JPS6017484B2 - plant cultivation equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

1518757 Treating plants O RUTHNER 9 Aug 1976 [26 Jan 1976] 33150/76 Heading A1E Seeds on a substrate are carried by a continuously moving conveyor arrangement through an environment favourable to root formation, and the root fleece thus formed is transferred to a conveyor carrying it through an environment favourable to shoot formation. Two endless conveyors 1', 1" are arranged with flights 4 aligned vertically and moving upwardly over a run 3 One flight of each pair has a groove 7 on which a bar 8 is placed. Carrier material 5 is cut from a roll 6 and placed over the bar 8 and lowest flights 4 in run 3 and seed poured thereon. A frame 9 may be temporarily placed on the carrier 5 to retain the seeds thereon. The carrier moves upwardly and root formation occurs. At the top of the run hooks 10 on a conveyor 2 engage the bar 8 and lift it, together with the root-fleece-envelopped carrier 5, off the conveyors 1', 1". The root fleece is then carried by the conveyor 2 through a conditioning chamber where it can be sprayed with water and/or nutrient solution or dipped in a nutrient bath at the lower ends of the conveyor runs. At a point 12 a carpet of plants has developed and is ready for removal. Specification 1457920 is referred to.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an apparatus for cultivating plants in a factory other than in the conventional field.

In this device, seeds are held on the seed carrier in an environment that promotes root formation until the root hair cover surrounds the seed carrier, and then transferred to an environment that promotes shoot formation. . Australian Republic Patent Specification No. 316912' provides a method for growing succulent plants.

According to this method, the root hair cover is grown from seeds and their carrier material in layers that overlap each other to form a laminated part, and each layer is placed on the horizontal bar of a circulation device in an air-conditioned room, so that the layer becomes a horizontal bar. Stretch around the center and hang symmetrically on both sides from the center. The object of the invention is to improve this known method so that by simple means each layer can be transformed separately from each other into root hairs and then transferred to a circulating device for shoot formation. .

This object can be achieved by the method according to the invention mentioned at the outset.

That is, the seeds are placed on a conveyor rack in each layer at intervals within a conveyor-type lifting device. In this conveyor-type lifting device, each layer is maintained at a constant interval while the root hair cover is being formed as it rises toward a turning point, and at this turning point, each layer is transferred to a circulation device for shoot formation. According to the present invention,
The device for carrying out this method is provided with two circulation elements forming a conveyor lifting device with a common circulation path in between, each of these circulation elements with a complementary conveyor being connected to an opposite conveyor. It has supports formed by placing crossbars across adjacent ends of the device to convey each layer. below,
An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the additional drawings. In each figure, the device according to the invention consists of a conveyor lifting device 1 and a circulating device 2 cooperating therewith. The conveyor type lifting device 1 has one circulation element 1', 1'',
These circulation elements 1', 1'' perform a circulation movement in a vertical plane and form a common circulation path 3. Each circulation element 1', 1'' has, for example, a plate-shaped transporting odor 4 spaced at equal intervals in the vertical direction. However, in the area of the common circulation path 3, in the vicinity of the lower turning point of this circulation element 1', 1'', the two opposite conveyance odors 4 meet to form a common support, which supports the following: circulation element 1',
1" up to the upper turning position where each carrier 4
This circulation element 1', 1'' is driven in such a way that it separates again. This circulation movement takes place in a very elaborate manner depending on the growth rate of the root hair cover. In the case of some plants, the support takes several days, for example 4 days, to reach from the lower turning position to that of the upper one.In the area at the bottom of the support formed by the conveying odor 4, the conveying material 5 in the form of a strip, in this example a roll 6, is wound. A supply of long strips of paper is guided onto the support and cut, so that the support is covered over its entire surface with the paper strips of this conveyance material. A groove 7 is provided on one side of the odor to carry a horizontal bar 8. The function of this horizontal bar will be described later.
Furthermore, a frame 9 is provided to enclose the seeds placed on the transport material (see Figure 3). Next, let us explain the circulation device 2.

The circulation device 2 has two chains or cables 11, one for each cable 11. Keys 10 are provided at intervals to hold both ends of each horizontal bar 8. Both chains or cables 1
1 is isolated only in the carrier material 5. Next, let us explain the function of this device.

Once the two conveying materials 4 of adjacent circulation elements 1', 1'' form a common support, a crossbar 8 is inserted and the conveying material 5
is carried onto a support and cut to size therein. A frame 9 is then placed over it and the seeds are poured into it. The layer thus formed rises at a predetermined rate of circulation, so as to provide the necessary space and time for the next layer to be formed.
Each layer thus formed rises, during which time it is exposed to the influence of an artificially or naturally created environment that promotes the formation of the root hair coat. As soon as each layer reaches the upper turning position of the circulation element 1', 1'', the hook 1 of the chain or cable 11
Once the horizontal bar 8 has arrived, the frame 9 is first removed, and the root coat formed therebetween is lifted from the support constituted by the carrier 4 to allow shoot formation. Transfer to the growing room where it will be promoted. When the root hairs are lifted up, they are carried symmetrically so that they straddle the transverse 8) and are carried into an air-conditioned room where they are sprayed with water and/or nutrient solution, or in a lower redirection position. It is immersed in a nutrient solution. In the area of the turning point 12, where the cable 11 of the circulation device 2 returns to the conveyor lifting device 1, the layer of vegetation that has grown in the meantime is harvested and put to use.

It goes without saying that various changes may be made to the design of the transport odor 4 and the circulation device 2 of the conveyor lifting device 1 without departing from the scope of the invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention are enumerated as follows.

1. Seeds are held in the above-mentioned transportation village in an environment favorable for root formation until the root hair cover grows to wrap around the transport material, and then the seeds are transferred and held in an environment favorable for shoot formation. In the plant cultivation method, the above-mentioned seeds are transported in layers separated from each other in a conveyor-type lifting device, and after continuing to rise during the root formation period and reaching the position where the direction is changed, each of the above-mentioned layers is used for shoot formation. A method of cultivating plants characterized by harvesting them using a circulation device.

2 comprising two circulation elements constituting a conveyor-type lifting device with a common circulation path, said circulation elements forming a support carrying at least one layer with opposing transport odors, said layer being Apparatus for use in carrying out the method of embodiment 1, characterized in that it is mounted on the support having a crossbar disposed across the adjacent end of the carrier.

3 In the second embodiment described above, at least one of each pair of carriers has a base that accommodates the horizontal bar.

4. The device according to embodiments 2 or 3 above includes an element for feeding a strip of carrier material in the vicinity of the lowermost support.

5. In any one of the embodiments 2 to 4 above, a frame is provided to enclose the seeds on the transport material.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of the apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a conveyor-type lifting device, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view showing transportation odor, etc. 1 is a conveyor-type lifting device, 1', 1'' is a circulation element, 2 is a circulation device for shoot formation, 3 is a common circulation path, 4, 4 is a pair of transporting odors forming a support body, 5 is a transporting device, 8 is the horizontal bar and 9 is the frame. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 3

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1 A conveyor-type lifting device having a plurality of supports that move vertically at intervals from each other, and a circulation device having a portion adjacent to the top of the conveyor-type lifting device, each of the supports having a sheet-like structure. of the seed carrier material on the horizontal bars on the supports, and the circulation device engages the horizontal bars on the supports to remove the carrier materials and root hair cover from each of the supports. A plant cultivation device characterized in that the plant cultivation device is configured to remove the plant, transfer it to the circulation device, and hold it during the shoot formation period.