WO2012005431A2

WO2012005431A2 - Multi-cultivation apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2012005431A2
Application number: PCT/KR2011/002062
Authority: WO
Inventors: 박민성
Original assignee: 마소영
Priority date: 2010-07-06
Filing date: 2011-03-25
Publication date: 2012-01-12
Also published as: KR101004333B1; WO2012005431A3

Abstract

The present invention relates to a multi-cultivation apparatus which cultivates an object to be cultivated such as sprout vegetables, bean sprouts, or other water cultivation vegetables within the same space thereof regardless of the kind of object to be cultivated. The multi-cultivation apparatus includes a container body having an inner space for receiving water therein and a drain in a side of a lower portion thereof, a lower wicker tray, an upper wicker tray, and a port coupling plate which are selectively disposed within the container body according to the object to be cultivated, and a cover detachably coupled to an upper portion of the container body, the cover including a water supply unit for discharging the water drained from the drain downward.

Description

Multi Cultivator

The present invention relates to a cultivation apparatus for cultivating a cultivation object at home, and more particularly, multi cultivation to be grown regardless of the kind of cultivation target, such as sprout vegetables, bean sprouts, other hydroponic plants, mushrooms, and the like. Relates to a device.

In general, home hydroponic cultivation is a simple way to fill the container with water in the home to grow and harvest sprouts by sprouting seeds, these home hydroponic cultivation is mainly sprout vegetables, bean sprouts, bean sprouts It is widely used to cultivate and harvest the object of cultivation.

Normally, home hydroponic cultivation apparatus includes a container body filled with water and a plurality of roots which are installed soaked under the water surface of the water contained in the container body to support the object to be grown and to allow the root of the object to extend downward. The dragon hole is made of a channel including a through-formed.

However, in the case of conventional domestic hydroponic cultivation device, such as sprout vegetable, bean sprouts or other hydroponic cultivation plants, the cultivation environment, the size and installation height of the cultivation field are different depending on the cultivation object, so that the hydroponic cultivation device for sprout vegetable, hydroponic cultivation device for bean sprouts As it is produced separately as a hydroponic cultivation device for other hydroponic cultivation plants, it is not only an economic problem that a consumer needs to purchase each hydroponic cultivation device separately, but also a space limitation in installing each hydroponic cultivation device separately. There was this.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-cultivation apparatus that can be grown in one device regardless of the type of cultivation target such as sprout vegetables, bean sprouts, other hydroponic cultivation apparatus.

In the above-described object of the present invention, in the cultivation apparatus immersed in the water to cultivate the cultivation object, an inner space is formed therein is accommodated in the water and the container body is formed on the lower side one side, the cultivation object is optional The lower surface is installed in the container body to support the cultivation object and immersed under the water surface of the water contained in the container body is located in the lower side in the inner space and the root of the cultivation object can extend to the lower surface. The lower channel to which a plurality of rooting holes are formed so as to penetrate, and the lower surface is selectively installed in the container body in accordance with the cultivation object to support the cultivation object and immersed under the water surface of the water contained in the container body is the inner It is located in the upper side in the space and on the lower surface the root of the cultivation object Including a cover that is provided with a plurality of rooting holes through which the rooting holes are formed so as to extend to the upper side of the container body, and a water supply unit detachably coupled to the upper portion of the container body and spraying water drained from the drain hole back to the lower portion. It is achieved by providing a multi-cultivation device, characterized in that made.

According to a preferred feature of the present invention, it is further provided according to the cultivation object is provided on the top of the container body further comprises a port coupling plate is formed a plurality of coupling holes are coupled to the seedling planting planted the cultivation object.

According to a preferred feature of the invention, it is provided on the cover further comprises a controller for setting and automatically controlling the operation of the water supply unit.

According to a preferred feature of the invention, the cover is installed on the cover further comprises a humidity control unit for adjusting the internal humidity.

According to a preferred feature of the invention, the bottom surface of the container body is provided with an inclined surface formed to be inclined toward the drain.

According to a more preferred feature of the invention, the inside of the cover is provided with an illumination lamp.

According to a more preferred feature of the invention, the upper panel is accommodated in the lower panel, the port coupling plate is coupled to the upper panel.

According to a more preferred feature of the invention, the cover is made of colored synthetic resin so that light cannot be transmitted.

According to a further preferred feature of the invention, the water supply unit, a first pipe connected to the drain, a pump connected to the first pipe and provided on the cover, and provided inside the cover from the pump It comprises a spray nozzle for spraying the water to be transported to the bottom, and a second conduit connecting the pump and the spray nozzle.

According to the multi-cultivation device according to the present invention, the bottom chae used to grow sprout vegetables, etc., the top chae used for hydroponic cultivation of bean sprouts, etc., and other hydroponic cultivation plants using pot growth port combination As the plate is provided, it is possible to select and use the one suitable for the cultivation object to be cultivated among the lower chaeban, the upper chaeban and the port combination plate, so that there is a measurable effect that it can be selectively grown regardless of the type of cultivation object with one device. .

In addition, according to the multi-cultivation device according to the present invention, the water can be automatically supplied by the water supply unit provided on the cover, the cover can be made of a material that can not transmit light, so that the cultivation of sprouts, such as growing well in the dark only watering There is an excellent effect that can be made easily.

In addition, according to the multi-cultivation device according to the present invention, the humidity control unit is provided to control the internal humidity, and if the operation of the water supply unit, the lighting lamp, the humidity control unit appropriately set according to the cultivation target through the controller, the corresponding operation is automatic. As it is controlled by, there is an excellent effect that can be easily grown in the home cultivation target.

In addition, according to the multi-cultivation device according to the present invention, as the lighting lamp is provided in the cover, even if installed in a dark place in the home there is an excellent effect that can cultivate the object regardless of the light.

1 is a perspective view of a multi-cultivation apparatus according to the present invention.

2 is an exploded perspective view of a multi-cultivation apparatus according to the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view of a multi-cultivation apparatus according to the present invention.

4 to 6 is a state of use of the multi-cultivation apparatus according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are intended to explain in detail enough to enable those skilled in the art to easily carry out the present invention. This does not mean that the technical spirit and scope of the present invention are limited.

The multi-cultivation device 1 according to the present invention is to be grown irrespective of the type of the cultivation object (3), such as sprout vegetables, bean sprouts, other hydroponic cultivation apparatus, as shown in Figures 1 to 6 The inner space 11 is formed therein to accommodate water, and the container body 10 having a drain hole 13 formed at one lower side thereof, and optionally installed in the container body 10 according to the object to be cultivated, is grown. The lower surface which supports the object 3 and is immersed under the water surface of the water contained in the container body 10 is located in the lower side in the inner space 11 and the root of the cultivation object 3 extends to the lower surface at the lower surface. A plurality of rooting holes 21 are formed in the lower channel 20 through which the rooting holes 21 and the cultivation object 3 are selectively installed in the container body 10 to support the cultivation object 3 and the container body 10. The lower surface immersed below the water surface of the water contained within Located on the upper side in the sub-space 11 and the lower surface of the upper channel 30 and the container body (30) through which a plurality of rooting holes 31 are formed so that the roots of the cultivation object 3 can extend downward. The cover 40 is detachably coupled to the top of the 10 and is provided with a water supply unit 41 for spraying water drained from the drain 13 to the bottom again.

Here, the container body 10 forms a lower support frame of the multi cultivation apparatus 1 according to the present invention and at the same time plays a role of a kind of tank in which water for hydroponic cultivation is accommodated. An inner space 11 is formed therein to receive water, and at one lower side of the container body 10, the water in the inner space 11 is drained back to the cultivation object 3 by the water supply unit 51 which will be described later. A drain 13 is formed which allows it to be sprayed.

The bottom surface of the container body 10 is preferably provided with an inclined surface 15 which is formed to be inclined toward the drain port 13 so that drainage by the drain port 13 can easily occur.

Within the container body 10 described above, one of the lower channel 20, the upper channel 30 and the port coupling plate 50 to be described later is selectively installed according to the type or length of the root of the cultivation object 3. By supporting the cultivation object (3), the multi-cultivation device (1) according to the present invention by the selective use of the lower chaeban 20, upper chaeban 30 and the port coupling plate 50 is sprout vegetables, sprouts It is possible to cultivate regardless of the kind of cultivation object (3), such as other hydroponic cultivation apparatus.

The lower chaeban 20 is selectively installed in the container body 10 for hydroponically growing sprout vegetables such as radish sprouts, rapeseed sprouts, broccoli sprouts, cabbage sprouts, immersed just below the water surface of the water contained in the container body 10 The lower surface is located in the lower side in the inner space 11 and the lower surface of the lower chaeban 20 a plurality of rooting holes 21 so that the roots of the cultivation object (3) such as sprout vegetables can extend to the lower portion This is formed through. The lower channel 20 may be made of various materials, but preferably made of a synthetic resin material.

A locking step jaw 17 is formed on the upper inner circumferential surface of the container body 10 for mounting of the lower channel 20, and a support plate 23 that is caught and supported by the locking step 17 at the upper edge of the lower channel 20. This protrudes.

The upper chaeban 30 is selectively installed in the container body 10 to hydroponically cultivate the object (3), such as bean sprouts, host sprouts, the lower surface immersed just below the water surface of the water contained in the container body (10) Is located at the upper side in the inner space 11, and a plurality of rooting holes 31 are formed in the lower surface of the upper tray 30 so that the roots of the cultivation object 3 such as bean sprouts and host sprouts can extend downward. Penetrating. The upper channel 30 may be made of various materials, but preferably made of a synthetic resin material.

A locking step jaw 17 is formed on the upper inner circumferential surface of the container body 10 for mounting of the upper channel 30, and a support plate 33 is caught and supported by the locking step 17 at the upper edge of the upper channel 30. This protrudes.

The cover 40 is detachably coupled to the upper portion of the container body 10 described above, and the cover 40 serves to close the upper surface of the container body 10 and at the same time grow the cultivation object 3. By forming the environmental conditions necessary for, can be made of a transparent synthetic resin that can transmit light so that the amount of light can be adjusted according to the cultivation object (3), and in some cases as a colored synthetic resin so that light can not be transmitted Can be prepared.

The cover 40 is provided with a water supply unit 41 for supplying moisture to the cultivation object (3), the water supply unit 41 is the water drained from the drain port 13 of the container body 10 to the lower back By spraying, the first pipe line 41a connected to the drain 11, the pump 41b connected to the first line 41a and provided on the cover 40, and the inside of the cover 40 are provided. And a spray nozzle 41c for spraying water transferred from the pump 41b to the bottom, and a second pipe 41d for connecting the pump 41b and the spray nozzle 41c.

In addition, an illumination lamp 43 may be installed inside the cover 40, and the illumination lamp 43 may be used to grow a growing object 3 regardless of the installation location of the multi-cultivation apparatus 1 according to the present invention. In order to artificially provide the required amount of light, it may be formed of a conventional small bulb, including the LED lamp.

In addition, depending on the object to be cultivated (3) can be selectively installed on the top of the container body 10, the port coupling plate 50, this port coupling plate 50 is like seedlings such as lettuce or other hydroponic cultivation plants It is selectively installed in the container body 10 to cultivate the cultivation object (3) for hydroponic cultivation using the port (5), is installed to be located on the top of the container body 10 and the cultivation object (3) is planted A plurality of coupling holes 51 through which the seedling seeding port 5 is coupled is formed. The port coupling plate 50 may be made of various materials, but is preferably made of a foamed synthetic resin such as hard styrofoam.

In addition, in order to minimize the volume of the multi-cultivation device 1 according to the present invention during packaging and transportation or storage by unused, the upper panel 30 is accommodated in the lower panel 20, the port coupling plate ( 50) is preferably coupled to the upper channel 30.

In addition, a controller 60 is installed on the above-described cover 40, which sets and automatically controls the operation of the water supply unit 41, the lighting lamp 43 and the humidity control unit 70 to be described later. It includes a printed circuit board designed by a predetermined control algorithm, a button or a timer for setting an operation, a display liquid crystal for displaying a status, and the like.

In addition, the cover 40 may be installed with a humidity control unit 70, the humidity control unit 70 serves to control the internal humidity, it is common to generate water vapor by ultrasonic vibration and discharge to the outside. Has a configuration of a small humidifier, the overall operation is controlled by the controller (60).

Therefore, in the case of using the multi-cultivation apparatus 1 according to the present invention, the lower chae 20 used to grow sprout vegetables, etc., the upper chae 30 used for hydroponic cultivation of sprouts, etc., According to the port coupling plate 50 for cultivating other hydroponic plants using the hair growth port 5, a cultivation target to be cultivated among the lower tray 20, the upper tray 30 and the port coupling plate 50 ( It is possible to cultivate all cultivated objects hydroponically and mushrooms as well as plants, regardless of the type or root length of the cultivated object, with one device.

In addition, in the case of using the multi-cultivation apparatus 1 according to the present invention, the water supply can be automatically circulated from the container body 10 by the water supply unit 41 provided in the cover 40 and the cover 10 Can be made of a material that can not penetrate light, it is possible to easily cultivation of bean sprouts, such as grow well only by watering, especially in the dark.

In addition, in the case of using the multi-cultivation apparatus 1 according to the present invention, the lighting lamp 43 is provided in the cover 40, even if installed in a dark place in the home can be grown cultivation object regardless of light. .

In addition, when using the multi-cultivation device 1 according to the present invention, the humidity control unit 70 is installed in the cover 40, it is possible to easily control the humidity in the growing space.

In addition, in the case of using the multi-cultivation device 1 according to the present invention, the operation of the water supply unit 41, the lighting lamp 43 and the humidity control unit 70 is controlled by the controller 60, various settings change This can be used to reset the operation of the water supply unit 41, the lighting lamp 43 and the humidity control unit 70 according to the cultivation object.

In addition, in the case of using the multi-cultivation apparatus 1 according to the present invention, as the upper channel 30 is accommodated in the lower channel 20 and the port coupling plate 50 is coupled to the upper channel 30 The volume can be minimized during packaging, transportation or storage by unused, maximizing space efficiency.

As environmental pollution has increased recently, the number of people who directly cultivate crops, including vegetables, and consume them at home has been increasing rapidly. Therefore, multi-cultivation according to the present invention makes it easy to grow at home irrespective of the type of cultivation target. The demand for devices is also expected to increase further.

Claims

In the cultivation apparatus to cultivate the cultivation object in water,

An inner space in which water is accommodated is formed, and a container body in which a drain hole is formed at a lower side thereof;

The lower surface selectively installed in the container body to support the cultivation object and immersed below the water surface of the water contained in the container body is located in the inner space below and the lower surface of the cultivation object. A lower chaeban through which a plurality of rooting holes are formed so that the roots can extend downward;

The lower surface selectively installed in the container main body according to the cultivation object to support the cultivation object and immersed below the water surface of the water contained in the container body is located in the upper side of the inner space and the lower surface of the cultivation object. An upper channel plate through which a plurality of rooting holes are formed so that the roots can extend downward; And

Removably coupled to the upper portion of the container body and the cover is provided with a water supply unit for spraying the water drained from the drain back to the bottom; Multi cultivation apparatus comprising a.
The method according to claim 1,

The multi-cultivation device, characterized in that further comprising a port coupling plate is selectively installed on the top of the container body according to the cultivation object and a plurality of coupling holes are formed to combine the seedling seeding planted with the cultivation object.
The method according to claim 1,

The multi-cultivation apparatus is installed on the cover further comprises a controller for setting and automatically controlling the operation of the water supply unit.
The method according to claim 1,

The multi-cultivation device is installed on the cover further comprises a humidity control unit for adjusting the internal humidity.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

Multi-cultivation device, characterized in that the bottom surface of the container body is provided with an inclined surface inclined toward the drain.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

The multi-cultivation device, characterized in that the lighting lamp is installed inside the cover.
The method according to claim 2,

The upper panel is accommodated in the lower panel, the port coupling plate is multi-cultivation device, characterized in that coupled to the upper panel.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

The water supply unit includes a first pipe line connected to the drain port, a pump connected to the first pipe line and provided on the cover, and sprayed to spray water, which is provided inside the cover and is transferred from the pump, to the bottom. A multi-cultivation device comprising a nozzle and a second conduit for connecting the pump and the spray nozzle.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,

The cover is a multi-cultivation device, characterized in that made of colored synthetic resin so that light cannot be transmitted.