JPH09308377A - Apparatus for growing plant - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an apparatus for growing a seedling, useful for a rice plant, a vegetable, etc., capable of extremely reducing a floor area and improving transportability, equipped with a transporting means so as to send a seedling raising tray from a seeding chamber to a germinating chamber, etc. SOLUTION: This apparatus for growing a seedling is equipped with a first floor part in which a seeding chamber 2 for sowing seeds in a growing bed packed into growing trays 7 and a germinating chamber 3 for germinating the seeds and a second floor part in which a greening chamber 4 and a hardening chamber 5 are formed. The apparatus is equipped with a transporting means 10 for sending the growing trays 7 from the seeding chamber 2 to the germinating chamber 3, from the germinating chamber 3 to the greening chamber 4 and from the greening chamber 4 to the hardening chamber 5 and recovering means 18 at the side of the hardening chamber 5 and the seeding chamber 2 so as to return the empty trays 7 from which seedlings to be grown are taken out from the growing trays 7 to the seeding chamber 2.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a device for sowing seedlings for rice or vegetables by sowing seeds.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally,
When growing seedlings used for cultivating rice or vegetables, fill the growth floor in a growth tray of an appropriate size,
A method is used in which seeds are sown on this growth floor, put in a germination room for germination, then put in a greening room for growth, and further put in a hardening room for growth.

In this case, conventionally, the place where seeds are sown on the growing floor in the growing tray, the germination chamber, the greening chamber and the hardening chamber are arranged on the same floor surface.
There was a problem that a building requires a large floor area. An object of the present invention is to provide a device capable of performing a series of growth from seed sowing to germination / greening / hardening with a three-dimensionally small floor area.

[0004]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve this technical object, claim 1 of the present invention states that "a seeding room for seeding a growth floor loaded in a growth tray and a germination for germinating the seed. With a first-floor portion formed by arranging the chambers and a second-floor portion formed with a greening chamber and a curing chamber, the growth tray from the sowing chamber to the germination chamber, from the germination chamber to the greening chamber, from the greening chamber to the curing chamber, respectively. It is characterized in that it is provided with a transporting means for transporting. "

A second aspect of the present invention is the above-mentioned claim 1.
In addition to the above, “the side of the curing chamber and the sowing chamber is provided with a recovery means for returning an empty growing tray to the sowing working chamber after taking out the grown seedlings from the growing tray. It is.

[0006]

[Operation] In this configuration, when seeds are sown on the growth floor in the growth tray in the sowing room, the growth tray is sent to the germination room by the transport means and stays in this germination room for several days. , Seeds germinate. When the seeds in the growth tray germinate in this manner, the growth tray after germination is transported by the conveying means to the greening room in the second floor part, while the germination room is seeded in the seeding room. The next growth tray is sent by the transportation means.

The growing tray sent to the greening room is left in the greening room for several days, so that the germinated seedlings are greened and grown. Then, the growth tray that has finished the greening and growth in the greening room is sent to the curing room by the transporting means, while the next growth tray in which the germination is completed in the germination room is sent to the transporting means in the greening room. Sent in.

The growing trays sent to the hardening chamber are allowed to stay in the greening room for several days so that the greened and grown seedlings are hardened and grown. While being taken out of the curing chamber,
The next growth tray after the completion of greening and growth in the greening room is sent to the curing room.

[0009]

As described above, according to the present invention, the greening room and the hardening room are arranged on the second floor, and the sowing room and the germination room are arranged on the first floor. The seedlings are grown by sequentially transporting the growth trays from the seeding room to the germination room, from the germination room to the second-floor greening room, and from the greening room to the second-floor curing room by the transportation means. Since it is three-dimensional, the floor area required for seedling growth can be greatly reduced compared to the conventional planar case.

Moreover, by disposing the greening chamber and the curing chamber on the second floor portion, the second floor portion can be made of glass or the like to take in sunlight to efficiently promote the greening and curing action, and the conveying means. The growing tray has a loop-shaped transport path, which can be transported more quickly than when it is cross-shaped, so that the floor area can be significantly reduced, and seedlings can be produced at low cost. Has the effect of being able to grow.

Particularly, in the case of the constitution as in "claim 2", there is an advantage that the growth of seedlings can be continued using the growth tray.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In the figure, reference numeral 1 indicates a two-story building, and the first floor part thereof has a seeding chamber 2 with the front face open.
And a germination chamber 3 which is also open to the front, are formed side by side, while a greening chamber 4 whose front face is opened to the upper part of the germination chamber 3 is opened to the upper part of the seeding chamber 2 on the second floor. Each of the curing chambers 5 is formed, and an opening / closing door 6 is provided in front of each of the germination chamber 3, the greening chamber 4, and the curing chamber 5. In addition, it is preferable that the second floor is formed like a greenhouse with a roof and side walls covered with glass.

In the figure, reference numeral 7 indicates a growth tray, and the growth tray 7 has a width W of about 30 cm.
Then, a plurality of (for example, three) growth beds 8 each having a length dimension L formed in an elongated rectangular shape having a length of about 6 m are loaded in parallel. Also, on the bottom of this growth tray 7,
A plurality of wheels 9 are attached, and further, on one side surface thereof, a nutrient solution inlet pipe 7a is provided at one end and a nutrient solution outlet pipe 7b is provided at the other end.

Further, in the drawing, reference numeral 10 conveys the growth tray 7 from the sowing chamber 2 to the germination chamber 3, from the germination chamber 3 to the greening chamber 4, and from the greening chamber 4 to the hardening chamber 5, and Shows a transporting means for carrying out from the curing chamber 5,
The transporting means 10 is configured to move along a rail 11 laid parallel to the front surfaces of the seeding chamber 2, the germination chamber 3, the greening chamber 4, and the curing chamber 5, and at the same time, the platform 10 is lifted.
a.

By the way, when growing rice seedlings,
It requires 3 to 4 days for germination, 6 to 8 days for greening after germination, and 6 to 8 days for hardening after greening. Therefore, in the case where the growth tray 7 can be housed in, for example, two stages in the germination chamber 3, four stages of the growth tray 7 are provided in each of the greening chamber 4 and the curing chamber 5. As described above, the germination chamber 3 and the double growth tray are configured to be stored.

In this case, the growth trays 7 housed in the germination chamber 3 in two stages have hollow rail-shaped receiving rack members 3a.
Is movably mounted on the upper surface of the growing tray 7 via wheels 9 provided on the lower surface of the growing tray 7. In addition, each of the growth trays 7 housed in each of the greening chamber 4 and the curing chamber 5 in four stages is also provided on the upper surfaces of the hollow rail-shaped receiving rack members 4a and 5a.
The growing tray 7 is movably mounted via wheels 9 provided on the lower surface of the growing tray 7.

Further, the lifting table 1 in the transfer means 10
At 0a, the lifting table 10a is provided with one stage receiving rack member 3a in the germination chamber 3, one receiving rack member 4a in the greening chamber 4, or one receiving stage in the curing chamber 5. With the cylinder 10b raised and lowered to a height corresponding to the shelf member 5a, the receiving shelf members 3a, 4
By providing the connecting member 10c that is pushed into the a and 5a, the growth tray 7 is lifted up and down the platform 10a.
From the receiving rack members 3a, 4a, 5a, or pulled out from the receiving rack members 3a, 4a, 5a to the lifting table 10a.

Then, in the sowing chamber 2, a plurality of growing beds 8 are loaded in the growing tray 7, and seeds are sowed on the surface of each growing bed 8 by a sowing device 11. Next, the growth tray 7 on which seeds have been seeded,
Each of the receiving rack members 3a is placed in the germination chamber 3 by the transporting means 10.
The seeds are germinated by loading the seeds in the germination chamber 3 for 3 to 4 days while being loaded so that they are placed on the upper surface of the seeds, while seeds are sown on the next growth tray 7 in the seeding chamber 2.

The growth tray 7 which has completed germination in this way is sent to the greening room 4 on the second floor by the transport means 10, while the germination room 3 is seeded in the sowing room 2. The next growth tray 7 is sent by the transport means 10. The growing tray 7 sent to the greening room 4 stays in the greening room 4 for 6 to 8 days so that the germinated seedlings are greened and grown.

Then, the growing tray 7 which has finished the greening and growth in the greening chamber 4 is sent to the curing chamber 5 by the conveying means 10, while the germination is completed in the germination chamber 3 in the greening chamber 4. The next growing tray 7 is sent by the transport means 10. Then, the growth tray 7 sent to the curing chamber 5 is
By staying in the curing chamber 5 for 6 to 8 days, the curing and growth is completed, and the growth tray 7 after the curing and growth is taken out of the curing chamber 5 by the transporting means 10, while the curing chamber 5 has The next growth tray 7 after the completion of greening and growth in the greening room 4 is sent.

In the germination in the germination chamber 3,
When each growth tray 7 is stored at a predetermined position in the germination chamber 3, the nutrient solution inlet pipes 7a and the outlet pipes 7b at both ends of one side of the growth tray 7 are connected to the socket pipes 12 and 13 provided on the building 1 side. By connecting by inserting each, water for germination is supplied from the one socket pipe 12 into the growth tray 7 and discharged from the other socket pipe 13.

Further, even in the case of greening growth in the greening room 4 and hardening growth in the hardening room 5, when the respective growth trays 7 are housed in predetermined positions in the greening room 4 and the hardening room 5, the growth trays concerned are stored. The seedlings are grown in the growth tray 7 by connecting the nutrient solution inlet pipe 7a and the outlet pipe 7b at both ends of one side in 7 into the socket pipes 14, 15, 16, 17 provided on the building 1 side, respectively. The nutrient solution for supplying is supplied from one of the socket tubes 14 and 16 and discharged from the other socket tubes 15 and 17.

Further, after the grown seedlings are taken out from the growth tray 7 at the side portions of the seeding chamber 2 and the hardening chamber 5,
The collecting means 18 is provided so as to return the empty growth tray 7 to the seeding chamber 2. That is, the growth tray 7 taken out from the curing chamber 5 is transferred from the pair of running rails 18a to a belt conveyor 18b extending in a direction perpendicular to the running rails 18a, and the growth tray 7 is moved by the belt conveyor 18b. By passing through the winding device 18c in the longitudinal direction of the growth floor 8, each growth floor 8 having undergone seedling growth is taken out from the growth tray 7 in a rolled-up manner, and is emptied to an empty growth state. The tray 7 is slid on the inclined conveyor 18d going from the second floor to the first floor so that the tray 7 is stacked on the stock position of the empty growing tray, thereby making it possible to continuously grow seedlings using the growing tray. You can do it.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical sectional front view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line IV-IV of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a growth tray.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a collecting means.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Building 2 Seeding Room 3 Germination Room 4 Greening Room 5 Curing Room 7 Growth Tray 8 Growth Floor 10 Transfer Means 18 Recovery Means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A first floor part formed by arranging a seeding room for seeding seeds on a growth floor loaded in a growth tray and a germination room for germinating the seeds, and a second floor part formed with a greening room and a hardening room. The seedling growing apparatus, further comprising: a feeding means for feeding the growth tray from the seeding chamber to the germination chamber, from the germination chamber to the greening chamber, and from the greening chamber to the hardening chamber. 2. A first floor part formed by arranging a seeding room for seeding seeds on a growth floor loaded in a growth tray and a germination room for germinating the seeds, and a second floor part formed with a greening room and a hardening room. Along with, the growth tray from the seeding room to the germination room, from the germination room to the greening room, equipped with a transporting means to transport each from the greening room to the curing chamber, further, the curing chamber and the side of the seeding chamber. A seedling growing apparatus, characterized in that the portion is provided with a collecting means for taking out grown seedlings from the growing tray and then returning an empty growth tray to the seeding chamber.