JP6055217B2 - Plant cultivation equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a plant cultivation apparatus for growing plants such as vegetables.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a household plant cultivation apparatus. Specifically, this plant cultivation device is linked to an artificial light source, a cultivation bed arranged and held in a plurality of upper and lower stages, a ceiling portion having an artificial light source that is moved up and down according to the growth of the cultivated plant, and An air supply unit that is moved up and down. The cultivation bed is planted in a cultivation tank and in a planting state so that the plant root is exposed toward the flow path while being fitted to the upper part of the cultivation tank to form a nutrient solution flow path. Panel.

Japanese Patent No. 4314316

  However, the above-mentioned conventional plant cultivation apparatus for household use is not suitable for appreciating plants such as vegetables during cultivation.

  This invention makes it a subject to provide the plant cultivation apparatus suitable for appreciating the plant under cultivation while cultivating plants, such as vegetables, in view of said situation.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the plant cultivation apparatus of the present invention is a nutrient solution container, a plant cultivation plate that is located above the nutrient solution container and is inclined downward toward the cultivated plant takeout side, and the plant cultivation plate. And an illuminating device that is inclined so that the light irradiation surface faces in a direction opposite to the side from which the cultivated plant is taken out.

  If it is said structure, since the said plant cultivation plate inclines and descends to the taking-out side of a cultivated plant, while being easy to take out a cultivated plant, it is easy to see the state of growth of a cultivated plant from the said taking-out side, the said taking-out side Therefore, plant viewing can be suitably performed. Moreover, the depth dimension of the said plant cultivation plate becomes long with respect to the depth dimension of a plant cultivation apparatus, and the growth space of a plant can be enlarged. In addition, since the lighting device is inclined so that the light irradiation surface faces in a direction opposite to the take-out side of the cultivated plant, the light emitted from the lighting device can be prevented from reaching the take-out side directly. it can. Therefore, when observing the growth of the cultivated plant from the take-out side, the illumination light from the lighting device does not directly enter the eyes, so that the burden on the eyes can be reduced and the plant viewing can be suitably performed from the take-out side. Become.

  An accommodation space may be provided above the lighting device. According to this, since the upper space of the lighting device can be accommodated without being a dead space, the plant growth space can be prevented from being narrowed by the installation of the instrument.

  An insect trap may be provided in the accommodation space. According to this, the insect pest etc. which approach a cultivated plant can be captured by the said insect trap. Moreover, it is not necessary to secure a separate space for installing the insect trap.

  An inclined exhaust heat heat unit may be formed above the lighting device. According to this, the heat generated by the illuminating device can be efficiently guided to the upper side by the inclined heat exhausting section and discharged outside the device.

  The heat sink of the illuminating device is located in the inclined heat exhaust part, and the heat sink may be arranged to guide upward air passing through the inclined heat exhaust part. According to this, the heat generated by the lighting device can be discharged to the outside of the device more efficiently.

  A back plate may be provided on the side opposite to the side from which the cultivated plant is taken out. According to this, when arrange | positioning the said plant cultivation apparatus in contact with an indoor wall, even if the said nutrient solution scatters, it can prevent with the said back board adhering to the said wall.

  A reflector that reflects the irradiation light of the lighting device toward the cultivated plant may be provided. According to this, the irradiation light of the said illuminating device can be given to a cultivated plant without waste.

  If it is this invention, there exist various effects, such as being able to perform plant appreciation suitably, cultivating a plant at home.

It is the perspective view which showed the plant cultivation apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is the elements on larger scale which looked at the plant cultivation apparatus of FIG. 1 from the side. It is the elements on larger scale which looked at the plant cultivation apparatus of FIG. 1 from the front. It is the perspective view which showed the multistage type plant cultivation apparatus which concerns on other embodiment of this invention.

  Next, a plant cultivation apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, the plant cultivation apparatus which concerns on this invention is not limited to what was shown to the following embodiment, In the range which does not change the summary, it can implement suitably.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the plant cultivation apparatus 1 of this embodiment has, for example, four legs 2 and can be arranged in a living room or a hallway of a house.

  The plant cultivation device 1 is a device for growing plants such as vegetables by hydroponics, a cultivation tray 4 placed on a support plate 3, a plant cultivation plate 5 placed on the cultivation tray 4, and the plant The illuminating device 6 etc. which are located above the cultivation plate 5 are provided.

  The cultivation tray 4 is provided on the support plate 3 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, for example. Further, in the cultivation tray 4, a nutrient solution container 4a filled with a nutrient solution, a suction part 4b for sucking the nutrient solution from the nutrient solution container 4a, and a hose 4c connected to the suction part 4b, A circulation pump 4d connected to the hose 4c and a pipe portion 4e for returning the nutrient solution discharged from the circulation pump 4d to the nutrient solution container 4a are provided. Although not shown, a filter for removing dirt from the nutrient solution is also provided.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the plant cultivation plate 5 is inclined downward at an angle of about 30 degrees to the side from which the cultivated plant P is taken out (the front side of the plant cultivation apparatus 1). In this embodiment, by inclining the edge of the upper surface opening of the cultivation tray 4, the plant cultivation plate 5 is inclined as described above when the plant cultivation plate 5 is disposed in the upper surface opening. However, it is not restricted to inclining the said plant cultivation plate 5 by such an arrangement structure. In the plant cultivation plate 5, three through holes 5a are formed so as to be positioned substantially directly above the nutrient solution container 4a. The root of the cultivated plant P is inserted into the through hole 5a in a state of being wrapped with, for example, a urethane sponge 5b. In this state, the root end side of the cultivated plant P can be immersed in the nutrient solution in the nutrient solution container 4a.

  The lighting device 6 includes, for example, a light emitting diode (LED) 6a that emits light having a wavelength suitable for plant cultivation, a substrate unit 6b that controls lighting and light control, and a back side of the substrate unit 6b. And the heat radiating plate 6c. The light emitted from the light emitting diode 6a may have a wavelength peak in a region outside visible light (400 nm to 700 nm), and such light tends to make a person feel tired.

  The said illuminating device 6 is inclinedly arranged so that a light irradiation surface may face in the direction opposite to the taking-out side of the said cultivated plant P. As shown in FIG. In this case, although the said plant cultivation plate 5 and the said illuminating device 6 can be located in parallel with each other, it is not restricted to such a parallel arrangement. The said heat sink 6c is arrange | positioned in parallel with the inclination direction of the illuminating device 6, and guides the upward air which passes along the inclination exhaust heat part 11 mentioned later upwards.

  An inclined plate 7 is provided above the illuminating device 6 in parallel with the illuminating device 6, and an accommodation space 7 a is formed between the inclined plate 7 and the top plate 12. In the accommodation space 7a, for example, the power supply unit 8 of the lighting device 6 is provided. Further, an insect trap 9 and an insect lamp 10 are provided in the accommodation space 7a. The insect trap 9 has, for example, an adhesive sheet that can be peeled off, and a structure in which the insects captured by the adhesive sheet can be discarded together with the adhesive sheet, or a structure in which the trap insects are stored in a drawer-like box. Have. The user can perform operations, replacements, and the like on the insect trap 9 from the front side of the plant cultivation apparatus 1. The insect trap 9 may be a dedicated item for the plant cultivation apparatus 1 or a non-dedicated item. The insect lamp 10 is a lamp that emits ultraviolet rays or the like for attracting insects. A control unit (not shown) that controls the insect lamp 10 can also turn on the insect lamp 10 when the lighting device 6 is turned off by a timer or the like, for example. Moreover, when the insect trap 9 and the insect lamp 10 are provided in the accommodation space 7a, the captured insect can be hardly seen, and the light from the insect lamp 10 harmful to the eyes is difficult to enter the eyes.

  An inclined heat exhausting part 11 is formed between the inclined plate 7 and the substrate part 6b. The heat radiating plate 6c is located in the inclined exhaust heat part 11. Moreover, since the said inclination board 7 does not have the length covering the whole depth of the said top board 12 in this embodiment, the said top board 12 exists in the upper end side of the said inclination heat exhaust part 11. FIG. And the heat radiation opening part 12a is formed in the location of the said top plate 12 used as the said upper end side.

  On the side opposite to the take-out side of the plant cultivation apparatus 1, a back plate 13 that is waterproofed is provided. The back plate 13 is provided with a reflecting plate 14 that reflects the light from the lighting device 6 toward the cultivated plant P. The reflection plate 14 is made of, for example, a white irregular reflection plate having minute irregularities.

  If it is the plant cultivation apparatus 1 of such a structure, since the said plant cultivation plate 5 inclines and descends to the taking-out side of the cultivation plant P, while being easy to take out the cultivation plant P, the cultivation plant P from the said taking-out side It is easy to see the growth of the plant, and the plant can be favorably viewed from the take-out side. Moreover, the depth dimension of the said plant cultivation plate 5 becomes long with respect to the depth dimension of the plant cultivation apparatus 1, and the growth space of a plant can be enlarged. Moreover, since the said illuminating device 6 is inclined and arrange | positioned so that a light irradiation surface may face in the direction opposite to the taking-out side of the said cultivated plant P, the light radiate | emitted from the said illuminating device 6 reaches the said taking-out side directly. Can be reduced. Therefore, when the growth of the cultivated plant P is viewed from the take-out side, the irradiation light of the lighting device 6 does not directly enter the eyes, so that the burden on the eyes can be reduced and the plant can be favorably viewed from the take-out side. It will be. If the plant cultivation plate 5 is inclined, the roots of the cultivated plants P that are not immersed in the nutrient solution container 4a come into contact with the air, so that oxygen is easily provided to the roots of the cultivated plants P.

  In addition, an accommodation space 7a is provided above the illumination device 6, and the upper space of the illumination device 6 can accommodate the power supply unit 8 and the like without becoming a dead space. It is possible to prevent the growth space from becoming narrow.

  Moreover, since the insect trap 9 is provided in the said accommodation space 7a, the insect pest etc. which approach the cultivated plant P by the said insect trap 9 can be captured. Moreover, it is not necessary to secure a separate space for installing the insect trap 9. In addition, the said insect trap 9 can also be arrange | positioned in the back | inner side of the said accommodation space 7a. In this case, the insect trap 9 can be taken out from the side surface of the plant cultivation apparatus 1 or the door provided on the top plate 12.

  Further, since the inclined exhaust heat part 11 is formed between the housing space 7a and the illumination device 6, the heat generated by the illumination device 6 and the like is efficiently generated by the inclined exhaust heat part 11 and the heat radiation opening 12a. Thus, it can be guided upward and discharged out of the apparatus.

  Further, the inclined heat exhausting part 11 is provided with a heat radiating plate 6c of the illuminating device 6. The heat radiating plate 6c is arranged in parallel with the inclination direction of the inclined heat exhausting part 11, and the inclined heat exhausting part 11 is arranged. Since the rising air passing therethrough is guided upward, the heat generated by the lighting device 6 can be discharged to the outside of the device more efficiently.

  Moreover, since the back board 13 is provided on the opposite side to the take-out side of the cultivated plant P, when the plant cultivating apparatus 1 is placed in contact with a wall such as a living room, the nutrient solution is scattered. Can also be prevented from adhering to the wall.

  Further, since the back plate 13 is provided with the reflecting plate 14 that reflects the light from the lighting device 6 toward the cultivated plant P, the light from the lighting device 6 is given to the cultivated plant P without waste. Can do. The back plate 13 itself may function as a reflector.

  In addition, a side plate may be provided on the side surface of the plant cultivation device 1 to reduce the intrusion of dust and insects into the plant cultivation device 1. A heat radiating opening leading to the inclined heat exhausting part 11 may be formed in the side plate. Moreover, you may form the invitation hole of the insect which leads to the said accommodation space 7a in the said side plate, and it is good for the light of the said insect lamp 10 to come out from the said invitation hole in this case.

  Moreover, you may provide a transparent opening-and-closing lid | cover on the said extraction side of the plant cultivation apparatus 1, for example. When the opening / closing lid is provided in this manner, when a simple air-conditioning system is provided in the plant cultivation apparatus 1, temperature management or the like in the growing room is facilitated. Further, an opaque or translucent opening / closing lid may be provided on the take-out side of the plant cultivation apparatus 1. According to this, for example, when the cultivated plant P is not suitable for viewing, the cultivated plant can be made invisible by closing the opening / closing lid. Moreover, when the said translucent opening-and-closing lid | cover is provided, when this is closed, the plant cultivation apparatus 1 can also function as indirect illumination.

  In the above embodiment, the single-stage plant cultivation apparatus 1 is shown. However, as shown in FIG. 4, the multi-stage plant cultivation apparatus 1 may be used. In this case, when the nutrient solution is circulated independently at each stage without being configured to circulate the nutrient solution between the stages, the structure of the plant cultivation apparatus 1 is simplified. The cultivation tray can be easily taken in and out. Of course, the structure which circulates a nutrient solution between steps can also be employ | adopted.

  Moreover, although the said plant cultivation plate 5 was inclinedly arranged by the angle of about 30 degree | times, it is not restricted to such an angle. The plant cultivation plate 5 is preferably tilted within a range of 15 to 45 degrees, for example. Moreover, although the said illuminating device 6 is also inclinedly arranged by the angle of about 30 degree | times, it is not restricted to such an angle. It is desirable that the lighting device 6 is also tilted within a range of 15 to 45 degrees, for example.

  Moreover, although the plant cultivation apparatus 1 was the structure which has the four leg parts 2, it is not restricted to this. For example, the plant cultivation apparatus 1 may be embedded in a wall, or may be suspended from the wall.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Plant cultivation apparatus 4 Cultivation tray 4a Nutrient solution container 5 Plant cultivation plate 6 Illumination device 6a Light emitting diode 6b Substrate 6c Heat sink 7a Housing space 9 Insect trap 11 Inclined heat exhausting part 12 Top plate 13 Back plate 14 Reflector

Claims (7)

A nutrient solution container, a plant cultivation plate that is located above the nutrient solution container and that is inclined downward toward the cultivation plant take-out side, and a position that is located above the plant cultivation plate and that is opposite to the cultivation plant take-out side A lighting device that is inclined so that the light irradiation surface faces, and an inclined plate that is inclined above the lighting device, and an accommodation space using the inclined plate is provided above the inclined plate. On the other hand, a plant heat cultivating apparatus is characterized in that an inclined heat exhausting part is formed below the inclined plate by the inclined plate and the lighting device. In the plant cultivation device according to claim 1, the storage space is located below the top plate of the plant cultivation device, and is inclined so that the side opposite to the take-out side of the cultivated plant is up, The plant cultivation apparatus, wherein the inclined exhaust heat section is also inclined so that the side opposite to the side from which the cultivated plant is taken out is up . The plant cultivation apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the side that is the take-out side of the cultivated plant in the accommodation space has a higher vertical height than the side opposite to the take-out side. apparatus. The plant cultivation device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein a trapping device is provided in the accommodation space. The plant cultivation apparatus of any one of Claims 1-4 WHEREIN: The heat sink of the said illuminating device is located in the said inclined heat exhaust part, This heat sink passes through the said inclined heat exhaust part. A plant cultivation device, which is arranged so as to guide upward air upward.   The plant cultivation apparatus of any one of Claims 1-5 WHEREIN: The back board is provided in the opposite side to the taking-out side of the said cultivation plant, The plant cultivation apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.   The plant cultivation apparatus of any one of Claims 1-6 WHEREIN: The reflecting plate which reflects the irradiation light of the said illuminating device toward a cultivation plant is provided, The plant cultivation apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.

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