JP2019187332A - Plant cultivation rack - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a plant cultivation rack in which a height of an illumination attachment frame can be adjusted easily.SOLUTION: A plant cultivation rack comprises: shelves; and illumination attachment frames, and an illumination attachment frame attachment part is provided on a lower part of each shelf. The illumination attachment frame attachment parts are provided in a vertical direction on front/rear sides of the shelves. An energization member for preventing falling of the illumination attachment frame is provided, the illumination attachment frame is installed on any illumination attachment frame attachment part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a plant cultivation rack used in a plant factory or the like.

  In recent years, plant factories that grow plants indoors have become popular. The plant cultivation rack used in the plant factory needs to adjust the height of the lighting device according to the growth stage of the plant. The conventional plant cultivation rack shown in Patent Document 1 is provided with a plurality of receiving rails at the top and bottom, and the receiving rails slidably support the illumination mounting frame.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-6165

  However, such a plant cultivation rack has a heavy work load because when the height of the lighting fixture is adjusted, it is necessary to remove the lighting mounting frame from the shelf and then place it on a receiving rail having a different height. In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a plant cultivation rack in which the height of a lighting attachment frame can be easily adjusted.

  The plant cultivation rack of the present invention includes a shelf and an illumination mounting frame, and an illumination mounting frame mounting portion is provided below the shelf, and a plurality of lighting mounting frame mounting portions are provided above and below the shelf. And an urging member for preventing the illumination mounting frame from falling off, and the illumination mounting frame is constructed on any one of the illumination mounting frame mounting portions.

  According to the present invention, a plurality of lighting mounting frame mounting portions are provided on the top and bottom of the shelf, and have a biasing member that prevents the lighting mounting frame from falling off. Since the frame is mounted on the frame mounting portion, one person can easily adjust the height of the lighting mounting frame using the force of the urging member of the lighting mounting frame mounting portion.

It is a side view of a plant cultivation rack. It is a front view of a plant cultivation rack. (A) is a top view of a plant cultivation rack, (b) is a BC partial enlarged view. (A) is the A partial enlarged view of FIG. 1, (b) is a side view of a lighting fixture, (c) is the DD sectional view taken on the line of a lighting fixture. (A) (b) is a side view explaining the positioning part of a lighting fixture. (A) is a perspective view explaining attachment of a lighting fixture, (b) is an enlarged view of the principal part. An illumination attachment frame is shown, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a front view, and (c) is a side view. (A)-(g) is explanatory drawing which shows the procedure of the height adjustment operation | work of an illumination attachment frame.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. This plant cultivation rack is a plant cultivation rack in which the dimension in the left-right direction is longer than the dimension in the front-rear direction, and as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the lighting fixture 3 is provided on the rack composed of the column material 1 and the shelf 2. The lighting attachment frame 4 is attached. The height of the illumination mounting frame 4 can be adjusted by installing it on one of the plurality of illumination mounting frame mounting portions 33 provided above and below the lighting fixture 3.

  The column material 1 has a substantially rectangular cross section, and at least two pairs of columns arranged at intervals in the front-rear direction are arranged in the left-right direction. In this embodiment, three pairs, that is, six column members 1 are arranged on the left and right.

  The shelf 2 is composed of a horizontal member 2a extending in the left-right direction and a crosspiece 2b extending in the front-rear direction, and is connected to the column 1 at a connecting portion between the horizontal member 2a and the cross-shaped member 2b. As shown in FIGS. 1, 4, and 5, the cross member 2 a has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and is disposed in the front-rear direction with the openings facing each other. The crosspiece 2b has a substantially rectangular cross section, and is arranged on the left and right by fitting the end into the opening of the crosspiece 2a. A plurality of shelves 2 configured in this way are provided above and below at intervals from the upper end of the column member 1. In the present embodiment, a total of five shelves 2 including the uppermost stage are connected to the pillar material 1. A cultivation tray 5 is placed on the upper surface of each shelf 2 except the uppermost shelf 2, and plants are grown on the cultivation tray 5. In addition, a lighting fixture 3 is provided below each shelf 2 except for the lowest shelf 2. In addition, the shelf 2 in the uppermost stage and the lowermost stage use the cross member 2a and the crosspiece 2b which are thicker than the shelf 2 in the other stages.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 and 6, the lighting fixture 3 is fixed to each cross member 2 a of the shelf 2 except the lowermost stage. A pair of front and rear lighting fixtures 3 and 3 are arranged facing the lighting mounting frame mounting portion 33 toward the inside of the shelf 2, and two pairs of lighting fixtures 3 between the left and right column members 1 and 1. Is arranged, a total of four illumination fixtures 3 support one illumination attachment frame 4. The illumination fixture 3 includes a base portion 31, a cross member fixing portion 32, a plurality of illumination attachment frame attachment portions 33, and an urging member 34. As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the upper part of the vertically long rectangular plate-like base 31 is an attachment piece 31 a for attaching to the finding surface of the cross member 2 a. A cross member fixing portion 32 extends from the lower side of the attachment piece 31 a to the inside of the shelf 2. The cross member fixing portion 32 is provided with two positioning portions 32a and 32b in accordance with the dimensions of the cross member 2a. As shown in FIG. 5A, the positioning portion 32 a provided in accordance with the large cross member 2 a is located at the end of the cross member fixing portion 32 and is erected upward from the end portion. As shown in FIG. 5 (b), the positioning portion 32b provided in accordance with the small cross member 2a is positioned at a substantially intermediate portion in the front-rear direction of the cross member fixing portion 32, and the cross member is formed so that the end side is one step higher. This is a step portion formed by bending the fixing portion 32. Below the cross member fixing portion 32, a plurality of lighting attachment frame attachment portions 33 extending from the base portion 31 to the inside of the shelf 2 are formed vertically. An engaging portion 33 a is formed at the end of the illumination mounting frame mounting portion 33. The engaging portion 33a is erected upward from the end portion of the illumination mounting frame mounting portion 33, and a claw portion that bulges toward the base portion 31 side is provided at the tip. Further, a biasing member mounting wall 35 is formed on the upper surface of the lighting mounting frame mounting portion 33 so as to stand up from the base portion 31 and is interposed between the biasing member mounting wall 35 and the engaging portion 33a. A biasing member 34 is arranged.

  The urging member 34 is attached to each illumination attachment frame attachment portion 33 of the illumination fixture 3 to prevent the illumination attachment frame 4 from falling off. In this embodiment, a leaf spring is employed. When viewed in plan, the biasing member 34 has a substantially S shape as shown in FIG. 4C, and is formed with a regulating piece 34a, a mounting portion 34b, and a deforming portion 34c. As shown in FIG. 3B, the urging member 34 is arranged such that the restricting piece 34 a faces the left and right end portions of the illumination mounting frame 4, and the deforming portion 34 c faces the left and right center side of the lighting mounting frame 4. The restriction piece 34 a extends from the attachment portion 34 b toward the inside of the shelf 2 and restricts the position of the illumination attachment frame 4 in the left-right direction. A mounting portion 34b is screwed along the urging member mounting wall 35 on the left and right center side of the lighting mounting frame 4 from the regulating piece 34a. A deformed portion 34 c that is bent in a mountain shape toward the inside of the shelf 2 is formed on the left and right center side of the illumination mounting frame 4 from the mounting portion 34 b. The deforming portion 34 c is deformed when the engaged portion 42 a of the lighting attachment frame 4 comes into contact with the urging force, and presses the engaged portion 42 a toward the inside of the shelf 2.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the illumination mounting frame 4 is framed by a vertical frame member 41 extending in the front-rear direction and a horizontal frame member 42 extending in the left-right direction, and a crosspiece 43 extending in the left-right direction between the horizontal frame members 42, 42. Are installed on the vertical frame members 41, 41, and the lighting fixture 6 is fixed to the horizontal frame members 42, 42 and the crosspiece 43. The vertical frame member 41 has a substantially U-shaped cross section, and is arranged on the left and right with the openings facing each other. The horizontal frame member 42 and the crosspiece member 43 are hollow members having a rectangular cross section, and their end portions are fitted into the openings of the vertical frame member 41, and the horizontal frame members 42 and 42 are arranged in the front and rear. The horizontal frame member 42 has an upper surface extending outwardly in the front-rear direction, and an engaged portion 42a is formed with its end portion depending. The illumination mounting frame 4 engages the engaged portion 42a with the engaging portion 33a, and when the engaged portion 42a is pressed by the biasing member 34, the positional displacement in the front-rear direction and the illumination mounting frame. Omission from the mounting portion 33 is prevented. A plurality of lighting fixtures 6 are fixed to the left and right of the lower surface of the horizontal frame member 42. As the illuminator 6, for example, a straight tube LED or the like is used, and is fixed to the horizontal frame member 42 and the crosspiece 43 with the longitudinal direction being the front-rear direction.

Next, a procedure for adjusting the height of the illumination mounting frame 4 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 8A, the illumination mounting frame 4 is constructed on the lowermost illumination mounting frame mounting portion 33 of the lighting fixture 3 as in the enlarged view shown in FIG. Specifically, the engaged portion 42a provided on the horizontal frame member 42 of the illumination attachment frame 4 is engaged with the engagement portion 33a provided on the illumination attachment frame attachment portion 33 of the illumination fixture 3 from above. The urging member 34 fixed to the frame attaching portion 33 presses the engaged portion 42a toward the inside of the shelf 2 by the urging force.
When adjusting the height from the state of FIG. 8A, the operator stands on the front side of the plant cultivation rack, holds the front side frame member 42 of the lighting attachment frame 4, and slightly moves the front side frame member 42 upward. The engaged portion 42a is removed from the engaging portion 33a of the illumination attachment frame attachment portion 33, and the illumination attachment frame 4 is pushed back against the biasing member 34 as indicated by an arrow (1). Next, with the rear side frame member 42 supported by the illumination attachment frame attachment portion 33, the rear side frame member 42 is illuminated at different heights as indicated by the arrow (2) in FIG. Move to the mounting frame mounting portion 33. Then, as shown by an arrow (3) in FIG. 8 (c), the illumination attachment frame 4 is pulled to the front side by using the force of the biasing member 34, and the engaging portion 33a of the front side frame member 42 is attached to the illumination attachment frame. It moves to the back of the part 33, and the to-be-engaged part 42a of the illumination attachment frame attachment part 33 is engaged with the engagement part 33a of the horizontal frame member 42. Next, the operator turns to the rear side of the plant cultivation rack, grips the rear frame member 42 on the rear side of the lighting attachment frame 4, lifts the rear side frame member 42 slightly upward, and moves the lighting attachment frame attachment portion 33. The engaged portion 42a is removed from the engaging portion 33a, and the illumination mounting frame 4 is pushed to the front side against the biasing member 34 as indicated by an arrow (4) in FIG. Then, with the front side horizontal frame member 42 supported by the lighting attachment frame mounting portion 33, the front side horizontal frame member 42 is illuminated with the same height as the front side as indicated by the arrow (5) in FIG. When the illumination attachment frame 4 is pulled to the rear side by using the force of the urging member 34 as shown by an arrow (6) in FIG. The engagement portion 42a is engaged with the engagement portion 33a of the horizontal frame member 42, and the movement of the illumination attachment frame 4 to the illumination attachment frame attachment portion 33 having a different height is completed as shown in FIG.

According to the plant cultivation rack configured as described above, a plurality of illumination attachment frame attachment portions 33 are provided in the upper and lower sides before and after the shelf 2, and have a biasing member 34 that prevents the illumination attachment frame 4 from falling off. Since the mounting frame 4 is installed on any one of the lighting mounting frame mounting portions 33, the force of the urging member 34 of the lighting mounting frame mounting portion 33 is used to move to the lighting mounting frame mounting portions 33 having different heights. It becomes possible to move the illumination mounting frame 4 with Kendon. Since the other end can be moved in a state where the front and rear ends of the illumination mounting frame 4 are left in the illumination mounting frame mounting portion 33, one person can easily adjust the height of the lighting mounting frame 4 can do.
Moreover, since the lighting fixture 3 is provided with a plurality of positioning portions 32a and 32b corresponding to the dimensions of the cross member 2a, it is easy to attach the cross member 2a having different dimensions.
Furthermore, the illumination attachment frame attachment portion 33 is provided with an engagement portion 33a, and the engagement portion 33a engages with an engaged portion 42a provided on the illumination attachment frame 4 from above. During the height adjustment operation, the engaged portion 42a either before or after the illumination attachment frame 4 is engaged with the engagement portion 33a, and the urging member 34 presses the engaged portion 42a of the illumination attachment frame 4. The falling off of the illumination mounting frame 4 can be prevented.
The urging member 34 fixed to the illumination attachment frame attachment portion 33 is provided with restriction pieces 34 a on the left and right end sides of the illumination attachment frame 4. Due to this restricting piece 34a, the illumination mounting frame 4 is prevented from falling off without being displaced from side to side.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the urging member does not necessarily have to be a leaf spring, and any member that exhibits the same effect can be used. Further, the height adjustment procedure is not limited to the above. The restricting material that prevents the displacement of the illumination mounting frame is not limited to the biasing member, and may be provided on another member.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Pillar material 2 Shelf 3 Illumination fixture 32a Positioning part 32b Positioning part 33 Illumination attachment frame attachment part 33a Engagement part 34 Energizing member 4 Illumination attachment frame 42a Engagement part

Claims (1)

  Equipped with shelves and lighting mounting frames, with lighting mounting frame mounting parts provided below the shelves, and multiple lighting mounting frame mounting parts are provided above and below the shelf to prevent the lighting mounting frames from falling off The plant cultivation rack characterized by having an urging member to be mounted, and the illumination attachment frame being installed on any of the illumination attachment frame attachment portions.

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