KR20210054383A - Unmaned crop cultivation system) - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an unmanned crop cultivation system, and more specifically, to an unmanned crop cultivation system in which a plurality of cultivation plates in which crops to be grown are arranged in a vertical direction are circulated in an endless orbit, such that there is no need to put a manager to a cultivation space and thus, it is possible to secure a wide cultivation space for unit area. The unmanned crop cultivation system according to the present invention is characterized in that cultivation ports for accommodating crops in a vertical direction are installed on a plurality of cultivation plates each extending in a vertical direction and arranged in the form of an endless track and thus can accommodate crops by efficiently utilizing a cultivation space with a simple structure. In addition, the unmanned crop cultivation system according to the present invention is characterized in that the plurality of cultivation plates on a unit crop cultivation unit can be circulated in an endless orbit, and thus, it is possible harvest crops or manage the cultivation plates from the outside of the cultivation space without a need to put an operator to the cultivation space. Accordingly, efficiency of spatial utilization can be improved. Therefore, it is possible to secure a large number of cultivation crops for each unit area, and thus, productivity can be increased.

Description

Unmaned crop cultivation system}

The present invention relates to an unmanned crop cultivation system, and more particularly, by circulating a number of cultivation plates in which crops are cultivated in an up-and-down direction in an infinite orbit so that a manager does not need to be put into the cultivation space, thereby securing a wide cultivation space per unit area It relates to a possible unmanned crop cultivation system.

As the industry develops and the population increases, agricultural land or clean areas are decreasing due to the expansion of various factory facilities and housing construction. In particular, the agricultural land where agricultural crops are grown by the use of chemical fertilizers is becoming barren as well as industrial pollution. With the increase, cultivation of clean agricultural products or various plants is becoming increasingly difficult, and plants growing in such environments are not growing properly.

In particular, in places that cultivate special crops as well as general farms, various special facilities are provided to improve the productivity of cultivated plants or crops, and a lot of efforts are being made to obtain high income by cultivating crops and plants regardless of the season. Actually, although it requires a lot of cost and labor, the economic profit creation is not significantly increased, and the crop growth or harvest is not properly controlled due to diseases and pests and environmental factors occurring in the cultivated crops. There are many cases of economic damage that cannot be achieved.

In accordance with such changes in the market, not only farmers who cultivate special crops but also general farms are less affected by the cultivation environment, such as seasonal factors, and make facilities such as glass greenhouses, plastic houses, and containers in order to reliably harvest crops. Farmers who cultivate crops in Korea have increased, and a number of technologies for efficiently operating and managing the above-described cultivation facilities are being developed.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1481429 discloses a crop cultivation circulation device for circulating a tray in which crops are accommodated. It has the advantage of cultivating and harvesting more crops than the method of cultivating it on the ground or in a general cultivation frame extending in the horizontal direction, but it has a structure that rotates vertically in the form of a caterpillar, and only one tray is mounted along a caterpillar. As it has a structure, there is a limit to increasing the yield of crops by mounting many trays.

On the other hand, Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 20-0481257 discloses a multi-layer crop cultivation apparatus that rotates in the horizontal direction about the vertical direction. It has a structure in which trays are stacked up and down while rotating in a horizontal direction, but it has a structure in which a transfer wire circulates in a plurality of guide wheels arranged up and down, so power loss is large and the structure is complex.

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-1481429: Crop cultivation circulation device Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 20-0481257: Multi-layer crop cultivation device

The present invention is to solve the above problems, and a cultivation zone for receiving crops in the vertical direction is installed on a plurality of cultivation plates extending in the vertical direction, so that a wide cultivation space per unit area can be secured, and a plurality of cultivation plates are provided. It aims to provide an unmanned crop cultivation system that can accommodate and cultivate a large number of crops while being concise, having a structure that is arranged in a caterpillar shape and circulates.

The unmanned crop cultivation system of the present invention for achieving the above object comprises: a house in which a cultivation space in which crops are cultivated is formed by being blocked from an external environment; And at least one unit crop cultivation unit installed in the cultivation space of the house and arranged in a caterpillar shape so that each side in the width direction faces each side in the vertical direction so as to circulate in the horizontal direction; and a plurality of cultivation plates. The cultivation plates are arranged in a mutually caterpillar form so that one side faces outward and each other side faces each other to form an atomization space in which the nutrient solution necessary for the growth of the crop is atomized and supplied, and the crop is acceptable and the atomization space and the It is characterized in that a plurality of mounting holes in which the cultivation openings formed through the inner side to be communicated are mounted are penetrated to be spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction.

The house is at least one opening the cultivation space at a position facing one side in the longitudinal direction of the unit crop cultivation unit so that the manager can harvest the crops cultivated in the unit crop cultivation unit without entering the cultivation space. It is preferable to have an opening and closing door of.

The cultivation zone is formed with a first hollow penetrating in the extension direction therein, one open side facing upward and the other open side bent toward the cultivation plate, the main growth tube in which the stem side of the crop is located, and the mounting It is preferable to have a support pipe which penetrates through the ball and is coupled to the main growth pipe and penetrates the inside so that the root side of the crop extends into the atomization space, and a second hollow is formed.

The unit crop cultivation unit includes a cultivation plate circulation support unit supporting upper and lower cultivation plates so as to circulate the plurality of cultivation plates in an endless track, and each of the cultivation plate circulation support units is an oval ring. Each of the first and second inner spaces extending vertically and vertically extending in a shape are formed, respectively, and through-formed to communicate with the first or second inner space at the lower and upper ends facing each other. And an upper rail and a lower rail having first and second infinite track holes extending along the longitudinal direction, respectively, and disposed in the first inner space along the extension direction of the upper rail to extend in a caterpillar shape, and the re-board The first closed track chain is installed at regular intervals along the extension direction of the first support member for supporting the upper part of the rail, and the second closed track chain is disposed in the second inner space along the extension direction of the lower rail to extend in a caterpillar form, and the A second closed track chain in which a second support member for supporting the lower part of the cultivation plate is installed at regular intervals along the extension direction, and the first and second closed track chains are each within the first and second inner spaces. At least one including a drive chain engaged with the first closed track chain and rotated through a communication hole formed through a communication hole formed through the first inner space in the upper rail so as to be rotated in a caterpillar orbit, and a drive motor for rotating the drive chain. It is preferable to have a driving unit of.

The cultivation plate includes a cultivation plate main body through which the mounting hole is formed; An upper fastening portion including a neck portion extending upward from the center of the upper end of the cultivation plate body portion, and a bar-shaped locking portion extending from the upper end of the neck portion in the width direction of the cultivation plate body portion; The cultivation plate main body has a lower fastening part protruding downward to a length shorter than the width of the cultivation plate main body at a lower end thereof, wherein the first support member is the first closed track chain for rolling in contact with the lower end of the inner circumferential surface of the upper rail A first horizontal shaft through portion through which a horizontal axis supporting the vertical roller of is passed, and a width corresponding to the locking portion at a lower end of the first horizontal axis through portion and extends downwardly, with the neck portion between the two sides of the locking portion. And a first rail protrusion formed with a plurality of hook portions open upward to support the second rail, and the second support member supports a vertical roller of the second closed track chain rolling in contact with the lower end of the inner circumferential surface of the lower rail. A second horizontal axis through which the horizontal axis passes through, and a fastening part receiving groove extending upward from the upper end of the second horizontal axis through a width corresponding to the cultivation plate body part, but drawn downward so that the lower fastening part is accommodated It is preferable to have the formed second rail protrusion.

The rear plate circulation support unit includes a base frame supporting the lower rail so that the lower rail is spaced upward from the ground, and a first covering the upper rail and the lower rail so that the upper and lower sides of the atomization space are closed. And a second cover plate, and an atomization supply pipe that is mounted through the first or second cover plate to supply the atomized nutrient solution into the atomization space, and the atomized nutrient solution is connected to the atomization supply pipe to the atomization supply pipe. It is preferable to further include an atomization supply unit including an atomization generator to supply.

A plurality of unit crop cultivation units are installed side by side in the housing, and the housing forms the cultivation space and faces the housing body in which the plurality of unit crop cultivation units are installed, and both sides in the longitudinal direction of the unit crop cultivation unit. A pair of partition plates respectively installed in the housing body to divide the cultivation space into a plurality of partition spaces along the left and right sides of the unit crop cultivation unit in the longitudinal direction, and a plurality of the Among the partitioned spaces, the unit crop cultivation is installed in any one of the partition spaces and is installed in the next partition space across the adjacent partition space, and is installed between the unit crop cultivation units adjacent to each other in the installed partition space and located on both sides. It is preferable to provide a plurality of illumination units each irradiating light required for crop growth as a unit.

In the unmanned crop cultivation system of the present invention, a cultivation zone for receiving crops in the vertical direction is installed on a plurality of cultivation plates arranged in the form of a caterpillar each extending in the vertical direction, and the cultivation space is efficiently utilized with a concise structure. There is an advantage to be able to accommodate

In addition, in the unmanned crop cultivation system of the present invention, since a unit crop cultivation unit can circulate a plurality of cultivation plates in an infinite orbit, it is possible to harvest crops or manage cultivation plates outside the cultivation space without the need for workers to be put into the cultivation space Therefore, as the space utilization efficiency is improved, it is possible to secure a large number of cultivated crops per unit area, thereby increasing the amount of production.

In addition, the unmanned crop cultivation system of the present invention directly supplies nutrients necessary for the crop to the root side by supplying the atomized nutrient solution that is easy to spread to the atomizing space formed by a plurality of cultivation plates arranged in a caterpillar shape. And there is an advantage that can increase the growth efficiency of the crop.

1 is a partially cut-away perspective view of an unmanned crop cultivation system according to a first embodiment of the present invention,
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the unit crop cultivation unit of Figure 1,
3 is a partially enlarged side cross-sectional view of an upper rail portion of the unit crop cultivation unit of FIG. 1,
4 is a partial exploded perspective view of the unit crop cultivation unit of FIG. 1,
Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view of the unit crop cultivation unit of Figure 1,
6 is a cross-sectional view of a cultivation plate of the unit crop cultivation unit of FIG. 1,
7 is a top cross-sectional view of the unmanned crop cultivation system of FIG. 1,
8 is a block diagram of the unmanned crop cultivation system of FIG. 1,
9 is a partial cross-sectional view of an unmanned crop cultivation system according to a second embodiment of the present invention,
10 is a partially exploded perspective view of a unit crop cultivation unit of an unmanned crop cultivation system according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings, it will be described in more detail with respect to the unmanned crop cultivation system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 8 illustrate an unmanned crop cultivation system 5 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The unmanned crop cultivation system 5 according to the first embodiment of the present invention has a house 10 in which a cultivation space 11 in which crops are cultivated is formed by being blocked from the external environment, and is installed in the cultivation space 11 to grow crops. A plurality of unit crop cultivation units 30, an illumination unit 102 that emits light necessary for the growth of crops, and an atomization supply unit 110 that atomizes and supplies nutrient solution necessary for the growth of crops in the unit crop cultivation unit 30. ), and a main control unit 23.

The house 10 forms a cultivation space 11 and a housing body 13 in which a plurality of unit crop cultivation units 20 are installed, and a housing body ( 13) A pair of a plurality of compartments that are installed within and divide the cultivation space 11 into a plurality of compartments 12 along with the unit crop cultivation unit 30 on the left and right sides of the longitudinal direction of the unit crop cultivation unit 20 It has a plate 14.

In addition, the house 10 faces one side in the longitudinal direction of the unit crop cultivation unit 30 so that the manager on one side can harvest the crops cultivated in the unit crop cultivation unit 30 without entering the cultivation space 11. It is provided with a plurality of opening and closing doors 15 to open the cultivation space (11) in the position. A plurality of opening and closing doors 15 are preferably applied to open the cultivation space 11 by sliding movement, and continuously in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the unit crop cultivation unit 30 in the house body 13 Arranged but it is desirable to be installed alternately with each other.

And, as shown in Figure 1, the house 10 is a crop harvesting space 18 for harvesting the crops that have been cultivated in the unit crop cultivation unit 30 by opening the manager opening door 15, and the unit crop cultivation In order to form a crop delivery space 19 in which a transfer conveyor 17 is installed for transferring the crops harvested from the unit 30 to the outside, the unit of the unit crop cultivation unit 30 is spaced apart from a plurality of opening and closing doors. It includes a partition partition wall 20 extending in a direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction.

Although not shown, the house 10 includes a duct (not shown) capable of inflowing and discharging internal air for air circulation in the cultivation space 11, and a blowing fan 21 installed on one side of the duct to induce air circulation. It is desirable to be installed.

The unit crop cultivation unit 30 is installed in the cultivation space 11 of the house body 14, and a plurality of cultivation plates 31 extending in the vertical direction are arranged in a caterpillar shape so that each side in the width direction faces each other in a horizontal direction. It is applied cyclically.

The unit crop cultivation unit 30 includes a plurality of cultivation plates 31 on which cultivation openings 41 in which crops are accommodated, and a cultivation plate circulation support unit 50.

The cultivation plate 31 is a plate having a certain width, is installed upright in the vertical direction, and a plurality of mounting holes in which the cultivation openings 41 are respectively mounted so that the cultivation openings 41 are arranged at regular intervals in the vertical direction ( 32) is formed through through spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction.

The plurality of cultivation plates 31 are arranged in a mutually caterpillar form, so that one side faces outward and each other side faces each other to form an atomization space 49 in which nutrient solution required for the growth of the crop 3 is atomized and supplied.

Referring to FIG. 4, the cultivation plate 31 includes a cultivation plate main body 32 through which a mounting hole 33 is formed; The neck portion 35 extending upward to the center of the upper end of the cultivation plate body 32, and the bar-shaped locking portion 36 extending in the width direction of the cultivation plate main body 32 from the upper end of the neck portion 35 An upper fastening portion 34 comprising a; And a lower fastening part 37 protruding downward with a length shorter than the width of the cultivation plate main body 32 at the lower end of the cultivation plate main body 32.

The cultivation opening 41 is formed through the inside so as to be able to accommodate the crop 3 and communicates with the atomization space 49, and a first hollow 43 penetrated in the extension direction is formed therein, but the open side is upward. The other side that is open facing toward and is curved toward the cultivation plate 31 and is inserted into the main growth tube 42 through the main growth tube 42 where the stem side of the crop 3 is located, and through the mounting hole 33 It is coupled to the root side of the crop (3) to extend to the atomization space (49) is provided with a support pipe (46) through which a second hollow (47) is formed in communication with the first hollow (43). Although not shown, the cultivation opening 41 is formed to be accommodated in the main growth pipe 42 or the support pipe 46, and the inside is formed so that the roots of the crop penetrate through, so that the crop fixing material (not shown) is formed to fix the crop. ) May be further provided. The crop fixing material is preferably a synthetic resin material such as floral foam that can absorb moisture from atomized nutrient solutions.

In order to close the atomization space as much as possible, the plurality of cultivation plates 31 protrude respectively in the width direction of the upper and lower sides as shown, and are rotatably coupled to the upper and lower ends of the rotation support plate 40, respectively. desirable. However, unlike shown, a plurality of cultivation plates 31 may be applied in a structure separated from each other.

In addition, the same number of cultivation plates 31 and rotational support plates 41 may be connected to each other to form a group, and thus a plurality of groups may be applied in a form in which they are arranged in a caterpillar shape. Each group will have a separate structure from each other, so that it can be washed or exchanged separately for each group.

The main growth pipe 42 is formed with a first flange 44 in contact with one surface of the cultivation plate 31 by expanding the outer diameter at the other end, and the support pipe 46 is circumferentially on one side of the outer circumferential surface adjacent to the cultivation plate 31 It has a second flange 48 protruding along the direction and in contact with the other surface of the cultivation plate.

The cultivation plate circulation support unit 50 supports the upper and lower portions of the plurality of cultivation plates 31 so as to circulate the plurality of cultivation plates 31 in an infinite track, and according to the control of the main controller 23 It provides a driving force for the cultivation plate 31 to be circulated.

The cultivation plate circulation support unit 50 includes an upper rail 51, a lower rail 61, a plurality of rail vertical connection bars 69, a first closed track chain 71, and a second closed track chain 81. ), and a drive unit 91, and a base frame 117.

The upper rails 51 are formed to extend parallel to each other in an oval ring shape and are spaced apart from each other in a vertical vertical direction. The lower rail 61 is supported by the base frame 117, and a second inner space 67 extending in the longitudinal direction is formed.

The upper rail 51 has a first inner space 52 extending in the longitudinal direction. The upper rail 51 is supported on the upper end of the vertical rail connecting bar 69 extending in the upper bar direction, and the lower rail 61 is connected to the lower end of the vertical rail connecting bar 69.

The upper rail 51 and the lower rail 61 are formed through each of the first inner space 52 and the second inner space 67 in communication with each other at the lower and upper ends facing each other, and the first and Second infinite track holes 53 and 68 are formed, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 2, the upper rail 51 has a cutout 56 with an open side and an upper side on one side facing the opening/closing door 15, and the replant circulation support unit 50 It is formed to correspond to the cutout 56 of the upper rail 51 and is formed in a'u' shape so as to cover the cutout 56, and has a cutout cover 58 having a cross section formed in a'b' shape. . The ablated portion cover 58 has one end hinged to one end of the ablated portion 56 of the upper rail 51 to open or close the ablated portion 56 according to the rotated position. The cutout cover 58 is made to lift the first closed track chain 71 so that the cultivation plate 31 can be easily separated from the upper rail 51 and the lower rail 61.

The base frame 117 supports the lower rail 61 so that the lower rail 61 is spaced upward from the ground, and has a height of about 50 cm for the installation of the atomization supply pipe 112 of the atomization supply unit 110 to be described later. It is desirable to have.

And, the unit crop cultivation unit is a frame cover surrounding the base frame 117 so that the lower part of the cultivation space 11 is partitioned so that the cultivation space 11 can be divided into the partition space 12 together with a pair of partition plates. It is preferable to have (191).

The first closed track chain 71 is disposed in the first inner space 52 along the extension direction of the upper rail 51 and extends in the form of a caterpillar in which one side and the other side are connected, and supports the upper part of the rear plate 31. The first support members 82 are installed at regular intervals along the extending direction.

The second closed track chain 81 is disposed in the second inner space 67 along the extension direction of the lower rail 61 and extends in the form of a caterpillar in which one side and the other side are connected, and supports the lower part of the rear plate 31. The second support members 86 are installed at predetermined intervals at a lower position corresponding to the first support member 82 along the extending direction.

The first closed track chain 71 and the second closed track chain 81 have the same structure, and have a width in the vertical direction and are spaced apart from each other by the width of the upper rail 51 or the lower rail 61. A pair of first links 73, a plurality of horizontal shafts 74 rotatable through each pair of first links 73, and on both sides of a horizontal axis protruding from each pair of first links 73 It is equipped with a pair of vertical rollers 72, a pair of second links 77 having a width in the left and right directions and spaced apart from each other in the vertical direction, and each pair of second links 77. A plurality of vertical shafts (78) that are rotatable while passing through, and a plurality of horizontal rollers (76) that are mounted through the vertical shaft to be positioned between each pair of second links (77), and are formed in a cross shape to form a pair of One side or the other side of the one link 73 and a number of penetrating through one or the other side of the pair of second links 77 to connect the pair of first links 73 and the pair of second links 77 It has a cross shaft (75).

The first support member 82 includes a first horizontal axis through portion 83 through which a horizontal axis 74 supporting a vertical roller 72 that moves in contact with the lower end of the inner circumferential surface of the upper rail 51 passes through it. At the lower end of the portion 83, a plurality of open upwards having a width corresponding to the locking portion 36 and extending downwardly to support both sides of the locking portion 36 with the neck portion 35 interposed therebetween It includes a first rail protruding portion 84 in which the hook portion 85 is formed.

The second support member 86 is a second horizontal axis through portion through which the horizontal axis 74 supporting the vertical roller 72 of the second closed track chain 81 that rolls in contact with the bottom of the inner circumferential surface of the lower rail 61 passes. (87) And, from the upper end of the second horizontal axis through portion 87 extending upward to a width corresponding to the cultivation plate body portion 31, but the lower fastening portion 37 at the upper end to accommodate the fastening portion accommodating groove A second rail protrusion 88 is provided.

Referring to FIG. 4, the lower fastening part 37 protrudes downward to a length shorter than the width of the cultivation plate main unit 32 at the lower end of the cultivation plate main unit 32, and is formed to protrude to narrow the width in the form of an inverted staircase. , The fastening part receiving groove 89, the elevating fastening part 38 supported on both sides of a plurality of elastic support plates 90 mounted to be liftable on both sides of the longitudinal direction, respectively, and downward from the center of the lower end of the lifting fastening part 38 It protrudes and is located between the plurality of elastic support plates 90, and includes an elevating guide protrusion 39 for guiding the elevating direction of the cultivation plate 31 up and down.

Although not shown, the elastic support plate 90 is mounted on the upper end of the elastic spring (not shown) accommodated on both sides of the fastening part receiving groove 89 in the longitudinal direction and can be lifted, so that the lifting fastening part 38 of the lower fastening part 37 ) Is elastically supported.

The driving unit 91 is mounted to be located above the communication hole 54 formed through the first internal space on one side of the upper end of the upper rail, and is connected to the first closed track chain 71 to be connected to the first and second closed track chains. (71, 81) are rotated in an infinite orbit within the first and second inner spaces 52 and 67, respectively.

The driving unit 91 includes a driving unit housing 101, a driving motor 96, a plurality of driving sprockets 92, a plurality of driven sprockets 94, a plurality of driving chains 97, and a plurality of gear members. It has (98).

The driving load housing 101 has an inner space opened downward and is formed to cover the communication hole 54, and is mounted on the upper end of the upper rail 51.

The driving motor 96 has the upper rail 51 so that the drive shaft 93 is parallel to the width direction of the unit crop cultivation unit 30, the side of the upper rail 51, or the upper part of the atomization space 49 is closed. It is mounted on the top of the covering first cover plate (118).

The plurality of drive sprockets 92 are mounted to be spaced apart from each other on the drive shaft 93 of the drive motor 96, and are positioned above the first closed track chain 71 with the communication hole 54 interposed therebetween. The plurality of driven sprockets 94 are mounted parallel to the drive shaft 93 and through the driven shaft 95 passing through both sides of the driving load housing 101, a plurality of drive sprockets 92 are mounted through each other by a distance spaced apart from each other, Each of the driving sprockets 92 is spaced apart at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the upper rail 51.

The plurality of driving chains 97 connect the driving sprocket 92 and the driven sprocket 94 spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the upper rail 51, respectively, and the driven sprocket 94 by rotation of the driving sprocket 92 It is a chain in the form of a caterpillar that can rotate together.

Each of the plurality of gear members 98 is mounted on both sides of the drive chains to connect the drive chains spaced apart from each other, and are installed at regular intervals along the drive chain (97).

A plurality of gear members 98 are a plurality of gears spaced apart from each other in the width direction of the upper rail 51 so as to respectively restrain the front and rear sides of the horizontal rollers 76 protruding to both sides with respect to the pair of second links 77 A plurality of connection pins 100 are connected to the plate 99 and a plurality of gear plates 99 spaced apart from each other and coupled to the driving chain 97, respectively.

The plurality of gear plates 99 protrude outward from the drive chain 97, respectively, but are spaced apart at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the drive chain 97, and a horizontal roller protruding from one side or the other side of the second link 77 Retaining protrusions 99a protruding forward and rearward relative to 76 are provided, respectively.

The adjacent gear members 98 are spaced apart from each other in the same manner as the distance between the horizontal rollers 76 of the first closed track chain 71.

When the driving sprocket 92 is rotated together with the driving shaft 93 while the driving motor 96 is driven by the driving unit 91 having the structure as described above, the driven sprocket 94 together with the driving chain 97 As the gear member facing the first closed track chain 71 among the plurality of gear members 98 that is rotated and coupled to the driving chain 97 is moved to the position while restraining the horizontal roller 76, the first closed track The chain 71 is rotated in the extending direction of the upper rail 51.

The second closed track chain 81 is connected to the lower part of the cultivation plate 31, which is moved in an infinite orbit according to the movement of the first closed track chain 71, so that the position of the plurality of cultivation plates 31 is moved. Assist.

Meanwhile, the cultivation plate circulation support unit 50 further includes first and second cover plates 118 and 119 respectively covering the upper rail 51 and the lower rail 61 so that the upper and lower sides of the atomization space are closed.

The atomization supply unit 110 is installed through the second cover plate 119 to supply the atomized nutrient solution into the atomization space 49 and is connected to the atomization supply tube 112 to form the atomization supply tube 112. It is provided with an atomization generator 111 for supplying the atomized nutrient solution.

The atomization supply unit 110 may be connected to the atomization generator 111 by being mounted through the first cover plate 118, unlike shown, the atomization supply unit 110, the first cover plate 118 ) May be further provided with the atomization supply pipe 112 penetrated.

The atomization supply pipe 112 is branched from the main pipe 115 connected from the atomization generator 111 and the main pipe 115, and the second cover plate 119 is spaced at regular intervals in the longitudinal direction of the second cover plate 119. It includes a plurality of branch pipes 113 passing through.

The atomization generator 111 supplies the atomized nutrient solution into the atomization space of each unit crop cultivation unit under the control of the main control unit 23 or a local control unit to be described later. The atomization generator is to disperse the nutrient solution into the atomization space so that it can be easily mixed with air, and a known atomization generator is applied, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

On the other hand, the unmanned crop cultivation system 5 according to the first embodiment of the present invention receives temperature information to the main control unit 23 by receiving information from a sensor unit capable of grasping the environment information of the cultivation space and the atomization space, and the sensor unit. A local control unit 123 that transmits and controls the driving of the driving motor 96 may be further provided.

The sensor unit is installed on one side of the housing body 13 to detect the temperature in the cultivation space 11, the first or second cover plates 118 and 119 on the atomization space 49, and the upper rail A second temperature sensor 122 that is mounted on one side of the 51 or the lower rail 61 and senses the temperature of the atomization space 49 may be provided.

A plurality of first temperature sensors 121 may be provided and installed in each partition space 12, respectively.

Although not shown, the sensor unit may further include various sensors necessary for cultivation of crops such as a humidity sensor, and the unmanned crop cultivation system 5 according to the first embodiment of the present invention is sensed by the first temperature sensor 121. A warm air device or a cool air device may be further provided to control the temperature of the outside air introduced through the blowing fan 21 according to the temperature of the housing body 13.

The lighting unit 102 is installed in any one of the partition spaces 12, and is installed in the next partition space 12a across the adjacent partition space 12b. The lighting unit 102 is installed between the unit crop cultivation units 30 adjacent to each other in the installed partition space 12 to irradiate light required for crop growth with the unit crop cultivation units 30 located on both sides.

The lighting unit 102 extends in the longitudinal direction of the unit crop cultivation unit 30 between the unit crop cultivation units 30 facing each other, the support frame 103 extending to the height of the upper side of the unit crop cultivation unit 30 and , It is provided with a plurality of mounting bars 104 protruding in the direction of the unit crop cultivation unit 30 facing from the upper side of the support frame 130, and on the end side of which the light emitting unit 105 for irradiating light to the crop is mounted.

The plurality of mounting bars 104 are spaced apart from each other in the longitudinal direction of the unit crop cultivation unit 30.

The light emitting unit 105 is formed in the form of a mesh and is mounted on a mesh member 106 and a mesh member 106 that extends up and down and in the longitudinal direction of the unit crop cultivation unit 30 across a plurality of mounting bars 104. It includes a plurality of light emitting members 107 spaced apart from each other as the mesh member is unfolded.

The light emitting member 107 is preferably applied with a self-charging power such as a battery or a general LED module to which a power line (not shown) can be connected along the mesh member 106, but is not limited thereto. Does not.

Meanwhile, the main control unit 23 rotates the first closed track chain 71 in an infinite orbit so that the grown cultivation plate 31 is sequentially moved toward the opening and closing door 15 for harvesting when the growth of the crop is completed. It drives the driving motor 96 so that it is. In addition, the main control unit 23 may control the driving of the atomization generator 111 to supply the atomized nutrient solution to the atomization space 49 for a certain interval and for a certain time. In addition, the main control unit 23 may be applied so that the driving motor 96 is driven so that the crop is irradiated with light from the lighting unit 102 for a predetermined period of time, and then positioned in the partition space 12b where the lighting unit is not disposed.

On the other hand, the unmanned crop cultivation system 5 according to the first embodiment of the present invention controls the driving of the driving motor and the atomization generator in a distant view, and the main control unit 23 so that the crop growth environment in the house 10 can be monitored. It may further include a communication unit 25 connected to, a manager terminal 28, and a main server 26.

First, the local control unit 123 of each unit crop cultivation unit receives the signal output from the sensor unit and transmits it to the main control unit 23, and the information transmitted to the main control unit 23 is transmitted to the manager terminal through the communication unit 25. It can be communicated to (28).

The local control unit may be applied with a general micro controller unit, and if the information on the cultivation space 11 or the atomization space 49 sensed by the sensor unit can be transmitted from the main control unit 23 to the communication unit 25, It is not limited.

The main control unit 23 is connected to the local control unit 123 of each unit crop cultivation unit 30 and communicates the state information of the atomization space 49 and the state information of the cultivation space 49 of each unit crop cultivation unit 30. It can be transmitted to the outside via (25).

The communication unit 143 is a general wireless communication transmission/reception module using the 24GHz frequency band.

A module may be applied, and the information of the cultivation space 11 or the atomization space 49 transmitted from the main control unit 23 is transmitted to the main server 26 and the manager terminal 28 through a network. Here, the network is applied to wired and wireless networks such as the Internet.

The main control unit 23 is not specifically shown, but a plurality of normal display lamps (not shown) that are lit when the temperature of the cultivation space () and the atomization space 49 of each unit crop cultivation unit 30 is higher than a set reference value. And, a display unit including a plurality of abnormal display lamps (not shown) that is lit when the temperature is less than a set reference value may be provided. When not, it can be set so that the abnormal display lamp is turned on by detecting it.

The main server 26 collects information transmitted from the main control unit 23 through the communication unit 25 and stores it in the database (DB) 27. In addition, the main server 26 alarms to the administrator terminal 28 such as the desktop of the registered administrator, a mobile phone, or a PDA when the abnormal temperature and humidity state information, for example, the temperature and humidity information detected by the sensor unit is less than a set reference value. Transmit information

The administrator may input a driving command of the driving motor 96 and the atomization generator 111 to the local control unit 123 through the main control unit 23 using the manager terminal 28 from a distance. In addition, the manager may control the driving of the transfer conveyor 17 and the blowing fan 21 using the manager terminal 28.

The unmanned crop cultivation system 5 according to the first embodiment of the present invention includes a cultivation opening 41 that extends vertically and accommodates crops in a vertical direction on a plurality of cultivation plates 31 arranged in a caterpillar shape. It is installed and has the advantage of being able to accommodate a large number of crops by efficiently utilizing the cultivation space with a simple structure.

In addition, in the unmanned crop cultivation system 5 according to the first embodiment of the present invention, since the unit crop cultivation unit 30 is capable of circulating a plurality of cultivation plates 31 in an infinite orbit, an operator can enter the cultivation space 11. It is possible to harvest crops from the outside of the cultivation space 11 or manage the cultivation plate 31 without the need to be input, so that the number of cultivated crops per unit area can be secured as the space utilization efficiency is improved, thereby increasing production. There is an advantage.

In addition, the unmanned crop cultivation system 5 according to the first embodiment of the present invention supplies an atomized nutrient solution that can be easily diffused into the atomized space formed by a plurality of cultivation plates 31 arranged in a caterpillar shape. Since nutrients necessary for crops are directly supplied to the side, there is an advantage of improving management efficiency and growth efficiency of crops.

Meanwhile, FIG. 9 shows an unmanned crop cultivation system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Except that the mounting bar 204 of the unmanned crop cultivation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention is applied so that the distance of the light emitting unit 105 can be adjusted according to the type of crop or the development state of the crop. And, it is the same as the structure of the unmanned crop cultivation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

The mounting bar 204 has a cylinder portion 205 mounted on the support frame 103, and one side is accommodated in the cylinder portion 205 to adjust the protruding length with respect to the cylinder portion 205, and a mesh member at the protruding end. It has a rod 206 formed with a ring 207 on which 106 is mounted.

The mounting bar 204 may be applied with a hydraulic cylinder to which a fluid is supplied into the cylinder part 205 to which the protruding length of the rod is applied, or a rack size (not shown) is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the rod 206 in the longitudinal direction. And, a length adjustment drive motor (not shown) mounted on the outer peripheral surface side of the cylinder part 205 or the support frame 103, and a pinion gear (not shown) that is mounted on the drive shaft of the length adjustment drive motor and meshes with the rack size. It can also be equipped.

In the unmanned crop cultivation system according to the second embodiment of the present invention, since the distance from the light emitting unit to the crop can be adjusted, there is an advantage in that an appropriate amount of light can be adjusted according to the condition of the crop.

Meanwhile, FIG. 10 shows an unmanned crop cultivation system according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Components having the same function as in the drawings shown above are denoted by the same reference numerals.

The unmanned crop cultivation system according to the third embodiment of the present invention is the same as the structure of the unmanned crop cultivation system according to the first embodiment of the present invention except for the first and second supporting members and the cultivation plate.

The cultivation plate 231 includes a cultivation plate main body 32; An upper fastening part 234 having a fastening protrusion 235 formed in a stepped shape so as to protrude upward from the center of the upper end of the cultivation plate main body 32; A lower fastening portion 37 protruding downward to a length shorter than the width of the cultivation plate main unit 32 is provided at the lower end of the cultivation plate main unit 32.

The first support member 282 is a first horizontal axis through portion through which the horizontal axis 74 supporting the vertical roller 72 of the first closed track chain 71 that rolls in contact with the bottom of the inner circumferential surface of the upper rail 51 passes 283 and a fastening cap part 284 that extends downward from the lower end of the first horizontal shaft through part 283 but has a fastening groove 285 inserted therein so that the fastening protrusion 235 can be inserted from the bottom upward. do.

The unmanned crop cultivation system according to the third embodiment of the present invention can separate the fastening protrusion 235 from the fastening cap 284 by pulling the cultivation plate downward so that the elastic support plate () is lowered, so that cleaning and replacement of the cultivation plate is possible. Because it is easy, there is an advantage that management efficiency can be improved.

As described above, the unmanned crop cultivation system of the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiment shown in the drawings, but this is only exemplary, and various modifications and other equivalent embodiments are possible from those of ordinary skill in the art. I will understand the point. Therefore, the true technical protection scope of the present invention should be determined by the technical spirit of the appended registration claims.

5: unmanned crop cultivation system 10: house
11: cultivation space 12: compartment space
15: opening and closing door 23: main control unit
25: communication department 28: manager terminal
30: unit crop cultivation unit 31: cultivation plate
32: cultivation plate main body 34: upper fastening part
37: lower fastening part 40: rotating support plate
41: cultivation area 49: atomization space
50: cultivation plate circulation support unit 51: upper rail
61: lower rail 71: the first closed track chain
81: second closed track chain 82: first support member
86: second support member 91: driving unit
102: lighting unit 110: atomization supply unit
123: local control unit

Claims (9)

A house in which a cultivation space in which crops are cultivated is formed by being blocked from the external environment;
And at least one unit crop cultivation unit installed in the cultivation space of the house and arranged in a caterpillar shape so that each side portion in the width direction faces each side in the vertical direction so as to circulate in the horizontal direction; and
Many of the above redistributions
Arranged in a mutually caterpillar form, each side faces outward and each other side faces each other to form an atomization space in which nutrient solution necessary for the growth of the crop is atomized and supplied. An unmanned crop cultivation system, characterized in that a plurality of mounting holes through which the through-formed cultivation openings are mounted are formed through each other apart in the longitudinal direction. The method of claim 1, wherein the house
So that the manager can harvest the crops grown in the unit crop cultivation unit without entering the cultivation space,
An unmanned crop cultivation system comprising at least one opening and closing door for opening the cultivation space at a position facing one side in the longitudinal direction of the unit crop cultivation unit. The method of claim 1, wherein the rearrangement is
A main growth tube in which a first hollow penetrated in the direction of extension is formed inside, with one open side facing upward and the other side being curved toward the cultivation plate, and in which the stem side of the crop is located,
The unmanned crop cultivation system, characterized in that it has a support pipe that penetrates the through hole and is coupled to the main growth pipe and penetrates the inside so that the root side of the crop extends into the atomization space, and a second hollow is formed. The method of claim 1, wherein the unit crop cultivation unit
It has a cultivation plate circulation support unit for supporting the upper and lower portions of the plurality of cultivation plates so as to circulate the plurality of cultivation plates in an endless track,
The cultivation plate circulation support unit
Each extends in an elliptical ring shape and is spaced apart from each other in the vertical vertical direction, and first and second internal spaces extending in the longitudinal direction are formed, respectively, and communicate with the first or second internal spaces at the lower and upper ends facing each other. An upper rail and a lower rail that are formed so as to penetrate and each having first and second infinite track holes extending along the longitudinal direction,
A first closed track chain disposed in the first inner space along the extension direction of the upper rail and extending in a caterpillar shape, and a first supporting member for supporting the upper portion of the replanting plate is installed at regular intervals along the extension direction and,
A second closed track chain disposed in the second inner space along the extension direction of the lower rail and extending in a caterpillar shape, and a second supporting member for supporting the lower portion of the replanting plate is installed at regular intervals along the extension direction and,
The first and second closed track chains can be rotated in an infinite orbit within the first and second internal spaces, respectively, through a communication hole formed through the upper rail into the first internal space. An unmanned crop cultivation system comprising at least one driving unit including a driving chain that interlocks and rotates, and a driving motor for rotating the driving chain. The method of claim 4, wherein the cultivation plate
A cultivation plate body through which the mounting hole is formed;
An upper fastening portion including a neck portion extending upward from the center of the upper end of the cultivation plate body portion, and a bar-shaped locking portion extending from the upper end of the neck portion in the width direction of the cultivation plate body portion;
And a lower fastening part protruding downward to a length shorter than the width of the cultivation plate body at the lower end of the cultivation plate body part,
The first support member
A first horizontal axis through portion through which a horizontal axis supporting a vertical roller of the first closed track chain that rolls in contact with the lower end of the inner circumferential surface of the upper rail passes,
A first rail having a width corresponding to the locking part at the lower end of the first horizontal shaft through part and extending downward, but having a plurality of hook parts open upward to support both sides of the locking part with the neck part between the lower end It has a protrusion,
The second support member
A second horizontal shaft through portion through which a horizontal axis supporting a vertical roller of the second closed track chain that rolls in contact with the lower end of the inner circumferential surface of the lower rail passes,
Characterized in that it comprises a second rail protrusion extending upward from the upper end of the second horizontal shaft through part to a width corresponding to the cultivation plate body part, and having a fastening part receiving groove drawn downward so that the lower fastening part is accommodated at the upper end. Unmanned crop cultivation system. The method of claim 4, wherein the cultivation plate
A cultivation plate body through which the mounting hole is formed;
An upper fastening part protruding upward from the center of the upper end of the cultivation plate body part and having a fastening protrusion formed in a stepped shape so that the upper part thereof is stepped;
And a lower fastening part protruding downward to a length shorter than the width of the cultivation plate body at the lower end of the cultivation plate body part,
The first support member
A first horizontal axis through portion through which a horizontal axis supporting a vertical roller of the first closed track chain that rolls in contact with the lower end of the inner circumferential surface of the upper rail passes,
It has a fastening cap portion extending downward from the lower end of the first horizontal shaft through portion, but having a fastening groove inserted therein so that the fastening protrusion can be inserted from the bottom upward,
The second support member
A second horizontal shaft through portion through which a horizontal axis supporting a vertical roller of the second closed track chain that rolls in contact with the lower end of the inner circumferential surface of the lower rail passes,
Characterized in that it comprises a second rail protrusion extending upward from the upper end of the second horizontal shaft through part to a width corresponding to the cultivation plate body part, and having a fastening part receiving groove drawn downward so that the lower fastening part is accommodated at the upper end. Unmanned crop cultivation system. The method of claim 4, wherein the cultivation plate circulation support unit
A base frame supporting the lower rail so that the lower rail is spaced upward from the ground, and first and second cover plates respectively covering the upper rail and the lower rail so that the upper and lower sides of the atomization space are closed. Equipped,
An atomization supply unit including an atomization supply pipe installed through the first or second cover plate to supply an atomized nutrient solution into the atomization space, and an atomization generator connected to the atomization supply pipe to supply the atomized nutrient solution to the atomization supply pipe; Unmanned crop cultivation system, characterized in that it further comprises. The method of claim 1,
A plurality of unit crop cultivation units are installed side by side in the housing,
The housing is
A housing body forming the cultivation space and in which a plurality of the unit crop cultivation units are installed,
A plurality of units installed in the housing body so as to face both sides in the longitudinal direction of the unit crop cultivation unit to divide the cultivation space into a plurality of partition spaces along the left and right sides of the unit crop cultivation unit in the longitudinal direction of the unit crop cultivation unit. With a pair of partition plates,
Among the plurality of compartments, installed in one of the compartments and installed in the next compartment across the adjacent compartments, and installed between the unit crop cultivation units adjacent to each other in the installed compartments, the An unmanned crop cultivation system comprising a plurality of lighting units each irradiating light required for crop growth as a unit crop cultivation unit. The method of claim 8, wherein the lighting unit
A support frame extending in the longitudinal direction of the unit crop cultivation unit between the unit crop cultivation units facing each other and extending to the height of the upper side of the unit crop cultivation unit,
Protruding in the direction of the unit crop cultivation unit facing from the side of the support frame, and having a mounting bar on which a light emitting unit for irradiating light to the crop is mounted at the end side,
The mounting bar is
Unmanned crop cultivation system, characterized in that the length can be extended and contracted so that the distance of the light emitting unit can be adjusted according to the crop.

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