JP2018196338A - Cultivation shelf with movable car and cultivation shelf car device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a cultivation shelf with a movable car and a cultivation shelf car device in which working property can be improved when an operator performs a work using a cultivation shelf comprising plural shelves arranged in a vertical direction at an interval.SOLUTION: A cultivation shelf with a movable car comprises: a cultivation shelf 1; a horizontal rail 31; and a movable car 5. The cultivation shelf 1 comprises plural shelves 12 on which a cultivation container 2 can be mounted and which are arranged in a vertical direction at an interval, and the cultivation shelf is installed on an installation face. The horizontal rail 31 is provided along the cultivation shelf 1 at a position separated from the installation face and above the installation face. The movable car 5 has a bottom part 61 on which a person can board, and is supported movably along the horizontal rail 31 by the horizontal rail 31.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a cultivation shelf with a moving basket and a basket device for cultivation shelf, and more particularly to a cultivation shelf with a moving basket and a basket device for cultivation shelf used when hydroponics are performed.

  Patent Document 1 describes a conventional cultivation shelf. The cultivation shelf described in Patent Document 1 has a plurality of shelf plates arranged in parallel in the vertical direction, and a cultivation container is placed on the shelf plate.

  Since this kind of cultivation shelf can arrange a plurality of cultivation containers in the up-and-down direction, more plants can be cultivated even if the floor area is limited as in a plant factory, for example.

JP, 2006-202110, A

  By the way, in the conventional cultivation shelf, in order to harvest and plant a plant with respect to the cultivation container arranged at a position higher than the height of the worker, work is performed using a stepladder.

  However, since several cultivation containers are arranged in parallel in the horizontal direction, in a conventional cultivation shelf that performs work using a stepladder, the worker moves the stepladder for each cultivation container and repeats ascending and descending. It is necessary and workability is bad.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and the object of the present invention is that when an operator works using a cultivation shelf having shelves arranged side by side in the vertical direction, the work It is in providing the cultivation shelf with a moving basket which can improve property, and the cage apparatus for cultivation shelves.

  The cultivation shelf with a moving basket of one aspect according to the present invention has a plurality of shelves arranged side by side in the vertical direction and on which a cultivation container can be placed, and the cultivation shelf installed on the installation surface, A moving basket having a horizontal rail provided along the cultivation shelf at a position away from the installation surface and a bottom on which a person can ride, and supported by the horizontal rail so as to be movable along the horizontal rail. It is characterized by having.

  Moreover, the basket device for cultivation shelves according to one aspect of the present invention is a basket device for cultivation racks attached to the cultivation shelf installed on the installation surface, and is located on the cultivation shelf at a position away from the installation surface. It has a horizontal rail attached along and a bottom part on which a person can ride, and has a moving cage supported by the horizontal rail so as to be movable along the horizontal rail.

  According to the cultivation shelf with a moving basket and the cultivation apparatus for cultivation shelf of the present invention, when an operator works using a cultivation shelf having shelves arranged in parallel in the vertical direction, workability is improved. be able to.

FIG. 1: is a perspective view of the use condition of the cultivation shelf with a moving basket of Embodiment 1 of this invention. FIG. 2 is a side view of the above. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the cultivation container same as above. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cultivation basket apparatus described above. FIG. 5 is a side view of the cultivation basket device of the above. FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the cultivation basket device of Modification 1. FIG. FIG. 7 is a side view of the cultivation shelf with a moving basket of the second modification. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the cultivation basket device of the above. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a cultivation basket device according to Modification 3. FIG. FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a cultivation basket device of Modification 4. FIG. FIG. 11: is a principal part top view of the cultivation shelf with a moving basket of Embodiment 2 of this invention. FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the orientation changing unit. FIG. 13: is a perspective view for demonstrating a connection body same as the above. 14A to 14C are plan views showing the operation of the orientation changing unit.

Embodiment 1
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the cultivation shelf with a moving basket of the present embodiment includes a cultivation shelf 1 installed on an installation surface such as a floor surface, and a car device 3 having a moving basket 5 on which an operator can board. ing. The moving basket 5 is configured to be movable in the horizontal direction along the cultivation shelf 1 and can be moved with an operator placed thereon. Workers do not have to move the stepladder or raise or lower the stepladder when working at a high place by harvesting or planting a plant in a state where it is mounted on the moving basket 5, and workability is improved. Good.

  The “horizontal direction” in the present embodiment is not a strict “horizontal direction” meaning only a direction on a plane (horizontal plane) orthogonal to the gravitational direction, but includes a range that can be regarded as horizontal. Meaning "horizontal direction". For example, the direction along the plane parallel to the installation surface falls within the “horizontal direction” category even if the installation surface has a gradient. The same applies to expressions such as “horizontal”.

  The cultivation shelf 1 is a rack on which a plurality of cultivation containers 2 can be placed. The cultivation shelf 1 includes a plurality of shelves 10 arranged on the installation surface at intervals in the horizontal direction. The plurality of shelves 10 are connected to each other above the shelves 10. Hereinafter, the plurality of shelves 10 will be described as a first shelf 10a, a second shelf 10b, a third shelf 10c. Further, the longitudinal direction of each shelf 10 in plan view is defined as a first direction, and the direction in which the first shelf 10a, the second shelf 10b, the third shelf 10c,. In the present embodiment, the first direction and the second direction are orthogonal to each other.

  Each shelf portion 10 includes a plurality of support columns 11 and a plurality of shelves 12 supported by the plurality of support columns 11 with an interval in the vertical direction. Each column 11 extends in the vertical direction, and the longitudinal direction thereof is orthogonal to the installation surface. Each shelf 12 is spanned by a plurality of columns 11 and is configured to be able to place the cultivation container 2 thereon. Each shelf 12 is composed of, for example, a shelf board, but may be composed of a frame body as long as the cultivation container 2 can be placed thereon.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the plurality of shelves 12 are arranged at regular intervals in the vertical direction. The pitch of the plurality of shelves 12 is, for example, 300 to 600 mm. The shelf 10 of the present embodiment has a plurality of lower shelves 121 arranged at a height at which work can be performed from the installation surface, and a plurality of upper shelves 122 arranged at a height at which work can be performed from the moving basket 5. ing.

  The cultivation container 2 is a container for growing a plurality of plants. The cultivation container 2 extends in the first direction and is formed to have a length extending over the entire length of the shelf 10 in the longitudinal direction. As illustrated in FIG. 3, the cultivation container 2 includes a container body 21 that can store a culture solution and a plurality of plates 22 that hold plants.

  The container body 21 is formed in a bottomed box shape having an opening on the upper side. Each plate 22 is made of, for example, a resin foam such as polystyrene foam, and is arranged inside the opening of the container body 21 so as to float on the culture medium. The plate 22 has a plurality of through-holes 221 penetrating in the thickness direction, and the plants can be held in a state where each plant is immersed in the culture solution by each through-hole 221. The plurality of plates 22 are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the cultivation container 2.

  In order to plant a plant, for example, a plate 22 in which a plurality of plants is held is disposed in an opening at one end in the longitudinal direction of the cultivation container 2. Next, the arranged plate 22 is moved toward the other end in the longitudinal direction of the cultivation container 2, and a new plate 22 is arranged in the opening at one end in the longitudinal direction of the cultivation container 2. Thus, when planting in order along the longitudinal direction of the cultivation container 2, the degree of growth of the plant is closer to the maturity stage as it is located on the other end side in the longitudinal direction of the cultivation container 2. Can do. For this reason, in order to harvest the plant, when the plant at the other end in the longitudinal direction of the cultivation container 2 is in the mature stage, the plant should be harvested, and the plant is located in the middle part of the cultivation container 2 in the longitudinal direction. It is unlikely that you will have to harvest from the plant you want to harvest.

  The basket device 3 is attached to the cultivation shelf 1. Although the basket apparatus 3 of this embodiment is detachably attached to the cultivation shelf 1, it may be attached integrally by welding or the like. As shown in FIG. 4, the car device 3 includes a horizontal rail 31 and a moving car 5.

  The horizontal rail 31 is attached along the cultivation shelf 1 at a position away from the installation surface upward. The horizontal rail 31 extends along the horizontal direction, and is arranged so that the longitudinal direction is parallel to the second direction.

  The horizontal rail 31 includes a pair of wheel receiving rails 311 separated in the first direction. Each of the pair of wheel receiving rails 311 is made of lip groove steel, and is arranged in parallel to each other so that the opening 311a faces each other. The longitudinal direction of each wheel receiving rail 311 is formed in parallel with the second direction.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the horizontal rail 31 includes a plurality of suspension portions 35 attached to the upper end portion of the shelf portion 10. The plurality of suspension portions 35 are disposed at a constant interval in the second direction, and can support the pair of wheel receiving rails 311 from above. The suspension part 35 is detachably attached to the shelf part 10. Thereby, the suspension part 35 can be retrofitted to the existing shelf part 10.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the moving cage 5 is supported by a horizontal rail 31 so as to be movable along the horizontal rail 31. The moving car 5 includes a car body 6 and a wheel part 7.

  The car body 6 is a part constituting the main body of the moving car 5 and has a space in which a person (operator) can board. The car body 6 includes a bottom 61 and a frame 62. The bottom portion 61 is a scaffold on which a person can board and perform operations such as harvesting and planting, and is configured so that a person can board. The bottom 61 is made of, for example, a net body such as an expanded metal or a wire net, or a plate body such as a punching metal or a steel plate.

  The frame 62 is a frame that supports the bottom 61. The frame 62 includes a plurality of vertical frame portions 621 raised from the corners of the bottom portion 61, a plurality of horizontal frame portions 63 that connect upper end portions of the plurality of vertical frame portions 621, and a fence portion 64. . The fence portion 64 is bridged between the vertical frame portions 621 that are opposed to each other in the horizontal direction at a substantially middle in the vertical direction of the vertical frame portion 621. In addition, the fence part 64 is not provided about the side which faces the shelf part 10 in the car main body 6.

  The wheel portion 7 is attached to the upper end portion of the car body 6 and supports the car body 6 so as to be movable along the horizontal rail 31. The wheel unit 7 includes a pair of fixed bars 71, a plurality of bearing units 72, a pair of shafts 73, and a plurality of tires 74.

  Each fixed bar 71 is constructed between the horizontal frame parts 63 separated in the second direction. Further, the pair of fixed bars 71 are attached to be separated in the first direction. Each fixed bar 71 is provided with two bearing units 72 in a state of being separated in the second direction. The bearing units 72 arranged in the first direction are concentrically arranged, and one shaft 73 is rotatably spanned around these bearing units 72.

  Each shaft 73 is rotatably supported by the bearing unit 72, and is rotatable about the first direction with respect to the car body 6. The pair of tires 74 are fixed one to one at both ends of each shaft 73 in the longitudinal direction, and rotate following the rotation of the shaft 73.

  The moving car 5 having such a configuration is not provided with a power source such as a motor, but can be moved to a position where an operator who is on the moving car 5 can easily work while on the car. The moving car 5 according to the present embodiment moves along the horizontal rail 31 by, for example, applying a force so that a boarded worker grasps the shelf 10 and draws it in its own direction. Each shaft 73 may be fixed so as not to rotate with respect to the car body 6, and in this case, the tire 74 only needs to be rotatable with respect to the shaft 73.

  Next, an example of an operator's plant harvesting procedure will be described. The worker gets into the moving car 5 by using, for example, a stepladder or a ladder. Next, the worker moves the moving cage 5 horizontally toward the first shelf 10a. The operator harvests the plants held on the plate 22 located at the end of the first shelf 10 a together with the plate 22 and stores the plants in a box placed on the bottom 61.

  After finishing the harvesting of the first shelf 10a, the worker moves the moving basket 5 horizontally toward the second shelf 10b. The worker harvests the plants held on the plate 22 located at the end of the second shelf 10b, and stores the plants in the box placed on the bottom 61, like the first shelf 10a. To do.

  The worker repeats the same work after the third shelf 10c. Thereby, the worker can easily and efficiently perform work at a high place where work cannot be performed from the installation surface.

[Variation of horizontal movement structure]
(Modification 1)
Next, a modified example of the car device 3 of the above embodiment will be described. In the moving cage 5 of the above embodiment, the worker moves the cage 5 by applying force, for example, by grabbing the shelf 10 and pulling it. For example, as shown in FIG. A driving device 75 may be installed. Hereinafter, this modification is referred to as Modification 1.

  The moving car 5 of Modification 1 includes a driving device 75 that manually drives the tire 74. The drive device 75 includes a rotary handle 76, a drive pulley 77 provided on the rotary handle 76, a driven pulley 78 provided on the shaft 73, and a timing belt 79 that couples the drive pulley 77 and the driven pulley 78. ing. When the rotary handle 76 is rotated, the rotary handle 76 rotates the drive pulley 77. When the driving pulley 77 is rotated by the rotary handle 76, the driven pulley 78 is rotated via the timing belt 79. The driven pulley 78 rotates the shaft 73 according to the rotation. Accordingly, the driving device 75 can rotate the tire 74 and can move the moving car 5 with respect to the horizontal rail 31.

  In addition, although the moving cage 5 of the modified example 1 is configured to be manually moved by an operator using the rotary handle 76, a motor may be used instead of the rotary handle 76, for example.

[Variation of vertical movement structure]
(Modification 2)
In the car apparatus 3 of the above embodiment, the moving car 5 is configured to be movable only in the horizontal direction. For example, as shown in FIGS. It may be configured. Hereinafter, this modification is referred to as Modification 2.

  The cultivation shelf 1 of Modification 2 is provided with six shelves 12 as a plurality of upper shelves 122 and five shelves 12 as a plurality of lower shelves 121.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the moving basket 5 of Modification 2 is configured such that each vertical frame portion 621 can be expanded and contracted, and the bottom portion 61 is configured to be capable of changing the position in the vertical direction with respect to the cultivation shelf 1. . As shown in FIG. 8, each vertical frame portion 621 includes a first standing portion 622, a second standing portion 624 configured to be slidable with respect to the first standing portion 622, and a fixing pin 626. And.

  The first standing portion 622 is raised from a corner portion on the upper surface of the bottom portion 61. The first standing portion 622 is formed of a square pipe whose longitudinal direction is parallel to the vertical direction. The first standing portion 622 is formed with a plurality of through holes 623 penetrating in the first direction. The plurality of through holes 623 are formed at a predetermined pitch in the vertical direction.

  The 2nd standing part 624 is comprised by the hollow square pipe, and accommodates the 1st standing part 622 in an inside. The upper ends of the second upright portions 624 are connected by a horizontal frame portion 63. A lower end portion of the second standing portion 624 is opened downward, and one insertion hole 625 penetrating in the first direction is formed on a side surface of the lower end portion.

  The fixing pin 626 is inserted into the insertion hole 625 and the through hole 623 in a state where the insertion hole 625 and the through hole 623 overlap with each other in the first direction. As a result, the fixing pin 626 makes the first standing portion 622 and the second standing portion 624 relatively immovable. The fixing pin 626 is formed in a rod shape, and its tip is bent at a substantially right angle with respect to the other part, and is prevented from coming off. Further, the fixing pin 626 may be a bolt or the like. In this case, it is sufficient that a female screw is cut on the inner peripheral surface of the through hole 623.

  Each vertical frame portion 621 is determined by selecting one of the plurality of through holes 623 formed in the first standing portion 622 as the through hole 623 into which the fixing pin 626 is inserted. Thereby, each vertical frame part 621 can be expanded and contracted in the vertical direction, and can be fixed at a predetermined length.

  Thus, according to the moving cage 5 of the modified example 2, in addition to being movable in the horizontal direction, the bottom 61 is configured to be capable of changing the position in the vertical direction. Therefore, the first shelf 10a, the second shelf 10b, the third shelf 10c,... Arranged in the horizontal direction can not only be operated at a certain height position, but also be changed after the height position is changed. The work can be performed at the height position. For example, after the first stage work, the bottom 61 of the movable car 5 is raised to the second stage to perform the second stage work, and then the bottom 61 is raised to the third stage to perform the third stage work. be able to. Therefore, according to the moving basket 5 of the modified example 2, even if there are many cultivation shelves 1 in the vertical direction, the work can be easily and efficiently performed.

  In addition, the penetration direction of the through-hole 623 and the insertion hole 625 may be formed in parallel with the second direction.

(Modification 3)
The change in the position in the vertical direction of the bottom 61 of the moving basket 5 in Modification 2 is also realized by a configuration as shown in FIG. 9, for example. Hereinafter, this modification is referred to as Modification 3.

  The car device 3 according to the third modification includes a support rail 32 and a suspension 35 as the horizontal rail 31. The support rail 32 is made of a lip groove steel extending in the second direction, and the opening faces downward. A wheel portion 7 provided on the car body 6 is supported by the support rail 32 so as to be movable along the longitudinal direction of the support rail 32.

  The wheel unit 7 allows the car body 6 to move along the longitudinal direction of the support rail 32 and also move up and down. The wheel unit 7 includes a slide unit 80 configured to be movable along the longitudinal direction of the support rail 32, an elevating unit 88 that can be moved up and down with respect to the slide unit 80, and an elevating device that moves the elevating unit 88 in the vertical direction. 85.

  The slide portion 80 includes a slide body 81 made of a lip groove steel having an opening below, and a pair of suspension portions 82 that suspend the slide body 81. The pair of suspended portions 82 are provided at both ends of the slide body 81 in the longitudinal direction. The suspended portion 82 includes a roller portion 83 that can roll inside the support rail 32, and a suspended body 84 that extends downward from the roller portion 83 and is connected to the slide body 81.

  The lifting / lowering device 85 includes a winder 86 housed inside the slide body 81 and a wire rope 87 that can be wound and unwound by the winder 86. The winder 86 is constituted by an electric hoist, for example. The distal end portion of the wire rope 87 is fixed to the slide body 81, and is provided in the elevating unit 88 between the distal end portion and the base end portion (the portion wound by the winder 86) of the wire rope 87. Sheave 90 is hung.

  The elevating part 88 includes a moving base 89 made of a lip groove steel having an opening on the upper side, and a pair of sheaves 90 hung on a wire rope 87 inside the moving base 89. The moving base 89 is fixed to the car body 6. The pair of sheaves 90 are rotatably attached to the moving base 89 in a state of being separated in the longitudinal direction of the support rail 32.

  The winder 86 is operated by an operator who has boarded the moving car 5. When the operator operates the winder 86 to wind the wire rope 87, the car body 6 is raised, and the position of the bottom 61 is moved upward accordingly. On the other hand, when the operator operates the wire rope 87 to be fed out by the winder 86, the car body 6 is lowered, and the position of the bottom 61 is moved downward accordingly.

  In addition, the car body 6 of the present embodiment includes a hooking portion 91 that can be hooked on the horizontal member 13 that is stretched horizontally with respect to the cultivation shelf 1. The hook portion 91 is configured to be rotatable around the second direction with respect to the vertical frame portion 621. The hook 91 is hooked to the horizontal member 13 in a state where the car body 6 is located at a place suitable for work. Thereby, since the basket body 6 is fixed to the cultivation shelf 1 and the stability at the time of work is improved, workability can be prevented from being impaired. In addition, although the horizontal member 13 in the figure is one, it is provided with two or more by the up-down direction.

  In the elevating part 88, the wire rope 87 may be a chain.

(Modification 4)
In the car apparatus 3, the structure for changing the position of the bottom 61 of the car body 6 in the vertical direction may be, for example, as shown in FIG. Hereinafter, this modification is referred to as Modification 4.

  Similar to the third modification, the car apparatus 3 according to the present modification is configured to be movable in the vertical direction in addition to the horizontal movement. The car device 3 includes a horizontal rail 31 and a moving car 5. The horizontal rail 31 of the present modification is constituted by a pair of H-shaped steels 36 separated in the first direction. Each H-shaped steel 36 extends in the second direction.

  The wheel portion 7 of the moving car 5 includes a support frame 92 and a plurality of plane trolleys 95 fixed to the upper surface of the support frame 92. The plurality of plain trolleys 95 are accommodated between the opposing flange pieces 361 of the H-shaped steel 36 and roll on the upper surface of the lower flange piece 361.

  The support frame 92 includes a base portion 93 and a guide portion 94 extending downward from the base portion 93. The guide portion 94 is formed of a lip groove steel that opens to the car body 6 side. A plane trolley 95 is fixed to the base portion 93. Thereby, the base part 93 is configured to be movable along the longitudinal direction of the horizontal rail 31.

  The car body 6 has a plurality of inner rollers 96 that can move along the longitudinal direction of the guide portion 94. The inner roller 96 rolls on the inner surface of the guide portion 94 while being accommodated in the guide portion 94. The plurality of inner rollers 96 are arranged apart in the vertical direction.

  The car body 6 is suspended by an air hoist 97 installed on the base portion 93. When the air hoist 97 winds up the chain 97a, the car body 6 rises along the guide portion 94, and the position of the bottom portion 61 is moved upward accordingly. On the other hand, when the air hoist 97 extends the chain 97a, the car main body 6 is lowered, and the position of the bottom 61 moves downward accordingly. Reference numeral 98 in the drawing is a gas cylinder for driving the air hoist 97.

  Thus, the operator can change the position of the bottom 61 of the moving car 5 in the vertical direction by operating the air hoist 97.

[Embodiment 2]
Next, Embodiment 2 will be described. Since the second embodiment is mostly the same as the first embodiment, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals, description thereof is omitted, and different portions are mainly described.

  In the cultivation shelf with a moving basket of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the moving basket 5 is not only moved in the second direction at the end in the longitudinal direction of the shelf 10 of the cultivation shelf 1, but is adjacent to the cultivation shelf. It is configured to be movable in the first direction between the matching shelf portions 10. The horizontal rail 31 of this embodiment includes a first rail 33, a second rail 34, and a direction changing unit 4. The moving cage 5 can move along the first rail 33 and the second rail 34.

  Similar to the first embodiment, the first rail 33 extends in the second direction. The first rail 33 includes a plurality of divided rails 331 arranged at positions corresponding to the ends in the longitudinal direction of the shelves 10. The plurality of divided rails 331 are provided over the entire length of the first shelf 10a, the second shelf 10b, the third shelf 10c,. The direction changing unit 4 is disposed between the plurality of divided rails 331, and the plurality of divided rails 331 are connected via the direction changing unit 4.

  The second rail 34 extends in the first direction. The second rail 34 extends along the longitudinal direction of each shelf 10 and is formed over the entire length of each shelf 10 in the longitudinal direction. The second rail 34 is disposed between the adjacent shelf portions 10. The end portion of the second rail 34 in the longitudinal direction faces the direction changing portion 4.

  The direction changing unit 4 is provided at a connection portion between the first rail 33 and the second rail 34. The direction changing unit 4 can change the direction of the moving car 5 between the direction of movement along the first rail 33 and the direction of movement along the second rail 34. As shown in FIG. 12, the orientation changing unit 4 includes a rotating rail 41 and a plurality of coupling bodies 413. The orientation changing unit 4 is supported by a support frame 42 provided on the cultivation shelf 1.

  The support frame 42 is fixed to the cultivation shelf 1 and supports the rotating rail 41 so as to be rotatable around the vertical axis. The support frame 42 is attached over the adjacent shelf 10. The support frame 42 extends from the shelf 10 to the center in the width direction of the first rail 33 so that the rotation shaft 414 of the rotation rail 41 can be supported by the center in the width direction of the first rail 33.

  The rotating rail 41 is supported so as to be rotatable about a vertical axis with respect to the support frame 42. The rotating rail 41 includes a pair of moving rails 411 that are parallel to the pair of wheel receiving rails 311 of the first rail 33 and a connecting frame 412 that connects the pair of moving rails 411 at the center in the longitudinal direction. The connection frame 412 is pivotally supported by the support frame 42 at the center in the longitudinal direction. When the pair of moving rails 411 and the pair of wheel receiving rails 311 are connected, the moving car 5 can move along the first rail 33.

  The plurality of coupling bodies 413 can couple the wheel receiving rail 311 and the moving rail 411 to each other. As shown in FIG. 13, each connecting body 413 is slidably attached to the wheel receiving rail 311 of the first rail 33 or the wheel receiving rail 311 of the second rail 34. In a state where the ends of the moving rail 411 face each other, the moving rail 411 is slid toward the moving rail 411. Thereby, since the edge part of the wheel receiving rail 311 and the edge part of the moving rail 411 are mutually connected via the coupling body 413, the moving cage | basket | car 5 moves between the wheel receiving rail 311 and the moving rail 411. Can do. The connecting body 413 may be fixed with a push bolt or the like in a state where the wheel receiving rail 311 and the moving rail 411 are connected.

  Next, the operation of the direction changing unit 4 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 14A, the moving car 5 that moves along the first rail 33 stops at the orientation changing unit 4. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 14B, when the rotating rail 41 rotates around the vertical axis and the longitudinal direction of the moving rail 411 rotates by 90 °, the direction (moving direction) of the moving car 5 is parallel to the second direction. The direction is changed from one direction to a direction parallel to the first direction, and the direction is changed by 90 °.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 14C, the moving car 5 moves in the second direction and can move along the second rail 34. In addition, since the movement of the moving cage | basket | car 5 from the 2nd rail 34 to the 1st rail 33 is performed in the procedure reverse to the above, description is abbreviate | omitted.

  As a result, the moving car 5 can move not only on the first rail 33 but also on the second rail 34, and the workability of the operator can be improved. Note that the orientation changing unit 4 may not be provided. In this case, the moving car 5 does not rotate, but the work can be performed by changing the position where the worker works.

〔effect〕
The cultivation shelf with a moving basket of 1st Embodiment demonstrated above, the modifications 1-4, and 2nd Embodiment has the characteristic shown below. The cultivation shelf with a moving basket includes a cultivation shelf 1, a horizontal rail 31, and a moving basket 5. The cultivation shelf 1 has a plurality of shelves 12 that are arranged in parallel in the vertical direction and on which the cultivation container 2 can be placed, and is installed on the installation surface. The horizontal rail 31 is provided along the cultivation shelf 1 at a position away from the installation surface upward. The moving car 5 has a bottom 61 on which a person can ride, and is supported by the horizontal rail 31 so as to be movable along the horizontal rail 31. Hereinafter, the cultivation shelf with a moving basket having this feature is referred to as a cultivation shelf with a moving basket according to the first aspect.

  According to the cultivation shelf with a moving basket of the first aspect, the worker repeats raising and lowering of a stepladder or the like, for example, harvesting or planting work (planting harvesting work) at a high place where work cannot be performed from the installation surface. It is possible to carry out planting and harvesting work at a high place easily and efficiently. In addition, since the horizontal rail 31 is provided at a position away from the installation surface, the worker's scaffold can be widened and flattened, and the ease of work is improved. Cleanability can be improved.

  Moreover, the cultivation shelf with a movement basket of the modification 1 has the additional feature shown below in addition to the characteristic of the cultivation shelf with a movement basket of a 1st aspect. The cultivation shelf with a moving basket further includes a driving device 75 that drives the moving basket 5. Hereinafter, this cultivation shelf with a moving basket is referred to as a cultivation shelf with a moving basket according to the second aspect.

  According to the cultivation shelf with a moving basket of the second aspect, the moving basket 5 can be easily moved and the workability of the operator can be improved.

  Moreover, in addition to the characteristic of the cultivation shelf with a moving basket of the 1st or 2nd aspect, the cultivation shelf with a moving basket of the modifications 2-4 has the additional characteristic shown below. In the cultivation shelf with a moving basket, the bottom 61 is configured to be capable of changing the position in the vertical direction with respect to the cultivation shelf 1. Hereinafter, this cultivation shelf with a moving basket is referred to as a cultivation shelf with a moving basket according to the third aspect.

  According to the cultivation shelf with a moving basket of the 3rd mode, even if cultivation shelf 1 has many shelves 12 of the up-and-down direction, workability of an operator can be improved.

  Moreover, in addition to the characteristic of the cultivation shelf with a moving basket of the aspect in any one of the 1st-3rd, the cultivation shelf with a moving basket of 1st Embodiment, the modifications 1-4, and 2nd Embodiment is shown below. Has additional features. In the cultivation shelf with a moving basket, the horizontal rail 31 is detachably attached to the cultivation shelf 1. Hereinafter, this cultivation shelf with a moving basket is referred to as a cultivation shelf with a moving basket according to the fourth aspect.

  According to the cultivation shelf with a movement basket of the 4th mode, the horizontal rail 31 and the movement basket 5 can be installed retrospectively also to the cultivation shelf 1 already installed.

  Moreover, the cultivation shelf with a moving basket of 2nd Embodiment has the additional characteristic shown below in addition to the characteristic of the cultivation shelf with a moving basket of the aspect in any one of the 1-4. The cultivation shelf 1 has a first shelf 10a extending in a first direction in a plan view and a constant interval in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction in a plan view with respect to the first shelf 10a. And a second shelf portion 10b arranged side by side. The horizontal rail 31 has a first rail 33 and a second rail 34. The first rail 33 extends in the second direction and is provided across the first shelf portion 10a and the second shelf portion 10b. The second rail 34 extends in the first direction, and is provided between the first shelf 10a and the second shelf 10b. The moving car 5 is movable on the first rail 33 and the second rail 34. Hereinafter, this cultivation shelf with a moving basket is referred to as a cultivation shelf with a moving basket according to the fifth aspect.

  According to the cultivation shelf with a movement basket of the 5th mode, since the movement basket 5 can be moved over the circumference | surroundings of the cultivation shelf 1, an operator's workability | operativity can be improved further.

  Moreover, the cultivation shelf with a moving basket of 2nd Embodiment has the additional characteristic shown below in addition to the characteristic of the cultivation shelf with a moving basket of a 5th aspect. In the cultivation basket with a moving basket, the horizontal rail 31 is provided at a connection portion between the first rail 33 and the second rail 34, and has a direction changing unit 4 that changes the direction of the moving basket 5. Hereinafter, this cultivation rack with a moving basket is referred to as a cultivation rack with a moving basket of the sixth aspect.

  According to the cultivation shelf with a moving basket of the sixth aspect, since the worker does not need to change the direction of the worker with respect to the traveling direction, the workability can be further improved.

  Moreover, the basket device 3 for cultivation shelves of 1st Embodiment, the modifications 1-4, and 2nd Embodiment has the characteristic shown below. The cultivation shelf basket device 3 is a cultivation shelf basket device 3 attached to the cultivation shelf 1 installed on the installation surface. The cultivation shelf basket device 3 includes a horizontal rail 31 and a moving basket 5. The horizontal rail 31 is attached along the said cultivation shelf 1 in the position away from the installation surface upwards. The moving car 5 has a bottom 61 on which a person can ride, and is supported by the horizontal rail 31 so as to be movable along the horizontal rail 31. Hereinafter, the basket device 3 for cultivation shelf which has this characteristic is called the basket device 3 for cultivation shelf of a 1st aspect.

  According to the basket device 3 for cultivation shelf of the first aspect, the operator can perform planting and harvesting work at a high place where work cannot be performed from the installation surface without repeating raising and lowering of a stepladder or the like, Planting and harvesting operations at high altitudes can be performed easily and efficiently. In addition, since the horizontal rail 31 is provided at a position away from the installation surface, the worker's scaffold can be widened and flattened, and the ease of work is improved. Cleanability is improved.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cultivation shelf 10a 1st shelf part 10b 2nd shelf part 3 Cage apparatus (cage apparatus for cultivation shelf)
31 horizontal rail 33 first rail 34 second rail 4 direction changing portion 5 moving cage 61 bottom portion 75 driving device

Claims (7)

A plurality of shelves that are arranged side by side in the vertical direction and on which a cultivation container can be placed, a cultivation shelf that is installed on the installation surface, and
A horizontal rail provided along the cultivation shelf at a position away from the installation surface upward;
A cultivation shelf with a moving basket having a bottom on which a person can board and a moving basket supported by the horizontal rail so as to be movable along the horizontal rail. The cultivation shelf with a moving basket according to claim 1, further comprising a driving device for driving the moving basket. The cultivation shelf with a moving basket according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the bottom portion is configured to be capable of changing the position in the vertical direction with respect to the cultivation shelf. The said horizontal rail is attached with respect to the said cultivation shelf so that attachment or detachment is possible, The cultivation shelf with a moving basket as described in any one of Claims 1-3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The cultivation shelf is
A first shelf extending in a first direction in plan view;
A second shelf arranged side by side in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction in plan view with respect to the first shelf,
The horizontal rail is
A first rail extending in the second direction and provided across the first shelf and the second shelf;
Extending in the first direction, and having a second rail provided between the first shelf and the second shelf,
The cultivation basket with a movement basket according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the movement basket is movable in the first rail and the second rail. The said horizontal rail is provided in the connection part of said 1st rail and said 2nd rail, and has a direction change part which changes the direction of the said moving car, The moving car of Claim 5 characterized by the above-mentioned. Growing shelf with. It is a basket device for cultivation shelf attached to the cultivation shelf installed on the installation surface,
A horizontal rail attached along the cultivation shelf at a position away from the installation surface;
A basket device for a cultivation shelf having a bottom on which a person can board and having a moving cage supported by the horizontal rail so as to be movable along the horizontal rail.

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