JP2013179906A - Cultivation device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cultivation device satisfying improvement of plant quality and the like while avoiding a decrease in plant production efficiency.SOLUTION: A cultivation unit 3 moves between two cultivation rooms each having environments different in a light quantity, by turning of a horizontal turning rack 30. As a result of this, a cultivation device can irradiate plants with light corresponding to sunshine change in a day, and produce plants with high quality or plants containing many specific useful components. Furthermore, only by passing an opening 2a set in a wall surface between the cultivation rooms adjacent to each other, the cultivation unit 3 easily and smoothly can move from one cultivation room to the other cultivation room with a different environment and maintain plant productivity.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cultivation apparatus that carries in or out a cultivation unit for cultivating a plant into a cultivation room by means of a conveyance mechanism.

  Conventionally, many attempts have been made to cultivate a large amount of plants suitable for forcing cultivation within a short period of time, where liquid supply, fertilization, day length (lighting for a predetermined time) is applied to a cultivation container in which the plant is sown or planted. In order to efficiently perform operations such as the ratio of the irradiation time) management and the like, a configuration is adopted in which the cultivation container is conveyed through the cultivation facility by a moving device such as an endless conveying device (for example, see Patent Document 1).

Generally, the environment in the cultivation facility is kept constant, for example, in order to efficiently perform photosynthesis, an LED or fluorescent tube set to a predetermined light quality is installed in the cultivation facility, or an air conditioner, a humidifier, A carbon dioxide generator is installed to maintain a certain temperature, humidity, and CO ₂ concentration suitable for plant growth. By maintaining a constant environment in this way, plant productivity can be improved.

JP 2011-2000166 A

  In recent years, there has been a demand for improving the quality of plants to be cultivated as well as improving productivity, and further cultivating plants so as to contain many specific useful components. In order to improve the quality of plants, etc., it is necessary to closely manage the environment in which plants are grown. For example, temperature and humidity are set according to the growth stage, and the sunshine hours from morning to night are changed. Therefore, it is necessary to change the light quantity and light quality.

  For this purpose, it is conceivable to prepare a plurality of sealed cultivation rooms for cultivating plants, create different environments for each cultivation room, and transport the plants to each cultivation room according to the growth situation. However, in order for plants to move between sealed cultivation rooms, it is necessary to release the sealed state, carry out the plants from one cultivation room, and carry them into another cultivation room. However, production efficiency decreases and production costs increase.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, and it aims at providing the cultivation apparatus which can improve the quality of a plant, etc., avoiding the fall of the production efficiency of a plant.

  The cultivation apparatus according to the present invention includes a cultivation unit in which a cultivation unit for cultivating a plant is arranged, and has a plurality of cultivation rooms having openings in the wall, and a transport mechanism that carries the cultivation unit into and out of the cultivation room. In addition, it is characterized by including a blocking part that allows the cultivation unit to pass and blocks the opening.

  In the present invention, the cultivation unit is smoothly carried into the cultivation room or carried out from the cultivation room through the opening while minimizing damage to the cultivated plant, and the environment varies from one cultivation room to another depending on the blocking part. Is created.

  The cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the plurality of cultivation rooms are adjacent to each other through the wall, and the plurality of cultivation rooms communicate with each other through the opening.

  In the present invention, openings are provided in the walls of a plurality of adjacent cultivation rooms, and the cultivation unit easily and smoothly moves from one cultivation room to the other cultivation room having a different environment simply by passing through the openings. .

  The cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that a plurality of adjacent cultivation rooms are adjacent to each other with the common wall as a boundary.

  In the present invention, a common wall having an opening is used as a boundary, and the structure can be simplified by reducing the number of walls as compared with the case where an opening is provided by providing a wall for each cultivation room. The manufacturing efficiency of the device is improved.

  The cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the blocking portion is flexible and covers the opening.

  In this invention, since the sealing part which has flexibility has sealed the opening, a sealing part bends only by making a cultivation unit contact | abut to a sealing part, and a cultivation unit passes an opening.

  The cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that the blocking portion has a sheet shape, a band shape, or a string shape, and hangs down from an upper edge portion of the opening.

  In the present invention, by closing the opening in the form of a sheet, strip or string hanging from one edge of the opening, the opening can be reliably closed by the blocking part.

  The cultivation apparatus according to the present invention is characterized in that at least one of the cultivation rooms is provided with an illumination unit that illuminates the room, a temperature adjustment unit that adjusts the indoor air temperature, or a humidity adjustment unit that adjusts the indoor humidity. .

  In this invention, the light quantity, light quality, temperature, or humidity in the cultivation room which installed the illumination part, the temperature control part, or the humidity control part is set separately, and a plant is grown in a different environment for every cultivation room. For example, by setting up an illumination unit, temperature control unit, or humidity control unit in one cultivation room, and not installing an illumination unit, temperature control unit, or humidity control unit in another cultivation room, the environment of day and night can be reproduced. Or recreate a warm and cold climate.

  In the cultivation apparatus according to the present invention, the illumination unit, the temperature control unit, or the humidity control unit is provided in two or more of the cultivation rooms, and the light amount, temperature, or humidity in the two or more cultivation rooms can be individually set. It is characterized by that.

  In this invention, a lighting part, a temperature control part, or a humidity control part is controlled, the light quantity in each cultivation room, temperature, or humidity is set separately, and a plant is grown in a different environment for every cultivation room.

  In the cultivation device according to the present invention, the cultivation unit is smoothly carried into the cultivation room through the opening or carried out from the cultivation room, and a different environment is created for each cultivation room by the blocking part. The conveyance of the cultivation unit in a short time can be realized, and different environments can be maintained for each cultivation room, so that reduction in production efficiency and improvement in plant quality and the like can be achieved.

1 is a plan view schematically showing a cultivation apparatus according to Embodiment 1. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the partition wall vicinity schematically. It is a perspective view which shows the partition wall vicinity of a modification schematically. It is a top view which shows schematically the cultivation apparatus concerning Embodiment 2. FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the partition wall vicinity schematically. It is the schematic perspective view which looked at the cultivation apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3 from the front upper right. It is a schematic front view of the shelf assembly located on the rear side. It is a schematic plan view of a cultivation device. It is a simplified side view of a cultivation apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows a support frame schematically. It is a perspective view which briefly shows a cultivation unit and a transfer machine. It is a permeation | transmission perspective view which shows schematically the internal structure of the cultivation apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 4. FIG. It is a schematic plane sectional view of a cultivation device.

(Embodiment 1)
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings showing a cultivation apparatus according to Embodiment 1. FIG. 1 is a plan view schematically showing a cultivation apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing the vicinity of a partition wall.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cultivation apparatus includes a ceiling (not shown) and an outer peripheral wall 1. The outer peripheral wall 1 has a rectangular shape in plan view that is long in the vertical direction. A partition wall 2 perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is provided at a central portion inside the outer peripheral wall 1, and the partition wall 2 is disposed between two longitudinal wall portions of the outer peripheral wall 1. The partition wall 2 divides the room surrounded by the outer peripheral wall 1 and the ceiling into two, thereby forming two cultivation rooms 11 and 12 for growing plants.

  As shown in FIG. 2, two openings 2a and 2a penetrating through the central portion of the partition wall 2 are juxtaposed in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The opening 2a is sealed from the upper edge portion of the opening 2a, and a plurality of sheet-like blocking portions 2b substantially parallel to the partition wall 2 hang down. The blocking part 2b covers the entire opening 2a. The blocking portion 2b has a light shielding property and flexibility, and is a black sheet or a reflective sheet having a high light shielding property made of, for example, polyvinyl chloride, rubber, or elastomer. Only the upper edge of the blocking part 2b is fixed to the upper edge of the opening 2a, and the lower edge of the blocking part 2b is a free end. Using the upper edge as a fulcrum, the blocking portion 2b can be easily bent in the longitudinal direction. The blocking part 2b may be singular.

  A horizontal rotating shelf 30 (conveying mechanism) is provided inside the outer peripheral wall 1. The horizontal rotating shelf 30 includes an annular rail 31 having an oval shape that is long in the vertical direction, support legs 32 that support the rail 31, and a plurality of shelf plates 33 mounted on the rail 31. As shown in FIG. 2, the ellipse-shaped rail 31 is arranged such that each long side portion of the rail 31 passes through the two openings 2a and 2a. As shown by the arrows in FIG. 2, the rail 31 is rotated by driving of a drive source (not shown), and the shelf board 33 placed on the rail 31 is adjacent to the two cultivation chambers 11 via the partition wall 2. Move between 12. Note that the horizontal rotating shelf 30 may be a multistage type including a plurality of rails 31 arranged in parallel in the vertical direction.

  A cultivation unit 3 for cultivating plants is placed on the shelf 33. The cultivation unit 3 includes a cultivation tray 3a formed by molding a synthetic resin into a rectangular shallow dish shape. One or a plurality of culture media 3b made of expanded polystyrene or the like are placed on the cultivation tray 3a. Each culture medium 3b has a plurality (nine in the figure) of fitting recesses 3c, and plants such as leaf lettuce seedlings are planted in the fitting recesses 3c.

  By the rotation of the rail 31, the cultivation unit 3 placed on the shelf board 33 moves between the two cultivation rooms 11 and 12 adjacent to each other via the partition wall 2. When the cultivation unit 3 passes through the opening 2a, the cultivation unit 3 presses the blocking portion 2b. The pressed blocking part 2b bends in the traveling direction of the cultivation unit 3, and the cultivation unit 3 passes below the blocking part 2b and moves to the adjacent cultivation room. In addition, the blocking part 2b is comprised flexibly so that the plant planted by the culture medium 3b may not be damaged.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in one cultivation room 12, a lighting device 4 (for example, a light emitting diode or a fluorescent tube) is installed around a horizontal rotating shelf 30. The illuminating device 4 arranged in the vicinity of the partition wall 2 illuminates the cultivation unit 3 from an oblique direction, and the illuminating device 4 arranged in the vicinity of the turning-back point of the rotation of the rail 31 (a place separated from the partition wall 2) The cultivation unit 3 is illuminated so as to face the cultivation unit 3. Therefore, it is possible to illuminate the plants that are planted in the cultivation unit 3 in response to changes in sunshine from morning to evening. The lighting device 4 is not installed in the other cultivation room 11, and the other cultivation room 11 is dark and an environment corresponding to the night is set. Since the opening 2a is provided with the light-blocking blocking portion 2b, a large amount of light does not leak from one cultivation room 12 to the other cultivation room 11. Although light may leak slightly, the leaked light can reproduce a state close to sunshine immediately after dawn or immediately after sunset.

  The cultivation unit 3 moves between the two cultivation rooms 11 and 12 having different environments in the amount of light by the rotation of the horizontal rotating shelf 30. Therefore, the cultivating apparatus can irradiate the plant with light corresponding to changes in daylight, and can produce a high-quality plant or a plant containing a lot of specific useful components. Moreover, the cultivation unit 3 moves easily and smoothly from one cultivation room to the other cultivation room in which the environment is different by simply passing through the opening 2a provided on the wall surface between the adjacent cultivation rooms 11 and 12 to produce plants. Therefore, it is possible to achieve both improvement in quality and maintenance of productivity.

  Moreover, since the blocking part 2b has flexibility, the sealing part 2b bends only by making the cultivation unit 3 contact | abut to the blocking part 2b, and the cultivation unit 3 can pass the opening 2a. Moreover, only the upper end part of the sealing part 2b which makes | forms a sheet form is being fixed to the upper edge part of the opening 2a, and the closing of the opening 2a and the passage of the cultivation unit 3 can be made compatible.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view schematically showing the vicinity of the partition wall 2 according to a modification. As shown in FIG. 3, a plurality of band-like or string-like blocking portions 2b hang from the upper edge portion of the opening 2a and cover the entire opening 2a. The sealing part 2b has flexibility. Only the upper end portion of the blocking portion 2b is fixed to the upper end portion of the opening 2a, and the lower edge portion of the blocking portion 2b is a free end. Using the upper edge as a fulcrum, the blocking portion 2b can be easily bent in the longitudinal direction. Also in the modified example, the sealing portion 2b can be bent and the cultivation unit 3 can pass through the opening 2a simply by bringing the cultivation unit 3 into contact with the sealing portion 2b.

  In addition, as the blocking part 2b, the winding-type sheet | seat which winds a sheet | seat around a roller may be used as a blocking part, and a sheet | seat may be hung down from upper direction. In this case, the length by which the sheet is suspended can be adjusted by rotating the roller. For example, when the cultivation unit 3 passes through the opening 2a, the length of the sheet may be adjusted according to the degree of plant growth. Moreover, you may adjust the length of a sheet | seat according to timing, such as shortening the length of a sheet | seat when the cultivation unit 3 moves. Moreover, you may attach a weight to a blockade part for stabilization. For example, a spherical weight may be attached to the string-shaped blocking portion to make a so-called ball blind. Alternatively, a wind outlet may be provided at the upper edge of the opening 2a and used as a so-called air curtain, which may be used as a blocking portion. Alternatively, the opening 2a may be sealed with a shielding plate that can slide in a predetermined direction (for example, the vertical direction or the horizontal direction), and this may be used as a sealing portion. For example, the shield plate is slid by a transmission mechanism including a screw, a wire, a chain, a belt, or a motor, and a sensor for detecting the approach / passage of an object to the opening 2a is provided. When the approach to the opening 2a of the cultivation unit 3 is detected by the sensor, the shielding plate is slid in a direction away from the opening 2a to open the opening 2a, and the passage of the opening 2a of the cultivation unit 3 is detected by the sensor. In this case, the opening 2a is blocked by sliding the shielding plate in a direction approaching the opening 2a.

  In the present embodiment, the cultivation rooms 11 and 12 are adjacent to each other with the common partition wall 2 having the opening 2a as a boundary. However, the cultivation rooms 11 and 12 that are adjacent to each other are individually provided with walls. You may provide the opening 2a in each wall. Even in this case, the cultivation unit 3 can smoothly move between the cultivation rooms 11 and 12 by installing the horizontal rotating shelf 30 in each cultivation room 11 and 12 so as to pass through all the openings 2a. .

  Needless to say, a device necessary for plant cultivation or a device for promoting plant growth, such as a sprinkler for supplying water and a nutrient supply device for supplying nutrients (both not shown), are appropriately provided in the cultivation device. Although not shown in the drawings, a door or the like for carrying seedlings to be cultivated or carrying out grown plants is provided on the outer peripheral wall 1.

  The daily environmental change is an example of a different environment and is not limited to this. For example, the plant may be moved between the two cultivation rooms 11 and 12 with a period of several days or weeks, and the movement between the plurality of cultivation rooms 11 and 12 reproducing different environments is an appropriate time or number of days interval. It only has to be executed.

(Embodiment 2)
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings according to Embodiment 2. 4 is a plan view schematically showing the cultivation apparatus, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view schematically showing the vicinity of the partition wall. As shown in FIG. 4, three partition walls 20, 21, 22 parallel to a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction are arranged in parallel along the longitudinal direction in the cultivation apparatus. In addition, a partition wall 23 parallel to the longitudinal direction is provided at the center of an oval-shaped horizontal rotating shelf 30 having an oval shape. Three partition walls 20, 21, 22 parallel to the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction integrally intersect with both ends and the center of the partition wall 23 parallel to the longitudinal direction, and each partition wall 20, 21, 22, 23, a plurality of (six in the figure) cultivation chambers 41 to 46 are formed by the outer peripheral wall 1 and the ceiling (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 5, two openings 2 a, 2 a are provided in each of the three partition walls 20, 21, 22 parallel to the direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Two openings 2a and 2a are provided on both sides of the partition wall 23 parallel to the longitudinal direction. The horizontal rotation shelf 30 is arrange | positioned in the cultivation rooms 41-46 so that each opening 2a may be passed.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the illuminating device 4 is provided in each of the half (three) cultivation rooms 43 to 45 with the partition wall 20 located in the center in the longitudinal direction as a boundary. The light quantity of the illuminating device 4 provided in the two cultivation rooms 43 and 45 close to the partition wall 20 is less than the light quantity of the illuminating device 4 provided in the cultivation room 44 located at the end in the longitudinal direction away from the partition wall 20. Thereby, it is possible to illuminate the plants that are planted in the cultivation unit 3 in response to changes in sunshine from morning to evening. The lighting device 4 is not installed in the other cultivation rooms 41, 42, and 46, and the other cultivation rooms 41, 42, and 46 are dark and an environment corresponding to the night is set.

  Moreover, the temperature control blower 5 which adjusts indoor air temperature, and the humidity control blower 6 which adjusts indoor humidity are provided in each cultivation room 41-46. The temperature control outlet 5 is connected to a heat pump through a pipe (not shown). Further, a cooling device (not shown) is provided around the temperature control outlet 5 so as to adjust the temperature of the wind blown from the temperature control outlet 5. By controlling the operation of each cooling device, the blowout temperature of the temperature control outlet 5 in each cultivation room 41 to 46 is individually adjusted. The amount of water blown from the humidity control outlet 6 can be adjusted individually for each of the cultivation rooms 41 to 46. In addition, it replaces with the temperature control blower outlet 5 and the humidity control blower outlet 6, and an air conditioner and a humidifier may be provided in each cultivation room 41-46, and temperature control and humidity control may be performed.

  The cultivation apparatus can individually set an optimum environment for plant growth in each of the cultivation rooms 41 to 46. For example, in the cultivation rooms 43 and 45 for setting the morning and evening environments, the light amount of the lighting device 4 is set small, and the temperature and humidity are set low. On the other hand, the daytime environment is set in the cultivation room 44 adjacent to one side of the cultivation rooms 43 and 45 in which the morning and evening environments are set. For example, the light amount of the lighting device 4 is set large, and the temperature and humidity are set high. The night environment is set in the three cultivation rooms 41, 42, and 46 adjacent to the other side of the cultivation rooms 43 and 45 in which the morning and evening environments are set. For example, the temperature and humidity are set low without installing the lighting device 4. Furthermore, the temperature in the cultivation room 46 located at the end in the longitudinal direction is made lower than those of the other two cultivation rooms 41 and 42 to reproduce the midnight environment.

  As a result, the cultivation device can reproduce the changes in the environment of the day in one cultivation device and create an optimum environment for the growth of the plant. Can be produced.

  The daily environmental change is an example of a different environment and is not limited to this. For example, a cultivation room that reproduces a warm climate and a cultivation room that reproduces a cold climate are prepared, and a period of several weeks may be left to move plants between both cultivation rooms, reproducing different environments Movement between a plurality of cultivation rooms may be executed at appropriate time intervals or days.

  Of the configurations according to the second embodiment, configurations similar to those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

(Embodiment 3)
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings showing a cultivation apparatus according to Embodiment 3. 6 is a schematic perspective view of the cultivation device as viewed from the front upper right, FIG. 7 is a schematic front view of a shelf assembly located on the rear side, FIG. 8 is a schematic plan view of the cultivation device, and FIG. It is a simplified side view. In FIG. 6, description of a blocking portion described later is omitted.

  In the figure, reference numeral 100 denotes a storage shelf for storing a plurality of cultivation units 3, and the storage shelf 100 includes a shelf assembly 10, 10 having 15 columns in the vertical direction and 6 columns in the horizontal direction, arranged in the column direction ( In this case, they are juxtaposed in the direction crossing the horizontal direction) and connected at their respective upper portions. On the right side of the shelf assembly 10 located on the rear side (rear side), a stock shelf 7 having 12 shelves in the vertical direction is connected to stock empty cultivation units 3 (hereinafter also referred to as storage). Has been. On the right side of the shelf assembly 10 located on the front side (front side), a work station 8 is provided in parallel with a work station 8 for an operator to perform work necessary for plant cultivation at a position facing the lowermost stage of the stock shelf 7. Has been.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the shelves 10 and 10 are provided with openings 10a at portions facing each other. Except for the openings 10a, the perimeter of the outer perimeter is defined as 5 units every two rows. 10b (hereinafter, a chamber formed by one unit covered by the outer wall 10b is referred to as a cultivation room 110). As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, a plurality of sheet-like blocking portions 10 c are suspended from the openings 10 a of the shelf assemblies 10 and 10. The blocking part 10c is parallel to the vertical direction and the horizontal direction, and is arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction. The blocking portion 10c has light shielding properties and flexibility, and covers the entire opening 10a. Only the upper edge portion of the blocking portion 10c is fixed to the upper edge portion of the opening 10a, and the lower edge portion of the blocking portion 10c is a free end. Using the upper edge as a fulcrum, the blocking portion 10c can be easily bent in the front-rear direction.

  Each cultivation room 110 is provided with a lighting device 24 that illuminates the cultivation room 110, a temperature adjustment device 25 that adjusts the temperature in the cultivation room 110, and a humidity adjustment device 26 that adjusts the humidity in the cultivation room 110. . The lighting device 24, the temperature control device 25, and the humidity control device 26 can individually control the light amount, the temperature, and the humidity for each cultivation room 110, and can set different environments.

  Between the shelves 10, 10, a transport mechanism 9 that transports the cultivation unit 3 between the shelves (hereinafter simply referred to as shelves) at any storage position of the storage shelves 100 and the stock shelves 7 and the work stations 8. Is arranged. As shown in FIG. 7, the transport mechanism 9 includes four up-and-down lifting guides 91 and a transfer device 92 configured to be movable up and down along the four lifting guides 91. This stacker crane is guided by rails 90 laid on the ground between the shelves 10 and 10 and moves in the row direction of the storage shelf 100 (hereinafter simply referred to as the row direction). The transfer machine 92 transfers the cultivation unit 3 in both directions between itself and an arbitrary shelf or the work station 8. The movement of the lifting guide 91 including the transfer device 92 in the row direction and the movement of the transfer device 92 in the vertical direction are performed separately using a chain that travels by a driving force of a motor (not shown).

Next, the cultivation unit 3 and the transfer machine 92 will be described.
FIG. 10 is a perspective view schematically showing the support frame 51, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view schematically showing the cultivation unit 3 and the transfer machine 92.

  The support frame 51 shown in FIG. 10 is formed by forming a galvanized steel plate into a rectangular shallow dish shape, and two substantially square punched holes 511 are formed in the longitudinal direction at the bottom. Around each punched hole 511, four ribs 512 formed by bending the peripheral edge upward are provided. The four ribs 512 provided in the direction along the long side of the support frame 51 have notches formed on the sides close to the short sides of the support frame 51, and the nutrient solution has punch holes 511 from the notches. It is designed to flow downward through the cable. Downward hooks 513 formed by bending both ends along the longitudinal direction of the horizontally long metal plate in opposite directions are fixed to the outside of each short side of the support frame 51 by, for example, welding.

The cultivation unit 3 is mounted on the support frame 51, and is stored and stocked with respect to the storage shelf 100 and the stock shelf 7 with the longitudinal direction thereof in the front-rear direction.
On the other hand, the transfer device 92 includes two parallel strips (one strip not shown) 921 that circulates with a driving force of a motor (not shown), and a straight rod-like attachment 922 spanned between the chains 921. Prepare.

  When the cultivation unit 3 is transferred from an arbitrary shelf or work station 8 to the transfer device 92, the attachment 922 moves in the longitudinal direction of the cultivation unit 3 according to the travel of the chain 921, and is hooked at the position shown in FIG. 513 is engaged from below. Thereafter, the entire cultivation unit 3 is drawn along with the travel of the chain 921, whereby the cultivation unit 3 is transferred from the shelf or the work station 8 to the transfer machine 92.

  On the contrary, when the cultivation unit 3 is transferred from the transfer machine 92 to an arbitrary shelf or the work station 8, the direction of the transfer destination (for example, the direction where the shelf is seen from the transfer machine 92 in FIGS. 8 and 9). ), The rotation direction of the motor of the transfer machine 92 is determined, and the entire cultivation unit 3 is pushed out from the transfer machine 92 to an arbitrary shelf or the work station 8 side as the chain 921 travels. Thereafter, when the attachment 922 is released downward from the hook 513 and the engagement is released, the replacement is completed. In this way, the direction in which the cultivation unit 3 is attracted or pushed out to the transfer machine 92 and the range thereof are indicated by white arrows in FIG.

  When the cultivation unit 3 is replaced, the cultivation unit 3 presses the blocking part 10c, the pressed blocking part 10c bends in the traveling direction of the cultivation unit 3, and the cultivation unit 3 passes under the blocking part 10c and moves. To do. Therefore, the movement from one cultivation room 110 in the cultivation unit 3 to another cultivation room 110 in a different environment can be performed easily and smoothly, and the productivity of the plant can be maintained, improving the quality and maintaining the productivity. Both can be achieved.

  Of the configurations according to the third embodiment, configurations similar to those of the first or second embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

(Embodiment 4)
Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings showing a cultivation apparatus according to Embodiment 4. FIG. 12 is a transparent perspective view schematically showing the internal structure of the cultivation apparatus, and FIG. 13 is a schematic plan sectional view of the cultivation apparatus.

  The cultivation apparatus includes a cylindrical outer peripheral wall 80, a ceiling part 81 that covers the upper part of the outer peripheral wall 80, and a bottom part 82 that covers the lower part of the outer peripheral wall 80. A part of the outer peripheral wall 80 includes a sliding door 80a and a storage chamber 80c for storing the door 80a. A handle 80b is provided on the outer peripheral surface of the door 80a. When the door 80a is slid to the accommodation chamber 80c side, the door 80a is opened, and when the door 80a is slid to the opposite side to the accommodation chamber 80c, the door 80a is closed.

Inside the outer peripheral wall 80, a plurality of mounting plates 84 on which cultivation units (not shown) are mounted are arranged in parallel along the axial direction.
On the inner side of the outer peripheral wall 80, a rotating shaft 83 that rotates coaxially with the cylindrical outer peripheral wall 80 is provided so as to penetrate the mounting plate 84, and both ends of the rotating shaft 83 are ceiling portions. 81 and the bottom 82 are rotatably mounted. As shown in FIG. 13, three partition walls radially outward from the rotation shaft 83 between the mounting plates 84, between the mounting plate 84 and the ceiling portion 81, and between the mounting plate 84 and the bottom portion 82. 85, 85, 85 are extended. The three partition walls 85, 85, 85 are equally arranged around the rotation shaft 83 so that the phases are shifted by approximately 120 degrees.

  A buffer member 87 is provided at the extending end of the partition wall 85, and the buffer member 87 is in contact with the outer peripheral wall 80. The cultivation apparatus is configured to cultivate a plant by placing a cultivation unit for cultivating a plant on the placement plate 84 between the partition walls 85. That is, the outer peripheral wall 80, the partition wall 85, the mounting plate 84, the ceiling part 81, and the bottom part 82 form a cultivation room 180 in which the cultivation unit is arranged.

  Each partition wall 85 is provided with a through-opening 85a, and the lower side of the opening 85a is open. The opening 85a is sealed from the upper edge of the opening 85a, and a plurality of sheet-like blocking parts 85b substantially parallel to the partition wall 85 are suspended. The blocking portion 85b is arranged in parallel along the extending direction of the partition wall 85 and covers the entire opening 85a. The blocking portion 85b has light shielding properties and flexibility. Only the upper edge portion of the blocking portion 85b is fixed to the upper edge portion of the opening 85a, and the lower edge portion of the blocking portion 85b is a free end. With the upper edge as a fulcrum, the blocking portion 85b can be easily bent in a direction perpendicular to the partition wall 85.

  For each cultivation room 180, an illumination device 86 is provided above the opening 85a, and the amount of light emitted from each illumination device 86 is individually set. For example, a different amount of light can be set for each of the three cultivation rooms 180 formed on the same mounting plate 84 to reproduce the sunshine situation in the morning, noon and night.

  A rotational force is transmitted to the rotation shaft 83 from a drive source (not shown) such as a motor. When the rotational force is transmitted, the rotational shaft 83 rotates in one direction as indicated by an arrow in FIG. The cultivation unit placed on the placement plate 84 presses the blocking portion 85b. The pressed blocking part 85b bends in the advancing direction of the cultivation unit, and the cultivation unit passes below the blocking part 85b and moves to the cultivation room 180 having a different amount of light. Therefore, the movement from one cultivation room 180 in the cultivation unit to another cultivation room 180 in a different environment can be performed easily and smoothly, and the productivity of the plant can be maintained, improving both quality and maintaining productivity. Can be made.

  Each cultivation room 180 may be provided with a temperature control device or a humidity control device. In this embodiment, the mounting plate 84 is fixed, the partition wall 85 is rotated around the axis, and the cultivation unit is conveyed between the cultivation rooms 180. Conversely, the partition wall 85 is fixed, The structure which the mounting plate 84 rotates around an axis | shaft and a cultivation unit is conveyed may be sufficient. The cultivation unit is designed to have a shape that can pass through the opening 85a. For example, the cultivation unit is designed to have a curved shape along the outer peripheral wall 80.

  Of the configurations according to the fourth embodiment, configurations similar to those of the first to third embodiments are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The embodiment described above is an exemplification of the present invention, and the present invention can be implemented in various modified forms within the scope defined by the matters described in the claims and the description of the claims. it can.

2, 20-23, 85 Bulkhead (wall)
2a, 10a, 85a Opening 2b, 10c, 85b Blocking part 3 Cultivation unit 4, 24 Illuminating device (illuminating part)
5 Temperature control outlet (temperature control section)
6 Humidity control outlet (humidity control part)
9 Transport mechanism 25 Temperature controller (temperature control unit)
26 Humidity control device (humidity control unit)
30 Horizontal rotating shelf (conveyance mechanism)
11, 12, 41-46, 110, 180 cultivation room

The cultivation apparatus according to the present invention includes a cultivation unit in which a cultivation unit for cultivating a plant is arranged, and has a plurality of cultivation rooms having openings in the wall, and a transport mechanism that carries the cultivation unit into and out of the cultivation room. In the above, the cultivation unit is provided with a blocking portion that allows the cultivation unit to pass through, and the plurality of cultivation rooms are adjacent to each other through the wall, and the plurality of cultivation rooms communicate with each other through the opening. The plurality of cultivation rooms are provided with an illumination unit that illuminates the room, a temperature adjustment unit that adjusts the room temperature, and a humidity adjustment unit that adjusts the humidity in the room, and cultivates the light amount, room temperature, and humidity in the plurality of cultivation rooms. Each room can be set individually, and in order to reproduce the daily environmental changes, the light quantity, room temperature, and humidity are adjusted by the illumination unit, temperature control unit, and humidity control unit provided in the plurality of cultivation rooms. And the cultivation mechanism by the transport mechanism. The Tsu bets characterized Citea Rukoto to move said plurality of cultivation room.

In the present invention, the cultivation unit is smoothly carried into the cultivation room or carried out from the cultivation room through the opening while minimizing damage to the cultivated plant, and the environment varies from one cultivation room to another depending on the blocking part. Is created.
Moreover, the light quantity, light quality, temperature, or humidity in the cultivation room which installed the illumination part, the temperature control part, or the humidity control part is set separately, and a plant is grown in a different environment for every cultivation room. For example, by setting up an illumination unit, temperature control unit, or humidity control unit in one cultivation room, and not installing an illumination unit, temperature control unit, or humidity control unit in another cultivation room, the environment of day and night can be reproduced. Or recreate a warm and cold climate.
Moreover, an illumination part, a temperature control part, or a humidity control part is controlled, the light quantity in each cultivation room, temperature, or humidity is set separately, and a plant is grown in a different environment for every cultivation room.

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In a cultivation apparatus provided with a cultivation unit in which a cultivation unit for cultivating a plant is disposed, and having a plurality of cultivation rooms having an opening on a wall, and a transport mechanism for carrying in or carrying out the cultivation unit into the cultivation room,
The cultivation apparatus characterized by including the blocking part which enables passage of the said cultivation unit and blocks the said opening. The plurality of cultivation rooms are adjacent to each other through the wall,
The cultivation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the cultivation rooms communicate with each other through the opening. The cultivation apparatus according to claim 2, wherein a plurality of adjacent cultivation rooms are adjacent to each other with the common wall as a boundary. The cultivation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the blocking portion has flexibility and covers the opening. The blocking portion has a sheet shape, a belt shape or a string shape,
The cultivation apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the cultivation apparatus is suspended from an upper edge portion of the opening. The lighting unit that illuminates the room, the temperature control unit that adjusts the indoor air temperature, or the humidity control unit that adjusts the indoor humidity is provided in at least one of the cultivation rooms. The cultivation apparatus as described in one. The lighting section, temperature control section or humidity control section is provided in two or more of the cultivation rooms,
The cultivation apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the light quantity, temperature, or humidity in the two or more cultivation rooms can be individually set.

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