KR20240058494A - Bed member transfer device for hydroponics culture system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention is a bed member transfer device for a hydroponic cultivation system that allows the mounted bed members to be simply and easily transferred to the left and right even if the bed holding members that hold the bed members on which the cultivation port is seated vertically and horizontally are installed in multiple stages. It's about.
The bed member transport device for a hydroponic cultivation system according to the present invention includes a mounting member 20 installed in multiple stages horizontally to the left and right on the support structure 10, and a bed member mounted on each of the mounting members ( 30), cultivation ports 40 seated on each of the bed members, and one each installed across the left and right sides directly below each of the bed members to spray the nutrient solution upward and put it into each cultivation pot. Nutrient solution supply means for supplying nutrients to plants, moving means installed to reciprocate each nutrient solution supply means forward and backward, and bed members mounted on the mounting member to move left and right simply and easily. It is characterized in that it further includes a transfer means (70).

Description

Bed member transfer device for hydroponics culture system}

The present invention relates to a bed member transfer device for a hydroponic cultivation system, and more specifically, to a device for simply and easily moving the mounted bed members to the left and right even if the bed holding members that hold the bed members on which the cultivation pots are seated vertically and horizontally are installed in multiple stages. This relates to a bed member transport device for a hydroponic cultivation system that allows transport to the right.

In general, hydroponic cultivation is cultivated indoors by submerging the roots of plants in a nutrient solution containing nutrients necessary for plant growth. Compared to soil cultivation, continuous harvesting is possible throughout the four seasons, allowing the cultivation of plants of high productivity and excellent quality. In addition to the many advantages, the working environment is relatively pleasant, so it is widely used as it provides greater effects than soil cultivation with the same labor force.

Conventionally, for this kind of hydroponic cultivation, nutrient solution cultivation containers, which are connected to open and close the open upper part where the pot seating hole for seating the nutrient solution-only pot is formed, are fixed and arranged in layers in a support structure, and the nutrient solution located at the top. The cultivation bins are connected to a third piping pipe, and the fourth piping pipe is connected to the third piping pipe so that the nutrient solution in the nutrient solution tank is transferred to the nutrient solution cultivation bin at the top by a pump, and the nutrient solution transferred to the nutrient solution cultivation bin at the top is each It is connected to the first piping pipe so that it is transferred to the nutrient solution cultivation tanks in the second stage through the first piping pipe, and the nutrient solution in the nutrient solution cultivation tank in the second stage is transferred to the nutrient solution cultivation tank in the third stage and the nutrient solution cultivation tank in the fourth stage. After passing through the barrels in order, they are finally collected in the nutrient solution tank, each connected to the first piping pipe and installed in multiple stages. The first piping pipe is used to suppress the flow of the nutrient solution contained in the nutrient solution cultivation tank and to control the discharge height. A nutrient solution plant cultivation system (patent registration no. 10-1190139) registered by the applicant of the present application, which includes a nutrient solution stopper installed inside and automatically supplies nutrient solution, was proposed.

However, in the pre-registered invention, a nutrient solution cultivation container with pot seating holes for seating nutrient solution-only pots containing nutrient solution plants to be cultivated is fixed and installed in multiple layers on a support structure, so nutrient solution-only pots are installed for cultivation of nutrient solution plants. Each time the nutrient solution pots were placed in a nutrient solution tank or collected after cultivation was completed for harvesting, the worker had to manually place or retrieve the nutrient solution pots into the nutrient solution tank on each floor, making the work very cumbersome and inconvenient. In addition to low efficiency, which requires a lot of time and manpower, which increases related costs, there are also problems such as low productivity, which becomes an obstacle to mass production of plants.

The present invention was invented in consideration of the problems of the conventional nutrient solution plant cultivation system, and its purpose is to significantly improve work efficiency as well as productivity by eliminating the need for workers to manually place or retrieve cultivation pots one by one in each layer. By providing a bed member transport device for a hydroponic cultivation system suitable for mass production of plants.

In order to achieve this object, the present invention includes mounting members installed in multiple stages horizontally to the left and right on a support structure, bed members mounted on each mounting member, and redistribution ports seated on each bed member. And, nutrient solution supply means installed one by one across the left and right at the lower part of each of the bed members to spray the nutrient solution upward to supply nutrients to the plants placed in each cultivation pot, and each of the nutrient solution supply means It includes a moving means installed to reciprocate back and forth, and a transportation means installed on the upper part of the mounting member of each stage to allow the bed members mounted on the mounting member to be simply and easily transported to the left and right. Instead of fixing the bed members to the support structure in multiple stages, a plurality of bed members with cultivation pots containing plants to be cultivated are mounted on the transport means of each stage from the left or right side and pushed in order, or cultivation is completed. Provides a bed member transfer device for a hydroponic cultivation system that pushes the bed member on which the cultivation pots are seated to the left or right and lowers it in turn from one side even when harvesting.

The bed member transport device for a hydroponic cultivation system according to the present invention eliminates the need for workers to manually place or collect the cultivation pots one by one on each layer, making the work very simple and easy, improving work efficiency as well as It has the advantage of significantly contributing to the mass production of plants by significantly improving productivity, thereby eliminating the need for a lot of time and manpower, and at the same time achieving a significant reduction in related costs.

Figures 1a and 1b are a front view and a left side view schematically showing a portion of a hydroponic cultivation system to which the bed member transport device according to the present invention is applied.
Figure 2 is a left side view schematically showing the state of use by enlarging a portion of Figures 1a and 1b.
Figure 3 is an enlarged left side view of a portion of Figure 2
Figure 4 is a perspective view showing an enlarged excerpt of part of the mounting member and transport means in Figure 3
Figure 5 is a perspective view and side view showing the transport means in Figure 4, separated and enlarged.
Figure 6a,b is a perspective view and side view showing the state of assembling the transport means of Figure 5
Figures 7a and b are front and plan views showing an enlarged excerpt of the state in which the transport means of Figure 4 is installed on the mounting member.
Figure 8 is a left side view partially cut away and enlarged showing the state in which the transport means of Figure 7a is installed on the mounting member.
Figure 9 is an enlarged plan view of another example of the transport means of Figure 4 installed on a mounting member.
Figure 10 is a perspective view schematically showing some excerpts from another example using the transport means of Figure 4

Hereinafter, the bed member transport device for a hydroponic cultivation system according to the present invention will be described in detail based on the attached drawings.

Figures 1a and 1b are a front view and a left side view schematically showing a portion of a hydroponic cultivation system to which the bed member transport device according to the present invention is applied.

The bed member transport device for a hydroponic cultivation system according to the present invention of Figures 1a and b includes a support structure (10), a mounting member (20) installed in multiple stages horizontally to the left and right on the support structure, and each of the above Bed members 30 mounted on a mounting member, cultivation ports 40 vertically and horizontally seated on each bed member, and one each installed across the left and right directly below the bed members to supply a nutrient solution. A nutrient solution supply means (50) that sprays upward and supplies nutrients to the plants placed in each cultivation pot, and a moving means (60) installed to reciprocate the nutrient solution supply means back and forth at the lower part of each bed member. And it is configured to include a transport means 70 that is mounted on the mounting member and allows the bed members mounted on the mounting member to be simply and easily transported to the left and right.

The support structure 10 has front and rear pillars 11 and 11' arranged at regular intervals on the left and right, and front and rear ends are attached to the front and rear pillars at regular intervals up and down to support the front and rear pillars. It is provided with pillar beams (12) installed across the field in multiple stages.

This support structure 10 may be installed with its left and right lengths extended as needed.

Figure 2 is a left side view schematically showing the state of use by extracting and enlarging a part of Figures 1a and 1b, Figure 3 is a left side view showing an enlarged part of part of Figure 2, and Figure 4 is a part of Figures 1a and b omitted. This is an enlarged perspective view of an excerpt.

The holding member 20 includes a horizontal plate portion 21 attached to the upper surface of the column beams 12, an inner plate portion 22 extending vertically from the upper surface of the horizontal plate portion, and an inner plate portion at the lower portion of the outer surface of the inner plate portion. It is provided with an outer plate portion 23 that extends in isolation in parallel, and a mounting portion 24 formed longitudinally with the left and right ends and the top open on the upper side between the inner and outer plate portions.

This mounting member 20 is installed to cross the upper surfaces of the column beams front and rear by attaching the horizontal plate portion 21 to the left and right sides of the upper surfaces of the column beams 12, and the upper portion of the outer plate portion 23 is front and rear. When coming into close contact with the rear pillars 11 (11') or the inner surface of any one of them, the upper part may be attached to the pillar.

The bed member 30 includes a rectangular bed plate portion 31, and front and rear mounting portions ( 32), the upper surface of the bed plate portion is opened and extended downwardly at regular horizontal and vertical intervals, and when the cultivation ports 40 are seated on each upper surface, the lower part 44 and the nutrient solution supply means 50 are supplied. Receiving parts 33 in which the nutrient solution or topsoil is received, and perforations are made on the front and rear upper portions of each of the receiving parts at regular intervals on the left and right so that the nutrient solution sprayed upward by the nutrient solution supply means is injected into the inside of the receiving parts. It is provided with injection holes 34 and a water level adjustment hole 35 that is drilled in the lower part of one of the left and right sides of the receiving parts to maintain an appropriate level of the nutrient solution injected into the receiving parts. do.

The cultivation port 40 has a rectangular shape with an open upper surface, an upper part 41 whose four sides are made into slats so that the inside and the outside can be distributed, and slats extending downward from the upper part and each lower end being integrally connected at the center. It is provided with a lower part 44 formed of .

In this cultivation pot (40), the plant to be cultivated is placed in the upper part (41) so that the roots are accommodated in the lower part (44), and then the lower part is inserted into the mounting part (33) to form a seed on the bed member (30). At the same time as being stably seated at regular horizontal intervals, the roots are exposed to the lower part between the isolated ribs on the lower side and through the lower end of the open mounting portion.

The nutrient solution supply means 50 is provided with a supply pipe body 51 and injection nozzles 52 each vertically attached to nozzle holes drilled at regular left and right intervals in the middle of the upper surface of the supply pipe body.

As for the nutrient solution supply means 50, for example, when the mounting member 20 is installed in four stages, four are installed in each lower part of the bed member 30, one for each stage. In this case, the supply pipe body is installed in one stage. When installed horizontally across the left and right on the front, the 2nd and 4th stages are installed on the rear, and the 3rd stage is installed across the left and right on the front, same as the 1st stage, so that the nutrient solution in the nutrient solution tank is pumped by operation of the pump (not shown). When transferred to the supply pipe body 51, it is sprayed upward from the bottom of the bed member 30 and injected into the mounting part 33 through the injection hole 34, directly to the plants to be cultivated in the cultivation pots 40. Provides nutrients.

The moving means 60 is connected to a geared motor 61 installed on the lower front of the left front pillar 11 of the support structure 10 and the output shaft 611 of the geared motor to move to the lower part of the front pillars of the support structure. A drive shaft 62 installed across the front left and right, winding drums 63 axially coupled to portions corresponding to the front columns of the drive shaft and installed on the front columns, the winding drum and 4-stage Four front pulleys (64) are axially installed in 4 stages on each of the front pillars in response to the supply pipes installed as , and axially installed in 4 stages on the rear pillars (11') corresponding to the front pulleys. Four rear pulleys (65), the other end of which is fixed to the rear left end of the winding drum and wound around the left side, and the one end and the other end of which are released from the left side when the winding drum rotates forward are on the front of the winding drum. The area between the other end, which is fixed to the right end and wound to the right and wound to the right when the winding drum rotates forward, rises from the rear of the outer circumference of the winding drum and forms the upper part of the outer circumference of the front pulley of the first stage and the outer circumference of the rear pulley. It crosses between the front and rear pulleys of the first stage to be hung on the lower part, respectively, rises from the lower part of the outer circumference of the first stage rear pulley, and hangs on the upper part of the outer circumference of the second stage rear pulley and the lower part of the outer circumference of the front pulley, respectively. The three-stage front and rear pulleys rise from the lower part of the outer circumference of the second-stage front pulley across the two-stage rear and front pulleys and hang on the upper part of the outer circumference of the third-stage front pulley and the lower part of the rear pulley, respectively. It rises from the lower part of the outer circumference of the 3-stage rear pulley and hangs on the upper part of the outer circumference of the 4-stage rear pulley and the upper part of the outer circumference of the front pulley, respectively. In the process of being installed downwardly from the upper part of the outer peripheral surface of the front pulley, when passing through the direct lower parts of each of the supply pipes 51 installed across the left and right sides of the 1st to 4th stages, the front and rear fastening pieces of the supply pipes pass through. The front and rear binding holes are drilled in the middle and upper parts, and the front binding holes are penetrated upward from below to tightly adhere to the outer peripheral surface of the supply body, while the posterior binding holes are penetrated downward from above to bind each of the 1 to 4 stages. This can be done by tying all of the supply pipes to the corresponding parts and then providing a traction wire (66) that secures the other end to the winding drum.

When bound in this way, the gap between the outer surfaces of the parts passing through the front and rear binding holes of the traction wire 66 becomes narrower than the gap between the outer surfaces of the parts surrounding the front and back of the outer circumference of the supply pipe body 51, so that the supply pipe body is It is firmly bound at regular intervals on the left and right by the traction wire, and the traction wire is pulled in the direction of forward and reverse movement and moves together, supplying nutrients directly to the plants to be cultivated in the cultivation pots 40.

Figure 5 is an enlarged perspective view and a side view of the transport means in Figure 4, Figures 6a and 6b are perspective and side views showing the transport means in Figure 5 in an assembled state, and Figures 7a and b are the transport means in Figure 4. It is a front and plan view showing the state in which it is installed on the mounting member, and Figure 8 is a left side view partially cut away and enlarged showing the state in which the transport means of Figure 7a is installed on the mounting member.

The transport means 70 includes a housing 71 and a roller 72 made of plastic.

The housing 71 has a side cross-section by the lower piece 711 and the front and rear pieces 712 extending upward to the same height from the front and rear ends of the lower piece. It is formed in the shape of ", and the side section is on the upper inner part of the front and rear pieces." Front and rear axle portions 713 that protrude symmetrically to each other in the form of ", and front and rear support portions 714 that protrude thinly and encircle larger than the diameter of the shaft portion between the outer ends of the front and rear axle portions and the inner surfaces of the front and rear portions, respectively. And, the front and rear pieces include upper and lower support pieces 715 that protrude horizontally and thinly on the upper outer surfaces of the front and rear pieces, and are formed as a single piece.

In addition, it is preferable that the front and rear pieces 712 have the left and right widths of the upper portion narrower than the left and right widths of the lower portion.

The front and rear support parts 714 prevent the entire inner surface of the front and rear pieces 712 from coming into close contact with the front and rear surfaces of the roller when the roller 72 is axially coupled to the front and rear axle parts 713, as described later. By doing so, friction that may occur between the rollers when they rotate is minimized, allowing the rollers to rotate smoothly.

The roller 72 has an axial hole 721 drilled through the center to which the front and rear axle portions 713 are axially coupled, and a bearing portion 722 that protrudes forward and backward from the front and rear surfaces of the roller on the outer periphery of the front and rear ends of the axial hole. ) is provided.

When attaching the roller 72 to the housing 71, first insert the roller between the front and rear parts 712 from above, so that the gap between the inner ends of the front and rear parts 713 becomes the bearing part 722. Because it is narrower than the gap between the front and rear ends, the roller is inserted while spreading the front and rear ends in proportion to the difference in gap between them.

In this state, if the front and rear ends of the bearing portions 722 of the roller 72 pass through the inner ends of the front and rear shaft portions 713 and the front and rear shaft portions are located within the front and rear ends of the shaft hole 721, As the front and rear pieces 712 cannot be spread apart, and at the same time, the restoring force due to self-elasticity generated when the front and rear pieces are spread acts to narrow the gap to its original state, so that the front and rear axle parts are inserted into the shaft hole. As this happens, the roller is axially coupled to the housing 71.

When the roller 72 is axially coupled to the housing 71 in this way, the front and rear surfaces of the bearing portion 722 come into contact with the inner surfaces of the front and rear support parts 714, so that the front and rear surfaces of the roller are aligned with the front and rear surfaces. Since they are isolated from contact with the inner surface of 712, the friction between them is minimized, allowing the roller to rotate smoothly.

When mounting such a transfer means (70) on the mounting portion (24) of the holding member (20) at a certain interval on the left and right, A pair of left and right stoppers (25) are formed to protrude inward on the upper part of any one of the inner and outer plate parts (22) and (23) at regular left and right intervals, and then front and rear pieces are placed between the stoppers. You can install it by inserting it between the middle and rear pieces.

In this way, the left and right ends of one of the front and rear parts 712 of the housing 71 are mounted to be hooked to the left and right pair of stoppers 25, and at the same time, parts excluding a part of the roller 72 are It is exposed to the upper part of the mounting part 24.

Therefore, as described later, when the bed member 30 on which the cultivation ports 40 are mounted is mounted on the mounting member 20, the front and rear portions of the edge portion 32 are mounted so that they rest on the roller 72 exposed at the top. Therefore, it is possible to simply and easily move the bed member by pushing it in the left and right longitudinal directions.

At this time, the transfer means 70 is mounted so that the left and right ends of either the front or rear pieces 712 are hooked to a pair of left and right stoppers 25, respectively, so the redistribution ports 40 are mounted to reduce the weight. When the heavy bed member 30 moves, the load does not cause the bed to move together within the mounting portion 24, but only the roller 72 rotates at the fixed position, so the bed moves smoothly.

Figure 9 is an enlarged plan view of another example of the transport means of Figure 4 installed on a mounting member.

The transport means in FIG. 9 is characterized in that a pair of stoppers 25 serve as stop bolts.

That is, in Figure 7b, a pair of stoppers 25 are formed to protrude from one of the inner and outer plate parts 22 corresponding to the gap between the left and right ends of the front and rear pieces 712, but this is not necessarily limited to this. However, if necessary, a pair of threaded holes are drilled in the inner plate or, preferably, in the outer plate, corresponding to the gap between the left and right ends of the rear piece to form a stop bolt that is respectively fastened.

Figure 10 is a perspective view schematically showing some excerpts from another example using the transport means of Figure 4.

As shown in Figure 10, the transport means 70 according to the present invention is not necessarily used only for transporting the bed member 30 on which the cultivation ports 40 are seated by pushing it to the left or right on the support structure 10. For example, it can be used for a variety of purposes, such as selecting packaging boxes with built-in products in the process of moving them horizontally with a power-driven transfer conveyor, changing the direction, and applying it as a conveyor that transfers downward without using power. Of course, even in this case, it falls within the scope of the present invention.

The transport means 70 according to the present invention is not only made of plastic, but also does not require a separate axis to rotatably couple the roller 72 to the housing 71, and at the same time, the roller is moved by the elasticity of the housing. Because it is easily assembled, it is very simple to manufacture, assemble, and install, and is light in weight, making it easy to handle. It also has the advantages of preventing corrosion due to moisture, preventing shortened lifespan.

In addition, rather than fixing the bed members 30 to the support structure 10 in multiple stages, the plurality of bed members on which the cultivation pots 40 containing plants to be cultivated are seated are placed on the left side of the mounting member 20 of each stage. Alternatively, it can be mounted one by one by pushing it from the right side, so even when cultivation is completed and harvesting, the bed member on which the cultivation pots are seated can be pushed to the left or right and lowered from one side in turn, so the worker can cultivate by hand one by one. There is no need to directly place or collect the ports 40 one by one on each floor, making the work very simple and easy. As a result, work efficiency and productivity are greatly improved, eliminating the need for a lot of time and manpower, while also significantly reducing the related costs. There are advantages such as savings.

10: Support structure 20: Holding member
21: horizontal plate part 22: inner plate part
23: outer panel 24: mounting part
25: stopper 30: bed
40: Cultivation port 50: Nutrient solution supply means
60: means of transportation 70: means of transportation
71: Housing 72: Roller
711: Part 2 712: Part 1 and Part 2
713: Front and rear axle 721: Axial hole
722: Bearing unit

Claims (4)

Mounting members 20 installed in multiple stages horizontally to the left and right on the support structure 10, bed members 30 mounted on each of the mounting members 20, and each bed member 30 Seated cultivation pots (40) are installed, one each across the left and right sides, directly below each of the bed members (30), and the nutrient solution is sprayed upward to provide nutrients to the plants placed in each cultivation pot (40). In the bed member transfer device for a hydroponic cultivation system, which includes nutrient solution supply means (50) for supplying and a moving means (60) installed to reciprocate each of the nutrient solution supply means (50) back and forth. ,
It is installed on the upper part of the mounting member 20 of each stage, and further includes a transfer means 70 that allows the bed members 30 mounted on the mounting member 20 to be simply and easily transferred to the left and right. A bed member transport device for a hydroponic cultivation system, characterized in that. According to paragraph 1,
The transfer means 70 installed on the upper part of the mounting member 20 is,
The side cross section is formed by the lower piece 711 and the front and rear pieces 712 extending upward to the same height from the front and rear ends of the lower piece 711. It is formed in the shape of ", and the side cross section is located on the upper inner surface of the front and rear pieces 712. A housing (71) having front and rear axle portions (713) that protrude symmetrically to each other in the form of:
It is provided with a shaft hole 721 that is drilled through the center to which the front and rear shaft portions 713 are axially coupled, and a bearing portion 722 that protrudes forward and backward from the front and rear surfaces of the roller on the outer periphery of the front and rear ends of the shaft hole. A bed member transport device for a hydroponic cultivation system, characterized in that it includes a roller (72). According to paragraph 2,
The mounting member 20 includes a horizontal plate portion 21, an inner plate portion 22 extending vertically from the upper surface of the horizontal plate portion 21, and an inner plate portion 22 at a lower portion of the outer surface of the inner plate portion 22. It is formed in the longitudinal direction so that the left and right ends and the top are open on the upper side between the outer plate portion 23, which extends in isolation in parallel, and the inner and outer plate portions 22 and 23, so that the transfer means 70 can be moved to the left and right. Mounting portions 24 installed at intervals, and the upper portion of any one of the inner and outer plate portions 22, are formed at regular left and right intervals to protrude inward corresponding to the spacing between the left and right ends of the front and rear pieces 712. It is composed of a pair of left and right stoppers (25);
The transfer means 70 is installed on the mounting portion 24 at regular intervals on the left and right so that the rear portion 712 of the front and rear portions 712 of the housing 71 is interposed between a pair of left and right stoppers 25. A bed member transport device for a hydroponic cultivation system, characterized in that it is installed and configured. According to paragraph 2,
The mounting member 20 includes a horizontal plate portion 21, an inner plate portion 22 extending vertically from the upper surface of the horizontal plate portion 21, and an inner plate portion 22 at a lower portion of the outer surface of the inner plate portion 22. It is formed in the longitudinal direction so that the left and right ends and the top are open on the upper side between the outer plate portion 23, which extends in isolation in parallel, and the inner and outer plate portions 22 and 23, so that the transfer means 70 can be moved to the left and right. Mounting portions 24 installed at intervals, and a pair of screw holes drilled in the upper portion of any one of the inner and outer plate portions 22 to correspond to the spacing between the left and right ends of the front and rear pieces 712, respectively. It is composed of a pair of left and right stoppers (25), which are stop bolts fastened at regular intervals on the left and right;
The transfer means 70 is installed on the mounting portion 24 at regular intervals on the left and right so that the rear portion 712 of the front and rear portions 712 of the housing 71 is interposed between a pair of left and right stoppers 25. A bed member transport device for a hydroponic cultivation system, characterized in that it is installed and configured.