KR101708432B1

KR101708432B1 - Apparatus for growing a mushroom

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Publication number: KR101708432B1
Application number: KR1020150063086A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 정병수; 도은경; 이상옥; 나승준
Original assignee: 주식회사 모든바이오
Priority date: 2015-05-06
Filing date: 2015-05-06
Publication date: 2017-02-21
Also published as: KR20160131218A

Abstract

The mushroom grower according to the present invention comprises: a main body having an inner space opened and closed by a door; A shelf mounted in an inner space of the main body and on which a cultivation container for mushroom cultivation is seated; A plurality of seating rails formed in a vertically erected bar shape and having a seating block on which an edge of the shelf is seated; An air circulation hole for introducing air into the internal space of the main body; A carbon dioxide outlet for discharging the carbon dioxide filled in the inner space of the main body to the outside; An illumination unit for irradiating light into the inner space of the main body; A spray nozzle for spraying water into the internal space of the main body; A drain hole formed in a bottom surface of the inner space of the main body; And a control unit for controlling an amount of air inflow into the internal space of the main body, an amount of water injection, and a light amount.

Description

{Apparatus for growing a mushroom}

The present invention relates to a mushroom growing apparatus for providing air, moisture and light quantity necessary for growth of mushrooms, and more particularly, to a mushroom growing apparatus for adjusting the air, moisture and light quantity supply according to the type of mushroom to be cultivated and the amount of mushroom to be cultivated Mushroom growers.

In general, mushroom is a form of fruiting body that can be identified by the parasitic eye in a wet place such as a rotten tree in a natural state.

These mushrooms are not only high in nutritional value but also have various pharmacological effects and consumption is increasing. Recently, many farmers are growing mushrooms.

In order to supply the nutrients to the seeds, the mushrooms are inoculated with the seeds in the medium or logs, and the mushrooms are harvested by aging and cultivation. Such mushroom cultivation is required to produce appropriate light, smooth ventilation, high temperature and high humidity environment, It is possible to cultivate only farmers and it is difficult to cultivate at home.

In order to solve the above problems, a mushroom growing machine (Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0413727) has been proposed to provide an ideal mushroom growing condition. However, the above-mentioned mushroom grower can supply water directly to the seaweed by inserting the hose into the seaweed formed in the cultivation pail to grow the mushroom, but it does not provide the cultivation environment with high humidity in accordance with the cultivation environment of the mushroom There was a problem. Further, since the humidity control is not smooth, it is difficult to control the moisture according to the growth process of the mushroom.

In addition, in the conventional mushroom cultivator, irrespective of the type of mushroom, the light quantity and the water supply amount are constantly provided according to the set value of the operator, so that a person without expert knowledge on mushroom cultivation provides ideal mushroom growing conditions There is a disadvantage that it can not be done. That is, even if conventional mushroom growers are used, mushroom cultivation is not possible without a professional mushroom growing farmer.

In addition, according to the amount of mushroom cultivated in a single cultivator, moisture, air and light quantity to be supplied to the interior of the cultivator should be appropriately controlled. Conventional mushroom cultivators are classified into two types according to the amount of mushroom cultivated in this way. And there is a disadvantage in that there is a limitation in improvement of mushroom production because there is no function of controlling light quantity and also there is no function of calculating the amount of mushroom cultivation inside the cultivator.

KR 10-0413727 B1

The present invention has been proposed in order to solve the above problems, and it is possible to automatically provide light, air and moisture suitable for mushroom growth, and automatically adjust light, air and water supply according to the kind and quantity of mushroom , And to provide a mushroom cultivation apparatus capable of reducing the amount of light and moisture that are unnecessarily supplied to a mushroom-free space, thereby reducing the cost of mushroom cultivation.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a mushroom cultivator comprising:

A main body having an inner space opened and closed by a door;

A plurality of shelves mounted on an inner space of the main body and on which a cultivation container for mushroom cultivation is seated;

A plurality of seating rails formed in a vertically erected bar shape and having a seating block on which an edge of the shelf is seated;

An air circulation hole for introducing air into the internal space of the main body;

A carbon dioxide outlet for discharging the carbon dioxide filled in the inner space of the main body to the outside;

An illumination unit for irradiating light into the inner space of the main body;

A spray nozzle for spraying water into the internal space of the main body;

A drain hole formed in a bottom surface of the inner space of the main body;

A control unit for controlling an air inflow amount, a water injection amount, and a light amount into the internal space of the main body;

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Further comprising a load sensor for measuring the weight of the shelf,

The control unit is configured to increase or decrease the air inflow amount, the water injection amount and the light amount into the main body internal space according to the weight of the shelf measured by the load sensor.

The load sensor is coupled to the seating rail to support the bottom surface of the seating block.

Further comprising an operation panel for inputting the type of mushroom to be cultivated,

The control unit controls the operation of the air circulation unit, the spray nozzle, and the illumination unit so that air, moisture, and light are supplied to the internal space of the main body by a predetermined amount according to the type of mushroom input to the operation panel.

Wherein the door is provided with a transparent window,

The temperature, humidity, light amount, and carbon dioxide ratio of the inside of the main body are output to the operation panel.

By using the mushroom grower according to the present invention, it is possible to automatically provide light, air and water suitable for mushroom growth, making it easier to cultivate mushroom, and the light, air, , It is possible to cultivate various kinds of mushrooms even without expert knowledge and experience in mushroom cultivation and it is possible to reduce the amount of light and water which are unnecessarily supplied to the space without mushroom, thereby reducing the cost of growing mushroom.

1 is a perspective view of a mushroom cultivator according to the present invention.
2 is a vertical sectional view of a mushroom cultivator according to the present invention showing a load sensor mounting structure.
3 is a use state diagram of a mushroom cultivator according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of a mushroom cultivator according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a mushroom cultivator according to the present invention.

The mushroom grower according to the present invention is an apparatus for artificially growing a mushroom 10 planted in a cultivation vessel 20 and includes a main body 100 having an inner space opened and closed by a door 110, A plurality of shelves 300 installed in the inner space of the shelf 300 to receive the cultivation container 20 and a seating block 210 formed in a vertically erected bar shape and capable of receiving the edges of the shelves 300, And a plurality of seating rails 200 provided with a plurality of seating rails 200 as basic components.

A plurality of the seating blocks 210 are vertically arranged on one seating rail 200 so that the user can appropriately adjust the seating height of the shelf 300 according to the size of the mushroom 10 to be cultivated have. Although only the structure in which the seating block 210 is fixedly coupled to the seating rail 200 is illustrated in the present embodiment, the number of the seating blocks 210 provided in one seating rail 200 may be reduced, The seating block 210 may be coupled to the seating rail 200 in a detachable manner.

At this time, the mushroom cultivator according to the present invention is configured such that air is introduced into the inner space of the main body 100 so that the periphery of the mushroom 10 seated on the shelf 300 can be maintained in an environment suitable for growing the mushroom 10 A carbon dioxide outlet 150 for discharging the carbon dioxide filled in the internal space of the main body 100 to the outside and an illumination unit 400 for irradiating light into the internal space of the main body 100 A spray nozzle 500 for spraying water into the inner space of the main body 100 and a drain 140 formed on the bottom surface of the inner space of the main body 100.

The air circulation hole 130 is provided with a blower (not shown) for blowing outside air into the main body 100. The blower may be any structure as long as it blows the outside air into the main body 100. The spray nozzles 500 are configured to atomize water supplied from the outside and spray the water around the mushrooms 10 mounted on the shelves 300. A plurality of Respectively. The blower and the injection nozzle 500 described above are widely used in the technical field of the present invention, and a detailed description of the internal structure and operation principle thereof is omitted.

Meanwhile, the illumination unit 400 is a device for irradiating light required for growth of the mushroom 10 in place of the sun, and may be equipped with an LED lamp to reduce power consumption, A three-wavelength lamp may be installed. At this time, the illumination unit 400 is formed so as to extend in the vertical direction so as to uniformly irradiate light to all the mushrooms 10 seated on the respective shelves 300.

Although a plurality of the illumination units 400 may be spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance in the vertical direction as in the case of the injection nozzles 500, , And it is preferable that it is formed into a bar shape having an upper and a lower length as shown in this embodiment.

In addition, in order for the mushroom 10 to grow effectively, the air inflow amount, the water injection amount, and the light amount to be supplied to the mushroom 10 side must be maintained at a certain level. The mushroom- And a control unit 700 for automatically controlling the water injection amount and the light amount within a predetermined range, respectively. When the control unit 700 is provided, the user checks the air inflow amount, the water injection amount, the light amount, and the like in the main body 100 and outputs the output of the air circulation hole 130, the injection nozzle 500, and the illumination unit 400 There is no need to adjust them individually, which makes it easier to grow the mushroom 10.

On the other hand, since the air flow rate, water amount and light amount most suitable for the growth of the mushroom 10 differ depending on the type of the mushroom 10, the amount of air supplied to the inside of the main body 100, It is preferable that the amount of water injection and the amount of light be set differently. For example, when the mushroom 10 to be cultivated is a mushroom 10 that grows well in an environment with high water content, the amount of water spray must be increased. When the mushroom 10 to be grown is a mushroom 10 that grows well in the shade The amount of light should be reduced.

In order to solve the above problems, the mushroom grower according to the present invention is provided with an operation panel 120 for inputting the type of mushroom 10 to be cultivated outside the main body 100, The air circulation hole 130 and the injection nozzle 500 are connected to each other so that air, moisture, and light are supplied to the internal space of the main body 100 by a predetermined amount according to the type of the mushroom 10 input to the operation panel 120. [ And the operation of the illumination unit 400 is preferably controlled.

The air flow rate, the amount of water, and the amount of light required for each type of mushroom 10 are preset in the process of producing the mushroom grower, and the user can operate the operation panel 120 to input the type of the mushroom 10 The environment inside the main body 100 can be maintained in an environment optimized for the growth of the mushroom 10, thereby maximizing the production of the mushroom 10.

It is preferable that a transparent window 112 is provided on the door 110 so that the user can visually confirm the state of the mushroom 10 even when the door 110 is closed. Humidity, light amount, and carbon dioxide ratio of the inside of the main body 100 are output to the operation panel 120 so that the user can grasp the user's numerical values. In order to easily change the installation position, It is preferable that a wheel 160 is provided on the bottom surface of the housing. At this time, separate sensors (not shown) for measuring temperature, humidity, light amount, and carbon dioxide ratio should be provided in the main body 100, respectively. The sensor for measuring the temperature, the sensor for measuring the humidity, the sensor for measuring the light amount, and the sensor for measuring the carbon dioxide ratio are already widely commercialized in various fields, and detailed descriptions of the sensors will be omitted.

2 is a vertical sectional view of a mushroom cultivator according to the present invention showing a load sensor 600 mounting structure.

Even if the environment inside the main body 100, that is, the air flow rate, the humidity and the light amount inside the main body 100 are set suitably for the mushroom 10 to be cultivated, the mushrooms 10 The air flow rate, the humidity, the light amount, and the like need to be slightly adjusted according to the amount of the air flow.

Even if the humidity inside the main body 100 is 80%, the amount of the mushroom 10 growing inside the main body 100 is large, for example, because the proper humidity of the mushroom 10 to be cultivated is 80% Sufficient moisture is not supplied to each mushroom 10 so that the mushroom 10 can not ideally grow. That is, if the amount of mushrooms 10 in the main body 100 is equal to or greater than the reference value, the humidity inside the main body 100 must be maintained at 80%, for example, 85% There may be cases of receiving.

Therefore, the mushroom cultivator according to the present invention may be configured such that the air inflow amount, the water injection amount, and the light amount are decreased or decreased at a predetermined ratio according to the amount of the mushroom 10 filled in the main body 100. At this time, the mushrooms 10 to be filled in the main body 100 are placed in the cultivation vessel 20 and placed on the shelf 300, and the weight of the shelf 300 is measured to measure the weight of the mushrooms 10) can be utilized.

That is, the mushroom cultivator according to the present invention further includes a load sensor 600 for measuring the weight of the shelf 300 in the positive direction, and the controller 700 controls the weight of the shelf 300 measured by the load sensor 600 The amount of air inflow to the internal space of the main body 100, the water injection amount and the light amount may be increased or decreased according to the weight of the main body 100.

If the amount of air inflow, the amount of water spray, and the amount of light are increased or decreased according to the amount of the mushrooms 10, it is possible to provide an environment optimized for the growth of the mushrooms 10 regardless of the amount of the mushrooms 10 to be cultivated There is an advantage of maximizing the production of bar and mushroom (10).

At this time, the load sensor 600 for measuring the weight of the shelf 300 may be coupled to the seating rail 200 to support the bottom surface of the seating block 210 as shown in FIG. 2, (Not shown). However, if the load sensor 600 is configured to directly support the shelf 300, the load sensor 600 may be exposed to the outside, resulting in deterioration of the appearance and damage to the load sensor 600 due to an external impact. The load sensor 600 is preferably mounted within the seat rail 200 to support the bottom surface of the seat block 210, as shown in the present embodiment.

3 is a use state diagram of a mushroom cultivator according to the present invention.

2, when the weight of the shelf 300 is measured to increase or decrease the air inflow amount, the water injection amount, and the light amount into the internal space of the main body 100, the mushrooms 10, the amount of air inflow, the amount of water spray, and the amount of light are differentially supplied to each shelf 300 side.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, two cultivating containers 20 are seated on the shelves 300 located on the upper side, the cultivating containers 20 are not seated on the shelves 300 located in the middle, When the four cultivation containers 20 are mounted on the lower shelf 300, the upper injection nozzle 500 emits a smaller amount of water, and the upper injection nozzle 500 emits a smaller amount of water. The spray nozzle 500 located at the lower side does not spray moisture and can spray unnecessary water by spraying a large amount of water. The amount of air inflow and the amount of light can also be configured to be differentially supplied depending on the weight of the cultivation vessel 20 that is seated on each shelf 300. Of course, in order to differentially supply the air inflow amount to each shelf 300, at least one air circulation opening 130 is provided for each of the shelves 300 corresponding to each shelf 300, The lighting of the illumination unit 400 should be controllable on a site-by-site basis.

As described above, if the air inflow amount, the water injection amount, and the light amount are configured to be differentially supplied according to the amount of the cultivation container 20 seated on each shelf 300, unnecessary energy wastage can be prevented, ) It has the advantage of reducing the cost of cultivation.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the scope of the present invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments. It will also be appreciated that many modifications and variations will be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the present invention.

10: Mushroom 20: Cultivation vessel
100: main body 110: door
112: Transparent window 120: Operation panel
130: air circulation hole 140: drain hole
150: Carbon dioxide outlet 160: Wheel
200: seat rail 210: seating block
300: Shelf 400: Lighting unit
500: injection nozzle 600: load sensor
700:

Claims

A main body 100 having an internal space opened and closed by a door 110; A plurality of shelves 300 mounted on the inner space of the main body 100 and on which a cultivation container 20 for growing mushrooms 10 is placed; A plurality of seating rails 200 formed in a vertically erected bar shape and having a seating block 210 on which the edges of the shelf 300 can be placed; An air circulation port 130 for introducing air into the internal space of the main body 100; A carbon dioxide outlet 150 for discharging the carbon dioxide filled in the inner space of the main body 100 to the outside; An illumination unit 400 for irradiating light into the internal space of the main body 100; An injection nozzle 500 for spraying water into the internal space of the main body 100; A drain 140 formed on a bottom surface of the inner space of the main body 100; And a control unit (700) for controlling an air inflow amount, a water injection amount and a light amount into the internal space of the main body (100)
Further comprising a load sensor (600) for measuring the weight of the shelf (300)
Wherein the control unit 700 differentially supplies an air inflow amount, a moisture spray amount, and a light amount to each of the shelves 300 according to the weight of the shelf 300 measured by the load sensor 600. [

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the lighting unit (400) is formed to extend vertically in a vertical direction so as to uniformly light the mushroom (10) seated on each shelf (300).

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the load sensor (600) is coupled to the seating rail (200) to support the bottom surface of the seating block (210).

The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising an operation panel (120) for inputting the type of mushroom (10) to be cultivated,
The control unit 700 may control the operation of the air conditioner 100 such that air, moisture, and light are supplied to the internal space of the main body 100 by a predetermined amount according to the type of the mushroom 10 input to the operation panel 120 130, the spray nozzle (500), and the illumination unit (400).

The method of claim 4,
The door 110 is provided with a transparent window 112,
Wherein the operation panel (120) outputs temperature, humidity, light amount, and carbon dioxide ratio of the inside of the main body (100).