KR101898590B1 - Bed assembly for hydroponic system - Google Patents

Abstract

In particular, the present invention relates to a hydroponic bed assembly for hydroponic cultivation, and more particularly, to a hydroponic plant for growing hydroponic plants, which comprises a nutrient solution reservoir for containing a nutrient solution, a plurality of columns arranged in the nutrient solution accommodated in the nutrient solution reservoir, And a bad holder plate that adjusts the predetermined spacing distance of the plurality of badges to be stretchable or contractible according to the growth size of the cultivated plant, It is advantageous to provide a stable distance for hydroponic cultivation by giving a proper distance depending on the growth size.

Description

{Bed assembly for hydroponic system}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a badass cultivation badass assembly, and more particularly, to a badass cultivation badass assembly capable of adjusting a bad gap according to the growth rate and size of a growing crop.

Hydroponic cultivation is simply a cultivation method that produces crops without soil. When growing plants, soil may be absent, but water must be present. Nutrients that need plants are fed with nutrient solution dissolved in water. The nutrient solution can be supplied directly to plant roots or in a wet manner in an inert medium serving as a root support, such as a rock wool.

However, irrespective of the feeding method of the nutrient solution described above, a plurality of beds to be cultivated as individual units must be provided.

In the multiple beds, the root of each plant is fixed and fixed, and the lower end of the fixed bed is immersed in the nutrient solution so that nutrients in the nutrient solution are absorbed into the root.

However, prior art hydroponic bed assemblies require adjustment of spacing between beds depending on the growth rate and size of the crop.

Japanese Patent Registration No. JP2004033034A (Jun. 26, 2002) (hereinafter referred to as "prior art document") well discloses the principle of controlling the spacing between beds. More specifically, the plant cultivation apparatus of the prior art is configured to connect pulleys of at least two cultivated beds to adjust the spacing between beds according to the needs of the operator.

However, the plant cultivation apparatus of the prior art is somewhat complicated in the combination of the overall components in addition to the constitution such as the belt or the pulley necessary for various link structures for pulley installation, while it is difficult to fix the nutrient supply line, .

In addition, the plant cultivation apparatus of the prior art is required to rigidly install a separate fixed frame (refer to reference numeral 11 in Fig. 1 of the prior art document) for the installation of the pulley, while a cultivation bed suspended from the link structure of the pulley is vertically It is difficult to control the distance in the direction of the multiple axes by adjusting the distance by moving only the one side.

In addition, the plant cultivation apparatus of the prior art is intended to provide a movable cultivated bed for the main purpose of making the most use of the working path for the work, and is not related to the act of controlling the spacing There is a problem that it is difficult to arrange the bar and the multi-stage cultivation badbeds of three or more stages.

When the artificial light source is applied as a light source required for cultivated plants, the plant cultivation apparatus of the prior art document is constructed such that when the cultivated bed is moved by the pulley to swing up and down, the distance of the cultivated plants from the artificial light source is different There is a problem that a uniform effect can not be exhibited.

Document 1. Japanese Patent JP2004033034A (Jun. 28, 2002)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide a badass cultivation badass assembly in which a gap can be adjusted by a simple structure.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a hydration platform for hydroponic cultivation, which enables adjustment of the gap distance in the direction of multiple axes, thereby enabling efficient design of a work space.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a hydration platform for hydroponic cultivation, which is designed so that three or more stages of multi-stage cultivation beds can be arranged in the vertical direction.

Finally, it is another object of the present invention to provide a hydration planting badass assembly which is designed so that a multi-stage cultivation bed can be arranged in a horizontal direction when an artificial light source is applied, thereby forming a distance from a uniform artificial light source do.

A preferred embodiment of the hydroponic cultivation bed assembly according to the present invention comprises a nutrient solution storing portion in which a nutrient solution is accommodated, a plurality of rows of the nutrient solutions stored in the nutrient solution storing portion, And a bad holder plate for restraining and fixing the predetermined distance of the plurality of badges according to the growth size of the cultivated plant.

Here, the bad holder plate may include a plurality of folding surfaces for connecting the plurality of holder surfaces through which the plurality of bad holes are arranged and the adjacent holder surfaces to each other, Plane.

The plurality of folding surfaces may be bent at one end to one of the holder surfaces (hereinafter, referred to as 'first holder surface') and the other end may be connected to another holder surface adjacent to the first holder surface (Hereinafter, referred to as a 'second holder surface'), and upper surfaces corresponding to the middle between the first holder surface and the second holder surface may be bent so as to face each other.

The bad holder plate may be provided with through holes passing vertically between four folding surfaces connecting the four holder surfaces and the four holder surfaces.

Further, the nutrient solution reservoir may be provided with a frame engaging portion for engaging the bottom edge of the bad holder plate.

In addition, the rim portion may be formed in a stepped vertical section having an 'a' shape on the inner surface of the upper end of the peripheral wall forming the rim of the nutrient solution reservoir.

The nutrient solution reservoir may be provided with a plurality of through-hole support portions for supporting the bottom edge of the lower periphery of the through-hole formed in the bad holder plate.

The through hole support portion may include a support block protruding upward from the bottom surface of the nutrient solution reservoir and a through-hole retaining protrusion formed in a vertical section of 'B' shape along the upper edge of the support block .

The plurality of folding surfaces may be formed of a flexible material capable of bending the one end, the other end, and the middle portion of the folding surface, and the remaining portions except the one end, the other end, It can be made of a steel material without bending.

In addition, two shaft holes are formed in the plurality of folding surfaces arranged in the same row or in the same row and horizontally straight through the one end, the other end and the intermediate portion in a bent state, The auxiliary shaft may be detachably disposed through the auxiliary shaft.

According to the hydroponic cultivation badass assembly according to the present invention, the following various effects can be achieved.

First, since the bad holder plate is folded or unfolded according to the growth size of the cultivated plant, the distance between the bad pads is adjusted so that the complicated configuration is not required, and the product design is easy.

Secondly, it is possible to efficiently utilize the resultant work space in which the multi-stage arrangement of the bad is possible in three or more stages in the direction of the multi-axis and the direction of the vertical direction.

Third, since the multi-stage cultivation bed can be arranged in the horizontal direction, an effective artificial light source can be applied.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a case where a growth size of a cultivated plant is small according to a preferred embodiment of a hydroponic cultivation badass assembly according to the present invention,
Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of Fig. 1,
FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a large growth size of a cultivated plant according to another embodiment of the hydridic cultivation bed assembly according to the present invention,
Fig. 4 is an exploded perspective view of Fig. 3,
FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1,
5B is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in Fig. 3,
FIG. 5C is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC in FIG. 3,
FIG. 6 is a process chart showing the distance between beds according to the growth size of cultivated plants,
7A is a process diagram illustrating an arrangement of a multi-stage cultivation bed in a vertical direction according to a growth size of a cultivated plant,
FIG. 7B is a process diagram illustrating the arrangement of the multi-stage cultivation bed in the horizontal direction according to the growth size of cultivated plants.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary terms and the inventor may appropriately define the concept of the term in order to best describe its invention It should be construed as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. It should be noted that the embodiments described in the present specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention, It should be understood that various equivalents and modifications are possible.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, a detailed description will be given of a badminton cultivation bed assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention with reference to the drawings.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a case where a growth size of a cultivated plant is small, which is a preferred embodiment of a hydroponic cultivation badass assembly according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of Fig. 1, FIG. 4A is an exploded perspective view of FIG. 3, FIG. 5A is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5B is a cross-sectional view of BB Fig. 5C is a cross-sectional view taken along line CC in Fig. 3. Fig.

1 to 4, a hydration cultivation bed assembly 1 according to the present invention comprises a nutrient solution storage section 10 in which a nutrient solution is contained, and a nutrient storage section 10 in which a portion of the nutrient solution contained in the nutrient solution storage section 10 is immersed, A plurality of beds 20 in which a plurality of rows 20 are arranged so as to have a spacing distance of a plurality of beds 20 to be cultivated by the cultivated plants, And a bad holder plate (30) for adjusting the spacing distance in a stretchable manner.

Here, the bad holder plate 30 has a structure in which a plurality of holder surfaces 31, in which a plurality of bosses 20 are passed through, and an adjacent holder surface 31 are interconnected and folded, 31), respectively, to adjust the spacing distance.

However, the plurality of badges 20 may be arranged to pass through the plurality of holder surfaces 31. However, according to the embodiment, the plurality of badges 20 may be provided in the holder surface 31, May be provided. It is a matter of course that a plurality of perforations can be formed in the bad and bad accommodating portions so that the nutrient solution stored in the nutrient solution storing portion 10 outside can permeate.

When the plurality of the bosses 20 are disposed in the through hole 33 formed in the holder surface 31, the upper edge portion is formed so as to be stepped, and the upper holder surface 31 of the through- The upper edge of the upper rim can be caught and seated.

On the contrary, when the plurality of badges 20 are accommodated in the plurality of bed accommodating portions formed on the holder surface 31, it is not necessary that the upper edge portions are formed separately, but the weight is increased when the cultivation of the cultivated plant is performed It is a matter of course that the upper edge portion may be formed so as to be stepped in order to prevent the bad reception portion from being damaged. The stepped upper edge portion of the bad can be engaged with the holder surface 31 located at the upper end of the bad receiving portion to disperse the entire weight of the cultivated plant to the holder surface 31 side.

1 to 4, one end of the folding surface 35 is connected to one of the holder surfaces 31 (hereinafter, referred to as a 'first holder surface') so as to be bent And the other end is bent to be connected to another holder surface 31 (hereinafter referred to as a 'second holder surface') adjacent to the first holder surface 31, and the first holder surface 31 and the second holder surface 31 The upper surfaces corresponding to the middle between the holder surfaces 31 may be connected so as to be bent so as to face each other.

Here, the holder surface 31 is formed to have a square shape as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, and the folding surface 35 is formed by connecting adjacent holder surfaces 31 having a square shape It is preferable to have a square or rectangular shape at the limit.

The length between one side and the other side of the folding surface 35, which can substantially control the separation distance between the first holder surface 31 and the second holder surface 31, is determined by the type of cultivated plant, The optimum interval between the plants can be set considering this.

1 and 2, when the cultivated plant is small in size, the folding surface 35 has a portion corresponding to the middle between the first holder surface 31 and the second holder surface 31 downward Folded and immersed in the nutrient solution stored in the nutrient solution reservoir 10. At this time, it is preferable that the folding surface 35 is formed so as to have a sheath of a waterproof material that does not permeate the nutrient solution.

2, the nutrient solution stored in the nutrient solution reservoir 10 is supplied to the folding surface 35 so that the nutrient solution flows from the bottom of one of the holder surfaces 31 to the lower portion of the adjacent holder surface 31 At least two perforated flow holes 36 may be formed. This is to prevent the nutrient solution stored in the nutrient solution reservoir 10 from being stuck at one place by the folded folding surface 35. [

The two flow holes 36 are preferably formed as close to the lower end as possible when the folding surface 35 is fully folded and are preferably formed at positions mutually corresponding to one side surface and the other side surface so as to prevent flow interference of the nutrient solution .

4, four adjacent holder surfaces 31 and four folding surfaces 35 connecting the four holder surfaces 31 are vertically and horizontally disposed in the bad holder plate 30. [ Through holes 33 may be formed.

2, when the folding surface 35 of the bad holder plate 30 is folded, the through holes 33 are formed in such a manner that the holder surfaces 31 constituting the upper surface thereof are adjacent to each other, However, in a state in which the folding surface 35 of the bad holder plate 30 is unfolded, as shown in FIG. 4, the distance between the holder surfaces 31 constituting the upper surface of the bad holder plate 30 is adjusted, Do.

On the other hand, the nutrient solution reservoir 10 may be provided with a rim 11 at which the bottom edge of the bad holder plate 30 is hooked.

More specifically, the nutrient solution reservoir 10 is formed to have a rectangular upper portion and an inner space of a rectangular parallelepiped so that the nutrient solution is stored therein. The rim portion 11 has a front wall, a rear wall, And may be formed in a stepped shape with a vertical cross-section on the inner surface of the upper end of the peripheral wall made of left and right side walls.

However, in the case of the nutrient solution storage section 10A in which the bad holder plate 30 on which cultivated plants in the early stage of growth are planted, the distance occupied for growing the cultivated plants is set to be small as shown in Fig. 2 Since the lower end of the folding surface 35 or the lower end of the bed is seated on the bottom surface of the nutrient solution reservoir 10 in a state in which the folding surface 35 is completely folded, It is not necessary to form the electrode 11.

However, after the cultivated plant grows to some extent, as shown in Fig. 4, the need for adjusting the spacing distance between the pads is increased, It is preferable that the frame 10B is provided with the frame engagement portion 11 described above so that the folding surface 35 forming part of the frame of the bad holder plate 30 is prevented from sagging downward.

A part of the outer lower surface of the folding surface 35 located below the holder surface 31 and the folding surface 35 is seated in the frame engaging portion 11 when the folding surface 35 is fully opened Can be supported.

4, a plurality of through-hole supporting portions 12 for supporting bottom edge portions around the plurality of through-holes 33 formed in the bad holder plate 30 are formed in the nutrient solution storing portion 10 .

The through hole support portion 12 is formed so that the plurality of through holes 33 formed in the bad holder plate 30 are exposed to the outside only in a state in which the folding surface 35 is completely opened It is sufficient to understand that the above-described bad holder plate 30 is formed only in the nutrient solution storing portion 10B on which the above-described bad holder plate 30 is seated. That is, the through-hole supporting portion 12 is provided only in the nutrient solution storing portion 10B which is seated in a completely unfolded state due to the need to adjust a certain spacing distance between the bad-holder plate 30 to be cultivated .

That is, when the folding surface 35 of the bad holder plate 30 is completely unfolded, the bottom edge of the bad holder plate 30 is supported so as to be prevented from being sagged by the above-mentioned frame engaging portion 11, The through hole 33 which can not be supported by the latching part 11 can be supported so that the edge of the bottom surface around the through hole 33 is seated on the through hole support part 12 to prevent sagging.

The through hole supporting part 12 is provided with a supporting block 13 protruding upward from the bottom surface of the nutrient solution reservoir 10 and a vertical block having a vertical "" shape along the upper edge of the supporting block 13 And a through-hole latching jaw (15) formed thereon.

The upper surface of the through hole support portion 12 is formed so as to be smaller than the area of the through hole 33 formed when the bad holder plate 30 is completely unfolded and the through hole holding jaw 15 Is preferably formed so as to engage at least the lower edge of the through-hole 33.

The upper surface of the through hole support portion 12 may be exposed through the through hole 33 to protrude upward by a predetermined height when the bad holder plate 30 is seated.

5A to 5C, the plurality of folding surfaces 35 are formed of a flexible material capable of bending at one end, the other end, and the middle of the folded surface, The remaining part except for the area where the bending is not made can be made of a steel material.

However, the material of the plurality of folding surfaces 35 is not necessarily implemented as described above. That is, the bad holder plate 30 includes a holder plate (not shown in the figure) that forms the holder surface 31, one side folding plate 35a and one side of the folding surface 35 that form one side of the folding surface 35 The other side folding plate 35b forming the other side and being integrally injection-molded so as to enclose the holder plate, the one-side folding plate 35a and the other-side folding plate 35b with the outer skin of the flexible material being continuous Will be taken for granted.

Here, the folding surface 35 may be provided to be connected to a lower position relative to the holder surface 31, as referenced in Figures 5A-5C, and when the folding surface 35 is fully extended, 5B, the upper surface of the through-hole support portion 12 is engaged with the surface of the holder surface 31, As shown in FIG.

Meanwhile, a plurality of shaft holes 37 may be formed in the plurality of folding surfaces 35. The shaft hole 37 is formed in a state in which a plurality of folding surfaces 35 are folded, that is, one end connected to the one holder plate 35a and the other end connected to the other holder plate 35b, Two folding faces 35 disposed in the same row or in the same row may be formed on one folding face 35 so as to pass through the folding faces 35 in a straight horizontal direction.

The shaft hole 37 may be detachably attached to the auxiliary shaft 50.

The auxiliary shaft 50 is disposed in the vicinity of the current nutrient solution storage section 10A (hereinafter referred to as " nutrient solution storage section ") when the cultivated plant grown in the bad holder plate 30 in the fully folded state of the folding surface 35 grows to a certain size, (Hereinafter referred to as' second storage portion 10B ') in which the bad holder plate 30 with the folding surface 35 extended from the first storage portion 10A' Quot;), which can be used as an auxiliary tool.

FIG. 6 is a process diagram showing the distance between beds according to the growth size of cultivated plants.

6, the embodiment of the hydroponic cultivation bed assembly 1 according to the present invention includes a plurality of first storage portions 10A having two sizes and a plurality of second storage portions 10B Lt; / RTI >

In addition, as shown in FIG. 6, fifteen holder surfaces 31 are formed on one bad holder plate 30 so that a plurality of bad sheets are arranged in three rows and five rows (or five rows and three rows) A plurality of folding surfaces 35 connecting the respective holder surfaces 31 may be formed.

6 (a), each of the bad holder plates 30 is placed on the plurality of first storage portions 10A with the folding surface 35 folded and placed Thereby allowing cultivated plants to be grown intensively.

However, when cultivated plants grow to some extent, as shown in FIG. 6B, each of the bad holder plates 30 is exposed from the plurality of first storage portions 10A and is transported to the second storage portion 10B It is preferable to construct a stable cultivation environment of the cultivated plant by increasing the spacing distance between the beds in a state in which the folding surface 35 is completely opened.

FIG. 7A is a process diagram illustrating the arrangement of the multi-stage cultivation bed in the vertical direction according to the growth size of the cultivated plant, and FIG. 7B is a view illustrating the arrangement of the multi-stage cultivation bed in the horizontal direction according to the growth size of the cultivated plant It is a process diagram.

As shown in FIG. 7A, the hydroponic rearrangement badge assembly 1 according to the present invention is capable of arranging a multi-stage cultivating bed in the vertical direction.

That is, at the initial stage of growing the cultivated plants, since the required separation distance between the cultivated plants is small as arranged at the stage (a) of FIG. 7A, each of the plurality of first storage units 10A is provided with the respective bad holder plates 30 It is possible to manage the growth process of intensive cultivated plants by the action of the settling.

When a cultivated plant grows to some extent, a plurality of second storage units 10B are sequentially arranged at the lower part of the stage (a), as shown in (b) of FIG. 7 It is possible to secure a necessary separation distance for the growth of the cultivated plant by the operation of transferring and placing each of the bad holder plate 30.

As described above, according to the growth size of the cultivated plant, the hydroponic culture badass assembly (1) is arranged in multiple stages up and down, thereby making it possible to create an advantage that the cultivation management of the operator is easy.

On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 7B, the hydroponic rearrangement badge assembly 1 according to the present invention is capable of arranging multi-stage cultivation badges in the horizontal direction.

7B, after the bad holder plate 30 is seated in the first storage portion 10A provided at one side of the cultivation shelf 70 of the same height, Cultivated plants can be planted in each of the beds of the holder plate 30.

7B, when the cultivated plant grows to some extent, the second holder 10B provided on the other side of the cultivating shelf 70 provided with the first storage 10A is provided with a bad holder plate 30 ) Is transferred and seated so that the folding surface (35) is completely unfolded, thereby giving a distance necessary for the growth between cultivated plants.

When the artificial light source 60 is applied, the multi-step arrangement in the horizontal direction of the hydroponic cultivation badass body 1 is arranged almost at the same distance from the artificial light source 60 regardless of the growth size of cultivated plants, The light of the light source 60 is uniformly irradiated to all cultivated plants.

It is to be understood that the above-described embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the invention being indicated by the appended claims rather than the foregoing description. It is to be understood that the meaning and scope of the following claims are to be construed as being included within the scope of the present invention as defined by the appended claims.

1: cultivation bad assembly 10: nutrient solution reservoir
10A: First storage unit 10B: Second storage unit
11: frame engaging portion 12: through hole supporting portion
13: support block 15: through-hole locking jaw
20: Bad 30: Bad holder plate
31: holder surface 33: through hole
35: folding surface 35a: one side folding plate
35b: the other folding plate 36: the flow hole
37: shaft hole 50: auxiliary shaft
60: artificial light source 70: cultivation shelf

Claims (10)

A nutrient solution reservoir containing the nutrient solution;
A plurality of beds in which a portion of a lower portion is immersed in the nutrient solution contained in the nutrient solution storage portion and are arranged in a plurality of rows so as to have a predetermined spacing distance so that the cultivated plants are individually harvested;
And a bad holder plate for seating and fixing the plurality of badges and adjusting the predetermined spacing distance of the plurality of badges according to the growth size of the cultivated plant,
Wherein the bad holder plate comprises:
A plurality of holder surfaces through which the plurality of bad holes are arranged;
And a plurality of folding surfaces for adjusting the spacing of each of the holder surfaces by an operation of folding each of the adjacent holder surfaces,
Wherein the nutrient solution storage unit includes a first storage unit on which the plurality of folding surfaces of the folding member are folded and a second storage unit on which the plurality of folding surfaces of the folding member are folded, ,
Wherein the bad holder plate with the plurality of folding surfaces extended is formed with a through hole vertically passing through between the four adjacent holder surfaces and the four folding surfaces connecting the four holder surfaces,
Wherein a bottom surface of the second storage portion is provided with a plurality of through hole support portions for supporting a bottom edge of the bottom portion around the through hole formed in the bad holder plate.
The method according to claim 1,
And the lower end of the plurality of folding surfaces is seated on a bottom surface of the first storage portion.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the plurality of folding surfaces comprise:
(Hereinafter, referred to as a 'second holder surface') adjacent to the first holder surface, and a second holder surface (hereinafter referred to as a second holder surface) And the upper surfaces of the first holder surface and the second holder surface are bent so as to face each other.
The method of claim 2,
Wherein the plurality of folding surfaces are formed with flow holes through which the nutrient solution stored in the first storage portion flows to the lower portion of the holder surface adjacent to the lower portion of any one of the holder surfaces.
The method according to claim 1,
In the second storage unit,
Wherein the lower end of the bad holder plate is engaged with the lower end of the bad holder plate.
The method of claim 5,
The frame-
And a stepped vertical section of 'B' shape on the inner surface of the upper end of the peripheral wall forming the rim of the second storage part.
delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the through-
A support block protruding upward from a bottom surface of the second storage part;
And a through-hole engaging jaw that is formed in a stepped shape with a vertical cross-section of '?' Shape along the upper edge of the support block.
The method of claim 3,
Wherein the plurality of folding surfaces comprise:
The one end and the other end of the band are formed of a flexible material capable of bending, and the remaining portion except the one end, the other end, and the intermediate portion are made of a steel material free from banding Hydroponic farming badass assembly.
The method of claim 3,
Two shaft holes are formed in the plurality of folding surfaces arranged in the same row or in the same row in a state in which the one end, the other end, and the middle portion are bent in a straight line in a horizontal direction,
And an auxiliary shaft is detachably disposed in the shaft hole.

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