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the container and is rotatable around a horizontal axis, and a drive source that rotationally drives the rolling element.   The cultivation house according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the container is formed in a cylindrical shape extending in a horizontal direction. The container is transparent and partially shielded from light,
The cultivation house according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the light-shielded portion extends in an axial direction of the container. The container has a support frame, and a plurality of covering members that are slidably supported by the support frame and extend in the axial direction of the container,
Each said covering member is a cultivation house in any one of Claims 1-5 which can be removed from the said support frame.

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