WO2004030444A1 - Modular container system for cultivating plants - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A01—AGRICULTURE; FORESTRY; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; HUNTING; TRAPPING; FISHING
- A01G—HORTICULTURE; CULTIVATION OF VEGETABLES, FLOWERS, RICE, FRUIT, VINES, HOPS OR SEAWEED; FORESTRY; WATERING
- A01G31/00—Soilless cultivation, e.g. hydroponics
- A01G31/02—Special apparatus therefor
- A01G31/04—Hydroponic culture on conveyors
- A01G31/045—Hydroponic culture on conveyors with containers guided along a rail
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
- Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
- Y02P60/00—Technologies relating to agriculture, livestock or agroalimentary industries
- Y02P60/20—Reduction of greenhouse gas [GHG] emissions in agriculture, e.g. CO2
- Y02P60/21—Dinitrogen oxide [N2O], e.g. using aquaponics, hydroponics or efficiency measures
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- the invention relates to a modular container system for the cultivation of plants, with at least one first container forming a root space and at least one penetrating the first container in the region of the base or the side wall, or in at least one opening in the region of the base or the side wall before or after one Flexible capillary body that can be used in the rearing and / or selling phase, wherein in a single care phase following a rearing and / or selling phase, the first container can be hung or adjusted in a second container acting as an outer pot, with the bottom of the first container and the bottom of the second container, a water space is formed and the capillary body hanging in the water space extends essentially over the height of the water space.
- wick irrigation systems for plants in planters, on water dishes, in traffic lights or on glass fiber mats.
- wick irrigation systems are known, for example, from DE 38 29 192 C2.
- DE 200 13 218 Ul further describes a capillary irrigation system for plants in vessels on wick-moistened mats of great capillarity for use on plant, nursery and sales tables, and on narrow, long plant shelves.
- Group irrigation systems of this type are particularly suitable for the simultaneous irrigation of groups of plants during the cultivation and sales phase. However, these irrigation systems are not suitable as irrigation systems for individual plants with their own location.
- German utility model DE 86 14 288 Ul describes a mat irrigation device for potted plants with a horizontally supported fiber mat, which is immersed in a liquid supply located in a receptacle.
- WO 01/67845 AI a container system for the cultivation of plants with an inner container and an outer container is also known.
- the inner container forms a root space for the plant, the outer container a water space in which a capillary body is immersed.
- DE 200 01 566 Ul describes an area irrigation system for accumulation tables with a closed capillary system for plants.
- a water storage basin is provided, in which spacer moldings are inserted.
- Standformmaschine are mineral cubes, which are used as a capillary system for the water transport from the water reservoir to an overlying glass fiber fleece. The moisture is transferred from the glass fiber fleece to the underside of the pots placed on it.
- an irrigation system for potted plants is known from US 4,434,577, which consists of a disk-shaped base for a plant pot.
- the feet of the riot plate are positioned in a plate-shaped container filled with water. Water is led from the container to a mat on the carrier disc via a capillary body. Plant pots with bottom openings are thus irrigated via this irrigation mat.
- an irrigation system for plants with a container and a capillary mat and a cover surface is known from WO 99/51079 A2.
- the water is led from the tank to the top surface via the capillary mat.
- the water level in the tank is kept at a predefined level using a dedicated device.
- US 5,535,542 A discloses an outer container for holding a plurality of inner containers during the individual care phase.
- the inner container is suspended with its bulged container edge in a holding plate or directly in the container edge of the outer container.
- the inner container has irrigation wicks in the bottom area, which protrude into a water space of the outer container.
- circular outer containers are provided, which can only be equipped with individual inner pots.
- Another embodiment variant provides an outer shell for receiving several inner containers, which is not suitable for the cultivation phase.
- a single container is provided in which the earth region is separated from the water region by an omega-shaped partition. The cultivation with substrate and plant does not take place here via exchangeable inner containers.
- FR 2 632 487 A shows a container system with a three-part container, namely a lower part forming the water space, an upper part receiving the soil with the plants and a cover part.
- the upper part has a capillary mat that extends into the water space.
- container systems which are only suitable for the individual care phase following the rearing and sales phase. Plants are usually planted in their own containers during the growing and sales phase. These growing pots are watered on their own growing tables with a soil irrigation system during the growing and sales phase. The growing pots are generally not suitable as a long-term irrigation system for individual plants with their own location during the individual care phase. If long-term irrigation is desired by the consumer after purchasing the plant in the individual care phase, the plant must be transplanted from the growing pot into its own inner container of a long-term irrigation system. Such pottery work is time consuming and rather uncomfortable for buyers unfamiliar with gardening.
- Known irrigation systems are therefore intended either for the rearing and / or sales phase, or for the individual care phase for the consumer following the purchase.
- plants are optimally supplied with water via their own more or less automatic irrigation systems. If the consumer wanted to use an irrigation system during the individual care phase after buying a plant, it has previously been essential to move the plant into its own container. This means an increased amount of work, which is associated with the formation of dirt, but also an increased financial outlay for the purchase of your own container system with an integrated irrigation system.
- the object of the present invention is to avoid these disadvantages and to propose a container system and a method for growing and cultivating which can be used to save on repotting after the plant has been acquired.
- the first container can be positioned on or in an irrigation trough of a group irrigation system during the rearing and / or sales phase, the flexible capillary body preferably being able to be supplied with an irrigation medium via a group irrigation system, and that the capillary body during the rearing process. and / or sales phase is foldable below the bottom of the first container.
- the flexible capillary body can already be installed in the first container or can only be inserted into it after the rearing or sales phase.
- the flexible capillary body is preferably formed by at least one substantially rectangular irrigation mat. Any conventional irrigation method, for example flood mat irrigation, flow mat irrigation, gutter irrigation or pond irrigation, can be used for the group irrigation system.
- the fundamental difference to previous systems is that the first container with integrated capillary irrigation can be used when the plants are being grown, even without the outer container, and can be hung or adjusted directly in the second container forming the outer container without changes or additions. This means that with a single system, the water supply in all phases of plant breeding, i.e. during the cultivation phase, sales phase and also in the individual care phase for the consumer, is optimally ensured.
- the system can of course also be used for repotting plants that require a larger inner and outer container due to their root growth.
- the second container is designed to accommodate a plurality of first containers.
- the first containers can be arranged in one or more rows in the second container. It is particularly advantageous if at least two first containers in the individual care phase can be replaced at least once, preferably as often as desired, within the second container by removing and reinserting or re-inserting them. Since the first containers are loosely hung or set in the second container, changing two first containers within a second container or exchanging the second container for one or more first containers is completely unproblematic.
- the first container can be suspended in at least one recess of a support plate of the second container, the recess being largely adapted to the shape of the first container.
- the support plate can be placed on or in the second container or can be formed in one piece with the second container. Different recesses can also be used to hang the first containers with different diameters or different layouts in the second container.
- a The support plate can either have a recess for a single first container or a plurality of recesses for a plurality of first containers. By combining support plates with different recesses, the first containers with different floor plans can be combined.
- the floor plan of the first and the second container is largely free to design.
- the first or second container can have, for example, an n-square plan with n> 2, a circular, oval or elliptical plan.
- FIG. 3 shows the container system during the individual care phase in a second embodiment variant in a floor plan
- FIG. 5 shows this container system in a section along the lines V-V in FIGS. 3 and 4,
- FIG. 6 shows the container system during the individual care phase in a third embodiment variant in the floor plan
- Fig. 8 shows the container system during the individual care phase in a fourth embodiment variant in plan
- FIG. 9 shows this container system in a section along the line IX-IX in FIG. 8.
- the modular container system 1 for the cultivation of plants 10 has a first container 2 in the region of the bottom 3 or in the region of the side wall 4 penetrating capillary body 5.
- the capillary 5 can by a Wick or - particularly advantageously - be formed by a rectangular irrigation mat.
- the first container 2 is placed on an irrigation trough 7 having a group irrigation system 6.
- the flexible capillary body 5 is folded below the base 3 of the first container 2, as can be seen from FIG. 1.
- the container system 1 also has a second container 8 forming an outer container, in which at least one first container 2 forming the root space 9 for the plants 10 can be hung.
- the first container 2 and the second container 8 are dimensioned such that a water space 12 is formed between the bottom 3 of the first container 2 and the bottom 11 of the second container 8, in which the flexible capillary body 5 is immersed.
- the flexible capillary body 5 extends essentially over the entire height h of the water space 12.
- the water level is indicated by reference number 13. In order to use the total capacity of the free volume for the storage of water, the water level can at least briefly reach over the bottom 3 of the first container 2.
- first container 2 with integrated capillary irrigation which forms the inner container
- second container 8 forming the outer container
- second container 8 directly in the actual individual care phase without further changes or additions second container 8 can be hung or adjusted.
- the first container 2 with the system of capillary irrigation formed by the flexible capillary body 5 can be used in the rearing of plants 10 together with conventional group irrigation systems 6 such as flood mat irrigation, flow mat irrigation, gutter irrigation or pond irrigation.
- group irrigation systems 6 such as flood mat irrigation, flow mat irrigation, gutter irrigation or pond irrigation.
- the first container 2 can be suspended or set directly in the second container 8 without changes or additions.
- the capillary body 5 folded up to this point in time automatically takes on the position due to gravity that requires the functioning of the overall system.
- Intermediate storage of the first container 2 with the plants 10 over a longer period of time, for example for sales, can take place on moistened sales counters, since the plant 10 is also optimally supplied with water here by means of the flexible capillary body 5.
- the first container 2 used in the first phases can be used without further measures, such as e.g. Repotting, simply hanging or setting in the second container 8, whereby the full functionality is immediately achieved. In particular, damage to the root areas can be avoided.
- the first container 2 can have an n-angular (n 2 2), for example rectangular or square, layout, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 5.
- n 2 2 for example rectangular or square, layout
- any shape for the first container 2 is possible.
- 6 to 9 show, for example, first containers 2 with a circular floor plan.
- the support plate 14 formed in one or more parts with the second container 8 has at least one recess 15 designed according to the outline of the first container 2 to be inserted, into which the first container 2 can be inserted, as can be seen from FIGS.
- the support plate 14 can be designed to receive one or more first containers 2.
- the variant with a support plate 14 per first container 2 is shown in FIG. 8 by dashed straight lines. If the support plate 14 is designed for a first container 2, different cross sections and sizes of individual first containers 2 can be accommodated in a common second container 8.
- FIGS. 8 and 9 each show a container system 1 with a second container 8 for receiving a plurality of first containers 2.
- the first containers 2 can be exchanged as desired within the second container 8.
- the first containers 2 can be arranged on the second container 8 in one or more rows.
- modular container system 1 Another advantage of the modular container system 1 is that individual parts of the system, such as the first or the second container 2, 8, can be easily replaced without the entire system having to be replaced.
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