JP4493081B2 - Cultivation equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a cultivation apparatus for cultivating a strawberry, vegetable, flower or other plant installed at a predetermined height from the ground, for example, and particularly a cultivation apparatus suitably used for cultivation in a greenhouse such as a greenhouse. About.

  Generally, as a plant cultivation device of this kind, a cultivation bed (cultivation container / cultivation tank) is cultivated at a predetermined height from the ground, and daily care is performed with the worker standing. Various kinds of work such as harvesting and harvesting can be performed, so that the work efficiency is improved and the burden on the worker is reduced. Conventionally, as this type of cultivation apparatus, for example, those disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2 are known. Among these, the cultivation apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 arranges a cultivation container made of a planter or the like on a pedestal made of a support that supports left and right ends of a hard plastic girder, and a plurality of the gantry at a predetermined interval on the ground. A strip is arranged.

Moreover, the cultivation apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2 includes a cultivation container, a holding member that holds the cultivation container in a balance state at a position higher than the ground, and a wire rope that connects the holding member and the cultivation container. A holding member is provided, and a moving mechanism for moving the cultivation container in the horizontal direction is provided on the holding member, and these are arranged in a plurality of rows (a plurality of rows) at predetermined intervals on the ground.
Japanese Patent No. 3266579 Japanese Patent No. 3001511

  However, in the cultivation apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1, although it is not necessary to work in a squatting state by an operator and the physical burden can be reduced, the positions of the plurality of rows of cultivation containers are fixed. The distance between the paths formed between the mounts is fixed, and it is difficult to increase the cultivation area of plants in a greenhouse having a limited area, and it is extremely difficult to increase the yield per unit area.

  Moreover, in the cultivation apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 2, since the cultivation container can be moved in the up and down direction and the horizontal direction by a moving mechanism or the like, the interval dimension between each row when arranged in a plurality of rows can be adjusted, Although the trouble with the cultivation apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1 can be solved to some extent, the cultivation container is held in a balance state and moved up and down or moved in the horizontal direction, so that the weight balance of the cultivation container is difficult and smooth movement is difficult. Become. Moreover, since the cultivation container is connected to the holding member by the wire rope, the container is more likely to be shaken when the cultivation container is moved, and, for example, fertilizer, soil, or a fruitful strawberry in the cultivation container falls during the movement. In some cases, the stability and safety of cultivation work are also inferior.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and its purpose is to allow the cultivation container to be stably and safely moved in a horizontal plane, increase the yield per unit area, and cultivation work. It is in providing the cultivation apparatus which aims at efficiency improvement.

  In order to achieve such an object, the invention according to claim 1 of the present invention includes a plurality of support members arranged in a line on the ground, and one end of each of the plurality of support members pivoted freely. A plurality of supported arm members and a cultivation container supported by the other end of the arm member are provided, and the cultivation container is moved in the horizontal plane by synchronized rotation in the horizontal plane of the arm member, The plurality of rows of cultivation containers are configured to be switchable between a cultivation position having a substantially constant interval and a work position in which the interval dimension between adjacent cultivation containers is set to be larger than the substantially constant interval. Features.

  Moreover, in the invention according to claim 2, the support member is a plurality of columns that are erected in a row with a predetermined interval on the ground, and the cultivation container is supported on the other end of the arm member. And a laying member for moving a guide member provided on the arm member in the vicinity thereof.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there are provided a plurality of suspension members installed in a row at a predetermined height position above the ground, and one end of each of the plurality of suspension members is rotatably supported. A plurality of rows of arm members and cultivation containers supported on the other end of the arm members, and by moving the cultivation containers in a horizontal plane by synchronized rotation of the arm members in a horizontal plane, The cultivation container is configured to be switchable between a cultivation position where the cultivation container has a substantially constant interval and a work position where the interval dimension between adjacent cultivation containers is set to be larger than the substantially constant interval. .

  In addition, the invention according to claim 4 is provided with a guide member that moves while being guided by a guide plate provided at the lower end of the suspension member at the other end upper portion, and a cultivation container at the other end lower portion. The container support member to support is arrange | positioned.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, one end of each arm member is pivotally supported by a plurality of support members arranged in a line on the ground, and each arm member is synchronized in a horizontal plane. Since the cultivation container is rotated and set to the cultivation position and the working position, the movement of the cultivation container in the horizontal plane can be stably and reliably performed by a plurality of arm members, and the cultivation container in a predetermined row When working on a row, the cultivation container of the row or the adjacent row can be set as a work position and the distance between adjacent cultivation containers can be increased, and various operations can be performed efficiently. be able to. At the same time, by setting the cultivation container to the cultivation position, the distance between adjacent cultivation containers can be reduced, and the number of support members installed per unit area (number of cultivation containers arranged) can be increased to harvest the plant. The amount can be increased.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, in addition to the effect of the first aspect, the guide member provided on the arm member forms the support member and the laying member laid in the vicinity thereof or in the vicinity thereof. In order to move while being guided, the container support member for supporting the cultivation container disposed at the other end of the arm member can smoothly move in the horizontal plane, and the cultivation position and operation of the cultivation container Switching between positions can be performed easily and reliably.

According to the invention described in claim 3, one end of each arm member is pivotally supported by a plurality of suspension members installed in a row at a predetermined height position above the ground. There order to set a working position and cultivation position cultivation vessel was rotated in synchronism with the horizontal plane, the same effects as the invention together with obtained according to claim 1, the predetermined height position from the ground cultivating container For example, it can be arranged in the air by a suspension member or an arm member of a beam pole, for example, can easily manage the ground, can effectively use the space below the cultivation container, and can perform various operations more efficiently .

  According to the invention of claim 4, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 3, a guide member that moves while being guided by the guide plate at the upper end is provided at the other end of the arm member, and at the lower end. Since the container support member for supporting the cultivation container is arranged, the cultivation container arranged at a predetermined height position on the ground can be smoothly horizontally moved by the guide member, and the cultivation position and the working position of the container can be Switching between them can be performed easily and reliably.

Hereinafter, the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIGS. 1-9 has shown 1st Embodiment of the cultivation apparatus concerning this invention. In FIG.1 and FIG.2, the cultivation apparatus 1 is installed in the greenhouse (for example, these are generically called the greenhouse 2) which uses the greenhouse and transparent glass which are about 8 m in width and about 50 m in length, for example, for several rows. (Eight rows in the figure) It has the cultivation container 3 arranged in the side-by-side state.

  Among the eight rows of cultivation containers 3, the first row of cultivation containers 3 </ b> A, which is one end side in the width direction of the greenhouse 2, has a container support member 6 on the upper end of the column 4 whose lower end is embedded in the ground 15. Are arranged in a fixed manner. Further, among the eight rows of cultivation containers 3, the other seven rows of cultivation containers 3 except for the fixedly arranged cultivation containers 3A are arranged at the upper ends of the columns 5 as supporting members embedded in the ground 15 at the lower ends. It arrange | positions so that a movement in a horizontal surface via the container rotation means 7 is possible. By the movement of the cultivation container 3 by the container rotation means 7, the second to eighth rows of the cultivation containers 3 excluding the first row of cultivation containers 3A on the fixed side move in the horizontal plane, and the cultivation position S1 The work position S2 is set.

  That is, for example, in the case of the cultivation containers 3 in the fourth row and the sixth row shown in FIG. 2, the second operation position S <b> 2 is set from the two-dot chain cultivation position S <b> 1 by manual operation of the handle 8 to be described later. The interval dimension W2 between the row and the cultivation container 3 at the cultivation position S1 in the fifth row is compared with the interval dimension W1 when they are at the cultivation position S1, for example, as in the cultivation containers 3 in the second row and the third row. Thus, the predetermined dimension is widened. And when the predetermined cultivation container 3 is set to the work position S2, the interval dimension W2 is the work cart 9 (shelf) shown in FIG. 1 between the adjacent cultivation containers 3 formed by the interval dimension W2. ) Is set to a value that can be used as a passage. In the greenhouse 2, as shown in FIG. 1, among the eight columns 4, 5, the column 4 on the first column side where the sunlight L is difficult to enter is fixed, and the sunlight L is easily incident. By configuring the column 4 on the eighth row side to be movable, variations in the amount of sunlight irradiated to each row are suppressed.

  Moreover, the cultivation container 3 of each row | line has multiple (for example, five) the planters in which the length was 120 cm, for example, and the key-like collar part 3a (refer FIG. 4) was integrally formed in the outer peripheral part of the upper end in the longitudinal direction. It is connected and unitized as a cultivation container 3 having a length of 600 cm, and four support columns 4 or five support columns 5 are arranged for each unit. Further, a plurality (for example, eight) of the unitized cultivation containers 3 are connected in the longitudinal direction, so that each cultivation container 3 is arranged side by side in the greenhouse 2 having a predetermined area. In addition, the length of each planter, the length of the unit, the number of units connected, or the number of rows of the cultivation containers 3 is an example, and an appropriate number for obtaining the maximum yield according to the size of the greenhouse 2 Set to

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the container rotating means 7 is placed in a horizontal state via bearings 11 on the upper ends of four support columns 5 arranged for each unitized cultivation container 3. One end of the arm member 10 is pivotally supported on one end thereof, and a guide column 13 is provided at the other end of the arm member 10 so as to be pivotably supported in a vertical direction via a bearing 12. ing. A caster 14 is attached to the lower end of the guide column 13, and the container support member 6 having a predetermined width in a U-shape in front view is fixed to the upper end of the guide column 13. The container support member 6 is provided with a pipe-like container placement portion 6a having the same length as the unit of the cultivation container 3 at the upper end of the side wall along the width direction of the cultivation container 3, and this container placement. The said ridge part 3a of the cultivation container 3 unitized on the part 6a is mounted so that attachment or detachment is possible from upper direction.

  Furthermore, each arm member 10 is connected by a bar-shaped connecting stay 18 via a pair of stay supporting members 16 and 17 provided at predetermined positions on the bearing 12 side. As shown in FIG. 5, the connecting stay 18 rotates around the stay supporting member 16 fixed to the arm member 10 by a stay supporting member 17 fixed in a protruding state at a position corresponding to each arm member 10 on the outer peripheral surface. The four staying members 18 are pivotally supported by the connecting stay 18 so that the four arm members 10 that are connected to each other are integrally rotated in synchronism with each other by approximately 90 degrees in a horizontal plane.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a guide plate 19 as a laying member made of a circular iron plate or the like is laid on the ground 15 in the vicinity of the buried portion of each support column 5. The caster 14 at the lower end of the guide column 13 is in contact with the guide column 13 and moves (rolls) along the circumferential direction. As shown in FIG. 4, for example, a block-shaped stopper 20 a for positioning the cultivation container 3 at the work position S <b> 1 is fixed to the guide plate 19. The stopper 20 a is not limited to the block provided on the guide plate 19, and may be configured, for example, by providing a restriction member that restricts the rotation of the connecting stay 18 on the arm member 10.

  A handle 8 for rotating the arm member 10 is detachably mounted on the upper surface of one end of the arm member 10 of the container rotating means 7 configured as described above, as shown in FIGS. The That is, a fitting hole 21 (see FIG. 6) is provided on the upper surface of one end portion of the arm member 10 so as to communicate with the inner hole at the upper end of the column 5, for example, and the handle 8 is fitted into the fitting hole 21. The mating protrusion 8a is fitted.

  At this time, the handle 8 has a pair of locking protrusions 8b that are locked on both sides in the width direction of the arm member 10 in addition to the fitting protrusion 8a. An operating portion 8c is extended, and a gripping portion 8d is integrally formed at the tip of the operating portion 8c so as to protrude upward. The arm member 10 to which the handle 8 can be attached is the arm member 10 at one end portion in the longitudinal direction among the four arm members 10 corresponding to the unitized cultivation container 3, for example, four The arm member 10 may be attached to all the arm members 10, and the arm members 10 may be made common, or may be operated at a desired position to improve workability.

  Then, from the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 5, the fitting protrusion 8 a is fitted into the fitting hole 21 as shown by the solid line, and the locking protrusion 8 b is locked to the arm member 10. The handle 8 is attached to the arm member 10, and in this state, the gripping portion 8d is grasped with a hand, and the arm member 10 is rotated in the horizontal plane as indicated by an arrow B by rotating in the direction of arrow A in FIG. It is supposed to be. At this time, the arm member 10 can be rotated approximately 90 degrees between the work position S2 of the circular guide plate 19 and the cultivation position S1, and the first row to the second row can be set to move to these two positions. The interval dimension between the adjacent cultivation containers 3 of the eight rows of cultivation containers 3 is set to two dimensions W1 and W2.

  In the above example, the arm member 10 is rotated by a manual operation using the handle 8. However, for example, as shown in FIG. good. That is, the fixing member 24 is fixed at a predetermined position of the connecting stay 18 that connects the arm members 10, and one end of the driving arm 25 is pivotally supported on the fixing member 24, and the tip of the driving arm 25 is supported. A stay 26 fixed to the rotating shaft of the motor 23 is pivotally supported in a longitudinal slide groove 25a provided on the side.

  When the operation switch (not shown) is turned on to rotate the motor 23, the stay 26 fixed to the rotation shaft rotates as indicated by an arrow C, and the drive arm 25 is pulled and moved in the direction of the arrow D, for example. The movement of the driving arm 25 causes the connecting stay 18 to move in the direction of arrow E via the fixing member 24, and the arm member 10 rotates in the direction of arrow B to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line (working position S2). Thus, the rotation of the arm member 10 is automatically performed by the motor 23.

  Next, an example of a specific method for using the cultivation apparatus 1 will be described. First, for example, the cultivation container 3 in which strawberries are planted is a container mounting portion of the container support member 6 in which the ridge part 3a is provided corresponding to the columns 4 and 5 in each row in a unitized state as described above. By placing on 6a, it arrange | positions in a line corresponding to each support | pillar 4 and 5 in the greenhouse 2. As shown in FIG. The cultivation container 3 in which the strawberries arranged in this row are planted is cultivated in the greenhouse 2 with each support column 5 set to the cultivation position S1, and at this time, each cultivation container 3 is set to the cultivation position S1. Thereby, the space | interval dimension W1 between the adjacent cultivation containers 3 can be set small, and the arrangement | positioning efficiency of the cultivation container 3 in the greenhouse 2 is raised.

  For example, when performing various operations such as harvesting and maintenance of strawberries, the handle 8 is attached to, for example, the arm member 10 at the end in the longitudinal direction of one of the two rows of adjacent cultivation containers 3 on which the operation is performed. As described above, the handle 8 is manually operated to rotate the four arm members 10 in the direction of the work position S2. At this time, since the four arm members 10 are connected by the connecting stay 18, the four arm members 10 are rotated in the direction of the arrow B from the cultivation position S <b> 1 shown in FIG. Rotate to the working position S2 shown in FIG. 4C through the position shown in FIG.

  Further, when each arm member 10 rotates, the guide column 13 provided at the end of each arm member 10 also moves together, and the caster 14 at the lower end of the guide column 13 moves on the outer peripheral edge of the guide plate 19. When the caster 14 contacts the stopper 20a provided on the guide plate 19 while moving while rolling, the movement stops, and the arm member 10 is set to the work position S2. By setting the arm member 10 to the work position S2, the cultivation container 3 supported on the arm member 10 via the container support member 6 is also set to the work position S2, and the interval dimension W2 between the adjacent cultivation containers 3 is set. However, it becomes wider than the interval dimension W1 at the time of cultivation position S1, and a work path of a predetermined width is formed. By using this work path, the operator can easily perform various operations without squatting while moving the carriage 9. It can be carried out.

  And the cultivation container 3 which completed the operation | movement operates the handle | steering-wheel 8 in the opposite direction to the direction mentioned above, rotates each arm member 10 to cultivation position S1, and stops the caster 14 in the cultivation position on the guide board 19. Then, the cultivation container 3 is returned to the cultivation position S1. By performing this operation on one of the adjacent cultivation containers 3, various operations on all the cultivation containers 3 in the greenhouse 2 can be performed efficiently.

  That is, in the case of this cultivation device 1, by locating at least one of the neighboring cultivation containers 3 from the cultivation position S1 to the work position S2 among the united row cultivation containers 3, the neighboring cultivation containers 3 are arranged. A wide working path is ensured between them, and various operations can be performed easily and efficiently. In the cultivation position S1, the interval dimension W1 between adjacent cultivation containers 3 can be narrowed, and the cultivation containers 3 are arranged in the greenhouse 2. By increasing the number of rows, the yield of strawberries can be increased.

  In the above example, the columns 4 and 5 are erected on the ground 15 by burying the lower ends of the columns 4 and 5 in each row, but for example, as shown in FIG. A column fitting member 27 is fixed to the upper surface of the center position of the guide plate 19 functioning as a guide member by welding or the like, and the lower ends of the columns 4 and 5 can be attached to and detached from the fitting hole of the column fitting member 27. The lower ends of the columns 4 and 5 may be directly fixed to the guide plate 19 by welding.

  Thus, in the cultivation apparatus 1 according to the above embodiment, one end of each arm member 10 rotates the container on the support column 5 that is a set of four installed on the ground 15 in the greenhouse 2. The cultivation container 3 that is unitized and has a long length is set at the cultivation position S1 and the work position S2 by being pivotally supported by the means 7 and by rotating each arm member 10 synchronously in a horizontal plane. Therefore, while the movement in the horizontal plane of the cultivation container 3 can be reliably performed while being stably supported by the four arm members 10, and when working on the cultivation container 3 in the predetermined row, the row Alternatively, by setting the adjacent rows of cultivation containers 3 to the work position S2, various operations can be performed in a state where the interval dimension W2 between the adjacent cultivation containers 3 is increased.

  Moreover, by setting the cultivation container 3 to the cultivation position S1, the interval dimension W1 between the adjacent cultivation containers 3 can be made smaller than the interval dimension W2 at the time of work, and the support columns 4 per unit area with respect to the ground 15 in the greenhouse 2 , 5, that is, the number of cultivation containers 3 can be increased, and the yield of strawberries per unit area can be increased. In particular, the columns 4 and 5 are arranged in a plurality of rows on the ground 15 in the greenhouse 2, the columns 4 at one end in the width direction are fixedly arranged, and the remaining seven columns 5 are arranged so as to be movable in a horizontal plane. Therefore, for example, the columns 4 on one end side of a plurality of rows can be positioned at the end of the boundary portion of the greenhouse 2, and the number of columns 4 and 5 installed per unit area can be increased. The yield of strawberries can be further increased.

  Further, a caster 14 is provided on the guide column 13 provided at the end of the arm member 10, and the caster 14 moves while rolling on the guide plate 19 laid near the plurality of columns 5. Since the four arm members 10 are connected by the connecting stay 18, the height dimension between the container supporting member 6 and the arm member 10 can be smoothly moved. The jerky movement, etc. of the four arm members 10 that are likely to occur when the length is long are prevented, and the four arm members 10 corresponding to the unitized cultivation containers 3 are united and smoothly rotated in a horizontal plane. The arm member 10 can move reliably and smoothly in the horizontal plane. Moreover, since the stopper 20a which stops the some arm member 10 to work position S2 is provided in the guide plate 19 laid in the lower end of each support | pillar 5, from the cultivation position S1 of the cultivation container 3 to work position S2 Movement, etc. can be performed more easily, smoothly and safely.

  Further, the four arm members 10 are rotated together by engaging the handle 8 with the arm member 10 at the end portion in the longitudinal direction of the four arm members 10 and rotating the unit. The cultivation container 3 having a predetermined length can be switched to a predetermined position by the operation of the handle 8, and the switching of the positions of the cultivation containers 3 in all the rows in the greenhouse 2 can be efficiently performed in a short number of times. Can do. Moreover, if it comprises so that rotation of each arm member 10 may be automatically performed by rotation of the motor 23, operation for position change of the cultivation container 3 can be performed very easily. For these reasons, it is possible to improve the efficiency of various operations in the greenhouse 2, and as a result, it is possible to reduce the production cost of strawberries.

  Furthermore, since the cultivation container 3 arranged in a row is formed by arranging a predetermined number of a plurality of units in the longitudinal direction and connecting them in a row in the row direction, the four arm members 10 form a row. The predetermined number of cultivation containers 3 arranged in a shape can be moved simultaneously at the same time, and the switching movement from the cultivation position S1 to the work position S2 of each cultivation container 3 can be performed more easily and smoothly. At the same time, by arranging a plurality of the greenhouses 2 in the row direction, for example, even the greenhouse 2 having a long length can be easily applied to increase the yield.

  10 and 13 show a second embodiment and a third embodiment of the cultivation apparatus according to the present invention. Hereinafter, the same parts as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals and described. To do. The feature of these embodiments is that, among the pillars forming the frame of the greenhouse 2 in place of the pillars 4 and 5, the arm member 10 and the cultivation container 3 from the girders 29 arranged on the ceiling portion via the suspension members 30. Is arranged in the air at a predetermined height on the ground 15 and the cultivation container 3 is configured to be movable between the cultivation position S1 and the work position S2 in the horizontal plane as in the first embodiment. is there.

  That is, first, the cultivation apparatus 1 of the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 10 to 12 is provided by hanging a pair of suspension members 30 at predetermined positions of the beam pole 29, and a disk-shaped guide is provided at the lower end of the suspension members 30. While fixing the plate 31, one end of an L-shaped arm member 32 is pivotally supported by a bearing 33 at the center of the lower surface of the guide plate 31. A guide column 13 oriented in the vertical direction via a bearing 34 is pivotally supported at the other end of the arm member 32, and the upper peripheral surface of the guide plate 31 is rolled on the upper end of the guide column 13. A moving caster 14 is arranged, and the container support member 6 is pivotally supported at the lower end of the guide column 13 via a bearing 35. At this time, the container support member 6 is formed in a substantially U shape when viewed from the front, opens to the lower surface side and is bent inward, and a rod-shaped container support member 6a is fixed. By placing the container placement portion 3a of the cultivation container 3 on the member 6a, the cultivation container 3 is detachably supported by the container support member 6 in a state of being positioned inside the container support member 6.

  Also in this embodiment, by rotating the arm member 32 by a handle operation or rotation of the motor, the guide column 13 rotates in a predetermined direction while the caster 14 rolls on the outer periphery of the upper surface of the guide plate 31. The cultivation container 3 is set to the cultivation position S1 and the work position S2, and the same effect as the first embodiment is obtained. In the case of this embodiment, it is not necessary to embed the columns 4 and 5 or lay the guide plate 19 on the ground 15 in the greenhouse 2, and the ground 15 can be left as it is. It is possible to achieve an operational effect such that the subsequent cleaning of the ground 15 can be easily performed by a machine. In the case of this embodiment, if the pair of suspension members 30 are configured to be movable up and down while being synchronized with the beam column 29, the cultivation container 3 is arranged on the side close to the ceiling of the greenhouse 2 and cultivated. Or the space below the cultivation container 3 at the cultivation position S1 can be made more effective.

  Moreover, the cultivation apparatus 1 of the third embodiment shown in FIG. 13 is provided with the suspension member 30 fixed (or movable) at a predetermined position of the beam column 29, and a bearing 33 is provided at the lower end of the suspension member 30. The arm member 36 is pivotally supported at one end thereof, and the container support column 38 is pivotally supported at the other end of the arm member 36 while being suspended downward via a bearing 37. The container support member 6 is pivotally supported on the lower end of the column 38 via a bearing 35.

  Also in this embodiment, the container support pillar 38 is rotated in a predetermined direction by rotating the arm member 36 by a handle operation or rotation of a motor, and the cultivation container 3 is set to the cultivation position S1 and the work position S2. Thus, the same effect as the first embodiment can be obtained. In the case of this embodiment, since the container support column 38 is supported at the end of the arm member 36 via the bearing 37, the casters 14, the guide plates 13, 31 and the like in the above embodiments are not necessary, The effects such as simplification of the configuration of the container rotating means 7 can be achieved.

  In the first embodiment, the connecting member 18 is connected to the arm member 10 by the link mechanism so that the arm member 10 can be rotated by approximately 90 degrees. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, it can also be configured as shown in FIGS. That is, a stay support portion 22 having a shaft hole is provided at a position corresponding to each guide column 13 of the connecting stay 18, and the shaft hole of each stay support portion 22 is rotatably supported on the outer peripheral surface of the guide column 13. Thus, each arm member 10 is configured to be rotatable, for example, 360 degrees. Since the arm member 10 can be rotated 360 degrees, for example, the arm members 10 in the second row to the seventh row are rotated approximately 90 degrees from the cultivation position S1 in FIG. It can set to work position S2 shown in 15 (c), and the interval size between adjacent cultivation containers 3 can be set to W1 and W2 similarly to the above-mentioned embodiment.

  In the case of this example, since the arm member 10 can be rotated 360 degrees, the direction of separating the adjacent cultivation containers 3 from each other, that is, the arm member 10 corresponding to one of the cultivation containers 3 is shown in FIG. The arm member 10 corresponding to the other cultivation container 3 is moved from the cultivation position S1 of FIG. 15 (a) by turning 90 degrees in the arrow b direction from the cultivation position S1 of (a) and setting it to one work position S2. It can be set to the other work position S2 by turning 90 degrees in the opposite direction. Thereby, both the adjacent cultivation containers 3 are set to different work positions S2, respectively, and the interval dimension W between the two cultivation containers 3 can be set to a maximum interval dimension wider than the interval dimension W2. For example, the movement of the carriage 9 can be performed. It is possible to perform more easily, and to perform various operations such as the use of the large cart 9 and the cultivation of the ground more easily.

  In addition, in each said embodiment, although four arm members 10, the support | pillar 5, etc. were arrange | positioned with respect to each unitized cultivation container 3, for example, a cultivation container is provided with the two arm members 10, support | pillar 5, etc. A plurality of arm members 10, pillars 5, and the like that are smoothly supported and rotated smoothly in a horizontal plane according to the weight of the cultivation container 3 or the like, such as supporting 3 at both ends in the longitudinal direction, are used. be able to. In addition, the shape of the cultivation container 3 itself, the structure of the container support member 6, the size of the greenhouse 2, the number of rows of the cultivation containers 3 (supports 4, 5), and the like in the above embodiments are examples, and are related to the present invention. It can change suitably in the range which does not deviate from the summary of each invention.

  The present invention is not limited to a cultivation device that cultivates plants in a cultivation container placed on the ground using sunlight, such as in a greenhouse or greenhouse, and uses artificial light such as LEDs of various colors, artificial soil, or the like. It can also be applied to a cultivation apparatus for artificially cultivating vegetables, plants and the like.

The front view which shows 1st Embodiment of the cultivation apparatus concerning this invention. AA arrow view of FIG. Side view of the main part The front view The perspective view which shows the container support member and the container rotation means The plan view The top view which shows the modification of rotation operation | movement of the arm member Explanatory drawing of rotation operation of the arm member Sectional drawing which shows the modification of the installation state of the support | pillar The principal part front view which shows 2nd Embodiment of the cultivation apparatus concerning this invention. Same side view The plan view The principal part front view which shows 3rd Embodiment of the cultivation apparatus concerning this invention. The side view similar to FIG. 3 which shows the modification of the connection stay of the cultivation apparatus concerning this invention Explanatory drawing of the rotational movement of the arm member

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cultivation apparatus, 2 ... Greenhouse 3, 3A ... Cultivation container, 3a ... Ridge part, 4, 5 ... Strut, 6 ... Container support member, 6a ... Container mounting Placement part, 7 ... container rotating means, 8 ... handle, 9 ... trolley, 10 ... arm member, 13 ... guide column, 14 ... caster, 15 ... ground, 18 ... connecting stay, 19 ... guide plate, 20a ... stopper, 22 ... stay support, 23 ... motor, 24 ... fixing member, 25 ... driving arm, 27 ... Column fitting member, 29 ... Girder, 30 ... Suspension member, 31 ... Guide plate, 32 ... Arm member, 36 ... Arm member, 38 ... Container support column , S1... Cultivation position, S2.

Claims (4)

A plurality of support members installed in a row on the ground, an arm member having one end pivotally supported by each of the plurality of support members, and a cultivation container supported by the other end of the arm member; , With multiple columns,
The cultivation container is moved in the horizontal plane by the synchronized rotation in the horizontal plane of the arm member, and the spacing dimension between the adjacent cultivation containers is the cultivation position where the plurality of rows of cultivation containers have a substantially constant interval. A cultivation apparatus characterized in that it can be switched to a work position set larger than a substantially constant interval.   The support member is a plurality of columns that are erected in a row with a predetermined interval on the ground, and a container support member for supporting a cultivation container is disposed on the other end of the arm member, and a plurality of The cultivation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a laying member for moving a guide member provided on the arm member is disposed near the support column or in the vicinity thereof. A plurality of suspension members installed in a row at a predetermined height above the ground, an arm member having one end pivotally supported by each of the plurality of suspension members, and the other end of the arm member A plurality of rows of supported cultivation containers;
The cultivation container is moved in the horizontal plane by the synchronized rotation in the horizontal plane of the arm member, and the spacing dimension between the adjacent cultivation containers is the cultivation position where the plurality of rows of cultivation containers have a substantially constant interval. A cultivation apparatus characterized in that it can be switched to a work position set larger than a substantially constant interval.   The arm member is provided with a guide member that moves while being guided by a guide plate provided at the lower end of the suspension member at the other end upper portion, and a container support member that supports the cultivation container is disposed at the other end lower portion. The cultivation apparatus of Claim 3 characterized by the above-mentioned.

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