NL2014713A - Growing system, for example for mushrooms, and method. - Google Patents

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NL2014713A
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The present disclosure relates to a growing system for agricultural products, such as mushroom, in a controlled environment, comprising: at least two elongate racks, each defining accommodations for elongate growth containers at different levels, wherein the at least two racks are positioned essentially in line and at a distance from one another; and a workspace defined at the distance between the at least two racks.

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GROWING SYSTEM, FOR EXAMPLE FOR MUSHROOMS, AND METHOD
The present disclosure relates to a growing system for agricultural products, such as mushroom, in a controlled environment, comprising: at least two elongate racks, each defining accommodations for elongate growth containers at different levels.
The inventors of the present disclosure are familiar with a limited number of prior art embodiments. Normally, agricultural products like mushrooms, are grown in and harvested from elongate containers, that are often approximately 9 meters long. Such containers are open towards an upper side thereof, wherein a cloth may be arranged on a bottom of such containers, filled with substrate like compost, and mushrooms or other products are then grown therein. The containers remain in the elongate racks. Such products, like mushrooms, are not all ready for harvesting at the same time. Sometimes a container needs to be harvested twice or more times, to finish the harvesting. It is anticipated that normally a container will have to be harvested at least twice to get all or at least most of the potential crops from the container. When all, or at least a substantial majority of the potential yield of products, like mushrooms, have been harvested, containers can be cleaned or even sterilized (for instance in a steam cabin), filled with new substrate and mushrooms, and may be left in the racks for a predetermined time, in which water and possibly nutrients may be administered, after which harvesting may start again.
Harvesters can be positioned on a platform, which can be raised and lowered to a level of a container from which products are to be harvested, which can therefore remain in the rack. The platform must also be able to be moved along the length of the containers, and at different heights to harvest from separate containers, to enable harvesting along the entire length of the elongate containers at different heights. Overlying containers are very close to one another, which hampers harvesting for harvesters, if they have to reach into a space having a height of for example only 25 centimetres, to reach and harvest all mushroom is the containers, which is also a cause of injury to harvesters, in particular back injuries. Also, as a further consequence, considerable distance between parallel neighbouring racks must be open or free for the installation having the work platform, lift and transporter, which is highly inefficient with respect to room usage.
Prior art embodiments consume much space, which can therefore not be utilised for product growth, and space efficiency is consequently poor.
The present disclosure is directed at decreasing, if not resolving these prior art issues, to which end a growing system is provided, which is distinguished over the prior art embodiments in that the at least two racks are positioned essentially in line and at a distance from one another; and a workspace defined at the distance between the at least two racks.
As a result of such features, growing systems according to the present disclosure allow the containers to be withdrawn from the racks and be inserted into opposing racks in a single fluent movement, while allowing harvesting as containers move through the workspace between the racks. Parallel neighbouring racks can be very close, and manoeuvring room for handling containers outside of racks can be minimized.
In a preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, a growing system may further comprise a transporter configured to transport at least one of the containers at a time from one to another of the at least two elongate racks along the workspace. Thus automated withdrawal can be effected, to enable harvesters to process products, like mushrooms, at a rack exit, which results in a compact space saving configuration. In such an embodiment, the growing system may be such that the transporter is configured to withdraw containers from said one of the at least two elongate racks in a horizontal orientation. Thus the containers are held upright without risk of product falling out of the containers. In such an embodiment having the transporter optionally defining a horizontal withdrawal orientation, the growing system may be such that the transporter is configured to insert containers into said other of the at least two elongate racks in a horizontal orientation. Although such withdrawal and insertions may be - within the scope of the present disclosure - at different container levels in the racks, preferably the level is the same for the originating and destination racks. As a consequence, the linear displacement from one of the racks to another at a single level is extra-ordinarily simple and elegant, and allows sufficient room and time to perform the harvesting.
In such an embodiment having the transporter defining a horizontal withdrawal orientation as well as a horizontal insertion orientation, the growing system may be such that the distance between the at least two racks, where said distance defines the workspace, is shorter than a length of at least some of the elongate growth containers, and the transporter is configured to withdraw and insert the growth containers from and into the racks at a single level. Thereby, the distance between opposing racks relative to the intermediate workspace can be limited to a space required to position harvesters. Thus the configuration is very compact and space saving is for all intents and purposes optimized.
In an embodiment having at least some form of the transporter, the growing system may be such that the transporter is arranged on a transporter lift to position the transporter at a level of a selected one of the growing containers to be withdrawn and/or inserted from one and/or into another of the least two elongate racks. Although containers may be withdrawn and inserted at different levels, which may be enabled by the transporter lift, the transporter lift is already useful for raising or lowering the transporter to a level of a container to be withdrawn from one of the racks or to another level of a container to be inserted into another of the racks.
In an additional and/or alternative preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, a growing system may further comprise a height adjustable work platform arranged at the workspace. The work platform is designed to accommodate harvesters and by being able to raise or lower the platform with the harvesters thereon, the harvesters can be positioned at an appropriate level to perform the harvesting relative to a level of the container at an originating rack or at a destination rack (or both).
In an additional and/or alternative preferred embodiment of the present disclosure, a growing system may further be such that the height adjustable work platform comprises a platform lift.
In an embodiment having both a transporter lift and a platform lift, the growing system may, according to the present disclosure, exhibit the feature that the transporter lift and the platform lift are defined by a unitary lift, and wherein the work platform and the transporter are connected to the unitary lift. Thus both the transporter and the platform may be raised or lowered to a desired level, contributing to minimization of elements, components and features to achieve a desired simplicity.
In addition to system related aspects and features, the present disclosure also relates to a method, as defined in the appended claims. Such a method involves growing - and more in particular harvesting - agricultural products, such as mushroom, in a controlled environment, using a growing system according to any one or more than one of the preceding claims, comprising: displacing at least one selected growth container at a time from one to another of the at least two elongate racks; and processing products in the elongate growth containers, when passing along the workspace.
In some embodiments the method may be such that the displacing comprises linear transporting of the at least one growth container at a time from one to another of the at least two elongate racks.
In some additional or alternative embodiment the method may comprise withdrawing containers from said one of the at least two elongate racks in a horizontal orientation.
In some additional or alternative embodiment the method may comprise inserting containers into said other of the at least two elongate racks in a horizontal orientation.
In some embodiments exhibiting horizontal withdrawal and horizontal insertion, the method may be such that the distance between the at least two racks, where said distance defines the workspace, is shorter than a length of at least some of the elongate growth containers, and the method comprises withdrawing and inserting the growth containers from and into the racks at a single level.
In some additional or alternative embodiment the method may comprise lifting the transporter to position the transporter at a level of a selected one of the growing containers to be withdrawn and/or inserted from one and/or into another of the least two elongate racks.
In some additional or alternative embodiment the method may be such that a height adjustable work platform is arranged in the workspace, and the method further comprises adjusting height of the work platform to a level of a selected one of the growing containers.
In some additional or alternative embodiment the method may comprise leaving open a container position between overlying containers in one of the racks, and employing the left open space between overlying containers as a temporary accommodation for a container withdrawn from an originating rack. In such an embodiment, the method may further comprise moving a container inserted into a destination rack back into an originating rack essentially immediately upon full insertion of the container into the destination rack, to free an airing space for the crops, such as mushrooms, between the overlying containers in the destination rack.
Following the foregoing reference to embodiments of the present disclosure in relatively generic terms and expressions, corresponding with the definitions of the appended claims, herein below more specific embodiments are described in more detail with reference to the appended drawing. Therein, the same or similar aspects, features, elements, components or the like may be designated with the same or similar reference numbers. Further, although the shown and described embodiments are to some extent preferred for various reasons, the shown and described embodiments are merely exemplary of the type and kinds of embodiments that are potentially possible within the framework of the present disclosure. In the drawing:
Figure 1 shows a schematic perspective view of a system according to the present disclosure;
Figure 2 shows a schematic perspective view along arrow II in figure 1;
Figure 3 shows a schematic cross sectional view along arrow III in figure 1; and
Figure 4 shows a schematic frontal view along arrow IV in figure 1.
In the figures, partial representations of an embodiment of a growing system 1 according to the present disclosure are shown. Therein, two racks 2, 3 are positioned in line, which is to say that the racks 2, 3 are elongate, and are positioned in line along a single orientation. Racks 2, 3 are positioned at a distance d 4 from one another, to define a workspace 5 between racks 2, 3. This workspace for harvesting allows for harvesters to have sufficient room between racks 2, 3 to perform harvesting, in contrast with the prior art situation of harvesting with containers stationary in racks.
Although a single pair of racks 2, 3 is shown, additional pairs of racks can be added, parallel to the shown pair of racks 2, 3 to fill the building or hall of a building (not shown). For the sake of clarity, the schematic perspective view of figure 1 is limited to a single pair of racks 2, 3. Neighbouring pairs of racks (not shown) can be arranged very close against or neighbouring the shown pair of racks 2, 3. Harvesters or other personnel, for instance for maintenance, can move through the building or hall thereof along aisle 6, to or from a pair of racks 2, 3, where products are to be harvested.
Figure 2 exhibits four harvesters 7 on a platform 8, which supports harvesters 7 and carries a transporter 9 which simultaneously defines a workbench for the harvesters 7. Transporter 9 is configured to engage containers 10 from an originating one of the racks 2 and withdraw the containers 10 at a predetermined level in rack 2 through the workspace in the direction of arrow A and insert the withdrawn container 10 into the opposing rack 3.
After a harvesting pass along harvesters 7 and from the one rack 2 into the other rack 3, the container may be left in the other rack 3 or may be withdrawn from rack 3 and be inserted back into originating rack 2. In fact, the container 10 in figure 2 is moving in the direction of arrow A from right rack 2 into left rack 3. Harvesting may be done in a harvesting pass over or through the centre aisle 6 from rack 2 and into rack 3, and immediately thereafter or at a later time during the reverse movement (opposite to arrow A) back into right rack 2. The reverse movement may for any container 10 be executed immediately after movement into other rack 3, or after a time to allow more mushroom to become ready for harvesting (which latter option is preferred).
The height of containers 10 in relation to the space between containers 10 in a rack 2, 3 that a container 10 being withdrawn from one of the racks 2, 3 may be accommodated between overlying containers 10 in opposing rack 3, 2. Since the space between overlying containers 10 in one rack 2, 3 is during normal growing of the crops, such as mushrooms, needed for sufficient air supply to the crops, container 10 after having been withdrawn from one of the racks and inserted between overlying containers 10 in opposing rack 3, 2 may be immediately moved back into the rack 2, 3 from which that container 10 originated, i.e. in the direction opposite arrow A. In this manner harvesting can be performed, utilizing two harvesting passes per time that any one of the containers 10 is withdrawn from a rack, because the container 10 is also re-inserted back into the originating rack 2, 3. Further, by appropriate dimensioning of the containers 10 and the racks 2, 3, sufficient airing space between overlying containers 10 in a rack 2, 3 is ensured, even if a container 10 from an opposing one of the racks 3, 2 is temporarily during harvesting inserted between those overlying containers 10 in the destination rack 2, 3.
However, assuming that the second pass through the workspace immediately following the first pass to insert a container back into its originating rack, doesn’t yield much harvest, if the harvesters are doing a proper job during the first pass, the following is preferred: After having withdrawn a container 10 from an originating rack 2 and inserted the container into the opposing destination rack 3, the platform is raised or lowered to the level of an overlying or underlying container 10 in that rack 3, which rack 3 then becomes the originating rack 3 for the subsequent harvesting step. The overlying or underlying container 10 is withdrawn from rack 3 and inserted into rack 2, then acting as the destination rack 2. According to this mode of operating, it becomes possible to minimize space between subsequent container positions in each rack, and still maintain sufficient space for proper development of the mushrooms, since at no time, other than the short time of harvesting, are container positions that are located immediately above one another taken up by containers, at least in the period between harvesting operations.
Transporter 9 is further configured to execute this transport at a pace at which harvesters 7 are capable of performing harvesting. Platform 8 is supported by a cylinder 11 defining a platform lift, to enable height adjustment in the direction of double arrow B in figure 3. However, cylinder 11 simultaneously also defines a transporter lift in view of the fact that transporter 9 is raised or lowered with platform 8 when cylinder 11 is adjusted. Alternative embodiments relative to cylinder 11 for defining a unitary lift, forming both the platform lift as well as the transporter lift, can be for instance defined by pinion-and-rack combinations to hoist platform 8 upward or to lower the platform along for instance an upright 12, which is then for instance provided with a rack for engagement by a pinion on platform 8. Other embodiments of such a lift are also possible within the framework of the present disclosure.
Preferably, a single platform 8 and transporter 9 combination is provided, also for adjoining or neighbouring pairs of racks 2, 3, which involves that the platform 8 and transporter 9 combination must be displaceable along the longitudinal direction of isle 6, which extends transversely relative to the longitudinal direction of elongate racks 2, 3 and containers 5.
Since products, like mushrooms, are often grown in a dark environment, a local light source 13 exclusively at the workspace 5 may be provided to illuminate workspace 5 and allow harvesters 7 to perform harvesting.
In particular from the representation of figure 4 the inventive effect of specific embodiments within the framework of the present disclosure becomes clear. More in detail, containers 9 are withdrawn from originating rack 2 in the direction of arrow A, only to be inserted into opposing destination rack 3. If not all of the products are harvested from container 10 in one passage through workspace 5, a single one of containers 10 may be moved from one side to the other in figure 4, or it should be evident, that under circumstances each of the racks 2, 3 can be the originating or the destination rack. Nevertheless, within the framework of the above description in relation to figure 2, regarding the temporary insertion of a container from an originating rack 3 between overlying containers 10 in a destination rack 3, it should be evident that the container 10 in figure 4, that is extending across the workspace in the isle 6 is in the process of being moved back into the originating rack 3, to again free airing space between overlying containers 10 in destination rack 2.
It should be clear, that within the framework of the present disclosure and in accordance with the appended claims, many additional and alternative embodiments will have become self evident to the skilled person on the basis of the foregoing embodiment description. For example, lift formed by cylinder 11 could be replaced by appropriate lifting solutions within racks 2, 3, although it is expected that such lifting solutions would result in a decrease in efficiency of use of available space. A plurality of containers 10 can be arranged at one level of a rack 2 or 3. Switching order of containers at one level in Iraq may also help to enhance versatility of the growing system according to the present disclosure. Levels of containers 10 in racks 2, 3 are normally anticipated to be very close to one another, in particular for produce growing in the dark, the distances between container levels in racks can vary, depending on the precise type of produce. From such examples it should be abundantly clear that even obvious alternatives of aspects, components and features in the appended independent claims may be encompassed within the scope of protection of the present disclosure.

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1. Kweeksysteem voor landbouwproducten, zoals paddenstoelen, in een beheerste omgeving, omvattende: ten minste twee langgerekte stellages, die elk accommodaties definiëren voor langgerekte kweekcontainers op diverse niveaus, waarbij de ten minste twee stellages in hoofdzaak in lijn zijn gelegen op een afstand van elkaar, en waarbij een werkruimte is gedefinieerd in de afstand tussen de twee stellages.A cultivation system for agricultural products, such as mushrooms, in a controlled environment, comprising: at least two elongated racks, each defining accommodations for elongated cultivation containers at various levels, the at least two racks being substantially in line with each other and wherein a workspace is defined in the distance between the two scaffolds. 2. Kweeksysteem volgens conclusie 1, verder omvattende een transporteur, die geconfigureerd is voor het transport van ten minste één van de containers per keer van één naar een andere van de ten minste twee langgerekte stellages door de werkruimte heen.The culture system of claim 1, further comprising a conveyor configured for transporting at least one of the containers at a time from one to another of the at least two elongated racks through the work space. 3. Kweeksysteem volgens conclusie 2, waarbij de transporteur geconfigureerd is om containers in een horizontale oriëntatie terug te trekken uit de ene van de ten minste twee langgerekte stellages.The culture system of claim 2, wherein the conveyor is configured to retract containers in a horizontal orientation from the one of the at least two elongated racks. 4. Kweeksysteem volgens conclusie 2 of 3, waarbij de transporteur is geconfigureerd om containers in een horizontale oriëntatie in te zetten in de andere van de ten minste twee langgerekte stellages.A culture system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the conveyor is configured to deploy containers in a horizontal orientation in the other of the at least two elongated racks. 5. Kweeksysteem volgens conclusie 3 en 4, waarbij de afstand tussen de ten minste twee stellages waarbij de afstand de werkruimte definieert, korter is dan een lengte van ten minste enkele van de langgerekte kweekcontainers, en waarbij de transporteur is geconfigureerd om de kweekcontainers terug te trekken en in te zetten in en vanuit de stellages op een enkel niveau.The culture system of claims 3 and 4, wherein the distance between the at least two scaffolds wherein the distance defines the working space is shorter than a length of at least some of the elongated culture containers, and wherein the conveyor is configured to return the culture containers and to deploy in and from the scaffolding on a single level. 6. Kweeksysteem volgens een willekeurige of meer dan een van de conclusies 2-5, waarbij de transporteur is aangebracht op een transportlift om de transporteur te positioneren op een niveau van een geselecteerde van de kweekcontainers om te worden teruggetrokken en/of ingezet uit een en/of in een andere van de ten minste twee langgerekte stellages.A culture system according to any one or more of claims 2 to 5, wherein the conveyor is mounted on a conveyor lift to position the conveyor at a level of a selected one of the culture containers to be withdrawn and / or deployed from one and / or in another of the at least two elongated scaffolding. 7. Kweeksysteem volgens een willekeurige of meer dan één van de voorgaande conclusies, verder omvattende een in hoogte instelbaar werkplatform, dat is gepositioneerd bij de werkruimte.7. Cultivation system according to any one or more of the preceding claims, further comprising a height-adjustable work platform that is positioned at the work space. 8. Kweeksysteem volgens een willekeurige of meer dan één van de voorgaande conclusies, waarbij het in hoogte instelbare werkplatform een platformlift omvat.A culture system according to any one or more of the preceding claims, wherein the height-adjustable work platform comprises a platform lift. 9. Kweeksysteem volgens conclusies 6 en 8, waarbij de transportlift en de platformlift zijn gedefinieerd door een enkelvoudige lift en waarbij het werkplatform en de transporteur zijn verbonden door middel van de enkelvoudige lift.The culture system of claims 6 and 8, wherein the transport lift and the platform lift are defined by a single lift and wherein the work platform and the conveyor are connected by means of the single lift. 10. Werkwijze voor het kweken van landbouwproducten, zoals paddenstoelen, in een beheerste omgeving, door gebruik te maken van een kweeksysteem volgens een willekeurige of meer dan een van de voorgaande conclusies, omvattende: - het verplaatsen van ten minste een geselecteerde kweekcontainer per keer van één naar een andere van de ten minste twee langgerekte stellages; - het verwerken van producten in de langgerekte kweekcontainers, wanneer deze door de werkruimte heen passeren.A method for growing agricultural products, such as mushrooms, in a controlled environment, by using a cultivation system according to any one or more of the preceding claims, comprising: - moving at least one selected breeding container at a time from one to another of the at least two elongated scaffolds; - the processing of products in the elongated grow containers, as they pass through the workspace. 11. Werkwijze volgens conclusie 10, waarbij de verplaatsing een lineair transporteren omvat van de ten minste één kweekcontainer per keer van één naar een andere van de ten minste twee langgerekte stellages.A method according to claim 10, wherein the displacement comprises linear transport of the at least one culture container at a time from one to another of the at least two elongated racks. 12. Werkwijze volgens conclusie 11, omvattende het terugtrekken van containers uit de ene van de ten minste twee langgerekte stellages in een horizontale oriëntatie.12. Method as claimed in claim 11, comprising withdrawing containers from the one of the at least two elongated racks in a horizontal orientation. 13. Werkwijze volgens conclusie 11 of 12, omvattende het inzetten van containers in de andere van de ten minste twee langgerekte stellages in een horizontale oriëntatie.A method according to claim 11 or 12, comprising inserting containers in the other of the at least two elongated racks in a horizontal orientation. 14. Werkwijze volgens conclusies 12 en 13, waarbij de afstand tussen de ten minste twee stellages, welke afstand de werkruimte definieert, korter is dan een lengte van ten minste enkele van de langgerekte kweekcontainers, en waarbij de werkwijze omvat het terugtrekken en inzetten van de kweekcontainer uit en in de stellages op een enkel niveau.A method according to claims 12 and 13, wherein the distance between the at least two scaffolds, which distance defines the working space, is shorter than a length of at least some of the elongated culture containers, and wherein the method comprises withdrawing and deploying the grow container out and in the racks on a single level. 15. Werkwijze volgens een willekeurige of meer dan één van de conclusies 11-14, verder omvattende het liften van de transporteur om de transporteur te positioneren op een niveau van een geselecteerde van de kweekcontainers om te worden teruggetrokken en/of ingezet uit een en/of in een andere van de ten minste twee langgerekte stellages.A method according to any one or more of the claims 11-14, further comprising lifting the conveyor to position the conveyor at a level of a selected one of the culture containers to be withdrawn and / or deployed from an and / or in another of the at least two elongated scaffolds. 16. Werkwijze volgens een willekeurige of meer dan één van de voorgaande conclusies 10-15, waarbij een in hoogte instelbaar werkplatform is aangebracht in de werkruimte, en waarbij de werkwijze verder het instellen van de hoogte van het werkplatform omvat op een niveau van een geselecteerde van de kweekcontainers.A method according to any one or more of the preceding claims 10-15, wherein a height-adjustable work platform is arranged in the work space, and wherein the method further comprises adjusting the height of the work platform to a level of a selected of the culture containers. 17. Werkwijze volgens een willekeurige of meer dan één van de voorgaande conclusies 10-16, verder omvattende het openlaten van een container positie tussen bovenop haar gelegen containers in één van de stellages, en het toepassen van de opengelaten ruimte tussen boven ook haar gelegen containers als tijdelijke accommodatie voor een container, die is terug getrokken uit de andere van de stellages.A method according to any one or more of the preceding claims 10-16, further comprising leaving open a container position between containers located on top of it in one of the racks, and applying the space left open between containers also located above it as temporary accommodation for a container that has been withdrawn from the other of the scaffolding. 18. Werkwijze volgens conclusie 17, verder omvattende het verplaatsen van een container, die is ingezet in de andere van de stellages terug naar de ene van de stellages in hoofdzaak onmiddellijk na het volledig inzetten van de container in de andere van de stellages, om een luchtruimte voor de landbouwproducten, zoals paddenstoelen, vrij te maken tussen de boven elkaar gelegen containers in de andere van de stellages.The method of claim 17, further comprising moving a container deployed in the other of the scaffolds back to one of the scaffolds substantially immediately after the container is fully deployed in the other of the scaffolds, to free air space for agricultural products, such as mushrooms, between the containers above one another in the other of the racks. 19. Werkwijze volgens conclusie 17, verder omvattende het verplaatsen van één van de boven elkaar gelegen containers in de andere van de stellages naar de ene van de stellages na het volledig inzetten van de container, die is terug getrokken uit de ene van de stellages, in de ruimte tussen de boven ook haar gelegen containers in de andere van de stellages.The method of claim 17, further comprising moving one of the superimposed containers in the other from the racks to the one of the racks after the container has been fully inserted, which has been withdrawn from the one of the racks, in the space between the containers located above it in the other of the scaffolding.
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