JP2023012012A - Plant cultivation unit and plant cultivation apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a plant cultivation unit with excellent operability.SOLUTION: A plant cultivation unit comprises: a case 1 whose top face is open; a lid 2 which covers the top face of the case 1; and a waterproof sheet 3 covered on the case 1, where the case 1 has a drain port 4 of liquid fertilizer, and has a drain passage 5 which leads liquid fertilizer in the case 1 to the drain port 4, the lid 2 has a hole 8 into which a pot 7 planting a plant 6 is fitted, liquid fertilizer is fed for each pot 7, and liquid fertilizer coming out from the pot 7 is drained from the drain port 4 through the drain passage 5.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a plant cultivation unit and a plant cultivation apparatus used in a plant factory or the like.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been known a plant cultivation apparatus for cultivating leafy vegetables such as lettuce and plants such as strawberries by hydroponics in a plant factory. Such a plant cultivation apparatus is desired to be easy to use.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a plant cultivation unit and a plant cultivation apparatus that are easy to use.

In order to achieve the above object, a plant cultivation unit according to the invention of claim 1 comprises a case with an open top, a lid covering the top of the case, and a waterproof sheet covering the case, the case comprising liquid fertilizer. and a drainage path for guiding the liquid fertilizer in the case to the drainage port. It is characterized in that discharged liquid fertilizer is drained from a drainage port through a drainage path.

A plant cultivating apparatus according to the invention of claim 2 comprises a plurality of the plant cultivating units of claim 1, and is characterized in that liquid fertilizer supply and drainage paths are independent for each plant cultivating unit.

A plant cultivating unit according to the first aspect of the invention comprises a case with an open top surface, a lid covering the top surface of the case, and a waterproof sheet covering the case. The lid has a drainage path that guides the liquid fertilizer inside to the drainage port, and the lid has a hole in which a pot with plants is fitted. The structure allows the liquid fertilizer to be evenly supplied to all the pots, and the surplus liquid fertilizer is quickly drained through the drainage channel and the drainage port of the case. It is easy to use because it does not accumulate, and it is easy to change the arrangement and direction of the pot and replace the pot according to the growth of the plant. By covering the case with a waterproof sheet, it is easy to clean and improves durability.

A plant cultivating apparatus according to the invention of claim 2 comprises a plurality of plant cultivating units of claim 1, and liquid fertilizer supply and drainage paths are independent for each plant cultivating unit. It can sometimes prevent the spread of infection to other plant growing units and limit the damage.

5 is an enlarged side view showing a plant cultivation unit of the plant cultivation apparatus shown in FIGS. 2 to 4; FIG. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a front view which shows one Embodiment of the plant cultivation apparatus of this invention. It is a side view of the same plant cultivation apparatus. It is a top view of the same plant cultivation apparatus. (a) is a plan view of the case of the plant cultivation unit, (b) is a sectional view taken along line AA, (c) is a sectional view taken along line BB, and (d) is a sectional view taken along line CC. Fig. 10 is a side view showing another embodiment of the plant cultivation unit; Fig. 10 is a side view showing yet another embodiment of the plant cultivation unit;

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 4 show one embodiment of the plant cultivation device of the present invention. This plant cultivation apparatus is installed in a plant factory that produces vegetables and the like. As shown in FIGS. A large number of plant cultivation units 9, 9, . . .
The plant cultivating shelf 10 is arranged vertically in four stages with rectangular shelf plates 11, 11, . On each shelf 11, two box-shaped plant cultivation units 9 are arranged in the depth direction of the shelf 11, and five are arranged in the left-right direction of the shelf 11 between the columns 12 adjacent to each other on the left and right, for a total of 10 units. A plant cultivation unit 9 is installed. The size of the plant cultivation unit 9 is about 88 cm in the left-right direction, about 33 cm in the front-rear direction (depth), and about 17 cm in height.
LED lights 13 for illuminating the plants 6 cultivated in the plant cultivation unit 9 are installed above the shelf boards 11 on each stage. The type of plant 6 to be cultivated is not particularly limited, but in the illustrated example, the plant 6 to be cultivated is strawberry (see FIG. 1).

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the plant cultivation unit 9 includes a box-shaped case 1 with an open top and a lid 2 that closes the top of the case 1 . The case 1 is made of expanded polystyrene, and as shown in FIG. 5, a bottom wall 14 and four side walls 15 are integrally formed. The bottom wall 14 is provided with a drain port 4 at the left end position of the center in the front-rear direction. A bottom plate 16 is installed on the upper surface of the bottom wall 14 . The bottom plate 16 is slanted in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction so that the left end of the center in the front-rear direction where the drain port 4 is provided is the lowest. A drainage path 5 leading to the mouth 4 is formed.
The case 1 is covered with a waterproof sheet 3 as shown in FIG. The waterproof sheet 3 covers the upper surface of the bottom plate 16 and the inner peripheral surface, the upper end surface and the outer peripheral surface of the side wall 15 . The waterproof sheet 3 is black and has light shielding properties.

The lid 2 is made of foamed polystyrene like the case 1, and has an upper surface 17 inclined with respect to the bottom surface of the case 1, as shown in FIG. The upper surface 17 of the lid 2 of the plant cultivation unit 9 installed on the front side is inclined so that the front side is lowered, and the upper surface 17 of the lid 2 of the plant cultivation unit 9 arranged on the rear side is lowered on the rear side. It is slanted so that The lid 2 is provided with a plurality (three in the figure) of circular holes 8 in which pots 7 planted with strawberries 6 are fitted at intervals in the left-right direction. The direction in which the strawberries 6 grow is generally determined by the seedling, but the plant cultivation unit 9 rotates the pot 7 around the center axis in the hole 8 so that the fruit 6a is on the front side. can. Moreover, the upper surface of the lid 2 is inclined so that the front side is lower, so that the fruit 6a can be easily harvested. Furthermore, by providing the hole 8 into which the pot 7 is fitted at a position biased toward the front side with respect to the center of the lid 2 in the front-rear direction, the harvesting of the fruit 6a is further facilitated.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, a water supply tube 18 through which liquid fertilizer flows is provided on each shelf board 11 at a center position in the front-rear direction over the entire length in the left-right direction. The water supply tube 18 is connected to a large number of branch tubes 25, 25, . It's becoming

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a vertical gutter 19 is provided through the shelf board 11 at a position adjacent to the front post 12, and the drainage ports 4 of the plant cultivation units 9, 9, . . . They are connected to the gutter 19 by a hose 20 respectively. Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, a groove-shaped lateral gutter 21 is provided so as to straddle the lower sides of the downpipes 19, 19, . . .
Excess liquid fertilizer that has fallen into the case 1 from the pot 7 is drained out of the case 1 through a drainage path 5 and a drain port 4 formed at the bottom of the case 1, flows through a hose 20 to a downpipe 19, and flows through a lateral gutter 21 to the outside. drained to

In this way, the surplus liquid fertilizer is quickly drained, and the liquid fertilizer does not accumulate in the case 1, so that the bottom surface of the pot 7 is always immersed in the liquid fertilizer, which prevents the roots of the plant from rotting, and the water-bloom in the case 1. can also be prevented from spreading. In addition, the liquid fertilizer discharged from the drainage port 4 is not supplied to the other plant cultivation units 9, and since the water supply and drainage paths are independent for each plant cultivation unit 9, any one of the plant cultivation units 9 When a disease or pest occurs in the plant cultivation unit 9, the disease or pest can be prevented from being transmitted to other plant cultivation units 9, and the damage can be minimized.

FIG. 6 shows another embodiment of the plant cultivation unit 9 of the invention. The depth of the plant cultivation unit 9 in the front-rear direction is about twice as long as that in FIG. The lid 2 has a mountain shape with a high center in the front-rear direction, and the upper surface 17 is downwardly inclined forward and rearward. Holes 8 into which pots 7 are fitted are provided at positions closer to the front side and rear side.
In the plant cultivation unit 9 of this embodiment as well, the fruit 6a of the strawberry 6 can be easily harvested as in the previous embodiment.

FIG. 7 shows yet another embodiment of the plant cultivation unit 9 of the invention. In this embodiment, a shelf plate bracket 23 is mounted so that the height and angle can be changed by hooking claws 22 on slit-shaped holes (not shown) formed in the post 12. Then, the shelf board 11 is attached with an inclination so that the near side is lowered. The plant cultivation unit 9 has a simple cubic box shape in which the upper surface 17 of the lid 2 is parallel to the bottom surface of the case 1. By installing this on the inclined shelf plate 11, the upper surface 17 of the lid 2 can be It is slanted so that the front side is lower. The shelf plate 11 is provided with a raised portion 24 at the front end thereof so that the plant cultivation unit 9 does not slide down.
In the plant cultivation unit 9 of this embodiment as well, the fruit 6a of the strawberry 6 can be easily harvested as in the embodiment of FIGS. Since the upper surface 17 of the lid 2 is formed in a simple cubic box shape parallel to the bottom surface of the case 1, it can be manufactured at a lower cost.

As described above, the plant cultivation unit 9 includes a case 1 with an open upper surface, a lid 2 that closes the upper surface of the case 1, and a waterproof sheet 3 that covers the case 1. The case 1 contains liquid fertilizer. The lid 2 has a hole 8 into which a pot 7 planted with a plant (strawberry) 6 is fitted. The liquid fertilizer is supplied to each pot 7, and the liquid fertilizer discharged from the pots 7 is drained from the drainage port 4 through the drainage path 5, so that the liquid fertilizer can be uniformly supplied to all the pots 7, Surplus liquid fertilizer is quickly drained through the drainage path 5 and the drainage port 4 of the case 1, so that the liquid fertilizer does not accumulate in the case 1, and the arrangement and orientation of the pot 7 can be changed according to the growth of the plant 6. is easy to replace, so it is convenient to use. By covering the case 1 with the waterproof sheet 3, cleaning is facilitated and durability is improved.
In addition, since the orientation of the pot 7 with respect to the hole of the lid 2 can be changed freely in the plant cultivation unit 9, the care of the plant 6 and the harvesting of the fruits 6a can be easily performed.
Since the waterproof sheet 3 covering the case 1 has a light-shielding property, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of blue-green algae in the case 1.例文帳に追加
Since the case 1 and the lid 2 are made of foamed polystyrene, they are lightweight, easy to handle, and inexpensive to manufacture.
Since the upper surface 17 of the lid 2 is inclined, the fruit 6a of the plant 6 can be easily harvested. When the entire plant cultivating unit 9 is installed with a slant, the fruit 6a of the plant 6 can be easily harvested, and the upper surface 17 of the lid 2 does not need to be slanted, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced. can be done.

This plant cultivation apparatus has a plurality of plant cultivation units 9 as described above, and each plant cultivation unit 9 has an independent liquid fertilizer supply and drainage path. Infection to the cultivation unit 9 can be prevented, and damage can be suppressed. Since the plant cultivation unit 9 has a size that can be easily carried by one person, it can be easily installed on the shelf 10 and has good workability.

The invention is not limited to the embodiments described above. The shape and material of the case and lid can be changed as appropriate. The position of the drainage port of the case can be changed as appropriate, and the drainage path should be formed so that the liquid fertilizer flows toward the drainage port. The arrangement and number of plant cultivation units can be changed as appropriate. The type of plant to be cultivated does not matter.

1 Case 2 Lid 3 Waterproof Sheet 4 Drainage Port 5 Drainage Path 6 Strawberry (Plant)
7 pot 8 hole 9 plant cultivation unit

Claims (2)

The case comprises a case with an open upper surface, a lid covering the upper surface of the case, and a waterproof sheet covering the case. The case has a drainage port for the liquid fertilizer and a drainage path for guiding the liquid fertilizer in the case to the drainage port. The lid has a hole into which a pot in which a plant is planted is fitted, the liquid fertilizer is supplied to each pot, and the liquid fertilizer discharged from the pot is drained from the drain port through the drainage path. plant growing unit. A plant cultivating apparatus comprising a plurality of the plant cultivating units according to claim 1, wherein liquid fertilizer supply and drainage paths are independent for each plant cultivating unit.

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