TW201313896A - Cultivating device for Antrodia camphorata - Google Patents

Abstract

A cultivating device for Antrodia camphorata includes a main box having a ventilation opening and an inside cultivation space, a light control means, a temperature control means, a humidity control means, and an observation means for observing the cultivating condition thereof. In the inside cultivation space, a holding region is provided for holding an attachment body of Antrodia camphorata. The upper wall of the main box inclines to a horizontal plane. The area ratio of the ventilation opening to the holding region and that of the ventilation opening to the inside wall surface of the main box are limited within a specific range. A distance between the observation means and the holding region, a distance form the temperature control means to the attachment body or to the humidity control means, and the change rate of the temperature are also limited to a specific range, so as to make the cultivation space to be a suitable environment for the growth of Antrodia camphorata.

Description

Incubation device of burdock

The present invention relates to a culture device, and more particularly to a culture device for Antrodia camphorata.

Antrodia camphorata is a plant unique to Taiwan. Its shape is plate-shaped or bell-shaped, and its surface is crimson. It is similar to Ganoderma lucidum, which is a fungus for health care. It has a positive evaluation of human medical effects. Antrodia camphorata grows only in Taiwan's unique burdock tree between 450 and 2000 meters above sea level. In the natural environment, the Antrodia camphorata fungus usually adheres to the inner wall of the hollow trunk of the burdock tree, or the dark side of the dead burdock wood, and develops into a body of the burdock.

Niu Zhizhi is known as the national treasure of Taiwan because it has the value of health care and is very rare. However, Niu Zhizhi has been repeatedly pirated. At the same time, Taiwan's burdock tree has been rarely seen under the factors of slow harvesting and afforestation, and it is very difficult to obtain the burdock fruit body that is naturally bred by burdock. In recent years, burdock has been included in conservation plants. Therefore, various methods and devices for artificially cultivating Antrodia camphorata have been developed to replace the natural breeding environment to obtain a health-care effect of A. annua, such as a liquid fermentation device, a solid culture device, and a eucalyptus cultivation device. A large amount of funds and manpower were invested in relevant research to evaluate the effectiveness of artificial cultivation, and the correlation between the environmental factors of artificial cultivation and the structure, composition and physiological activity of Antrodia camphorata was gradually clarified.

According to the results of the current research, it is generally believed that the method and apparatus closest to the natural method are used to cultivate Antrodia camphorata, and the reproductive fruit body contains more health care active ingredients. How to provide a cultivation space similar to the growth environment of burdock tree for the growth of the growth system of Antrodia camphorata is an important subject for artificially cultivating the fruit body of Antrodia camphorata.

Accordingly, the object of the present invention is to provide a culture apparatus for simulating the natural environment, which utilizes artificial cultivation techniques to cultivate Antrodia camphorata, and the artificially cultivated components of the Antrodia camphorata fruit body have health care utilization value, and further make the Burdock tree Ecological conservation is balanced with the biological utilization of Antrodia camphorata.

The technical means adopted by the present invention to solve the problems of the prior art is a culture apparatus for Antrodia camphorata, comprising a main box body, a culture condition observation mechanism, a temperature control mechanism, a humidity control mechanism, and a light control mechanism.

The main box body comprises a box body member, a drain hole communicating with the box member, and a gas permeable opening disposed on the box member, the box member having a culture space and having a placement surface in the culture space One of the growths attached to the yak yoke is placed in the attached body. The upper wall surface of the box member is inclined from the horizontal plane. The opening area of the venting opening is larger than 1/20 than the area of the upper surface, and the opening area of the venting opening is higher than that. The surface area of the wall of the box member is less than 1/20.

The culture condition observation mechanism includes a thermometer, a hygrometer, and a illuminometer, and is disposed in the main cabinet and has a distance of less than 5 cm from the placement surface.

The temperature control mechanism is disposed in the main box and the distance from the attached body is greater than 10 cm, the temperature control mechanism controls the temperature of the culture space to be within 18 ° C to 35 ° C, and the temperature change rate of the temperature control mechanism is less than 5 ° C / hour.

The humidity control mechanism has an atomizing member, and the fogging end of one of the atomizing members is in the main tank, and the atomizing member controls the humidity of the culture space to be within 60% to 95%, and the fogging end and the temperature control mechanism The distance is greater than 5 cm.

The light control mechanism has a light-increasing member and a light-blocking member, the light-increasing member is configured to receive light into the main body, and the area of the light-incident member is larger than the area of the placement surface, and the light-blocking member is selectively covered with the illuminometer The light member blocks the light incident to control the illumination of the culture space to be less than 100 lux during the day and less than 0.5 lux at night.

In an embodiment of the invention, a spacer is further disposed under the placement surface, and the height of the spacer is higher than the height of the drainage hole.

In an embodiment of the invention, the drain hole is coupled to a drain gate.

In an embodiment of the invention, a water guiding bevel is formed on the periphery of the casing member.

In an embodiment of the invention, a venting opening adjustment member is further disposed on the venting opening.

In an embodiment of the invention, the venting opening adjustment member is disposed between the upper periphery and the upper wall of the case member.

In an embodiment of the invention, the venting opening adjustment member is a venting shutter.

In an embodiment of the invention, an opening size measuring member is further disposed on the ventilation opening.

In an embodiment of the invention, the light entrance member is a glazing.

In an embodiment of the invention, the adherent is a burdock or a burdock strain culture medium.

According to the technical means adopted by the present invention, the culture space formed by the main tank is placed in an attachment body for the growth of the burdock, and the main tank has a ventilating opening through which air can flow and a water guiding structure capable of assisting drainage. The air and water in the cultivation space can be smoothly circulated to the outside world and kept fresh for the growth and utilization of Antrodia camphorata. And combined with environmental control technology, for example, by temperature control mechanism control, humidity control mechanism, light control mechanism and venting opening adjustment member and supporting the observation mechanism of the adjacent attachment body to control the plant growth requirements: such as sunlight, air Environmental conditions such as water, temperature, and temperature. At the same time, by limiting the attachment body to be placed in the range of the placement surface, and defining the ratio of the area of the ventilation opening to the surface area of the placement surface and the wall surface of the box member, and limiting the distance between the temperature control mechanism and the attachment body, and fogging The distance between the end and the temperature control mechanism, and avoid the excessive rate of change of the environmental conditions of the attached body. In this way, the situation in which the Burdock species grows into the body of the Antrodia camphorata in the natural environment can be simulated, and the culture space is adjusted to the environmental conditions suitable for the growth of Antrodia camphorata.

The specific embodiments of the present invention will be further described by the following examples and the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2, FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view showing a full deployment of the light blocking member of the first embodiment of the present invention. The culture apparatus 100 of the Antrodia camphorata of the present invention comprises a main tank 1 for one of the growth bodies attached to the Antrodia camphorata to be placed therein, a light control mechanism 2 for controlling the illuminance, a temperature control mechanism 3 for controlling the temperature, and a humidity control. The mechanism 4 observes the humidity and a culture condition observation mechanism 5 to observe culture conditions such as illuminance, temperature, and humidity.

The main casing 1 has a casing member 11, a gas permeable opening 12 provided in the casing member 11, and a drainage hole 13 communicating with the casing member 11. The box member 11 has a wall surface 111. The wall surface 111 is composed of an upper wall surface 1111, a peripheral wall surface 1112, and a lower wall surface 1113. The upper wall surface 1111, the peripheral wall surface 1112, and the lower wall surface 1113 surround a culture space S1. On the other hand, in the range of the culture space S1 in the casing member 11, there is a placement surface A1, and the size and placement position of the attachment body 6 are not limited beyond the placement surface A1 with respect to the placement surface A1. On the lower wall surface 1113 and corresponding to the position directly below the placement surface A1, there is a reference surface A2 having the same shape and size as the placement surface A1, and the edge of the reference surface A2 is drawn with a line for the user to clearly refer to. The attached body 6 is placed on the placement surface A1 corresponding to the position of the reference plane A2. The attachment body 6 can be a burdock or a sorghum strain culture medium. In the present embodiment, the lower wall surface 1113 and the peripheral wall surface 1112 of the box member 11 are integrally formed to form a groove-like body having an opening at an upper position, and the upper wall surface 1111 of the box member is a cover plate, and the upper wall surface 1111 The opening is partially inclined to cover the groove and partially overlaps the periphery of the peripheral wall surface 1112. A gap is formed in the gap to allow the air in the culture space S1 to remain circulated. The opening area of the venting opening 12 is greater than 1/20 than the area of the upper placing surface A1, so that the fresh air is obtained by the burdock and the attachment body 6, and the opening area of the venting opening 12 is larger than the wall surface 111 of the upper case member 11. The surface area is less than 1/20, so that the culture conditions for controlling the culture space S1 are maintained at a constant state. The drain hole 13 is formed at a position of the lower wall 1113 of the box member 11, the drain hole 13 is connected to a drain pipe 131, and the drain pipe 131 is provided with a drain gate 132 for switching the tank member 11 to a drain or a water storage state. . The venting opening 12 may also be a perforation provided in the upper wall surface 1111 or the peripheral wall surface 1112 at the upper side of the casing member 11, and the drainage hole 13 may also be disposed on the peripheral wall surface 1112 at the lower side of the casing member 11. .

The light control mechanism 2 controls the illumination of the culture space S1 to provide appropriate light for the Antrodia camphorata. The light control mechanism 2 has a light-increasing member 21 and a light-blocking member 22, and the light-increasing member 21 supplies light outside the main casing 1 such as sunlight or an artificial light source, and is incident on the main casing 1 to illuminate the burdock and the burdock The area of the light-incident member 21 is larger than the area of the placement surface A1, and the position of the light-receiving member 21 corresponds to the placement surface A1, so that the illumination range of the light entering from the light-receiving member 21 is sufficient to cover the attachment. Body 6. In this embodiment, the light-incident member 21 is formed on one of the side wall surfaces of the peripheral wall surface 1112 of the box member 11, and the light-incident member 21 is made of glass to transmit light, and is also available for the planter in the main cabinet. 1 observe the growth of Antrodia camphorata.

The light blocking member 22 functions opposite to the light guiding member 21 and is made of a material that is opaque to block the light outside the main casing 1 from entering the main casing 1 to illuminate the attachment body 6 of Antrodia camphorata and Antrodia camphorata. The box member 11 of the main casing 1 is made of a material that is opaque, so that the light outside the main casing 1 can pass through the light-inducing member 21 and enter the cultivation space S1. The light control mechanism 2 selectively covers all or a portion of the main casing 1. In the present embodiment, the light blocking member 22 of the light control mechanism 2 is a curtain that can be pulled. As shown in FIG. 2, the light blocking member 22 can be completely deployed to block the light entering member 21, so that the main housing 1 is The outside light cannot enter the culture space S1. The light blocking member 22 may also be wound with a light-shielding cloth reel and selectively block the light-incident member 21 with a light-shielding cloth.

The temperature control mechanism 3 is disposed in the main casing 1 to adjust the temperature of the control culture space S1. The distance D1 between the temperature control mechanism 3 and the attached body 6 is greater than 10 cm, and the temperature change rate of the temperature control mechanism is less than 5 ° C / hour, so that the ambient temperature of the attached body 6 does not change with the temperature of the temperature control mechanism 3 And impatient changes. In the present embodiment, the temperature control mechanism 3 is a heating rod.

The humidity control mechanism 4 is connected to the culture space S1. The humidity control mechanism 4 has an atomizing member 41 to adjust the humidity of the control culture space S1, and the distance D2 between the fogging end 43 of the atomizing member 41 and the temperature control mechanism 3 is greater than 5 cm. So that the water vapor discharged from the fogging end 43 does not immediately interact with the temperature control mechanism 3, so that the temperature of the water vapor changes too fast and rapidly changes the temperature condition of the culture space S1. In the present embodiment, the atomizing member 41 is an atomizer, and a row of the mist tubes 42 communicates with the atomizing member 41. The mist discharging tubes 42 enter the culture space S1 through the lower wall surface 1113 of the box member 11, and the mist The misting end 43 of the chemical member 41 is the nozzle of the exhaust pipe 42. The atomizing member 41 is placed outside the box member 11 so as to replenish the required water in the atomizing member 41 at any time, and the atomizing member 41 can atomize the water into moisture, and then transfer it to the culture through the exhaust pipe 42. Space S1.

The culture condition observation mechanism 5 includes an illuminance meter 51, a thermometer 52, and a hygrometer 53. As shown in FIG. 2, the illuminometer 51 has a sensing portion 511 and a meter portion 512. The thermometer 52 has a sensing portion 521 and a meter portion 522. The hygrometer 53 has a sensing portion 531 and a meter portion. 532. The sensing unit 511 of the illuminometer 51, the sensing unit 521 of the thermometer 52, and the sensing unit 531 of the hygrometer 53 are placed in the case member 11 to sense the illuminance, temperature, and humidity of the culture space S1. In order to prevent the light-inducing member 21 from being completely shielded by the light-blocking member 22 from observing the influence of the culture space S1, the meter portion 512 of the illuminometer 51 is electrically connected to the sensing portion 511 through the wire 513, and the meter portion 522 of the thermometer 52 is transmitted through the wire. The instrument unit 532 electrically connected to the sensing unit 521 and the hygrometer 53 is electrically connected to the sensing unit 531 via the wire 533 to observe the illuminance, temperature, and humidity of the culture space S1 outside the casing member 11. The distance D3 between the sensing portion 511 and the placement surface A1, the distance D4 between the sensing portion 521 and the placement surface, and the distance D5 between the sensing portion 531 and the placement surface are both less than 5 cm. It is adjacent to the attachment body 6 of the burdock to accurately detect the ambient illuminance, temperature and humidity of the burdock. And the light control mechanism 2, the temperature control mechanism 3, and the humidity control mechanism 4 control the illumination of the culture space S1 to be less than 100 lux during the day and less than 0.5 lux at night, and the temperature of the culture space is between 18 ° C and 35 ° C, and The relative humidity of the culture space is between 60% and 95% to suit the growth of Antrodia camphorata.

After the water vapor generated by the atomizing mechanism 41 enters the casing member 11, it will flow in the culture space S1 to supply the moisture required for the Antrodia camphorata and its dependent body 6, and a part of the water vapor will condense upward on the upper wall surface 1111 due to The upper wall surface 1111 is deflected to the horizontal plane so that the water vapor can be slid down in the direction of the deflection of the upper wall surface 1111 to a position below the tank member 11 without being accumulated at the upper side of the upper wall surface 1111. The moisture at a position below the tank member 11 can be discharged through the drain hole 13. A part of the moisture at the upper position in the casing member 11 can be directly discharged through the venting opening 12, and the venting opening 12 also has an effect of adjusting the air fluency of the cultivating space S1. With the above structure, it is advantageous to maintain a good circulation of moisture and air in the culture space S1.

A spacer 14 is disposed between the lower wall surface 1113 of the box member 11 and the placement surface A1, and the attachment body 6 to which the growth of the burdock is attached is placed. The height of the pad 14 is higher than the height of the drain hole 13, so that the water level accumulated in the lower position in the box member 11 can be prevented from being higher than the pad member 14, and the attachment body 6 of the burdock can be prevented from being immersed in the water. .

Referring to Fig. 3, there is shown a perspective view of a second embodiment of the present invention. The culture apparatus 100a of the Antrodia camphorata of the present embodiment is substantially the same as the structure of the first embodiment, and is different in that it further comprises a gas permeable opening regulating member 15 disposed at a gas permeable opening between the upper periphery of the casing member 11 and the upper wall surface 1111a. At 12a, a water guiding slope 16 is formed around the periphery of the upper portion of the casing member 11, and the water guiding slope 16 is connected to a water guiding groove 17, and the water guiding groove 17 is connected to a second drainage hole 18. The venting opening regulating member 15 can be placed on the upper wall surface 1111a of the box member 11a, and the area of the venting opening 12a can be changed by changing the height of the venting opening regulating member 15 to adjust the air circulation of the control cultivating space S1 while being changeable The deflecting direction and the skewness of the upper wall surface 1111a of the box member 11 cause the water vapor condensed on the upper wall surface 1111a to slide down along the deflecting direction of the upper wall surface 1111a and flow through the water guiding inclined surface 16 to the water guiding groove 17, and then It is discharged directly through the second drainage hole 18 to achieve the effect of rapid drainage.

Referring to Fig. 4, there is shown a perspective view of a third embodiment of the present invention. The culture apparatus 100b of the Antrodia camphorata of the present embodiment has substantially the same structure as that of the first embodiment, and the difference is that the upper wall surface 1111b of the box member 11b is deflected to the horizontal plane and is completely sealed with the peripheral wall surface 1112b of the casing member 11b. The venting opening 12b is formed on the peripheral wall surface 1112b of the case member 11b. The position of the venting opening 12b is provided with a light-receiving member 21b, and the light-incident member 21b is a movable glazing and can be opened and closed. In addition to the light-transmitting member 21b, the light-incident member 21b can change the opening area of the venting opening 12b. In order to control the air circulation of the cultivation space S1. An opening size measuring member 19 is disposed at a position below the venting opening 12b. In the embodiment, the opening size measuring member 19 is a long scale having a scale, and the scale of the opening size measuring member 19 is observed. The length of the venting opening 12b can be known, and the area of the venting opening 12b can be estimated by multiplying the length of the venting opening 12b by the height of the fixed venting opening 12b. The temperature control mechanism 3b is a cold air heater or the like having an exhaust port 31 communicating with the storage space S1.

Referring to Fig. 5, there is shown a perspective view of a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The culture apparatus 100c of the Antrodia camphorata of the present embodiment has substantially the same structure as that of the third embodiment, and the difference is that the light-incident member 21c is a fully-closed pull-up glazing, and the venting opening regulating member 15c is a venting shutter. The venting opening 12c is a gate for the venting shutters, and the user can change the size of the venting opening 12c by rotating the knob 151 of the venting opening adjusting member 15c.

It can be seen from the above examples that the culture apparatus of the Antrodia camphorata provided by the present invention has industrial utilization value, and therefore the present invention has been in conformity with the requirements of the patent. The above description is only for the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and those skilled in the art can make other various improvements according to the above description, but these changes still belong to the inventive spirit of the present invention and the following definitions. In the scope of patents.

100, 100a, 100b, 100c. . . Incubation device of burdock

1, 1a, 1b, 1c. . . Main cabinet

11, 11a, 11b, 11c. . . Box member

111. . . Wall

1111, 1111a, 1111b, 1111c. . . Upper wall

1112, 1112b, 1112c. . . Surrounding wall

1113. . . Lower wall

12, 12a, 12b, 12c. . . Breathable opening

13. . . drainage hole

131. . . Drain pipe

132. . . Drainage gate

14. . . Pad set

15, 15c. . . Breathable opening adjustment member

151. . . Knob

16. . . Water guiding slope

17. . . Water guiding groove

18. . . Second drain hole

19. . . Opening size measuring piece

2. . . Light control mechanism

21, 21b, 21c. . . Light-inducing member

22, 22b, 22c. . . Light blocking member

3, 3a, 3b, 3c. . . Temperature control mechanism

31. . . exhaust vent

4. . . Humidity control mechanism

41. . . Atomizing member

42. . . Fog tube

43. . . Fog end

5. . . Culture condition observation institution

51. . . Illuminometer

511. . . Sensing department

512. . . Instrument department

513. . . wire

52. . . thermometer

521. . . Sensing department

522. . . Instrument department

523. . . wire

53. . . Hygrometer

531. . . Sensing department

532. . . Instrument department

533. . . wire

6. . . Dependent body

A1. . . Placement

A2. . . Reference plane

D1, D2, D3, D4, D5. . . distance

S1. . . Training space

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a view showing the full deployment of the light blocking member of the first embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention.

100. . . Incubation device of burdock

1. . . Main cabinet

11. . . Box member

111. . . Wall

1111. . . Upper wall

1112. . . Surrounding wall

1113. . . Lower wall

12. . . Breathable opening

13. . . drainage hole

131. . . Drain pipe

132. . . Drainage gate

14. . . Pad set

2. . . Light control mechanism

twenty one. . . Light-inducing member

twenty two. . . Light blocking member

3. . . Temperature control mechanism

4. . . Humidity control mechanism

5. . . Culture condition observation institution

51. . . Illuminometer

52. . . thermometer

53. . . Hygrometer

6. . . Dependent body

A1. . . Placement

A2. . . Reference plane

D1, D2, D3, D4, D5. . . distance

S1. . . Training space

Claims (10)

An apparatus for cultivating Antrodia camphorata comprises: a main box body comprising a box member, a drain hole communicating with the box member, and a gas permeable opening disposed on the box member, the box member having a Cultivating space and having a placement surface in the culture space for one of the growth bodies attached to the growth of a burdock, the upper wall surface of the box member is inclined to the horizontal plane, and the opening area of the venting opening is larger than The area of the placement surface is greater than 1/20, and the opening area of the ventilation opening is less than 1/20 than the surface area of the wall surface of the box member; a culture condition observation mechanism including a thermometer, a hygrometer and an illuminance a distance between the placement surface and the placement surface is less than 5 cm; a temperature control mechanism disposed in the main housing and having a distance greater than 10 cm from the attachment body, The temperature control mechanism controls the temperature of the culture space to be within 18 ° C to 35 ° C, and the temperature change rate of the temperature control mechanism is less than 5 ° C / hour; a humidity control mechanism has an atomizing member, the atomizing member One out The end of the main tank, the atomizing member controls the humidity of the culture space to be within 60% to 95%, and the distance between the fogging end and the temperature control mechanism is greater than 5 cm; a light control mechanism, Having a light-receiving member and a light-blocking member, the light-increasing member is configured to receive light into the main casing, and the area of the light-receiving member is larger than an area of the placement surface, and the light-blocking member is selectively coupled to the illuminometer The light-inducing member is covered to shield the light from entering to control the illumination of the culture space to be less than 100 lux during the day and less than 0.5 lux at night. The culture device of the Antrodia camphorata according to the first aspect of the patent application further includes a pad disposed under the placement surface, the height of the pad being higher than the height of the drain hole. For example, in the culture device of the Antrodia camphorata according to Item 1, the drain hole is connected with a drain gate. The culture device of the Antrodia camphorata according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein a water guiding slope is formed on a periphery of the box member. The culture device of the Antrodia camphorata according to the first aspect of the patent application further includes a gas permeable opening regulating member disposed at the gas permeable opening. The culture device of the Antrodia camphorata according to Item 5 of the patent application, wherein the gas permeable opening regulating member is disposed between the periphery of the box member and the upper wall surface. The culture device of the Antrodia camphorata according to Item 5 of the patent application, wherein the gas permeable opening regulating member is a gas permeable gate. The culture device of the Antrodia camphorata of claim 1 further includes an opening size measuring member disposed on the ventilation opening. The culture device of the Antrodia camphorata according to the first aspect of the patent application, wherein the light-incident member is a glass window. For example, the culture device of the Antrodia camphorata according to the first item of the patent scope, wherein the attachment system is a burdock or a strain of Antrodia camphorata.