RU67393U1 - HYDROPONIC INSTALLATION - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model relates to agriculture, namely, equipment for hydroponic plant cultivation. The hydroponic installation comprises a vegetation bath installed in the bath with the aid of a landing cover made of a floating foam panel with holes in which holders for plants are placed with the possibility of vertical movement, and a U-shaped box fixedly fixed at the bottom of the bath with a gap relative to the bottom and walls , as well as a system of periodic flooding with a nutrient solution with a regulator of the upper level of flooding. The plant holders are made in the form of containers of cellular material having an antimicrobial coating with silver nanoparticles, and the cell sizes are sufficient for the root system of plants to penetrate through them and not enough for the passage of planting material. Using the proposed installation can increase the productivity of plants.

Description

The utility model relates to agriculture, namely, equipment for hydroponic plant cultivation.

A device for growing plants (USSR AS No. 9661608) is known, comprising a vegetation bath, a planting cover with openings and holders for plants, mounted in a support bath and a system of periodic underflooding with a nutrient solution with a regulator of the upper level of underflooding.

However, this device is not effective enough due to low productivity, complex design and operation.

The closest in technical essence to the claimed technical solution is a device for growing plants (USSR AS No. 1662441), containing a vegetation bath, a planting cover with holes and holders for plants, mounted in a support bath and a system of periodic flooding with nutrient solution with a regulator of the upper level of flooding. In this case, the landing cover is made in the form of a floating foam panel freely placed on the supports, the plant holders are in the form of hooks made of corrosion-resistant wire, on which the landing material is pierced.

However, this device is not effective enough due to the low productivity of plants due to damage to planting material when pricked on holders for plants, as well as the lack of protection of plants from pathogens.

The technical result of using the utility model is to increase efficiency by increasing plant productivity by improving the design of plant holders, allowing

not damage planting material, as well as ensuring the protection of plants from pathogens.

This is achieved by the fact that the plant holders are made in the form of containers of cellular material having an antimicrobial coating with silver nanoparticles, and the cell sizes are sufficient for the root system of plants to penetrate through them and not enough for the passage of planting material.

As a result of a search conducted in scientific, technical and patent literature, an identical technical solution was not found, which proves the technical solution meets the criterion of "novelty."

The proposed installation contains a vegetation bath 1 (Fig. 1), installed in the bath 1 using supports 2, a landing cover 3 made of a floating foam panel with holes 4 in which holders 5 for plants are placed with the possibility of vertical movement. In order to avoid damage to the planting material, the plant holders 5 are made in the form of containers of cellular material, and the cell sizes are sufficient for the root system of plants to penetrate through them and are insufficient for the passage of planting material. To ensure the protection of plants from pathogens, the cellular material from which the holders 5 for plants are made has an antimicrobial coating with silver nanoparticles. At the bottom of the bathtub 1 is fixedly fixed with clamps 6 with a gap relative to the bottom and walls of the U-shaped box 7. There is a system of periodic flooding with a nutrient solution, including a compressor 8, an automation unit 9 with a regulator 10 for the upper level of flooding, a drain valve 11 and connecting pipelines 12 The output of the compressor 8 and the input of the automation unit 9 are connected to the space 13 under the bottom of the duct 7 by means of a tube 14.

Installation works as follows. Planting material is placed in the holders 5 for plants. Holders for plants 5 are placed at the desired level in the alignment of the holes 4 of the foam panel 3. Panel 3 is placed

on the supports 2 and the regulator 10 set the upper level of periodic flooding so that at least part of the tubers (or bulbs) of planting material is wetted. The system of periodic flooding works as follows. The compressor 8 pumps air into the space 13 under the box 7. The solution from under the box 7 is squeezed through the gaps at the bottom and walls of the bath 1 in its upper part. Upon reaching a predetermined upper level, the controller 10 through the automation unit 9 gives the command to turn off the compressor 8. The air from the space 13 under the duct 7 is vented through the drain valve 11, and the solution level in the upper part of the bath 1 drops. When the whole solution merges back under the box 7 and the air pressure under it becomes close to atmospheric, the automation unit 9 issues a command to turn on the compressor 8, and the cycle repeats. When organizing conveyor production, planting is performed daily by installing panels next to each other (Fig. 2). When the entire area of the bath 1 will be covered with panels 3, before landing, the conveyor is first moved. To do this, using the regulator 10 increase the upper level of flooding so that the foam panels 3 are afloat. The extreme panel 3 with adult plants is removed, and then all panels 3 are moved to this side along the solution surface. Moving can be done by pushing the last panel in the row 3, and due to the low resistance of the floating panels 3 this will be enough to move the entire row. After moving the panels 3, the regulator 10 is returned to its original position, and in the vacated space on the conveyor, a panel 3 with a new planting material is installed. In the process of moving the panels 3 along the conveyor, the holders 5 for plants are moved in the alignment of the holes 4, simulating the earthing up of plants, which contributes to additional tuberization. When growing other plants that do not require hilling, you can first install the plant holders 5 in the lower position, and then, as the roots grow, move them to the upper position. At the same time, planting material is protected from damage by performing

holders 5 for plants in the form of containers of cellular material with mesh sizes sufficient for the root system of plants to penetrate through them and insufficient for the passage of planting material, as well as protecting plants from pathogens using an antimicrobial coating with silver nanoparticles, which is available on the cellular material holders 5 for plants.

Using the proposed installation can increase the productivity of plants.

Claims (1)

A hydroponic installation containing a vegetation bath installed in the bath with the help of landing pads made of a floating foam panel with holes in which holders for plants are placed with the possibility of vertical movement and fixedly fixed at the bottom of the bath with a gap relative to the bottom and the walls of the U-shaped box, as well as a system of periodic flooding with a nutrient solution with a regulator of the upper level of flooding, characterized in that the holders for plants are made in the form of containers made of cellular about a material having an antimicrobial coating with silver nanoparticles, and the cell sizes are sufficient for the root system of plants to penetrate through them and not enough for the passage of planting material.