JPH0568440A - Method for cultivating plant - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To raise thermal efficiency, save energy and carry out water culture of plants by arranging plant cultivation beds in the vertical direction, moving lamps at a prescribed speed near the surface, enhancing the land efficiency and bringing the lamps close to the plants. CONSTITUTION:A pair of perforated panels 11 and 11 are vertically provided opposite at a prescribed gap (S) and both sides are fixed with side frames 13 and 13. Spacers (13A) and (13A) are interposed between the panels 11 and 11. Many vertical type plant cultivation beds 10 having troughs (11C) of a funnel- shaped cross section are attached to the tips of the gap (S) and fibrous entangled units 12 nipped in the gap (S) are installed on moving frames 16 equipped with casters (16A) crosswise side by side on rails (17A) in a base frame 17. Plural lamps 18 are arranged between the beds 10 in the transverse direction, supported on frame units (18A) and hung from rails (18C) through rollers (18B) on the tip. The lamps 18 are then moved at a prescribed speed to improve land and energy efficiencies and carry out water culture of plants.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vertical plant cultivation method mainly used for hydroponic cultivation.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in FIG. 8, a perforated panel (3) made of polystyrene foam is floated on a tank (1) filled with water (2) in which fertilizer or the like is dissolved, and the panel (3 ) Hole
A water absorbing plug (5) made of a polyurethane foam was fitted to (4), and a lamp (7) was used from above the horizontal type plant cultivation bed (6) in which the plant P was carried on the plug (5). A horizontal hydroponics method of irradiating a plant P with light is provided.

[0003]

However, such a horizontal type plant cultivation bed (6) occupies a large space and has a low land utilization efficiency, and the heat of the lamp (7) prevents the plant P from being damaged. For this reason, the lamp (7) must be charged and separated from the plant P, so that the space efficiency becomes low and the energy efficiency required for heating etc. also becomes low.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] As means for solving the above-mentioned conventional problems, the present invention arranges a plant cultivation bed (10) in the longitudinal direction, and near the surface of the plant cultivation bed (10), a predetermined speed A method for cultivating a plant for moving the lamp (18) is provided.

[0005]

The lamp (18) moves on the surface of the plant cultivation bed (10) at a predetermined speed, so that the heat of the lamp (18) is hardly applied to the plant P. Therefore, the lamp (18) is attached to the bed (1
The plant P is not damaged by the heat of the lamp (18) even if it is brought close to the surface of (0).

[0006]

Therefore, in the present invention, since the plant cultivation bed can be made vertical and the lamp can be arranged close to the plant cultivation bed, the plant cultivation bed can be arranged compactly, The use efficiency of (1) is remarkably improved (it is estimated that it will be about 3 times or more compared to the conventional horizontal type), and along with that, the energy efficiency required for heating etc. will be greatly improved.

[0007]

EXAMPLES The present invention will be described with reference to one example shown in FIGS. 1 to 4. In the vertical type plant cultivation bed (10) shown in the figure, (11) and (11) are a pair of perforated panels. , The pair of perforated panels (11), (11) are vertically installed so as to face each other with a predetermined gap S, and both sides are fixed by side frames (13), (13). Spacers (13) A and (13) A are interposed between (11), and a gutter (11) C having a funnel-shaped cross section is attached to the upper end of the gap S between the panels (11) and (11). The fiber entangled body (12) is held in the gap S.

A large number of holes (11) B are formed in the panels (11), (11).
Is provided, the hole (11) B is open toward the gap S between the panels (11), (11), and is inclined from the inner side to the outer side, (11) The water-absorbing plugs (14) carrying the plant P are fitted in the respective Bs.
The plant P is salad vegetables, lettuce, honeywort, spinach, parsley, tomato, cucumber and the like.

The panels (11), (11) are made of plastic foam such as polystyrene, polypropylene, polyethylene, wood, fiber board, etc., and the water absorbing plug (14) is polyurethane foam, fiber molding, etc. The fiber entanglement (12) is made of stainless steel fiber, aluminum fiber,
Polypropylene fiber, polyethylene fiber, polyamide fiber, acrylic fiber, polyvinyl chloride fiber, acetate,
It is one or more entangled bodies of metal fibers such as palm fibers, chemical fibers, or natural fibers.

A watering nozzle (15) is arranged above the pair of panels (11), (11), and the panels (11), (11) are movable frames (16) with casters (16) A. Is installed on the
A hole (16) B is provided in the lower portion of the moving frame (16).

As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the vertical type plant cultivation bed (10) having the above-mentioned structure is arranged in a vertical and horizontal manner on the rail (17) A of the base frame (17), and the bed (10). Lamp in between (18)
Are arranged sideways, and the lamp (18) is a frame
(18) A frame is supported by (A) and the frame (18) A is a roller (18) at the upper end.
It is hung down to the rail (18) C via B, and is pulled by the wire (18) D communicating with a drive source (not shown) to move in the arrow direction.

In the above structure, water is sprinkled from the water spray nozzle (15). The water flows down through the gap S between the panels (11), (11), and at this time, the water is the panels (11), (11) as shown in FIG.
The plants are absorbed by the water-absorbing plug (14) fitted into the holes (11) B of the panels (11) and (11) and are dispersed by the fiber entanglement (12) between them and flow down while spreading uniformly. Replenished to P. Fertilizer and the like may be dissolved in the water. The panel (11), (1
Since the hole (11) B of 1) is inclined so as to rise from the inside to the outside, the water does not leak from the hole (11) B to the outside.

The water flows down through the gap S between the panels (11) and (11) and then is received by the moving frame (16), and the hole (16) B of the moving frame (16) is received.
Flow down to the base frame (17). Water flowing down to the base frame (17) is a groove
(17) B is recirculated from the recirculation path (20) to the water spray nozzle (15) by the pump (19).

In this way, the plant P carried on the water absorbing plug (14) is supplied with water and is irradiated with light from the lamp (18) to grow, but as shown in FIG. Operate a drive source (not shown) and pull the wire (18) D to pull the frame (18).
The lamp (18) is moved via the A between the beds (10) and (10) at a predetermined speed in the direction of the arrow. Lamp in this way (18)
Is moved, the plant P is prevented from being damaged by the heat from the lamp (18), the lamp (18) can be brought close to the bed (10), and the distance between the beds (10) is reduced. Moreover, the bed (10) can be arranged compactly. The lamp (18) is reciprocated at a predetermined speed so that the irradiation time of light to the plant P is usually 12 hours / day. The moving speed of the lamp (18) depends on the distance between the lamp (18) and the plant P, and if the distance is short, the moving speed of the lamp (18) is increased so that the heat from the lamp (18) increases. Prevent the plant P from being damaged.

Other than the above-mentioned embodiment, the panels (11), (11) do not necessarily have to be vertical and may be slightly inclined. Instead of moving the lamp (18), move the bed (10) to the rail (1
It may be moved on 7) or the lamp (18) and the bed (10) may be moved together. Moreover, as shown in FIG.
1) A is provided, and the porous (21) A is fitted with a water-absorbing plug (24) carrying a plant P, respectively, and a back surface (2) of a pair of panels (21), (21)
You may make 1) C and (21) C respectively waveform. In this case, when the sprinkled water flows down through the gap S between the panels (21), (21), the downflow speed is suppressed by the waveform of the back surface (21) C of the panel (21), and the back surface (21) Spread evenly on C.

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, porous (31) A is provided,
The corrugated plate (3) is provided in the gap S between the pair of panels (31), (31) in which the water-absorbing plugs (34) carrying the plants P are fitted in the perforations (31) A, respectively.
2) may be inserted. In this case, when the sprinkled water flows down through the gap S between the panels (31), (31), the downflow speed is suppressed by the corrugated plate (32) and spreads uniformly over the corrugated plate (32). It is supplied to the water absorbing plug (34) through the corrugated plate (32). In the above embodiment, the panels (11) and (11) are movable frames (16).
Although the movable bed (10) installed in the above is provided, a fixed bed (10) A in which a plurality of panels (11) and (11) are connected as shown in FIG. 7 may be used in the present invention.

[0017]

[Brief description of drawings]

 1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a partially omitted side sectional view.

2 is a plan view

FIG. 3 Partially omitted side view

FIG. 4 is a partial side sectional view.

FIG. 5 is a partial side sectional view of another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a partial side sectional view of still another embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of still another embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a side sectional view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 (10), (10) A ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Vertical type plant cultivation bed (11), (21), (31) ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Perforated panel (11) B, (21) B, (31) B ・ ・ ・ ・ Hole (14) ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Water-absorbing plug (15) ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Sprinkler (18) ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Lamp (18) A ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Plug (18) ) B ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Roller (18) C ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Rail (18) D ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Wire

Claims (1)

[Reference number] P03026 [Claims] 1. A method for cultivating plants, which comprises arranging the plant cultivation beds in a vertical direction and moving a lamp at a predetermined speed in the vicinity of the surface of the plant cultivation beds.