JPH08289667A - Turning device for continuous culture bed - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide a turning device for a continuous culture bed by improving exposure to the sun to improve the yield of a cultured material. CONSTITUTION: Plural struts having two parallel vertical materials 3 and 5 and an inclined material 7 connected to the end parts of the vertical materials are uprightly installed. A revolving round shaft 11 is rotatably and perpendicularly fixed to the inclined material 7 and the central part of an arm 13 is perpendicularly attached to the revolving round shaft 11. The arm 13 is curved or folded to form a dent. Hanging tools 21 and 23 for suspending the end parts of continuous trough-like culture beds 17 and 19 from the revolving round shaft 11 are installed and the hanging tools 21 and 23 are connected to both the ends of the arm 13 at equal distance from the revolving round shaft 11. Consequently, the culture beds 17 and 19 can take two upper and lower stage states and a horizontally lateral arrangement state respectively by turning clockwise and anticlockwise and the continuous culture beds can be rotated by slight force.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a long cultivation bed rotating device applied to a cultivation plant.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as an example of cultivating strawberries in a house by a rock wool cultivation plant, granular cotton rock wool is embedded in a long bed, and the long bed is provided on a rack with a cultivation shelf fixed in upper and lower two stages, There is one in which strawberries are cultivated by arranging a plurality of the cultivating shelves in parallel with each other with a passage, and adopting a continuous bed irrigation system in the cultivating shelves. This enables cultivation as planned regardless of the weather, good workability such as fruit picking, free from heavy labor, easy maintenance, high accuracy of supply and drainage, and no problem in quality and firm pulp. It has a long shelf life, and the yield is currently 10 to 10 tons per 10a.

[0003]

However, since the cultivation rack has two upper and lower tiers, the strawberries in the lower tier have extremely bad sunlight,
The yield of strawberries in the lower cultivating bed was 60% or less of the yield of strawberries in the upper cultivating bed, and the yield improvement was naturally limited. Moreover, it was physically difficult to arrange a large number of cultivation beds, and the facility could not be effectively used.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a long cultivation bed rotating device which improves the sunlight and improves the yield of cultivation products.

[0005]

In order to attain such an object, the present invention provides a plurality of upright columns having diagonal members and rotatably attaches the rotating shafts to the diagonal members at right angles. The central portion of the arm is fixed orthogonally to, the arm is curved or bent, and a suspending tool for suspending the long cultivation bed in parallel with the rotation axis is provided, and the suspension tool is equidistant from the rotation axis. Is a long cultivation bed rotating device characterized by being connected to both ends of the arm. Further, the present invention, a plurality of upright columns having two parallel vertical members and a diagonal member that connects the end portions of the vertical members are erected, and a rotary round shaft is rotatably and orthogonally attached to the diagonal member, A central part of the arm is fixed orthogonally to the rotary round shaft, the arm is curved or bent to form a recess, and the end for hanging the long gutter-shaped cultivation bed is parallel to the rotary round shaft. An apparatus for rotating a long cultivation bed, characterized in that a tool is provided, and the hanging tool is connected to both ends of the arm at an equal distance from the rotating shaft.

[0006]

By rotating the cultivation bed in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction, the upper and lower two-stage state and the horizontal side-by-side state can be taken, and furthermore, the long cultivation bed can be rotated with a little force, and those states can be achieved. Can be easily switched, and the long cultivation bed can be stopped stably. At the time of cultivation, long cultivation beds are horizontally arranged side by side so that even sunlight can be realized and the yield is dramatically improved. On the other hand, in the upper and lower two-stage state, a passage is formed between the adjacent long cultivation beds, and work or the like can be performed through the passage.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A long-sized cultivation bed rotating device 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. FIG.
As shown in FIG. 4, the long cultivation bed rotation device 1 is made of iron, and has a pillar 9 having two parallel vertical members 3 and 5 and a diagonal member 7 connecting the ends of the vertical members 3 and 5. Are erected at predetermined intervals, the rotary round shaft 11 is rotatably orthogonally attached to the diagonal member 7, and the central portion 1 of the arm 13 is orthogonal to the rotary round shaft 11.
5 fixed, long gutter-shaped cultivation beds 17, 1 made of synthetic resin
The suspenders 21 and 23 for suspending the nine ends in parallel with the rotary round shaft 11 are connected to both ends of the arm 13, and the arm 13 is bent. The lower end of the vertical member 3 is inserted and buried in the hole of the concrete block 2, and the upper end of the vertical member 5 is fixed to the brace 8 with a fixture.

The pillar 9 of FIGS. 5A and 5B is formed in an L-shaped cross section, and the ring ring 4 is formed on the upper end surface of the central portion of the diagonal member 7 so that its axial direction is orthogonal to the diagonal member 7. The rotating round shaft 11 is fixed and is inserted into the ring ring 4 as a bearing so that it can rotate while slidingly contacting it. A stopper 6 hangs from the connecting portion of the vertical member 5 and the diagonal member 7. A handle 10 is attached to an end portion of the rotary round shaft 11 so that the handle 10 and the rotary round shaft 11 can be integrally rotated.

The arm 13 shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 has an L-shaped cross section, and has a reinforcing member 12 whose left end portion is bent at an acute angle, and a reinforcing member 12 which is bent at two points at an obtuse angle and an acute angle. Oblique angle bend (central part 15)
Ring ring 1 as a shaft holding part, which is fixed to the shaft with screws, etc.
It consists of 6. The rotating round shaft 11 is inserted into the ring ring 16 and can rotate while slidingly contacting. The suspensions 21 and 23 are rotatably connected to both ends of the arm 13 by pins 21a and 23a. These pins 21a, 2
The center of the ring ring 16 is located at the center of the straight line connecting the positions of 3a, and good balance can be maintained. Bolts and nuts may be used instead of pins. Since the suspensions 21 and 23 have the same configuration, only the suspension 21 will be described. The hanger 21 is formed in an L-shaped cross section, has an inverted Y shape, is notched at the end, and has a wire 22 for hooking the cultivation bed 17 attached thereto.

Since the synthetic resin cultivation beds 17 and 19 shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B have the same structure, only the cultivation bed 17 will be described. The cultivating bed 17 has a length of 40 m and is curved in a gutter shape, and the upper end portion is curved outward, so that the cultivating bed 17 can be locked to a rotary round shaft 18 coaxial with the rotary round shaft 11. . At the lower end of the cultivation bed 17, a rectangular drainage passage 20 is formed in the axial direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 8B, the water supply pipe 26 is locked to the upper end of the cultivation bed 17, while the drainage port 27 is provided at the end of the drainage passage 20.

The operation and action of this embodiment will be described. A paper root-proof sheet (not shown) is laid on the bottom of the cultivation bed 17 in FIG. 8, a net-like sheet is laid on the bottom, and granular cotton rock wool is embedded and filled therein, and the surface of the water supply pipe 26
It is possible to place a porous vinyl that extends from the inside, to infuse the nutrient solution into the granular cotton rockwool from there, drain it to the drainage passage 20, and discharge it from the drainage port 27. An automatic liquid supply device (not shown) is connected to the water supply pipe 26. When cultivated, they can be placed horizontally side by side as shown in Fig. 2 (width is 1 m at this time), the strawberry in the lower row has even sunlight, and the yield of strawberries in the lower row is increased by 40% or more. It is equivalent to the yield, and the total yield when combined with the top and bottom is 20% or more. When the handle 10 is rotated clockwise from the state of FIG. 2, the upper and lower two-stage state of FIG. 1 (at this time, the width becomes 40 cm) can be obtained. At that time, the diagonal member 7 and the arm 13 are the cultivation beds 17, 19.
Since the right half of the cultivation bed 17 is housed in the recess 28 of FIG. 6 without interfering with the rotation of the cultivation beds 17, the cultivation beds 17 and 19 can be perfectly aligned in two vertical stages, and a large amount of There is an advantage that a cultivation bed can be arranged. The presence of the diagonal members 7 and the cultivation beds 17, 1 with respect to the central portion 15
Since 9 are equidistant, cultivation beds 17 and 19
Since the weight balance between and is maintained at an arbitrary position, the handle 10 can be easily controlled with a small force, the operation is easy, and the workability can be improved. As shown in FIG. 9, since the columns 9 are installed at predetermined intervals via the passages 30 and the adjacent columns 9 are arranged symmetrically as a set, the entire structure is solid in terms of weight balance. Is. Further, if a cooling and heating pipe is installed in the cultivation beds 17 and 19, it is possible to grow strawberries regardless of the season.

Next, a modification of FIG. 10 will be described. In the modification, the two rotation control shafts 30 and 31 are attached to the mounting plate 29 of the stopper 6, and when the long cultivation bed becomes particularly long, the rotation round shaft 11 and the cultivation bed 1 are used.
This is for rotating 7,19. Rotation control shafts 30, 3
The wire ropes 32 and 33 are wound around the wire 1, and the tips of the wire ropes are attached to the pins 21a and 23a, respectively. When one of the rotation control shafts 30 and 31 is rotated, one of the wire ropes 32 and 33 is wound up and the other is wound up. Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and many changes and modifications can be made without departing from the technical idea of the present invention. Is natural. For example, the arm 13 may be formed in a curved shape instead of being bent, and if the depression 28 that does not hinder the rotation of the cultivation bed 17 is formed in FIG. 2, the shape is not limited to any shape. It is not something that will be done. Further, instead of the handle 10, an electric motor or hydraulic drive device is used to rotate the rotary round shaft 1
It is also possible to automatically rotate 1 at once with a single switch.

[0013]

As described above, by rotating the cultivation bed in the clockwise direction or the counterclockwise direction, the cultivation bed can be arranged in the upper and lower two-stage state and the horizontal side-by-side state, and it is easy to switch between these states. The long cultivation bed can be rotated with a little force, and the long cultivation bed can be stably stopped. Therefore, even sunlight can be realized, and the yield is dramatically improved. Further, in the upper and lower two-stage state, a passage is formed between the adjacent long cultivation beds, and work or the like can be performed through the passage. Even if the rotating round shaft is rotated, the diagonal member and the arm 1
Since 3 does not interfere with the rotation of the cultivation bed and the cultivation bed is housed in the arm, the cultivation beds can be aligned in a completely vertical state, and a large number of cultivation beds can be arranged. Therefore, effective use of the facility can be promoted. The presence of the diagonal members and the equidistant distance between the cultivation bed and the central part maintain a good weight balance with the cultivation bed at any desired position, so the cultivation bed can be easily controlled with a small amount of force. It is easy to operate and can contribute to improving workability. Further, if the support columns are installed at predetermined intervals via the passages and the adjacent support columns are arranged symmetrically, the entire structure is solid in terms of weight balance. Furthermore, if a cooling and heating pipe is installed in the cultivation bed, it is possible to grow strawberries regardless of the season.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view when the cultivation beds of the present embodiment are aligned in a horizontal state.

FIG. 2 is a front view when the cultivation beds of the present embodiment are vertically aligned.

FIG. 3 is a right side view when the cultivation beds of this example are aligned in a horizontal state.

FIG. 4 is a right side view when the cultivation beds of this example are aligned in a vertical state.

FIG. 5A is a front view of a column of this embodiment, and FIG. 5B is a right side view of the same.

FIG. 6 is a front view of an arm and a hanger of the present embodiment.

7A is an end view of the XX section of FIG. 6, FIG. 7B is an end view of the YY section of FIG. 6, and FIG. 7C is an end view of the ZZ section of FIG.

FIG. 8A is a cross-sectional front view of the cultivation bed of this example,
(B) is a front view of a cultivation bed.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing a state in which a plurality of the present embodiments are aligned.

FIG. 10 is an enlarged front view of a cross section of a modification of the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Long length cultivation bed rotating device 2 Concrete block 3,5 Vertical material 4,16 Ring ring 6 Stopper 7 Diagonal material 8 Brace 9 Strut 10 Handle 11,18 Rotating round shaft 12 Reinforcing material 13 Arm 15 Central part 17,19 Cultivation bed 20 Drainage passages 21,23 Lifting tools 22,24 Wires 26 Water supply pipes 27 Drainage ports 28 Recesses

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of columns having diagonal members are provided upright, a rotary shaft is rotatably attached to the diagonal member, and a central portion of the arm is fixed orthogonally to the rotary shaft, and the arm is curved. Or bent, provided with a suspending tool for suspending the long cultivation bed in parallel to the rotation axis, and connecting the suspension tool to both ends of the arm at an equal distance from the rotation axis. Cultivation bed rotation device. 2. A plurality of upright columns having two parallel vertical members and a diagonal member connecting the ends of the vertical members are erected, and a rotary round shaft is rotatably attached orthogonally to the diagonal member, A suspending tool for fixing the central part of the arm orthogonal to the rotary round shaft, the arm being curved or bent to form a recess, and suspending the end part of the long gutter-shaped cultivation bed parallel to the rotary round shaft. And a suspension device connected to both ends of the arm at an equal distance from the rotation shaft.