KR20180040917A - Hydroponics System Using Fog - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a spraying hydroponics system, which comprises: a housing; a cultivation device having a plurality of insertion holes communicating with the outside; a holder inserted into the insertion holes of the cultivation device and having a plurality of through holes provided on a lower surface and a side surface of the holder; a roll member inserted into and supported by the holder and coiled in a roll shape to support crops between coiled surfaces; a spray which sprays a nutrient solution in the cultivation device in the form of mist; a fan which discharges nutrient solution mist in the housing to the outside; and a controller which controls the spray and the fan to be operated during a predetermined time.

Description

{Hydroponics System Using Fog}

The present invention relates to a hydroponic cultivation system, and more particularly, to a hydroponic hydroponic cultivation system in which nutrients are sprayed into fine particles in the form of mist to supply nutrients and moisture to roots of crops.

Cropland is decreasing, but seasonal consumption is becoming more common. Hydroponic cultivation, which can be harvested at all seasons, is widely used to meet these trends. Hydroponic cultivation refers to the cultivation of crops using water, ie nutrient solution, in which various nutrients are dissolved without using soil.

In recent years, there has been developed a spraying hydroponic cultivation apparatus capable of cultivating ginseng having improved saponin component by using hydroponic cultivation method. Patent Registration No. 1424058 discloses an industrial spraying hydroponic cultivation system, including a tray, a frame for supporting the tray, a perforated plate for supporting ginseng, a nutrient solution storage tank, a nutrient solution transfer pump, and a height adjustable light source. To grow ginseng. In the prior art, the nutrient solution is supplied through the water supply line and is recovered through the drainage line, so that the nutrient solution in water form is contacted with the ginseng root.

[0028] In the paragraphs of the prior art, although it is described that the nutrient solution can be supplied in the form of a spray, the composition is not specifically shown. However, even if the nutrient solution is implemented by the spraying method, the outlet of the nutrient solution is biased to one side, so that there is a limit in supplying the nutrient solution to the ginseng root evenly. Although the prior art implements optimal conditions of spraying hydroponic cultivation through light source control, in the case of ginseng, it is necessary to form a clean cold condition such as a mountain, and there is a limit to form such an environment.

In addition, the prior art has a structure in which ginseng is planted in a perforated plate, but such a structure has limitations in increasing the number of cultured ginseng.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art,

First, the nutrient solution in the form of mist can be fed evenly throughout the crop,

Second, the optimum temperature and humidity required for spraying hydroponics can be maintained,

Third, we intend to provide a spraying hydroponic cultivation system that can greatly increase the number of cultivated crops.

In order to accomplish the above object, the spraying hydroponic cultivation system of the present invention can include a housing, a cultivator, a holder, a roll member, a sprayer, a fan, and a controller.

The housing may include a blind or the like which selectively opens and closes the transparent window and the transparent window.

The growth platform is placed inside the housing. The growing platform can be configured in the form of a box that forms a space inside. The growth platform may have a plurality of insertion holes communicating with the outside.

The cradle can be configured in a closed configuration that is closed downward and laterally and open upward. At least the lower part of the cradle can be inserted and supported in the insertion hole of the cultivating platform. The holder may have a plurality of through holes on the lower surface and the side surface, and the nutrient solution inside the cultivation bed can be discharged to the outside through the through holes.

The roll member can be inserted and supported in the mount. The roll member can be configured to be wound in the form of a roll, and a crop can be held between the winding surfaces.

The sprayer can spray the nutrient solution in the form of mist inside the cultivation bed.

The ventilator may be coupled to the housing to discharge the mist-containing liquid inside the housing to the outside of the housing.

The control unit can control the sprayer and the ventilator to be operated during the set time.

With this arrangement, the spray hydroponics system can supply fog nutrients to the roots of the crops inside the cultivation bed and supply fog nutrients to the leaves and stems of the crops outside the cultivar.

The spraying hydroponic cultivation system according to the present invention may include a spacing member. The spacing member may be interposed between the winding surfaces of the roll members to separate the winding surfaces of the roll members. The spacing member can support the crop.

In the spraying hydroponic cultivation system according to the present invention, the atomizer may have a plurality of sprayers. The first atomizer may be coupled to one side of the growing platform and the second atomizer may be coupled to the other side of the growing platform.

In the spraying hydroponics cultivation system according to the present invention, the cradle can be configured such that its diameter increases from the lower side to the upper side.

In the spraying hydroponic culture system according to the present invention, the housing may have a transparent window on the side wall. In this case, the spraying hydroponic cultivation system may have a blind outside the housing corresponding to the transparent window.

The method of spraying hydroponic cultivation according to the present invention comprises the steps of: providing a cultivation bed having a plurality of insertion holes forming an enclosed space and communicating with the outside; Providing a cradle having an opening upper surface with a larger branch type than a lower surface on which the crop is seated and having a through hole on a lower surface and a side surface and supporting the crop; Planting the crop between the winding surfaces of the roll members in the form of rolls; Placing a planted roll member on the lower surface of the cradle while forming a space between the roll member and the cradle at the upper portion of the cradle; Inserting the cradle into the insertion hole of the cultivator; Providing fog nutrients to the roots of the crops by supplying the nutrient solution to the inside of the cultivation bed and discharging the fog nutrients to the outside through the space between the roll members and the holder and through the holes to provide fog nutrients to the leaves and stems of the crops . ≪ / RTI >

The spraying hydroponic cultivation method according to the present invention may include operating the atomizer for supplying the mist stock solution and the fan for removing the mist stock solution outside the cultivation table for the set time.

According to the spraying hydroponic cultivation system of the present invention having such a configuration, the nutrient solution in the form of mist can be sprayed from both sides into the inside of the cultivation bed having the closed space, so that the nutrient solution can be spread evenly inside the spraying hydroponic cultivation bed, The nutrient solution can be evenly distributed throughout the ginseng.

According to the spraying hydroponic cultivation system of the present invention, the mist-like nutrient solution supplied into the cultivation bed flows out to the outside of the cultivation bed a certain amount, and the discharged mist nutrient solution is discharged from the remainder boat for a predetermined time, Can be formed and maintained in a clean and humid condition such as a mountain range, thereby providing an optimum environment for ginseng cultivation, for example.

In addition, according to the spraying hydroponic culture system of the present invention, the number of cultivated ginseng can be greatly increased by constructing a support in the form of a roll and inserting and supporting ginseng therebetween. In this case, by inserting the spacing member between the support rods, the mist stock solution can be sufficiently supplied between the roll members, and the mist stock solution can be easily discharged to the outside of the growth stand.

1 is a configuration diagram of a spraying hydroponic cultivation system according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 shows a growing platform of a spraying hydroponic cultivation system according to the present invention.
FIG. 3 shows a cradle of a spraying hydroponic cultivation system according to the present invention.
4 shows a roll member and a spacing member of a spraying hydroponic cultivation system according to the present invention.
5 shows an example of the use of a spraying hydroponic cultivation system according to the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a configuration diagram of a spraying hydroponic cultivation system according to the present invention.

1, the spraying hydroponic cultivation system according to the present invention includes a housing 111, a transparent window 113, a blind 115, an air blower 117, a temperature sensor 119, a temperature controller 121, A cultivator 123, sprayers 125 and 127, a holder 129, a roll member 131, a spacing member 133, a control unit, and the like.

For example, the housing 111 can be formed in a hexahedron shape to form a space therein. The housing 111 may have a cover on its upper portion that can selectively open and close the upper portion thereof. The housing 111 may be of a prefabricated type, and a plurality of the housing 111 may have a laminated structure. The housing 111 may be made of plastic, wood, iron or the like, or may be formed by bonding plastic to a mold.

The transparent window 113 is for receiving sunlight from the outside, and can be provided on a wall surface or an upper portion of the housing 111. [ The transparent window 113 can be installed by opening a part of the wall of the housing 111 and can be opened and closed. The transparent window 113 can be made of glass, plastic, vinyl, or the like.

In addition, instead of the transparent window 113, a conventional artificial light may be used in place of the natural light to constitute the housing.

The blind 115 selectively opens and closes the transparent window 113 to control passage of sunlight, and can be configured in various manners such as manual and automatic. When the blinds 115 are constructed automatically, an illuminance sensor and an opening / closing device for opening / closing the blinds 115 according to the illuminance value can be provided.

The ventilator 117 may be provided on a wall surface or an upper portion of the housing 111 to discharge the air inside the housing 111 to the outside. The ventilator 117 discharges the mist liquid in the housing 111 in the process of discharging the air so that the humidity inside the housing 111 can be controlled so that the interior of the housing 111 can be cleaned Of the present invention.

The temperature sensor 119 and the temperature controller 121 maintain the interior of the housing 111 at a temperature suitable for crop cultivation. The temperature regulator 121 may include an air heater, an air cooler, and the like, and these may be selectively operated by the control unit according to the measured temperature value of the temperature sensor 119.

In the present invention, it is possible to control the internal humidity of the housing 111 to be maintained by discharging the mist amount of the mist discharged from the cultivation table 123 through the ventilator 117 in an appropriate amount.

For adjusting the humidity inside the housing 111, a humidity sensor and a humidity controller may be provided. An air heater or an air cooler may be used as the humidity controller, or a raw water sprayer for separately spraying raw water may be separately provided. When the raw water sprayer is used, the raw water sprayer can be selectively operated by the control unit according to the measured humidity value of the humidity sensor.

The cultivation table 123 is disposed inside the housing 111, and may have a space for allowing the mist liquid to stay therein. The cultivation bed 123 can supply the mist stock solution into the crop P and the housing 111. The cultivation platform 123 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

The atomizers 125 and 127 combine the outlet side with one side of the cultivation platform 123 and supply the nutrient solution into the cultivation platform 123 in the form of mist. (Not shown) for supplying the nutrient solution to the sprayers 125 and 127. The nutrient solution bottle is provided with a nutrient solution pipe for supplying the nutrient solution to the sprayers 125 and 127, a pump, a nutrient solution heater, a nutrient solution cooler, An oxygen generator, and the like.

The nutrient solution reservoir can store the nutrient solution and supply the nutrient solution to the sprayers 125 and 127 through the nutrient solution pipe. The pump can be installed inside the fluid bottle or in the fluid pipe to pump the nutrient solution from the fluid bottle to the fluid sprayers 125 and 127.

The nutrient solution piping moves the nutrient solution in the nutrient solution bottle to the nutrient solution sprayer. When the sprayer is provided on both sides of the cultivation table 123, a branch pipe can be provided.

The fluid suckers 125 and 127 convert the nutrient solution into a mist form and inject it, and can be constituted by a spray tube, a blower, a radiator, and the like.

The spray tube may have an opening at least on one side in the horizontal direction and a hollow in the interior. The discharge hose may be coupled to the opening portion, and the discharge hose may be coupled to the growth portion 123. The joint between the discharge hose and the cultivation bed 123 can be sealed by an O-ring or the like.

The blower can be installed inside the spray tube to move the air to the openings. The blower can be composed of a blowing motor, a blowing fan, and the like.

The atomizer is installed inside the spray tube to convert the nutrient solution into a mist form. The atomizer can be firstly pulverized into nano-particles by ejecting the nutrient solution in a radial direction, and further collide with the inner surface of the spray tube to convert it into a mist form. The atomizer may be composed of an atomizing motor, a rotating body, or the like. The atomizing motor can be fixed inside the spray tube via the bracket. The atomizing motor can rotate the rotating body. The rotating body can spin radially the nutrient solution supplied therein while rotating. The rotating body includes a disk body, and the disk body may have a hollow portion through which the nutrient solution flows into the center of the disk body. The circular plate may have a plurality of spouting channels communicating with the inner hollow portion and extending radially and then opening at the outer surface.

The nutrient solution heater, the nutrient solution cooler, and the nutrient solution temperature sensor are coupled to the nutrient solution bottle so that the temperature of the nutrient solution can be maintained at a temperature optimum for the crop (P). The nutrient solution heater and the nutrient solution cooler can be selectively operated according to the measured temperature value of the nutrient solution temperature sensor.

An oxygen generator can also be coupled to the nutrient solution, which can increase the amount of dissolved oxygen in the nutrient solution by supplying oxygen to the nutrient solution.

The holder base 129 internally supports the roll member 131 so that at least the lower side thereof can be inserted and supported in the insertion hole H of the growth base 123. The lower side of the holder 129 may be inserted into the growth base 123 and the upper side thereof may be exposed outside the growth base 123. The holder 129 is provided with a plurality of slit-shaped through-holes T for supplying the mist stock solution inside the cultivation table 123 to the outside of the cultivation table 123, that is, inside the housing 111 .

The holder 129 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

The roll member 131 supports the crop P and may be made of a material having good breathability or moisture retention. For example, a nonwoven fabric, a coir mats, a sponge, or the like can be constituted by winding in the form of a roll, and the crop P can be supported between the winding surfaces.

The roll member 131 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

The spacing member 133 is inserted between the winding surfaces of the roll member 131, so that a space can be formed between the winding surfaces of the roll member 131. Whether or not the separating member 133 is inserted can be inserted or not inserted depending on the material and shape of the roll member 131. The mist stock solution can be sufficiently supplied to the crop P through the spacing member 133 when the mist stock solution in the cultivation table 123 touches the roll member 131. [ Further, the spacing member 133 can also function to support the crop P supported between the winding surfaces of the roll member 131.

The spacing member 133 will be described later in detail with reference to FIG.

The controller may be installed on the inner wall or the outer wall of the housing 111 to control the blind 115, the ventilator 117, the temperature controller 121, the sprayers 125 and 127, the humidity controller, and the like. The control unit may integrally control the hardware or may be configured to manually control each hardware.

The control unit receives a temperature value from a temperature sensor 119 installed inside the housing 111 and can selectively control the temperature controller 121 to the temperature value.

The control unit receives a humidity value from a humidity sensor installed inside the housing 111, and can selectively control a humidity controller, for example, a raw water sprayer, with the humidity value.

The control unit can adjust the amount of the mist stock solution in the housing 111 by adjusting the operation time of the sprayers 125 and 127 or the fan 117. For example, when the sprayers 125 and 127 are operated intermittently while the ventilator 117 is continuously operated, the humidity inside the housing 111 can be changed at predetermined time intervals, It can be prepared as a clean cold condition.

In addition, the control unit can selectively control the nutrient solution heater, the nutrient solution cooler, and the like to maintain the nutrient solution in the nutrient solution at a constant temperature.

FIG. 2 shows a growing platform of a spraying hydroponic cultivation system according to the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 2, the cultivation table 123 can be configured in a box shape for forming a space therein, and its external shape can be configured in a stepped shape. The cultivation table 123 may have a plurality of insertion holes H communicating with the outside, that is, with the inside of the housing 111. The cultivation bed 123 can receive a nutrient solution in the form of mist from the sprayers 125 and 127 and allow a predetermined amount of mist solution to be discharged to the outside through the insertion hole H while staying in the inner space for a certain period of time. The mist liquid is passed through the gap G between the holder 129 and the roll member 131 in the roll member 131 inserted into the insertion hole 129 of the insertion hole H, And also supplies the mist liquid to the outside of the cultivation table 123, that is, the inside of the housing 111, so that the humidity in the inside of the housing 111 can be adjusted.

The cultivation platform 123 can be configured in various ways, such as a symmetric step box, a rectangular box, a laminated structure, etc., in addition to the stepped box shown in Fig.

The cultivation platform 123 can be made of plastic, wood, iron, or the like.

FIG. 3 shows a cradle of a spraying hydroponic cultivation system according to the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 3, the cradle 129 can be configured in the form of a cap, a colander, etc., whose entire shape is closed downward and side-by-side and open upward. The receptacle 129 may have a plurality of through holes T on the lower surface and the side surface and may discharge the nutrient solution inside the cultivation table 123 through the through holes T to the outside of the cultivation table 123.

The holder base 129 may have a shape in which the lower side thereof becomes narrower toward the lower portion so as to be inserted and supported in the insertion hole H of the cultivation table 123. It is easy to discharge the nutrient solution inside the cultivation table 123 to the outside of the cultivation platform 123 while supporting the roll member 131. [

The holder 129 may be formed in a shape that forms a step along the upper edge and is supported by the edge of the insertion hole H of the growth base 123 by the step.

As shown in FIG. 2, a gap G is formed between the holder 129 and the roll member 131 so that fog through the fluid sprayer is supplied to the root of the plant while the fog passes through the gap G It is possible to easily perform the role of leafage fertilization in plant stems and leaves as well as controlling the moisture by spreading them outside, that is, inside the housing.

4 shows a roll member and a spacing member of a spraying hydroponic cultivation system according to the present invention.

As shown in Fig. 4, the roll member 131 can be formed by winding a nonwoven fabric or the like in the form of a roll. The roll member 131 is configured to have a width (height) that can be inserted into the holder base 129, and the length of the roll member 131 can be made smaller than the inner diameter of the holder base 129 when wound.

The roll member 131 can support the crop P between the winding surfaces. Since the crop P grows by receiving the nutrient solution, the roll member 131 need not contain nutrients such as soil.

It may be preferable that the roll member 131 is made of a material having a lot of holes or a roughened material such as coconut shell fiber so that the mist liquid in the cultivation table 123 can be discharged outside the cultivation table 123 .

When the roll member 131 is wound in a cylindrical shape, since the inner surface of the tapered mount base 129 and the gap G are formed at the upper portion thereof, it is easy to discharge the mist solution inside the cultivation table 123 to the outside of the cultivation table 123 .

The spacing member 133 can be inserted between the winding surfaces of the roll member 131 to separate the winding surfaces of the roll member 131 from each other. The separating member 133 may be made of soil, sawdust, coconut shell, or the like. Since the crop P grows by receiving the nutrient solution, the spacing member 133 need not contain nutrients.

When the spacing member 133 widens the space between the winding surfaces of the roll member 131, the mist solution in the cultivation table 123 sufficiently flows into the roll member 131 and the mist solution is sufficiently supplied to the crop P .

5 shows an example of the use of a spraying hydroponic cultivation system according to the present invention.

5, when the atomizers 125 and 127 supply the mist stock solution F into the cultivation table 123, the mist stock solution F is supplied to the roots of the crop P as shown in Fig. Thereafter, the mist stock solution F is discharged outside the cultivation table 123, that is, inside the housing 111 through the gap G and the through hole T between the holder 129 and the roll member 131. The discharged fog nutrient solution F is provided on the leaves and stems of the crop P and as a result it is possible to provide an environment having humidity suitable for the crop P. [

Although the present invention has been described based on various embodiments, it is intended to exemplify the present invention. Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that variations and modifications may be made thereto based on the above embodiments. However, since the scope of the present application is defined by the following claims, such modifications and variations can be construed as being included in the following claims.

111: Housing 113: Transparent window
115: Blind 117: Ventilator
119: Temperature sensor 121: Temperature controller
123: Growth band 125,127: 1st and 2nd sprayers
129: cradle 131: roll member
133: separation member F: fog solution liquid
H: Insertion ball P: Crop
T: through hole G: clearance

Claims (8)

In a spraying hydroponic cultivation system,
housing;
A cultivating unit disposed inside the housing, forming a closed space, and having a plurality of insertion holes communicating with the outside;
And at least a lower portion thereof is inserted into and supported by the insertion hole and has a plurality of through holes at a lower surface and a side surface thereof to discharge the mist liquid from the inside of the cultivation table to the outside of the cultivation table, ;
A roll member inserted and supported in the cradle and wound in a roll form and supporting the crop between the winding surfaces;
A sprayer for spraying the nutrient solution in the form of mist in the cultivation bed; And
And a controller for controlling the sprayer to be operated during a set time,
And supplying a mist stock solution to the roots of the crop by the atomizer inside the cultivation table while supplying the mist stock solution to leaves and stems of the crop outside the cultivation table. The method according to claim 1,
And a ventilator coupled to the housing and discharging mist-containing nutrient solution from the housing to the outside of the housing. The method according to claim 1,
And a spacing member interposed between the roll members to separate the winding surface of the roll member and to support the crop. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the atomizer
A first atomizer coupled to one side of the growing platform;
And a second atomizer coupled to the other side opposite to one side of the growing platform. 2. The cradle of claim 1,
And the shape is a shape in which the diameter increases from the lower side toward the upper side. The method according to claim 1,
The housing has a transparent window on its side wall,
And a blind disposed outside the housing corresponding to the transparent window. In a spraying hydroponic cultivation method,
Providing a growing platform having a plurality of insertion holes forming a sealed space and communicating with the outside;
Providing a cage for supporting a crop, the top surface of the opening being of a wider type than the lower surface on which the crop is seated and having a through hole in the bottom and sides;
Planting the crop between the winding surfaces of the roll members in the form of rolls;
Disposing the formed roll member on the lower surface of the cradle while forming a space between the roll member and the cradle at the upper portion of the cradle;
Inserting the cradle into the insertion hole of the cultivation platform;
Feeding a misty nutrient solution to the inside of the cultivation bed to provide a misty nutrient solution to the roots of the crop and discharging the misty nutrient solution to the outside of the cultivation bed through a space between the roll member and the cradle and through the through holes, And providing a fog nutrient solution to the stem. 8. The method of claim 7,
And operating an atomizer for supplying the mist stock solution and a ventilator for removing the mist stock solution outside the cultivation table for a preset time period.

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