JP2019187362A - Plant cultivation facility - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a plant cultivation facility for properly supporting a cultivation panel into which a cultivation pot is inserted.SOLUTION: There is provided a plant cultivation facility in which: a cultivation panel 1 comprises a plurality of insertion holes 8 arranged in a plurality of rows; cultivation pots 2 are inserted into respective insertion hole 8 in a state of protruding from a lower face of the cultivation panel 1; a cultivation shelf r comprises a plurality of width direction members 5 extending in a vertical width direction with respect to a depth direction where carrying-in and shipping of the cultivation panel 1 are performed, and a plurality of long-sized panel support parts 7 which extend in parallel along the depth direction in a state of being bridged on the plurality of width direction members 5 and which can support the cultivation panel 1 stored in the cultivation shelf r from a lower side; the cultivation panel 1 can move in the depth direction in a state in which the cultivation pots 2 are supported from a lower side by the plurality of the panel support parts 7 without colliding with the width direction members 5 and the panel support parts 7.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a plant cultivation facility including a shelf structure configured by arranging a plurality of cultivation shelves in a vertical direction on which cultivation panels that hold plants being cultivated are arranged.

  Patent Literature 1 (Japanese Patent No. 5800680) discloses a plant cultivation in which cultivation shelves (shelf portions 7) on which plant holders (seedling boxes 6) for holding plants being grown are arranged in a plurality of stages in the vertical direction. Facilities are listed. Specifically, the plant cultivation facility described in Patent Document 1 has a long blade (5) that forms a cultivation shelf (shelf portion 7) on which a plant holder (seedling box 6) is placed. . The mounting portion of the wing plate is configured to be able to contact the bottom surface of the plant holder in a substantially line contact state. Therefore, it can be expected that the contact area (contact resistance) between the mounting portion of the blade plate and the bottom plate of the plant holding body becomes small, and the slide movement of the plant holding body on the cultivation shelf becomes smooth.

Japanese Patent No. 5800680

  In the form of the plant holding body for holding the plant being cultivated, in addition to the form like a seedling box as described in Patent Document 1, those of the cultivation panel provided with a plurality of insertion holes arranged in a plurality of rows There is also a form in which the cultivation pot holding the plant is inserted into the insertion hole in a state protruding from the lower surface of the cultivation panel.

  In the case of a plant holder in a form in which a cultivation pot is inserted into the cultivation panel, the cultivation pot protrudes from the lower surface of the cultivation panel and is exposed. Therefore, when a plant holding body is mounted on a blade board like patent document 1, when carrying out a plant holding body in and out, there exists a problem that a cultivation pot will contact a blade board. Therefore, it is necessary to support only the cultivation panel with the cultivation pot floating in the air. Although the method of supporting the both ends of a cultivation panel can be considered as a method of supporting only a cultivation panel, in that case, the problem that a cultivation panel will bend by the weight of a cultivation pot or cultivation panel itself, and cannot perform appropriate support. appear.

  This invention is made | formed in view of said subject, The objective exists in the point which provides the plant cultivation equipment which can support the cultivation panel of the form in which the cultivation pot was inserted appropriately.

The characteristic structure of the plant cultivation facility according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a shelf structure configured by arranging a plurality of cultivation shelves in a vertical direction on which cultivation shelves for holding plants to be cultivated are installed. A plant cultivation facility comprising:
The cultivation panel has a plurality of insertion holes provided side by side in a plurality of rows, and is configured such that a cultivation pot holding a plant being cultivated is inserted into the insertion hole in a state of protruding from the lower surface of the cultivation panel. And
The cultivation shelf spans a plurality of width direction members extending in a width direction perpendicular to the depth direction, which is a direction in which the cultivation panel is carried in and out of the cultivation shelf, and a plurality of the width direction members. Extending in parallel with each other along the depth direction in a state of being spanned, and having a plurality of elongated panel support portions capable of supporting the cultivation panel accommodated in the cultivation shelf from below,
In the state where the cultivation pot is inserted into the insertion hole, the cultivation pot is supported from below by the plurality of panel support portions without colliding with the width direction member and the panel support portion. It is in the point comprised so that it can move to the said depth direction.

According to the said characteristic structure, in the cultivation shelf, the cultivation panel in the state by which the cultivation pot was inserted is supported by the several elongate panel support part extended mutually parallel along a depth direction. At this time, in the cultivation shelf, the cultivation panel in the state where the cultivation pot is inserted is the depth direction in a state where the cultivation pot is supported from below by the plurality of panel support parts without colliding with the width direction member and the panel support part. Can be moved to. That is, since the cultivation panel in the state where the cultivation pot is inserted is not supported at both ends in the width direction, but is supported at a plurality of positions by panel support portions provided at a plurality of positions on the width direction member, Problems such as bending are reduced.
Therefore, the plant cultivation equipment which can support appropriately the cultivation panel of the form where the cultivation pot was inserted can be provided.

  Another characteristic configuration of the plant cultivation facility according to the present invention is that the panel support portion has a standing portion extending along the depth direction in a state where a long plate is erected, and the standing portion. It is in the point comprised so that the said cultivation panel can be supported in the top part.

  According to the said characteristic structure, a cultivation panel is supported in the state which contacted the top part of the standing part extended in a depth direction in the state which the elongate board which the panel support part has stood. That is, the contact area between the panel support portion and the cultivation panel is reduced. As a result, the carrying-in / out of the cultivation panel and the movement are smooth in the cultivation shelf.

  Still another characteristic configuration of the plant cultivation facility according to the present invention is that the height from the upper surface of the width direction member to the top of the standing portion of the panel support portion is the height of the cultivation pot from the lower surface of the cultivation panel. It exists in the point set longer than protrusion length.

  According to the said characteristic structure, even if a cultivation pot protrudes from the lower surface of a cultivation panel, the protrusion length is shorter than the height from the upper surface of the width direction member to the top part of the standing part of a panel support part. Therefore, it is ensured that the bottom part of the cultivation pot does not contact the upper surface of the width direction member.

  Still another characteristic configuration of the plant cultivation facility according to the present invention is that when the cultivation panel in which the cultivation pot is inserted into the insertion hole is in a state of being accommodated in the cultivation shelf, the standing of the panel support unit A part exists in the point comprised so that it may be located between the row | line | columns of the said some cultivation pot inserted in the said some penetration hole provided along with several rows.

  According to the said characteristic structure, in the state in which the cultivation panel was accommodated in the said cultivation shelf, the standing part of a panel support part was inserted in the several penetration hole provided along with several rows by the cultivation panel, and the several cultivation Located between rows of pots. That is, both the panel support part and the row of cultivation pots extend in parallel along the depth direction. As a result, the cultivation panel in which the cultivation pot is inserted can move in the depth direction in a state where the cultivation pot is supported from below by the plurality of panel support parts without colliding with the panel support part. In addition, since a panel support part supports a cultivation panel from the lower part in the state located between the row | line | columns of several cultivation pots, problems, such as a bending of a cultivation panel, are reduced.

  Still another characteristic configuration of the plant cultivation facility according to the present invention is that the panel support portion includes a plate-like body having an L-shaped vertical cross-section part of which is the standing portion. It is in.

  According to the said characteristic structure, a panel support part can be comprised using the plate-shaped object which has an L-shaped vertical cross-sectional shape, and a cultivation panel can be supported from the downward part at the top part of the standing part.

  Still another characteristic configuration of the plant cultivation facility according to the present invention is that the lower surface of at least a part of the lowermost horizontal member among the members extending in the horizontal direction configuring the shelf structure is configured by an impact resistant member. It is in the point.

  According to the above characteristic configuration, the shelf structure is unlikely to be broken by an impact from below. For example, when the shelf structure is lifted from below with a forklift or the like, even if an impact is applied to the lower surface of the bottom horizontal member of the shelf structure by the fork of the forklift, the shelf structure is prevented from being damaged. it can.

  Still another characteristic configuration of the plant cultivation facility according to the present invention is that the shelf structure is configured to be movable by attaching wheels.

  According to the said characteristic structure, it becomes easy to move plant cultivation equipment on a floor surface.

It is a perspective view of plant cultivation equipment. It is the figure which looked at the plant cultivation equipment from the front. It is a front view which shows the structure of a cultivation shelf. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a cultivation shelf.

A plant cultivation facility according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a plant cultivation facility, and FIG. 2 is a view of the plant cultivation facility as viewed from the front. 3 is a front view showing the structure of the cultivation shelf r, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the structure of the cultivation shelf r. As shown in the drawing, the plant cultivation facility includes a shelf structure R configured by arranging a plurality of cultivation shelves r in the vertical direction on which cultivation panels 1 that hold plants being cultivated are arranged. This plant cultivation equipment is used until the planting process, after the sowing process is performed, until the plant germinates, for example, the greening process in which the foliage appears. Then, the cultivation panel 1 is carried out from each cultivation shelf r of this plant cultivation equipment, and is carried into other cultivation equipment.

  The shelf structure R is configured by combining a plurality of vertical members v extending in the vertical direction and a plurality of horizontal members h extending in the horizontal direction. In the present embodiment, the vertical member v and the horizontal member h are both tubular members, and a lattice-like shelf structure R is configured by connecting and combining these tubular members using joint members. The vertical member v and the horizontal member h are composed of, for example, a resin tube or a metal tube. Moreover, the coating film, the coating layer, etc. may be formed in the surface of those pipe | tubes.

  The horizontal member h constituting the shelf structure R is configured by a plurality of depth direction members 4 extending in parallel with each other along the depth direction and a plurality of width direction members 5 extending in parallel with each other along the width direction. The The depth direction is a direction in which the cultivation panel 1 is carried in and out of the cultivation shelf r, and the width direction is a direction perpendicular to the depth direction.

  The plurality of vertical members v constituting the shelf structure R extend in parallel to each other along the vertical direction. Among these, the four vertical members v constituting the shelf structure R are provided with wheels 3. This makes it easy to move the plant cultivation equipment on the floor. For example, the plant cultivation facility is installed in a germination room or the like after planting until the plant germinates, and thereafter, the plant cultivation facility is moved to the greening room to perform the greening process.

  Among the members extending in the horizontal direction constituting the shelf structure R, at least a part of the lower surface of the lowermost horizontal member h is composed of an impact resistant member 6 having impact resistance. In the present embodiment, the impact resistant member 6 is used as a part of the width direction member 5 in the lowermost horizontal member h of the shelf structure R. For example, the impact resistant member 6 includes a metal cover or a resin cover that covers the outer peripheral surface of the width direction member 5. Alternatively, the width direction member 5 itself may be the impact resistant member 6. By adopting this configuration, the shelf structure R is unlikely to be broken by an impact from below. For example, when the shelf structure R is lifted from below with a forklift or the like, the shelf structure R is damaged even if an impact is applied to the lower surface of the bottom horizontal member h of the shelf structure R by the fork of the forklift. Can be avoided.

  The cultivation shelf r has a plurality of width direction members 5 extending in a width direction perpendicular to the depth direction, which is a direction in which the cultivation panel 1 is carried in and out of the cultivation shelf r, and a plurality of width direction members 5 And extending in parallel with each other along the depth direction in a state of being spanned across the plurality, and having a plurality of long panel support portions 7 capable of supporting the cultivation panel 1 accommodated in the cultivation shelf r from below. .

  The cultivation panel 1 has a plurality of insertion holes 8 provided side by side in a plurality of rows. And the cultivation panel 1 is comprised so that the cultivation pot 2 holding the plant in cultivation may be inserted in the insertion hole 8 in the state which protruded from the lower surface of the cultivation panel 1. FIG. The cultivation pot 2 contains a medium (not shown) therein, and plant seeds are held in the medium. As the medium, a medium having water retention, such as a urethane medium formed of a resin such as polyurethane, can be used.

  In the cultivation shelf r, since the cultivation panel 1 is supported at a plurality of locations by the panel support portions 7 provided at a plurality of locations on the width direction member 5, problems such as bending are reduced. In addition, the panel support part 7 has the standing part 7a extended along a depth direction in the state by which the elongate board was erected, and can support the cultivation panel 1 with the top part 7b of the said standing part 7a. It is configured. Therefore, the cultivation panel 1 in a state where the cultivation pot 2 is inserted into the insertion hole 8 is supported from below by the plurality of panel support parts 7 without the cultivation pot 2 colliding with the width direction member 5 and the panel support part 7. Can move in the depth direction.

  In the present embodiment, the panel support portion 7 is configured to have a plate-like body having an L-shaped vertical cross-sectional shape in which a part is a standing part 7a and the other part is a base part 7c. Then, the base portion 7 c of the panel support portion 7 is fixed to the width direction member 5. The method of fixing the panel support part 7 to the width direction member 5 can be set suitably. For example, various methods such as a method of fixing the panel support portion 7 and the width direction member 5 by fitting them together and a method of fixing the panel support portion 7 and the width direction member 5 by bonding or welding them. Can be used.

  In this embodiment, the cultivation panel 1 is in a state in which the panel support portion 7 has a long plate in contact with the top portion 7b of the standing portion 7a extending in the depth direction, that is, in a line contact state. By being supported by, the contact area of the panel support part 7 and the cultivation panel 1 becomes small. As a result, in the cultivation shelf r, the carrying-in / out and movement of the cultivation panel 1 become smooth.

  Height L2 from the upper surface of the width direction member 5 to the top part 7b of the standing part 7a of the panel support part 7 is set longer than the projection length L1 of the cultivation pot 2 from the lower surface of the cultivation panel 1. Thus, even if the cultivation pot 2 protrudes from the lower surface of the cultivation panel 1, the protrusion length: L1 is the height from the upper surface of the width direction member 5 to the top part 7b of the standing part 7a of the panel support part 7. Shorter than L2. Therefore, it is ensured that the bottom part of the cultivation pot 2 does not contact the upper surface of the width direction member 5.

  In addition, when the cultivation panel 1 in which the cultivation pot 2 is inserted into the insertion hole 8 is in the state of being accommodated in the cultivation rack r, the standing portions 7a of the panel support portion 7 are provided in a plurality of rows. It is comprised so that it may be located between the row | line | columns of the some cultivation pot 2 inserted in the insertion hole 8. FIG. Thus, in the state where cultivation panel 1 was stored in cultivation shelf r, the standing part 7a of panel support part 7 was inserted in the plurality of insertion holes 8 provided in a plurality of rows in cultivation panel 1. It is located between rows of cultivation pots 2. That is, both the panel support part 7 and the row of the cultivation pot 2 extend in parallel along the depth direction. As a result, the cultivation panel 1 in the state where the cultivation pot 2 is inserted can move in the depth direction in a state where the cultivation pot 2 is supported from below by the plurality of panel support parts 7 without colliding with the panel support part 7. .

  Moreover, the panel support part 7 is supporting the cultivation panel 1 in the position which divides the row | line | column of the cultivation pot 2 substantially equally. For example, in the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the cultivation pots 2 are arranged in seven rows and inserted into the insertion holes 8 of the cultivation panel 1, and the seven rows of cultivation pots 2 are grouped in two rows and three rows. Two panel support portions 7 are provided at positions to be divided into groups and groups of two rows.

<Another embodiment>
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In the said embodiment, although the specific example was given and demonstrated about the structure of plant cultivation equipment, it can change suitably about the structure.
For example, the number of stages of the cultivation shelf r in the shelf structure R, the length in the depth direction of the shelf structure R, the length in the width direction, and the like can be appropriately changed.
Although the example which supports one cultivation panel 1 with the two panel support parts 7 was described, you may support one cultivation panel 1 with the three or more panel support parts 7. FIG.
Although the case where the panel support portion 7 is configured to include a plate-like body having an L-shaped vertical cross-sectional shape has been described, other configurations may be employed as long as the panel support portion 7 includes the standing portion 7a. For example, a configuration having an inverted T-shaped vertical cross-sectional shape may be used.
The number and arrangement of the insertion holes 8 provided in the cultivation panel 1 are not limited to the illustrated example, and can be changed as appropriate.

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The configurations disclosed in the above-described embodiments (including the other embodiments, the same applies hereinafter) can be applied in combination with the configurations disclosed in the other embodiments as long as no contradiction arises, and are disclosed in this specification. The embodiment is an exemplification, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this, and can be modified as appropriate without departing from the object of the present invention.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICATION This invention can be utilized for the plant cultivation equipment which can support appropriately the cultivation panel of the form by which the cultivation pot was inserted.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Cultivation panel 2 Cultivation pot 3 Wheel v Vertical member 4 Depth direction member (horizontal member h)
5 Width direction member (horizontal member h)
6 Impact resistant member 7 Panel support portion 7a Standing portion 7b Top portion 7c Base portion 8 Insertion hole L1 Projection length (projection length of cultivation pot from bottom surface of cultivation panel)
L2 height (height from the upper surface of the width direction member to the top of the standing part of the panel support part)
r Cultivation shelf R Shelf structure

Claims (7)

A plant cultivation facility comprising a shelf structure configured by arranging a plurality of cultivation shelves in a vertical direction on which a cultivation panel for holding plants being cultivated is installed,
The cultivation panel has a plurality of insertion holes provided side by side in a plurality of rows, and is configured such that a cultivation pot holding a plant being cultivated is inserted into the insertion hole in a state of protruding from the lower surface of the cultivation panel. And
The cultivation shelf spans a plurality of width direction members extending in a width direction perpendicular to the depth direction, which is a direction in which the cultivation panel is carried in and out of the cultivation shelf, and a plurality of the width direction members. Extending in parallel with each other along the depth direction in a state of being spanned, and having a plurality of elongated panel support portions capable of supporting the cultivation panel accommodated in the cultivation shelf from below,
In the state where the cultivation pot is inserted into the insertion hole, the cultivation pot is supported from below by the plurality of panel support portions without colliding with the width direction member and the panel support portion. Plant cultivation equipment configured to be movable in the depth direction.   The panel support portion has a standing portion extending along the depth direction in a state where a long plate is erected, and is configured to be able to support the cultivation panel at the top of the standing portion. The plant cultivation equipment according to claim 1.   The plant according to claim 2, wherein the height from the upper surface of the width direction member to the top of the standing portion of the panel support portion is set longer than the protruding length of the cultivation pot from the lower surface of the cultivation panel. Cultivation equipment.   When the cultivation panel in which the cultivation pot is inserted into the insertion hole is in a state of being accommodated in the cultivation shelf, the standing portion of the panel support portion is provided in a plurality of rows. The plant cultivation equipment of Claim 2 or 3 comprised so that it may be located between the row | line | columns of the said some cultivation pot inserted in.   The plant cultivation facility according to any one of claims 2 to 4, wherein the panel support portion is configured to have a plate-like body having an L-shaped vertical cross-section part of which is the standing portion. .   The member which extends in the horizontal direction which comprises the said shelf structure body, The lower surface of at least one part of the lowest horizontal member is comprised by the impact-resistant member. Plant cultivation equipment.   The plant cultivation facility according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein wheels are attached to the shelf structure so as to be movable.

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